🇬🇧 Tipping Culture in the UK! 💰

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🇬🇧 Tipping Culture in the UK! 💰 | American vs British

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Tipping is a huge part of American culture, but it isn't so much a part of British culture. Of course we tip - but it's not expected, no one will be offended if you don't tip, and 10% is more than enough. Let us know what tipping is like where you're from!
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@emmaflores8751 6 жыл бұрын

In Japan, many of waiters and waitresses are told not to receive tips by their company. It is rather a bad thing to tip.

@ChozoSR388 6 жыл бұрын

It is a bad thing, 'cause it just reinforces the idea in the employers' minds here in the states that they don't have to pay their employees an actual wage.

@SomethingNewToDo 6 жыл бұрын

I agree with you on tipping. Tipping in America has gotten out of control and I live in California. I'm old school, I believe you should tip if the service is outstanding. I think it has become socially awkward not to tip in America. In some cases I think people tip to make themselves look good. When I was younger, tipping was done when service was beyond normal and it wasn't done if service was average or below average. I also agree that business' should pay decent wages to their employees. Having a business add a gratuity to your bill is an insult and a chicken **** way to get more money for their employees when they should have paid them more in the first place. I'm sorry, I must sound like a jerk. I just think we should work for what we get and if people expect to get something for nothing, that creates an entitlement mentality. We have to much of that here in the US.

@ChozoSR388 6 жыл бұрын

Frank B You don't sound like a jerk at all. They should get paid better wages.

@Batmans.Fangirl 5 жыл бұрын

I'm confused. You said if the service is average, you don't tip. Here in America, I'm a server. I make $2.15/hour. Plus tips. So, if I read that correctly, if we have a full store and the servers are rushed, and you feel the server is giving average service, and your bill is $60+, you're NOT going to tip ur server? If you don't tip, you shouldn't go where a server is doing everything for you. Go to a grocery store or a drive thru.

@bezzo8848 5 жыл бұрын

Jillian Patton I am under no obligation to give money to a random person when I have already payed a company for their services. This is ridiculous

@meesa8468 4 жыл бұрын

@@Batmans.Fangirl chiming in late to this discussion since just seeing this video now. I must ask, wouldn't it make more sense to insist the person/owner/company profiting from your labor be the one to pay you a livable salary? Forcing customers to can ensure you dont work for no pay because your employer is a sh÷$ bag who has nothing to lose. You will hustle harder to earn them money because you hope customers will pay above their bill total. So the owner profits from my purchases, the government profits my taxes on the purchase plus we customers pay the employees rent, food, Bill's, childcare etc. So we are the jerks if we dont tip, even for crap service. The problem is not the customers in this scenario. You are being screwed by your employer while they get rich. They are also screwing every one of your customers. Demand a living wage, full time hours and health benefits. And don't let them con you they can't afford it. If they can't, the business is actually already in a failed state anyhow. Then enjoy the smaller but meaningful bonus income when we want to reward above and beyond amazing service.

@Aqib2 2 жыл бұрын

@@Batmans.Fangirl Haha mad

@notthatyouasked6656 6 жыл бұрын

On one of my UK trips, I went by an open field that had a large sign that said "NO TIPPING". To an American, that makes no sense. Turns out that what Americans call a "garbage dump" is frequently called a "rubbish tip" in the UK, so the sign was basically "No dumping".

@kitskivich 5 жыл бұрын

Restaurants and bars in the US pay their staff far below the minimum wage and expect them to make everything up via tips. I held positions right out of University that made quite literally nothing except tips.

@daniel8763 4 жыл бұрын

I live in the UK and have never seen anyone tip in my life at a restaurant. Tipping culture was a shock to me when I first discovered it.

@preston30 2 жыл бұрын

That's the idea of tipping, it's a personal thing, no one is meant to see you do it. If your don't see people tipping others then it's done right!. Oh Daniel... Bless your heart. I hope you've grown up in the last 2 years!

@turnip5359 2 жыл бұрын

@@preston30 did you just call Daniel stupid?

@preston30 2 жыл бұрын

@@turnip5359 do you see that anywhere?

@anastaciakonstantynova3047 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks) it is exceedingly useful to know. In Germany tipping situation is almost the same. Tips are appreciated but not expected. And fair enough: mostly tips are included in your bill. My American friends say that it is such a pathetic excuse and everybody should tip either way. But it really depends on how good the service is and on some other factors as well. The bottom line is that this question is quite controversial 😂

@jessddj 6 жыл бұрын

I always tip over what my bill is and if i cant tip, i eat at a place that you dont need to tip like mcdonalds or burger king. Its not the law but its about being a decent human being because servers are being paid $2-$4/hour

@jenniedarling3710 4 жыл бұрын

That's the difference in the UK the minimum wage is £8.75 per hour (or its about to go up to that). It is illegal to pay less than this. Often waiting staff are paid more than others such as cleaners or carers.

@vrinda5303 4 жыл бұрын

@@jenniedarling3710 But that is in the UK. That isn't the case in the US. US restaurant employees are not paid well, so we have to tip them. If you are eating at a restaurant in the US, what they do in the UK isn't relevant, because you're not currently there.

@jenniedarling3710 4 жыл бұрын

@@vrinda5303 that's what I meant that's why I started my comment with the the difference is, meaning the difference between the UK and the US. Sorry sometimes I don't seem explain to explain myself very well.

@GraceCase 6 жыл бұрын

Love you guys, but I’m not sure I follow your logic to say the servers in the UK make a good wage so they don’t need tips, yet it’s automatically added to the bill. So you are tipping, you just have it conveniently added to your total so you don’t think about it. Also, I don’t know anybody who thinks of tipping as a way to say ‘you have a crappy job’. Everybody I know tips as a way to say ‘nicely done, thank you.’

