Quote Originally Posted by Vteckidd
funny you say that , in Europe tipping is considered rude. I know when we lived in Germany, if you went off base to a German restaurant they would run out to you to give you your money back, that probably has something to do with it.

In some countries in Europe, a surcharge is added to the price of the meal or the overall cost of the tab and not only that but employers pay their employees decently, as opposed to the $2.13 an hour most servers make here in the US.
Additionally, most restaurants in the US require a practice called tip sharing in which each server gives the restaurant between 1 to 3 percent of their sales to be divided among the hostess, bartender, and a busboy, all the while paying said employees minimally as well.