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e such a vacation in a long time), I was filled with both excitement and dread.On one hand, I was looking forward to lounging on the beach and exploring a new place.On the other, I knew of the tipping requirements in America which made me feel like I had to spend extra money just to be polite.When I arrived in Key West Florida in 2013, tipping everyone from the driver to the waitstaff cost me $500 for just five days.That is why my experience last summer in the Canary Islands was so gratifying — I spent only 10 euros during my entire stay! No more worrying about tipping expectations.After reading Mike’s and Sara’s stories, I couldn’t agree more with their sentiment about tipping culture in America.It has truly become out of control, with the expectation of tipping for even the most minimal of services.It’s refreshing to see a different approach to tipping in Spain, where it is not expected, and wait staff are compensated fairly for their work.I remember my first experience with tipping in America and feeling the pressure to tip exorbitantly for fear of being seen as cheap or rude.It’s a burden that shouldn’t be placed on customers, especially when the cost of the service already includes the employee’s wage.In Spain, I can enjoy my meals and services without the constant worry of how much to tip.It’s a freeing feeling that allows me to truly enjoy my experiences without the added stress of figuring out how much to pay for good service.I hope that America can learn from Spain’s approach to tipping and move towards fair compensation for all service workers.No one should feel the pressure to tip excessively. Especially, in America: the first world country that brags we are the best, but is greedy to pay its workers.</article></body>

Tipping Culture In Spain

America watch and learn…

A few days ago, I read a story on Medium about how tipping culture in America went nuts and crossed the line of sanity.

It became insane.

Here are some quotes from the story Tipping Has Gotten Out of Control written by Mike Knittel:

If I’m at a traditional restaurant and am being served by a waiter or waitress, I’m happy to tip and tip generously.

But if I’m ordering at a counter — like I was at Tijuana Flats — and am carrying my tray of food to a table myself, the unspoken arrangement no longer applies. This should be obvious to all parties involved, and I resent the emotional manipulation that comes packaged with the tip option at the bottom of that payment terminal.

or Sara Burdick's recent video on YT:

When I got to the end of the story and Sara’s video, I couldn’t help but smile. Not out of the “Schadenfreude,” the joy at someone else’s misfortune, as the Germans would call it, but because I was glad to see how tipping is viewed differently in Spain.

I remember as I walked away from the restaurant for the first time, I heard someone yell behind me: “Senora, Senora! You forgot your money!”

I turned around to see the waiter from the restaurant we just had dinner running towards me, with a stack of euros in his hand.

I tried to protest that it was his tip, but my Spanish was poor and he refused to accept it.

Well, I reluctantly took the money and left.

The first weeks after my arrival in Spain (2018), I always left a euro or two on the table as a gesture of tipping — only for the waiter to always run after me to give my change back.

Since then small changes have been made, and now waiters may accept 50 cents or a single euro as a tip.

Nevertheless, no gratuity is expected.

Wait staff enjoy long careers with competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.

You won’t find students waiting tables as you do in the United States due to affordable tuition costs, which average around 725 Euros annually.

In the same way, tipping taxi drivers and hairdressers is not required at all. Even if I do offer a tip to my hairstylist, it’s typically less than 5 euros — not the 20 to 50 dollars I used to give in America.

Another good memory I have about the tipping experience was as I headed off on my vacation last summer( didn’t have such a vacation in a long time), I was filled with both excitement and dread.

On one hand, I was looking forward to lounging on the beach and exploring a new place.

On the other, I knew of the tipping requirements in America which made me feel like I had to spend extra money just to be polite.

When I arrived in Key West Florida in 2013, tipping everyone from the driver to the waitstaff cost me $500 for just five days.

That is why my experience last summer in the Canary Islands was so gratifying — I spent only 10 euros during my entire stay! No more worrying about tipping expectations.

After reading Mike’s and Sara’s stories, I couldn’t agree more with their sentiment about tipping culture in America.

It has truly become out of control, with the expectation of tipping for even the most minimal of services.

It’s refreshing to see a different approach to tipping in Spain, where it is not expected, and wait staff are compensated fairly for their work.

I remember my first experience with tipping in America and feeling the pressure to tip exorbitantly for fear of being seen as cheap or rude.

It’s a burden that shouldn’t be placed on customers, especially when the cost of the service already includes the employee’s wage.

In Spain, I can enjoy my meals and services without the constant worry of how much to tip.

It’s a freeing feeling that allows me to truly enjoy my experiences without the added stress of figuring out how much to pay for good service.

I hope that America can learn from Spain’s approach to tipping and move towards fair compensation for all service workers.

No one should feel the pressure to tip excessively. Especially, in America: the first world country that brags we are the best, but is greedy to pay its workers.