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How to Calculate Tips When Traveling in the US
I'm traveling the world with my teenage son. We decided to visit the United States and Hawaii, and the biggest concern was actually the financial aspect. Since I have to pay for every meal, I couldn't help but be concerned about tipping.
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1. Restaurants in the US where tipping is required
If you've ever eaten at a restaurant in the United States, you probably know that tipping is a must. That's because tipping is the primary source of income for those providing service.
So if you don't tip,‘I think it means that you are very dissatisfied with your service.‘' is done.
Restaurants in Hawaii and the US where tipping is required Includes all restaurants that come to each table with a menu, take orders, and serve food.Yes. Usually, in these restaurants, you have to tip between 15% and 25%, and the choice is up to the customer.
The restaurant above is the breakfast restaurant of a hotel I stayed at in Portland, Oregon. In South Korea, tipping is not required when eating breakfast included in a hotel restaurant, but in the United States, it's different.
Although I was aware of American tipping culture, I had no idea that tipping was even required at hotel breakfast restaurants. This is likely to be a confusing prospect for Koreans traveling to the US for the first time.
In American restaurants, you can pay by card and choose to tip, but here, I didn't have to pay separately, so I finished eating. Most people leave a tip of about $5 in cash on the table.It was.
2. Restaurants where you don't have to tip
but, There are also tip-free restaurants in the US.Here it is. First of all, it is a fast food restaurant that you are all familiar with.
For example, most restaurants such as McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, and IN & OUT have customers come in and order, and when it is their turn, they have to take their own food and clean up after they finish eating.
I've often wondered if this difference in tipping might be one of the reasons Americans flock to fast-food restaurants so often. It seems clear that tips make up a significant portion of their economy.
In these cases, restaurants are free from tipping. You pay at the place where you pay. Tip BoxHowever, in my case, I have never received exceptionally good service or felt friendly at these fast food restaurants, so I have never tipped.
The photo above is a very famous restaurant in Honolulu, Hawaii. This is Marugame Udon. In this restaurant, customers have to stand in line to order, get their food, sit at a table, and even clean up after themselves.
A restaurant that is not only delicious but also reasonably priced so you don't have to spend money on tipping.That's why I ate at this restaurant once a day.
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3. A reasonable way to calculate tips
When traveling in the United States, you can't always eat at restaurants where tipping isn't required.
Sometimes we need to have a meal or a drink at a nice restaurant or a pub with an American feel, and that's when we ‘How can I tip appropriately without offending the other person?‘I start to think about it.
I heard some very sensible advice from my brother, who has lived in the US for 20 years and currently lives in San Francisco with his family, and it was so clear that I wanted to share it with other confused travelers to the US like me.
- Choose one of 15%, 18%, or 25%
When paying by card, you're usually given a choice of one of the percentages listed above. Deciding which one to choose can be daunting, but the choice is surprisingly simple.
First, I tell them If you received satisfactory service or felt the service was very friendly, you can choose the 18% tip line. However, in all other cases, you can choose the 15% tip line without hesitation.You can do it.
- (Food price + service charge / tax) 15%? Is this correct?
Koreans vaguely know that in the US, a tip is supposed to be around 10-15%.
However, it is a very sensitive issue for the giver to tip 15%, which is the price including service charge and tax, and to tip 15%, which is the price of the food.
And most restaurants only offer the 15%, 18%, and 25%, which naturally include service charge and tax.
For those who don't know much, they will choose 15% and 18% without any resistance and also don't know which one is the problem.
However, according to my younger brother who has lived in the US for 20 years, ‘'Paying 15%, the price of the meal excluding service charge and tax, is the most reasonable, and there is no problem calculating and paying the tip that way.'’He says confidently.
In most cases, Users can also input their own tips without selecting the three preset tips%.. So, you can calculate the exact price of the food (15%) and add the service charge, tax, etc. to pay the tip.
It wasn't a problem at all, even though my brother and I continued to pay like that while traveling in the US.
Example) If $150 (food price) + $30 (service/tax), then $150 x 0.15 = $22.5 Add $150 (food price) + $30 (service/tax) + $22.5 (tip 15%) to pay $202.5You can do it.
Know the exact calculation method and give tips
You can choose one of the three preset tip options and give a comfortable tip. Perhaps you can even give more than 25% to receive the best service without resorting to the complicated calculations above.
However, the reason why I shared the calculation method above is It means that you should know and give tips even if you give too much.am.
I'm writing this because I don't know how much I should tip or what an appropriate tip level is, and I hope that people don't give tips without knowing that the restaurant has already calculated the tip with tax added to it.
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