Japanese Waiter Exhibits 8,000 Chopstick Sleeves Left as Restaurant “Tips”

In a culture without tipping, one Japanese waiter began to realize that customers were expressing their gratitude in a subtle (and in some cases even unintentional) way, by folding the sleeves in which their chopsticks came wrapped. In 2012, Yuki Tatsumi began to collect these into a set he would come to display and call … Continue reading Japanese Waiter Exhibits 8,000 Chopstick Sleeves Left as Restaurant “Tips”