Where the hell did the idea of tipping your landlord come from, anyway? I've heard a few people in recent years bring it up as if it was an actual thing, and I'm just like WTF?

[–] [email protected] 98 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

I believe it has roots in r/landlordlove. A ~~satire~~ Very Serious™ subreddit.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Flat earther-ism used to be satire, too.

Now we have people killing themselves in attempts to “prove” that the Earth is flat.

Never doubt the ability of satire to fly over people’s heads at 10,000ft, and for those people to swallow that satire uncritically; hook, line, and sinker.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

I know. Landlords deserve a tip for real.

[–] HerbalGamer 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Now we have people killing themselves in attempts to “prove” that the Earth is flat.

You wouldn't happen to have footage of something so hilarious?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's a video of a guy that falls off the edge of the world. You can hear him saying "see I was right!" as he bounces off the shell of the turtle.

[–] HerbalGamer 3 points 10 months ago

aww sweet I wanna see that!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, we’re not joking.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Of course we aren't!

[–] [email protected] 51 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Pretty sure it's not an actual thing anywhere, just a subtle pervasive joke.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 10 months ago (2 children)

There have been some smaller landlords who have actually asked for it. If it has been successful for them or not I cannot say. I would assume not, it's fucking asinine.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They're asking for it? WTF.

But hey, I think the value of a tip is the appreciation it shows when it is not expected.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

It's been more like coercion as far as I could tell, but yes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Asinine... Asiten... Either way, landlords rank high on the ass scale.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

I fucking hope not.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

No I had an old landlord strongly imply he should be tipped.

They basically said "you know it's traditional to tip your maintaince man at Christmas, and I do a lot more than that"

I obviously did not tip.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Your maintenance man is NOT your landlord, and honestly probably deserves a tip. I tip my garbage men on christmas.

Fuck your landlord for implying he does more and deserves a tip though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Closest thing I can think of is reikin in Japan: https://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/reikin