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by hackernews2000 3583 days ago
They must have meant "culturally obligatory". Americans (at least New Yorkers) have a tradition of giving generous tips to all workers they perceive as not making a living wage.

In other countries, tipping isn't as common and can be even be seen as rude (in Japan, for example).

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I'm American and live in New York.

You don't tip Uber drivers. I'm sure some small percentage of people do, but it's definitely not the expectation.

(Taxi drivers, on the other hand, do expect tips.)