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    • ALEX1976A
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      @Jordan23:

      @seren:

      Hi guys! I don't smoke but want to try out a cigar. What brand would you recommend to someone who doesn't smoke but wants to test the "flavours" of a Cuban cigar? I'm willing to pay ca. 20 € (25$) per cigar but only want to buy two pieces max.

      Any help is appreciated 🙂

      Alex1976 if you read this:
      Welche Zigarre würdest du einem Einsteiger empfehlen, der den Geschmack einer kubanischen Zigarre entdecken will und bereit ist ca. 20€ pro Stück zu investieren? Will nur zwei kaufen. Jede Hilfe ist willkommen 🙂

      Thanks!

      Bin nicht Alex, aber eine Cohiba ist immer eine gute Wahl. Ich würde ne Siglo III (ca. 17,00 €) nehmen. Die ist für nen Anfänger gut geeignet und nicht zu schwer.

      Go for a Cohiba Siglo III. It's not to big and to heavy in taste for an am. It's about 17,00 €.

      hey Andy du Würstchen;-)…..he asked me!
      get a siglo V....mild cigar with a good length...smoketime 30-45 min. price 20-23 bucks
      the siglo V is my favorite  the moment

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      • simoncS
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        I have been smoking cigars for about 15 years now and I would suggest for you a Ramon Allones Specially Selected and Hoyo De Monterrey number 2 both are mild robustos and excellent value well under budget.

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        • seawolfS
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          @DougNg:

          If you're walking up to the bar and then walking away to get to your friends, I usually tip heavy for the first one (100% of the cost of the drink), and then leave a buck or two for every subsequent drink. This guarantees that the bartender will be attentive to you for the rest of your stay

          If I'm sitting at the bar and I know that I'm going to be there for awhile, I'll leave a massive initial tip and then not tip for the next couple

          This is some solid advice.

          Tips. Insure. Prompt. Service. (TIPS)

          I look at it this way: If you're trying to decide how much to leave, air on the side of more. It's only a couple of bucks, and it'll save you time and aggravation later on when you're trying to get more drinks or trying to close out your tab.  A good bartender sees everyone and will notice when the good tippers walk up to the bar.

          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

          @zeebeeleather

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          • Megatron1505M
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            Ok, thanks guys. This could get expensive  😶

            Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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            • injunjackI
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              What can be more complicated than 'murican tipping system???

              Here everybody gets paid properly, so tipping is absolutely free, and not "must". Of course you tip if you get excellent service or expect that, but as in normal situation tipping is not needed. (well, pretty often if the prices are like 5.60 for a pint you'll round that up to 6…)

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              • Megatron1505M
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                Much the same here IJ, I spent quite a bit of time drinking with some American dudes in LA and none of them could figure how I found tipping so complicated. Just what you're used to I guess.

                Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                • GilesG
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                  One of the reasons I love Japan.  Tipping is just not what you do and it is offensive to try. People work hard to give you excellent service because that's what they like doing.  It make for such a gratifying and relaxing visit.

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  • ChrisC
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                    @Megatron1505:

                    Just what you're used to I guess.

                    It's this, really.  In certain situations, tipping is an ingrained response.  People have variations in approach, but the basics of the social convention are generally understood and accepted.

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                    • GilesG
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                      I know, but for a visitor, it is fraught with uncertainty and risk.  Paula went to a restaurant in NYC once, picked up the tab and left 15% (way more than you would do in the UK), the waiter came back to the table and in a very aggressive manner asked her what was wrong with the meal.  She felt upset, unsettled and confused, she won't be going back….

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • ChrisC
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                        Yeah, I get it from your perspective.  It's just odd to try to explain, since it's just sort of understood here.

                        As for your example, that waiter was a dick.  Not only should you never go back, I would have complained to a manager.  15% is a respectable tip, and even if it weren't, berating a customer is completely out of bounds.

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                        • ?
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                          If only Americans were more like the Japanese!

                          I've worked in the food industry for 12 years.  I've done every job in the restaurant, and even worked at two restaurants inside a Whole Foods Market, which is why I am posting this:

                          In America, the only reason tipping is "understood" is because our capitalist society passes the cost of hiring servers/bartenders onto the consumer, and we consumers willingly accept it.  For example, at Whole Foods in Columbus, Ohio, we were not allowed to accept tips.  The reason?  We were making $10+/hr. with benefits as WFM employees.  But most restaurants pay their servers between 2 and 5 dollars an hour, with the expected tips making up the large majority of these people's incomes.  So the restaurant owners/corporations not only overcharge for everything on their menus, they also skirt the responsibility of paying a living wage.  That's why most servers expect the American 20% gratuity, regardless of quality of service, because they need it!  Sad.

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                          • O
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                            Sadly, you are right.  Most food service industry (i.e. restaurants and bars) pays minimal wages and expects the tips to make up the rest.  Some restaurants will go a step further, taking a % of tip from the waiter at the end of the night!

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                            • Z
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                              I tip 20% pretty well wherever I go, but part of it is because I tend to frequent the same places over and over and being known as a decent tipper can have benefits.

                              My local gets packed after soccer matches and some of my fellow supporters complain about having to wait 30 minutes for a beer or an hour (or more) for food. I never wait more than 5 minutes for a beer or 20 or so for food.

                              It's all part of 'treat others how you want to be treated.'

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                              • ?
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                                That being said, I like to tip excessively large when I can.  It makes a difference.

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                                • Megatron1505M
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                                  I have to say that Adams view is my perception also (speaking as a foreigner). I just didn't want to be the one to make that comment as it is a socio-economical issue from a society I don't live in, and an economy I contribute to once every couple of years only with my tourist dollars.

                                  I can see both sides, and as usual the only real winner are the guys at the top, who get away with paying a low wage. Still, I will perpetuate the issue by assuming a 20% tip for all meal purchases, and adopting Doug's full price of the first drink, then a buck or two per drink thereafter policy. Seems like the best way to a good level of service.

                                  Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                  • O
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                                    I like Doug's strategy as well.

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                                    • SeulS
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                                      I'm just wondering: is the food and are the drinks cheaper?.. Is the cost of the tips taken into consideration?.. I mean: if I had to pay normal price for a drink plus 100 % as tip for first drink and 1-2 bucks for each consecutive drink, I'd need the beer/ wine to be dirt fucking cheap… Why they dupe the consumer like this is beyond me...

                                      Anyhow, yeah: long live the €uro system... In restaurants I tip, for good service I tip in bars as well. That's about it.

                                      What we €uros should do, though, while we're at it, is TIP OUR COURIER/ DELIVERY GUY... These guys driving in these old, haggered down vans, working 14 hour days, for a couple of €uro per hour, théy deserve our tips!.. Food for thought  😉

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                                      • DougNgD
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                                        Average cost of a beer in NYC is 6-8 dollars

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                                        • SeulS
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                                          Psshh… I'm outta here  😉

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                                          • rocketR
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                                            😉  😉 and since it fit so nice in, 2 hours ago I paid 73 Cent total for a 6 pack….

                                            rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

                                            It's all humbug, like everywhere
                                            R.I.P. Geo

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