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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 12:18 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by yann:
Why am I supposed to pay any additional money for service ? Isn't service part of an hotel or a restaurant's business ?

Is it because the waiters do not get a decent wage ? Aren't the hotels & restaurants supposed to pay for their employees' work ?
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Tres bonnes questions, Yann!
Doctors & shoe salesmen don't get tipped for their services. I would prefer a system with an honest menu price (European model comes close) including service & sales tax/ taxe de valeur ajoutee.
The whole point of having a job is to not have to beg nor rely on charity/generosity of strangers!

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