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0:00 Einleitung
0:39 1. "HOW ARE YOU?" AS A GREETING
1:18 2. ICE CUBES
1:42 FREE REFILLS
2:25 PORTION SIZES
2:45 FOOD COMBINATIONS
3:17 THE QUESTION GAME
3:45 TIPPING
4:26 SUPERMARKT PRICES
4:51 AIR CONDITIONING
5:33 MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
6:43 THE RANGE OF OPTIONS
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I live in Georgia, your experience with Air conditioning, yeah, people just like it that cold, i hate it and wear a jacket all summer because of it, but that wasn't because of you, those people were probably feeling fine
Whales do that ! They have extra layers of fat and that's how they stay warm in fridge waters !!!
I respect your opinion, but I don't agree with you, the people in the States just like feeling comfortable ! My AC stays on 68 degrees in the summer it's a comfortable temperature and that's the only reason Americans like feeling comfortable, if you went to India you'd die of a heat stroke lol,,, I was a US Marine for sixteen years and in the Middle East the temperature is unbearable ! Once I was 10 miles off shore at night waiting to assist other soldiers on land and it was 110 degrees at night on a ship in the middle of the ocean.... So yes we like our AC.....
Zavhytar do you believe in global warming ? I couldn't care less what people think or even scientists ! It's all about money, the weather has been changing since the beginning of time ! Why do you think there are so many animals or creatures that are extinct !!! A couple thousand years it's cold like the ice age, and then I go so hot that nothing was able to survive, think about it my friend you have a good night....
And global warming is all about money !!!
I like this guy. He doesn't judge American's, he just talks about it.
Ben Franklin I agree
+Ben Franklin
I have to agree
Ben Franklin I agree! I can't stand when people bash us because things are different from their country, as if everything they do is the right way.
Rebekah McDermott Exactly! I was almost expecting that to happen in this video but it didn't at all!
People don't only bash you because they think "it's just different" but I see your point. I mean no one likes to get bashed for the country they live in but mostly I think it's a mean and a little less efficient way of constructive criticism. Would be easier for people to say it in a nicer manner without bashing the people as hard and more people would listen. Well I guess people like to argue. Just remember that most people don't mean too much of what they say.
in America it usually goes down like "how are you?" "good, how are you?" "I'm good" "that's good" even if you're not good
yup
In Germany (at least) it goes like: "How are you?", "Oh, dont get me started. My back hurts for 4 weeks straith, my wife broke 2 of her nails trying to cut a flower, the neighbours cat just died 2 days ago, our useless son failed to pass his last exam....."
Sometimes we just shorten it to, “Sup.”
Yes in America it's just a greeting. It's just polite to say good how are you. If we say how are you, and you go into your life story. It's considered annoying and dramatic
Pretty much. It takes ALOT for us to say we're anything but "good" or fine". I think it's because Americans are more private people as a whole.
You forgot this
USA: Month/Day/Year
Europe: Day/Month/Year
The German way is day.month.year
And then Asia: Year/Month/Day
Month is more important for American people.
@@dddhhh9884 Day is more used than the month unless you're really dumb and don't know in what month you're in.
Also in Australia it's day/month/year
coke literally pays 8 cents to make 2 liters of soda, so paying two dollars for a cup with free refills is pretty generous
They may only pay 8 cents to make 2 liters, but they also have to pay for workers to manage factories, people to harvest materials, packaging, and shipping everything. Also the $2 you are paying for the soda doesn't go to the soda company, it goes to the retailer, the soda company only makes what they sell it to the retailer for, which is much less than what they're selling it for. In the end, they aren't making the $1.92 you think they are, but probably only around 10 cents
@@meesehead3202 Definitely not. As a former restaurant manager I can tell you that soda is a HUGE earner. A $2.50 cup of soda costs the restaurant about 2 cents out of pocket.
@@beatnickblanket But have you ever paid the monthly lease on a commercial property? The utility bills? The insurance? The payroll? The sales taxes? After all of that is paid, restaurants and retail outlets barely earn ten percent, if that... This nonsense restaurants earn over 90 percent is just that, utter nonsense... If that was the case everyone of us would have invested and would be operating a restaurant...
@@ronclark9724 Literally the only comment I said is that they earn a 90% markup on soda. That has nothing to do with what the final takeaway a restaurant has in total financials.
Dr Pepper costs 25 krones for a small bottle in Norway as almost no one buys it :/
walmart at night is fucking lit
Lesleigh Garcia if by lit u mean lit up by gunfire then ur absolutely correct
😂😂^
yeah thats the fun part, if someone shoots at you, you shoot back
I should hope so. Can't really shop in the dark
Karsten Flom especially in Texas😂
In America it pretty much goes:
How are you?
Good. How are you?
Good.
Myah Victoria yup
Then maybe the occasional "that's good"
Or maybe a simple "scratch my butt"
Myah Victoria that's so weird and disingenuous
News flash: no one is good
I've seen several people doing this kind of comparison video, and the thing that really strikes me is how well these folks speak English. Outstanding.
In Europe we are taught English in school,as a requirement,that's why we speak more than one language I myself speak 3 am learning a fourth,to keep the brain active,lol
Yeah. Around most of Europe- they speak multiple languages. It’s actually pretty interesting.
26 DAYS OF VACATION? TWENTY-SIX DAYS?!?!? My mom’s an RN Nurse, and she’s only allowed to take 3 sick days off per YEAR.
most nordic contries has paid vacation laws
Mercy Ewoodzie I’d love to have 26 days. I get 5 vacation days and 3 sick days
I have 29 payd vacation days. And Every time I am sick I go on sick days and payd too, but little less. I don't understand how are you living the dream 🤔🤔 I live in Croatia, Europe
So in Brazil there are 30 days of paid vacation! just as in Germany, if you are sick, you can just not go to work and bring the doctors note on the other day. I made a surgery and stayed 15 days off and some months after that I got more 30 days of vacations
In Italy we usually have 3 months of vacations from school and 1/2 months from work
I'm an American and usually if you ask someone "hey, how are you?" it's expected you respond with "I'm good thank you." Or "I'm good, how about you?" Even if you're not feeling well.
I'm also American and I'll admit that I have also always had difficulty responding to "how are you,' especially since i work retail and probably initiated the conversation with a simple "good morning," since I am required to say hello to every customer I meet. If they then respond with "how are you," I'm stuck with, "Fine thanks," but then feel the need to respond, "How are you?" and it's awkward.
T.K. Titanium I'm a pizza delivery boy and I almost always get people greeting me at their doors with "how are you today?" or "How's your day going?"
I'm American too
I'm American as well, and I have always hated the how are you greeting. It always seemed so disingenuous. Most people don't really want to know, they aren't asking because they care, and if that is the case, they should just say hello and leave it at that. I always respond with "I'm doing well, thank you, and you?" and make a point to meet the person's eyes so that they understand that I am genuinely asking how they are. I typically get an honest response also.
