<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by anonplz:
"Thanks for waiting" for what??? </font>
Why, for waiting for one of my posts to match the level of absurdity reached your "simply MUST tip the cleaning people if you want to be taken seriously" post.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by anonplz:
You're wrong. In fact, I have done so, over and over and over. </font>
You've asserted your
opinion that it's obligatory, claimed custom, and thrown out dark hints of "repercussions", but you certainly haven't provided any
facts to support it.
Several posters in this thread have stated in one way or another that they do not believe the practice is mandatory. If it were so, don't you think it would be near universally acknowledged, especially among a community like this?
Furthermore, no one has yet stepped up with tales of woe resulting from failure to tip housekeeping. In fact, some have stated they've noticed no effect whatsoever.
As for "custom", well..."custom" is the excuse for continuing anachronistic practices whose utility passed long ago. In short, it's little more than cultural inertia, IMHO. In any case, I don't believe the practice we're discussing is customary. YMMV.
Sorry, but if you're trying to put forth a convincing rationale, I'm afraid you'll have to do better than that.