I visited the South of the USA (Georgia)! Find my travel videos about it here: bit.ly/2v6awfp

@Enderborn272

5 жыл бұрын

I live in Georgia, your experience with Air conditioning, yeah, people just like it that cold, i hate it and wear a jacket all summer because of it, but that wasn't because of you, those people were probably feeling fine

@kenbray5682

5 жыл бұрын

Whales do that ! They have extra layers of fat and that's how they stay warm in fridge waters !!!

@kenbray5682

5 жыл бұрын

I respect your opinion, but I don't agree with you, the people in the States just like feeling comfortable ! My AC stays on 68 degrees in the summer it's a comfortable temperature and that's the only reason Americans like feeling comfortable, if you went to India you'd die of a heat stroke lol,,, I was a US Marine for sixteen years and in the Middle East the temperature is unbearable ! Once I was 10 miles off shore at night waiting to assist other soldiers on land and it was 110 degrees at night on a ship in the middle of the ocean.... So yes we like our AC.....

@kenbray5682

5 жыл бұрын

Zavhytar do you believe in global warming ? I couldn't care less what people think or even scientists ! It's all about money, the weather has been changing since the beginning of time ! Why do you think there are so many animals or creatures that are extinct !!! A couple thousand years it's cold like the ice age, and then I go so hot that nothing was able to survive, think about it my friend you have a good night....

@kenbray5682

5 жыл бұрын

And global warming is all about money !!!

In America it pretty much goes: How are you? Good. How are you? Good.

@Luke-ft5ow

6 жыл бұрын

Myah Victoria yup

@thegreatders344

6 жыл бұрын

Then maybe the occasional "that's good"

@Treebroughtmehere

6 жыл бұрын

Or maybe a simple "scratch my butt"

@slein1055

6 жыл бұрын

Myah Victoria that's so weird and disingenuous

@trippleabatteries6045

6 жыл бұрын

News flash: no one is good

in America it usually goes down like "how are you?" "good, how are you?" "I'm good" "that's good" even if you're not good

@lwasnothere

4 жыл бұрын

yup

@tiefseehase9503

4 жыл бұрын

In Germany (at least) it goes like: "How are you?", "Oh, dont get me started. My back hurts for 4 weeks straith, my wife broke 2 of her nails trying to cut a flower, the neighbours cat just died 2 days ago, our useless son failed to pass his last exam....."

@kelly3014

4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes we just shorten it to, “Sup.”

@bluecollarperspective9079

4 жыл бұрын

Yes in America it's just a greeting. It's just polite to say good how are you. If we say how are you, and you go into your life story. It's considered annoying and dramatic

@mattm7798

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty much. It takes ALOT for us to say we're anything but "good" or fine". I think it's because Americans are more private people as a whole.

You forgot this USA: Month/Day/Year Europe: Day/Month/Year

@FrederikoCMR

4 жыл бұрын

The German way is day.month.year

@arenagrenade9672

4 жыл бұрын

And then Asia: Year/Month/Day

@dddhhh9884

4 жыл бұрын

Month is more important for American people.

@BobuxGuy

4 жыл бұрын

@@dddhhh9884 Day is more used than the month unless you're really dumb and don't know in what month you're in.

@DailyDoseofSpace.

4 жыл бұрын

Also in Australia it's day/month/year

coke literally pays 8 cents to make 2 liters of soda, so paying two dollars for a cup with free refills is pretty generous

@meesehead3202

5 жыл бұрын

They may only pay 8 cents to make 2 liters, but they also have to pay for workers to manage factories, people to harvest materials, packaging, and shipping everything. Also the $2 you are paying for the soda doesn't go to the soda company, it goes to the retailer, the soda company only makes what they sell it to the retailer for, which is much less than what they're selling it for. In the end, they aren't making the $1.92 you think they are, but probably only around 10 cents

@beatnickblanket

5 жыл бұрын

@@meesehead3202 Definitely not. As a former restaurant manager I can tell you that soda is a HUGE earner. A $2.50 cup of soda costs the restaurant about 2 cents out of pocket.

@ronclark9724

5 жыл бұрын

@@beatnickblanket But have you ever paid the monthly lease on a commercial property? The utility bills? The insurance? The payroll? The sales taxes? After all of that is paid, restaurants and retail outlets barely earn ten percent, if that... This nonsense restaurants earn over 90 percent is just that, utter nonsense... If that was the case everyone of us would have invested and would be operating a restaurant...

@beatnickblanket

5 жыл бұрын

@@ronclark9724 Literally the only comment I said is that they earn a 90% markup on soda. That has nothing to do with what the final takeaway a restaurant has in total financials.

@postersandstuff

5 жыл бұрын

Dr Pepper costs 25 krones for a small bottle in Norway as almost no one buys it :/

I like this guy. He doesn't judge American's, he just talks about it.

@silverrain530

7 жыл бұрын

Ben Franklin I agree

@coyotelong4349

7 жыл бұрын

+Ben Franklin I have to agree

@rebekahmcdermott5504

7 жыл бұрын

Ben Franklin I agree! I can't stand when people bash us because things are different from their country, as if everything they do is the right way.

@benfranklin7121

7 жыл бұрын

Rebekah McDermott Exactly! I was almost expecting that to happen in this video but it didn't at all!

@hannesw8436

7 жыл бұрын

People don't only bash you because they think "it's just different" but I see your point. I mean no one likes to get bashed for the country they live in but mostly I think it's a mean and a little less efficient way of constructive criticism. Would be easier for people to say it in a nicer manner without bashing the people as hard and more people would listen. Well I guess people like to argue. Just remember that most people don't mean too much of what they say.

I'm an American and usually if you ask someone "hey, how are you?" it's expected you respond with "I'm good thank you." Or "I'm good, how about you?" Even if you're not feeling well.

@TK-Titanium

7 жыл бұрын

I'm also American and I'll admit that I have also always had difficulty responding to "how are you,' especially since i work retail and probably initiated the conversation with a simple "good morning," since I am required to say hello to every customer I meet. If they then respond with "how are you," I'm stuck with, "Fine thanks," but then feel the need to respond, "How are you?" and it's awkward.

@alexandrk.5052

7 жыл бұрын

T.K. Titanium I'm a pizza delivery boy and I almost always get people greeting me at their doors with "how are you today?" or "How's your day going?"

@pringelsthegamefreak

7 жыл бұрын

I'm American too

@Jennifer-vv5qv

7 жыл бұрын

I'm American as well, and I have always hated the how are you greeting. It always seemed so disingenuous. Most people don't really want to know, they aren't asking because they care, and if that is the case, they should just say hello and leave it at that. I always respond with "I'm doing well, thank you, and you?" and make a point to meet the person's eyes so that they understand that I am genuinely asking how they are. I typically get an honest response also. As for Philp Ahn Deese's question - I actually got heat from people when I said I was American while I was visiting Brazil. They didn't seem to like the fact that I was calling myself American and taking over the name of both the continents of North and South America. They consider themselves to be American because they are from South America, but this was very confusing to me and I asked (several people actually) why I couldn't call my self American or say I was from America. They said, I should say I'm from "The States" because we were all from America (meaning the names of the continents). I wonder if other countries don't realize that we aren't simply called the United States. That we are actually the United States of America. Mexico is actually called the United States of Mexico (in Spanish, of course), but they are called Mexican. Australia is actually the United States of Australia, but you don't hear them saying their from the USA. They are from Australia (which is also a name of a country and a continent). I don't understand why we can't call ourselves by the name of the country we are from without people from other countries getting annoyed at us.

@itsmetheherpes1750

7 жыл бұрын

what i find weird at americans is that men don't sleep in the same bed. there was an american in my group and we had to share a hotel bed and he said he feels awkward, and when i took my underpants off he said he wants to sleep on the floor. is this how americans are? or it was just an isolated case?

I've seen several people doing this kind of comparison video, and the thing that really strikes me is how well these folks speak English. Outstanding.

@LouisSantos-vu4kr

4 жыл бұрын

In Europe we are taught English in school,as a requirement,that's why we speak more than one language I myself speak 3 am learning a fourth,to keep the brain active,lol

@addisonmoss4526

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Around most of Europe- they speak multiple languages. It’s actually pretty interesting.

