Hello- some information please

HollyWood

HollyWood

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I'll be traveling to London ,Hastings,then the chunnel to Paris. Is there any cue maker that must be seen ,or is it just pubs with different levels like Amsterdam? because I do play American snooker on 5-10. It was awesome to play on a Riley 6-12.Amsterdam 07. I saw a list of cue makers as well, posted az. thanks for any comments in advance. What should be seen ? I'll be near Victoria Station in London, best western st Leonerds on the sea, and Paris ,the hotel Lotti. My wife , My mother and father coming as well, my father is concerned on the correct amount to tip? mark
 
I Wouldn't buy anything from London let alone a cue. Way overpriced best get on the net and look around and ask others of trheir opinions on cues.

As for tippiong, generally most brits dont bother. Tipping is more of an American thing where staff sometimes work for tips alone. Hotel staff and resteraunts yeah if the service is good or someones gone out of their way to help but they are paid by the hour which you pay for anyway so dont bother.
 
Wity said:
As for tippiong, generally most brits dont bother. Tipping is more of an American thing where staff sometimes work for tips alone. Hotel staff and resteraunts yeah if the service is good or someones gone out of their way to help but they are paid by the hour which you pay for anyway so dont bother.
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Really? I'm moving to England. I hate the concept of tipping in North America.
 
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Really? I'm moving to England. I hate the concept of tipping in North America.
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When i went to Disneyworld I only gave tips to waiters/waitresses when i went out for a meal at night (mind i was in a motel didnt go to any bars and had a hire car and round disneyland you've pre paid foe almost everything with a ticket so there was not much tipping to be done). Having a beer in the Airport coming home I got chatting to an English bird who had been to Florida...

"I got a good deal on the holiday" she said, "but bloody hell it's cost me a fortune in tips, it's so expected of you."

That made me feel like a tightarse as i'd tipped no more than i would have done at home so i quickly changed the subject but i'm wondering now do you tip a barman/ barmaid or anyone serving you in say a cafe?

I never got anything but first rate service with a smile without me giving tips but maybe they were not expecting it of the English ?

edit.. Maybe Hollywood ought to ignore my advice and tip as he would in the States, The English will expect it from a yank :D
 
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Wity said:
When i went to Disneyworld I only gave tips to waiters/waitresses when i went out for a meal at night (mind i was in a motel didnt go to any bars and had a hire car and round disneyland you've pre paid foe almost everything with a ticket so there was not much tipping to be done). Having a beer in the Airport coming home I got chatting to an English bird who had been to Florida...

"I got a good deal on the holiday" she said, "but bloody hell it's cost me a fortune in tips, it's so expected of you."

That made me feel like a tightarse as i'd tipped no more than i would have done at home so i quickly changed the subject but i'm wondering now do you tip a barman/ barmaid or anyone serving you in say a cafe?

I never got anything but first rate service with a smile without me giving tips but maybe they were not expecting it of the English ?

edit.. Maybe Hollywood ought to ignore my advice and tip as he would in the States, The English will expect it from a yank :D
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It is generally expected that you tip 15-20% any waiter or waitress regardless of their level of service (assuming they aren't downright bad and/or insulting). It basically holds true for any server, though not necessarily a bartender who's only served one drink.

My feeling is that they are being paid to do a service, it doesn't make sense for me to tip them for doing what they are being paid to do. The only exception is if they've gone above and beyond basic expectations.
 
I've heard nowadays the employer has to report the ticket totals of all the servers to the IRS and the server is expected to declare a minimum of 10% of that total as tip income - and therefore pay taxes on it. So if you stiff the server they have to pay income tax on a tip they didn't even receive.
 
It was 1991 when i went to Disneyland but you saying that about the IRS has made me remember my last night there. I went out to a Denny's alone my wife and son were both erxhausted having walked around disney and the epcot centre and were both asleep come 10pm.

It was a quiet restaurant that night with only a handful of customers and I chatted a bit with the waiter who told me he was paid a wage but it was also assumed by the IRS that he made 10% on top of that in tips and paid tax on that total.

My son works now in a restaurant here in England where all tips are pooled and shared out equally amongst all employees not just the waitrers. Paying tax on those tips depends on the individual if he/she declares it. Theres no assumption made by our I.R.
 
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Tony Blair addressing France’s National Assembly describing working in a French bar
There was a pot where all the waiters were meant to put their tips, which were then shared out. After two months I realized I was the only one putting tips in. It was my first lesson in socialism in practice.



Two months??? - Tony was none too swift - Good thing he eventually got a job that had no minimum intellectual requirements.:D
 
Tips have inflation as well. In o2 when I 1st got to the USA Pa actually, 10% was considered good or expected. Really good was 12-15 %.
When we left mid of 09 , 15 % was considered good or expected and really good service was 20%.Alot of places had little signs that said a 20% surcharge will be added to groups of 6 or other places 8 or more people.
 
When you see the bill stipulate x% as a service charge really pisses me off especially if it's not on the menu. It's pretty rare but it does happen.
Had a meal in Malta once, terrible service, wrong order and a very long wait. The bill came and they had added x% which was not mentioned on the menu. I paid the bill but not the service charge by giving them the exact cash. The owner came over and said pay up or he'll call the police so i said call em I'll have a pint and wait at the bar.

As folks came in for a meal they were greeted by myself telling them what a rip off place this was and in about 1/2 hr all 20 or so would be customers had turned round and gone elsewhere.

The missus meanwhile thinking coppers there are armed it aint England mebbe we are in the wrong paid the tip.So i finished my beer and we left.

Next day we were told had the police actually come it would have been the pwner who would have been arrested. :rolleyes:
 
Thanks for the correct way- To tip British,English

thanks for the responses - looking forward to another adventure, with the British, French and everybody ,we meet!!! See ya next wk -Mark
 
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