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Old Jun 19, 2007, 7:46 am
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Trajan
 
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Originally Posted by Soju
I've also found Thailand to be a tipping culture. The tipping "rules" are certainly different than they are in western countries, and you typically aren't expected to tip as much or in the same circumstances, but there are definitely cases where a tip is considered appropriate, even if you are Thai.
Yes, I agree with the above....but the rules are different (and the expected amounts are much lower than in say, the States)...

but having said that, you normally dont tip taxi drivers (other than rounding up numbers)....unless there are special circumstances.....
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