What I don’t understand is that if you’re so utterly convinced that there’s nothing wrong with the practice, why are you getting all hot and bothered when someone disagrees? If I post a picture of an outfit I adore, and 10 people tell me its hideous, do you think I care? No…I know I have excellent taste, and I trust myself enough to go out and buy the outfit anyways. I think the fact that you’re getting so riled up over this just shows that deep down inside, you think its a pretty tacky concept too, but you just don’t want people pointing it out.
I said it before and I’ll say it again:
If someone is so desperate to make a couple bucks that they’re willing to sacrifice their manners and their dignity and ask for money outright, I certainly wouldn’t dream of denying them their payout. So then why would they care if I, or anyone else, felt that their behavior was tacky? They wanted money, they asked for it, they got it…and they should be happy that they got what they demanded. Their actions have consequences - and they should know that such behavior will be considered unacceptable and rude by virtually all of their American/Canadian/European guests, as well as a sizable chunk of their Desi guests. No amount of bellyaching is going to change that. So if your’re planning on demanding money, you need to live with it.
Totally agree with everything you said in this post!