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Old 05-27-2010, 06:12 AM   #36 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru
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Originally Posted by Halx View Post
As a US resident, I hate tipping. I double the tax and that's it.
See many of us in Canada, that would be 26 - 30%. Before the HST in Ontario came in, the common thing would be to tip at least the same amount in tax (which was 15% for the longest time before GST was reduced), maybe rounding up to the nearest dollar. The HST is 13%, but I'm not sure how the practice of tipping has changed since overall tax dropped from 15%.

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I am wondering about nudity in other countries. Could one get away with being nude? Here in NY, there are a couple nude beaches, but they are primarily gay hangouts. Women are allowed to be topless in the city, but NOBODY exercises this right (much to my dismay).
In Ontario? Women can be topless in outdoor public places. And there's one nude beach in Toronto that I know of.
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