7:59 I’ve always had trouble with this concept well. Traditionally the Sabbath is sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. Saturday being the seventh day. Making Sunday the first day of the week.
Although Christians meeting for worship on the first day of the week (Sunday for Gentiles) dates back to Acts and is historically mentioned around 115 AD, Constantine's edict was the start of many more Christians observing only Sunday and not the Sabbath en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabbath_in_Christianity#:~:text=Although%20Christians%20meeting%20for%20worship,Sunday%20and%20not%20the%20Sabbath.
Yeah, Sunday being the first day of the week has been fairly universal for a really long time. The name Sun-day dates back from pagan times and the Sun was considered the highest of the pagan gods so it was the name of the first day. Mon-day, or Moon day, second…
@@DianeJennings God did rest on the 7th day, thus the Sabbath... The Sabbath is Saturday. (Technically, it starts Friday at sundown and ends Saturday at sundown. Technically, according to Jewish law the new week starts Saturday at sundown. The calendar week starts midnight Saturday
I have a cute anecdote about the term African American. I knew a gentleman who was Swiss married to an American. They lived in South Africa for years, and their daughter was born there and hence a citizen there. When they emigrated to the US and their daughter was in middle school, the teacher went around asking the students if they knew their ethnicity. When she got to this girl, she proudly stated that she was African American since she held a dual citizenship in South Africa and the US.
I had someone "correct" me with African American when saying something about Idris Elba. I replied that he's English and in no way American and if they called him AA to his face he would probably be offended. I also added on that I know several Jamaicans who strongly object to being called African.
@@HariSeldon913 African-American is fading as the preferred identifier in the US. Not sure exactly when the turn occurred but I am hearing it less and less. And that is so funny that someone wanted to make Idris an American, not that I would mind one bit.
I'm an American Army veteran, but I don't expect discounts or special treatment at all. If someone asks, then I'll let them know just out of honesty. If they apply a discount, I'm appreciative and somewhat humbled by their generosity, and always thank them. I've had a few occasions where my purchases were comped (free of charge, none of which were over $20). Honestly, I teared up over a few of these, and got a hug or two... thanking me for my service. I never know how to respond to this, it's quite a humbling experience to know that most people hold veterans in such high regard.
ronwatson3446 - I think the fact that you (even if you never saw combat), risked your life, and were often separated from your family for great lengths of time, for what isn't a whole lot of money, is respected by most US Citizens, no matter how they personally feel about any one war or another. I'm not a veteran. I was the last number (50) of the last Draft Lottery, I think '72 or '73, and they 4-F'd me for wool and grass allergies, that I didn't even know I had. I sort of knew enough to avoid direct skin contact with grasses and wool, but it wasn't 'officially' diagnosed, until I was given my medical, and even then, it was just something I incidentally said, to a question they asked, regarding any allergies, and when I told them that, they immediately ran a battery of tests, and, well, sent me home. I've always felt guilty about that, but they insisted that there was just no way they could take me, basically, so as not to compromise anyone else, given any situation. I am glad tho, that there has been no conscription since then, and that they upped the ante to where Military Service had enough perks to allow for an all volunteer Military. Still not enough in my book and what really burns me is when Veterans, particularly wounded Vets, get yanked around about medical benefits, or education costs. As far as I'm concerned, all Vets should get free education for themselves and health care for their immediate family (spouse and children) for life, which not all Vets get to keep, by their service. You folks who are Veterans of any type, deserve that and more to my thinking, and I suppose in the minds of most Americans, regardless of combat duty or not or what ever the war, if a war at all. Any time I pass a person in the military, in uniform on a street, I always say 'Thank you', which always earns a smile. I think you should accept it, or any comps that come your way, as well deserved. Btw, thank you.
Ah, I think the thing that might cause a US veteran’s family to ask for a discount is that the stores and restaurants on military bases often give family members a discount which is 10% I think. A kid family member might not realize that this is only at base stores. The base prices are often a bit lower before the discount too.
well I think the family thing comes from the fact that spouses and children of active military in the US get military ID cards and that is what is generally used to get a military discount. A LOT of places in the US give military discounts not just on or around military bases. Most movie theaters have a discount and a lot of online retailers actually have a military discount. There is a website that I cant remember the name of but they have lists of places that do military discounts.
A lot of non-base places offer discounts if the military individual is present, but it's not legally required, just something that either the individual owner or cooperation decides to do.
One reason military members and dependents pay less shopping at the commissary and exchange is they don’t charge sales taxes which are normally given to the state and local governments.
An adult not having a driver's license and being able to drive is actual something that is almost unheard of in America. I don't know anyone that is true of a handful of cities like New York. You have to drive to be able to function in most of the country.
Hi Diane, definitely would like to see the reverse of this. And I work at a TV station with anchors/reporters. Some of our anchors worked in radio first, so they're pretty great at improvising. Have a great New Year!
My Dad, while visiting me in Oz, only asks for a Senior’s discount, never veteran. Back home I’ve never heard him ask for “veteran discount” only “military discount” & he does have his military ID card for retiree’s
@@crs7937 I'm 55 years of age; the other day I was at a chain pharmacy and the cashier said to me, "no offense, but are you a senior?" I wasn't sure whether or not to be insulted, since usually I'm told I look younger than my chronological age, but told her my age & got a senior citizen discount. Apparently the senior discount thing starts at age 55.
@@crs7937 well at Wendy's 50+ get a free small drink. Then to be fair, when I was younger and worked fast food, most seniors DIDN'T ask for it yet if you didn't put it on, you were either yelled at, made to feel stupid, AND then had to get the transaction voided by a manager. (A big no no). Our manager just said if they have any grey hair, or wrinkles or you even think they might be iver 45 (60 was discount age, but was also sunny Florida) just give the discount. Was better to give than not for the company's policies.
Most gas stations in the US used to be post-pay in like the 80s, but they mostly all went to prepay only since then. I suspect the drive for it was mostly due to gas theft becoming more common in some higher-crime neighborhoods.
Gas theft was really bad in the 70s due to the shortage. Now with gas prices so high the gas stations are afraid of an increase in theft. I mean most of our local gas stations went prepay about a month or so ago.
As a veteran, I wound NEVER, EVER ask for a discount, and I usually ignore a discount offered to me. Most vets I know have a very negative opinions of "family members" who think they are somehow special.
Thank you for saying that. When veterans do expect a discount it comes off as embarrassingly entitled. Counterintuitive to the whole self sacrifice narrative.
I worked at a restaurant and a Vet came in and said he wanted a discount. I told him I am sure my boss would be perfectly fine with giving a discount, but my boss wasn’t available at that time and as a manager I am not qualified to make those decisions. He can get a discount if he posts a purchase on social media. He tried to argue for a few more minutes, but I said I don’t have that power. Very uncomfortable.
Ditto that. As a veteran, I never ask if they offer a discount, and like you, I usually ignore it also. Family members who ask for one piss me off to no end.
I went to a Ruby Tuesday a while back, and when it came time to pay my bill, the server brought the card reader to the table. So, some places in America are starting to do that. There are also restaurants that let you pay your bill on your cell phone by scanning a QR code on the check. Finally, there are restaurants that have Ziosks or something similar that let you pay your bill at the table.
The whole reading your card at the table thing is new. Way back when the cashier would have to take your card and roll it into carbon paper, then submit it to the credit card company in the morning. 😁
@@davidfrischknecht8261 Actually, by and large it doesn't. For the same reason, American cards don't work in Europe, and European cards don't work over here. The Europeans are pretty tied to the "chip and pin" system, which is a standard over there. They have chip standards here, too, and pins can be used, but it's not a compatible standard with the Euro one. Mostly. They also rarely have magstrip readers available over in Europe.
Hi Diane! Hope that you had a fantastic Christmas! I certainly did! Your videos and your content on here have really brightened up my darkest days. Thanks for all the deep insights and for being such a beautiful presence on here each and every week! Wishing you continued success and happiness in all that you do for your awesome channel in 2023 and beyond! Take care and be well! Stay lovely and safe always! Greetings from Sacramento, California! ♥️🙏😎✌️
PIN codes have been around in the US since the 1980s, at least. AND... the Sabbath is Saturday, all of the old calendars showed that. The Romans week started on Sunday - the Day of the Sun.
A lot of places in America don't even do military discounts. The Best Buy I used to work at did (it's near a military base), but I've heard of other Best Buys near bases that don't. It was an unofficial thing up to the store manager's discretion, was my impression.
Many businesses in the US have special parking places for military personnel right near the front door, too. It's ironic how just after talking about the high number of our ad breaks, an ad popped up in the video. Happy St. Stephen's Day!
I worked for years at a company where the week started on Saturday and ended on Friday. It took me a while to adjust but even now years later I keep to the same calendar. Having Saturdays and Sundays at the start of my week really charges me up. 💥 Edit: As you can imagine there are no calendars that begin with Saturdays, so I make my own in Word or Excel. It's easy and you can customize each month with a photo of your pets, friends, travels, etc. And it's significantly CHEAPER too!
A poor guy named Richard Jewell was at first identified as possibly being the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bomber. He was later cleared, but his life was ruined. There are at least two films about him. He died about 10 years later at the early age of 44.
Alot of gas station used to allow getting gas before paying now have to pay in the store or with a card. Special ordering replacement autoparts in store are also prepay. I really like the new christmas emojis. Merry Christmas 🎄 Diane and Chewie. Your videos have made 2022 a joyful year.
I believe they changed it to prepaying here in British Columbia after an attendant tried to make someone pay for their gas and got run over and killed.
Diane. The taking the card away thing is largely due to the original way of reading cards with the carbon paper approach. By and large, Europeans don't use as much credit as Americans do. So when they started doing that, it was much easier for the credit card companies to to set a standard over there using chip and pin systems. However, over here, they've been using the mag stripe system for a long time and the general feeling has not been one of discomfort. So basically credit card companies didn't have to innovate as fast over here that they did over there. And it's cheaper not to make changes. So they didn't make changes. Instead, credit card companies rely on fraud detection mechanisms. And credit cards in particular make it really easy to dispute a charge and have it removed. The introduction of debit cards has made that somewhat harder, but if you're using a credit card specifically, one not tied to a bank account, then it's really not a big deal if your card number gets stolen. If using a debit card, it is a *really big deal* if the card number is stolen... That's why more debit and credit cards are going to the chip systems, even if it's not the same as the European system. Lately, a lot of the cards have started incorporating tap to pay. Basically just tap the card against the scanner and it's paid. No need for signature or anything else. And you never have to give up the card.
