[piva00]

I seriously got very annoyed at most places I went to eat during my trip to the US last year.

Having good service is not coming every 5 minutes ask if I'm all right, if I need something, if this or that. Leave me alone, I want to eat and enjoy, not have to reply a waiter eager for a tip.

Also the whole vibe is very "fake", I never felt really "welcomed" in any of the places I went to, the greetings, the whole attitude looked like a sham, I went to upscale places and just normal diners and it was all the same.

I'm sorry but I don't think this is healthy as a society, I prefer the level of service I had in São Paulo or here in Stockholm, waiters are genuinely nice or just get out of your way and let you enjoy the experience or just your food.

Tipping culture looks like whoring: if you pay enough anyone can be nice to you, I'm sorry but I don't like to know that the niceness is artificial and that I'm paying for it.

[ohstopitu]

I agree with you - there's a fine line between being genuinely helpful and nice to doing it just because they want tips and most places cross it.