Britpick Question

[amberfocus]

What's the deal on tipping?  Do you tip the bartender?  Or is tipping just a no go in Britain (I think I read that somewhere)?

Comments

[bloose09.livejournal.com]

My husband and I lived on the North West coast of England for a few years. We became regulars at a local pub where the staff had taken a particular liking to us. They went out of there way to make us feel at home and engage us in conversation. We always tipped them to show our appreciation.

I have to say that the first time we tipped them they ran after us with the money because they thought we had forgotten it on the table. After a brief discussion they kept it and we always had a laugh about it after that. The year was 2003.