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Originally Posted by ilovedoggie
my girl also like to tip every single waiter/waitress/saloon girl etc with her/my small change  i asked her wtf is she doing. she say they r nice and pity them earn so little. but i think she wan to act rich. wtf then i scold her a bit and she keep quiet.
in hcm maybe they earn >$300 by working 5/6 days a week and some side income :P
ppl at province earn about $10/day by working 10 hours in factory. my girl is doing it with lots of complaints 
buy iphone with their income? it's abt 16mil in vn. they hv to wait long long... that's y they chop foreigner to buy mah... |
Its their tradition to tip every tom, dick or harry that provide services. From the hair dresser to the waitress, everybody needs tips. If you do not tip that fellow, next time you will not be really welcomed when you returned. When i first arrived in VN, i also wonder why need to tip. The service may be much cheaper than singapore, but after tipping, it seems not much difference. But no choice, its just their culture to tip.