TedM (UK)
A "gift" for good service rendered has always been gratefully received. When that "gift" becomes compulsory, or given before the services are given and thereby becoming a bribe, it loses its value. Tips therefore should be entirely discretionary and given for a good reason after the service is given.
Sometimes tips are used to supplement a low wage. An employer will deliberately pay less because the worker will get tips to make up the difference. This leads to coercion and a customer feeling guilty if a gratuity is not offered. Tipping has therefore become a form of cheating or corruption that is not civilized and should not be copied by any developing nation. Therefore, a civilized country does not encourage tipping.
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People eat at a Chinese restaurant, in the Chinatown, Mexico City, capital of Mexico, May 13. [Photo/xinhua] |
I’ve lived in China for quite a considerable time including my graduate school years, travelled and worked in a few cities and still choose my destination taking into consideration the density of smog or PM2.5 particulate matter in the region.
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