🇺🇸 Unconscious Things AMERICANS do which are UNTHINKABLE to the Rest of the World! 🇺🇸
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Those people triggered by the word “Mindless” in the title clearly haven’t watched the video as we explain what we mean in the first 60 seconds. So we’ve changed it to “unconscious” for the snowflakes ❤️
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Well to be fair most people are triggered by uneducated people making dumb comments
It's the same as people reacting to the headline before reading (or not reading) the article 😑
I'm not offended by your use the word mindless. I think what you meant was that these things are second nature. You're not responsible for unauthorized charges on your credit card.
In the first 60 seconds, you admitted that “mindless“ might sound a bit aggressive, and also that you didn’t know another word for it. You’ve now changed it to a better word. “Second nature“ would be even better. You don’t need to call people snowflakes just because your vocabulary isn’t up to expressing what you want to say.
1. When we order online we do have to put the billing address.
2. We aren't legally responsible for fraudulent charges.
3. Most people use mobile banking apps that show every transaction.
Yet you still use cheques! So quaint!
@@owenshebbeare2999 True that! I'm 58 and work in a retail business, so on a weekly basis I have to explain to a cashier how to properly accept a 'cheque' or check..because most of our employees don't last long enough to encounter a 'cheque' payment. I conduct 95 percent of my transactions online, but I will still write a 'cheque' to my neighborhood hairstylist, along with a cash tip . We are so very 'quaint'..(love that term!) we actually tip and use paper money. I don't know about the U.K., but in my part of the U.S., calling something 'quaint' is a compliment, so I thank you, sir!! :) I offer apologies for spelling 'cheque' and 'neighbourhood' incorrectly. Those spelling differences DO completely hinder communciation!!!
It's a national trait to keep confusing Brits. WE know what we're talking about and doing, even if you don't! 😂
If someone said "grade seven," we'd automatically know they were Canadian.
Yass! Canada represent
IKR? Dead giveaway. 🇨🇦
In America, the law says you are not responsible for unauthorized purchases, so we don’t care, let them charge all they want
This. US law generally puts the burden on unauthorized purchases on the bank and vendor. US banks are thus VERY proactive in detecting potential fraud and cardholders get reimbursed very quickly. Plus, if all someone has is a written down cc number rather than have stolen your actual card , they’re going to be very easy to catch. Those fraudulent purchases would have to be made online and thus they would have to be delivered somewhere.
And there lies the problem! Notice how much theft is going on, never seen anything like it. Whata bunch of losers.
Yeah, but it happens all the time. Mine was just stolen 2 weeks ago and then I have to go to the bank to get a new card printed.
Right, but when the banks are losing money because you 'don't care,' what happens is everyone loses money.
Yes but your identity is still stolen. We have WAY too many crooks here in the U. S. BTW, Canadian and Mexicans are Americans. We are the U. S. Not america.
No one has seen Joel's card. But everyone Joel has ordered from on line has the same information that's on the card.
I think the word you were looking for was “subconsciously”. The word “mindless” has a negative connotation.
Unconsciously is even more appropriate.
Mmm, that's more like you don't realize you are doing anything at all. How about carelessly.
“Normal things in US that are different in some other countries”. We don’t unconsciously or mindlessly give tips, walk across the street, pay by credit card. Joel and Lia are implying Americans are idiots.
c🅰lling zomeone mindlezz = c🅰lling them 🅰n idiot. { i know it wz unintention🅰l .. don't worry bout it 🕊 ✌ 🤗 } my keybo_rd iz broken .. zorry for the mezzy lettering 😬
They're not that smart. Lol. They've been milking this 💩 as content for years. Thankfully, low views, subscribers should put them to rest - mindlessly! In a fortnite. 😆
If a server steals your credit card info for personal use, it’s relatively easy to catch them. In the US, that crime will get you thrown in jail very fast. It’s not a crime most people would want to risk, as the punishment is relatively severe. Remember, we incarcerate a lot of people in the US.
Thrown in jail very fast? If so, not for long. You have to be at Bernie Madoff level of fraud before you get meaningful jail time. If someone gets caught and they already have a really long history of fraud behind them, yeah, they go to jail for a while. But if they do it few times here and there, limit the total stolen in a year to under $1000? They'll just get fines and probation. It's disgusting.
Yes, and credit/debit card scams are more common in the US than in Europe.
My teenage daughters both waitress part time in the summer. They get $6 an hour plus their tips and usually end up making $40 an hour or more, and this is a very small town. Restaurants aren't going to pay that much. Also, some cities in the US have a lot of walking. We just got back from a Chicago vacation and we walked everywhere and with that many walking, it's even MORE important for crosswalks and no jaywalking.
Worked as a waiter a lot during the summers at a Maine seacoast resort decades ago. Pay back then was $1.50 per hour, and for tax purposes, you have to claim $1 per hour that you worked. I usually cleared about $750 a week in tips, which is the equivalent of almost $5000 today! Would never have made anywhere near that amount had I been paid a salary.
In Oklahoma the minimum wage for wait staff is $3.63 per hour. It's appalling
The things with credit cards don't happen. It is easily tracked and the employee would be fired.
And prosecuted for crimes most likely!
I’ve come to the conclusion Joel and lia gets the concept of america but they don’t know anything about us 😂😂😂😂 they have obviously only been through the tourist areas. We don’t follow the rules for the tourist 😂😂😂
In the states, High School and College (Secondary School and University) are expected to take 4 years each. Freshmen are "fresh men" they're the youngest and newest students at the school. Sophomores (pronounced, SOFFmore) come from the same roots as Sophia, meaning wisdom, and moron, and means "wise fool". Sophomores are older than freshmen, so they feel like they know more than the freshmen and can be a bit cocky, but they still have lots to learn. Juniors are younger than seniors, so they are junior. Seniors are older than everyone, so they are seniors or have seniority.
