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**delnisfernan** · 05-02-2009, 03:31 AM

I think tipping is normal or expected in North America. I was in Europe last summer with my fiancee, my cousins are sitting with me as I'm paying for their drinks and I give the waiter 4-5 bucks tip ( 10% of whatever the bill was ). This is all converted btw. Anyway, my cousins turn to me and were like.. "Are you nuts? Why are you giving him extra money?" The waiter was a nice guy though, my fiancee spilled a glass of wine and he cleaned it up so fast, no attitude etc, and offered to get her another free of charge, very friendly. When converted it was quite a chunk of change for him

Still, I felt when I was there ( I haven't been in 11 yrs btw ) that there's a difference in just leaving 'change' and 'tipping'. The latter I don't think it's common.

05-02-2009, 03:31 AM	#26
delnisfernan Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 544 Senior Member	I think tipping is normal or expected in North America. I was in Europe last summer with my fiancee, my cousins are sitting with me as I'm paying for their drinks and I give the waiter 4-5 bucks tip ( 10% of whatever the bill was ). This is all converted btw. Anyway, my cousins turn to me and were like.. "Are you nuts? Why are you giving him extra money?" The waiter was a nice guy though, my fiancee spilled a glass of wine and he cleaned it up so fast, no attitude etc, and offered to get her another free of charge, very friendly. When converted it was quite a chunk of change for him Still, I felt when I was there ( I haven't been in 11 yrs btw ) that there's a difference in just leaving 'change' and 'tipping'. The latter I don't think it's common.
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