Please explain tipping for me

I’m from Australia where we don’t tip in the same way as in Northern America. I don’t want to do the wrong thing!

On arrival at the airport, how much should we tip the driver of our bus transfer from airport to hotel?

So, on the cruise ship, how much should I be tipping, for example, room service, when our bags are delivered to our room, if we buy a speciality/alcoholic drink at the bar or café, if we eat in speciality restaurants where there is a cover charge? What about if we take an excursion off the cruise ship – how much should we tip the tour operator/drive/guide at the end.

How much is appropriate for our room attendant? Should we tip the staff in the Adventure Ocean if my children use the facilities a fair bit?

We have 6 days travel planned in Alaska after the cruise – when and who and how much should we be tipping? Places we visit? Tour operators? Places we stay? Meals we eat?

Many thanks in advance!

Lou :)

Ahhh, first time tipping for us Aussies, scary stuff. First time I traveled I gave the bus transfer guy a couple of $ per bag. On the ship just leave the auto tip on and don't worry about it. Tour operators, I normally give them $5 the odd awesome one got $10 (people will say you should give more but have a look how many people are on your tour, it works out a decent amount if they all gave that sort of figure). Same if you do a guided tour of somewhere, tip the guide.

In Alaska at my hotel I left some in the room when I checked out for the maid. I tipped the doorman when I left, oh, and the guy who took my bags up when I arrived got a couple of $ per bag too.

Taxis and restaurants just add the 15-20%. That should be all the tipping you need to do. Take aways etc, no need to tip, some have a jar, I just throw the odd coins in.

there is 2 of us- we tip the cab from the airport to the hotel 5.00

we give the cab to the ship 5.00 we give the porter handling out luggage another 5.

we leave the auto tips in place on the ship. If someone goes above and beyond--or I ask for something specific then we will tip extra.

Hi, Lou,

Here are answers from another foreigner, replies from Americans will let us see how many I got right ;)

And in my post I've thoughtfully left spaces for them to flame me for each answer. :D

Transfer bus driver. No need (and you might not have $1 bills at that stage), but some tip a few bucks.

Porter at hotel. If you use a porter, a few bucks for delivering bags to your room. Whether you do & how much to tip depends on the quality of hotel and the effort/helpfulness of the porter. I just hate having a porter pick up my bags at reception, take them ten feet to the elevator, then ten feet to my room, then hold out his hand - a tip for an unwanted service. Two begrudging bucks.

Arriving at the ship by bus, you probably won't even see a porter - everyone's bags will be offloaded together. Arriving at the ship by taxi, its the same situation as the hotel - offloaded from taxi onto a cart or hole-in-the-wall, and the porter you do see will be just the first cog in the chain. Probably the porter and taxi driver will share that silly little task to ensure two tips. I think most Americans tip that porter, we don't.

Then on the ship, during the next hour or three a team of crew members will deliver bags to cabin doors, you probably won't be there & even if you are no tip will be expected.

Vaguely similar routine on disembarkation, all bags are collected overnight from outside cabin doors & deposited in rows in the cruise terminal for you to collect next morning - you won't even see a porter. But very different if you have a porter carry your bags from terminal to bus/taxi, yes I guess around $5 to $10 - a guess, cos like most passengers we don't use a porter for that.

On the ship, you sign for everything you buy - a cashless system.

Don't worry about tipping wine waiters or bar staff, a hefty and mandatory 15% is added to the listed price for drinks service. But there's space at the bottom of the bill to also add a "tip". That's a conundrum even for Americans - very few add each time, some add for extra-mile service, some give a favoured barkeep a fat cash tip early in the cruise (mainly in the hope of preferred-status), some do that at the end of the cruise (to show their appreciation). If you don't tip at all, it's no big deal.

Ditto waiters & cabin stewards - normally a daily charge (around $11 to $14 per passenger per day) is added to your on-board account.

