quicko: tipping

As a former waitress, I'm still a bit shocked, but Australians really don't tip much at all. A little bit here and there, maybe, but certainly not 10%, let alone 15%-20%. As far as I know, the no-tipping applies pretty much everywhere -- waitstaff, taxi drivers, hair dressers -- but, on the flip side, they do actually pay these people to begin with. So it works out. Sort of.