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[@maxhas2055]

The point they missed is that in most parts of the US there isn't ANY public transit, not unreliable transit, NONE.

[@johnalden5821]

Very true. Subways exist only in the largest cities, "trams" are still pretty rare, and commuter rail is unreliably and often non-existent. There are buses, but they are unreliable and often unsafe. Travel between cities is usually by car or plane; Amtrak is available but really only competitive in the Northeast corridor and some other dense urban areas.

[@stevewixom9311]

This country just has to many vast area's where there are not enough people to support or justify public transportation.

[@RectPropagation]

@@stevewixom9311 But even when there are enough people and interest it just doesn't happen. For example: Atlanta-Hartsfield is the busiest airport in the country and the need for more space has been an issue for years. The mayor of Columbus, GA has wanted the city to be home to an expansion of the airport. It's only a couple of hours away by car so they could have international flights come into Columbus and have public transit take people to Atlanta (or other major GA cities). And there's already a lot of traffic between the two cities, enough to justify bus/train service even without an airport expansion. The problem isn't population or distance, the problem is politics. (A lack of public transit is also a problem within cities too.)

[@marissawojo441]

i live in the 'burbs and there's a bus stop at the end of my street and in the 22 years i've been alive i've never seen a bus actually pick anyone up there

[@pete3397]

@@RectPropagation Public transport is a perfect example of what is known in economics as an inferior good. Meaning that as people's incomes go up, they use less of the good. So, here in the US what happens to the poor person who has to take public transportation for their job? As soon as they can, they buy a car.

[@merckin_around]

I'm surprised he didn't bring up our curiosity. Dont get to offended if an American asks you about your accent, or where you're from, Etc.

[@frankisfunny2007]

Yes, I'm guilty of that. For those wondering why, it's more about curiosity.

[@TheFeesh30]

Yep! A country full of literally every kind of person in the world, we want to know what you are! Very big on labels here.

[@MrSophire]

Actually no name it is more to learn about people. Some of my most interesting conversation started with “ that is on lovely accent, where is it from”

[@natashka1982]

I'm from Russia, living in the US since I was 15. I don't get why it's considered offensive to ask, starts great conversations.

[@Madison.Cruz.ShooterTwo]

@@natashka1982 🖤

[@leeclarke917]

I’ve visited the USA many times. As an Englishman I’ve got to say it’s a wonderful country and the people were kind, polite and friendly. 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@slimshady4life689]

Are you sure you were in USA??

[@starexcelsior]

@@slimshady4life689 aRe yUo sUrE iT wAs tHe uS

[@sportsdailyyoung1420]

@@slimshady4life689 yea i was going to say that to

[@nobodyspecial9800]

I think you went to Canada. Same continent but just a little north of us.

[@jtoland2333]

@Lee Clark, thank you! People often look at the worst of us as the example of the norm.

[@woltersworld]

Interesting guy. I would totally subscribe to his channel to learn more about other places around the world... just saying 😉

[@jaynovak3152]

Nice

[@V1G1LANTEK9]

lol hey wolter

[@kazeryu17]

Yes, his channel is worth subscribing to indeed. Loads of cool content.

[@badpop987]

Well played Walter, well played!

[@wesleypatterson2989]

*looks at this comment* *looks at the video* "Wait a minute....."

[@bendover9813]

Americans are only touchy feely with people we know WELL. If we haven’t been friends for a few months, you’re not giving me a hug or a kiss on the cheek lmao.

[@DebsTubes4u]

I'm from California and have family that lives in Colorado and everybody hugs everybody upon being introduced, so his 'don't touch Americans attitude' was surprising and foreign to me.

[@RedHeart1]

Agreed! I just feel like it’s common sense though, to give people their space, and not be all up in their face, if you don’t know them.

[@Janeintheok]

Do not invade my personal airspace 🤨

[@bendover9813]

@@Janeintheok if your son is in the marine’s, you’re too old to have to worry about me being anywhere near you in the first place.

[@ferchango6359]

I'll take a hug but kissing is only family or partners.

[@BlueBearJr]

When he is talking about not smoking he is more referring to when you are near others. Smoking is banned indoors like 90+% of places you go,

[@Zenon0K]

That, but there are a couple places where people will treat you like he's saying. California for example. You will get shit from a lot of people no matter how respectful or courteous a smoker you are.

[@johnalden5821]

There are some regional nuances. Some places have more strict rules about smoking. Where I live, smoking is not allowed pretty much anywhere inside in public. Even outside, you will get strong side-eye if you smoke anywhere near anyone. Public smoking areas are often out back in the north 40 acres, somewhere near the septic drainage field. Smoking is considered a health hazard pretty much everywhere in the U.S., even by people who still smoke.

[@thicc-estshrek9715]

you mean like in the rest of the modern world....

[@johnswenson9140]

I highly disagree with the smoking point as well. I walk down the street on break smoking a cig and no one gives a single shit and I live in a pretty 'woke' lib city where karen's and health nuts are abundant

[@johnalden5821]

@@johnswenson9140 Probably you are oblivious to the annoyed people you are passing because maybe you don't care what they think. Maybe you are walking too fast to be annoying them for too long. But trust me, you are annoying them.

[@jamesspeelman2765]

The 50 states are really like 50 little countries. They're all little different and unique and wonderful.

[@oldfogey4679]

James this country within a state concept is particularly true for texas!

[@12378dnn]

The smoking thing is a bit of a mixed bag. From my experience, if you smoke then you're more likely to get nasty looks from people, or flat out judging comments from them. However, if you're doing it away from everyone in an open area, it doesn't matter. Nobody wants to smell cigarette smoke.

[@NickGreyden]

When in the US and searching for good BBQ, remember the inverse law of BBQ dining: "The better the building looks, the worse the BBQ is." Find the local crap shack that looks like it should be condemned and they will be the ones with the best BBQ in the area.

[@torrent0411]

Oh look Mr Fancy pants goes to the crap shack BBQ, you need to find the guy on the side of the road under a tent, using a grill that looks like it was wielded from nothing but scrap metal, that is where you'll find the best BBG.

[@NickGreyden]

@@torrent0411 lol. I've heard about those guys, but no one I know has had it. Curious if your observation is correct or if the sarcastic humor carries all throughout this comment.

[@torrent0411]

@@NickGreyden Bit of both , i was being sarcastic but the best bbq, i've ever had was in jacksonville florida on some back road under some oak trees under a tent near some church :P Where do you live? Because road side BBQ is pretty common in the south?

[@NickGreyden]

@@torrent0411 the south. Tennessee Alabama line. Seen a few and heard of some like I said, but no one I know has tried any around here.

[@adinal1958]

Yeah, those hole-in-the-wall mom & pop places are the best for BBQ. Eli's in Dunedin, FL - I miss you! Almost worth the 2-day drive down to Florida from Michigan just for that.

[@earendilthemariner5546]

We do minutes too for driving. "How far away is x?" "Its about half an hour"

[@Acadian.FrenchFry]

Yes almost always.

