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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

What are the rules for tipping in America? A US traveller’s survival guide

Simon Calder

As British travellers discover on a first visit to the US, tipping is deeply embedded in the culture. And it is all too easy to breach etiquette.

The matter was thrust into the spotlight again recently when an American server shared their displeasure with a specific group of diners on Twitter.

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