In America our education starts at the age of 5 in kindergarten and then after kindergarten we have first grade, which most students start at 6 years old. Elementary School (Primary/Grammar School) goes from kindergarten until 5th grade. Then we have Middle School (no european equivalent) which is 6th grade through 8th grade. And then High School (Secondary School) from 9th grade to 12th, also refered to by the Freshman-through-Senior system mentioned before.
Now Jaywalking comes from when cars were first invented. The street was made for everyone: pedestrians, streetcars, bicyclists, kids on scooters. But we stuck what are essentially educated monkeys behind the wheel of a large, fast, heavy machines and allowed them to do what they will in the city streets. The automobiles were seen as dangerous death machines and this made the car as a product worth less. Nobody wanted to buy them. But the car companies decided to pay journalists to write columns to fight the narrative that cars were dangerous and insist instead that people who were injured or killed were actually to blame. The term jay in those days was about as offensive as calling someone a ©μn+ in America today, and the paid journalists used this term to describe the pedestrian victims of car accidents that when the car companies bribed politicians to write legislation making it illegal to cross the street outside of a pedestrian crossing, the slur became part of the legal term, jaywalking.
In England "year 1" of school is equivalent to US kindergarten. So you simply subtract 1 from the year in England to get the US grade equivalent. Not very hard.
With our tipping system generally the server makes more money, the restaurant makes more money and the customer gets better service without increasing the cost. Why would we change that?
As an ex-girlfriend of mine used to say, "If you cannot afford to tip, you cannot afford to eat out." Enough said.
Tipping is a BAD system! If you can’t afford to pay your employees , you have no business being in business!!
@@TrueBlue730 I beg to differ. Why should I as a customer be forced to pay gratuity to a server who provides poor quality service? If a server wants to make some good money, then provide a good quality service.
@@TrueBlue730 they have to pay up to minimum wage if tips don’t offset, but I don’t see what the issue is if everyone makes more money and service is better. I know when I was in Southeast Asia tipping is not expected or encouraged, so most servers were surly and couldn’t care less if you needed anything or not, unless they owned the restaurant. The food was amazing, but the service was not.
@@frenchfan3368 Fact- No one is expected or required to tip a bad server in the U.S. You have two options - make a complaint to management and not leave a tip. Or, pay for your meal, do not leave a tip and walk out of the restaurant with No Guilt. Employers have certain expectations from their waitstaff. If the server provides substandard service, it’s their problem if they are not tipped not yours. Of course, there will always be people who are cheapskates or do not care for the tipping culture that they use “poor service” as an excuse not to tip a perfectly good waiter. Those are the worst customers.
Europeans worry about handing over their credit card, but they do not worry about handing over a their passports to hotel workers after checking in. I remember the hotel clerk telling me he needed to do some paperwork and he needed my passport in order to complete it. That is truly crazy.
I use my credit cards daily, and I just call the credit card company a few days later to check and see if all my charges are correct. If not. I speak to a supervisor and dispute the charge.
On the tipping thing, even with the tip, America's meal prices are so much cheaper than in Europe.
I've only once been asked to hand in my passport at a hotel I just said I would prefer not to, no problem.
@@jenniedarling3710 I was worried about it initially, but I've always gotten it back so I have to issue leaving my passport with a hotel in Europe.
Rubbish. I have been in several countries, African, Asian, European and north Amerivcan, and Russian, found American food is more expensive when you add in 20% compulsory tips
Utter rubbish
Handing over your passport is not a problem as they cannot do anything with it , at the most they can copy and steal your identity, it is not the same thing with your credit card they can empty your bank, this happens in Turkey, Hogkong and other south Asian countries
Sayings on T-shirts are not by any means our identity. They are just fun shirts.
Understandable that You Brits don't understand the Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior thing. By the same token We Yanks have no clue what an O-Level or an A-Level is. It's just the system we've all grown up with.
Obviously the CC thing is not a big thing because the theft doesn’t happen as often as u guys fear. Otherwise we’d have changed the custom years ago.
You look at tipping the wrong way. Yes, the waitron is 'employed' by the establishment, but in reality, that waitron is actually working for you. That's why our service is so good, we are paying our server.
That’s true. You definitely get better service than we do here!
Add on it's just a different system of payment as well. People outside of the US, especially Western Europeans, seem to have a hard time on understanding this. It's not that waiters and the like are under appreciated or hated by "the system", it's that they're working under a different payment system that salaried workers i.e. chef.
But aren't you being forced by the restaurant to take on this server? What would happen if I didn't want a waiter to act for me? Like if I wanted to personally tell the chef what it is I want, and go collect it myself? That wouldn't be allowed, right? So I'm being forced to hire this go-between, whom it is expected I pay for a service that I don't necessarily want.
Waitron ... have never heard that word before.
@@futurez12 u can order ur food online, on the phone, via an app, or in person to go (take away/take out). Then u could deal with just the food and not the experience of the ambiance of the place and the service of the waiter.
None of the world knows what Brits are talking about when they talk about GCSE and Sixth Form and stuff like that, so...
Bicycles have always been legal vehicles; they're not allowed on freeways though.
As someone else noted my passport is always taken away in Europe and no one blinks an eye. Unauthorized transactions ie. theft are not the credit card’s owners responsibility. Charges are reversed, card cancelled and a new card issued. Politics and elections are never ending. Freshman, sophomore, junior, senior. Refers to high school or college. First year, second year, third year, fourth year. May be I heard wrong here. Baby on Board means there’s a baby in the car. Sort of a reminder to be careful driving. Has nothing to do with a woman being a baby making machine. Dad can have a baby on board. Pedestrians have always have the right of way. Cyclists want to be entitled to use the road but don’t want to follow the rules of the road, ie. blowing stop signs. Yeah, tipping can get tiresome but I always tip the wait staff. But, the amount of tip is based on how good the service was.
