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A Traveler's Guide To Tipping Around The World

First Posted: 01/10/11 01:58 PM ET Updated: 05/26/11 09:02 PM ET

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Tipping Guide

AOL Travel News:

It's a common conundrum when traveling: what do you tip? Don't tip enough, and you're an ungrateful guest. Or leave a gratuity, and it's considered an insult. Rather than anxiously wring your hands over the rights and wrongs of gratuities abroad, use our guide to make your life a little easier.

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VeroucaSalt
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03:09 PM on 01/11/2011
How about Austria, Czech Republic & Croatia... I'll be going to these countries soon, so it would be nice to know how tips vary at each locale.

Anybody?
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FreeRange
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06:58 PM on 01/10/2011
This is a grossly inaccurate and poorly researched "article" - there is no tipping in China (although I do tend to tip a bellman a buck a bag) I know this as I live here. And why in the world would you suggest leaving another 5 - 10% if there is already a service charge on the bill????
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KIVPossum
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04:51 PM on 01/10/2011
Broken down by continent? silly. Tipping customs vary by country, or area, not by entire continents.

In Moldova the norm is 2-4%. If you tip the US way you will only pee off the locals.
Couple of hundred miles away in Odessa, you need to think about 10%
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evestay
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05:33 PM on 01/10/2011
Exactly right. England 10-15%. France 2% if that.
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deluk
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07:38 AM on 01/11/2011
tipping isn't really required in England, nice but not really part of the culture, except in restaurants, maybe.
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