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Opiate · 06-17-2003, 03:26 AM

i travelled to the US when i was fairly young and the concept of tipping was alien to me. As Meri said we dont tip at all here in the land of Oz, but our waiters/waitressess get paid fairly well.

ive worked in the food and retail industry for a bit, and the minimum wage i think accross the board for a 20 year old is $13.20 which is around USD $7-8 (not sure of the exchange rate), thats the flat weekday rate and sundays get time and a half (some places may even give time and a quarter for saturdays).

i dont think ive ever tipped anyone in my lifetime, apart from the rare occurance where ive been with some friends and we didnt want to bother splittling all the notes for change.

just my 2 cents

06-17-2003, 03:26 AM	#59 (permalink)
Opiate Tilted Location: Melbourne	i travelled to the US when i was fairly young and the concept of tipping was alien to me. As Meri said we dont tip at all here in the land of Oz, but our waiters/waitressess get paid fairly well. ive worked in the food and retail industry for a bit, and the minimum wage i think accross the board for a 20 year old is $13.20 which is around USD $7-8 (not sure of the exchange rate), thats the flat weekday rate and sundays get time and a half (some places may even give time and a quarter for saturdays). i dont think ive ever tipped anyone in my lifetime, apart from the rare occurance where ive been with some friends and we didnt want to bother splittling all the notes for change. just my 2 cents __________________ when i am king, you will be first against the wall... Last edited by Opiate; 06-17-2003 at 03:42 AM..