Actually American credit card companies lost a lot of money by not going to smart cards when the rest of the world did. They thought it would be too costly, but after the loss of 40 million American's personal information and credit card numbers in the 2013 Target stores hack and Target's report in 2014 that they had lost $300,000,000 dollars in credit card fraud and were looking at adapting a smart card, they finally woke up. At the time America had roughly 25% of the world's credit cards and 75% of the worlds credit card losses. Since the introduction of smart cards our share of the world's credit cards has increased to 39% and our share of the world's losses to credit card fraud has decreased to 18%. Of course both fraud and the number of credit cards continue to grow throughout the world.
Amazing how far the US is behind. Here in the UK 'Chip & PIN" came in in 2006 and contactless a year later, although its take up was slow. According to one source contactless debit card payments reached 64% in 2020, due primarily to the pandemic. Last time I paid by cash was three months ago.
*Mike's Reaction:* (yay...) *_Veterans' Discounts_* - This is a wholly separate thing from discounts and/or freebies to law enforcement. Also, Veterans are venerated and genuflected to in the U.S. in ways or to extents that, as I understand it, you would never see in other countries (certainly not first-world countries). *_Servers Taking Your Credit/Debit Card_* - up until fairly recently, restaurants have not had the technology to allow them _not_ to do this. In my experience, _most_ restaurants _still_ *_do_* do this. The only restaurants I've seen (in the eastern half of the U.S. where I live) provide an at-table payment system are a _few_ of the major chains, like Chili's, Carrabba's, and Olive Garden. *_Paying For Gas Before/After_* - I'm old enough to remember when you'd _always_ pay afterward, but that pretty much ended in the 1990s. As someone who A.) Lives here and B.) worked in the gas station industry for 6 years, I can tell you for a fact that drive-offs would be a MASSIVE problem here. In fact, there are all kinds of schemes to get gas without paying for it, not just for an individual driver, but for people in the obviously _illegal_ business of stealing and then selling stolen gas. *_African Americans_* - We have become extremely sensitive to how people are referred here in the U.S., particularly known disadvantaged minority groups. There has now for many years been an effort to try at all costs to avoid any possible offense. I'd agree it's probably been taken too far lately, but nevertheless, I could understand an American, standing in the middle of Ireland having a conversation with someone and needing to refer in an identifying way to a black person and struggling with what term they should use. Maybe this goes back to your other video on how America (American culture, really) has damaged people. *_Calendars_* - Most calendars I've ever seen are written S M T W T F S. Beyond that, companies are free to arrange their pay weeks however they choose. I've worked for companies for whom Thursday, Friday, or Saturday were the "last day of the week". *_TV Advertisements_* - This is how it's always been, but it's gotten worse. A perfect example of this (and I'll use Star Trek for this but other shows could be used too) is that they have to artistically try and cut out extra bits from the episode to fit in the extra time that ad breaks add up to now vs. when ST:TOS was originally broadcast from 1966-1969. A lot of places in the world don't even do ad breaks, but rather put what are called "bugs" on the screen. As a side note, Diane, if you look up the 1980s TV series Max Headroom, you'll even see an episode on the subject of advertisements. The plot was TV stations then were trying to get in ever more advertisements and resorted to hyper-accelerated advertisements called "blipverts" which were having the side effect, in some individuals, causing them to physicall explode. *_Public Nudity_* - It's hardcore illegal in the U.S. except for specific (and fairly rare) designated areas. Personally, I thank the Puritans for that. _Screw you, puritans!_ Another bugaboo is... what exactly is "indecent"? So, Diane, if you wore regular clothes except that you had two holes for your nipples and _only_ your nipples to stick out of, that would be considered "indecent exposure". Yet, you could wear pants (or a skirt) and pasties over your nipples and that wouldn't be considered "indecent". Yet men go around topless and it's not a problem. What the hell is up with nipples? Seriously. *_Violence/Gore/Bad Language_* - I know you had this basically as part of nudity, but I'm breaking it out separately. Another Star Trek-related bit of trivia, but in Star Trek VI, they had to change the Klingons' blood to a fuscia color or they would have been forced to go with an R rating instead of PG. *_Naming Criminals In Media_* - This is a policy that's been adopted within the past couple years because of all the mass shootings and school shootings as a way to counter the publicity- and attention-seeking that most of these shooters are looking for (as legally provable by looking at their social media accounts where they in part brag about how they'll become famous or infamous.
I’m not sure you know word definitions. No one has ever genuflected to military personnel. Also, when you write this much - people don’t read it. I read only the first few lines. I would not have read a comment this long, especially when you are incorrect from the beginning.
a lot of people don’t know about this but in America if you’re a “first responder” like firemen, police, paramedics, etc, you can get a huge discount at Dominos Pizza, i think it’s like 50% off your entire order 👍
Most States has “Vet” on their drivers license to show status. It’s normally a few dollars at places but my favorite military discount is at Lowes, 10%.
High School. Our version of high school is especially weird. Only the Canadians are really similar. But we think the world does the same thing. And interestingly our high school/college movies are not global blockbuster successes, which is one reason they've mostly gone to Netflix.
Actually, traditionally Saturday is the 7 th day of the week. We refer to Saturday & Sunday as weekend because they are the last & first day of the week, respectively. If you are familiar with Latin-based languages such as Italian or Spanish, Saturday is always a recognizable variation of Sabboth, the 7th day. I beleive early Christians began to keep Sunday in part because Judaism was unpopular with the Romans, the Christians wanted to distance themselves from the prejudice. I'm an old man so I recall when *all* calenders began on Sunday.
Many persons of Irish extraction have two skin tones only, bone white and lobster red. Tanning for these is mythically possible but rarely seen out in the world. They can have such sensitive skin that the top arch of their foot can burn!
Years ago I had the tops of my feet burned. I was driving cross-country, wearing sandals with the moon roof open and the sun at my back. I'm used to my back being burned, but my feet? That was a first.
In Judaism, Saturday is the sabbath (this is also the case with certain Christian sects like Seventh Day Adventists), so the "Sunday is the first day of the week" actually predates Monday starting the week.
My husband is a US veteran, and I never ask- why would I? He served, not me. I think the only time he bothers with his veteran status is on Veteran's Day, when many restaurants have a special meal discount. He gets his discounted meal and I pay regular price. I never understood why the calendar starts on Sunday when it's the last day of the weekEND. Honestly, I think there are a lot of things that are "only in America" that even we don't get why they are a thing here. 😂
indeed, Veterans will have a unique ID - if they retired from the military, or registered with the Veterans Affairs Department, or even just an identifier on their driver's license; and many places offer discounts for veterans - restaurants, movie theaters, transportation; and especially on Veteran's Day a number of places have free or heavily discounted meals and items.
US vet here, loads of places offer a 10% discount (on average, some are higher/lower) for active and retired military. If they're active, they have an active ID card and retired has their own ID. Military family members also receive a military ID (spouse and children only) that can be used for military discounts at places. Personally, I think it's great that it's offered, but I hate asking for it lol There are also shops on military bases only for military and their families where you can purchase things tax-free. Restaurants are also going to table kiosks where you can swipe your card, split the bill, leave a tip, etc at the table where the server never touches your card. For that matter, lots of places are putting QR codes at the table so you can scan that to look at the menu instead of having a physical menu.
In the US, Veteran Discounts are voluntarily given by the individual business. They do this to show their appreciation for that veteran's service, but it is also good PR for the business. "That restaurant gives discounts to Veterans, so you know it's being run by good people." A lot of places offer Veterans Discounts on Veteran's Day, which is a national holiday in the US. But I always thought, I could be wrong, that outside of that day Veteran's Discount was rare to see. I do know that you can buy things cheaper on the base. I don't know exactly how it works, but it's basically a PR/Appreciate thing, "this business shows kindness to the military." But I think this is only for active members. I'm only aware of it because one summer we vacationed in San Diego, we met up with an old friend who was in the Navy. They were able to hook us up with cheaper Disneyland tickets (about a two hour drive away).
View your videos often, very entertaining. I have a suggestion for an upcoming video. Would you do one on Irish slang ? Last time I visited, seems like most locals use some sort of slang in every sentence. Very helpful to know what "the jacks" meant while there. I have a small list, (please excuse any misspelling) minus craic, act the maggot, donkey years, culchie, scarlet fer ye ma, gobshite, pox, eejit, yer man. I think I heard hundreds more if not thousands.
The credit card thing still baffles me, even as an American. Old school pubs just take your credit card when they ID you, and they don't give it back until you're ready to settle up. A lot of bars and pubs now, take your card and store the info in their register now, first, when you first buy anything, then give back the card, but create a tab to charge you. If you forget to pay before you leave, they ring it to your card and charge you 20%-25% gratuity. Many store the info, like a running tab, in case you ever come back. If you get charged incorrectly, it's really difficult to straighten out, especially at a very busy venue.
Super enjoyed this video Diane! I'm an American that's traveled a bit of the world but not really that much. A few years ago I went out to Asia for nearly a month. Spent half in China and the other in Thailand. Had an amazing time! Haven't been to Europe yet but one day would really love to explore a bit of it. See some sights, enjoy some food and talk with interesting people. All the good stuff! :) While I was in Asia though the people didn't really assume much with me aside from offering to help with EVERYTHING. That was both because they're polite as ever and because I'm in a wheelchair. I didn't feel anything negative about how I was treated. :)
The ads are where the TV shows and stations make their money. If you've heard about our Super Bowl, many advertisers pay over a million dollars to be shown during the Super Bowl.
Edit: I typed this before the part where they mentioned smaller regions might be different, but ill keep it. There are places in the USA that allow you to pump gas before paying. Living in Minnesota I didn't even know that was a thing until I went to states further away (neighboring states also let you pump then pay or at least used to). So I had the opposite experience, inside of America, going to another state and feeling weird about prepaying. "I don't know how much gas I am going to put in, so how am I supposed to pay before I pump it?" was my first question. The practice is actually slowly moving into Minnesota now though. First it was in the biggest city (Minneapolis) and now even in smaller towns bigger gas station franchises buy out the local one (Flying J I think is one) and bring the practice with them. I think with more and more people paying at the pump it doesn't really matter either way.
It seems that the places with more crime than the smaller Midwestern towns do tend to make you prepay at gas stations if using cash.I have seen some British Columbia gas stations require prepayment here in Canada too.
My 86 year old mother does not let her credit card out of her sight. She will always walk with the server and not hand it over til they are ready to run it. I assume waitstaff may find this amusing or even somewhat odd, but she's a sweet old lady so she gets away with pretty much anything she wants 😉
Oh my. She should get one with a very good fraud protection. NEVER use debit like that!!!😳you lose you're money while they attempt to figure it out... might not win it. So far I have yet to have to pay for anything that's not mine. Just a pain to have to get a replacement card mailed. 😕
The Sabbath, which is the day of rest is actually on Saturday, not Sunday. So the 7th day of the week is Saturday. That is also why they call Saturday and Sunday Weekends, they are on either end of the week.
