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Tuesday, January 16, 2007

No Tipping in Japan

Please. I don't speak a word of your language. You served me food and beverage. I was a pain in your ass. Just take the damn money. That said, your politeness renews my faith in the human race.

This was just one small experience here in Tokyo that makes us not want to return to the US. Need another? Well, Chris can get a piece of meat with an egg on top of it in almost any restaurant. What else? Let's see...you can get cold or hot (warm, really) coffee or tea from fully functioning and undefiled vending machines on any block, including little residential alleys. Can I think of another? Oh yeah, this place is surprisingly clean, unbelievably safe, and remarkably quiet.

Stuff like this really helps, too: