ALBAWABA - The World Cup, doubtlessly, brings fans from all around the world to come and cheer for their favorite teams and to experience the cultures of the host countries - one culture however has slipped World Cup fans by; tipping.
Tipping is seen not as something optional in the U.S. but as something compulsory, that anyone should tip their server as they pay for their meal, this mindset, however, hardly exists elsewhere; leading frustrated restaurant owners to add the tip to the total cost of the bill.
According to the New York Post, several restaurants across the U.S. are fighting back against non U.S. customers by adding the tip to the bill, valued at %20 of the total cost of the bill; meaning a $200 bill will now have $40 added to it - mandatory.
A bill with the tip added as 'Gratuity' at a restaurant in Miami. (Dexerto via X)
The New York Post spoke to several waitresses across New York, some waitresses say that they’ve had to constantly explain to visitors that they are expected to tip, while others say: “I mean, obviously they don’t tip like normal, they’ve already spent a lot of money to be here in the first place,”
Travelling to the U.S. to watch the World Cup has already caused controversy over its high cost - with it costing the average non-American fan somewhere around $6,000 - $10,000 per person.
Should the restaurants be more understanding to different cultures and the heavy cost fans bear to visit their country - or should they do as they did and add the tip into the bill?
