Tipping mandatory

Pretty much, if you didn't they would think you were a horrible person.

If I see it added to my bill I will tell them to remove it. I tip when I feel the service I got was worth it

No, we don't HAVE to tip waiters or waitresses if their service doesn't deserve a tip. A restaurant can add it to the bill but you can tell them you're not paying it and they have to remove it. I choose whether the waitstaff deserves a tip and how much that tip will be. And I agree, the restaurants here need to pay minimum wages to their waitstaff and let customers decide if the service was worth tipping.

I am actually in Arizona which is by California. We do have tipping. Servers, from what I remember, are paid below minimum wage. So much has changed since I last researched though. It is common to tip out here. The "TIP" option is coming up on almost everything now.

I feel, its something ambiguous...why would I tip someone to do what he is suppose to do....and if you say, because they are paid less....then the question is, if they are being exploited by their employer, why should I be responsible for the same!!!

Don't they have a minimum wage in California. Here in Scotland a server is going to be paid at least themminimum wage which is about £12 per hour for an adult. They don't need to be tipped just for doing their job. I never got tipped for doing my job. I would not tip anywhere. I would not eat in an establishment where tipping is expected or begged for. So in Scotland we do not have to tip anyone

You don’t have to usually, but people would think you are terribly rude. Because like you said, they get paid less here for most food service positions. Knowing that, I’m not going to let someone wait on me and not tip them. If a party is like 10 or more sometimes a tip is automatically added to the bill so people won’t get away with not tipping at all. It’s better to tip as someone in the United States because if we didn’t have to tip, employees salaries would rightly go up, and the cost of meals at restaurants would skyrocket. Congress just passed a bill, I believe, that exempts tips from being taxed. That’s a win for those hardworking people who get stiffed at their job.

not necessary, here it's up to you whether you can give it or not.

Tipping isn't compulsory here and most people don't tip. There is a 'basic wage' so people don't rely on tips for some of their income.

In America, it is the law to tip waiters for the service they provide in restaurants.

In Portugal we only tip if we want.

Yes. Some restaurants do add the tip in. I generally tip around 20% if the service is good.