On a recent trip to Baltimore I was still in UK mode, paid my taxi to the hotel and clicked through the tip options as I would at home (no tip) and when the driver realised, actively called me out on it and made me out to be a bad guy.
I think, when it's basically compulsory, the thing is a farce, and it should just be shoved together opaquely into the rest of whatever you're paying for.
A mate of mine went to Miami on a business trip, tipped his taxi driver up to a round number ($30 on a $28 fare, say) and got chased into the lobby with him demanding more money.
On a recent trip to Baltimore I was still in UK mode, paid my taxi to the hotel and clicked through the tip options as I would at home (no tip) and when the driver realised, actively called me out on it and made me out to be a bad guy.
I think, when it's basically compulsory, the thing is a farce, and it should just be shoved together opaquely into the rest of whatever you're paying for.