{"id":7773,"date":"2018-02-03T14:50:07","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T13:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=7773"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:26:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:26:37","slug":"tip-not-tip-banned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/02\/tip-not-tip-banned\/","title":{"rendered":"To Tip or Not to Tip… or Should it be Banned?"},"content":{"rendered":"

B2 \u2013 Upper intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

How much should you give?\u00a0 There’s a long tradition of tipping in the U.S.\u00a0Non-tippers are considered cheap (the ultimate insult to an American) .\u00a0\u00a0Most Americans are shocked by anyone who doesn\u2019t tip or who tips too little, and some go to extremes and tip everybody in sight.<\/p>\n

Could America’s generous tipping culture be coming to an end?\u00a0<\/span>Let’s read the article and talk about the questions that follow:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/magazine-22846846<\/a><\/p>\n

Discuss:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Do you usually leave a tip?<\/li>\n
  2. How much are you suppose to tip different people?<\/li>\n
  3. Is tipping common in your country?<\/li>\n
  4. Do you think it’s important to leave tips?<\/li>\n
  5. Can you think of jobs where tipping is an important part of the salary?<\/li>\n
  6. When are some times you shouldn’t leave a tip?<\/li>\n
  7. When was the last time you left a tip for someone?<\/li>\n
  8. How much do you usually leave for a tip?<\/li>\n
  9. Would you leave a tip even if you thought the waiter or waitress didn’t seem to work for it?<\/li>\n
  10. Can you think of some places where tipping is required?<\/li>\n
  11. Can you think of some places where tipping is optional?<\/li>\n
  12. Can you think of some places where tipping is not necessary?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    B2 \u2013 Upper intermediate How much should you give?\u00a0 There’s a long tradition of tipping in the U.S.\u00a0Non-tippers are considered cheap (the ultimate insult to an American) .\u00a0\u00a0Most Americans are shocked by anyone who doesn\u2019t tip or who tips too little, and some go to extremes and tip everybody in sight. 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