Originally Posted by
TravellinHusker
I can guarantee you, that stiffing tourists is not the norm in Italy. There are bad apples in every group. In over 5 years in Italy, I've never been stiffed or taken advantage of for not being Italian.
You've been lucky ... count your blessings!
True enough that you get good and bad everywhere ... but this is more prevalent in Rome and maybe Napoli rather than up north.