As for Philp Ahn Deese's question - I actually got heat from people when I said I was American while I was visiting Brazil. They didn't seem to like the fact that I was calling myself American and taking over the name of both the continents of North and South America. They consider themselves to be American because they are from South America, but this was very confusing to me and I asked (several people actually) why I couldn't call my self American or say I was from America. They said, I should say I'm from "The States" because we were all from America (meaning the names of the continents). I wonder if other countries don't realize that we aren't simply called the United States. That we are actually the United States of America. Mexico is actually called the United States of Mexico (in Spanish, of course), but they are called Mexican. Australia is actually the United States of Australia, but you don't hear them saying their from the USA. They are from Australia (which is also a name of a country and a continent). I don't understand why we can't call ourselves by the name of the country we are from without people from other countries getting annoyed at us.
what i find weird at americans is that men don't sleep in the same bed.
there was an american in my group and we had to share a hotel bed and he said he feels awkward, and when i took my underpants off he said he wants to sleep on the floor.
is this how americans are? or it was just an isolated case?
Try American movie theaters, then you will learn frigid AC.
Grocery stores during the summer. Talk about freezing.
K California I don't know why people complain about it. It fells good when it's hot outside
@ Nakul No, it just makes it feel too cold inside and even hotter outside. Maybe they don't make it as cool where you live, but I often wear a jacket in stores because it will be in the 60's. I like my AC at about 75 degrees. Maybe 80 if I'm trying to save on the electric bill.
Coming from a fellow cali resident everyone pretty much enjoys a cold theater especially when its hot just take a sweater.
K California
it's cold in movie theaters bc the temp keeps people awake
1:25 Being honest here, the amount of ice restaurants put into drinks is absurd.
Techhunter Talon I agree
*Laughs in loves eating ice*
Its done on purpose to save the restaurant money. The more ice in the cup the less soda you get. Displacement.
@@trainsplanesandotherthings5187 you get unlimited refills, and people like drinks cold. And because of the tipping environment, you get refills before your drink is even gone. Nothing absurd about it.
@@chexnfx7161 True, I was thinking of the drinks given in drive thru, can't get refills that way. But yes in sit down restaurants with unlimited refills is not an issue.
“They have some weird combinations”
2019: KFC: COME GET YOUR CHICKEN DONUT SANDWICH!
XxNeedy xX Nope.
Or some of the wierdness that comes out of Taco Bell. It's like Frankenstein food.
I am american, but my British friend says it is odd here because you can't turn or look anywhere without seeing a flag, while in most countries, flags are only really noticible on national holidays. Is this true?
yeah, or sports events like football(soccer) because nationalism, especially in germany is connected with the Nazi stuff
We Americans do have our nationalism. There's a code on how to hang The Flag and what do do if it falls down or another situation happens.
Just some quotes about flag code. below.
"It should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise. It should never be carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free."
"When displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the flag's own right, that is, to the observer's left. When displayed in a window it should be displayed in the same way, that is with the union or blue field to the left of the observer in the street."
" it is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flag staffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness."
WolfFang 735 depends on the country, in Poland and many balkans countries they have just as many flags as in the US
WolfFang 735 many European countries have a stigma against national pride. often times it leads to wars and the like. I would assume that the only countries willing to do this would be those that are consistently on the correct, or at least victorious, side of history. anything else could lead to bad memories. I hear Germans don't want anything to do with national pride nowadays thanks to wwII, and have taken up regional pride instead.
Radicrash Here are some rules that I find to be interesting:
"The flag of the United States of America, when it is displayed with another flag against a wall from crossed staffs, should be on the right, the flag's own right, and its staff should be in front of the staff of the other flag."
"The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning."
"The flag should never be used as a covering for a ceiling."
The American answer to "hi, how are you?" Is "good, you?" It doesn't matter if you broke your leg and are bleeding out, that's still the answer.
Forrest C. Adcock. Yep. It's not a real question. Just sort of a nicety...an acknowledgement of the other person.
That’s so sad :(
Well...Didn't expect to have that mental picture today.
Franny B why is that sad?
TheMariemarie16 well, I think it’s a bit hypocritical. Pretending to be interested in the person you’re talking to when it reality you’re not.
When I ask someone how he/she is, I truly wanna know how they feel :)
I lived in Germany when I was a kid and I learned to drink my sodas room temperature. Point number two: My dad told me before we went over there to remember that I was a guest in their country and to behave accordingly. Every country has it's own rules and customs. Respect them and you'll have a much more enjoyable visit.
I had a supervisee who requested to take off every other Friday instead of taking a week's vacation. It was so inconvenient to the team because we didn't always have a way to cover his work--but I always approved his time, because it was his. This was very early in my career, but I remember thinking, 'They don't take their career very seriously, being away this often.' I feel a lot differently now that I'm older and more experienced.
Why US Citizens are fat. (I'm American and I've been to Europe)
- 24hr. stores
- Portion sizes
- free refills
- Food combinations
- Limited vacation days (lots of sitting)
- High sugar diet
briansmobile1 I'm American and I agree. I think each country has it's pros and cons.
Change it to why your average american is fat, not all.
briansmobile1 oh come on we arn't fat (stop faking you are not American) most if us are not fat hell most of us are more fit than there are fat.
briansmobile1 US has more obese AND more physically fit than most eu countries from what I've seen. just less of a middle ground
just to add. if you've simply travelled to a place for a short time, you shouldn't make assumptions
I lived in the USA all my life and never even traveled abroad, so I never knew these things were strange to outsiders. Thx for sharing.
always travel when you can and are able! it will be one of the things you will always regret not doing! safe travels to you!
+Absalom David he could be 6months old, he can't travel then
Just don't travel to North Korea...
They were bible thumpers thinking they could change those commie scum.
Dipping French fries in milkshake
Owen Prater dipping French fries in ice cream is the mother of all good snacks.
Love dipping my fries in my milkshake. Also like dipping them in Mayonnaise.
@@tinabarbour2568 Mayonnaise I understand. But that it completely different taste. I cant understand fried with milkshake.
It’s soo good and I’m not even natural born American
I'm 57 & have lived in the US all my life & I have never seen a person dip a french fry in a milkshake. Maybe it's a regional thing?
Not all states have taxes added to food.
Someone: Hey, how's it going.
American: Good, you?
and that's how it goes 99% of the time
on average we get 14 days paid vacation. and maybe a handful of paid sick days.
Darth Snow my dad gets almost 30
That is also here in Canada, except some people might add eh at the end of how's it going.
