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Re:"No Tax on Tips" Includes Digital Creators, Too by sdeframond on Thursday September 11, 2025 @08:29AM (#45210776)
Does Japan have a strong tipping culture ?
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Re:"No Tax on Tips" Includes Digital Creators, Too by Fade_Dance on Thursday September 11, 2025 @09:00AM (#45211071)
If you consider strong tipping culture to mean "severely insulted", then yes!
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Re:"No Tax on Tips" Includes Digital Creators, Too by Woodi on Thursday September 11, 2025 @09:22AM (#45211301)
Good to know.

But why exactly ?

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Re:"No Tax on Tips" Includes Digital Creators, Too by Leherenn on Thursday September 11, 2025 @12:16PM (#45213341)
I believe it's because tipping implies they need a money incentive to do a good job. Essentially insulting their professionalism.
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