BRITISH FAMILY REACT | THE DONT'S OF VISITING THE USA!

[@robman285]

I’m a 34 yo millennial in North Carolina and I remember smoking sections regularly in restaurants as a kid in the 90s and early 2000s. Each state made their own bans at different times. I think it became pretty well known across the board for no smoking inside public spaces around 2008-2010 at least for NC…

[@StinkyGreenBud]

As someone who still smokes cigarettes, I kinda missed being asked "smoking or non" I get it though, it's a shitty habit.

[@deepcoder1845]

Jaywalking is illegal here but rarely enforced. Usually get a warning but if cop is having a bad day you can be fined $100 (depends on state.)

[@Jimmyrichard270]

Unless you're enlisted in the military and in a military town. I was in San Diego in the navy and called a cab, all I did was step off the curb to look for the cab and got a ticket for jaywalking. It's a revenue stream for them

[@JordanJMyers]

Ocean City Maryland is bad with that. But it's because they have a lot of accidents with ppl getting hit by cars.

[@D1711-i1o]

@@Jimmyrichard270 san diego cites and arrests for ANYTHING they can.

[@MrDcwithrow]

Don't know if it's still the same but when I went to college in Seattle jaywalking was a definite no-no. Seattle PD was infamous for writing jaywalking tickets.

[@garycollins7750]

Depends on the city too some will enforce more than others.

[@ChaoticCobras]

as for the metric system, MOST of us here have a somewhat general understanding of it. as young kids we are first taught the imperial system until we have it all down solid, and then middle/high school (Ages 11-18) we gradually learn the metric system bit by bit and we go over the conversions and such, we arent clueless about the metric system but i would go as far to say that most of us can be a bit rusty with it at times when it comes to the lesser used “liters” or “grams” because its not used as commonly or burnt into our brain as much as “meters” or the imperial system is

[@jasmine9581]

Everyone knows what 2.0L looks like, though, even if we don't drink it often But yeah nicely worded. After that I guess your major and classes would affect your understanding and exposure Oh and there's sports

[@ChaoticCobras]

​@@jasmine9581 good point about the 2 liters, that didnt even cross my mind lol

[@factsoverfeelings1776]

The US does not use the imperial system of measurement. We use the US customary system. For example, six US gallons are a little less than five imperial gallons.

[@hertjosh]

Ill be honest, as for MOST people in the us, its safe to say, we know ball park. Speaking for my self, i mean i was 25 years old when i actually knew what the metric system was, right. we were light taught, like skimmed over, but its mostly ball park if you ask a random joe on the street.

[@nullakjg767]

Thats actually a good way to know if someone is educated in the US. Anyone who knows the metric system. Its what we use for actual science.

[@janefrost4267]

When I worked as a cashier, I was warned about selling to alcohol/tobacco to anyone under age. Our state fined the store for first offense: $15,000, second: $30,000, third: $50,000 and fourth the state would revoke your license. The employee would also be fined 1st: $5,000, 2nd: $10,000 and if you still had a job.. 3rd: $25,000. I don't know what the fourth offense was because no one got that far. So yes, if you or anyone with you looks under the age of 40 is trying to buy, everyone WILL show their ID or no sale.

[@Stardweller1]

To be fair, some people are actually asking when they say, “How are you?” Though even then, we tend to expect a simple response like, “I’m doing alright,” or, “I’ve been better,” etc. as opposed to an entire detailed anecdote.

[@DefaultName-du3kr]

I learned both Imperial and Metric in school here, but forgot the conversion a long time ago.

