American VS German Stereotype TikTok Compilation!!

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Christina and Nele had fun time sharing things not to do in Germany. The exploration to different cultures is always meaningful, right? We hope you have enjoyed our video today. Don't forget to follow our new instagram account for upcomings, as well as our casts'!
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[@henri_ol]

We need more video with these two , Nele from Germany is good , Christina has chemistry with anyone no matter what country

[@ChristinaDonnelly]

Hahaha these tiktok videos were hilarious 😂 It was really fun seeing the differences in these skits! Hope you guys enjoyed the video! -Christina 🇺🇸

[@henri_ol]

Loved your video 😊 , it's good

[@Big_Footless]

You make legendary videos!

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Same for us French 🇫🇷. Our neighbor's Germans 🇩🇪 Titok are freaking hilarious. Even more than us. 🤣 Speaking of HealthCare system, it's actually free here in France

[@juancalderon263]

Great video Christina ! You're the best

[@adhdiary]

@@christophermichaelclarence6003 the videos are similar to loïc suberville's ones, I really love them 😂😂

[@joshdove]

The best part about American healthcare is even if you don’t pay for insurance, you have to pay the government for NOT having insurance 😁

[@jensb.5456]

Wait.. why? ..

[@HwasaHottieXSolarMoon]

@@jensb.5456 because America is money hungry and they don’t give a fuck about you ☺️ If you die they get even more money….no joke they do😕

[@Cindy-si6fs]

Yes basically paying to breathe

[@n.c.pictures]

Wow. Just wow.

[@BuryMeInBabylon]

Thanks Obama

[@thejanitor8512]

never understood why the tax was not included in the final price. Suppose it changes a lot so it would be a nightmare for the vendor.

[@lucysneddon7484]

never understood why the tax was not included in the final price. suppose it changes a lot so it would be a nightmare for the vendor.

[@BuryMeInBabylon]

States that’s why the tax isn’t included

[@killermonjero]

We rebelled against the British, in large part due to taxes. So we take taxes very seriously. We want to know exactly how much we are being taxed. If you just include it in the final price, we would never know how much the government taxes us. As for the vendor it's not that hard, taxes change once a year at most, usually longer. They just input the new percentage into a computer program and it does all the calculations.

[@thespankmyfrank]

Haha the alcohol thing... here in Sweden we have only one specific store that sells alcohol, and they're not open for very long (I think until 6 or 7 in the evening) and not on Sundays. You literally can't find alcohol in any other store. It always surprises me when I see proper alcohol like wine and spirits in grocery stores abroad. It feels so wrong because I'm used to it only being in one store.

[@bodyofhope]

Really? That's exactly how it used to be in the US Southern states! But now we can buy alcohol like beer & wine at the grocery store, but you still have to purchase liquor at a different store, and there aren't many liquor stores around. We can't purchase spirits on Sundays either. How interesting it was so similar to Sweden not too long ago!

[@MrJoeshipley]

I'm from the UK but I've seen that Canada does it the same way as you.

[@lleeexx]

Same in Finland, we have a government monopoly called Alko for drinks more than 6%. Regular beer can be bought in normal stores

[@johnalden5821]

Same in the state where I live in the U.S. You have to go to a liquor store to buy beer or wine. But our liquor stores are generally open until fairly late (9 or 10 p.m.). The county where I live now has no restrictions about selling alcohol on Sundays, but I used to live in a county where the liquor stores were closed on Sunday. If you wanted beer that day (and I sometimes did) you could only buy it as a "package" sale (i.e. take-out) over the counter at a bar.

[@thespankmyfrank]

@@bodyofhope Yep, it's basically a remnant from our prohibition period. We were all drunkards 100 years ago or so, so the government put a stop to it by making a monopoly on it. So all alcohol is still sold only by the government and it's pretty strict to this day, which is both good and bad according to different people.

[@underbedmonstersmusic]

Christina is so gentle and beautiful that I could watch a 2 hours video without being bored.

[@jericoba]

Those were some awesome TikTok videos! And of course, the World Friends video is great as usual.

[@RahulSharma-oc2qd]

How beautifully the girl from USA dodge the gun segment. 😂

[@johnalden5821]

To be clear, in the U.S. there are outdoor cafes and beer gardens where you can drink alcohol. As long as you are on the property of the restaurant serving it, that's fine. What you cannot usually do is to walk around in public with an open container (bottle or glass) of beer or wine, etc. The open-container laws are pretty common, but all alcoholic beverage laws vary by state or even by county within each state. In some places, you can buy beer and wine in grocery stores, and other places you can't. Some states only allow hard liquor to be sold in state-operated stores. Some states don't allow alcohol to be sold on Sundays. Some counties are completely "dry" -- alcohol cannot be sold at all. But even in dry counties you can often bring your own bottle to drink at a restaurant.