Actually, the Baby 👶 on Board sign is really to notify first responders that a baby is inside a car in case of an accident or something. Although, it can also mean the careful driving thing also.
For online purchases, you have to know the billing address of the card to charge with it. Servers like tips because they don't have to claim cash tips as income. Also if restaurants has to pay a "living wage", the cost of the meals would go up a lot and the service would be terrible, like in the UK.
Cash tips are required to be claimed as income.
Service isn’t terrible it’s good & they get a good amount of money in UK. Majority of places pay the minimum wage in the uk & not living wage.
@@lemonz1769 Don't know what the laws are now, but back in the '70's we only had to claim $1 per hour of work as taxable income.
Have you lived in or visited the UK? Do you think it’s bad because the server doesn’t check on you every five minutes? They’re not your parents.
@@NicholasJH96 I was there for 8 weeks for work. The service was terrible. It was a rare exception to get good service.
The tip system is very odd but consider this, I know people who have made $80,000 a year working as waiters at high-end restaurants and as bartenders. Especially in the old days, you could hide a great deal of income from the IRS although now with most tips being on credit cards, it's a little different.
If you can support yourself working part time as a waiter in a major city like Chicago, you're doing pretty good. One does not want to spend your life doing it, but if you want a flexible schedule, especially for a student or actor, serving can actually be relatively lucrative considering you don't need an education.
Of course, I'm not talking Denny's, but even a Denny's waitress will pocket a good chunk of cash at lunch.
Consumers do pay the workers-if not tips, than increased costs. You pay the overhead either way.
I think the whole J walking thing is because the roads are bigger here meaning you'll have a higher chance of having to stop traffic and cause an accident or get hit by a car
Never gave a second thought about the credit card thing but I think no American would care about handing over their credit card because 1. You’re handing it over to an employee of a business and there are repercussions if that employee does something illegal with your credit card so the chances that they would are very slim 2. It is very easy to correct credit card fraud in America. You just call your bank and tell them that you did not make the charges and they will remove the charges and send you a new card. 3. Americans are a super trusting society in general. We tend to assume most people will act honorably and moral. That’s why there are restaurants that can have a section where you just go and pick up your food and leave without showing any proof (like Panera). They never think with the mindset that someone could just walk in and steal orders that aren’t theirs. I mean, bad things can and do happen every where in America, but I just think people think those are “rare” instances.
@DS Brits are into sarcasm, while many Americans may not like sarcasm or get it and many don't even like people using self-deprecating humor. We give trophies for participation.
From someone who doesn't travel much, how do people in other countries pay at a restaurant? Do they go up to a cashier or something?
@@o1977jp Germany: predominantly cash at the table. The waiter will tell you what you owe. You give them money and say the higher amount that you want to pay so they know the difference is tip. It’s mostly 5-10% of the bill depending on how generous you are and their performance 😊. Their salary is about 12,00€ per hour.
Edit: if the restaurant accepts cards waitresses take this little card reading machine to the table.👋😊
if there's charge on your credit card you did not make you just have to notified the card company within like 30-60 days otherwise they think you trying to cheat the system
cheating the system is getting stuff without paying for the stuff
@@o1977jp I'm a bit late in replying to you but in UK and Europe it is common for the server to come to the table with a handheld device that is a card reader (it's about the size of a mobile phone but twice as thick). Every debit and credit card has a RFID chip in it that communicates with the card reader and authorises the transaction.
So what happens is that the server enters the total in the device (and any tips etc) you then either touch the card reader with your card or put it within about an inch of it and the two automatically authorise the payment from the card. It's all done at the table and your card never leaves your hand.
The fraud algorithms for American credit cards are quite sophisticated. If your card is compromised they’ll detect and disable your card often before you are aware of it and by law you aren’t responsible for anything less than $50 of fraud, but in practice the card companies typically eat the costs. The roll-out for chip cards in the US were delayed, because the card companies were so good at this that they didn’t see the expense as justified.
We have cameras everywhere. Especially in businesses like restaurants. Our banks flag unusual purchases and won't process them without contacting you. Tips are voluntary. You are not paying the servers wage. These are relatively low paying jobs, but that's because most people who work them are teenagers or folks who have other income (up until the last 20 years or so). They do earn the minimum wage. Tips started being taxed in the last 30 years or so because more people started working jobs that took tips and they were making huge amounts of money from the tips; especially in Las Vegas. We have federal income taxes and specific taxes on certain products. States charge different sales taxes so that they can fulfill their own budgetary needs and address projects that other states don't have in ways that are palatable to their own communities. It is best to do that rather than to go through the extra hassle of having all public monies going through the federal government. Also, if States have separate money, they don't necessarily have to adhere to every federal mandate (as long as they are not violating constitutional rights).
Minimum wage for tipped workers is less than for other workers in most states.
Like the great George Carlin said about cyclists: "Take your toys to the park. The adults are trying to commute" God, I miss him.
Yeah… we do commute on our bikes, though ☺️
@@winterlinde5395 George Carlin was a COMEDIAN. Plus that bit is decades old. When bike riding was more a fitness craze than an actual way of commuting.
The USA is so big and every State has its own laws, rules, regulations. Some of them goes back 100's of years and is rarely enforced, but if is not being canceled the authority could apply it. In NYC anyone who spits in public is suppose to be fine $50.00. I have yet met anyone who has been fined. Neither for Jaywalking. However, In Vermont the pedestrian has the right away, always and any driver could be fine if they doesn't follow this law. Also, your tourist excuse plan A won't excuse you.
