#4
Shorty and I were out in LA today. We were walking outdoors after dinner when…
Shorty: Wah… I’m quite strong ah. Only wearing one layer in this cold and I’m feeling fine.
Me: Please la… it’s like you’re wearing a polar bear on yourself.
#5
The thing about the US is that there’s a really strong tipping culture here. You’re expected to tip at restaurants, at a valet at everything. Most of the time we don’t have a choice so we learn to get used to tipping. At restaurants we normally tip 20%. But at times where we can try to save on the tip, we do. One of those times is when we check-in to a hotel. When a bell-boy offers to help us carry bags we all frantically say “NONONO IT’S OK!! WE’RE FINE THANK U”… even if the two of us are struggling to carry 5 bags.
Today though was different. It was raining while we checked into the hotel so this bell boy came to help us carry the bags in. After we got into the hotel:
Shorty: Shit… now we have to tip.
Me: How much do we tip the bell boy ar?
Shorty: I dunno…
Me: Huh? Then how?
Shorty: I dunno… I dunno anything about tipping wan.
Me: OK QUICK… JUST GOOGLE IT. *Whips out phone to google*
Shorty: QUICK QUICK HE’S COMING BACK!!!
Me: OKOK TRIP ADVISOR SAYS $2 PER BAG!!!
Timothy Tiah – Co-Founder of Colony, Kuala Lumpur Co-Working Space