Fun Fact for people who don't live in America but are planning on going to places like New York City, New Orleans, etc on vacation:
Please tip 15%-20% of the total cost of your meal at any restaurant. I know it sounds like a lot, but the minimum wage in America is $7.25 an hour. Most waiters and waitresses make their almost all of their money off of tips. My sister (who's a waitress) tells me about tourists from places like Canada (where the minimum wage is actually something a person can live off of) who tip horribly by American standards. However, this one guy asked her what should he tip, and he gasped in shock and a bit of terror when she mentioned the minimum wage as why you should tip 15%-20%.
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Fun Fact for people who don't live in America but are planning on going to places like New York City, New Orleans, etc on vacation:
Please tip 15%-20% of the total cost of your meal at any restaurant. I know it sounds like a lot, but the minimum wage in America is $7.25 an hour. Most waiters and waitresses make their almost all of their money off of tips. My sister (who's a waitress) tells me about tourists from places like Canada (where the minimum wage is actually something a person can live off of) who tip horribly by American standards. However, this one guy asked her what should he tip, and he gasped in shock and a bit of terror when she mentioned the minimum wage as why you should tip 15%-20%.