@bfore1003 3 жыл бұрын

When the tip is added to the overall price you know what you are going to pay for your food, so you can more easily decide whether or not to dine at a place. The context of putting money on the table for someone else to pick it up does look bad in some countries. And what people dislike the MOST is that some restaurants use the tipping culture to underpay their employees.

@crispinl 6 жыл бұрын

The gratuity option on the card machine one is so relatable sometimes they deliberately walk off for that bit so it's more polite/less awkward but it's hard not to feel bad when pressing "no" lol but they just stand there and watch you do it it's honestly 100x worse gosh

@jrgboy 4 жыл бұрын

Many restaurant's say on their menu - service charge included- so most times you are paying 20% as a tip anyway plus the fact that minimum wage in the UK is a lot higher, it's illegal for employers to expect people to work just for tips..r

@datcheesecakeboi6745 2 жыл бұрын

Its illegal to include service charge

@jrgboy 2 жыл бұрын

@@datcheesecakeboi6745 - Not if it's printed on the menu..

@datcheesecakeboi6745 2 жыл бұрын

@@jrgboy no it is completely illegal, they cant force you to pay service charge

@jrgboy 2 жыл бұрын

@@datcheesecakeboi6745 Fair enough I very rarely eat out.

@jmeister6022 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this informative video! I live in the USA, and I agree that companies should pay their employees proper wages. I don't have a problem tipping someone who provides stellar service. However, I don't understand why I should have to tip someone for simply doing his/her job...it makes no sense whatsoever. Side note: tipping at a coffee shop isn't customary in the USA. Sure, they usually live a tipping jar out, but it's more of a suggestion than a requirement.

@Batmans.Fangirl 5 жыл бұрын

As a server in the US, this is a very sensitive topic. I get paid $2.15/hourly pay. We rely on tips for our income. The tip is not paying extra for nothing. Your bill is what you pay for the meal/drink you consumed. The tip is for the service the server provides. They take your order, bring your drinks, bring your meal, clear your table. They do everything so you don't have to. Yes, the employers SHOULD pay more hourly, but they don't. So we try to provide excellent service to receive a good tip. Its not about offending, its about making a livable wage.

@lillyperez1594 6 жыл бұрын

Usually you only tip at a sit down restaurant.... not fast food or places you order at the counter

@jan8919 6 жыл бұрын

As an American tipping stresses me out .

@rebeccaisabella2303 6 жыл бұрын

The price of food would go up if employers were expected to pay their workers a living wage in the United States. So you would still be paying $10 at the coffeehouse.

@misa80209 2 жыл бұрын

That is perfect because I'd know exactly what I hAve to pay

@deanakalova3063 6 жыл бұрын

Amy Schumer tipped $1000.00 on a $77.00 tab. $100.00 tips are absolutely common and where I work at least a couple of employees get them daily.

@felipe1055 6 жыл бұрын

I hate feeling that pressure! It makes me feel like I don't want to tip

@BayL52 6 жыл бұрын

In Thailand, tipping is not necessary. But we tend to tip part-time students or waiters who provide impressive service.

@brandonk1097 5 жыл бұрын

I know many waiters/waitresses, they prefer tipping and making minimum wage, because with tips they can make much more than minimum wage. Some upwards of $25 an hour

@jake5210 6 жыл бұрын

I love the U.S. tipping culture, if you didn't grow up with it I don't think you can appreciate it. I pay a buck a piece per drink in the us, and 20% for most other things. In the U.S. you just budget it in. It shows service people that you appreciate them.

@nnif4147 3 жыл бұрын

Or just pay them a living wage

@Mahomie_15 6 жыл бұрын

Here's a question: are pizza delivery drivers in the UK furnished with a car by their company or do they drive their own? Do they get your federal minimum wage, or a tipped minimum wage? Do delivery fees (if applicable) go to them, or the store? Do they get compensated by their stores for gas, maintenance, wear/tear, insurance on their vehicle, if they drive their personal vehicle for their job? Here in the USA, pizza/food delivery drivers shoulder 100% of transportation costs from store to customer and use their own personal vehicle for business. In most states, they get paid a lower wage while on the road delivering to the customer. So the customary thing to do is tip $3.00 or 15% of the bill, whichever is greater.

@japsuy 6 жыл бұрын

This is so difficult for me, because in my country (Uruguay) tipping is very common, not because we think we're better off than the other person, but as a means of acknowledging a good service. So, for instance, if I go to a restaurant and the waiter does not smile or make small talk and seems to be rushing you, then I wouldn't leave a tip at all. However, if I feel comfortable with the service and the person seems to be making an effort to help your stay be enjoyable, then I would be very much pleased leaving a tip. It's usually rounding up the cost, or even 10% as you said, but there's no fixed amount. You can also add the service (10%) when paying with debit, though I've noticed that some waiters may suddenly "forget" about including it because they know that some people may leave them cash that could be higher than the 10%... All in all, I agree that it should be the employers paying higher wages anyway. Cheers!

@makeuthinkmike 6 жыл бұрын

I did notice when I went to England, more specifically, in London, waiting for my bus, I had stopped to eat inside a plaza and I tipped out of habit, and the cashier took it with no issues. I guess they knew I was an American and realized we tipped and therefore was not offended. And that is awesome you have contactless cards! We need those in the USA. We can use our phones or swipe our card or using the chip in the card.

@ckwcheung 6 жыл бұрын

I am from Hong Kong where it was once a British colony. Most restaurants, western or not, automatically add a 10% tip to our bills, and we have no say, whether or not their service is great. And honestly, people do not rely on tips and such practise, in my opinion, is just an unpleasant way to ask for more.