[@yasminesteinbauer8565]

Are you allowed to drink outside on your own property or is that also considered public and the rule is you have to be inside a building?

[@johnalden5821]

@@yasminesteinbauer8565 Yes, you can drink outside at your house and anywhere on your own property. And because a lot of houses in the U.S. (although not all by any means) have a little bit of yard (what the Brits call a "garden"), this is commonly done. It's pretty common to have a fire pit for campfires in your back yard. Some people also have a pool (less common). You have friends and neighbors over for a cook-out, and you can then sit around the fire with some beers or a couple of bottles of wine to share. We do that as long as the weather allows.

[@yasminesteinbauer8565]

@@johnalden5821 I see, thanks.

[@09kaybabyy]

In Texas, not sure about other states, but it is legal to drink while tubing down the river. There are rules such as no glass or littering. Which littering is illegal by itself. But I don't know what other states do that. 🤣

[@theninjamaster67]

@@09kaybabyy I've always seen people drinking at the lake so I guess New Mexico has something similar but that could just be a don't ask don't tell sorta thing where only prudes will tattle about it.

[@bodyofhope]

To clarify, pain medication like Vicoden or Percocet, has to be prescribed by a doctor in the US. These days, physicians don't prescribe it too willingly. Even after surgery or a broken bone, you may not receive pain medication while you heal. They used to prescribe it too often, and now they've gone way too far in the opposite direction so that pain isn't being controlled humanely in the US. It has been an issue of concern the last 5-7 yrs. We have mild medications like Aspirin, Tylenol and Advil (acetaminophen and ibuprofen) to purchase without a prescription, but most medicines require a visit to the doctor and a prescription.

[@scottdean2199]

As someone with chronic pain due to a degenerative condition, this has made my life over the last decade or so harder to deal with. Any time my doctor moves or retires, I have to fight with my new doctor to prove why I need to continue taking the medications that have been working. I have had doctors straight up refuse.

[@dmwnuke._re]

U have to do more reaction to Calvin&Habs' videos..I love them, don't u too? Pls do more! I really love watching

[@scottandrewhutchins]

Christina's reaction to foul language is hilarious. In To Kill a Mockingbird, there is a minor character who drinks Coca-Cola from a paper bag, He entered an interracial marriage, and pretending that he's a drunk gets him less flak for it. It's set in Alabama during the Great Depression.

[@miriamiraci6167]

Yeah, I read the book and when I heard it I immediately thought of that!

[@tallysworld21]

The man with the glasses in those TikTok Videos made me laugh so much. His German accent is cute 😍🤣

[@jessyamber21]

here in the south (u.s), you cant buy alcohol on sundays. its called the blue law or something like that. and we cant buy alcohol past 7pm

[@petebetz3054]

Tips and wages for servers aren't well understood if you've never done it. In the US, states set different minimum wage levels, but they all must pay their employees that wage. However, if their workers get tips for service, then part of that wage can be tips, that is, the employer gets a credit. Example, in my state, the minimum wage is 7.25, but the minimum cash wage is 2.13. So the restaurant must pay 2.13, and then tips make up the rest of the wage. If the amount of tips is small, like an average of 5.25 for that shift, then the restaurant has to make up the difference. If the average hourly wage with the tips is more, like say 10.25, then the server gets to keep that extra. So it's not true that servers get less than minimum wage. But they can make more if they do a good job, which is why servers in the US are usually very motivated to be helpful and nice. People from Europe I've worked with are initially overwhelmed about how they constantly keep coming to your table!

[@mohitbhatia8251]

Totally, Loved it 🤣🤣🤣

[@Gamble02]

That reaction 6:37 , both at the same time, is priceless 🤣🤣 Also, I would like to see something similar but UK vs Germany.

[@EST.1996]

For me it was a HUGE culture shock lol I moved from Munich to a small town in Kentucky. 😅

[@nathalykim1263]

I love that german guy, man, it's SO funny to me when he starts yelling in angry German accent I actually tear up from laughing

[@Praw-Too-Ehleem]

This American doesn't even know everything is taxed lol. She thinks food isn't taxed? And also, doesn't matter if you see the tax included or not, you still have to calculate when you shop. It's all numbers of price that has to be added up, geniuses!

[@julessony3702]

for a foreigner, it's really complicated to understand these tax stories. I think I've only seen this in the US. In Europe, the price is inclusive of all taxes...

[@garyfontenot2786]

The U.S. has a huge separate state mentality. There is federal law enforcement, state has their own, county/parish have their own, then city/township have their own. Marijuana is illegal in some states, and legal in others. There is a federal tax % for the country, a different state tax % for each, a different county/parish tax for each, then cities and townships have their tax %. So, the same $10,000 car in one city could cost $10,500 there, and $11,000 in the next city nearby.

