[CanadianLibertarian]

Whoa easy there, big spender. First of all "acceptable" and "unacceptable" are not proper terms here, tipping is not a moral issue! Calm down, that vein in your neck could pop.

Secondly, work is rewarded for results and efforts. So what if that 6 bucks = 2%? If the work is the same 6 bucks is 6 bucks.

Now what's all this about "deserve the ire" of the wait staff? Again such moralistic phrasing. The wait staff are not my moral judges, merely employees paid to serve me. Try to remember - "serve" is the root word of servant. They're servants, not judge, jury and executioner.

[thefactor]

"Calm down, that vein in your neck could pop."

really? please show me where i used even one exclamation point in any of my posts. you certainly seem to be reading into my tone.

in my younger days i was a bartender at a bar near an airport that serviced some Canadian cities. every single waiter dreaded when Canadians (especially French Canadians) would come in and sit down. for good reason. these patrons would continually pretend they couldn't speak English very well and would leave change as tips.

so you'll forgive me if i don't put too much stock in your opinion regarding tipping.