26 DAYS OF VACATION? TWENTY-SIX DAYS?!?!? My mom’s an RN Nurse, and she’s only allowed to take 3 sick days off per YEAR.

@gawkthimm6030

5 жыл бұрын

most nordic contries has paid vacation laws

@jeffburnside8230

4 жыл бұрын

Mercy Ewoodzie I’d love to have 26 days. I get 5 vacation days and 3 sick days

@ivanatetkic5222

4 жыл бұрын

I have 29 payd vacation days. And Every time I am sick I go on sick days and payd too, but little less. I don't understand how are you living the dream 🤔🤔 I live in Croatia, Europe

@FrederikoCMR

4 жыл бұрын

So in Brazil there are 30 days of paid vacation! just as in Germany, if you are sick, you can just not go to work and bring the doctors note on the other day. I made a surgery and stayed 15 days off and some months after that I got more 30 days of vacations

@nimer_06

3 жыл бұрын

In Italy we usually have 3 months of vacations from school and 1/2 months from work

The American answer to "hi, how are you?" Is "good, you?" It doesn't matter if you broke your leg and are bleeding out, that's still the answer.

@michele-kt

6 жыл бұрын

Forrest C. Adcock. Yep. It's not a real question. Just sort of a nicety...an acknowledgement of the other person.

@schokomuffin09

6 жыл бұрын

That’s so sad :(

@zenith8417

6 жыл бұрын

Well...Didn't expect to have that mental picture today.

@TheMariemarie16

6 жыл бұрын

Franny B why is that sad?

@schokomuffin09

6 жыл бұрын

TheMariemarie16 well, I think it’s a bit hypocritical. Pretending to be interested in the person you’re talking to when it reality you’re not. When I ask someone how he/she is, I truly wanna know how they feel :)

Try American movie theaters, then you will learn frigid AC.

@victoriarichardson1471

7 жыл бұрын

Grocery stores during the summer. Talk about freezing.

@NakulGanapathy

7 жыл бұрын

K California I don't know why people complain about it. It fells good when it's hot outside

@ShadoeLandman

7 жыл бұрын

@ Nakul No, it just makes it feel too cold inside and even hotter outside. Maybe they don't make it as cool where you live, but I often wear a jacket in stores because it will be in the 60's. I like my AC at about 75 degrees. Maybe 80 if I'm trying to save on the electric bill.

@hailsimos7414

7 жыл бұрын

Coming from a fellow cali resident everyone pretty much enjoys a cold theater especially when its hot just take a sweater.

@orange.circles402

7 жыл бұрын

K California it's cold in movie theaters bc the temp keeps people awake

“They have some weird combinations” 2019: KFC: COME GET YOUR CHICKEN DONUT SANDWICH!

@kelly3014

4 жыл бұрын

XxNeedy xX Nope.

@proberts34

3 жыл бұрын

Or some of the wierdness that comes out of Taco Bell. It's like Frankenstein food.

1:25 Being honest here, the amount of ice restaurants put into drinks is absurd.

@jeffburnside8230

4 жыл бұрын

Techhunter Talon I agree

@ellac8958

4 жыл бұрын

*Laughs in loves eating ice*

@trainsplanesandotherthings5187

3 жыл бұрын

Its done on purpose to save the restaurant money. The more ice in the cup the less soda you get. Displacement.

@chexnfx7161

3 жыл бұрын

@@trainsplanesandotherthings5187 you get unlimited refills, and people like drinks cold. And because of the tipping environment, you get refills before your drink is even gone. Nothing absurd about it.

@trainsplanesandotherthings5187

3 жыл бұрын

@@chexnfx7161 True, I was thinking of the drinks given in drive thru, can't get refills that way. But yes in sit down restaurants with unlimited refills is not an issue.

I am american, but my British friend says it is odd here because you can't turn or look anywhere without seeing a flag, while in most countries, flags are only really noticible on national holidays. Is this true?

@fredo_credo5689

7 жыл бұрын

yeah, or sports events like football(soccer) because nationalism, especially in germany is connected with the Nazi stuff

@heimskr2881

7 жыл бұрын

We Americans do have our nationalism. There's a code on how to hang The Flag and what do do if it falls down or another situation happens. Just some quotes about flag code. below. "It should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise. It should never be carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free." "When displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the flag's own right, that is, to the observer's left. When displayed in a window it should be displayed in the same way, that is with the union or blue field to the left of the observer in the street." " it is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flag staffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness."

@rampant5139

7 жыл бұрын

WolfFang 735 depends on the country, in Poland and many balkans countries they have just as many flags as in the US

@SentientMeatloaf1

7 жыл бұрын

WolfFang 735 many European countries have a stigma against national pride. often times it leads to wars and the like. I would assume that the only countries willing to do this would be those that are consistently on the correct, or at least victorious, side of history. anything else could lead to bad memories. I hear Germans don't want anything to do with national pride nowadays thanks to wwII, and have taken up regional pride instead.

@cooleybooley4910

7 жыл бұрын

Radicrash Here are some rules that I find to be interesting: "The flag of the United States of America, when it is displayed with another flag against a wall from crossed staffs, should be on the right, the flag's own right, and its staff should be in front of the staff of the other flag." "The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning." "The flag should never be used as a covering for a ceiling."

If you think bacon and pancakes are weird, wait till you try chicken and waffles

@MrBsehratmaannking

7 жыл бұрын

lol was funny to read your username after reading how you misspelled wait

@notyourtypicalblondiey1442

7 жыл бұрын

MilkyTank thank you 😊

@MrBsehratmaannking

7 жыл бұрын

:P you're welcome?

@iamjacksennui

7 жыл бұрын

The chicken and waffles thing is mostly a Southern thing(I believe it's considered "soul food"). It's so unhealthy, but so good.

@MrBsehratmaannking

7 жыл бұрын

there's an album called soul food by kognitif :P

I lived in Germany when I was a kid and I learned to drink my sodas room temperature. Point number two: My dad told me before we went over there to remember that I was a guest in their country and to behave accordingly. Every country has it's own rules and customs. Respect them and you'll have a much more enjoyable visit.

I had a supervisee who requested to take off every other Friday instead of taking a week's vacation. It was so inconvenient to the team because we didn't always have a way to cover his work--but I always approved his time, because it was his. This was very early in my career, but I remember thinking, 'They don't take their career very seriously, being away this often.' I feel a lot differently now that I'm older and more experienced.

Why US Citizens are fat. (I'm American and I've been to Europe) - 24hr. stores - Portion sizes - free refills - Food combinations - Limited vacation days (lots of sitting) - High sugar diet

@Oliver-ww4eh

7 жыл бұрын

briansmobile1 I'm American and I agree. I think each country has it's pros and cons.

@Multiman2943

7 жыл бұрын

Change it to why your average american is fat, not all.

@torbit2713

7 жыл бұрын

briansmobile1 oh come on we arn't fat (stop faking you are not American) most if us are not fat hell most of us are more fit than there are fat.

@JACpotatos

7 жыл бұрын

briansmobile1 US has more obese AND more physically fit than most eu countries from what I've seen. just less of a middle ground

@JACpotatos

7 жыл бұрын

just to add. if you've simply travelled to a place for a short time, you shouldn't make assumptions

Someone: Hey, how's it going. American: Good, you? and that's how it goes 99% of the time

@jackkellyattorneyatlaw8921

7 жыл бұрын

on average we get 14 days paid vacation. and maybe a handful of paid sick days.

@sexycat8883

7 жыл бұрын

Darth Snow my dad gets almost 30

@Sorensenator86

7 жыл бұрын

That is also here in Canada, except some people might add eh at the end of how's it going.

@fastfox23

7 жыл бұрын

I earn 24 days per year and can accumulate 34.5 days before I start losing it. I tend to keep it around 25-30 days balance.

@TakeNoShift

7 жыл бұрын

hey there bud hows it been eh not bad bud pretty good Right, there bud been doing good too

Dipping French fries in milkshake

@khouseright517

5 жыл бұрын

Owen Prater dipping French fries in ice cream is the mother of all good snacks.

@tinabarbour2568

5 жыл бұрын

Love dipping my fries in my milkshake. Also like dipping them in Mayonnaise.

@MyYTwatcher

5 жыл бұрын

@@tinabarbour2568 Mayonnaise I understand. But that it completely different taste. I cant understand fried with milkshake.

@djengefrett

5 жыл бұрын

It’s soo good and I’m not even natural born American

@nareshkite9361

5 жыл бұрын

I'm 57 & have lived in the US all my life & I have never seen a person dip a french fry in a milkshake. Maybe it's a regional thing?

The classic line for Australians is “Hey, howya goin” “Good, yourself?”

@jimmyjams9048

4 жыл бұрын

yeah awright. id say howzit garn?

@jimmyjams9048

4 жыл бұрын

another reply might be, life is rocking on the ducks guts cos shit is fully sick at the moment!

@jimmyjams9048

4 жыл бұрын

dead set!!

