As someone who studied tourism and did an internship at a travel agency, the thing that travel agents hate is not the fact that people can plan their own vacation, they're fine with that. You book your trip on your own if you want and are comfortable with that. People still go to travel agencies to book their trip and the agencies are doing fine. What they hate is that people come to them to get all the information they need and the expertise of a travel agent (i.e. their opinion on X hotel, must sees for a specific destination, get quotes for hotel prices) without paying for it an then go home and plan their own vacation. I've seen someone spend a whole hour with a travel agent, get all the information, the brochures, say "I'll think about it." and you never see them again as they bought everything online.
That's actually a common problem for many shops as well. People walk in, talk to a salesperson about products, features and prices, then they'll say "I'll think about it" and buy online, where everything is cheaper.
@@Daniel-wd4zx I don't know enough about the politics of how everyone gets paid to say anything for certain but from what I've been told - and if I remember correctly - they're being paid by the various companies they're buying the elements of a package from (i.e. the hotel, the airline, the restaurants, etc.) and in order for people to make an informed decision, they need the information provided by the travel agent, so I guess they can't just call it consultation and make them pay for that. Some people walk in and they know exactly what they want, but they'll probably get pretty much the same information as someone who doesn't know for sure what they want. So I think it's a tricky situation.
Came here to say the same thing. Worked as a travel agent for two years. Had countless people walk into the agency without a clue of where they want to go or how much they could spend, took an hour to talk to them about destinations on four continents (not kidding), then tailor-make at least one holiday for their preferred time period and then never heard from them ever. Happened so many times that we got used to it. Some people either have time to kill without any intention of going on a holiday, or are just so bloody lazy they don't bother to do some research online. And making people pay for consultation would probably have a negative effect imo, as it would turn away many potential clients.
@@Daniel-wd4zx the problem is that no one would use us at all if we did that because they have no interest in paying more for their vacation then if they didn't know everything we could tell them. What I do is I hold back about 80% of what I would tell you if you booked with me. I give just enough information for you to understand what you need to make a decision about your trip, and then if you book with me I send Pages worth of information in an e-mail every so often between your booking and your vacation. Otherwise I was spending most of my time working my butt off for hours and hours by telling them everything about a Disney vacation and then having them never book with me.
Edit to add: I’m in the UK. We don’t pay for our healthcare so there’s no popping to different doctors and shopping around 🤦🏼♀️ Why doctors SHOULD listen to patients when they’ve done some research: I was telling my doctor I had Plantar Fasciitis for 4 years. At the end of these 4 years I said I wasn’t leaving until they did something. Got told if they “caught it earlier they could have fixed it” but now, at 27 years old, I can’t stand for longer than 20 mins and there is no cure because it got so bad. Should’ve listened to my google diagnosis or at least considered it then I wouldn’t have grounds to sue 👀
In my own personal life I’ve come across this a lot, all be it in a different field. The arrogance of a professional is so damaging in a lot of occasions, especially when you’re dealing with the health of a person. Just pay attention to your customer/patient! Most people don’t know what they’re talking about, so if they’re even 10% closer to accurate than the average person just hear them out. They have clearly looked into the subject.
This is a really big one among people who have auto-immune diseases. From my first hospitalization to diagnosis with Lupus took fifteen years. Then my doctor retired, and each time I go to a new doctor I get the same run around that "we just want to take tests to make sure". Unless I'm in the middle of a flare the tests are going to come back negative.
I was thinking of this. The worst thing that can happen if the doctor takes your claims seriously is that they do some tests and determine that you do not have any diseases that you think you have. The worst thing that can happen if they don’t take your guesses seriously is that you will have issues for the rest of your life or even death. Doctors do not know everything. Let’s stop treating them as if they are the all-knowing. If anyone has a doctor that refuses to test you for something, tell them that you would like to have that recorded in your medical records. It will make it easier to win a lawsuit if something does turn up later, and many will change their minds about their refusal and go ahead with some tests.
@@katnicole7274 yup! Always ask them to document refusal of tests. Most will just order the test anyway, worst case is you test negative and have to pay out of pocket. Even then you've crossed something off the possible diagnosis list.
