[Stu]

I tip all the time. Waitresses and the like are just decent people trying to carve out a living by suffering crappy wages and customer abuse in dead end jobs to fund their education. I tip taxi drivers because they are nice friendly blokes to have a chat to when they wagon you home because you can barely walk. I tip take away blokes for bringing me nice hot food in a job they definately don't want to see themselves doing.

I give money to the homeless too. I don't drink and I grow my own dope so I have plenty of money - I don't buy that much stuff - and ... at the risk of sounding pretentious ... I have no problem being kind to people like that. I just see it as a sign of decency.

I know plenty of waitresses and the money they make is appaling and they really depend on tips. Garbage men don't, in my experience. At least in this country they are well paying council jobs given the work you have to do.