Originally Posted by
kthpence
That's how I felt too...I think many Americans come to France and simply think "oh they don't tip here," but "they" actually do.
Really ? I never felt that nor have I heard that. I have been asked what is the proper tipping in Europe to which I explain that while it's not mandatory like the US it is nice to tip a couple of Euros, as was said a couple for say bags and lunch 5 or so. Just being a nice person rather than an "ugly American" many times goes a lot farther to many Europeans