2006-10-22 05:28:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
In England waiters are covered by our national minimum wage law which i think converts to about 11 dollars an hour.
This is why English people tip waiters less - we generally give 10% of the bill as a tip - sometimes more if the service is good.
They should get a wage because this would mean they get national insurance contributions and more money for pensions. If the employer doesn't pay them a wage, the state ends up having to compensate and also it is deprived of tax which hurts everyone else. This means everyone else has to pay because employers are to stingy and shirk their responsibiltiies.
English waiters behave fine and there is less cheesy fawning than you get when people are desperately chasing tips. I found that the prices of food in restaurants is roughly equal between San Diego and Manchester and Washington DC to London
2006-10-22 05:39:33 · answer #1 · answered by Bebe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-08 19:06:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm fine with tipping. I do believe in the practice in that it helps "To Insure Professional Service" (TIPS for short). I also believe that it allows the customer to reward a worker for exceptional service--or to withhold reward for subpar service.
2006-10-22 05:33:36 · answer #3 · answered by kobacker59 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it might not be a bad idea, except then they would probably have to raise the cost of my meal, and I might get crappy service to boot!
2006-10-22 05:34:26 · answer #4 · answered by rebecca_sld 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we got a stiffer in da house....
2006-10-22 05:31:07 · answer #5 · answered by jqdsilva 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