I earn 24 days per year and can accumulate 34.5 days before I start losing it. I tend to keep it around 25-30 days balance.
hey there bud hows it been eh
not bad bud pretty good
Right, there bud been doing good too
If you think bacon and pancakes are weird, wait till you try chicken and waffles
lol was funny to read your username after reading how you misspelled wait
MilkyTank thank you 😊
:P you're welcome?
The chicken and waffles thing is mostly a Southern thing(I believe it's considered "soul food"). It's so unhealthy, but so good.
there's an album called soul food by kognitif :P
Honestly I am American and I still think it’s weird if I say “hi how are you?” And they just reply with hello and don’t answer the question
I just say good and go on with my life lol
I thought I was crazy.
soflo23 lmao gottem
It's actually a joke here to follow-up by burdening the person asking with all the details about how you actually are 😂
I won’t stop asking how you are until you answer.
OMG! Root beer floats are the best!
Dialogue should go as followed:
Bob: Hey, how are you?
Sarah: good, you?
Bob: good, thanks
Sarah: bye
Bob: see you later
Small talk at its finest
HeyitsPagers why Bob and Sarah? It's America so we have a lot divirsity stop being racist
3102540 You must be kidding...
dialogue in northern germany:
Stefan: *eye contact* , *nod*
Dieter: *nods in return*
at most a "hey"/"hi" is exchanged, there is no reason to waste each others time/breath if you have nothing substantial to say
Bob: Hey how are you?
Shaniqua'wana: I'm fine how are you?
Bob: I just threw out my back so...can't complain!
Shaniqua'wana: Great, see ya.
Bob: See ya!
But everything wasn't great, and Shaniqua'wana died later that day from a brain anuerysm caused by having a weird ass name.
Rikard Nilsson dialogue in ireland:Bob:"well"
Sarah:"Well".
Bruh we don't understand our sizes either 😂😂
Em Plays Especially women's pants! Why do women's and men's pants have to be sized differently?!
eclecticaspie because they have different hips
Em Plays we certainly do not
Em Plays or metric system 😂
Jacob J
Nah, it's a marketing thing, nothing more.
The classic line for Australians is
“Hey, howya goin”
“Good, yourself?”
yeah awright.
id say howzit garn?
another reply might be, life is rocking on the ducks guts cos shit is fully sick at the moment!
dead set!!
We tip because it's the waiters main source of income. They are paid a lot less than the minimum wage because of this
well they get a lil over 2 dollars an hour plus their tips... but if the 2 dollars an hour plus tips weekly doesnt equal min wage the company is supppsed to make up the difference tho alot of places dont kno or ignore it and they should be reported
Problem of the system, not mine.
If you don't tip, that's fine, but don't go back to the same place twice, or wear a disguise when you do, because the waitstaff knows if you are a bad or nontipper.
@@Smoer1 then you're just an asshole. Ultimately the consumer is the boss of every buisness, you're the one who pays, in resturaunts in the US you're just expected to pay the waiters directly rather than management. Without tipping the cost would be added to the bill instead. The advantage of ripping us it encourages good waiters and waitresses and can give raises and bonuses for job well done, failure is it can create an unreliable income.
so it is a positive reinforcement. tip me because my wage is low - I can't get higher wages because my boss thinks I will be tipped.
15 American Things Europeans Find Weird: Massive Patriotism
World/European Cup Football. Just because it's only once every two years, doesn't mean we don't know massive patriotism.
Jakromha a couple of weeks a year is different from 365 days a year
Visit Eastern Europe not this leftist, muslim West
Well when we get patriotic we throw barbecues and brag when Europeans get nationalistic they ignite global conflicts resulting in the deaths of millions
Germany tends to be the most patriotic country in the world every few decades. Check out some of their rallies in the late 30's.
We went to europe a couple days ago (we're american) and my dad had no idea how to tip! He tipped 15% and the waitress thought he was crazy
Amelie D LMAO OMG I would think u were crazy 2.
YesSiOui MC a lot of waiters here make shit money like $3/hr and rely on the tips. I used to work at a restaurant, during the week they may have taken home $50 a night in tips but could make like $200 on a good weekend night.
We have quick casual restaurants that basically are kind of cross between fast food / full dining. So if you visiting the US and are worried about tipping I would recommend these (QDOBA, Chipotle, Noodles & Company, Panera, etc...) Full service restaurants have tried getting rid of tips before (I think Joes Crab Shack was one chain that tried it) and paid their staff more. It doesn't work because you have more expensive food and worse service. Granted, maybe if servers had to be paid minimum wage, this would cut down on loosing a competitive advantage because of the more expensive food and worse service (as all restaurants would have to abide), but being at restaurants where servers are tipped vs. where they are paid minimum wage, the service is waaaaaaay better at restaurants where servers are paid in tips. Good servers can make good money, and therefore you get higher quality people serving (and not only bad but even mediocre servers end up quitting to work an easier job because they don't make good money). That being said, do remember that in the US, not only do servers make less than minimum wage (in my state they make $3.65 an hour), but they are making that little bit of money before the restaurant opens and after it closes, when they aren't making any tips and are cleaning / prepping. Also, at many restaurants servers have to "tip out" to give some of their tips to other staff such as hosts/bussers/bar tenders, etc.
Amelie D Its because waitresses get a fair pay here, tips are just a nice extra :)
YesSiOui MC I worked in a restaurant in California and earned $10/hr with tips being extra. It's always nice to have some cash on you at all times for gas/petroleum and such
Rootbear float are amazing man lol
Try a root beer float with chocolate syrup
Ever had a Bullseye? Nothing tops them. Here's what you do: chill the root beer just enough that it gets a little icy, but not frozen. Then you add the ice cream. I prefer vanillla, but it's recommended with chocolate. Finish it off with the classic whipped cream and maraschino cherry. Wanna know why it's called a Bullseye? It always hits the spot. Satisfaction guaranteed. Every time.
"How are you?"
"Good, you?"
"Good"
That is how it goes, even if you aren't good just say you are, ya it's disingenuous and I personally don't like it but you get use to it.
Ya, don't tip 20% unless the service was amazing. That is crazy.
Ya the American dream is work till you die, most low skill jobs are 5 days a year if you are lucky 10 days.
It's strange greating ... If someone asks "how are you" my instinct is to say "I'm hungry/I am tired/etc"
How about "good day" or "hello"
How are you sounds like a question
Tipping is a big thing in America because waiters in most cases, get paid less than minimum wage($7 an hour) My brother got paid only $3 an hour at one place and he even helped complete contrustion for them to open.
XItaSasux4ever12 WHAT! Just $7 an hour! The minimum wage in Europe is €18 an hour, which is equal to $19!
I wish the wage was that high. But sadly, we have to work with what we have for the time being. ):
Low wages for the bottom rung of society is the American Way. The trade off is low wages provide encouragement for people to work harder and get promotions. If you want better pay you have to earn it in America. No free rides.
