Having received many tips during my waiting career I can't really say that that was how I saw them. I viewed them as a voluntary adfitional payment for services competently rendered. A gift is s… (View Post)

I used to be a waiter and was always happy to get a tip after I'd spent a load of time taking the order, bringing their food and drinks, clearing their plates, getting their dessert etc, and had… (View Post)

Hopefully one upside of a cashless society will be that you no longer have to worry about whether you should be tipping someone or not and engaging in that furtive and demeaning-feeling exchange of a… (View Post)

Indeed. A visit to Germany is a sobering experience! They face serious challenges maintaining their position given the disruption in sectors like autos that they are so successful in, but I would not… (View Post)

If Malc owned 60 F16s I can think of at least one poster on here who we might not have heard from again. (View Post)