<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by MIKESILV:
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?
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I got chased out of a restaurant in NYC once 'cos we left a 10% tip, not 15%. I'm a New Yorker and this guy was trying to tell my friends and I that "you no know new york - here tip must be 15%" I thought my friend was going to sock him one. I just flatly said that the service only deserved a 10% tip, no more, and that I was a NYr and most certainly knew the city.
I remember hearing that about 10yrs ago in Norwalk CT that a waiter chased a guy out of a Chinese restaurant and stabbed a customer who left a measly tip. I used to eat at that restaurant back then. This made me stop.
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