FINED, not "fine."
As a cop will say ignorance of the law is no excuse as they write a ticket
Pedestrians always have the right of way everywhere, not just in Vermont, and it’s a city or county law, not a state law. At the same time, jaywalking is always illegal, even in the cities of Vermont. Whether or not that law is enforced changes from one municipality to the next. Sometimes it just depends on whether a traffic cop is having a good or bad day.
@@RubyRubyheart in Kansas it WAS a state law to stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk, the military BASES and VA all had signs to remind you. In Missouri the VA had blinking lights at crosswalks.
I can't think of a contrary place, so I'm gonna say in the US, pedestrians always have the right of way, period, regardless anything else. It's a hard rule. That said, jaywalking is illegal to keep pedestrians from abusing their right of way. Painted or not, adjacent corners at intersections are considered crosswalks, and cars are supposed to stop for pedestrians, unless it has a light or is on a freeway or highway. In many places, if a pedestrian stands at any curb with a raised hand (aside from taxi stands), cars have to stop to let them cross. That said, the laws are usually only enforced in hindsight, when a collision or injury has happened, or when a cop catches somebody acting recklessly. You can be sure the insurance companies will focus on right of ways for monetary liabilities.
Jaywalking is illegal mainly for safety reasons. It’s a hazard for both pedestrian and driver to randomly dart into the roadway. I still have nightmares of seeing one of my classmates get run over because she walked into a residential street between two cars parked at the curb. She couldn’t see the oncoming car and the car couldn’t see her at the curb. It was horrifying. Anyway, if I wasn’t already only crossing at corners and/or waiting for the green light, I certainly was from that day on.
No one has the right of way, the right if way is always yielded.
It's a stupid semantic detail, but insurance companies will make the most of it.
For jnstance, you see those signs "state law:yield to pedestrians in crosswalk", right? But, according to traffic laws, it is illegal to enter a crosswalk if it interferes with the flow of traffic. Which causes a paradox. If you illegally enter a crosswalk, the drivers still have to yield the right of way, but because you didn't yield the right of way to the drivers you can still possibly be at fault if there is an accident. The driver has to try to avoid hitting you, though... as written, the driver can't just run you down because you broke the law.
And that, dear friends, is one reason we have so many lawyers over here.
@@rhoetusochten4211 I dunno. I flunked my first driver's test, getting my licence, because some kids ran out of a store, into the street in front of me. I stopped short, but one guy put a hand on my hood and the tester immediately failed me for hitting a pedestrian. He was very clear that if a cop had seen me, I could have been prosecuted, regardless that the 'victim' touched my car rather than the car touching him and then he just ran off. I'm sure he could have been prosecuted, too, but there's an absolutely zero tolerance for physical interactions between cars and pedestrians. I'm no lawyer, but the lay understanding is pretty clear.
@@willcool713 yes, the usual understanding is one way,... who pays the better lawyer matters more.
@@rhoetusochten4211 I think that's always true, regardless the law.
We have very serious laws about ID theft and they're fairly easy to catch. Most people don't want to risk their lives or careers over a chance to access someone's livelihood. Plus banks carry insurance for that very reason. American culture is so different than the rest of the world which is why we are easily taken advantage of overseas.
I am 62 years old, always pay with a debit card, never had an issue. If I did, my credit Union would reimburse me.
As a stay at home Mom of 6 children who are now grown, I can say that raising babies into respectable, caring adults is the most important “job” anyone can do, and it’s a 24/7 commitment (with no overtime pay or paid vacations). I don’t understand why some people think that stay at home parents are “less than” someone who has a monetary job outside the home. Your career shouldn’t be your total identity, either. And what about when people retire from their careers? Don’t they face the same struggles stay at home moms and dads face after the kids are grown? Totally disagree with your views on that subject, but I still think you’re both wonderful!
Hello! I understand your point and there are those that actually think that way. But people should understand...different strokes..right?
But I dont think thats what these two were getting at. I think they were trying to convey the point to remind one that youre more than *just* a mom. you are a wonderful friend, daughter, wife to someone...you have talents. you can be a great artist as well, etc etc. Just dont forget who you are as a whole. Its important for your overall health to be in tune with yourself. Happy mom - happy home.
Perhaps it came out in a way that could be seen as you say...and i can see that as well, but i think it came from a more innocent place.
@@britt-sen Well, it's actually quite condescending to think that women like Pam Broderick need reminding of their worth. Many women are proud to be mainly moms and do not need anyone to "remind" them that they are worthwhile.
@@FallenAngelBrass it is to those who take it as that. I didnt disagree with Pam's perspective. you have women who are happy to be moms. and you have women who, while theyre happy to be moms and love their children, still struggle with identity. this is a video for the masses and my thought from their statement was that it was not coming from a negative place.
It's just a different lifestyle.
I was a stay at home dad for 8 years. Once my youngest was in school, I went back to work.
It's not as easy as some people would like to make it out to be "oh, must be so tough staying at home and not having to dress up and go to the office". I'm an introvert, but I was still starved of adult interactions by the time I went back to work.
But, at the same time... yes, it does afford certain "luxuries" that the 9-5 worker doesn't get.
Also, with the cost of childcare, you have to really decide if going to a 9-5 is even financially worthwhile. I think we figured that, if I went to work and we out the kids in child care, I'd basically be making about $2 an hour... and that was when it was 1 kid... at 2 kids, I'd be losing money by having a paying job. Granted, I'm an "unskilled laborer", but every family should count the costs.
@@rhoetusochten4211 I agree. i calculated my salary with childcare and id be in the negative.