Assuming you don't ask for that to be reduced or deleted (you have the right, but I'm not suggesting you do it) no more is expected - folk often put their hands in their pockets at the end of the cruise for those who go the extra mile but it's no big deal if you don't. Makes no difference where you eat - buffet, main dining room, speciality restaurant. The cover charge is all about the surroundings & the meal, nothing to do with tipping.

NB On cruises out of Australia there might not be a daily charge (or even a drinks service charge), they're taken into account in the cruise ticket price cos the cruise lines are aware of Aus's different tipping culture.

Definitely tip for room service, in cash. We've never used it, I'll leave others to suggest amounts.

And I'll leave others to respond re spa services (usually that mandatory 15% again), kids' clubs etc.

At casino tables, something from your winnings to the croupier. Most don't win, so most don't tip :D

Port-of-call tour guides. Depends on the local culture, the size of group, and the standard of the guide. I reckon up to $10 per couple on a large bus, 10% to 15% for a small group. One area where I get the impression that Americans tip according to quality more than convention.

Have I missed anything on the ship?

Ashore.

We've toured the States many times, though not Alaska.

We've never seen a "service charge" in restaurants. (Perhaps it's charged for large groups?) Definitely tip waiting staff, the tips make up most of their wages. 15% to 20%. On just one occasion we tipped zilch, because of truly awful service - but we made it clear why. Might've been wrong to give nothing, but we felt that it would make the staff think about the standards they were giving. Service in the US is normally exemplary, and the tipping culture has played its part in that.

We don't tip in counter-service fast-food joints. And we leave just a few bucks in part-service places such as dinner buffets (lots of those in the US, and very good value)

Tipping bar staff is normal (15% or thereabouts?), but you'll find that in most of the US there isn't the alcohol culture that there is in Aus or the UK. Fewer pubs & bars, more carry-out bottle-shops. If you're going to buy wine in a bottle-shop, remember to pack a corkscrew - not all US wine is screw-top, even imported Aussie wine.

We don't usually tip the house-keeping staff in motels, but we have done so for the extra-mile. And probably would for an extended stay. The Marriott chain are now trialling a housekeeping service charge on the bill, same as cruise ships, same right to have it removed - it'll be interesting to see guests' reactions to that.

Few gas stations are serviced, you use your credit card at the pump.

Tourist attractions? . You'll probably know when circumstances warrant putting your hand in your pocket, & to some extent you can be led by what others do. In eateries for sure, and for good ho-ho drivers

That's just our take on tipping. Our Brit accent & your Aussie accent (BTW, most Americans can't tell the difference :confused:) help to avoid embarrassment if we get it wrong.

Let the flaming commence :D

Envy your trip - have a good one.

JB :)

No flames JB, not a bad job at all. Even many Americans don't understand who or what to tip. Having worked in several types of tipped positions I've added a few things in red.

Hi, Lou,

 

Here are answers from another foreigner, replies from Americans will let us see how many I got right ;)

And in my post I've thoughtfully left spaces for them to flame me for each answer. :D

 

Transfer bus driver. No need (and you might not have $1 bills at that stage), but some tip a few bucks.

A few bucks for the driver is normal.

Porter at hotel. If you use a porter, a few bucks for delivering bags to your room. Whether you do & how much to tip depends on the quality of hotel and the effort/helpfulness of the porter. I just hate having a porter pick up my bags at reception, take them ten feet to the elevator, then ten feet to my room, then hold out his hand - a tip for an unwanted service. You can decline to use this service if you choose. Normal tip is $1.50-$2 per bag. Bell staff, or perters as you call them, are often paid similar to restaurant wait staff at a lower wage and depend on tips but should provide good service for said tip. Two begrudging bucks.

