One of the joys of eating out in France has been knowing that you won’t face demands for a hefty tip.
A legal requirement that a 15 per cent service charge — the service compris — must be included in the prices on the menu has sometimes been blamed for the surly service that can be received by diners. It ensures, however, that there is usually no fumbling for the right tip at the end of a meal.
Now, perhaps related to this summer’s Paris Olympics, restaurants are starting to push customers to tip. The suggestion that tipping has become common in the capital is being taken so seriously that the broadcaster BFMTV devoted a prime-time segment to it at the weekend.
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