"Alan S" wrote in message
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On Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:38:05 GMT, "Why_is_everyone_so_cruel"
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"Ken Blake" wrote in message
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Is it customary to tip the waiter in an Australian restaurant, or is
it like Italy and France, where such tipping is rare?

If tipping is customary, what percentage of the bill is the normal
amount to tip.

Tipping is a very un Australian thing to do.

It indicates to the person receiving the tip that you consider them as
subservient and a lesser human being than you are.

We expect employers to pay a wage that supports the employee and not rely
on
tips to make a wage just below poverty levels.

Great and pompous expectations.

Have you ever worked in a service industry, mate?

Yes, did my "time" in pubs, restaurants and cafes. I realised very quickly
that many of the employees who worked in those venues were more than happy
to work for peanuts - sometimes only tips or a cupboard to sleep in. Those
casual/holiday workers devalued everyone's work and the employers were only
too happy to oblige by reducing wages to below poverty levels for everyone
else. It is the only time I have come across an industry where employees
actually force wages down by "negotiating" ridiculous wages and conditions.