International fans visiting the US for the World Cup have become frustrated by the culture of having to tip servers, telling the BBC that tipping fatigue has set in.

Many international fans visiting the US for the World Cup have become frustrated by the culture of tipping servers, telling the BBC that tipping fatigue has set in.

England supporter Geoff Pryor said he understood tipping for good service, but he found it “weird” when buying a bottle of water and “they try to get a tip for doing nothing”.

In the US, staff at some restaurants and bars are paid just over $2 (£1.50) an hour, and they expect customers to tip about 20% of the total cost of the bill so they can earn a living.

Frustrations have also been shared by hospitality staff, with one bar owner telling the BBC that many World Cup tourists have been bad tippers.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    25·
    17 小时前

    My favorite thing I saw recently in relation to tipping - was this sign at a restaurant about what the minimum wage was and encouraging tipping.

    I’m assuming that sign was put up or at least tacitly endorsed by the management.

    It’s almost as if they don’t have any agency over what they pay their own workers and they are then shaming customers into making up the difference? WTF?

    • ne0n@lemmy.world
      10·
      12 小时前

      Of course it was. Tipping is a scam by business owners to have customers pay wages so they don’t have to.