<span style='font-size: 11pt'>Just as an aside, I'm not casting a negative attitude on garbage men. You couldn't pay me enough to do that stinky job, especially in the summer. All honest work is honorable. I appreciate that they are willing to do it as opposed to doing nothing. Paying them a decent wage should be expected but tipping seems unnecessary.
Janet, you can't carry your own luggage onto a plane! It has to get checked. If I check it at curbside I don't have to wait in long lines at the counter. I do travel a fair amount and I don't mind tipping the porters. I resent that the airport decided to cut into the porters money by charging in addition to the tip. Don't make it sound like if you check bags in at curbside, you think you are too good to carry your own suitcases. It's not snooty behavior. It's pretty impossible to carry 2 large suitcases, a carry on and a purse very far. Used to be I was dragging 2 kids too.
I don't believe the southern states tip less than the northern states. Just different.
My mom has a habit of going back to the table to remove the tip I leave at restaurants. We have to watch her. She thinks it's being frivilous with money. 1.00 is enough in her mind. LOL. She gives it back to us in the car. We learned to not let her see the tip. She figures she worked for 30 yrs and no one gave her a tip. I'm not sure how one justifies the other but that's mom. </span>
