I am of course refering to the giving of a gratuity and not the hypothetical recreational activity in which a person or group of people sneak up on a standing, sleeping cow and push it over. Some variants of the myth state that the cow is then unable to get up.
When it comes to tipping there are rules depending on country and profession. For example you'll never have to tip anywhere in China. It's the one consolation from the fact that foreigners are charged more as a matter of government policy. Or tipping in Estonia is not very common. In Egypt you are expected to tip - it's a way of life.
Unfortunately there are no rules when it comes to tipping chalet girls. You get some people who come out on holiday and expect the chalet staff to jump through hoops all week. They don't seem to understand the near minimum wage and that most of the time chalet staff go way beyond the call of duty to satisfy the clients, like Paul(
Skiworld). A good example is when an alternate meal is cooked after the client specifies a dislike as apposed to an allergy.
