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Gordon Ramsay one of the first celebrity chefs to bring US-style 20% service charge to London (www.independent.co.uk)

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[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

For those outside the US, this is what we're dealing with:

Coffee shops and bakeries are asking for a 20% tip for ringing up self-service items brought to the checkout counter. Restaurants want a 20% tip to simply run food to the table after people stand in long lines to place their order. Buffets are adding 20% tips to the bill just for providing water.

This was slowly introduced and enough people left tips despite the requests being absurd that it's now done everywhere. Next up: Tip the AI for its hard work.

I hope Ramsey gets his ass handed to him.