"Don White" wrote in message
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You've heard about 'Thrifty Scotsmen'. I'm sure the service people would
be
very pleased with your 'normal generous tipping'.

:{)) I'm torn on the matter. On the one hand, you have third world
experiences, where even an outrageously generous tip (say, the amount of the
bill, but perhaps equal to a day's wages) is a totally insignificant amount
to USofAmericans, and on the other, agonizing over how much to leave (trying
to do the 'right' thing).

I'm reminded of the Vegas experiences of celebrities routinely adding $500
or some such totally unrelated-to-bill-or-service amount. It's something
which is basically meaningless to them, but incredibly meaningful to the
recipient.

In my case, even though I'm long-term unemployed, I tend toward generosity
on a percentage scale. The difference between that and parsimony is
relatively insignificant in dollar terms, so I'd rather make someone happy
(and maybe they'd remember me the next time, too!) for its minimal impact on
my life.

Just me, of course - and long-timers here already know I'm weird :{))

L8R

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