Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is all over the news for reportedly not leaving a tip after dining in Rome.

Evidently, there was a 10% service charge on the bill, which is customary in Italy, but expectations are that Americans will add another 10% above that.

It seems that because we generally tip 15-20% here in the United States, our Italian friends have come to expect the same treatment.  However, the customary 10% from the locals is just fine.

World Tipping Etiquette Guide

To help you get a basic understanding of the world’s general tipping etiquettes, I have provided this mint.com info-graphic to give you a place to start from.

Of course, generosity above and beyond expectations is always a nice thing!

Note:  click the graphic for a larger view.  If you can’t read this larger version, there’s an even bigger one here.

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