It is fairly common for retailers to give a discount for active duty and retired military members. Usually they require them to show military ID. Some retailers will also give discounts to immediate family members as well. However it’s pretty ridiculous to think retailers in another country would do that.
I'm a 75 year old American and have never seen a calendar where the week started with Monday. Each new year when I buy calendars that is not even an issue, hmmmm
When I was younger in America, I worked in gas stations & convenience stores with gas pumps out front (not even all in bigger cities). It was a common thing to have 3-4 drive offs per week of customers filling their cars and driving off without paying. The people inside were supposed to watch (as they were trying to work) with binoculars and write down every license plate number that pulled up to the pumps in case they drove off. If it happened more than 3 times on your watch you were automatically fired. It was a lot of money to lose. We would constantly say why not just have everything be pre-paid before they start pumping gas? They finally did that across the state. But after literally hundreds of good workers were fired for not getting plate numbers. Nowdays you can't even pump gas unless you run a card or pay inside first.
Canadian/American here. American credit cards have chips (and sometimes tapping) now, but not PINs. For some stupid reason (likely resistance to change) the US standardized on chip and signature, not chip and PIN. So you have to either sign a piece of paper or have a terrible digital signature on a screen. Of course, this does nothing to increase security, only shift around blame and liability. Debit cards do have PINs, though the US debit cards are backed by Visa and Mastercard and so can be "run as credit". In a restaurant I think that's what they usually do, then have you sign
You should never demand a discount based on your service. If a business advertises it, it's okay to use it. It's also ok to ask respectfully if they offer it. It is unethical to demand it. As a law enforcement officer we also sometimes get a discount, it's up to the business. I'm also more likely to patronize businesses off duty that offer these discounts.
1) Many stores and businesses in the US give discounts to Veterans. The form US service members get when they retire or leave the service is a DD-214. I have a copy in my files at home that I often have copied to be eligible for discounts low interest loans. Most are limited to myself and my spouse. 2) Most places in the US you will either prepay for fuel or pay at the pump. The prepay option usually ties up $100 each time you start to fill. Just yesterday I just needed $30 of gas but the station tied up $100 until today when the charge processed. The real pain is I also fuel my Semi/Lorry often I will be buying 4-5 hundred dollars of fuel. Every $100 the pump shuts off and I have to do another purchase. If I do not want it that way then I have to go inside and prepay for an larger amount. Then If I do not get that much fuel I have to go back in and have the credit the unused amount back to my card. 3) Calling people African American. In the US the WOKE culture has made calling an African American "black" racist or derogatory. Almost as bad as the "N" word to many. The example you used of the CNN reporters calling "blacks" in France African Americans is trained into the reporters so they do not get fired or suspended. The reporter could have gotten away with African decent maybe. They may have still been called out on it. It is not a very big issue in Ireland with here only being 1.4% of the people of African decent. Plus you have not had several years of BML protests enflaming the country. So when you visit the US next you had better watch which noun you use. 4) TV in the US is not paid by the government in any way. There is not BBC in the US. ABC,CBS and ABC all have to make their money off of ad revenue or pay services. Example Netflix does not have ads but your paying directly for the service. 5) The getting called by all three names in the US carries back to when we are young and IF our parents call you by your full three names you where in trouble. Also years ago it was done to better identify people so that the wrong person was not blamed for others actions. An example: John Wilkes Booth, at that time there would have been a lot of John Booths. You have to remember that photos being easily printed or shared, is a relatively new thing. 6) The nudity taboo carried back to the US being largely settled by people with Puritan beliefs. Heck some of the more radical ones washed themselves under a robe so they did not see their own body nude. I know it is kind of crazy. LOL I have been on beaches in Europe. There are a lot of people nude or near nude in public that really should not be. I would fall into that category myself. LOL A lot of the things you are talking about, heavily lean towards the American standard because of the effect of the US having the largest economy in the world, over 25.5% of the world's GDP. Irelands is 0.44% of the worlds GDP. China's is around 20% of the worlds GDP. P.S. Here is one for you to think about. " Irish diaspora" Some studies have placed over 100 million people of Irish heritage world wide while the entire country of Ireland only has about 1-12 million people in today. Has Ireland had the highest percentage of it's people immigrate to other countries, over the last 400 years, than any other country in the world????
Has Ireland had the highest percentage of it's people immigrate to other countries, over the last 400 years, than any other country in the world???? Possible. although the ' heritage ' part could be argued. Strict catholic, so no birth control . Ireland has 5-6 million.
Credit cards in the US generally don't require a PIN, but debit cards generally do. this might be changing: My new company credit card will ask for a PIN, which strikes me as a generally good idea. However, the first few times I tried to use it (gas station and restaurant) the payment was declined because it rejected the (correct) PIN, so I'm thinking the infrastructure isn't all there yet. It did work at different restaurants and gas stations. Before the pandemic, I would usually pay cash at restaurants, because it was fast and easy (keep the change for the tip), but many places stopped accepting cash because, you know, germs (sheesh), so I switched to my credit card (no PIN). At about half the places I go to, they take the card to the register, the other half expect you to go to the register yourself. Not a problem, in the US, credit cards have good legal protection for fraud ($50 max liability, but my company has simply removed fraudulent charges without any questions). I do not have (and have never had) a debit card because they lack these protections. When I was young, the general rule was to pay after filling your tank, regardless of how you were paying. About thirty years ago, many stations required prepayment (for cash) when pay-at-the-pump (for cards) started getting popular. I started using my card for gas exclusively at this point. It was the main thing I used my card for. Nowadays, I use it for most everything... Michigan used to have a law that would suspend your driver's license if you drove off without paying for gas. Sorry, Sunday is the first day of the week. Indeed, God said the sabbath (seventh day) was a day of rest. Ask a Jew what day the sabbath falls on (spoiler alert: it runs from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday). There is a denomination of Christians in the US called "Seventh Day Adventists" that worship on Saturday. Early Christians began worshipping on Sunday because they were mostly Jewish, and celebrated the sabbath as Jews, receiving Christian teachings on the following day. That said, many businesses (including the company I work for) start the week on Monday for time recording purposes, but that is just a business convention.
I’ve noticed more businesses around me, charging 3% to 4% to use a credit or debit card, which is more than the credit card company charges. That used to be written off as a cost of doing business. While I’m ranting our tip culture has gotten out of hand and I am not tipping anyone but servers at restaurants who don’t make at least a minimum wage. You don’t get 20% for making a cup of coffee when I know you’re making $15 an hour at Starbucks.
@@cq8822 Swipe fees are... complicated. The card companies charge between 1 and 3 % ( a little more for American Express), but then the retailer's bank or servicing company and banks in-between can add fees on top of that. Truth is, like any other "cost of business", customers have always paid for them (whether they used a card or not), charging the explicit fee targets the user of the service rather than everyone else. What drives me crazy are these new card terminals that ask what amount of tip you want to add to your bill. Selecting 0 while the server is watching you complete your transaction is awkward at best, and to be honest, I tend to avoid vendors that have these systems when I know (or remember) they have them.
There was a time in American TV that violent TV shows couldn't be shown until after 9 PM local time. I'm not sure if there are any rules anymore for violence. As for give our credit cards to the waiter, CC are covered for fraud charges and most restaurants have more surveillance cameras focused on their employees that anyone caught stealing CC info is quickly fired. The mobile device to pay is starting to show up at places here in the US, but I really think it is because the restaurants have to pay to convert to that payment system and the hardware/software are very expensive. Would love to see the flip video. Have a great Wednesday.
Hey Diane they finish the renovations and added new offices at work. They also put in new toilets and they have a little lip to help cover the gaps on the side of the door. I remember you mentioned how in the US there's gap on the side of the door on the toilets.
In America, before like 2008, it was common to fill your gasolione tank FIRST and then pay for what you pumped, while getting a cup of coffee and maybe two packs of smokes or something. Gasoline prices went through the roof in 2008 and have never really dropped back since. When gas went above $3 a gallon, a lot of people would just fill up and drive off. First stores went to "Pre-pay After Dark" to just "You Have To Pay First". Then we got credit card skimmers attached to gas pumps.
WeekEND, as in, each end of the week, rather like a bookend. One on each side. Sunday would be one side (the beginning), Saturday is the other side (the end).
One flip to this is Europeans explaining, soccer or Rugby to Americans thinking we don't have it here. Literally ever college has teams for both pluss countless leagues
pin code, oh that reminds me of that girl in the bank at the ATM to get some cash holding a little note in her hand with her pin on it, reading it to herself out loud, like really loud, while typing it in one by one searching every number...🤣
A lot of places do offer veterans' discounts. I never actively seek them out or ask for them (much less DEMAND them), but if it is offered, I will sometime make use of them. I usually don't bother unless it is a larger purchase. For instance, a 10% veterans' discount on a recent guitar purchase saved me $170. Most gas stations have security cameras specifically devoted to identifying people who drive off without paying, so while it does happen, I don't think it is a big problem. Calling non-Americans "African-American" is just ignorance from overuse of the term here in America without stopping to think what it actually means. Racial terms have changed a lot over the years, and the polite terminology in the 50s or 60s is now considered a slur. I tend to prefer just a simple "Black" or "White" myself, since that was the accepted term for most of my life. To me the week starts on Sunday, so a calendar that starts on Monday seems odd. Although I guess there is a certain logic to having the five weekdays first, followed by the two weekend days. The amount of TV commercials has changed a lot. When you see an old re-run of a series from the 1960s, for example, it has usually been edited, cutting out some of the content to accommodate the additional commercials.
Yeah, I never understood why Sunday is the seventh day of the week, but it is first on the calendar. Never even thought about that until now, we’re just so used to it.
Yes even family members of military can get discounts sometimes. My aunt is a Navy Vet and she knows I'm a sneakerhead so sometimes she will help me out with discount codes from Nike, Footlocker, Champs, ect.
I went on and as usual you made sensible comments. I’m a German living in the USA, and it goes on my nerves that they peep everything. In Germany nobody (or hardly anyone) gives a shit about your language on media (a plural) and everything is fine. There is an article in the German constitution: “Censorship does not take place “
Back in the 1950s and earlier, newspapers would publish the home addresses of people arrested or accused of crimes, as well as the town they are from, which is still done today.
A personal request for a throw back vid, please bring back the " poofy shirt" and ooooh oooh oooh talk like a pirate day. thank you very much. signed the swobby deckhands aaarrr
It's presumably not suitable for a reaction video, but it's so enjoyable: Santa Paws Day 2022 at Dogs Trust Ireland - the one where all the dogs choose a toy th-cam.com/video/_ebMcW7cEiI/w-d-xo.html And there is a longer version, too! Happy Monday!
