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Food & Drink > Dining Etiquette Guide to tipping in the United States: 4 of 9

How much is enough when you tip? 10%, 15%, or even 20%? It seems like tipping has become more common than it was 10 years ago. You walk into a Starbucks and are expected to tip the "barista." Well, with an important name like that you start to think that maybe they should be tipped. You go into a Panda Express. The teenager behind the cash register has a paper cup next to the till with "Tips" written on it with a black marker. You see a few dollars and some change in it so you think that maybe you should throw your change in it too. At the Chevron station, the person behind the 2 inch thic...
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