Originally Posted by
jah718
Coming from a country where we actually pay servers and where tipping is more of a recognition of good service, it seems absolutely insane to me that someone living in a developed country like the US, could be paid only $2.85 an hour or even the $6 an hour when she won't get tips. So effectively what people do is subsidize the restaurant industry while the restaurant owners pay slave - like wages.
Also, tipping for an included breakfast in a hotel is insane. I really don't understand how the tipping culture has got to where it is in the US.
I think you may have misread that post. Moving to "days" doesn't mean a server won't be receiving tips... just that they will be less in total. Also, not all breakfasts are "comped" and many people still do tip opposite the value for comped meals. More important, it's the size of the dining bills that really distinguish "days" from "nights".