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Originally Posted by saikyo
There are also more rules to social etiquette in Japan than there are in the states, I my humble opinion. If tipping were introduced in Japan, I bet it wouldn't be long until everyone always gave the "recommended" tipping amount no matter what the level of service. Be it 12%, 15%, whatever, they would abide by it to the yen. After time, it would just be added onto the bill anyway.
BTW, what other countries tip other than the US?
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Great point about the idea that Japanese might just tip the exact amount, no matter what the service. I didn't think about that.
As far as other countries that do tipping, service industry workers in most of the countries in Europe (West and East) that I have been to seem to appreciate tips.