When should you tip a waiter or waitress?

[Renton]

As for me, in America I tip probably about 95% of the time, for amounts that are highly elastic to serving quality, usually for a higher amount than the average patron. That is less of a reflection of my generosity and more of a reflection of how amazing service is in America. In Asia I tip substantially less substantially less of the time because expectations are lower and service is far worse.

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As for me, in America I tip probably about 95% of the time, for amounts that are highly elastic to serving quality, usually for a higher amount than the average patron. That is less of a reflection of my generosity and more of a reflection of how amazing service is in America. In Asia I tip substantially less substantially less of the time because expectations are lower and service is far worse.

This.

USA
20% every time unless you do something to truly piss me off which has only happened once life time.

the time in question being bringing me my soda when she knew the soda machine was broken and that my soda would taste like water and remarking "oh the soda machine's broken that's why it's like that" and then bringing me my chicken fingers really cold. not like oh it's been a few mins out of the heat lamp but try like 20 mins fucking late cold.


Asia barring Singapore.
The only people I tipped reasonably well were my food delivery people who brought my delivery in the nastiest of weather and at one particular bar where my Stella glass was never empty.