# Is tipping offensive in non-tipping cultures? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 22, 2014, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tipping-offensive-in-non-tipping-cultures/693721 "2014-07-22T05:41:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bldysabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tipping-offensive-in-non-tipping-cultures/693721/21 "2014-07-23T00:02:27Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > India is non-tipping? “Largely”. There’s no tipping anywhere except at restaurants, and that’s at discretion, and usually involves MUCH smaller amounts than in the USA (where it’s what - 18% now?). Typically round up to the next 50/100 rupee mark or 5 % at swanky joints. There’s certainly no tipping taxi drivers, hair dressers or anyone else in the service industry. Bellhops at five star hotels hang around expecting a tip, but that’s probably because they interact with so many Americans. I’ll be damned if I tip for wheeling my bag into across an air conditioned lobby into an elevator and then to my room. Is it any different in Pakistan? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tipping-offensive-in-non-tipping-cultures/693721/22 "2014-07-23T01:42:48Z")
> [@bldysabba](#): > > “Largely”. There’s no tipping anywhere except at restaurants, and that’s at discretion, and usually involves MUCH smaller amounts than in the USA (where it’s what - 18% now?). 20% [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tipping-offensive-in-non-tipping-cultures/693721.md?page=1)