Gimme a Break > topposts,

>You know Europe...it contains countries like, Italy, Germany, England,
>Spain, France, etc....you know Europe...pick up a globe or an Atlas and have
>a read...you may learn something.

>> What do you mean by "Europe"?

I never recall having a tip automatically added on in the U.K.
You tip in restaurants similarly to the U.S., but not in pubs.
(Unless is a food-desintation pub.)

In Italy, they'd add a cover charge (fixed fee per table
or per person), and then a service charge (varies, but something
like 5%). I think this is more common in tourist areas.
The expectation is the diner will add on to bring the total tip
up into the 10% - 15% range.

I assume there are other European countries where the custom
is not to tip hardly at all.

Steve