Yeah, I don't think I've ever not tipped. Even when the service is horrible it's hard for me still not to leave a semi-decent tip. If the bill is $30, I'll usually tip $10 if the waiter or waitress was nice. Probably the worst I ever left was $3-4 on a $20-25 bill. I usually try to tip well, because I know people live off of those tips. I'm usually pretty conservative with my money and save as much as I can, and don't buy things I don't need, but I don't like to consider myself cheap. I try to take care of people that take care of me when I do go out.
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.' -Isaac Asimov-