As a current (2nd year) medical student in the uk I’m actually taught to ask the patient what they think the problem is, including any online research they’ve done. It can actually help you narrow down your potential diagnoses, you can direct some of your questions around that disease to see if they have it and it gives you information on what they’re worried about so you can potentially relieve some of that stress by saying it’s unlikely they have some weird and wonderful condition. I always look up symptoms I’m having online myself but try to stick to the nhs website and keep a reasonable mind that it’s probably not something serious.
This is really encouraging to hear as someone who has been dismissed by doctors for "trying to self-diagnose" when I've done my own research in the past.
The shift in focus towards patient-centred care is so reassuring (been studying pharmacy this year and it's a huge part of the course), and I hope it shows up more and more in medical practice in future!
@@jazmine9570 the first thing you talked about sounds like Quincy which is very serious and usually secondary to tonsillitis, I had a friend who’s tonsillitis was treated but they then developed Quincy afterwards I believe. Yes most strange diseases come from travelling so it’s important to tell your doctor if you’ve been travelling recently as it could affect the investigations he wants to carry out so he can rule out any tropical diseases. Zyrtec is an antihistamine which means your hives might be an allergic reaction and the swelling of your face and tongue would likely have been anaphylaxis. It might help to find out what you could be allergic to if you don’t know already, this could be done by an allergy screening test by a doctor where they expose your skin to small amounts of a possible allergen and see how it reacts and this can be done with a lot of things or narrowed done if you think you might know what it is. Yes diabetes can be horrible and has many terrible effects on the body. It can be either genetic (main cause for type 1) or developed due to poor diet/old age. Important things to look out for with diabetes is frequent urination, excessive thirst and weight loss. I’m only a second year medical student and have three more years of study so I’m not a doctor, make sure to see your doctor if you’re concerned about your health including mental health.
Same thing here in NL. We also get taught to ask what a patient thinks they have. I like the shift to the more shard decision making. Some of our teachers say that that question could upset elderly patients, as they might still have the mindset of 'I tell my problems to the doctor and do whatever they say'. I'm off on my internships soon, so I guess I'll see for myself then :)
@@evan If it wasn't, it wouldn't be a thing ;) In germany, the Insurance companies pay for H. It doesn't harm you and a good homeopathic "Doctor" will send you to a real Doctor, if your health is bad. Some even combine, normal medicine and Homeopathy, I think just because it gets you a lot of money...
@@moranjackson7662 I disagree with you on that placebo-part, because there was a clear distinction between what he recommended to people and sold to people and a placebo (which could be used to determine if it was physical or mental.) But I dó appreciate the rest of what you wrote, because you are very right about taking time with the patients. Usually that results in the patient finding out whát causes their issue, whether it is a combination of medicine or a high dosis (if the doctor gave her like 500 grams of something quite strong and she gets headaches and they give her 500 grams of asperine to 'help' with that. And at the end, the cure for a slightly painful wrist turns into an addiction to headache-medication, because she needs to keep 'up-ping' it.) Naturally, my dad has always been in contact with their doctor, just to make sure what they had found out about the patient and what they had recommended or given before. If someone is telling you to ignore your doctors advice completely, to just..trust them instead or convinces you that something can cure cancer, you are dealing with a fraud. But as soon as someone is taking the time for you to find a more measured approach, instead of the instant/limited things that a doctor might be able to hand you, you're probably dealing with someone that just wants to help the patient and this should always be done after having completed proper education on medicine and knowing your responsibility, when it comes to recommending medication. You work wíth the doctor, not against or without. The doctors here, know my dad and appreciate his job. The stories I know about his patients, did not come from him. He cannot tell me anything about that and also takes that very seriously. The stories I know, come from the people themselves. I am currently using GABA-pills, for example, that have a calming effect, without making you drowsy or sleepy. They are purchasable in the common stores as well. I know that someone (no idea who ofcourse) went to my dad and when he concluded GABA would be a good product and the person wanted to buy it, he simply said; 'It's in the store. It's pricey, but it's there, you don't have to buy it from me.' Again, he worked together with the doctor and all the information and options he had in the world, to make sure this patient was helped and wouldn't desperately go self-medicating or something. On the subject of cancer (because somehow everyone seems to have met some fraud that claims to be able to cure it. I'm glad I haven't