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Old 01-03-2008, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by scbelle View Post
I'm just glad that here in Germany, as well as many other European countries, the tip is included in the bill. It's not an auto-add, it's figured into the prices on the menu. Being the "crazy Americans", we always add a tip at the end of the meal. It is well received, and usually gets us really good service on future visits.
We never had anything but top-notch service in Europe. I think that may be because servers didn't seem to be Joe Schmoes off the street, like you find in some American restaurants...they're on par with Admin. Assistants/Receptionists/Paralegals/etc and probably get paid accordingly.
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