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To: Taro who wrote (248457)	9/1/2005 11:14:16 AM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1577885

"In NYC at many restaurants and in FL (Miami Beach) at all of them, the "generous" American 15% tip is already included on the check!" Really? When my parents lived in Tampa, I got to know some people in the food service industry. Their biggest complaint was that Canadians didn't tip, and a lot of their customers were Canadians at certain times. In Canada, 15% is always added automatically and they just aren't used to tipping.

To: Taro who wrote (248457)	9/1/2005 11:54:53 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1577885

In NYC at many restaurants and in FL (Miami Beach) at all of them, the "generous" American 15% tip is already included on the check! Well that's one way to do it, but removes the decision making ability of the diner. In that case, the restaurant should just include the amount on the menu and institute a no tipping policy. Forced tipping is pretty lame since it is supposed to be for good service. Where I live the 5 star hotels add a 16% "Service Charge" onto the bill, and keep it! Staff gets none of it. Makes it really hard to tip since normally the service charge is for the service - here its just for the greedy hotel company.