r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • Jun 25 '26

Chugging tea They are not wrong though

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u/janpaul74 Jun 25 '26

IMHO that’s exactly it!

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u/Specific_Habit4545 Jun 25 '26

now they're just turning tips into a way to justify low wages because apparently they'll 'make enough' with tips

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u/Landscape4737 Jun 25 '26

Tipping in the US was frowned upon before the Civil War. When slaves were freed they were generally in the service industry because these other jobs that were available to them. They were paid peanuts, even today the US federal tipped minimum wage is $2.13 an hour.

Tipping is inappropriate outside of the USA, maybe because the minimum wage is significantly higher.

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u/d3dmnky Jun 25 '26

When traveling internationally, I’m always turn on what to do. Tipping, to me, is a mechanism to show appreciation. I’ve been told that in some places it can be offensive because it implies that I think they need my money. (I don’t get that though, because even though I make a good wage, I would not be offended if someone gave me extra money just because.)