 

Arriving at the ship by bus, you probably won't even see a porter - everyone's bags will be offloaded together. Arriving at the ship by taxi, its the same situation as the hotel - offloaded from taxi onto a cart or hole-in-the-wall, and the porter you do see will be just the first cog in the chain. Probably the porter and taxi driver will share that silly little task to ensure two tips. I think most Americans tip that porter, we don't.

 

Then on the ship, during the next hour or three a team of crew members will deliver bags to cabin doors, you probably won't be there & even if you are no tip will be expected. Correct.

 

Vaguely similar routine on disembarkation, all bags are collected overnight from outside cabin doors & deposited in rows in the cruise terminal for you to collect next morning - you won't even see a porter. But very different if you have a porter carry your bags from terminal to bus/taxi, yes I guess around $5 to $10 - a guess, cos like most passengers we don't use a porter for that. Again, $1.50-$2.00 per bag.

 

On the ship, you sign for everything you buy - a cashless system.

Don't worry about tipping wine waiters or bar staff, a hefty and mandatory 15% is added to the listed price for drinks service. But there's space at the bottom of the bill to also add a "tip". That's a conundrum even for Americans - very few add each time, some add for extra-mile service, some give a favoured barkeep a fat cash tip early in the cruise (mainly in the hope of preferred-status), some do that at the end of the cruise (to show their appreciation). If you don't tip at all, it's no big deal.

 

Ditto waiters & cabin stewards - normally a daily charge (around $11 to $14 per passenger per day) is added to your on-board account.

Assuming you don't ask for that to be reduced or deleted (you have the right, but I'm not suggesting you do it) no more is expected - folk often put their hands in their pockets at the end of the cruise for those who go the extra mile but it's no big deal if you don't. Makes no difference where you eat - buffet, main dining room, speciality restaurant. The cover charge is all about the surroundings & the meal, nothing to do with tipping.

NB On cruises out of Australia there might not be a daily charge (or even a drinks service charge), they're taken into account in the cruise ticket price cos the cruise lines are aware of Aus's different tipping culture.

 

Definitely tip for room service, in cash. We've never used it, I'll leave others to suggest amounts. For me it depends on how much we ordered, I think a couple of bucks is fairly standard.

And I'll leave others to respond re spa services (usually that mandatory 15% again), kids' clubs etc.

 

At casino tables, something from your winnings to the croupier. Most don't win, so most don't tip :D I don't gamble so can't speak to this.

 

Port-of-call tour guides. Depends on the local culture, the size of group, and the standard of the guide. I reckon up to $10 per couple on a large bus, 10% to 15% for a small group. One area where I get the impression that Americans tip according to quality more than convention. Correct.

 

Have I missed anything on the ship?

 

Ashore.

We've toured the States many times, though not Alaska.

We've never seen a "service charge" in restaurants. (Perhaps it's charged for large groups?) Very often it is. Definitely tip waiting staff, the tips make up most of their wages. 15% to 20%. On just one occasion we tipped zilch, because of truly awful service - but we made it clear why. Might've been wrong to give nothing, but we felt that it would make the staff think about the standards they were giving. Service in the US is normally exemplary, and the tipping culture has played its part in that.

 

We don't tip in counter-service fast-food joints. Nor do I And we leave just a few bucks in part-service places such as dinner buffets (lots of those in the US, and very good value) Again, correct.

 

Tipping bar staff is normal (15% or thereabouts?), but you'll find that in most of the US there isn't the alcohol culture that there is in Aus or the UK. Fewer pubs & bars, more carry-out bottle-shops. If you're going to buy wine in a bottle-shop, remember to pack a corkscrew - not all US wine is screw-top, even imported Aussie wine.

 

We don't usually tip the house-keeping staff in motels, but we have done so for the extra-mile. And probably would for an extended stay. If we are staying just one night we don't usually tip however if a longer stay, then $2.00-$2.50 per night. The Marriott chain are now trialling a housekeeping service charge on the bill, same as cruise ships, same right to have it removed - it'll be interesting to see guests' reactions to that.

