Originally Posted by yashan
Tipping protocols are often debated on this board. It also highly varies from country to country, as mentioned by swise.. In some countries people are insulted if you leave a tip (which I'll never understand) and in some places (like the US) people live off of the tips they earn.
Does anyone have a good resource for researching tipping protocols? As an American, I am used to tipping generously when I travel (taxi drivers, doormen, bellmen, chambermaids, wait staff, etc.), and although I don't mind erring on the side of over-tipping rather than under-tipping, I do like to know what the local customs are when I travel.