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Re: [Debconf-discuss] Lunch / Dinner tips




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On 07/20/2011 02:46 PM, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote:
> On 07/20/2011 02:26 PM, Tiago Bortoletto Vaz wrote:
>> In past DebConfs we have encouraged people to pay waiter/waitress
>> tips even regarding sponsored meals. So this is just a reminder
>> :)
>>
>> Local people say it's normal to pay about 10%. So, something near
>> ?0.75 should be fine, once each meal costs 7.5? for Debconf.
>
> As someone who is also concerned about this, I asked some of the
> local team yesterday if/when/how much we should be tipping, and was
> told that there was no expectation or custom of a tip for meals in
> the hotel restaurant here.
>
> There is an expectation of a roughly 10% or 15% tip when buying
> drinks, at the hotel restaurant or in bars, though.
>
> I'm sure i'm not repeating their words exactly, but that was the
> general idea. Perhaps one of the localteam couldY weigh in on this
> and explain more precisely?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --dkg
>
>
>
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Yes, I can pretty much confirm this. It is not customary to tip hotel
staff, unless you feel like it or you're ordering food and drinks that
you have to pay for.
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