Originally Posted by
BrianMinn
Having read all the horror stories about Beijing taxis, I dreaded giving instructions in my skeletal Mandarin that I wanted to go to Xiao Wang Fu restaurant in Ritan. The driver was unexpectedly helpful, and stopped four times to ask people near the park what entrance to use and where the restaurant was. Later I regretted giving him only a 10rmb tip, as the alternative was to be dumped at the wrong entrance of a large nearly unlighted park.
10RMB is a huge tip! I don't think we should import US tipping culture and behaviour into China (or any other country). There are other ways to live you know! As jiejie mentioned above for her journey -- the "thank you" probably meant more to the driver than the tip, and if one wants to tip, rounding to nearest ten is more than appropriate.
tb