I was defending their statement in this discussion. perhaps i dont see it as the majority here in the comments. but personally, I dont see anyone who stays home to raise their kids as less than. I actually see it as ideal. but i look at individuals. some parents struggle with loss of identity.
anyway...last time id repeat my point. but i want to make it clear for myself, i meant no disrespect towards stay at home parents.
That title is a bit harsh. Every country does things very different from one another.
It’s not harsh! Watch the video!
@@ThoseTwoBrits1 I watched the video and its void of context or research
My daughter is a server at a swanky riverside restaurant in Pennsylvania, she makes anywhere from $600- $1200 A DAY because of tips. Excellent for a college Senior.😛
And with the price of college so high now, it's a huge help for sure.
She might want to give up college then
Pedestrians and cyclists have always had the right of way in America. The car driver is always responsible for the damages to pedestrians and cyclists. The only exception to this is if someone is jaywalking (crossing outside a crosswalk or zebra crossing).
The driver must still yield to pedestrians in many places and instances where a walker is jaywalking or where a crosswalk doesn't exist.
In America, Cyclists are considered vehicles, and they have the same right of way responsibility as motored vehicles, and as a result, they do not have the same right of way as pedestrians.
I'm only familiar with Pennsylvania law, which says that pedestrians always have the right of way, cmiiw. I grew up with this, and I'm fairly lenient towards jaywalkers. But I don't see a whole lot of them. One of us is in a big metal box, y'see, and that puts thing in perspective. We each have power, but for different reasons, we don't tend to abuse it.
I grew up in New York, where no one ever waited for the traffic light, and I heard about jaywalking only from people coming back from a vacation in California. Now I live in Los Angeles where I won't dare to cross the street unless I have a green light because the streets are so wide and I'm too old now to run out of the way, and if a cop sees you, it's not unknown for them to write you a ticket (citation). Plus, everyone is texting and driving (illegal? Yes. Does it matter? No.), and going at highway speeds so it's dangerous. Even when I have the green light to cross, I stare at the drivers to make sure they're really going to stop because often they don't bother to stop almost into oncoming cross traffic. Then they slam on the brakes, but if you're in the crosswalk in front of them you've got broken bones. Also, if you force a car to stop because the pedestrian has the right of way, the car behind them will simply crash into them and you still die.
I think we have mixture of jaywalking and crossing properly here in the US. It just depends on traffic and the availability of a crosswalk. You just have to make the best judgement call.
My main issue with your recent videos is not that I find them offensive, it’s that none of it is original content. You google these topics about Americans and then make videos on them. It’s boring. Nothing is coming from the both of you, you’re going off of what others have observed. Maybe do more vlogs around London or other European cities? At least then your videos will be entertaining again.
Yeah, next they’ll be doing “reaction” videos, piggybacking on somebody else’s original work. Which I, btw, refuse to watch.
If you want entertainment then look for other CZcams channels . Like Lawerence Across the pond or whatever he's called these two represent the worst of Britsh society.
Both channels are garbage .Don't look for entertainment on British channels
That's why they have cross walks. It's usually only considered jaywalking if you are in a area that has heavy traffic. Not on a suburbs area
As a former server… I made good money off of tips, we can make more than hourly wage in tips. Also… we work a lot harder to make sure we do get tipped, therefore you receive better service. I’ve been abroad and service is mediocre compared to the USA honestly. Service quality will go down if it goes to hourly wages and people choose not to tip.
I'm 68 yrs. old and I nor anyone I've ever known has had their card info stolen when the server takes it up to the register. I'm sure it happens but I don't think it's very common because when you're caught (and you will be) you are going bye bye for a long time, not worth the risk. The cards are insured, you lose nothing except a bit of phone conversation with the card company.
I think the terms ‘freshman,’ ‘sophomore,’ ‘junior,’ and ‘senior’ originated at Oxford and/or Cambridge.
In the US (northeast) we cross the street whenever we can but every European city I’ve visited it’s always felt that people wait until the signal to cross before they’ll actually go. I feel like it’s the opposite of how you described it 🤷♀️ We do have weird jaywalking laws in the US but I’ve never known anyone to actually get a ticket for it!
Same here and I live in the south.
In some cities, like mine, they may very well ticket you for jaywalking because it is so dangerous. The pedestrian has the right of way, but they also have the responsibility to cross safely.
I agree! I live the the Northwest US and it's the same. If it's clear we cross the street no matter what the light says. But we were in Germany for a week and noticed that everyone was extremely careful to only cross when the light said it was okay to do so and we got some very harsh looks when my husband and I would cross against the light, even though there wasn't a vehicle in sight! lol
Exactly! Lol
I have been bawled out by a policeman who saw me jqywalking once but he never ticketed me.
I worked for the government for 5 years. Everyone in my dept made the same salary. They also can't be fired, same as other government workers, unless they rape, kill, or steal. My boss once told me that I could say FU to him and all he could do is call me insubordinate.People complain about service with government agencies such as Dept of Motor Vehicles, Post Office and so on but since nobody is accountable, gets the same pay and cannot be fired then why should they give that little extra in their work? All this applies to your complaint regarding tipping. The staff kiss your ass or no tip and many customers pissed at the service will leave only a penny to let the server know they did not forget to tip but the service was lousy. It's surprising how little you know about motivation. As for let the insurance companies pay for those hurt or killed when jaywalking. What happens what insurance companies have many major payouts? Your rates go up accordingly. Nothing is free
"Send out a search party!" 😂🤣😂
Yeah… I almost got triggered by the word “mindless “ because that’s a word we use to tell someone their being foolish ( but I also don’t care too much what others think lol) . Being married to a man from the UK, you guys use words differently than the US. Sometimes I trigger my hubby with the way I phrase things and Vice versa. I would unsubscribe if I was truly convinced that you were being nasty towards us. It can be hard speaking the same language because of cultural differences. It’s okay to be culturally different… isn’t it, don’t you think?
