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	Create New Topic   My Posts   My forum buddies   Invite friends   Private messages Russian brides > Main Forum > Tipping in restaurant Author Post Finn_man Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 8/19/2005 5:26:59 AM   Hello, I am a new fellow in this forum. I have a question about tipping in restaurants, is it common, is it done by Russian/Ukrainian customers too? I was in St Petersburg recently and could not get a real picture of what is the case. And in Ukraine (Odessa) women I met insisted that I tip the waiter. Finn_man izifaddag Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 8/19/2005 7:58:45 AM   I tip izifaddag Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 8/19/2005 7:59:17 AM   These people do not make much money and if I can help just a litle then I will do it. N()R Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 8/19/2005 8:17:52 AM   Of course you have to tip!! I didn't at one restaurant, but that had to do with lousy service - Food took too long, and when we finally got the food it was not what we had ordered and so on, then she spilled wine on my ex-wifes dress... they just did not deserve it. But you should always tip. I don't care about that 10% rule, I tip what I feel they deserve for the service... sometimes more sometimes less... homes Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 8/19/2005 11:28:09 AM   Tip like you do at home. One nice thing is they actually appreciate it (many Ruskies don't) and will thank you. You will be a hero and they can eat. olegnay Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 8/19/2005 12:01:21 PM   I agree with homes. good service- good tip. no service - no tip. jetmba. Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 8/21/2005 1:43:29 AM   Good luck trying to give a fair tip (by western standards) in an FSU restaurant. Ladies I have been with became completely peaved when I gave more than the equivalent of 20 or 30 cents with a $40 meal. I've seen ladies (or their mothers in my case) snatch it from the table and ask who I was trying to impress when leaving $6 for service on a $40 check - of course this was a time when the service was excellent and the waitress deserved the fair tip. Neonred Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 8/21/2005 7:11:44 AM   Hi Jet I have experienced the same in Russia with my lady. She would never let me leave more than about 60 or 70 cents, usually 20 rubles. She would always tell me it is enough. Then I would leave more anyway as long as the service was reasonable. Jet, how have you been? Send me an e-mail. nasfan6 Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 8/21/2005 9:52:51 AM   I use Larissa's equation. 160 Grivnas for meal 15 Grivnas tip, A little less than that standard 15% in America. An exceptional waiter can live pretty decent in Mariupol, especially if he works in one of the better restaurants. QuietCharm Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 8/21/2005 2:10:30 PM   Careful you do not export American tipping habits to other countries. You just copy a system that is corrupt. I don't tip for my garbage to be collected. I don't tip for my laundry to be washed and I don't tip for a host of other services. In any other field it is unheard of and I never experienced it in St.P or Moscow. Stop perpetuating this ridiculous 'tax'. It is a con. QC nasfan6 Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 8/21/2005 9:36:18 PM   Gee QC have you spent much time Watching Reservoir Dogs? Tipping is not a tax. A tax is money taking away from you without reservation. Like income taxes. People fall for that con. I've always said more people would be pissed about the ripoff of income taxes if they had to pay it in one lump sum at the end of the year. Instead of incrementally. Funny how a graduated income tax is one of the ten planks of the communist manifesto. Maxirat Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 8/21/2005 11:59:40 PM   I Tip, as I feel sorry for the staff because I know the peanuts they get paid and their boss's get fatter. My Lena only allowed me to tip if we got reasonable service. But in all honesty - the staff never seemed very grateful - I almost got the impression that 10% was less than they expected. But I know most of their own people tipped 0% of the check !! Don't know how you conclude tipping being a Tax - QC I call it a "Tax Free Perk" QuietCharm Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 8/22/2005 12:25:09 AM   Definition of 'tax' from dictionary.com 'A burdensome or excessive demand; a strain.' Maxirat Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 8/22/2005 3:28:42 AM   Ohhh You mean a Tax to me - Da - Now I comprehendo. We are going through an Election campaign here at moment and they talking Tax Cuts and Tax this and that - I am completely Taxed out to be honest !!!! That’s it - no more Tipping - if I get asked why not - I will blame you !!!! Thanx QC nasfan6 Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 8/22/2005 6:24:51 PM   Watch the first few minutes of Reservoir Dogs, Steve Buscemi will give you all you need to know about tipping in a restaurant. QuietCharm Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 8/22/2005 8:05:21 PM   Not my kind of movie, Nas but I did find the dialogue online. I'm with Mr Pink. nasfan6 Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 8/22/2005 10:17:01 PM   Yeah QC, I like Mr. Pinks comment learn to f**king type izifaddag Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 8/24/2005 12:10:12 PM   Tipping is not a Chinese village. I give 10% whether they want it or not. Ptichka Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 8/26/2005 6:23:15 AM   usually there are no tips, but the price of the service is included into your bill.. Your Reply: Your name:   New Registration Password:   Forgot password?   refresh Code:   Russian brides > Main Forum > Tipping in restaurant
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