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by hellweaver666 2691 days ago
The service you get in the US isn't "good service" it's people kissing your ass because they can't afford not to. It's all fake.

In Europe, you get seen when it's your turn and the staff work at a reasonable pace without killing themselves because they have a decent base pay. They don't degrade themselves for tips (I've seen this a lot with waitresses in the US flirting horribly with customers).

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Yes to this.

There are also significant regional variations in how people interact. And it is more common to stand up & pay on the way out, which solves the frequent American complaint of having to wait forever for the check.