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France - Tipping
Tipping in France is not compulsory but recommended.
A 15 percent
tip is customary in restaurants and cafés often and is often
included in the bill. It is referred to "service compris."
However you are dissatisfied don't pay it. In chic restaurants, a
more generous tip is expected.
Hotels
€1.50 for room service and €1-€1.50 per bag to porters.
Taxi drivers
About 10 percent of the metered charge.
Hairdresser
About 10 percent
Others
Small tips (€.50) are reasonable for cloakroom and washroom
attendants and theater ushers. Tip museum tour guides €.75-€1.50. It
is also standard practice to tip tour guides and bus drivers after
an excursion €1.50 or more.
Service station attendants are not tipped for giving gas or oil, but
get €.75-€1.50 for checking tires. |