Posted by: Dindukhi November 29, 2013
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This is an interesting topic. Most Indian/Nepali restaurants give employees fix hourly wage and business owners collect tips. So, in this scenario you not helping waitress/waiter instead selfish business owners. In some cases restaurants hire few part time workers where they pay minimum wage and only full time workers enjoy tips (they keep it and never give to part time workers). Here are few examples in my experience.
a) Indians (not all) - They order cheapest food on menu (like chat, chick peas, hot boiled water (no tap water/ice), red onions on side etc). Obviously their tips amount is small.
b) People from Africa - They barely eat at restaurant, but if they eat, they don't know they should tip. One African guy living in US for 10 years never knew "what is tip"?
c) Nepalese (many) - We tip fairly and quite more understand US culture.
However,
Tips are little biased, if food amount is $100, should we tip $ 15-20? That amount can be easily if two people eat appetizer, entree, dessert and have few drinks. If an entree cost $ 50, $10 tips is too much. I think tips should be based on volume of work, not cost of food.