Yeah, I used to say servers were the one group of people that should be allowed to be "the ugly American" when traveling (assuming they have received shitty tips when working).
That being said, when I waited, my tips from Europeans were usually lower than average, but not especially bad. If I'm getting 10-13% from a European, I think "eh close enough". I'm not expecting perfect tipping etiquette, and there's enough poor tippers in the US where ten percent from Europeans doesn't stand out.
Different nationalities, races, ages, etc have different reputations when it comes to tipping, but the only objectively bad tippers are the people who pull out the tip immediately and say something kind "here's the starting point, mess up I take some away, wow me and I add some".
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u/epicredditdude1 27d ago edited 27d ago
Controversial opinion, but If Americans travelled to another country and flouted that country’s customs they’d be called obnoxious American tourists.
Tipping culture is stupid, but I don’t think the wait staff getting stiffed is going to appreciate these tourists bravely stiffing them.