[@Ra111den]

Its because its really different in every state, and even the county. You can drive 10 minutes away the tax will be 8 to 6 percent. The good thing that tax is not high like in Europe. I feel things are expensive in the US until I go shopping in the EU lol

[@Rooo8]

@@Ra111den OK, but same for different countries in Europe, which are very close by. You could still just include the tax in the price. We do get to see how high the tax is on the receipt, btw.

[@scottdean2199]

@@Rooo8 Prices are often negotiated between the manufacturer and the retailer. The retailer agrees to sell at a specific price (sometimes even printed on the packaging by the manufacturer) at all of their locations, but it is inevitable that they will have different taxes at almost every location. Anything else would require the retailers to pay the taxes, but even then some tax laws strictly forbid them from doing so.

[@garyfontenot2786]

@@Ra111den Germany has the VAT for goods, but do they have income tax, property tax, capital gains tax, excise tax, etc., etc.?

[@yunalee4814]

This is so amazing to see how different things and situations are in different countrys ( early and dont know what to write )

[@word42069]

The reason tax is not included in the price of items is because tax and whether or not an item is even taxed to begin with changes based on the state, locality, and item… sometimes even based off the price of an item. It would be impossible for companies to price items with tax included because every single state and even different cities within a state would have different prices. It would make labeling and marketing a nightmare. Taxes can also be state or town/county specific. For instance, here in NYC clothing & shoes are not taxed unless a single article of clothing or pair of shoes is $110 or greater. So a $60 sweater will be $60 but a $110 sweater will be $110 plus 8.5% (state and local tax). PS: Christina is right, generally speaking in the US necessity items like basic grocery items, clothes, etc. are not taxed. These vary by state and some states have no sales tax at all!

[@jericoba]

Good info.

[@LazyNVersions]

Okay, okay Let’s clear up a possibility of confusion here! In some states, drinking in public may be illegal but it doesn’t have to be covered. Example, in Wyoming it doesn’t have to be covered, mostly since all the kids have already seen alcohol and it hasn’t proven to harm anyone if they *see* it. Also, taxes on groceries can vary. Some states do have a tax on things like food, whereas Wyoming doesn’t. Other groceries have a tax.

[@xramoj]

5:28 not in Germany - EVERYWHERE ELSE!

[@Uellp]

In most countries, but also not in Canada I think.

[@xramoj]

@@Uellp 51st state Kappa

[@Uellp]

@@xramoj fair enough

[@henningbartels6245]

Roman, I don't get your comment.

[@petersmiling9494]

In Germany, waitresses in restaurants don't earn well either and only get the minimum wage of 9.35 euros/hour. You can hardly live on that in Germany. Tipping is therefore also quite common in restaurants in Germany, but only 5-10% of the bill. If you are very dissatisfied, you give nothing, 5% is normal, 10% means very satisfied.

[@juleb.7163]

*9,82 euros and it will be 12 euros from October on

[@raistraw8629]

@@juleb.7163 yes and because of that the prices will rise and at the end it was for nothing and the only winner from that will be the government. The only thing that would be helpful on a long term is lowering taxes, but with a left government the taxes will only rise.

[@juleb.7163]

@@raistraw8629 lol did you Not hear what Linder said? "There will be no rise" (because the rich would have to pay more too of course )

[@raistraw8629]

@@juleb.7163 Yes, there you can see how much he knows about economy.🤣

[@allesmumpitz5923]

@@juleb.7163 I hope that's satire from you.

[@scottdean2199]

The prices on items (especially those actually printed on the packaging) are often set by the manufacturer and shipped nationally or are set by the store chain. Taxes are based locally. Every State, County, and/or municipality can add sales taxes, so the rate can be different as little as a few blocks away. These taxes may also have different exceptions.

[@BuryMeInBabylon]

The fact that Europeans don’t understand this and still think they have a right to have an opinion on anything in America is pathetic

[@scottandrewhutchins]

The minimum wage for tipped workers in the United States is only $2.13, even less than $3, so don't go places you have to tip unless you can afford 20% on top of the bill.

[@PongoXBongo]

Or, if you cannot afford that, go to a fast food place. Since there's no wait staff, there's no need to tip.

[@09kaybabyy]

I agree with medical bills here in the US is ridiculous. My husband and I aren't able to have another baby just because it is too expensive to just give birth and stay I'm the hospital. Then paying for insurance for the baby is outrageous. I live in Texas so we aren't able to buy beer or wine from the store until 7 AM then a certain time at night (can't remember) Monday-Saturday. Then 10 AM on Sundays. We don't have liquor in the grocery store. There is a totally separate store just for alcohol that is open 10 AM-9 PM. You can be standing in line at 8:59 to pay but once it hits 9 you can't purchase it even if you're next in line. Or atleast that's what has happened to me and others before. Another thing is the liquor stores are closed on Sundays. The only alcohol you can buy on Sundays are beer and wine at grocery stores or convenient stores/gas stations. Unless you go to a restaurant then they can serve you liquor.

