The History of Tipping in Restaurants: The Complicated Past, Present, and Future
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OCTOBER 26, 2022
When you dine out at a restaurant, you tip your server. It's the expectation and an essential part of how restaurant workers earn a living. A guest's tip subsidizes wages for most of America's restaurant workers. It's a reality that only exists in North America—the United States and Canada. In most other parts of the world, tips are not expected—and in some cases, it's considered rude to tip.
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