tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13860998.post113578386705746719..comments2023-09-26T21:47:12.385+08:00Comments on Beijing or Bust: To Receive Tip Is GloriousBeijing Loaferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12245736986357689046noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13860998.post-1135907433812679242005-12-30T09:50:00.000+08:002005-12-30T09:50:00.000+08:00BTW, the essay is another tongue-in-cheek piece, e...BTW, the essay is another tongue-in-cheek piece, especially with tipping. What pissed me off was the little guys getting all scolded and having nothing much in return.Beijing Loaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245736986357689046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13860998.post-1135907304959741752005-12-30T09:48:00.000+08:002005-12-30T09:48:00.000+08:00Lol. I think Australians are a special breed, exc...Lol. I think Australians are a special breed, except when they are during a riot. <BR/><BR/>In China, waitstaff can be rude, or incompetent, or both. Tipping might help encourage better behavior. <BR/><BR/>Maybe we should test it in an open-port city first, like all prior reforms in China. :)Beijing Loaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245736986357689046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13860998.post-1135893297693643872005-12-30T05:54:00.000+08:002005-12-30T05:54:00.000+08:00tipping in the states is crap. five yrs in NY, I n...tipping in the states is crap. five yrs in NY, I never tip less than 15%, but the services were not linked to the tip at all. you have to tip everyone, delievery boy, doorman, driver, they just take it for granted and no service quality. sometimes I feel backmailed. now I'm living in Australia, the service is super friendly everywhere, and no one asks a dime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13860998.post-1135844354878883962005-12-29T16:19:00.000+08:002005-12-29T16:19:00.000+08:00Hmm... I kinda like to reward people who are nice ...Hmm... I kinda like to reward people who are nice to me. Of course in the States no matter how bad the service, one is expected to tip, which mostly serves as an arithmetics exercise for the maths-challenged Americans. <BR/><BR/>Tipping is not bad. Always tipping is bad. <BR/><BR/>Getting tipped is not bad. Always expecting to get tipped is bad. <BR/><BR/>Hehe...Beijing Loaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245736986357689046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13860998.post-1135831272377145012005-12-29T12:41:00.000+08:002005-12-29T12:41:00.000+08:00I don't know why you want to encourage Chinese res...I don't know why you want to encourage Chinese restaurant and bar staff to start expecting tips. It's another bad American habit that the rest of the world can live without. And as you've already shown, the money will probably go to the managers anyway.<BR/><BR/>I've got a couple of pics of my local Korean restaurant staff getting their military briefing here:<BR/><BR/>http://mutikonkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013127024190330396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13860998.post-1135822722419668882005-12-29T10:18:00.000+08:002005-12-29T10:18:00.000+08:00Yes, that's the pic. Can I use it on my blog? Of ...Yes, that's the pic. Can I use it on my blog? <BR/><BR/>Of course the Chinese consumers are in no rush to leave tips, since there's no culture for tipping and the consumers are very very cost-conscious here, to put it mildly.Beijing Loaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245736986357689046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13860998.post-1135810112455172992005-12-29T06:48:00.000+08:002005-12-29T06:48:00.000+08:00you mean this kind of training?http://justwhatisaw...you mean this kind of training?<BR/><BR/>http://justwhatisaw.blogspot.com/2005/06/training.html<BR/><BR/>I was impressed too ;-)Albatrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03291866995788465869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13860998.post-1135799807254908052005-12-29T03:56:00.000+08:002005-12-29T03:56:00.000+08:00when i was back in china i often asked the people ...when i was back in china i often asked the people eating out with me why they don't leave tip. they just look at me weird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com