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Not tipping would make you a cretin, which urban, coastal Americans, at least, disrespect more than criminals. You understand cultural...

You're free to believe that, but bringing that attitude to America will make you an unappreciated guest. Again, I'll use the analogy...

Whether you understand and/or agree with it or not, that's the proper behavior in America, and a willingness to not conform to it is...

The customer enters the establishment knowing the cultural expectations and is thus totally guilty of malfeasance in not respecting it...

Tips are taxed as wages. If you report suspiciously low tip income as a wait staff employee, you will likely be audited. This is a...

That's a "When in Rome...." situation. What you wish works in the UK. It puts you in a very bad light in the US. Regardless of what the...

Not a problem. It's a culture difference. Your own mates will look at you askew if you don't tip properly in America. It's not that way...

Might explain the fewer smiles on English wait staff.:( All kidding aside, the waitresses at least are often more pleasant than on the...

Thanks. That's good to know if I get to come back.

Thanks, LT.

No younger people have better things to do.😉

Before we get down to tipping, a little background on American currency. It's been many decades since the American treasury printed...

We have subway over here so we do have "subs" and supermarkets do sell "submarine rolls" but the term "subs" isnt really common - you'd...

Dining out is expensive in America with 20% tips over already high prices being the norm; but take out, as we call it, can be, in the...

Frankly, the distribution is pretty much where I would have suspected. Is anybody surprised?