Originally Posted by
Pimevai
I totally agree, even though I broke under pressure the last two times. People in China work for their salary, not for their tips. Their remuneration is their pay, and I believe this should be the same everywhere. If the salary is too low to support the worker, the salary should be bumped up and prices along with it. The net result is the same minus the frustration of wondering if you tipped enough, or how the person would react to your tip.
Like the others have said, I'm generally anti-tipping, but the part of your post that I've bolded is increasingly not the case. I don't pin a whole lot of blame on tourists because the most egregious infringers are the showboating locals.