See it the other way round. If tipping didn't exist, then managers would need to pay decent salaries to their waiters. Free market competition would stop menus from raising that much. We tip in salons or restaurant but not in places where workers offer an excellent service like supermarket cashiers so I don't see that they would do a bad job just because they would have no tips.
XItaSasux4ever12 What state do you live in? Here in Florida the minimum wage is $8.50 but servers usually get paid about $5
In America, we want a response to "How are you?", but most people just say something along the lines of "I'm fine, how are you?" It's really just to be polite.
You're pretty
15% is a good tip in america. 20% is if the service was really good.
Lol dude some places are expecting a 20% minimum tip these days. Insane!
@@BL-zi9wb Do they get mad if you dont tip?
@@MidranKidran I've only been confronted about a tip once in my life and it was by an Italian working at a chain restaurant. Other than that, I have no clue! I've probably pissed some people off by not tipping but it's my money and I'll do as I please. I use tipping more as a reward than as a necessity. There are plenty of restaurants I eat at regularly where I don't tip or tip "badly" (whatever that means) and it has never affected the service or meal quality.
@@BL-zi9wb Ohw ok, and i think the way you use tipping is good in my opinion
@Romeo Tango Actually, 10% or less if you're cheap, but sometimes the service is just okay in which case it's perfectly fine to tip 10%. And some servers can make as much as $200 in a five hour shift so I don't think 10% is too bad, though I usually tip 20% or more, though only if the service is exceptional.
Automatic responses and greetings can get cross-wired.
"How are you?"
"I'm fine, how are you?"
"Fine, how are you?"
Wow, as an American I didn't realize these things were so out of the ordinary. Thank you for the highly informative video. I hope you will visit again ( so many different climates to choose from) thanks for your video, I am a new subscriber and liked this really interesting take on life in US.
Each state or region is very similar with only minor speech habits. It would not seem much different for a foreigner from a very different society. I have been in 90 countries and see more similarities between regions of the US than, say, regions of China which are much different. Regions of the EU are getting less and less different as time goes by which is really unfortunate that unique cultures are disappearing as are borders and laws.
I agree with him, the US should have the tax already calculated into the price not at the register
they do in some states.
I feel that the reason that is not common practice is due to different states charging different percentages in sales tax. Take for example Georgia and Florida that charge 7%, Massachusetts that charges 6.25%, and New Hampshire that has no sales tax at all. Not including sales tax in price tags on shelves is common practice for businesses that have branches in many states, as it would be difficult to change prices per store because of location.
Also both prices and tax rates change all the time
southernbman That's not the reason. All stickers and labels are computer generated. Different locations have different prices. So calculating the price with the tax included is no big deal whatsoever.
We live in a world of computers and this can generate the correct price. It's a con, they don't display the full price because most things sell ending in 99for example $3.99,, why end with 99,,,, because it psychologically sound a better price than $4.26. The technology is there and the yanks keep making up excuses and don't want to believe they are getting ripped off. By the way i lived in the states for 5 years and it was Texas (the worst out of the bunch for changing things).
Great job on these vids... I’m learning German and these are really helpful
I'm 27 and I remember being a teenager, 10-15 years ago, with my first debit card. It was very common to run into stores that required a minimum purchase amount with a debit card. Like 3-5 bucks minimum and sometimes more. Now it's quite rare.
I found prescription drug commercials on TV really weird.
Also that they don't have VAT.
I am an American and I do not approve of drug commercials ...
Yeah, that shit became legal in the 90's. I remember being in middle school and people being shocked by those commercials. Now we're used to it.
I'm American and I find prescription drug commercials ridiculous
All that came about because there was a problem in the 80's with pharm companies not revealing all sources of information and all side effects and they passed laws requiring full disclosure for sources of information, whether the person was compensated for the commercial, or even if it is an actor. So, the pharm companies tipped the scales the other way because they are afraid of the lawsuits. When you see stupid shit like that in america it's because the lawyers ruined it for everyone. For example, at Thomas Jefferson's home Monticello in VA, no one is allowed in the second story. Do you know why? Because in the 1700s when the home was built, he didn't know that the Americans with Disabilities Act was going to pass in the mid 70's which required equal access for everyone, even those with disabilities. So, since not everyone can get up to the second floor, no one gets to go. #damnlawyers
If you're in the midwest in the USA and you ask "how are you," you'll likely get an actual answer, especially if you're talking to someone a little older.
That is, _more likely._ It's still rare though.
midwesterners are dickwads
Thank you! I live in south west Missouri and I always respond with an answer and ask it back,everyone in this area does.
Phantasma Geist I live in the south, specifically North Carolina and I always answer and ask it back too, but I've encountered people who don't answer, but that's not common
it's funny,it's almost as if along the way we got confused as to what those greeting really mean lol
In England we say
‘Hey, you aright?’
Yeah, you?
‘Yeah thanks’
Or simply ‘alright!’
‘Alright mate’
I like how some of these are positive, some negative, and some just neutral observations. Good on you for giving us a balanced report. :)
I didn't realize pancakes and bacon was unique to America! I love it!
Morganachan It is not, American pancakes Maybe:)
Morganachan you're making me hungry
We have them in Norway also
How about...ta da...avocados and bacon!!! I don't know why the thought had never occurred to me, but after I heard about it on some TV show, I thought, OF COURSE!!!
Well, so much for that.It sounded like a great idea, but it just didn't work. True, I used a variety of avocado that I had never tried before, but I don't think a Fuerte or Hass would be any different. So, I can now say, forget about it.
It's not I'm American and i eat it as breakfast sometimes
People tip so much in America because our servers are not payed decent wages. They live off of tips.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but in Europe servers are payed fairly good wages.
kat H. yes. In europe nobody expect that you tip
We tip our servers to incentive them to do good service, If you pay servers with tips then they will get more tables done and be curious to the customers. Tipping is genius!
If everyone tips by default because it's expected that you tip (and sometimes they automatically add the tip) then it doesn't work in the slightest as an incentive. All it ends up doing is making it so that they barely get paid at all when no one's there, which is mostly controlled by the time of day.
Servers make the same wages as every other minimum wage employee, per federal law (if tipped wage + tips does not equal minimum wage, the employer must pay the difference).
I don't see anyone rushing to tip the clerk at Walmart.
Vaguenoodle This is not true. There actually is a seperate "minumim wage" for shopkeepers, waiters, etc.
This was positive. You're a nice person. I hope everyone treated you well and had a good trip,
Brian: Hey how are you?
Jim: Good.
Or
Jim: Hey (smile).
That’s it!
"Hey, how are you?" "Good, how are you?" "Good" "Good" ... end of conversation.
But how would you react if someone would say that they feel really shitty today ? I can imagine some weird looks....
