Tipping in your nation

[Allinlia]

what are the people of your nation's feelings on tipping at bars/restaurants/tipping the pizza boy/etc. ?

Do they tip generously? Do they not believe in it? Does their culture have a particular belief on the practice or do they do what they do because of their own attitude? Do servers even expect them? Would they possibly be insulted if they got one? if they didn't? How much is considered average? Generous? Excessive?

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Allinlians tend to be generous tippers and the practice is customary. 20% is typical with some going as high as 25% or more. 15% is a bit low but perfectly acceptable. Allinians tend to have a standard personal amount that they habitually leave all the time, it generally doesn't depend on how much they like the service but they can be persuaded to give extra if they are particularly happy.

Not leaving any tip at all is considered incredibly rude unless the server was flat out acting unreasonably toward the customer.

[Allmann]

Tipping is generally unheard of in Allemann, waiters and waitresses already have a salary and would most likely be offended by being given 'tip'.

[Novus Niciae]

Tipping is unnessicary but is appreciated in our nation.

[Sidhae]

Tipping is not practiced out of practical difficulty to do so - the average citizen in the Imperium doesn't use cash these days, all transactions being digital and automatically-managed, making tipping somewhat problematic. Also, it doesn't makes sense to a Sidh - if a waiter (or any other employee traditionally tipped by customers) does his job well, it should be his employer, not the customer who should reward him. That person is, after all, just doing properly the job he's been hired to do.

A Sidh equivalent of a tip is a positive reference that one can log about any particular employee that served him upon leaving the facility. With enough such references accumulated, the said employee can expect promotion.

Nowadays, however, most customer services in hotels and restaurants are handled by robots, making tips even more obsolete, only the most luxurious ones still using an all-Sidh staff.

Sidhae who frequent the human nations (diplomats and merchants mostly) are familiar with the custom, but do not practice it within the Imperium for reasons given above.

[Radiatia]

Tipping in restaurants is absolutely unheard of and if you do it Radiatians will assume that you can't count very well.

[Hurp Land]

I think your question can easily be answered by my country's major industry, pizza delivery. Pizza delivery doesn't just become the most productive/ profitable industry in your country on it's own. Every one tips the pizza delivery guy. It's just how it works.

[Swilatia]

Tipping is not necessary but is always appreciated. 5% to 10% is considered a normal tip in Swilatia.

[Evil Lord Bane]

To Insure Proper Service (tips). Most waiters and waitresses, Cab Drivers and Baggage Handlers receive them. The normal rate is 10-15%.

[Great Nepal]

That depends on where you are.
If you are a major cities, which are generally affluent neighbourhood: you are expected to pay 10-15% in tips.
Elsewhere, there isn't such expectation but most people trend to 'tip' workers by letting them keep the change.

[Phing Phong]

Tipping in Phing Phong is highly uncommon. It is usually practiced by tourists from countries where it is common etiquette, and there have been cases of waiters and waitresses unfamiliar with the custom attempting to return the tip money, misinterpreting it as accidental overpayment.

[San Leggera]

When we have been served well, we tip generously. For example; for a $45 meal (~Ŧ24.75) with good service, an average tip would be around $20 (Ŧ11). Less good service would probably garner a tip around $5 (Ŧ2.75).

[Maraque]

In Tsvarchi when someone provides a service they're already being paid to do, a tip of 10% is just considered polite and shows your appreciation for the help.

When it is simply out of the kindness of one's heart and they are not being paid to do it specifically, anywhere from 5-20% is considered appropriate.

The only time a person wouldn't tip in Tsvarchi is if they declined the help, but the person did it anyway. That would garner no tip, because that would appear to be tip-fishing, which we do not like.

[Phocidaea]

We just have the goddamn place pay the workers a decent wage, so they don't need tips.

But a small tip of an adamas or two is acceptable to reward particularly good service.

[Auzkhia]

Some do it, some don't it isn't very common but tips are appreciated as a gesture of thankfulness.

[Lotrabme]

Tipping was practiced prior to the Cataclysm that lead to the formation of the Lotrabme, and so the idea of it stuck around. Now-a-days people continue to tip just as before.

Tipping in the Mind Empire is generally a sign of appreciation of service. If you like the food or the waiter's attitude and catering it is polite to leave a tip. It is not necessary but if you really liked what you had that evening, and you want the restaurant to know, its good to leave a tip.

[The Imperial Terran Republic]

It depends on the type of restaurant and what food is being served.

In luxury restaurants and high class locations tipping can go up to 50%-65%.

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In more family style restaurants tipping is usually 30%-40%.

