Dude I mean rise up and fight the power.

C’mon now, this is the internet. I might be freaky enough to like hitting myself don’t fall for the obvious attempts at angering you

Why not hold up a sign and stand next to a crossing like you guys do a lot

Write “I call for general strikes” on it. Do something

I know. My point is your average wage looks like there is no problem. Because of people like Elmo that Jack up the average.

I’m pressing on your open wounds hoping you to stand up and lash out

You can start with me for being harsh I don’t care, because I believe.

I believe that if the American people start getting proper mad, they can do great things.

So. Let me ask you, when I say: fuck the servers, they deserve what they get

Whaddya gonna do about it

Such drama

A week away from homelessness

Please sir may I have some more

Average wage $67,000. Boohoo

Because it’s the main topic being discussed in both the article and the comments, tips

And many have commented about sub charging in al the comments I’ve read

Wait weren’t you guys being losers by whining about your system working as intended

Literally by losing out on money that is not in any way yours by law

Then going online and crying about it

… If Europe is losing than I don’t want to win whatever twisted game you are playing

Resorting to insults really helps your argument

Yeah best decision I made was dropping out at 17 and play games, then around 21 get involved with an underground soundsystem with a full Funktion one rig and rave for 4 years

Nowadays money is meaningless and just stacking since material goods hold little value in my eyes.

Fuck the system

You know I read yesterday that it’s not even true. Restaurants are not as full as reported. Warning though, it’s a lot of words and logic coming at you all at once you might want to take several drugs and wear your stimming clothes:

Reports from host cities show that hotel bookings, restaurant foot traffic, and overall consumer spending are lagging far behind FIFA’s original multi-billion-dollar projections. Analysts point to astronomical flight costs, overpriced tickets, and a heavy reliance on domestic travelers rather than a massive influx of big-spending international tourists as the primary reasons the “boom” has stalled.

Several mainstream outlets (including The New York Times, Fortune, and Axios) published reports detailing how the promised financial windfall has been “more middling than booming.” Key trends highlighted in those pieces match your description perfectly:

1. The World Cup Economic Flop

Reports from host cities show that hotel bookings, restaurant foot traffic, and overall consumer spending are lagging far behind FIFA’s original multi-billion-dollar projections. Analysts point to astronomical flight costs, overpriced tickets, and a heavy reliance on domestic travelers rather than a massive influx of big-spending international tourists as the primary reasons the “boom” has stalled.

2. The Tipping Clash vs. The Reality

The articles directly address a viral narrative that international—specifically European—fans are “ruining” servers’ incomes by not tipping. Pieces by Axios and the New York Post highlighted a cultural disconnect:

• The Viral Complaint: Servers in hubs like New York, New Jersey, and Atlanta complained of “disgusting” tips (such as a $4 tip on a $300 tab from a group watching the Argentina vs. Algeria match). Because European service workers are paid full living wages and tipping is optional or minimal (typically 5%–10% for exceptional service), many visiting fans simply don’t comprehend U.S. “tipflation” or the prompt screens asking for 20% to 25%.
• The Business Countermeasure: To protect their workers’ wages in light of the underwhelming economic boom, hospitality associations in cities like Kansas City, Atlanta, and Boston have actively pushed restaurants to implement a temporary 20% mandatory automatic gratuity on all checks during the tournament.

(Oh noes, logic!)

This effectively framed the lack of a “boom” not as a malicious refusal by Europeans to pay, but as a systematic failure of U.S. businesses overestimating international demand while failing to prepare for global cultural differences in service wages.

We are drifting far from actuality in our hypotheticals but I’ll argue that even though yes Americans are self absorbed enough to not see the world around them they must be beyond unintelligent if they see their peers getting corrected or arrested but still step up to the plate to make the exact same mistake. That would imply either complete idiocy or malicious intent.

Everything for windows is hands down the most useful tool

I convinced our IT guy to index the company and host a server so now I can tell people where they stored shit even. In fact, it allows me to profile entire project lifespans and their respective evolution through our company.

See that’s where we are definitely ahead

If you ignore our customs you would have nobody whining about it online or articles written about you. We will either correct or arrest depending on how far against logic you’ve been acting.

We wouldn’t have this situation where we could go “oh no you are starving my people” because we actually have a working democracy

Besides, to be fair, Americans don’t travel here anyway. Not working class ones. Too poor. We just get yuppies

No it’s not america bad like always but right now fuck yeah when you greedy bastards claim it’s wrong for a guest in your country with literal culture and societal differences to not know tipping is such a big deal

that’s your problem not theirs

From the article:

“*There’s been a lot of tables that have come in and had a tab of almost $700,” Daggett said.

She says most visitors aren’t being rude — they really don’t know how things work here.

“They do ask,” she said. “They say, ‘Oh, how do I do this?” I explain to them that tipping is big here in the city, and it’s a nice habit to do.*”

Just look at that phrasing a nice habit eh, giving away money in random amounts yes please more yes

Anything to not admit it’s a fucked system

You think we don’t know some servers prefer the system for the simple reason that they get paid loads depending on the location

Fuck outta here with the whining

Add gratuity to the charges but dont complain people aren’t giving enough money away to the worst allies of the century

Point was you can’t have it both ways

You can’t always shit on us then expect us to give a shit about your problems

Figure it out and get your country sorted instead of blaming people for not giving you free money

I fixed that one sentence, you are correct that was a bit… Vague. I got upset.

My point remains, it is absolutely American to claim not tipping to be immoral.

I would like to point out that it is immoral to blame guests to your country for following laws. Fix your stupid hellhole of a country don’t blame us for stiffing you on a tip.

These people are spending thousands upon thousands, and will probably have a little bit of spite especially in Texas. Because you know what? Fuck you all right back. America number 1, Europoors no good.

How overdrawn and pedantic to claim the cause of homelessness will be a missed tip

What about oil prices, who’s costing who money here

Who is costing thousands to budget over here with no blaim

I think none of it is malicious intent from the football fans. Some of it will be spite. Well fucking deserved.

It’s an objective question so anyone offering opinion is automatically disqualified

Just be honest about it

I get how people feel about it

But I want to get this discussion done with

We are Europoors, everywhere Americans voice an opinion. Then why expect us all to adhere to cultural standards as guests during an event for a sport you all claim not to watch anyway.

The answer is obvious.

It is not at all obligatory.

So why whine about it?

It’s a closed question. Yes or no.

Not moral high ground

Let me ask you this: is tipping obligatory?

What blaim is on these customers, exactly?

It’s not ire, it’s enforcing logic

I think a little cultural awakening is happening thanks to the world Cup

I loved the answer to a question posed somewhere about the amount of Dutch people in the streets of Houston, someone wondered how they all got here on such short notice

The winning comment on that post was another example of why Americans are ill equipped to even begin to grow an inkling of understanding (note the lack of ire here)

Europeans have 5 weeks of holiday, their arrivals were more spread out

… Waking up yet?

Or should they have all come at once in order to not disturb the fragile American ecosystem as well

It’s called VAT and its included in the price. Companies get taxed on category specific things and upcharge the base. We see what we pay here. In fact there are laws about price as well, of the price at the till differe from the shown price on the card they must sell it at the price shown or risk fines

Beware though, buy it first then go service desk for refunds

If you complain in store or at the register they run out and fix the tag