Fascinating. I never knew any of this.

… back to the USA, apparently in an effort to be like the Old World aristocrats they envied. However, this very reason caused a backlash among democracy-loving Americans who wanted nothing to do with the European class system that kept hardworking folks down while the rich few tossed them a couple of coins to keep them from revolting, and several states actually outlawed tipping in the early 1900s.
The History of Tipping Is More Troubling Than You Ever Imagined
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Simon Dillon
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Dec 18, 2022
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Fascinating. I never knew any of this.
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Written by Simon Dillon
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Novelist and Short Story-ist. Film and Book Lover. If you cut me, I bleed celluloid and paper pulp. Blog: www.simondillonbooks.wordpress.com
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