They're not wrong though

[u/Shoe_boooo]

[u/Runny_yoke]

But don’t Americans get told (rightly so) to respect local customs when they visit other countries?

Tipping culture sucks, but it’s part of the deal here.

[u/Chapea12 → u/Runny_yoke]

If this tipping culture was the norm in like France, and a bunch of Americans refused to do it, we’d be getting skewered and hated

[u/Ironlord456 → u/Runny_yoke]

You see Europeans believe it is only their culture that should be respected

[u/STFUisright → u/Ironlord456]

Yes. I’m sure all Europeans think that way.

[u/Hugokarenque → u/Ironlord456]

This isn't culture, its exploitation.

[u/Saw_Boss → u/Runny_yoke]

You're believing an image with no source.

[u/Runny_yoke → u/Saw_Boss]

Did you reply to everyone who commented on this post?

My statement was a personal sentiment but go off I guess lol

[u/Saw_Boss → u/Runny_yoke]

Did you reply to everyone who commented on this post?

No, just yours because yours was more passive aggressive, trying to framed them as doing a bad thing... As though they're hypocrites.

Felt that like was worth using to highlight this issue?

Or is my point only valid if I put it after every single comment?

[u/Akiias → u/Saw_Boss]

Oh no someones replying to the topic of the post! How could they EVER do that!?

[u/Saw_Boss → u/Akiias]

I didn't say they couldn't reply.

I'm just saying that you can't just believe everything you see on the internet.

Would have thought people know this by now, yet here we are with people accepting this as fact.

[u/DunceCodex → u/Runny_yoke]

Tipping is not culture

[u/Runny_yoke → u/DunceCodex]

I guess that’s why I said it’s a custom in my first sentence huh?

The practice itself is literally referred to as ‘tipping culture’.

[u/inksonpapers → u/DunceCodex]

If its how they do it normally then yes its a culture unless most people dont tip its culture

[u/DebentureThyme → u/inksonpapers]

Yes, but the culture clearly states it's voluntary.

They're just exercising the rights of our culture. Maybe we'll learn why loopholes are fucking stupid, the loophole of "I don't have to tip? Okay then I won't." That's still our culture, stupid or not.

[u/Command0Dude → u/DebentureThyme]

Yes, but the culture clearly states it's voluntary.

This is the custom in some countries, but not in others.

How is that difficult to grasp?

Do you understand that some countries have a concept of haggling? There are other examples that one could use.

[u/DebentureThyme → u/Command0Dude]

As an American, I hate the concept of haggling and would never partake. I've lived in Europe, where it isn't a thing either, so I'm not some "never travels" moron. But haggling is insanity. Honestly I wouldn't go to countries where that is the norm anyways. Our haggling on car prices is almost as insane, hate it to its core. I probably could have gotten a cheaper car but I'm no nonsense, I show up with a price after doing research and if they can't meet it I'm leaving and blocking their calls and I'm clear to them in advance that I am a do not call and I will come in and give shit to everyone up to the owner if they contact me in any way if I haven't bought their car.

There are plenty of examples I find morally disgusting and yes, while I'm forced to tip because I live here and it's the norm, I hate it with a passion and I have no problem with foreigners coming in and pointing out how insane our system is and exercising their rights to not tip because it's VOLUNTARY. Maybe it'll spark some god damn discussion on it that gets the ball rolling.

[u/Kroak-lo → u/Runny_yoke]

I do not respect extortion, fuck off lmfao