Tips, impression of sympathy overflowing ?

" ...young lady's car stuck on the drive way --> we help her out, push the car onto the road --> she made it for starting the car --> but, she tipped us with dollar bill --> Then I said~ COME ON ! and leave with awful look on face..."

Hard to explain the feeling at that moment, recall it just now it maybe a bit of shy, anger, cultural shock and felt humiliated, frustrated. Anyway, I could never forget about the scenario from that day, around campus during my graduate study back in '96 or seven.

I wonder if most western people enjoy tipping the others for thanking over everything, in stead of first showing people their respect with humble eyes as a return. I truly believe the latter valued much higher, and in a noble way of course. However, some might still got their impression or education from seniors the naughty fact that money does talk well sometimes.


In my case, I took it more like a humiliation, because helping people is quite a honorable event in my life. I would never, ever show my gratefulness with money as a first thought. Especially, between two cultures distinctly different from inner thru outer.

Showing thank is not an easy thing once you figure out you cannot simply pay anything with dollars. However, it's not that tough yet once you find a way to show people your appreciation upon being helped. Well, there're bunch of different ways, good ways, in fact.

Good luck, amigo.