Why is it the ones from less well off areas like Crumlin, the inner city, clondalkin are great tippers and the ones from the affluent areas in Dublin are dirt mean and wouldn't give you a 20 cent tip?
The middle class from the country are usually mean enough as well. The real Dubs are by far my favorite passengers, they will always chat away to you as well.
The so-called affluent usually got there by hook or crook. They instinctively believe that everyone is as dishonest as them.
Working-class see a person doing a fair days work for a fair days pay.
The same people still tip waitstaff, hairdressers, etc. The affluent choosing to pay by card and run.
Good point, I always get the impression that rich middle class Dubs think im ripping them off in some way. I remember one night I dropped 2 home(mansion of a holiday home with 2 cars worth the guts of 200 k in the drive), it was 7 euro, the meter went back to 6 euro, you know the way the meters are designed. The younger guys starts questioning me about it, "hey it said 6 euro" etc...
Now I can't say they are all like that but I can only remember 1 rich middle class Dub who gave me a really decent tip. Its really the middle class rich from Dublin who are tight, the working class Dub's who are rich will always give a decent tip in my experience, they didn't forget where they came from.
I brought 3 middle class dubs mid 20's, to the train station lately, they were worried they would miss the train and were relieved that I went out of my way to get them there in time, fare was 9:60. handed a tenner and yer man looking at me for the change. Then my next fare was 4 lads from Ballyfermot, ages around 17 or 18 id say, 15 euro fare, they gave me a 10 euro tip.