We went to europe a couple days ago (we're american) and my dad had no idea how to tip! He tipped 15% and the waitress thought he was crazy

@elsik4607

7 жыл бұрын

Amelie D LMAO OMG I would think u were crazy 2.

@cdressel53191

7 жыл бұрын

YesSiOui MC a lot of waiters here make shit money like $3/hr and rely on the tips. I used to work at a restaurant, during the week they may have taken home $50 a night in tips but could make like $200 on a good weekend night.

@ericburton5163

7 жыл бұрын

We have quick casual restaurants that basically are kind of cross between fast food / full dining. So if you visiting the US and are worried about tipping I would recommend these (QDOBA, Chipotle, Noodles & Company, Panera, etc...) Full service restaurants have tried getting rid of tips before (I think Joes Crab Shack was one chain that tried it) and paid their staff more. It doesn't work because you have more expensive food and worse service. Granted, maybe if servers had to be paid minimum wage, this would cut down on loosing a competitive advantage because of the more expensive food and worse service (as all restaurants would have to abide), but being at restaurants where servers are tipped vs. where they are paid minimum wage, the service is waaaaaaay better at restaurants where servers are paid in tips. Good servers can make good money, and therefore you get higher quality people serving (and not only bad but even mediocre servers end up quitting to work an easier job because they don't make good money). That being said, do remember that in the US, not only do servers make less than minimum wage (in my state they make $3.65 an hour), but they are making that little bit of money before the restaurant opens and after it closes, when they aren't making any tips and are cleaning / prepping. Also, at many restaurants servers have to "tip out" to give some of their tips to other staff such as hosts/bussers/bar tenders, etc.

@ForceHunter1

7 жыл бұрын

Amelie D Its because waitresses get a fair pay here, tips are just a nice extra :)

@flawlessproxx7374

7 жыл бұрын

YesSiOui MC I worked in a restaurant in California and earned $10/hr with tips being extra. It's always nice to have some cash on you at all times for gas/petroleum and such

Bruh we don't understand our sizes either 😂😂

@onixxfilth

6 жыл бұрын

Em Plays Especially women's pants! Why do women's and men's pants have to be sized differently?!

@redjeik

6 жыл бұрын

eclecticaspie because they have different hips

@kingz5348

6 жыл бұрын

Em Plays we certainly do not

@RemitheRat274

6 жыл бұрын

Em Plays or metric system 😂

@Londronable

6 жыл бұрын

Jacob J Nah, it's a marketing thing, nothing more.

Not all states have taxes added to food.

Honestly I am American and I still think it’s weird if I say “hi how are you?” And they just reply with hello and don’t answer the question

@emilypeyt0n

5 жыл бұрын

I just say good and go on with my life lol

@dfreeman13

4 жыл бұрын

I thought I was crazy.

@neoir8514

4 жыл бұрын

soflo23 lmao gottem

@SoCalFreelance

4 жыл бұрын

It's actually a joke here to follow-up by burdening the person asking with all the details about how you actually are 😂

@emmi5815

3 жыл бұрын

I won’t stop asking how you are until you answer.

I lived in the USA all my life and never even traveled abroad, so I never knew these things were strange to outsiders. Thx for sharing.

@MrAbsalomdavid

6 жыл бұрын

always travel when you can and are able! it will be one of the things you will always regret not doing! safe travels to you!

@kevbirss7397

6 жыл бұрын

+Absalom David he could be 6months old, he can't travel then

@Azubrael

6 жыл бұрын

Just don't travel to North Korea...

@icemule

6 жыл бұрын

They were bible thumpers thinking they could change those commie scum.

walmart at night is fucking lit

@MrDrumliner

6 жыл бұрын

Lesleigh Garcia if by lit u mean lit up by gunfire then ur absolutely correct

@Mexicanninja68

6 жыл бұрын

😂😂^

@Flomkarsten

6 жыл бұрын

yeah thats the fun part, if someone shoots at you, you shoot back

@MK-ex4pb

6 жыл бұрын

I should hope so. Can't really shop in the dark

@gracefrances6604

6 жыл бұрын

Karsten Flom especially in Texas😂

OMG! Root beer floats are the best!

We tip because it's the waiters main source of income. They are paid a lot less than the minimum wage because of this

@eternalodin5665

5 жыл бұрын

well they get a lil over 2 dollars an hour plus their tips... but if the 2 dollars an hour plus tips weekly doesnt equal min wage the company is supppsed to make up the difference tho alot of places dont kno or ignore it and they should be reported

@Smoer1

5 жыл бұрын

Problem of the system, not mine.

@largewoodenbadger7195

5 жыл бұрын

If you don't tip, that's fine, but don't go back to the same place twice, or wear a disguise when you do, because the waitstaff knows if you are a bad or nontipper.

@pubcle

5 жыл бұрын

@@Smoer1 then you're just an asshole. Ultimately the consumer is the boss of every buisness, you're the one who pays, in resturaunts in the US you're just expected to pay the waiters directly rather than management. Without tipping the cost would be added to the bill instead. The advantage of ripping us it encourages good waiters and waitresses and can give raises and bonuses for job well done, failure is it can create an unreliable income.

@realGBx64

5 жыл бұрын

so it is a positive reinforcement. tip me because my wage is low - I can't get higher wages because my boss thinks I will be tipped.

I found prescription drug commercials on TV really weird.

@Tuchulu

7 жыл бұрын

Also that they don't have VAT.

@reference2me

7 жыл бұрын

I am an American and I do not approve of drug commercials ...

@mollygrace3068

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that shit became legal in the 90's. I remember being in middle school and people being shocked by those commercials. Now we're used to it.

@jawilson2405

7 жыл бұрын

I'm American and I find prescription drug commercials ridiculous

@aj_aka_alan

7 жыл бұрын

All that came about because there was a problem in the 80's with pharm companies not revealing all sources of information and all side effects and they passed laws requiring full disclosure for sources of information, whether the person was compensated for the commercial, or even if it is an actor. So, the pharm companies tipped the scales the other way because they are afraid of the lawsuits. When you see stupid shit like that in america it's because the lawyers ruined it for everyone. For example, at Thomas Jefferson's home Monticello in VA, no one is allowed in the second story. Do you know why? Because in the 1700s when the home was built, he didn't know that the Americans with Disabilities Act was going to pass in the mid 70's which required equal access for everyone, even those with disabilities. So, since not everyone can get up to the second floor, no one gets to go. #damnlawyers

Tipping is a big thing in America because waiters in most cases, get paid less than minimum wage($7 an hour) My brother got paid only $3 an hour at one place and he even helped complete contrustion for them to open.

@rragaming3862

7 жыл бұрын

XItaSasux4ever12 WHAT! Just $7 an hour! The minimum wage in Europe is €18 an hour, which is equal to $19!

@XItaSasux4ever12

7 жыл бұрын

I wish the wage was that high. But sadly, we have to work with what we have for the time being. ):

@Novusod

7 жыл бұрын

Low wages for the bottom rung of society is the American Way. The trade off is low wages provide encouragement for people to work harder and get promotions. If you want better pay you have to earn it in America. No free rides.

@MrColaKO

7 жыл бұрын

See it the other way round. If tipping didn't exist, then managers would need to pay decent salaries to their waiters. Free market competition would stop menus from raising that much. We tip in salons or restaurant but not in places where workers offer an excellent service like supermarket cashiers so I don't see that they would do a bad job just because they would have no tips.

@kylieyoder1

7 жыл бұрын

XItaSasux4ever12 What state do you live in? Here in Florida the minimum wage is $8.50 but servers usually get paid about $5

Automatic responses and greetings can get cross-wired. "How are you?" "I'm fine, how are you?" "Fine, how are you?"

Rootbear float are amazing man lol

@lynnwest4307

5 жыл бұрын

Try a root beer float with chocolate syrup

@memphismagpie7514

4 жыл бұрын

Ever had a Bullseye? Nothing tops them. Here's what you do: chill the root beer just enough that it gets a little icy, but not frozen. Then you add the ice cream. I prefer vanillla, but it's recommended with chocolate. Finish it off with the classic whipped cream and maraschino cherry. Wanna know why it's called a Bullseye? It always hits the spot. Satisfaction guaranteed. Every time.

"Hey, how are you?" "Good, how are you?" "Good" "Good" ... end of conversation.

@HaZadeur1

6 жыл бұрын

But how would you react if someone would say that they feel really shitty today ? I can imagine some weird looks....

@aj_aka_alan

6 жыл бұрын

I'm honest. If I'm tired, I say I'm tired. Some people are interested, some not.

@Phoenix_2169

6 жыл бұрын

HaZadeur1 If someone says they feel really shitty I would respond "that sucks".