Like your comment Hannah👍. I agree with you about cultural differences. Does your husband say, “what a shame?” I have several friends from England and they all say that regularly and it triggers me massively.
@@juliecarlstrom1778 yes! Or “go on!” When I’m speaking… almost bossy sounding lol. As if I’m wasting his /their time. I now know it means their “interested “… but I’m still like..” I don’t need you to tell me to keep talking 😂 “. Just the little things!!
And people need to remember: their channel is geared towards americans mostly and that is their base audience. They’re not going to do too much to piss off everyone lol
@@juliecarlstrom1778 German here. I’m intrigued! Can you tell me how you two understand „what a shame“? I would use it to say something went wrong and I regret it (though I don’t apologize because it wasn’t my fault. Or anybody‘s). We wanted to go to the beach and is raining. A dish broke. Something like that. Do I use it correctly?
I learned by watching CZcams videos that being excited always has a positive connotation. Like in looking forward to. And nervous means being afraid of. I think they taught us that both of them had a more neutral meaning and so I may have misused them a lot. Hope nobody got offended. But I think it’s more difficult between different English speaking countries because they presumably speak the same language…
Do you know the channel Lost in the Pond? He talks a lot about those little things.
I would agree with you, but the general tone of their presentation is definitely nastiness. The facial expressions and voice inflections are very revealing. I’m gone - who wants to subscribe to a site that takes pleasure insulting others and then cries foul when called on it. There is a very basic reason they aren’t growing their subscriber base.
Hi Joel & Lia! Americans have a very individualistic attitude - a "hey, this is me!" Culture. 😁 So...the bumper stickers, t-shirts are just to shout that out. I see your culture as more of fitting in with the crowd, and not wanting to stand out.
That is exactly right! Americans take great pride in being individuals.
I have actually found that cars in the U. S. have fewer and fewer bumpstickers than they did ten to twenty years ago. Bumperstickers devalue a car should you choose to sell it back to a car dealership at some point.
@@jeanjohnson8492 yet a bunch of bystanders helped rescue a fireman stuck under a vehicle when he was trying to save a man in the SUV and it toppled over. What I mean to say is American’s are willing to risk their neck for another. Even regular people.
The US is very conformist. Few truly think or act independently.
@@cygnusx-3217 That is not always true. What country is not conformist? I am just curious.
The "Raising Baby" slogan is just for fun. Only thing it defined the woman, is she is pregnant and has a good sense of humor. People chuckle and go about their day. They don't care if she is a corporate president or stay at home mom.
Yeah it was just humor, it was odd for Lia to be going on about 'she's more than a baby maker'. Unless of course Lia was doing it on purpose to get a rise out of us Americans.
@@jefflewis4 Or she is super sensitive about females being ppigeon-holed. LOL
Nothing remarkable about having a baby . What's funny about it anyway
330 million people live in the US.
69 million live in the UK.
Now. Let’s talk what ‘normal ‘ is
Joel and those like him are examples of why we revolted against Great Britain.
Yeah, the title of this video is harsh......I didn't expect this from you guys . It may just be click bait, but don't fall into that old trick like other youtubers.
In the week that my daughter's birthday was in we went to 2 restaurants. One a was a Mexican and one was a Chinese. The Chinese restaurant had some Mexicans working in the kitchen. My card was never out of my sight. We had hurricane winds knock everything out and I had to call the company to make my payment. I was shocked when they said how much my payment was. She said Well you maxed out the card. Then she started naming the charges. An airplane ticket in St Louis for a guy with a Mexican name. 12 bus tickets in Texas. I told that wasn't me, and I don't buy guys anything unless I gave birth to the guy. They sent me a new card and a packet of papers to fill out.
Mexicans (probably illegals) did that so it doesnt qualify as Americans doing that
We would find out if the card was used by others and cancel all those purchases.
So all of the things that you talked about are parts of the American (USA) culture! We do have culture! :)
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american mcdonalds is going thru this right now...15.00 wage...now a big mac meal is almost 10.00...raise the wage...the customer still pays with high meal cost
@@Violet-to4qq BUT if all places raise wages to `15.00...its not going to matter where you eat...meals will increase at a higher rate than wages
@@Violet-to4qq your much entitled to your opinion
I am American but I grew up in the Philippines and in the Philippines we say freshman sophomore junior and senior so were not the only country who use those terms.
When I ran charges though at a job I once had sometimes the credit cards would not only decline but the issuer asked us to seize and cut in half the card. The look on the faces of people when I had to do that was priceless. Some would get extremely angry and I would have to send them on their way.
On a Sunday, I received a call from my bank after they felt there were suspicious charges on my card. I confirmed they were not mine, card immediately canceled and new card issued. They are on it FAST. They have departments who work on this solely. Boom!
Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior was originally for years 1-4 in college/university. In High School it's for grades 9-12.
The credit card thing is becoming less common. Now it's pretty normal for them to just bring the chip reader over to you.
Also, usually when ordering things in the US, you need a CARD address.
And even at gas stations you often need the billing zip code to complete the transaction.
You dont tip for food in a restaurant, You tip for food service.
Anytime you use your card anywhere, even if the employee doesn’t physically see your card, employees have all of the information that they can photograph or write down on their POS system.
As an American I've always found it easier to understand us if you assume we're all at least a little insane.
Great content. Regarding tipping. You mention that you think the restaurant should pay their staff whatever amount rather than the patron tipping. The reality is the patron ALWAYS pays the wait staff. In the case of European countries it is indirect. The customer buys food and the owner passes a portion of the amount to the server as wages.
