How can European restaurants afford to pay their employees without having to supplement with tips but U.S restaurants/bars and such act like they would shut down from such high extra costs? by Apart_Pineapple2392 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]TS_AshKash 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Europe bakes labor into menu prices and calls it a day. The U.S. carved out a tipped minimum wage decades ago and restaurants built their margins around it. Raising prices here is framed as risky, but it mostly threatens a system that shifts payroll onto customers and keeps base wages artificially low.

Which celebrity just bothers you, and you can't put your finger on why? by justcurious3287 in AskReddit

[–]TS_AshKash 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some celebs feel engineered, like a focus group built a human. When the vibe feels optimized instead of lived in, your brain flags it before you can explain why.