come across those, but it's disturbing to me) there is no "cure" for cancer. Chemotherapy so far, can help and it could destroy the cancer. My mom had cancer twice. Never in a million years did my dad go; Ohhh I have a cure, honey, eat this.' My dad knows that there is no miracle-medicine. And anyone that says there is, is lying. He did however, know that people with cancer, thrive better if they have fewer extra issues to deal with. (This story came from herself. Edit; Not my mom, another woman, I mistyped that part. This is not about my mom, it's about another woman.) When a woman was vomiting a lot from chemotherapy, she came to him and asked for advice. She said; 'I normally just don't take those anti-vomiting-pills anymore. They were given as an optional treatment, but they make me feel sicker.' After consulting the hospital, the doctor, etc. etc. and making sure that he knew áll the upcoming changes in treatment or changes in medication or personalized medicine or well...everything that could in ány way, _technically_ interfere with anything (in short; he made sure he was updated and had a green light from everyone) he suggested to take different, mild medication. This helped and she slept better and well, I only know she survived, because she was the one that updated me. I was going somewhere that day, so I wasn't interested in listening tbh, it's his patient and not mine, I don't know her. But I'm glad he could add something to her life that was beneficial in that time. Had he been selling placebo's (which could've proven useful ofcourse, to see if this was a mental thing, like common doctors do too) then I can assure you, he wouldn't just have gone on to say; 'Ah it worked, well, here's a bucket of them, good luck' and gone off to the next person. Had it been placebo and had it worked in the first week, he would've consulted her doctor. He's not a therapist, so he is not 'there to listen to all their stories' but I can imagine it'd take a load of stress away to just be able to say; 'I am afraid of dying, I keep thinking about my funeral' and having that out of your system. A fraud would be unhappy about progress or the patients saying; 'I no longer need your services.' My dad was glad to see people heal fast. Having seen my dad bring things to patients on the bicycle, júst to make sure they had them in time for a marathon (a woman had blisters and sat at home after training for a marathon.) She didn't know what to do, didn't react to ointments of 'heavy medication' well, called him for help. He's retired for several years now, but he instantly said; 'Oh, weegbree-leaf, that could help' (it's on google when you look weegbree-blad. First option given is for blisters and bruises on feet.) Either way, he said; 'You can find them anywhere, I have them in my garden, want me to bring you some?' She said; 'Oh I can't ask that from you, I'll have my husband look for them or something, when he gets home this evening.' My dad said; 'That's a bit late if you have the problems now. I'll be right there.' He then cycled to his garden (other side of town) picked the leafs, rinsed them off and brought them to her home. She nearly got emotional and thanked him, he said it was no problem. She wanted to give him something for the efforts, he refused and said; 'This can be found in the fields. Good luck with the marathon!' I mean, you need to be careful when you have patients 'leeching' and that keep calling you for free advice all day, instead of planning an appointment. But since he's retired, he no longer has any appointments, so if anyone needs his advice or help, he basically gives it away for free. Usually the advice (that I can hear him giving people that call unexpectedly) is just; 'Oh, right, that sounds uncomfortable! Ask your doctor if there is any * word I don't understand * in the pills you recently got. Are you still using that magnesium? Right, that might be the problem as well, I can imagine the- (etc.etc.etc. scientific words I do not understand.) At this point, he usually goes into another room and they figure out a way to make sure that combination of clashing medication isn't clashing anymore. Or he just advises the person to tell their doctor about using magnesium and hear what solution they propose. Bottomline, thanks for your understanding, I hope I cleared some of the things up. Sorry if I seemed too tense, but it's a very bad feeling, seeing my dad go out of his way for people and constantly get thanked by everyone, only for then to have someone online (possibly with bad experiences or frauds or tricksters around them) say that it's all a sham. I would be glad if the world got rid of confidence-tricksters or..well..any of those. Anyone leeching a patients and selling them stuff they do not need ór telling them to trust thém instead of their doctor, well... I mean, I already explained what I (and he) think of that type of people. Have a good day, hope the sun shines there, it does here!
@@Widdekuu91 Oh, what a read :) I'd never say that your father could be a fraud. You also said that your father used natural medicin as well. I can't say much about that. I only read a couple of studies about homeopathy and all concluded in the placebo effect. You wrote about Gaba, which is s neurotransmitter which can calm you down or uplift your mood. This isn't Homeopathy. This works on a provable concept. And your Father seams to be quite exceptional, having contact with other medics about their patients. I think that is quite unusual. Happy to know that there are people like your dad out there.
