[ReidDeCardes]

I typically tip 20% for a cab. It depends though. There are various factors in the rounding process. If the cabbie is friendly, I'm on vacation, it's late at night and I brought the guy out of the way, I will round it up more.

Once in Vegas I'm in a cab with a coworker and we're making conversation with the cabbie. I say we're from New York and he tells me that New Yorkers don't tip well. I ask him what does he think is a good tip. He said 50%. We laughed. He got 20%, he deserved less for trying to be greedy.

Another time I fell for the cabbie taking me via the tunnel. I was tired and told the guy to take to the Venetian the quickest way. Once I realized what he did I knew I was f***ed. Later I asked another cabbie what it should have cost me, etc. Sure enough I payed way too much. The 2nd cabbie, who is black, asks me "Was the guy African?". He said the Africans do that and I could have reported him.