They should esp. around homecoming and prom season, talk to their kids about dining ettiquette.
2006-10-10 16:14:03 · 9 answers · asked by 2ndchhapteracts 5 in Dining Out ➔ Other - Dining Out
My Parent's use to make me figure out the TIP they would give me the Bill and tell me a percentage and I would have to figure out the amount. It made me feel grown up, and it taught both "Social" and "Mathematics" skills. I guess my Parent's were pretty good Parents. This also kept me busy and they could have after dinner drinks or Coffee while I was hunched over the check scribbeling on scrap paper to come up with the answer.
2006-10-10 19:11:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes, my mom did teach us when we were in our teens or even smaller, especially how to tip the taxi drivers (when we missed the school bus and needed to take taxi to go to school).
I learned ettiquette from school, we used to have ettiquette class once a week when we were at Grade 5.
Tipping is kind of culture thing, in Hong Kong, most restaurants add 10% on the bill as service charges to the customers, therefore, we don't have that 15% in our mind. We only leave a small tip (usually the changes) on the trays. I was astonished when I first reached Tokyo that they don't have tipping culture, when I gave a US$ note to the bellboy, he was embarassed. So Japanese don't have tipping habbit!
2006-10-11 20:12:56 · answer #2 · answered by Aileen HK 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some do and some don't even thing about things like that. Others talk to their kids about it but it don't do any good. Most of the time they are responsibly enough to leave a tip on events such as homecoming and prom. However a lot of them are not sure on how much they should tip cause that is something most parents don't explain to their kids.
2006-10-10 16:24:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it. I don't think this is important to them unless parents were once in the restaurant business. Tipping should be taught regardless it's homecoming or prom season. I feel that not only should teenager learner to tip or be a better tipper so does elderly. Most of the elder people believe tipping is still the same as their old days. 10% or less. Yes this is true.
2006-10-10 19:40:29 · answer #4 · answered by uniqaznmeg 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I learned from my friends, not my parents, but that was because I grew up in Taiwan, where the tip is generally included in the meal price, or is just generally not common practice. So my parents never taught me to tip, nor did they lead by example. (Mainly because they didn't have to due to circumstances.).
The first time I came to the US and went out with friends was where I learned about tipping, and I'm usually very good with regards to giving tips because my roommate in college was a waitress, and I know how hard she worked. She'd come back griping about customers she'd served that failed to tip, or parties of 8 or more that tipped some pitiful amount. I didn't want to be like those people, so I learned very quickly to tip at restaurants.
I do agree though, that parents here should talk to their kids about tipping, esp with the upcoming festivities. At the very least, they should lead by example when taking the family out to eat.
2006-10-11 03:18:11 · answer #5 · answered by Lexie 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well im not too sure... when my friend was 17 and i was 19 she tipped once when we were at a applebees i think and i sat there and thought wow i would have never thought to tip.. which is bad i guess since people should do that... i find girls dont tip as often as guys do... and most places that you still tip at are better places and usually guys are taking girls out and they pay so i notice that girls dont usually tip.. im a girl and i never thought to till then and i try to now but im on a low budget and with the 15% rule i dont usually have that much extra money on me lol.
Missy
2006-10-10 16:24:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I'm a former "veteran" waitress, and I couldn't agree with you more. I really don't think anyone gives tipping or us "Servers" much thought at all, unless they, themselves, have ever been a public servant "themselves", let alone informing teenagers or anyone for that matter, the importance of TIPPING!!!!!!!
Maybe one day there will be a "TIPPING AWARENESS DAY"! or somethin.
Chrissy
2006-10-10 16:32:00 · answer #7 · answered by Christine M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well its the parents, teachers,peers, and friends, observation
2006-10-10 17:23:38 · answer #8 · answered by weirdoonee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they dont, they should!
2006-10-10 21:24:15 · answer #9 · answered by Nancy M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