ChinaShrek

Not to start a big fight (though I might), I am convinced that I receive better service in restaurants in the US because of our culture of tipping if and only the service is good. Servers in the US will hustle and be friendly for because their wages are directly related to the service that they provide. I travel to Europe twice a year (Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, etc) and the Caribbean once a year. I have eaten at a wide range of restaurants in those countries and I have found the service to be, more often than not, stiff or brusque. I believe that waiters in Europe do not fawn over me because they are already getting a decent wage and do not need more scraps from me.