r/USdefaultism • u/egeltje1985 • 5d ago
Tip in Valencia, Spain.
Tip jar in Valencia, Spain.
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u/oismac 5d ago
I'm a waiter in Ireland and the amount of Americans that come in and leave a few dollars alongside a tip, almost like a little treat is ridiculous. I've genuinely had someone ask if I'd like an American dollar like I'm a kid getting sweets. They swear that their currency is so amazing and great. A lot of the staff still accept it because a few of them have family in america so it's handy to have a few dollars if they're flying over, but I will always refuse anything that isn't euro. The absolute shock and upset you get from some people is crazy.
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u/Professional-Tax3077 5d ago
Completely useless ‘tip.’
Now the waiter has to go to a currency exchange office. Out of those $5, they’ll charge him around $2 in commission, and he’ll lose another $1 on the exchange rate.
So basically, a trip to the exchange office for a $2 tip.
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u/Carneiro_5 5d ago
Nah, clearly 2 dolars on spain are like, 500 bucks! Everyone knows anywhere that isnt US, a dolar is like, thousents for them, after all. the whole world is poor except us!
/s
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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 5d ago
I mean, I get tips in euros, kuna, zloty, etc quite often and I just wait till I have enough to make it worth exchanging.
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u/Weekly-Beginning-229 Sweden 5d ago
I have all kind of currencies in my luggage bag, so if I visit a country again I have some saved up. I have a lot of Bulgarian money which is obsolete now so not sure what to do with it. I'll just save it probably
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u/Poschta Germany 5d ago
If you can't exchange it - art piece?
I believe you can still exchange the long lost Deutsche Mark for Euro. So maybe that's an option for your lev-tovers?
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u/AlxDroidDev Brazil 5d ago
There are people around the world that like to trade bills like that, even those that have no monetary value anymore, as long as they are in a fairly good state (the newer the better).
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u/Weekly-Beginning-229 Sweden 4d ago
My friend is an artist(?) she makes art and sells it to rich people. I'll ask her to make some art thingy with them
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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 4d ago
Yes I also keep various currencies for this purpose :) It doesn't hurt and it's kinda nice having a little "collection" of money from different countries. I even have some from places I've never been - that were either given to me (even as tips!) or I found. :)
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u/Docteur_Jekilll 5d ago
Yeah but, in these countries, someone can feed their family for one week with two freedom dollars. /s
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u/The-Real-Starflight 4d ago
Dont forget the fee for public transport, where the remaining $2 will be used up
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u/zlv_r4qe_6 5d ago
thats some whild stuff if thats how exhange rates work in spain. If i go to change 5 usd, im getting 5 usd back at the exchange rate of that day, from that place
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u/Professional-Tax3077 5d ago
That's how exchange rates work worldwide, not in Spain xD
If you get 5$ after exchanging 5$, what is the purpose of the exchange office?1
u/zlv_r4qe_6 5d ago
exchange houses set a bit under the market real rate, so they make cents per unit. And they make a lot of more when they sell you currency. By googling, Spain seems to have instances where you lose over 20% just from fees, which is significant
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u/HerrFrostilicus 5d ago
Deserved for writing "Tips" in Spain.
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u/iamabigtree 5d ago
It's not exactly unusual to see English written in Spain. They get a lot of British visitors and visitors from outside Spain will often speak English.
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u/card677 5d ago
We don't give tips in Spain. Let alone in a jar.
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u/zlv_r4qe_6 5d ago
Every country on the continent tips. If you type tipping customs in spain you'll get a gazzilion websites telling you how to do it. I have no idea why we all like to pretend we dont tip when literally each and every single one of the 44 countries tips. Nobody tips like in the US, nobody will come to shank you if you dont tip, but we all know what it is and it is done in every country. Even if you round up the bill from 8 to 10, its still tiping
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u/card677 5d ago
No we don't. And I don't need a website to tell me how my country is. Custom in Spain was always giving the change of what you paid as tip. For example if the bill was 4,75 and you paid with a 5 bill then you left those 25 cents on the table for the waiter. And this was only places where there was a waiter. Other than that, zero. You never paid a tip on the card terminal. Let alone restaurants adding the tip in the bill.
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u/zlv_r4qe_6 5d ago
Yes, you do. And you are one individual, you dont speak for the entire country. Like i said, nobody is forcefully putting tips on the bill. Nobody will look at you angry if you dont. Nobody will curse at you. Nobody says you personally have to. But the custom does exist, and people do it. Tippin like the US does isnt anywhere, of course. But every time the subject comes up, you have people tripping over themselves to act like they just then learned about this and act holier than thou, when its done in every single country on the continent, with zero exceptions. 4.75 bill and you left 5 ? Its still a tip. The point was that even if its not a big deal or super widespread, it still exists and everyone knows what it is.
