Brits have a code, a kind of body language that decides whether we say hello or not. If someone makes eye contact, we know they wish to engage. Then we will usually nod and smile or say hello. We are very afraid of intruding, so if they seem not to want it, we will not say it.
Exactly. If you're at a restaurant and the service is good, then I'll tip. We shouldn't have to pay their wages. They should be paid reasonably bu their employer, and tips should be a bonus!
And we don't need to because, by law, we have to keep the hens in decent conditions. Whereas in the US, that would cut the profit margin for big corporations.
It's around 14 dollars an hour for minimum wage in UK , and we don't have to pay out of pocket for health insurance every month like in the US , so that's one expense that we don't have to worry about . AND after watching a few compare videos on food shopping in the US vs the UK , over the last couple of years, our food is cheaper .
Any comparison between the cost of living between Britain and America always seems to forget tipping. That is a huge cost in America and adds a decent chunk of change to costs.
When you are eating out the big difference I have found from the US to the UK is that the waiters in the UK are not constantly hovering and asking you if things are OK. I feel in the UK that you are treated better as a customer you can enjoy both your meal and the company so you are probably inclined to stay longer and have dessert. In the US I have often felt they feel they are doing me a service for allowing me to visiting their premises. I can understand this in a way because the more customers they can get in the more their tips will be so they want me in and out a fast as possible. But that means I am not going to enjoy my meal as much.
She forgot to add that when you buy anything like food, clothes etc, the price on the product is what you pay at the check out. NO tax added when you pay.
thats largely myth, they are state controlled taxes, think theres only 13 of 50 states that charge and even then its not on everything. And our VAT rates are anything but cheap.
I'm from derbyshire, eyup duck is a common greeting 😂 my dad is from South East london, he says he loved it when he came up here in the 70s, as everyone is a lot friendlier. Though he couldn't understand why everyone kept calling him a duck 😂
No its not added on and if added on service charges aren't compulsory u simply ask got it to he taken off but mist of us 10 percent tip I'm. On benefit disabled unable to work I still try and tip if I can
According to UK law, service charges added by the restaurant are entirely optional. If you aren't happy with the service or if you'd prefer to calculate your own tip, you can ask for it to be removed and for a new bill to be printed.
Eating out is usually a social event in the uk and a leisure activity.Also you are welcome to stay for several hours and don’t have staff waiting to move you out quickly,
Im from the North Midlands we don't walk round with an idiotic smile on our Face ,but we definitely greet each other Friendly. With either Good Morning or just Morning, Afternoon, Same upon leaving a Bus i and we always thank the Driver. Its just polite. and no we don't Tip .Of course I always tip my Barber .
Reference to the NO TIP in the UK I think this is mainly because we know they already get a decent wage and are NOT reliant on the customer to subsidise their wages. Most of our school leaves in their first employment get MORE than the Average American of the same age.
Anything added to bill at end is discretionary u simply as for it to be taken off, I then my hide a 10 per cent tip to servers but won't pay service charge, u simply say no
As a Brit I would never tip by using the same payment method as the actual bill. If I want to tip a waiter/ress I would give the money directly to the person serving me, but as pretty much no one carries actual cash anymore it that's tricky. I'm pretty sure if you use chip and pin to tip that just gets swallowed up in the companies profits.
Tip the tiresome topic in the USA, well to put it directly, if the employees there were paid much better they would not be dependent on tip. Who really earns from the restaurant, it's the owner, the waiters are really totally underpaid. That's why tip is not so common in Europe. I give a tip for something if the food was good, the service was courteous or I like the restaurant. Tip in Europe is also usually rounded up to an even sum, and the waiters here are also better paid.
Maybe it's just my family, but I grew up with "how hungry are you? Do you think you'll have starters, main, and dessert?" and "Oh, I won't have dessert unless someone else is having it." British servers generally won't ask for a tip; they're more likely to have a tip jar on the counter as you leave. (I was out with my mum the other day. She had paid, went to the bathroom, and was confused as to why I had my wallet out. "I wanted to leave a tip, but I've only got 5 pence and after such a good people that felt a bit patronising."😂 Mum started laughing and stuck £5 in the tip jar as we left😂🎉
Don't believe u because I only every drink cold and Iicr cold drinks in uk and like in summer at moment outside temp 15 to 24 I can't live without ice cold cokes, milkshakes, orange juice, water and so on, hot drink maybe 3 times a week when at gf mum as I don't have enough attention to make hit drinks myself, easier to get a cold drink 3 litres of milk, coke juice a day
@@wessexdruid7598 no it's not I know what cools me i hate heat, hate anything over 5 degrees I drink old drinks, icey drinks 58 years old we are all differant and autism means we have many differances ref sensitivity wise so for me cold, ice cold
best before dates are just as it says the quality of the product gets worse over time use by dates are also as they say ,if not used by the date it,s at your own risk .a lot of these date stamps on food were to stop shops leaving things on the shelves for extended lengths of time rather than for in home use
In the UK tipping is something we usually do in acknowledgement that someone has done a particularly good job or gone out of their way to help you out. When you do tip there is no 'set percentage' you should tip by, it's just whatever seems right to the customer. In the UK the minimum wage covers all employees so you can be sure that the person serving you is at least getting that hourly wage which varies between age groups. This wage is generally set by the government on an annual basis coming into effect at the beginning of April.
