GRAHAM: Good meal, Ruth?
RUTH: Yes, it (1)_____________ excellent, I thought. Another glass of (2)_____________?
GRAHAM: No, thanks. Just some more (3)_____________, please.
RUTH: Do you (4)_____________ coffee?
GRAHAM: No, I'm (5)_____________, thanks.
RUTH: Could we have the (6)_____________, please, Jack?
JACK: Certainly, ma'am.
GRAHAM: Look, this is (7)_____________ me.
RUTH: But Graham, you (8)_____________ dinner yesterday.
GRAHAM: Don't worry, it's on (9)_____________. By the way, do waiters here (10)_____________ introduce themselves?
RUTH: Well, Cornell University did a (11)_____________ on tipping and found that restaurant (12)_____________ got much bigger tips if they (13)_____________ themselves.
GRAHAM: Really? Here's your check, ma'am.
GRAHAM: I'll take it, (14)_____________. Right, er, oh, how much (15)_____________ should I leave?
RUTH: Twenty per cent is about right—maybe (16)_____________ if they introduce themselves.
GRAHAM: Wow! It's half that (17)_____________ the UK.
RUTH: Half! No, 15% would be the (18)_____________ minimum here.
GRAHAM: Er, right. While we're on (19)_____________ subject, I was in the hotel (20)_____________ last night and the guy next (21)_____________ me ordered a drink, got $2 (22)_____________, which he left on the counter. (23)_____________ he, um, did he just forget (24)_____________ pick it up?
RUTH: No, we tip (25)_____________ here, a couple of dollars a (26)_____________ or, er, if you pay at (27)_____________ end of the evening for everything, (28)_____________ 15 or 20% of the total.
GRAHAM: Mm. We British never (29)_____________ bar staff. Some people, you know, (30)_____________ them a drink, but not money.
RUTH: Wow, that's really strange. You'd never (31)_____________ that here!
GRAHAM: Yeah, I know.
JACK: Thank you very (32)_____________, sir.
GRAHAM: Thanks. Er, yeah, and, um, tipping (33)_____________ York taxi drivers there's another thing (34)_____________ never sure about.
RUTH: Er, same rule as restaurants, 15 to (35)_____________%. But they wouldn't... you'd never give (36)_____________ than a couple of dollars, even (37)_____________ it's for a short journey across (38)_____________. Say it's a $6 fare, you'd (39)_____________ them a $10 bill and say "give (40)_____________ back two dollars and we're good."
GRAHAM: Taxi drivers in London generally expect to (41)_____________ a tip too.
RUTH: So, how much do you (42)_____________?
GRAHAM: Oh, it varies. Some people just, um, (43)_____________ tell them to keep the change. Others (44)_____________ 10%.
RUTH: What about hotels in the UK? (45)_____________ you tip the bellhops?
GRAHAM: Er, we call them porters. Yes, (46)_____________ they carry your bags to your (47)_____________, we usually give them like a (48)_____________ or two. And here?
RUTH: Yeah, you'd tip the bellhop here (49)_____________, a dollar a bag and two (50)_____________ for every journey he makes to (51)_____________ room.
GRAHAM: And what if you (52)_____________ room service?
RUTH: Yes, we'd always give a (53)_____________ for room service. A couple of (54)_____________.
GRAHAM: We'd probably give them a couple of (55)_____________ or something.
RUTH: Yeah, knowing who and how much to (56)_____________ is always a problem when you're in (57)_____________ different country. I remember when I (58)_____________ in Argentina last year...