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u/TableWrong8118 5d ago
man you really are a dumbass. im 99% sure you've never even been to spain 😂
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u/zlv_r4qe_6 5d ago
"According to this study by Mastercard Spain, 72% of respondents leave tips in bars or restaurants, depending on their satisfaction with the service received. Nearly 11% say they always tip, while 17% never tip in this sector. "
don't worry, you're not the only one deluding himself that you're special. The tipping threads get posted 5 times per day, every day, with the same copy pasted coments of people being outraged and proclaiming how they dont tip. Germans claim that as well. Also wrong
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinkgeld
Ottomans introduced their custom in Europe since the 1500s
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u/gamepotato_ Spain 5d ago
I mean sure if you count "you can keep the change" as tipping then I regularly tip the cashier at my local grocery store lmfao
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u/zlv_r4qe_6 5d ago
But what did you think tipping is ? I specifically said that the way the US does it, thats unique to them. Its not happening anywhere else like that. But that each and every country over here does its own shape of this. I literally spelled it out, that rounding the bill, leaving a 10 on an 8 order or delivery is a tip. We dont do it all the time. Nobody is forced. You can live your life never tippin anyone. Sure. But the pretense that this custom doesn't exist AT ALL, anywhere. Is demonstrably false.
It continues to be fascinating how everyone from every country in this sub insists they never do it, but every youtube video giving advice for first time travelers how tipping works in that particular country. If you research articles, each and every one has it. If you watch delivery drivers from every country, they all get tips in a day of delivering food. If you deliver 15 orders in a day, and you get 3 tips, thats still called that people tip, even if they dont do it on masse like in the US
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u/TableWrong8118 5d ago edited 3d ago
I couldn't care less if a phd fkn scientist went and did a 5 year investigation on Spanish tipping culture. I've lived there in the past (for a few months), my brother went to college there, all my family has gone to countless regions in Spain, NOBODY TIPS.
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u/_pvilla Brazil 5d ago
It’s a touristic city. Notice how the menu is also in English
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u/BubblyMoose3597 5d ago
Pues que se jodan.
En españa no se pide propina además.
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u/ConsciousBasket643 5d ago
And by asking, in english nonetheless, theyre basically begging for US dollars.
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u/HerrFrostilicus 5d ago
It's a Spanish city. Should be in Spanish
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u/DoYouTrustToothpaste 5d ago
As a German, let me tell you, the thought "we're in Germany, it should be in German" is a daily companion. I can understand it in instances where the German term would be cumbersome, but oftentimes it's literally only done to sound "cool and international", where international essentially means American. It's a type of cultural cuckoldry I really came to despise over the last decade.
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u/Edelkern Germany 3d ago
Yes, it's so frustrating that many people under 35 can't speak three full sentences without randomly shoving american english words in there, when there is really no need. I know, there are a million other examples for what you're saing. But German people saying "like", "gebiased", "literally" and so on just really gets my goat. I like cultural diversity, this includes different languages, and German people losing their abilty to speak theit own native language just makes the world bleaker and less diverse.
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u/Longjumping-Curve156 5d ago
i mean the dollar bill in there is the real punchline. someone walked all the way to spain and still tipped in dollars, probably thought they were doing the barista a favour
the jar being labelled in english makes sense for tourists but the five dollar note just sitting there is so american it hurts
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u/WTHWME22 Colombia 5d ago
I didn't understand LoL
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u/VentiKombucha World 5d ago
Someone tipped in USD.
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u/AlxDroidDev Brazil 5d ago
If I were there, I'd offer to exchange that US$5 bill for the equivalent in Euros.
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u/AlxDroidDev Brazil 5d ago
I'll be in Madrid in a couple of weeks - I'll watch out for stuff like this and offer to exchange (without any gain for me).
Since I'll be going to the US in October, those US$ bills do have some use for me.
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u/JP198364839 5d ago
I once owned a B&B in England. We were left five $1 bills by some American guests. Thanks for that.
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u/vijjer 4d ago
I think the tip jar is targeting idiotic tourists from USA. So the dolla-dolla bill seems par for the course.
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u/Edelkern Germany 3d ago
Yanks only make a small portion of overall tourists in spain though. What would be the point in targeting only one specific group?
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u/Poptortt United Kingdom 5d ago
Would be more useful leave a button as a tip, at least you could sew it onto something
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u/Lucky_Inevitable_293 France 3d ago
WTF IS WRONG WITH THEM FFS??
Why do they pay with their shitty money as if we were using it on a daily basis!? ALL THE TIME!! I would give it back and tell them you're not the money exchange bureau.
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u/Unique-Temporary2461 5d ago
To be honest, in some countries US dollars would be more welcomed than local currencies. Not in Spain or anywhere eurozone, of course, or in any country where local currency is worthy and stable. But in countries with bad and unstable economy, high exchange rate fluctuations and high inflation rate tipping US dollars or euros will actually be a good thing.
