> Then everyone pays a flat 12.5% on everything one buys. i.e. a goods and > services tax. that is generally calculated in the price displayed. You > very rarely see any signage that says "plus GST", thankfully.
Ah, yes, another one of the things I can't stand in the US... When I was a freshman, I *really* had no money - I'd go to a grocery store with all of the money I had, about $10, and try to buy as many apples as possible, and always forget about the tax and end up not having enough money! Fortunately, the salespeople in the US are amazingly nice, and they always gave me senior discounts <g> Similar problem with tips - if you're *supposed* to give a 15% tip to all sorts of people (and I just keep learning additions to the list of tipped workers - I never tipped pizza delivery guys until someone told me I should a couple of months ago), then why can't they just put it in the price and save us the annoyance? Besides, in restaurants I'd really much rather being able to tip the cook, whose work quality I care about, than the waiter. Weronika To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
