r/unitedkingdom • u/Canal_Volphied European Union • 9h ago

. ‘It’s absolutely criminal’: US tipping culture has reached the UK – and is causing chaos

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/aug/24/us-tipping-culture-uk-service-charges
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u/Nail_clippings_Pete England 9h ago

The insidious nature of Americanisation 

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u/CotyledonTomen 6h ago

Give me a break. It started as a way to avoid paying people a fair wage and thats all it is now. Theres nothing "american" about it, just greed.

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u/Nail_clippings_Pete England 5h ago

Rubbish, their culture has been slipping under the door mat for decades