[@Dad-jk3zi]

shit never though it was mostly only us

[@rewytinck]

Up here in Canada we go by hiw many beers it takes to get somewhere, foolproof system really. Give er a go

[@JohnSmith-vm2jl]

I drove 3 hours to have lunch with this guy's mom. Lol...worth every minute. ; ) Just kidding. 3 hours isn't a casual drive, no matter what this guy says.

[@JohnSmith-vm2jl]

No sales tax in New Hampshire. That's why we're plagued with folks from Massachusetts coming across the border, buying big ticket items like washers, dryers and ginormous Tv's, driving like complete maniacs.

[@V1G1LANTEK9]

i have a british uncle and I was so confused when he came for his yearly visits and would always ask me "you alright?" and i was like "what? yeah im fine" because its sounded like he thought something was wrong or bothering me

[@greenmachine5600]

lol. I got u 🤣

[@casey4602]

Yep " How are you doing" is a rhetorical question. Don't begin saying I'm under the weather, I lost my wife, job and my dog.. Nobody really interested in how you're doing

[@shannonbradley4699]

I HATE it when my friends from Europe get pissed off about tipping. Their argument is, "They should pay their employees more." Well, this is the system and by you not tipping, you hurt the server/bartender who has nothing to do with it. When I go to Europe, I abide by their standards. I remember the first time I went to the UK, I was tipping the bartender after every round and people looked at me like I was trying to show off and the barman looked totally confused. I learned my lesson.

[@cl1cka]

It's not about "not tipping". It's about anti-consumer psychological tactics. The price should be the price. Period. Instead in US there are no regulations, so customers think they have to pay something, but it turns out it's actually more at the tilt.

[@stillmagic714]

@@cl1cka the thing is, that's still not the server's fault. The server doesn't own the restaurant or make public policy. They're just trying to pay their rent, not tipping doesn't make at point, it makes a workers life harder.

[@cl1cka]

@@stillmagic714 It's not only the servers, it's everything you buy - you see one price then on the register it's suddenly more.... This is some shady shit...

[@noahremnek3615]

Waiters make more because they are tipped. The restaurant industry has low profit margins so they need to rely on tips.

[@utubesignupblows]

@@cl1cka it can literally be "shady" only to tourists, the first time they encounter it. Then, you are informed how things work - like everyone in the US knows - so it is not "shady", since everyone is well aware.

[@doylescordy]

In my experience, with "How are you?", you're usually expected to answer "fine" or "I'm good" (even if that's not true) then ask "How are you?" back, and they'll answer the same thing, and move on.

[@EpochUnlocked]

Where I'm from... Stranger: How's it goin? Me: Living in paradise brother

[@FrancesW-]

Agreed. "How are you?" isn't always meant to illicit an honest response, and usually doesn't get one, but in my part of the U.S., it is usually *treated* like an honest inquiry.

[@shrekjuniorv2561]

Where are you from?

[@charbinger3803]

It's the same here on the east coast, every morning when I go to work my bosses ask me how I am and I annoy the shit out of them by actually giving an honest answer and making things awkward, it amuses me way more than it should.

[@abenemon1181]

Exactly. It IS a question, just not one you're supposed to answer honestly.

[@Melissa-wx4lu]

Americans do not tell distance in miles. We tell it in time. "You want to go down this road for about 15 minutes, then take a turn at the giant bear carving." or. "Take the Highway and it'll take you 40 minutes to get there, 45 if you do the speed limit. Or take this back road and you'll be there in 30."

[@RetiredOne]

Depends on which part of the country you live in. Where I was raised it was usually in miles. As I got older and met more people from other places, I would usually give time and distance.

[@gino1802]

Lmaoooo im from Kentucky. Delivering beds and stuff through allll kinds of boony backroads lol. When we get lost thats just about how it sounds everytime

[@bartonbella3131]

And landmarks, “ya know Hon, go about 10 miles or about 5 minutes when you see Buddy Wilcox sucks barn( his old lady painted it on that barn when he slept with her sister) anyways turn left, then by the old broke down school bus take a right. Now that roads dirt but it’ll turn into the concrete about 2 miles down, crazy ex mayor had a drunk brother that decided to pour some concrete from his truckbed to help Elmer get re-elected, damn truck gets really bad gas mileage now hahahah. Anyway take that sharp curve and hit the gravel road watch the potholes and dogs chasing cars…in fact go slow cause there’s a bunch of deer. If you’re on that road past 2:00 Billy Joe might be a tad napped on the shine so his crop duster might be a little low but that’s good news that means you’re close at the shot up stop sign hang a left and about another 5 minutes your there. It’ll save you about 30 minutes”

[@barbaramatthews4735]

@@bartonbella3131 love it... I'm in Tennessee near the KY border....we give simular directions. I was born and raised in Michigan, but I've been in the south a very long time and it's rubbed off. I can actually understand it and repeat it back with a few "bless his hearts" in-between. I live near Franklin, KY. I'm just north of Nashville. See you get on the highway north...but don't you take the interstate this time of day. Go north head up there by where the old flea market used to be....you remember where they used to have the tractors. They done tore that place down...all the new people moving in. Well, that's why there's so much traffic now....you can go that way....or better yet, don't go that way. You should take the old route by the I65 exit then get on , I can't think of what it's called...but you'll see it because it's right there. Oh, there's a Dollar General right there on the corner...maybe it Family Dollar.. but you know it's a Dollar Store somewhere near there.

[@merfwriter]

I live in Maryland in the greater Baltimore area (outside of Baltimore). Maryland is a small state and places outside of Baltimore in the suburbs are densely populated and close together. We measure directions in time too. It will take you 35 minutes given the traffic around the Baltimore beltway to get from Ellicott City, MD or Baltimore for example or an 1 hour to get from Ellicott City to Washington D.C.. In the mid west like in Minnesota where it is a much bigger state and more spred out with long country roads. My Dad has cousins in Minnesota. Every time they come over to Baltimore/D.C. area they want to know how many miles it takes to get from point A to point B. When his cousins come over to Maryland and they want to know how long will it take to get to Baltimore or D.C., my Dad is like "oh it will take you like 35 minutes to get to Baltimore.". His cousins are like, "ok that's fine but HOW MANY MILES is it?".

[@alyxskyler]

The ID thing is real. Especially with the 40 years things in some places. I’ve witnessed people who are older complain about it in line all the time when the cashier asks.

[@GushOnline]

Yeah. I used to be a cashier at a place that sold alcohol and cigarettes and had to deal with customers screaming at me all the time because I couldn't sell them anything without an ID. So many people seem to think it's just the cashier being a jerk. It's not. The cashier can lose their job, be fined and even end up in jail for selling to someone without an ID. The business can be fined and lose their liquor license as well.

[@Nathan_King]

When I was a waiter, the 30+ year old women almost always enjoyed being asked for ID because it implied they looked young and I couldn't tell they were older. Usually helped get a little better tip. Most new the game, but still seemed to enjoy it.

[@sgtsnafubohica15]

When I was a clerk in a convenient station in Vegas, I ID'd everyone as in Vegas drinking is 24/7 so you always get the ones younger trying to sneak it, pay someone else to do it, or just straight steal it. The fines are for both the business and you get a separate one.

[@ShannonLynn21]

My mom, in her 60s, got IDed for cough syrup.