@sarahhostkoetter960 6 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Portland, OR. I always tip. I would in the restaurant industry for 16 years, til I had my first child. I never was a server, but a cook, baker, etc. I rarely saw the tips the servers got. Only one restaurant I recall had them report and turn in tips and our paycheck had the tips divided in a particular way where each position had a set percent of their pay was given on top...out of server's plastic tips...but they chose what they did with their cash tips. Most places, you never see a tip unless a patron specifies that they want the cook, baker, etc., to receive it. I got $20 once from an older woman for how I cooked her salmon. It was sweet.

@sarahhostkoetter960 6 жыл бұрын

I *worked...not would

@ProductiveChi 6 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. I tip because I want to, not coz im expected to, part of the reason why I hated going to restaurants when I visited the States last year.

@HarpsiFizz 6 жыл бұрын

I'm in New York, so you know how tipping is in my country. It's a shame, too. Servers get exploited here, and it's just... ugh.

@linafresco 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the helpful information :) In Belarus, where I come from, tipping 10% is normal and one of the reasons for it is low salaries of the waiters and waitresses

@GypsyTheGoatOnTube 6 жыл бұрын

Here 10% means the service was just okay. 15% means that was very good and I'll be back for more. 20% means you and the food rocked my world and you can serve me everyday.

@webwarren 6 жыл бұрын

15% is minimum for food, unless the service was really terrible. 20% is the norm, 25% at expensive restaurants (over $100 per couple for food only) or for excellent service at middle class restaurants. And separate tips for the wine steward and maître d' at a posh restaurant

@philquintana7790 6 жыл бұрын

I became a favorite at the local pubs and cafés because, as an American, I was so used to tipping it was pretty much instinctual. What, to me, was amusing was when I paid for a round at the local and the total 18 quid and I'd had them a 20 and say "thank you", which is a polite was to say "keep the change" and they'd bring me my change anyway.

@jewelsgrl 6 жыл бұрын

Much prefer the “no tip expected” model! I love these insights into UK/Brit life. Also recommend checking out Adam Conover’s program “Adam Ruins Everything” where he totally breaks apart the “expected” tipping culture and why it’s bad! Cheers!

@527427knaka 6 жыл бұрын

There is no tipping system in Japan. Prices include services.

@YajCullpre 6 жыл бұрын

Have you noticed a difference in the quality/attentiveness of service in the US where if a server does a sub par job they don’t get paid?

@janathelamb3 6 жыл бұрын

Also in the US at most restaurants, there is tip share meaning that the server owes money to the bar, the host, the bus boy, etc regardless of whether alcohol is purchased they may owe money to bar. The last restaurant I worked tip share was 3% of my sales. So if I had a $100 table I would owe $3 to other front of house workers. So if the table left no tip it would actually cost me money to wait on you. It’s not a perfect system and I’m not vouching for it but it is standard. Servers in the US literally make nothing from their employer just enough to cover the payroll taxes, yes they tax you on your tips and ask you what you made that night. I would always lie about how much I made to lower the taxes.

@selenat.3193 6 жыл бұрын

I've just discovered you guys and I LOVE your channel! I'm a Canadian Anglophile living in the U.S., so I love all your topics! When I was in London for the first time a few years ago, I left a tip in a cafe and as I walked out, the waitress came after me, thinking I'd left my precious money behind. I told her it was a tip for her, and she looked at me like I'd just pulled my pants down in public. Also, in the U.S, you don't really have to tip for coffee or in cafes where you order at the counter and take your own food to a table (unless you want to tip yourself!).

@Liamshavingfun 6 жыл бұрын

In many states in the U.S. the servers only make their wages by tips.

@abigguitar 6 жыл бұрын

Some restaurants in the US have started to include an optional 18% tip onto the check as part of the final bill. You can ask the waitperson to remove it. The thing is, this is not at all common in most restaurants (unless you have a party of 6 or more). So, if you don't know the restaurant is doing this and you don't pay attention to the check, you could end up double tipping. The point is that restaurants forget that tipping is a courtesy, not a right. It's done when exceptional service is given. To include a tip automatically on the check is counter to that courtesy. I'm sorry that waitstaff don't get proper wages in the US. It just puts that burden onto the customers to make up their wages. Tips shouldn't be used for that purpose. Tips should be used as extra on top of a satisfactory wage.

@marilynmcelroy9634 6 жыл бұрын

I really hate how tipping has gotten in the US. It's now up to 20%, first of all, and also it's a requirement, whereas in the past you tipped well if you got good service, and less if you got bad service. But now it's like forced. Also in many restaurants, instead of each server getting the tips they earned, all the tips are added together and then divided up evenly between all the servers. So the crappy servers get as much as the excellent servers. The tipping culture in the US has gotten way out of hand.

@zhyaxxion 4 ай бұрын

I rarely tip. Main reason is the machine defaults to 15percent. I also think many people forget, that many even eating there could also be on minimum wage and they use a night out as a treat. Then are asked to tip someone for bringing a meal 4 meters away from a counter and occasionally ask if everything thing is ok. I work in a manufacturing line. I don't get a tip each time i deliver my finished product to the qc department..i get my wage at the end of the month. Minimum wage now is 11.48 an hour for over 21s and most places pay a bit more than that.

@allieren 6 жыл бұрын

We’re so conditioned to do it as Americans that, even though I know the culture in UK and Ireland, I just CAN’T not leave at least a Euro/pound. Here, that would be called stiffing the server, and it is very frowned upon. PS I never tip for coffee unless I’m sitting in. Like, I never tip at a place like Starbucks unless I have absolutely above and beyond stellar service.

@dsggreenful 5 жыл бұрын

Just went to an ice cream place last night where you go up to the counter and get ice cream. When I inserted my card it asked if I would like to tip so I did 10% but this I think is a perfect example of how tipping has gotten out of hand.

