The New Paris Podcast

99: Some thoughts on tip culture, in France & beyond


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There’s no guest for today’s episode. Instead, I wanted to talk about a topic I was recently asked to write about for Elle magazine in France. And that’s the subject of tipping and tip culture. Given that tourism across France is back in a big way and the French themselves are back to traveling beyond their borders, the question of if and how much to tip has resurfaced. Because my story was in French, I had some requests to discuss the theme in English. So here we go! I hope it helps as you travel. 

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The history of tipping

The racist history behind America's tipping culture 

Faut-il laisser un pourboire? Combien? 

Danny Meyer ends his no-tipping policy 

Minimum wage in France


The French tip only 5% when they travel

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