@@jameslewis2635 I uk tipping has akways been 10% ok it's not set but it's a known tipping wherever u go if things are good 10% is the basic a little either side, in usa, they would not see that as good at all
The USA also has a government mandated minimum wage. The difference is that, for waiting staff, it is ONLY $2.13 an hour. (In the UK, it's £11.14 for over-21s - that's $14.85. MINIMUM.)
I grew up in a time when Use by/sell by dates weren't a thing. Mum's then used their noses, their fingers and their eyes to check if something was still okay to eat. None of us kids ever got food poisoning. What the introduction of these dates inadvertently (probably) did was to encourage wastefulness.
Sell by date and use by date are completely different things. People thinking they are the same thing is a big money maker for producers and stores. As it tricks people into throwing away perfectly good food.
In our family it is rare for us to order a desert. It does happen, but as a general rule we will have a start and main, and not order a desert. That doesn't mean people can't have a desert if they really want one, or there is a desert they particularly like, but it's just not common. And the same appears to be true with most of our friends. My step daughter is a waitress in a michelin starred restaurant and she tells us that most people tip, but it's rarely very much, often only a few quid, maybe a fiver, on a £200 meal. Most people who can afford that sort of restaurant really are extremely mean tippers, to the point that she almost gets excited when she gets more than 10%. When I tip, even if I've paid the bill by card, I always tip in cash, that way the staff get it, not the restaurant.
My country, Wales, is apparently going to ban free refills of liquids that contain obesity-inducing substances like sugar or sugar substitutes. I don't mind ice in water but definitely like it in my gin and tonic. I don't order a pudding first because I have no idea whether I'll room for it. I prefer cheese anyway. You know you can buy ready-made mash at the supermarket. You should also remember that our country doesn't allow many of the additives and pesticides that you have in your food so yes, our food will be better for her.
I only tip in a restaurant or cafe if the staff have been pleasant and helpful. And I definitely wouldn't leave a tip if the food is bad or over priced.
Tipping (service charge) is a personal thing, get good service then a tip is welcomed. But as service staff are being paid fairly, they aren't relying on tips to make their money.
If the staff are in your face every few minutes like in America it looks desperate and is annoying and so I won’t tip. Has to be for the whole experience good food nice environment nice friendly staff and you enjoy your time without being hounded just enjoy food and company you are with and not rushed out of the door
In uk portions are smaller by a lot so we can have three courses in even salad in USA is huge and going out to dinner isn’t about eating it’s about enjoying the people your with and the experience as well and it’s more expensive to eat out in uk
Smiling and saying hello to strangers really is dependent on where you are in the UK. If you are in the countryside saying hello, or a nod of acknowledgement is customary. In a town or city you wouldn't. It's also far more common in the north where people are generally more friendly than the stuck up south.
When an egg is laid, it has a natural impervious to bacteria etc. coating on the shell so it a be stored at room temperature however Americans wash that coating off so their eggs need to go in the fridge. I lived 6 years in Cairo & Egypt like USA is a tipping culture so I soon got used to tipping & though I've been back home in England 12 years I have not lost the habit of tipping. In hot weather UK homes are often several degrees warmer than outdoors because they are built to retain heat, not dissipate it. I tend to ignore use by dates because the manufacturer will have built in a decent safety margin for fear of being sued if someone become ill from eating their product ie, if I buy something on the 1st with a use by date of the 10th then I'm pretty certain it will be good until the 15th - I've never been wrong yet.
I guess the Americans don’t usually have a dessert because their starters and main courses are so frigging huge they haven’t got room for anything else. In the UK we have small portions so we have room. I don’t know anyone who would leave a restaurant and go somewhere else for a dessert.
Ive lived in London many years.....never speak to a soul. But when i go home to small towns ill smile. I have luved in South Korea and Sweden and nobody speaks to anyone. I l9ve that. I think youd make a wonderful Brit😂😂😂
Most people in the UK dont have a starter or a dessert. We just have a main meal. No refills, no extra sugary drinks. No dessert, no extra sugar. I follow her and she has become a brit in most ways.
I have starter dessert and multiple free drink refills at some restaurant, never diet, lie sugar, I'm. Diabetic kidney disease heart failure and eat and drink what I want and will die happy knowing I can't do lifestyles changes
I'd in a non refill restaurant I might only buy one drink in fact I normally take my own bottled glass of coke and just ask for water and ice, drink the water quick and pour in my coke, I object to paying so much for non alcohol drinks, so any free refills I make use of
Regarding heat - NYC is at the same latitude as Rome. Florida is at the same latitude as the Sahara. The UK, on the other hand is at the same level as Newfoundland and Alaska - there is NO overlap with any of the contiguous USA. That's why a hot day is 77 degF.
I wonder if the thing with waiters pressing "no" for the tip on the machine may be because they don't want the extra to go to their bosses and not get shared out...
I am pretty sure she was referring to a fast food place like McDonald’s. They are sales staff not waiters. Here in the UK we never tip for fast food, unless it is home delivery. Even then it’s the customers choice.
