On 10 Jan 2010 22:30:41 -0800, Patrick Scheible <k...@zipcon.net>
wrote:

>To some degree, yes.  But people who carry your luggage are
>customarily tipped, and they're really not doing body service.

I believe that's historical in nature.   They didn't used to get paid
at all, but were part of the labor force that hung around for
opportunities to work.

At one time, there were people who carried torches to walk with people
in London at night (before gaslighting).

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