Hold The Tip Bershidsky Analysis

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In this article, entitled “Hold The Tip”, Leonid Bershidsky states” Countries where tips are small are richer in culinary delights.” According to Bershidsky, tipping is the American tradition, and the tip of twenty percent is a social norm. Bershidsky gave us an example when a restaurant owner decided to eliminate tipping, and this decision goes against American tradition. The U.S. has an unusual system that allows restaurant to pay waiters only $ 2.13 per hour since they make the difference between the federal minimum wage and median hourly pay in tips. In addition, Bershidsky mentioned about the hourly rate that a cook receives, and about the fact that a waiter is paid better than a person who interact with food. Also, the author pointed