For the pledge of allegiance, kids don’t go in the front of the class and recite it, they stand by their seats, place your right hand over your heart, while the principle recites it to everyone. You aren’t required to recite along. They do teach it to you, what every verse means. 😊
Yeah, it's not traumatizing. One could argue that it's archaic and should be diminished, but it's not a negative experience for kids. I look back on it fondly, but not everyone does.
I think it's a good thing all around and should be done everywhere. Here in Canada we used to sing Oh Canada every morning. I think it teaches pride in your country. Being done every day may seem "forced" to adults from places where they didn't do it, but it's really not. I have never heard anyone complain about doing it (not even as adults) and in many cases, it's the only time we learn such important things in school
Children aren't scarred for life with the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. They don't have one child get up in front of everyone, the whole class stands and recites the Pledge TOGETHER. No scarring.
True! Honestly, it was no big deal, it was just something we did. Never felt forced, never uncomfortable. I am not sure all schools still do the Pledge of Allegance.
The Second Amendment was meant to preserve the state militias to make a standing army less likely. It was not about private gun ownership except as part of mandatory militia service.
Hi Adam. I'm an old (65 yrs) woman from Minnesota USA. I was born in Minnesota and have never wanted to live anywhere else. I LOVE your channel!! I watch every video you post. You make me laugh so loud - which is kind of funny since I'm watching you with headphones on. All my husband can hear is me laughing uproariously! My husband and I sent our son to 4 years of college. We didn't have the cash so we took out student loans. We are now paying off $80,000 in loans! During the first 10 years of my career, I worked 90 hours a week - every week. When my daughter was born 41 years ago my job wouldn't be held for me so, I had her Friday night and was at work on Monday morning!
I taught for 24 yrs in California and the students were not forced to do the pledge. When I grew up In Massachusetts, we all said the pledge every morning and no one complained.
Reciting the pledge is not something that a student is forced to do in front of the class causing stress and trauma. The entire class stands up and recites the pledge together. It’s something we do at the start of the day, right after the morning bell. And no one is forced to do it, but everyone pretty much does because we are taught it from day one in school and it becomes just a rote habit.
In my state, most schools don't do it anymore but in those that do, students can just stand quietly if they don't want to say it or put their hands over their hearts.
@@rhov-anion I’m sorry that happened to you. It’s wrong and shouldn’t happen. I was replying more to Adam’s concept that an individual student has to stand in front of the class to recite the pledge. I was just trying to clarify that students recite the pledge together as a group.
None of us were uncomfortable saying the Pledge of Allegiance in school. It was just how we started our day. We weren't forced. You could stand there and say nothing if you wanted.
sadly people are forgetting what it means to be american, even if you have people from somewhere else explaining to you, they cant comprehend. some people in usa think its terrible, yet have never been to all those countries they cant name, because.... well they dont even know they exist.
Millennial here and I said it and meant it but my parents also taught me what it meant. I love my country and my flag and all it represents even when I despise most politicians.
Every morning on my local radio station in Nebraska, they play the pledge of Allegiance on air. Performed by school kids. Then they follow it up with I'm Proud To Be An American.
Not maternity leave... But I was working at Walmart, and I had an heart attack I managed to get word to them to let them know i would not be there. After my heart surgery, they were still calling me the next day to see if I could come in to work. I was still in the hospital. I then had x amount of days to put in for an leave of absense, with having to contact their 3rd party company that handles it. I got sent a huge packet of paperwork I had x amount of days to have filled out and turned back in, to see if I could get APPROVED for leave. After that was done (which took weeks and was still tryin to revover) and it was approved, I was forced to exhaust all of my earned PTO first. After all of that, I was told by doctors I could not return to work for at least 12 weeks as I needed to go through cardio rehab to stregthen my heart. I was then told that I would not get paid but I would be allowed to return to work given the fact that my leave had been "approved". Welcome to Walmart 🙄
As was explained to me, Kelvin is how atoms measure temperature, Celsius is how water measures temperature, and Fahrenheit is how humans measure temperature. Distance is measured in inches, feet, miles, football fields, blue whales, and hours (plus others). Coming from Texas. The Pledge of Allegiance is NOT done by one child in front of the class, the entire class says it. And the students compete to be the one to hold the flag.
I'm 72 and recall when I was 12 being told we had to learn the metric system because very soon we would adopt it. Well, in 2024 we see liters in drinks in bottles of soda. Oh, yeah, and during labor they measure how much the cervix is opening. Most kids are happy and proud to learn the pledge, at least when I was young.
I never thought that reciting the pledge of allegiance was being forced on me as a child. It was just what was done. Quite frankly, it never occurred to me not to want to say the pledge.
Oh, yes, Adam. About a half mile from my home, on opposite corners, there are TWO drive thru pharmacies - CVS and Walgreens, the two largest drugstore chains in the US. You send in a refill request by phone or internet and then drive up to the window to pick up the prescription.
@@donnabert Nope. Walmart is 4th. CVS is second with over 9000 stores, but only in the US. Walgreens Boots Alliance is No 1. The company operates in 11 different countries with over 18,000 stores. BUT... going by percentage of the US market, CVS has 25.7 %; Walgreens has 14.7%; Cigna has 10.6 %; United Health has 6.8 % and Walmart is 5th with 4.9 % of prescription sales. Interesting, I didn't know these figures until I looked them up. FYI, I have two CVS within 1 mile, and at least 10 within 5 miles. California alone has well over 1000 CVS locations.
Alabama here where our tea is as sweet as our accents. Home of the Huntsville Space & Rocket Center, beautiful mountains, pristine beaches, the Auburn University Tigers (WAR EAGLE!) & that other school in Tuscaloosa. Btw, we pledge allegiance to the flag together, all at the same time so no real discomfort unless you had to pee.
I was a waiter / bartender for over 10 years in Miami on South Beach. And hearing that debate on paying waiters an hourly wage and forgoing tipping. There would be no way I'd work as a waiter for an hourly wage, because with a 4 table section I'd make close to $100 per hour. Granted at the end of the night I'd have to tip out the hostess, the busser, the expediter, and the bartender (about 25% of my tips) my job was to make sure the guest had an amazing experience. If waiters were paid $14-20 an hour (with all the behind the scenes drama and at times crazy diners) the service would be crap! Granted I've never worked at a chain restaurant, like Applebee's or Ruby Tuesday's so I dunno what their tipping situations are like, but I'm sure it must be $100-$200 a shift (with tips) but I assure you the really good waiters would opt out to another career and you'd be left with waiters that didn't care.
Yep. I have about 15 years off and on as bartender/server. Bartenders are servers but with my "course filter" I wasn't so good at tables versus the rowdier bar. Anyways, good tips are not guaranteed and not every day. If you make more you also work harder. It's been a tipping system for so long it's part of the culture. It does insure good service and therefore better management. Any experienced server does not want to work at a poorly managed house.
@@georgemetz7277 I totally agree! Reversely, I was a better waiter than bartender. My forte was the razzle dazzle at the table. As bartender I didn't have the time to put on my show... And the show was the reason I'd have people waiting (at the bar) to be sat in my section. I remembered names and stories of the guest and built relationships. I didn't just take orders and fill drinks.
@@richards8872 we'd have to claim 8 % of the gross (so upon tipping the supporting staff I was losing $30 per $100) and it was always better when guest tipped in cash. It'd save me a lot... My paycheck was a joke though (but I worked at the time waiters made $2.25 an hour)
@@richards8872 So funny that it's become a political talking point so many years after Reagan started taxing tips. So then it was good to get cash but nowadays it's mostly cards so they get taxed. As a side note, when servers have a bunch of cash on them after a good night we would go together to another venue and spread the wealth. No one tips better than service people!
I'm from Colorado and I have a 12 year old son. I took 6 weeks off after he was born because I had a c-section so I needed more time to recover. I didn't get paid for those 6 weeks and as soon as I was able to work, I was right back to my 9-3 5 days a week.
Arkansas here. I was in school at the time they planned to switch to metric. I don't know of ANYONE who had trouble figuring it out. So don't blame us for it. 🤣
1. North Carolina: 10.7 million people, 16 Electoral College votes. 2. The highest paid employee here is the basketball coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 3. I was in the Army, so I went to college on the G.I. Bill.
I recently found out my family, the Goforths, have a cemetary in North Carolina. I've never been but know it is in Marshall, NC. Near Pisgah National Forest.
@@USMC-Goforth I'm in Gaston county, just west of Charlotte. There are a lot of Goforths here and in Lincoln County, just north of Gaston, and in Cleaveland County, just to the west.
@@MichaelCrawford-me1rg very likely we are related, my father was born in Winston-salem in 1971 and I was the 1st on my father's side to be born in Texas and not North Carolina after 8 generations lol I definitely need to head up there sometime
I mean... Isn't that the same thing? If we have an idea, then someone presents a more logical idea and we refuse to accept it, isn't that failing to get our stuff together?
@andrewfraunfelter2572 well, considering it involved over 300 million people, not really. There was a lot more to it than just saying, " let's switch.".
@@curlyque2717 It's fair to say there was a lot involved; Including the amount of money it would cost to change the signs, change the textbooks, etc... But, I'm not sure we should be proud of it. We missed the opportunity to switch, and now we are stuck with an inferior system.
@@andrewfraunfelter2572 I don't feel it is inferior. But that's just my opinion. I used a totally different system in my work in printing that for the printing industry I felt and still feel is superior to both.
I bet I'm older than you because in elementary it was forced and we were forced to stand, but by the time we got to Jr High(aka Middle School) &High School we didn't recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
We all started our day standing with our right hand over our heart, facing the flag and reciting the "Pledge of Allegiance " ! I think it is a wonderful way to teach and instill patriotism and love of country from a young age ! We enjoyed doing it each morning! 😊 I am 68 yrs old
Hi Adam, I was born in California and currently reside in Massachusetts. The company I work for and most places of employment give 3 months of maternity leave.
