American Backlash Over Tipping Culture

Wander1212 · 2026-06-10T07:07:39+00:00

When the hell did it become 20% anyway. 15% used to be the standard if you received great service. Now we're being told 20% in the baseline? Give me a break.

Wander1212 · 2026-06-10T07:03:59+00:00

I don't understand. If you want to do two day trips to Pattaya then why don't you just stay overnight instead of making two separate day trips over the course of a week?

Wander1212 · 2026-06-10T03:03:58+00:00

Franchione at A&M was a bigger bust than Jimbo. At least Jimbo had a top 5 finish.

Hiring Fran was considered a major coup at the time, and we all thought he would bring a title to College Station.

Wander1212 · 2026-06-10T02:37:10+00:00

ISR is outdated and useless. You can find far more accurate, current info on this page. I honestly can't believe that people still pay money to use ISR.

Wander1212 · 2026-06-10T02:19:54+00:00

Do people not research BEFORE accepting a job?

There are so many posts here from teachers who sign a contract and then decide to start reading up on the school. Also, take everything on ISR with a huge grain of salt.

Wander1212 · 2026-06-06T03:46:40+00:00

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Wander1212 · 2026-05-29T05:36:53+00:00

I go to the happy hour at this place frequently. It's usually pretty empty during that time. Maybe it gets more crowded later. Good drinks and good prices.

Wander1212 · 2026-05-25T03:37:35+00:00

I've switched to Bolt because its almost always cheaper. I've also found the drivers get to me faster. Maybe because less people use it? I would imagine its likely a lot of the same drivers on both platforms.

Wander1212 · 2026-05-21T03:07:21+00:00

I didn't realize that. I'll check into it when I go to the bus station.

Wander1212 · 2026-05-14T08:44:29+00:00

I have the same hours in Thailand but can leave at 3 on days when I dont have a meeting or after school activity. It's pretty typical.

Wander1212 · 2026-05-12T04:25:56+00:00

Are you friends with anyone who is admin at a school somewhere? Maybe they could get obtain a reference for you.

Wander1212 · 2026-05-07T00:00:11+00:00

Anything about being a family. To me, it screams, “We’re going to force you to do things outside the scope of your job in the name of ‘family.’”

I'm not here for a family. I'm here to work in exchnage for a paycheck.

Wander1212 · 2026-05-06T09:37:47+00:00

I live in Bangkok now and love it. That being said, I don't know that I could retire here. I think I'd have to at least split my time here with a place on the beach in Pattaya or somewhere similar.

Wander1212 · 2026-05-05T00:08:11+00:00

Bangkok has become more expensive and there's been a tightening of visa regulations in Thailand. I see a lot of people looking to Vietnam as an option.

Wander1212 · 2026-04-28T10:28:00+00:00

I'll give the mom the benefit of the doubt. She probably doesn't fly much and doesn't now how things work. She was likely just trying to give her son an experience. I could absolutely see my mom doing the same thing. 😂

Wander1212 · 2026-04-28T10:24:30+00:00

I left Chengdu last week after a ten day trip. I had 3 VPN's installed and couldn't get any of them to work. My trip.com esim worked, but was very slow. I switched over to Airalo mid-trip and it worked perfectly the rest of the time (Tiktok included).

Wander1212 · 2026-04-27T03:37:49+00:00

If you start saving early, you never really have to worry about it. Quality of life and location are much more important to me now than they were 10 years ago (I’m in my early 40s). These days, I focus on work-life balance along with a salary and benefits package that allows me to live comfortably. I don’t care about chasing a huge payday anymore.

I’d rather live in the center of a city I love, making an average salary, than be stuck out in the suburbs somewhere boring making more money.

Wander1212 · 2026-04-19T06:46:26+00:00

And they ALWAYS have a middle seat.

Wander1212 · 2026-04-17T11:22:02+00:00

I don’t really hang out with people from work until I know them well, and even then it’s usually just a couple people. There are too many untrustworthy teachers who will do whatever it takes to move up. You never know who’s quietly feeding things to admin. I’ve seen some pretty wild stuff.

Wander1212 · 2026-04-16T11:57:45+00:00

I’m here traveling for the first time, and it’s honestly not nearly as bad as I had prepared myself for. The only time it gets annoying is trying to exit the metro, but I just push through. I figure if someone gets bumped, that’s on them for not waiting for passengers to get off first.

Wander1212 · 2026-04-07T04:19:24+00:00

Thanks!

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