Why Americans Can't Quit Tipping

 Listen to the podcast and answer the following questions:

Why do we as a society still tip? And how can we stop?
Why does the U.S. have such a strong tipping culture? And why is it so much stronger than the tipping cultures of other countries?
Why nations differ in their tipping customs?
How hard it is to break away from that status quo and why do competitive forces make it almost impossible to go back?
Tipping as a social convention .Tipping seems to be designed to reward good service. So the better the service, you know, the higher the tip. But is that what happens in real life?