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Travel Etiquette - Carry on Manners, When to Tip, & the "Rules" we Break!
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We dive into the unspoken rules of travel etiquette, covering everything from airport behavior to hotel tipping protocols so you can confidently navigate luxury travel experiences with your family.
• Addressing common airport and plane etiquette questions like overhead bin usage, seat reclining, and shoe removal
• Breaking down the hotel tipping guide - who to tip, when, and how much
• Explaining the bellman process and how much tip is typically appropriate for handling luggage
• Discussing proper buffet etiquette and the importance of always using a clean plate
• Sharing strategies for teaching children appropriate hotel behavior
• Highlighting the importance of researching cultural norms before international travel
• Revealing which etiquette rules we sometimes break ourselves (yes, we save pool chairs!)
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Travel Etiquette Introduction
Speaker 1Thanks to Points and Miles , we sometimes end up in places that are a little bit above our pay grade , and the last thing we want to be is that family on the plane or in the hotel lobby . So in today's episode we're diving into all things travel etiquette , so you can be prepared when you step into your next five-star hotel . Listen in Hi , I'm Raya .
Speaker 2And I'm Dwayne .
Speaker 1And we are your hosts of the Travel Party of Five podcast , where we share how we travel as a family of five around the world .
Speaker 2We will also share how we use points and miles to travel as affordably as possible and sometimes even completely free .
Speaker 1So if you're wanting to travel more with your family but you're not sure how , we'd love for you to listen in .
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Family Travel Updates
Speaker 2.
Speaker 1Thanks for tuning in welcome back to travel party five podcast . As always , we are your amazing fun hosts , raya and duane , and today we're going to be talking all things travel etiquette . But first we thought we would give you guys a few updates , because we have a very busy next like month coming up . Why don't you share ?
Speaker 2Yes , I'm going on a solo trip to Houston in a couple of days . Then I get back , then you're doing a girl girls trip the weekend after .
Speaker 1Yep .
Speaker 2And then we are going to Dallas Yep To partake in a football game . Yep Go Giants , go Big Blue . And then what ? Two weeks after that we head to Four days . Four days after that Shit Four days .
Speaker 1Yeah , just coming around the corner quick . So basically , once this upcoming weekend comes from the time we're recording um , duane will be gone for the weekend . Then I will be visiting ventura for the weekend and the following weekend and then the weekend after that we're taking our eight-year-old son on a um his birthday trip , which we'll we'll talk more about when we share all about that episode , but we're going to Dallas because he wanted to see a football game . He's a big football fan .
Speaker 2But he has like four different teams he has so many teams .
Speaker 1Yeah , Bless his heart . And I've been trying to pick and choose a game that would work for our pretty rigorous travel schedule . As you can see , and sadly , it's a Cowboys game , so I'll be wearing my Giants attire and hopefully we don't get booed or spit on or anything like that .
Speaker 2Speaking of , I have to buy a Scataboo jersey .
Speaker 1Anyway , I'm just going toston to visit my best friend , best friend from japan actually yes you've been best friends since what you were like six .
Speaker 1Yes no , like best friend , since like nine or ten yeah , long time , um , okay , so we anyways we have a very busy september and , um , I think just we will have a podcast episode out every week .
Speaker 1Still , um , I will be doing a few solo episodes over the next couple weeks to kind of prepare for while we're out of town .
Speaker 1Um , but anyways , today we're talking all about travel etiquette because when I asked for podcast episode ideas or suggestions as to what you guys wanted to hear more about , one of the requests several times was around like hotel etiquette and like specifically like tipping , and I'm just gonna find one of the messages .
Speaker 1Um , they said I'd love an episode for'm sorry , I have an episode request etiquette for staying at pricey resorts , especially who to tip and how much . I'm used to staying at , like maybe , holiday inns and with some fancy hotel stays coming up , I don't know what to tip and don't want to seem rude . So we are going to talk about all of that today and I thought it would be more fun to do kind of like a broader travel etiquette , so like not just hotels but also like in the airport and on the plane , um , and I think like I made a list of common pet peeves and we'll kind of chat about our thoughts on some of those , but already I know for sure that we each do a few things that are like considered pet peeves or like no , no , don't do that . So do you know what they are ?
