I now live in a no-tip country. It is so nice to not see a tip jar on the counter of every freaking place of business from 7-11 to the dry cleaners. Not even at Starbucks here. The service is uniformly good. You don't feel the staff sizing you up when you walk in the door and deciding what kind of tip you will probably leave and then what kind of service they will give. Your address isn't catagorized by the delivery people. I got tired of the feeling back home that every Tom, Dick and Harry had their hand out. This is how it ought to be.
Edit: I didn't want this to sound like I begrudge those that legitimately could earn tips, like waiters, pizza guys, cab drivers, etc. As long as you provide the level of service that merits a tip you'll get one from me when I'm home. My point was more that here they pay service people a living wage, so they don't have to rely on tips to survive. This is how it ought to be.
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Last edited by Ratman; 12-07-2003 at 11:09 PM..
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