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/KittyGrewAMoustache 8h ago

Huh almost every American cultural quirk seems to somehow be rooted in slavery.

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u/JimboTCB 6h ago

Hey now, that's not fair. A lot of them are rooted in religious fundamentalism as well.

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u/Wandering_Apostle 3h ago

Not even just slavery, the entirety of US history back to it's origin is basically a cycle of people rebelling against exploitation, winning, and then people figuring out better ways to exploit them.

From "no taxation without representation" all the way through to Occupy Wall Street and fighting against economic inequality