@@curlyque2717 The point is that there is no federally mandated PAID maternity leave in this country. Which makes us very different from nearly every other country. There are only SIX other countries that don’t mandate paid maternity leave and they are all tiny, island nations. The fact that one of the largest and richest countries in the world can’t manage this is shameful.
I went to college but I'm not in debt. I worked and took classes when i could afford them, so it took me longer to graduate...but no debt. My parents couldn't really afford it either so they helped out by letting me stay at home the first 2 years and by buying some of my books (which could be sold back to the bookstore at the end of the class). I have a law degree. But that was in the 2000s and it is MUCH more expensive now. College used to be free in most of the US until the 60s. For the last 7 years in California, the first 2 years of college are now free if you go to a community college.i think this is great because the first 2 years are when you decide if college is for you and then you choose a major. But they still need to lower the cost of tuition afterwards because kids nowadays could not do what i did. It's just too expensive. I think it was $10 a unit when i went.
My mom figured out how to not get called for Jury Duty. They sometimes ask you what you like to read (lawyers love people who read trashy/celeb magazines). She is very into her local opera company, even president once, and worked backstage. So she has a subscription to Opera News magazine. That answer raised some eyebrows, and she was dismissed. That still cracks me up. Other question: I had a scholarship to go to university, but still payed a little out-of-pocket each semester. But I also had a job, so it worked out. My seminary education was funded by the church I attended. So I had no college debt. My husband got a scholarship to his university, but did have to take out a loan for his Masters degree. I think we payed it off 4 or 5 years later. But it was a big priority for us to pay it off, like with our mortgage. We'd pay more than the minimum to shorten the pain. And we worked our butts off to do it, so it can be done. However, I don't think college professors should be paid so much, nor have tenure, if they're so interested in teaching young minds.
No child is forced to stand during the Pledge. However, they are expected to be silent and respectful while it takes place. I do not force any of my students to stand up.
they dont FORCE kids to recite the pledge, it is just routine and if a child doesnt want to do it they stay seated, since i was a kid it was this way and i am 67 yrs old
If you get bad service, tip 2 cents or a quarter. By leaving such a low tip, you are telling the server that they suck. This is just one way to give a tip but letting them know they need to be better at their choosen job. If you are a good server, you can make excellent money. I know a guy who works as a waiter at a restaurant in the airport and rakes in over 160k a year. This guy doesn't know exactly what he is talking about regarding maternity leave and vacation time. Every company is different just as every state is different. My company offers something like 2 or 4 months for maternity leave for the father and 4 to 6 months for the mother. Depends on the job you hold. As for vacation, I get 5 weeks a year. That also varies on how long you have been employed with the company. It seems that most companies are using a PTO system (paid time off). You earn X time off for X time worked over a pay period. Plus various holidays. Just going to depend on your employer. Lets just face it, crappy jobs equal crappy pay and crappy benefits.
This guy is focusing on everything he can to make America look bad. Even if he is American a lot of Americans think the USA stinks. They should live elsewhere.
Everyone that I know doesn't mind tipping IF we got good service. The opposite applies if we don't get good service.....we don't tip. Not only do I not tip if my service (or food) was bad, but I will complain to the manager.
I’m in Louisiana. They tried teaching us the metric system in 5th grade, 1975. The teacher didn’t even understand it so they quit teaching it in 2 weeks.
That's the way the pharmaceutical companies control the information. No TV channel would speak against them, because if they pull their support the channels would shut down.
Sorry but in the 60's in GA and AL (can only speak about the states I attended elementary school) and we were forced to stand and coerced to recite The Pledge of Allegiance.
In the earlier years - you stood up for the pledge of allegiance before class started. I think in those days you just followed the rules - you never felt forced - you just did it - it was just a routine. I’m not sure every state today even does it anymore.
The USA isn't the only country that recites a pledge of allegiance in school at the start of the day, the Philippines does it too (they also do a whole flag raising ceremony and sing their national anthem).
The highest paid government employee in the United States is the football coach at the University of Alabama. He earns more than $ 11 Million per year. In virtually every state, the highest paid government employee is the Athletic Director, the Football coach or the Basketball Coach at the State University.
I’ve been doing the pledge since kindergarten and it’s just part of every morning routine at schools. During our morning announcements the first segment is standing for the pledge
When I first drove a taxi in Riverside, California, I had heard stories about another driver who had received a very big tip from his passenger. At the time, I was told that the tip was for four thousand dollars which is very generous. I had no reason to question the story, so I never tried to verify the claim. Fifteen years later, I transported that same driver, Andre, to his new employer, a trucking company known as CRST. While in transit, I finally queried Andre about that tip. I told him that the rumor was that he had received a tip for four thousand dollars. He knew exactly was I was referring to, and said, "That whole thing actually happened, but it wasn't for four thousand dollars. It was for seventy-three thousand!" He went on to say that his passenger/customer was a Casino Indian Elder. In California, it is legal for Native Americans to own gambling casinos, and that is how Andre came to benefit from his passenger. To my knowledge, 73k is the largest tip I've ever heard of for a taxi driver's service!
Hi Adam, been a fan for a year...I'm a 66 year old woman living my best life in the country, Northern California. I Ride horses often, have a cattle drive coming up. I love to fish with the hubby. We fish for Kokanee, which is a land locked salmon. It's delicious and fun to catch..We like Union Valley Reservoir. I also hunt, have hunted for 32 years.. We had an Elk, got my wild turkey and will be hunting at deer season. We live on 7 acres among the mtn lions, bears, coyotes, raccoons etc.....and 2 big ass dogs to keep them out!! Enjoy your channel...
In Mt Airy there's like 2 or 3 maybe 4 stores that have drive throu RX pickup and yea u can see a commercial for some Rx drugs every lil while and only time I tip is like u if the service was good it's not mandatory atm
Texas Here - We said the Pledge of Allegiance in our classrooms but no child was forced to say it. We were asked to stand while it was said. Personally, I liked saying it. I always thought of it as a sign of respect for the Military service of those who fought for our nation’s safety. Soldiers like my Dad, Grandfather, plus each ancestor who served going back to 1742 and yes my family did fight to free our nation from England in 1776. I’m very proud of our beautiful country and hope you will have a lot of fun in October when you come over.
I'm from Southwest Arizona....I do think it's a good thing to be able to ask a doctor about a certain medicine that's advertised but it's still up to the doctor whether or not to prescribe it....unfortunately nowadays the food portions have gotten smaller & the prices bigger....tipping is always optional so if the service isn't good then don't tip....idk about how it is now but when I was in school we learned both the Imperial & Metric Systems....we have alot of things that are drive thru except for doctors appointments....there's some places that you can't bring a weapon in unless you're a cop....the only thing you can't get free refills is alcohol....you can go to a 4 year college on a 'full ride' (fully paid) scholarship for sports....college games are televised over here & companies pay stupid money for an advertisement spot especially if its a big game....we have to pay whether or not we get a job afterwards....we don't get alot of paid vacation time off unless it's a national holiday....if you want to have fun give a young cashier a $2 bill & $1 coin 🤭....yeah unfortunately prisons are privatized to make more money keeping people as repeat offenders rather than rehabilitation which is sad....month/day/year makes more sense....Black Friday isn't as big as it used to be since so many people shop online nowadays to the point so many companies have not only shut down the brick & mortar but the whole company as well....leftovers are the best the next day
Tipping in the US used to be the same as the UK. Less than 20 years ago you only tipped if someonedid a service well. Most people in the US don't understand tipping (if they tell you that people rely on tipping because they don't make minimum wage, they are wrong. If someone doesn't make enough tips to make minimum wage then the employer has to pay them the difference. It's the law.)
I am from Oklahoma the heart of the U.S.A. Right in tornado alley! I welcome you to come to my home state. I have also lived in Michigan, Washington, and Texas. The culture here is very diverse and changes from State to State. If you come to the states you need to take a good six month stretch and just do an east to west road trip it will take you a long time to see it all but so worth it. I love my country and I feel that all of it is full of beauty even the swamps and the deserts. Safe travels to you my friend across the pond. my husband and I love your reaction videos to our experiences. I hope you get to experience all there is to experience here.
I’m from Texas. The downside to the electoral college is even if a majority of the population votes for one side, the ones who voted for the other side feels left out or unheard. So a lot of people feel like their vote doesn’t matter because you have Dems in a Red State and Reps in a blue state who feel outmatched and their voices are never heard. The Constitution says, “For the people, by the people” so they shouldn’t have a win all, it should be divided by the population and their side. If 25 of Rep, they should get 25/40 ECVs and 15 should go to the Dems. It should be fair so everyone, regardless of their side, should be heard, not outmatched by the majority. Maybe more people would feel enticed to vote if they feel like their voice actually matters.
To all the people who say they can't make you pledge. True. But, it used to be that we had a week of classes every year on the pledge. With the history and the reason. It was actually said by the whole class, to assue us we were part of something bigger. That we all were Americans, so no matter what you looked like, what church you went to, or how much money you had, we were all equal, and have the same opportunities, and a shared history. We then sang the national anthem, or one of several patriotic songs(America the beautiful, My country tis of thee). No one was humiliated because everyone was standing at once, facing the flag, so you never really paid attention to what anyone else was doing. You did it first off to start your day together. It was supposed to make us feel proud, not just of our country, but of each other. The narrator comparing it to North Korea, or Russia? Doesn't get get it. Probably didn't even grow up here. In the last 30 years. People started making everything about themselves. In the 50's-70's we were taught we were part of something bigger. That we were in it together. You couldn't spell USA, without Us.
Now it seems like they just want to teach everyone to hate our own country! You know, there are many other countries that people can move to if they do not like it here, is my thinking.