Speaking of commercial breaks, our broadcasts of football, both college and professional, are scheduled. The broadcasters have an agreement with the leagues that there will be certain times there will be a break for advertising. Like right before kick-off, or after a touchdown or stuff like that. The game is actually delayed for the advertising.
American here. On the discounts for vets, I find it odd that Americans would ask, much more demand, a discount in a foreign country for veterans. I'm sure there are some crackpots in every population, but most of us wouldn't even think to ask for that in a foreign country. Here, it's very common for vets to get a discount as a show of appreciation for their service. Usually the availability of the discount is displayed on a sign near the entrance. Also, I've found it's usually an honor system on granting it rather than demanding proof of status.
I know somebody who works with Veterans for a living and tries to use the discount for dinner and drinks whenever he can. He has a good heart but is VERY entitled. Imagine how ignorant you'd have to be to go to another country and use that! Being from New Jersey, we're the only state that doesn't get out of the car to pump our own gas. There's always somebody there to do it for you. If we're paying with a debit card, we hand them the card, tell them how much we need, they put the card through and hand it back. The odds of filling your tank and taking off are VERY slim but I've seen it happen in person. It's hilarious! Talking about the whole African-American label, when our current Vice President was being sworn in, the media kept going on and on about her being 'the first African-American, the first black woman, etc.' to hold the office when her parents are Jamaican and Indian. 😂 We LOOOOOOVE racebaiting in the US of A. I'm all for diversity but it gets exhausting. The ad breaks are my least favorite aspect of being American. I'm exaggerating but OHMYGOD CAN WE GET BACK TO THE THING I AM WATCHING PLEASE AND STOP TRYING TO SELL ME CRAP NOBODY NEEDS?!?! Parents are okay showing their kids a Quentin Tarantino movie where a guy gets his ear sliced off and Bruce Willis gets screwed by a middle-aged dude in a leather suit but call the FCC when Janet Jackson's boob is accidently revealed for a fraction of a second on national television. 🙄 I hate this place, sometimes. Merry Christmas! ❄️🌲🎅
Hi Diane & Chewie, Happy St. Stephen's Day. Still digging out from the blizzard, and this video was a welcome diversion. Maybe Chewie needs a key word to get ready for the clap, big jump today.
A friend and I dined and dashed by mistake while we were in college--we had to get to class and totally forgot. Afterwards, we went back (sheepishly in at least my case) and paid up.
The family asks because the discount (usually 10%) is off the full bill, not just the service member's items. Cops/firefighters too. (or maybe a free drink. In my area cops get free drinks at one gas station chain, and as a result, there's often cops at the business... not bad for security. Anyone in fatigues will probably get the discount automatically, possibly more than 10% if it's a particularly patriotic business. Often just asking is sufficient to know you qualify, but some places require ID. (All retired and disabled military, and spouses can get a military ID) It can be quite a valuable discount at Home Depot/Lowes, especially when buying appliances or other big-ticket items. And most businesses don't care if it's US military, as if you're in the US and wearing fatigues, you're an ally, so good enough. And I'd bet Ukrainian troops/vets would get a discount too these days. Was at a restaurant behind a Ukrainian refugee struggling with English recently, and the employee said "...and we'll just give you the veteran discount." which I appreciated. She seemed a little confused why the total dropped, but didn't argue. Chances are, the father was currently back in Ukraine serving or had served and was injured/killed. Good enough for us! I heard someone in France comment "That doesn't meet ADA requirements!" I actually commented to them "You mean the AMERICANS with Disabilities Act that only applies in the US. You're right, it doesn't, but in case you haven't noticed, you're not IN the US at the moment." People like that make me ashamed to be an American sometimes. I even have disabilities myself, but when I travel, I understand things aren't going to be the same. That's one thing I LIKE about traveling... experiencing other cultures, even if it makes my life a little more difficult.
Diane I also find having a calendar start with Sunday peculiar because as far as I have experienced Sunday is the END of the weekend. Commercials are a necessary evil because first networks are greedy and a lot of the elaborate programming many in the rest of the world enjoy is expensive someone has to pay for it. Unless you want cable there are no licenses or fees for Network TV in the U.S. like in most European nations. ABC,NBC, CBS and FOX, like public TV is free. I haven't purchased cable tv in years with a $30 digital antenna I get over 60 channels. By law networks who want to use airways must now provide a digital signal
I wonder if it’s how you thing of the word end….. Obviously there is the chronological “ends” which would seem more appropriate since we are talking about calendars, but there is also the end as in front end and back end. Personally I think the SMTWTFS is preferable because it separates the Ss and it makes it more obvious when there is going to be a Friday the 13th. Also camels prefer it because that way Hump day (Wednesday) isn’t as hard on the Front Knees
I've always thought that calendars started with Sunday because the old Hebrew week ends on the Sabbath, which is Saturday. But I just read it has more to do with the "day of the sun" being the first day because that is day God in Genesis said "let there be light" as the first thing that was done. That would have been done on Sunday, or the "day of the sun", making Sunday the first day of the week. I'm not Jewish, but I believe this is the same rational used by the old Hebrews and it goes back as far as ancient Egypt.
From my personal experience, I have seen veteran/active duty military discounts in cities near military bases. Outside of those locations it would be rare.
I think it would be fun for you to react to military slang, like dependapotamus-A servicemember's partner who behaves in a parasitic manner, especially by taking advantage of their partner's status to demand beneficial treatment.
I'm trying to remember what my friend (Army Wife) said when another friend and I were visiting her at Ft Drum. We went through the Visitor's center to get our guest passes. My dad is retired military so I was keeping my answers very concise. My friend is very bubbly and wouldn't shut up. I'm staring at her like, "Girl, why are you giving the military this much info about you??" When we got to the apartment, Army Wife friend cracks up and said the guy at the center might've thought she was a groupie? Base Bunny? Whatever it was, it was really funny.
Well, differences what can one say. It's what makes travel a learning experience. The audio clap sinc cue. Chewie must spend hours explaining to his doggy therapist how he is all relaxed and suddenly a loud clasp disturbs his slumber or relaxation. The trama of it all. Hope your Christmas was happy and very merry.
American here....I'm used to calendars beginning on a Sunday, but pretty much everyone considers Monday the 1st day of the week. Also in regards to paying for meals, I have seen another method, but it is really rare. My family went to the world famous Katz' Deli in New York City while on vacation, and you don't pay for your meal at the end of the "assembly line" like you normally would at a place like Subway or some other similar restaurant. You order your food, and everything is written down on a ticket, and you keep your ticket. You pay for your meal as your are exiting the restaurant by giving the person at the booth your ticket. If you lose your ticket, you are charged something like an extra $10 for the inconvenience of having to get another ticket filled out. Out of all my travels in America, that's the only place I've seen operate like that.
I am an American Veteran. some stores do offer a discount, and if they offer I will accept it. but I do not get pushy about it, or even expect a discount anywhere. the fabric and craft store in town has my name on file, and will give the veteran's discount to my wife. but that was their offer, we did not ask them to do it. I served 10 years as a paratrooper, and was severely, permanently disabled in the line of duty, so with the small amount of pension the VA gives, I will not refuse a small discount when it is offered.
About news anchors who mess up when they have to go off script, I think this is another difference. In the US, we tend to treat news anchors like stars, while in the UK and I think most other places they're just called "news readers" and aren't called things like "America's Most Trusted Voice" or whatever. I much prefer that, and the other countries seem to have people who are better at the job, too.
As a US military member, yes, some people offer military discounts. I hate asking because I'm already paid for my work. I consider it bad form, as do my friends, for a family member to ask, especially if I'm not there.
In the US the veteran discount can apply to some goods and services, like insurance, and it applies to the spouse and children of the service member. Though I don't know how far down the family line it would go or how far outward. There's also things getting access to special shops on bases where service members and their family's get special access to inventory at special prices that regular citizens don't. It's sort of like our way of trying to entice more people to join up with various incentives. It is a good benefit, but also there can be unfortunate things about it, like how Veteran's Affairs (the governmental program that runs services like disability and insurance) is almost always over worked and with not enough budget to serve all the service members, active and retired.
I never understood the panic about having your credit card out of your sight for a little bit. If somebody tries to use my credit card I will know immediately.
7:59 I’ve always had trouble with this concept well. Traditionally the Sabbath is sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. Saturday being the seventh day. Making Sunday the first day of the week.
True, it was the Catholic Church that changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday. I was always told it was because Jesus rose again on Sunday.
Although Christians meeting for worship on the first day of the week (Sunday for Gentiles) dates back to Acts and is historically mentioned around 115 AD, Constantine's edict was the start of many more Christians observing only Sunday and not the Sabbath
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabbath_in_Christianity#:~:text=Although%20Christians%20meeting%20for%20worship,Sunday%20and%20not%20the%20Sabbath.
Yeah, Sunday being the first day of the week has been fairly universal for a really long time.
The name Sun-day dates back from pagan times and the Sun was considered the highest of the pagan gods so it was the name of the first day. Mon-day, or Moon day, second…
Indeed. Saturday literally even still means Sabbath in Spanish.
Beat me to it 😅
Did you know, England doesn’t have a kidney bank, but they do have a Liverpool
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What about a brain trust?
@@DianeJennings God did rest on the 7th day, thus the Sabbath... The Sabbath is Saturday. (Technically, it starts Friday at sundown and ends Saturday at sundown. Technically, according to Jewish law the new week starts Saturday at sundown. The calendar week starts midnight Saturday
Bah dum TSSST
@@lawrencedavis9246 naw, it's a Braintree
I have a cute anecdote about the term African American. I knew a gentleman who was Swiss married to an American. They lived in South Africa for years, and their daughter was born there and hence a citizen there. When they emigrated to the US and their daughter was in middle school, the teacher went around asking the students if they knew their ethnicity. When she got to this girl, she proudly stated that she was African American since she held a dual citizenship in South Africa and the US.
I had someone "correct" me with African American when saying something about Idris Elba. I replied that he's English and in no way American and if they called him AA to his face he would probably be offended. I also added on that I know several Jamaicans who strongly object to being called African.
@@HariSeldon913 African-American is fading as the preferred identifier in the US. Not sure exactly when the turn occurred but I am hearing it less and less. And that is so funny that someone wanted to make Idris an American, not that I would mind one bit.
@@biskitgravyyum6478 I wouldn't object either, but I doubt he wants to change his nationality.
