We Do not tip in Australia. Servers are paid full wages for their work. Expected to be polite and do their job properly.

@cyanid3cooki3s

Ай бұрын

We would sometimes tip for conspicuously good and/or exceptional service. But completely at will.

@ndingo

Ай бұрын

The only time I tip is when I got lose chance like 50c or 10c 1 or 2 dollars

@matcha_zuki5597

Ай бұрын

@@cyanid3cooki3s Yeah I like to tip $20-$50 for really good service !

@scallyann_

Ай бұрын

As an Aussie who worked in restaurants for years. We do tip, people don't have to, but they will anyway if they get great service and workers really appreciate the tips because it means something and they are usually on the mininimum wage.

@matcha_zuki5597

Ай бұрын

I tip $20-$50 when it’s really good service

In Australia, in some places, if you tell them to keep the change, they put it in a charity jar

@urizen7613

Ай бұрын

When I was in hospo in NZ tips went towards staff social events.

@DogObsessed430

Ай бұрын

Or tips get shared

@deannatroy8113

Ай бұрын

Or every few months they buy a cake to share with the staff, or pay the phone bill with it.

@andrewmclean834

Ай бұрын

Most places

@divyeshpatel147

Ай бұрын

​@@DogObsessed430yeah... when I was manager in pizzashop in Sydney, only wait staff share tip nothing goes to managers or any other staff, driver can keep their tips for themselves. And I love that for no tip culture in Australia

I am in restaurant management in Australia and have worked in other countries previously and can honestly say that the Australian hospitality industry is one of the best in the world. Its because its easier to make a real long term career out of the industry thus when you are new to hospitality the people training you and working with you have been doing it for years, sometimes decades. And aussies love to chat, especially hospo people so you learn quicker. We also have a less 'toxic' approach to the work BECAUSE of the lack of tips, we are a team and there is no competition element to the work.

As an Aussie, I will take my cups back up to the counter if I see there's a space to do it in a cafe.

@MKitchen75

28 күн бұрын

Most Finnish people like me do the same, we want to be polite and ease the work from waiters

@susyward581

20 күн бұрын

Same here, even in a pub you take the glasses back

About the tipping and service culture here.... I'm 70 yrs old and when I was young our wages weren't any good either... what most Aussie's forget is that we had to fight for descent wages and wait staff were one of the lowest paid jobs. Also if you were a female you were only paid 1/2 of the mans wage that did the same job. These things are now taken for granted, but they were fort for, usually through unions. Equal pay for equal work was introduced 1969.

@integratedwaffle

Ай бұрын

Ok, that's badass that your generation fought to make things better. I hope us younger generations can leave the world a better place as well. Also I can't not clean the tables after we're finished, thanks to my grandmother ingraining that into me.

@jackvos8047

Ай бұрын

I'm not sure if equal pay for equal work has reached all sectors of the workforce yet. There's still the occasional uproar of female CEOs and board members getting paid less than male counterparts.

@jemor2143

Ай бұрын

@@jackvos8047 Yes... you are correct. It's hard for a lot of women to know what they should be paid especially if it's a performance based salary. I'm pretty sure there's a lot of business's will save paying proper wages if they think they can get away with it. It's a known fact that women tend to underestimate their own worth when asked what their work is worth. But for the whole, especially "shop assistants" and the lower paid job employees they have a much fairer rate of pay now.

@rheah7180

Ай бұрын

Always remember what the unions have done for all of us that work!! Especially considering we have Labour Day coming up. ❤

@bettymarshall2702

Ай бұрын

Unions have gone too far now, nothing but trouble makers but we will all enjoy the holiday.😊@@rheah7180

Thanks Ryan, your genuine care and compassion is obvious. Thank you for your thoughts

Hey I got a million dollar idea… How about someone in America open up a “No Tipping bar or restaurant” 👍🏻 would clean up big time!!💲💲💲 And with the mega bucks they make… They simply pay their workers a proper wage👍🏻

@perryschafer5996

Ай бұрын

I went to a restaurant in New Orleans that did not allow tipping. if you really wanted to tip your waiter you had to go outside to do it.

@davidbroadfoot1864

Ай бұрын

A New York restaurateur did that.

@soundsoflife9549

Ай бұрын

Good idea! If I went to the US, I would preferentially go there as tips look like a scam to me.

@meeeka

Ай бұрын

@@soundsoflife9549 They are, tips on cards are usually absorbed by the house.

@marieliddicoat732

Ай бұрын

That would absolutely solve so many problems n everyone would be more at ease n happy . Will it happen though?

Thanks Ryan, we also feel bad when we hear about mass killings in USA, it is so sad 😞

Went out to lunch with my Mum n Sister, beautiful spot, basically an open garden with tables in little nooks. Table service, incredible. We had a dog and a baby, so picked a spot a bit away from the main bar. They brought out a bowl of water for the doggo and offered a chair for bub, totally un-asked for, in the time it took to buy a round of drinks. The food was A+ and pretty cheap, 35 dollary-doos for seafood linguine and roast pork. Fresh prawn the size of your thumb, scollops, crab. Such a huge bit of pig I couldn't eat it all (doggo helped me out there). It took a while, but it's Saturday afternoon, the place was humming, I'd prefer quality over haste. And we were there to catch up with each other, enjoy the grounds and company. Play with the kid n dog, drink cider. The question, who do you tip? The groundsman, landscaping the place? The lass who brought the dog some water? The lad who carried 4 plates 100+m? The chef? Or, just pay em all a decent wage, they all do their part well, and you pay a reasonable price for what you get. I really don't understand how that doesn't work in the US. Anyway, if your in West Australia, check out The Naked Apple, great food, people n grounds.

@louisemcmillan3576

Ай бұрын

Hear, hear! Well said 👍. Come on dear Americans, please learn to pay your staff properly! Yes, the prices will have to go up, but SO WHAT! It makes far more sense and everybody would be happier. No one I know begrudges paying people in the service industry a fair wage, they absolutely earn it and it goes a long way to nurture customer-server-boss relations.

@robynmurray7421

Ай бұрын

If I went to a restaurant and there was a dog there, I would leave.

@louisemcmillan3576

Ай бұрын

@@robynmurray7421 SOME garden restaurants and cafes allow dogs. These dogs are always placid and are used to dining with their owners and usually just sit or lay by their side. No-one in their right mind takes a dog to a restaurant if they are just going to be a pain in the ass or embarrassing. If you don't like dogs, choose a restaurant that is not dog-friendly. Also, "personal assistant/service dogs" are allowed anywhere, so you may encounter this from time to time.

