Unlike China, tipping in America is very popular. And some people especially in service industry depend on tips for a living.

So some of us may have the worry if we go to America, how should we tip. Simply put, everything with people to serve you need tips. For example, taxi driver, hotel bellman (who helps you carry your baggages), room service and valet (who helps you park your cars), barber shop or salon (where people give you haircuts and facial/body massage), restaurant and so on. But you don't need to tip at a fast food restaurant or supermarket.

What about the tip rate? Well, it ranges from 15% to 20%. If you feel pretty satisfied with the service, give 20% tip of your total bill. But never, ever, forget to give a tip when you have to, you may find your service the next time you come would be terrible as a nightmare. Haha...

for us chinese who have never been to the country where tipping is popular, tipping is one of the skills needs mastering.

As I know, you don't need to tip in France and U.K. But I did tip in Thailand, where tipping is as popular as U.S.A. But people just tip 20 bakht, which is around 5 RMB.

You wanna go to USA?

Yeah, tipping is a must in America and many other countries.

so wasabi has travelled a lot of places. thanks for sharing.

no tips needed in Sg, only GST.

hehe, what is wasabi? dear zf?

jiemogao has been to many countries,and share some experiences to us..

great!

tip is for the service,so if I do things myself,so no tipping,right?

Tipping is actually as pupular as what people usually do in daily life. Interesting, thanks for sharing, buddy~

6# CalmSky

wasabi is used as a spice and has an extremely strong flavor.

salmon with wasabi is my favorite.

6# CalmSky

wasabi is used as a spice and has an extremely strong flavor.

salmon with wasabi is my favorite.

zf87 发表于 2009-2-5 20:48

got it, thank u, zf, then I do not like to eat any food with wasabi.

Wasabi is Japanese term for 芥末. In English it's called "mustard". But when you go to a Japanese restaurant, everybody calls wasabi, so as Sashimi 生鱼片 and Sushi 寿司.

get it , hehe~~~

Wasabi is Japanese term for 芥末. In English it's called "mustard". But when you go to a Japanese restaurant, everybody calls wasabi, so as Sashimi 生鱼片 and Sushi 寿司.

芥末膏 发表于 2009-2-9 16:10

boy, I am still wondering why you named yourself wasabi.

That's strange. personally I do not like strong-favored food.

of course, I do not like wasabi. lol. but I really like you very much.