[@RicochetForce]

The cost of a birth here is insane, and people have turned away ambulances because of the crippling cost of that ride.

[@09kaybabyy]

@RicochetForce Yes! I'm epileptic and it's to the point to where I have to tell work to not call 911 (or atleast not let them take me on the ambulance) but to call either my husband or mom to come get me if I have a seizure.

[@juleb.7163]

I heard that you can (in some states) buy guns/ammo in a store like you would buy food. Is it true or exaggerating? Cause thats something I would find really really sick (in a bad way).

[@09kaybabyy]

@@juleb.7163 That's true. I live in Texas. We used to be able to buy it in Walmart. Not sure if we still can. But if we go to sporting goods stores such as Academy or Dicks Sporting Goods they sell guns and ammo. Born and raised in Texas so it's kind of normal for me to see.

[@RicochetForce]

@@juleb.7163 This is true. We also have gun shows/exhibitions where people can buy firearms and completely dodge regulations and background checks. The best term I've seen to describe this is an infestation.

[@MsJojo1412]

I would be shocked too. 😅

[@Mansiang978]

I guess the most i worry about is the tipping culture. I don't want to be rude but simply forget or not use to it. Thailand has similar alcohol restriction when they put up sign at the convenience store. Compare to you already in the club.

[@juliiiiia_0192]

Just subscribed! You should do one but with friends from different states. Or like from the midwest, south, etc. And you should have them pronounce different things, or just how they say it from where ever there from. Love y’all, bye!

[@johnrogan8481]

Americans with friends or Germany with friends hilarious with both 🤣

[@MrMelo]

Esse vídeo achei sensacional! Gostei bastante.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

World Friends hasn't brought someone from Italy 🇮🇹. They better bring and found one

[@r0bw00d]

Someone from Italy has to be in South Korea first and make contact with them second.

[@Big_Footless]

1:40 That's Maple Leaf Rag in the background! Such an incredible song.

[@berinloritsch]

Tax varies by state and sometimes locality. Some places tax restaurant food more, but where I live you do pay taxes even on required things (like groceries).

[@n.c.pictures]

When funky wheat juice is more restricted then killing mashines. MURRICA 🔫🇺🇸🏈🦅

[@linkin0983]

4:40 Hate the taxes...here in Puerto Rico we've like one of the highest which is so stupid...the biggest is like 11.5%. If it's $5, it'll cost you $6 something or more. Gonna add that I love her German accent.

[@matzespielt7691]

The contribution to the public health insurance can get up to around 750 Euro (depending on your sallary). So 400 dollars doesn't sound that much to me.

[@femmay1898]

In America, (at least according to where I work and my friends) no one gets paid only $3 an hour. I think minimum wage is somewhere around $7.25 or $7.50 an hour. Most of my friends are getting paid more than that though at about $8-10 an hour.

[@garyfontenot2786]

U.S. Department of Labor requires a minimum $2.13 cash wage for tipped employees. Then, each state will have their minimum requirement. Louisiana, my state, requires the federal minimum of $2.13, while Oregon requires minimum of $12.75. I never agreed with the service tip concept.

[@imthethevillainofyourstory2670]

the minimum wage should be at least 12 dollars not 7. where are yall lol

[@garyfontenot2786]

@@imthethevillainofyourstory2670 Raising the minimum wage is their solution to inflation, which actually makes the situation worse. But, that's a whole other political argument.

[@HomeWorkouts_LS]

Tipping minimum wage is different than the federal min. of $7.50. It varies greatly by state, so I live in CO where it's like $11 if you're a waiter now but in some states it's still $2.50 ish then you get alot of tips on top that equal to over the min. wage. It basically just doesn't come from the employer unless you average less than $7.50.

[@GuranPurin]

@@imthethevillainofyourstory2670 I worked for $7.50 an hour when I first worked at a clothing store in high school and my current salary at a new store had just been $9.00 an hour.

[@GeographyPro80]

from england, similar to germany!

[@greendro6410]

This was so funny 🤣

[@mariekuehn978]

I think you're supposed to tip 10%

[@irenecarrillo6750]

I love that guy's videos hahaha

[@Olistream]

creo que las limitaciones del alcohol pueden estar relacuionadas con las armas XD en USA

[@ExUSSailor]

We have a minimum wage here in the U.S., too, but, as pathetically low as it is, there are laws that allow servers to be paid LESS per hour.

