Went to a restaurant in LA today and when I got the check I noticed that it was a bit higher than it should be. Then I noticed this 18% service charge. So… We, as customers, need to help pay for their servers instead of the owners paying their servers a living wage. And on top of that they have suggested tip. I called bs on this. I will bet you that the servers do not see a dime of this 18% service charge. [deleted a word so it wasn’t a grammatical horror to read]

  • Laser@feddit.deEnglish
    2·
    11 months ago

    It’s the same here in Germany except for the cheap house in the country part.

    • matter@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      It’s all relative but housing in Germany is pretty cheap as a percentage of income compared to most western countries

        • matter@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          The place that, despite being by far the most expensive in Germany, has rents half those in London? Lower than Paris but with much higher wages? Thanks for proving my point.

    • rabEnglish
      11·
      11 months ago

      Yeah don’t let that dude fool you, there are not really any first world countries where house in the country is cheap

      • matter@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        What do you mean? A house in the city is almost always more expensive than a house in a rural area, in every country

        • rabEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          Yeah that’s not what I meant, more like there are not many first world countries with affordable housing in any sense (like Germany and Canada)