There are numerous cultural differences between the UK and the USA, but few are as stark as the etiquette surrounding tipping. While everyone has their own views, in Britain gratuities are traditionally considered optional and are given as a reward for exceptional service. However, in America tips are expected as a standard part of payment for numerous services, with customers usually expected to hand over roughly an extra 20 per cent on top of their bill.

One British woman who lives in America has outlined some of the most significant differences between the expectations around tipping in the UK and the USA. Charlie, known on TikTok as Charlie in Vegas, has more than 15,000 followers on the social media platform, where she regularly provides insights into her life across the pond.

In a recent video she outlined five things she said "we would "never tip for in the UK". Opening her video, mum-of-one Charlie said: "I'm a Brit living in Las Vegas, and these are five things that you would literally never tip for in the UK that is actually super common to tip for in America. And buckle up Americans for number five, because that one is really going to blow your socks off."

The first is when large items such as furniture or appliances such as washing machines are delivered to your home. "In the UK you paid your £200 for delivery and assembly, and that's it," she said. "Whereas in the US on top of that you would also tip the drivers."

Number two? Coffee shops. Charlie said: "Every time I go to a Starbucks and they show me the little screen, do I want to tip 15, 18, or 20 per cent. Like, for what? We would never tip at a coffee shop in England. We would say 'thank you' and 'sorry' about 15 times, but we wouldn't tip."

Charlie described number three as "one I definitely found out about too late". "I'd already stayed in a lot of hotels in the States without knowing this, but in America it's really common to leave money in the room for the housekeepers," she said. "But in the UK this is unheard of, I'm pretty sure."

Number four, Charlie said, was "tipping anywhere where you have to go up to the counter to order". "So a food truck, anywhere like a Nando's anything like this. In the UK there wouldn't even be an option to tip, whereas in the US I feel like it's expected. The number of times those iPads swing around and I've got to select how much I want to tip when really, I don't want to tip at all."

Charlie's final example, she said, "is going to knock your socks off if you are American". "In the UK we do not tip in bars," she said. "Like, at all."

"You go up to the bar, you order your drink, they make it, you pay the price of the drink only, you say 'thank you', and you walk away. We do not tip in bars. Now, come to the US, order a drink in a bar, and don't tip, and they'll absolutely have you."

Concluding, she said: "Don't get me wrong, I live in the US, I follow the US rules."

People had mixed views in the comments, reports the Mirror. One person said: "I would tip people delivering something heavy, most decent people in the UK would."

Another said: "We do tip in bars. Usually they have a jar or glass with a sign that says tips on it and people usually leave change there. Usually at the end of the night its counted and split between bar staff."

And someone else wrote: "I'm from the UK and no matter where I've stayed in the world I've tipped housekeeping. Also my daughter works in a pub and gets tips. These things may be less common here but not unheard of."

But a different user said: "I get Starbucks almost daily and I have never tipped! I also refuse to tip at any place that is not actually serving me. It's gotten ridiculous." And another said: "I only ever tip anyone for going the extra mile. I don't tip for just doing your job. They're paid to do the job why expect more."

Someone else wrote: "The reason this happens in the US is because they do not pay a living wage. The tipping helps to pay the wages so the owners make more profits."