Originally Posted by
dgoedken
Americans tend to impinge their customs on everyone. Tipping is no exception.
Edit:
I'll also add, tipping in the states has GOTTEN OUT OF HAND. In the last couple/few years, it is HARD to go to a place which you NEVER would have thought to tip in the past, and has a "tip jar" at the counter.
FWIW, there are tip jars (clear plastic boxes usually) here in nearly every chain-type restaurant and coffee shop, including those outside of tourist areas, and frequented only by Thais. Even smaller, independent coffee shops have these tip boxes. These boxes usually have coins: 5 baht, 10 baht and some 20 baht notes. They've been here for ages so the toothpaste may already be out of the tube?