@genie674

Ай бұрын

I'm in West Australia. Thanks for the review. Will definitely check it out. 👍

@deannatroy8113

Ай бұрын

@@robynmurray7421 Dogs are only aloud outside cafes, so you can sit inside dog-free. I know one old lady that always sat outside at a cafe with her bull dog on her lap feeding him food. He was the biggest sook. A cafe I worked at aloud horses. The owners would ride them, then tie them at the gate where they could have some water. Dogs are aloud in some shops in Australia, such as bunnings and Mitre 10. Some staff always have treats for the dogs that come in. In the town of Balingup, my dog was aloud to enter 2 art galleries, the pharmacy, the general store, the market place, and outside every bakery and cafe in town. She would sit outside of the other stores without a lead, waiting for me. A number of stores bring their dogs to work as well.

Appreciate your genuine compassion Ryan yes we don't have these things happen in Sydney but we are lucky we have tight gun laws, imagine if this mentally ill person was carrying an AR15 in such a crowded area, it would of been an even worse disaster. We move on and work out what can be done to improve our safety. We won't let it go.

@jj..-

Ай бұрын

Ph ar ma side eff ects or coming off ?

@antt5112

Ай бұрын

Imagine if the mentally ill person had a box of matches on a windy day in summer or they had a truck they could drive into a crowd. The issue is mental health which is currently neglected. We have reasonable gun control in Australia that by and large works. However, governments like the western Australian government continue to tinker with laws that affect less than 1% of violent crime because it wins votes. Domestic violence and stabbings are obscenely high and it hardly makes the papers, homelessness is at the highest I have ever seen and silence. I wouldn't get all high and mighty about how well we are doing in Australia.

@mank89

Ай бұрын

Australia's gun laws are the worst thing about this country. We have no defence against anything.

@dvana

Ай бұрын

I wish that was true, unfortunately it isn’t, after Port Arther. guns did decrease, we had pretty good policies with gun control laws, safety regulations, licensing, etc. Law abiding, stable people gave up their guns because it simply became too difficult to go through all the hoops to keep them. One nutter is all it took. Within 10 year of the horrific shooting, there are now more guns in Australia than ever before and it continues to rise. Now there is no way to trace these guns - just like the massive illegal tobacco trade where “cheap” foreign illegal cigarettes can be found absolutely everywhere in Oz so can guns. Sadly. It is just a matter of time before some new nutter comes along, however unlike before, it will be very difficult to trace the source.

@jennytmaher

Ай бұрын

@@jj..- I believe he wasn't taking his medication.

How to solve the tipping issue in the US is owners stop ripping off your staff and start paying them a decent hourly wage like they do in Australia so tipping is no longer needed to make up the difference of what they could be paid iff these business owners did the right thing by their workers. They can afford it.

@vinsgraphics

Ай бұрын

Even if they did, the software will still ask the tip question. Why would they take it out?

@OTPulse

Ай бұрын

​@vinsgraphics We tip in Australia as well, but it's just not mandatory. Usually, tips here are the coins, so if change is less than $5, most will just put it in the tip jar. People likely will just tip upto the next $5 instead of a %.

@thomashelm7450

Ай бұрын

If employers can not figure out how to run a business and pay their employees, they dont deserve to be in business.

@meeeka

Ай бұрын

@@thomashelm7450 Amen!!

@rod_at_adelaide5766

Ай бұрын

@@OTPulse So on that principal if a drink cost $5.50 you would pay $10.00 for it, I don't think so, which planet are you from!

Two comments Ryan. First. Average McDonald's Crew Member hourly pay in Western Australia is approximately $25.74, which is 22% below the national average. Second, Every tavern and restaurant I go to in my local area the staff are polite, courteous, friendly and efficient and there is no tipping required but may be offered voluntarily.

@laughingjackaso8163

Ай бұрын

what are the upper and lower of that average?

@annethompson8105

Ай бұрын

​@laughingjackaso8163 here is a list of all the basic wages that businesses operating in Australia. www.fairwork.gov.au/employment-conditions/awards/list-of-awards

@azzula729

Ай бұрын

​@@laughingjackaso8163 upper and lower for Macca's? 23 - 37 aud

@aaronhutchen1319

Ай бұрын

​@azzula729 are you sure about those numbers. Those 13 to 17 year olds ain't on 25 bucks.

Thank you for your kind thoughts and condolences for the people of Sydney. There is very little that can be done to prevent people with mental health issues from this kind of unpredictable behavior. He was schizophrenic and had no known history of violent behaviour. We are grateful to the heroes who stopped him from doing even more harm.

@fionaljackson9699

Ай бұрын

He was actually known to Queensland police for mental health issues before moving to Sydney

@melissalayton213

Ай бұрын

His parents just said he owned a knife collection 😢 .

@c8Lorraine1

Ай бұрын

A knife collection ! And that didn’t raise the alarm for the parents ?

@melissalayton213

Ай бұрын

@c8Lorraine1 They took them away from him ( according to the daily mail, not the most reputable I know), and then he called the police and accused them of stealing.

@johnlaine2654

Ай бұрын

But then the Middle Eastern congregation went nuts and rioted, injuring Police and damaging 25 Police vehicles. And they say they are peaceful people. Sorry, but Peaceful people don’t riot when this sort of thing happens. I hope they find and charge every one of them.They would have been better off just praying for the now injured Bishop. I sincerely hope he is okay.

If I’m paying 15% to 20% tip I am not wiping down my own table.

@pinnacle1717

Ай бұрын

Jeepers, do I have to wash my own dishes & mop the floors as well? 🤣🤣🤣 They should be tipping us!

@Ausecko1

Ай бұрын

​@@pinnacle1717I'll also buy the food and pay the utilities. Then I'll sleep there and pay the rent. You know what, I seem to already be doing this and it's cheaper than eating somewhere else.

Ryan thank you for your support about the stabbing in Sydney. The country is in shock. But, I’m glad I live in a country where this sort of thing still shocks us so much. It happens so rare, thankfully, that we get a jolt when it does. We unite in grief with the families. It highlights the fact there is still much to do to support people with mental health issues.

The stabbing attack at a Bondi shopping mall where 6 people died, was done by a mentally disturbed person who should have been in a Mental hospital. The stabbing attack in the church where 5 people were stabbed but all survived, is being treated as a terrorist attack, the teenager who is in jail now, did the same thing on a train in January and received a good behaviour bond.

