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SSSusan:
> > I confess that this whole issue of NOT tipping in certain places 
> > (pubs, for one, and I take taxis, too?) is very hard to trust for 
> > Americans, even when we read it in 4 or 5 different travel 
> > guides.  I think it's just so ingrained in us to tip, and I am so 
> > fearful of finding out the guides were wrong and I've just 
> > insulted someone by not tipping!
 
Geoff:
> Speaking as a Brit, I hardly ever tip at all. Very occasionally in 
> a restaurant but it has to have been a very good meal...
> 
> In general, i've never had trouble not tipping. You might just get 
> someone who, hearing a Transatlantic accent thinks they're 
> onto a soft touch.
> 
> BTW, when you're in central London, watch the prices - especially 
> edibles like ice-creams; they can often be ripoffs.

SSSusan:
As with Goddlefrood, I thank you for your input.  It is helpful, 
indeed!



SSSusan:
> Oh dear. Does this mean that the lovely-sounding Wookey Hole...
> er... really IS a hole? aka, a cave? I'm so not into caves
> either. ::shudder:: Let's scratch that one, shall we?

Goddlefrood:
> At least check out the website:
> 
> www.wookey.co.uk/
>
> There's a witch shaped stalagmite there :-)

SSSusan:
Oh!  My!  LOL, it is... er... a bit *commercial,* is it not? ;)


> SSSusan:
> This reminds me that I forgot to reply to one of Goddlefrood's
> suggestions: Bath. At this point, that's the big undecided:
> do we head slightly south to Exeter to see that Cathedral or
> take a side excursion to Bath to see the cool crescents and
> Roman baths or dispense with both and return to London for
> more exploration there? Ah, decisions!

Goddlefrood:
> Bath is on the way back to London and well worth a visit. It
> escaped the blitz during the war, unlike poor Exeter :-(

Geoff:
> Going back to your comments re Exeter and Bath. Bath is very close 
> to Bristol, which has a good Zoo and I know one of your plans for 
> Exeter was the Zoo.

SSSusan:
Actually, the zoo I'd discovered online was the Exmoor Zoo, so truth 
be told, I think maybe there isn't any real reason to head to Exeter 
at all beyond the cathedral.  Bath may be the better destination.

Siriusly Snapey Susan