In the United States the patron gives money directly to the server. By doing it directly there is a fair exchange between the server and the patron. For good service the patron will reward the server for that service.
Although nowadays, tips are often pooled and redistributed to include kitchen staff. Also, the servers are always guaranteed to meet minimum wage per hour. So in many cases, they make more than those paid a set wage (like outside the U.S.).I think Americans know intuitively what meals cost with tips while Europeans feel taken advantage of since it's not customary for them.
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I went to a diner and someone with a French accent ordered the most expensive item on the menu and left no tip. We all stared at him as he left but he was completely oblivious.
The only thing I would change in your title would be using "The World" and use the UK. You have no idea what the REST OF THE WORLD do or how they do it!!
If the restaurants paid "fair wages" the cost of the food will increase. You, the customer will pay one way or the other. It's better to pay in tips and get good service.
I would rather the person got a decent wage and pay a little more . They don't go jobless when they get paid fairly in most countries
And " good service " in the US is often the the waiter or waitress been noisy . We always gave the more standoffish ones better tips than the over enthusiastic ones.
US restaurant owners have said if tipping is done with here, the cost of all meals drinks would go up in price at almost 40%
Oh my god, why DO we let them take our cards? LOL! These were great, guys. Thanks for the video! 👍🏻😀
I think it’s because of the fraud protection. I know some of the restaurants have a wireless payment device or some you go to a cash register to pay.
Lia doesn't know the word sophomore despite being Greek? The word is of Greek origin.
Capping on slogans by a couple who created an entire line of merch with slogans not to put on a car's bumper but to WEAR! "I can't cope" and "I've always said it". Love you both, especially when you're whining about pretty much anything and particularly when you opine on something you know absolutely nothing about. As Miranda Hart's mum always says, "Such fun!"
Subconscious is probably the world you're looking for 👍
If you get rid of tipping, the waiters and waitresses will make a lot less money. Guaranteed.
Taking away the credit card happens much less often now. Many restaurants have installed card readers right at the table now.
Um … in EVERY restaurant around the world - EVERY ONE - the cost of wages, building rent/mortgage, insurance, utilities, etc IS factored into the cost of your meal. A $19 meal ≠ $19 worth of food (which, by the way, food suppliers also factor in those same costs when you buy food from a grocery store or wholesaler).
Do you two seriously not know this? Teenagers know this!
Yeah it doesn't seem they considered if the servers got paid more the meal is going to cost more as well.
You don’t have to be patronizing to explain something to someone who genuinely might not know. Or perhaps was just chatting and not really thinking that deeply about a particular subject.
The credit card thing isn’t a big deal because they’d almost surely be caught and end up spending years in prison. It’s a big deterrent. In the UK the justice system is much more lenient but not here
"I don't think it's the consumers' job to pay the wage.", where do you think the money the restaurant pays its employees with comes from?
Jay walking is when you cross in the middle of the block not at a corner
Jaywalking in my understanding is mostly related to crossing the street in an area with no crosswalk (ie not at a corner) and/or when there is oncoming traffic. Almost everyone will cross at a corner against the light if there is no traffic whatsoever. What can be irksome that happens a lot in SoCal, is people will meander across the street in a crosswalk against the light when there is oncoming traffic with the right of way.
US servers would be pissed if they started paying them more and cut out tips. Servers at good restaurants are often making 6 figures.
Restaurants here actually run on pretty thin, razor margins. And tipping culture, the standard when I was growing up was 10% of total bill for shitty service, if any tip at all. 15% for standard average service, and 20% for better.
For our high schools: Freshman is the first year of high school, sophomore is the second, junior the third, senior being the fourth and final year.
And I think you meant "Thinks Americans do without thinking about" rather than Mindless. Very different connotation, which I think was your true intent.
Yes that’s what we meant but didn’t know how to word it properly!
I am in my 60s and have had credit cards since I was age 18. I have > never < had anyone steal the information on my card in the USA. It has occasionally happened outside the USA.
You have to "sign the check" in the USA because the purchase is a contract between you and the seller.
I have lived in nine countries besides the USA and visited scores more. Restaurant meals in the USA usually cost less than in western Europe, even after you add 15% to 20% tip in the USA.
You are complaining that you would rather pay more for a restaurant meal in Europe and with worse quality service than in the USA.
Americans know what Freshman/Sophomore/Junior/Senior mean. Most of us do not know what (for example) 6th form means.
Probably most people have bumper stickers. I don't.
Jaywalking is really only a 'thing" in larger cities in the USA. It is a violation of the law. It is usually not enforced, but if a pedestrian gets hit by a vehicle while Jaywalking then the pedestrian gets a summons to court.
I hit a pedestrian who was jaywalking. It was night (well lit street) and raining. Thankfully, I was only going 25 in a 40 mph street and she was able to stand. She was given a ticket for jaywalking and we all went to court. I think she paid the fine. She subsequently sued my insurance company for $100k. She had no health insurance. We figured her lawyer got 33%, then the hospital bills. She probably walked off with about $10k. So glad I was going slow because I never saw her. Thank God.
@@kdd3051 I am a retired police officer. I once handed an incident during which a pedestrian stepped in front of a taxicab that was halted at a stop sign. The pedestrian slapped both hands on the hood of the taxi, screamed, and fell to the ground. When I got to the scene he was still on the pavement in front of the taxi since EMS had not yet arrived. Two separate witnesses corroborated the taxi driver's statement that he was halted and the "accident" did not occur. I went to the hospital and gave the pedestrian a Summons for filing a false police report. I wrote the report and included the information for the two witnesses. The taxi company still settled for $10,000.