Speaker 2No , I have no idea . I mean , I let me just get my part out of the way quick , quickly . There's only two things that you know I can bring to the table for this podcast . One , it's just be respectful , oh , and two don't be a dick .
Speaker 1That's it see you guys next week .
Airport and Plane Etiquette
Speaker 1I think it's like a really valid thing though , like if you are not used to staying at a place where people are expecting you to tip them , like Like I think asking , and like a way of being respectful , is asking to understand , like how can I make sure I'm not being rude ? And that's what we're going to talk about today . You know , you think that it's common sense because we have both , either currently or in the past , worked like in hospitality . I was a server and a bartender for years and years and Dwayne works at a conference center where he manages like groups and stuff and so , and gets paid gratuity sometimes . So yeah , dwayne is also a very good tipper , much to my dismay .
Speaker 2Yes , I tip out Starbucks .
Speaker 1You tip at Starbucks .
Speaker 2I mean not all the time , but , yes , sometimes .
Speaker 1You tip at Starbucks .
Speaker 2I mean not all the time , but yes , sometimes . Oh , lordy , Okay , See , Rhea doesn't she's not , don't get me wrong .
Speaker 1She's a great tipper , but when she tips I am a great tipper , but like I'm not . But not everyone's getting a tip from Rhea , that's correct .
Speaker 2Listen Me , you're at least getting a dollar .
Speaker 1I can't believe you tip at Starbucks . Starbucks , listen , I I just think like the tipping culture has gotten a little bit out of hand and it's like every time they turn that screen around to me , it's like oh , now I have to tip for something that I didn't have to tip for two years ago , you know . So it's like no , like I'm not going to tip you because you , you made my drink , because that's your job and you get paid at least minimum wage to do that and you're choosing to do that job . But , like , a server is not making minimum wage , they're making like two or three dollars an hour , depending on where you live , and so I , in that case , I tip 20 percent every time , sometimes more if the service is really good . So but like I'm not tipping to , like no , I'm just not nope yeah , you're getting at least a dollar from me .
Speaker 2Depends on how many drinks I buy .
Speaker 1Okay , so let's start where most trips begin , which is at the airport . Okay , you're walking through the TSA line . What are your , what are your pet peeves ? That you see people do , that you think come on .
Speaker 2I mean , I have no idea .
Speaker 1I mean , for me it's just like when it's as if it's their first time ever going through security and they're like unaware of , like the process .
Speaker 2Just being unprepared , you mean .
Speaker 1Being unprepared ? Yes , I mean yeah , that's annoying .
Speaker 1Especially because now we go through TSA pre-check and we have for a while . So I'm like , if you're in the pre-check line , like come on , you should know , you should know what's about to happen here , um , but yeah , beyond that , I don't really have any any pet peeves for for like the security portion , oh , except for maybe the tsa people that are screaming at you every two seconds . Um , okay , what about at the gate ? Do you know that there's a lot of like pet peeves people have , like when you're waiting to board the plane ?
Speaker 2I mean I'm sure there are .
Speaker 1I mean , like I said , you just , Well , okay , so they call it gate lice , where everyone crowds around right Like waiting for their group to be called . I do this . Yeah , you do that for lice I am part of the lice but I'm doing it because I want to be in . I'm we're always like in like section , I don't know group five or six for the most part .
Speaker 2But we have .
Speaker 1We always do the family boarding well , that's on southwest , yeah , well , yes , on southwest we do family boarding and I feel like southwest is the only , because every other airline you're assigned seats , so I mean it really you are assigned seats , but you're only fighting for the , the what's called the overhead .