@meeeka

Ай бұрын

Didn't know about January. I was just amazed to see both attacks in the Washington Post.

@rustygear447

Ай бұрын

I live in Western Sydney. It's a tragic week. Not too worried about the Bondi one as it's a one off thing coming from a very sick guy. The church one though, I'm more worried about the stupid crowd attacking the police than the stabbing.

@becedwards575

Ай бұрын

@@rustygear447 the ‘media’ keep asking if the Bondi stabber ’slipped thru the cracks’. How is a homeless person meant to afford a psychiatrist & medication?? We don’t have mental ‘institutions’ anymore so what can be done when even his father feared for his life 😢😢.

@RodneyMcMinge

Ай бұрын

@@becedwards575 You see this question asked a lot. Was he unemplyed ? If so, he is entitled to benefits, which include free medical and referals. I don't know how much of that the dole would cover, but it's a start.

@sth475

Ай бұрын

We used to have large facilities for mentally unwell people, now they are few and seriously lacking. This bloke had mental health issues by 17, but managed to complete a degree. Something has gone seriously wrong.

we used to pay cover in aussie at the bars but that was awesome ...we were seeing bands like, Cold Chisel, Divynals, the Angels, and come out no hearing for about a month... hell that was a good night :) no tipping tho...lol

Ryan when I go out for coffee or drinks I’m greeted by friendly lovely ppl no tips required. Sometimes when ppl know you they are cheeky and crack jokes it’s lovely.

Thank you Ryan, you’re welcome here anytime…an honorary Aussie!❤

@SnowyRVulpix

Ай бұрын

Once he stops saying happy arvo and starts saying g'day

@xymonau2468

Ай бұрын

@@SnowyRVulpix 🤣

@FionaEm

Ай бұрын

He does it deliberately ​@SnowyRVulpix

@evalovesbread

Ай бұрын

I second this!

@c8Lorraine1

Ай бұрын

@@SnowyRVulpix Absolutely! G’day

Nice, happy people? A very good description of most Aussies, Ry.

Apart from rewarding good service it’s not right that a customer subsidies the lousy business owner. He or she should be paying a decent wage, a living wage.

@eddiel8708

Ай бұрын

So true Paul, big business depending on the little people to tip so they don't have to pay decent wages.

@briancampbell179

Ай бұрын

Effectively, the business owner is pre-stealing the tips and the staff member is relying on customers putting the money back. It's wage theft. If your business cannot survive unless it underpays its staff, you don't have a good business model and should move on to doing something else. This also applies to Australian businesses where sadly, deliberately underpaying staff is a thing.

@jennifercampbell7698

Ай бұрын

@@briancampbell179Sometimes true, but we do have wage theft laws and govt bodies that pursue underpayment claims.

@briancampbell179

Ай бұрын

@@jennifercampbell7698 , relatively recent wage theft laws. I'm not saying the problem is universal, but it does happen. In the US, I doubt the phase "wage theft" is even a concept over there.

@eddiel8708

Ай бұрын

@@briancampbell179 👏👏👏

Thanks Ryan, the mother of the baby died, She threw the baby to two young men who helped the baby as she died.

@CQuinnLady

Ай бұрын

She died in hospital.

@nolajoy7759

Ай бұрын

So sad 😢

@c8Lorraine1

Ай бұрын

Oh ! RIP. Prayers for the baby who now has to grow up without a mum.

@meeeka

Ай бұрын

@@CQuinnLady she was DECLARED dead; need a doctor to do that. And the two guys, were nice guys, middle aged guys.

@trinitywightman3686

Ай бұрын

Thanks for acknowledging that tragedy Ryan 💚 We don’t have a lot of these sort of things happen in Australia so when it does, the whole nation feels it deep in their hearts. So terribly tragic and sad for all the families.

I'm an Aussie living in The Philippines. There's a lot of US expats here. Tipping isn't really a thing here, and like Australia, only really given for exceptional service. No one expects it and they're exceptionally grateful when it is given. Except the areas where there's high concentrations of Americans. It's never to the point of being chased or anything said, more a look of disappointment if it's not given. We expats who are not from the US call this phenomenon "Yankflation". I've lived in the US a couple of times, and the last time I left there in 2012 the going rate was 15% in Portland OR. 7 years previously it was 10% and it had been for many many years; Annapolis MY that time around. To hear it's 20% now astounds me, but not really at the same time.

Tipping culture is one of the reasons I won''t be going back to the US any time soon. People need to organise and withdraw their labour until they're paid reasonably.

@MrTripcore

Ай бұрын

Don't you miss every second person owning a gun 😂

@JB-zs1oq

Ай бұрын

@@MrTripcore Surely your first thought wasn't "If only every second person owned a gun? If it was, all I can say is pathetic! Firstly, the killer DID NOT have a gun. Imagine how many more could have been killed or injured if he had had a gun.( In fact, it would have been difficult for him to obtain a gun licence because of his mental illness, especially with the 28 day waiting period). Secondly, the only gunshot fired was that of a policewoman who shot the killer. Are you an American? If so, please provide examples of how many people have been saved by the "every second person owning a gun" in the tragically high number of massacres that occur there.

@MrTripcore

Ай бұрын

@@JB-zs1oq wtf U even talking about

@JB-zs1oq

Ай бұрын

@@MrTripcore Well now you are showing your lack of understanding of basic English, or perhaps a lack of critical thinking skills.

@MrTripcore

Ай бұрын

@@JB-zs1oq kangaroo koala ice and Seattle < that's you

Thanks Ryan. This type of horror seldom happens here, but when it does, we all experience the shock and disbelief. Such a senseless act. So sad for the victims' families.our thoughts are with them all.

@c8Lorraine1

Ай бұрын

Our prayers for those who grieve and need help and support for healing

The incident at Bondi Junction is heart breaking.💔

Thank you Ryan for your kind thoughts, I got really emotional when hearing especially about the baby and what was the last thought in that beautiful mother's mind handing her baby to two men. 6 beautiful lives lost, not fair.

Thanks Ryan - one such tragedy in Sydney is rare, but two in such a short space of time has really shaken all of Sydney. Personally I have the greatest respect for our serving officers and emergency services such as ambos (ambulance) who were there to protect and support the local community and that they came under assault by rioters is unthinkable. Prayers for victims and victims families for the incident at Bondi and prayers for those who were hospitalised after the incident at Wakeley. So many bystanders who have been traumatised as well.

@c8Lorraine1

Ай бұрын

Prayers for all the grieving families and traumatised souls who witnessed this horrific tragedy

@oodles_of_noodles.

