Chinese University Girl Studying in US Shocked By American Culture! - Intermediate Chinese - HSK 5

How do Chinese students studying in the USA really feel about American Culture?
In this podcast, Eileen interviewed Yifei, a Chinese graduate student in the USA, to find out!
Learn real spoken Mandarin by listening to long podcast conversations accompanied by full Hanzi, Pinyin and English translations.
Music: Blue Skies by Silent Partner
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[@arturoortiz9378]

I can't even begin to imagine the amount of time and effort it took to put all the subtitles and edit the video so beautifully. This is true dedication and passion for teaching. Thanks again Eileen for providing us with such a great and interesting conversation!

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It's a For-Profit channel so one would expect work to be put in for the video to get any views. If you think this is a lot, imagine some channels with animation or travel.

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[@popwittenino7411]

The greatest content of intermediate chinese on youtube ever. Not only wide variety of vocabulary but also how the words are used in contexts. Tons of treasure buried here.

[@andypierce6593]

These are really good for someone who isn’t in a Chinese speaking country and needs exposure to the language. Also, it’s nice that I can follow the gist of most of the spoken Mandarin but have subtitles as a referenceThanks!

[@whowantsusernames]

These podcasts are the best thing out there. I pretty much only study those these days, listening to each interview so many times that I start to memorize part of it. It’s made my Chinese a lot more fluent. Also, Eileen, I love that you aren’t the typical, filter-loving Chinese KZbinr but instead have so many interesting experiences to share from your life in the country side, as a factory worker etc. I’m always happy to see your face and hear you talk.

[@QuizmasterLaw]

Hey Eileen! I watched your very first video when you first published it. I've been SO Happy to watch you rise up and become the best Chinese teacher on the internet! And I really learned Chinese! 感谢您老师!

[@crtnyp]

This was very interesting and informative! I’m American and have never been to China so I enjoyed listening to all the differences.

[@nicklewis2826]

Best intermediate level dialogue I have ever listened to. The guest and host were both awesome. Great topics and a lot of useful vocab

[@strongopinionsweaklyheld2811]

This is honestly the best and most extensive discussion about USA/China cultural differences. If I had to make a list of these myself I would have forgotten so many of these but they're all true. Great job!

[@AlexMkd1984]

fake American live on stolen land

[@johnbould7544]

Thanks Eileen and Yifei. Well done and pretty good insights from Yifei on the differences between our two cultures.

[@senxu3960]

Very excited to listen to this, thank you Eileen for the upload!

[@williamdunn1000]

Thank you so much. These are my favorite types of videos you publish and as soon as i see one on my youtube recs, i watch it :)

[@bernhardrulla]

Thanks so much for the interesting video and the subtitles, teacher Eileen!!

[@MrKbtor2]

Very useful. I've been looking for something like this. A typical casual dialogue I would have in my life and with the character subtitles. Thanks!

[@ImprovingAbility]

Very helpful interview for intermediate learners! I am happy for the variety of speakers, some who speak more simple language, and others who speak more elaborate.

[@DaCinderellaMan]

非常感谢你们给我们这个机会看看中美的文化差异。我是美国人，刚刚从美国大学毕业（在大学时学中文的也是学习非盈利管理的）。你们的视频对我的中文学习有特别大的帮助，让我感觉我毕业之后还能进步。话题也是特别有意思的！我今年还住在大学所在的城市，希望我今年能认识更多来自中国和台湾的朋友们！谢谢你们！

[@peterwang5272]

我推荐你来B站，学习中文互联网特别有趣，Bilibili

[@MandarinCorner2]

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[@polinamartinez4119]

Thank you for all these amazing videos that help us to study. W know, you put a lot of effort and I can't be more grateful. Your topics are super interesting and I would definitely recommend your Channel to everyone.

[@MandarinCorner2]

*TIMESTAMPS:* 1.Tipping Culture 08:45 2.Use of Toilet 13:29 3.Doing Laundry 14:53 4.Use of Umbrellas 16:10 5.Being in England 17:58 6.Safety Issue 20:01 7.Drinking Tab Water 23:03 8.Safes Tax 24:52 9.Shops Close On Holidays 25:37 10.Measurement System 28:43 11.Food Portions 30:25 12.Sweets & Dairy Products 38:56 13.Cold Drinks 44:15 14.Splitting Bills 46:36 15.Fitness & Beauty Standards 49:50 16.Shaving Body Hair 01:00:01 17.Greetings 01:07:15 18.Holding The Door 01:09:17 19.How We Address Others 01:11:01 20.Friendships & Relationships 01:13:44 21.Political Correctness 01:17:15 22.Education 01:22:28

[@doomguy8324]

Youre hot. You married? Asking for a friend...