@@moranjackson7662 Thanks :) Well, all his colleagues are working the same as him, and not retired yet, haha. As far as I know, Germany's homeopathy situation is very regulated as well, (they're known for regulating, schedules and their..well.insurances for insurances, just in case they're not insured and so on..) but when we're talking people that work against doctors or strongly advice against good advice, I sure as hell would agree that's something to stop asap. Have a good day :)
@@flappetyflippers if you say “I don’t know” then the officer can say you were going any speed they want to. Also, not knowing what speed you’re going then they can call that dangerous driving too as then you don’t know if you’re under the limit or not
I've never been pulled over where they've asked me questions. I've been pulled over 3 times in random checks, never a targeted check. I ensure to always go under the speed limit, so there shouldn't be any worry. However, I understand this being an issue in USA since you can get a ticket for going under the speed limit since you must follow the flow of traffic. So you're domed if you do and domed if you don't, I guess. That isn't a thing here. So just go below the speed limit here and you're fine.
Well don't lie either. That's a crime in most places. Either don't answer, or in response to "do you know how fast you were going", just reply "yes" and call it good. Then, if they ask how fast, you invoke your right to silence.
Eh I don’t feel like most of these are in the spirit of the question. The “one weird trick” is meant to be something positive like the planning your own trip that annoyed the travel agent because it actually does work. Not doing something stupid or complaining about people who do stupid things like homeopathy or lie about your customer experience.
I get the thing with doctors getting frustrated with patients thinking they know best but if you're a gp I almost certainly know more about my rare chronic illnesses that I've dealt with for 14 years than you who has never treated anyone like me before. I have a consultant who's specialised in the field to deal with that I just need you to tell me if I need antibiotics or not!
It’s almost like they were talking in a generalised way and not about just you, a very specific person with a specific medical ailment that would require something different.
Yeah, there's a fine line between people who think they know what's wrong and people who know their bodies. I almost had a heart attack at 25 because several gps refused to believe me when I said something was wrong and they all kept telling me I just needed to lose 20 lbs and get in shape. It took me literally years to get a cardiologist referral and he heard me out then took one listen and said 'yup, that's an arrhythmia and we need to get you on meds to manage it, like, several years ago, at least. I'm amazed you haven't had serious complications yet.'
@@jayc9345 You’re talking about a GP’s incompetence in dealing with a patient wear as this was discussing people’s tendencies to self diagnose. You didn’t self diagnose you just had incompetent doctors which is a different problem.
Yeah I've had too many occasions where my self diagnosis has been correct and the GP has misdiagnosed to only later realise they were wrong and I was right. I've suffered a few times because of their "general knowledge" and thinking they always know the answer 100%. I'd prefer a GP would double check sometimes than just confidently tell me what it COULD be.
@@bwayslimess4124 this is great advice but I am diagnosed just with a chronic pain condition little understood and known. Until the 90s they thought it was a psychological problem, its been proven otherwise now but lots of doctors especially older ones still have backwards views around it and treatment. I struggled for years growing up with uninformed doctors and other medical staff and but now I'm finally under a good consultant with 10 years experience except I still have to deal with general practitioners for everyday things that arise and have lots of trouble with them especially in regards to the medications I'm on even though they were approved and are being monitored by my consultant. It's extremely frustrating.
on the webMD thing - a lot of disabled ppl find out what's wrong with them bc the doctors can't be bothered to figure out what's wrong with you cuz there's a lot going on. for some ppl, going to a doctor n saying "I think I have this" is the only way they'll get any form of diagnosis (sorry if this comes out a bit pretentious n snowflakey but like it's something I see a lot in the disabled community)
100% I believe googling your symptoms is only a problem only when you're using Google to replace your physician. I think it's quite OK and I would even encourage people to get some information first on what your symptoms might mean so that then you can go to your gp and ask them directly about what you've read. Your doctor will have to consider possibilities that might have gone under their radar (they're human too) and you can get a better informed diagnosis. WebMD is not supposed to be your gp, but it can be a stepping stone to advocate for yourself and get the care that you need.
the only reason i was eventually able to get my fibro diagnosis (which wasnt even through just googling, it started with talking to friends w similar symptoms as well), and yet my first Rheumatologist said "that's something that can only be found through process of elimination" and then did one blood test and said "well, everything looks normal" like ??? anyway his replacement was great i brought it up in our first appointment, she pressed some pressure points, and was like "yeah this is most likely fibro let's talk about treatment plans"
I heard a proffessor of medicine on the radio a while ago say something along the line of "A doctor is a generalist with a broad knowledge of many different conditions, often the patient is an expert at their own ailment. Listen to the patient."
