The guy in charge of the shop was very nice, perhaps too nice in the sense you know he might want to get some money from you, but a well mannered person nonetheless who we were willing to tip generously in exchange for the nice tea and conversation.
When I started my business I partnered with an incredible web developer who gave me a lot of tips and support in exchange for client referrals.
He also acted as a mentor for many younger workers, offering tips on emotional intelligence in exchange for their "digital intelligence". Perhaps a little more intergenerational learning is just what other high-tech firms need.
Nearby, Joe Mendoza suffered under a Mario Brothers costume as he posed for pictures with tourists in exchange for tips.
Many Iraqis, some of whom used to feed tips to the American military in exchange for money, now earn a living informing on their neighbors.
I walked out to a bustling street scene reminiscent of Times Square, except here the throngs include dozens of people dressed up as movie characters (and Michael Jackson) who pose for pictures in exchange for tips.
Hartley, 40, is accused of arranging payments of £17,475 to HMRC press officer Jonathan Hall, 50, over a period spanning more than three years between 2008 and 2011 in exchange for tips and stories.
The city is so poor, and its government so corrupt, that even the man who fills in the same pothole each day on Lukusa Avenue, in exchange for tips from motorists, is regularly shaken down for bribes by the police.
Mr. Shaw, who was close friends with Mr. London and a frequent golf partner, acknowledged giving Mr. London more than $60,000 in cash in exchange for tips about KPMG's clients.
