This post is pretty funny really.

I give a free pass to those living outside the US.

Those in the US that are complaining about tipping: go buy and prepare your own food, or purchase your liquor and bring it home. Servers are paid well below minimum wage, and that isn't going to change anytime soon.

Apparently you were all above ever waiting tables in college or to make ends meet. I managed a restaurant and waited table 40 hours a week while completing two degrees. I have minimal amounts of student loans after graduating to show for it. Although my Father is a VP of a fortune 500 company, he does not believe people should be handed everything in life, you have to work for it, so I did. I know I am much better off than those who were given Daddy's credit card, and ended up barely graduating. That being said, most servers are not intending to be servers for the remainder of their lives, and most are quite intelligent. They can spot you from a mile away, and will treat you as such, beware Mr. Cheapa$$.