[@gretcheneisenman4760]

I’ll never forget my 90 year old grandpa arguing with the person at Whole Foods over this. He forgot his ID, and their policy is to ID EVERYONE. Grandpa did not approve. (Don’t worry, I think my mom offered to pay for the wine instead)

[@laptv2144]

Indian food is popular in the US in lots of cities now as there’s been a lot of Indian immigration over the last couple decades especially. It’s more popular in some places than others though for sure.

[@matthewatkinson2861]

In the Midwest we don’t use miles or kilometers. We use time mostly. I tell people I live 30 min from work, not 25miles.

[@markviking98]

Yup :) this morning, I got a text from my mom "their is a car accident 15 miles north of Ames"

[@jes7574]

@@markviking98 ahh another Iowan. Cheers from Epworth

[@waddlespire]

@@jes7574 We've got another one here. In keeping with the theme of the comment, I live about 45 minutes from Waterloo.

[@ShawnTheDriver]

Michigander here, can confirm.

[@bloodarmyproductions]

I am pretty sure that is the entire US lol

[@ladrac198]

I don't think he represented the "How are you?" thing completely accurately. Most greeting with strangers I have as a cashier are something like "How are you? Fine, how are you? I'm good, thanks." Its not just "How are you? How are you?"

[@onebuffalo5402]

Yeah, I think he meant more like its not a question that necessitates a diatribe of an answer. Its a "how are you? " "good, how are you"? If your answer isnt "good" its basically common practice to just say good anyways and move on lmao

[@toddperman8265]

In the south we will answer, fine or good and say how are you? back.

[@mumuspain2086]

@@toddperman8265 yes. I normally say "pretty good, how about yourself?"

[@Acadian.FrenchFry]

Agreed

[@emanymton713]

I think he was talking more about in passing on the street.

[@TomGorham]

Tips can also make a statement. My mother bought a $10 breakfast and left a $100 tip because she ate there all the time and knew the single waitress was pregnant. This happens often here in the U.S. It's called generosity. I spent several years in the restaurant business when I was younger. I'm a great tipper. These are some of the hardest working people in America.

[@tehsma]

Here's an important one: Find out where the dangerous part of town is.

[@gwillis01]

Lots of U S people consider driving down the highway for two hours to eat lunch at a cute, quaint restaurant in a pleasant rural town, shopping for frivolous things for one or two hours in town and then driving two hours home to be a microscopically small adventure and a pleasant day's outing.

[@bluenig]

I legitimately do this once a month and have discovered some amazing places i would have never known about

[@gwillis01]

@@bluenig I am glad to hear that you have had pleasant day trips in the recent past. It's nice to leave the city once in a while and explore the countryside.

[@GenerallyChaotic6839]

Me, a person who lives in the country and and a small town: god I miss taller buildings. I think the nearest building that’s taller than ground floor is like an hour and a half away and it’s a small motel. I miss the apartment we lived it, it was small but cozy, I don’t like medium or big houses it always made me feel oddly claustrophobic despite it being spacious. The only exception is my grandparent’s home in Arizona which is a relatively big house with a nice backyard.

[@ashleydixon4613]

Absolutely we do that all the time here in Arkansas! Lots of neat little places like that, especially up in the Ozarks. (Plus it’s just beautiful up there.) And if you’ve ever wanted to get away to a quirky Victorian town in the mountains, come to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. You can stay at the beautiful Crescent Hotel, considered the most haunted hotel in America. (i’ve stayed several times and never seen anything myself. Lol)

[@gwillis01]

@@ashleydixon4613 I think that Eureka Springs, Arkansas sounds like a nice place for a day trip.

[@brianyoungberg9904]

If you sell or serve alcohol to someone underage, you can lose your liquor license or be held liable if something bad happens.

[@tosh4771]

Also, the ID thing is much more complicated. Where I live, they don't just ask for your ID, they scan it, so you can't even fake it. And it's at the point where it's just easier if they ask everyone for their ID's so they don't get in trouble. My friend worked at a grocery store and her coworker forgot to ask a customer for their ID, even though the customer looked older. The customer turned out to be from the state liquor commission. The coworker got fired and the store got fined.

[@adinal1958]

Yes, and you can't discount the effect that has on a restaurant's ability to make enough money. I've seen restaurants close because they lost their liquor license and weren't making enough to stay in business anymore.

[@MsAmericanMaid]

You could also get up to a year in Jail if you sell to an underage person.

[@nunyabiz7699]

There is also the Felony offense in most areas. Do not know how it is other places. But Being caught providing Alchole to a minor in the states is a pretty quick way to get arrested and Charged. Some Cops (I repeat SOME as in yoou might get extremly Lucky) might give you a warning. Most will Actually cuff you and put you in the back of a car if your buying it for a minor.

[@paulroys5019]

You usually have to be in a decent sized US city or college town to find an Indian restaurant. They exist, but are not nearly as common as they seem to be in the UK. Chinese, Mexican and Italian restaurants are much more common over here.

[@srice8959]

In my travels all over America and the few other countries I’ve visited or worked in. A great trick I’ve learned about finding really GREAT places to eat at is to ask your cab driver where they like to go eat there lunch at. The cab drivers always know the best places to to eat at with the best food and prices too

[@jcarlovitch]

He forgot, don't get drunk at a Red Sox game in Boston and try to french kiss a police dog.

[@rg20322]

LOL - I've seen some truly messed up things at Red Sox games and especially in the bleachers on a weekend day game. People blitzed prior to a 1PM game.

[@tornoutlaw]

Nah, what's the worst that can happen?

[@jcarlovitch]

@@tornoutlaw 87 stitches and charged with interfering with the duties of a K9 unit.

[@tornoutlaw]

@@jcarlovitchAt least it makes for a good anecdote :D

[@Terriblegam2r]

wait what

[@lelandc9763]

We are ok with hugs and what not from familiar people. As far as strangers, I loved when the 6ft distance rule was enforced lol

[@johnalden5821]

Right. By and large, air-kissing (the French-type two-cheek thing) is not done here, even in non-pandemic conditions.

[@ruthdeckman9781]

That would be a generalization. I'm one who doesn't like hugs, even from family!

[@ThaSlymes]

@Ruth Deckman Too many "hugs" from a creepy uncle will do that to you.

[@ruthdeckman9781]

@@ThaSlymes sure, I guess so. That's something that's never happened to me, though.

[@ThaSlymes]

@@ruthdeckman9781 ah "Denial", the 1st of the 7 stages of grief.

[@RedHeart1]

I’m American and I can confirm unless we know you or are on that “level” with each other than yes we like our space! To me it’s just common sense! I don’t want someone all up on me, unless you’re my family, or friend!

[@cl1cka]

Yeah, i get it. I would be like that as well, if every psycho could buy assault rifle....

[@GeneralRection1997]

I’m a waiter, thanks for looking out for us. People are very rude sometimes to us and don’t realize that we have to be face to face with so many people everyday and one bad or rude table can really tick us off. The energy you give me is the same that I will give back. People who tip good and comeback usually get the best treatment cause you realize that it’s a mutual relationship. If my customer is polite, I will be respectful. If my customer is patient I’ll make sure they get something like a free soup or salad. If they tip decent and were chill, you are damn sure I will give them attention and service when they come back. We don’t ask for the most money, we just ask for respect and just a little money to add to the 2-3 dollars we earn an hour.

