The use and spelling schmear or shmear in American English is a direct loanword from Yiddish, where its original usage referred to cheese. In modern usage it has extended to anything that can be spread, such as cream cheese spread upon a bagel.
A third of the country doesn't know to tip 15% to 20% at a restaurant, so it's understandable that many people are unsure what to tip in a hotel, he says. To try to eliminate uncertainty, USA TODAY asked etiquette and hospitality experts and hotel companies for advice on what to tip at hotels in the USA. â¢Valet parking staff. Don't tip a hotel staff member who opens a guest's car door at the hotel entrance or parks the car in a valet lot. The valet who retrieves the car from the parking lot should be given $2 to $5. â¢Bellmen. The common tip is $1 to $2 per bag.
Valet parking is a service provided to customers of an establishment where possession of the vehicle is taken in the right-of-way for purpose of parking the vehicle and/or returning the vehicle to the operator. Typically, there is a fee charged by the Valet Operator for this type of service, but that is not required. There are established Valet Parking zones in the CBD and new applications for zones are evaluated as to location and proximity to other Valet Parking zones.