tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625171860671748699.post5126803322300501978..comments2024-01-30T18:06:40.312-08:00Comments on Up late talking games & writing? You're...: The Tipping PointBrad Gallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09452185302281177580noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625171860671748699.post-76061052427917681882008-02-20T01:56:00.000-08:002008-02-20T01:56:00.000-08:00This all makes sense. I don't like the standard U...This all makes sense. I don't like the standard US approach to (and expectations around) tipping at all. It bothers me that servers are paid below minimum wage and taxed as they are. It's a shitty system. But then, the US's tips-for-everything culture is partly to blame. Once you're abroad, tipping becomes a lot less common. Take Korea, for example. I have my gripes about the place but I <I>love</I> the fact that tipping is Not Done here. Ditto Australia. I once tried to tip a guy who schlepped my gigantic suitcase into my hotel room and he declined: "I'm just doing my job, mate." That's refreshing.sterlinglushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782033595367573436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625171860671748699.post-26840438027801894792008-02-18T21:19:00.000-08:002008-02-18T21:19:00.000-08:00I forgot to add,No, I believe in your stance wrt t...I forgot to add,<BR/><BR/>No, I believe in your stance wrt tipping. I wouldn't do it if the service is awful and if the food is awful too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625171860671748699.post-69546015122133229442008-02-18T21:06:00.000-08:002008-02-18T21:06:00.000-08:00Good good stuff, Brad. Seriously, why are you not ...Good good stuff, Brad. Seriously, why are you not the world's most read blog yet?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, tipping isn't mandatory in our country. I'm saying something good about our country, for once.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com