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Jono

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I've been getting several taxis recently in Norwich as I've been travelling about, and I always tend to give them a tip if there's a lot of change involved.

The guy this morning looked at me puzzled when I said he could keep a pound back. I thought it was easier than him searching around for change (they never seem to have any!)

I also tend to tip my hairdresser and would consider too if they ever delivered takeaways out here! But am I a sucker? Do you give tips?

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Lucinda

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No, I'm a poor student. It feels awkward, as well. I suppose on the rare occasion that I go to a proper restaurant then I do tip a bit, depending on who I'm with and the quality of the restaurant. I don't tip takeaway drivers or taxi drivers generally. Taxi drivers keep trying to rip us off thinking we're naive/drunk students and name a price 'off the meter' which always ends up being at least £2 higher than the price on the meter.

The pizza takeaway place we used last year did a student deal of 2 large pizzas for £6.90, so the delivery guy always claimed he couldn't find 10p and tipped himself.

'Forget happiness I'm fine, I'll forget everything in time'

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Riz

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Of course! It's only polite to tip. But it depends on how friendly they are to me. If taxi drivers are nice and chatty, i often give them a pound on top of the fare, and then round it up to the nearest pound again. As for hairdressers and deliveries, the folks pay for that, so if theyre extra nice, i give them lots of tips...

I thought it was what everyone did? But clearly not.

I give buskers money too, if theyre good. Theres a few bands that play in the city centre here every weekend, i always give them my spare change too.

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Emma

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I tip depending on whether they're polite or not, I usually give them £2 ish, or is the food is good.

I hate it in America though, when you're expected to tip 10-15%, even if the service is rubbish, etc. But I suppose that that's their custom and we have to deal with it.

Alouette...deployer les ailes;

Alouette...plumerai les ailes.

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Andy B

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Depends, restaurants yes, cafe's no. Hairdressers yes, taxis hmm only if I can't be bothered with the change...

However If I'm on a date and want to impress a girl I'll always tip...and give to homeless people...doesn't always work but you gotta try.

Sometimes here, sometimes not.

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Jamie

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Isn't that because they get paid less or something?

To be honest im not sure, but I just just got so confused when I should be tipping, How much I should be tipping etc.... Think its a lot better over here where its not expected.

Where would we be if we did'ht have rules....?

France, Thats Right.

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I have just come back from America and its so surreal, they expect you to tip for pretty much everything.

Canada is the same, I remember going in to the gents room in Hard Rock Cafe in Niagara falls only to be greeted by some bloke wanting me to tip him for offering me a towel to dry my hands after I had washed them.

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