@Charlie: yeah, i think you’re right about the honour thing. My “removalist” and i bargained pretty hard about the intial price, so when i later offered a tip, it may have offended his honour (also i helped him lug my shit around so that may have had something to do with it. We were both drenched from the rain).
That’s a cool taxi story. I left my cell phone in a cab about 5 years ago here, called him, and he returned it. Also refused a tip. Still got that ancient cell phone. Wonder what would’ve happened if it was a new I-phone……