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Did you know that in the Middle Ages, when someone was executed

It was customary for them to give the hangman, axeman or guillotine operator a tip?

What?
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antoniotomato · 31-35, M
Tipping doesn't mean the same thing anymore
@antoniotomato Nope. I think I'm glad. My brother was getting married in LA and the rehearsal dinner was held at a pretty jazzy restaurant. My dad, who lived through the Depression, said he'd take care of the tip. He left a dollar.

The waiter DID follow him out onto the street. They'd just served dinner and drinks to thirty people and got one buck. The waiter DID say, "Was the service not satisfactory, Sir?"
antoniotomato · 31-35, M
That's some fucked up shit.

People think tipping is this nice thing to do, but it used to be paying someones wage. There wasn't always these big companies that paid people to provide service to u.