Ever wondered about the American culture of tipping? Have an opinion yourself? You should share it. Here's an article by a British journalist who looks into our tipping, er, 'tradition.' The comments at the end of the article are especially amusing.
My opinion - tipping has gotten out of control. While I believe that I'm generally very generous because I realize that the people providing the service are not always paid very well, I wonder if it's gotten to the point where employers just exploit the tipping expectation and have deliberately decided to pay minuscule wages. Tipping 15-20% in restaurants is understandable since the wages are absurdly low, but when you have to tip the cab driver (for what?! He simply drove the car like you'd expect!), the delivery guy (generally after paying a heavy sum for delivery!), movers (although their work is really, really hard)... it's getting too much. We should have a 'no tipping' day - I'm guessing no one will show up to work.
What do you think?
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