Irena Kamińska-Radomska has a large number of fans on her Instagram. Nearly 100,000 people follow her profile and are eager to learn about the principles of good manners. Some of them are obvious, others are controversial. This is the case with tipping in restaurants, as the mentor of the “Projekt Lady” program touched upon in one of her posts.
“If a waiter brings food to the table, a tip is due.”
Opinions are opinions, and what do the principles of savoir vivre say on this topic? It turns out that the question should not be “whether to tip” but “how much”. Kamińska-Radomska explained it clearly. “The amount of tips is one thing, but another is that you should tip – whether you like the service or not,” emphasizes the expert.
“An exceptional situation is when we buy food or drinks at the bar. Then there is no such rule. You can tip, but there is no need to do so. However, if the waiter brings food to the table, a tip is simply due,” she added.
Should you tip? “Yes, this is culture. Poland is probably not ready for it yet.”
There were a lot of strong opinions in the comments. Some even felt offended by Kamińska-Radomska’s position. Others strongly supported her. Among the statements we can find the following:
It’s not appropriate to tell someone what to do with their money.
It’s probably a joke that I should tip even if I don’t like the service. This is a form of reward, recognition. If the waiter sucks, what’s the tip for?
When I worked in a pub in the UK, the amount of tips I received was twice my regular salary. Yes, this is culture. Poland is probably not ready for this yet.
The same video published by the mentor on TikTok also caused quite a stir. Commenters also expressed strong opinions on this topic. Most of them had a similar tone.
I don’t understand why only waiters should be singled out. The person at the cash register in the store also works hard all day, also serves people and somehow no one gives them tips.
If a waiter brings food, he gets paid for it and it is called work.
Seriously? And what is the employer for? Let him give bonuses for good work.
The expert added in the entry that no one enforces us to follow the rules of savoir vivre: “Tipping is a matter of good manners. Of course, there is no obligation to leave tips, just as there is no obligation to use polite phrases, let elders pass at the door, etc.”
Savoir-vivre is not a penal code, but an element of our culture and it is up to us whether and how we use it
– we read in the entries.
Source: Gazeta
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