@SouthTexasPodcasts

6 жыл бұрын

I hate that too, What I do now is actually tell them how I'm actually doing, good or bad. Maybe next time they will think before asking.

@suurherraposkiluu7200

6 жыл бұрын

Anna Reed Hah! In Finland, goes like this: "Hey." "..." End of conversation.

In America, we want a response to "How are you?", but most people just say something along the lines of "I'm fine, how are you?" It's really just to be polite.

@renegade5130

6 жыл бұрын

You're pretty

In England we say ‘Hey, you aright?’ Yeah, you? ‘Yeah thanks’ Or simply ‘alright!’ ‘Alright mate’

15% is a good tip in america. 20% is if the service was really good.

@BL-zi9wb

5 жыл бұрын

Lol dude some places are expecting a 20% minimum tip these days. Insane!

@MidranKidran

4 жыл бұрын

@@BL-zi9wb Do they get mad if you dont tip?

@BL-zi9wb

4 жыл бұрын

@@MidranKidran I've only been confronted about a tip once in my life and it was by an Italian working at a chain restaurant. Other than that, I have no clue! I've probably pissed some people off by not tipping but it's my money and I'll do as I please. I use tipping more as a reward than as a necessity. There are plenty of restaurants I eat at regularly where I don't tip or tip "badly" (whatever that means) and it has never affected the service or meal quality.

@MidranKidran

4 жыл бұрын

@@BL-zi9wb Ohw ok, and i think the way you use tipping is good in my opinion

@Caracajou

4 жыл бұрын

@Romeo Tango Actually, 10% or less if you're cheap, but sometimes the service is just okay in which case it's perfectly fine to tip 10%. And some servers can make as much as $200 in a five hour shift so I don't think 10% is too bad, though I usually tip 20% or more, though only if the service is exceptional.

Dialogue should go as followed: Bob: Hey, how are you? Sarah: good, you? Bob: good, thanks Sarah: bye Bob: see you later Small talk at its finest

@jeremiahsalvadorjuarez553

6 жыл бұрын

HeyitsPagers why Bob and Sarah? It's America so we have a lot divirsity stop being racist

@TheFlyingMonkey12

6 жыл бұрын

3102540 You must be kidding...

@DeHerg

6 жыл бұрын

dialogue in northern germany: Stefan: *eye contact* , *nod* Dieter: *nods in return* at most a "hey"/"hi" is exchanged, there is no reason to waste each others time/breath if you have nothing substantial to say

@Rikard_Nilsson

6 жыл бұрын

Bob: Hey how are you? Shaniqua'wana: I'm fine how are you? Bob: I just threw out my back so...can't complain! Shaniqua'wana: Great, see ya. Bob: See ya! But everything wasn't great, and Shaniqua'wana died later that day from a brain anuerysm caused by having a weird ass name.

@iblindsamurai2677

6 жыл бұрын

Rikard Nilsson dialogue in ireland:Bob:"well" Sarah:"Well".

Wow, as an American I didn't realize these things were so out of the ordinary. Thank you for the highly informative video. I hope you will visit again ( so many different climates to choose from) thanks for your video, I am a new subscriber and liked this really interesting take on life in US.

@stanspb763

6 жыл бұрын

Each state or region is very similar with only minor speech habits. It would not seem much different for a foreigner from a very different society. I have been in 90 countries and see more similarities between regions of the US than, say, regions of China which are much different. Regions of the EU are getting less and less different as time goes by which is really unfortunate that unique cultures are disappearing as are borders and laws.

Ok let me explain tipping from a server/waitstaff view. In the US we are paid on average (depending on the area - the coasts will get more I'm sure) $3.50 per hour (bartenders $5.00). The rest of our pay is from the tip (or gratuity). Now, we don't get all of that money either. In most cases we have to also "tip out" the busser(based on total sales), bartender(on bar sales) and, in some cases, the host/hostess (total sales). Plus don't forget those taxes! I think the national "average" is 18% but more and more 20% has become the norm. Believe me, as someone who worked in this industry most of my life, we would love to just get paid and not have to worry if serving a table may actually cost us money. It's not the best system, but it's the one we have. So, when going out to eat or to the bar, tipping should be factored into your expected cost. PS. please don't blame your server if your food isn't cooked correctly. That's the kitchen's job. Just nicely let your server know and we will get it fixed for you. We really do want you to have a good experience!

@joyr36

5 жыл бұрын

In the 80's, I was surprised to find out that a restaurant could count 60% of an employee's tips as salary. If that still true?

@kimrena7452

5 жыл бұрын

Hey. Its soon 2019. And you live in usa, not 3rd world country. You guys really should do something about changing labour law as usd2 or 3 or even 5 per hr salary just doesnt make sense. That is more of slavery. I think all of you should not tip (unless you wanna say thank you to your server), and it will be impossible to live with usd 2 or 5 or whatever an hr. Someone should come up and say its about time to fix that. Thank god i do not live there....

@RickTobin98

5 жыл бұрын

@@kimrena7452 usually wait staff will make more than min wage, its why its a popular job. However most of our earnings do not come from our employer but from the customers. An average tip is about 15-18% a decent tip is 18-20% a great tip is anything over 20%. Also some restaurants servers get 50% of the desert sales. Also restaurants are still required to pay their staff the fed min wage if the tips are below the 7.25 an hour wage. So if i make say 5 an hour including my tips my employer has to make up 2.25. But yes we do need to start paying living wages and benefits.

@kimrena7452

5 жыл бұрын

@@RickTobin98 i do not live in the usa and i know it workd that way. But why should a customer pay the wage of the server in a name of 'manner'? A tip should be paid if i am happy with the service, and if i wish to pay, not a mandatory thing. In the end, the owners of the restaurants are the ones using the free labour. Isnt that so wrong???

@orangeziggy599

5 жыл бұрын

@@kimrena7452 I am an American in the south and I very much agree with you. I hate the American way of mandatory tips. It is all so pretentious and deceitful. Why dont we just pay what we want to, that's what a 'tip' is supposed to mean, it's supposed to mean that we enjoyed the service; it's not supposed to mean that we are paying someone's salary!

"How are you?" "Good, you?" "Good" That is how it goes, even if you aren't good just say you are, ya it's disingenuous and I personally don't like it but you get use to it. Ya, don't tip 20% unless the service was amazing. That is crazy. Ya the American dream is work till you die, most low skill jobs are 5 days a year if you are lucky 10 days.

@selcovoilucian8253

3 жыл бұрын

It's strange greating ... If someone asks "how are you" my instinct is to say "I'm hungry/I am tired/etc" How about "good day" or "hello" How are you sounds like a question

People tip so much in America because our servers are not payed decent wages. They live off of tips. Correct me if I'm wrong, but in Europe servers are payed fairly good wages.

@sebastianruegg8611

7 жыл бұрын

kat H. yes. In europe nobody expect that you tip

@nickhollasatyou

7 жыл бұрын

We tip our servers to incentive them to do good service, If you pay servers with tips then they will get more tables done and be curious to the customers. Tipping is genius!

@gimmethegepgun

7 жыл бұрын

If everyone tips by default because it's expected that you tip (and sometimes they automatically add the tip) then it doesn't work in the slightest as an incentive. All it ends up doing is making it so that they barely get paid at all when no one's there, which is mostly controlled by the time of day.

@Vaguenoodle

7 жыл бұрын

Servers make the same wages as every other minimum wage employee, per federal law (if tipped wage + tips does not equal minimum wage, the employer must pay the difference). I don't see anyone rushing to tip the clerk at Walmart.

@rragaming3862

7 жыл бұрын

Vaguenoodle This is not true. There actually is a seperate "minumim wage" for shopkeepers, waiters, etc.

As an American, the one that kind of shocked me the most was the idea that pancakes and bacon is weird to you guys. To me, they go together like peanut-butter and jelly. wait . . . don't tell me . . . Do you not do peanut-butter and jelly sandwiches either?!?

@verafonteyne6927

7 жыл бұрын

J'zargo nope

@protekron7184

7 жыл бұрын

J'zargo I don't know why I laughed at your username and profile pic. Probably because I've killed you least once.

@Atticblur

7 жыл бұрын

I don't think pancakes and bacon is weird in Europe. At least not here in the Netherlands. But yeah Peanut-butter and jelly is not a thing here :). Our peanut butter is very different from your peanut butter. It doesn't go together with jelly (or Jam for us) very well

@aswtx75

7 жыл бұрын

J'zargo I think I've read that the Japanese find peanut butter and jelly sandwiches a very strange combination.

@TGE77

7 жыл бұрын

aswtx75 Ah yes, Japan, a European country located in Eastern Asia.

