Being waited on is a service. You're paying the waiter for their service, the food is separate. If you were only paying for the food, you would not have a waiter at all. You tip because you are thanking them for their service. Them waiting on you and you tipping them is equal parts hospitality. Them giving you your food is them saying 'Welcome' and you giving them extra money is saying 'Thank you for your service'. The only reason they get paid a wage at all is so you aren't giving more than you can afford as a thank you. The only place you shouldn't be tipping people is their own house, because they're being hospitable on their own time so it doesn't affect them. If nobody tipped their waiters, they'd stop waiting- not because they don't like to help, but because they would have to find a place to work that would enable them to worry more about feeding themselves which is more important than someone else not getting off their ass to feed themselves, really.
IIN I don't get giving tips to waiters
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Being waited on is a service. You're paying the waiter for their service, the food is separate. If you were only paying for the food, you would not have a waiter at all. You tip because you are thanking them for their service. Them waiting on you and you tipping them is equal parts hospitality. Them giving you your food is them saying 'Welcome' and you giving them extra money is saying 'Thank you for your service'. The only reason they get paid a wage at all is so you aren't giving more than you can afford as a thank you. The only place you shouldn't be tipping people is their own house, because they're being hospitable on their own time so it doesn't affect them. If nobody tipped their waiters, they'd stop waiting- not because they don't like to help, but because they would have to find a place to work that would enable them to worry more about feeding themselves which is more important than someone else not getting off their ass to feed themselves, really.