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Explain it to me like I am 5. Everybody should know what this is about.

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Tipping your landlord? (self.ELI5)
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I've seen some posts about tipping landlords. I don't understand, is that really a thing? And if yes, how is it justified?

Thank you in advance.

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[โ€“] Potatos_are_not_friends 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It's a joke on two things:

  1. In the US, tipping culture is getting excessive. We are seeing tip options everywhere, like take out orders and in food delivery apps. Some even see it in places like vending machines.

Tipping was originally seen as giving someone a little extra for going out of the way. But it's hitting a point where tipping is socially expected. So the idea of tipping a vending machine is idiotic, since it didn't do anything extra/go out of their way for anything.

  1. Landlords don't really do much besides own property and grow their investment. Often landlords are pretty well off already. And the humor is to tip them for doing literally nothing.
[โ€“] YashaB 1 points 11 months ago

Thank you for clearing that up. I knew tipping culture is out of hand in the states, so I thought it might be really a thing. As ridiculous as it sounds.

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