Its funny, ive always been a veru generous tipper because my friends have always worked in the food industry. I averaged around 25-50%, especially on low cost bills. I thought of myself as helping out people putting themselves through college, etc.
Then i moved to China.
I tried to tip here, paid my bill plus some and got up and left. The waitress/hostess literally chased me down to give me my change back. I was baffled. Tipping is not a part of their culture, they simply do not understand why you would offer more money than the price tag was. I tried to tip my delivery food driver, same deal. He was baffled as to why i would just give him more money then the price was. It just doesnt compute here.
Not to say that the service here isnt excellent. Waitresses are on point, they know there job well and they have no incentive to be good or bad, either way. Its just their job. Their job is to wait tables. Being good at it is part of the job description, not part of earning more tips.
I will tip less now when i go back. Eat dicks servers, your entitled. The people in China who refused my money make less than 600$ a month and are absolutely happy in their lives, and they bust their ass every day to pay their bills. There is no welfare in china. if you dont want to work, someone else does, and your ass will be on the street. seeing this in china made me sad for america. we have lost that hardworking spirit which helped us become such a great nation, now all these entitled fucks are ruining our country.
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