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ID: 2094 Upper Intermediate
In China, waiters don't get tips. Zip. Nada. Zilch. Of course, there's no way that can fly in the US where tipping is ubiquitous. In this lesson, two Chinese friends discuss American tipping culture and how it relates to Chinese customs.
Wed Jan 02 2013 | John, Dilu
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
被宰 bèi zǎi to be ripped off
小费 xiǎofèi tip
大方 dàfang generous
小气鬼 xiǎoqìguǐ cheapskate
小张，你美国玩得怎么样？有什么有趣的事？
Xiǎo Zhāng ，nǐ Měiguó wán de zěnmeyàng ？yǒu shénme yǒuqù de shì ？
Xiao Zhang, how were your travels in America? Do you have any interesting stories?
很不错，跟中国很不一样。不过我这次也栽了一回。
hěn bùcuò ，gēn Zhōngguó hěn bù yīyàng 。bùguò wǒ zhècì yě zāi le yī huí 。
It was great! It's completely different from China. However, this time I embarrassed myself a bit.
怎么了？被宰了？
zěnmele ？bèi zǎi le ？
What happened? Were you ripped off?
不是，是小费的事情。我记得你说过，在美国接受别人的服务就要付小费。所以我处处小心，时刻准备着钱。结果最后在机场，人家帮我拿了一下行李。我却正好没零钱了，只能给了一张20美元！
bùshì ，shì xiǎofèi de shìqing 。wǒ jìde nǐ shuō guo ，zài Měiguó jiēshòu biérén de fúwù jiù yào fù xiǎofèi 。suǒyǐ wǒ chùchù xiǎoxīn ，shíkè zhǔnbèi zhe qián 。jiéguǒ zuìhòu zài jīchǎng ，rénjiā bāng wǒ ná le yīxià xíngli 。wǒ què zhènghǎo méi língqián le ，zhǐnéng gěi le yī zhāng èrshí měiyuán ！
No. It's something to do with tips. I remember you said that in America if someone provides you with service you need to tip. So I was very careful, and always had a bit of money prepared. In the end, I was at the airport and someone helped me carry my bags. However, I didn't have any change. I could only give him a 20 dollar bill!
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