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Would Tipping exist if it wasn't for America?

  • 16-08-2015 10:03pm
    #1
    Dots1982
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    No further words needed here


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  • #2
    The Backwards Man
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    Yes

    No further words needed here either.


  • #3
    tomwaterford
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    Well cows would certainly be a lot safer anyway...,awful cruel


  • #4
    suicide_circus
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    the chances are that tipping happened in the many millennia of human civilisation prior to america as we know it today was invented.


  • #5
    Dtp1979
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    ..........................................


  • #6
    Dots1982
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    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    Yes

    No further words needed here either.

    There are if you wish to convince me..


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  • #7
    [Deleted User]
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    Of course not. Nothing good has ever come out of the U.S.

    Everyone there is obese, war-mongering, socially irresponsible, gun-loving, consumed by consumption, out for themselves, money-loving, arrogant, stupid, bible-thumping, ignorant, insular, ill-informed, and lacking in humour.

    The whole tipping thing is obviously their fault too.


  • #8
    Dave0301
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    Dots1982 wrote: »
    There are if you wish to convince me..

    You weren't exactly convincing in your opening post either.


  • #9
    One eyed Jack
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    Tipping didn't originate in the US OP -

    The practice of tipping began in Tudor England. "By the 17th century, it was expected that overnight guests to private homes would provide sums of money, known as vails, to the host’s servants. Soon afterwards, customers began tipping in London coffeehouses and other commercial establishments."


    Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratuity


  • #10
    salamanca22
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    Gratuities were actually used in Europe ever before america was a thing. No one knows where exactly it was first started but they know it was definitely a thing before america was around.

    Maybe it would not be as widespread as it is now if it did not become the norm in the north Americas though.


  • #11
    kneemos
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    Dots1982 wrote: »
    No further words needed here


    On a quota are ya?


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  • #12
    Dots1982
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    Dave0301 wrote: »
    You weren't exactly convincing in your opening post either.

    ???, i'm normally not aiming for convincing when asking a question


  • #13
    Junkyard Tom
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    Would the Moon exist if it wasn't for America? Nobody really believed it was an actual moon until the Americans sent a chimp there.


  • #14
    Reiver
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    As Mr Pink says "If they don't like their job, they can quit"


  • #15
    Ruu
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    Here's a tip for you, how about posting your own opinion on the matter?


  • #16
    kneemos
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    Dots1982 wrote: »
    ???, i'm normally not aiming for convincing when asking a question


    As much a statement as a question.


  • #17
    Dots1982
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    kneemos wrote: »
    As much a statement as a question.

    Is it? Tipping is more ingrained in American culture than any other, that should be inarguable. So think it is straightforward question to ask if it would exist if it weren't for America without it as being seen as a loaded agenda driven question.


  • #18
    Son Of A Vidic
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    Junkyard Tom wrote: »
    Would the Moon exist if it wasn't for America? Nobody really believed it was an actual moon until the Americans sent a chimp there.

    George W.Bush was never an astronaut.


  • #19
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,592 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Dots1982 wrote: »
    Is it? Tipping is more ingrained in American culture than any other, that should be inarguable.



    So it's a statement. You obviously have an opinion.


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