I'm honest. If I'm tired, I say I'm tired. Some people are interested, some not.
HaZadeur1 If someone says they feel really shitty I would respond "that sucks".
I hate that too, What I do now is actually tell them how I'm actually doing, good or bad. Maybe next time they will think before asking.
Anna Reed Hah! In Finland, goes like this:
"Hey."
"..."
End of conversation.
Basically, when responding to "how are you" just say good.
Even if you are dying in the inside.
Yeah, 'murica is based on lies in many aspects :D
I'm getting better about answering honestly. Sparing detail s except to those I know well.
You say "Good, and you?" even though they will just say good and so its actually pointless to ask in the first place
Okay im a triggered american now, its not good, its "Im doing WELL!" Sorry just need to vent about that.
There is no fixed response, other than being short in you answer. Like; great, thanks or not feeling so well today, thanks for asking. The key is a short response, that you can say while passing!
As an American from the Southern US (North Carolina) and who has lived in Germany for about 20 years altogether, you are right on. Even I have trouble when I go back trying to get on with all the choice and superficial friendliness. If you live in GA, then you will understand 'Have a goot one'. Thank you for your video.
Very good video!
26 days off?!?!?!? I need to move
Go for it :D
Seriously. Most companies give you 5-10 days vacation and may not give any sick time.
You're working for some crappy companies. 5 days your first year going up to 20 after 5 years, with 5 or so sick days is more like it.
Too bad the US is one of the only countries in the world that requires you to pay income tax while living abroad. So you essentially pay tax twice 🙂
In both Germany and some other countries (Poland for example) it's not what company you work for, but just labor law. In PL, if you have a normal working contract and you're university graduate, you have 20 days vacation a year (or rather you "earn" 20/12th of day every month you work), then after 2 years you go up to 26 days. Plus if you're a parent, additional 2 days as long as you have a kid under 14. Sick leave is not limited, but you have to get official doctor's note for it, and if you go over 30 days off in one block, you have to get official checkup to make sure you can go back to work. Maternity leave (up to a year now, I think) may be split with the father and dads get 2 weeks leave for a new kid just for themselves (all paid). Also father can take one or two days off for the birth. Also paid. And bank holidays do not deduct from our vacation days, and from what I read about US, they do there... So, yeah. Sweet sweet EUR labor laws :)
I’m South Korean.
I was adopted by a Canadian-Frenchman.
My wife is Italian.
Our kids are Itasian.
We speak English.
Our cars are German.
We live in the US.
☺️
Robert LeBlanc lol cool
Itasian...haha
🤣🤣🤣
And I gave 0 fucks😁
And this is a great example of what an American is made up of. My father came from Sweden, and my mother is from German and English decent. So that makes me pretty much a mut. But they say muts make the best pets.
❤ this informative video ❣😊 Greetings from me in Norway 🇧🇻
In Australia “how are you?” Seves half as a conversation starter and half as a pleasantry
As an American. I really enjoyed this video. He didn't just call us a bunch of fat idiots, because a lot of us aren't.
luke saylor true. Like im lazy but ya im not fat
luke saylor I agree completely!
No sane person would do that though. Keep that in mind :)
luke saylor that's true a lot of us aren't 400 pounds but that's what every one else thinks (according to my international Friends)
Yeah thanks
Nice video. Thanks for making it. Just one correction. Here in American, you can drink any kind of alcohol if you're parents are present.
When I was 12 years old and my father and I were visiting Washington DC, I ordered a mint sundae at a restaurant. I was shocked when the waitress then turned to my father and my father said it was alright. Never before in my life did I ever need parental permission to have a sundae and my father saw my confusion. He then told me that although on the menu the sundae was listed as a "Mint Sundae" and underneath in the description, it explained that the mint was actually creme de menthe. A hard liquor. That's when I learned what creme de menthe was. Oh, and it was mind-blowing fantastic as a mint sundae. Regular mint sundaes were never the same after that.
Also, when my family traveled during the summer (my father was a professor and my mother was a teacher), we commonly took tours of breweries and wineries. At the end of the tours, the place always had a free taste sampling of all their stuff. Basically small shot glasses of their stuff so you don't get drunk by sampling it all. Every single time, the waiters deferred to my father and he would nod and us kids would get our own shot glasses of the stuff. Honestly, most of the stuff was horrible. I'd take a sip and pass the rest back to my father who would then finish it. Sadly, we never visited a pop factory. LOL
And at family parties and dinners, it is up to the parents whether or not the kids can drink. When I was a kid, I had been at parties where the chief of police was attending and kids were drinking. Having said that, we were NEVER allowed to get drunk. The adults almost always heavily watered down the drink but for us kids, it was cool to be drinking with the adults without having to handle the harshness of what they were drinking. In fact, one of the fun things that adults did was allow their kids to taste their alcoholic drinks and when the kids reacted negatively to the taste, the adults would laugh.
+Jack Decker Thank you, I didn't know! So interesting! ☺
Pretty interesting Jack. I thought you would have to be over 21 to drink in America and I'm an American! My parents would truthfully probably never allow me to drink because I'm in a Christian family but I didn't know you could drink if given your parents approval. Thanks for enlightening me on that subject.
You're welcomed. Oh, and I was raised in a Christian family myself and one of our best family friends was our minister, as in him hanging out and drinking with my dad. Now we were in the Lutheran denomination and not in an anti-alcohol Christian denomination, such as Southern Baptists, so alcohol consumption wasn't a big deal to us.
Josh Bray it's still illegal to drink until your 21 does not matter if parents aprove or not. at least in utah anyway.
Jack Decker it's still illegal until your 21 at least in utah even if parents aprove
When I was in Germany, ice was not put in drinks at fast food places because ice takes all the space of the drink. At restaurants I noticed not much ice was put in the glass cups. I got used to it. The liquid beverage was cold so ice was not necessary.
This video brought back memories. I really enjoyed watching your video ♡
When someone asks me, "How are you?" I answer, "Hangin' in there. You?"
It helps to understand the regional differences within the United States when considering that the United States is very comparable in size to Europe which has vast regional differences. So comparing the United States to a particular European Country can be difficult.
About how much of a difference is their in both wages and cost of living between the cheapest and most expensive state in the US ?
(In the EU, the difference in GDP per capita ranges from about 5000 (former yugoslavia) to 65000 (norway))
The U.S. GDP per capita is about $56,000. Minimum wage as of next year will range from $7.25 per hour to $15 per hour. The median household income by city ranges from about $29,000 to $88,000. The cost per square foot for rental properties can range from 60 cents per square foot to $6.00 per square foot.
And the culture is different in many parts of the country too. Frankly, the south is my least favorite part of the country to travel through, and mostly that has to do with the culture.
No1HillBilly I went into a ditch during a snowstorm and three vehicles stopped to help me. And I live in upstate NY. /: Nice try though.
