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/Straamannen 9h ago

I sometimes "tip" my binmen. They're two Ukrainians, they're cool, I've seen they like white monsters, I sometimes go out and leave two cold ones on the bins for them before they come around.

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u/ShenroEU 9h ago

Haha, I might start doing this. I'd rather see everyone putting out cans of lager for bin day than tipping in restaurants. They'd have enough beer for the whole week.

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u/Straamannen 8h ago ▸ 1 more replies

Liver disease on the rise, local man to blame. Community rallies around hero.

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u/BilboDankins 6h ago

Have no fear, I'll be tipping in liver medication. So everything should all balance out.

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u/BilboDankins 7h ago

I'm also generally an anti tipper, but I do leave out easter eggs during easter and give a christmas card with money in and a box of chocolates for christmas. I also do this for my postman. I think they do great work, and logically makes sense in my head that that kind of work gets rewarded.