I live in scotlad and its a cultural to say hi when you pass somebody in the park or street ..but when i was in England it was a no no people dont say hi ..witch is sad not to acknowledge someone one who pass you .. kinda bad manners but that's the English culture
I feel bad for US citizens. Our country cares about our health and wellbeing. I wish that your country would do what we do but you do have independence day. The day that most americans celebrate, not being like the english. :)
In the USA there is no vested interest for citizens to be healthy - because the state doesn't provide their healthcare. That's why the FDA only bans foodstuffs once proven to do significant harm, rather than requiring proof that something is not harmful, before it can be used.
RE the eggs. It always makes me laugh when i see these huge American fridges and here i am with a regular half n half fridge freezer. Then they open it and i can't help but think why is that in the fridge, why is that in the fridge, how much bad stuff is hiding in the back, why why why etc. lol We do tip sometimes but its actually getting harder to tip in some bars and restaraunts. For example if your meal bill is 65.75 you might just round it up 70, but you're not tipping the waitress, they'll have a tip jar that gets shared between the whole team. Or in a bar they may not accept tips but you can buy the barman a drink, and he might say thank you but i already have one here i'll put the change to one side for later, you'll be sure to get served quickly next time you come.
People do tip in the UK but don’t need to as waiters and waitresses get paid a wage. We tip if the service is good and they deserve it. Tbh America needs to change their tipping culture it’s just wrong. If your business is good you should be able to pay staff a decent wage. Staff in UK let you enjoy your meal and time not rushed and no staff hovering around constantly asking how you are need anything else etc etc that just really spoils the experience
dude, you need to get out of the city and slow down. one day you'll turn around and you'll be in your 60s and wonder whether you lived or simply existed. If you're travelling on a freeway and looking out the side window you can say to people that you made that journey from A to B, but when they ask you to describe the things you saw the only answer you can give is "don't know, it was just a blur".
Before the best buy dates and before dates, there was never any of that stamped on the food packs, if you saw mould, or it smelt funny or tasted funny than we did throw it out, but I eat eggs that are a month or so out of date, as with eggs if they are bad, you sure can tell it. It's just wasteful and costs money to throw away food that is good to eat. Even to eat at home, when you have friends around for a meal, it's enjoyable to eat, talk and just sit around the table enjoying the food and being with friends and family. It's not just eat and go.
If a restaurant buts a service charge on to a bill [which has started lately] I refuse to pay it. If I wish to tip that is my choice because the service has been excellent
Out of date meats is a no-no. Anything else, it’ll be ok unless it’s fizzy (if it not meant to be, ) or if the packet/container is bloated, and not meant to be…😊
For me 15 degrees is about it but if cloudy and still 20 or so that's ok can't stand blue sky and sun, but even so uk at moment southern UK too hot for me
Heat is different in UK it's more like being under a grill whereas for instance in Cambodia the temp is an average of 30c it's more tolerable than the UK 20c odd. You would complain like mad if someone diluted your drink, but you want ice? We tip less cos our waiting staff get paid a wage and don't rely on their tips.
I like to acknowledge everyone , but think I do it to read the people too. I'm brown, so can get a good take on how people reply. It's not always race though. People in the next town (nuneaton) tend to ignore non locals in general. I say hello, and they pretend they didn't hear me. I hated working in sales there Iwrocker is an American guy who loves trucks and stuff. he's done a few videos comparing various engines from Europe
What are you all hustling and bustling about 4 that you don’t have the time to make mash potatoes too many tv shows and TH-cam videos to sit through? 😁😁 to be fair I know Americans have long work days and less holidays 🤷🏽♀️
The not talking to strangers is definitely more of a South East England thing as she pointed out, which is the most densely populated region in the UK, so this makes sense. However, there is still something to a general feeling of awkwardness in speaking to strangers elsewhere; I wouldn’t say the rest of England and other home countries are outgoing in the American sense, just a little ‘friendlier’ than the South East. But this is just my general impression as an Englishman who has only ever lived in England (Liverpool and now Cambridge; so both the north and the south); in terms of reputation, Liverpool is up there with Glasgow for friendliness, so I think it’s a good comparison to the other home countries. Liverpool is definitely friendlier than Cambridge. It’s probably a different situation entirely in rural areas where there are no “strangers” around you.
Just because the clock goes 1 second after 23:59.59 and we move into the new day does not mean that all the food that is now 1 second out of date has instantly gone off. Look, smell and use common sense... drives me mad when I see people just bin something that is hours out of date, such a waste. Anyway, that's what I think. Cheers.
Its surprising how used to it you get, winter or summer. Their Winters are like our Summers used to be, 27C to 30C, Summer months can be as high as 35C to 40C. I spent more than 5 yrs travelling to Florida to see some internet friends, two weeks in the Summer then again two weeks in Winter. We in the UK can not get those sort of Temperatures, except once in a Blue Moon. Tony the Retired Hiker in Essex
It isn't a problem as nobody goes out in it 😂 My cousin lives there, they go from an air con house, to an air con car to an air con shop. And back again. Even though he lives in a gated community the children never play outside 😪
In a restaurant, alwys check the bill. There will typically be a 12.5% service charge which means you don't tip. If there is no service charge included, then tip. 10 to 15% is normal.
