I hate tipping. Its not that I don’t think that people deserve tips, it is that I hate the actual math of having to calculate how good someone’s service was. No matter how good a server is, if the food or the restaurant is bad you still have to factor that into your decision. There seem to be unspoken etiquette rules too, but it seems like nobody is really privy to what those rules are.
You always have to ask yourself the questions: Is gratuity included? Are we in Mexico, or Sweden? Is this a delivery, or carryout? The food tasted like penis, but the server was really nice, should I tip a full 20%?
And of course, will I be able to leave the table and exit the restaurant before the server sees how little I left him, or should I just tip a full amount so I don’t look like an asshole?
There are so many questions surrounding tipping etiquette that I tend to check out mentally in these shituations. I throw my card on the table and look away. I found this handy chart to tipping around the world, but frankly I couldn’t be bothered to read it because my method of mentally removing myself from the situation kicked in and I started thinking about leprechauns and unicorn balls.
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I’ve lived in Australia all of my life and this is a little inaccurate. It is still not customary to tip at most places except for nicer restaurants, but all restaurants will accept tips. Also, tip your pizza delivery guy. Most other service industries would be shocked to receive a tip, it is just that uncommon.
There is no standard rule for how much. Just tip what you feel like. Round up a couple of dollars or add $5-10.