Many countries have no-tipping cultures. Generally, more eateries are takeout or otherwise self-serve outside of the USA - not because of the tipping, but beca

Many countries have no-tipping cultures. Generally, more eateries are takeout or otherwise self-serve outside of the USA - not because of the tipping, but because of the hellishly low wage servers are paid before tips, allowing American restaurants to effectively pay servers peanuts when business is slow. Other first world countries' servers are more expensive, and so less plentiful.