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Dear Mary

Dear Mary: Must we tip other people's servants in London, too?

Plus: Dealing with rude old acquaintances, and the tactful way to turn down a giant plateful

4 October 2014

9:00 AM

4 October 2014

9:00 AM

Q. What is the etiquette on tipping in London houses? I have been in the habit of staying with friends who don’t have cleaners and live fairly dishevelled lives so the question hasn’t come up before. But the other night my husband and I stayed for the first time with someone new.

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