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via the New York Post
A French-born Manhattan resident claims a trendy SoHo restaurant tacked a gratuity on his bill without telling him - then said it was to "protect" the waiters because foreigners don't tip.
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The bill was $247.32 - including an 18 percent tip.
Audesson, a hair colorist at Pierre Michel, said when they asked the manager why the gratuitous gratuity was tacked on, he was told, "We do that because you're foreign, and foreigners don't tip."