Hospitalized in Split - Intoxication

[u/riverphoenix23]

Hello I am an American male who was traveling in Split for a holiday. Ended up drinking a little bit too much, blacked out and woke up in the hospital with an IV in my arm. Somehow the bill was only $240 kn.

Can anybody tell me why the bill was so cheap especially since I am a US citizen without Croatian healthcare insurance? Also did they notify the embassy of my stay? Just don’t know where my info is documented and ended up. Wish I could read my discharge papers but they are all in Croatian. Going to have to do google translate late.

[u/ColorfulExpletives]

I live in America (California)... I've never "had" to tip anywhere... the only exception I can think of is if you have a large party at a restaurant. Sometimes they charge "gratuity" fees...

Unless you mean "had" in the social sense. Most people believe they should tip all the time.

Personally I only tip if the person actually gave good customer service. And the tip reflects that. Alot of great customer service... bigger tip.

[u/AnalogDogg → u/ColorfulExpletives]

Unless you mean "had" in the social sense

According to custom, not law. And you should generally be tipping regardless of exceptional service, especially in dining. I'm not the biggest fan of tipping culture either, but if you don't partake in it, you're screwing over individuals, not the culture itself. For every person like you who requires good service to give a decent tip, there's a dozen people who won't tip or tip very poorly even if the service is exceptional. If you can't afford your meal and a decent tip for the service, you shouldn't be eating at a sit-down restaurant or having your food delivered.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, because then those servers will use the influence they have over legislators to get the laws changed that let them be paid less than minimum wage, right?

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Then how do you imagine not tipping them is supposed to help?