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The Mac
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Same as DrLove, the more I know abt Thailand, the less I am willing to leave tip...
Specially when there is a service tax, why should leave tip for service? But when the service is exceptional, I will leave between 30~50.
For gogos, I usually leave the coins they so nicely prepared when giving back the change.
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 7:41 am on July 17, 2003
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Arcadius
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I used to tip a lot more in LOS than I do now - Thais are not big tippers, and if you live here, you tend to assimilate their habits over time. I suppose the basic rule is tip whatever makes you feel comfortable - what's the point in saving a few baht if you then feel like a skinflint?
The local custom is to leave the loose change. If that's absurdly small, then OK, chuck in another 10 or leave a 20 as seems appropriate. I wouldn't leave a 50 or 100 unless the bill was over 1K.
I find the bar habit of presenting a tray littered with B10 coins annoyingly manipulative. If I've bought, say, only a couple of beers & an LD, I generally compromise by leaving them 30 and pocketing the rest.
I don't think taxi drivers ordinarily expect to be tipped - at least not on short rides. The main rule (which works both ways) is to round the fare up or down to the nearest convenient figure. Bung the guy 100 for a B51 fare, and he'll give you a 50 straight back. I'd say tip only as a reward for genuine service (eg, you ask him to step on it because you're late for a flight).
As for the BGs - well, let's face it, 'tip' is a euphemism. In my book, that even applies to the 'taxi money', but it all depends on how you prefer to handle the wider payment issue. Ý Ý
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Bangkok Women : Meet Sensual Bangkok Women
Posted on: 7:42 am on July 17, 2003
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JackRabbit
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JackRabbit present...
Tip is a "Thank You" from a good service.
In HTL I tip the guy who gets my bag in the room and the doorman , who gets me a fair cab (=meter-using).
In the bars it varies a lot depending on a level of the service.
Once in a restaurant I had the most marvellous steak I had eaten in my life. The service was nice & friendly , everything went very efficiently.
When I had finished my coffee after the meal , I paid the bill and asked that who had made my steak and one of the cooks showed up.
I tipped HIM directly with 50 THB and told him my thanks.
Tipped other 50 for the staff.
Not too much , I tell You.
JR
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Posted on: 8:01 am on July 17, 2003
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Holy Saint
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I like to leave like 20 baht for the maids. I leave it on my pillow or bed. It makes me feel better in that if I take care of them, they take care of me. I feel like if I show appreciation to them, they are less likely to think about stealing from me, not that that is a big problem there. Plus, I think they are some of the most underappreciated service people there. I'll tip the door guy or whoever once in awhile, but the people with the most service time for me is the maids. I think about tipping the front desk people once in awhile too, because they really do work it there. Tipping isn't a big thing in Thailand, but I don't think it hurts to tip people who can make a difference for you. Tipping a taxi driver or a waiter doesn't do much in that you might not deal with them again. That's not the case in a hotel. Just my 2 cents.
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Posted on: 3:36 pm on July 17, 2003
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AlterEgo
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Tipping is for one of two purposes:
1) To make you feel good about rewarding someone who has given you good service.
2) As an incentive for the server to give you good service in the future.
If you think that tipping is anything else, you are fooling yourself.
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Posted on: 4:03 pm on July 17, 2003
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Mr Alan
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Tipping in the US is different than most other countries, even those in Europe. Outside the US, the cost of service is usually built into the price, or explicitly charged as fixed price item (such as a 10% service charge in hotels).
These differences are built into the salary structure of the workers. In the US, waiters usually work for minimum wage or less (but they must report enough tips to equal minimum wage). In other countries, the equivalent worker usually make more than minimum wage (although the pay scales in different countries are obviously different). In the US, the salary for service help at McDonaldís is more than at Outback Steakhouse, because the workers at McDonaldís donít get tips.
There is a basic cultural reason for these differences. People in the US are accustomed to getting rewarded based on individual performance. US workers receive raises and bonuses based on performance, get stock options, etc. These things are almost unheard of outside the US except for senior executives. Outside the US, individual achievement ahead of others in the group is not something to be rewarded, but is considered arrogant and rude behavior.
Obviously the above is simplified view of the world, and there are exceptions, but I believe it is basically true.
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Posted on: 10:05 pm on July 17, 2003
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Arcadius
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I think AlterEgo's basically right. For the most part, we tip to feel good about ourselves - or at least to feel that we're behaving according to social expectations like a normal, well-adjusted human being.
Tipping expectations vary widely between different countries, even in the West. If you've just arrived in LOS from a big-tipping country like the US, you probably won't feel comfortable suddenly cutting back to Thai levels. In that case, I would say just do what comes naturally and adapt at your own pace.
There can't be any definite rules, because what Thais expect from Westerners varies hugely. If they work at 5-star tourist hotels, they'll be far more used to getting big tips than if they serve mainly locals and expats.
The good news is that tipping is just not a big deal in LOS. The local custom of simply leaving the small change shows the casual, off-hand way the Thais tend to deal with this. If there is no loose change, no-one will think any the worse of you if you don't tip at all.
I think Holy Saint's gesture of leaving 20B daily for the chambermaids is a nice one. These women are wretchedly underpaid, and it will make a difference to them. This is not necessary to ensure decent service, so do it purely as a 'thank-you'. Ý
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Posted on: 4:18 am on July 18, 2003
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rezyek
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That 20 baht tip for the maid is a good one ... I'll remember that for my next tip ...
@ VJ
If you have to pay like 130 baht and you give 'em 200 they always come back with three 10 baht coins and two 20's ... I always take the coins and leave a twenty ... just to make a point ... haha ... it's not like they are going te learn ...
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Posted on: 4:49 am on July 18, 2003
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Vancouver Jay
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I don't, just because that 30 baht in coins says "tip me 30 baht! Only a cheap bastard would pick up the coins!"
So I pick up the coins, except 10 baht. I'm not a cheap bastard, I just resent the attempt at manipulation. I wouldn't not tip if all my change came back as notes either. It would be 20 every time.
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 5:53 am on July 18, 2003
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China Sailor
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I do tip directly to my server. If LOS is anything like PI the workers will never see the 'Service Charge', the owner will use it to offset his labor costs.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 6:50 am on July 18, 2003
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