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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 38575" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Fran, tipping the person who helps you personally in cases of disability - I do agree it sounds very reasonable. I wish I'd thought of it before. I'll have to check, it's possibly not legal for them to accept it here as things are at the moment (security alerts, sort of thing) - like nurses, etc.</p><p></p><p>In a lot of cases such as nurses, etc a gift is often preferred because it's more of a thank you and less of a payment. But I don't think that would transfer to airport staff who are performing such a personal and vital service. I will ask though, we need to know for our holiday coming up because I'll probably be the one in the wheelchair.</p><p></p><p>Taxis - we generally don't in Australia other than to keep the change if it's a matter of rounding up to the nearest dollar, or thereabouts. A $13.90 fare on a busy day - maybe hand over $15 and say "keep the change" is about as far as we might go, and it's less for service and more about convenience. The exception to the rule is when we're getting a taxi to an airport or hotel and they go to a lot of trouble to help us with our baggage. But even then it's not expected, as a rule. We used to tip taxi drivers, but not for years. Certainly not since GST.</p><p></p><p>Aussies really are a stingy mob, I guess.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 38575, member: 1991"] Fran, tipping the person who helps you personally in cases of disability - I do agree it sounds very reasonable. I wish I'd thought of it before. I'll have to check, it's possibly not legal for them to accept it here as things are at the moment (security alerts, sort of thing) - like nurses, etc. In a lot of cases such as nurses, etc a gift is often preferred because it's more of a thank you and less of a payment. But I don't think that would transfer to airport staff who are performing such a personal and vital service. I will ask though, we need to know for our holiday coming up because I'll probably be the one in the wheelchair. Taxis - we generally don't in Australia other than to keep the change if it's a matter of rounding up to the nearest dollar, or thereabouts. A $13.90 fare on a busy day - maybe hand over $15 and say "keep the change" is about as far as we might go, and it's less for service and more about convenience. The exception to the rule is when we're getting a taxi to an airport or hotel and they go to a lot of trouble to help us with our baggage. But even then it's not expected, as a rule. We used to tip taxi drivers, but not for years. Certainly not since GST. Aussies really are a stingy mob, I guess. Marg [/QUOTE]
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