Re: Questions about cruise experience

Jay <jay@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:05:42 -0400, Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

In article <g59ud3dp79orp0a8j1ca76sds6bmo0hnr9@xxxxxxx>,
Jay <jay@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


So I'm supposed to assume that every employee is underpaid and needs
me to supplement his income?? Then I should tip the grocery store
clerk, the bank teller, the dental assistant, the receptionist at the
veterinarian's office, my son's teacher...? Who decides where it ends?

No, you are supposed to know that certain places one goes, one is
supposed to tip. That is called socialization and should have been taken
care of in childhood by observation, and inculcation of cultural mores
by the parents and other adults.

Tell you what - I will personally tip all of the people I am
"supposed" to tip, on the condition that they accept a check and give
me a receipt. If there is no record of them receiving my tip, they
might be tempted to avoid that "cultural more" of paying tax on their
income.

Cruise ship employees are not US citizens and don't work in the US so
they don't have to pay US taxes.

Besides which, paying by credit card (as is usual) is a far better
paper trail than a personal check.
.

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