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Originally Posted by driveway
While it's not technically "as often," here is some data compiled by HuffPo in 2013 on amount of money different countries spend on food.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...n_3880324.html
Here are the countries and their spending per person, per year on restaurant meals, data is from 2012. Countries are ordered from least to most total spending on food, alcohol, and tobacco.
USA: $1485
UK: $1405
Greece: $1158
Ireland: $1553
France: $964
Belgium: $942
Denmark: $854
Italy: $1584
Canada: $1465
Hong Kong: $1671
Spain: $2148
Austria: $1774
Finland: $1168
New Zealand: $1701
Sweden: $959
Japan: $1513
Australia: $2131
Norway: $1151
Switzerland: $1501
Based on this list I don't think it's possible to make the argument that eliminating tipping and increasing wages and also prices can at all be tied to people eating out less. I'd argue there are many different factors which have much more impact. |
But that's how much people spend, not how often they eat out. I guarantee you someone in Switzerland or Austria who spends $1500 a year eating out is eating out far less often than someone in the U.S. or Canada who spends the same.
I agree there are a lot of factors. But if Canada becomes more like the non-tipping world when it comes to how eating and drinking out are priced, it will mean eating out less for a lot of people who are currently subsidized by generous tippers.