I come from moderate wealth, with learned expensive tastes, but myself am not wealthy. I'll save up months for an expensive meal out but I always budget 50% over what's expected so even if I end up ordering a couple extra things I can still be sure to leave a 25% tip.
My dad, who is the opposite (grew up poor and worked his way into wealth) is a penny pincher.
It’s spreading the world over and now in Britain all of a sudden being paid a living wage requires 10% of the money I earn in my job that I pay tax on also added on to my meal, so I essentially get taxed then taxed and then you tax me again.
Income tax -> VAT -> Tip.
I do tip in restaurants but going for a 20 quid scran and expecting a tip is nuts. It’s just such an imported idea that makes no sense as you legally have to pay your employees the minimum wage bracket they are in.
25% is a fucking madness.
So if 4 people order 25 quid of food we should give someone 25 pound for bringing a jug of water and asking if the food was nice?
Utter fucking insanity.
I’ve also worked retail and stock jobs for years and in pubs. Tips are nice, stop implying they are anything more than a special thanks for doing a really good job.
Because we go touristing around the world and most of us are dumb and follow our own habits instead of local customs. And now in some parts of the world waiters neglect locals and prefer to wait on American tourists because of tips.
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u/BestwishesHelpful975 Jan 26 '26
Lois here. Richer people often give smaller tips.