Tipping in restaurants
In The Netherlands it's perfectly normal not to give a tip at all. I think I do so about half the time. The other half: not. And when we do tip, the height is usually determined by the amount of small change involved in paying the bill. Say something is € 35, I'd dig out a euro or two at the most. If I haven't got that euro, then no tip.Say something is € 33,90, I'd give 35 and tell them to keep the change. But I might also give that half or whole euro if the total bill is around € 15. When I am eating out well and good (essentially spending a full evening in a restaurant), I'll tip a % of the bill but never more than 10%.When I am abroad I tip more. Probably because I may be unsure if service is included.How we tip in 2011A recent poll by a big bank website showed that if our restaurant bill is 59 euro and we are satisfied with our meal then we pay this:59 euro 10 % 60 euro 25 % 61-64...
