NELI HARUTYUNYAN TRADUCCIONES

Las propinas

A veces decimos que las propinas son innecesarias o malas, pero en algunos países los salarios son bajos. Por esta razón, las propinas resultan de gran ayuda.

Por ejemplo, en México damos dos pesos por maleta a los porteros y botones de aeropuertos y hoteles.

El personal de limpieza recibe dos pesos por noche y los camareros, del diez al veinte por ciento de la cuenta.

Otro ejemplo es Cuba. Allí se dan propinas en todos los sectores, sobre todo en el turístico, pero nunca en pesos. En un restaurante, por ejemplo, lo correcto es dar entre dos y cinco dólares.

Tips

We sometimes  say the tips are unnecessary or bad, but in some countries salaries are low. That’s why, the tips result helpful.

For example, in Mexico we give two pesos per case to bellhops and doorkeepers at airports and hotels.

The cleaning staff receives two pesos per night and the waiters receive from 10 up 20 percent of the bill.

Another example is Cuba. Tips are given in all sectors there, especially in touristic, but never in pesos. In a restaurant, for example, the right thing is to give between two and five dollars.

- Hello, Silke. How are your first days in Spain?
-Hello, Bernardo. Good, but everything is very rare.
- What do you mean by telling  rare?
-Here life begins late, the spanish almost don't have  breakfast, they eat too much and too late, shops close at midday and...
-What an exaggeration! Thus everything is bad for you?
- Not bad, no, but different. In my country, the day starts at 6 or 7 a.m., and the dinner is between 6 and 7 p.m.
- Look! At this time, is coffee-break!