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9£®YOU may have learned that tipping£¨¸øÐ¡·Ñ£© is expected in some Western countries£¬but just how to do it correctly can be a bit confusing£®In fact£¬incorrect tipping is the No 1most common mistake travelers make£®One well-known joke reflects this£®The joke goes that four people were travelling together£®They were sitting around a table in a restaurant in US£®How much do you think each of them tipped£¿
The man from the UK asked£¬"It is customary to tip 10percent in US£¬right£¿"The woman from the France answered£¬"No way!I'm not leaving10percent!The service was so terrible£®"The man from China asked£¬"What's a tip£¿"And the woman from the US cried£¬"Whoa£¬I am planning to tip 20percent!"
Americans think it is the most natural thing in the world to pay for a service£®Here are some comments on US tipping etiquette £¨Àñ½Ú£©£®
Mark Styles£¬Ohio£¬US
As the mother of a one-time server £¨who was paid©†2.35/hr by the restaurant£©£¬I think tipping is just sharing a bit£®Some of these servers are working their way through grad£¨±ÏÒµ£©school£®Others are trying to put food on the table for their kids£®
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I felt strange in south-east Asia not tipping£¬it felt like saying to someone that I didn't really value their time or work£®Then again£¬they probably all got paid enough to live on their wages alone£®That simply is not true for a large part of service jobs in the US£®
Here are a few tips for tipping while you are travelling in the US£®First£¬take a look at the chart below£®
Also£¬remember that your action is more important than your money£®Always treat service providers with respect£®
| Waiter/waitress | 15% of bill for adequate service£»20% for very good service£»10%for poor service |
| Washroom attendant | 50 cents£¨3 yuan£©to©†1 |
| Taxi driver | Assume 15% of fare will be enough£» an extra©†1 to©†2for help with bags£® |
| Hotel doorman | ©†1 per bag for help with luggage£»©†1 per person for hailing a taxi |
| Hotel housekeeper | ©†2 to©†5 per night |
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63£®You stay in a hotel in America for five nights£®How much should you tip the hotel housekeeper£¿C
A£®©†8 at most B£®©†2.5 at least C£®©†25is surely enough£® D£®Tipping is unnecessary£®
64£®Which of the following sentences about tipping in US is Wrong£¿B
A£®Mark from Ohio thinks tipping means valuing the time or work of service providers£®
B£®People working in service industries in US often get poorly paid£®
C£®If you tip a waitress 10%£¬it shows that you are not pleased with her service£®
D£®Waiters or waitresses and taxi drivers usually get larger tips than washroom attendants£®
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A£®Are you Tipping Correctly and Properly£¿B£®How Much to Tip£¿
C£®Comments on US Tipping Etiquette D£®Who gets a tip£¿
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