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Originally Posted by mtdjed
A term not used often is "Dry Begging". It refers to indirect requests for something. I first heard it as a tour guide was talking about the wonderful weather he had arranged on the trip and how we should appreciate that in any gratuity. A fellow tourist mentioned it was good "dry begging" until he brought up the gratuity.
Since then, we find it interesting, during casual conversations when the topic of money concerns suddenly come up.
Interested if others are aware of this term and its use. Examples that are humorous that could be shared might be interesting.
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Heh. This thread promises to be interesting!
My experience with "dry begging" was in Playa del Carmen a few years back. We were staying at a timeshare that belonged to a friend and decided to take a day trip to someplace or other. During our orientation it was made plain that a lot of service providers depended on tips. Anyway, we got on the bus, and in a very prominent place up front there was a jar marked "tips" with a $5 bill stuck conspicuously in it.