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

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ i'm speechless

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u/internetALLTHETHINGS Aug 28 '24 edited Aug 28 '24

As an American, when I travel, I read the travel guide recommendations about what's customary in various place: when to haggle, whether to tip, if any particular types of greeting are rude, etc  

 Tipping culture is annoying, but you're still rude for traveling without informing yourself. Not having it back home is no excuse.

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u/Barkis_Willing Aug 28 '24

It really is this simple. I would never go to another country and intentionally screw over the people who are trying to make a living there.

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u/mushrush12 Aug 28 '24

They are not being screwed over by not getting free money one time. They are still getting every other tip

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u/Barkis_Willing Aug 28 '24

It isn’t free money, it’s compensation for the service they provided. This isn’t a difficult concept.

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u/mushrush12 Aug 28 '24

They don’t provide anything. They just write down some words and walk around

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u/Barkis_Willing Aug 28 '24

Then you should be perfectly happy eating at home without requesting their service.

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u/swift-aasimar-rogue Aug 28 '24

This exactly. Tipping culture sucks, but it’s not your underpaid waitress’s fault that she isn’t making a living wage.