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?

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 97 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

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

[–] rekabis@programming.dev 31 points 9 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.

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

I know. Landlords deserve a tip for real.

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 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?

[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 10 points 9 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@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

aww sweet I wanna see that!

[–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No, we’re not joking.

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Of course we aren't!

[–] xantoxis@lemmy.world 51 points 9 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 39 points 9 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.

[–] IndefiniteBen@leminal.space 13 points 9 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.

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

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

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

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

[–] FakeGreekGirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 9 months ago

I fucking hope not.

[–] saigot@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 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.

[–] Lowpast@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 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.

[–] hark@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

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

[–] LunarVoyager@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I thought it was internet legend like white people clapping when the plane lands

[–] AdmiralShat@programming.dev 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

"I thought it was internet legend like white people clapping when the plane lands"