Ice with your drinks in the States is fine, a lot of us Brits say "oh the companies want you to have ice as it's less actual product and waters down the drink" but if you are getting free refills what does it matter, sometimes us Brits don't think it through - ( A Brit follower to your videos)
And basically no Freedom at all. It’s all about making money for the big companies and government. Work crazy hours no holiday time off could get fired if you do want to use it but only have 10 days in a year anyway frowned upon if you do want time off. Sick and holiday pay is the same. Have to pay crazy high for health insurance but won’t cover you. Food is bad for you full of chemicals and stuff that makes you ill so you go to hospital to then have to pay or be bankrupt. It’s a country to pay to live and no actual time for yourself and your family just work work work until you drop. Freedom my A** sounds awful
@@wessexdruid7598 Yes the USA has Freedoms, free not to pay their staff a decent wage, Limited Vacation time, Time off for illness usually comes out of the worker Vacation Time, oh YES and the Freedom NOT TO ALLOW ANYONE Under 21 yrs old to drink Alcohol.
Your reaction to tipping shows exactly the problem that you have in the United States, people who work in the restaurant industry need tips as part of their wages but here in the UK and the rest of Europe people who work in the restaurant industry get proper wages so there is no need to tip, but you can if that waiter or who ever has been outstanding and has given you exceptional service then you can tip if you want to thank them but it is not necessary. If you come to the UK you must speak proper English so we can understand you like for example calling products or items by there English name that we use, such as what you walk on by the side of the road is called a Footpath NOT a side walk, egg plant in English is called an Aubergine, the freeway in English is called a Motorway. Remember that the UK, the Republic of Ireland, France, Sweden, Denmark, Spain and the rest of the world is not America. 💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴
Brits have a code, a kind of body language that decides whether we say hello or not. If someone makes eye contact, we know they wish to engage. Then we will usually nod and smile or say hello. We are very afraid of intruding, so if they seem not to want it, we will not say it.
I’m British and I will tip if I feel the service warrants it
Exactly. If you're at a restaurant and the service is good, then I'll tip. We shouldn't have to pay their wages. They should be paid reasonably bu their employer, and tips should be a bonus!
We don't wash our eggs in a bleach bath that's why we don't keep eggs in the fridge xx
And we don't need to because, by law, we have to keep the hens in decent conditions. Whereas in the US, that would cut the profit margin for big corporations.
I live in the uk, in a small town, everyone says hello to each other, or will speak to you in the street. Depends on where you live.
Move up north.
@@capablancauk Why?
@@jaxcoss5790 everyone is nice. The further you go the nicer they are and the cheaper the houses.
Absolutely, I live in a small town in the Scottish Borders and everyone says hello even the youngsters 😊
We say hello all the time in Hertfordshire and everywhere I've been in south including London
It's around 14 dollars an hour for minimum wage in UK , and we don't have to pay out of pocket for health insurance every month like in the US , so that's one expense that we don't have to worry about . AND after watching a few compare videos on food shopping in the US vs the UK , over the last couple of years, our food is cheaper .
Any comparison between the cost of living between Britain and America always seems to forget tipping. That is a huge cost in America and adds a decent chunk of change to costs.
Don't forget housing costs as well.
When you are eating out the big difference I have found from the US to the UK is that the waiters in the UK are not constantly hovering and asking you if things are OK. I feel in the UK that you are treated better as a customer you can enjoy both your meal and the company so you are probably inclined to stay longer and have dessert. In the US I have often felt they feel they are doing me a service for allowing me to visiting their premises. I can understand this in a way because the more customers they can get in the more their tips will be so they want me in and out a fast as possible. But that means I am not going to enjoy my meal as much.
Probably because UK staff are given a 'living wage' which means they don't rely on tips to live..
She forgot to add that when you buy anything like food, clothes etc, the price on the product is what you pay at the check out. NO tax added when you pay.
thats largely myth, they are state controlled taxes, think theres only 13 of 50 states that charge and even then its not on everything. And our VAT rates are anything but cheap.
Im my town in northern england saying hi is normal, city life is where its different
"Eeee hello Ducks" is what I most hear most when Hiking the Coast to Coast route and Pennine Way
I'm from derbyshire, eyup duck is a common greeting 😂 my dad is from South East london, he says he loved it when he came up here in the 70s, as everyone is a lot friendlier. Though he couldn't understand why everyone kept calling him a duck 😂
In the UK we pay our staff REAL wages , so there is no need to tip.
it’s pretty much always added on anyway 🤷🏻♂️
No its not added on and if added on service charges aren't compulsory u simply ask got it to he taken off but mist of us 10 percent tip I'm. On benefit disabled unable to work I still try and tip if I can
@@mpol701 what restaurant do you go to where 12.5% isn’t added on to the bill as standard? 20 years ago it wasn’t but it always is now.
@@eddiel7635 12.5 per cent in all restaurant that I've been to that add it state it's discretionary, u simply ask for it to be taken off
According to UK law, service charges added by the restaurant are entirely optional. If you aren't happy with the service or if you'd prefer to calculate your own tip, you can ask for it to be removed and for a new bill to be printed.
Eating out is usually a social event in the uk and a leisure activity.Also you are welcome to stay for several hours and don’t have staff waiting to move you out quickly,
Here in the UK a tip is for exceptional above and beyond service.
Good service should be the norm and what the price we pay includes.
When you get the Cadbury chocolate, please also buy a Hershey bar to compare the 2. They're way different. US chocolate tastes like vomit to Europeans
In the UK if I get good service in a cafe etc I tip .if the service is not very good I don't tip it's that simple .