No1HillBilly I almost never travel to the South because of politics. If that person knew my political views, they'd be yelling at me rather than helping me.
Not only the supermarket thing is different in Europe (not just Germany). Not showing the full price on the tag (including tax) is actually illegal in Europe.
In hardware stores they oftens show it without taxes, but they have to show it with small letters atleast what the full price is with taxes. That is because lots of companies buy from them, and dont have to pay taxes.
I dont know if it is by law, but in Denmark all food also show the KG price of the item.
Sales taxes vary in the US from state to state, that's why it's never included in the advertised price. Some states don't charge tax on foodstuff, some do. Some have a small tax, some have bigger taxes, some tax sugary foodstuffs more than regular foodstuffs, some have a bottle water tax, there might be a county tax plus a city tax, or a luxury tax. Everything gets taxed here, or it doesn't, depending on the state, and it might change within a few years if the city sucks at budgeting. So it's easier for the stores to leave taxes at the end, plus then at the register the customer can be angry at the local government for the high final price not the store.
TheBarser yes the same in Sweden, its so you could compare different makes of tbe same stuff as they may have different amount of it.
Its not as if that matters. the price can just be added in the tag and placed it. its not hard.
Yeah, I have a friend who came over from Europe. He’d always complaint that American restaurants serve tap water, since he’s used to bottled water being served in his home country. Then again, US have tighter water standards for tap water than bottled water (that’s right, tap water is safer).
Artem Bentsionov I dunno about that. I am in Spain (I’m American) and EVERYONE drinks tap, and I in America I NEVER would EVER drink tap. The tap water here is so much better. And also my German friend says a lot of Germans drink tap too?
In regards to 24 hr stores,
That part is true. I had a friend from Russia and me and two other Americans said we wanted to just go to Walmart and buy some stuff to make a bonfire. It was 3 am. Our Russian friend was surprised how early we could do this.
In Russia you always will find 24/7 stores even some big like Auchan, the size depends on a city. Your friend probably was surprised by smth else or arrived from the middle of nowhere (a village, definitely not a city)
As an American, the one that kind of shocked me the most was the idea that pancakes and bacon is weird to you guys. To me, they go together like peanut-butter and jelly.
wait . . . don't tell me . . . Do you not do peanut-butter and jelly sandwiches either?!?
J'zargo nope
J'zargo I don't know why I laughed at your username and profile pic.
Probably because I've killed you least once.
I don't think pancakes and bacon is weird in Europe. At least not here in the Netherlands. But yeah Peanut-butter and jelly is not a thing here :). Our peanut butter is very different from your peanut butter. It doesn't go together with jelly (or Jam for us) very well
J'zargo I think I've read that the Japanese find peanut butter and jelly sandwiches a very strange combination.
aswtx75 Ah yes, Japan, a European country located in Eastern Asia.
When we say "how are you?" we still expect a respond. It is a question, used to greet someone. But we obviously want a respond like "I'm fine, thank you, how are you?"
Sergio Flores Yeah, that confused me. I have lived in America all my life and that greeting always requires an answer. What is weird though is "what's up?". That greeting goes unanswered a lot.
Yea or the classic "whats up." & responce= "whats up." certainly not a question...not even a rhitorical one. It is a long way of saying 'hi'.
Albert Quigley A lot of times people say "hey what's up?" and people respond "hey I haven't seen you in a while, what's up?" and don't answer the question.
Albert Quigley
Yeah it's less of a literal question and more of a read-between-the-lines positive conversation opening that functions as a greeting.
Well it's common curtesy it's a lot like shaking hands with someone.
Aussies conversations start as;
Howyagarn?
Yeah nah good mate yasself?
Aw yeah can't complain ay.
really?? lol. Well, it sounds familiar comming from aussies
Lol...love it
Northern American / Canadian rural greetings go along the lines of "how are you now" "oh good and you" "not so bad"
I have worked in some kind of service industry all my life and have never asked how are you without meaning it. I always like to hear the person that answers back living the dream!
Person 1: hey how are u
Person 2: good what about you (only tells how he actually feels if he is close to the person)
Person 1: good
if you are close it is mainly terrible, good, or still something vague that causes the friend or person close to ask you why you day was like that.
Hi Byw NO not matter what you say I'm fine doesn't matter who it is ESPECIALLY if you're dying inside lol
Hi Byw true
Hi Byw Same in Canada.
I would like to point out a big difference: Americans love to take leftovers from restaurants home for later. Europeans don't usually do that. Thus, it probably seems weird to y'all to have such massive portion sizes, but the truth is they're kinda made that way so that you can eat your fill AND take some home for later.
Shadeadder im here in Paris and I've just seen 3 American girls taking home their leftovers. strange thing to do in Europe.
Yeah, most meals in America tend to be 2 or 3 meals for the price of one.
Shadeadder no, it's also the soda. I believe the large soda at mc donald's in usa is almost a fucking liter!!!!
Shadeadder From my experience in Canada, it's a mixture of both. We take the leftovers but we don't eat it later.
AFCA 1900 you know why we have huge sodas? supply and demand. Americans love soda, thus will pay for more.
Vacation time swings wildly here, too, depending on the employer and position. My employer give a percentage of hours worked for a biweekly pay period. We start at 8% from day 1, but can't use it until 90 days have passed. it goes up 1% each year the first 2 years. Then it's 1% like every 2 more years. I'm up to 10% per pay period. So, I earn 8 hours of vacation every 2 weeks or 26 days/year.
Great video, thank you for your observations!
I think it is annoying how tax isn't included in the price (and I live in the United States).
Try coming to Arizona when it's 118 with no AC. You will appreciate it then.
Try the Gulf Coast and it will send you packing back to Arizona.
Try Michigan between Dec and Feb (can get as cold as -15 with a wind chill of -40) and those 118 temps will be appreciated!
+Mike Remuzzi & non-Americans: Arizona's is a dry, desert heat while in Atlanta, Georgia (where the UA-camr was) has *humid* heat. Humid heat is worse because one's body can't cool down by sweating -- the sweat won't evaporate. I've known of desert southwest folks who said the central Midwest and the southeast U.S.'s humid heat felt far worse than Arizona. And in Arizona it cools down at night. Not so in central Midwest and the southeast.
Or Duluth, Minnesota Dec-Feb. Sometimes down to -25 (Fahrenheit).
Mike Remuzzi California isn't so bad in comparison, but these past few years weather has been getting weird. A couple weeks ago, it was triple digit weather all week, AND it was slightly humid, which is basically unheard of considering we're technically a desert. And yeah, it definitely didn't cool down at night. AC is a lifesaver.
I'm American and in school we learn the metric and the customary system.
