Myth: You’re not Expected to Tip in French Restaurants
Ashley Tinker · TasteThe only people that don’t tip in French restaurants are tourists that read english language guides about France that tell them they don’t need to tip.
It’s true that there isn’t much of a tipping culture here in France; thank goodness! I find the constant tipping (for seemingly everything) when I visit the United States exhausting. …Continue reading here for a general guide for restaurant tipping and service cultural norms in France.
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