Originally posted by jhm
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Originally posted by SQ LPP
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Conversely, I was at my only dinner of the evening with taipeiflyer and cousin of taipeiflyer (who were on their second of the evening [does this run in the family???]) last night. A friend of mine was bartending and hooked us up ==> I gave him 35% (depending on the bill, I will usually add up what I would have paid and tip the difference [sometimes that adds up to over 100% of the bill]).
Tipping is a pain in the USA, but keep in mind that the workers are usually getting paid only $4-$5/hour and tips make up a large percentage of their pay -- different from other countries where the workers get much more and the tip is included as a service charge. That said, they have to work for it.
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