Im from the North Midlands we don't walk round with an idiotic smile on our Face ,but we definitely greet each other Friendly. With either Good Morning or just Morning, Afternoon, Same upon leaving a Bus i and we always thank the Driver. Its just polite. and no we don't Tip .Of course I always tip my Barber .
ive never understood why americans would want water with their water.
Ice just waters down the water 😅
I’m born and bred in England. And I like ice in my cold drinks all the year round.
ice yuk. Why water down the taste.
Reference to the NO TIP in the UK I think this is mainly because we know they already get a decent wage and are NOT reliant on the customer to subsidise their wages. Most of our school leaves in their first employment get MORE than the Average American of the same age.
12.5% is pretty much always added to the bill anyway at restaurants.
Most in uk do tip typical 10 percent but usa wages are low I don't understand why your people acceot such low wages
Anything added to bill at end is discretionary u simply as for it to be taken off, I then my hide a 10 per cent tip to servers but won't pay service charge, u simply say no
As a Brit I would never tip by using the same payment method as the actual bill. If I want to tip a waiter/ress I would give the money directly to the person serving me, but as pretty much no one carries actual cash anymore it that's tricky. I'm pretty sure if you use chip and pin to tip that just gets swallowed up in the companies profits.
@@dalescriven same here, cash tip to staff
If you ask for ice, you'll get it.
As a Brit I have tins of soup or stew that have expiry dates as far back as 2016 which I will cook without qualm sometime in the future
Some products age really well. I have bottled fruit in alcohol that gets gorgeous as it goes years past the expiry.
Love your content and you seem like a nice bloke. Thankyou. :)
Tip the tiresome topic in the USA, well to put it directly, if the employees there were paid much better they would not be dependent on tip. Who really earns from the restaurant, it's the owner, the waiters are really totally underpaid. That's why tip is not so common in Europe. I give a tip for something if the food was good, the service was courteous or I like the restaurant. Tip in Europe is also usually rounded up to an even sum, and the waiters here are also better paid.
I live in the south east too, a nod usually will suffice. Or say "alright".
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@@siloPIRATE hiya
@@tonibaker3823Maybe hi not hiya. It sounds kiddish.
Maybe it's just my family, but I grew up with "how hungry are you? Do you think you'll have starters, main, and dessert?" and "Oh, I won't have dessert unless someone else is having it."
British servers generally won't ask for a tip; they're more likely to have a tip jar on the counter as you leave. (I was out with my mum the other day. She had paid, went to the bathroom, and was confused as to why I had my wallet out. "I wanted to leave a tip, but I've only got 5 pence and after such a good people that felt a bit patronising."😂 Mum started laughing and stuck £5 in the tip jar as we left😂🎉
Cold drinks don't help to cool you down hot drinks work far better
Absolutely true, yet i's amazing just how many people don't, won't, believe you when you tell them.
Rubbish ok hot sweet tea is good but I drink frozej and cold water full sugar cokes, milk shakes and on a hit day they cool me down
Don't believe u because I only every drink cold and Iicr cold drinks in uk and like in summer at moment outside temp 15 to 24 I can't live without ice cold cokes, milkshakes, orange juice, water and so on, hot drink maybe 3 times a week when at gf mum as I don't have enough attention to make hit drinks myself, easier to get a cold drink 3 litres of milk, coke juice a day
@@mpol701 Hot drinks make you sweat - which is much more efficient at cooling you.
@@wessexdruid7598 no it's not I know what cools me i hate heat, hate anything over 5 degrees I drink old drinks, icey drinks 58 years old we are all differant and autism means we have many differances ref sensitivity wise so for me cold, ice cold
saying hello to people is just a way of being polite.
You don’t need to tip because they earn a good wage in uk
Although it's free, I didn't see a doctor from 1984 to 2022. Of course, in 2022, I got sepsis, nearly died and have seen a lot of doctors since.
I hope you're recovered now, 🤔
...that must've been dreadful...😢
best before dates are just as it says the quality of the product gets worse over time use by dates are also as they say ,if not used by the date it,s at your own risk .a lot of these date stamps on food were to stop shops leaving things on the shelves for extended lengths of time rather than for in home use
In the UK tipping is something we usually do in acknowledgement that someone has done a particularly good job or gone out of their way to help you out. When you do tip there is no 'set percentage' you should tip by, it's just whatever seems right to the customer. In the UK the minimum wage covers all employees so you can be sure that the person serving you is at least getting that hourly wage which varies between age groups. This wage is generally set by the government on an annual basis coming into effect at the beginning of April.
@@jameslewis2635 I uk tipping has akways been 10% ok it's not set but it's a known tipping wherever u go if things are good 10% is the basic a little either side, in usa, they would not see that as good at all
The USA also has a government mandated minimum wage. The difference is that, for waiting staff, it is ONLY $2.13 an hour. (In the UK, it's £11.14 for over-21s - that's $14.85. MINIMUM.)
No tipping because we pay our employees. If a firm can't pay people them you're not very good at business.
I grew up in a time when Use by/sell by dates weren't a thing. Mum's then used their noses, their fingers and their eyes to check if something was still okay to eat. None of us kids ever got food poisoning. What the introduction of these dates inadvertently (probably) did was to encourage wastefulness.
Tipping is for bosses who don't pay their staff a fair wage.
The people in the North are more likely to say "morning, evening" or "hello, YORKSHIRE! ✊
ice when in a heatwave to keep a drink cold longer, otherwise nope.
