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

[zeborah]

I understand such jobs are often/always(?) taxed on the assumption that they'll earn a certain percentage, too - so even if they don't get a tip, they still have to pay tax on money they didn't get.