Speaker 1Yes , yes yes , and that's why I do it , because if we're flying carry-on only like , I don't want to give up my bag , and so I . But I know that if I'm in like the later groups and I'm one of the last to board , I'm not worried about my seat . My seat is there . I'm worried about the overhead bin space , you know so .
Speaker 2Well , I mean what ? The last trip we were on , you thought we weren't going to have space . What was it ? Coming back from ? Kabul ? I think yeah , because we were a little bit late . Cabo I think yeah , because we were a little bit late .
Speaker 1Oh yeah , they were already boarding well past our group by the time we walked up .
Speaker 2Yeah , the first thing you said was we're not going to have over bed .
Speaker 1I was like , oh my God , they're going to take our bags . They didn't . Spoiler alert , so that was good . Another pet peeve , and I'll just say spoiler alert . I also do this one . Sometimes , people who I also do this one , sometimes people who put their coats or their backpacks or their shoes in the overhead compartment instead of under the seat in front of you . Here's what I'll say Okay , I , first of all , I put my bag under the seat in front of me . I rarely put it in the overhead bin , however , if it is winter and I have a winter coat on , I am going to put that in the overhead bin with my bag , with my suitcase . And I'm going to add that I the overhead bin with my bag , with my suitcase . And I'm going to add that I don't care if you do that too , Like that's fine , because my coat is not the reason . Your bag is not going to fail on this flight . You're laughing , but this is a pet peeve people have . I'm confident .
Speaker 2Did you take a poll somewhere Like where ?
Speaker 1No , I just have listened to like other travel podcasts and it's like very commonly mentioned um , okay , what ?
Speaker 2that wouldn't bother me at all , at all unless , like you know , I go to put my carry-on up there and there's just this jacket in the way I'm , obviously I'm gonna move in and like put it on top of mine . Like you know , it's not jack , is not gonna take up that much space .
Speaker 1I mean , I agree , that's why I do it well . And where am I going to put it ? I'm not going to wear it the whole flight . I'm not going to put it on the floor , right ? It's a jet , it's like a no , so it . It goes in the overhead bin as far as I'm concerned , okay , but your backpack does not , so let's start there . Your backpack goes under the seat in front of then . I would say , like once the flight is boarded , and there's room .
Speaker 2Look , if I have a backpack and there's room up top , I'm putting it up top . I'm taking out my headphones because I like to take off my shoes . That brings me to my next item , and you know my shoes go underneath the seat . Yes , that way I can stretch .
Speaker 1That brings me to my next item of plain etiquette , which is do not remove your shoes .
Speaker 2I mean , don't remove your shoes if your feet are protruding funk , you know . But I mean , if no one can smell your feet , then , you know , take off your shoes .
Speaker 1But when you use the bathroom , you always put your shoes back on right . Yeah , of course you would never walk into the bathroom in your socks . No , because there's piss all over the floor . Yeah , I don't take my shoes off on the plane , so I don't know . They stay on the entire time , that is the first thing . I do .
Speaker 2I know it is the plane's not even fully boarded and my shoes are already off . I know .
Speaker 1Yep , I don't know if we're being super helpful with travel etiquette here , but these are pet peeves . Okay , what do you think about people ?
Speaker 2who recline their seats on planes . It doesn't bother me . I mean because you know you can recline your seat . It doesn't bother me either . I mean it's annoying , right when they first do it You're like , but then you know you get over it .
Speaker 1It doesn't bother me either , and I will also recline my seat , yeah .
Speaker 2I mean I'll recline too .
Speaker 1I'll recline , like if it's an overnight flight . I'm not going to recline it if it's a daytime flight . But I don't care if you do . It doesn't really bother me who gets the armrest if you're in the middle seat .
Speaker 2That I mean . It just depends on who you're sitting next to .
Speaker 1Well , if it's a stranger , I'm not your kid .
Speaker 2I don't know . You know I'm not a dick . So if they want it they can have it , because I got the other one .
