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Hello, this is six minute English from BBC Learning English, I'm Sam.

And I'm Neil. In this program we're talking all about restaurants, specifically about

tipping. That's giving money to waiting staff for the service you received.

Yes, while tipping is discretionary, which means that someone could decide whether they want to

give money or not, in most places in the UK it's an expected practice. But have you ever thought

where that money goes or who actually receives it? Do they have to pay tax on it? Or is it just a gift?

Some people think that the person who brought our food is the one who gets the money. However,

that isn't always the case. Well, before we find out more about where our tips go,

I have a question about restaurants. The highest restaurant in the world at

is in Dubai, in the building known as the Burj Khalifa. But how high up is that restaurant?

Is it? A, 442 metres. B, 532 metres. Or C, 622 metres.

Well, that all sounds really high up to me, but I'm going to say C, 622 metres.

Okay, I'll reveal the answer towards the end of the show, but now let's talk more about what

happens to our tips once you have given them to someone. It seems that different restaurants and

businesses have different systems in place across the country. And sadly, there isn't always to

the benefit of all waiting staff. That's according to James James, a waiter, who was speaking with Peter

White on the BBC programme You and Yours. There's nothing consistent about the tipping system

throughout all the different companies. They all have their own. And they're all unfair in their own

equal way. Our tip is not mandatory. I have to earn as a reward for the service I provide.

People don't tip for good food. They already pay for it on the bill.

Recently, when I've been given cash, I've been imposed in more than one company to put it in a

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