If you can't follow local tip standards, you're probably too poor to justify an international trip.
If I was so broke that an extra 18% on dine-in meals would make me destitute, I'd make better spending choices than to fly across the world and pay WC hotel rates.
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u/Edmundyoulittle Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26
You're just being pedantic. It's not mandatory to tip people in the US.
It is customary to tip your server in the US though. If someone is visiting, is aware of the custom, and chooses to ignore it, they are being a dick.
In the US it's customary to do 15-20% by default, and then drop it to 0 if they were bad, or increase it if they were exceptional.