Speaker 1Well , if they're in the middle seat , I feel like they get both armrests that are available to them because they're in the middle seat , which sucks . I mean , like I said , I can tell by Dwayne's face that he's never , not one time , thought about this .
Speaker 2Never about this never .
Speaker 1I just when I sit down , if his arm is there first or her arm , then you know she won or he won . Um okay . Another travel etiquette is please do not be that person on the plane watching your phone or your kid watching their ipad without headphones this , yes , this is one of my biggest pet peeves . It's so annoying like , just don't be that person . Um , if your kid is too little for headphones , then probably don't give them the ipad .
Speaker 2Honestly , yeah , no one's trying to listen to I don't need to hear baby shark .
Speaker 1For three hours and I we have been on flights where this has happened like literally the row behind us and we were like are you kidding me ? Um , okay , I feel , oh , standing up when you arrive at the gate . Like the plane gets to the gate , they turn the seatbelt , sign off , people start standing again . That's you , I know I do this , I have and and I have no problem with other people who do this , and I didn't realize this was like a point of contention no , I don't care if you do that .
Speaker 2What bothers me is , you know , the guy or lady in the back . As soon as the plane stops , they're trying to make their way up to the front .
Speaker 1Oh , yes , I stand , but I am not moving until every single person in every single row in front of me has gotten off the plane .
Speaker 2So yeah , to the person who gets up and tries to walk through yes , don't do that , and I would say so yeah , to the person who gets up and tries to walk through .
Speaker 1Don't do that , yeah , and I would say like if you have a connection and you're like maybe you were delayed or something and you're trying to miss it , like okay , then just communicate that yes yes , you know , because most people don't .
Speaker 1Don't say that , no they just are like oop , like oh , maybe they don't have a bag or whatever . Actually , this bag or whatever actually , this just happened on our cabo flight . I think someone , like a family , just stood up from behind us and like tried to . First of all , I will block you in the aisle , okay , like you're not going anywhere . Wait your freaking turn . But yes , I , I generally choose an ilc and I will stand immediately because why not ?
Speaker 2but I'm not going anywhere until everyone in front of me has gone yeah , I mean , I don't even try and get my bags together until like two rows in front of me have got up and left okay .
Speaker 1So to summarize , be aware of other people in your space . Give up the armrest to the people in the middle . I guess you know smell your feet before you take your shoes off . I guess always wear your shoes to the bathroom .
Speaker 2I mean , if if you don't know , your feet are already going to stink when , so you pull up to the hotel right , you survived the flight .
Hotel Arrival and Tipping Guide
Speaker 1You pull up to the hotel and there's six , um , like valet guys and baggage guys , uh , waiting to greet . You tell someone who maybe has never had that experience before what is the proper etiquette ?
Speaker 2I mean , if you want them to take your bags , let them take your bags they will so the way because they're , they're gonna , they're gonna ask you do you want help ? Some hotels won't even let you use the bell cart . You know you'll ask , hey , can I borrow all this ?
Speaker 1and they'll be like no , you know we can take it up there for you yes , this like literally the job of of these people waiting it's usually men , but not always . Mostly is like to help you with your bags and and they are tipped for doing so and that's a majority of their income . So I think if you're going to let them take your bags , you absolutely need to be prepared to tip them yes but okay , so explain the process , so they'll get your bags out of your car they'll get .
Speaker 2Your bags are thrown on a bell cart . You will then proceed to check out , check in I mean check in , yep , and you know you'll get your keys or whatever , and you do whoever's checking you in . We'll let the bell staff know this ticket number , whatever , because they'll hand you a ticket and this ticket's in room , whatever 2024 yeah , so the when they take your bags , they give you a ticket .
Speaker 1When you check in , you give that ticket to the front desk , yes , and they relay like okay , so then you get your room and you know whoever's checking you in says you know your bags will be up shortly .
Speaker 2Then you go up to your room and then , sure enough , two minutes after you get there , knock at your door and the guy's bringing in your luggage yep and then , at that point is when you should tip what do you think is an appropriate tip ?
