Ah I love this subject and have vented my spleen over on the other forum about the practice of tipping. Like our Aussie cousins we Kiwis find this practice abhorrent and foreign to our way of doing things.

I always have a chuckle when hearing North Americans bitching over having to tip in Africa or in some other country, or wondering how much is enough so they don’t offend anyone, or how little they can get away with, when it appears to be a practice introduced by them and in common practice, even rife, in their own country. I maybe doing Canadians a disservice here by lumping you all together so I do apologise in advance if you generally don’t support the practice of tipping.

IMO this practice is demeaning and immoral. If a human being cannot perform a service for another and be paid a fair price for that service without having to grovel like a beggar for more, then it’s a pretty sad world we live in.

When I provide a service for pay, I provide that service to the best of my ability and do not expect to receive any other payment other than that agreed upon for the service. My talent is not for sale to the biggest, flashest or brashest tipper. Take your practice and shove it where it will see no daylight.

There I’ve done it again.