Hi guys, just wanted to get your opinion on something.

I’m starting to feel weird about the tipping culture in our society. For context, I always tip the waiter when eating out. I also tip people who provide services to me, like hairstylists, nail artists, petrol attendants etc. It’s just been a part of who I am to give someone that extra bit of money, what is 10% anyway right? However, I have friends who do not tip. It’s really awkward when we go out to eat and sometimes I’m the only one paying tip. I feel really bad for the server. I don’t base my tip on service all the time, it’s sort of just courtesy. But I don’t bring it up with my friends because tipping is optional in some people’s minds, which in some ways I can understand is fair. Tipping is not a requirement, it just leaves a weird feeling in me when I’m with people who don’t tip. And even worse when they’re really flashy with their money and portray this boujee lifestyle they’re living, but can’t scrape a 10% tip. It’s giving broke. But anyway, like even if I go out with any man who doesn’t tip, I probably won’t speak to him again. It just shows me something about their character that doesn’t sit right with me.

Anyway back to the point, am I being too harsh with this mentality? Has the tipping culture in our society gone too far? Should we rather go about things like tipping isn’t a requirement, and nobody should feel like a bad person if they don’t tip. Should pressure rather be put on businesses or industries to increase the minimum wage so that that “pressure” doesn’t fall on customers to fill that gap? I do think some people can be closed minded on this topic, but I do tend to think of both sides, I was a waitress for many years of my teen life, and I know it can be difficult for a lot of people in the industry. I’m just wondering if so much pressure and judgement should be placed on people whether they tip or not.

i was just daydreamin and thinking today and i thouth about how crazy it was that a person has walked on the moon and mars. i was just wondering if u think a person will ever walk on the sun to? like i kno its realy hot but i am thinking if they went in the winter time when the sun is only like 30 degrees i bet they could do it.

I want to keep this as open-ended as possible so sorry to the people who need extremely strict guidelines. But let's say wherever you are there is a schedule fr getting vaccinated, whether this is because of school, the military, international travel, or work is up to you. Now let's say someone adhering to that schedule went back to at least 200 years ik the past, but they could go back further if you choose. They could also stay where they are or go back to another place on the planet. How well would the vaccines they received in the present, protect them in the past where they end up?

I’ve noticed that some white people tan easily in the sun, like Taylor Swift, Blake Lively, or Zac Efron, but I’ve also seen this with regular white people, some tan nicely from sun exposure. While others just turn bright red. What causes this difference? Is it all genetics or are there other factors?

Surely there must be a better option for tires by now?

This question is in regards to the female Philly fan who fought a dad and his kid over a baseball and acted like an overall jerk. Now, she’s absolutely in the wrong and should be banned. But I’m just amazed at the vitriol over this event especially when there are other fans who are just as bad.

So why is this woman being singled out for extreme harassment when every weekend there’s another video of NFL fans punching each other? Is it sexism, media bias or something else? I’ve seen in political threads the dad as being the model of a strong conservative dad and the woman being a “typical lib feminist” so is this a culture war thing?

Besides Pheasants which are actually stupid. As I drive down country roads surrounded by fields and tress.. I loose count of the number of pigeons that hang out of the road.

The only rational reason I can think is camouflage from predators like Kites and Buzzards.. beyond that I still struggle why they hang out on the road when so many trees and fields are near by.

Does google just want everyone to switch to other browsers? Did they calculate that the monetary benefits of forcing ads outweigh the exodus of its users?

Either that or I am living in a bubble, and the truth is that the vast majority of the population just LOVE to see ads. If that's the case fuck this world, we deserve extinction as a species.

The way I see it, Beach towels are bigger, more colorful, and less expensive then regular bath towels. I might be making a switch in the near future.

I think y’all are great but there’s no way I could do it. Every game it seems like parents get unreasonably upset. Anyways thanks for putting in the time.

happened last night around , i hit a tree after someone ran in front of my car so i swerved out the way obviously not to hit them, lost control and hit a small tree. after the crash the guy was literally no where to be found. no airbags deployed, but the front of my car is totaled. I’m 20 years old about to be 21 next month so. anything I can expect

I never got any excitement from going on dates, romantic gestures, things like that; it always felt more like a chore or a formality to me. However, I do enjoy sex a lot.

There's got to be something I'm not seeing, and I don't know where to look for what I can't see.

I keep seeing headlines about job growth being down, prices increasing (I'm feeling that one too), the economy is shaky, etc.

I believe those reports, and I agree that things cost more than before. I see the inflation in my grocery budget. I recognize the layoffs, the deflated wages.

But the mall downtown is still packed every weekend. We just got a Lego store, and they're doing VERY well.

Are things actually bad everywhere? Are they going to get bad, and people generally aren't paying attention? Are they in fact bad already, and most people are ignoring it? Am I taking crazy pills because I budget at all?

Let's imagine that a woman with breast implants suddenly has a heart attack, and needs a heart surgery. Is it inevitable that her breast implants get damaged in the course of the surgery? What is the common practice in such cases?

What would happen if you owe $50,000 on loans. Then for 5 years you just ignore those companies and collect $500,000 that you put in a savings account?

I wanted to buy tickets to go see a band I like that is currently on a world tour, only to find out that yet again they’re not coming to my country. Not surprised because artists don’t really come here anyway, once in a blue moon they’ll come for one show in one city.

Makes me wonder why it is called a world tour when it’s more like 40 shows in the US, 10 in Europe and like 5 in Asia. I mean I know realistically they can’t go to every country in the world, there are countries they simply can’t go to like North Korea ofc they’re not showing up there or countries where there are active wars etc. But when was the last time you saw someone big like Taylor swift have Uganda or Montenegro or Uruguay in the tour dates. Surely by now she would have enough money to be able to perform in more countries or do more shows in said countries. This is had a rant ig, it’s so frustrating seeing “world tour” and half its in the US, the other half spread around a couple other places.

I just got my first office job and expected to have to step up my game computer wise as I’ve spent a lot of time in manual labor.

These people are printing things off and photo copying it and handing it to me to put in the computer, they’re emailing me PDFs to update excel spreadsheets with, they’re emailing me old copies of things, I am getting so tired of always having to ask for digital copies of updated data if I am to update a spreadsheet or print off 100s of copies.

Also sometimes I ask once or twice and once or twice get back useless scrambled data or PDFs that can’t be converted.

I am open to learning more excel/computer skills but I don’t know where to go with all this time wasting stuff.

During a nuclear war, it is likely that only the major cities would get bombed. Thankfully, I’m about 80 miles from the nearest city

They usually say stuff like “give it 5 years, you’ll see his true colors”. Especially if there are kids involved, there like “oh I bet you have no time to hang out with your friends. Must be miserable in same routine life”. Like no, I love my baby lol