Since Wiki has been known to sometimes be false, I went ahead and dug up my Lonely Planet Austria. Lonely Planet mentions the same thing as Wiki: "It's customary to add a 10% tip"
If you look up the wiki site maybe 2-3 of the 100 European countries talk about tipping at all, I would call that a rare occurrence, but it does happen.
Originally Posted by
nutwpinut
Originally Posted by
MichaelBrighton
Tipping is not "standard" in any country in Europe I have visited. Tipping is probably most common in the other English-speaking country in Europe.
Generally speaking, people in cities are more likely to tip than people in the countryside.
The information on the wikitravel site strikes me as quite inaccurate.
Originally Posted by
MichaelBrighton
The only ex-Communist country I have been to is the former DDR and tipping was most certainly not standard anywhere I saw. However, I have not been further east than there.
Nevertheless, northern Europe, western/central Europe and southern Europe, I have never seen tipping as a standard by either locals or tourists. Leaving the small change from a bill, however, is fairly common, but the amounts are so small, it seems more a courtesy than a tip.