I recited the pledge every day in school. It was just something you did. It became second nature, I never felt " forced". I think it's a good thing. National unity is important. Just look at our country today. Nothing good can come of this.
I'm from Ohio, and yes, we have drive-through pharmacies; there's one a block and a half from my house. Although I don't know what chain it's going to end up with; it's been a Rite-Aid for decades, but I don't think there are going to be any Rite-Aid pharmacies for very much longer. The Pledge of Allegiance doesn't really make children uncomfortable. It would make *adults* uncomfortable, e.g., if employers wanted you to do it. But kids don't think anything about it, because they aren't really thinking about what it means. (They don't know half the words in it anyway.) They just stand there and mumble along because that's what everybody else is doing. If anything, children tend to be *more* comfortable when their lives involve a fixed routine of doing the same thing every single day, so starting every school day by reciting the Pledge before taking attendance and then moving on to Calendar Time (or whatever), gives the day a familiar and comfortable structure. It took me almost exactly four years, after I graduated, to pay off my college debt. However, I went to a small school and got significant scholarships from the school, due to having had pretty good grades in high school and a reasonably good SAT score; and I'm reasonably good at living within my means. There's no _government mandated_ paid maternity leave. (Anyone can take "FMLA leave", but that's unpaid.) Employers usually do offer paid maternity leave for professional/career positions, but the quantity that they offer varies from one employer to another; a month or two is typical, but it varies. School teachers for example usually get more (probably because the field is traditionally female-dominated). Entry-level positions like working a cash register, usually do not offer paid maternity leave, because it's too easy for the employer to just replace you. Those kinds of jobs are important to society because they provide important opportunities for young people to bootstrap their lives (e.g., by saving up enough money for their first used car so they can then go get a job more than walking distance from home; or by saving up enough money for a couple of months' rent so they can move to a different city, with more opportunities; also, many people work these kinds of jobs part-time while in school, to cover basic costs like gas money until they graduate and can get a full-time job). Liberals sometimes want to eliminate those kinds of jobs (because sometimes people end up working them for decades instead of moving on to bigger and better things), but that would have significant consequences. For-profit prisons happened because, in certain states, building new prisons was politically problematic, and they couldn't get legislative approval for it, but they needed *somewhere* to send the prisoners... so they ended up paying companies to house them. Basically, one branch of the government went with the solution they *could* go with because the other branch of the government wouldn't approve the one they would have preferred to go with. So yes, our system of checks and balances does occasionally have downsides. The only acceptable short/abbreviated date format is year-month-day. 2024-Aug-17. All other date formats must die (except for fully writing the date out, which isn't really a format, that's just language).
I'm in North Carolina, USA. The electoral college system was intended to allow the different lifestyles to have a voice. And each state is supposed to be independent with its own government and laws, as well as united in the whole as a nation (literally, United States). An urban, metropolitan area will naturally have more people than a farming community with several small towns. One should not set the rules for the other. They most likely don't even comprehend the challenges and needs of success and safety in the other. Likewise, education needs may not entirely be the same. Aside from the basic English, Science and Math, those in the farming areas or "country" may need to know more about growing crops and livestock, working on machinery. People in the bigger cities may need to know how to navigate public transportation.
Saying the "Pledge of Allegiance " was the start of every day. We all stood, faced the flag (if the class had one), hand over heart, and recited. It was something we did from our very first day of our very first year in school, until our very last day at our graduation. Heck, here in Texas, we even recite the Texas Pledge. One right after the other. The Pledge of Allegiance is the start of many ceremonies here in the US. So is the National Anthem.
Tipping is out of control here is because restaurant workers don’t get pay shit. They relay on tips to make a living. Restaurant owners need to stop being cheap and properly pay their employees. Northern California. I also had to make an another UA-cam account and had to resubscribe here lol.
I did hair, and sometimes I relied on my tips to get back and forth to work. The people that tipped well made up for the ones that didn't. I never expected a tip from anyone.
Our tipping culture makes it possible for more people to afford to eat out. Plus, those making tips make much better than if they received a hourly rate. Many small mom and pop restaurants can't afford to pay huge hourly wages, because they would lose so many customers when they raised their prices to accommodate it. It's a vicious circle, but you should be seeing the affects of government requiring certain businesses to pay outrageous amounts in CA. Either McD pays $22 an hour and charge $18 for a big mac or they shut down.
For-profit prisoners are basically slave labor. The program is called UNICOR, and it has 89 factories, making everything from 95% of military gear to packaged foods on every grocery store shelf. Kelloggs Frosted Flakes, Coca-Cola, and Ball Park Hotdogs, to name a few. They assemble most of our household appliances. My dishwasher, stove, and refrigerator were probably made by slave prison labor. That's how they make HUGE profits.
Got a source on that "95% of military gear"? Find it pretty difficult to believe one company supplies such a high percentage. The military uses so much different gear.
Born and raised in CA where the gun laws are pretty strict. I have lived in TN for many years and now you don't even need a license to carry a gun. Everyone over 18 can carry and we don't have to register the guns. Actually, it makes me feel safer. Good people obey the laws, criminals don't, so you don't want them to be the only ones armed!
Currently live in Philadelphia, PA- grew up in Northeast New Jersey. Have lived in : NYC; Colorado (Denver and Colorado Spring); Columbus, Ohio, San Antonio. Texas; and temporary stays in San Francisco & San Diego, CA; and Salt Lake City, Utah. I went where work took me.
@Idontevenknow-l3j I absolutely enjoy Philly - great diversity that actually mixes together. But, the scenery in Utah is the best. Columbus (Dublin) was okay but very conservative for my tastes - I found out I might be a liberal hippie douche. Although the metropark system was awesome in Ohio.
I went to school in the 80s/90s and the pledge is exactly as you described. It was introduced to us and we could recite it if we wanted to (this might not have always been the case). If we didnt want to, we would just sit at our desk. I think when Briggs used the word "force" it takes away from his point. His point was it is indoctrination (as he mentions Russia and N Korea). When we were kids we didn't care, we just said it. It was a fun way to start class. It instills patrotism, but it instills it at a point in your life where you don't really understand it and i think that is what people have a problem with.
Born and raised in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Only other place I’ve lived was in Tokyo for 6 years. Hoping to buy a second house next year in Slovakia so I can be near my family and help/be part of my best friend’s daughter’s life (who I was given aunt status to since I’m an only child and we’re very close). 😊
Adam Couser. The way we write dates, probably inspired by calendars. Calendars were very popular in the “olden” days. If you are looking for a date in particular, or you want to write down a note on your calendar you go to the month first then the date.
Love the 2nd Amendment! Love God & my guns! Thank you, Dear God for lock & loaded…protection & freedom to worship you! Giving God all the glory! Amen! 🙏🏻🇺🇸🙌🏻
@@richards8872 shut up…! I pray I never have to use my gun to take a life …unless , it’s in defense! 🤨🙄 yes, criminals have guns, that is why my husband & my family have them too! To defend our property & ourselves from criminals that cause harm to us & our property! BTW, anything can become a weapon! 😑
To answer the question about the difference between food coloring and dyes, it's simply what's in it. Food coloring is non toxic and has almost nothing in it other than what is needed for that color. It's primarily colored water. Dyes, on the other hand, have a bunch of other stuff that can adversely affect the body. I have a friend who is allergic to red dye 40. The chemicals in it will send him into an allergic reaction, and he will have to be rushed to the hospital before his air way closes. That is, of course, if he doesn't have epipen on hand.
I’m from Boston and now I live in New Hampshire. Massachusetts is extremely strict with their gun laws, you need to take a course and background check, etc. So when I moved to New Hampshire and learned I can go into any store and buy a gun with just my license was a culture shock even though the states are neighbors 😂 but I will say where I live now there’s no gun violence. Most owners of guns are people living in rural areas that just want to hunt, and protect themselves on their own land, so I respect that 🤷🏻♀️
South Carolina. My 12th great grandfather and his brother came over from England in 1624. I just found your channel and love the videos I have watched so far. We pay LOTS of taxes here, but at least the ocean water is nice and warm with sand along the beach. Love my British friends! I want to go to Brighton for a visit, London... maybe just a drive through. My student loan was paid off in full a few years after I started my career.
For the pledge, you didn't have to stand up and do it alone in front of the class, the whole class stood up by their desks and put their hand over their heart and recited it together. And we were never really forced to do it. I was in grade school in the 70's and High School in the 80's, and in grade school everyone was expected to stand and do it, but if for any religious reasons you couldn't do it, that was fine, you could remain seated or even leave the room and wait in the hall. A lot of schools have taken this practice out over the past 20 years and I think they should bring it back. It promotes patriotism and we need more of that right now, not less.
I remember the "conversion" to the metric system being taught around 76 or 77. It was part of math class. It was coming, like a freight train, and then it didn't.
Adam there are drive thru funeral homes as well. You drive up to a window and something in the ground triggers things into action. The drapes at the window open, and the coffin raises and tilts slightly so the visitors in the car can see the deceased. This is so seniors and disabled friends can pay their last respects.
I graduated in 1981. I only recall the pledge of allegiance during my grade school years. You had to stand, but you were not forced to say the words. Under the F.M.L.A. a federal mandated law. You can take off up to 12 weeks. Whether you got paid was depending upon if you had any vacation or sick leave, "banked." I was out on unpaid medical leave for 6 months due to a brain tumor. I had a job when i returned to work, but it wasn't the same job, but it was the same pay & grade. Every city, county & and state are very different. It also very much depends on whether you work for the government or in the private industry.
I'm from Pennsylvania. Been in rural Northeast Pennsylvania my entire 50 years. We used to have 20 electoral votes, but we have been reduced to 19 in the upcoming election cycle. I don't think population actually went down in Pennsylvania. I think alot of people told the Census Bureau to take a hike and refused to fill out the invasive census form. I only answer the number of adults in the home. My girls aren't minors anymore, so just the number of adults. They probably toss those census forms out if they aren't filled out completely, but much of what they ask isn't their business to know.