@ParsnipBurger 6 жыл бұрын

Can you do a comparison video of average UK vs. American salary. I saw an article saying on average Brits earn around $35,000 in US terms, which is quite low. Considering how expensive everything is in the UK in comparison to the US, how is this a liveable wage?

@Hcrya 5 жыл бұрын

Minimum wage in the UK is £7.83 for over 25s which is $10.38 when converted so it depends what hours we don't work out tips on how much we spend because everything is included in the meal price so a tips a bonus which on average is anywhere up to 10 pounds

@dabears5770 5 жыл бұрын

It all depends on services. The UK provides more services such as healthcare but you pay for it with significantly higher taxes then in USA

@jonjohnson2844 4 жыл бұрын

Must just be southerners, we always tip 10% up north at the very least in a restaurant. Taxi drivers generally rounded up to the next fiver.

@datcheesecakeboi6745 2 жыл бұрын

Nah mate your just weird

@MzDezyB 6 жыл бұрын

Tipping in America is one of those leftover things from reconstruction era. Freed people still werent valued much, so in service jobs they were paid very little. Customers felt bad or other freed people understood and they wanted to help...so they paid a little but more than what they owed. I think over time it prob encouraged businesses to continue to underpay their staff and it hasnt been updated? I would love to not be expected to pay more than what I received. If the service was above and beyond then maybe...

@patsmith3876 6 жыл бұрын

When I was I never college I worked for a restaurant. I really appreciated tips. Because of that experience I always try to tip.

@elisacgraves 6 жыл бұрын

US here.. personally, I’m not tipping a barista unless I have some change to get rid of. Bartenders will always get a tip unless they made some trash drinks. Tipping food delivery and servers is sort of ingrained in me so even if I was in the UK I would def have them remove that tip and give the tip directly to the server. Now don’t get it twisted I’m not great tipper but I try 😩😭😂

@chrisfrank2664 6 жыл бұрын

Visiting London, from US, I can say that tipping helps you get extra service in whatever situation your in. Hotel, the staff will make sure to help you every time they see you, at a bar ( or Pub) the bartenders will serve you quicker if it's real crowded, cab driver , etc. like they said it's not as expected in UK, so like anyone they are extra thankful when you tip them, And being over generous then what their average tip, even one extra pound, really goes a long way. Tipping the hotel staff when I first arrived really made a difference.

@laffietaffie 5 жыл бұрын

the wage in ontario, canada is $14/hour (soon to be $15) and tax is high (13% on top of the bill, unlike the states) and yet people are *still* expected to tip 15-25% (*after* tax with the prompt), just like in the states. for sit-down restos, cafés, delivery, hair stylists, taxis, hotels, repairs, etc. food costs are much higher in general, one of the reasons being that wages are higher. yet, healthcare is free and higher education is a fraction of what it costs in the U.S. canadian tipping is freaking stupid and insane. when i went to australia, the service was friendly and lovely, yet my cousin looked at me like i was crazy when i tried to tip. it was so refreshing.

@The-Underbaker 6 жыл бұрын

As a fellow Englishman, if someone has given excellent service and done more than they should have been expected to then I give them a tip. If the tip goes into a jar and gets split at the end of the night, I make sure I give the person themself the tip on the sly to put in their pocket. If they then decide to split it, that's up to them. Taxidrivers I somewhat "tip", I always round up to the nearest pound, maybe an extra quid or so if it's something stupid like 4am in the morning.

@The-Underbaker 6 жыл бұрын

Oh! Something else, I had a friend from America visit here and we went to a pub and she sat down as soon as she entered the place. "What are you doing?!", "Sitting down", "We've got to order the drinks first!", "Don't they come to the table to ask what you want?", "No!". :p (so no, you don't tip the bartender)

@ThoseTwoBrits1 6 жыл бұрын

haha, love that! Sadly we gotta do all the legwork in pubs! haha

@leeperkins9730 2 ай бұрын

An interesting video. One thing I would like to note is that in the UK, if I've gone out with a group - let's say 8 + people (even in their 20's) we would always tip. Because it's usually a large bill and they have had to serve a large group, with all meals being received at the same time. I've always found that to be the case, not even questioned by friends. On a £300 bill even £15 @5% is a good tip.

@narosie9855 6 ай бұрын

I'm a little confused because when I went to UK I met a local friend in a pub, we bought rounds of whiskey until my friend told me the bartender complained to him that we don't tip. The added "I thought Asians are rich". We thought it's a culture there and we ended up tipping everywhere while in UK. However on our return, people told us there are not tipping culture in UK. I'm not sure if I'm missing something.

@marianminutemen5023 6 жыл бұрын

Well tipping started by giving a tip in the beginning ,it's an acronym for "to insure proper service" I don't know why it started being given after

@juniordunkley5298 4 жыл бұрын

I. Think tipping is becoming more prominent in London because of the cost of Living

@justinmetcalfe3540 6 жыл бұрын

I talked to my Mum and Dad. According to them, waiters and waitresses in America were forever college kids in their gap year awaiting university. It was not until the 1970s that single moms increased and took those jobs that college kids worked at. Then, in the 80s, we had such bad economy that professionals were taking the jobs that single moms and college kids performed, kicking out those unfortunates to lower paying jobs. My Dad tips everywhere and starts with whatever 20 pound note he happens to have in his purse. We had a freakout experience in Japan where they refused our tip. By the way the earliest tipping recorded in written records was the Romans and they said, religio ad animum promptum, which translated means Too Insure Prompt Service or TIPS. So if you tipped, in Rome at 30 AD, you elevated your class or status, because you would wait less time to eat, being rushed to the head of the line, or taking the plate of food that was cooked for someone who came earlier than you.

