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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't like the concept of tipping as a significant method of income. I'd rather there just be a "service fee" tacked on, which is charged from everyone and paid to the servers. If I don't like the service, I can complain to the manager same way that I can complain about something wrong with the food, and have the service charge taken off.

[b]Tipping should be something you do to reward above-and-beyond service. [/b]Maybe the server was exceptionally patient, or the luggage porter didn't just deliver the luggage but also helped track down a missing piece that the customer themselves misplaced.

I know that in certain industries in the US, it's now commonplace to tip some amount because that's how the industry has evolved. Doesn't mean I like it... [/quote]

Actually, tipping "should be" whatever I want it to be, what with it being *my money* and all.

You tip the way you want to tip. I'll tip generously and often, because that is what I want to do. [/quote]

I agree with you that it's your money, you do what you want with it. Your way of thinking actually supports my argument - let me explain. You are essentially saying that tipping is a subjective exercise: you are spending money based on how you feel about the situation, not based on some objective standard. However, current tipping practices in the US has a substantial objective component. For example, I will generally tip 15% for meals even if the service was just okay, because I know the person is depending on it for the bulk of their pay. It just seems to me that if standard level of service is rewarded with standard level tipping, then it goes against the subjective intention of the act of tipping.

I just came back from a trip in Europe and knew that tipping was much less common. The server we had was wonderful and was very surprised at a tip that I gave. He told me that this is not their custom. I explained that I was grateful for his exceptionally patient guidance so that I didn't waste money ordering things I wouldn't have enjoyed - so many servers would have just said "all of our stuff is good, or else it wouldn't be on the menu".  I explained that I was using a part of my culture to demonstrate that I appreciate the hospitality of his culture. I could not sing him a song, give him a trinket, or bake him a cake, so I gave him some Euros. [/quote]

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