[@stfinalwrath]

Handshakes are more universal in the US, hugs however are generally reserved for family and close friends that we consider to be family regardless of the fact that you're not related. Some people are ok with both and some people prefer to be left alone entirely. It varies from person to person.

[@srice8959]

That’s exactly how I am too. If you’re Family by blood or by friendships. I’ll hug them, but if we’re not close a handshake, fist bump, or high-five is what ya get

[@dfxjedi]

Yep

[@biffbarely7045]

As a dude in the Midwest, whenever I'm introduced to a lady I hang back and smile and 90% of the time they come in for the hug. Always shook hands or fist bumped (though I've never liked shaking hands) guys pre-Covid.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Seems like men will hug a friend, even a casual one, if they haven't seen them for a couple years or something, while women will hug an acquaintance they don't much care for, if she's with a group of people.

[@LM-dv8pv]

Indian food popularity in the UK is comparable to Mexican food here in the US. Not just the southwest, but all over the country Mexican food is very popular

[@edwarddore7617]

very popular in Chicagoland, but it sucks in MN ;)

[@MsAmericanMaid]

@@edwarddore7617 I moved from TX to PA and had to have mexican food shipped to me by Fed Ex. No sense of spices in PA.

[@greenmachine5600]

Lots of good Mexican and Indian food in New York.

[@kenney0313]

Please, add RELIGEON to guns & politics! Religious freedom means you'll NEVER know who is what until things get bad (imagine going from 0-100mph in the blink of an eye). Avoid religious talk at ALL costs!

[@alankeeler8653]

Unless you're prepared for a personal conversation! Then it's ok. Just be polite and open minded

[@Baughlin]

Especially in Utah. It’s a really touchy subject these days

[@the_beat_thief]

Add racial/ethnic topics to that list. Basically, just stick to weather, hobbies, pets, kids, sports (which can be touchy), movies/TV, music, and food. You can inch up to touchier subjects with closer friends/family.

[@hereticalheretic5569]

@@the_beat_thief yea if say anything to piss a certain collective of people you’ll get jumped and robbed I’d actually suggest to stay in smaller cities and towns less likely to be killed for no reason

[@iusedtoliveinmymothergary9827]

You folks seemed extremely friendly to me. I was lost on the streets of London, wandering around, and I've never been so politely asked if I wanted to purchase some "smack".

[@uofapunk]

The public transport in the UK is absolutely amazing compared to most of the US. Literally unless you live in New York, Boston, or Chicago or maybe 1-2 other cities here...you need a car. We don't really have a national train Network like you do in the UK.

[@d3eztrickz]

I wanted to comment this. They are complaining about a train being cancelled at 9pm.... We don't even HAVE a train in 90% of the country lmao. He is saying theirs is bad we are saying we don't HAVE one lol.

[@willsofer3679]

@@d3eztrickz Yeah, I don't think they understood the point being made, but that's the fault of the video. There is NO public transportation in a lot of the country, and where there is some outside of major metropolises, it's incredibly sparse. Many places don't even have taxi services.

[@rinck17]

The trains go where the engineer wants to take it. My car goes where I want to take it.

[@willsofer3679]

@MARK WARDS You can blame those amazing train routes becoming bike trails at least in part on the privatization of Amtrak. Private interests gutted the public transport sector.

[@larryintn]

Our towns and cities are very much auto-centric. This came from so much of our cities, towns, and suburbs being built, unlike Europe, after the car became widely available. Go to the center of Boston, Chicago, New York City, etc. and you will find good public transport and relatively poor options for driving and parking your personal car.

[@williamjordan5554]

The drinking age was lowered in the 70s and 80s, but kids kept dying in car wrecks, so they raised it back.

[@TheDillinator]

The government also gave states am incentive to raise the drinking age to 21. If they raised the age, their state would get funding for their roads. If they didn’t raise the age, they would lose the funding.

[@Kim-427]

They misunderstood what he meant about buying alcohol.I think he was referring to the drinking age being much lower in European countries than it is here.

[@williamjordan5554]

@@Kim-427 I'm just saying it wasn't always lower.

[@Kim-427]

@@williamjordan5554 Ok,Im in my 50's.I was saying that the blokes didnt seem to get what he was trying to say.I wasnt disagreeing with you.

[@jojivlogs_4255]

kids kept dying in car wrecks because every car back then was a fucking deathtrap lmao

[@ville666sora]

lol I'm in my 30's and I still get people thinking I'm like 16. Someone going door to door knocked on my door a few months ago and asked if my parents were home when I answered the door.

[@oldfogey4679]

Ville my daughter is in your boat in her late 30s sounds loos 15

[@richardmihok5032]

I think the tax thing is for the shop to go "this is our price" and whatever more you get charged is due to government taxation, so be mad at them. :)

[@cl1cka]

Taxation is normal - the shops should display the FINAL price. Period. Europe has taxation as well, yet your item doesn't magically cost more at the tilt. This is about psychological effect, that stores deploy - you see a SMALLER price on the tags and your brain goes "this is cheap", then at the tilt it's too late to regret...

[@richardmihok5032]

@@cl1cka As I said, I think it's for shop to be able to say "We would charge you only this bit, the rest is tax, that's not up to us". It shifts the blame for higher price to the gorvernment. In my view anyways. And in a way it kindad makes sense as well... As for what shop should do (and PERIOD) that's your view, mate. Don't present it as a fact. ;)

[@cl1cka]

@@richardmihok5032 It is a fact - in the rest of the world.... In some aspects US is worse than a 3rd world country, especially in how it treats it's citizens.... No maternity leave (only country in the world btw, fucking Afghanistan has maternity leave), no mandatory paid vacation days, no working healthcare system, unlivable minimal wage, no working rights, broken justice system for the poor, legal corruption in the form of "lobbying", food regulation is BELLOW EASTER Europe..... But hey - you can buy guns.... I will give you that - if you have money US is great.... Lived there for 6 moths for work experience, wouldn't want to go back to work/live there, EVER. Would visit on vacation though.

[@grumblesa10]

Not really. There are a couple reason for not including sales tax on the stated price: The first one is-it changes. Sometimes frequently. 2nd large cities like NYC have a CITY sales tax in addition to a state one, so that would mean changing price tags specifically for goods headed not just to NY but the city.

[@MrStevenKPuckett]

You think our sales tax is convoluted, you should see our income tax codes lol.

[@catgiles3268]

😂 true

[@Spinikar]

Just Laws in general seem complicated. Like everything is different depending where you are.

[@tnikoli40]

@GKeeper316 you can give up the us citizenship and get it back when you return?

[@larryintn]

@@Spinikar That goes back to how our country was formed. We are a collection of states that came together to form a country. Not a country that was divided up into different sections called states. From the Constitution, the powered not granted to the Federal government are retained by the States. One advantage of this is that individuals, and smallish groups, can have more affect on their local politics and local laws than they can on the National level. What works in Los Angeles or New York isn't always the same as what works in Wyoming or Montana.