[@danielkelly2210]

Americans use metric...a bit. We have a weird mix of imperial and metric in our food stores. Milk is in gallons, beer is in pints, fizzy drinks, liquor, and wine are in liters. Meat and produce are sold by the pound. Drugs/medicine are in cc's, grams, milligrams, and micrograms. Temperature, however, is going to be Fahrenheit 99.9% of the time. Americans do not have a good idea what Celsius temperatures are at all. Even doctors and hospitals use Fahrenheit for body temperatures. Personal weight is given in pounds...never seen it in kilos, and Americans have no idea what a "stone" is for weight. People's heights are in feet and inches, not centimeters. Auto mechanics maintain two separate sets of tools here for working on cars. Americans learn metric in school (alongside imperial) but most things are still done using the imperial system.

[@ObelixCMM]

US automotive industry is using metric, it started changing over in late 70' early 80'

[@randumo24]

As very well all doctors should use Fahrenheit. It's much more precise, and precision is key in medicine. Celsius is honestly a stupid form of measurement. Theoretically it makes sense because it bases itself on water; 0 being freezing & 100 being boiling. However, that's not a very precise way to measure temperature.

[@factsoverfeelings1776]

Also, the US does use the metric system but not across the board. Science and technology fields heavily use the metric system. Its the everyday life stuff that tends to be a mixed bag. For example, If I go to a grocery store I’ll buy a gallon of milk but a 2 liter of soda.

[@ObelixCMM]

Some stores ID everybody, so they don't have to argue with people.

[@Maeshalanadae]

You don’t customarily tip at grocery stores or the like, no. It’s more personal service that we tip for. Wait staff, beauty staff, taxi/Uber drivers, delivery staff.

[@michaelschemlab]

Indoor smoking legislation is handled by the state and local legislatures, not Congress. Today, 23 states and 493 localities have comprehensive laws restricting indoor smoking.

[@carolwheeler9776]

You can always smoke outside unless it's says so. You just try and be polite about it.

[@brianbowen2512]

in bldgs that don't have a 13th floor, it's then used as an industrial floor and only accessible by staff

[@Jimmyrichard270]

Some of the cash registers here in the states wont let the clerk sell cigarettes or alcohol without an I'd. When the clerk scans the item the register wont allow the sale unless an I'd is scanned

[@thebob5240]

Yeah that alcohol one is no joke here in the US I worked several years in a liquor store and yes if i was even slightly suspicious that you were underage no ID no alcohol because if I had then that would be a minimum $10,000 and me losing my job immediately bare minimum and if it was particularly bad then even a bit of prison time along with it.

[@twinkincarnate]

fun fact: jaywalking has been made legal as of last week or so, in California at least. it makes sense because literally everyone was doing it anyway lol

[@Gutslinger]

Not much seems illegal in California nowadays, unfortunately.

[@ItsChris2k]

@@Gutslinger not unless you’re talking about cars. So annoying how its pretty much illegal to modify them in any way🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Garhoy221]

For grocery stores, it’s typically only seen in the south that they help to take your groceries to your car

[@oldschool72]

I'm in Michigan and 3 big grocery stores I go to which are 50 miles from each other carry out your groceries.

[@oldschool72]

Tipping is only in sit down restaurants or bars that serve you booze. You dont tip at a fast food or any grocery stores etc.

[@riddler2127]

I don't see the missing 13th floor very often, but it is sort of linked to 13 being unlucky. In every case I'm aware of, it's not like the floor labeled as the 14th is actually the 13th. There is still a 13th floor but it is used as a maintenance and storage floor. A lot of the building equipment like HVAC's and water pumps will be located on that floor. Usually you'll need a special maintenance key on the elevator to access the floor.

[@davidcosta2244]

Oh, the building isn't held up at that level with magnets ? LOL

[@dougbowers4415]

That depends on the building. Many simply label the 13th floor as 14.

[@Assassyn1980]

In Michigan...it's way more common to say. " 2 hours west" or " a hour north on I75. Rather than 50 miles north.

[@favorsweetly]

There is a 13th floor, but it's not registered to the (guests) elevators. The staff usually use that floor for supplies for the hotel.

