Do you know why .....

please re-state your question; it makes no sense...

Orale, maybe its a riddle, like why did the chicken cross the road, Ok I give up, altitudeman10, why are Americans always needed in all tours¿

Me suspects he's fishing... trying to stir up the pot a bit. I won't even go there...

I personally like jelly beans, but I don't eat them very often.
They come in many colors, and are very festive.

I was camping next to this group at the 3rd camp and thought:

While most of people have long 4 day conversations -almost every night- about tipping or even if they should tip porters americans tourists just don't care and slap them with a $ note and leave the place.....

It's very interesting knowing that most people do a long research about inca trail before booking it but always kind of 'forget' or 'don't ' read about tipping ritual while on the inca trail ;-) very funny !

That's why americans should always be in all groups, to lead the tipping ceremony !! they say only 20% of americans travel i wonder what would happen if at least 50% travel?

The less you pay the more you should tip!

I agree that people should tip in countries where it is customary, but I think it's sorta suspicious that an Inca Trail guide is always posting about it! I mean, I like to get tipped when I perform but I don't post signs telling people it's polite to tip me - that's their own decision if they like what I do or not. I always appreciate it but I never expect it.

unrelated to this but I read a travelblog where two [Nationality Deleted so as not to offend] dudes came to Boston to visit, spent an evening in a restaurant in the North End, left without tipping, said they did the same in all the bars they went to. Like it was something to be proud of! Here in America, not only are the waitstaff going to be confused, why didn't they get tipped - they won't understand it's because you're from another country - but it screws them because they get paid less - the tip is intended to be part of their salary. & then those waitstaff - if they start seeing the same behaviour from the same nationalities - will start to give lesser service - which is unfair to the next guy who comes along.

So I guess I think about that whereever I go - if the tip is customarily a part of the person's income, then I should definitely tip and just think of it as part of the cost of admission. If I can't afford to tip, I shouldn't go on the tour/buy the drink/have dinner.

I like the idea of tips because it does let you show your appreciation, from a standard 10-15% tip (depending on what it is), to a 20-30% tip if you really like someone. Plus it lets me know that the money is going directly to the person who is helping me, not to the corporation.

I agree with #2.
But I just cannot think of a funny answer to this riddle.
I do not know if this is good or bad...

AM, if you think that Americans tip LESS than Germans, Brits, Austrians, japanese, and many others, you are out of your mind.

In general, yanks are among the best tippers on the planet.

(I have a tour guide business in Peru, I should know).

Perhaps they weren't so completely impressed with the overall quality of their experience?

EDIT:

I may not have understood your last post entirely...maybe this is what you are inferring?
confused...