A:Thank you.Steven.That was the most magnificent meal I've had abroad.You'll have to let me reciprocate the next time you're in Beijing.
B:Don't worry about it,Lin.That's no big deal.You know, Americans appreciate China's rich culinary culture. Just excuse me for a second while I check the number here and figure out how much to give the waiter.Hmm, by the way, what do you do about tipping in China?
A:We don't .
B:No tipping? Now that's what I call a civilized system.
A:At hotels and some restaurants they add a service charge to the bill, but other than that , tipping isn't customary.
B:What about cab drivers and porters?
A:In a cab you just pay what it says on the meter. I generally tip hotel porters 10 yuan per bag, but in first-class hotels they're instructed not to accept gratuities.
B:You'd have a revolution on your hands if you tried to introduce that sort of system here.
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