In-reply-to » The tipping concept, action, habit, in the States is endemic and it must be abolished as is. If offering an extra remuneration---either small, or big---for services well rendered is to have a true meaning, one most not do it as an obligation, nor should it ever be added to a tab as a default.

@jlj@twt.nfld.uk yes, in the States is completely out of control. People forgot, or simply don’t know, the original reason for tipping. That is not so in many other countries; only if they don’t know you are American. If they do, a tip, all of the sudden, becomes an expectation 😳.

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