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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by iamascaryvampire@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

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]

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[-] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Those prices are about what I'd expect to pay at a restaurant here in Finland too, maybe a little more here but somehow they're able to pay a living wage to the staff from that without extra "service charge" or tips.

[-] rab@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

You can also afford to buy a house. Finland best country

[-] Amaltheamannen@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I'm sure it's like every other country where a house out in the country is cheap but Helsinki is unaffordable.

[-] Laser@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

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

[-] matter@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[-] rab@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year 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.world 2 points 1 year 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

[-] rab@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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)

[-] rab@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In canada, I make good money but will never afford a house except butt fuck nowhere Saskatchewan or Manitoba

My wife and I are actually hoping to permenantly relocate to Finland after many years of pondering. I am in IT so even Helsinki is affordable but we want to live in Vaasa

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