 

Few gas stations are serviced, you use your credit card at the pump.

 

Tourist attractions? . You'll probably know when circumstances warrant putting your hand in your pocket, & to some extent you can be led by what others do. In eateries for sure, and for good ho-ho drivers

 

That's just our take on tipping. Our Brit accent & your Aussie accent (BTW, most Americans can't tell the difference :confused:) help to avoid embarrassment if we get it wrong.

 

Let the flaming commence :D

Basics, for handling bags $1.50-$2.00 per bag, for eateries, 15-20% of the tab. For transportation and tours, depends on the service rendered. If a taxi or bus driver handles my bags the tip is commensurate with that service.

Hope this helps.

By the way JB, some of us can tell the difference in the accents. :D

I have good friends from both the UK and Australia. I've never been lucky enough to visit down under but have traveled a fair bit around the UK. Love it.

Not Bad, Mr Bull. ( FTR I can tell the difference between Oz and GB but not between Oz and Kiwi)

to make your life easy/stress free, Lou, just keep the daily charge in your account to cover the wait staff and cabin steward. if you eat in a specialty restaurant, the fee also covers any tip. same with any alcoholic purchases

If a land-based restaurant has a service charge/automatic gratuity (typically only for larger groups like more than 6 or 8) an additional tip isn't expected.

Some waiters or restaurants might add a gratuity to the bill if they perceive that you're not from a tipping culture (this is very much frowned upon but it might happen). No problem if you agree that it's reasonable (somewhere around 18%) but ask to see a manager if it's above 20% or you'd like to reduce it (I don'r recommend you go below 15% unless there was a problem with your service)

For restaurants/bars on land, I tend to work out 15% and round it up to the nearest $ if the service was decent. If the service was exceptionally good I'll go 20%, and if it was pretty bland I'll tip 10%.

If the service is downright miserable, I would talk to the manager before leaving, and explain why you don't feel the person deserved the tip. Generally tips are split between all the staff in a restaurant, so not tipping a person actually hurts everyone involved in making your meal. Explaining to the manager your dissatisfaction but still leaving a 10-15% tip is a better way to hopefully ensure that server gets better, while not hurting the rest of the staff.

Hi, Lou,

 

Here are answers from another foreigner, replies from Americans will let us see how many I got right ;)

And in my post I've thoughtfully left spaces for them to flame me for each answer. :D

 

Transfer bus driver. No need (and you might not have $1 bills at that stage), but some tip a few bucks.

 

Porter at hotel. If you use a porter, a few bucks for delivering bags to your room. Whether you do & how much to tip depends on the quality of hotel and the effort/helpfulness of the porter. I just hate having a porter pick up my bags at reception, take them ten feet to the elevator, then ten feet to my room, then hold out his hand - a tip for an unwanted service. Two begrudging bucks.

 

Arriving at the ship by bus, you probably won't even see a porter - everyone's bags will be offloaded together. Arriving at the ship by taxi, its the same situation as the hotel - offloaded from taxi onto a cart or hole-in-the-wall, and the porter you do see will be just the first cog in the chain. Probably the porter and taxi driver will share that silly little task to ensure two tips. I think most Americans tip that porter, we don't.

 

Then on the ship, during the next hour or three a team of crew members will deliver bags to cabin doors, you probably won't be there & even if you are no tip will be expected.

 

Vaguely similar routine on disembarkation, all bags are collected overnight from outside cabin doors & deposited in rows in the cruise terminal for you to collect next morning - you won't even see a porter. But very different if you have a porter carry your bags from terminal to bus/taxi, yes I guess around $5 to $10 - a guess, cos like most passengers we don't use a porter for that.

 

On the ship, you sign for everything you buy - a cashless system.

