HOW MUCH SHOULD I TIP THE PILOT
Feb 25th, 2004, 08:14 AM
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After I stopped laughing I started thinking and after that I remembered that once I called Sears service to service my stove and I wanted to give $10.00 to a man and he said to take it to church for him, and as I am not church goyer it still sits at my stove.
Beside the point if someone during my trip will refuse to except tips - should I write everyone's name on some piece of paper and then go to church and give it in their names (adding Sears man name to the list will not be unapropriate, right ?)
Beside the point if someone during my trip will refuse to except tips - should I write everyone's name on some piece of paper and then go to church and give it in their names (adding Sears man name to the list will not be unapropriate, right ?)
Feb 25th, 2004, 08:56 AM
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Yeah well thanks for nothing. Here I am in a three-room cement box outside Warsaw hoping the plumber will show up sometime this week, so that my "toilet" will flush. If I'm lucky the modem's phone line won't go dead in the middle of this. Porsches, houses in Aspen... cripes. Ancient history.
So now my pay packet from Wings of Warsaw is barely enough to put vodka on the table, and not the good stuff with the yard clippings in it, either. Tips? TIPS?? Surely you jest. No, instead I get to haul backpackers and bureaucrats between Warsaw and Brussels, or that so-called airport outside London - you know, the one you can't get to from there. Foxy flight attendents? Try former Aeroflot stews in plastic orthopedic shoes. In-flight food? What are you, some kind of comedian?
At least the ex-wife gets squat out of it. I sent her some Zlotys and she emailed me to hold off on the funny money until she can talk to her lawyer. Sure, babe. See you in the Hague.
Listen, here's a tip FROM the pilot. Take the train.
So now my pay packet from Wings of Warsaw is barely enough to put vodka on the table, and not the good stuff with the yard clippings in it, either. Tips? TIPS?? Surely you jest. No, instead I get to haul backpackers and bureaucrats between Warsaw and Brussels, or that so-called airport outside London - you know, the one you can't get to from there. Foxy flight attendents? Try former Aeroflot stews in plastic orthopedic shoes. In-flight food? What are you, some kind of comedian?
At least the ex-wife gets squat out of it. I sent her some Zlotys and she emailed me to hold off on the funny money until she can talk to her lawyer. Sure, babe. See you in the Hague.
Listen, here's a tip FROM the pilot. Take the train.
Feb 25th, 2004, 10:14 AM
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Am I a complete ignoramus? I have NEVER heard of giving a pilot a tip in my life! I have also never seen anyone giving a pilot a tip. I mean, I have never seen them carrying a hat as I exit the plane, waiting for cash! I don't agree with tipping pilots. I know they work hard, but so do I, and I don't ask my students for tips as they exit my classroom!
It sounds more reasonable to tip the FA's, but I admit I have never done this, unless you count tipping on an alcoholic beverage, like you would tip a bartender.
When are you supposed to give the tips?
This is all new to me . . . I guess I don't travel enough!
It sounds more reasonable to tip the FA's, but I admit I have never done this, unless you count tipping on an alcoholic beverage, like you would tip a bartender.
When are you supposed to give the tips?
This is all new to me . . . I guess I don't travel enough!
Feb 25th, 2004, 10:23 AM
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I couldn't tip the Air France folks last week on the way over because I only had 10E and didn't know who should get it. On the way home I ended up with 30E in my bag but was too tired to remember. Will I get inferior service next time?
Feb 26th, 2004, 01:36 PM
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Hey Art, there is a reference or two, to vikings in this thread, which is a hoot, all on its own!
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...mp;tid=1373391
Could it be the one you're thinking of?
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...mp;tid=1373391
Could it be the one you're thinking of?
Sep 10th, 2004, 09:52 PM
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Since I quit my traveling to Europe after my first traveling to Europe - I am keeping this thread to share with everyone else...travelers or not...funniest things happening - people just believing that all of it is the guide to TIP A PILOTs.
I even got a list on who to tip and whom not to tip...can you believe it?
I even got a list on who to tip and whom not to tip...can you believe it?
Sep 10th, 2004, 10:26 PM
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ilovelabs2003: you ARE kidding? yes? You're a teacher? Please tell me you just have a VERY dry sense of humor. I was wondering if anyone knew if you were flying to Europe if you had to include the VAT with the tip. Like a gift tax?