Ай бұрын

It was 3 in a row. Two teenage brothers were stabbed in Western Sydney Friday ( the day before the Bondi stabbings ). One died, the other I believe is still alive and 3 young teens ( 15 and 16 year olds I think ) have been charged over it.

@suebooth2431

Ай бұрын

@@oodles_of_noodles. Thank you. I'd missed hearing about that - I'll add their family and loved ones to my prayers.

Thank you for your kind words and thoughts, much appreciated.

Thanks for your kind words, Ryan. It's so tragic. I can't stop thinking about it either.

Thank you Ryan for your kind words and acknowledgment of the Bondi Tragedy. I spend a lot of time at Bondi Junction so this has hit hard. As Australians we are all so grateful for our strict gun laws As we all know if this man had have access to firearms the death toll would have been so much higher. It’s such a sad situation all around. It’s difficult to not feel sorry for the perpetrator who had obviously fallen through the cracks, was unmedicated and homeless and clearly psychotic. As a society we need to do better taking care of our vulnerable citizens for the greater good of all. My heart breaks for all the innocent victims, their families and loved ones but also not forgetting the heartbreak and trauma the perpetrators family is experiencing. Sad day in Australia’s history however was proud to see so many every day people heroically risk their own lives to save others and to watch our community come together in time of tragedy.

So kind of you to stand with us after this shocking attack. Unfortunately, Sydney had another incident of stabbing last night, this time targeting a bishop during a sermon, and four other people were hurt. This incident is allegedly an act of terrorism, by a 16 yr old boy.

@omkrimkali3283

Ай бұрын

yeah he was wanting attention

@ryanreaction

Ай бұрын

I saw that. I was reading on the first stabbing and all of a sudden there was a new attack. Very sad. What a terrible few days in Sydney. My heart goes out to the victims. Yall are too good down there for the BS

@jenniferharrison8915

Ай бұрын

​​​​@@ryanreactionThanks Ryan! I knew one of the girls who passed and her mother, the press is focussed on the perp, not the innocent victims that he targeted! The Bishop was an amazingly caring leader of a large immigrant community, he 'turned the other cheek', we must try to ignore the obvious racial intent!

@thevocalcrone

Ай бұрын

Perspective one person's long history of mental illness. I'm waiting for people to work out the system is failing and now the government wants to issue harsher knife laws. They need to go live in violent communities. People kill with shovels and cars, can't ban everything.

@JB-zs1oq

Ай бұрын

@@ryanreaction Thank you Ryan. You really do seem to get us. I have to say that there is a sense of shock here in Sydney and it impacts on other areas of the country. Some people are angry while others are trying to make sense of something that is senseless. I wonder how Americans deal with the frequency of tragic events that they have to face.

The tipping screen in restaurants is only there because we do tip if we want to reward great service, but no expectation and no pressure.

@soundsoflife9549

Ай бұрын

Service should be impartial otherwise it would be a pressure to perform based on payment received.

@alans9806

Ай бұрын

The waiter didn't spill my soup or swear at me. Should I have tipped?

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

@@soundsoflife9549 California just mandated a decent living wage for all restaurant workers and 20% of all restaurants in the state have closed. Those that are still open have DOUBLED the cost of their meals. Most people and especially the paying customers in California are NOT happy with the results.

Literally just finished watching ashleigh fays "Reverse Culture Shock" vlog and checked in to see what Ryan posted today.

Ashleigh, you reviewed her previously! Yes, she did work in hospitality in Hobart, so does know the differences! Jersey! 👍 Thank you Ryan! That unbelievable event and the losses is devastating! It's such a happy, relaxed part of Sydney, one of my favorite places! 😪

@joetesta5730

Ай бұрын

@jenniferharrison8915. Australia isn't the once safe place it used to be. This incident in Bondi Junction and the one in Fairfield only one day later are testament to that fact. Sadly Australia's reputation as a safe country is being allowed to be stolen, primarily by poor governance and Bondi Junction will forever be linked to this atrocity. Its sad but that's the reality.

@jenniferharrison8915

Ай бұрын

​​​​​​​@@joetesta5730We need to sack this government! Importing random heads, selling visas for statistics, cancelling or defunding essential services isn't the way to run any modern country! Protecting the peaceful majority is not racist, it's essential to our survival!

Thanks for your kind thoughts, Ryan.

That coffee cup you held up is a medium size in Australia if you have the choice of, small, medium or large but in many coffee shops it would be a large as they often only have 2 sizes. I went to Vegas in March this year & noticed the tipping options on point of sale machines (minimum suggestion was always 18%) & the coffee hasn't improved since I was last there in 2012 which was disappointing.

This ridiculous USA tipping thing is one reason I'll never bother going back to the States. Lived there from 1984 to 1987 and I could cope with the 10 percent. Since 2003 I have been a small business owner (retail) and my attitude is - if you can't afford to pay your workers a decent living wage, your business should close down. Having staff RELYING on tips is PATHETIC. Just so the business owner/s can MAXIMIZE profits and screw their hapless employees. Not to mention their customers.

@richardmajewski7523

27 күн бұрын

The thing is most businesses particularly large corporations can afford to pay the staff living wages plus holiday, health care, pension funds but they choose not to, why, because they can and they want to protect their salaries and bonuses. Why don’t the workers arch up and do something about it!. Beggars belief that they just accept this

The cover on a Bar in Australia Goes to the band playing the gig

@susie9893

Ай бұрын

Well it's supposed to anyway

@arrscottywell897

Ай бұрын

@@susie9893 it definitely use to when my step dad played in bands but that was 70/80's good times

@susie9893

Ай бұрын

@@arrscottywell897 yup, back in the day. I'm not sure it still works that way. I'm pretty sure many clubs and pubs keep a lot of the cover charge for themselves (especially since I've sometimes been to clubs that were charging a cover and no band or any live entertainment)

An Italian restaurant near me in Sydney, now adds an automatic tip to your online order you have to go an pick up yourself! and you cannot remove the tip, I will miss their desert pizzas.

@ZootZinBootZ

Ай бұрын

Fair trade Australia won't like that , the food place is breaking laws I think

@DeepThought9999

Ай бұрын

As per the comment above: REPORT THEM to FTA. You must be able to see up front everything that you are paying for and any compulsory gratuities or any other charge also must be disclosed up front, before you order, I believe. Some airlines and travel companies have found themselves in court and facing BIG fines for similar behaviour. That pizza mob are ripping off their competitors as much as their customers, presumably keeping their advertised prices low to compete but then adding on an undisclosed surcharge purely for profit.

@wyzolma99

Ай бұрын

I would name & shame a place like that.... Not acceptable in Australia.

@kalencwil3924

Ай бұрын

Yeah she don’t go there

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

@@wyzolma99 Get ready to see a LOT more of that in the future. ALL of the new devices being made for online, at the table, and other type of contactless paying have software that automatically includes a choice on some sort of tip usually 5, 10, 15, & 20% and you cannot complete the transactions without giving some sort of tip.

It was a shocking tragically unexpected event that occurred in Bondi. Let's spend our energy on celebrating the brave actions of the police inspector who stopped him,as well as the amazing general public who helped to save lives and not the a**hole who did it. Such a sad,dark day which won't be forgotten.😢

@meeeka

Ай бұрын

You sound like my husband.

Went to a burger shop in Cleveland Brisbane recently, served by the owner and he handed my husband the eftpos machine with how much tip, he kept saying just press one, my husband had no idea what it was so I jumped in and pressed zero, he owns the bloody shop

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

Get ready for fun. The next generation of these machines will automatically charge the business a bank surcharge for deleting the tip. That should make a few businesses happy.

Ryan, you don't need to say anything more than what you said RE: the weekend tragedy. It was a highly and rare unusual event that it is always shocking to the core. I'm just thankful he didn't have a gun, omg how much worse that could have been. Re: the tipping, you mentioned about purchasing a bottle of wine and all they do is open it. In some of our restaurants they charge a corkage fee (bottle opening fee), even if we open it ourselves and it's BYO.

@meeeka

Ай бұрын

Say "thank you US proprietors" for the concept of corkage fee.

@wyzolma99

Ай бұрын

Not allowed....BYO & you open it AND are charged "corkage" = scam🤨

Thank you for mentioning your concern and acknowledging that you have deep humane feelings Ryan. Everyone is different in dealing with the impact of horrific incidents like this being reported with actual footage broadcast. However I find it healing to watch the following reports of how witnesses helped out with courage and humanity in both large and small ways. Instead of the self being depressed and anxious about the evidence of violence of some individuals around us we can focus more on being reassured by the amazing, courage and compassion of the greater amount of people amongst us all. Even if a person was struck incapable of acting to help, due to panic or trauma, it is more likely than not, it was ihe impact upon their sensitivity to the cruelty of the inhumane suffering inflicted that affected their shocked thoughts and resposes impulsively. Not lack of humane feelings. Focus on the greater amount of positive people amongst us, brought to light by the dark minded few.

@c8Lorraine1

Ай бұрын

Oh, well said!

@meeeka

Ай бұрын

One thing strange: we live Bondi Junction Adjacent and saw on the TV our former neighbours who ran out on their lease on the flat owing $14,000. I wonder if their landlord or his agent saw them on TV?

In Subway shops ordering their specific ingredients, mostly everyone is saying please and thank you more than once as they ask for them while moving along the counter. Even coming from big tired and hungry looking tradies. At my local, once, a very rude person was grumbling low key but pointedly at the woman serving him. She had misheard an ingredient due to his deep voiced mumbling and had to backtrack to swap it out for the other ingredient only to receive more complaints, sarcasm, about being too slow, as in thinking as well as moving. She was able to take it well as she heard the people in the line ahead of him begin supporting her in the best possible, non confronting way. They were saying their usual pleases and thankyous to the other serving women a little louder and more pointedly and adding "darling " and "love" and saying "Much appreciated." and " Have a good one." and smiling when leaving with their food. The rude customer got the message vibe and a least stopped insulting. As he was leaving he surely must have heard the customer following him at the cash register ask the concerned woman " Are you alright love?" I have to add this behaviour is so much more attractive in a man ( in my book) than an unnecessary escalation to shouting and violent outbreaks.

@thevocalcrone

Ай бұрын

I'm more direct. If there is a particularly rude customer I'll call them out if it's unreasonable. Not long ago at the checkout a customer was whinging she didn't have room to put her groceries on the conveyor belt. She'd put them on the end. I just eyeballed her put my arm out and pushed her groceries down to make space and said to that's how you do it. Rolled my eyes at the checkout girl

@wyzolma99

Ай бұрын

​@@thevocalcronewell done🌟.....I tend to be "more direct" as well.

That coffee you showed Ryan is what we call a "regular" size.

@meeeka

Ай бұрын

About 250 mls is regular here.

Just wanted to say your empathy, decency and your sense of character really comes through Ryan. Thanks very much for your thoughts mate.

The stabbing attack in Sydney will be one of those things everyone alive at the moment will remember. So terrible.

@JB-zs1oq

Ай бұрын

Sad but true. As an older Aussie I still vividly recall the disbelief and horror of the Port Arthur massacre. I didn't want to add to this list of horror events that we as a nation did not want to experience.

@evalovesbread

Ай бұрын

@@JB-zs1oqThat’s just awful. I’m only 15 so I wasn’t alive but my parents talk about it with such shock and sadness. For me, the 2019 - 2020 bushfires were a horrific event and I can add the Sydney attacks to the list.

@JB-zs1oq

Ай бұрын

@@evalovesbread It is sad that, no matter what our age, there are some events that will always remain in the minds of Aussies. However, as an unapologetic "true blue" Aussie who believes that this must be one of the best nations, if not the best, I have to say that resilience is part of our nature. Indeed, perhaps these types of events bring out the best in most of us and make us more protective of what we have as citizens of this wonderful country. Being 15 is exciting and you must enjoy, utilise and celebrate all that Australia offers you.

@evalovesbread

Ай бұрын

@@JB-zs1oq Thank you for sharing this wisdom! I absolutely agree with you. In spite of the tragedy that occurred, it really reinstated Australia’s values which I feel have been overlooked after covid which divided this country so greatly. I love it here and my generation vows to protect and love this country to the best of our ability.

@JB-zs1oq

Ай бұрын

@@evalovesbread If you are typical of your generation I am confident that Australia will be in good hands.

The baby lived. She was still alive when the Ambulance got to the Hospital. Surgeons worked on her for ages. And although she spent a couple of days in ICU, her prognosis is that she will live. I live in Melbourne and am totally shattered.

Mate, you really need to visit Australia.

Thanks for your kind words about the tragic event at Bondi, Ryan. It has us all shaken and heartbroken. Love to you and your lovely family from Oz.

Mutual respect & appreciation between service staff & customers is the key to this video. Owners, managers & most of all politicians - take note.

