Tipping Culture
In America, when you go to a restaurant it is expected that you will tip your server. Tipping helps to supplement the server’s income, and in many places they rely on it as a major part of their salary. To get better tips, many servers will try to go above and beyond to ensure your meal goes smoothly.
For Europeans tipping is not expected, and in some cases it’s downright weird if you do it. Oftentimes the salary of the server is made so that they do not rely on tips for a living, and thus only if the service was exceedingly exceptional do you tip.