PDT 2/2 : Why has tipping increased?

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Tipping in Ireland has, as far as I can tell, gone way up over the last 10-20 years. Not to US levels, but to more than almost anywhere else in the world. I think this is because the country has become more Americanized, and much more prosperous with an economic boom beginning in the early 90s and still felt today.

I doubt this helps explain an increase in tipping in the US, but I thought another data point would be useful.

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Tipping in Ireland is partly my fault. I was over there and just couldnt help but to tip people. In the tour book it said that it was pretty much not even acceptable except at resturants, but I was just tipping all the people that I would normally tip in the US. Plus tipping with Euro's is fun cause you can just flip them a few 1-2Euro coins!!!

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