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>"Hunt" > skrev i melding
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>> ... I usually loosely base the tip on the US
>> standards. I hope, that by doing this, I am not setting a bad prescedent
>> in
>> Europe. I also hope that I am not insulting the server in any way, as this
>> is
>> never my intention.
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>Sorry Hunt,
>the waiters probably will talk about "this crazy American" and expect the
>next one to tip as well without returning any extra service...
>Each European country differs from the others, so you should indeed check
>for local customs. For Norway you'd round off to some suitable amount, say
>from 925.- till 1000.- if the service was good, 950.- would do for less than
>adequate service but is still a tip..
>Anders

Thank you Anders. I guess I am close to causing an international incident. I
just hate to think that some slouch in NYC, USA would get 15% off of me, and
some great server in UK, FR, etc. would get nada. It just doesn't seem fair. I
try to find the local custom, and probably do tip *down* a bit in Europe, but
I just can't get away without saying a special "Thank You." Guess I'm just the
stereotypical American, though hopefully not too "Ugly." <G> I also don't wish
to condition anyone to offering less than they would normally, and expect more
compensation. I realize that the slope is getting very slippery for me.

Thank you for the clarification,
Hunt