We were in France on a summer vacation and everything was going wrong—really, really wrong. One of my daughters, who had broken her ankle just before the trip, was using a rental wheelchair that had fallen into a canal (long story) and sunk to the bottom, never to be seen again, along with our €600…
Americans, do you ever feel like the expectation to tip every worker you encounter has spun out of control? When baristas expect 20% to shove a muffin across the counter at you, or when you have to bus your own tray but your cashier still expects an honorarium for merely collecting your payment, it's only…