Maybe he’s autistic or something

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Does he get downrated as an Uber passenger, I wonder? And if he got downrated enough, would he have trouble getting Ubers at all?

Also, I didn't know that Canada had tipping as well. Is it to the same extent as in the US, and how much is appropriate in most settings?

Generally restaurants. 15% is the customary amount.

Tipping seems to me to be a system to exploit the low wage earners and to enforce some kind of hierarchy in which the waiters/waitresses etc are the servants that have to be servile to survive. That's off topic.

Going against unwritten rules seems to be an autistic trait but it's also possible that the OP's friend is fully aware of what he is doing and simply has a policy that he developed based on his moral principles.

I already know, that's why I replied seriously at first.

In exchange for this information, which I probably forgot because you told me, the great Chopin was a bit gay, and he preferred public toilets.

I have no idea. Uber is relatively new here - just became legal a year or so ago. He was riding on My account and credit card, too. I’ve only used Uber once, myself. I have no idea if passengers get ratings by drivers and if that affects my account. If I ever offer to pay for a ride for him again I’ll be sure to pre-pay the tip.

Why would Canada be much different than the USA in terms of tipping culture? The border is just an imaginary line drawn in the dirt and Most Canadians live within 100km of the border. It’s very much the same as in the USA.

Tip amounts depend on the service and cost of service, same as everywhere else. It might be Okay to tip 10% at a cheap restaurant, but for Good service at a pricier place the baseline may be more like 20%. Similar with pubs/bars/clubs.. some places it’s customary to just leave the few coins of change over the drink price, other places that’s almost insulting & if you want to continue having good service you’d better tip well. I so seldom order a drink anywhere that when I do I’m only having one or two so % wise I can tip extremely well and have a happy bartender - like if I order a $12 drink o pay with a $20 bill kind of thing. Then if I want another drink, I’m not waiting long at all for it.

In the UK, you are sometimes charged more to eat in a restaurant than to "take away." I guess that replaces tipping in their eyes.

In the US and Canada, extra charges for sitting in restaurants don't exist.

So, when you tip an Uber driver, tip the driver directly, because Uber may be taking a percentage of the automatic tip.

Although we do have the inverse in some places: I’ve sometimes seen a 10% discount for getting takeout vs dine in. But it’s not very common.