You have been served delicious food at a restaurant. The bill is waiting to be paid, you check it and notice that service charge isn't included in the bill amount. Hence, you leave 10 Rupees tip for the waiter who served the food to you. This is a very Indian way of tipping. The bill amount might be upto 500 or even 700 Rupees but the tip remains 10 bucks, because that's what we've always been doing. Unlike the Americans who tip anywhere between 10% to 20% of the bill amount, we Indians pay somewhere around 2% or less. This is where I differ. In order to maintain a balance and not set incorrect expectations for the waiters I tip more than average but I do not tip an extravagant amount. My tips range from 5% to 10% depending on the service. I ensure that even the bad server is tipped, albeit I do tell him what was it that I did not like about his/her service. I do not tip because I have money at disposal, I tip because they don't.
Why I Tip more?
Why I Tip more?
You have been served delicious food at a restaurant. The bill is waiting to be paid, you check it and notice that service charge isn't included in the bill amount. Hence, you leave 10 Rupees tip for the waiter who served the food to you. This is a very Indian way of tipping. The bill amount might be upto 500 or even 700 Rupees but the tip remains 10 bucks, because that's what we've always been doing. Unlike the Americans who tip anywhere between 10% to 20% of the bill amount, we Indians pay somewhere around 2% or less. This is where I differ. In order to maintain a balance and not set incorrect expectations for the waiters I tip more than average but I do not tip an extravagant amount. My tips range from 5% to 10% depending on the service. I ensure that even the bad server is tipped, albeit I do tell him what was it that I did not like about his/her service. I do not tip because I have money at disposal, I tip because they don't.
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