[@Raytv1000]

the social view on cigarettes actually varies where you are. in California you’ll definitely be looked at sideways, but here in Virginia a lot of people smoke. the largest Marlboro manufacturer is actually located in Richmond, Virginia. and the age for smoking is actually going up to 21 now as well

[@christophermckinney3924]

In the 90s the US government reached a settlement with the tobacco companies to be heavily taxed and regulated in exchange for not being bankrupted yb lawsuits for the health problems they had knowingly caused. Smoking inside buildings, on public transprotation, and even in cars became illegal in most states. Smokers now have to congregate outside in desingated areas and a pack of cigarettes went from @ $2.00 a pack in 1996 to $8.00 today. As a result fewer people smoke.

[@michaelschemlab]

Liquor stores can get a Class A misdemeanor for not asking someone to show ID. Penalties range from fines of $200 to $1,500, and may include community service and a mandatory sentence of not less than 30 days in jail.

[@heywoodjablowme8120]

It depends on the state. In the state I live first offense is a warning.

[@TheAmericanDreamChaser]

Yeah and also Trump changed the smoking age to 21 as well through executive order a few years ago

[@scotttretten8020]

​@@TheAmericanDreamChasersmoking age is up to the state in California it's 21 in Oregon 18 for instance

[@TheAmericanDreamChaser]

@@scotttretten8020 Dec 20, 2019 Trump signed legislation making the T21 tobacco law federal. Raising the age of smoking to 21

[@karynhonor5046]

many places will have smoking sections far away from the entrances. Many stores require an ID to put the ID number in the register because the company requires it for ALL sales regardless of age. That way no one can say they were selling to underage drinkers or smokers. I am a grandma and some stores ask me still because their system wont complete the sale until the ID is entered.

[@digitalutopia1]

The tough part about giving a "when" for banning smoking indoors, is that it's important to understand that the federal government rarely passes laws that compel individual states to to allow or forbid something. And from the state governments on down to individual towns and cities, each one can pass their own laws, so long as they don't conflict with the laws further up the hierarchy. For example, a town or city can outright ban the sale of alcohol, in a county that otherwise permits its sale. However, if the county bans the sale of alcohol, no town/city can pass a law that allows it. So, anyway - back to smoking. As of 2021, 82.1% of the population lives somewhere where smoking indoors at some combination of resturants, bars, or workplaces, is banned. While 62.3% live in a place where smoking in restaurants, bars, and workplaces are banned. As of now, there are 12 states that have no ban at all (though cities/towns within those states can still ban it) So short answer, as far as when goes, that depends.

[@vikkitrishrunnshaw1127]

I love people and different cultures , I ask people every day how are you ? And generally they reply , doing good thanks or they'll say not good , depends on who your asking and if they're busy.

[@STAYYVERSE]

I don’t know if its different for every state but where I went to school In SC we only cover metric system and conversions like once or twice we hardly use things like meters ect ect to describe things and Americans are so used to using the system we use so some people actually wouldn’t know if you said 100km

[@amberjones5557]

Yes, here in the US.. there is absolutely NO smoking inside.. and many Public, City, and State Parks are No Smoking.. as well as Hospital and School Campuses, & some Hotels.. you have to be completely off property. Some parking garages for these are included, so you couldn't even sit in your car to smoke in these places. Zoos, and Amusement Parks have designated smoking areas way away from the Public, even outdoors!

[@Joe_Okey]

California (my home state) was the first to ban indoor smoking in business in 1995, other states eventually followed suit.

[@purplerose9041]

In Houston, the cashier has to scan your ID in the system when buy alcohol. So don’t be annoyed when they ask for your ID even if you look 40.