I'm from NC and live here now, but thanks to the Army, I've also lived in KS for 5 years and in CA for 11 years, Germany for 4 years also and deployed to the Middle East for 3.5 years. I also spent a month in Hawaii and South Africa. I had fun, but I'm glad it's over, I retired last September.
I am from Rural Mid Missouri USA when I turned 50 yrs old I decided to go to college for Accounting & business management.(To help further my career in the company I worked for then) Half way through college the company I worked for filed bankruptsy and closed)~ Had I known they were going to close up I would have never gone started college or put myself into debt After 2 yrs I received my Associated degree in both courses. Leaving me $42,000 in debt. I am now 59 yrs old and I still owe $32,000. .
If you watch Lawrence (IIRC)on his Lost in the Pond episode on American dates. he will tell you that at the time American colonists were leaving England, the English also wrote their dates as day/month/year, but when they changed to the European style, we never got the memo, So we continued to use the old format.
Hey! I’m originally from California but I now live in South Carolina. A few things- 1) the only maternity leave mandated by the government is 12 weeks unpaid (including giving birth) and you only get that if the company you work at has more than 50 employees, and you’ve already been working there for a full year. Aside from that, companies establish their own policies for what leave they allow, if you can split the time, and whether it’s paid. The western and northern states tend to have the best job benefits, while the south lacks 😂 2) the pledge of allegiance is a weird thing for many kids. Yeah, we’re all used to it because we’ve been doing it since kindergarten, but as we grow up a lot realize either “this doesn’t represent how I feel about this country nor how it treats me” or just a simple “I don’t want to do this anymore” so we stop. Plus after we graduate, the only time you ever really hear it is at sports games. Also we don’t do it one at a time the whole class stands up and says it extremely monotone with the announcement speaker. It’s kinda cult-y in my opinion 😂 3) college expenses are insane. I have no idea what a unit is, but my community college had “semesters” which are each 1/4 of the year. Usually go with the seasons. Each semester for me with in-state discount was $6,473 BEFORE book expenses, food, parking pass, supplies, etc. college prices are insane. 4) as for prisons, they make profit off of free/very cheap labor. Prisoners have MANY different jobs while incarcerated and the most I’ve ever heard someone get paid in prison is around $2 an hour. (and they’re usually not allowed to use said money, some prisons will allow you to send your profit to someone in your family or use it on commissary, which is a little store for the prisoners that carrys snacks, socks, tshirts, sanitary products etc. and YES! If a woman wants to have enough pads for her period she has to wait for commissary time and buy them, which is usually not possible for most because you’re broke and in jail.) on top of that, prisons are not required to actually pay prisoners because the amendment that banned slavery states that it is legal if the person is incarcerated. 5) on the second amendment, trust me, most of us are uncomfortable with the laws too. They vary by state, so moving from California (strict gun laws, no open carry) to South Carolina (very relaxed laws, anyone over 18 can open carry without a license, as of 2021) it scared the shit out of me. Honestly, I only feel comfortable being in public with my son alone now if I have MY gun on me, purely because of the risk of some idiot randomly yanking their Glock out of the holster in a damn Walmart. 6) for jury duty- he didn’t go on a tirade 🤣 he was saying how he got out of a mandatory jury summons; they send you a letter saying you have to be apart of a jury on a certain criminal or civil case, where you and a bunch of other jurors help the judge rule guilty or not guilty. If you don’t show up, it will result in either fines or jail time unless you submit paperwork saying you have a good reason you couldn’t be there.
We live in Georgia, USA. No paid maternity leave unless you're lucky enough to work for someone that offers it. I got 14 weeks only because I worked for Home Depot and had a cesarean section. 6 weeks parental and 8 week maternity leave. My hus and got 6 weeks parental leave. We both worked for The Home Depot. Usually companies and employers don't offer any leave outside of your ACCRUED vacation and sick time. (Even Home Depot has a system where have to EARN paid sick leave and you can get written up if you call out and don't have sick time.) Even for school, my kids aren't allowed more than 10 sick days (even broken up) a year before they start getting parents in trouble with Family Services.
You should always tip the waitstaff at a restaurant. They only make a few dollars an hour -not even minimum wage as the government considers tips as part of their wage! It’s bad enough to make most of them cranky! Coming from South Carolina as a rare democrat. The south is pretty conservative but it’s getting better especially Georgia and North Carolina! The pledge of allegiance is no longer required in schools and I for one am glad. I think it’s something that should be taught in history class and that’s it. Most people take jury duty seriously. Luckily my dad is an attorney and paid for my college. It was so expensive! I wanted to go out of state but I knew that would be too expensive. My grown son is a chef - same restaurant for 5 years and gets 5 days vacation per year and only 1 day when his son was born. His wife had to quit work as she was expected to return to work 2 days after giving birth! The prisons for profit are despicable and should be shut down! They create a type of slave labor and encourage incarceration. Disgusting! People today do eat and drink healthier food than they used to for sure. 👍
During Saturday morning cartoons in the 70’s, they had metric system songs as commercials because we, the US, were going to switch to the metric system. LMAO Our government strings us along about everything.
The deal with tipping in the US is that wait staff are paid less than minimum wage. Their tip is the other “part” of their pay. So like when I waited tables umpteen years ago, minimum wage was 4.00 an hour. But if you waited tables your pay was 2.35 an hour. So you had to make up the other 1.25 in tips.
Generationally born and raised okie here- fun fact Oklahoma is two choctaw words okla, meaning "people", and humma, meaning "red". In 1866, choctaw chief Allen wright named my state, and 43% of the state of oklahoma is indian territory.
Wisconsin has 10 electoral votes and we are also considered a swing state (battle ground). My daughter is 29, been an EMT for 3 years and she put in 100+ per week for over a year. She now works for an ambulance service 4 blocks away from home and works 48 hours a week (more if she goes in as a back up).
Washington State, west/Pacific Ocean side of the state here. I don't feel obligated to tip if the services is crappy. Good service we usually tip 20%. More if it is exceptional service. We owe on our student loans regardless of what job you end up in or how much you make. There are some programs you can apply for if you are having financial difficulties. Really enjoy your reactions! Thank you for making me smile!❤
I live in North Carolina. I didn't go into debt over college, my little brother on the other hand, did. He went to a private out-of-state university and when he graduated he had almost $100,000 of college debt
For the record, the government here in the US assumes 18% tips. They tax servers as such, which means if anyone leaves less than that 18%, or God forbid, they stiff the server, it comes out of their paycheck. A large portion of servers don't even get a check because of this.
During my jury duty selection I was in the alternate pool. The judge tells us that we can’t speak during deliberations no matter how wrong we think they are unless you actually replace a jury member. So if we couldn’t do that say so now. My hand was up before he finished his sentence.. He asks me why and I told him I have never been able to to keep my mouth shut when I think something is wrong. So he says even when it causes problems? So I replied yes even when cost me and if he didn’t believe me just ask my mom. Got released from jury duty
For the pledge of allegiance, kids don’t go in the front of the class and recite it, they stand by their seats, place your right hand over your heart, while the principle recites it to everyone.
You aren’t required to recite along.
They do teach it to you, what every verse means.
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Forcing the Pledge is wrong? But pushing amoral sexual deviancy and ridiculous pronouns is somehow virtuous?
Yeah, it's not traumatizing. One could argue that it's archaic and should be diminished, but it's not a negative experience for kids. I look back on it fondly, but not everyone does.
I think it's a good thing all around and should be done everywhere. Here in Canada we used to sing Oh Canada every morning. I think it teaches pride in your country. Being done every day may seem "forced" to adults from places where they didn't do it, but it's really not. I have never heard anyone complain about doing it (not even as adults) and in many cases, it's the only time we learn such important things in school
Children aren't scarred for life with the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. They don't have one child get up in front of everyone, the whole class stands and recites the Pledge TOGETHER. No scarring.
True! Honestly, it was no big deal, it was just something we did. Never felt forced, never uncomfortable. I am not sure all schools still do the Pledge of Allegance.
The Second Amendment was meant to preserve the state militias to make a standing army less likely. It was not about private gun ownership except as part of mandatory militia service.
Hi Adam. I'm an old (65 yrs) woman from Minnesota USA. I was born in Minnesota and have never wanted to live anywhere else. I LOVE your channel!! I watch every video you post. You make me laugh so loud - which is kind of funny since I'm watching you with headphones on. All my husband can hear is me laughing uproariously!
My husband and I sent our son to 4 years of college. We didn't have the cash so we took out student loans. We are now paying off $80,000 in loans!
During the first 10 years of my career, I worked 90 hours a week - every week. When my daughter was born 41 years ago my job wouldn't be held for me so, I had her Friday night and was at work on Monday morning!
Bless you! You're the people who made America great.
Good Luck and God Bless you!
I taught for 24 yrs in California and the students were not forced to do the pledge. When I grew up In Massachusetts, we all said the pledge every morning and no one complained.
Reciting the pledge is not something that a student is forced to do in front of the class causing stress and trauma. The entire class stands up and recites the pledge together. It’s something we do at the start of the day, right after the morning bell. And no one is forced to do it, but everyone pretty much does because we are taught it from day one in school and it becomes just a rote habit.
In my state, most schools don't do it anymore but in those that do, students can just stand quietly if they don't want to say it or put their hands over their hearts.
It is stressful when you're bullied and beaten up for 12 years for refusing on religious grounds. Ask me how I know.
@@rhov-anion I’m sorry that happened to you. It’s wrong and shouldn’t happen. I was replying more to Adam’s concept that an individual student has to stand in front of the class to recite the pledge. I was just trying to clarify that students recite the pledge together as a group.
