The payment system that adds a tip line for every transaction is another big one. It feels so passive aggressive when a staff member stands there and watches me fret over what to tip when I'm just buying a bottled drink. And it's not even that person's fault.
The thing I miss the most about Iceland (and Europe) having returned to the US is how utterly easy it was to buy anything, at the price advertised, and use a phone/watch/card as the payment method without the checkout person being phased by it.
I utterly despite tipping culture. It's gotten even worse since I returned. Now not only are tips expected we have crap like service fees and "cost of living adjustments" as line items on checks that are trying to put even more responsibility on the customer to pay for employee benefits.
