I usually tip delivery drivers, and typically a convenient whole amount around 10%.
I usually give dustmen, posties etc a bottle of something, or a slab of beers. Though i tend to do that from time to time through the year anyway.
In a restaurant I tip absolutely according to the service and have no issue with 0%. An adequate job is 10%.
I don't tip in takeaways, including the likes of Starbucks, though if there is a staff box I'll often drop the coins in.
Hotels is a different approach. I like to be looked after in hotels and I am usually travelling alone. So doormen, barmen, porters and the like all get well looked after. And it almost always comes back in customer care.
I leave a cleaning tip about once a week. I do not take account of local wages, I take account of the room rate.
I tip furniture deliverers and assemblers, and offer tea and snacks if they will be a while.
I do not tip taxi drivers as such, though I useally round up to a convenient amount.
I'll often use the "and one for yourself" approach in a pub/bar in the UK, I always tip a bartender in the US. Other countries vary but mostly 10% on the final bill.
I am a creature of habit and so use the same service providers more than once. e.g. it is my habit when staying in a hotel to have a nightcap and so I will see the barman pretty much every day. I like him to be pleased to see me and focussed on serving me well.
And even if I won't be back, then I like to give the next gringo businessman a good start.
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