[@fzoid3534]

I believe the cultural differences would be bigger than they think.

[@scottdean2199]

Healthcare in the US is a meme, but it is so complex that it can't be boiled down to a video. Insurance is a big reason for this - different coverage choices change what you pay when. Most health care providers also charge more because most people will just pay anything through their insurance and never know how much it actually costs, but those same providers will almost always reduce your bill by 1/2 or more if they know you'll be paying out of pocket. Another thing not mentioned here but often forgotten is that you can't be turned away from emergency care (or reduced in priority) regardless of your ability to pay.

[@Julia-sy8be]

Yeah you you pay after you’re healed pretty much not the other way around.

[@RicochetForce]

And yet we have awful health outcomes compared to other countries because even preventative care is expensive and most households are one medical emergency from abject poverty.

[@Serenity_Dee]

the reason taxes aren't included in the sticker price is because sales taxes and, if applicable, excise taxes vary by state, and sometimes also county and municipality. and, yes, because these taxes are assessed based on where the purchase happens, you can reduce or eliminate the tax you pay by traveling to a different jurisdiction. Delaware famously doesn't have sales tax, so people from southeastern PA and south Jersey and eastern Maryland will go there for big ticket items, such as appliances.

[@noefillon1749]

It's exactly the same in Europe actually. Most of the products are made in the same factories for several countries BUT the taxes are included in the price. Moreover In don't understand the issue with sticker price as I think every store is free to choose it's own price on every item so then the price doesn't only vary from state to state but from store to store. The last thing you mentioned.os also very common in Europe, I know at least French people crossing the border to fill up their gas tank in Spain or to buy cigarettes in Andorra as both of them are very expensive because of being highly taxed here.

[@Serenity_Dee]

@@noefillon1749 you're seriously underestimating the variability of taxes here in NC there are at least four different taxes that might apply depending on what you're buying, and they change all the time

[@noefillon1749]

@@Serenity_Dee well... isn't the price tag displayed by the store itself just under the product ?

[@scottdean2199]

@@noefillon1749 Prices aren't always set by the store. There is often a contract between retailers and manufacturers/distributors setting certain prices for the entire chain of retailers. A Walmart in one location is required to sell the product for the same price as the Walmart ten miles down the road, but the taxes can be vastly different. Many products have prices printed on the packaging that retailers are required to sell it for. Trying to account for literally thousands of different tax rates within a single state would be insane, not to mention for interstate and national items. Combine this with the fact that some tax laws require the consumer specifically to pay an amount based on the sticker price - the retailer cannot pay it, and it cannot, by law, be included in the sticker price. Don't mess with governments' money, and when governments overlap it's best to keep things basic and add it on.

[@scottdean2199]

​ @Noé Fillon Also, the price stickers on the shelves also tend to be regulated by various consumer protection laws. Do you include taxes in the price per ounce calculations required for comparing items in some places? This goes down a major rabbit hole network made by thousands of rabbits who don't acknowledge any other rabbits exist.

[@jamesredondodelgado5424]

Me siento mas inteligente despues de ver el video :v

[@shaggyleegaming7068]

Shop in Oregon; we have no sales tax!

[@felixrivera6051]

There some state that don't have sale tax

[@clupus63]

Sales tax and alcohol laws vary significantly from state to state, so it really depends where you are in the U.S.

[@jenniedarling3710]

Why don't the price labels vary with the different states in line with the different tax regulations?

[@Nikioko]

Oxycodone isn't prescribed often in Germany. Physicians start with non-opioid analgetics first. As a result, there are a lot less opiate addicts.

[@maheshkr.biswas5739]

Is it world friends or Europe friends 🤣

[@anndeecosita3586]

Non Americans, Christina is from Massachusetts. Our country is the United STATES of America and sales tax laws and percentages vary by state. I grew up in a state that didn’t tax grocery store food but then I moved to a state that does. So not all the same. And sometimes a city will ask the state for permission to add it’s own sales tax on top of the state sales tax. So if you buy a Burger king Whooper in city A it might be taxed at 9% per $1 but city B same burger is 7% per $1. 99 percent of the time I couldn’t care less about sales taxes because I rarely use cash. However I got screwed into having to pay sales tax twice on the same purchase because I live in one state and purchased a vehicle in another state. I paid tax when I bought it then when I went to register my vehicle my home state made me pay taxes again to them. I think the car dealerships lobbied for this law to dissuade people from buying out of state.

[@garyfontenot2786]

Texas does not have state tax on vehicle purchases, but Louisiana does. I know what you mean with FL taxes on a new motorcycle, then LA had their hand out for their registration taxes on a depreciated value of the same motorcycle. Don't get me started with paying state sales tax on a $10,000 piece of equipment for a business, then paying state property tax yearly on that same piece of equipment.