@@evawettergren7492 Oh god yes. The flipside of "Your 20 minute google search is not a replacement for my medical degree" rhetoric you often hear from Doctors is "The hour-long lecture you attended once on my condition is not a replacement for my lifetime of lived experience"
Not to mention that there are people who are the exact opposite of hypochondriacs. They need to put the serious ailments first so that people don’t ignore red flags in favour of a less intimidating explanation.
Personal anecdote, I literally did out-walk a terrible diet for years. Always ate what I wanted, loads of it in fact, until I was completely stuffed every meal. Worked out 3 times a week and walked to, from and around work 5days a week and never gained a lb of fat. Since lockdown I tried to maintain eating what I wanted without the walking... didn’t go so well, first time I’ve ever had to watch what I eat
I mean, that is also have I get my horse in shape for summer when he have eaten to much grass. Take him on many walks throughout the week, so it does help. I used to bike to school, not very far, like 5 min bike ride, but it made sure that I could eat everything, so when I got to high school and suddenly had to take public transport, I gained so much weight because I ate the same as I used to... 🤣 Never knew that so little biking 5 days a week did so much for me. I need to get back into biking.
Exact same for me tbh, just walking to and from work kept me from gaining any weight and kept muscles in good shape, regardless of what I ate and then to no one's surprise, sitting inside every day for over year suddenly meant I had to actively eat less to not gain weight. (Although tbf since being at home I've snacked a ton and just reducing those snacks is already shedding the pounds again)
@@dumblebee9167if that’s true, you’re either gaining muscle weight, suffering from an undiagnosed condition/taking medication that causes weight gain, or defying the laws of physics.
I get that doctors probably find the WebMD stuff annoying but honestly, I know several (!) people who had researched their symptoms online and when told by doctors that what they had was "just normal period cramps" or whatever, ended up being diagnosed much later after seeking a second opinion and/or specialist for the condition that it said online - and it turned out to be exactly that. So yeah, the "trick" of googling it is probably very annoying for good doctors but very necessary because of the amount of shitty doctors (possibly especially for women but obviously this can happen to anyone)
I've been recently diagnosed with PCOS after my symptoms being dismissed by several doctors. I did some googling after thinking that something still wasn't right, then came back to my GP armed with a lot of knowledge, basically pushing them do certain specific tests, and lo and behold, I eventually got diagnosed
@@cerysjones1947 yeah that's basically what I was talking about in my comment - one friend finally got diagnosed with PCOS, the other with endometriosis
@@cerysjones1947 i had to go to the doctors 3 times in order to be taken seriously when trying to get an autism diagnosis, the final time i had basically got a folder of every symptom, every struggle, and every reason why i needed to be diagnosed before she would refer me. i’m now on a 3 year wait list it is ridiculous!
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The fresh fries thing at McDonald's is dumb, you can literally ask for fresh fries and they will do it, when it's busy you're already going to get fresh fries because on we basket of fries can only do like 3 or 4 regular sized orders, some orders are huge and take the whole basket, if it's 1 pm at McDonald's you're going to get fresh fries, don't make us do a whole new basket just so that you can salt them for us
Also Evan I'm not sure if you know this but the entire burger isnt made at once and then sits there, it's sits there and then they make it, so asking for no pickles doesn't help you at all you just won't get pickles
Even worse. There's only ever one guy who wants their fries unsalted. Not only are you making an entire batch just for him, this puts you in a situation where you've probably made too many fries now that you have to throw them away.
