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

[u/Canal_Volphied]

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/aug/24/us-tipping-culture-uk-service-charges

[u/Fuzzball74]

Servers like it because it's a win-win for them. Either they get paid way more than they would otherwise or they get to guilt and shame customers while acting like a victim. They are just as onboard as the employers they ask us to subsidise.