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How to tip in 25 different countries

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In some countries, tipping depends on how good your service was. In other countries, tipping is seen as an insult.

It can be hard to know a place's customs, so we put together a guide for how to tip in 25 countries around the world.

In Turkey, for example, tips are only accepted in cash. In Brazil, tipping in dollars can be considered rude.

Keep scrolling to see the full breakdown.

Egypt

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Israel

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Morocco

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South Africa

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Brazil

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Costa Rica

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Mexico

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China

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India

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Japan

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Thailand

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Dubai

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Argentina

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Australia

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Russia

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Turkey

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Spain

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France

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Germany

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Italy

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Sweden

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Greece

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Croatia

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Czech Republic

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Hungary

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Sarah writes for the travel vertical at Business Insider. She graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in magazine journalism and German. She is from Chicago, and currently lives in Brooklyn. 
Samantha is the Senior Graphics Editor for Business Insider. She graduated from Baruch College with a BBA in Computer Information Systems and Graphic Communications. See more BI work here. Feel free to creep her portfolio.