A lot of the time in Australia, if there's a tipping screen on the eftpos machine when we are paying for something, it simply means they are using an American program which includes the tip screen automatically. In my experience in the places i go, places that have that program will generally hold onto the machine after putting in the price and press the no tip button before even passing the machine over for me to present my card.

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

Get ready for fun. The next generation of these machines will automatically charge the business a bank surcharge for deleting the tip. That should make a few businesses happy.

Hi Ryan Was. Have been watching you for some time and glad to see you have reacted to Ashley Fay. But was touched by your reaction to the awful events at Bondi Junction. So horrible the situation.

Thank you Ryan for your obviously genuine compassion. Welcome here anytime, mate.

The tipping scene in Reservoir Dogs shows it's a complex issue, even in America.

@elenawilliams32

Ай бұрын

Brilliant movie though. It's one of my favourites. Mr Blond and 'that' scene... With the music that makes you want to dance going on during it...

In relation to the tipping culture, in your reaction, my partner and I visited Chicago and stayed in a swish hotel. As an Aussie I just assumed that the tip would be included in the breakfast bill I had. This particular waiter was quite fake, below average customer service no welcome, or even a smile. Anyways, as we were checking out we were told that a very angry waiter had gone to the reception to especially complain about me and that I didn't tip and to pay the tip on check out. So that was my second day in America. In general, I think the service in Oz is really friendly, and mostly genuine, it could be because they're not stressing out about what tip they're going to receive?

@DeepThought9999

Ай бұрын

I hope that you had a few choice words to be passed on to the waiter along the lines of most of the comments here.

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

@@DeepThought9999 You do realize that the hotel expects everyone to tip since they are allowed and do pay their wait staff $2.50 a hour which is far below even the poverty federal minimum wage of $7.25 a hour. You don't tip, the hotel cannot stay in business making the profits their owners on Wall Street demand. The entire hospitality industry in the USA simply would not exist if they had to pay decent wages instead of tips.

@DeepThought9999

Ай бұрын

@@gregorybiestek3431 Nonsense. If they paid their staff a reasonable, liveable wage most likely yes they would have to charge more for guests to stay there and that sounds fair to me, particularly if it was a nationally legislated requirement that wages always be paid at liveable rates. We Australians believe in a “fair go” for everyone, customers, employees and businesses alike. Such a fixed (adjusted annually for inflation) liveable minimum wage across all industries would ensure a floor price for wages and still allow for competition on the basis of additional or better services rather than by paying slave rates for their people who they seem to think are no better than slaves. If a business organisation can’t adjust the fees that they charge their customers so that they are able to continue to make a profit without employing slaves (err I mean people - yes employes are people too, believe it or not), they don’t deserve to be in business. Wasn’t slavery banned in the USA?

@janegarnham

Ай бұрын

@@DeepThought9999took the words out of my mouth❤

Australian’s are generally more happy and relaxed because we’re not living in fear of being shot every where we go. And not scared of being bankrupted by a hospital bill. Every time I visit the US, I notice how tense people are, there’s palpable tension in the air the moment you get off the plane. They all seem so stressed and jumpy, but I totally get why.

@rogerramjetox142pa

Ай бұрын

I actually think this is why everyone is so tense there too. We don't have that problem in Australia. We have lots of other problems, but being randomly shot is not one of them.

@wyzolma99

Ай бұрын

​@@rogerramjetox142pamaybe not....but criminalisation of the law abiding firearm owners was pretty stupid.

Thanks Ryan. It's tragic for the families of those that lost their lives and incomprehensible to most of us how anybody could willfully attack a baby.

It's just like deja vu all over again.

My wife and I went to America and hired a car for 4 weeks. Our 40th wedding anniversary occurred around the 3rd week into the trip. We booked a table at (I think it was called The Red Lobster), we wanted to spend time to enjoy 3 courses and a bottle of wine. On previous occasions in America, we were bombarded with the food one after the other with no time to digest each course. I realised the reason was that the staff wanted us out as soon as possible so as to get the next tip. With our wedding anniversary, I told the waitress that I would tell her when to serve the next course, as we wanted to take our time. I think this caused a hassle in the kitchen as we we asked 3 times if we are ready for the next course. I said not yet. The meal started at 7pm and finished at 10.30pm. Previously we would be in and out in 1hour😢. The full time wages in Australia are around $30/hr with 4 weeks holiday per year, 10 days sick leave, maternity leave, and 9.5% of the total wage added to your own superannuation fund.

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

That's because in the USA ANYBODY who sits around for three and half hours is a HUGE money loser for the restaurant. Your meal most likely cost the location about $500 in lost sales, over what you spent. The managers could not kick you out, so most likely they made the wait staff suffer a good bit of the lost money. Those wait staff went home very poor that night.

@janegarnham

Ай бұрын

@@gregorybiestek3431still not the customers fault unless you are informed at the restaurant that they have more than one sitting when you book. They must take the averages in their business model. The fast eaters the medium eater the slow eaters. Just like what if I eat alone. I take up a table that might serve two or three people if it is a small table. But they 😊not get the custom of one person not two. Is that my fault for eating alone? Don’t make the customer feel guilty because business want to have the customer pay for the wages so directly.

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

@@janegarnham In order for Red Lobster to continue serving seafood at reasonable prices, its business model needs an average meal time of 1 hour 15 minutes with an average of $47,273 per wait staff. The poster's 3.5 hour meal likely also involved delaying OTHER dinners so that it took their food longer to get to their tables. Because of extended delays in getting food, other dinners have not been returning as often. There are NO other reasonable sit-down seafood options in most cities. Because of a $15.3 million loss in in 2022, the 670 location $2.6 Billion company was forced by Wall Street to close 15 locations over the last two years. It cannot hire additional cooks or staff because that would cut profits and Wall Street will put any company that tries out of business.

@janegarnham

Ай бұрын

@@gregorybiestek3431thanks for the information .an average of 1hr 15 for a fancy restaurant time is for an Australian not a meal out with friends that’s like bolting your food down. There are some places here that especially cater to a movie or theatre crowd who offer a faster service so people can eat and make the show but that’s the exception. . I feel here if you ate here you might think we are very slow with our service! From order to table.I have visited New York and mainly ate at a small Italian place midtown. They were very good and we never felt they were trying to push us out the door. But the tables were out on the pavement and it was more a Chaffee style.

