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[–] YeahIgotskills2@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

We tip if we go out for a family meal and the service is good, which it almost always is. If it's not, then no tip. The wage is, by law, nearly $17 an hour, so they get paid regardless, and if they do a good job, they get more. I was a waiter in Edinburgh, and it was clear to me that the more attentive I was, the better chances I had of a tip. It was the incentive. I was a student at the time and had other student colleagues who brought their moods to the table and were annoyed when they got little to no tip.

However, if I was in the US where they basically need the tips to earn a living wage then I'd always tip.