The toxic tipping culture is spilling abroad too.
Several restaurant owners are advocating in Italy to make 20% tips mandatory so they can reduce their costs.
The toxic tipping culture is spilling abroad too.
Several restaurant owners are advocating in Italy to make 20% tips mandatory so they can reduce their costs.
It's not "spilling abroad". Italy had tips built into their bills when I went there over 20 years ago.
In Italy tips are never required as are a part of what you pay for. You leave a tip for outstanding service if you want, but it’s neither mandated nor customary.
No one's saying they're required. When you say it's not customary, how do you reconcile that with it being printed as part of the bill?
If it is printed on the bill it is not a tip. You must be talking about "coperto", i.e. servics costs. This money does goes to the waiter.
That's just paying with extra steps.
Nonsense.
What you're referring to as "tip", is the coperto. It's a minimal, fixed, optional fee that includes service, bread and table setting.
Not every place makes you pay it, it's more common in more expensive restaurants, but still, it ranges from 0 to an average 2 euros per person.
Comparing it to %-based mandatory tips in US is nonsense.
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