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depends on what the tipping percentage is

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I thought it was basically always 18% or 20%.

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orrect me if im wrong.
Standard tip used to be 10%, then out of nowhere (anyone know when) it became 15%, now many are saying 15 to 20%.

Should we assume in X years it will be 20%.

Now what causes the rise?
Hypothesis 1...minimum wage hasnt gone up but cost of living has so tips have had to rise to keep these waiters/waitresses at their current standard of living. But, who pushed for this?

Hyposthesis 2...There is a group of people who take pride in tipping more than standard amounts. These people also like to talk about it and it makes them feel better than others. This went on long enough that others began to feel the need to tip the same or else be looked down upon by waiters/others. Now these people who need to feel bigger than others that are making up for other insecurities need to push the tipping even further. These people will be the ones that push it to 25% next.

Hypothesis 3...Maybe something im missing. Or i was wrong and standard has always been 15-20%, but i grew up thinking it was 10% because thats what my parents tipped.

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standard has always been 15 percent as far I know. My guess is your parents were just a little cheap.