On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:19:03 +0000, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:
>William Black wrote:
>
>> "Pat" wrote in message
>> news:5t28dsF1bf2b1U1@mid.individual.net...
>> > Here in the USA, restaurant employees are paid half of the minimum wage
>> > and are expected to make up the remainder of their salary in tips. I
>> > believe it is the only industry where the patrons are expected to pay at
>> > least half of the salaries of the workers employed. How is it done in
>> > various countries in Europe?
>> >
>>
>> In the UK catering staff, and everyone else, is entitled to the minimum
>> wage, which is about double that paid in the USA.
>>
>> In cheaper places the practice of tipping has almost disappeared. People
>> tend not to give a gratuity to people who earn as much as they do.
>>
>> A service charge is often added in more expensive restaurants (and in the
>> West End just about everywhere)
>
>It's technically removeable if you're not happy with the service, but I
>imagine that people rarely muster up the guts to do this.
It doesn't take much courage. I have never paid a tip via credit card and I
don't tip unless I think the service deserves it. It rarely does in the
Netherlands.
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Martin
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