Main content
Why do we really tip?
Tipping in a restaurant is meant to reward great service, so why do many of us still hand over an extra 10 or 20 per cent when the waiters are mediocre? Michael Lynn, from Cornell University, has been studying tipping for 30 years and tells Graihagh Jackson it could be to do with guilt.
(Picture: A customer puts cash in a tip jar. Credit: Getty Images)
Duration:
This clip is from
Featured in...
Why you are the way you are—CrowdScience
What's going on when we want to pee and why are we embarrassed to be naked?
More clips from The Food Chain
-
Platinum Jubilee: Brewing beer for the royals
Duration: 02:39