[@jakobbauz]

These aren't really stereotypes, but... actual cultural differences.

[@Steve-cl5tq]

These alcohol laws in the US are strange! In the UK, you are allowed to drink small amounts of alcohol in a private place, with adult supervision, with a meal from the age of 5 upwards.

[@darckfantom7580]

It’s funny how people in America have to pay to go to the hospital hear in Canada when we go to the hospital it’s free

[@jlawsl]

I live in America and get 100% free health and dental care. It does exist. I have never paid one cent at my current employer for ER visits, prescriptions or even dental cleanings. As for tax, for some reason, there are laws against including tax in the sales price. I don't know why. It seems like gasoline is the only thing in the USA where tax is included in its posted price. Also, I can shop at places with no tax in the USA. The answer is simple, free college too!

[@blueroninstudios]

Average wage for waiting on someone in America is NOT 3 dollars an hour, the lowest it gets is $7.25 or $11-14 an hour, depends on where you are working.

[@cupcakelover196]

I've never seen $3 wage. I think the lowest is $7.25. Also, no one calculates tax with their purchase. Just bring more than what you're grabbing.

[@awesomedude4428]

I've seen $3-5 wages in some restaurants tho

[@cupcakelover196]

@@awesomedude4428 That's illegal

[@hehehe5225]

@@cupcakelover196 no its not federal minimum wage for waiters/waitresses is like 2.13/hour

[@cupcakelover196]

@@hehehe5225 Thats literally illegal. Minimum wage applies to everyone no matter the profession. They can not pay you less than the federal minimum wage of $7.25.

[@hehehe5225]

@@cupcakelover196 no it's not, The United States of America federal government requires a wage of at least $2.13 per hour be paid to employees who receive at least $30 per month in tips. If wages and tips do not equal the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour during any week, the employer is required to increase cash wages to compensate.

[@timbuck2561]

This American girl is definitely not from Wisconsin

[@zame2476]

my mom used to go to the us to buy aspirin

[@jlpack62]

I love how sales tax is always over exaggerated. A five dollar item is more likely to be $5.35 or so after tax, not over six dollars. Also, beer can be purchased past 9PM in many places in the USA. Sometimes Sundays are tricky in some states & at particular times.

[@Lexor888]

I love how you conveniently ignore the fact that the punchline of the joke was not about the exact amount of percentage of the tax but rather about it not being portrayed on the price tag. The same goes for the beer joke. The funny part is not about at what time they stop selling you a product but rather that they stop selling a certain product at all. That's like *"Hey ma'am, are you stupid? Put back that peanut butter jar, It's tuesday and we only sell those on mondays and fridays"*

[@ramsaycobbler8499]

Lewis, Evan, Tomas

[@PatrickH6973]

Come to Oregon and you won’t have pay sales tax.

[@Serenity_Dee]

yeah, they don't hand out opioids like candy anymore my friends with chronic pain that can only be relieved by opioids regularly have to fight with insurance and pharmacy to stay medicated

[@brunobraun3928]

Here in Germany, we see this strong medicine, actually like bad drugs

[@ivanof9820]

Nele is so beautiful and cute

[@axelk4921]

Back then, people said: USA, the land of unlimited opportunities! today we say: USA, the land of impossible limitations Unfortunately, that sounds better in German because it's a word joke that's difficult to translate

[@Kolious_Thrace]

One guy in McDonald’s in the US gets maybe 15-20$ per day when the same job in Germany or anywhere else in Europe gets your at least the 750-800€ per month. In Europe it’s not mandatory to tip because they employ gets his money from his salary. His wage doesn’t depend on our tips… But, most of the times we tip them the change. If we have to pay 27.70€ we will give 30€ for example. And he’s gonna keep the change. At least, that’s what we are doing in Hellas🇬🇷 It’s not mandatory to tip him but 99/100 times we tip. That thing in America it’s like a blackmail to the customer! If you don’t tip he’s not gonna have money… But, wait, you hired him so it’s your job to pay him enough to make it! Don’t place the guilt on me!!!

[@LCdic09]

Labor laws in the US are quite fvcked up. There's not a standard and it differs from state to state and even between different occupations. But the McDonald's example you gave is not correct, since they can't pay less than minimum and that at the moment is $13 an hour were I live, but they offer around $15, otherwise no one will want to work there.

[@cupidox]

Personally as a waitress I prefer getting tipped bc I can make way more than if I got paid the minimum wage. And if for some reason I don’t make enough money that day (don’t meet the hourly minimum wage made in tips) then my job just pays me the minimum wage that day. I love it bc it gives me an opportunity to make more money with the tips.