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

@@janegarnham What you do not understand is that Red Lobster is NOT a fancy restaurant. It is what is called casual dining with meals from $20-to-$30. A truly fancy restaurant would allow 3.5 hours, but the cost of the meal would START at about $75 person and likely be around $100-$150 per person. The last time I took my spouse to one in 2019 the cost was $225 for the two of us, plus taxes and tips & we were there about 2.75 hours.

We are not expected to tip service people. Many establishments have a sealed tin can (like a money box) for people to drop loose change to support a charity. I always donate to the Royal Flying Doctor Foundation. This medical service is free to anyone in emergency situations outside of the city. I think they deserve all our loose change. FYI, some doctors use their vacation time from their practice to volunteer with the RFDS. Some pilots use their own plane at a moment’s notice. Yeah, I prefer the tip tin.

@neilf1059

Ай бұрын

pilots using their own planes - Angel Flight

I have worked in the service/hospitality industry in Australia since I was 16 I am now 50... my wages at 16 were $106/week at a $1.70/hr. I did 60 hours a week... however, that was back in 1989... now that same job pays $28 per hour... I once worked in a Chinese Restaurant and a customer tipped me a $2 coin, my boss made me chase the customer down the street and return the "tip" :P I clean up tables when I go out to eat, I know what the staff have to do, so I help out where I can so they can get home a little earlier or have one less thing to worry about. I have worked in motels/hotels and whenever I need to stay at one, I clean the room and strip the sheets, do a general tidy, and empty our bins, because there is nothing like cleaning 29 rooms and the 30th is always the worst, so I make sure to help out too, one day they might get to that 30th room for the day and find it tidier... it made me smile when I had an easier room to do :D I couldn't fathom living in America and the whole tipping thing, it would be weird to me.. I guess I wouldn't know how to tip properly and get chased too :O

Hi Ryan, thank you for the touching message at the end. I too think about tragedies in the U.S for days afterward. We need to hold hope for a less violent future for the next generations.

Well the problem in the U.S. is that traditionally certain jobs like waitressing are very poorly paid. So nice people would give them some money to help, which became a thing. We paid people fairly in Australia, at least we used to, so tipping was never needed. Although you were of course free to give a waitress a tip if you liked the service. The problem now is that these corrupt companies that have never paid people fairly in the first place are now treating the tip as some sort of extra fee for service they are not even giving you. It is just insane greed. Unfortunately this attitude does make itself to Australia.

@c8Lorraine1

Ай бұрын

I refuse to support these businesses and frankly don’t understand how they can get away with it , especially in this day of social media when your opinion can grow ‘legs’ instantly.

@anth5189

Ай бұрын

@@c8Lorraine1 Social media is controlled by these people.

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

@@c8Lorraine1 You do realize that ANY location you go to in the USA expects everyone to tip since they are allowed and do pay their wait staff $2.50 a hour which is far below even the poverty federal minimum wage of $7.25 a hour. You don't tip, the various restaurants, hotels, etc. cannot stay in business making the profits their owners on Wall Street demand. The entire hospitality industry in the USA simply would not exist if they had to pay decent wages instead of tips.

If people supported a living wage in America tipping wouldn’t be necessary, but apparently this is ’Freedom’, which mostly benefits major Corporations above the larger Populace, and is more important than abject Poverty.

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

California just mandated a decent living wage for all restaurant workers and 20% of all restaurants in the state have closed. Those that are still open have DOUBLED the cost of their meals. Most people and especially the paying customers in California are NOT happy with the results.

@_alifeallmine_

Ай бұрын

@@gregorybiestek3431 So the changes went into effect less than 3 weeks ago, and 7,700+ Restaurants have closed in that time, and the rest have “DOUBLED” [sic] their prices, also in that time. Things sure seem to move fast in California.

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

@@_alifeallmine_ I am simply quoting numerous media outlets who claim "a mass exodus" since the law was passed six months ago and went into effect this month. These various media stories make the claim that there were 68,086 restaurant locations in June 2023, and they expect only about 60,000 by the end of 2024. I believe that comes out to about 20%. The same media reports state that a fast-food meal now costs $19 on average, up from $9.95 last year.

@_alifeallmine_

Ай бұрын

@@gregorybiestek3431 From the various reports I found, the figures were wildly different. It seems, depending on the particular Media Outlet’s Political bent, it goes from very low key, to quite hysterical. Bloody Media, it’s hard to get agenda free Reporting these days. It’s getting worse over here in Oz too. It’s very frustrating.

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

@@_alifeallmine_ I quite Agree.

love your compassion and understanding ... that's the key to life ...

I recently spent some time in Melbourne. Eat at big restaurants & modest restaurants. I noticed the bill gave you the OPTION to tip. No big deal. The service was amazingly good, the staff were so polite & grateful that we were there. Small restaurants' service was equal to that in the biggest top restaurants. The staff were all lovely. It makes the diner feel they are being served by their best friend.

The cover charge is for the musicians providing the live music. The establishment doesn't pay them. They rely on the cover charge to get paid.

@ianmontgomery7534

Ай бұрын

as long as that is disclosed I have no problem with it.

@johngreydanus2033

Ай бұрын

Cover charge we all understand, he said they asked for a TIP on top of the entry fee.

@stawka2859

Ай бұрын

@@johngreydanus2033 Yes, he did, but he was outraged that he had to pay to get in to a bar.

I worked in a customet service industry for over 50yrs. When I 1st started in 1969 I was paid $1.80 per hour. When I retired in 2021 I was being paid $71.00 per hour. America needs to pay their workers a proper salary and ban tipping. Good customer service would yhen become the norm and businesses would prosper and workers would be happy an appreciate their customers.

Thanks Ryan for your heart felt thoughts x

I just get my coffee at the BP servo and they know your name and smile when they greet you

@hayleym2122

Ай бұрын

That is such a common thing in Australia, I didnt even think of it until you pointed it out 😊

Thank you Ryan for your thoughts. Unfortunately I say America land of guns but we are becoming Australia land of knives. Another stabbing last night in a church for goodness sake. Would love to see your little boy again 💞🇦🇺

Sweetie. Thanks for your kind thoughts.

Thanks for your kind words Ryan. What has happened in Sydney over the last few days is unheard of here. I enjoy watching your videos and hope you and your family get down here some day soon. You seem very passionate about Australia. I just know that if you do visit and or move here, our beautiful country will not disappoint. If you haven’t heard the songs, listen to “Sounds of Then” by Gang Gajang and “Great Southern Land” by Icehouse. Close your eyes and you will be transported here…..of course once you know the lyrics. 😁 Happy Arvo!