Same
Sam K no we dont😂😂😂
Sam K yeah, I've always learn the metric system and noticed it taught in California and Minnesota. But since you don't use it, I don't know anyone who actually knows it unless they moved to another country. It's like how no one soaks another language but everyone took Spanish or French in high school and every college required at least some foreign language credits. But no one here soaks another language.
martyc909 I live in Michigan and it's taught only in science at school here.
Sam K. Yeah, I'm old so we learned it in the 80's in elementary school and in high school in the 90's for math and science. I was actually pretty good at in up until college, and I dated a couple of international students so it was really helpful explaining the weather and distance and other things when talk to each of my GF's. (never dated them at the same time, just saying.) But after college, I just stopped using it and now I couldn't do metric in my head without first refreshening my memory with at least a week's worth of studying.
Great video. He is likable.
we love your videos. if you are ever in toronto let us know. we would love to treat you to a few beers. good ones . lol!
The air conditioning made me laugh, "are you making it freezing because of me? " no brother, in the summer there's no such thing as too cold.
@Matthew A - Amen to that!!! (I live in FL) I was laughing when he thought they were turning the A/C lower for him as well.
Texas here and AC is life! I’ve driven a car for 4 years without it, and it suuuucks. Air-conditioner=civilization.
@@mr.purplet-rex2774 and then summer hits and bugspray is life.
I live in Seattle and most of us do not have AC. It usually doesn't get hot enough for it. We have a few weeks were we do get a heatwave. Lots of businesses have it, but a lot don't.
Yeah we use AC way too much.
Casual American greeting:
Hello! How are you?
Fine, thanks. You?
So you both ask a question without expecting an actual answer. . . seems exremely odd.
Yet no one is expecting a life story lol .. just a "good" or "fine" or "ive been better"...but no explaination or details are expected otherwise it sounds needy. No one wants to hear how you are better then them... and they dont want you to bring them down with your problems. It is awkward when you dont get any response I want to hear a "Fine, how are you?" lol 1 might be 20 feet away in the opposite direction by then, so many times i dont have to reply at all because they wouldnt hear me even if I did yell from the distance "FIne Thanks!" ..and folks thats the American way!
My favorite is the what up head nod it's easy and you don't have to say much ha ha ha!
Same in the UK lmao
"My grandma just died and I'm depressed."
"That's great! See you later!"
Ok let me explain tipping from a server/waitstaff view. In the US we are paid on average (depending on the area - the coasts will get more I'm sure) $3.50 per hour (bartenders $5.00). The rest of our pay is from the tip (or gratuity). Now, we don't get all of that money either. In most cases we have to also "tip out" the busser(based on total sales), bartender(on bar sales) and, in some cases, the host/hostess (total sales). Plus don't forget those taxes! I think the national "average" is 18% but more and more 20% has become the norm. Believe me, as someone who worked in this industry most of my life, we would love to just get paid and not have to worry if serving a table may actually cost us money. It's not the best system, but it's the one we have. So, when going out to eat or to the bar, tipping should be factored into your expected cost. PS. please don't blame your server if your food isn't cooked correctly. That's the kitchen's job. Just nicely let your server know and we will get it fixed for you. We really do want you to have a good experience!
In the 80's, I was surprised to find out that a restaurant could count 60% of an employee's tips as salary. If that still true?
Hey. Its soon 2019. And you live in usa, not 3rd world country. You guys really should do something about changing labour law as usd2 or 3 or even 5 per hr salary just doesnt make sense. That is more of slavery. I think all of you should not tip (unless you wanna say thank you to your server), and it will be impossible to live with usd 2 or 5 or whatever an hr. Someone should come up and say its about time to fix that. Thank god i do not live there....
@@kimrena7452 usually wait staff will make more than min wage, its why its a popular job. However most of our earnings do not come from our employer but from the customers. An average tip is about 15-18% a decent tip is 18-20% a great tip is anything over 20%. Also some restaurants servers get 50% of the desert sales. Also restaurants are still required to pay their staff the fed min wage if the tips are below the 7.25 an hour wage. So if i make say 5 an hour including my tips my employer has to make up 2.25. But yes we do need to start paying living wages and benefits.
@@RickTobin98 i do not live in the usa and i know it workd that way. But why should a customer pay the wage of the server in a name of 'manner'? A tip should be paid if i am happy with the service, and if i wish to pay, not a mandatory thing. In the end, the owners of the restaurants are the ones using the free labour. Isnt that so wrong???
@@kimrena7452 I am an American in the south and I very much agree with you. I hate the American way of mandatory tips. It is all so pretentious and deceitful. Why dont we just pay what we want to, that's what a 'tip' is supposed to mean, it's supposed to mean that we enjoyed the service; it's not supposed to mean that we are paying someone's salary!
You should always talk about your needs to hotels and if you have complaints please speak up! Most of us are happy and willing to help you to adjust
The land of the the free (refills).
Fungus Chamber how is this not the too comment. Hahaha
Have to since it’s 70 % ice to begin with
I've also never seen a fast food joint get mad/kick out a homeless person who uses the fountain soda machine.
Evelyn Saungikar: That is up to you..They have refill machines everywhere in the USA. The machine carries ice cubes separate from the drink.. You are one that decides how much ice you are putting in your cup.. I usually get more ice because I am used to drink everything very cold..
Fungus Chamber: I visited the Island of Puerto Rico and they also have free refills there.. They also use American $$$$..Many things that are expensive here like sea food is real chip there. It is a beautiful island and the people speaks English..
He mentioned root beer floats, but not root beer. Every European I've ever met has said the same thing, "it tastes like medicine" Do they have medicine that tastes like root beer on Europe?
Cannibal713 don't OD
Cannibal713 I can confirm! Root beer tastes like medicine/mouthwash! Can't drink it.. My boyfriend is Canadian and loves it though..
Grape soda is definitely not big in europe either
If you think that root beer tastes like medicine, you should try Moxie..it tastes like cough syrup....
Grape Medicine ruined anything grape flavour for me.
My dad is from Germany and mom is from Belgium, I was born in the US. This is spot on! Great video man.
Thank you very much 😊
The free soda refill is relatively new since the early 1990s. In the 80s and before, it was only for coffee and tea.
*Don't you even dare start on our beautiful Rootbeer floats.*
A cream soda floats, and orange soda floats, or sherbet in fruit punch. They just don't know what they're missing.
lol
They're dElICIOus
There is no greater beverage on the planet. It transcends mundane drinks and becomes so much more. Also, replace the standard rootbeer with alcoholic rootbeer (I recommend "Not Your Father's Rootbeer") and it positively sings to your soul.
i am a fan of Boston coolers ginger ale and ice cream.
In the south when someone says how are you, you say "good, how are you" rarely does someone say they are bad.
They don't reply like that up North?
Reply that way everywhere in US and Canada...
My head hurts and my big toe itches, like Monty Python's Complaints Dept.