I'm an American Army veteran, but I don't expect discounts or special treatment at all. If someone asks, then I'll let them know just out of honesty. If they apply a discount, I'm appreciative and somewhat humbled by their generosity, and always thank them. I've had a few occasions where my purchases were comped (free of charge, none of which were over $20). Honestly, I teared up over a few of these, and got a hug or two... thanking me for my service. I never know how to respond to this, it's quite a humbling experience to know that most people hold veterans in such high regard.
ronwatson3446 - I think the fact that you (even if you never saw combat), risked your life, and were often separated from your family for great lengths of time, for what isn't a whole lot of money, is respected by most US Citizens, no matter how they personally feel about any one war or another.
I'm not a veteran. I was the last number (50) of the last Draft Lottery, I think '72 or '73, and they 4-F'd me for wool and grass allergies, that I didn't even know I had. I sort of knew enough to avoid direct skin contact with grasses and wool, but it wasn't 'officially' diagnosed, until I was given my medical, and even then, it was just something I incidentally said, to a question they asked, regarding any allergies, and when I told them that, they immediately ran a battery of tests, and, well, sent me home. I've always felt guilty about that, but they insisted that there was just no way they could take me, basically, so as not to compromise anyone else, given any situation.
I am glad tho, that there has been no conscription since then, and that they upped the ante to where Military Service had enough perks to allow for an all volunteer Military.
Still not enough in my book and what really burns me is when Veterans, particularly wounded Vets, get yanked around about medical benefits, or education costs. As far as I'm concerned, all Vets should get free education for themselves and health care for their immediate family (spouse and children) for life, which not all Vets get to keep, by their service.
You folks who are Veterans of any type, deserve that and more to my thinking, and I suppose in the minds of most Americans, regardless of combat duty or not or what ever the war, if a war at all. Any time I pass a person in the military, in uniform on a street, I always say 'Thank you', which always earns a smile. I think you should accept it, or any comps that come your way, as well deserved. Btw, thank you.
Ah, I think the thing that might cause a US veteran’s family to ask for a discount is that the stores and restaurants on military bases often give family members a discount which is 10% I think. A kid family member might not realize that this is only at base stores.
The base prices are often a bit lower before the discount too.
IHOP does 50%. Ironically, I don't eat there much.
well I think the family thing comes from the fact that spouses and children of active military in the US get military ID cards and that is what is generally used to get a military discount. A LOT of places in the US give military discounts not just on or around military bases. Most movie theaters have a discount and a lot of online retailers actually have a military discount. There is a website that I cant remember the name of but they have lists of places that do military discounts.
More places give military discounts than you think. Asking is the way to find out and show military or dependent id.
A lot of non-base places offer discounts if the military individual is present, but it's not legally required, just something that either the individual owner or cooperation decides to do.
One reason military members and dependents pay less shopping at the commissary and exchange is they don’t charge sales taxes which are normally given to the state and local governments.
An adult not having a driver's license and being able to drive is actual something that is almost unheard of in America. I don't know anyone that is true of a handful of cities like New York. You have to drive to be able to function in most of the country.
Hi Diane, definitely would like to see the reverse of this. And I work at a TV station with anchors/reporters. Some of our anchors worked in radio first, so they're pretty great at improvising. Have a great New Year!
Improv is a great skill to have 🎉
My Dad, while visiting me in Oz, only asks for a Senior’s discount, never veteran. Back home I’ve never heard him ask for “veteran discount” only “military discount” & he does have his military ID card for retiree’s
Bus pass for older ppl in Ireland 🇮🇪
I am 59...the kids give me a SENIOR DISCOUNT at fast food joints...and I am not old...yet
@@crs7937 I'm 55 years of age; the other day I was at a chain pharmacy and the cashier said to me, "no offense, but are you a senior?" I wasn't sure whether or not to be insulted, since usually I'm told I look younger than my chronological age, but told her my age & got a senior citizen discount. Apparently the senior discount thing starts at age 55.
@@crs7937 well at Wendy's 50+ get a free small drink.
Then to be fair, when I was younger and worked fast food, most seniors DIDN'T ask for it yet if you didn't put it on, you were either yelled at, made to feel stupid, AND then had to get the transaction voided by a manager. (A big no no). Our manager just said if they have any grey hair, or wrinkles or you even think they might be iver 45 (60 was discount age, but was also sunny Florida) just give the discount. Was better to give than not for the company's policies.
@@crs7937 cheeky buggers!
Most gas stations in the US used to be post-pay in like the 80s, but they mostly all went to prepay only since then. I suspect the drive for it was mostly due to gas theft becoming more common in some higher-crime neighborhoods.
Gas theft was really bad in the 70s due to the shortage. Now with gas prices so high the gas stations are afraid of an increase in theft. I mean most of our local gas stations went prepay about a month or so ago.
As a veteran, I wound NEVER, EVER ask for a discount, and I usually ignore a discount offered to me. Most vets I know have a very negative opinions of "family members" who think they are somehow special.
Thank you for saying that. When veterans do expect a discount it comes off as embarrassingly entitled. Counterintuitive to the whole self sacrifice narrative.
I worked at a restaurant and a Vet came in and said he wanted a discount. I told him I am sure my boss would be perfectly fine with giving a discount, but my boss wasn’t available at that time and as a manager I am not qualified to make those decisions. He can get a discount if he posts a purchase on social media.
He tried to argue for a few more minutes, but I said I don’t have that power. Very uncomfortable.
I ask sometimes. there are many toxic attitudes in the military, family members included
Ditto that. As a veteran, I never ask if they offer a discount, and like you, I usually ignore it also. Family members who ask for one piss me off to no end.
@@jsbrads1 If I had witnessed that, as a veteran, I would have told him to STFU, he's not entitled to anything.
I went to a Ruby Tuesday a while back, and when it came time to pay my bill, the server brought the card reader to the table. So, some places in America are starting to do that. There are also restaurants that let you pay your bill on your cell phone by scanning a QR code on the check. Finally, there are restaurants that have Ziosks or something similar that let you pay your bill at the table.
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Was the card reader wired, or wireless? If the latter, is it encrypted? Otherwise, they're just broadcasting your info to anyone listening in.
@@michaelsommers2356 I''m assuming it uses the same technology they use in Canada and Europe.
The whole reading your card at the table thing is new.
Way back when the cashier would have to take your card and roll it into carbon paper, then submit it to the credit card company in the morning. 😁
@@davidfrischknecht8261 Actually, by and large it doesn't. For the same reason, American cards don't work in Europe, and European cards don't work over here. The Europeans are pretty tied to the "chip and pin" system, which is a standard over there. They have chip standards here, too, and pins can be used, but it's not a compatible standard with the Euro one. Mostly. They also rarely have magstrip readers available over in Europe.
Hi Diane! Hope that you had a fantastic Christmas! I certainly did! Your videos and your content on here have really brightened up my darkest days. Thanks for all the deep insights and for being such a beautiful presence on here each and every week! Wishing you continued success and happiness in all that you do for your awesome channel in 2023 and beyond! Take care and be well! Stay lovely and safe always! Greetings from Sacramento, California! ♥️🙏😎✌️
Thank you! You too!
PIN codes have been around in the US since the 1980s, at least. AND... the Sabbath is Saturday, all of the old calendars showed that. The Romans week started on Sunday - the Day of the Sun.
A lot of places in America don't even do military discounts. The Best Buy I used to work at did (it's near a military base), but I've heard of other Best Buys near bases that don't. It was an unofficial thing up to the store manager's discretion, was my impression.
Many businesses in the US have special parking places for military personnel right near the front door, too. It's ironic how just after talking about the high number of our ad breaks, an ad popped up in the video.
Happy St. Stephen's Day!
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I've never in my life seen nor heard of such a thing.
I worked for years at a company where the week started on Saturday and ended on Friday. It took me a while to adjust but even now years later I keep to the same calendar. Having Saturdays and Sundays at the start of my week really charges me up. 💥
Edit: As you can imagine there are no calendars that begin with Saturdays, so I make my own in Word or Excel. It's easy and you can customize each month with a photo of your pets, friends, travels, etc. And it's significantly CHEAPER too!
My work week starts on Thursdays. We used to be Mon - Sun but then they changed it in 2020
The company i work for weeks run from tuesday to monday.Just really odd.
A poor guy named Richard Jewell was at first identified as possibly being the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bomber. He was later cleared, but his life was ruined. There are at least two films about him. He died about 10 years later at the early age of 44.
Thanks for the video. Every time you do the clap you scare the crap out of Chewie you're going to make him have a tick 😂
Hope you’ve had a wonderful Christmas, Diane!! 🌟
Thank you! You too!
Alot of gas station used to allow getting gas before paying now have to pay in the store or with a card. Special ordering replacement autoparts in store are also prepay. I really like the new christmas emojis. Merry Christmas 🎄 Diane and Chewie. Your videos have made 2022 a joyful year.
I believe they changed it to prepaying here in British Columbia after an attendant tried to make someone pay for their gas and got run over and killed.
Where I come from gas stations come both ways, depends on the owner.
Di’s extra videos are so much fun!
Glad you like them! 🎉
Diane. The taking the card away thing is largely due to the original way of reading cards with the carbon paper approach. By and large, Europeans don't use as much credit as Americans do. So when they started doing that, it was much easier for the credit card companies to to set a standard over there using chip and pin systems. However, over here, they've been using the mag stripe system for a long time and the general feeling has not been one of discomfort.
So basically credit card companies didn't have to innovate as fast over here that they did over there. And it's cheaper not to make changes. So they didn't make changes. Instead, credit card companies rely on fraud detection mechanisms. And credit cards in particular make it really easy to dispute a charge and have it removed. The introduction of debit cards has made that somewhat harder, but if you're using a credit card specifically, one not tied to a bank account, then it's really not a big deal if your card number gets stolen. If using a debit card, it is a *really big deal* if the card number is stolen... That's why more debit and credit cards are going to the chip systems, even if it's not the same as the European system.
Lately, a lot of the cards have started incorporating tap to pay. Basically just tap the card against the scanner and it's paid. No need for signature or anything else. And you never have to give up the card.
A lot of western Europe is on the way to being "card only".
Actually American credit card companies lost a lot of money by not going to smart cards when the rest of the world did. They thought it would be too costly, but after the loss of 40 million American's personal information and credit card numbers in the 2013 Target stores hack and Target's report in 2014 that they had lost $300,000,000 dollars in credit card fraud and were looking at adapting a smart card, they finally woke up. At the time America had roughly 25% of the world's credit cards and 75% of the worlds credit card losses. Since the introduction of smart cards our share of the world's credit cards has increased to 39% and our share of the world's losses to credit card fraud has decreased to 18%. Of course both fraud and the number of credit cards continue to grow throughout the world.
Amazing how far the US is behind. Here in the UK 'Chip & PIN" came in in 2006 and contactless a year later, although its take up was slow. According to one source contactless debit card payments reached 64% in 2020, due primarily to the pandemic. Last time I paid by cash was three months ago.
