Originally Posted by
JPDM
You tip nobody. And if you were to, then you have to do it in local currency. They can't pay rent or buy groceries with US$. They have to waste an hour waiting at the bank to exchange it. But then again, no tipping is required.
I had one of the building guys assemble some Ikea furniture for me a few weeks ago. While this service is technically free, he spent an hour of his time that he could have used to play cards with the other maintenance people. Had I not tipped him, I'm guessing he might not have been too willing to help next time. I was just back from HK at the time, so I gave him hk$200. He didn't seem the least bit upset.