Originally Posted by
biggestbopper
I continue to be amazed by some FTers evidently burning desire to tip in countries where it is not appropriate, e.g., Japan and China.
Take a look at this both amusing and agitated threat about tipping in China.
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthrea...hlight=tipping
If the Japanese culture says don't tip ... why do it?
They've been at it again!?!?
I thought this topic had been well and truly exhausted in this China Forum thread:
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=580724
As this
original tipping debate involved an Okura Hotel in China (Japanese owned), I emailed them. The response is in post #57. Even with an official response as to a hotel's policy on tipping, some people just know better and are determined to pursue their own course of actions.
And to continue to keep on encouraging others to do the same as them in a brand new thread.... sigh....
I really hope we don't get into a simillar war over on this forum. I believe the thread I linked to in my last post is pretty comprehensive... even covering etiquette at special times of the year like Xmas/New Year (I got a lovely thank you note in return for the modest gift of shortbread BTW).