We are pratically the only country in the world that tipping is almost considered mandatory in restaurants/bars. Heck if you go into a Starbucks the barista has a tip jar out. A friend of my from England told me that tipping is almost unheard of over there. He told me is what they do is "round off" the bill meaning is their tab comes to $48.13 they willl leave $50.00. In terms of the United States I am all for tipping for good service but it seems like emoloyees expect 15-20 percent tip no matter how good their service is.