Don't worry about tipping wine waiters or bar staff, a hefty and mandatory 15% is added to the listed price for drinks service. But there's space at the bottom of the bill to also add a "tip". That's a conundrum even for Americans - very few add each time, some add for extra-mile service, some give a favoured barkeep a fat cash tip early in the cruise (mainly in the hope of preferred-status), some do that at the end of the cruise (to show their appreciation). If you don't tip at all, it's no big deal.

 

Ditto waiters & cabin stewards - normally a daily charge (around $11 to $14 per passenger per day) is added to your on-board account.

Assuming you don't ask for that to be reduced or deleted (you have the right, but I'm not suggesting you do it) no more is expected - folk often put their hands in their pockets at the end of the cruise for those who go the extra mile but it's no big deal if you don't. Makes no difference where you eat - buffet, main dining room, speciality restaurant. The cover charge is all about the surroundings & the meal, nothing to do with tipping.

NB On cruises out of Australia there might not be a daily charge (or even a drinks service charge), they're taken into account in the cruise ticket price cos the cruise lines are aware of Aus's different tipping culture.

 

Definitely tip for room service, in cash. We've never used it, I'll leave others to suggest amounts.

And I'll leave others to respond re spa services (usually that mandatory 15% again), kids' clubs etc.

 

At casino tables, something from your winnings to the croupier. Most don't win, so most don't tip :D

 

Port-of-call tour guides. Depends on the local culture, the size of group, and the standard of the guide. I reckon up to $10 per couple on a large bus, 10% to 15% for a small group. One area where I get the impression that Americans tip according to quality more than convention.

 

Have I missed anything on the ship?

 

Ashore.

We've toured the States many times, though not Alaska.

We've never seen a "service charge" in restaurants. (Perhaps it's charged for large groups?) Definitely tip waiting staff, the tips make up most of their wages. 15% to 20%. On just one occasion we tipped zilch, because of truly awful service - but we made it clear why. Might've been wrong to give nothing, but we felt that it would make the staff think about the standards they were giving. Service in the US is normally exemplary, and the tipping culture has played its part in that.

 

We don't tip in counter-service fast-food joints. And we leave just a few bucks in part-service places such as dinner buffets (lots of those in the US, and very good value)

 

Tipping bar staff is normal (15% or thereabouts?), but you'll find that in most of the US there isn't the alcohol culture that there is in Aus or the UK. Fewer pubs & bars, more carry-out bottle-shops. If you're going to buy wine in a bottle-shop, remember to pack a corkscrew - not all US wine is screw-top, even imported Aussie wine.

 

We don't usually tip the house-keeping staff in motels, but we have done so for the extra-mile. And probably would for an extended stay. The Marriott chain are now trialling a housekeeping service charge on the bill, same as cruise ships, same right to have it removed - it'll be interesting to see guests' reactions to that.

 

Few gas stations are serviced, you use your credit card at the pump.

 

Tourist attractions? . You'll probably know when circumstances warrant putting your hand in your pocket, & to some extent you can be led by what others do. In eateries for sure, and for good ho-ho drivers

 

That's just our take on tipping. Our Brit accent & your Aussie accent (BTW, most Americans can't tell the difference :confused:) help to avoid embarrassment if we get it wrong.

 

Let the flaming commence :D

 

Envy your trip - have a good one.

 

JB :)

No flaming. I think you did an excellent job.

I was glad to see that you leave a tip in buffets. Some people don't, despite the fact they're brought a drink and have their used dishes removed.

In hotels I leave a daily tip, even for short stay, dollar or two.

Well done, John Bull. We may be well on the way to making a "colonial" out of you yet.

After several years working in both the UK and Oz, I can tell the difference, and can also tell a Geordie from a Yorkshireman (though I'd be rusty these days). :)

We also tip the housekeeper in hotels....you're supposed to! we tip $5 per night, unless we're staying a long time, then we tip a bit more...