[@thepumpkinmaster2596]

We need it to be alot simpler, at least on a federal level. A flat tax is preferable as the rich still pay more, just they pay the same percentage

[@bwilliams463]

I think the DON'T that a lot of these vids don't include is don't be afraid or intimidated of travelling to the U.S.. The vast majority of Americans love to have people come and visit, we like to be helpful, and we see foreign tourists as a great opportunity to indulge in our favorite pastime, Talking About America. Just don't stay too long; it makes us nervous.

[@kindadecent9754]

Lol in some places people are so insecure that they’ll get offended if you criticize the US. “Love it or leave it” nonsense

[@dimitrijensk2845]

@@kindadecent9754 well tbf it is one of the few countries where the people who claim to hate it and what it stands for refuse to leave.

[@teresa2845]

yep... I like to play a game.... I call it, guess where the person with the accent is from lol... I used to be good but now I suck. I don't play that anymore. Not since I confused a German with a French accent and I got to say... the man was kind of pissed off.

[@ericmanget4280]

It's hard when at least 1/4 people have a gun and there are more guns than people floating around along with over 1 million gang members lol

[@dimitrijensk2845]

@@ericmanget4280 I would love to see where you got that gang member statistic

[@davidnicholson6680]

He's absolutely correct about smoking. Seriously frowned upon in the US these days.

[@nique7501]

"How are you?" and other variations is a question but it's basically just a friendly greeting that people may or may not answer. For me it usually goes "hi, how are you?" and the person might answer, they might answer and ask me the same thing (something like "I'm good, how are you?), or they won't answer and we just continue with whatever we were doing

[@johnwhite345]

That painting was Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh

[@TriXJester]

Also Van Goph is one of if not the most popular classic painters in the country.

[@ColtsFan2016]

other guy was thinking of munch

[@MrCLUTCHPANTS]

We own that shit. So it’s American. Ricky Bobby painted it while he was stormin Normandy with a tommy gun and an American flag bandanna

[@MyenaVT]

@@MrCLUTCHPANTS Amen, Brother

[@lelo819]

The smoking part depends on the city. In LA they will look at you weird but when I went to New Orleans, everyone was smoking cigarettes.

[@johnalden5821]

Then again, in NO people also were probably puking all over the place. Which, also could be the case in parts of LA.

[@kindadecent9754]

@@johnalden5821 lol New Orleans is so depressing when you’re sober. Especially in the summer because it’s so humid and smelly. I genuinely felt bad for the locals

[@jeepersmcgee3466]

@@kindadecent9754 I stayed with a few locals in Nola two years ago and they love it there. I don't think residents go near Bourbon Street or any of those tourist drags very often. It did feel like the air was trying to suffocate me, however

[@allisonreed7682]

My worlds just collided! Love @Wolters World and @Office Blokes React! 😁

[@griffindw5720]

Alaska has no sales tax, that’s what I love about living here, and the lack of creatures and hot weather. Our summers are like 60°-70°

[@markkirby4992]

Alaska should have no sales tax all their water is contaminated.

[@a.d.prayer1779]

The painting was Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh and Scream was painted by Edvard Munch

[@jpeopolis]

THANK you! It reminds me of all the times you know you are right but bend to the opinions of your elders just to avoid a confrontation. lol

[@bigdog44pc]

Puerto Rico is a US territory like America salmoa, Guam and US Virgin Islands

[@Mr.Dobalina_Mr.BobDobalina]

*Samoa - cheers.

[@patriciab8876]

Washington, D. C. (Washington, District of Columbia)

[@Mr.Dobalina_Mr.BobDobalina]

@Gaius Exercitus Not since 1946.

[@bigdog44pc]

@@patriciab8876 right, I forgot. Sorry

[@gregweatherup9596]

50 States; the District of Columbia (DC); 5 permanently inhabited territories/commonwealths (Puerto Rico 🇵🇷, US Virgin Islands 🇻🇮, American Samoa 🇦🇸, Guam 🇬🇺, & Northern Mariana Islands 🇲🇵); 3 non-permanently inhabited territories (Midway Island, Wake Island, & Johnson Atoll); 8 uninhabited island territory’s (2 disputed); 3 Freely Associated States (Palau 🇵🇼, republic of the Marshal Islands 🇲🇭, & Federated States of Micronesia 🇫🇲); and several hundred “sovereign domestic dependent nations” (The various Native American and Alaskan Inuit nations, reservations, & confederations)

[@3llieJellie]

He definitely missed "don't drive slower than the speed limit"✋😭

[@DustinHawke]

5 over is what you're supposed to do. Or at least that's what most of us tell ourselves. 65 is 70 people!

[@MrRex111]

One thing he left out about the tipping, is that many states will have a lower minimum wage specific for servers and waitresses. So instead of making the minimum wage of $7.25 federally, they will make somewhere around $2.50 to four dollars because the business owner will factor in the tips as their normal income.

[@ruthdeckman9781]

I don't know why he said we don't use liters, because that's how soda is sold. I always get 2-liter bottles.

[@joeboscarino2380]

No , that's the 67.6 ounce bottle

[@jenniferjoy3602]

Liter-a-cola!

[@ephennell4ever]

And for 80+% of Americans, that's almost the entirety of their acquaintanceship with the metric system.

[@ruthdeckman9781]

@@ephennell4ever true.

[@annajosullivan]

We actually use the metric system in the medical field.

[@bradvitz2531]

The biggest reason we don’t list the tax added price is because sales taxes can be different between states and maybe even between counties or cities so advertising would be a mess

[@shoelacy7101]

I'm happy to say that my small town relied on a delivery app made by a resident just for our town. So all of our family owned restaurants and bars could stay open. I actually became a delivery driver for spare cash over the summer when covid first hit.

[@bethknight4436]

As English people, anywhere you go in the US you will be warmly welcomed. We love British accents. Literally, we love them💕

[@darreljones8645]

I would also recommend you not call the locals "Yankees". Here in the USA, the term is considered to be oddly specific, usually meaning the people descended from the earliest English US settlers. In particular, never use the word "Yankee" in the South, where it's an insult for a Northerner. And NEVER use the term "Yank" to a local's face, either.

[@sassygrammy1258]

A damn yankee is one who marries a Southern girl and moves to the south.

[@emergentempire670]

Yankee isn't really taken as an insult by northerners in the northeast, it's actually a matter of pride. We associate it with the union from the civil war and are proud to have stood by the union.

[@stevencowan37]

@@emergentempire670 Yeah this one is really situational/region specific, but most Americans with some sense (which, admittedly, is not as many as you'd hope) will know that "yankee" or "yank" is something that people from the UK and Europe call all Americans. (For reference, I'm from the northern part of Virginia; my dad's side of the family came from North Carolina and my mom's side from Mass. I got a weirdly mixed upbringing culturally through relatives).

[@michaelmayo2489]

@@stevencowan37 yeah I mean living in South Carolina if you called someone here a yankee I don’t think they would truly get up in arms offended but they would give you a weird look and think you were crazy

[@Mr_Nobody913]

I was born and raised in Illinois and now live in South Carolina. I don’t give two shits if someone calls me a yankee. If anything sometimes I just state “yup, I’m a yankee”.

