Originally Posted by ElkeNorEast

All I had to throw down was a tenner, so that's what I did. I am not saying "give 50% tips as a rule." It's what I could do. I was SO SICK of watching these people be so freakin' cheap when they have a huge house and three cars and take luxury vacations for frivolous reasons, but just didn't understand the concept that the money they left on the table actually makes a difference to this person's life. They've been living in the US for 12 years, so they should have figured this stuff out by now.