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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 1:48 pm
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Comparisons between countries don't work well. Different countries have different customs and that's just the way it works.

In fact, many tourist-facing businesses in places where tipping is traditional, wind up addiding service charges just because foreign visitors don't realize it's expected and so don't.

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