I barely even pull out my card anymore. I can just tap my phone at a good 80% of the stores I shop at (including small local places).
omg wow - Define Irony: A TH-cam internet AD coming on immediately after Diane talked about ads - lololol
Chewie being like "I'm trying to sleep here"🙂🙃🐶🐕
Hope you had a great Christmas
The seventh day was Saturday, the sabbath was sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. The church didn't change it until the council of Laodicea in 364AD.
Every clap. Every video. A mini-Chewie jump. 😂🐶❤️
*Mike's Reaction:* (yay...)
*_Veterans' Discounts_* - This is a wholly separate thing from discounts and/or freebies to law enforcement. Also, Veterans are venerated and genuflected to in the U.S. in ways or to extents that, as I understand it, you would never see in other countries (certainly not first-world countries).
*_Servers Taking Your Credit/Debit Card_* - up until fairly recently, restaurants have not had the technology to allow them _not_ to do this. In my experience, _most_ restaurants _still_ *_do_* do this. The only restaurants I've seen (in the eastern half of the U.S. where I live) provide an at-table payment system are a _few_ of the major chains, like Chili's, Carrabba's, and Olive Garden.
*_Paying For Gas Before/After_* - I'm old enough to remember when you'd _always_ pay afterward, but that pretty much ended in the 1990s. As someone who A.) Lives here and B.) worked in the gas station industry for 6 years, I can tell you for a fact that drive-offs would be a MASSIVE problem here. In fact, there are all kinds of schemes to get gas without paying for it, not just for an individual driver, but for people in the obviously _illegal_ business of stealing and then selling stolen gas.
*_African Americans_* - We have become extremely sensitive to how people are referred here in the U.S., particularly known disadvantaged minority groups. There has now for many years been an effort to try at all costs to avoid any possible offense. I'd agree it's probably been taken too far lately, but nevertheless, I could understand an American, standing in the middle of Ireland having a conversation with someone and needing to refer in an identifying way to a black person and struggling with what term they should use. Maybe this goes back to your other video on how America (American culture, really) has damaged people.
*_Calendars_* - Most calendars I've ever seen are written S M T W T F S. Beyond that, companies are free to arrange their pay weeks however they choose. I've worked for companies for whom Thursday, Friday, or Saturday were the "last day of the week".
*_TV Advertisements_* - This is how it's always been, but it's gotten worse. A perfect example of this (and I'll use Star Trek for this but other shows could be used too) is that they have to artistically try and cut out extra bits from the episode to fit in the extra time that ad breaks add up to now vs. when ST:TOS was originally broadcast from 1966-1969. A lot of places in the world don't even do ad breaks, but rather put what are called "bugs" on the screen. As a side note, Diane, if you look up the 1980s TV series Max Headroom, you'll even see an episode on the subject of advertisements. The plot was TV stations then were trying to get in ever more advertisements and resorted to hyper-accelerated advertisements called "blipverts" which were having the side effect, in some individuals, causing them to physicall explode.
*_Public Nudity_* - It's hardcore illegal in the U.S. except for specific (and fairly rare) designated areas. Personally, I thank the Puritans for that. _Screw you, puritans!_ Another bugaboo is... what exactly is "indecent"? So, Diane, if you wore regular clothes except that you had two holes for your nipples and _only_ your nipples to stick out of, that would be considered "indecent exposure". Yet, you could wear pants (or a skirt) and pasties over your nipples and that wouldn't be considered "indecent". Yet men go around topless and it's not a problem. What the hell is up with nipples? Seriously.
*_Violence/Gore/Bad Language_* - I know you had this basically as part of nudity, but I'm breaking it out separately. Another Star Trek-related bit of trivia, but in Star Trek VI, they had to change the Klingons' blood to a fuscia color or they would have been forced to go with an R rating instead of PG.
*_Naming Criminals In Media_* - This is a policy that's been adopted within the past couple years because of all the mass shootings and school shootings as a way to counter the publicity- and attention-seeking that most of these shooters are looking for (as legally provable by looking at their social media accounts where they in part brag about how they'll become famous or infamous.
I’m not sure you know word definitions. No one has ever genuflected to military personnel. Also, when you write this much - people don’t read it. I read only the first few lines. I would not have read a comment this long, especially when you are incorrect from the beginning.
Merry Christmas to Diane and Chewie, and everyone everywhere,
Many happy returns
a lot of people don’t know about this but in America if you’re a “first responder” like firemen, police, paramedics, etc, you can get a huge discount at Dominos Pizza, i think it’s like 50% off your entire order 👍
Thank you so much for sharing these things Diane! 🙆♀️
You are so welcome!
US credit cards do not generally have PIN codes.
I’m sure it was a debit card.
@@cq8822 I think European credit cards have pin codes. Credit cards without a PIN is a US thing.
Most States has “Vet” on their drivers license to show status. It’s normally a few dollars at places but my favorite military discount is at Lowes, 10%.
Not "most" states, but some.
@@geodkyt As of 2022, all 50 States, Puerto Rico and DC offers a Veterans status on their drivers license.
High School. Our version of high school is especially weird. Only the Canadians are really similar. But we think the world does the same thing. And interestingly our high school/college movies are not global blockbuster successes, which is one reason they've mostly gone to Netflix.
Actually, traditionally Saturday is the 7 th day of the week. We refer to Saturday & Sunday as weekend because they are the last & first day of the week, respectively. If you are familiar with Latin-based languages such as Italian or Spanish, Saturday is always a recognizable variation of Sabboth, the 7th day. I beleive early Christians began to keep Sunday in part because Judaism was unpopular with the Romans, the Christians wanted to distance themselves from the prejudice. I'm an old man so I recall when *all* calenders began on Sunday.
Many persons of Irish extraction have two skin tones only, bone white and lobster red. Tanning for these is mythically possible but rarely seen out in the world. They can have such sensitive skin that the top arch of their foot can burn!
Yes. This is from personal experience…
A friend who was in the military stationed in Crete said you could tell at the bar who just got there because they did not look like a lobster yet.
Years ago I had the tops of my feet burned. I was driving cross-country, wearing sandals with the moon roof open and the sun at my back. I'm used to my back being burned, but my feet? That was a first.
In Judaism, Saturday is the sabbath (this is also the case with certain Christian sects like Seventh Day Adventists), so the "Sunday is the first day of the week" actually predates Monday starting the week.
My husband is a US veteran, and I never ask- why would I? He served, not me. I think the only time he bothers with his veteran status is on Veteran's Day, when many restaurants have a special meal discount. He gets his discounted meal and I pay regular price.
I never understood why the calendar starts on Sunday when it's the last day of the weekEND. Honestly, I think there are a lot of things that are "only in America" that even we don't get why they are a thing here. 😂
The weekend days are like book-ends, they go on both "ends" (aka sides) of the weekdays.
Thus: Sunday at the front end and Saturday on the back end.
indeed, Veterans will have a unique ID - if they retired from the military, or registered with the Veterans Affairs Department, or even just an identifier on their driver's license; and many places offer discounts for veterans - restaurants, movie theaters, transportation; and especially on Veteran's Day a number of places have free or heavily discounted meals and items.
US vet here, loads of places offer a 10% discount (on average, some are higher/lower) for active and retired military. If they're active, they have an active ID card and retired has their own ID. Military family members also receive a military ID (spouse and children only) that can be used for military discounts at places. Personally, I think it's great that it's offered, but I hate asking for it lol There are also shops on military bases only for military and their families where you can purchase things tax-free.
Restaurants are also going to table kiosks where you can swipe your card, split the bill, leave a tip, etc at the table where the server never touches your card. For that matter, lots of places are putting QR codes at the table so you can scan that to look at the menu instead of having a physical menu.
In the US, Veteran Discounts are voluntarily given by the individual business. They do this to show their appreciation for that veteran's service, but it is also good PR for the business. "That restaurant gives discounts to Veterans, so you know it's being run by good people." A lot of places offer Veterans Discounts on Veteran's Day, which is a national holiday in the US. But I always thought, I could be wrong, that outside of that day Veteran's Discount was rare to see. I do know that you can buy things cheaper on the base. I don't know exactly how it works, but it's basically a PR/Appreciate thing, "this business shows kindness to the military." But I think this is only for active members. I'm only aware of it because one summer we vacationed in San Diego, we met up with an old friend who was in the Navy. They were able to hook us up with cheaper Disneyland tickets (about a two hour drive away).
Hey DIane! Another awesome vid!!! not a lot of chewie though! 😢 Spot on as usual.
Keep up the great work and please stay safe!
Excelsior!
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View your videos often, very entertaining. I have a suggestion for an upcoming video. Would you do one on Irish slang ? Last time I visited, seems like most locals use some sort of slang in every sentence. Very helpful to know what "the jacks" meant while there. I have a small list, (please excuse any misspelling)
minus craic, act the maggot, donkey years, culchie, scarlet fer ye ma, gobshite, pox, eejit, yer man.
I think I heard hundreds more if not thousands.
The credit card thing still baffles me, even as an American. Old school pubs just take your credit card when they ID you, and they don't give it back until you're ready to settle up. A lot of bars and pubs now, take your card and store the info in their register now, first, when you first buy anything, then give back the card, but create a tab to charge you. If you forget to pay before you leave, they ring it to your card and charge you 20%-25% gratuity. Many store the info, like a running tab, in case you ever come back. If you get charged incorrectly, it's really difficult to straighten out, especially at a very busy venue.
Super enjoyed this video Diane! I'm an American that's traveled a bit of the world but not really that much. A few years ago I went out to Asia for nearly a month. Spent half in China and the other in Thailand. Had an amazing time! Haven't been to Europe yet but one day would really love to explore a bit of it. See some sights, enjoy some food and talk with interesting people. All the good stuff! :)
While I was in Asia though the people didn't really assume much with me aside from offering to help with EVERYTHING. That was both because they're polite as ever and because I'm in a wheelchair. I didn't feel anything negative about how I was treated. :)
The ads are where the TV shows and stations make their money. If you've heard about our Super Bowl, many advertisers pay over a million dollars to be shown during the Super Bowl.
Edit: I typed this before the part where they mentioned smaller regions might be different, but ill keep it.
There are places in the USA that allow you to pump gas before paying. Living in Minnesota I didn't even know that was a thing until I went to states further away (neighboring states also let you pump then pay or at least used to). So I had the opposite experience, inside of America, going to another state and feeling weird about prepaying. "I don't know how much gas I am going to put in, so how am I supposed to pay before I pump it?" was my first question. The practice is actually slowly moving into Minnesota now though. First it was in the biggest city (Minneapolis) and now even in smaller towns bigger gas station franchises buy out the local one (Flying J I think is one) and bring the practice with them. I think with more and more people paying at the pump it doesn't really matter either way.
