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[–] WhiteRonin 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Please address why in the US you have to leave a tip and yet in other countries the staff and restaurant can get by on minimum wage salaries, better service and still can make money.

Nite: after having great service for 20 years outside of the US, I find it difficult to pay extra in the form of a tip for cold food, cranky staff who gives a fuck, and have to wait for the server to decide to take my order. This isn't very where and not everybody but I go less to those places that require a tip than I did before leaving the US.

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[–] WhiteRonin ago 

I get that is how the US wants you to think.

Where I lived in Japan, most meals would still come out cheaper and most places had just as many servers or more. Tokyo was slightly higher but so is rent. Soft drinks are expensive in Japan, especially coke-a-cola for the restaurants.

Japan is very comparable in food and rent. Minimum wage was around $8,50 and up for a server. Considering there pay is hourly, I'd get at least 3-5x better service than here where I tip 15-20%.

The only thing the US does excel at is complaints and refills. Fuck you can even get French fries herd as a refill!!

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[–] CantBuySkills [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I will make sure to address this in my initial post when I do it. It's a good question.