Originally Posted by exbayern

Did you look at the thread I linked? We've been discussing for the last few pages the fact that tipping in restaurants is relatively unique to North America, while tipping in restaurants in the rest of the world tends to be a minimal amount, or not at all (and again, can be considered an insult in some parts of the world)

The perception of what constitutes 'good service' also varies, as we have been discussing.