Aussies conversations start as; Howyagarn? Yeah nah good mate yasself? Aw yeah can't complain ay.

@lephilosopheinconnu3952

5 жыл бұрын

really?? lol. Well, it sounds familiar comming from aussies

@davidpacholski7144

5 жыл бұрын

Lol...love it

@Drew-in-NoDak

4 жыл бұрын

Northern American / Canadian rural greetings go along the lines of "how are you now" "oh good and you" "not so bad"

Great job on these vids... I’m learning German and these are really helpful

Basically, when responding to "how are you" just say good. Even if you are dying in the inside.

@tracksekta9268

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, 'murica is based on lies in many aspects :D

@mrsman992013

6 жыл бұрын

I'm getting better about answering honestly. Sparing detail s except to those I know well.

@cobydacat7564

6 жыл бұрын

You say "Good, and you?" even though they will just say good and so its actually pointless to ask in the first place

@ryanrzjr

6 жыл бұрын

Okay im a triggered american now, its not good, its "Im doing WELL!" Sorry just need to vent about that.

@byronschroedel432

6 жыл бұрын

There is no fixed response, other than being short in you answer. Like; great, thanks or not feeling so well today, thanks for asking. The key is a short response, that you can say while passing!

As an American. I really enjoyed this video. He didn't just call us a bunch of fat idiots, because a lot of us aren't.

@alyssaknierim349

7 жыл бұрын

luke saylor true. Like im lazy but ya im not fat

@loridelia8806

7 жыл бұрын

luke saylor I agree completely!

@JohanRuda

7 жыл бұрын

No sane person would do that though. Keep that in mind :)

@m.inecraft8629

6 жыл бұрын

luke saylor that's true a lot of us aren't 400 pounds but that's what every one else thinks (according to my international Friends)

@Rcrobodude

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah thanks

I like how some of these are positive, some negative, and some just neutral observations. Good on you for giving us a balanced report. :)

I'm 27 and I remember being a teenager, 10-15 years ago, with my first debit card. It was very common to run into stores that required a minimum purchase amount with a debit card. Like 3-5 bucks minimum and sometimes more. Now it's quite rare.

When we say "how are you?" we still expect a respond. It is a question, used to greet someone. But we obviously want a respond like "I'm fine, thank you, how are you?"

@albertquigley5236

7 жыл бұрын

Sergio Flores Yeah, that confused me. I have lived in America all my life and that greeting always requires an answer. What is weird though is "what's up?". That greeting goes unanswered a lot.

@karlypearl4587

7 жыл бұрын

Yea or the classic "whats up." & responce= "whats up." certainly not a question...not even a rhitorical one. It is a long way of saying 'hi'.

@ethanscrima4439

7 жыл бұрын

Albert Quigley A lot of times people say "hey what's up?" and people respond "hey I haven't seen you in a while, what's up?" and don't answer the question.

@dombon6

7 жыл бұрын

Albert Quigley Yeah it's less of a literal question and more of a read-between-the-lines positive conversation opening that functions as a greeting.

@brycedavidson1655

7 жыл бұрын

Well it's common curtesy it's a lot like shaking hands with someone.

I am Australian and when ever someone says "how are you?" you usually just say "im good thank you, how about you?"

@derkthejerk7206

7 жыл бұрын

Kenuvi De Zoysa I'm American and that's what I do and that's what my family does.

@StevenTheAristolianNerd

7 жыл бұрын

Kenuvi De Zoysa Literally how small talk actually goes in the US.

@debtansey89

7 жыл бұрын

I'm American and I do the same.

@lordelliott42

7 жыл бұрын

Yep, I'm American, and I just say "I'm good."

@antiestablishmentarianist

7 жыл бұрын

yeah, i can't imagine how saying "thank you" to a question could possibly be considered normal.

Yeah, I have a friend who came over from Europe. He’d always complaint that American restaurants serve tap water, since he’s used to bottled water being served in his home country. Then again, US have tighter water standards for tap water than bottled water (that’s right, tap water is safer).

@SommerIsley

4 жыл бұрын

Artem Bentsionov I dunno about that. I am in Spain (I’m American) and EVERYONE drinks tap, and I in America I NEVER would EVER drink tap. The tap water here is so much better. And also my German friend says a lot of Germans drink tap too?

This was positive. You're a nice person. I hope everyone treated you well and had a good trip,

The air conditioning made me laugh, "are you making it freezing because of me? " no brother, in the summer there's no such thing as too cold.

@SonshineLady7

5 жыл бұрын

@Matthew A - Amen to that!!! (I live in FL) I was laughing when he thought they were turning the A/C lower for him as well.

@trunkskoolkid

5 жыл бұрын

Texas here and AC is life! I’ve driven a car for 4 years without it, and it suuuucks. Air-conditioner=civilization.

@grandpanoogie2665

5 жыл бұрын

@@mr.purplet-rex2774 and then summer hits and bugspray is life.

@swtv1754

5 жыл бұрын

I live in Seattle and most of us do not have AC. It usually doesn't get hot enough for it. We have a few weeks were we do get a heatwave. Lots of businesses have it, but a lot don't.

@wisskier

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah we use AC way too much.

26 days off?!?!?!? I need to move

@GetGermanized

7 жыл бұрын

Go for it :D

@mollygrace3068

7 жыл бұрын

Seriously. Most companies give you 5-10 days vacation and may not give any sick time.

@evildonald742

7 жыл бұрын

You're working for some crappy companies. 5 days your first year going up to 20 after 5 years, with 5 or so sick days is more like it.

@MrC0MPUT3R

7 жыл бұрын

Too bad the US is one of the only countries in the world that requires you to pay income tax while living abroad. So you essentially pay tax twice 🙂

@srebrnaFH

7 жыл бұрын

In both Germany and some other countries (Poland for example) it's not what company you work for, but just labor law. In PL, if you have a normal working contract and you're university graduate, you have 20 days vacation a year (or rather you "earn" 20/12th of day every month you work), then after 2 years you go up to 26 days. Plus if you're a parent, additional 2 days as long as you have a kid under 14. Sick leave is not limited, but you have to get official doctor's note for it, and if you go over 30 days off in one block, you have to get official checkup to make sure you can go back to work. Maternity leave (up to a year now, I think) may be split with the father and dads get 2 weeks leave for a new kid just for themselves (all paid). Also father can take one or two days off for the birth. Also paid. And bank holidays do not deduct from our vacation days, and from what I read about US, they do there... So, yeah. Sweet sweet EUR labor laws :)

As an American from the Southern US (North Carolina) and who has lived in Germany for about 20 years altogether, you are right on. Even I have trouble when I go back trying to get on with all the choice and superficial friendliness. If you live in GA, then you will understand 'Have a goot one'. Thank you for your video.

In regards to 24 hr stores, That part is true. I had a friend from Russia and me and two other Americans said we wanted to just go to Walmart and buy some stuff to make a bonfire. It was 3 am. Our Russian friend was surprised how early we could do this.

@beecrispy

Жыл бұрын

In Russia you always will find 24/7 stores even some big like Auchan, the size depends on a city. Your friend probably was surprised by smth else or arrived from the middle of nowhere (a village, definitely not a city)

I agree with him, the US should have the tax already calculated into the price not at the register

@nickiyoder3777

7 жыл бұрын

they do in some states.

@southernbman

7 жыл бұрын

I feel that the reason that is not common practice is due to different states charging different percentages in sales tax. Take for example Georgia and Florida that charge 7%, Massachusetts that charges 6.25%, and New Hampshire that has no sales tax at all. Not including sales tax in price tags on shelves is common practice for businesses that have branches in many states, as it would be difficult to change prices per store because of location.

@bluep51

7 жыл бұрын

Also both prices and tax rates change all the time

@IcelanderUSer

7 жыл бұрын

southernbman That's not the reason. All stickers and labels are computer generated. Different locations have different prices. So calculating the price with the tax included is no big deal whatsoever.

@johngallahhh

7 жыл бұрын

We live in a world of computers and this can generate the correct price. It's a con, they don't display the full price because most things sell ending in 99for example $3.99,, why end with 99,,,, because it psychologically sound a better price than $4.26. The technology is there and the yanks keep making up excuses and don't want to believe they are getting ripped off. By the way i lived in the states for 5 years and it was Texas (the worst out of the bunch for changing things).

If you're in the midwest in the USA and you ask "how are you," you'll likely get an actual answer, especially if you're talking to someone a little older.

@patrickhodson8715

7 жыл бұрын

That is, _more likely._ It's still rare though.

@lordblazer

7 жыл бұрын

midwesterners are dickwads

@FinalBreathofAnalog

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I live in south west Missouri and I always respond with an answer and ask it back,everyone in this area does.

