Tipping Taxi Drivers?

[Ontarian1981]

You are correct but America always likes to be portrayed as a proud nation and to doff caps and crawl for tips seems a funny way to conduct things over there. I am aware of how it works and that is why I always tip and I don't object to it at all but they should adopt a better system. In many parts of Australia it is regarded as an insult because it is like saying you consider me as inferior to you.

 

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For a time I drove buses. I never expected or received a tip. In that time I was assulted during which a £200 pair of spectacles were broken. I was blinded twice by lasers, a very worrying time. I had a cigarette stubbed out on the back of my hand. Windows put through with bricks and once a javelin stolen from a local school was put through the windscreen,plus numerous threats even though I was always polite to people .

 

I agree with your dislike of the tipping system in North America, I have never liked it. The powers that be allow bars and restaurants to charge whatever they like but only have to pay their staff a pittance leaving Joe Public to pick up the balance. Saying that, in Canada, I know some bartenders who make a good living at it, it all depends on how busy their place of work is.

[boringal]

getting back to tipping taxi drivers,

how many of you have been tipped by a taxi drivers or have you been chipped

[Isabelle]

I always give the taxi driver a small tip, as I feel guilty for making them drive me home to the back end of nowhere (AKA Stocksbridge).

[bendix]

Because you can get good service in lots of other places where you wouldn't dream of tipping...

 

 

This. I get good service in shops too, but wouldn't dream of tipping in Tesco, so why in a restaurant. Besides, lots of restaurants add a service charge anyway.

 

As for taxis, just use Uber. The issue never comes up.

[Hogg]

It is a long held custom to tip taxi-drivers. It is only a quid or so. Unless you are genuinely hard up you should always tip. You don't want to be stingy.

[PRESLEY]

Imagine tipping everybody for just simply doing their job. You would have to have a lot of dosh.

[Cyclone]

It is a long held custom to tip taxi-drivers. It is only a quid or so. Unless you are genuinely hard up you should always tip. You don't want to be stingy.

 

We ARE in Yorkshire. Being tight is the county passtime.

[mickey finn]

The amount of greed in America astounds me. I stick with Australia now. Try offering a tip in Queensland and your likely to get a bunch of fives.

 

If Australia is that violent I'll stick with America thanks.

[spilldig]

If Australia is that violent I'll stick with America thanks.

 

Well I suppose it depends which bar you choose to drink in.