Hey Folks!
I’ve been living abroad for over half my life in a country where tipping is not the norm. At most you would round up. 19€ bill? Here’s a 20, keep this change.
Going to the US soon to visit family and the whole idea of tipping makes me nervous. It seems there’s a lot of discussion about getting rid of tipping, but I don’t know how much has changed in this regard.
The system seems ridiculously unfair, and that extra expense in a country where everything is already so expensive really makes a difference.
So will AITA if I don’t tip? Is it really my personal responsibility to make sure my server is paid enough?
The whole tipping ecosystem is super unfair and exploitative, however one foreign national refusing to tip isn’t going to upend the entire culture. The reality is that if you’re in another country you have to do a certain amount of ‘playing by the rules’ of the country. It’s not your place to rebel against this system, only service industry business owners can take a stand.
Aren’t these the people profiting from this exploitative system? Why would they rebel?