@@barryfletcher7136 Thank you for your story. At the court house the prosecutor told me to drop it and not pursue it since the Insurance Co was going to pay her claim regardless. He asked me what my Auto Insurance was (it was $100K per person/$300K per accident) and I did. Honestly, I was glad it was over with.
@@kdd3051 I hope the scammer got a lot less than $100k.
The customer service quality when eating out in the US was relatively poor in comparison to Europe. Its a cultural thing on preference which is likley to result I'm a lower tip and personally I stoped eating out and prepared my own meals which was cheaper with came with less hassle
Freshman-Senior are mainly used for 4-year schools. My high school was 9th- 12th grade (I was 14-18 years old). The 1st year is freshman, 2nd year is sophomore (no one really does pronounce the second O) third year is junior and last year is senior. These are also used in college/u
In they US you usually have to know the billing address or zip code to make purchases online.
>You can substitute the word mindless with automatically..
-> The server taking the credit card, Americans generally trust their server. Many people had a waiter or waitress job some point in their lives or a customer service job in the service industry. So there is a report between customer and server. If there is a problem you can bet some Americans will raise a little hell if they feel they are being wronged.
-> I agree! Election season is too long, media loves to talk politics.
-> New Yorkers are notorious for jaywalking. They are always constantly on the move quickly
I can't argue a lick about New Yorkers and jaywalking. We're pros at it. 😎
The biggest problem with paying our waiters more money is that the price for food and drinks on the menu will rise to the point where we won't go out to eat.
It's just something weird about America I guess but quite honestly I don't mind paying $30 for a $20 bill with $10 for the tip but I'd really mind if someone passes a law and within a short period of time the $20 item is now $30.
I know it sounds weird but it's true
50% tip. 😲
I'm American and I completely agree with everything you both are speaking of. My mother was strict holding a high military rank and I spent a lot of time on bases as well as becoming a young marine on base, local from where we live from ages 8-12 yrs of age before she retired and went on to becoming a Fed. There are a lot of things that I've seen in the public that has boggled my mind. My mother as well as our military brothers and sisters whom are my family has opened my eyes at a young age. I am now 43 and alot about how things work here make no sense to me. I was raised with morality, conscience observation as well as conspiracy (no theory). My eyes are open to well organized big business chess moves here. You covered just the minute but much appreciated for the both of you. I know you don't mean any disrespect. But listening to you both speak on even the smaller events that happened on your travels, it's nice and comforting to here you speak on America. Keep it up. Much lv to you both.I really appreciate outside opinions
The British school system is confusing for Americans!
Jaywalking is a misdemeanor crime most places.
The good servers prefer it that way. Also, if the server wage was just mandated, they would just have to increase the costs of the food, so the customer would end up paying the same overall amount, but now it would be split evenly between the good and bad servers, AND the service would get worse, since there would be less motivation. ALSO, if the tips don't bring the servers actual wage up to the standard minimum wage for non-servers, the restaurant DOES have to make up the difference, so don't get suckered into thinking anyone makes the published minimum wage for servers.
👍 In years past it was 15% was the standard for tipping. Then it got to be 20, 25, 30% "...because of inflation...".
Whiskey tango foxtrot. As time moves on and inflation raises the price of restaurant food... servers are getting 15% of a higher priced meal. Problem solved. I can only see higher tip rates if restaurant food has been moving up in price slower than inflation generally.
@@thatguy8869 Agreed. The inflation argument makes no sense. Not sure how it got to 20%, but I don't agree. I generally tip more than that for good service, but have no problem paying 15% if they did the bare minimum.
I'm afraid what Amercains class as good service isn't seen as good service to other cultures hence why they tip so poorly . Personally we stoped eating out and our money went elsewhere rather than the servers pockets
Plus we did not like how the average American treated their servers . Just because they are low paid doesn't mean they can't be treated with dignity
Purchases by credit cards and debit cards online (almost) always require the billing address in the US. Billing addresses must match what the card issuing bank has on file, or the attempted purchase won't go through. In addition, many banks send notifications (emails, texts, etc) every time your card is used online.
My son and I went to Pat and Lorraine's diner in LA after driving a thousand miles to drop kiddo off at college. The middle-aged waitress gave me a shoulder massage while we ordered breakfast, purely out of the kindness of her heart. I happily over-tip all waitresses ever since. Ironically, that's where the opening scene of Reservoir Dogs was filmed, and Mr. Pink tried to wiggle out of his share of the tip, haha.
I made more in tips than I would working for higher wages.
In high school freshmen-Senior is grades 9-12, in college they are 1st through 4 year.
The jaywalking depends on the city you're in. Laws are different everywhere. A lot of places have bicycle lanes.
Absentmindedly
That’s the word!
US law says that we are not responsible for fraudulent charges beyond the first $50. So no worries. And. It just doesn’t happen.
They can steal your credit card information right in front of you. They would put a skimmer on the card reader that will store your information where they can pull it up later
They actually make more money via tips. And if you give then cash they don't have to claim it for taxes. We are customer driven . Even outside the public service sector outside the tipping.
I had no idea that the name of your year (freshman, junior, etc) was a US thing. I assume we stole it from another country 😆.
Also EXCELLENT point about the credit cards. This should totally be changed. Cards are stolen all the time and I guarantee this step would reduce it. Thanks guys for another great video!
Like other words that appear to be american like Soccer, those words and their meanings actually originate from England.
Red Robin is one place that does it digitally at the table.
Servers earn more in tips than you'd think. I've known servers that clear $300 in 1 night in cash. And some servers underreport tips at the end of the night (tips have to be declared at end of shift; some restaurants share tips between servers, hosts, and the bartenders too), and it keeps their income taxes low.
Oh, and there are some restaurants now that have a machine at the table where you can swipe your card yourself and pay the bill. You can even split the check and add tips yourself so you don't have to hand over your card.