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Chicago Etiquette
Tipping Advice
In Chicago, as in the rest of the United States, service personnel
rely on tips to supplement their wages. For waiters, bartenders,
taxi drivers or similar, 15 per cent is standard. Baggage handlers
at hotels and airports should be given one USD per bag and a
hotel doorman, 50 cents to one USD for loading or unloading
luggage or other similar service. Tipping is not expected in
fast-food restaurants or cinemas.
Local Customs
Smoking is the subject of much controversy in the United States.
If you are a smoker, exercise discretion and sensitivity when
choosing to smoke, as many Americans cannot tolerate people
smoking in front of them. The best advice is to only smoke in
like-minded company. New York City and Los Angeles have an almost
complete ban on smoking in all public buildings. Smoking is
not permitted in; stadiums, large restaurants (over 35 tables),
auditoriums, elevators, gymnasiums, indoor swimming pools, mass
public transport and public transport terminals, food shops
and hospitals (except within designated smoking areas). |
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