[@user-wy7qm6fx4l]

Incredible vlog. Language, content, delivery, sequencing of the topic - everything was perfect. Thank you Eileen, Thank you Yi Fei

[@KostaRadojkovic123]

Videos with Yifei are the best, her accent and pronunciation are clear and standard, feels like her vocabulary is amazing too, you can easily see that she is very educated. Please make more videos with her :D

[@ollieanntan4478]

Are there any other videos with Yifei, or just this one?

[@nyuntmgsai3449]

This is really eye opening and interesting video. Thanks a lot, Lao Shi

[@stalker21able]

Great work! 谢谢您愿意付出这么多努力和时间！

[@Gloriosus]

Another great video, thanks Elaine and Yifei. I shall be going to Chinese conversation classes in Edinburgh (where you stayed for a while, Yifei) from next week and I shall try to use some of the phrases in this video.

[@FilipP88]

Awesome video, very insightful

[@Keravnius]

Yifei is such a doll

[@HarryPotterFan2110]

I love these podcasts! You make so much effort for us Eileen! Love you!

[@GetYourTravelpassReady]

Fascinating interview. Thanks for sharing.

[@novaparatv6200]

Thank you, girls, for these video. It is very useful and entertaining. I realy appreciated. Best wishes. Greetings from Brazil.

[@ollieanntan4478]

Wow this was really interesting! Thanks for posting this.

[@austinhendrickson4445]

Great video, I learned a lot even though I am not even close to an HSK 5 yet :D

[@grainovsand3229]

非常感谢你们，这个视频又有意思又很帮助我们

[@SR-lh4rm]

Great episode. Very interesting. Thank you.

[@MandarinCorner2]

Check out YeFei's *first podcast* with Mandarin Corner: *Kris Wu, Sexual Assault and the **#MeToo** Movement in China:* kzbin.info/www/bejne/apOwh6KOjMlpgLs

[@kashishparasar1994]

Eileen, 你真棒。这么有趣的内容准备给我们。对一个外国人来说这些内容非常使用.它让我们保持汉语水平！

[@kerimdeledemir]

Thank You very much for your Works

[@kugua3921]

很高兴再次见到你们俩！我觉得比一比不同的国家的习惯很有意思。听着你们说话我想起来每次我到了一个我之前没去过的国家。

[@aungmonn]

Thanks very much, Eileen. Just to say I have watched this video at least 10 times - I find 这位奴嘉宾的 manner, way of speaking, accent, grammar all are amazing and very good to be modelled after. This indeed helped me a lot in my journey of Chinese language learning. If there's a chance, I wish to watch more interviews with her.

[@qianshi2219]

谢谢您每次提供我们非常有意思的内容😭在我开始学中文后第一次看的mandarin corner的视频就是您请来Kirk讲一讲关于中国南北差异的视频，我记得我太喜欢Kirk讲的中文了（非常容易听懂！），请问有再次请来他的安排吗？

[@MandarinCorner2]

有可能的。

[@RiDankulous]

You chose a superb guest who communicates well and understands western cultural ideas. She views them in an objective, almost scientific manner.

[@MandarinCorner2]

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After very very long time new podcast im enjoying now...we r waiting for long time..im learning alot of chinese culture and language through your videos..

[@user-yp6om9fo6b]

Near perfect. Love this vlog, you, your team. ❤😊

[@leosaihlaing7862]

我超喜欢老师的博客节目，我每天都听老师的博客。这次呢，您们合作得非常好，我能学到很多词语，深表感谢老师 🙏 希望您们再合作😻

[@dianellaspezialebagliacca9943]

你们的视频内容特别有意思！谢谢

[@tk-zh3dd]

You do the best interviews omg 🙏

[@andrejshutilin6815]

Согласен,.😋😋😋

[@user-ix9vz3zl1w]

感恩你们，我终于找到五级这么丰富内容的视频，让我提高一些汉语听力的水平而且体验对比一下中国与美国的文化生活风俗的习惯。谢谢☺️，关注了🌸🌸🌸

[@MandarinCorner2]

谢谢关注！

[@ronneltv2915]

I really love this channel 😍😍😍

[@janstone2365]

Great video. Yifei is a great guest. Time stamps for the different sections would be great though.

