Originally Posted by jimbo99
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.
The ONLY place I would not leave a tip is when visiting Japan. Please tell me about other places where the tip would not be appreciated
and ultimately the maid has a choice of leaving the tip where s/he found it and I would get the message. No harm/no foul.....
and that has not happened yet......(I always leave the tip with a Thank You note on the desk so it would not be difficult for the maid just to leave it alone....)