[Grapist]

Originally Posted by jorjo

Tipping is, literally, a foreign concept to me. I'm gearing myself up for New York by tipping taxi drivers and restaurant staff over here - although to be honest, what started me on that was a Scottish taxi driver who told me New Zealanders were the worst tippers - this being particularly amusing as the Scottish are notorious for the tight grip they keep on their wallets. So I was called a tight-ass by a tight-ass.

Yes - I tipped him - I couldn't not after that conversation, although I did think, briefly, that might just be his way of ensuring tips - "You [insert homeland of passenger] are the worst tippers", but I do find myself increasingly aware of the fact that while I may at times be frivolous and sometimes even generous, I am very aware of how much I am spending.

For the record - yes I tipped last time I was in New York, I couldn't tell you a percentage, but it was definitely $1-2 per drink and probably at least 20% in restaurants and I know I tipped my taxi driver $20 on a $60 fare. Mind you, at the time £1 = $2 so I felt like I was playing with monopoly money.

Anyways, the thing that really bugs me is tax - for fucks sake - can't you just include the tax in the price?

Get the Accutip app for your touch/phone I don't remember what you have. It let's you adjust the percentage and is good for groups because it lets you enter the amount of people if you decide to split the cheque evenly. It is free and was developed by a friend, so yeah.