[@lexi_lu664]

A lot of Americans will say, "See you later" when saying goodbye, even to strangers they will never see again. It doesn't actually mean they will see you later. Some Americans feel that saying goodbye is a "sad" term. We never say "goodbye" bc goodbyes are forever so instead, we say "see you later" as a form of endearment. It is a short informal version of "I hope to see you later"

[@pageribe2399]

I make fine jewelry so I'm well versed in the metric system. The Imperial system is impossible to use for tiny distances. For everything else I still use feet and pounds for everything else, but I keep a couple of conversion equations in my head: 1 inch ~ 2.54 cm 1 meter ~ 39.3 inches

[@Wattawalkka]

There is 50 60 100 yard dashes especially on a football field, mile runs and such for athletes.

[@mattb7578]

There is no sales tax in DE. The sales tax in NJ is 7%. HOWEVER the sales tax in Salem County, NJ is 3.5% because it’s a bridge away from DE.

[@Freshenstein23]

I wouldn’t tip at a grocery store. Maaaaybe if they walk it out for me but I just don’t let them do that lol.

[@Sound_Spark]

no one tips at a grocery store, ever. I've never heard of anyone ever tipping at a grocery store.

[@DC_Greed]

Smoking inside was a state by state thing, here in Maryland I remember there being a smoking or non-smoking section of restaurants in the early 2000s. That could also vary from establishment to establishment, but it has since been made illegal to smoke inside.

[@stevenj2380]

Regards from NYC. We do not give a ___ about meters in ordinary daily, though I'd say we know a metre approx. , a decimeter dimension of any product measurement is unwelcome. Driver might be able to handle a km. distance but no way a km/hr. speed Litres only used for large soda/pop bottles. NO weather information is given on temperature in Celsius ( leave that in Canada).

[@meechieism]

In track and field we do actually have events such as the 40 or 50 yard dash

[@mrgee4592]

That guy shows a lot of courage to wear horizontal stripes.

[@jacklong7048]

Oregon has no sales tax. But they make up for it at end of year with State Taxes you file. Also some states file no state tax. Federal tax is probably different than when you lived here. You automatically get a certain dollar amount taken off, unless your deduction exceeded that amount (most don't) you do a short form. And people usually don't get back thousands of dollars, because federal doesn't want to be your bank account. You don't get interest, so wouldn't make sense. If anything you would probably get a letter saying you need to adjust how much is taken out each check**

[@eponine1966]

When it comes to kilometers we have things like 5K races. Until I ran my first didn't realize it was way shorter than 5 miles.😂 As for tipping at certain stores for help with things like loading, work for a major corporation. Used to be the dept. manager for lawn and garden. Wasn't unusual to load 50 bags of mulch into to back of a truck and being offered a tip. Thing is, that's against company policy. Always appreciated the offer, but would never lose my job over a tip. Hell, still been with the company for 28 years. Always tip when I go to a restaurant or bar though!! And Daz is 100% correct, they won't just remember you that night but will let other servers now to take care of that customer!

[@janefrost4267]

Hell yes on the early tip. I worked as both a waitress and bartender not long after high school. When a Daz came in, we would all help out to make sure they were taken care of. Even if they were located in someone else section. Gotta help a sister out, ya know!

[@scrapperiam463]

Smoking bans by states began over 30 years ago. Some states are more environmentally inclined but now it is pretty much everywhere public there is no smoking indoors.

[@Lightning77AThiker]

Most restaurants in my area in Georgia only pay restaurant servers $2-$3 an hour. The rest of their wages is dependant on tips . I have known some people who barely survive on those wages.

[@3AwesomeDawgz]

If someone smokes they have to stand like 25 feet from the door. Some place have a sign that reads if you smoke leave your butts outside.....

[@danielkelly2210]

In order to get around accusations of age discrimination, some places have a blanket policy of carding *everyone* for alcohol purchases, even if you look like an octogenarian! Penalties for bars and restaurants selling alcohol to underage people are tough in the US compared to overseas, from what I hear, and "sting" operations to catch them doing so are not underheard of. The minimum age to buy alcohol in the US used to be 18, but the government put pressure on the states to raise their minimum age to 21 in the early 1980s, supposedly to cut down on traffic deaths. This video is also out of date on tobacco, the legal age to buy it has now been raised to 21 as of December 20, 2019.