None of us were uncomfortable saying the Pledge of Allegiance in school. It was just how we started our day. We weren't forced. You could stand there and say nothing if you wanted.
sadly people are forgetting what it means to be american, even if you have people from somewhere else explaining to you, they cant comprehend. some people in usa think its terrible, yet have never been to all those countries they cant name, because.... well they dont even know they exist.
Said it and meant it. Gen X here to represent.
Millennial here and I said it and meant it but my parents also taught me what it meant. I love my country and my flag and all it represents even when I despise most politicians.
Every morning on my local radio station in Nebraska, they play the pledge of Allegiance on air. Performed by school kids. Then they follow it up with I'm Proud To Be An American.
@@broncobraawesome!
Not maternity leave...
But I was working at Walmart, and I had an heart attack
I managed to get word to them to let them know i would not be there.
After my heart surgery, they were still calling me the next day to see if I could come in to work. I was still in the hospital.
I then had x amount of days to put in for an leave of absense, with having to contact their 3rd party company that handles it.
I got sent a huge packet of paperwork I had x amount of days to have filled out and turned back in, to see if I could get APPROVED for leave.
After that was done (which took weeks and was still tryin to revover) and it was approved, I was forced to exhaust all of my earned PTO first.
After all of that, I was told by doctors I could not return to work for at least 12 weeks as I needed to go through cardio rehab to stregthen my heart.
I was then told that I would not get paid but I would be allowed to return to work given the fact that my leave had been "approved".
Welcome to Walmart 🙄
That is insane!! I hope you’re doing better?
Wal-Mart isn't the only place that does that ALOT of companies have the same policy
As was explained to me, Kelvin is how atoms measure temperature, Celsius is how water measures temperature, and Fahrenheit is how humans measure temperature. Distance is measured in inches, feet, miles, football fields, blue whales, and hours (plus others). Coming from Texas. The Pledge of Allegiance is NOT done by one child in front of the class, the entire class says it. And the students compete to be the one to hold the flag.
Reciting the Pledge of allegience is done by the whole class in unison, so no major teams.😊
As soon as you sit down and the bell rings you stand and in unison and recite the Pledge of Allegiance
I'm 72 and recall when I was 12 being told we had to learn the metric system because very soon we would adopt it. Well, in 2024 we see liters in drinks in bottles of soda. Oh, yeah, and during labor they measure how much the cervix is opening. Most kids are happy and proud to learn the pledge, at least when I was young.
I never thought that reciting the pledge of allegiance was being forced on me as a child. It was just what was done. Quite frankly, it never occurred to me not to want to say the pledge.
Oh, yes, Adam. About a half mile from my home, on opposite corners, there are TWO drive thru pharmacies - CVS and Walgreens, the two largest drugstore chains in the US. You send in a refill request by phone or internet and then drive up to the window to pick up the prescription.
In my small city in New Hampshire it’s the same setup. Don’t like one? Go across the street instead 😂
I literally just picked my meds up at the drive-thru. So handy.
You can actually have drugs delivered to your house
Always use the drive thru to pick up your weight loss meds, never walk 😅
@@donnabert Nope. Walmart is 4th. CVS is second with over 9000 stores, but only in the US. Walgreens Boots Alliance is No 1. The company operates in 11 different countries with over 18,000 stores. BUT... going by percentage of the US market, CVS has 25.7 %; Walgreens has 14.7%; Cigna has 10.6 %; United Health has 6.8 % and Walmart is 5th with 4.9 % of prescription sales. Interesting, I didn't know these figures until I looked them up. FYI, I have two CVS within 1 mile, and at least 10 within 5 miles. California alone has well over 1000 CVS locations.
Alabama here where our tea is as sweet as our accents. Home of the Huntsville Space & Rocket Center, beautiful mountains, pristine beaches, the Auburn University Tigers (WAR EAGLE!) & that other school in Tuscaloosa. Btw, we pledge allegiance to the flag together, all at the same time so no real discomfort unless you had to pee.
Roll Tide!!!
I was a waiter / bartender for over 10 years in Miami on South Beach. And hearing that debate on paying waiters an hourly wage and forgoing tipping. There would be no way I'd work as a waiter for an hourly wage, because with a 4 table section I'd make close to $100 per hour. Granted at the end of the night I'd have to tip out the hostess, the busser, the expediter, and the bartender (about 25% of my tips) my job was to make sure the guest had an amazing experience. If waiters were paid $14-20 an hour (with all the behind the scenes drama and at times crazy diners) the service would be crap! Granted I've never worked at a chain restaurant, like Applebee's or Ruby Tuesday's so I dunno what their tipping situations are like, but I'm sure it must be $100-$200 a shift (with tips) but I assure you the really good waiters would opt out to another career and you'd be left with waiters that didn't care.
Yep. I have about 15 years off and on as bartender/server. Bartenders are servers but with my "course filter" I wasn't so good at tables versus the rowdier bar. Anyways, good tips are not guaranteed and not every day. If you make more you also work harder. It's been a tipping system for so long it's part of the culture. It does insure good service and therefore better management. Any experienced server does not want to work at a poorly managed house.
Also most people don’t claim their tips so they keep more of it
@@georgemetz7277 I totally agree! Reversely, I was a better waiter than bartender. My forte was the razzle dazzle at the table. As bartender I didn't have the time to put on my show... And the show was the reason I'd have people waiting (at the bar) to be sat in my section. I remembered names and stories of the guest and built relationships. I didn't just take orders and fill drinks.
@@richards8872 we'd have to claim 8 % of the gross (so upon tipping the supporting staff I was losing $30 per $100) and it was always better when guest tipped in cash. It'd save me a lot... My paycheck was a joke though (but I worked at the time waiters made $2.25 an hour)
@@richards8872 So funny that it's become a political talking point so many years after Reagan started taxing tips. So then it was good to get cash but nowadays it's mostly cards so they get taxed. As a side note, when servers have a bunch of cash on them after a good night we would go together to another venue and spread the wealth. No one tips better than service people!
I'm from Colorado and I have a 12 year old son. I took 6 weeks off after he was born because I had a c-section so I needed more time to recover. I didn't get paid for those 6 weeks and as soon as I was able to work, I was right back to my 9-3 5 days a week.
Arkansas here. I was in school at the time they planned to switch to metric. I don't know of ANYONE who had trouble figuring it out. So don't blame us for it. 🤣
1. North Carolina: 10.7 million people, 16 Electoral College votes. 2. The highest paid employee here is the basketball coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 3. I was in the Army, so I went to college on the G.I. Bill.
At least you had the G. I. Bill. Many who served in the 1980s never got that privilege.
I recently found out my family, the Goforths, have a cemetary in North Carolina. I've never been but know it is in Marshall, NC. Near Pisgah National Forest.
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I'm in Gaston county, just west of Charlotte. There are a lot of Goforths here and in Lincoln County, just north of Gaston, and in Cleaveland County, just to the west.
@@MichaelCrawford-me1rg very likely we are related, my father was born in Winston-salem in 1971 and I was the 1st on my father's side to be born in Texas and not North Carolina after 8 generations lol I definitely need to head up there sometime
@@USMC-Goforth
Come on - doors open!
I'm in Georgia, and it's not that we couldn't get it together for the metric system we just refused to change it.
I mean... Isn't that the same thing? If we have an idea, then someone presents a more logical idea and we refuse to accept it, isn't that failing to get our stuff together?
@andrewfraunfelter2572 well, considering it involved over 300 million people, not really. There was a lot more to it than just saying, " let's switch.".
@@curlyque2717 It's fair to say there was a lot involved; Including the amount of money it would cost to change the signs, change the textbooks, etc... But, I'm not sure we should be proud of it. We missed the opportunity to switch, and now we are stuck with an inferior system.
@@andrewfraunfelter2572 I don't feel it is inferior. But that's just my opinion. I used a totally different system in my work in printing that for the printing industry I felt and still feel is superior to both.
'MERICA!!!
The pledge wasn't forced . We started doing at 6 yrs old . By the time you actually start thinking about it it's a habit.
I bet I'm older than you because in elementary it was forced and we were forced to stand, but by the time we got to Jr High(aka Middle School) &High School we didn't recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
We all started our day standing with our right hand over our heart, facing the flag and reciting the "Pledge of Allegiance " ! I think it is a wonderful way to teach and instill patriotism and love of country from a young age ! We enjoyed doing it each morning! 😊 I am 68 yrs old
I think he thinks kids do it by themselves in front of the class thats why he thinks its scary.
It's encouraged, and in most places even expected, but it's also totally allowed to just stay seated and not participate.
We were expected to in my school in the 80s. The few kids I knew who didn't were Jehovas Witnesses
I am from Texas but I am not a Democrat or Republican, I am a Independent.
From ohio here and 17, I dislike both parties a lot even tho I lean rep, I'll be registering independent
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We need more parties...
I am from Oklahoma and I am an independent also.
Hi Adam, I was born in California and currently reside in Massachusetts.
The company I work for and most places of employment give 3 months of maternity leave.
Paid?? How about fast food restaurants, grocery stores, small businesses etc?
@emmadoggy, your benefits are usually determined by the company you work for. They have the freedom to run their business how best they can budget.
@@curlyque2717it’s determined by your insurance. I got 12 weeks paid.
@@hollybrooke322 is not your insurance supplied by your employer?
@@curlyque2717 The point is that there is no federally mandated PAID maternity leave in this country. Which makes us very different from nearly every other country. There are only SIX other countries that don’t mandate paid maternity leave and they are all tiny, island nations. The fact that one of the largest and richest countries in the world can’t manage this is shameful.