Sell by date and use by date are completely different things. People thinking they are the same thing is a big money maker for producers and stores. As it tricks people into throwing away perfectly good food.
In the UK you can buy an 'egghouse' for the kitchen countertop....more room for beer in the fridge🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🏍️💨😸👍
in the uk a tip is a reward for good service ,we say rubbish instead of garbage .
I think when we go out to eat it’s usually starter and main or main and dessert. Not usually three courses
we have use/sell by dates and best before dates in the UK, big difference between them
We always finish with pudding or dessert All my married life I made pudding or dessert to finish our meal
@@patriciacrangle8244 same with when I grew up always pudding
In our family it is rare for us to order a desert. It does happen, but as a general rule we will have a start and main, and not order a desert. That doesn't mean people can't have a desert if they really want one, or there is a desert they particularly like, but it's just not common. And the same appears to be true with most of our friends.
My step daughter is a waitress in a michelin starred restaurant and she tells us that most people tip, but it's rarely very much, often only a few quid, maybe a fiver, on a £200 meal. Most people who can afford that sort of restaurant really are extremely mean tippers, to the point that she almost gets excited when she gets more than 10%. When I tip, even if I've paid the bill by card, I always tip in cash, that way the staff get it, not the restaurant.
My country, Wales, is apparently going to ban free refills of liquids that contain obesity-inducing substances like sugar or sugar substitutes. I don't mind ice in water but definitely like it in my gin and tonic. I don't order a pudding first because I have no idea whether I'll room for it. I prefer cheese anyway. You know you can buy ready-made mash at the supermarket. You should also remember that our country doesn't allow many of the additives and pesticides that you have in your food so yes, our food will be better for her.
I only tip in a restaurant or cafe if the staff have been pleasant and helpful. And I definitely wouldn't leave a tip if the food is bad or over priced.
go with the flow man
the wage in the uk is supposed to have the service charge included it's already foctored into the pricing in britian.
Tipping (service charge) is a personal thing, get good service then a tip is welcomed. But as service staff are being paid fairly, they aren't relying on tips to make their money.
In Australia it's best before or use by, use by that date or throw out best before still ok after that date
If the staff are in your face every few minutes like in America it looks desperate and is annoying and so I won’t tip. Has to be for the whole experience good food nice environment nice friendly staff and you enjoy your time without being hounded just enjoy food and company you are with and not rushed out of the door
she’s in south England which means she’s surrounded by arrogant people, the more north you go the more pleasant the people are
You're showing your prejudice. There is poverty in the South-West that is worse than in the North. And I'm a Northerner.
@@wessexdruid7598 wasn’t talking about poverty!
@@elaineboom7296 Born and bred in Hertfordshire, never been arrogant.
@@elaineboom7296 You were definitely being arrogant, though. When you're living hand-to-mouth, you aren't.
@@wessexdruid7598 most of us are in poverty! Clearly you wanna talk about poverty so go for it….
You dont have to tip, just ask them to take it off.
Generally don't have dessert when I go out
In uk portions are smaller by a lot so we can have three courses in even salad in USA is huge and going out to dinner isn’t about eating it’s about enjoying the people your with and the experience as well and it’s more expensive to eat out in uk
Smiling and saying hello to strangers really is dependent on where you are in the UK. If you are in the countryside saying hello, or a nod of acknowledgement is customary. In a town or city you wouldn't. It's also far more common in the north where people are generally more friendly than the stuck up south.
Or if it's very early in the day and few people are around, you usually say 'morning'!
When an egg is laid, it has a natural impervious to bacteria etc. coating on the shell so it a be stored at room temperature however Americans wash that coating off so their eggs need to go in the fridge.
I lived 6 years in Cairo & Egypt like USA is a tipping culture so I soon got used to tipping & though I've been back home in England 12 years I have not lost the habit of tipping.
In hot weather UK homes are often several degrees warmer than outdoors because they are built to retain heat, not dissipate it.
I tend to ignore use by dates because the manufacturer will have built in a decent safety margin for fear of being sued if someone become ill from eating their product ie, if I buy something on the 1st with a use by date of the 10th then I'm pretty certain it will be good until the 15th - I've never been wrong yet.
My best tips are work harder or move faster 😂
I guess the Americans don’t usually have a dessert because their starters and main courses are so frigging huge they haven’t got room for anything else. In the UK we have small portions so we have room. I don’t know anyone who would leave a restaurant and go somewhere else for a dessert.
Ive lived in London many years.....never speak to a soul. But when i go home to small towns ill smile. I have luved in South Korea and Sweden and nobody speaks to anyone. I l9ve that.
I think youd make a wonderful Brit😂😂😂
Most people in the UK dont have a starter or a dessert. We just have a main meal. No refills, no extra sugary drinks. No dessert, no extra sugar. I follow her and she has become a brit in most ways.
I have starter dessert and multiple free drink refills at some restaurant, never diet, lie sugar, I'm. Diabetic kidney disease heart failure and eat and drink what I want and will die happy knowing I can't do lifestyles changes
Do u eat out as most people I see have at least one and also where free refills are available they have several
I avoid any drink with no or reduced sugar only drink high sugar
Where have u been? I toby and harvester etc we use the free refill machine, add ice, and yes even there we normally have a dessert
I'd in a non refill restaurant I might only buy one drink in fact I normally take my own bottled glass of coke and just ask for water and ice, drink the water quick and pour in my coke, I object to paying so much for non alcohol drinks, so any free refills I make use of
we work less so we have more time - simples
There's a joke video about a Northern bloke being arrested and deported back to the North for saying good morning to strangers in London . . .
