Me and my wife travel all over the world and I go to India as a part of my job, so I always take great care in finding out what the local tipping policy is before I go.
However, as a standard I only tip if I get waited on. I don't tip places where I drive up to a window and get it over the counter.
If I get waited on and the service is either non-existing or very poor, then I dont tip. Ex: I went to a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown in SF. The service was extremely poor and borderline rude. When I got my change back, I didn't leave any for tip and the lady looked at me and pointed to the bowl yelling "TIP-TIP!!" I replied "I don't think so..." and left with her curses in Chinese trailing me.
That being said - If I get a good service, I will tip well!
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