Hey Folks!
I’ve been living abroad for over half my life in a country where tipping is not the norm. At most you would round up. 19€ bill? Here’s a 20, keep this change.
Going to the US soon to visit family and the whole idea of tipping makes me nervous. It seems there’s a lot of discussion about getting rid of tipping, but I don’t know how much has changed in this regard.
The system seems ridiculously unfair, and that extra expense in a country where everything is already so expensive really makes a difference.
So will AITA if I don’t tip? Is it really my personal responsibility to make sure my server is paid enough?
How is this relevant?
An agreement with the owner that is exploiting the laborer is absolutely exploiting the laborer.
The people who bought slaves for the agreed upon price from the master are also guilty of slavery.
It’s a very painful and difficult truth than participating in the broken system is enabling the broken system.