Tips

It seems to me that practically no one in the service industry here actually gets a wage, they all just live off tips.
So, for those of you like me who might have thought you just need to give a little, you would end up having your food spat in quite a lot.
For a fairly cheap and cheerful restaurant, doubling the tax is a good (and mathematically easy) guideline.
In somewhere a bit nicer they will expect at least 20% of the total bill, which is slightly more than twice the tax.
In bars, and this is really important, you should tip $1 for every drink you order.
So if you order a big round it adds a lot to your total!!!
And in taxis under $10 its ok to just round up to the nearest dollor, after that give change and $1.
We also tip delivery guys $2, but some of them seem a little confused by this, so I need to investigate if that is too little.