[@Je.rone_]

谢谢我喜欢你们的podcast.

[@Ma_Wukong]

Great content. Please keep it up.

[@EmilyMarais]

Thank you so much for these videos - I learn so much! It would be really helpful if the subtitles could be moved up a little, so that when I pause I can still read the English. Right now, the English is covered when I pause. Thank you!

[@jeanbon6710]

很好的视频！谢谢你们！

[@JagoIndonesia]

喜欢这个频道的采访视频，非常精彩

[@sakurayama2969]

I like it so much this type of learning....❤️from Indonesia...

[@rkundi]

Thank you so much. I am subscribed. I hope to learn the language and the customs from your videos.

[@LECityLECLEC]

really good podcast!

[@teresinharoberts6421]

Excellent video!

[@amersalem2756]

谢谢你们，很有意思。

[@BobClemintime]

I am thankful I have had the opportunity to travel throughout much of China, so I can share some other cultural and societal differences I found interesting. I should note that China is a beautiful country with a range of natural landscapes, modern cities, and history. 我先说谢谢Eileen 和yifei. 你们说很多有意思的东西。这个视频很好用 To preface, I should note that both the US and China have a huge variety of cultures and geography, so it is challenging to make general statements that are representative of the whole population. Some things are only true for certain groups within each country, and others are based solely on my personal experience (a data point of one:( ). China is largely a collectivist culture while the US is largely an individualistic culture. This has wide ranging effects on all aspects of society from sharing meals to singular versus groups of heroes in movies. China has a much greater population density and suburbs are largely nonexistent which completely changes the cost-benefit analysis of public services and infrastructure. China has a long history of authoritarian governments and social hierarchy based on Confucius teachings which makes Chinese far more willing to accept policies from the federal government and show deference to their elders. As for my personal experiences: Social relationships: - Vast majority of Chinese were welcoming to foreigners, from villagers on a pilgrimage to the great wall, to university professors. - Challenging for foreigners to make close friendships with Chinese - Many Chinese will stare at foreigners - Significant pressure to drink alcohol at social gatherings - Generally curious about foreigners and foreign countries - Dating gets more serious more quickly Crime and safety: - nobody knows the true crime rates in China and the official statistics are likely underreported and maybe drastically underreported. That said based on personal experience the violent crime rate appeared to be lower than the US - like in most countries, foreigners are prime targets for pickpockets. - roads are far less safe than in most western countries -black (illegal) taxis will target foreigners Politics and freedom: - Chinese are surprisingly open to discussing politics, but only in private settings - world wide web is only accessible through a VPN, which is technically illegal and will lose service during sensitive periods - no monolith of political opinion - lax enforcement of many laws and unclear understanding of the law. Though this is changing in recent years Infrastructure: - Very advanced travel infrastructure - Excellent airports, the most impressive high-speed rail system in the world, excellent subway systems, wide range of low cost (though sometimes dangerous) bus networks, extensive taxi services - Sewer systems and toilets are inconsistent - Water quality is generally lower than western countries

[@h0wud0in1]

lov this!

[@vladimirzedong1801]

Hey love your videos! noticed an error, i thought you might like to know if you are seeing this. You referred to drinking water from the faucet as "tab" water but its actually called "tap" water with a p not a b. Take care!

[@muhammadnaseemhaiderjafri4554]

thanks a lot Eleen , you are really hard worker. . love from Lahore Pakistan.

[@srw5724]

The benefit of tips in restaurants is you get good service most of the time. I remember how bad the service was the first time I went to China. Truly shocking.

[@user-yp6om9fo6b]

In Asia, the service is usually good, swift. It’s unrelated to the tip.

[@tomaszgosciminski5026]

Thank You!

[@JMPIMP254]

I lived in Beijing for 3 years as a native of the US. I would love to tell you about my culture shock. Great videos!

