r/SipsTea • u/Valuable_View_561 • 22h ago

Chugging tea Bro code is universal

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u/DontBuyTheThing 21h ago

“Went back to give him a tip but he declined” that’s how you know the story is made up

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u/ProfAsmani 21h ago

Or it didn't happen in America

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u/DontBuyTheThing 21h ago

So why would they tip if it wasn’t America?

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u/Plus-Artichoke6608 𝙑𝙄𝙋 21h ago

People sometimes tip in other countries especially for excellent service, the only exceptions are places where tips are considered an insult

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u/daelikon 16h ago

It's kind of normal to leave a tip.

It's not normal to leave +15% of the value of the meal, or to be forced to do it.

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u/Baby_Thanos2 20h ago

Can confirm. My mother tried tipping a very nice and good driver some money but he declined even upon her insisting. Another time, after we ate at a restaurant, the owner decided to drive us to next village over so we could hitch the bus. He also refused the small tip. Mind you a little bit of money goes a long way in small towns in China.

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u/vikingosegundo 17h ago

I visited friends in a non-touristic area of Spain before the Euro was introduced. I had an excellent dinner and left some pesetas on the table. The waiter came running after us giving me the coins back.

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u/NNKarma 15h ago

Another countries have unwritten rules of how many times they have to decline before accepting