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Old 08-19-2024, 08:03 AM   #570
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Picture this - you're a country where eating out is common but waiters aren't paid a proper wage so have to rely on tips. Some are even charged a small fee by their employers. Tipping 15%-20% is the norm and now the practice is spreading to shops and cafes. Places with service counters are starting to demand tips. Everyone grumbles but no-one wants to penalise the staff. They look enviously across the Atlantic where tipping is uncommon. Sound familiar?This is France in 1936.


In France in the 1930s, tipping was getting completely out of hand. Some shops had even started asking for tips. No-one knew how much a product was going to cost, and the waiting staff didn't know if they'd be able to pay the bills. Meanwhile, across the pond in America, tipping was uncommon - even forbidden in many places. It was considered an affront to human dignity harking back to Europe's aristocratic past. Everyone deserves a fair wage.So what did France do?


Well, first, in 1937, they outlawed the "droit de tablier" - the fee some places were charging their staff.Then, shortly after, they outlawed tipping altogether. Restaurants were told to add 15-20% to the menu and pay their staff a living wage. Shops were forbidden from charging for service.That is the story of tipping in France, and also why even today menus in France say "service compris".This is how TIME reported
it
https://time.com/archive/6757157/fra...-more-tipping/


https://www.threads.net/@ruthwarewri...st/C-zgaFvgdK6


Not something I say often, but we should do what France did.
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