[@cecilabbey2955]

谢谢老师，幸苦您了。

[@TheInterloafer]

謝謝妳們分享一個非常有趣的，非常幫助的視頻！！ 7:15 這個圖片其實是紐約的街。我認出X28的公共汽車是一個去斯塔滕島的路線。

[@lucnguyenthe5857]

听你们讲话，我可以听懂基本视频的内容，但也有很多不认识的生词，谢谢你们，从越南爱你们😀

[@paulagodebrito]

Loved it! I'm Brazilian and, obviously, I already knew some of the points discussed in this video, but there were many I wasn't aware of! Besides, it was super fun comparing my own culture to the other two included here. There are points in which Brazilians are more similar to Americans (race diversity, more casual clothing) and others in which we are more similar to Chinese people (not using dryers, throwing toilet paper in a wastebasket), so it was a very cool and informative video. Thanks a lot~

[@iurivanastacio3081]

Pensei que era o único br aqui.

[@dans.7651]

I would say Brazil is in it's own category when it comes to 'casual clothing' :).

[@paulagodebrito]

@@iurivanastacio3081 estamos em todos os lugares, sempre

[@paulagodebrito]

@@dans.7651 maybe hahahaha

[@novaparatv6200]

e assim como os chineses, nós não damos gorjetas.

[@dmblum1]

Great video - I teach at a university in Zhengzhou, China, and if it were in English it would be incredibly useful for my English class. I have been here over four years. Yes, in America is customary to have a dryer and also an oven in the home. Also, a big difference is sit down toilets. At my university they don't exist (you squat). Chinese people don't have dishwashers I think mainly. Living expenses like food and housing is cheaper here. Taxis are really cheap. Population density is much higher - most Americans live in the suburbs and drive cars everywhere. Americans have the concept of "personal space". As for tipping, Americans know that we don't have to tip in China (and some other countries). But often taking a taxi I'll just say "keep the change" and they seem to understand.

[@petelovatt8357]

Eileen 你视频的内容总是最好的。KZbin 其他的汉语老师的(Rita, shuoshuo) 就想展示自己的英语有多好，她们整个频道都是关于她们自己。相比之下你都是为了我们学习者发出视频。You’re the best, Eileen

[@peterwang5272]

她的最大特点是真的在交流文化，让你们西方人解除刻板印象和政治宣传

[@galept]

I'm a 35 year old American and have never had anyone carry my bags for me at a hotel. I'm not sure if she has a lot of money and always stays at luxury hotels, or if her program paid for it. But it does not seem like she experienced normal life here.

[@gee8883]

Only Rich kids go to foreign language primary education in China .

[@TheMagicCrafter]

I was born and raised in the USA, but I honestly do not understand the cold water thing either. If I drink water that hasn't been heated, it makes my body so cold. When I go to a restaurant, the waitresses always look at me like I'm crazy when I order hot water. I can understand drinking it when you are really hot and need to bring down your body temperature, but otherwise... gross. lol

[@elaineg60]

So impressed with these young ladies…then again, I don’t believe I’ve ever known a single person from China who didn’t impress me-and I have gotten to know MANY in the past 12 years that my precious, late Son introduced me to. (My son spent 12 years living, working and traveling through China because of good friends he made in his University-he was a Student Ambassador and Counselor to students from China. Unfortunately, just before he was to return to your beautiful country last year; my Son didn’t wake up one morning. He had a stroke, a blood clot, as he slept. I remain in touch with his friends-who are always checking in on me 🥰, and I’m still working on the language, Chinese Brush Painting and Calligraphy 😁) One more comment-I am in a small town in Pennsylvania and I wouldn’t dare drink our tap water! MANY US Water systems have become unsafe in recent years. In fact, in over 60 years of living in different states and traveling around the world, the only 2 places I drank water from a tap or allowed my children to was on our farm in North Florida and had had a very deep well put in. I tested the water myself as I worked in a lab at FSU where I was in Pre-Med. It was absolutely the best water I’ve ever had. Then, in my residency in Northern Alabama, my husband at the time had health issues and we didn’t even trust bottled water. We had an extensive filtration system put in for both our house and even our pool! But most Americans, including myself these days, can’t afford such a system. I’m currently dealing with very bad, very old pipes that are both in my walls and our city pipes which are continually rusting and breaking. I had a pipe rust through in my ceiling last week and showed my friends on WeChat the horrible damage I’m dealing with..the whole infrastructure is so antique, so corroded; it took almost 3 hours just to shut it off. It destroyed half my home. My friends in China were shocked about that and other infrastructure failures we’ve had lately. Local and State governments just aren’t willing to update and fix infrastructure. An old gas line exploded in my daughter’s city in New York last year-3 people died and many more were injured. The media later said that gas line was almost 80 years old…and there are MANY, MANY more like it. It’s both sad and terrifying. My best friend’s husband is from Russia and they have been dealing with a LOT of bigotry, harassment..even threats. About 20 years ago, they actually lived in Harbin for several years and traveled throughout China. Before my Son died, he had wanted all of us to join him in China, saying it is healthier, safer and friendlier. My friend and I are now seriously considering going over there and a medical research team I worked with for many years is now in Beijing…I’d love to, but we’ll have to see about my health issues here first. (Although that’s another subject you don’t want me to get started on. My daughter is a Nurse Practitioner and is seriously looking into moving either to Canada or Europe.) Anyways, thank you for continuing great videos! ❤️🇨🇳☮️

