B仔

原帖由 Toppy 於 2009-1-22 11:42 發表
There is no custom of paying tips in Japan.

In fact, if you pay tips, you are insulting the restaurant's food.  You pity them by paying more to help them, because they can't EARN it.

我去日本時，慣左比TIPS，唔知佢地唔收。佢地係唔好意思咁比返我地，而唔係你講到咁...話比TIPS係侮辱態度

B仔

原帖由 Toppy 於 2009-1-22 11:42 發表
In fact, if you pay tips, you are insulting the restaurant's food.  You pity them by paying more to help them, because they can't EARN it.

唔係個個都好似你咁諗埋一邊囉。
人地有加一計埋落去，唔好意思收多，加上我地冇睇到咋。

somewhereintime

it is because the servers at fine dining premises take their job seriously, they would go to the restaurant an hour earlier without pay to discuss the details with the chef; many waiter/ess I know have U degrees and well traveled, tipping is a way to express your appreciation for proper service.   TIPS  means  TO INSURE PROMPT SERVICE!

myversa

Most Chinese restaurant, I do not get proper attention from the waiter or waitress.  Like those high end Chinese one, they usually pour soup for you and whenever I need refill for my tea, I would get, I would pay about 15%.

B仔

原帖由 Toppy 於 2009-1-22 12:25 發表


Because they were kind enough to understand you are just a Hong Kong tourist.  They forgave you because you didn't know.

sorry,唔係香港遊客。我係一個唔CHEAP又識appreciate服務嘅CANADIAN遊客

somewhereintime

原帖由 myversa 於 2009-1-22 14:04 發表
Most Chinese restaurant, I do not get proper attention from the waiter or waitress.  Like those high end Chinese one, they usually pour soup for you and whenever I need refill for my tea, I would get, ...

You are such a gentleman,  many restaurant employers  consider tip as  the major part of their staff's income so they only have to pay them minimum pay, then they ask the servers to pay 15-35% of the tip to the kitchen staffs and calculate as part of the cook's income

B仔

原帖由 Toppy 於 2009-1-22 15:03 發表


Having a passport doesn't make you a Canadian.  

You should know that by now, having lived in Canada as a racial minority.

erhm. i went TO japan FROM Canada. NOT To Japan FROM HongKong USING BNO...
Canadian passport don't make you Canadian? hmm... What is citizenship & residency to you?
Minority is still Canadian.
Racism starts with people like you.