<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by fastflyer:
Very well said, monahos.
But the tip-everyone crowd causes a negative effect for the vast majority of travelers who tip 15%, limited generally to the traditional, non-standard-wage employees (US waiters and US bartenders). The negative effect is that it ruins it for the rest of us.
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Give me a break, how exactly does it make it worse for others?? Why does it make you feel guilty?
Are the Tipping unions picketing you?
I cannot ever, ever recall being harassed our even placed in an uncomfortable position by someone expecting a tip, but if they did how could that possibly ruin my travel experience?
Look, the vast majority of my travels are personal/pleasure I really have no time to worry about piddly s.. things like whether I shoud tip or not. I feel like giving someone a few coins or a dollar for the service I received I do, end of story. My travel experiences are too precious to worry about stuff like that.
If you feel you harrassed complain to the management tell you wont return till the policy is changed and if enough people complain it will be. If not patronize somewhere else.
Maybe you some of you guys need to lighten up, enjoy life a little!!.
Mike
[This message has been edited by MIKESILV (edited 09-17-2002).]