On another note, I think it's important to separate discussions on whether you disagree with the tip system from discussions on whether, assuming you disagree w

On another note, I think it's important to separate discussions on whether you disagree with the tip system from discussions on whether, assuming you disagree with the tip system, you should tip or not. I think this is the source of a lot of the animosity around this issue- debating the merits of tipping is fine, but not tipping at a restaurant where it's expected takes out your frustration with a system by punishing a person (the server) who has no control over that system.