[@bmo1878]

I got one for you, don't go into inner city areas, if for some reason you find yourself in one, have to park, and some one offers to watch your car for you, pay them, If you don't they will break into your car themselves.

[@krisschobelock4973]

Normal tipping is given to food servers - valet at airport or some one who parks your car... Tipping is not that rapid! However, certainly if a teenager (I'm old) takes my groceries to my car and unloads them into my vehicle....while not expected - yes I would tip them!! A very nice teenager! Heck ya!

[@SheaSF]

If someone provides a service for you, you can always give them a few bucks. You don't have to. There are places where workers are not paid a living wage. Restaurants are designed around tipping. In a bar, you should always throw a dollar or two on each drink (less for beer, more for a cocktail). You might actually get a heavier pour on your cocktail if you tip well!

[@jamesturner9651]

5:00 many years ago when I was a cashier at a super market we would switch between cashiering and bagging. Our company had a pretty strict "don't accept tips" rule. Generally the only time we'd accept it is if we helped someone out to the parking lot and put the bags into their car for them.

[@christophermckinney3924]

He overstates our lack of use of the metric system a bit. There is still a bias against it most places, but over time we are using it more and more. Drinks are in one and two litre bottles as well as 500cm but their ounces are also listed so people don't notice. Milk is still in gallons, and cooking directions are still in cups, ounces, teaspoons and tablespoons. Drinking cups are still in ounces, but drinking glasses are listed by millilitres. Car engines used to be in cubic inches but now are in litres. Distances are still in miles adn speeds in miles per hour unless you're measuring for scientific purposes, then it's in kilograms. but a loot fo Ameircans don't know how to convert from one system to the other so tehy stick with the old imperial measurements. Temperatures are still in Farenheit unless your measuring for science, then it's Centigrade. Track and field is still in yards but it's changing to metric also. A 440 yard race is 1/4 of a mile but it is also called the 400 meters.

[@jamesleyda365]

I was in smokey clubs in the US in the late. 90's. Definitely in Seattle in the DV8 and ROCKCANDY in 1998

[@kennethcook9406]

About the size of the U.S. It takes the better part of 2 days to drive from Denver, Colorado to San Diego, California; and 3 or 4 from Denver to Baltimore, Maryland. And that's driving 16-hour days.

[@helenchappell2632]

bring you ID everywhere,

[@raetimothy935]

Omg you guys! I'm an American who's worked service industry, in a liquor store, plus a smoker and would love to fill you in!

[@nicholasvalentino4378]

I would say inside smoking was banned around 2004/2005. But it also depends on your state.

[@ObelixCMM]

You don't tip in supermarket.

[@williamirelan9332]

Jay walking is usually only enforced when you disrupt traffic and endanger yourself. Some places make everyone present ID so no one will argue with the policy. There is a term for the fear of the number 13 triskaidekaphobia.

[@scottdarden3091]

I have a grey beard and I've been asked for ID. At a Dollar General they have to scan your ID to ring up the sell.

[@Bellastrega1960]

No smoking or drinking in public. Some establishments my have a smoking area outside but that’s rare

[@michaelblevins3956]

A lot of states in the US no matter how old you look have to ID you because it's state law.

[@Sound_Spark]

They don't "have" to, they can choose not too if you obviously look old enough or if you go to a business that you frequent a lot.

[@oldschool72]

Jay walking Law actually saves lives. It has drastically reduced the percentage of accidents and fatalities from people not really paying attention and darting out in front of parked cars and getting hit by oncoming traffic.

