This tipping thing is getting crazy. I am all for employees getting a living wage. In the US the system allows employers to pay a pittance to employees in the hospitality and other sectors, as a result Americans are used to tipping and they tip when travelling overseas as if they were still in the US, while the countries they are visiting usually have much lower (Europe) or non-existent tipping (Japan) standards due to higher wages. I have noticed in travels to Europe an expectation of tips when they hear my accent (Canadian, but to them it is American) getting American style bills at restaurants with 18, 20 and 22% suggested tip in Europe last year, even noticed tip jars a few times in Japan which would have been a big no no in the past.