I hate tipping in all its myriad forms. I always feel like a dick or a sucker. I mean, if my table gets fifteen minutes of a server's time, grand total, but we order $80 worth of food, am I really expected to tip more than I make per hour? Yet, if I don't, am I screwing my server?
It all just makes my maths-inclined brain shut down. People who know me think I have trouble calculating tips - I don't. I have trouble tipping the amount that I'm told is right when I consider the actual exchange of services.
ETA: I loved the German system. If you had decent service, you rounded the bill to 5s. If you had really good service, you'd round up 10. 10DM was about 5 bucks. I never had a problem with that, and it adds up across multiple customers in a way I think is fair. I could feel like I rewarded good service, without feeling like I was paying through the nose for it. Here, I never feel comfortable tipping.
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It all just makes my maths-inclined brain shut down. People who know me think I have trouble calculating tips - I don't. I have trouble tipping the amount that I'm told is right when I consider the actual exchange of services.
ETA: I loved the German system. If you had decent service, you rounded the bill to 5s. If you had really good service, you'd round up 10. 10DM was about 5 bucks. I never had a problem with that, and it adds up across multiple customers in a way I think is fair. I could feel like I rewarded good service, without feeling like I was paying through the nose for it. Here, I never feel comfortable tipping.