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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 3:40 am
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jimbo99
 
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Originally Posted by andrzej
I tip the same wherever I'm staying. Europe, South America, Asia, US, etc...
This attitude I find very annoying.... And some locations people find it offensive or patronising. (Though they would be too polite to say.)

And where it does have an effect, you're buying a privilege/priority over local service users who cannot afford to flash their USD around.

When in the US, I hate the habit the apparent love of it. But I reluctantly go along with it.

Please don't try and export the habit.
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