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From: Kirin <fake@email.com>
Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan
Subject: Re: Tipping in Japan
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 22:03:27 +1000
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> Waiters in the states for the most part make their living SOLELY on
> gratuities. They're payed a pittance in salary and rely on tips to
> survive. Tips are not some added bonus which they rip off the
> customers for.  

That's why it's better to tip in the US. The system should be changed - 
but in the mean time waiters in the US should still be tipped.