Not Bad, Mr Bull. ( FTR I can tell the difference between Oz and GB but not between Oz and Kiwi)

 

to make your life easy/stress free, Lou, just keep the daily charge in your account to cover the wait staff and cabin steward. if you eat in a specialty restaurant, the fee also covers any tip. same with any alcoholic purchases

It depends upon cruise line whether there is a tip included in the fee for alternative restaurants on the ships. When dining on HAL in Pinnacle Grille or Tamarind, there is no tip included. We always leave something for the dining stewards and wine steward.

Check with your specific cruise line.

For Lou and John Bull - Just curious, but what are the tipping conventions in your respective countries? I've heard that Americans are considered to be tip-happy and over generous....

Thank you everyone for such detail!

Raxter54 - 10% (ish) in restaurants but that's it. I would imagine pricing structures and wages & salaries would be different (certain occupations not so dependent on tips) between countries!

Lou :)

For Lou and John Bull - Just curious, but what are the tipping conventions in your respective countries? I've heard that Americans are considered to be tip-happy and over generous....

There are probably more-diplomatic ways of putting it :D but yes, the question of Americans tipping at US levels in the UK & elsewhere in the world.

Waiters, drivers & such don't seem to mind. ;)

Plenty of threads about tipping in the UK on the GB forum, here's one which covers much of the detail

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2047278

More important than those examples is the general ethos in the UK.

Although it's normal to show appreciation for good service, giving at a higher or lower level than the norm or not giving at all is no big deal. Tipping is a matter for the giver, and nobody's gonna get flamed.

Same as Lou's comment about Aus, the minimum wage enforced by law in the UK & the rest of the EU is a living-wage. Not over-generous, but higher than in the US & partly responsible for the higher prices.

Tips are the jam on top, not the bread-and-butter. And they have to be earned rather than expected.

Hence my zero tip in one US restaurant, and poutenan saying that the US way would've been to voice my complaint to the manager but still leave the standard "tip".

A few Brits never tip as a matter of principle - "I work in a factory, people don't tip me so why should I tip other people for just doing their job". Those folk do know that wages in service industries are much lower than their own, so it's pointless to bother arguing with them.

On cruise ships, a lot of Americans put their hands in their pockets to tip cabin stewards, waiters, bar staff.

Americans are aware that the automatic charges are effectively the wages.

But Brits see those charges as a compulsory tip, and at much higher rates than tips in the UK. Again difficult to argue against, because cruise lines inter-change words like "tips" and grammatically-incorrect "gratuities" and "service charges". So they begrudge those charges, some ask for them to be removed, and very few will put their hands in their pockets for what they see as a second tip.

Most Brits aren't mean. They like to show their appreciation. On Thomson, where there are no add-on charges, service is every bit as good as other cruise lines and most passengers will reward cabin & dining staff at the end of the cruise - more generously than the average American! Remember they paid the wages in their cruise ticket, with no nonsense of "tips" being added to their on-board account or their drinks bill.

BTW, another little rant of mine :rolleyes::

Is tipping on US cruise ships "the American way"?

On US soil, how many folk tip the motel handyman? Or the person who does the laundry, the garbage collector, the window cleaner? Or fast-food takeaway staff? Yet all share in the tip-pool on US cruise ships.

Tipping on US ships is the American way ................... and then some. :mad:

All JMHO, of course ;)

On the matter of accents, I too can't differentiate between Aus & Kiwi.

Easy to recognise a Noo Yoik accent and a southern draaawl, but the difference between standard "news-reader" American and Canadian usually defeats me.

JB :)

That's probably because quite a few of the national news anchors in the US are Canadian (Peter Jennings, for example). :p

Easy to recognise a Noo Yoik accent and a southern draaawl, but the difference between standard "news-reader" American and Canadian usually defeats me.

Then you haven't met a Newfie yet!!!

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There are probably more-diplomatic ways of putting it :D but yes, the question of Americans tipping at US levels in the UK & elsewhere in the world.

