question for Americans!

[deird1]

Dear helpful flisty people,


A friend of mine will shortly be going to your fine country, and, being an Aussie, has no idea about tipping.

So...
- Who are you supposed to tip?
- When?
- How much are you supposed to tip them?

Any info you could provide would be very useful.


With love, from a confused Aussie

Comments

[octavia_b]

Another Aussie who's always wondered about this too. I can understand the concept of 15% of the restaurant bill but the rest of it is totally confusing. How do you know how much to give them? What if you don't have change? I rarely carry small change around!

[(Anonymous)]

Most people just pay with debit cards or credit cards so they don't have to carry change. Or you round up to the nearest dollar.

I don't think anyone pays with change these days (except MAYBE quarters every once in while). The except to that is if you're just throwing whatever change someone gave you for a purchase into a tip jar (i.e., at a coffee shop/order at the counter place, not a sit-down restaurant with a waiter).

~ gingerwall