Regarding heat - NYC is at the same latitude as Rome. Florida is at the same latitude as the Sahara. The UK, on the other hand is at the same level as Newfoundland and Alaska - there is NO overlap with any of the contiguous USA. That's why a hot day is 77 degF.
I wonder if the thing with waiters pressing "no" for the tip on the machine may be because they don't want the extra to go to their bosses and not get shared out...
It’s because no one leaves tips in a fast food place in the UK. So they don’t even bother asking.
I am pretty sure she was referring to a fast food place like McDonald’s. They are sales staff not waiters. Here in the UK we never tip for fast food, unless it is home delivery. Even then it’s the customers choice.
Things don't go off at the stroke of midnight! I eat eggs weeks out of date - hasn't poisoned me yet!
I live in scotlad and its a cultural to say hi when you pass somebody in the park or street ..but when i was in England it was a no no people dont say hi ..witch is sad not to acknowledge someone one who pass you .. kinda bad manners but that's the English culture
Tipping was a British invention.
Excessive tipping, so that employees don't need to be paid, is a US one.
I feel bad for US citizens. Our country cares about our health and wellbeing. I wish that your country would do what we do but you do have independence day. The day that most americans celebrate, not being like the english. :)
American have freedom they have great big drink and no sugar tax, I only drink. Lots if sugar drinks not nanny state uk telling us what do
I tell my diabetes nurse and cardiologist not up to the what I eat and drink.
In the USA there is no vested interest for citizens to be healthy - because the state doesn't provide their healthcare. That's why the FDA only bans foodstuffs once proven to do significant harm, rather than requiring proof that something is not harmful, before it can be used.
RE the eggs. It always makes me laugh when i see these huge American fridges and here i am with a regular half n half fridge freezer. Then they open it and i can't help but think why is that in the fridge, why is that in the fridge, how much bad stuff is hiding in the back, why why why etc. lol We do tip sometimes but its actually getting harder to tip in some bars and restaraunts. For example if your meal bill is 65.75 you might just round it up 70, but you're not tipping the waitress, they'll have a tip jar that gets shared between the whole team. Or in a bar they may not accept tips but you can buy the barman a drink, and he might say thank you but i already have one here i'll put the change to one side for later, you'll be sure to get served quickly next time you come.
People do tip in the UK but don’t need to as waiters and waitresses get paid a wage. We tip if the service is good and they deserve it. Tbh America needs to change their tipping culture it’s just wrong. If your business is good you should be able to pay staff a decent wage. Staff in UK let you enjoy your meal and time not rushed and no staff hovering around constantly asking how you are need anything else etc etc that just really spoils the experience
dude, you need to get out of the city and slow down. one day you'll turn around and you'll be in your 60s and wonder whether you lived or simply existed.
If you're travelling on a freeway and looking out the side window you can say to people that you made that journey from A to B, but when they ask you to describe the things you saw the only answer you can give is "don't know, it was just a blur".
Before the best buy dates and before dates, there was never any of that stamped on the food packs, if you saw mould, or it smelt funny or tasted funny than we did throw it out, but I eat eggs that are a month or so out of date, as with eggs if they are bad, you sure can tell it. It's just wasteful and costs money to throw away food that is good to eat. Even to eat at home, when you have friends around for a meal, it's enjoyable to eat, talk and just sit around the table enjoying the food and being with friends and family. It's not just eat and go.
I tip sometimes
The not saying hello is definitely a London thing! I live in northern England and it’s definitely done here
Probably because London is full of non-brits!!
Most of this just plain commn sense something AMERICANS LACK
They've been brought up that way. The US is not designed for the benefit of its citizens, but for the benefit of big business.
If a restaurant buts a service charge on to a bill [which has started lately] I refuse to pay it. If I wish to tip that is my choice because the service has been excellent
Out of date meats is a no-no. Anything else, it’ll be ok unless it’s fizzy (if it not meant to be, ) or if the packet/container is bloated, and not meant to be…😊
I hate it when it gets too hat.
For me 15 degrees is about it but if cloudy and still 20 or so that's ok can't stand blue sky and sun, but even so uk at moment southern UK too hot for me
hat??
@@McLintox agree to hat lol
@@McLintox Apparently it's American English.
Heat is different in UK it's more like being under a grill whereas for instance in Cambodia the temp is an average of 30c it's more tolerable than the UK 20c odd. You would complain like mad if someone diluted your drink, but you want ice? We tip less cos our waiting staff get paid a wage and don't rely on their tips.
I like to acknowledge everyone , but think I do it to read the people too. I'm brown, so can get a good take on how people reply. It's not always race though. People in the next town (nuneaton) tend to ignore non locals in general. I say hello, and they pretend they didn't hear me. I hated working in sales there
Iwrocker is an American guy who loves trucks and stuff. he's done a few videos comparing various engines from Europe
Best thing to do with food your thinking of binning, make soup.
