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per cent. if he has earned it; but # bo
merely q hotel servant that has never ~. .
pearcd until the day you leave. or has rosI
himself noticeable by his negligence avg
veiled insolence, have the courage to ns. ~.
him by when you walk out. Don't mind ~
scornful look and shrug, because he is Of ~ ~
kind that would look hurt and Sighted Il vo%
gave him more money than his wears wsaa. y-
amounted TO. It is good idea where eva,,. S'
thing has been satisfactory to DO vour i.
ping in lump sum at your departure Z
Italy and France give this lump sum 10 tba
concierge and ask him to divide it. In n
other places pay only those individual.
who have served you and earned the,
gratuity.
Bear this in mind, that in any Europesr
country a Duke, a Prince, a Count. or
mere Chevalier or Sir knight, the latter rue
nearly as important locally as one Of or,
country justices Of peace, can kick one =
these same mcnials and earn more gratituis
than you can gain by spending your las,
dollar. lust be fair. The fellow subsistSor
his tips, as a rule, and YOU should paw him
for lust what he has done That he tries 70
get more from you, foreigner, than he doe,
from his COuntrvmen, is because the Ams,
leans have spoiled him. It is an erroneow
impression that YOU can help TO corre,
which will save you money without loss q;
attention or service.
The tipping system in Europe has its me-.
its. in spite Of all that we americans sav
against it. That it is not applicable 70 or.
country is because we pretend that al re-
are eUual-which is not true. save at ,ba
polls. where the man who cannot read. write
or think is the equal Of the President Of the
United States. Get that ont Of your heai
on this trip Of yours. In Europe there arc
many prosperous persons who aim 10 he
good servants, as opposed o. those in Ane-.
lea who are convinced that they ~k0v
more than the boss. and think they could
prv him loose from his job II they could read
and write, but don't want O. take the trouble
to learn how. Just resolve that you will re.
fuse TO tip more than the man who lives n
the country that YOU visit. and that few o.
those residents ever exceed ten per cent
and that the servant does not gricye # hi;
amount is cut. Make it q r,'le never TO pay
more than ten per cent, except in rare.
special cases, and # the -eryant hasn,
earned it don't pay that much.
In Germany tip the strce-car conduct0.
a pfcnnig or two at most. J. is his wage,
and he earns them, and j, is the custom.
Don't pay any attention to the man wh9
rushes up to open a cab door, or assist yoe
with something YOU don't want 20 be as.
sisted with. He is merely q CRATER, preyng
upon YOU. Never argue with any seUar,
lust walk away He likes you for this, az!
Silence is golden when YOU ire sconomiz1g
and travelling far on small means. Ngg
lose your temper, because there is a chance
that the mistake is yours Besides, yu
don't go to Europe to fight. you 60 there ,o
learn, and TO improve.
There are hundreds o. thousands Of mer
and women Of middle age IN america who
think thev cannot afford @ trip 70 Europe
who can and should 60. ], would bring
great many of them home with a vast II.
crease Of tolerance, "a more well define!
viewpoint Of our place as q nation. clearg
insight into our civic needs, and with a turi
of memories that would make them EMO
the remainder Of their lives FIR more, whG
picking up their newspapers, than if thes
places across the seas We're but din an.
misty inaginati0nS. There Is mo- country
the world from which the traveller canrt
learn something that IS going ~ increase rs
future value as q citizen ~ .ur marye.0G
country.