Speaker 1I always do five , five bucks five bucks , if we have a lot of bags , maybe a few dollars extra , but we generally don't have a ton of stuff and I always make sure to have cash before we go to the hotel .
Speaker 2For that reason , you always , it's a change , or I mean there was , you really don't need to get changed , because the bell men have a lot of change , so you can just give them a 20 , say hey , can I , you know , can I get 15 back ?
Speaker 1or whatever it is yes , that is also true . One guy . I don't remember where we were , but you asked aviara park high or park high aviara .
Speaker 2Yes , park High , aviara .
Speaker 1Yes and yeah , he had a .
Speaker 2I was like Jesus A vast sack of money Having a good day today . Huh .
Speaker 1It was a lot of money he had . So sometimes Dwayne will also give the money to the kids and let the kids tip . Well , I mean , I do that Recently .
Speaker 2You started doing that yeah .
Speaker 1And the kids think it's really fun and they like to take turns as to who gets to do it .
Speaker 2And it usually gets an added smile out of the person . And then if you're doing valet , they'll come and get your keys , they'll park your car . I typically don't tip those people parking your car . I only tip when we get our car .
Speaker 1When you pick it up .
Speaker 2Yes , yes , don't ask me why . That's my thought though I've asked a bellman before you know the etiquette and he said , yeah , you tip the guy getting in the car .
Speaker 1I mean , that's my thought process too . Okay , if someone wants to take their bags up themselves because they don't want a tip , is that like frowned upon ?
Speaker 2no , I mean it's not frowned upon .
Speaker 1I don't think I mean when I travel solo for work , I I take my own bag , like I don't need anyone to take it for me yeah , I mean if , if you know , if one , if each person has one bag , you know they can do it themselves . I mean yes , and I mean , don't get me wrong , we also can do it ourselves .
Speaker 2Yes , but I mean sometimes we have bags for each person , we have a cooler .
Speaker 1We have beach bags . So I mean a bell card is often needed when we travel , and I mean we're on vacation , so it's just nice to not have to be sweaty and stressed about it . All you know . Okay , I'm trying to think of who else we would tip .
Speaker 2So we always have to call housekeeping to get extra pillows , blankets , a roll-away or whatever it is .
Speaker 1Yes , Rhea doesn't like when the kids sleep in our bed .
Speaker 2To get extra pillows , blankets , a rollaway or whatever it is . Yes , rhea doesn't like when the kids sleep in our bed , so she has to get a rollaway . There has to be a pull-out couch and there's never enough pillows .
Speaker 1So we're always calling for sheets and blankets and pillows .
Speaker 2Then we have to tip the housekeeper that brings that stuff to us , or you can just call them knowing that you're going to go to dinner , and then they can bring it while you're at dinner and we don't have to tip , I guess . Yeah , I mean I mean , you know , we we've had to do that a couple times just because we didn't have cash .
Speaker 1But well , I mean , I would say we're not even doing it because we don't have the cash . It's just like we're we're going to dinner , you know , and I would like it to be here when we get back , so , um , but I mean , yeah , I guess that that's an option . Um , I will say , like , if we need like toilet paper or something that like really should be restocked in the room but wasn't , I'm probably not gonna tip for that . No , you know .
Speaker 2So and as far as I mean , if they bring a roll away , if they bring a crib , yeah , extra pillows and blankets , yeah , then we'll tip yeah , um , and as far as how much to tip , like I would say a couple of a few dollars , yeah I do like three bucks , yeah , sometimes five , if I'm feeling generous that day .
Speaker 1And then as far as tipping housekeeping , we don't usually do that , actually Sometimes .
Speaker 2I do . We just did a little staycation at the Scottsdale place and . I noticed a lady that did our room the first night , did it the second night and I threw her a five dollar bill and I said you just like you do that , if you like , see yes , yeah um , I remember at the great , at the Grand Hyatt , washington DC .