What are you all hustling and bustling about 4 that you don’t have the time to make mash potatoes too many tv shows and TH-cam videos to sit through? 😁😁 to be fair I know Americans have long work days and less holidays 🤷🏽♀️
I'm from the North in England & the saying is the North is friendlier then the south because the south is more busy then the North
its than not then!
@@McLintox I prenouse it with the E
The not talking to strangers is definitely more of a South East England thing as she pointed out, which is the most densely populated region in the UK, so this makes sense. However, there is still something to a general feeling of awkwardness in speaking to strangers elsewhere; I wouldn’t say the rest of England and other home countries are outgoing in the American sense, just a little ‘friendlier’ than the South East. But this is just my general impression as an Englishman who has only ever lived in England (Liverpool and now Cambridge; so both the north and the south); in terms of reputation, Liverpool is up there with Glasgow for friendliness, so I think it’s a good comparison to the other home countries. Liverpool is definitely friendlier than Cambridge.
It’s probably a different situation entirely in rural areas where there are no “strangers” around you.
This is a living in a city thing. Stop making it about the South. The same thing happens in major cities in the North too. 🙄🙄🙄
Not ducking for cover when you hear a loud bang?
Move to the north of England you will have someone’s life story just stood at the bus stop
You mean out of London
Or literally anywhere else but London?
That's sane in home counties and most areas
Just because the clock goes 1 second after 23:59.59 and we move into the new day does not mean that all the food that is now 1 second out of date has instantly gone off. Look, smell and use common sense... drives me mad when I see people just bin something that is hours out of date, such a waste. Anyway, that's what I think. Cheers.
You should say rubbish.
I would not survive an hour in Florida heat.
Its surprising how used to it you get, winter or summer. Their Winters are like our Summers used to be, 27C to 30C, Summer months can be as high as 35C to 40C. I spent more than 5 yrs travelling to Florida to see some internet friends, two weeks in the Summer then again two weeks in Winter. We in the UK can not get those sort of Temperatures, except once in a Blue Moon. Tony the Retired Hiker in Essex
It isn't a problem as nobody goes out in it 😂
My cousin lives there, they go from an air con house, to an air con car to an air con shop. And back again.
Even though he lives in a gated community the children never play outside 😪
In Florida, it's not just the heat, it is the high humidity. Brits are not used to that.
@@user-TonyUK UK summers generally used to be in the 70s degF. It was rare to reach 80 - and never for long.
@@wessexdruid7598 You should have been arround in 1976 when even the North of England had 85F approx 33C
american work culture (just as was the case in japan) is killing american family life.
The thing that confuses me is that Americans don't use instant coffee. Here, we love it.
American instant coffee is horrible, several Americans who live here has said so.
In a restaurant, alwys check the bill. There will typically be a 12.5% service charge which means you don't tip. If there is no service charge included, then tip. 10 to 15% is normal.
U simply ask for service charge to be taken off and the u can tip if u wish
@@mpol701 I never bother with that. I'm happy to pay the charge and I don't feel the need to make some kind of point.
@@donepearce I prefer to tip personally, service charge I find suspicious
@@mpol701 Suspicious? You think there is a conspiracy? When I think the waiter has gone above and beyond I add a personal tip to the service charge.
@@donepearce not a conspiracy but it puts money into the company, not the server, I prefer to give to sever
Is it really something to celebrate?
Is what something to celebrate??
Not saying hello is a London thing.
It never used to be.
@@101steel4 so sad.
Ice with your drinks in the States is fine, a lot of us Brits say "oh the companies want you to have ice as it's less actual product and waters down the drink" but if you are getting free refills what does it matter, sometimes us Brits don't think it through - ( A Brit follower to your videos)
I want the drink I ordered, not a watered down version of the drink I ordered.
Love ice in drink
AMERICA. FREEDOM. The richest country in the world.
Streets lined with tents
Whoopee fookin dooo!
@@McLintox I think that was Brit (or Irish) sarcasm.
And basically no Freedom at all. It’s all about making money for the big companies and government. Work crazy hours no holiday time off could get fired if you do want to use it but only have 10 days in a year anyway frowned upon if you do want time off. Sick and holiday pay is the same. Have to pay crazy high for health insurance but won’t cover you. Food is bad for you full of chemicals and stuff that makes you ill so you go to hospital to then have to pay or be bankrupt. It’s a country to pay to live and no actual time for yourself and your family just work work work until you drop. Freedom my A** sounds awful
@@wessexdruid7598 Yes the USA has Freedoms, free not to pay their staff a decent wage, Limited Vacation time, Time off for illness usually comes out of the worker Vacation Time, oh YES and the Freedom NOT TO ALLOW ANYONE Under 21 yrs old to drink Alcohol.
Your reaction to tipping shows exactly the problem that you have in the United States, people who work in the restaurant industry need tips as part of their wages but here in the UK and the rest of Europe people who work in the restaurant industry get proper wages so there is no need to tip, but you can if that waiter or who ever has been outstanding and has given you exceptional service then you can tip if you want to thank them but it is not necessary. If you come to the UK you must speak proper English so we can understand you like for example calling products or items by there English name that we use, such as what you walk on by the side of the road is called a Footpath NOT a side walk, egg plant in English is called an Aubergine, the freeway in English is called a Motorway. Remember that the UK, the Republic of Ireland, France, Sweden, Denmark, Spain and the rest of the world is not America. 💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