Ashley Miller i said the south because I dont know about the north
huh. Here in South Africa (at least the Afrikaans communities) we also ask how our counterpart is, and expect a full response if it's a family member or friend, or an at length response if it's a stranger. We typically use it to start the conversation, so something a little more than just ''good, and you?" is expected.
When someone says “how are you?” generally you just say “I’m fine” and usually you just continue the conversation
To begin with, this land is bountiful. I found the things you have mentioned to be weird too when I immigrated, but I later understood and appreciated it when I traveled around Europe and Australia. Here are a few things I am blessed to enjoy in America. 1) Customer service in restaurants is fast, pleasant, and always focused on their diners needs. Every now and then you get to be asked about how your food is tasting, is it okay, do you need anything, refills, etc. Too much niceties for me! 2) Tip that great service for making you feel like a king. Most of them are also tired, hard working college students who work part time and yet you do not see that on their faces when they ask you "How's your day been and what can I get you started with?" 3)Free toilet seat covers literally in every public lavatory. I'm not kidding. Yes, be glad we have it! 4) Huge food portions "that can be shared." Food also cost way less than in Europe when you think about their small servings and actual price per produce. 5) Legal age to drink alcohol. Hmmm... we have our own cars and bigger roads, while most of you take the bus and trains. 6) Paying with my debit card means less fumbling with icky money that gets passed around and less weight in my bag. Besides the convenience, I also get to see all my expenses online. 7) Food establishment has ABC ratings. I don't know if they'd allow you to order and eat raw ground pork "Mett" here in the US. I have other things in mind that I have eventually appreciated when I traveled outside America. We are still so blessed in many ways!
The reason we tip in the US is because most people who work in the service industry (like restaurant servers) receive extremely low hourly pay. It's typical for a server to only get around $2 per hour, so they rely on tips to make a living.
I travel around the world and think that the tipping economy in the US is ridiculous. People should just be paid a living wage for their work.
I work in the service industry and from my experience, I have found that I end up making far more than minimum wage via tips. Recently I worked a Sunday night shift at Waffle House, a 24-hour company, and made a little over $600 in tips. Maybe it is my experience and how well I work but I find the tip system to be far better than hourly pay. Also, legally If I did not make my minimum wage, which is 7.25/hour, the business is required to pay me up to that wage. All I have to do is fill out a tip log with receipts.
Kristi CH y'all must have low minimum wage in California it's almost $11.00 it's still not livable since California is to expensive.
Kristi CH If you're a sucky waiter you don't deserve a living wage for that job
When i was a server I was paid $2.35 an hour in Michigan.
It's all about personality man, if you can be sociable you can kill it as a server.
I am Australian and when ever someone says "how are you?" you usually just say "im good thank you, how about you?"
Kenuvi De Zoysa I'm American and that's what I do and that's what my family does.
Kenuvi De Zoysa Literally how small talk actually goes in the US.
I'm American and I do the same.
Yep, I'm American, and I just say "I'm good."
yeah, i can't imagine how saying "thank you" to a question could possibly be considered normal.
As an American, I hate the air conditioning and taxes thing, but love that we are cashless. It’s super easy to cancel your card (my bank will also just put a block on it until it’s found), but you can’t get cash back if it’s lost or stolen. I also love our 24 hour stores and open businesses on Sundays
For Days Off: you mention 26, but does that include Holidays? Companies in the U.S. have a set group of Holidays (9 or 10, depending on the industry you're in) which everyone gets off (paid). In addition, you have Vacation Days. Sick Days seem to vary from company to company, so you need to check. I've worked with 15 "days off" which combined Vacation + Sick Days, but the beauty of that system is that there isn't any doctor visit required. If you aren't feeling well, you decide if you want to spend the day at work, or at home in bed, or if you want to make the trip to visit a doctor, and you get paid in all three cases. If you don't go to work, the day comes off your paid "time off" days. Generally, any days you haven't used at the end of the year roll over to the next year, or you can get extra pay for them (your choice). If you have split Vacation Days and Sick Days, then the Vacation Days roll over (or are paid), but any Sick Days you haven't used are taken back by the company.
Holidays don't take away your off days (21-28 days a year) , and there are no sick days. if you're sick you don't need to work if you have doctors note. Depends on contract if you get paid or not when you're sick.
Yes. Many employees don't use their vacation days because they would rather have the extra 2 weeks of pay.
Yall come back now y'hear?
Y'all ain't goin' nowhere (I can make fun of southerners cause I'm southern)
Alabama boy born and raised.
South Carolina born and raised
When someone says "how are you", you respond "Good, and you".
At least in Canada.
And if you're not?
If you aren't say "no" but expect for them to ask you why.
Ultrajuiced we say , "could be better"
Ultrajuiced If you're not, you say you are anyway.
Kelsie LeCrone
That's what I meant. :D
Small towns like mine don't always have 24 hour stores. Tip for temperature going from Celsius to Fahrenheit: Think of Fahrenheit as a percentage. The hottest being 100 (sometimes a bit more, but for this tip let's assume 100 is maximum heat) and 32 being freezing, but it can still get colder. So 85% of the maximum heat is warm but not killer. 85F is 29.5C. Hot, but it could be worse. 50F is 10C, not too cold and not warm. I hope that helps. I know we are backwards using this system, but because no one here is going to change, this is a helpful way to convert a senseless number in your head to something you can use.
A recommendation for tipping, when at a restaurant keep in mind this. 5% for bad service, 10% for ok service, 15% for good service, 20% for amazing service, that's a pretty good way to put it. Annother good rule of thumb would be to keep in mind that waiters get a much lower wage, a 3-5 dollar per hours decrease. So tipping anywhere from 3-5 is accepted normally. Also the same is said for delivery drivers like pizza and stuff like that, but you might wanna tip a small bit more, because they are spending their own gas money most of the time, keep in mind the company will cover a small bit of their gas but not all the time just thought I share this to maybe help people out
In America when someone says "hey how are you?" You really just say "good and you?" And they say good. Just to be nice they don't really care about your issues lol
Sound like Minnesota. No one actually cares.
DaBearz1027 I dare someone to say "Actually, not so great.."
It'll just be, "lol wot?"
Idk about y'all but in texas most of the Tim people generally care about your day - southern hospitality
kenzie Sellmyer Point me to the direction of southern hospitality. Where I live in Texas everyone is fucking rude.
New Orleans here. "How are you you?" really can be treated as an open invitation for discussion. It sets the tone of the upcoming conversation or transaction.
"Hey! How are you?"
"Good! You?"
"Great! Thanks"
Moving right along.
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that's what we do in Australia
Person- “Hi How are you”
Me- “I’m doing well, how about you”
Person-“I great, Thank You”
I work in Fast food so I honestly say this a 1000 times 😂