[@alexeibogoslovskii7966]

As Chinese from Taiwan told me they take clear water in mountain regions, the water on the plain is dirty. The island is polluted.

[@CeMaK28]

很棒！ 赞赞赞

[@KostaRadojkovic123]

终于更新了😁😁😁💥🎊🎋

[@xiaoz56]

我看这个也挺有意思的，因为很多对我来说有些封建的规训我在国内都没有经历过，再看这个的时候有种重新学习国内部分地区传统文化潜在规则的感觉

[@Euclids.Elements]

Love your videos. You need a video of an American who speaks very little Chinese what he thinks about visiting China. Not an ex-pat who lives there. I’ve visited three times and the shock and awe is completely different than someone who lives there. Also knowing “xiao” Chinese makes it a lot more interesting. And last time, pulling out paper money instead of using an app to pay was an experience.

[@FUZASHIII]

From what I can say most of the things mentioned here can be applied to both countries, except tipping culture, food and drinking hot water.

[@user-ke5rf1zp8p]

Приятно слушать, очень хорошее произношение.

[@DoubleAmaterasu]

best mandarin channel out there 34

[@cretanarcher9019]

Yifei is so pretty!!

[@user-xd3tq9jo2l]

EILEEN，谢谢你，真的了不起的，一直在努力得帮海外学生和任何有感兴趣的人做出这么丰富内容的视频为我们学好中文的，那么我本人一直在想如果有一天你采访我跟大家分享一下我在中国留学的故事，那么假如实现了呢，我到时候中文不好我会怎么样呢？是不是好尴尬呢，哈哈哈，所以我一直以来都是努力的学中文的，已经有3年了，现在呢，感觉母语一样呢，都是要谢谢大主和谢谢您☺️☺️😁

[@gee8883]

没关系中英混着讲也可以呀。 反正老师双语精通又那么和蔼可亲。我希望你勇敢地去接受这个采访。 mashallah ,your Chinese improved so much in 3 years . 继续加油❤🎉

[@SingerRameshLooloj]

Super

[@JimiiMetal]

I cant believe I watched this whole video. Reading subtitles. 😂

[@BobClemintime]

PSA: Just because something flushes and does not clog your toilet does not mean it is safe to do so. You shouldn't flush toilet paper in China because the sewer system is not designed to handle it. Your toilet may not clog, but you may cause clogs in other pipes in the system or the treatment plant itself.

[@johng4093]

So is that the case even in foreigner tourist hotels in China?

[@BobClemintime]

@@johng4093 I was speaking generally. I can't claim knowledge on all the sewer systems in China. It is certainly possible some hotels have a pretreatment process to deal with paper. Some of the newer sewer systems in China may even be able to handle paper as well. I think it is far more likely in most cases that they feel the tax revenues from the hotels are worth the additional expenses of dealing with clogs in the system due to tourists

[@johng4093]

@@BobClemintime Ok, because the idea of putting used toilet paper in a wastebasket seems pretty disgusting and unsanitary to me.

[@superpayaseria]

Yes we will not understand eachother. We love freezing drinks. The more cold the better. So the correct word is not cold but freezing. We like it colder than ice itself lol. And we even suck on ice cubes. And I would never drink warm milk in my life I would puke!!