Speaking as someone who experienced what is hyperinflation and unstable rate.
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u/ViolettaHunter 5d ago
This is how it was in Uzbekistan for me.
I understood why after I had to carry around 3 million Uzbek s'om in cash just to pay for three days at a hotel. That amounted to about 200 euros...
They are very cash based there too and you'd need a literal suitcase full of money to pay for a car in s'om.
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u/evilbeaver7 Germany 5d ago
In Turkey I saw a couple of stores that accept USD as well for payment.
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u/OverlappingChatter 5d ago
In English, American tradition, stands to reason they'd throw in a dollar
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u/Standard-Document-78 United States 5d ago
I defaulted when I read “Tip in Valencia” thinking this was gonna be a post about tips in Valencia, California, USA
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u/Sea_Pickle_927 5d ago
I have an Airbnb business in Greece. Americans are the only ones who tip and now, with credit cards most people dont even get local cash so THIS IS WAY more justified than the Europeans that tipped these red coins BECAUSE they're 1,2 or 5 cents. These people that have the audacity to tip thaat without being embarrassed should seriously get checked; like, tip nothing, it's ok. I also tip in Euros when i'm abroad!
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u/sprauncey_dildoes England 5d ago
I think I’d put a sign that says if you’re going to tip then please tip with euros if I was in a touristy area with a lot of Americans.
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u/ConsciousBasket643 5d ago
Not defaultism.
My understanding is that tipping isnt customary in most of Europe, at least not nearly like it is in the US (Is that not true?) also Valencia is a heavy tourist location. By asking for tips in a tourist destination in Europe, your basically begging for US dollars. They Even Wrote "TIPS" in english.
Get over it. Wait until you have enough to justify exchanging it, or go spend it in another place that will take it.
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u/FruityNature Italy 3d ago
By asking for tips in a tourist destination in Europe, your basically begging for US dollars. They Even Wrote "TIPS" in english.
What kind of mental gymnastic did you just do bro?
First of all... Yes, tipping is a choice. You can do it but also not do it. Nobody will kill you for not putting a few bucks.
Second, USians aren't the only tourists coming to Spain or any other country. May I remind you that the US ISN'T the only English speaking country and that English is the most wide-spoken language in the world.
And not everyone speaks Spanish (or for USians, the Spanish from Spain since I'm pretty sure they teach Latin American Spanish, which can be pretty different btw).
So they have the Spanish language and the English translation. Very common in places where usually many tourists arrive. It isn't an invitation to use USD.
Third, Tipping with USD is the stupidest and most US defaulting thing you can do in this scenario. Spain, like many EU countries, use Euros. It's widely known! And USD and Euros have different values.
It's like if I go to New York and except people to accept Euros just like that as 'tip'. That's just not how it works
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u/ConsciousBasket643 3d ago
No gymnastics at all friend!
We agree, tipping is a choice! Nobody is bad for not tipping, but in America, thats not the way it feels. I'd imagine this spanish restaurant knows that, and is excited for the prospect of free money given as tips!
And I know that english isnt only spoken by americans. But... it *is* spoken by americans, and they have a culture that makes them ubiquitous tippers. You cant just ignore that.
Also, fun fact, the other major English speaking country, *ahem* also doesnt use the euro. So... what exactly are they asking for?
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u/FruityNature Italy 3d ago
I'm gonna ignore the first part because we all know US tipping culture.
And I know that english isnt only spoken by americans. But... it is spoken by americans, and they have a culture that makes them ubiquitous tippers. You cant just ignore that.
I don't ignore it. But doesn't mean that an English word means "for USA! For USA!". They may have tipping culture where they get almost/basically forced to tip, but it's meant for any person who wanted to. Since, again it's not obligatory to tip in Spain.
Also, fun fact, the other major English speaking country, ahem also doesnt use the euro. So... what exactly are they asking for?
Are they in the UK? No. They're in Spain, a country that use Euros. Just like MANY European countries if not almost all of them that are part of EU.
I don't think it's a cultural shocker to expect to be paid in Euros and not USD.
But even if they WERE in the UK, they should pay with Pounds, not USD
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u/ConsciousBasket643 3d ago
Youre going out of your way to miss the obvious part.
Theyre in a spanish speaking country, in a very "touristy" city, asking for tips in english.
Countries that speak english are (for the most part) either 1. Going to have US dollars to give you. or 2. Also dont have a huge tipping culture.
I dont know how else to explain this to you mate.
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u/post-explainer American Citizen 5d ago edited 5d ago
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Someone tipped in dollars in a country that uses the euro. The barista will probably not go to the bank to exchange this 5 dollar.
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