[@lazyblazer]

You guys have quickly become my favorite reaction channel and one of my favorite channels in general. You guys have the potential to get big and go far. No bullshit. Love from USA

[@jonathanv8704]

Facts lol

[@breautyandgoodness4118]

He's right people frown on smoking here and if you do so you do it at a diatance!

[@GenerallyChaotic6839]

Depending on where you are, the way we tell directions changes. In cities you can usually get directions like “x is about three blocks down from here and is across the street from the tattoo parlor”. In smaller towns you can usually get directions like “a couple streets down from here you’ll find a liquor store, take a left and down that road you’ll see a playground, right across from there is X’s house.”, etc.

[@floydhill9265]

In the US, each State makes their own laws, and even counties and municipalities make their own laws. So smoking in bars depends on where you are. But there are a lot of places where you will run into some guy shouting, "Excuse me, Bartender, I am trying to GET DRUNK, so that I can DRIVE HOME, and have UNPROTECTED SEX with this girl I just met, and THIS guy's blowing SMOKE in my face!" PS - this same guy has a great video on Texas

[@EggZausted1]

So true.... I live near the Houston city limits and a bar I used to go to was right on the line. The city line literally splits the road it is on in half, so smoking is allowed in all bars and restaurants on the northside of the street, but if you literally go to a bar or resturant across the street (not even 50ft away) there is no smoking allowed inside. It is just wild!

[@TheSpydyr]

The smoking problem is that you can't do it in public spots, like restaurants, etc.

[@mumuspain2086]

There is also a stigma associated with it too. Usually people who don't smoke assume someone has issues if they are a smoker. Nobody wants to taste smoker tongue when they kiss someone either xD

[@bloodarmyproductions]

@@mumuspain2086 Idk I think most non smokers are more open minded. Studies show that most non smokers are dating or married to a smoker

[@mumuspain2086]

@@bloodarmyproductions show me one study that says that lol

[@blakecharles4501]

@@mumuspain2086 Depends on where you live I live in the ozarks and its incredibly common to see people smoking on the street or outside the door of a restaurant or something people don't generally care here but it depends on where you from

[@jmisch85]

You gents are hilarious, I love the overlaps and gaps. I am from the south, just as a piece of travel advice... "Y'aight?" (yite) is the equivalent of "Are you alright?" but is a polite greeting that can be answered with as little as a one finger salute in acknowledgement. Also, don't be surprised if we take your friendly greeting as an excuse to start a conversation. It isn't meant to be intrusive, but we actually would like to make a new friend. Our response tells you how friendly we are... (true southerners will talk to a fence post but we have a lot of people from other regions.) Also don't be surprised by southern pedestrians waving in a friendly greeting as we are personable people and just give a friendly wave in response... actually don't be afraid to wave first if you meet eyes. This is the south, most want to be your friend unless you give us reason not to be. Take a rental and be prepared to be called "neighbor" and be invited to family functions. I have lived in other regions, and can't speak for them, but if you are in the south expect high fives and strong handshakes, but hugs may *OR MAY NOT* be involved. Just go with the flow. If we know you are visiting, expect hospitality to the highest degree, and if you don't see it they aren't southern. (You may get a lot of sometimes stupid questions from true southerners though, don't be offended as traveling from Texas to South Carolina is farther than the majority of trips between European countries.)

[@bri.a2k]

he's right about cigarettes. we hate them. marijuana is totally fine though lol

[@seanmatthewking]

You can light up a joint anywhere you couldn’t light up a cigarette. And in most states recreational weed is still illegal, so it’s really just not true.

[@bracejuice7955]

Dave Chappelle gets a pass on the cigarettes

[@Good_Hot_Chocolate]

Yeah

[@CharlieRogers50]

So the rule is: don't expect to smoke in the US unless you're funny as shit. Then it's ok. lol

[@Good_Hot_Chocolate]

@@CharlieRogers50 I mean... I'd let it slide yeah, just don't blow the smoke in anyone's face.

[@TheSRC88]

Any performer (comedian, musician etc.) can do it on stage. It's considered part of an artistic performance

[@SteveEdward_]

Unless you're in North Dakota.. The state fined him 100 dollars for smoking inside... Then he put a 100 dollar bill around another cigarette, and smoked it after realizing the venue fined him 100. Hahaha. We are probably the most annoying state when it comes to laws.... It's like Nazi Germany.

[@MrsJoannaG]

When I was a server 12 years ago I made $2.50/hr + tips. I needed the tips to live on.

[@michaelbme1983]

True.

[@blindfire3167]

I heard (at least around my parts) that you get the $2.50 hourly, but if the tips don't equivalate to minimum wage for your area, they're supposed to reimburse you to make sure you're legally working for the very minimum wage. That still a thing or do you usually get tips that add up to that?

[@MrsJoannaG]

@@blindfire3167 It’s been so long now I can barely remember but I think that’s right. Luckily I never had that problem and the location I worked at was right off the freeway so it was always busy.

[@willsofer3679]

@@blindfire3167 I think that's really variable. There's no obligation to do it. More business will NOT make up the difference, compared to those that will. The whole point of setting a much lower minimum wage for service jobs is so that the employers don't have to pay as much, and the servers are then expected to make up the difference in tips. If you don't receive that, it's not their problem, in the view of many (and by law). I've seen it both ways, having worked in the service industry for half my life, and while it's common courtesy to help out your employees by making up the difference, most employers don't do it. I feel really bad for people in the south, who generally have the lowest minimum wages per state in the country, and the absolute lowest service minimum wage anywhere.

[@RectPropagation]

@@willsofer3679 No, employers are required by federal law to make up the difference: www.dol.gov/general/topic/wages/wagestips . A lot of employers don't but that's just because they're able to get away with it, not because the law allows it.

[@musicheadt]

You guys ROCK! I love your reactions!

[@iels7346]

7:38 I've been there, when I graduated high school me and a buddy went to Florida for a couple weeks. He had the bright idea that he'd take some melatonin and sleep for the first half of the trip so we could drive all the way through. He never fell asleep. About 10-11 hours into the trip, right before Atlanta he took over and drove for about an hour maybe, then the combination of what he had taken and it being night time was too much and he had to pull over. Me being one who likes to drive trips all the way through just to get the drive over with decided to just keep driving. We pulled in to Orlando as the sun came up too stop by a friends to get some smoke and spent half the day driving go carts. Still running on no sleep we (I) drove to our actual destination another 3 hours through an amazing storm to Ft Myers where some of my family is, they had pizza waiting when we showed up, we ate and passed the fugg out! It was probably a good 30ish hours straight with no sleep, drove the entire thing with the exception of like an hour.

[@clayc8115]

I said "yall" in New England and they looked at me like there was something wrong with me lol

[@N.A525]

Y’all is south and they are more warm. You guys are north, and don’t expect a hello back. Just keep it movin. I’m from Michigan currently living in TX

[@greenmachine5600]

In the Tri State/New York metro area and the lower northeast we say "you's." The default is "you's" in the northeast, as well as "You's guys." We don't say y'all

[@gemoftheocean]

"y'all" is non-standard English, that's why.

