If it’s a so-so family restaurant like this, you’re expected to leave a 15
percent gratuity for average service and more for really exceptional service.
* so-so: average; not especially good
ex> For such an expensive dress, it
only looked so-so on the gorgeous actress.
Wow! That’s like a value-added tax just for someone to do their job.
* value-added tax: 부가 가치세
In the U.S. waiters only get paid around
$2.18 an hour, which covers the taxes they have to pay on their tips, so it’s
already factored in to lower the
costs of the meal.
* factor in: to consider beforehand
ex> If you factor in the time
spent waiting for my airplanes, I have been traveling for 42 hours.
It also explains why the service was so sub-par the last time we were there.
* sub-par: below average
ex> The New Year’s party was sub-par,
not like last year’s blowout.
I don’t know. It’s so ingrained in the culture here.
* ingrained: firmly established
ex> I was ingrained from an
early age to always have a savings.
The waiter tonight has been pretty much on the ball. I think I’ll leave him a
20 percent tip.
* on the ball: prepared; alert to the
needs of others
ex> The cater was on the ball
when an additional 20 people showed up.
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