I was greatly surprised when I decided to use the Bangalore Airport restroom before my flight to Goa. My entrance caused the bathroom attendance and rush to a stall with rag in hand. She proceeded to wipe my seat down thoroughly before I could use the toilet. For those who might have found the preceding sentence unclear she was wiping the seat on the toilet not my personal seat.
After completing my business and exiting the bathroom I found the young lady standing at attendance at the door. Thinking she wanted a tip I dug around in my bag for a five rupee coin and handed it to her. Her look showed she was somewhat offended by the gesture so I thought "gee I must not have given her the going rate for a seat wipe" and I gave her another fiver. Well she managed to look both offended and confused.
I told Mark the tale and said I thought she looked offended. He said she probably was and that she only wiped my seat for me because I am a westerner. So I was under the impression that tipping the seat wiper is BAD. Fast forward to the night I arrived at Delhi airport. I go to use the restroom where the attendant dutifully wipes my seat for me. This time I thought well at least I don't have to tip but as I am leaving the bathroom the attendant asks me for a tip. Well this is in the baggage area before where I can exchange my money so I didn't have any Rupees with me so I had to leave a disappointed and offended seat wiper no tip.
Now I am thoroughly confused. Should one tip a seat wiper? If so... does anyone know the going rate for a seat wipe these days? Thanks.
After completing my business and exiting the bathroom I found the young lady standing at attendance at the door. Thinking she wanted a tip I dug around in my bag for a five rupee coin and handed it to her. Her look showed she was somewhat offended by the gesture so I thought "gee I must not have given her the going rate for a seat wipe" and I gave her another fiver. Well she managed to look both offended and confused.
I told Mark the tale and said I thought she looked offended. He said she probably was and that she only wiped my seat for me because I am a westerner. So I was under the impression that tipping the seat wiper is BAD. Fast forward to the night I arrived at Delhi airport. I go to use the restroom where the attendant dutifully wipes my seat for me. This time I thought well at least I don't have to tip but as I am leaving the bathroom the attendant asks me for a tip. Well this is in the baggage area before where I can exchange my money so I didn't have any Rupees with me so I had to leave a disappointed and offended seat wiper no tip.
Now I am thoroughly confused. Should one tip a seat wiper? If so... does anyone know the going rate for a seat wipe these days? Thanks.
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