I am always worried of availing any service such as taking a taxi service to the airport, having a waiter bring my food etc. Its not only the quality of service I am worried about...but its also the TIP I have to pay later. (For those unaware few, it is a culture in USA to tip a person after being serviced)
Its hard to figure out sometimes whether to tip a person or not. Do u tip a cashier or person checking baggage at the airport curb? Its also a nightmare to estimate how much tip to pay a person. Is 10% ok or does he deserve 15%. It becomes worse when you live in a 5 star hotel and have to look around to see what amount people give as a tip. If someone gives a 10$ then you are doomed as the person expects the same tip from you.
I can tell you from my experience that people will give u all sorts of looks when not tipped properly. If you get a constipated face after you tip...bingo the tip was wrong. Here in USA I have observed that if you are an Indian then most of the times they provide you with a grouchy service due to their belief that we are not going to tip them. So we end up tipping more to improve our image. (Now get the reason why USA wants more Indians !!)
Like a modern day Shakesphere I have the dilemma..."To Tip of not to Tip". I am going to take this small step to stop the menance...I am not going to tip you for reading this blog...and stop giving me those stares.
(p.s: OK OK ... when I come back to India I will tip you all...the only thing you have to do is comment on this blog entry and earn ur tip)
Friday, October 13, 2006
My trip to New York
I recently had gone to New York for 2 days on a business trip. Here is a short trivia of it.
Manhattan(in New York) reminds you a lot of Mumbai or Laxmi Road in Pune. All the streets are crowded and there is a splurge of colors everywhere. Like our 'bhel' and 'panipuri' stalls, you can find hot dog stands and hawkers all along the street. All along in Manhattan, you will find smartly dressed people most of whom are wearing suits. One may feel the odd man out if you are not wearing formals.
The world is a very small place. I found a person who had stayed previously in Kothrud and now had shifted to New York. He was working at the airport and helped me with changing the flights. Its great to meet such a person as he has tons of advice for you. One can find lots of Indian taxi drivers in New york. They are very friendly and have to talk about affairs of the whole world in the short ride time.
What can I say more...I LOVE NEW YORK
Manhattan(in New York) reminds you a lot of Mumbai or Laxmi Road in Pune. All the streets are crowded and there is a splurge of colors everywhere. Like our 'bhel' and 'panipuri' stalls, you can find hot dog stands and hawkers all along the street. All along in Manhattan, you will find smartly dressed people most of whom are wearing suits. One may feel the odd man out if you are not wearing formals.
The world is a very small place. I found a person who had stayed previously in Kothrud and now had shifted to New York. He was working at the airport and helped me with changing the flights. Its great to meet such a person as he has tons of advice for you. One can find lots of Indian taxi drivers in New york. They are very friendly and have to talk about affairs of the whole world in the short ride time.
What can I say more...I LOVE NEW YORK
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