Re: Tipping customs
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01/10/06 11:56 AM
01/10/06 11:56 AM
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Posts: 705 wisconsin
krehfish
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Tipping customs is the way to go.
Flyfishing my way through mid-life crisis.
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Re: Tipping customs
#114563
01/10/06 12:14 PM
01/10/06 12:14 PM
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Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 12 San Pedro
Wittsend
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Once thing I've always wondered, do you tip taxi drivers? Most of them seem to run thier own vehicle, and flex price the fares, so seem to be working for themselves. Of course if you have a lot of luggage or other items they need to assist loading/unloading, a tip would be given, but what about a simple ride across town? You hop in, you hop out?? Always gets me wondering. I generally do tip at these times, following my usual, "When in doubt, tip". I'd rather be thought of as rude for being ignorant of custom, than rude for being cheap. 
~ MJ "Where am I going, and why am I in this handbasket??"
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Re: Tipping customs
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01/10/06 12:32 PM
01/10/06 12:32 PM
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Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 503 Arizona
Dan Carey
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Xoe, at Customs it isn't called a tip, it's called a bribe. Oh, you mean customary tipping, don't you. My mistake. I ususlly tip generously in countries where the going wage is very low. For example, if a dive day costs me $45, I'll tip 20% and round up to the next dollar. That's $10, isn't it? If I'm diving for an extended period of time I'll tip 10%+ per day and then give another 10%+ on the total bill on the last day. That way the crew has some money every day as well as a bigger payday at the end.
In Belize they'll be grateful for the tip. They don't consider it rude, but they'd be grateful even if they did.
Dan
"Facts are the enemy of Truth" Don Quixote
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