Tipping
Mar 28, 2012, 2:44 am
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AnnaBeth was speaking from personal experience as a server in Australia, not in foreign countries such as the US or New Zealand. No idea what the tipping culture in NZ is, but I suspect it's closer to Australia's than the US'.
. I was just explaining to that poster why someone else might have the idea that a small tip would lead to a bit of miscommunication.
Mar 28, 2012, 3:12 am
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Mar 28, 2012, 3:15 am
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No, but (as far as I know) the thread was started by someone in the US, and will be read by people from the US, so surely it is not irrelevant to indicate what the understanding of a particular action might be by a US person doing the tipping, even if the Australian person being tipped puts a different construction on it.
Mar 28, 2012, 4:29 am
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No, but (as far as I know) the thread was started by someone in the US, and will be read by people from the US, so surely it is not irrelevant to indicate what the understanding of a particular action might be by a US person doing the tipping, even if the Australian person being tipped puts a different construction on it.
Chris
Mar 28, 2012, 10:03 am
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Indeed, and hence my reply. Although I am a pretty large tipper in the U.S., I haven't tipped much here in Australia/New Zealand yet. I did tip a couple of dollars for a beer in a sports bar in Sydney for the bartender hunting down a basketball game I wanted to watch, as she did spend probably ten minutes fussing with me. Other than that, dang, beers are $7. I can't afford to tip.
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Mar 28, 2012, 11:17 am
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Mar 28, 2012, 11:19 am
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Indeed, and hence my reply. Although I am a pretty large tipper in the U.S., I haven't tipped much here in Australia/New Zealand yet. I did tip a couple of dollars for a beer in a sports bar in Sydney for the bartender hunting down a basketball game I wanted to watch, as she did spend probably ten minutes fussing with me. Other than that, dang, beers are $7. I can't afford to tip.
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Mar 28, 2012, 3:34 pm
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Tell me you are kidding - my post was #7 in this thread, and the posts you responded to were well after that.
You aren't telling me you do a hit-and-run are you, where you don't read a whole thread before responding to specific posts, are you?
Dave
You aren't telling me you do a hit-and-run are you, where you don't read a whole thread before responding to specific posts, are you?
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Mar 28, 2012, 3:37 pm
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Mar 28, 2012, 6:59 pm
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I think servers should understand the tipping customs that some visitors might have. Some, like me, do not tip at all; what is on the bill is the exact amount I pay, and I absolutely do not regard this to be insulting or indicate that service was bad. Whether the service was extremely bad or extremely good, I leave 0% tip because I have always done so, even for eating at the same restaurant multiple times. I have had some friends who will tip 0% like me, as well some who for some reason tip 50% or more. One time an acquaintance of mine tipped more than 100% on a bill of Ł7 for him, which made no sense to me.
I am not sure about Australia/NZ, but do restaurant workers generally understand if someone leaves 0% tip?
I am not sure about Australia/NZ, but do restaurant workers generally understand if someone leaves 0% tip?
Mar 28, 2012, 11:00 pm
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Mar 28, 2012, 11:08 pm
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