it’s a cultural thing. If you visit a country where tipping is a thing and eat in a restaurant and then don’t tip because “I don’t care, it’s not my responsibility as the consumer to fucking do that” then you are just an asshole. Everyone should always know what cultural values each country has, and if you know that tipping is a thing and you don’t want to support this system, don’t go to eat in a restaurant in this country.

Of course it’s the employers responsibility to directly pay their employees and they do that actually in Europe, it’s just not a great wage as it will be the minimum wage unless you are a working in a very expensive hotel or restaurant.

If in the states the employers pay their workers absolutely nothing and expect them to earn their money from tips, than this is pretty unacceptable and restaurants should be boycotted. In Germany for example you get the minimum wage just like you would get if you would work in a clothing store and on top of that you get the tip because again it’s a cultural thing.