April 24, 2002
Tipping ain't a city in China
I have this friend, let's call him Adam who does something that I really admire. He tips everyone.
Well, ok not everyone, because I have never gotten paid for talking to him, but then again I do make fun of him regularly. What I mean is that he makes an effort to tip people who provide a service to him, even when it is not necessarily something that they are expecting.
Case in point. Two days ago, we went out for sandwiches to this cafe down the street. After he paid I saw the cashier walk over to the guy making the sandwiches and pass a buck to him. There was no tip jar and they guy probably never gets tips. Also, Adam wasn't tipping for other people to see, and quite possibly the sandwich guy might not have even know it was from him. He was merely letting the guy know that he appreciates what he did for him, the money itself wasn't as important as the message.
Anyway, now Adam is going to mock me for saying something nice about him, but that's ok.
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