# Lets start another tipping thread

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 24, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-another-tipping-thread/590122 "2011-07-24T00:14:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-another-tipping-thread/590122/42 "2011-07-24T23:44:32Z")

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While traveling in Spain I met an Englishman who, upon learning I was American, began a tirade about his horrible trip to America caused by him having to leave tips.

He said he would never return to the US because of the expected tips. Happily I assured him the entire wait-staff population of America thanks him.

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