To tip or not to tip?

点小费还是不点?

Round Table China

2025-07-30

23 分钟
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Tipping culture - a Western tradition that's long divided opinions - is now being put to the Chinese test. As heated online debates reveal, this imported practice is facing its toughest critics yet in a market accustomed to service-first hospitality. / Posting ennui: going silent in a loud feed (17:28). On the show: Steve Hatherly, Niu Honglin & Yushun
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  • My name is Steve and I'm joined by Nyo-Hong Lin and Yu-Shun.

  • Coming up, tipping.

  • It's a long debated issue in Western culture,

  • but it's now found its way here to China, at least as a discussion.

  • People are now debating online about the value of its existence in this part of the planet.

  • Do we need it here or do we not?

  • After that, social media used to be filled with tons of amateur postings with no real significance.

  • Think, here's a picture of my sandwich I had for lunch.

  • Well, times have changed, though, and as socials have become more professional looking,

  • people have started to question about whether any anyone actually cares about their sandwich or not.

  • We'll discuss that as well.

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