Agree. In countries without tipping, the waiters are professionals with dignity. Tipping has the tendency to turn servers into beggars who do NOT give better service.

It was a well-intentioned idea that has gone awry. But it doesn’t motivate wait staff to do better. And the nice customers end up paying more than their fair share, to make up for the cheapskates who actually have the right to not tip—allegedly.  It’s a mess.