I went to college but I'm not in debt. I worked and took classes when i could afford them, so it took me longer to graduate...but no debt. My parents couldn't really afford it either so they helped out by letting me stay at home the first 2 years and by buying some of my books (which could be sold back to the bookstore at the end of the class). I have a law degree. But that was in the 2000s and it is MUCH more expensive now. College used to be free in most of the US until the 60s. For the last 7 years in California, the first 2 years of college are now free if you go to a community college.i think this is great because the first 2 years are when you decide if college is for you and then you choose a major. But they still need to lower the cost of tuition afterwards because kids nowadays could not do what i did. It's just too expensive. I think it was $10 a unit when i went.
My mom figured out how to not get called for Jury Duty. They sometimes ask you what you like to read (lawyers love people who read trashy/celeb magazines). She is very into her local opera company, even president once, and worked backstage. So she has a subscription to Opera News magazine. That answer raised some eyebrows, and she was dismissed. That still cracks me up.
Other question: I had a scholarship to go to university, but still payed a little out-of-pocket each semester. But I also had a job, so it worked out. My seminary education was funded by the church I attended. So I had no college debt. My husband got a scholarship to his university, but did have to take out a loan for his Masters degree. I think we payed it off 4 or 5 years later. But it was a big priority for us to pay it off, like with our mortgage. We'd pay more than the minimum to shorten the pain. And we worked our butts off to do it, so it can be done. However, I don't think college professors should be paid so much, nor have tenure, if they're so interested in teaching young minds.
I live in Michigan. The state that looks like a mitten and surrounded by the Great Lakes ...any other Michiganders here? 😊
Hi from the mitten!
Just outside the thumb 😊
nah im from ohio, I dont associate with m*chiganders (just kidding lol)
Hello mate!!
I'm in GR!!!
No child is forced to stand during the Pledge. However, they are expected to be silent and respectful while it takes place. I do not force any of my students to stand up.
@lhuntley4577
Maybe now but not back in the day.
Born and raised in Kentucky. The portion sizes are so large now that i always take mine home and eat it the next day.
they dont FORCE kids to recite the pledge, it is just routine and if a child doesnt want to do it they stay seated, since i was a kid it was this way and i am 67 yrs old
You must have not gone to school with Jehovah's Witnesses.
If you get bad service, tip 2 cents or a quarter. By leaving such a low tip, you are telling the server that they suck. This is just one way to give a tip but letting them know they need to be better at their choosen job. If you are a good server, you can make excellent money. I know a guy who works as a waiter at a restaurant in the airport and rakes in over 160k a year.
This guy doesn't know exactly what he is talking about regarding maternity leave and vacation time. Every company is different just as every state is different. My company offers something like 2 or 4 months for maternity leave for the father and 4 to 6 months for the mother. Depends on the job you hold. As for vacation, I get 5 weeks a year. That also varies on how long you have been employed with the company. It seems that most companies are using a PTO system (paid time off). You earn X time off for X time worked over a pay period. Plus various holidays. Just going to depend on your employer. Lets just face it, crappy jobs equal crappy pay and crappy benefits.
This guy is focusing on everything he can to make America look bad. Even if he is American a lot of Americans think the USA stinks. They should live elsewhere.
Everyone that I know doesn't mind tipping IF we got good service. The opposite applies if we don't get good service.....we don't tip. Not only do I not tip if my service (or food) was bad, but I will complain to the manager.
I’m in Louisiana. They tried teaching us the metric system in 5th grade, 1975. The teacher didn’t even understand it so they quit teaching it in 2 weeks.
I live in America and I’ve never understood why adds for meds come up so often?! It’s like if I needed it… my doctor would tell me…
That's the way the pharmaceutical companies control the information. No TV channel would speak against them, because if they pull their support the channels would shut down.
I was forced to go to school. I hated it but as an adult I am glad I was “FORCED” to do it.
By the way the pledge of allegiance is not forced the first amendment allows you to just sit there and keep doing whatever if you want
Sorry but in the 60's in GA and AL (can only speak about the states I attended elementary school) and we were forced to stand and coerced to recite The Pledge of Allegiance.
Well that was unconstitutional then, or the government legit messed up
I was "forced" also. I think it's just the local schools or even individual teachers that just think that's how it is.
In the earlier years - you stood up for the pledge of allegiance before class started. I think in those days you just followed the rules - you never felt forced - you just did it - it was just a routine. I’m not sure every state today even does it anymore.
@@LaurieRein oh yeah never required, still do it today
The USA isn't the only country that recites a pledge of allegiance in school at the start of the day, the Philippines does it too (they also do a whole flag raising ceremony and sing their national anthem).
The highest paid government employee in the United States is the football coach at the University of Alabama. He earns more than $ 11 Million per year. In virtually every state, the highest paid government employee is the Athletic Director, the Football coach or the Basketball Coach at the State University.
I’ve been doing the pledge since kindergarten and it’s just part of every morning routine at schools. During our morning announcements the first segment is standing for the pledge
No problem with the Pledge; after all, it's to the nation, not to a person/dictator.
Oklahoma! And don’t feel bad about not understanding the electoral college because most Americans don’t understand it either. Took me years! 😂
Britain created the imperial system in 1824 and used it until 1965 when they switched to the metric system.
When I first drove a taxi in Riverside, California, I had heard stories about another driver who had received a very big tip from his passenger. At the time, I was told that the tip was for four thousand dollars which is very generous. I had no reason to question the story, so I never tried to verify the claim. Fifteen years later, I transported that same driver, Andre, to his new employer, a trucking company known as CRST. While in transit, I finally queried Andre about that tip. I told him that the rumor was that he had received a tip for four thousand dollars. He knew exactly was I was referring to, and said, "That whole thing actually happened, but it wasn't for four thousand dollars. It was for seventy-three thousand!" He went on to say that his passenger/customer was a Casino Indian Elder. In California, it is legal for Native Americans to own gambling casinos, and that is how Andre came to benefit from his passenger. To my knowledge, 73k is the largest tip I've ever heard of for a taxi driver's service!
Our drug commercials are insane. "Ask your doctor about...". Its crazy.lol. nonstop. Don't forget to ask your doctor about pills! Lol
Hi Adam, been a fan for a year...I'm a 66 year old woman living my best life in the country, Northern California. I Ride horses often, have a cattle drive coming up. I love to fish with the hubby. We fish for Kokanee, which is a land locked salmon. It's delicious and fun to catch..We like Union Valley Reservoir. I also hunt, have hunted for 32 years.. We had an Elk, got my wild turkey and will be hunting at deer season. We live on 7 acres among the mtn lions, bears, coyotes, raccoons etc.....and 2 big ass dogs to keep them out!! Enjoy your channel...
In Texas where I live, tipping is always out of kindness, but if the service is particularly great, we ask for that employee to get a raise
In Mt Airy there's like 2 or 3 maybe 4 stores that have drive throu RX pickup and yea u can see a commercial for some Rx drugs every lil while and only time I tip is like u if the service was good it's not mandatory atm
Texas Here - We said the Pledge of Allegiance in our classrooms but no child was forced to say it. We were asked to stand while it was said. Personally, I liked saying it. I always thought of it as a sign of respect for the Military service of those who fought for our nation’s safety. Soldiers like my Dad, Grandfather, plus each ancestor who served going back to 1742 and yes my family did fight to free our nation from England in 1776. I’m very proud of our beautiful country and hope you will have a lot of fun in October when you come over.
I'm from Southwest Arizona....I do think it's a good thing to be able to ask a doctor about a certain medicine that's advertised but it's still up to the doctor whether or not to prescribe it....unfortunately nowadays the food portions have gotten smaller & the prices bigger....tipping is always optional so if the service isn't good then don't tip....idk about how it is now but when I was in school we learned both the Imperial & Metric Systems....we have alot of things that are drive thru except for doctors appointments....there's some places that you can't bring a weapon in unless you're a cop....the only thing you can't get free refills is alcohol....you can go to a 4 year college on a 'full ride' (fully paid) scholarship for sports....college games are televised over here & companies pay stupid money for an advertisement spot especially if its a big game....we have to pay whether or not we get a job afterwards....we don't get alot of paid vacation time off unless it's a national holiday....if you want to have fun give a young cashier a $2 bill & $1 coin 🤭....yeah unfortunately prisons are privatized to make more money keeping people as repeat offenders rather than rehabilitation which is sad....month/day/year makes more sense....Black Friday isn't as big as it used to be since so many people shop online nowadays to the point so many companies have not only shut down the brick & mortar but the whole company as well....leftovers are the best the next day
Tipping in the US used to be the same as the UK. Less than 20 years ago you only tipped if someonedid a service well. Most people in the US don't understand tipping (if they tell you that people rely on tipping because they don't make minimum wage, they are wrong. If someone doesn't make enough tips to make minimum wage then the employer has to pay them the difference. It's the law.)
Then again making double the minimum wage is still considered poverty
I am from Oklahoma the heart of the U.S.A. Right in tornado alley! I welcome you to come to my home state. I have also lived in Michigan, Washington, and Texas. The culture here is very diverse and changes from State to State. If you come to the states you need to take a good six month stretch and just do an east to west road trip it will take you a long time to see it all but so worth it. I love my country and I feel that all of it is full of beauty even the swamps and the deserts. Safe travels to you my friend across the pond. my husband and I love your reaction videos to our experiences. I hope you get to experience all there is to experience here.
I’m from Texas. The downside to the electoral college is even if a majority of the population votes for one side, the ones who voted for the other side feels left out or unheard. So a lot of people feel like their vote doesn’t matter because you have Dems in a Red State and Reps in a blue state who feel outmatched and their voices are never heard. The Constitution says, “For the people, by the people” so they shouldn’t have a win all, it should be divided by the population and their side. If 25 of Rep, they should get 25/40 ECVs and 15 should go to the Dems. It should be fair so everyone, regardless of their side, should be heard, not outmatched by the majority. Maybe more people would feel enticed to vote if they feel like their voice actually matters.
Texas girl here, and we say both the US and Texas Pledge of Allegiance in school.