[@jasmine9581]

3:50 we take breaks at rest stops Our newer cars beep every 2 hours to take a break or change drivers 7:52 Want and sometimes need 12:02 hes explaining aaa We use 2 liter Idk how far 50 yards is much Ayy you made the same meter-sport thing Absolute mix. Like 8 fl oz cup, 2 Liter bottle, 5 miles, ...uh... 50m dash, 1000ft on gps is like the next traffic light/intersection in the distance

[@USMC-Goforth]

Cigarettes aren't frowned upon much in Texas and neither is weed anymore really, but there are definitely times and places for it and it's pretty common at least here in the south to step away outside and away from the kids if doing either or

[@christophermckinney3924]

Our sports are in the imperial system as well. A football field is 100 yards, a basketball court is 94 feet, a baseball diamond has bases 90 feet apart and a pithcer's mound 60 feet from home plate. So no we don't often have to convert from imperial to metric. IN the late 1970s the President tried to move the US ot the metirc system and it was widely rejected. I don't know why, the metric system is easier, but it was jsut comfort with the familiar. No one has tried since. Instead they hae slowly introduced it inot food and weights and measures. But we still pump gasoline in gallons. When I got to Britain, i automatically convert the price per litre of gasline to price per gallon by multiplying by 3.8. We weigh ourselves in pounds, not stones or kilograms.

[@christophermckinney3924]

For reference a yard is three feet or 36 inches while a meter is 39.37 inches. It's the conversions from one system to another that makes many people reject learning it. Until an entire generation grows up thinking first in metric, it won't change. All the rest of us who might accept it would still be converting things back to imperial in our minds. My wife doesn't like that a kilometer is 0.6 miles but a kilogram is 2.2 lbs. They should both be one or the other in her mind. I could never convert Celsius to Farenheit in my head until I made a friend from Canada who told me if I want to quickly convert Celsius to Farenheit, double it and add 28. This is actually pretty close. Ten degrees Celsius is 50 degrees Farenheit (a little over 48 F). and 20 degrees Celsius is 68 degrees Farenheit. But if you ask most Americans what 20 C feels like they wouldn't have any idea. Ask them what 68 F feels like and they'll instantly know. It's all a matter of what you grew up knowing.

[@crypt_yt9328]

Saying how are you can go both ways honestly. Sometimes I'll be like "hey how's it goin" and walk along and other times I'll say it and wait for an answer etc

[@kimmycook2698]

I cashiered the night shift for years...I ALWAYS carded. ALWAYS. Also, the thing about touching is completely wrong. Here in the deep south, we hug perfect strangers and invite you to supper...so please take what he says with a grain of salt. Greetings from Alabama!

[@sunniertimer598]

ONLY in the South is that o.k.

[@nq6508]

​@@sunniertimer598 do not hug strangers in the south lol. You can get knocked out just for accidentally bumping into someone. The only times people hug when they greet is maybe at church.

[@DrknssRules1]

I legitimately love living in Delaware because we gave no sales tax. What you see is what you pay. Whenever I go on vacation I always forget that myself and go "oh yeah, you guys have that here".

[@davesucher5059]

Some states you can smoke inside. It’s best to think of the U.S as 50 different countries that come together for things like defense. We use the metric system when it comes to things like science or in the medical industry.

[@chazparker3657]

Our attempt to convert to metric in the mid 1970s was a disaster. The plan was not well thought out. I went to private school and the Catholic nuns, from Italy, taught us metric. I still remember most of it. The public schools did not teach hardly anything. There were television commercials called “Metric Moments” which explained temperatures, distances and weights. They didn’t make much impact. For example, signs on the interstate highways were in MPH and KPH. Unfortunately, some drivers saw 100 KPH (60 MPH) and thought that meant 100MPH! By 1980 the whole effort was abandoned. That said, our manufacturing companies pretty much converted to metric in their operations. That’s why the USA didn’t convert to metric for the most part.

[@davidcosta2244]

Alcohol, and medical are in metric. Also, most items will have the metric units underneath the imperial units.

