Thread: What do we think of the UK?
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Old 29-09-2005, 11:22   #50
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Re: What do we think of the UK?
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Originally Posted by Chris T
The current minimum wage in the USA is $5.15 - at today's exchange rate that's roughly £2.92 per hour. Even before minimum wage legislation was introduced in the UK there were very few people earning anything like that low a rate.

http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/q-a.htm

And for bartenders (and anyone else who earns tips) the minimum wage is a criminal $2.13 (£1.21) . I would say it's not so much the case that you can afford to tip the bartender; you are morally obliged to do so! I certainly didn't realise it was this bad in the US until I read up on it just now and it will certainly change the way I treat waiting staff next time I am over there.
Yes, but those dollars go a long, long way over there...
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