tomtom345 Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Hi all , am i supposed to tip in the cheap food courts? Fried rice with chiken and bottled water cost me 50 baht , i paid 60 to the guy in there and he gave me 10 baht and said ty in thai and it looked like he wasn't expecting a tip. Do you guys tip when you eat in such places? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertthebruce Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Where ever I eat I always Tip, I do feel for the Thai workers as I know there Salaries are low. So 20 baht here or there does not go amiss.... But that's me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mataleo Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Up to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCM Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 For me it depends if I tip or not. If the service is good, I tip, if the service "scuks" I don't tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draftvader Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Tipping was so not a part of Thai culture. It wasn't a part of British culture for a long time too. The roots "appear" to be in US culture, however there has been a fair amount of backlash against this and there is a growing trend away from it. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-end-of-restaurant-tipping-2013-08-19 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22846846 They both make interesting reading. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ling Kae Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 In most food courts at shopping centres you have the coupon system (Big c and Tesco) so I just pay with them, I have never seen anyone tip there. Then there's the food court on Pattaya Klang soi 16, you pay at the end of your meal, I leave a small tip. I must admit I don't see many Thais tip there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ling Kae Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Where ever I eat I always Tip, I do feel for the Thai workers as I know there Salaries are low. So you tip in say McDonald's? Or food courts with the coupon system? I never do in those kinds of places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petercool Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Tipping at street vendors or such food courts is not expected but occasionally when a few baht only change is due then I might waive that and let them keep it. Unlike many countries, tipping here is voluntary outside of places where they legally must add service charge and tax (e.g. hotels). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jingthing Posted September 11, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2014 If you tip at food courts, the people you are tipping will think you are a moron. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtom345 Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Ty you guys for the answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonytigerbkk Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I would never tip at a food court but I would always tip a rarey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asiantravel Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 If you tip at food courts, the people you are tipping will think you are a moron. with a smile 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunjamesjohnson Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Self serve-no tipping. Sometimes, if my card has a small balance remaining I'll leave my food court charge card for the cleaner. I think they like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chonburiram Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Where ever I eat I always Tip, I do feel for the Thai workers as I know there Salaries are low. So 20 baht here or there does not go amiss.... But that's me.... Many of the stalls in these food courts are manned with independent entrepreneurs. In our local Lotus food court is a hard working Som dam lady and a Kao Kaa Moo guy and a fresh coffee girl who are all doing well, we never give "tip" but often get treated with "specials". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatcharanan Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Where ever I eat I always Tip, I do feel for the Thai workers as I know there Salaries are low. So 20 baht here or there does not go amiss.... But that's me.... Many of the stalls in these food courts are manned with independent entrepreneurs.In our local Lotus food court is a hard working Som dam lady and a Kao Kaa Moo guy and a fresh coffee girl who are all doing well, we never give "tip" but often get treated with "specials". CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapd Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 (edited) Tipping seems to be big in the US because minimum wages are quite low. So service people have to rely on tips to make a living wage. It's gotten out of hand in places like Las Vegas where everyone wants you to grease their palms for any little thing. I won't even go there because of that. Not sure what you mean by food courts. There is no service in food courts and usually you have to purchase tickets so why/who/how are you tipping? The food carts and little mom and pop restaurants are family operated with no paid employees so again, no tipping required. Farang run restaurants/bars are obviously employing Thais so a tip for good service is recommended. Edited September 13, 2014 by lapd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocacoc Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 (edited) I only give tip when the service was extraordinaire. (mod warning, the clip contains bad language) Edited September 13, 2014 by petercool language warning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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