[@cindymatthewsarrowdalearts6449]

The smoking thing: All public buildings (including stores and restaurants, etc.) are smoke free, by law. Also by law, there must be a designated smoking location within a certain distance of a building. For instance, one I'm quite familiar with is our local medical center. The main entrance is on one side of a two lane street, and the smoking pavilion is on the other, with benches, ash receptacles and a roofed area. For years, people would just stand on and around the front steps (about 10 steps, I think, with little gardens on either side) and anyone walking in would be forced to walk through a cloud of smoke. After enough of us complained, they created that area across the street. Similarly, before the smoke free laws, the non-smoking area was always, ALWAYS at the back of a restaurant, forcing non-smoking patrons to walk through the vast smoking section, ruining our meals before we got started! When I would complain, every restaurant manager gave me some hooey about the fans and the kitchens, etc. As for alcohol, some years ago, lawmakers began to hold the sellers of alcohol to a much higher standard than they had previously, so that if a bartender continues to serve alcohol to an obviously drunken patron, and doesn't call him a cab, that bartender might be held liable (not the establishment) for any damages or laws broken while the patron drove drunk. In the same way, liquor stores and the employee were held accountable for selling to underage patrons. So it's in their own best interest to know to whom they are selling.

[@NathanMN]

There are still a number of states that haven't banned smoking indoors.

[@evgenykondrat1987]

Not all. Depends on the state

[@warrengwonka2479]

Some states allow parents to buy alcoholic beverages for their children under 21 in a restaurant.

[@Assassyn1980]

Only tip on personal services. Waitresses and waiters, hair services, any above and beyond. Grocery to your car trunk is usually forbidden by the store..( but I secretly slip them some). Common sense. Always 20% please. Most make less than minimum

[@scottdarden3091]

The Olympics used to be the 100 yard dash. Now it's the 100 meters which is 110 yards , which kinda scewed the record books for a while.

[@vikkitrishrunnshaw1127]

I jaywalk all the time , I've never gotten a ticket , I'm from California, Oregon and Washington state's . I was taught the imperial system and metric system from grade school to high school. I love driving I've driven from San Diego , California thru to Sumas , Washington state , I tip a couple dollars in restaurants and bars . I am a smoker and of nicotine and weed, I smoke outside the restaurant and or bar mainly out of respect to non smokers. There are designated areas for smokers everywhere.

[@brandonaston301]

Police will send in people to try and buy alcohol in stores to see if the cashier doesn’t sell it. If they do then they will be fired and fined. Cashiers have to ask if you look over 21 due to the consequences they can face.

[@mpdw3j]

I’m 29 and live in Florida, but I remember going to Waffle House every Sunday after Mass as a kid and they would ask you if you wanted a smoking, or non-smoking section in the diner. I think a lot of other states banned smoking in restaurants before Florida, but that didn’t happen here until 2003. I may be wrong, but I think nationwide it’s now illegal to smoke indoors at any place that serves food. You can still find some bars you’re allowed to smoke in and I think it’s to their discretion, but if they serve actual food other than giving you like a bowl of peanuts or some chips, it’s illegal.

[@Hector.Zeroni]

Correction* Nobody tips at a supermarket haha. Waiters/waitresses, delivery drivers, bellhops, etc.

[@DashRiprock513]

In some places they have updated the restaurant laws, so the wait staff isn't depending only on tips. You get good service..... because it's good service, they don't have to fake it. As far as cigarettes go.... somebody is smoking.. every store sells them or vape pens. A lot of people do it, they just don't want to be seen doing it.

[@hrussell9677]

I would never tip anyone bagging at a supermarket. And anywhere in the U.S., you can ask someone at a supermarket to help you load your car-usually older people or someone with a disability. Never heard of tipping at a supermarket.

[@solace6700]

Ok G is just flexing now with the ID thing 😉

[@johnzubil2875]

I love when they ask for ID. Makes me feel young. I usually thank the grocer.

