Good on you. And when you die alone I'm sure that someone will weep.

Are you now suggesting we should start tipping our wives, families and friends so that they remember us with love?

Don't worry abot him, he's used to buy his 'friends' with a tip.

I keep giving the mother-in-law a tip, but she's still here.

as for sales clerks I believe many get commission on sales

Indeed they do.

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I would like to tip OriginalPoster 20 baht or so for the enjoyable contributions to this topic.

Let's face it 100 years or so ago the girls all went topless.

Where did you get that idea? Pretty much deep-sixes the rest of your argument.

My point is, do we as outsiders really want to start to introduce a system that will become institutionalized like in the US, with "service charges" added to the prices on the menu in addition to having to pay 20% to 25% more on top of all that as a tip, basically regardless of service quality?

No one says you can't offer a gratuity, but if you start mandating it, and imbuing the locals with the sense that tipping is not optional, then you end up with that 50 baht pad thai being over 70 baht. Everywhere.

You want to start paying more for every meal you eat out? Make sure everyone understands that tipping is not just a good idea, it's the unwritten law. Let's start re-writing those menus to add service charges and begin teaching the staff how to scowl at customers who stiff them on tips. Let's transplant these sensible and civilized notions to Thailand as whole. We can be the Johnny Appleseeds of inflated meal pricing.

Actually, what's the worst that can happen even in the US if you don't tip? I believe with a concerted effort we can turn that country back from the dark side. When waiters and waitresses start dying off from lack of income, their employers will have no choice but to pay them a fair salary again, or else they'd have to wait tables themselves.

We can be the Johnny Appleseeds of inflated meal pricing.

It is about 40 years too late for starting the skinflint revolution here.

We can be the Johnny Appleseeds of inflated meal pricing.

It is about 40 years too late for starting the skinflint revolution here.

I was hoping it would catch on and then move on to getting these western computers out of the country. Then we could send all the English teachers home.

By Jove I think insertmembernamehere is on to some thing.

I also think the hoarse is dead.

Let's face it 100 years or so ago the girls all went topless.

Where did you get that idea? Pretty much deep-sixes the rest of your argument.

My point is, do we as outsiders really want to start to introduce a system that will become institutionalized like in the US, with "service charges" added to the prices on the menu in addition to having to pay 20% to 25% more on top of all that as a tip, basically regardless of service quality?

No one says you can't offer a gratuity, but if you start mandating it, and imbuing the locals with the sense that tipping is not optional, then you end up with that 50 baht pad thai being over 70 baht. Everywhere.

You want to start paying more for every meal you eat out? Make sure everyone understands that tipping is not just a good idea, it's the unwritten law. Let's start re-writing those menus to add service charges and begin teaching the staff how to scowl at customers who stiff them on tips. Let's transplant these sensible and civilized notions to Thailand as whole. We can be the Johnny Appleseeds of inflated meal pricing.

Do you really think that tipping has not been introduced here????

I don't think you understand the American system. You tip, but there is no service charge. There are a few restaurants that do add a mandatory service charge but only for large groups. And then no tip is required.

Your math is pretty bad, too. 70 baht for a 50 baht dish would be a 40% tip. No one here is recommending you tip at that rate.

btw, if you're paying 50 baht for a Pad Thai that normally costs 25-35 baht, they're not expecting a tip. They already overcharged you assuming you wouldn't tip.

Easy question, easy answer. Tipping is not expected in Thailand unless you are at a high end restaurant!

What is there to say?

Yet another classic post.

Easy question, easy answer. Tipping is not expected in Thailand unless you are at a high end restaurant!

High end as in Mad Dog Pizza or the Art Cafe.

What is there to say?

Yet another classic post.

Sorry I thought you had been following this thread and realized it was pretty much a dead issue every conceivable response given and reiterated by others.

What is there to say?

Yet another classic post.

Sorry I thought you had been following this thread and realized it was pretty much a dead issue every conceivable response given and reiterated by others.

Doesn't Thailand have some sort of Animal Rights group?

do you all tip at western restaurants here like bell, archer etc etc?

do you all tip at western restaurants here like bell, archer etc etc?

do you know how to read?

do you all tip at western restaurants here like bell, archer etc etc?

do you know how to read?

so what is it, do you care to elaborate?