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[–] SuspiciousCatThing@pawb.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But that means if I don't tip they'll think I thought the service wasn't excellent :(

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In the US, sure. But in Europe, a tip isn't expected, so any tip you give means "better than average service." As in, what tips should've been all along.

I have no problem giving tips, I have a problem with tips being expected.

[–] nomen_dubium@startrek.website 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

someone once told me tips where invented to skip the queue at the bar... and apparenty its also some witty acronym for that as well (the brits supposedly invented the concept and they famously like to play with their words)

edit: "To Insure Promptness", but apparently that's just a backronym that someone made later... damn, i enjoyed that factoid, never should've checked it xD

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ensure would be the right word here, but tep doesn’t sound as nice

[–] phlegmy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Just say it with a New Zealand accent

[–] nomen_dubium@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

haha now that you say it... maybe i didn't question it cos it involved money to ensure xD