Does anyone actually tip?
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Does anyone actually tip?
We are seeing increasing evidence of the pervasive American custom of tipping creeping in here, most notably at restaurants where many have a tip line. What I dislike about this is it places an expectation on you to tip otherwise you are perceived as a miserable or tight prick. Then if you tip just a small amount the same feeling pervades, and if you tip a larger amount an already expensive outing becomes that much more expensive.
In the context of the sex industry and this has been covered well earlier in this thread, tipping is really done in the form of extras or the different service layers the lady might offer. I might sometimes opt for the extras, and tbh in a lot of cases you are paying quite a bit more for not a lot extra, the value is often negligible so the extra money is in effect a tip.
Where I might tip, or at least have it perceived as a tip is when I round up to 50 or 100. It has always felt a little awkward forking over say 4 50's and a 20. And I don't really like carrying around assorted denomination notes in my wallet so usually prefer to just withdraw $50 notes which just feels cleaner. Besides apart from maybe going to the races where else would I use the cash anyway.
But overall I do not like the idea that tipping becomes the norm or an expectation.
We are seeing increasing evidence of the pervasive American custom of tipping creeping in here, most notably at restaurants where many have a tip line. What I dislike about this is it places an expectation on you to tip otherwise you are perceived as a miserable or tight prick. Then if you tip just a small amount the same feeling pervades, and if you tip a larger amount an already expensive outing becomes that much more expensive.
In the context of the sex industry and this has been covered well earlier in this thread, tipping is really done in the form of extras or the different service layers the lady might offer. I might sometimes opt for the extras, and tbh in a lot of cases you are paying quite a bit more for not a lot extra, the value is often negligible so the extra money is in effect a tip.
Where I might tip, or at least have it perceived as a tip is when I round up to 50 or 100. It has always felt a little awkward forking over say 4 50's and a 20. And I don't really like carrying around assorted denomination notes in my wallet so usually prefer to just withdraw $50 notes which just feels cleaner. Besides apart from maybe going to the races where else would I use the cash anyway.
But overall I do not like the idea that tipping becomes the norm or an expectation.
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