It seems that the places with more crime than the smaller Midwestern towns do tend to make you prepay at gas stations if using cash.I have seen some British Columbia gas stations require prepayment here in Canada too.
My 86 year old mother does not let her credit card out of her sight. She will always walk with the server and not hand it over til they are ready to run it. I assume waitstaff may find this amusing or even somewhat odd, but she's a sweet old lady so she gets away with pretty much anything she wants 😉
She’s absolutely right too!
Oh my. She should get one with a very good fraud protection. NEVER use debit like that!!!😳you lose you're money while they attempt to figure it out... might not win it.
So far I have yet to have to pay for anything that's not mine.
Just a pain to have to get a replacement card mailed. 😕
The Sabbath, which is the day of rest is actually on Saturday, not Sunday. So the 7th day of the week is Saturday. That is also why they call Saturday and Sunday Weekends, they are on either end of the week.
It is fairly common for retailers to give a discount for active duty and retired military members. Usually they require them to show military ID. Some retailers will also give discounts to immediate family members as well. However it’s pretty ridiculous to think retailers in another country would do that.
I don't think I've ever seen Chewie jump that much from the clap.
I'm a 75 year old American and have never seen a calendar where the week started with Monday. Each new year when I buy calendars that is not even an issue, hmmmm
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When I was younger in America, I worked in gas stations & convenience stores with gas pumps out front (not even all in bigger cities). It was a common thing to have 3-4 drive offs per week of customers filling their cars and driving off without paying. The people inside were supposed to watch (as they were trying to work) with binoculars and write down every license plate number that pulled up to the pumps in case they drove off. If it happened more than 3 times on your watch you were automatically fired. It was a lot of money to lose. We would constantly say why not just have everything be pre-paid before they start pumping gas? They finally did that across the state. But after literally hundreds of good workers were fired for not getting plate numbers. Nowdays you can't even pump gas unless you run a card or pay inside first.
You're very kind Diane . Most News casters are akin to Barbie and Ken dolls .
Canadian/American here. American credit cards have chips (and sometimes tapping) now, but not PINs. For some stupid reason (likely resistance to change) the US standardized on chip and signature, not chip and PIN. So you have to either sign a piece of paper or have a terrible digital signature on a screen. Of course, this does nothing to increase security, only shift around blame and liability.
Debit cards do have PINs, though the US debit cards are backed by Visa and Mastercard and so can be "run as credit". In a restaurant I think that's what they usually do, then have you sign
You should never demand a discount based on your service. If a business advertises it, it's okay to use it. It's also ok to ask respectfully if they offer it. It is unethical to demand it. As a law enforcement officer we also sometimes get a discount, it's up to the business. I'm also more likely to patronize businesses off duty that offer these discounts.
1) Many stores and businesses in the US give discounts to Veterans. The form US service members get when they retire or leave the service is a DD-214. I have a copy in my files at home that I often have copied to be eligible for discounts low interest loans. Most are limited to myself and my spouse.
2) Most places in the US you will either prepay for fuel or pay at the pump. The prepay option usually ties up $100 each time you start to fill. Just yesterday I just needed $30 of gas but the station tied up $100 until today when the charge processed. The real pain is I also fuel my Semi/Lorry often I will be buying 4-5 hundred dollars of fuel. Every $100 the pump shuts off and I have to do another purchase. If I do not want it that way then I have to go inside and prepay for an larger amount. Then If I do not get that much fuel I have to go back in and have the credit the unused amount back to my card.
3) Calling people African American. In the US the WOKE culture has made calling an African American "black" racist or derogatory. Almost as bad as the "N" word to many. The example you used of the CNN reporters calling "blacks" in France African Americans is trained into the reporters so they do not get fired or suspended. The reporter could have gotten away with African decent maybe. They may have still been called out on it. It is not a very big issue in Ireland with here only being 1.4% of the people of African decent. Plus you have not had several years of BML protests enflaming the country. So when you visit the US next you had better watch which noun you use.
4) TV in the US is not paid by the government in any way. There is not BBC in the US. ABC,CBS and ABC all have to make their money off of ad revenue or pay services. Example Netflix does not have ads but your paying directly for the service.
5) The getting called by all three names in the US carries back to when we are young and IF our parents call you by your full three names you where in trouble. Also years ago it was done to better identify people so that the wrong person was not blamed for others actions. An example: John Wilkes Booth, at that time there would have been a lot of John Booths. You have to remember that photos being easily printed or shared, is a relatively new thing.
6) The nudity taboo carried back to the US being largely settled by people with Puritan beliefs. Heck some of the more radical ones washed themselves under a robe so they did not see their own body nude. I know it is kind of crazy. LOL I have been on beaches in Europe. There are a lot of people nude or near nude in public that really should not be. I would fall into that category myself. LOL
A lot of the things you are talking about, heavily lean towards the American standard because of the effect of the US having the largest economy in the world, over 25.5% of the world's GDP. Irelands is 0.44% of the worlds GDP. China's is around 20% of the worlds GDP.
P.S. Here is one for you to think about. " Irish diaspora" Some studies have placed over 100 million people of Irish heritage world wide while the entire country of Ireland only has about 1-12 million people in today. Has Ireland had the highest percentage of it's people immigrate to other countries, over the last 400 years, than any other country in the world????
Has Ireland had the highest percentage of it's people immigrate to other countries, over the last 400 years, than any other country in the world???? Possible. although the ' heritage ' part could be argued. Strict catholic, so no birth control . Ireland has 5-6 million.
Credit cards in the US generally don't require a PIN, but debit cards generally do. this might be changing: My new company credit card will ask for a PIN, which strikes me as a generally good idea. However, the first few times I tried to use it (gas station and restaurant) the payment was declined because it rejected the (correct) PIN, so I'm thinking the infrastructure isn't all there yet. It did work at different restaurants and gas stations.
Before the pandemic, I would usually pay cash at restaurants, because it was fast and easy (keep the change for the tip), but many places stopped accepting cash because, you know, germs (sheesh), so I switched to my credit card (no PIN). At about half the places I go to, they take the card to the register, the other half expect you to go to the register yourself. Not a problem, in the US, credit cards have good legal protection for fraud ($50 max liability, but my company has simply removed fraudulent charges without any questions). I do not have (and have never had) a debit card because they lack these protections.
When I was young, the general rule was to pay after filling your tank, regardless of how you were paying. About thirty years ago, many stations required prepayment (for cash) when pay-at-the-pump (for cards) started getting popular. I started using my card for gas exclusively at this point. It was the main thing I used my card for. Nowadays, I use it for most everything... Michigan used to have a law that would suspend your driver's license if you drove off without paying for gas.
Sorry, Sunday is the first day of the week. Indeed, God said the sabbath (seventh day) was a day of rest. Ask a Jew what day the sabbath falls on (spoiler alert: it runs from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday). There is a denomination of Christians in the US called "Seventh Day Adventists" that worship on Saturday. Early Christians began worshipping on Sunday because they were mostly Jewish, and celebrated the sabbath as Jews, receiving Christian teachings on the following day. That said, many businesses (including the company I work for) start the week on Monday for time recording purposes, but that is just a business convention.
I’ve noticed more businesses around me, charging 3% to 4% to use a credit or debit card, which is more than the credit card company charges. That used to be written off as a cost of doing business. While I’m ranting our tip culture has gotten out of hand and I am not tipping anyone but servers at restaurants who don’t make at least a minimum wage. You don’t get 20% for making a cup of coffee when I know you’re making $15 an hour at Starbucks.
@@cq8822 Swipe fees are... complicated. The card companies charge between 1 and 3 % ( a little more for American Express), but then the retailer's bank or servicing company and banks in-between can add fees on top of that. Truth is, like any other "cost of business", customers have always paid for them (whether they used a card or not), charging the explicit fee targets the user of the service rather than everyone else.
What drives me crazy are these new card terminals that ask what amount of tip you want to add to your bill. Selecting 0 while the server is watching you complete your transaction is awkward at best, and to be honest, I tend to avoid vendors that have these systems when I know (or remember) they have them.
There was a time in American TV that violent TV shows couldn't be shown until after 9 PM local time. I'm not sure if there are any rules anymore for violence. As for give our credit cards to the waiter, CC are covered for fraud charges and most restaurants have more surveillance cameras focused on their employees that anyone caught stealing CC info is quickly fired. The mobile device to pay is starting to show up at places here in the US, but I really think it is because the restaurants have to pay to convert to that payment system and the hardware/software are very expensive. Would love to see the flip video. Have a great Wednesday.
Hey Diane they finish the renovations and added new offices at work. They also put in new toilets and they have a little lip to help cover the gaps on the side of the door. I remember you mentioned how in the US there's gap on the side of the door on the toilets.
In America, before like 2008, it was common to fill your gasolione tank FIRST and then pay for what you pumped, while getting a cup of coffee and maybe two packs of smokes or something. Gasoline prices went through the roof in 2008 and have never really dropped back since. When gas went above $3 a gallon, a lot of people would just fill up and drive off. First stores went to "Pre-pay After Dark" to just "You Have To Pay First". Then we got credit card skimmers attached to gas pumps.
WeekEND, as in, each end of the week, rather like a bookend.
One on each side. Sunday would be one side (the beginning), Saturday is the other side (the end).
Hello from Chattanooga, Tennessee.
7:55 I set my calendars on Outlook to start on monday since I use a week view and I want to see what my weekend looks like.
One flip to this is Europeans explaining, soccer or Rugby to Americans thinking we don't have it here. Literally ever college has teams for both pluss countless leagues
pin code, oh that reminds me of that girl in the bank at the ATM to get some cash holding a little note in her hand with her pin on it, reading it to herself out loud, like really loud, while typing it in one by one searching every number...🤣
Happy Monday! I really love this video. Have a very good week.
Thank you! You too!
A lot of places do offer veterans' discounts. I never actively seek them out or ask for them (much less DEMAND them), but if it is offered, I will sometime make use of them. I usually don't bother unless it is a larger purchase. For instance, a 10% veterans' discount on a recent guitar purchase saved me $170.
Most gas stations have security cameras specifically devoted to identifying people who drive off without paying, so while it does happen, I don't think it is a big problem.
Calling non-Americans "African-American" is just ignorance from overuse of the term here in America without stopping to think what it actually means. Racial terms have changed a lot over the years, and the polite terminology in the 50s or 60s is now considered a slur. I tend to prefer just a simple "Black" or "White" myself, since that was the accepted term for most of my life.
To me the week starts on Sunday, so a calendar that starts on Monday seems odd. Although I guess there is a certain logic to having the five weekdays first, followed by the two weekend days.
