Results: Tipping
1.
1.
Do you think tipping has gotten out of hand?
Yes
42%
•
630 votes
No
39%
•
595 votes
Undecided
15%
•
223 votes
Not Applicable
4%
•
60 votes
2.
2.
Do you feel obligated to tip 15% even if the service is poor? Yes
24%
•
369 votes
No
62%
•
934 votes
Undecided
8%
•
126 votes
Not Applicable
5%
•
79 votes
3.
3.
Did you ever sneak out of a restaurant without leaving any tip at all ? Yes
26%
•
394 votes
No
65%
•
980 votes
Not Applicable
9%
•
134 votes
4.
4.
Are you aware that in some countries they consider tipping an insult ? Yes
34%
•
511 votes
No
66%
•
997 votes
5.
5.
People say Canadians are the cheapest tippers. Do you agree with this statement? Yes
13%
•
190 votes
No
27%
•
402 votes
N/A
33%
•
496 votes
Undecided
29%
•
437 votes
6.
6.
Who are better tippers? Americans or Canadians? Americans
61%
•
922 votes
Canadians
25%
•
375 votes
Other (please specify)
18%
•
273 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| don't know | 1.66% | 26 |
| n/a | 1.40% | 22 |
| 1.34% | 21 | |
| no idea | 0.96% | 15 |
| na | 0.96% | 15 |
| dont know | 0.70% | 11 |
| idk | 0.64% | 10 |
| i have no idea | 0.45% | 7 |
| undecided | 0.38% | 6 |
| not sure | 0.38% | 6 |
| i dont know | 0.32% | 5 |
| i don't know | 0.25% | 4 |
| i have no idea. | 0.19% | 3 |
| same | 0.19% | 3 |
| no clue | 0.19% | 3 |
| none | 0.19% | 3 |
| both the same | 0.19% | 3 |
| i do not know | 0.19% | 3 |
| japanese | 0.13% | 2 |
| germans | 0.13% | 2 |
| dunno | 0.13% | 2 |
| depends | 0.13% | 2 |
| drunks | 0.13% | 2 |
| who cares | 0.13% | 2 |
| dont care | 0.13% | 2 |
| latinos | 0.13% | 2 |
| french | 0.13% | 2 |
| don't know. | 0.13% | 2 |
| who knows? | 0.13% | 2 |
| i don't know. | 0.13% | 2 |
| dont know dont care | 0.06% | 1 |
| hey!! i tip 20% or more and im a quebec, canadian! | 0.06% | 1 |
| no idea, but i don't think you can generalize. you have good/bad everywhere. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't really know. | 0.06% | 1 |
| how would i possibly know this? | 0.06% | 1 |
| your mom | 0.06% | 1 |
| how would i know? | 0.06% | 1 |
| not a waitress.........couldn't say | 0.06% | 1 |
| depends on the person | 0.06% | 1 |
| european | 0.06% | 1 |
| who knows | 0.06% | 1 |
| it's different - in america, waitstaff only make like $2 an hour in many places because of expected tips. it's just unfair | 0.06% | 1 |
| seems like an awfully broad brush to paint with... | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't know. haven't experienced canadian tippers or canadians. | 0.06% | 1 |
| how who i know this? live in us | 0.06% | 1 |
| both depends on the occasion | 0.06% | 1 |
| both | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't know? | 0.06% | 1 |
| georgians | 0.06% | 1 |
| rich jerks | 0.06% | 1 |
| realy dont care. it is the person regardless of were they are from | 0.06% | 1 |
| ? | 0.06% | 1 |
| it depends on the person | 0.06% | 1 |
| really don't know, leave 15% usually, service poor 10% or less. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i do not personally know any canadians, therefore, i do not know who the better tippers are, i would not want to offend the canadians, | 0.06% | 1 |
| no idea! | 0.06% | 1 |
| have no idea | 0.06% | 1 |
| undecided/don't know | 0.06% | 1 |
| it depends on the person, | 0.06% | 1 |
| it depends, whoever is richer | 0.06% | 1 |
| never dined with a canadain to know | 0.06% | 1 |
| if the restaurant industry paid their employs a fair wage it would not be necessary to tip. i am tired of supplementing the restarrant industry. | 0.06% | 1 |
| both the same. | 0.06% | 1 |
| im sure there are big tippers in both countries. | 0.06% | 1 |
| neither | 0.06% | 1 |
| i have no clue | 0.06% | 1 |
| i dont care | 0.06% | 1 |
| depends on the person, don't generalize. | 0.06% | 1 |
| not a waiter | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't know! | 0.06% | 1 |
| i have no idea! | 0.06% | 1 |
| n/a. canadians tip less because waiters here makemore per hour. | 0.06% | 1 |
| not sure never had a job where i was tipped | 0.06% | 1 |
| rich people | 0.06% | 1 |
| ee | 0.06% | 1 |
| unsure | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't know don't care | 0.06% | 1 |
| people who can afford it. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i have nothing to base this on. | 0.06% | 1 |
| the best tippers are people who've worked in customer service. | 0.06% | 1 |
| norwegian | 0.06% | 1 |
| it doesn't depend on nationality | 0.06% | 1 |
| i find this survey racist. | 0.06% | 1 |
| not familiar with canadian practices so i can't say | 0.06% | 1 |
| no idea. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i think that tippers tip the amount that they do based on the quality of service they have recieved | 0.06% | 1 |
| i dnt knw | 0.06% | 1 |
| nigerians | 0.06% | 1 |
| either - depends on the person not his country | 0.06% | 1 |
| never been in canada so i can't judge | 0.06% | 1 |
| depends on the person, not their country | 0.06% | 1 |
| neither, this is stereotypical. | 0.06% | 1 |
| dont kno | 0.06% | 1 |
| i've waitress ed many times over the years, i can tell you there are cheapskates in every nationality, creed or color. i can also tell you, the person waiting on you works their butts off for those tips, and that is the only way they make anything! | 0.06% | 1 |
| i have no idea and this is an illogical question, b/c what if we don't know how canadians tip? there should be an undecided option. | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't know who is better | 0.06% | 1 |
| equal | 0.06% | 1 |
| depends on person, not country | 0.06% | 1 |
| i have no opinion, as i have never been to canada | 0.06% | 1 |
| me. | 0.06% | 1 |
| non parents | 0.06% | 1 |
| pretty sure europeans are the worst, since it's not a usual thing that they do. | 0.06% | 1 |
| both... think it depends on the person! :) | 0.06% | 1 |
| it depends on the customers for which individuals are use to observing. | 0.06% | 1 |
| e | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't know or care | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't know how well canadians tip | 0.06% | 1 |
| never waited on a canadian | 0.06% | 1 |
| waiters workhark to make your experance great their the ones who do things you dont want to you pay for the food its up to the waiter to make you feel at home your paying him to do what you dont have too do..... | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't care | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't know! | 0.06% | 1 |
| depends on person | 0.06% | 1 |
| unsure am not canadian | 0.06% | 1 |
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