Gratuities are mandatory in many European countries. Just the opposite in Asia and interestingly enough if you go to Japan you will find some of the best service anywhere whether it's a restaurant server or a bell captain carrying your luggage up to your room it all depends and what is being instilled by the businesses and the culture of the country. Unfortunately in the US it's laissez-faire who gives a damn. However that said I am going to many upscale restaurants where you can tell the service have been well trained and give you service.. you can also go to a great little restaurant family owned like Stavros on 441 / 27 and find all of the servers more than willing to help you whether it's not quote on quote their table. Now that's a good well-run restaurant packed on Fridays and reasonably priced
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