[@woodyhitya]

Personally as someone from Miami, a day trip is to somewhere 3 hours away or more. That guy has insane patience to visit his mom for lunch that casually.

[@ZeroOskul]

Rule 1 from the USA: I have dreadlocks and on various occasions I have been approached by concerned looking people who have got to tell me that people have been touching my hair when I wasn't looking. I really do not understand the etiquette of touching people.

[@Tipper65]

Regarding tipping, please also keep in mind that the servers and bartenders aren’t well paid. They rely on the tips for their earnings.

[@thehillbillychasidchronicles07]

When I was in the second grade they were going to try to switch the U.S. to the metric system. It lasted for one year.

[@nancysexton4364]

Same with me. Grew up in Michigan and they began changing the speed limit signs on the expressways. Have vivid memories of driving with my Dad and other normally mild mannered adults bitching about it the whole time. Even as a kid I knew the metric system was doomed. XD

[@susanmaggiora4800]

The Hillbilly Chasid Yep, I remember that too. I was probably in 4th or 5th grade. I think it was ‘77-‘78, somewhere around then.

[@yvonneclaes5208]

Same.

[@jonhelmstadter2870]

I know right? Measuring based on 10's is too confusing. We will continue it based on the size of some dudes foot.

[@katiecampbell1905]

🤣 the painting they showed IS a Van Gogh painting - it’s “Starry Night”

[@ev.09]

It is but the style reminds me a lot of Edward Munch, I think , that`s what they were refering to.

[@fibrowarrior6360]

As an American, the Majority of us Are 100% Genuinely Caring, Helpful & Friendly towards each other even if we don't know you.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

18:40 "Why can't we all just do it one way?" Good thinking! You get everyone else on-board, and I'm with ya!

[@earlwright5640]

Lol. People in Connecticut don't even come close to representing the average American.

[@AnAmerican846]

To the rest of the world, your average American is a Texan.

[@earlwright5640]

@@AnAmerican846 LOL. I'm from Florida but I can accept that.

[@AnAmerican846]

@@earlwright5640 I'm from Wisconsin lol. I think the state that would better represent this country is Virginia.

[@earlwright5640]

@@AnAmerican846 I can accept that as well. But Connecticut? Nah man!

[@jameswest5102]

being from CT this is true. there isn't even an average CT resident.

[@gwillis01]

There is a famous U S song called "Get Your Kicks on Route 66" Route 66 is famous for being a very long road that goes from coast to coast.

[@IronMaidenDoD]

Parts of the original road are no longer in use. They often mistake it for i-40

[@gwillis01]

@@IronMaidenDoD As a person who has been born and bred in the U S, and lives near a famous segment of Route 66, I can verify that there are still long intact stretches of Route 66 alive and well. Route 66 is still famous enough that there is a large subset of the American travel and tourism industry devoted to making money off nostalgia junkies and pleasure seekers who want to experience the mystique of Route 66. Books are still being written about how and when to take a pleasant, romantic trip on Route 66. There are still travel guides being written about which restaurants and which hotels have the most authentic Route 66 mystique atmosphere. There is a restaurant at the terminus of Route 66 on the West Coast that is especially flashy and impressive. The ads always say "Famous for being the endpoint of Route 66"

[@IronMaidenDoD]

@@gwillis01 yes. I drive from albuquerque to amarillo every week!

[@mikemclaughlin3306]

Chicago to LA......

[@primebeef3938]

Not coast to coast.

[@notmefrfr]

It was a Van Gogh painting. It's in the Meuseum of Modern Art in New York City. That, and the Museum of Natural History could take 2 days to explore on their own. Very very cool places just across the street from Central Park too

[@NeutralTea]

Different towns wil have different tax too. One could be 6% and another nearby could be 7 or 8+%

[@liamengram6326]

Living in SC, every year (not this year) I drive 14 hours home to NY and spend 10 days there for the Holidays. Also do it for 4th of July. Leave at 8am, get in at midnight. All in one go. So he isn't kidding about the not stopping and taking breaks.

[@shoemy89]

About the restaurants doing well during Covid: a lot of them are getting into doordash or their own delivery/pick-up services so they're not all doing as bad as you might think!

[@PongoXBongo]

I deliver for Doordash and I've had many restaurant owners mention that delivery/pick-up is basically keeping them from going under. Others say they wish they started it sooner and plan to continue even after (if) things go back to normal.

[@user-wr9ej6xe4j]

The problem is A holes not tipping the Dashers enough. If i know certain restaurants take a little while, as a Dasher i wont even go there if theres a shitty tip or half the time NO TIP

[@michaelmckesson6997]

Yeah, right. Look up the bankruptcy rate of mom and pop restaurants. Major corporations are doing okay. The rest fired everyone and closed their doors permanently.

[@troymash8109]

This guy is just giving y'all his own dos and don'ts. I'm American and I was shaking my head at this "list".

[@roymerritt9927]

That painting was "Starry Night" by Vincent Van Gogh and yes he was Dutch and suspected of being afflicted with epilepsy which often causes someone to see colors with more intense brightness.

[@OGS2099]

I'm Canadian. We don't include the taxes in prices to avoid scamming. I'm sure it's he same principle in the US. You get a receipt with all the charges broken down when you pay. UK taxes are insane btw, I think 20% VAT?! I thought Canada was bad at 12.5% **It's the same with driving here too 😄 Driving's a Canadian way of life**

[@cheesyz7110]

No one cares about Canada dude don't think anyone cares i the little... bud.

[@booklover4330]

@@cheesyz7110 No need to be rude.

[@toddperman8265]

@@cheesyz7110 very rude and disrespectful to our # 1 ally, Thank You Cult of Ole for you're input.❤

[@BP-or2iu]

I think that’s part of it for the US but really I think it’s more because a company will make a product, set a price, which is sometimes on the product, and then ship it out to different states. Each state and city has different taxes. I also heard that it started because shop owners wanted to advertise a lower price than competitors so they advertised without the tax. Not sure anyone knows the whole story.

[@SKRRebelRacing]

He forgot one... "Don't be a Karen"!

[@haigewalk7956]

The British chatter during the pause breaks is strangely soothing

[@devincook1396]

That painting is in New York's Museum of Modern art since 1941, and it is starry night by Van Gogh

[@emmakai2243]

I'm 43, and I still get ID'd maybe 50% of the time.

[@krayzy932]

It's funny. The only people that get mad about being carded are those close to 21. Older people usually like it when they get carded.

[@kaotekkowbell4324]

I'm a cook for a well known chain in the U.S. and our servers make $5.00 an hour.. Why tipping is so important.

[@FLAchilles]

@@PelicansCourtsideClub yes i went to New Orleans two summers ago and it was really good service!

[@RoaringOrange]

And why exactly should customers be responsible for the fact that servers agreed to a crappy offer from a restaurant owner?

[@packers256]

@@PelicansCourtsideClub Even as an American this is so strange. What is the meaning of tipping, then? It should be a bonus, not a requirement. Either way, I guess the problem is caused by the fact that restaurants are allowed to pay below minimum wage for some reason.

