Help with tipping in San Francisco

[Korimako]

On 5/14/2023 at 1:21 AM, Lois R said:

We don't tip our Doctors and Dentists........hairdresser, yes.....but the other 2? Nope. 

 

 

I didn't really phrase that very well. What I meant was, we don't tip hairdressers, doctors or dentists but I assumed in the US, you would tip hairdressers but you would not feel comfortable tipping your doctor or dentist. I was trying to illustrate the level of discomfort I would feel tipping anyone at all.🙂

[KeepCalmBearOn]

5 hours ago, Korimako said:

I didn't really phrase that very well. What I meant was, we don't tip hairdressers, doctors or dentists but I assumed in the US, you would tip hairdressers but you would not feel comfortable tipping your doctor or dentist. I was trying to illustrate the level of discomfort I would feel tipping anyone at all.

 

It isn't because of discomfort that we don't tip doctors or dentists, it is because of the norms and customs of who gets tipped. A doctor or dentist or anyone in their office would never expect a tip, it wouldn't cross their mind. Discomfort never enters into it.