Tipping is a bad habit in the United States.
When I was in China, I spent 632 yuan at a restaurant. Sometimes some restaurants would say they could round off the decimal and just charge 630 yuan.
But in the United States, it is more complicated. First, you have to calculate the tax (assuming 10%), which is 695.2 yuan; then you have to calculate the tip, 15% is 799.48 yuan, 20% is 834.24 yuan. Some restaurants even ask for a 25% tip, which is 869 yuan.
That is to say, the price is 120% to 130% of what you see on the menu.
Does tipping mean service? No, there is no service at all. Even street restaurants dare to ask for a 20% tip. Suppose you go to a street restaurant to eat a bowl of Lanzhou ramen for 18 yuan, and the actual expenditure may be 23.76 yuan. If you pay in cash, you will feel embarrassed and have to break it down into 25 yuan.
This consumption experience is terrible. The consequence of mandatory tipping is that waiters will not improve the quality of service, because no matter how good the service is, a 20% tip is required. Therefore, if you travel around the world, you will come to the same conclusion: the service quality of American restaurants is poor, and the tipping culture is a bad habit.
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