The art of tipping: Listen to 6 Minute English สาธารณะ

Tipping at a restaurant or cafe is a complicated issue. Should you leave a cash tip or is a card just as good? Do you prefer to pay a fixed service charge or do you think the whole thing is unnecessary? In 6 Minute English we discuss this tricky subject and discover some regional variations. Plus we serve up some useful vocabulary.

VOCABULARY:
tipping
giving someone extra money as a thank you for good service

i.e.
Short for the Latin phrase id est and means in other words or that is. Its used to indicate that what comes next is a clear definition of what was just said or written.

differs
is different

the norm
normal or usual

tacit
not spoken or written but still understood

theoretically
adverb used to describe something that can be done but probably wont be

Youll find the transcript and vocabulary on our website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-190808

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