A：Thank you.Steven.That was the most magnificent meal I've had abroad.You'll have to let me reciprocate the next time you're in Beijing.
B：Don't worry about it,Lin.That's no big deal.You know, Americans appreciate China's rich culinary culture. Just excuse me for a second while I check the number here and figure out how much to give the waiter.Hmm, by the way, what do you do about tipping in China?
A：We don't .
B：No tipping? Now that's what I call a civilized system.
A：At hotels and some restaurants they add a service charge to the bill, but other than that , tipping isn't customary.
B：What about cab drivers and porters?
A：In a cab you just pay what it says on the meter. I generally tip hotel porters 10 yuan per bag, but in first-class hotels they're instructed not to accept gratuities.
B：You'd have a revolution on your hands if you tried to introduce that sort of system here.
