GavFTM
Full Back
Just got back from Florida and also travel to America regularly for work. In almost every restaurant when you tap/applepay they will still print a receipt which you sign which has the option to manually write in the tip and final total. If you add tip it’ll automatically go on the balance you tapped. It’s only gas stations, fast food and small shops etc when the tap does the job by itself. Even then you sometimes have to bizarrely put your pin in.Everywhere accepts Apple Pay only place had an issue was nyc other year in a little deli.
Those table terminals that places have in nyc are the boyo like. Order pay order pay etc then leave. No tip required. Though if service good I’ll tip. Like did in Lugers.
Also those table pay machines (got them in places like Texas Roadhouse) you still get asked to tip as part of payment so only stingy people don’t add the tip if it’s been good service - even then just go for the lowest (say 10%), mostly to avoid the embarrassment of them staring at you for leaving without tipping.