Britain is usually quick to adopt American culture, from words to politics and food to business.
The latest import being introduced this side of the Atlantic is US-style tipping, with growing numbers of hospitality and service business now adding gratuity prompts on card payment machines — irrespective of whether a tip has traditionally been given or not.
However, new data shows that this time, the public would rather stick with the British way of doing things and is politely refusing to comply.
While tipping in restaurants is the norm in the UK, the practice of tipping forother services is not quite catching on
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The contactless payment firm, SumUp, reported that the number of businesses applying a suggested tip, for example, 10 per cent, 15 per cent or 20 per cent, before a customer presents their card for payment has increased by more than a third over