Originally Posted by
BadgerBoi
Why on earth do people insist on tipping in places where it's just not done? Two years from now there will be threads in FT from people relating their experiences in Kiev being chased down the street by a waiter who is angry that he was only tipped a lousy 10%...
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I have seen this happen so often and it is often by the the same group. Even in Japan once, I saw this same group of person trying to force a tip at the cashier which in the the end turned out to be quite a hilarious situation.
But to stick to this, I have had my fair share of experience. The worst is in NY, in Chinatown. The service was so bad, that I did not leave any tip, but got chased by the waiter in one of these noodle place when I paid at the cashier. My travel companion was shocked and returned quickly to the cashier just left a quick tip at the cashier. These days I noticed that that expectations are higher on tips. Seems like the 10% does not go any more. Maybe the system should change and just make it a compulsory part of payments like some countries where a standard service charge is added and that is it, no discussions and no difficult situations.
Cheers!