Tipping in uk vs us

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Tipping has long been a tricky topic, but in recent years, the practice has taken on a whole new level of complexity.

Service providers are not only increasingly soliciting tips, but they’re also spinning around touch-screen card readers with suggested percentages that can run as high as 30%.

Adding to the struggle are bills with a “service charge” and a line for gratuity. And then there’s the awkwardness of making a tipping decision while standing two feet from the person who just handed you your take-out pizza.

“It’s a very complicated space,” says Lizzie Post, co-author of Emily Post’s Etiquette, The Centennial Edition, and the great-great-granddaughter of manners maven Emily Post.