Is this the end for the tip?

Nothing divides the British and the Americans more than our attitudes to tipping.

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The Americans and the British may have a "special relationship", but nothing divides us more than our attitudes to tipping. At best we British are reluctant tippers. In fact, says Hugh Morris in The Daily Telegraph, a recent survey showed that "the British are the second-worst tippers in the world, behind only the French". There are many reasons for this they include a dislike of having to pay twice, and unease at the "master/servant" relationship implied in the transaction.

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