Waiters, drivers & such don't seem to mind. ;)

I'm sure they don't :D

I can see the thought process behind both ideas on tipping. In the US, wait staff is paid low wages so that they are forced to give good service if they want a "good" tip. The problem is, most Americans still give a standard 15% tip whether the service is good or not, since they don't want to be seen as "cheap" - which short-circuits the system.

I'm assuming that in Europe, with higher wages for wait-staff, the job is considered more highly, and attracts people who have more pride in their work and put out more effort even without the incentive of tips. In America, being a waiter/waitress is not considered a good job and most likely attracts a less than enthusiastic group of workers.

Thanks again for the thoughtful answers. If I ever get to GB or Oz, I will take your advice to heart.

 

I'm assuming that in Europe, with higher wages for wait-staff, the job is considered more highly, and attracts people who have more pride in their work and put out more effort even without the incentive of tips. In America, being a waiter/waitress is not considered a good job and most likely attracts a less than enthusiastic group of workers.

 

Thanks again for the thoughtful answers. If I ever get to GB or Oz, I will take your advice to heart.

Sadly no, these jobs are also near the bottom of the pile in the UK.

Although subject to a higher minimum than in the US, they tend to be at that minimum. And they're seen as dead-end jobs with no prospects.

A lot filled by young immigrants (mostly Europeans, mainly but not exclusively from eastern Europe plus a proportion from down-under) and by local part-timers, all usually supplementing a family income or a college education.

For most immigrants it's a better job, a better income, and a better standard of living than in their home country & they tend to be enthusiastic, out-going, keen to please, & well-educated. And living abroad of course is a great adventure for youngsters.

Yes, adding tips for good wait staff in good restaurants can more than double their total earnings, and for part-timers it's tax-free.

As per this thread, those tips are discretionary. I'm no different to the average Brit - if service is poor there's no tip, if it's OK then so is the tip, if it adds to the experience I can be very generous.

So yes, there'll be a huge difference between the income of those who're good & those who don't care.

But we still have both. :rolleyes:

Accents?

Can't imagine a Newfie and a Geordie understanding a word of what the other one says. :D

JB :)

Accents?

Can't imagine a Newfie and a Geordie understanding a word of what the other one says. :D

 

JB :)

How about we throw a Glaswegian in to referee that match?

Then you haven't met a Newfie yet!!!

 

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I'm a "Newfie" and certainly don't speak like the guy in the video. In the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, there are many dialects, depending on where families originated (mostly Ireland and UK). My son has made several Geordie friends through Ball Hockey and has no difficulty communicating with them.

I'm a "Newfie" and certainly don't speak like the guy in the video. In the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, there are many dialects, depending on where families originated (mostly Ireland and UK). My son has made several Geordie friends through Ball Hockey and has no difficulty communicating with them.

what's dat bye? :D

I've worked with a lot and some of them were really hard to understand (and every third word started with C and rhymes with "punt"), and another one just has a bit of an accent. I thought he was from Nova Scotia!?!

Funny enough lots of people in Calgary and area think I'm from the East Coast. Nope, born and raised near Toronto so I should have that accent instead. :confused:

what's dat bye? :D

 

I've worked with a lot and some of them were really hard to understand (and every third word started with C and rhymes with "punt"), and another one just has a bit of an accent. I thought he was from Nova Scotia!?!

 

Funny enough lots of people in Calgary and area think I'm from the East Coast. Nope, born and raised near Toronto so I should have that accent instead. :confused:

If your coworkers use words that start with "c" and rhymes with punt, it has less to do with a Newfie dialect and more to do with their personality. Certainly not part of my vocabulary or Newfies I associate with.

. So yes, there'll be a huge difference between the income of those who're good & those who don't care. But we still have both. :rolleyes:

Which makes me wonder about those restaurants where the wait staff pools the tips. I'd think those that put out more effort and got the bigger tips would resent splitting their larger tips with those who put out little effort...