Speaker 1Um , I think you tipped the housekeeper , first of all , that we were five of us in a two double bed room , which was a tight squeeze . It was really tight , and I think we had an air mattress that I had brought from home even though we flew , and so the housekeeper was very aware that there was like a lot of people in this room , and I think we ran into her cleaning the room one day and you must have tipped her because she kept giving us all these like toiletries .
Speaker 2I gave her because I needed more lotion and I tipped her , I think , 10 bucks and she , just like , threw me at least 10 lotion , little bottle things .
Speaker 1So much , so much of this travel size lotion that I do . You still have some ?
Speaker 2I still have yes .
Speaker 1We went in fall of 2023 and Dwayne still uses those little bottles when we travel , which is hilarious .
Speaker 2She was so grateful for that . So I mean , if you have the means , do it . You know it'll make . It'll make the day , because you know , out of all the people that work at a hotel , I think they get tipped the least you know yeah .
Speaker 1Yeah , yeah , and and they probably , unfortunately , make the least , which is yeah um , okay , as far as like other tipping etiquette I mean pool bars and stuff , like generally we're tipping about a dollar a drink . If we also have food , then yeah , I'm gonna tip 20 on the total bill , probably , that's . Yeah , that's kind of how it goes .
Speaker 1Um but just know the prices at the hotel pool are gonna be ridiculous yeah especially if the last few times this summer we've been bringing our own drinks , like I've even tipped the the servers like 25 , because some of them for sure knew that we had our own alcohol , like one guy even offered to bring us ice .
Speaker 2Yeah I mean because they know it's . I mean the prices are ridiculous . You're paying like 21 for a pina colada . That's not even strong .
Speaker 1Yeah , so in that case , yes , it's like you want . You want your server to be happy , you know , so that they are willing to look the other way , I guess if that makes sense , okay , I feel like that's tipping etiquette , right ? I feel like we've pretty much covered
Hotel Behavior and Buffet Manners
Speaker 1that . There was a few other maybe etiquette tips that I jotted down . Let me know if you think of any others .
Speaker 1A lot of times the breakfast at these properties is a buffet , and one thing that I am forever preaching to our kids is that when you go up to a buffet , you always take a clean plate . So if you fill up your plate and you go back to your table and you eat it , you don't take your dirty plate back to the buffet . You leave the dirty plate on the table . The server will clean it . You go get a new plate every time because you shouldn't . This is like just food safety , right , you should never be putting like tongs or whatever from a communal plate or dish onto your plate . That has your germs all over it because you just ate off of it . So clean plate every time . Yes , duane has apparently never heard of this .
Speaker 2I mean I just use the same plate . I don't touch the tongs to my plate that I'm using . I know how to use tongs , so I just drop it on the plate . It's not like I'm taking the tongs and rubbing it on , no you should always get a clean plate .
Speaker 1That's disgusting . Um , and I was validated because when we did our staycation a couple weekends ago , a few of duane's family also came and I heard , I heard your nephew say to his kids get a clean plate .
Speaker 2And I looked at duane like see I'm still not gonna grab a new plate . Well , you should .
Speaker 1that's gross . Um , as far as kids in hotels , we are always , every single time , every single day , talking to our kids about keeping their voices down , especially early in the morning or late at night when they like to race down the hallways . We don't allow that . If it's not in the middle of the day , first of all , second of all , inside voices , and same thing in the room . We just talk to them about being respectful of this place , even if it's not ours . We want to make sure we treat it with respect , and I think , like in general kids , they learn more by what you do , not what you say , and so I do think that by us modeling these behaviors for them over and over again , that is how they will do it when they get older . I mean they already do do it when they get older .
Speaker 2I mean they already do a great job at a buffet . They know their way around a good breakfast buffet .