@ThoseTwoBrits1 6 жыл бұрын

That's so interesting! Thanks for sharing Justin! (and to your parents!)

@vrinda5303 4 жыл бұрын

@Justin Metcalfe There is no gap year in America. Waiters and waitresses are students currently going to college and not attending forever.

@teknekon 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys! This is really informative. Great job with this rather sensitive issue. Loved it! Love and cheers! 👍💗😘🇬🇧

@ThoseTwoBrits1 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! xx

@EppingForest304 2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad we don’t have a tipping culture in the UK 🇬🇧 The exception is when I go to my regular barber💈, I always tip a few pounds as I feel he does consistently good haircuts 💇

@user-bd2wx4kf7e 6 жыл бұрын

In Canada,the waitress get paid about CAD10-13/hour, but still , you need to give them tips no matter what , ( my friend had a very bad restaurant experience when he came to Calgary one time, so he decided not to pay the tips, the waitress chasing him outside and say very bad words to him. 😱😱😱) usually around 10%~20%, 😎 even you only had a coffee sitting in the cafe, it's very normal to tip when people serve you . (but some places like Tim Hortons ,you won't get trouble if you don't give them tips) (the opinion is from what I saw and it's my experience.😄)

@ThoseTwoBrits1 6 жыл бұрын

That’s interesting. So it’s similar in Canada to the US? Will remember that!

@BomberFletch31 6 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately that has been my experience in Canada too. So the tipping culture does apparently exist in Canada.

@japsuy 6 жыл бұрын

good to know that!

@teresawilliams662 6 жыл бұрын

I agree that instead of tipping, those servers should at least be making minimum wage so that tipping is not so expected.

@jdemd1977 6 жыл бұрын

Loved this video! I've always wondered what the tipping etiquette is in the UK. Here in the U.S. it's not unusual for the tip amount to become a point of major discussion prior to leaving: was the waiter nice/rude, did he/she provide better than usual service, the nicer the restaurant/club the larger the percentage. No tip means the service was shit. This will be quite useful should I ever find myself in the UK. Have a great day!

@ThoseTwoBrits1 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that sounds like me and my family when we go to the US. We’re always very conscious of having to leave a hefty tip!! Very different to here! Hopefully you can come one day!

@austinmanke376 6 жыл бұрын

I'm an American, but I tip based on the service. If I got shitty service, low to no tip. For good service I tip up to like 6-7 dollars. We also don't have the automatic tip added on the bill in most places

@aliciajohnson617 6 жыл бұрын

I’m an American, and I personally have never felt obligated to tip at a coffee place. It’s becoming more common for coffee shops, smoothie shops, frozen yogurt shops, and places like that to have a tip jar, but to tip there isn’t considered common courtesy like it is at restaurants. Like Joel was saying, you really should tip at restaurants (other than fast food) in the US because the waiter’s income is dependent upon tips. So if you visit the US, I don’t think you need to feel bad if you would rather not tip at Starbucks. 😜

@charlotte68 6 жыл бұрын

It's becoming more common at the pay and go restaurants because minimum wages haven't gone up in about 10 years and has not kept up with inflation. Those pay and go food places have to pay their workers minimum wage unlike the sit and eat restaurants. Like you, I usually don't tip those places unless I regularly go there. People who visit the United States: please tip the waiters/waitresses. It's rude af not to and it seriously does affect their livelihood. The federal minimum wage is only $2.13 for waiters. If you can't afford at least a 15% tip, then you can't afford to go to a restaurant. Also try to pay cash for the tip to the server so you know the restaurant isn't pocketing the money.

@witchskee 6 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I LOATHE the tipping culture in the US. Why can't they just pay their employees what they deserve for the work they do? Every server I know works their asses off (although, again, that could potentially be because they're trying to be as friendly as possible for the highest tip), they're always helpful, and a lot of them just need the money. So I can really appreciate the UK's tipping culture: pay what you owe, period, the end. If the service was phenomenal, then of course give them a little something extra as a show of gratitude, but ugh. Just pay people so they can live...

@salfmandtheimitationartists 6 жыл бұрын

Servers in the U.S make 2 dollars and 13 cents an hr - that is for taxes - they rely 100% on tips (in most situations)

@MegaTamer111 5 жыл бұрын

2 dollars an hour? don't you guys have a minimum wage?

@xiaoliuwu8539 5 жыл бұрын

"It's mental" lol That's exactly how I feel about the tipping culture in U.S. I don't feel that tipping really help with the service quality. Compared to the service you get in Japan (in general), the service in the United States is meh. If it takes 2 dollars to just have the sever to get me the cup of coffee, I would rather do it myself. What I really hate about tipping is that folks often use tipping as a method of bribery. I saw people tip to cut the line and get their food come quicker.

@_LoveMeKnot 6 ай бұрын

It’s crazy growing up in the UK where tipping was never really too common but then I see in the US people will actually get mad at you for not tipping or not tipping enough and you’ll be heavily criticised. I can only think of a handful of times I have tipped especially with delivery services if it was a long trip or just how pleasant the drivers are

@joec0914 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for understanding the tipping culture in the US. I get very annoyed by Brits and Europeans who whinge about having to tip when they come here, but then remark about how great the service is, and how much food they get. Well, that's in part BECAUSE of the tipping culture. The waiter is motivated to serve you well because he/she wants a good tip, and the restaurant can afford to give you more food because they don't have to pay their wait staff a high base wage. It all works together. And I don't think there's any sense of tipping being condescending. It's how that waiter makes his living, and it's simply the respectful thing to do to PAY him.

