Paying the tips
By youless
@youless (112497)
Guangzhou, China
March 19, 2017 9:39am CST
I just learned that you don't have to pay for the tips in Japan. They will regard it as an insult. Here there is not a habit to pay for the tips, too. But some restaurants will charge you the tips fee to the bills. It is likely that this fee will go to the restaurant rather than the waiters and waitresses. It is still a debate to it because some people disagree to it. And basically you can just think that you don't have to pay for the tips.
I think how to pay for the tips is still something I need to learn, especially when I travel abroad. I like to use credit card to pay. But it gives me a question how to pay for the tips to waiters or waitresses? So sometimes I have to pay for the bills and tips all in cash so that I will make sure the waiters or waitresses will get his/her money
Maybe sometimes our behaviors seem to be strange, that is because we have different habits
Maybe sometimes our behaviors seem to be strange, that is because we have different habits8 people like this
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
19 Mar 17
It is worse in the USA. They will ask you out right " What about my tip" or " Don't forget my tip" Which to us in the UK is incredibly rude. The restaurant usually adds a service charge but I doubt a lot of staff receive this! I would rather remove the service charge and pay the waiter or waitress their tip!
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@shaggin (72136)
• United States
19 Mar 17
@garymarsh6 I had that happen at a Chinese buffet and I felt it was so rude!
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
19 Mar 17
In the state I live in, the employees are paid the minimum wage at least PLUS tips are extra. I tip at least 10% depending. For to go, I will give $1 or none depending, but I always end up giving something.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
19 Mar 17
I still leave cash tip on the tray when I leave a restaurant, yes in Japan it's insulting ( I find this rather odd lol but to each his own). In the barbershop I hand out my tip directly to my barber after I pay the barbershop owner for my haircut and shave.
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@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
19 Mar 17
I always pay $5.00. The charge is so much I can't afford more. My daughter won't pay a tip and doesn't feel obligated to. I can't help but feel guilty.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
20 Mar 17
I once read before that, normally, tip is between 10 to 15% of the amount of your bill. However, I also got some advice from this site which you might want to take a look at -
When and where and how much to tip: Tipping guidelines for three of the most common times tipping is expected: at restaurants, during travel, and at salons.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
20 Mar 17
@cacay1 Yes, you should because you're a jet-setter hehehe!
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@spesis2012 (24)
• Zamboanga City, Philippines
19 Mar 17
there is what we call service charge it was included already in the bill, but the tips is just will. .:)
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