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). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html