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Tipping OuT
Japan
Tipping isn't
customary,
and can be
considered a
little insulting.
FranCe
By law, a 15 per cent
service compris is
always included on
a restaurant bill; it's
not uncommon to
leave a little extra,
but it's not expected.
Grabbing un café?
Round up your bill to
the next Euro.
CHina
Traditional Chinese
restaurants don't typically
accept tips, but it's become
more common in Western-
style restaurants.
The North American standard of tipping
15 to 20 per cent on your restaurant bill
isn't standard elsewhere
sweden
Most restaurants include a service
charge, but if there isn't one, five
to 10 per cent is the rule—usually
achieved by rounding up the bill.
italy
Tipping isn't customary,
though you can leave
the change.
Kenya
Wait staff relies heavily
on tips, and foreigners
are expected to tip 10
per cent.
tHailand
Tipping isn't expected, but leave
behind the change from a large bill.
Upscale restaurants may include a
10 per cent service charge.
australia
No tipping expected
here, though large
groups often leave
something extra in
a restaurant.
slovaKia
Locals round to the next
Euro, but it's considered
courteous for foreigners
to tip 10 per cent.
Britain
Don't worry about tipping in
pubs, but 10 to 12.5 per cent
(the latter in London) is cus-
tomary in seated restaurants.