To all the people who say they can't make you pledge. True. But, it used to be that we had a week of classes every year on the pledge. With the history and the reason. It was actually said by the whole class, to assue us we were part of something bigger. That we all were Americans, so no matter what you looked like, what church you went to, or how much money you had, we were all equal, and have the same opportunities, and a shared history. We then sang the national anthem, or one of several patriotic songs(America the beautiful, My country tis of thee). No one was humiliated because everyone was standing at once, facing the flag, so you never really paid attention to what anyone else was doing. You did it first off to start your day together. It was supposed to make us feel proud, not just of our country, but of each other. The narrator comparing it to North Korea, or Russia? Doesn't get get it. Probably didn't even grow up here. In the last 30 years. People started making everything about themselves. In the 50's-70's we were taught we were part of something bigger. That we were in it together. You couldn't spell USA, without Us.
Now it seems like they just want to teach everyone to hate our own country! You know, there are many other countries that people can move to if they do not like it here, is my thinking.
I recited the pledge every day in school. It was just something you did. It became second nature, I never felt " forced". I think it's a good thing. National unity is important. Just look at our country today. Nothing good can come of this.
Come to Louisiana, we have drive through daiquiris stores.
I'm from Ohio, and yes, we have drive-through pharmacies; there's one a block and a half from my house. Although I don't know what chain it's going to end up with; it's been a Rite-Aid for decades, but I don't think there are going to be any Rite-Aid pharmacies for very much longer.
The Pledge of Allegiance doesn't really make children uncomfortable. It would make *adults* uncomfortable, e.g., if employers wanted you to do it. But kids don't think anything about it, because they aren't really thinking about what it means. (They don't know half the words in it anyway.) They just stand there and mumble along because that's what everybody else is doing. If anything, children tend to be *more* comfortable when their lives involve a fixed routine of doing the same thing every single day, so starting every school day by reciting the Pledge before taking attendance and then moving on to Calendar Time (or whatever), gives the day a familiar and comfortable structure.
It took me almost exactly four years, after I graduated, to pay off my college debt. However, I went to a small school and got significant scholarships from the school, due to having had pretty good grades in high school and a reasonably good SAT score; and I'm reasonably good at living within my means.
There's no _government mandated_ paid maternity leave. (Anyone can take "FMLA leave", but that's unpaid.) Employers usually do offer paid maternity leave for professional/career positions, but the quantity that they offer varies from one employer to another; a month or two is typical, but it varies. School teachers for example usually get more (probably because the field is traditionally female-dominated). Entry-level positions like working a cash register, usually do not offer paid maternity leave, because it's too easy for the employer to just replace you. Those kinds of jobs are important to society because they provide important opportunities for young people to bootstrap their lives (e.g., by saving up enough money for their first used car so they can then go get a job more than walking distance from home; or by saving up enough money for a couple of months' rent so they can move to a different city, with more opportunities; also, many people work these kinds of jobs part-time while in school, to cover basic costs like gas money until they graduate and can get a full-time job). Liberals sometimes want to eliminate those kinds of jobs (because sometimes people end up working them for decades instead of moving on to bigger and better things), but that would have significant consequences.
For-profit prisons happened because, in certain states, building new prisons was politically problematic, and they couldn't get legislative approval for it, but they needed *somewhere* to send the prisoners... so they ended up paying companies to house them. Basically, one branch of the government went with the solution they *could* go with because the other branch of the government wouldn't approve the one they would have preferred to go with. So yes, our system of checks and balances does occasionally have downsides.
The only acceptable short/abbreviated date format is year-month-day. 2024-Aug-17. All other date formats must die (except for fully writing the date out, which isn't really a format, that's just language).
I'm from the high desert of Colorado. There is drive-thru for legal marijuana. Even, Las Vegas has drive-thru marriage ceremonies
I'm in North Carolina, USA. The electoral college system was intended to allow the different lifestyles to have a voice. And each state is supposed to be independent with its own government and laws, as well as united in the whole as a nation (literally, United States). An urban, metropolitan area will naturally have more people than a farming community with several small towns. One should not set the rules for the other. They most likely don't even comprehend the challenges and needs of success and safety in the other. Likewise, education needs may not entirely be the same. Aside from the basic English, Science and Math, those in the farming areas or "country" may need to know more about growing crops and livestock, working on machinery. People in the bigger cities may need to know how to navigate public transportation.
Tapping in from the very small but very Irish New Hampshire! Love the content Adam!
Saying the "Pledge of Allegiance " was the start of every day. We all stood, faced the flag (if the class had one), hand over heart, and recited. It was something we did from our very first day of our very first year in school, until our very last day at our graduation. Heck, here in Texas, we even recite the Texas Pledge. One right after the other. The Pledge of Allegiance is the start of many ceremonies here in the US. So is the National Anthem.
Tipping is out of control here is because restaurant workers don’t get pay shit. They relay on tips to make a living. Restaurant owners need to stop being cheap and properly pay their employees. Northern California. I also had to make an another UA-cam account and had to resubscribe here lol.
I did hair, and sometimes I relied on my tips to get back and forth to work. The people that tipped well made up for the ones that didn't. I never expected a tip from anyone.
Our tipping culture makes it possible for more people to afford to eat out. Plus, those making tips make much better than if they received a hourly rate. Many small mom and pop restaurants can't afford to pay huge hourly wages, because they would lose so many customers when they raised their prices to accommodate it. It's a vicious circle, but you should be seeing the affects of government requiring certain businesses to pay outrageous amounts in CA. Either McD pays $22 an hour and charge $18 for a big mac or they shut down.
We always liked saying the pledge. They played the national anthem afterward at my school lol. It’s good for kids.
For-profit prisoners are basically slave labor. The program is called UNICOR, and it has 89 factories, making everything from 95% of military gear to packaged foods on every grocery store shelf. Kelloggs Frosted Flakes, Coca-Cola, and Ball Park Hotdogs, to name a few. They assemble most of our household appliances. My dishwasher, stove, and refrigerator were probably made by slave prison labor. That's how they make HUGE profits.
License plates, road signs, clothes... it's so immoral it's revolting
Got a source on that "95% of military gear"? Find it pretty difficult to believe one company supplies such a high percentage. The military uses so much different gear.
@@PatrolBoat-Riverine-StreetgangYeah, it's false.
Except it's not slave labor. It's voluntary, they earn money (enough to buy small items in the prison store), and it can help them get early release.
I was born raised & still live in Alabama. And yes, all the pharmacies I’ve ever seen have drive thrus.
Born and raised in CA where the gun laws are pretty strict. I have lived in TN for many years and now you don't even need a license to carry a gun. Everyone over 18 can carry and we don't have to register the guns. Actually, it makes me feel safer. Good people obey the laws, criminals don't, so you don't want them to be the only ones armed!
Yeah real safe here with endless mass shootings 😅
Currently live in Philadelphia, PA- grew up in Northeast New Jersey. Have lived in : NYC; Colorado (Denver and Colorado Spring); Columbus, Ohio, San Antonio. Texas; and temporary stays in San Francisco & San Diego, CA; and Salt Lake City, Utah. I went where work took me.
which is teh best city out of those?? prolly not columbus lol
@Idontevenknow-l3j I absolutely enjoy Philly - great diversity that actually mixes together. But, the scenery in Utah is the best. Columbus (Dublin) was okay but very conservative for my tastes - I found out I might be a liberal hippie douche. Although the metropark system was awesome in Ohio.
I went to school in the 80s/90s and the pledge is exactly as you described. It was introduced to us and we could recite it if we wanted to (this might not have always been the case). If we didnt want to, we would just sit at our desk. I think when Briggs used the word "force" it takes away from his point. His point was it is indoctrination (as he mentions Russia and N Korea). When we were kids we didn't care, we just said it. It was a fun way to start class. It instills patrotism, but it instills it at a point in your life where you don't really understand it and i think that is what people have a problem with.
Born and raised in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Only other place I’ve lived was in Tokyo for 6 years. Hoping to buy a second house next year in Slovakia so I can be near my family and help/be part of my best friend’s daughter’s life (who I was given aunt status to since I’m an only child and we’re very close). 😊
Born and raised in Southern California. But getting harder to stay here.
I don't tip if I order while standing.... Only exception is hotel concierge. Tip them well and they'll take good care of you..
Kids are not forced. Bad wording
Adam Couser. The way we write dates, probably inspired by calendars. Calendars were very popular in the “olden” days. If you are looking for a date in particular, or you want to write down a note on your calendar you go to the month first then the date.
Love the 2nd Amendment! Love God & my guns! Thank you, Dear God for lock & loaded…protection & freedom to worship you! Giving God all the glory! Amen! 🙏🏻🇺🇸🙌🏻
Amen!
Your God loves when people use guns on each other right? 😂
@@richards8872 No, He doesn't love when people murder each other. Murdering someone and protecting yourself and your family are two different things.
@@richards8872 shut up…! I pray I never have to use my gun to take a life …unless , it’s in defense! 🤨🙄 yes, criminals have guns, that is why my husband & my family have them too! To defend our property & ourselves from criminals that cause harm to us & our property! BTW, anything can become a weapon! 😑
To answer the question about the difference between food coloring and dyes, it's simply what's in it. Food coloring is non toxic and has almost nothing in it other than what is needed for that color. It's primarily colored water. Dyes, on the other hand, have a bunch of other stuff that can adversely affect the body. I have a friend who is allergic to red dye 40. The chemicals in it will send him into an allergic reaction, and he will have to be rushed to the hospital before his air way closes. That is, of course, if he doesn't have epipen on hand.
