Originally Posted by Iceman

Yes it is.

So why not raise the wages? Why pay tips? It works fine in any European country, but the Americans (referring to the continent) just seem to have a problem with that. I think that we have a law somewhere that the price on the menu must be the full price, including "tips". If some restaurant would, even unofficialy, demand that the customers tip the waiters they'd be in trouble. Change the system I say...

Ice