"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in message
news:1i9heq4.qwnmrr3y8x6zN%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
> 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.
>
Last time I was 'up West' I took the young lady Iw as with for a light
lunch.
Service at 15% was added.
Now the service was excellent, but I though that £16 for a couple of
sandwiches and a glass of white wine apiece was excessive BEFORE they added
two and a half quid for service.
--
William Black
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.
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