I’m from Boston and now I live in New Hampshire. Massachusetts is extremely strict with their gun laws, you need to take a course and background check, etc. So when I moved to New Hampshire and learned I can go into any store and buy a gun with just my license was a culture shock even though the states are neighbors 😂 but I will say where I live now there’s no gun violence. Most owners of guns are people living in rural areas that just want to hunt, and protect themselves on their own land, so I respect that 🤷🏻♀️
South Carolina. My 12th great grandfather and his brother came over from England in 1624. I just found your channel and love the videos I have watched so far. We pay LOTS of taxes here, but at least the ocean water is nice and warm with sand along the beach. Love my British friends! I want to go to Brighton for a visit, London... maybe just a drive through. My student loan was paid off in full a few years after I started my career.
For the pledge, you didn't have to stand up and do it alone in front of the class, the whole class stood up by their desks and put their hand over their heart and recited it together. And we were never really forced to do it. I was in grade school in the 70's and High School in the 80's, and in grade school everyone was expected to stand and do it, but if for any religious reasons you couldn't do it, that was fine, you could remain seated or even leave the room and wait in the hall. A lot of schools have taken this practice out over the past 20 years and I think they should bring it back. It promotes patriotism and we need more of that right now, not less.
I remember the "conversion" to the metric system being taught around 76 or 77. It was part of math class. It was coming, like a freight train, and then it didn't.
Saying Alligence to your Country's Flag is showing pride, patriotism, and support! It doesn't "scar" or "damage" you for life!!🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Adam there are drive thru funeral homes as well. You drive up to a window and something in the ground triggers things into action. The drapes at the window open, and the coffin raises and tilts slightly so the visitors in the car can see the deceased. This is so seniors and disabled friends can pay their last respects.
I graduated in 1981. I only recall the pledge of allegiance during my grade school years. You had to stand, but you were not forced to say the words.
Under the F.M.L.A. a federal mandated law. You can take off up to 12 weeks. Whether you got paid was depending upon if you had any vacation or sick leave, "banked." I was out on unpaid medical leave for 6 months due to a brain tumor. I had a job when i returned to work, but it wasn't the same job, but it was the same pay & grade. Every city, county & and state are very different.
It also very much depends on whether you work for the government or in the private industry.
I'm from Pennsylvania. Been in rural Northeast Pennsylvania my entire 50 years. We used to have 20 electoral votes, but we have been reduced to 19 in the upcoming election cycle. I don't think population actually went down in Pennsylvania. I think alot of people told the Census Bureau to take a hike and refused to fill out the invasive census form. I only answer the number of adults in the home. My girls aren't minors anymore, so just the number of adults. They probably toss those census forms out if they aren't filled out completely, but much of what they ask isn't their business to know.
I'm from NC and live here now, but thanks to the Army, I've also lived in KS for 5 years and in CA for 11 years, Germany for 4 years also and deployed to the Middle East for 3.5 years. I also spent a month in Hawaii and South Africa. I had fun, but I'm glad it's over, I retired last September.
In Texas back in the 90’s and early 2000’s we did both the United States Pledge and the Texas pledge. 😂.
I am from Rural Mid Missouri USA
when I turned 50 yrs old I decided to go to college for Accounting & business management.(To help further my career in the company I worked for then) Half way through college the company I worked for filed bankruptsy and closed)~ Had I known they were going to close up I would have never gone started college or put myself into debt
After 2 yrs I received my Associated degree in both courses. Leaving me $42,000 in debt.
I am now 59 yrs old and I still owe $32,000.
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If you watch Lawrence (IIRC)on his Lost in the Pond episode on American dates. he will tell you that at the time American colonists were leaving England, the English also wrote their dates as day/month/year, but when they changed to the European style, we never got the memo, So we continued to use the old format.
Hey! I’m originally from California but I now live in South Carolina. A few things- 1) the only maternity leave mandated by the government is 12 weeks unpaid (including giving birth) and you only get that if the company you work at has more than 50 employees, and you’ve already been working there for a full year. Aside from that, companies establish their own policies for what leave they allow, if you can split the time, and whether it’s paid. The western and northern states tend to have the best job benefits, while the south lacks 😂
2) the pledge of allegiance is a weird thing for many kids. Yeah, we’re all used to it because we’ve been doing it since kindergarten, but as we grow up a lot realize either “this doesn’t represent how I feel about this country nor how it treats me” or just a simple “I don’t want to do this anymore” so we stop. Plus after we graduate, the only time you ever really hear it is at sports games. Also we don’t do it one at a time the whole class stands up and says it extremely monotone with the announcement speaker. It’s kinda cult-y in my opinion 😂
3) college expenses are insane. I have no idea what a unit is, but my community college had “semesters” which are each 1/4 of the year. Usually go with the seasons. Each semester for me with in-state discount was $6,473 BEFORE book expenses, food, parking pass, supplies, etc. college prices are insane.
4) as for prisons, they make profit off of free/very cheap labor. Prisoners have MANY different jobs while incarcerated and the most I’ve ever heard someone get paid in prison is around $2 an hour. (and they’re usually not allowed to use said money, some prisons will allow you to send your profit to someone in your family or use it on commissary, which is a little store for the prisoners that carrys snacks, socks, tshirts, sanitary products etc. and YES! If a woman wants to have enough pads for her period she has to wait for commissary time and buy them, which is usually not possible for most because you’re broke and in jail.) on top of that, prisons are not required to actually pay prisoners because the amendment that banned slavery states that it is legal if the person is incarcerated.
5) on the second amendment, trust me, most of us are uncomfortable with the laws too. They vary by state, so moving from California (strict gun laws, no open carry) to South Carolina (very relaxed laws, anyone over 18 can open carry without a license, as of 2021) it scared the shit out of me. Honestly, I only feel comfortable being in public with my son alone now if I have MY gun on me, purely because of the risk of some idiot randomly yanking their Glock out of the holster in a damn Walmart.
6) for jury duty- he didn’t go on a tirade 🤣 he was saying how he got out of a mandatory jury summons; they send you a letter saying you have to be apart of a jury on a certain criminal or civil case, where you and a bunch of other jurors help the judge rule guilty or not guilty. If you don’t show up, it will result in either fines or jail time unless you submit paperwork saying you have a good reason you couldn’t be there.
If you have any other questions please ask away!
Ohio here.i never go inside to get my prescriptions,just easier to use the drive thru.
We live in Georgia, USA. No paid maternity leave unless you're lucky enough to work for someone that offers it. I got 14 weeks only because I worked for Home Depot and had a cesarean section. 6 weeks parental and 8 week maternity leave. My hus and got 6 weeks parental leave. We both worked for The Home Depot. Usually companies and employers don't offer any leave outside of your ACCRUED vacation and sick time. (Even Home Depot has a system where have to EARN paid sick leave and you can get written up if you call out and don't have sick time.)
Even for school, my kids aren't allowed more than 10 sick days (even broken up) a year before they start getting parents in trouble with Family Services.
You should always tip the waitstaff at a restaurant. They only make a few dollars an hour -not even minimum wage as the government considers tips as part of their wage! It’s bad enough to make most of them cranky! Coming from South Carolina as a rare democrat. The south is pretty conservative but it’s getting better especially Georgia and North Carolina! The pledge of allegiance is no longer required in schools and I for one am glad. I think it’s something that should be taught in history class and that’s it. Most people take jury duty seriously. Luckily my dad is an attorney and paid for my college. It was so expensive! I wanted to go out of state but I knew that would be too expensive. My grown son is a chef - same restaurant for 5 years and gets 5 days vacation per year and only 1 day when his son was born. His wife had to quit work as she was expected to return to work 2 days after giving birth! The prisons for profit are despicable and should be shut down! They create a type of slave labor and encourage incarceration. Disgusting! People today do eat and drink healthier food than they used to for sure. 👍
During Saturday morning cartoons in the 70’s, they had metric system songs as commercials because we, the US, were going to switch to the metric system. LMAO Our government strings us along about everything.
The deal with tipping in the US is that wait staff are paid less than minimum wage. Their tip is the other “part” of their pay. So like when I waited tables umpteen years ago, minimum wage was 4.00 an hour. But if you waited tables your pay was 2.35 an hour. So you had to make up the other 1.25 in tips.
Generationally born and raised okie here- fun fact Oklahoma is two choctaw words okla, meaning "people", and humma, meaning "red". In 1866, choctaw chief Allen wright named my state, and 43% of the state of oklahoma is indian territory.
Wisconsin has 10 electoral votes and we are also considered a swing state (battle ground).
My daughter is 29, been an EMT for 3 years and she put in 100+ per week for over a year. She now works for an ambulance service 4 blocks away from home and works 48 hours a week (more if she goes in as a back up).
YOU DONT HAVE TO TIP, if the waiter/ess is ass. Pay for the meal and leave. No sane person in the US will get upset with that .❤❤❤
Tennessee here! Love ur channel & ur laugh personality and common sense!!!
Washington State, west/Pacific Ocean side of the state here. I don't feel obligated to tip if the services is crappy. Good service we usually tip 20%. More if it is exceptional service. We owe on our student loans regardless of what job you end up in or how much you make. There are some programs you can apply for if you are having financial difficulties. Really enjoy your reactions! Thank you for making me smile!❤
I live in North Carolina. I didn't go into debt over college, my little brother on the other hand, did. He went to a private out-of-state university and when he graduated he had almost $100,000 of college debt
Could we please get some NHL hardest hits and fights reactions?
For the record, the government here in the US assumes 18% tips. They tax servers as such, which means if anyone leaves less than that 18%, or God forbid, they stiff the server, it comes out of their paycheck. A large portion of servers don't even get a check because of this.
During my jury duty selection I was in the alternate pool. The judge tells us that we can’t speak during deliberations no matter how wrong we think they are unless you actually replace a jury member. So if we couldn’t do that say so now. My hand was up before he finished his sentence.. He asks me why and I told him I have never been able to to keep my mouth shut when I think something is wrong. So he says even when it causes problems? So I replied yes even when cost me and if he didn’t believe me just ask my mom. Got released from jury duty
Colorado here. There seems to be a lot of here. We appreciate you Adam!