Robin Garr wrote:While I don't disagree in principle - the European system of paying servers a decent wage and tipping only a token amount works better for both waitstaff and the public - I hope you don't put this theory into practice when you're dining out.
The problem is that whether we like this system or not, it's entrenched in the US.
Yes, and I do play along with the system. Doesn't mean I have to like it, though.
-Paul W.