[@ronclark9724]

@@RoaringOrange Because a good server receiving appropriate tips will earn twice or three times what European servers earn! Money talks, BS walks! A table of four for example, dining for a hour, with four $25 meals, will get a tip of over $15 for that one table. If she has ten full tables, that is over $150 for one hour of work. If the restaurant is very busy and has four full hours, the server could earn over $600 on one night of work. That is at a normal restaurant with the four dining on one of the more expensive meals, what if the tab was half that with a cheap meal, the server would earn $300 for one evening of work. Compare that with $2.50 for 4 hours of work with no tips. Or compare that with $15 an hour for 4 hours of work with no tips. Do you want to be poor the rest of your life, or do you wish to join the middle class? In America, if you STIFF the servers, you may get service the next time you dine there, but don't come back. Most likely you will sitting there for a hour without a glass of water yet, in a world where the servers like to get that glass of water to you within a minute. Do what the Romans do in Rome, Do as the Americans do in America!!!!! You can shove that British nonsense up your arrogant ass!!!!! The servers work for the tips, that is why service is so much better in America! But if you desire not to get any service, you will be ignored if you don't bother to tip...

[@packers256]

@@PelicansCourtsideClub But why make the restaurant industry completely different than any other job?

[@srice8959]

The part about don’t touch the Americans is highly dependent upon the person and to some degree the area they’ve grown up in truthfully. Me personally I don’t really care for people touching me unless they’re family or good friends. I’m 49 and still hug my lil brother who’s 36, and we still tell each other love ya brother, and the same goes with my parents. That’s not to mean I want some rando coming up and hugging me or whatnot. Then on the other hand I grave female cousins that hug people outside of the family whenever they meet. The Part about Taxes with buying things is. Federal tax is the same everywhere, but State tax and city tax changes wherever ya at. Federal taxes isn’t charged to you on most stuff you’re buying like food and whatnot, but your State and city tax is. Most people that live here can do the ballpark math in your head. Because across the river from New Orleans is 8.75% so most just round up to 10% to figure it out on the fly. You can also use the tax depending on where you live at to figure out your tip on say a restaurant meal. I live in New Orleans, and our sales tax is 10% so figuring out the tip on the fly is just double the tax amount and that’s your 20% tip. A lot of Europeans complain about tipping in America and think the owners should pay them more. Most servers don’t want tips to stop because they make more money on tips. The owners could pay their employees more money and scratch out tips, but then will have to raise the prices on their menu. The good thing about tips is you’re paid by how well you do your job. A crappy server won’t make the money that one who hustles. Most Europeans always talk about how great service is in America, and how friendly their servers are. An that’s because the servers know if they work harder they make more money. Me and my 5 friends that use to go out partying a lot we use to go to the bar or club in the beginning of the night whenever we got there we’d each give the bartender either a 20 or 25 if they’re really great. So right of the bat they made $100.00-$125.00 grantees they getting paid, and we literally NEVER had to wait for our drinks and even had our regular bartenders give us a free drinks almost all the time literally A lot of Americans when we talk distance with traveling is we use time. Like it’ll take you 1 hour to get there or 1/2 hour

[@ryanmims9110]

You can smoke in bars in certain states, but they're usually "grandfathered in" to that. So for instance here in Nashville, there are bars that allow smoking inside, but they're only allowed to do that because they were a smoking bar before the rules changed. Any new bars, however, cannot allow smoking inside.

[@Blynat]

The smoking thing depends on the area.

[@jaykaufman9782]

The whole "52 states" thing: I guess some folks think it's fifty states PLUS Alaska and Hawaii; it's the "Lower 48" states or "continental 48 states" plus Alaska (#49) and Hawaii (#50). And "51st state" is just an expression for a prospective new state (Puerto Rico, Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the eastern counties of Oregon and Washington, the western counties of Colorado) or a joke to take over another country and make it a state. At various times some foreign lands have applied for U.S. statehood: the Dominican Republic and Sicily (!) for example, and President Trump more recently hinted at buying Greenland from Denmark.

[@sinjinparker1484]

Yes Puerto Rico, but the other is Guam. Those would be "51 and 52"

[@ookpiklives1925]

Each state governs themselves, so there are places where you can smoke in bars. Generally, if you can smoke there, they don't serve food so people don't get mad while eating.

[@AARONANKRUM]

NOTE: If the food at sit down place isn't that great, don't penalize the wait staff. Let the manager know or do a YELP review.

[@jenniferh3479]

Yelp exploits businesses. They push you to pay for services from them to get bad reviews off, or just because you are a naive new business owner. Then harrass you weekly for more. If you decide to stop their service they will show bad reviews over good.

[@SomethingSeemsOff]

In general, the smoking thing is legit. There are obvious exceptions like outside bars and clubs. But at the Boeing plant near me, the employees have to walk across the parking lot which is like 400-500 meters long to get to the public sidewalk just to smoke.

[@torreywilliams6154]

I mean it is a Boeing plant LOL, the amount of explosives and ignitable stuff in those hangars/factories are ridiculous. To be fair I don't think a cigarette would be bad enough or hot enough to light anything, but companies like Boeing are suuuuper strict with safety

[@dominikmanthei4546]

@@torreywilliams6154 i work near an Airbus location near an airport and people can smoke outside of the buildung and they have smoking rooms too

[@torreywilliams6154]

@@dominikmanthei4546 Well it’s airbus so idiocy is expected 😄 I’m joking lmao

[@VolatileSupernova]

I'm 37 and have been going to the same liquor store twice a week for 10 years and I still get carded.

[@stinkystu1]

When I lived in Germany (late 90's) you could buy a train ticket for about 15 USD that was good for the entire weekend. It was relatively fast considering that it stopped at nearly every single town between you and your destination. You can't do anything like that in the United States.

[@justlooking1087]

No as someone who has lived in the UK and the US, I can say that people are way more touchy here in the UK. People like to hug a lot out here, specifically men. Women hug a lot everywhere but I’d never had as many strangers try to hug me in my life before I moved here.

[@hannahdyson7129]

Where abouts do you live ?

[@jorkight]

Please react to Every State in the US. You guys will be quiet surprised.

[@auriellenazro2516]

He is right. Anyone who still smokes are viewed as sad people who are addicted to cigarettes. It is viewed very negatively especially in the East and West Coast cities. It is strictly forbidden inside of public buildings.

[@winniethepooh8353]

Yeah. I mean I don't see it as sad, but I don't like the smoke. It's just disgusting. Smells terrible.

[@SoupyGal]

Not really in the midwest

[@karleek1202]

@First name Last name smoking cigarettes is not better for you than doing heroin in the long one. overdose or lung cancer, take your pick.

[@karleek1202]

@First name Last name you can just say you smoke cigs, incel. no judgement. i don't do nicotine

[@karleek1202]

@First name Last name hope you dont smoke around your kids.

[@ricardosaenz569]

you can see my face in my picture, that was over a decade ago and i still have to show my ID for Tabaco, alcohol, and even some over the counter medications even though im 34

[@kaylanichols7343]

In terms.of smoking, he is basically saying that you don't smoke in restaurants and if you're at the grocery and don't stand outside and smoke to where your cigarette smoke will go on the people coming and going through the doors. If you are smoking and someone walks by you it's typically the polite thing to do to try to you know fan your cigarette smoke the other way or to take a few steps back