Originally Posted by
BalbC
Incidentally, I like how the tipping justifiers have invented a whole vocab. to denigrate sensible folk. People who in any other transaction would be admired as canny and frugal shoppers, become "cheap" or people who "stiff" someone.
Not only that, they seem to think themselves superior for going against norms and tipping, just as the moral/ethical discussion arose again in the last few pages.
I am not unethical because I do not trip in France. If anything, I think less of the tippers as they are the ones looking down on others with a superior attitude, while refusing to adapt to cultural norms. And they are usually the ones looking down on the tippee as an inferior person based on their career choice.
Probably depends on the time zone and who's posting when.
Now now...
Just because I am posting outside of GMT or GMT+1 at the moment doesn't mean that I am one of those who will prevent tipping from coming to an end, or who tips outside of the accepted standard.