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[Richard is an American in Taipei and is pleased with the service.]

We tip in America. This is where you give extra money to wait staff, hotel workers, taxi drivers, and others. It is a way to reward good service.

Fifteen percent is the common tip for restraunts. A quick way to figure the tip amount is to take the total cost and divide by 10. (That’s just moving the decimal point over one spot.) Then add half of that amount, and there you have 15 percent, and you didn’t need to use any trigonometry. Taxi drivers require a little bit more.

Just leave a few bucks on the table.

Many restaurant workers are not paid well and they need to collect tips in order to cover their daily expenses. So tipping at restaurants is expected. Just leave the tip on the table as you leave. If a waiter or waitress wants to earn good tips, they should try to work in a more expensive restaurant. 15 percent of an expensive meal is a lot more than 15 percent of a cheap one. Don’t tip at fast food places.

Some people think it is a good idea to have the tradition of tipping. They say that it is a way to have those with more money to contribute more than those without much money. Others say that it is not fair. Why don’t we just put a price on a product or service and that way everyone knows what everything will cost.

You should tip the people that help you carry your bags to your hotel room. You should tip the ones who clean your room every day. Tip people who help with your bags at the airport. Anything involving bags requires a tip. Your bartender expects a tip; just put your change into the jar that is marked ‘tips’. There may also be a tip jar for any musicians or dancers in the bar’s employ.

They say that people tip cows in the USA, but that is a completely different story. Thank you for reading.