[@dumceed1899]

终于新的视频 🌝🌝

[@adriancann5056]

i learned a lot about Chinese culture from this vlog and i'm very grateful. a couple of notes on what happens in the US. most stores do stay open on weekends these days, it's only small stores and some east coast stores that close. One other thing to note is that there is a huge dropout rate in US colleges and Universities, almost 50%. i wonder if it's different in China?

[@BobClemintime]

University in China is generally much easier than in the US.

[@johng4093]

More like 40%. Personally, I think the bigger problem is many graduates obtain degrees in subjects for which there is little or no demand. In most cases whatever job they get after college won't pay back the money invested in their education. These students are still in an impractical, childlike thinking mode. Don't mean to be harsh, but young people should face reality sooner rather than suffer the consequences later.

[@adriancann5056]

@@johng4093 i agree with you 100%. part of the problem is that the colleges and universities really push those fields of study for which there are no jobs. i guess it keeps the professors employed and helps fund the university by adding staggering dept to the students.

[@adriancann5056]

@@johng4093 i agree with you 100%. part of the problem is that the colleges and universities really push those fields of study for which there are no jobs. i guess it keeps the professors employed and helps fund the university by adding staggering dept to the students.

[@amunra5330]

Good video. I was wondering if the girl knew that British English is the original English and that American English is a dialect?

[@TheMagicCrafter]

I think that many Americans also find European dialects to seem like different languages too! So please don't feel bad about it! It's so hard to understand some of them 🤭

[@superpayaseria]

Yes I drink the tap water happily. Thank God for the American way !! lol

[@oneaurora]

As an American, I would also be surprised to see someone throw their shoes into the washing machine with their clothes! haha

[@JBfan88]

我觉得避免高考的困难是很多留学生的主要原因之一哈哈！

[@kantnergirl08]

我們也經常分享食物

[@petelovatt8357]

The American trend of adding a tip to the bill defeats the point of tipping. It's supposed to be a reward for good service made at the discretion of the customer, not a mandatory add on. And my attempt in Chinese: 美国强迫顾客付小费的习惯就没有逻辑。给不给小费应该是顾客自己决定的。那样的话我们可以奖励良好的服务。

[@BobClemintime]

Blame the exemption of certain service industries from the minimum wage. Their base pay is below minimum with the assumption that their total pay including tips will be above minimum wage

[@petelovatt8357]

@@BobClemintime In the UK all the restaurants in China Town employ Chinese students illegally for £2/hour.

[@johng4093]

In US the tip is optional, nobody can make you pay one. Only exception is if you come in a large group (> 8) they may tell you ahead of time that you a "gratuity" will automatically be added to the bill.

[@cvetnojsad]

Hi Eileen! 恭喜你客人女朋友! 也不光是由于她的这么高的个子! (我也想她的个子的一点点！☺️ 跟别人 一直只能仰视!) . 如果这么高的中国男朋友不好找, 可不可以向她介绍一下一位外国人男朋友吗？ 很有趣搞笑的对话! 其实你们中国人会发现不仅美国人, 还是我们欧洲人的那个单独点吃菜的方式很奇怪! 而我们也对你们的都一起分享的饮食挺惊讶！So nice a habit! 😊 甜零食，太多糖当高对身体当然有害！我也比较喜欢喝从水龙头的不冷水, 也不习惯喝太多牛奶！🥛 运动, 健身以及鸡肉我同意: armonic standard body 最好的! 💪 另外一个是, 雨伞一般好容易弄坏了弄丢了！☔ 其实每两个文化有所正面与负面的特点，对吧？ Ms 怡菲的中文话很好听, 也她原来有很多的知识经历, 就是很专业! 谢谢你们根我们分享你们说对比的对话！😊 😘

[@PV1230]

The point of tips is to keep the service level high. if you feel the service is lacking, you can penalize the server by giving them less than standard. I think the system works well and service is better in the U.S because of it.

[@BobClemintime]

I have gotten far better service in many countries without tipping. If an employee does a particularly good job in other service industries you simply commend them to their boss or the contrary for bad service. Tipping is just an outdated aspect of American culture that is still around because people are resistant to change. Do you tip your dentist?

[@emmapinn5216]

Can I just add that I've never heard of people putting their shoes in a washing machine along with their clothes. This is likely just a US college student habit

[@johnjohnson5814]

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