Jingjok
Tipping without stress
típ
Tipping in Thailand is modest and optional. At street stalls and food courts, nobody expects it. At sit-down restaurants, leaving the coins from your change or rounding up is a kind gesture. Check the bill first: many restaurants and hotels add a 10% service charge plus 7% VAT, shown as ++ after prices, so the tip is already included. Massages are the exception where a tip of around 50–100 baht for an hour is usual, handed directly to the therapist. Delivery riders appreciate the change too. A smile and ขอบคุณค่ะ / ครับ count for a lot, whatever you leave.
Try this today
Look for ++ on the next menu you see, and work out the real price.
The words that carry it
Learn this in “Ordering like a local” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Culture cards in Jingjok are tied to the words that carry them, each ending in one thing to try today.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
The first week is free.