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(I realize you maybe wondering there is not much difference between upper and lower class eating centers we are a very aristocratic nation.)

[Swilatia]

It depends on the type of restaurant and what food is being served.

In luxury restaurants and high class locations tipping can go up to 50%-65%.

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In more family style restaurants tipping is usually 30%-40%.

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(I realize you maybe wondering there is not much difference between upper and lower class eating centers we are a very aristocratic nation.)

65%???

Do restaurant staff in your nation even get paid at all?

[Azerbach]

Tipping is much appreciated but it is not a total necessity. Waitresses/waiters, pizza boys, and other servers are usually not offended or unhappy when they do not receive a tip.

[Low State]

Tipping at bars/restaurants/pizza boys are common. Most people feel the need to tip if it was great service.

Do they tip generously?:Most people do, even if the service wasn't that great. If the service was terrible, no tip.
Do they not believe in it?Some people don't but it is frowned upon if people don't tip when it is good service.
Does their culture have a particular belief on the practice or do they do what they do because of their own attitude?:It's usually just their attitude that makes them tip.
Do servers even expect them?:Most servers do expect a tip
Would they possibly be insulted if they got one? No, servers see it that the customer enjoyed their service.
if they didn't?Yes they would but they cannot do anything about it if they do not receive a tip
How much is considered average?Usually, around 5-10% of the meals price.
Generous? Closer to the 10% range is generous
Excessive?Anything above 15% can be taken as an insult that the waiter/waitress is poor.

**There are no laws about tipping. It is totally up to the customer.**

[Bodobol]

Tipping is unnessicary but is appreciated in our nation.

This, pretty much.

[Syleru]

Tipping in Syleru is the equivalent of saying someone is poor or needy, and is highly frowned upon in most urban centers as services such as waiters are already paid upwards to $60 000 (ए_n 42 900)a year for active service by most employers. Even in less urban settlements with lower-class resteraunts, where employers may only pay upwards to $40 000 (ए_n 28 600) a year tipping is still unnecessary and tourist attempts to do it out of kind hearts will be promptly rejected by locals politely. Waiters will often try to explain Syleruian etiquette to foreigners so the same mistake won't occur twice.

In the colonies, tipping is more acceptable as colonial citizens are paid less than homeland citizens so instead of being taken as an insult, Syleruian citizens abroad will appreciate the sentiment and thank you. Even with the lower pay only 5%-10% is necessary for a good service as pay is still fairly high, even in the poorest colonies.

Another tipping custom in Syleru is if the waiter is a good friend or family, in that case tipping is considered as a friendly gesture by neighbours and is widely accepted.

[Arkiasis]

Tipping is unnecessary because wait staff are covered by wager laws and are actually paid hourly wages by the establishment. We are the not the US where apparently wage laws don't exist for servers and the customer should be paying for the salaries of wait staff, that's the employers job. Wages for wait staff generally start at around 15 to 20 credits an hour. Though sometimes tips are given for exceptionally great service and generally are extremely appreciated by staff, around 5% to 10% is appreciated, anything more is seen as excessive. Generally, instead of tips being kept by individual servers they are pooled by the staff and are spent on things that directly benefit the staff on a whole, such as funding staff Christmas parties or improving facilities.

[Lietania]

Tipping is considered a polite gesture measured on the service, and as salary tax-exempt income of waiting staff, they benefit the subject greatly. Tips from 15-20% are generally acceptable for meals that go well. Higher tips may be called for and are subjective based upon the patron, and are particularly expected if the waiting staff has had to go through extenuating circumstances (such as servicing large groups).

Giving a small tip (as low as a penny) is considered an action carrying a stronger connotation of rudeness than not giving a tip at all, but it is generally advised that patrons come with the money available to pay both the sales tax and an additional full 15-20% tip on meals. If service was sub-par or was terrible, declining a tip is considered the most appropriate response.

Tipping is generally reserved for service restaurants and certain check-out lines. Tips in a professional setting, such as a doctor or medical facility, are inappropriate and carry a stronger degree of rudeness than giving a small tip to a waiter would; both are seen as deliberately 'cheapening' the work of the person in question.

Wages for waiters typically revolve around $4-5 an hour and increase with tips.

[Oceara]

Regularly done, seen as an act of kindness that would benefit the nation as a whole later on when the Tipped person would spend such money. Allowing for the nation's money to go in multiple directions based on each person's ideals rather than one rich person's ideals.

[Fatatatutti]

In most Fatatatutian restaurants, you negotiate a price with the waitress and she negotiates a price with management. Whatever the difference is, she keeps. If you offered a "tip" over and above the negotiated price, that would be seen as nullifying the bargain and the haggling would begin again.