The Planet Hollywood inside Disney World has about as much to do with the US as a whole as a restaurant outside the Vatican with menus in 12 languages has to do with Italy.
I think his experience with tipping is actually pretty realistic of one (extreme) half of the total picture though: a waiter in a shitty restaurant running tourists through as quickly as possible, getting paid less than minimum wage with tips calculated as a major component of his pay.
> You’re comparing a country and seat of a world religion to a theme park.
Well, you'll notice I didn't say inside the Vatican, which is in fact a serious place with serious art treasures.
> And, even so (even if it was in Italy, that is), is it not an italian restaurant just because it’s touristic and not “for locals”?
I didn't say it wouldn't be Italian, and I didn't say Planet Hollywood isn't American. I did say they are both extreme outliers. Bill Gates is American, but his life and mine have almost nothing in common apart from language and what our passports look like. You don't learn much about American lives from looking at Bill Gates.
That Planet Holywood has so many foreign tourists should motivate them to put full (tax and service included) prices on the menu, and a clear "no tips!" at the top.
