With all due respect, this tipping business makes the USA Jews seem less Jewish then the European ones.
since no one asked for my 2 cents here it is: +1
the 1 thing I hate is when the restaurant automatically adds the tip here in the US and has it in small writing somewhere on the menu so when you get the bill and theres room for a tip you put 1 in so you end up giving 30% and the 2nd tip includes the amount of the mandatory tip. At least put it in large enough letters so a person can see it 1-2-3
If a place is gonna put on an automatic tip no probs but then they ought not to be giving you a bill that has a line for a Tip
and I happen to like the way its done in Europe you drop a few whatever by rounding up, America is NUTS when it comes to tips but then again at least over here they wont put bread on teh table and charge you if you eat it, even worse they charge you in Italty for using the napkin and cutlery they would never try that over here
the worst place is Vegas where you go broke even before you get to the Tables. Pull up to valet the guy opens the door and wants something, a 2nd guy takes the bags out and he wants something, a 3rd guy takes the bags from the front door to the room and he wants something. hey why dont these guys just get a reg job and they wont have to go around with their hands sticking out. I do Self_park and that solves that problem
So I gues there are pros and cons to both ways