tipping. Do you tip?

[jazzcomp]

Taxi's and restaurant I do.

But not when the fare is exhorbitant compared to what I am used to. Meaning the driver used the most expensive route or went the long way.

In restaurant, US is usually 10-15% and I use around 10% for Oz. But when the service sucks, I may not tip.

In my native country, tipping isn't required. But if there's good service, I tip too but not when the bill already says service charge.

[Omega Supreme]

I dont tip, if people want more money they should get a better job.

[LordCyrusOmega]

I dont tip, if people want more money they should get a better job.

+1

When I get a pizze delivered I have a little game I play. When I pay them, if they go to give me change I'll tell them to keep it. If they don't, I'll stand there till they give it.

Basically if people expect a tip, they won't get one off me. And seeing as how a lot of hospitality staff are off the books and drawing income from more then one source I don't think tipping is neccessary for standard service.
But then; I know what an A%^&hole the average customer is. Customers always right my a$%

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Nope, never.

I don't see the point in the American system of tipping either. I think its a percentage surcharge on the bill. In my mind, a tip os for good service. Not average service or poor service, so instead of adding a % for the tip, they should just increase prices as its the same anyway.

I so rarely come across good service in Australia I never feel the need to tip.

I especially hate Taxi drivers who expect tips, even when at the end of the trip, I had to give them directions. And the old 'keeping the 5 cents change' trick. I have had this on a number of occasions and stand there until they ask me whats up and I tell them I am waiting for my change. Got that at an EB. Was most annoyed and ahven't been back there since.

[GoktimusPrime]

Rarely -- only if the service is exceptional.
And who can forget that old Pizza Hut ad with Dougie...
"Do I get a tip?"
"Yeah... work hard, be kind to your mother."

[Tober]

If a taxi driver gets me where I want to go with no screwing around I'll tip around $5. Fancy restaurants around 10% unless service is sub-standard. Local take-away places I regularly go to I let them keep the $1 or so change.

[Bartrim]

This reminds me of the opening scene of Reservoir Dogs

[Bartrim]

Rarely -- only if the service is exceptional.
And who can forget that old Pizza Hut ad with Dougie...
"Do I get a tip?"
"Yeah... work hard, be kind to your mother."

LOL. I prefer Al Bundy when he catches his daughter curled up with the pizza delivery guy eating pizza.

Pizza Guy to Al Bundy "You owe $7.50+ a tip"
Al Bundy grabs Pizza Guy by the the collar and drives him head first into the door "Here's a tip, doors are hard. Keep the change" Then throws him out.

[GoktimusPrime]

tron07: I can believe that. One time I was at a Hanami (Cherry Blossom viewing event) and I'd dropped my wallet somewhere, but I didn't realise it (cos often you don't realise that you've lost your wallet until you want to buy something) -- so for hours and hours I walked around without my wallet until I'd already left the Hanami venue. I walked into a convenience store to buy something, and to my horror the wallet was gone. I hurried back to the venue -- certain that it'd be gone by now, but as I retraced my steps, there on a low tree branch (i.e. eye height) was my wallet sitting there. Someone had kindly placed it there - out of the way yet clearly visible. And all my cash was still there. Hundreds of people must have walked past that tree with my wallet sitting in it and nobody touched it.

During the summer time I frequently come across cars parked with the keys in the ignition and the doors left open (to keep the car cool I presume). Sometimes with the engine running. The first time I saw this, I thought some silly person had accidentally done this, but then afterwards when I walked back, the car was still there - doors still open, keys still in the ignition.

The Japanese are generally a very honest people. Unless they have something not very kind to say, in which case they'll outright lie - e.g. if a foreigner speaks horrifically crap Japanese, they'll tell him/her that s/he's incredibly fluent. Or my ex who decided not to tell me that she was cheating on me. (but I suppose most cheaters don't fess up till they're caught ) But generally speaking they are very honest.