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**JosephNF** · 06-01-2009, 08:41 AM

WTF... like taxis are not expensive enough already!!! [cursing]

Only place I tip for a cab is the US, because well their fare is lower in comparison to our extortion rate fares.

If you're gonna tip cabs, you might as well have a chauffeur on dial as they are not much more expensive and it's a nice overall service. Of course I still don't tip those guys. lol

I blame Cubase for Americanising Sydney.

No offense lenny, but that's a pretty retarded mindset you have there. When you go to a different country, you adapt to their customs. While Taxis are expensive, do you not realize that the Taxi company is the one making most of that money? Intentionally shafting the driver is not getting your point across, because you're taking your anger and ignorance out on the wrong guy.

The only reason it carries on is because that's the way it's always been. If everyone in the US stopped tipping tomorrow yes there'd be a lot of poor waiters and most would probably quit. But then the restaurants, if they wanted to keep their staff (and therefore remain in business) would pay their staff more. Those that didn't would close down.

You fail to realize that those in the service industry actually have the ability to make well over minimum wage if they are good at what they do. Dining in a restaurant goes far beyond the meal that you are eating, since the service is equally important. If you hustle your ass off, you might just be rewarded with a nice tip. There would be much less incentive for waiters to go above and beyond what they have to if they simply made a decent wage, as well as less incentive to tip. If you can't wrap your head around this idea, then don't go out to dinner. Simple as that.

06-01-2009, 08:41 AM	#58
JosephNF Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 441 Senior Member	WTF... like taxis are not expensive enough already!!! [cursing] Only place I tip for a cab is the US, because well their fare is lower in comparison to our extortion rate fares. If you're gonna tip cabs, you might as well have a chauffeur on dial as they are not much more expensive and it's a nice overall service. Of course I still don't tip those guys. lol I blame Cubase for Americanising Sydney. No offense lenny, but that's a pretty retarded mindset you have there. When you go to a different country, you adapt to their customs. While Taxis are expensive, do you not realize that the Taxi company is the one making most of that money? Intentionally shafting the driver is not getting your point across, because you're taking your anger and ignorance out on the wrong guy. The only reason it carries on is because that's the way it's always been. If everyone in the US stopped tipping tomorrow yes there'd be a lot of poor waiters and most would probably quit. But then the restaurants, if they wanted to keep their staff (and therefore remain in business) would pay their staff more. Those that didn't would close down. You fail to realize that those in the service industry actually have the ability to make well over minimum wage if they are good at what they do. Dining in a restaurant goes far beyond the meal that you are eating, since the service is equally important. If you hustle your ass off, you might just be rewarded with a nice tip. There would be much less incentive for waiters to go above and beyond what they have to if they simply made a decent wage, as well as less incentive to tip. If you can't wrap your head around this idea, then don't go out to dinner. Simple as that.
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