Does this say it all about tipping generally?

I don't mean that in any nasty or holier-than-thou sense. It's just that there are many cultures in which the payment of money is regarded as the commercial transfer of a price in return for something, rather than an emotionally-charged action from which the donor is intended to derive pleasure or satisfaction. Other cultures see it differently and perhaps tend to tip more.

Or maybe I'm just being outrageouly pompous here.