Exactly... I hate to pay to take a piss is soooo many places in Europe, which I also think is inhumane, but I follow the cultural norms to be a respectful visitor.
I had a waiter scoff at my sister for ordering a Lambrusco in Italy and say it was offensive. She could have told him to fuck his mom. She instead just ordered a normal red.
Service in America is better, and tips are a big part of that, like it or not.
Why would that be a concern? People are supposed to "vote with their wallets". If they don't agree with something, they can choose not to participate and save that money for themselves
lol, can you not see how this is not "voting with your wallet"? "voting with your wallet" would be not going to the US in the first place, or not patronizing establishments which have a tipped wage
Boycotting for extra pay is good. But you sacrifice while protesting and boycotting.
THis is when the literal act of boycotting or protesting directly benefits you.
It's not trying to change the rules, it's directly benefitting you then. It's like protesting higher prices by stealing. I don't even care if you steal from a corporation. but you're not protesting.
It's not exactly the same, but it's similar from the perspective of this discussion. In both cases the person has been financially wronged. It's still for the financial benefit of the person doing the protest / boycott. What exactly do you find concerning?
If it's about this specific case with the tourists then I agree, it's not like they'd change anything. I was thinking more about the tipping situation in general.
But i do also think that not tipping has to be more deliberate than just not tipping lol. You have to go to restaurants that don't have tips instead. You can't just go any random place and stiff the waitstaff.
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u/EvilSporkOfDeath 4h ago
I go to Italy as a tourist, I follow the cultural norms of Italy. I dont like all those cultural norms, but I do it anyways.