[@Kolious_Thrace]

@@LCdic09 in Europe there is not this paid per hour (in some jobs there is!) If you are hired you must be paid at least with the minimum wage which provides you quite enough money! Even in Hellas that our economy is pretty f** up the minimum wage is 650-700€ Getting paid 15$ per hour and demand from someone to tip you… makes no sense since you are already paid to do this job. But of course, as I’ve said we give the change to the waiter or the employee. Because we kinda want to show him that we are thankful for the service not because we feel sorry about him and if we don’t tip him he’s gonna have less money. This is like blackmailing the customers! Things are weird in America…

[@Kolious_Thrace]

In food services we are paid every month not with per day and usually that means more money. Also, we have a minimum wage, that means that no one is allowed to pay you less! That amount of money is around 650-700€ per month and we are most of the times tipping the employees so they have their extras! That happens in my country which has not the best economy in Europe… I reckon things could be much better in countries like Norway, Switzerland, Germany, UK… etc Yes, I’m Hellene (Greek is not correct btw). Things are getting worst and worst here because the Government supposed to help the people, sometimes they give us more money and then we have to pay more and more taxes…

[@sushanlamgade]

@@Kolious_Thrace You shouldn’t talk about US when you do not know anything about it. In US, McDonald workers do not ask for tips nor will most of the people top them. Their pay will range from state to state and they are not paid below minimum wage. So when done calculations with $13 per hour and 40 hours a week it will be around $2000 which is very less but not what you said. The waitress or servers who work for tip will always out earn minimum wage. People do give lots of tip and those servers will make lot compared to fast food workers (From my experience of talking with those workers).

[@sarveshkumarsatavatiandbab2897]

I am from India Watching your video and learn more and more accents of world. I also try to speak in English with fluency but I can't do that.

[@xydoit2024]

Well. In Israel. 1. We tip also. Its stays in our culture to prove appreciation. A habit. And also the reasons they do that in the US. 2. The tax like in germany is included. For everything. We have a city free from tax. 3. The Alcohol. We can't buy after 11PM. But we can drink outside. We have pubs and can buy in a restaurants after 11PM. We have a little bit if that and a little bit of that.

[@henningbartels6245]

In Germany you tip as well, but there is no must. It usally applies to waiters, taxi drivers, hair dresser, ... it is more an appreciation of personal service: so if food or drinks are brought to your table you would tip. If you get street food to take away or you have to carry your drinks by your own from a bar, you wouldn't tip. The golden rule would be 10% ... with a taxi driver you would just round up ... and hair dresser gets some extra coins or bill, which she or he can keep by herself.

[@uliuchu4318]

The drinking laws completely confuse me... I mean, what are you doing if the weather is nice and you meet up with friends in the city park? Do you always have to carry brown bags with you, just in case you want to enjoy a beer or is it to encourage drinking in an establishment like a bar or pub? But then you have to go inside. That's stupid.

[@generalx13]

The reason for the tax issue is because taxes change everywhere you go. There are federal taxes, state taxes, county taxes and even city taxes. Some states have no sales tax at all, but compensate by higher property or income taxes. The point being that this way the base price will be the consistent, but the tax calculation is done at the register. Often time you can buy the same item at 2 different stores at the same base price, but being in different locations changes what the taxes are. For most places that I have lived across the US however, the sales taxes usually average to about 10%, which as far as I know is actually significantly less than the average VAT in Europe.

[@jadjad4666]

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[@sfalpha]

The alcohol thing in US depends on which states too AFAIK. In Thailand, Alcohol only allowed to sell on certain time of day (11:00-14:00/17:00-23:00). But you can drink or carry it in public except some places (Bus, School, etc). What strictly prohibited is Advertise or Promotion. You can put name of Beer/Whisky on the Menu with prices but not any Photos. Any photos considered advertising. So the distiller also sale Plain water or Soda using the same Brand. And then they can put Logo on the menu instead of the Beer photo. Singha/Leo/Chang Water/Soda exists for that reason.

[@yannimakari2827]

They tax us hard for food in SC. The policy varies by state so it's not possible to make a blanket statement. PA has no sales tax on food or clothing, that's why people from NY and NJ pile into busses just to shop in PA.

[@Stormorbiter]

Sales tax depends on the state, even which items are not taxed

[@fleetingfondmemoriez2898]

*laughs in Aussie*

[@CrowUnTold135]

Tax tax tax all my corrupted Country AKA the USA that I unfortunately am from and live in is always taxing everybody and health related things cost like 10.000$

[@dimitrijensk2845]

1:54 not really that low but ok

[@jharvey93]

Some states do not charge tax on grocery items but some states do.

[@Kate-lr6yv]

i live in the uk and where i live they have now passed a law where you can't buy booze after 9pm especially on public transport . Each local council has laws on where you can and cannot drink alcohol in public places. These are called bylaws.

