Every other year, I am fortunate enough to be able to make a trip to the paradise that is Negril. We work hard and save to go, so when we get there we can enjoy ourselves and not fret about 500J here or there. I tip in the States and I tip in Jamaica. If my tips make someone's (read: cook, bartender, server, gardener etc) day a little better or a little easier...fabulous! After all, I am able to leave my country to visit theirs while many there are working to make ends meet. If you don't want to tip, don't. If you don't want to go to places with service charges, don't. It's your choice. There are LOADS of things I don't like, yet have to pay for, in the States. But pay for it, I do. This just seems like something silly to dispute. It's the way it is in Jamaica. If it bothered me that much, I'd probably go somewhere else. But, that's just me.