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Why we tip, who we tip and what it really says about us
March 23, 2026
ITHACA, New York, March 23 -- Cornell University posted the following news:

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Why we tip, who we tip and what it really says about us

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As a student, Michael Lynn supported himself with tipped jobs waiting tables and as a bartender. He wound up with a master's thesis about why large groups tip less - and a research topic he's been exploring ever since.

"I decided to study tipping because it's something we d . . .

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