Speaker 1Yeah , the little two only eat cereal . So yeah , one other hotel etiquette thing that we do this . So I guess it's bad form to save chairs by the pool , and we do this every time . So I guess you know you do you . I think if you have small kids , it's important for you to be front row at the pool so you can see them for their own safety .
Speaker 2So I mean , I see nothing wrong with saving chairs neither do I .
Speaker 1Yeah , it's fine .
Speaker 2I expect other people to get the chairs that I want before me , then you know shit , I lost that day , yeah , and then we should have been earlier tomorrow I'm gonna tomorrow we will be earlier a new day , um .
Speaker 1Okay , one last thing , because I feel like we do a pretty good job of this . Um is like how talk about how we leave the room when we check out ?
Speaker 2I mean again , be respectful , so you don't , you don't leave it trashed . You know you throw away your trash and I mean you don't make the bed or anything .
Speaker 1But no , we don't do that because they're gonna tidy up a little bit yes , we try to put , like all the towels all the towels , yes , in the same spot like we just like we don't want the housekeeper to walk into this room and be like , oh my gosh , what were they doing in here , you know ? So we just try to be cognizant of that and we talk to the kids about that too . So , um , okay , last thing is like tip , like tips for your destination , and this is going to vary depending on where you're going , but I do think it's like important to do even just like a quick Google search , right of like , because every destination is going to have its own cultural norms and things that are acceptable and not acceptable
Cultural Awareness When Traveling Abroad
Speaker 1. Like , when you go to Europe and you visit the churches , you need to cover your shoulders and sometimes maybe your knees right .
Speaker 1Like for women . That's kind of , I think , widely known maybe , but if not , then you should just do a quick Google search on cultural norms in wherever you're going , For example , when we go to Japan next month . We've talked a lot about tipping , but tipping in Japan is actually considered rude , so we won't be tipping in Japan . And when I told Dwayne that , you were surprised right Surprised about what that tipping is considered rude .
Speaker 2I mean , I know you don't tip in Japan , but yeah , I didn't . Oh , you knew that you didn't tip but you didn't know it was considered rude I mean , I grew up in japan I know .
Speaker 1That's why I thought it was weird that you didn't know that .
Speaker 2When you said it was rude .
Speaker 1I thought I've never heard that um , I also think in japan it's much quieter . You can speak on this more than me , but I don't know how we're gonna keep our kids quiet quite honestly .
Speaker 2Oh , it's very quiet , uh , even on the train , so we're gonna have to have a little talk before we get there .
Speaker 1Let them know the the etiquette for there , yeah yep , any other like cultural things that maybe someone might not expect in a different destination that you can think of . Be respectful , don't be a dick , right ?
Speaker 1that's what duane wants to say two worlds for sure , but that's all you gotta I will say , like duane is very aware of , like other people I think in like , in a good way , like duane will like hold the lift up your bag for you into the overhead , take your bag down for you , give up his seat to you , like , if you know if , if he's sitting in your standing , like Dwayne , has very good manners , so better than I do , which I learned in Japan .
Speaker 2Yeah .
Speaker 1I mean , I have good manners too , but yours are better . Okay , I think let's's we can wrap up . So travel etiquette , like you already said , is just about respect for other people , for the space that you're in , for the culture that you're visiting . I think it is important to remember that we are tourists right , we are visitors in this place and so , even if we don't agree with or understand the custom , like we need to be respectful of it and like we already talked about , when we model that for our kids , they not only behave better on the trip , but they carry those lessons forward on into life , and so it's . If I've learned anything about parenting , it is way more about what you do than it is about what you say . I could tell my kids something until I'm blue in the face ,
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Speaker 1but at the end of the day , they're going to do what I do . So modeling it , I think , is way more important . Any last tips ?
Speaker 2No , hopefully this little episode was somewhat informative and helpful . We hope you share this with someone who needs this reminder for their next trip .
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Speaker 2Just for those out there , that message Raya she gets so excited and so she's so happy .
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Speaker 2Yes , thanks for listening . Thank you Bye bye , have a good one .