@Refined Snack still gonna most likely end up with a ticket, and worst case scenario (you you decide to not respond at all and not show them ID or registration) then you get detained until they can find out who you are to make sure you dont have any warrants
@Refined Snack that's how I was always raised to do too, I've only gotten pulled over once in my life but was respectful and cooperative. It payed off when I went to court because the officer was there to repeat the story and he mentioned to the judge that I was respectful, which probably saved me either a hefty fine, losing my license, or doing a month in juvy (accidentally passed a stopped school bus), but I got off with community service and no demerits on my license or anything on record
First time I was pulled over was for not completely stopping at a stop sign in the rain. (I was still pretty new to driving and was afraid of the car sliding as there were a lot of puddles.) No cars around. The officer was such an asshole, he didn’t tell me he was giving me a ticket, he told me he was giving me a COURT DATE. It was my dad who looked at it and saw it was a ticket, a $150 one. Later, I saw his face on a bunch of posters around town saying stuff like, “don’t drink and drive” and “don’t give tobacco to minors.” I got pulled over by the poster boy. 🤣
be very careful with calorie counting folks. If its a must for whatever reason then okay, but I strongly advise against adding that to your life. Its very easy to fall into disordered eating patterns and then into an eating disorder. They are the most deadly psychiatric disorder and can consume years of your life. Listen to your body, eat what makes you feel well, exercise to live well. Your body is a gift given to you out of love.
Yeah, it's pretty unnecessary unless you're literally doing physique competitions anyway. If you're just trying to lose a little weight just cut out snacks and maybe reduce your portions at meals a bit, no need to get math involved. And honestly weighing yourself is kind of a waste of time as well. Ultimately most people want to change how they look. A mirror will tell you how you look, a scale will not. Adding numbers is a good way to obsess over details that don't really matter.
@@danieljensen2626 This. I actually don't own a scale. I don't really need to loose or gain any weight and if i want to monitor body fat, i can legit just poke my belly and see how far it is to the abs, its good enough for the most part. Tracking your weight with a body scale is not easy if you want useful data, as you always have to factor in any excess weight that doesn't count. If you happened to drank a lot before weighing and forgot about it, that completely messes up your data. That already might make the difference in your weekly average between having lost wait and stagnating. Its a lot of stressing out for very little data.
I tend to want data driven behavior so yeah this isn't for me. I want to know if my weight is currently under control or rising or dropping. And more for health than body image.
I work at the entrance at a theme park as a summer job and whenever people want something they always say ”We spoke to someone on the phone” or ”We spoke to someone who said you can fix this.” putting me in a very tough situation feeling I have to meet their needs because they’ve been promised something by a third party. And afterwards when I reach out to my colleagues who answer the phones they have no idea what I’m talking about. People are lying little shits
Just to clarify, in the UK customs officers do NOT need a warrant to enter your house/premises. They have powers the Police can only dream of. So it is slightly wrong for Evan to say "you don't have to let anyone into your house without a warrant"....because, actually you do.
The pecking order is as follows, regarding ability to enter one's property. Ordinary police (have to have a warrant or be in hot pursuit), UK Transport Police (no warrant needed, have to be investigating an offence on or related to trains, etc), MoD police (no warrant needed, need to be investigating a security breach), UK Atomic Energy Authority Police (no warrant, have to be pursuing nuclear materials or documents), HMRC (no warrant, can be "just checking"). HMRC are bounded though by the reality that unjustified use of their powers would get them into a lot of trouble, personally (ie potential jail time).
It is, as ever, a bit more complicated than that. What you are talking about for customs officers is the writ of assistance, it is very old, and as it is not really compliant with modern thinking on human rights, you need sign off by an officer so senior it would be easier to get a search warrant. Hence very rarely used nowadays and for the last 20-odd yrs. Similarly, as well as warrants for search of/entry to premises, police and similar have some statutory powers for entry and search without warrant under the police and criminal evidence act. Simply put, entry and search of premises under control of (eg home, or office at work) someone just arrested, entry to make an arrest, and entry/search of somewhere an arrested person has just left. Customs having powers the police dream of is a myth as is the idea that police always need a warrant for search.
Might be worth knowing that if you admit your offence to the police in the UK then they have the option of giving you a Caution instead of prosecuting you but if you stay silent they can't do that
You also need to know that a caution isn't necessarily a good idea, and you shouldn't accept a caution before you've spoken to a solicitor (they will call a duty solicitor for you if you ask).