@misa80209 2 жыл бұрын

I don't care about the service, I care about the food

@stahl1624 3 жыл бұрын

I tip when I feel like it, and that is how it should be

@Sailor_Enchantix 6 жыл бұрын

I don't tip at places that don't do table service like Dunkin Donuts or McDonald's, but I always tip at sit-down restaurants unless the service is REALLY terrible.

@tdub102 6 жыл бұрын

i definitely had a hard time adjusting to that on my trip to the UK. it was hard not to feel like we were screwing someone over by not leaving a tip. i know in my state, I think the minimum wage for a server is like $2.15/hour, so tipping is definitely part of the culture. There are rules in place where the employer has to make sure each employee is making the state minimum wage if the tips don't cover it. they have to make up the difference. where i live it's $7.25/hour. But in Florida, it's $8.25. It differs by state. Also, the servers have to declare their tips for tax purposes, so i tend to give them cash rather than writing it on the credit card so they can avoid declaring it if they wish.

@The-Underbaker 6 жыл бұрын

Minimum wage in the UK will be £7.83/$11.15 per hour in April (based on current exchange rates) if you're 25 years old or over, but it lessens the younger you are. $2.15/£1.51 is crazy!

@tdub102 6 жыл бұрын

not only that, if you're a server and you work for a nice restaurant, you have to share your tips with the bartender, the bus boys, and the hostess. It's a certain percentage depending on the restaurant. Some places pool their tips, which means all the servers put their tips in the bowl and split them evenly at the end of the night. Which sucks if you're busting your ass and your co-worker isn't. It just depends on the establishment. It's normal for us, because it's what we know. It seems kind of insane now that I type it all out.

@phillyblaze777 6 жыл бұрын

Great Video Guys! I am an American Guy and I always try to overtip people in the service industry because I know how much they depend on them here. It's a part of American Culture that I comply with, but agree with you guys that people should just be paid a fair wage and if they went above and beyond, then you give them a nice tip.

@LK-ii6xu 3 жыл бұрын

I saved up a whole year for a holiday to New York, I had a very tight budget and was absolutely disgusted that I had to pay a tip, just so the waiter can make ends meet? Sorry I'm not the employer it's the employer's responsibility to pay a living wage. That's why I don't like eating out in America. If rather go to the grocery store and cook myself.

@nathanwoodley4299 6 жыл бұрын

I agree so much that restaurants should pay their servers an actual living wage. When it comes to bartenders, and you are drinking beer for instance, you are expected to tip the bartender a little every time you are served a beer.

@Andrew-cn6rc 7 ай бұрын

I love the insight into something they clearly haven't a clue about

@iamameliapond8559 4 жыл бұрын

In England and the UK as a whole, tipping really isn’t necessary because we have a minimum wage which is paid after every hour of work so they are guaranteed to get a wage at the end of the month. Also, in England and the UK tipping is very rare unless the waiter/ waitress has done an exceptional job.

@questionmark9819 6 жыл бұрын

Tipping is interesting in the US....I heard some wait staff in certain states earn $2 or $3, that is ridiculous, how is that even legal? Mind boggling. The Japanese way is the best way.

@ElectronicsForFun 6 жыл бұрын

it's legal because waiters in the US make shit tons of money in tips alone. you could make $50 an hour in tips alone if you work in the right restaurant, you'll make way more than you would on wages.

@beauty4life2000 6 жыл бұрын

Waiting tables in US culture is a crime!!! Well if you ask me, and don’t care if you didn’t lol. The only places you make $50 an hour tipping is the best steak houses and even then, $50 might not be enough to wait on the ‘I’m better than you, and always will be’ type. Every other person, make $2-3 hour waiting on the most extreme of extreme rude people. It should not be legal.

@ElectronicsForFun 6 жыл бұрын

"Waiting tables in US culture is a crime!!!" hell of a lot better than working at McDonalds or wendy's. "The only places you make $50 an hour tipping is the best steak houses" no not really. that's what you would get at a red robin, chilies, or some other restaurant where you could have a 10-1 table ratio. l mean if you're a waiter at a greasy spoon or some local diner then you would make much less, but those family friendly partyish chain restaurants are where you can make a lot as a waiter. "$50 might not be enough to wait on the ‘I’m better than you, and always will be’ type." you must be one of those types of people, because for $50 an hour l would let you spit on me. "Every other person, make $2-3 hour waiting on the most extreme of extreme rude people. It should not be legal." it doesn't matter what is should and shouldn't be, it's about what it really is. and the fact is that the wages are terrible but the tips are great.

@witchskee 6 жыл бұрын

It drives me crazy. They rely on tips so much BECAUSE they are only paid between $2-3/hour. The tips are supposed to bring them up to the minimum wage range, and if not, the establishment is meant to supply the difference. You'll find, however, that many places don't actually do this, which is illegal (I think, not 100% on that), not to mention unethical. And then you have a lot of people who think the way Electronics For Fun does (no offense meant, just using some of what you said) and don't tip well or at all because they assume that other people have tipped them enough for the evening; why should they? There's a mentality that pervades many cultures, not just the US, that jobs that aren't a traditional career path (like doctor, teacher, lawyer, etc.) are meant for teenagers/young adults exclusively until they find a stable career. However, not everyone wants or can obtain a career like this. While I don't think that servers should be paid as much as a doctor, etc., they SHOULD be paid a living wage. It's ridiculous that we have a concept called "the working poor"... Sorry, rant over. I have a lot of opinions on this subject.

@dabears5770 5 жыл бұрын

Tipping insures a high quality of service. If the server is bad they get small or no tips. If they are great they get great tips. It is a way for the consumer to have power and incentivize your server to provide the best service possible. Fantastic system that benefits everyone. Servers generally make way more money then they would with a flat hourly wage, business owners have smaller payrolls, and consumers get better service. The rest of the world should catch up.

