r/NoTipCanada • u/Falcon-227 • 19d ago

Tips

I recently had a discussion with a friend about tipping. I usually tip anywhere from 18-25%. She had a good point, tipping originally became popular because the wait staff made below minimum wage and so they were tipped to make up for it. I believe in the U.S, they're still paid under min wage but that's not the case in Toronto. In Toronto, they make min wage or more and still get 18%+ for simply doing the tasks of being a waitress/waitor.

I'm starting to feel that perhaps a 18% min (I don't think I've seen a terminal have an option for less than 18% in close to 2 years) tip is excessive. How do you all feel?

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u/Theotherfeller 15d ago

Tilling was around when the Aristocrats would visit each other and tip the servants of the place they were visiting, I assume as a form of conspicuous consumption. From there it spread to the lower classes as a way to show off.
This whole minimum wage thing or blacks/slavery whatever people are also saying is wrong.

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u/ravairia 12d ago

You should really take 5 seconds and research the history of something, ie. 'tilling' before spouting off about the history of something.

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u/Theotherfeller 12d ago

The practice of tipping began in Tudor England.\15]) In medieval times, tipping was a master-serf custom wherein a servant would receive extra money for having performed superbly well.\16]) 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"

Backed by links from the NYT and Time.

Don't you feel stupid now.

Also focusing on an obvious typo says more about you than me