Originally Posted by
Nugget_Oz
I don't see anywhere that the willingness to tip being a criteria for entry into the United States. There are many residents who don't tip or prefer not to tip but suffer its existence due to an inability to exercise their right not to. If you want to tip so be it but you should not make others feel as if they have to.
Those failing to tip do get exposed to additional risks. For example, a bar where the bar tender has a repeat customer who never tips may just find themselves having trouble getting served when the place is busy -- maybe even trouble when the place is not busy.
The tipping situation in the US is what it is as a result of the employer's wants/needs. And as with employers, customers dealing with a underpaid (i.e., tip-reliant industry worker not getting a tip) are likely to find an even more demoralized workforce that doesn't care to perform or otherwise does things (e.g., spit in the customer's food if they return).