@ahnseongwoo 6 жыл бұрын

Liking the video even before it starts... SO GUILTY OF THAT. :-)

@ThoseTwoBrits1 6 жыл бұрын

Haha you’re amazing ❤️

@nathanwoodley4299 6 жыл бұрын

Same here lol

@hamdysy8059 6 жыл бұрын

I have a friend who used to work as a waiter at a very expensive restaurant wich only high class people can afford to eat there he told me that he has to pay the restaurant for working there 😂😂😂because he was really generously tipped there by the costumers. At first it didn't make sense to me but after telling me how much he earned I felt that it was fair enough

@ThoseTwoBrits1 6 жыл бұрын

Whaaaat? That's crazy!! He must get tipped loads!

@hamdysy8059 6 жыл бұрын

Yes he has been . One client tip nearly equals a month salary for any other waiter at any other restaurant 😂

@gabrielramirez6715 6 жыл бұрын

From what I remember the reason tipping is what it is in the US because the price on the bill is just for the food the extra service of being waited on is what ypur giving the tip for your paying extra in a sense for the luxury of having someone check up on you and cater to your needs atleast in theory this where tipping comes from because your very much free to go to McDonald's or some where else where you dont have wait staff but regardless I'm about to go to the UK and start tipping 50 pound notes just to throw people off and make people's days cuz MURICA FUCK YEA! Nah just kidding just a very generous Mexican wanting to spread the love :)

@edoparlatore 6 жыл бұрын

I’ve lived in America for 3 years and worked at places where tipping was not encouraged, sadly! Here in Brazil most places already add 10% service beforehand so when they close your tab it’s already there.

@woolfy02 2 жыл бұрын

First time I visited the UK, I tipped 15 Pounds to a woman at a restaurant. She didn't look pleased...

@GraupeLie 6 жыл бұрын

In Germany it's pretty similar to the UK - if you get excellent service or if it's really a fancy meal, you tip...but for a coffee or something like that? No, not really...And yes, I agree, it's also a matter of your own financial situation...And I absolutely agree with that thing with the awkward number - pretty much the same here. We often make it a round figure...

@webwarren 6 жыл бұрын

GraupeLie Definitely the round number thing for me, closest to the percentage I feel the person deserves. But the attitude here in the US is, if you can't afford the tip on top of the meal, you can't afford to go to that restaurant.

@carlchandler9881 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. I'm doing my research through your videos so when I decide to visit England I'll be prepared. Thanks!

@stewarttele7132 6 жыл бұрын

Servers in the US get paid differently in different states for example in Washington state they get paid minimum wage and they get to keep their tips. We are one five states that do this. 8.9% (roughly) of food sales still has to be paid in taxes, so 10% is too low in Washington state,, 20% tip is the norm.

@haleykenney703 6 жыл бұрын

I feel like the best way would be something in the middle of British culture and American culture. I live in the US and I’ve waited tables on and off since I was a teenager (I’m 28 now) and the pay was then and still is $2.63 an hour. Which is absurd. In some ways though, it balances out because the prices are typically a bit lower here, and we get free refills, etc. so it works out about even I think. But I agree that the business should be paying their staff minimum wage, and tips should be encouraged if the server earned it, but not depended on as their sole income.

@davidfrischknecht8261 6 жыл бұрын

In New Jersey if the server doesn't make the equivalent of minimum wage after tips are included, the employer is required to make up the difference.

@DisneyBarbic 6 жыл бұрын

Very interesting! Definitely different from the USA! Standard tip for average service is 15%. Good service 20%. Excellent service 25%. Poor service 10%. I’ve never not left a tip even if it was bad service because you just don’t do that. You’re still expected to leave something. Likewise, if the service staff is struggling but still doing the best they can, I’ll be generous. Left a 40% tip once because they were so understaffed but so busy. In my experience though, unfortunately, the richer people are, the more poorly they tip or they don’t tip at all. Some exceptions to that rule naturally but overall, most service folk will not be thrilled serving celebrities for that reason.

@sullum3958 5 жыл бұрын

DisneyBarbic eh

@SRunni_ 5 жыл бұрын

Whoa...I generally tip 20-50% in the US (because my friends work in the restaurant business ...and I know what it's like to work in that environment)...and 10% in the UK...I like! lol

@gizmo6271 6 жыл бұрын

Restaurants in the UK LOVE 0 hours, but a lot of servers who are self reliant rely on tips for certain things. For example my first year as a server my hours would pay for my rent and bills and after that I'd have barely anything left, so I'd rely on my tips for food, toiletries etc. In my first year serving I've gone hungry depending on whether or not I'd get tips from my shift. I'm not going to go into detail but as a server, it was tough. I don't miss relying on people being aware of how important tipping is in the UK, which is apparently, not very...

@southernsassyandclassy6544 6 жыл бұрын

I am a die hard American, however I hate the server wage laws.

@DonaldBuckley7202 6 жыл бұрын

It is interesting to me how everything you don't understand you categorize as "mental." The US system is different. We tip for two reasons. One it gives us some power over the server. If they give us good service we reward them with a tip. If they provide exceptional service we tip extra. Also, tipping is a way in which we can support a hard working waitress, who is likely a single mother, with a little bit of tax free money.

@webwarren 6 жыл бұрын

Donald Buckley It's not tax free. There's a line on both federal and state income tax forms for tip income that's not reported on your W-2 (annual statement of wages from an employer). If your occupation is any that traditionally includes a fair amount of tip income and you don't report it, you can get into trouble with the government. With cash becoming near obsolete, it's common for restaurants to take the tax out from your tips and put the tip income into your regular pay (and include it in your annual pay statement). It's also common for restaurants to "pool tips", which means all tips for the night go into a common jar and split with the evening's staff according to the establishment's rules for tip splitting (sometimes given out as cash, sometimes calculated and added to the week's salary, and sometimes partially or completely absconded with by the management).

