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高频词释义 tip Quality From Mr. Ward Hoffman. Sir, I was halfway through Professor Raj Persauds article “Whats the tipping point (Financial Times Weekend, April 9-l0) when it occurred to me that what I was reading was not ironic(讽刺的). If Prof Persaud wants to know why Americans tip in restaurants, he need only ask the first American he meets in London. Americans tip in restaurants for one reason, and one reason only: we tip to supplement (补贴) the salary of restaurant workers. Quality of service does not enter into it, beyond the fact that one may tip a bit less for poor service, or a little more for good service. Not tipping at all in a non-fast-food restaurant is not a choice. In the US, one used to tip about 15 per cent for dining in a family-style restaurant or in an up-market (高档的) restaurant. Here, in San Francisco Bay area restaurants, we me encouraged to tip 20 per cent or more, to help restaurant workers live in this very expensive area. After eating at an Italian restaurant in my city, I left a tip of 20 per cent on the non-tax part of our dinner bill. It was expected. There is nothing more complicated (复杂的) than that about Americas tipping in restaurants. Ward Hoffman, Palo Alto, CA 94306, US * * * From Mr. Philip McBride Johnson. Sir, I agree with most of Raj Persauds opinion about the doubtful value of tipping, but with one exception(例外). Tips can be very useful when one is a repeat customer or diner. It is only when the tipper is a stranger and likely to remain so that the system does not work to his or her advantage. But frequent a hotel or a restaurant, always tip a bit more, and the difference in service and treatment will ha easily felt. Phfiip McBnde Johnson, Great Falls, VA 22066, US 68. What can we learn from Hoffrnans letter? A. Quality of service determines tipping in the US. B. Americans dont tip in non fast-food restaurants. C. Tipping in US upmarknt restarts is unnecessary. D.