Comments on: Tipping

By: Tipping | A Blend of Both

Tipping | A Blend of Both — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:37:57 +0000

[...] In the US, tipping is part of the cost of eating out, among other activities. It really shouldn’t be optional, and it should be calculated into the budget when you’re traveling or going out. It’s like having to pay sales tax. If the service is awful, say something and then tip accordingly, but service is still a luxury, and you need to pay for it. That’s why in some countries, there’s a 10% service charge added. It really would be easier if it was just automatically added to the bill, but here you have a choice, where the culture doesn’t dictate that service should be beyond satisfactory and tipping is not required. (Re: Tipping in Taiwan) [...]

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:41:36 +0000

I agree 200 percent with your theory, plus they even make up ridiculous jobs…like street sweepers and things, just so more people can have jobs.

in other news, it really sucked to come back to the US and have to tip all the time. I’d always almost forget, and it adds up to so much.

By: Lily

Lily — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:10:39 +0000

you know what my theory about this is?? okay, in china (and Taiwan… and any Asian country, basically), there are a shit load of people. i mean, SO MANY people. ridiculous amounts of people all trying to compete for jobs so that they can live a good life. this includes “shitty” jobs like serving other people. but in fact, these are not really shitty jobs because you get paid, and you’re not like, cleaning the toilet, and you’re not like, in the freakin’ country sweating over your rice patty. so these “shitty” jobs are much more competitive and so, the people who do them want to keep their jobs and they therefore do a better job!

in america, however, these are seirously shitty jobs and turn-over is really high because nobody really wants to do these jobs forever. they’re always gunning for something better because this is as low as it gets. so they whine and don’t do their work and are rude because they don’t want to be there.

that’s my theory anyway