@jo902100 6 жыл бұрын

we don't tip in Australia and restaurants/cafes are not allowed to tip to your bill

@BStop22 6 жыл бұрын

They don't just add tip on checks in the US. Only if you have a large group will a tip be included. Unfortunately, it isn't the restaurants fault, it's the countries. We have minimum wage for all jobs except waiters in the country. Only a select few states set the minimum wage for waiters higher. FYI, minimum wage throughout most of the US for waiters is only $2.13 an hour and that hasn't changed since I was a waiter like 10 years ago! I also remember when I went to Europe the prices for food and drinks were just a little more than here in the US. So, I guess it all evens out price-wise.

@davidfrischknecht8261 6 жыл бұрын

In New Jersey if the server doesn't make the equivalent of minimum wage after tips are included, the employer has to make up the difference.

@BStop22 6 жыл бұрын

David Frischknecht Yea, I’ve heard that is supposed to be how it is. But do employers actually ask you how much you make? I kno mine never did. There were slow nights. But when the week was over, if u averaged out the hours and tips, we were always well over minimum wage.

@AUTUMN-DARK 4 жыл бұрын

I don't tip in the UK... I work retail in a supermarket which is a physically harder job than any of the service jobs I have done and it pays the same wage... I'm not about to start giving my money away to people who earn the same wage for an easier job...

@DXmYb 3 жыл бұрын

Many people put Waiters in the same category as endangered animals and starving children. Why does the waiter have charity status.

@theleavesareallgoneoutside 6 жыл бұрын

Lia always looks so different depending on the video I swear she has a doppelganger who does every other one of these

@rjstubbs 6 жыл бұрын

People seem to forget there was a time when you tipped first before actually getting any service. This was to ensure that you had a great evening at whatever establishment you went to (mostly done by the rich). This is also why waiters/waitresses and bartenders get paid so little. And the 15-20% gratuity only applies to restaurants. Not your local coffee shop. Coffee shops (dunkins, Starbucks, Honey Dew) you usually only drop the change you get in a tip cup, 50 cents at the most. Cab drivers,delivery guy, $5 is fair. McDonalds,Burger King,Wendy's... You don't tip. Obviously the better the service the better the tip... think that goes without saying though. Anyone who frowns on tipping is either a snob, an asshole or has never had to work a job that relied on tips to survive. Most service industry jobs,the pay covers your taxes. These poor kids use your tips to pay rent, bills, feed their kids.

@luisapinnell4569 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is all true, but it is also true that if you have a business, you are expected to pay your employees' wages. I've got the feeling that people in the USA think this is 'Communist' doctrine, but it is not. and it is not snobbish either, it is called 'being fair.People should be paid a decent wage first. I always tip (unless the service was appalling) but I make sure that the tips go to the waiter/ hairdresser etc, not to the boss.

@jeffreyr.severance5245 6 жыл бұрын

In my state (idaho) it’s 7.25 min wage except it can be as low as 3.50 for a tipped employee. Nobody truly works for that tho if the employee does not make at least 7.25 an hour on claimed tips then the employer must make up the difference. I have never seen this happen where I work. I actually do quite well but yes we DO give you ice and an endless supply of soft drinks, basically try to do everything except wipe your ass because we are excepting that tip. Lower salary can also keep food prices down at some establishments as well. Keep up the videos I love them!

@makeuthinkmike 6 жыл бұрын

You both hit it nail on the head when it comes to tipping in America. I always think about when I go out to get something that I have to sit down at and eat, that I have to tip at least 15%. 20%or 25% if the service is really good. Although, I want to let anyone know reading this comment, that tipping is not required at coffee shops such as Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts or even McDonald's. Just general big chained restaurants or local restaurant areas.

@PupSentinel 5 жыл бұрын

I used to work in a restaurant, MOD Pizza, and let me say tips are what saved me every week. I lived at home at the time, still do, and part of my checks went to my parents if it was over a certain amount. They used to give out tips as cash, but then they put it in our checks and it was taxed, which kind of sucked but we got more money as a result. But tips in the US are more important to us because there are some jobs like at the commissary, military families will understand, where baggers which also load up your car work only for tips so whenever you go grocery shopping you make sure to always tip at least $5 if not more.

@martinsharpe2k6 6 жыл бұрын

Never been to America but when you say tip for a coffee is that in places like Starbucks? I would never tip in a coffee shop I tip for a meal if it’s been good buts it’s only ever like a couple quid

@davidfrischknecht8261 6 жыл бұрын

You don't usually tip in places like Starbucks or Dunkin' Donuts. Some places may have a can you can drop your extra change in if you don't want to keep it, though.

@martinsharpe2k6 6 жыл бұрын

David Frischknecht so I know if I ever go, where are you expected to tip? Is it just waiting staff at a restaurant?

@davidfrischknecht8261 6 жыл бұрын

If you're at a full-service, sit-down restaurant where you have a server taking your order and bringing the dishes out to you, you're expected to tip. If you're going to a place like Burger King or Boston Market, you don't tip.

@webwarren 6 жыл бұрын

David Frischknecht Starbucks actually had a thing in their app where you get a notification that you can tip the barista for up to two hours after you got your order. I rarely use it, unless he or she has really gone out of the way to assist me.

@tawnw 6 жыл бұрын

The "tip jar" has gotten out of control. I never tip at Starbucks or anywhere else I walk up to order, pay and wait to pick up my own items. The self-serve frozen yogurt shops are the worst. They literally push "total" to accept the weight on the scale. I even swipe my own card. People tip for that? Ridiculous.