r/facepalm • u/flyingcatwithhorns 'MURICA • Aug 28 '24

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ i'm speechless

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u/Hellsovs Aug 28 '24

Where? like we dont tip at all so im genuinely surprised. But lots of restaurants and other places for that matter in Prague have different policies for locals and foreigners. Lots of turist traps etc. But still I'm surprised that someone forced u to tip in czech

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u/N00dles_Pt Aug 28 '24

Tipping is not mandatory in Portugal either, but in the last couple of years some restaurants have started dipping their toes in at trying to make it a thing....it's a trap for tourists basically.

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u/Salcha_00 Aug 28 '24 edited Aug 28 '24

To be clear, I wasn’t forced to tip. I was just directly told that the bill didn’t include a tip and I can add one. It was done in a pushy and rude way though.

I avoid tourist trap restaurants when traveling but I do believe I was targeted as a solo female American traveler. Unfortunately, Americans often take our tipping culture on the road and people have begun to expect that from us.

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u/TruIsou Aug 28 '24

Stay strong, and ignore it.

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u/lunchpadmcfat Aug 28 '24

Same thing happened to me. I think they expect it from Americans because we’re used to tipping.

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u/Cracleur 'MURICA Aug 28 '24

Probably a tourist trap where they try to force Americans to leave the same tip they do back home by making them think it's the norm

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u/Barrelled_Chef_Curry Aug 28 '24

Prob just made it up

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u/Delamoor Aug 28 '24

Unlikely. Am in Prague ATM, have had a couple of staff put some heavy pressure on for big tips.

Happens everywhere there's tipping. As an Australian, I hate it.

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u/kopiernudelfresser Aug 28 '24

Already had it happen in Prague more than 10 years ago. Rude waiter reading out the line "tip is not included" (in English) on the bill while pointing at it with his pen. He didn't get one.

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u/Salcha_00 Aug 28 '24

Nope. All true.