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> Whether tipping is required or not, it's just a nice thing to do.

In Australia, I tip when a person provides exceptional service to me, and goes above and beyond what you would normally expect them to.

I do not tip them for doing their job.

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That's the same in most of Europe. I agree with the sentiment that it's the emotional cost of having to not give too little, be seen to given and worst of all having to carry round loads of dollar bills in my pocket. Every time i go to the States, it's stressful thinking where i can get some dollars before i leave the airport. Here in Scandinavia, it's pretty much cashless - we buy gum with credit cards.

This - In a world where I barely ever have cash in my wallet, I find it increasingly frustrating having to withdraw cash from an ATM and then break it just so I can give it as a tip. I have a trip to New York booked for the winter, and the tipping culture in the USA is one of the things that I don't look forward to.

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