[@pacho8148]

In England ou Scotland ¿where do you live?

[@danielalvaez103]

Das ist eine Probleme, 7:16

[@keqinghan5090]

37分钟! 热乎! ! !

[@reganrock8762]

Danke aus Indien👍

[@julien.4617]

They tax groceries where I'm from.

[@joaoboschetti4545]

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[@wowersdh1]

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[@Tar_kat]

This german girl - Nele - is so funny and witty. Perfect for those kind of videos. Not cringing and making it difficult and not fun like with some other World girls. But we gotta admit that we need another american already. I mean, Christina is lit, but eventually you run off, being in every-single-video made... Come on... 😁

[@HomeWorkouts_LS]

5:45 thats not true, groceries are taxed...I've lived in 3 US states and every grocery store receipt shows different taxes at the bottom but they vary by even the city you're in.

[@mdsh00]

State dependent. Here in California, groceries are not taxed unless it's a prepared food like from the deli.

[@HomeWorkouts_LS]

@@mdsh00 Ohhh ok I googled, yeah it varies by state and sometimes even local county/city. Like so many things in US... how confusing & annoying haha

[@word42069]

@@HomeWorkouts_LS Yeah, but this is also why tax is not included in the price of items… because tax and whether or not an item is even taxed to begin with changes based on the state, locality, and item… sometimes even the price of an item. It would be impossible for companies to price items with tax included because every single state and even different cities within a state would have different prices. Taxes can also be state or town/county specific. For instance, here in NYC an article of clothing or shoes are not taxed unless a single article of clothing or out of shoes is $110 or greater. So a $60 sweater will be $60 but a $110 sweater will be $110 plus 8.5%.

[@r0bw00d]

The reason why waiters have such low wages is precisely _because_ of tipping. The employers treat the tip as part of the wage instead of correctly viewing it as extra. As such, the system is set up to where patrons, even unwittingly, are expected to be responsible for their waiter's paycheck.

[@scottdean2199]

Patrons are always responsible for the wait staff's paycheck. Some would rather have all of it included in the prices on the menu, and some prefer to subsidize it through tips. There are pros and cons to both. Most good wait staff prefer tips to a higher base wage because they can make a lot more money, especially at high-end restaurants. One of my friends was a waitress at a very nice restaurant when I worked as a senior customer service rep for a wireless company. Her wage was about 1/4 what I made (which was rather high for the industry at the time), but she brought home three times what I did. She also brought home twice what some of her coworkers made because she was really good at her job.

[@r0bw00d]

@@scottdean2199 "Patrons are always responsible for the wait staff's paycheck." Then they need to be paid to carry that burden because that's the manager's responsibility.

[@scottdean2199]

@@r0bw00d Not sure what you're getting at. Patrons are ALWAYS responsible for everyone's paycheck that works in a restaurant - they are the ones who pay for everything. You always pay most through the menu cost. In the US, tips are part of the cost of dining out. Like I said, there are pros and cons to both tipping and higher base wages, but most good wait staff prefer tipping over a higher wage. Determining employee pay is not the manager's responsibility, nor is it even within their permission in most restaurants. Pay is normally negotiated by the owner. If it is a chain, then the General Manager (who acts in lieu of the owner for that location) may have some leeway but usually still has to follow specific pay guidelines from the owners/corporate. Most people in the US are willing to pay more for better service. Higher wages will be reflected in higher menu prices. Ideally, the higher menu prices will average to what you would otherwise pay with an average tip. If the server is particularly good, they are not rewarded and will typically leave for better opportunities. If the server id bad, people stop going to the restaurant at all because they aren't willing to pay that higher price for bad service, then everyone loses. I've seen this happen in places where the restaurant decided to pool tips and divide the money between all wait staff based on hours worked. It was supposed to help those working less lucrative shifts and make it "fair". Good wait staff just left.

[@andreeaandsonia]

im german😃

[@bowviolin]

Is the tiktoks from Calvin and Habs? I watched these videos before and the channel is Calvin and Habs

[@jevon4206]

3 dollars an hour is cap asf

[@anndeecosita3586]

As much as I hate the taste of Robitussin and Niquil I prefer strong medicine when I’m sick or in pain. Doc gave me Tylenol 3 when I got my 4 impacted wisdom teeth taken out. Good stuff. I saved what pills were left over and took it when I had period cramps. I usually have the kind so bad it’s hard to move without pain but those meds had me feeling fine. I like Something to knock it out, put me to sleep and I wake up good to go. Life is too short to suffer.

[@ChrisOsberg]

Maybe I'm in a better situation than I realized, but I've never had to calculate tax to figure out if I have enough money. I'm all for including the tax in the price though.