Americans tip as part of their lifestyle. It doesn’t matter where you are from, when you are in the US you should understand that it is common place and part of the culture. The following is a top 5 guide to tipping for anyone visiting the beautiful country on American holidays
1. Have some dollars ready. When you exchange your currency for US dollars, be sure to ask for a good amount of dollar notes that you can stick about ten of in your wallet at all times to cover yourself.It makes it a lot easier to find the right value of tip you want without asking for change back. Although asking for change is quite common also so don’t be embarrassed
2. Bars. If you are buying your drinks from the bar area then look to give a tip per beverage. This ratio should come down little if you are buying a large number of drinks in one go. If you are seated and your drinks are served to you by a member of staff at your table then look to add on to the total at the end of the night
3. Restaurants. This kind of depends which what type of restaurant you are eating at. Cheaper take-away style places only really should be tipped maybe 15% whilst more up market eateries should be tipped at a rate of around 20-25% of the bill.If the service goes beyond what you were expecting or the staff were particularly useful then do add a little on the tip to thank them for their efforts.
4. Bags.The porter who brings the bags to the room will probably be expecting tip of one dollar per bag. You should really stick to this figure unless you want to give more as a result of exceptional service. Bag carriers at airports should be tipped between to per bag
5. Poor service. don’t reach for you tipping dollars if you don’t find the service is up to scratch. Your choice should be explained to those in charge though. Constructive feedback is generally appreciate in the USA and the people you give it to are rarely offended. Florida holidays staff are particularly humble.
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