[@lindaeasley5606]

Every time I go to a self check out machine at the grocery store in Texas and I scan a bottle of wine , a store worker must come over to approve it even though I'm well past 21 . Also in my state alcohol can not be purchased before 10am

[@debbiecantwell7739]

Many stores require employees to see ID of EVERY customer buying alcohol or tobacco. It doesn’t matter if it is a regular customer that comes in every day.

[@kevinprzy4539]

Where I am in the US tipping a bag boy (grocery store) is not expected but restaurants it definitely is but if you get bad service you don't and should not tip lmao just make sure to not go back there again.

[@danielflynn8530]

Restaurants that do free stuff before your meal are Texas Roadhouse, the bread is tasty. Olive Garden,free breadsticks. Outback steak restaurant, free bread and butter. Cracker Barrel free Biscuits (not cookie’s what the rest of the word calls Scones)and cornbread, There are many other franchises that do this as well. I have been to Mystic Connecticut where the host is at. They have an excellent aquarium with Beluga Whales under water and above water tank. I love how they are a mix of Whale and Dolphin.

[@jaredtorres1987]

NYC is a big city also everyone from NYC different 5 parts to nyc. Yes true all Americans are different every state and city different. Depends where you go in USA. Yes sense I work for hotel that is correct most hotels dont have 13th floor because it considered back luck. Lol usa has 50 states not 52.

[@DarkDragonSlayer]

I jaywalk and it's normal in los angeles, CA. You're not gonna get punished for it. And, I never got punished for jaywalking. No ticket. Nothing. Even when I did try to in Pasadena, CA, in the middle of a street to go back home, when an officer saw me, he didn't give me a ticket at all. We just both smiled at me.

[@adamskeans2515]

funny, my physics professors were under the impression that a kilogram was a unit of mass, not weight.

[@antman8818]

It's for the person selling to ask for ID because there is an agency call ATF. Alcohol, tobacco and fire arms. They will use and underage person to try to by cigarettes or something like that to see if you I'd them. I've been to court because of that one time.

[@rafehr1378]

Smoking tobacco in public buildings is a minor crime and smokers might get assaulted too. Also, the American government has tried to switch to the metric system quite a few times. Speed signs in kilometers. The speed signs on roads, Freeways were riddled with bullet holes every time put up. So they don't put them up anymore.

[@christinecharlton629]

The legal voting age and drinking age used to both be 21. However during the Vietnam War, there was a push to lower the voting age to 18 - the thinking being if someone was old enough to fight in a war at age 18, they should be old enough to vote at that age. That's when the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 by Federal law. But the drinking age generally remained at 21 depending on State laws.

[@place_there9104]

The drinking age was universally raised across all the states to 21 because the federal government said that while states were free to set their own age, that only states with the 21 requirement would be eligible for federal transportation funding which could be millions to billions of dollars each year for a state.

[@gregcable3250]

Smoking is banned at the state and local level, not nationally. California was the first state to ban smoking in bars and restaurants in 1995.

[@scottdarden3091]

You can smoke outside. And depending what city your in you can smoke in bars. After all we are the number 1 producers of cigarettes.

[@rainraed2359]

The hotel i work in has no room with the number 13. From 1 through 30 for 5 floors

[@JCastle12495]

Last restaurant I saw a smoking section indoors was I think sometime in the real early 2000s. And as the years go on, further you "have" to be from certain buildings. Yet, now you can smoke weed next to a baby no problem in most places lol. Most people don't say anything though. Some employees might.

[@jacklong7048]

As far as metric, people hate change. Just like if you were told your steering wheels needed to be on other side because others do it. Some things just not worth the hassle if it works, much more pressing issues.

[@timreno72]

When you're out in public don't ask "Is that gun loaded?" We respect our right to privacy. ;)

[@factsoverfeelings1776]

The United States does not use the Imperial system of measurement. It uses the US customary system of measurement which is a bit different. Take units of volume for example. Six US gallons are a little less than five imperial gallons for example.