Foreign Tipping Guide by Country & Region
Mar 1, 2015, 2:37 am
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Mar 14, 2015, 10:45 am
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As several members have previously stated, and as this thread wiki states up front, this thread is a foreign tipping guide and is not for commentary on the good or evil of the custom of tipping. I've deleted those posts which went off the topic of this thread as well as the valid observations of members as to the thread's purpose.
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May 19, 2015, 2:22 am
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The recommendation for Germany seems off. In in restaurants just under 10% are customary, always rounding up to full amounts. If the service is not so great, I would still give about 5%.
These are minimum wage jobs in Germany and the tip is an expected part of their salary.
These are minimum wage jobs in Germany and the tip is an expected part of their salary.
May 19, 2015, 2:56 am
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I've only seen tipping bartenders in the US. So it may need a note there, but you could write a novel on tipping in the US.
May 19, 2015, 10:31 am
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The recommendation for Germany seems off. In in restaurants just under 10% are customary, always rounding up to full amounts. If the service is not so great, I would still give about 5%.
These are minimum wage jobs in Germany and the tip is an expected part of their salary.
These are minimum wage jobs in Germany and the tip is an expected part of their salary.
? There is no such thing as percentage tipping in Germany, rounding up, yes.
May 19, 2015, 11:58 am
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Knigge is the ultimate authority on good manners and appropriate behavior in the Germany. The recommendation there is also 5-10%. http://www.knigge.de/archiv/artikel/...nigge-6317.htm
In recent years, the expectation has crept up more towards 10% though.
May 19, 2015, 7:10 pm
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The recommendation for Germany seems off. In in restaurants just under 10% are customary, always rounding up to full amounts. If the service is not so great, I would still give about 5%.
These are minimum wage jobs in Germany and the tip is an expected part of their salary.
These are minimum wage jobs in Germany and the tip is an expected part of their salary.
May 20, 2015, 4:53 am
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Note: In the UK there is often a 10 % surcharge or the clear statement that service is not included. This means of course that this amount will be added to be fair.
The fact that many people appear to do same me in Europe explains perhaps that our US friends are very welcome guests.....
May 20, 2015, 7:52 am
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The recommendation for Germany seems off. In in restaurants just under 10% are customary, always rounding up to full amounts. If the service is not so great, I would still give about 5%.
These are minimum wage jobs in Germany and the tip is an expected part of their salary.
These are minimum wage jobs in Germany and the tip is an expected part of their salary.
A tip in a restaurant or pub is definitely expected at least in cities. Common is what Alex71 described and I would recommend altering the description in the wiki.
Another way of judging could be: rounding off for small amounts like just a beer / drink / coffee, around 10% for lunch / dinner with good service and if the bill is really "high" (which is of course relative), you go lower (e.g. my feeling is that a single waiter serving a couple resulting in a 300 EUR bill would not expect 30 EUR...).
May 20, 2015, 9:26 am
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+1
A tip in a restaurant or pub is definitely expected at least in cities. Common is what Alex71 described and I would recommend altering the description in the wiki.
Another way of judging could be: rounding off for small amounts like just a beer / drink / coffee, around 10% for lunch / dinner with good service and if the bill is really "high" (which is of course relative), you go lower (e.g. my feeling is that a single waiter serving a couple resulting in a 300 EUR bill would not expect 30 EUR...).
A tip in a restaurant or pub is definitely expected at least in cities. Common is what Alex71 described and I would recommend altering the description in the wiki.
Another way of judging could be: rounding off for small amounts like just a beer / drink / coffee, around 10% for lunch / dinner with good service and if the bill is really "high" (which is of course relative), you go lower (e.g. my feeling is that a single waiter serving a couple resulting in a 300 EUR bill would not expect 30 EUR...).
A factor for me personally is also the amount of effort that is involved, e.g. treating a large group of non-German speaking colleagues to dinner which creates the need for the wait staff to spend more time explaining / translating the menu or having little kids with us that leave more of a mess than adults would do. In these cases I always tip towards the upper end of the range.
May 20, 2015, 10:41 am
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May 21, 2015, 2:04 am
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So rounding up is definitely part of it, but it should still fall in the appropriate range. I agree though, that there is a draw towards round numbers. For me, everything between 102 EUR and 105 EUR would become 110 EUR.