The amount of TV commercials has changed a lot. When you see an old re-run of a series from the 1960s, for example, it has usually been edited, cutting out some of the content to accommodate the additional commercials.
Yeah, I never understood why Sunday is the seventh day of the week, but it is first on the calendar. Never even thought about that until now, we’re just so used to it.
Yes even family members of military can get discounts sometimes. My aunt is a Navy Vet and she knows I'm a sneakerhead so sometimes she will help me out with discount codes from Nike, Footlocker, Champs, ect.
I went on and as usual you made sensible comments. I’m a German living in the USA, and it goes on my nerves that they peep everything. In Germany nobody (or hardly anyone) gives a shit about your language on media (a plural) and everything is fine. There is an article in the German constitution: “Censorship does not take place “
Back in the 1950s and earlier, newspapers would publish the home addresses of people arrested or accused of crimes, as well as the town they are from, which is still done today.
A personal request for a throw back vid, please bring back the " poofy shirt" and ooooh oooh oooh talk like a pirate day. thank you very much. signed the swobby deckhands aaarrr
Merry Christmas Diane
Thanks
It's presumably not suitable for a reaction video, but it's so enjoyable: Santa Paws Day 2022 at Dogs Trust Ireland - the one where all the dogs choose a toy th-cam.com/video/_ebMcW7cEiI/w-d-xo.html And there is a longer version, too!
Happy Monday!
Speaking of commercial breaks, our broadcasts of football, both college and professional, are scheduled. The broadcasters have an agreement with the leagues that there will be certain times there will be a break for advertising. Like right before kick-off, or after a touchdown or stuff like that. The game is actually delayed for the advertising.
American here. On the discounts for vets, I find it odd that Americans would ask, much more demand, a discount in a foreign country for veterans. I'm sure there are some crackpots in every population, but most of us wouldn't even think to ask for that in a foreign country. Here, it's very common for vets to get a discount as a show of appreciation for their service. Usually the availability of the discount is displayed on a sign near the entrance. Also, I've found it's usually an honor system on granting it rather than demanding proof of status.
As a veteran but I have used even asked for a discount but usually most retailers offer a veteran discount and they never ask for proof oddly.
I know somebody who works with Veterans for a living and tries to use the discount for dinner and drinks whenever he can. He has a good heart but is VERY entitled. Imagine how ignorant you'd have to be to go to another country and use that!
Being from New Jersey, we're the only state that doesn't get out of the car to pump our own gas. There's always somebody there to do it for you. If we're paying with a debit card, we hand them the card, tell them how much we need, they put the card through and hand it back. The odds of filling your tank and taking off are VERY slim but I've seen it happen in person. It's hilarious!
Talking about the whole African-American label, when our current Vice President was being sworn in, the media kept going on and on about her being 'the first African-American, the first black woman, etc.' to hold the office when her parents are Jamaican and Indian. 😂 We LOOOOOOVE racebaiting in the US of A. I'm all for diversity but it gets exhausting.
The ad breaks are my least favorite aspect of being American. I'm exaggerating but OHMYGOD CAN WE GET BACK TO THE THING I AM WATCHING PLEASE AND STOP TRYING TO SELL ME CRAP NOBODY NEEDS?!?!
Parents are okay showing their kids a Quentin Tarantino movie where a guy gets his ear sliced off and Bruce Willis gets screwed by a middle-aged dude in a leather suit but call the FCC when Janet Jackson's boob is accidently revealed for a fraction of a second on national television. 🙄 I hate this place, sometimes.
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Jersey AND Oregon are the TWO states where you don't pump your own gas.
@@bobmoretti4893 Why do I always forget that? 🤦♂️ I guess were very self-centered in Jersey.
Hi Diane & Chewie, Happy St. Stephen's Day. Still digging out from the blizzard, and this video was a welcome diversion. Maybe Chewie needs a key word to get ready for the clap, big jump today.
A friend and I dined and dashed by mistake while we were in college--we had to get to class and totally forgot. Afterwards, we went back (sheepishly in at least my case) and paid up.
The family asks because the discount (usually 10%) is off the full bill, not just the service member's items. Cops/firefighters too. (or maybe a free drink. In my area cops get free drinks at one gas station chain, and as a result, there's often cops at the business... not bad for security. Anyone in fatigues will probably get the discount automatically, possibly more than 10% if it's a particularly patriotic business. Often just asking is sufficient to know you qualify, but some places require ID. (All retired and disabled military, and spouses can get a military ID) It can be quite a valuable discount at Home Depot/Lowes, especially when buying appliances or other big-ticket items. And most businesses don't care if it's US military, as if you're in the US and wearing fatigues, you're an ally, so good enough. And I'd bet Ukrainian troops/vets would get a discount too these days. Was at a restaurant behind a Ukrainian refugee struggling with English recently, and the employee said "...and we'll just give you the veteran discount." which I appreciated. She seemed a little confused why the total dropped, but didn't argue. Chances are, the father was currently back in Ukraine serving or had served and was injured/killed. Good enough for us!
I heard someone in France comment "That doesn't meet ADA requirements!" I actually commented to them "You mean the AMERICANS with Disabilities Act that only applies in the US. You're right, it doesn't, but in case you haven't noticed, you're not IN the US at the moment." People like that make me ashamed to be an American sometimes. I even have disabilities myself, but when I travel, I understand things aren't going to be the same. That's one thing I LIKE about traveling... experiencing other cultures, even if it makes my life a little more difficult.
Diane I also find having a calendar start with Sunday peculiar because as far as I have experienced Sunday is the END of the weekend. Commercials are a necessary evil because first networks are greedy and a lot of the elaborate programming many in the rest of the world enjoy is expensive someone has to pay for it. Unless you want cable there are no licenses or fees for Network TV in the U.S. like in most European nations. ABC,NBC, CBS and FOX, like public TV is free. I haven't purchased cable tv in years with a $30 digital antenna I get over 60 channels. By law networks who want to use airways must now provide a digital signal
I wonder if it’s how you thing of the word end…..
Obviously there is the chronological “ends” which would seem more appropriate since we are talking about calendars, but there is also the end as in front end and back end.
Personally I think the SMTWTFS is preferable because it separates the Ss and it makes it more obvious when there is going to be a Friday the 13th.
Also camels prefer it because that way Hump day (Wednesday) isn’t as hard on the Front Knees
I've always thought that calendars started with Sunday because the old Hebrew week ends on the Sabbath, which is Saturday. But I just read it has more to do with the "day of the sun" being the first day because that is day God in Genesis said "let there be light" as the first thing that was done. That would have been done on Sunday, or the "day of the sun", making Sunday the first day of the week. I'm not Jewish, but I believe this is the same rational used by the old Hebrews and it goes back as far as ancient Egypt.
From my personal experience, I have seen veteran/active duty military discounts in cities near military bases. Outside of those locations it would be rare.
I think it would be fun for you to react to military slang, like dependapotamus-A servicemember's partner who behaves in a parasitic manner, especially by taking advantage of their partner's status to demand beneficial treatment.
Gotta wonder what her reaction to “soup sandwich “ is going to be
I was going to comment and explain what dependas and why they demand military discounts are but seeing your comment saved me from having to do that.
Never even heard of it! Interesting
I'm trying to remember what my friend (Army Wife) said when another friend and I were visiting her at Ft Drum. We went through the Visitor's center to get our guest passes. My dad is retired military so I was keeping my answers very concise. My friend is very bubbly and wouldn't shut up. I'm staring at her like, "Girl, why are you giving the military this much info about you??"
When we got to the apartment, Army Wife friend cracks up and said the guy at the center might've thought she was a groupie? Base Bunny? Whatever it was, it was really funny.
Great idea! And remember if you eat too much SOS, you'll spend all day in the head.
Well, differences what can one say. It's what makes travel a learning experience. The audio clap sinc cue. Chewie must spend hours explaining to his doggy therapist how he is all relaxed and suddenly a loud clasp disturbs his slumber or relaxation. The trama of it all. Hope your Christmas was happy and very merry.
Poor Chewie 😂
American here....I'm used to calendars beginning on a Sunday, but pretty much everyone considers Monday the 1st day of the week.
Also in regards to paying for meals, I have seen another method, but it is really rare. My family went to the world famous Katz' Deli in New York City while on vacation, and you don't pay for your meal at the end of the "assembly line" like you normally would at a place like Subway or some other similar restaurant. You order your food, and everything is written down on a ticket, and you keep your ticket. You pay for your meal as your are exiting the restaurant by giving the person at the booth your ticket. If you lose your ticket, you are charged something like an extra $10 for the inconvenience of having to get another ticket filled out. Out of all my travels in America, that's the only place I've seen operate like that.
Kinda like what Piccadilly cafeteria does. I think that's their name...Been a long time
The Seventh Day would be Saturday, which is why it is Sabado in Spanish.
Yes I would like to see the flipside video to this😊
"Yeah, but not here..." definitely a good approach for aspects to service.
It’s funny that our week starts with Sunday but we say that it is part of the “weekend”!!
I am an American Veteran. some stores do offer a discount, and if they offer I will accept it. but I do not get pushy about it, or even expect a discount anywhere. the fabric and craft store in town has my name on file, and will give the veteran's discount to my wife. but that was their offer, we did not ask them to do it. I served 10 years as a paratrooper, and was severely, permanently disabled in the line of duty, so with the small amount of pension the VA gives, I will not refuse a small discount when it is offered.
And breaks. I actually timed it once. (I have no social life.) For every 12 minutes of program, there was 7 1/2 minutes of adverts.
About news anchors who mess up when they have to go off script, I think this is another difference. In the US, we tend to treat news anchors like stars, while in the UK and I think most other places they're just called "news readers" and aren't called things like "America's Most Trusted Voice" or whatever. I much prefer that, and the other countries seem to have people who are better at the job, too.
As a US military member, yes, some people offer military discounts. I hate asking because I'm already paid for my work. I consider it bad form, as do my friends, for a family member to ask, especially if I'm not there.
In the US the veteran discount can apply to some goods and services, like insurance, and it applies to the spouse and children of the service member. Though I don't know how far down the family line it would go or how far outward. There's also things getting access to special shops on bases where service members and their family's get special access to inventory at special prices that regular citizens don't. It's sort of like our way of trying to entice more people to join up with various incentives. It is a good benefit, but also there can be unfortunate things about it, like how Veteran's Affairs (the governmental program that runs services like disability and insurance) is almost always over worked and with not enough budget to serve all the service members, active and retired.
Until recently, some of my favorite rural stations allowed you to pay after filling.
Sunday has always been the First day of the week, always. Saturday in the Bible was always the 7th day.
I never understood the panic about having your credit card out of your sight for a little bit. If somebody tries to use my credit card I will know immediately.