re: #169 Nyet

I don’t know about the tipping system in the US, but that’s a solid tip elsewhere. Which is because, as WZ pointed out above, the whole social circumstances are very different.

In the US, restaurant workers can be paid as little as $2.13/hr; basically, they’re paid minimum wage, but tips are part of their wages, so an employer can subtract that from their hourly pay down to the aforementioned minimum. Customarily, 15% is considered a “minimum” tip at most places, though that is an old social standard that hasn’t accounted for increases to cost of living and the complete lack of increase in minimum wages over the years. Myself, I tip above 25% here in the US, but that’s because I can afford it and because I’ve learned the power of generous tipping.