Originally Posted by
JayhawkCO
Didn't mean to insult. But, I will ask, how often do you get good customer service from someone that has a job paying near minimum wage (in the US)? I'm not saying it'll NEVER happen, but the likelihood is much lower than if someone had the skill set for job paying around $20 an hour or better.
I was enjoying the discussion but to be honest I didn't respond to your last post because I did find it put me off (in an effort to be pleasant I'll use that phrasing)
Since the subject is eliminating tipping, why do you think that the non-tipping culture can work outside the US, but not within the US? (Putting aside the logistics of actually switching to such a culture)
Do you believe that servers in high end restaurants in Europe are making mininum wage? I can assure you that it is seen as a professional career, not the view often taken in America where serving is a stop-gap position or for the unskilled worker.