@DOFT.mp4

7 жыл бұрын

Phantasma Geist I live in the south, specifically North Carolina and I always answer and ask it back too, but I've encountered people who don't answer, but that's not common

@FinalBreathofAnalog

7 жыл бұрын

it's funny,it's almost as if along the way we got confused as to what those greeting really mean lol

Odd but true Lincoln facts: www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-abraham-lincoln

Vacation time swings wildly here, too, depending on the employer and position. My employer give a percentage of hours worked for a biweekly pay period. We start at 8% from day 1, but can't use it until 90 days have passed. it goes up 1% each year the first 2 years. Then it's 1% like every 2 more years. I'm up to 10% per pay period. So, I earn 8 hours of vacation every 2 weeks or 26 days/year.

American here. Visited Germany and Finland about a month ago (first time outside the U.S.). So these are the things I thought were "weird" about Europe: 1) The water spraying wand in the restroom. Turns out it is not for cleaning the sink. 2) The fact that people will say "I'm going to use the toilet" instead of "restroom". This would be somewhat rude to say here. Also there is way less water in the toilet. 3) Sparkling water. If you order water, that is what they bring you. You have to specify "still" if you want regular water. 4) People in Europe smoke cigarettes a lot I think. They had entire rooms in the airport dedicated to it. 5) The machines that processes your credit cards work WAY WAAAAY faster than the ones in the U.S. 6) Saw full frontal nudity both male and female on a TV show. Just a normal show. In the middle of the day. 7) Grocery stores in Finland trap you inside them. 8) No ice cubes in the drinks. European Orange Fanta apparently has orange juice in it. It is a completely different color/taste than the orange Fanta here. 9) People park and drive on sidewalks. Very confusing. 10) A lot of cars shut off at traffic lights, cars are small and look similar to one another. 11) Europeans dress way better than we do. We look like slobs.

@noahjonsson4641

7 жыл бұрын

Kill Kitty o

@tr4nsg0th1ca

7 жыл бұрын

so if i go to Europe, i should pack my suits & my nice slacks & shirts?

@KillKitty

7 жыл бұрын

I think you should do what is comfortable and be prepared to feel embarrassed. haha.

@robertrijkers4923

7 жыл бұрын

4) smoking is prohibited in many public places so you can smoke in designated smokerooms that have an airfiltering system-put in place in legislation to protect the personnel from second hand smoke-so people actually smoke less but you notice them in concentrated areas ;p. 10) modern cars have auto stop-start engines at trafficlights to save gas and pollution.

@KillKitty

7 жыл бұрын

hkistreet, yes that is exactly what I mean. They have those little gates that shut behind you after entering. It's just...weird. I thought you had to buy something in order to leave. They also don't bag your groceries for you. My sister let them pile up because she didn't realize you were supposed to bag them yourself. The cashier thought she was stupid I think or maybe inconsiderate, but here they just do that for you so she didn't know what was happening

Casual American greeting: Hello! How are you? Fine, thanks. You?

@behemothokun

7 жыл бұрын

So you both ask a question without expecting an actual answer. . . seems exremely odd.

@haleberry5939

7 жыл бұрын

Yet no one is expecting a life story lol .. just a "good" or "fine" or "ive been better"...but no explaination or details are expected otherwise it sounds needy. No one wants to hear how you are better then them... and they dont want you to bring them down with your problems. It is awkward when you dont get any response I want to hear a "Fine, how are you?" lol 1 might be 20 feet away in the opposite direction by then, so many times i dont have to reply at all because they wouldnt hear me even if I did yell from the distance "FIne Thanks!" ..and folks thats the American way!

@brycedavidson1655

7 жыл бұрын

My favorite is the what up head nod it's easy and you don't have to say much ha ha ha!

@ATLMinecraft

7 жыл бұрын

Same in the UK lmao

@ashtonparker8901

7 жыл бұрын

"My grandma just died and I'm depressed." "That's great! See you later!"

I have worked in some kind of service industry all my life and have never asked how are you without meaning it. I always like to hear the person that answers back living the dream!

For Days Off: you mention 26, but does that include Holidays? Companies in the U.S. have a set group of Holidays (9 or 10, depending on the industry you're in) which everyone gets off (paid). In addition, you have Vacation Days. Sick Days seem to vary from company to company, so you need to check. I've worked with 15 "days off" which combined Vacation + Sick Days, but the beauty of that system is that there isn't any doctor visit required. If you aren't feeling well, you decide if you want to spend the day at work, or at home in bed, or if you want to make the trip to visit a doctor, and you get paid in all three cases. If you don't go to work, the day comes off your paid "time off" days. Generally, any days you haven't used at the end of the year roll over to the next year, or you can get extra pay for them (your choice). If you have split Vacation Days and Sick Days, then the Vacation Days roll over (or are paid), but any Sick Days you haven't used are taken back by the company.

@hjawesomme

5 жыл бұрын

Holidays don't take away your off days (21-28 days a year) , and there are no sick days. if you're sick you don't need to work if you have doctors note. Depends on contract if you get paid or not when you're sick.

@kjf5681

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. Many employees don't use their vacation days because they would rather have the extra 2 weeks of pay.

15 American Things Europeans Find Weird: Massive Patriotism

@Jakromha

7 жыл бұрын

World/European Cup Football. Just because it's only once every two years, doesn't mean we don't know massive patriotism.

@riploljustforfu9929

7 жыл бұрын

Jakromha a couple of weeks a year is different from 365 days a year

@iwogwardecki

7 жыл бұрын

Visit Eastern Europe not this leftist, muslim West

@seamuscooper7379

7 жыл бұрын

Well when we get patriotic we throw barbecues and brag when Europeans get nationalistic they ignite global conflicts resulting in the deaths of millions

@MickyAvStickyHands

7 жыл бұрын

Germany tends to be the most patriotic country in the world every few decades. Check out some of their rallies in the late 30's.

I’m South Korean. I was adopted by a Canadian-Frenchman. My wife is Italian. Our kids are Itasian. We speak English. Our cars are German. We live in the US. ☺️

@gamingwithbryton1529

6 жыл бұрын

Robert LeBlanc lol cool

@WuHa105

6 жыл бұрын

Itasian...haha

@sofsande

6 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@reyjose7882

6 жыл бұрын

And I gave 0 fucks😁

@summersnow1779

6 жыл бұрын

And this is a great example of what an American is made up of. My father came from Sweden, and my mother is from German and English decent. So that makes me pretty much a mut. But they say muts make the best pets.

When someone says “how are you?” generally you just say “I’m fine” and usually you just continue the conversation

Not all American restaurants offer free refills. In fact, quite a few restaurants in my area (I live in California) require quite a fee for refills on sodas.

@teletubiewithashotgun113

5 жыл бұрын

dont ruin my 187 cokes in two minutes

I didn't realize pancakes and bacon was unique to America! I love it!

@davidethelberg2091

7 жыл бұрын

Morganachan It is not, American pancakes Maybe:)

@alyssaknierim349

7 жыл бұрын

Morganachan you're making me hungry

@Chris008987

6 жыл бұрын

We have them in Norway also

@quabledistocficklepo3597

6 жыл бұрын

How about...ta da...avocados and bacon!!! I don't know why the thought had never occurred to me, but after I heard about it on some TV show, I thought, OF COURSE!!! Well, so much for that.It sounded like a great idea, but it just didn't work. True, I used a variety of avocado that I had never tried before, but I don't think a Fuerte or Hass would be any different. So, I can now say, forget about it.

@truedat508

6 жыл бұрын

It's not I'm American and i eat it as breakfast sometimes

Nice video. Thanks for making it. Just one correction. Here in American, you can drink any kind of alcohol if you're parents are present. When I was 12 years old and my father and I were visiting Washington DC, I ordered a mint sundae at a restaurant. I was shocked when the waitress then turned to my father and my father said it was alright. Never before in my life did I ever need parental permission to have a sundae and my father saw my confusion. He then told me that although on the menu the sundae was listed as a "Mint Sundae" and underneath in the description, it explained that the mint was actually creme de menthe. A hard liquor. That's when I learned what creme de menthe was. Oh, and it was mind-blowing fantastic as a mint sundae. Regular mint sundaes were never the same after that. Also, when my family traveled during the summer (my father was a professor and my mother was a teacher), we commonly took tours of breweries and wineries. At the end of the tours, the place always had a free taste sampling of all their stuff. Basically small shot glasses of their stuff so you don't get drunk by sampling it all. Every single time, the waiters deferred to my father and he would nod and us kids would get our own shot glasses of the stuff. Honestly, most of the stuff was horrible. I'd take a sip and pass the rest back to my father who would then finish it. Sadly, we never visited a pop factory. LOL And at family parties and dinners, it is up to the parents whether or not the kids can drink. When I was a kid, I had been at parties where the chief of police was attending and kids were drinking. Having said that, we were NEVER allowed to get drunk. The adults almost always heavily watered down the drink but for us kids, it was cool to be drinking with the adults without having to handle the harshness of what they were drinking. In fact, one of the fun things that adults did was allow their kids to taste their alcoholic drinks and when the kids reacted negatively to the taste, the adults would laugh.

