I work in hospitality and although I'm usually not in a scenario where I would recieve tips from our guests, I was in just such a situation today. A young Thai man (probably 30 or so) proffered a $10 tip for services rendered (I think he may be homesick and he and I spoke in Thai and this seemed to delight him. He does prefer to use the word Kaa instead of khrap. (Gaydar is fully operational here.)
My question is Would you accept a tip from a Thai boy probably 30 years your junior?
I was torn between offending him by not accepting or risking the "face" thing.
Just wondered what you guys think ?
Tipping is generally not the custom in Australia as I'm sure many of you will know.

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