Let us agree to disagree sorts of
[QUOTE=Easily Pleased; 1425444]Sorry FA, I have to agree with Haokool in the sense that tipping a hooker in China is wrong, whatever the reason. And, mentioning it on this forum basically encourages people to tip them. This IMHO, is beyond belief.
Personally, I can see how what Haokool said can be deemed as an attack and I would agree that the words chosen were not exactly 'kool'. However, as much as I do not like opinions being attacked, I REALLY hate it when I read a post in which a tip was mentioned. Not kool.[/QUOTE]EP,
Yes in general tipping a hooker in China makes no sense, we agree on that. Same as overpaying. China is not the States and has no tipping culture as such. Also tipping someone you will never see again and probably already levied the foreigner tax on you is stupid. People asking for tips are even worse, do not deal with them.
However I did tip once or twice for exceptional service, I treat the ladies with courtesy and sometimes go out tip them with a dinner or small gift. And I never regretted it. Doing these things in the right way can go along way, especially in China where trust and connection (I not want call this a relationship) is so difficult to get, especially as foreigner. You will get the reward on the next visit, especially from people who do not have much in terms of money or affection.
But again most people believe throwing money around or tipping can get the same results and yes, that certainly does not work. If I buy an ice-cream and pay twice the price it is not cool. Price expectations in BJ especially in M are insane and certainly no need to tip here.
But again BBB did not do this and again you do not know the whole story. He is much more clever than he seems.
I am cool but I did not like the original post from Haonotcool and this is just my personal opinion.
FA