Looks like an Aus medium coffee 😂

tipping system is BS, pay your workers the right amount and Tips are a bonus not a necessity

@craigjenks9064

Ай бұрын

should be no tipping at all . imagine working at kmart and not getting tips on a shit wage then having to tip lol

For a minute I thought this was your family returning to America. We can live in hope 🇦🇺🇨🇼🇺🇸

Come to Australia. You'll fit right in. Americans do well here because of their caring natures and enthusiasm towards life. And we love you for it.

I visited the US in 2016 and again in 2019 and noticed a big change then in expected tipping amounts. The 'suggested tips' appearing on receipts - wow - even more crazy was the fact that such amounts for over a quarter of the bill - utterly bonkers! THAT is not a tip anymore - that is a 30% tax for no good reason. Piss off!! I got no better service in the US than I did at home, and the prices werent lower to balance out the arbitrary tipping - its mad.

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

California just attempted to change that and mandated a decent living wage for all restaurant workers and 20% of all restaurants in the state have closed. Those that are still open have DOUBLED the cost of their meals. Most people and especially the paying customers in California are NOT happy with the results.

@CalinDee

Ай бұрын

@@gregorybiestek3431 Wow! Conversion rates considered, US meals werent cheaper in any significant ways over the same available here in Oz. Doubling the cost of the meals would put them in silly territory; I can understand why folk would be annoyed at that! I equally feel sorry for the servers when needing the tips to make ends meet. Hopefully the kneejerk price change will self level over time and land at a sane median, where the business owners are still turning a profit and their employees can afford to live!

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

@@CalinDee I am simply quoting numerous media outlets who claim "a mass exodus" since the law was passed six months ago and went into effect this month. These various media stories make the claim that there were 68,086 restaurant locations in June 2023, and they expect only about 60,000 by the end of 2024. I believe that comes out to about 20%. The same media reports state that a fast-food meal now costs $19 on average, up from $9.95 last year.

@CalinDee

Ай бұрын

@@gregorybiestek3431 Yeah, that's crazy! $19 USD = ~ $29 AUD at today's conversion rates. That's pub-meal prices - not fast food! No good! Something seriously out of whack there 😞

Last time we ate at the Cheesecake Shop in Hawaii, the server wouldn't take our oder until we agreed the pay 18% tip. She basically treated us like scum because we're Australian and crap Tippers. This after waiting for a table for 35min. Needless to say never going back. 1 of our friends lives there and was furious.

@theBallisticMystic

Ай бұрын

That's like the third time I've heard something like that about Hawaii 😳 maybe I don't wanna go there after all

@DeepThought9999

Ай бұрын

You should have refused the extortion attempt and walked out. Bad enough “service” already. Tell the manager why you are going and on your way out where they could stick their cheesecakes.

Thankyou for your genuine words of sympathy It's much appreciated.

Thank you for your thoughts and condolences

The band would have to be pretty good if they have a cover charge. Here’s a tip, pay your workers a decent wage. The tipping culture is a hangover from slavery and needs to be stopped.

You've done this one before mate.

Thank you Ryan for your kind words and thoughts about the Sydney massacre. It is clear from your voice that you are very emotional about it.

I lived in London 4 yrs then Sweden 12 yrs. And coming back to oz...omg! I still get these shocks on a regular basis.....

I think you should come to Australia, Ryan. Watch a few videos of the Johnson family migrating to Australia from England. He gives some great tips. ( pointers)

@FionaEm

Ай бұрын

I find the Johnston guy really obnoxious.

@evalovesbread

Ай бұрын

If he comes to Melbourne I volunteer as a tour guide!

Ryan goes to show you have Dementia because you have done this before.

We like hearing your American perspective on our Australian perspective too Ryan. Thankyou

Thanks from Australia Ryan. We are in shock. Will see you tomorrow.

Can you do a reaction to the Bondi junction Westfield stabbing

Thanks Ryan. The tragedy last week hit us all hard and the pain of the families for those who lost their lives is unfathomable. I was at that westfield a week earlier and i just can't imagine what that place became in those moments.. its just so damn tragic. I feel terrible for the victims and even the perpetrator who suffered a complete psychotic breakdown. We must do more for those with mental health issues. Its just sad all round.😢

We don't really tip in Australia apart from exceptional service and usually only in high-class restaurants (not coffee shops or bars). But one Christmas when I was dead broke I filled in at a (not high-class) restaurant cos I had nothing much else to do. I had never worked there before, had to get used to their way of working and was only given 4 tables to wait on and ended up gping home with $200 worth of tips which probably would be worth like $1000 today lol. A much happier Christmas than I was expecting ;)

Thanks for your kind thoughtful message about the Bondi massacre. We appreciate it

I was waiting for your episode this werk to see how you would react to the weekends tradegies. I live in sydney and my dad was there at the time of the bondi incident and i couldnt get ahold of him. I knew he was there at bondi because of the life 360 tracker app... And we are regulars to bondi... I knew he'd been in the area all day. I also had friends there too .. who were messaging in real time to our 'friend group chat'...and thats how I found out... before I even heard from any media outlets. And like we were all freaking out for our friends... But also quite a few of us have relatives and friends who practically live at bondi/the junction. In my case my family take our dogs down to bondi 2-3 times a week (I was at that mall most of last week even.. because i see health care professionals at the junction and shop there also. So it really hit home for me and my loved ones.... I mean i was at that mall less than 24 hours prior ...and if it hadnt been for work comittments I probably would've been there on saturday too, with my dad, tbh, as I am all the time.. and we often get seperated... Thats what mobiles are for!! Im thankful my dad wasn't hurt, but he's had enough pain and trauma for a lifetime... He didnt need this tragic event to add his suffering 😢 I feel so sorry for ALL the lives lost + loved ones...and those injured too of course. That poor 9 month old baby 😔. This doesn't happen in australia!!! 😮Like ever. No wonder such news went global straight away!!! Thankyou for thinking of us N xx

In Oz we only tip if the service has been a bit above average or the person has gone that extra bit to provide a good service.

Service in all food areas is fantastic. I found it very hard tipping in the US as mostly the service was unsatisfactory.

An American friend of mine came to London for a visit. I stayed with her in a b + b. She wanted something dry cleaned so called the nearest dry cleaners and was surprised that she had to take her item to the shop, and pick it up when ready…. She said that in USA they pick up and return cleaned items… I’m in Australia now and I’ve never heard of it here either, except that kind of service for the rich and famous.

Thank you for saying something. It means a lot that others are hurting with us ❤