@GetGermanized

7 жыл бұрын

+Jack Decker Thank you, I didn't know! So interesting! ☺

@joshbray5036

7 жыл бұрын

Pretty interesting Jack. I thought you would have to be over 21 to drink in America and I'm an American! My parents would truthfully probably never allow me to drink because I'm in a Christian family but I didn't know you could drink if given your parents approval. Thanks for enlightening me on that subject.

@JackDecker63

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcomed. Oh, and I was raised in a Christian family myself and one of our best family friends was our minister, as in him hanging out and drinking with my dad. Now we were in the Lutheran denomination and not in an anti-alcohol Christian denomination, such as Southern Baptists, so alcohol consumption wasn't a big deal to us.

@amandatucker1712

7 жыл бұрын

Josh Bray it's still illegal to drink until your 21 does not matter if parents aprove or not. at least in utah anyway.

@amandatucker1712

7 жыл бұрын

Jack Decker it's still illegal until your 21 at least in utah even if parents aprove

We say good, you? In Texas but that may be southern hospitality.

@tynumbaseven2081

4 жыл бұрын

Sean im from Virginia and we do the same

In Australia “how are you?” Seves half as a conversation starter and half as a pleasantry

Not only do we have few vacation/sick days here in the US but most of the time we are GUILTED by our employers into not taking them.

@Stettafire

5 жыл бұрын

Ew... Here it felt like that when I was working for retail, but as soon as I got a job with my degree it was much easier to get time off ect. Here, legally you are meant to be entitled to a certain number of days per year, but if you get them or not depends on your boss or what your job is. Don't get me started on zero hour contracts, you have no holiday entitlement at all with those!

@ericp9479

5 жыл бұрын

True. Calling in sick is a cardinal sin in the US.

@EricBishard

5 жыл бұрын

This is a major problem in the U.S. and leads to overworked, beaten down citizens scared to loose their jobs. But not all companies are this way. Especially in the Bay Area we are seeing better situations, and the ability to work from home as a salaried employee is more attractive because it's easier to justify when not sitting in traffic 2 hors a day. If smart you will find a company with rollover vacation days, unfortunately, you search your entire career to find a good work balance it doesn't cone easy in the states and for this reason we should look to our European friends

@thisisme8204

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I have like 30. I don't even know tbh, I just know it's plenty. 25 is actually the legal minimum here in Germany. I don't know how you guys do it and I'm so sorry, it's just not enough. Whenever I went to the US I was always amazed at all these amazingly beautiful parks and sightseeing spots being kinda void of big crowds but then I learned about the amount of vacation time they get there and the penny dropped...

@diamoneevans3975

5 жыл бұрын

Keith Dunn-Fernandez so true. I had a job where my boss who wasn’t even the head of the company take two months off and didn’t care that we were short staffed for two months. But, when I wanted to take a week off she acted like it was the worst thing ever. She made me feel so bad I cut my trip in half and didn’t get to see half of my family that I haven’t seen in a year.

I'm an American when I heard no free refills I was shocked

@piercegrissen8275

7 жыл бұрын

When I visited Germany I felt so deprived and snubbed not getting a free refill. You pay for one glass and if you want another, you have to pay for a whole new drink. It was depressing

@Londronable

7 жыл бұрын

In Europe drinks is basically what the restaurant make their profit on.

@pakaskittles5981

7 жыл бұрын

Pierce Grissen you only need 1 sugar filled cancer potion, fat fuck

@lonestars1158

7 жыл бұрын

welll depends... some places charge refills... some dont :P

@Esablaka

7 жыл бұрын

well.... every place charges refills. Maybe not for water in fancy restaurants. And other than that only KFC doesnt charge for refills. Some cafes dont charge for coffee refills tho

❤ this informative video ❣😊 Greetings from me in Norway 🇧🇻

When I was in Germany, ice was not put in drinks at fast food places because ice takes all the space of the drink. At restaurants I noticed not much ice was put in the glass cups. I got used to it. The liquid beverage was cold so ice was not necessary. This video brought back memories. I really enjoyed watching your video ♡

In America when someone says "hey how are you?" You really just say "good and you?" And they say good. Just to be nice they don't really care about your issues lol

@deadbrian9247

6 жыл бұрын

Sound like Minnesota. No one actually cares.

@someguy9345

6 жыл бұрын

DaBearz1027 I dare someone to say "Actually, not so great.." It'll just be, "lol wot?"

@kenziesellmyer5830

6 жыл бұрын

Idk about y'all but in texas most of the Tim people generally care about your day - southern hospitality

@squirmtastic

6 жыл бұрын

kenzie Sellmyer Point me to the direction of southern hospitality. Where I live in Texas everyone is fucking rude.

@SixOThree

6 жыл бұрын

New Orleans here. "How are you you?" really can be treated as an open invitation for discussion. It sets the tone of the upcoming conversation or transaction.

*Don't you even dare start on our beautiful Rootbeer floats.*

@spangelicious837

6 жыл бұрын

A cream soda floats, and orange soda floats, or sherbet in fruit punch. They just don't know what they're missing.

@CenturianCornelious

6 жыл бұрын

lol

@luciao5276

6 жыл бұрын

They're dElICIOus

@TravisLackey

6 жыл бұрын

There is no greater beverage on the planet. It transcends mundane drinks and becomes so much more. Also, replace the standard rootbeer with alcoholic rootbeer (I recommend "Not Your Father's Rootbeer") and it positively sings to your soul.

@yoloswagmaster-vz8ln

6 жыл бұрын

i am a fan of Boston coolers ginger ale and ice cream.

The free soda refill is relatively new since the early 1990s. In the 80s and before, it was only for coffee and tea.

My dad is from Germany and mom is from Belgium, I was born in the US. This is spot on! Great video man.

@GetGermanized

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much 😊

Wait till he descovers chicken and waffles

@captainabigail

6 жыл бұрын

He was in Georgia. I'm surprised he didn't discover it!

@shebvixen

6 жыл бұрын

Lol, did anybody else see the Red Lobster ads advertising Lobster and waffles?

@oxysz

6 жыл бұрын

shebvixen bruh.. no I didn’t see that lol. That sounds not good to me. But I’m almost weird and don’t like lobster . I only like fish . Like how the Hell people like crab?? It’s underwater spiders :|

@thacloviskidd575

6 жыл бұрын

mmm.chicken and waffles sounds good

@wackadoodles7549

6 жыл бұрын

we have to keep some things a secret man jeez, at least you didn't tell him about privatized healthca- i've said too much

Bro in the US we like our air conditioning cold

@lonestars1158

7 жыл бұрын

i hate it...... my feet are always on the crinke of falling off due to frost bite.... then again i do live in phx meaning that im use to 120 and dry........ so i have a less cold tollereance

@jake-zi4px

7 жыл бұрын

Skrubii_ as fuck

@stevenberglund3576

7 жыл бұрын

Skrubii_ Living in western Oregon I prefer 73 f not 67f.

@bjornharder9789

7 жыл бұрын

Steven Berglund now in Celsius

@austingreen7769

7 жыл бұрын

Bjorn Harder 73° F is about 22° or 23° C and 67° F is about 19.5° C

Brian: Hey how are you? Jim: Good. Or Jim: Hey (smile). That’s it!

(I'm American) How my family and friends talk- Person 1: Hey, __, how are you? Person 2: I'm good, how are you doing? On the phone and in person, this is how we act.

@emmi5815

3 жыл бұрын

Even if you’re bleeding internally, good is always the answer ^^

I laughed when he was amazed by the free refills...."Whats is this magic wonder land of free refills?" Ha! Awesome

@kyoroth8580

6 жыл бұрын

Well I would have the exact same reaction as the dude. Free refills is unheard of here in the Netherlands.

@argonaut31

6 жыл бұрын

I am having a lot of fun watching the "What other countries find weird about American things." videos on You Tube.

