Is the restaurant tipping culture changing?

My tipping is situational. If I'm in the United States I automatically tip 20% unless the service was truly bad. Mostly because wait staff get paid absolutely shit money and they live on their tips, and slightly because the British have somewhat of a reputation for being stingy tippers. If waiters across the pond hear a British accent, they'll assume they're going to get a shit tip (if any at all), and the service will suffer accordingly. So yeah, doing my bit for transatlantic relations.

Over here it's dependent on where I'm dining/drinking. If it's a fancy restaurant or a 5 star hotel bar, the staff will get a 15-20% tip on top of any service charge because more often than not, they are professional waiters and are very good at their jobs.

If it's more casual, I'll pay the service charge and depending on the bill, leave a few pound coins up to a tenner. This is of course contingent on the quality of service. If the service was absolutely shit and I'm sat there waiting 40 minutes for a diet coke, they will get no tip and I will ask them to remove the service charge. I will not be rude about it as I've worked in customer service and I've dealt with my fair share of self-entitled wankers, but I also have a dim view of poor customer service.

I once tipped a tenner in an Angus Steak House. For this, I am going directly and irrevocably to hell.

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