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- Camino Frances April 2022,
Is there tipping on the Camino? I will be doing the Camino Frances in April.
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Yes, be generous, those businesses have had it tough for the past two years.Is there tipping on the Camino? I will be doing the Camino Frances in April.
The tipping customs in different places are different. The Europeans have a service charge included in your restaurant tab. Also, where in the US the expected average tips are often part of the minimum wage computation, I think in European countries it's different and the tips aren't actually expected unless an unusual circumstance applies.If you get bill for 8,50 euros then leave a 10. For God's sake how can any one be so.....
I don't know where you got this idea, tips are much appreciated in Spain, I'm just back and go there regularly and I can tell you that the staff are very happy to be tipped and I don't think it's treating them as a charity case, its showing appreciation for good service.I think in European countries it's different and the tips aren't actually expected unless an unusual circumstance applies.
Thank you. I have probably given a "tip" less than ten times in my life, excepting of course, those times when it is automatically added to the bill as a type of "tax".The tipping customs in different places are different. The Europeans have a service charge included in your restaurant tab. Also, where in the US the expected average tips are often part of the minimum wage computation, I think in European countries it's different and the tips aren't actually expected unless an unusual circumstance applies.
If you want to support the business, instead of treating them like a charity case which is demeaning, spend more on the stuff you're buying. IMHO, YMMV, etc.
In Spain I was treating some Spanish friends to dinner, the bill arrived, I paid it, and set out about a 10-15% tip, then excused myself to the ladies room. The meal hadn't been particularly good, but that was no fault of the waiter (his performance wasn't stellar either, but...). When I returned to the table one of my Spanish friends handed me the money that I was leaving for a tip, and said that NO tip should be left because of the quality of the food. I think that I did sneak back and leave a smaller tip.But it can be a bit uncomfortable to be taken out to dinner by a visiting Spanish friend in the US — I have had to run back on the pretense that I left something on the table to slip some cash to the poor waitress.)
That's exactly what I was thinking....Yes, be generous, those businesses have had it tough for the past two years.
Hi there. I live in Andalucia, 100 km north west of Seville. The culture here is to leave only small tips. It can be difficult to suss out but generally if you are in a family-run place then the tendency is NOT to tip. If you assume that the waiter/waitress is just an employee (probably minimum wage) and the service has been good then tip as generously as you feel that they deserve.Is there tipping on the Camino? I will be doing the Camino Frances in April.
I had the same question when i did my first camino so i asked various Spanish people along the way if it is customary. Most folks told me it is not necessary but appreciated. So i tipped, about the same amount someone earlier mentioned (leave 10 for a 8.50 bill) and it always felt like a good thing.Is there tipping on the Camino? I will be doing the Camino Frances in April.
There can be a reluctance to disturb local practice, and end up disadvantaging a local population which does not practise tipping. I prefer to be generous in such matters, but here I would be thoughtful-- I follow my Spanish friends' advice to do what I feel like and follow my inclination at the time.If you get bill for 8,50 euros then leave a 10. For God's sake how can any one be so.....
I don't know what you mean: be so...If you get bill for 8,50 euros then leave a 10. For God's sake how can any one be so.....
Thank you for your honesty.I had the same question when i did my first camino so i asked various Spanish people along the way if it is customary. Most folks told me it is not necessary but appreciated. So i tipped, about the same amount someone earlier mentioned (leave 10 for a 8.50 bill) and it always felt like a good thing.
BSTipping is a way of feeling superior, of separating oneself from the more common people.
It is a cheap way of bolstering an ego.