@geminix365

6 жыл бұрын

Haha, in Spain we have that too. Also, I'm curious if your countries have the classic "free buffets" too, like, you pay 12€ and you can eat and drink whatever until you leave. As it is very common here to have those with thematic restaurants, like for Japanese, Italian, Spanish food Many of the exchage students who come from Europe are like O.o

@Wearywastrel

6 жыл бұрын

geminix365 we have Chinese and barbeque restaurants like that, but not much else. Also, the use of the term Chinese is a tad misleading as Chinese people call it American food. Lol

@Wearywastrel

6 жыл бұрын

I make a strange link between tipping and the free refills. If they are really slow to refill when it's not busy they can't expect me to tip the most I'm willing to part with (25%) but if they don't water the drinks down and keep them filled at a decent pace then the rest of my meal can suck and I still tip that much. 😑 I eat too quickly to taste food anyway.

Try coming to Arizona when it's 118 with no AC. You will appreciate it then.

@stevenbryant4718

6 жыл бұрын

Try the Gulf Coast and it will send you packing back to Arizona.

@blurayen313

6 жыл бұрын

Try Michigan between Dec and Feb (can get as cold as -15 with a wind chill of -40) and those 118 temps will be appreciated!

@funch357

6 жыл бұрын

+Mike Remuzzi & non-Americans: Arizona's is a dry, desert heat while in Atlanta, Georgia (where the KZreadr was) has *humid* heat. Humid heat is worse because one's body can't cool down by sweating -- the sweat won't evaporate. I've known of desert southwest folks who said the central Midwest and the southeast U.S.'s humid heat felt far worse than Arizona. And in Arizona it cools down at night. Not so in central Midwest and the southeast.

@funch357

6 жыл бұрын

Or Duluth, Minnesota Dec-Feb. Sometimes down to -25 (Fahrenheit).

@clairekim2525

6 жыл бұрын

Mike Remuzzi California isn't so bad in comparison, but these past few years weather has been getting weird. A couple weeks ago, it was triple digit weather all week, AND it was slightly humid, which is basically unheard of considering we're technically a desert. And yeah, it definitely didn't cool down at night. AC is a lifesaver.

Very good video!

To begin with, this land is bountiful. I found the things you have mentioned to be weird too when I immigrated, but I later understood and appreciated it when I traveled around Europe and Australia. Here are a few things I am blessed to enjoy in America. 1) Customer service in restaurants is fast, pleasant, and always focused on their diners needs. Every now and then you get to be asked about how your food is tasting, is it okay, do you need anything, refills, etc. Too much niceties for me! 2) Tip that great service for making you feel like a king. Most of them are also tired, hard working college students who work part time and yet you do not see that on their faces when they ask you "How's your day been and what can I get you started with?" 3)Free toilet seat covers literally in every public lavatory. I'm not kidding. Yes, be glad we have it! 4) Huge food portions "that can be shared." Food also cost way less than in Europe when you think about their small servings and actual price per produce. 5) Legal age to drink alcohol. Hmmm... we have our own cars and bigger roads, while most of you take the bus and trains. 6) Paying with my debit card means less fumbling with icky money that gets passed around and less weight in my bag. Besides the convenience, I also get to see all my expenses online. 7) Food establishment has ABC ratings. I don't know if they'd allow you to order and eat raw ground pork "Mett" here in the US. I have other things in mind that I have eventually appreciated when I traveled outside America. We are still so blessed in many ways!

In the south when someone says how are you, you say "good, how are you" rarely does someone say they are bad.

@DevilleQueen

7 жыл бұрын

They don't reply like that up North?

@justabitofjunkie2595

7 жыл бұрын

Reply that way everywhere in US and Canada...

@monkeyboy4746

7 жыл бұрын

My head hurts and my big toe itches, like Monty Python's Complaints Dept.

@twitchypaper1391

7 жыл бұрын

Ashley Miller i said the south because I dont know about the north

@gideonroos1188

7 жыл бұрын

huh. Here in South Africa (at least the Afrikaans communities) we also ask how our counterpart is, and expect a full response if it's a family member or friend, or an at length response if it's a stranger. We typically use it to start the conversation, so something a little more than just ''good, and you?" is expected.

I would like to point out a big difference: Americans love to take leftovers from restaurants home for later. Europeans don't usually do that. Thus, it probably seems weird to y'all to have such massive portion sizes, but the truth is they're kinda made that way so that you can eat your fill AND take some home for later.

@Xelacreations1337

7 жыл бұрын

Shadeadder im here in Paris and I've just seen 3 American girls taking home their leftovers. strange thing to do in Europe.

@spydergs07

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, most meals in America tend to be 2 or 3 meals for the price of one.

@AFCA-vn9bl

7 жыл бұрын

Shadeadder no, it's also the soda. I believe the large soda at mc donald's in usa is almost a fucking liter!!!!

@devynjohst2138

7 жыл бұрын

Shadeadder From my experience in Canada, it's a mixture of both. We take the leftovers but we don't eat it later.

@DMASTERCRAFTER

7 жыл бұрын

AFCA 1900 you know why we have huge sodas? supply and demand. Americans love soda, thus will pay for more.

Great video, thank you for your observations! I think it is annoying how tax isn't included in the price (and I live in the United States).

When someone asks me, "How are you?" I answer, "Hangin' in there. You?"

Person 1: hey how are u Person 2: good what about you (only tells how he actually feels if he is close to the person) Person 1: good

@a-drewg1716

7 жыл бұрын

if you are close it is mainly terrible, good, or still something vague that causes the friend or person close to ask you why you day was like that.

@aidenjackson4872

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Byw NO not matter what you say I'm fine doesn't matter who it is ESPECIALLY if you're dying inside lol

@charlotteeolsen8397

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Byw true

@Kman31ca

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Byw Same in Canada.

When someone says "how are you", you respond "Good, and you". At least in Canada.

@Ultrajuiced

7 жыл бұрын

And if you're not?

@thegreatwalrus6574

7 жыл бұрын

If you aren't say "no" but expect for them to ask you why.

@communicationbreakdown256

7 жыл бұрын

Ultrajuiced we say , "could be better"

@Kelsie154

7 жыл бұрын

Ultrajuiced If you're not, you say you are anyway.

@Ultrajuiced

7 жыл бұрын

Kelsie LeCrone That's what I meant. :D

A few thoughts after watching your video. I lived in Italy for some time, and I'm guessing Germany has some similarities to Italy. I'm willing to guess you guys drive manual transmission much more than Americans do. Our highways are huge, but our speed-limits are rather low compared to Europe (although they have become somewhat higher recently). I think our cars are larger than those in Europe, probably because your gas is much more expensive. In Texas, our average gas price per gallon is $2.00 (1.78 Euros). There are 3.78541 Liters in a gallon! So I'm thinking you guys pay two or maybe three times as much as we do for gas!? Regarding your tipping practice of 20% when you were visiting America, I think that's a bit high. I mostly tip %15 on the pre-tax bill. So let's assume you ordered a $10 lunch, and the tax was 8.25% (the rate in Texas where I live), then the bill would say, Food: $10, Tax $.83, Total $10.83. A reasonable tip would be $1.5. Total after you tip would be $12.33. In Texas, it's not too difficult because we can simply double the tax (16.5%) and or quickly round up. The 18-20% tip is for exceptionally great service, or if you pretty well off. Some people only tip 10% if the service is not that great. It's very rare for someone to leave no tip, but that can happen if a waiter is rude or very forgetful or makes many errors. I worked as a waiter for a few years while I was in college, and when I was tipped poorly, I usually felt I deserved it if I had been forgetful or made mistakes. I rarely received unfair tips. The system generally encourages attentive service.

At least in Finland there is option to pay things with your credit/debit cards, in almost every little store you go to. Not only that, but in the last few years those contactless payment registers have been popping up everywhere. So you can pay almost anything with your card or phone with nfc payments.

"Hey! How are you?" "Good! You?" "Great! Thanks" Moving right along. 👋😁

@apandhomalou2090

6 жыл бұрын

that's what we do in Australia

It's ingrained in us sooo much that someone walking by me only says "Hey" and I respond "Good how are you?" 😂😂 It get's embarrassing.

@will1079

6 жыл бұрын

Courtney Kline exactly lol and I'm from North Carolina so that happens often enough. 😏

@kawaiifox606hd6

6 жыл бұрын

That's like when you buy something and the cashier says "enjoy" and then you respond "you too"

@rytheguy5917

6 жыл бұрын

Don't be embarrassed. They probably didn't even notice the difference. I do the same thing LOL.

How its ment to go (in America): How are you Good , you? Good.

@DailyDoseofSpace.

4 жыл бұрын

In Australia: How ya goin' mate? Bloody good mate, how about you mate? Pretty good mate, I just did a whopper on the dunny so that was good mate