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Pootie
Joined: 02 Jun 2003
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2003 11:02 pm Post subject: TIPS on TIPS |
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Is it customary to tip in Korea? I'll be leaving in two days and want to know for what services do people expect a tip. For instance, I must have tipped 3 different people today (got a haircut, ate out, took a taxi)
and also, if tipping in Korea is expected, what is the common percent for most services? |
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waterbaby
Joined: 01 Feb 2003 Location: Baking Gord a Cheescake pie
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2003 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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Tipping? No way! People will chase you down the street with your change and taxi drivers will insist that you take that 100 won change for your fare. It's not a part of the Korean culture. But then here's bribing... but that's a whole other thread and not the point of your question.
I have sometimes seen tipping jars at western bars and once I asked the staff about it. They said that a lot of the military folk insisted on tipping so they put the jar there to please their patrons. I guess tipping a big part of American culture??? (See I'm from Oz where tipping is not a necessity, nice, but not necessary - American friends help me out here...) |
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FierceInvalid
Joined: 16 Mar 2003
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2003 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah in NA you gotta tip...I once saw a maitre'd chase down a customer in the parking lot, reminding them that they'd "forgotten" to tip their waitress.
No tipping is a cool bonus of Korea. |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Location: almost there...
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2003 12:49 am Post subject: |
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I'm going be one of those idiots that will forget to tip when I get to north america... some cafes have a tipping jar and in the tourist places tips are collected but they are collected up and shared out amongst all the workers.
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Korea Newfie
Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Location: Newfoundland and Labrador
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2003 1:26 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, no tipping here. It's one of the things I think we could learn from. Back at home, you have to tip. I'm like Mr. Pink, I'll tip if an extraordinary effort was put forth, but automatic tipping is bull. |
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sparkx
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: thekimchipot.com
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2003 3:38 am Post subject: |
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I hate that I have become used to the no tipping protocol especially in places like Galbi restaurants. The adjumas fire around cutting up galbi, replacing side dishes and beer working 10x harder than any punk from back home where a tip is demanded regardless of service.
Since I am fast approaching the end of my contract I plan on becoming the masked tipper from here on out. I'll include a 15% tip at every restaurant and make a mad scramble to get out after having left the tip. I'll throw elbows and uppercuts on my way out if I have to just as long as they keep the damn money.
I do regularly tip for haircuts though....
Last edited by sparkx on Sun Jun 08, 2003 4:44 am; edited 1 time in total |
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denz
Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Location: soapland. alternatively - the school of rock!
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2003 4:13 am Post subject: |
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sparkx wrote: |
I'll include a 15% tip at every restaurant and make a mad scramble to get out after having left the tip. |
problem is, senor fat man who sits at the counter and doesn't lift a finger will pocket those pennies. no-tip culture means no-tip boss.
which sucks, because i am with you.
denz |
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rudyflyer
Joined: 26 Feb 2003 Location: pacing the cage
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2003 4:20 am Post subject: |
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I'm getting in the habit of tipping taxi drivers up to the nearest 1000 won. Like ESL4Kids I live out in the sticks and its nice for a driver to come out where when he likely won't get a return.
Sometimes though if the fare reads say 7100 won, the driver will only take 7000 won and won't take 8000 won so I guess it comes out even
resturants?? forget it. places like TGI Fridays, Outback already hit you with a 10% charge. Nashville in Itaewon now "suggests" tips, I don't |
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jaderedux
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: Lurking outside Seoul
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2003 4:26 am Post subject: |
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any wetback punk from back home where a tip is demanded regardless of service. |
wetback punk...am I being overly sensitive here but where I come from that is very uncool way to say mexican.....and um..being that that is where the family tree is planted I am a little sensitive about it... just call me curious.
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2003 4:30 am Post subject: |
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sparkx wrote: |
Since I am fast approaching the end of my contract I plan on becoming the masked tipper from here on out. I'll include a 15% tip at every restaurant |
Don't be doing that shit here. |
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Pyongshin Sangja
Joined: 20 Apr 2003 Location: I love baby!
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2003 4:38 am Post subject: |
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working 10x harder than any wetback punk from back home
Man, what the beep is going on here? Is this a Klan meeting? |
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sparkx
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: thekimchipot.com
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2003 4:41 am Post subject: |
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Just try to stop me Beav. I'll give you a good lickin'......uhhh wrong choice of words maybe. |
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sparkx
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: thekimchipot.com
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2003 4:44 am Post subject: |
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uhhh..apologies. I confused "wet behind the ears" with wetback...No offense. |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2003 5:01 am Post subject: |
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sparkx wrote: |
Just try to stop me Beav. I'll give you a good lickin'......uhhh wrong choice of words maybe. |
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA |
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