I'm sick with the flu, so my reaction sensor is broken today. Oops. This happened so fast that there was no way to retract it. I had clients at my desk asking about a trip to a Latin American county. I mentioned that it was a tip heavy country and to factor that into their budget.
"We have to tip? We don't tip."
"EVER?!" *flash of distain on my face then a quick backpedal* "Then you should go to Fiji - tipping is rude there" *cheerful teasing voice*
"Well, if we go to *Latin American country* who do we tip? Do we have to tip the maid?"
"Well, of course you have to tip the maid, you always tip the maid" *oops, change the tone girl*
I feel bad because usually I handle this much better and am much more polite about setting people straight. I got thrown off because they had mentioned a few other countries they had travelled to - most of them where tipping is customary.
"We have to tip? We don't tip."
"EVER?!" *flash of distain on my face then a quick backpedal* "Then you should go to Fiji - tipping is rude there" *cheerful teasing voice*
"Well, if we go to *Latin American country* who do we tip? Do we have to tip the maid?"
"Well, of course you have to tip the maid, you always tip the maid" *oops, change the tone girl*
I feel bad because usually I handle this much better and am much more polite about setting people straight. I got thrown off because they had mentioned a few other countries they had travelled to - most of them where tipping is customary.
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