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All Ears English Podcast

AEE 977: Does Tipping in the US Confuse You? How to Be at Peace with Gratuity in the US

All Ears English Podcast

Lindsay McMahon

Business, Education, Language Learning

4.62K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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0:00.0

This is an All-Eirs English podcast episode 977.

0:03.6

Does tipping in the US confuse you

0:06.0

how to be at peace with gratuity in the US?

0:09.4

Welcome to the All-Ears English Podcast, downloaded more than 50 million times.

0:18.0

We believe in Connection Not Perfection with your American hosts, Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer, and Michelle Kaplan,

0:27.5

the New York Radio Girl, coming to you from Boston and New York City, USA.

0:34.4

And to get your transcripts delivered by email every week,

0:38.4

go to all ears English.com, forward slash subscribe

0:45.0

Do you get confused and stressed out when you have to leave a tip in the US?

0:50.0

Do you think it's unfair to customers? Today we'll cover this

0:54.0

controversial norm and show you what toiverer because anything goes this Christmas.

1:10.0

Yes, even sprouts on a pizza or gravy on sushi.

1:14.0

The rules are, there are no rules.

1:16.0

Have a Cantonese on Christmas Eve or a faulty on boxing day.

1:20.0

And when you're so over the leftovers, bring on the ramen.

1:24.8

From big brands to local favorites, this Christmas, it's all on your doorstep with

1:28.6

Deliverer.

1:29.8

Geographical restrictions, Teas and seas service, and delivery fees apply.

1:33.0

Hey, Lindsay, how's it going?

1:35.0

Hey, Michelle, it's really good.

1:37.0

We are in the first week of July.

1:39.0

We just had the 4th of July, and I'm still on vacation.

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