Adding cautious stay on your record forever whereas *some* criminal charges expire after a period of time. Another tip is to ask whether the offence is "recordable", this means whether they are allowed to take finger prints, mugshot, DNA. A lot of minor offences are non-recordable but you have to tell them you refuse
As an ex- Macca ( McDonalds) employee please just ask for fresh fries . Most places will make you fresh fries if you just ask! This saves everyone involved time, trust me.
I often ask for a Big Mac without pickles because I hate them, do they actually make a new burger like it was said at 09:53? I just assumed they open an already-made burger and take them out?
@@Nightraven26 at the Macca's I worked at we made all the burger "fresh" for each order, but pre-cooked all the ingredients and assembled the burger to order. The reason people still get pickle when they ask for no pickle, is probably mostly a design probably with display system ( it's hard to read sometime) or back area guys going into auto pilot mode because they have to make burger super quickly.
Ex tech support here: People who know what they're doing are a drop in the ocean of people who struggle to find the power button on a router. Assuming people know things is almost a waste of time, cus chances are I just confused them more lol
With an eating disorder in the luggage I can say that the input and output of calories is indisputably true (but strongly not recommended to obsess over). If you only need/want to lose a couple of lbs/kgs, don't stress it. Smaller portions, more veggies that fill you up, no processed food and you're good to go. I have lost 13 kgs without trying after moving away from home and I couldn't go have a snack all the time from the family pantry, instead I had to carefully plan meals and only buy what I needed and could afford. Being the one making the real lunch and dinner decisions for sure helps a lot.
Not an accountant but working in corporate accounting I can say one of my biggest and most frequent pet peeves is people trying to shortcut processes because they just don't feel like following all the steps, even if there's only like 3. Bruh, we're not trying to make life more difficult for anyone. Best believe we also do not want to deal with most of it. We're only asking for all the stuff because *the IRS literally requires it and we don't want hundreds of thousands or more in fines for not complying with government regulations*.
Track what you eat instead of counting calories. It’s so you are conscious of your food decisions and how it corresponds to your weight and mood. (E.g. why do I feel bloated, why do I feel sluggish. Look at your food log. Oh yeah I accepted some cookies/cupcakes from a neighbor/friend/birthday party. Oh yeah I snacked on some chips while watching a movie with friends). Just question the reason for your food choices (I was bored, I was obligated bc ppl are around, I was hangry, I was craving sugar, I was craving something meaty, the restaurant was closer, I was too tired to cook). And maybe ask for suggestions and improvements from a health specialist.
My life hack is to just give myself an existential crisis whenever I have unhealthy snacks, haha. I just ask "Did that actually make me happy?" after binge eating something, and pretty frequently the answer is no. Makes it easier to just not buy snacks, or at least get them less often.
I understand why doctors get frustrated at patients who think they know more than them. But personally, I’ve had more than one medical issues where I diagnosed myself and the doctor couldn’t. I also work in healthcare and see a lot of pretentious and incorrect doctors. I think there needs to be a combination of humble doctors and patients who recognize that doctors generally know more than them.
I am a Pharmacy Dispenser, people come to the pharmacy asking for advice, I give them advice from my huge knowledge base built on learning and experience, they question it as if I don't know what I'm talking about and then just say something like "oh I will just ring my doctor and get antibiotics" or something. On the other end of the spectrum I get people with obvious infections saying things like " oh well I don't really want to take antibiotics because they are bad for you so I'm gonna try this strange home remedy first and wait and see" even though they have already wasted a doctors time and been prescribed the fucking pills... The worst one I had was an older lady who forgot to order her prescription on time and just didn't take her life saving medication for three days.. FYI Pharmacies can give you emergency supplies of your regular medication (as in the stuff you can have on repeat) if the doctors are closed and you have run out. We will have to check your medical records but it takes like 10 mins. Well the pharmacist will, not me I don't have access, not even to my own :(
I find that, with medical websites, American websites seem to be a lot more scare-mongering than British ones do. It makes me wonder if it's due to the difference, since the US sites are often advertising their services and hoping you'll spend money going to their doctors.
and if you genuinely don't know what's wrong, you can be putting yourself in a corner telling a doc that you think you have 'x, y, z' as the doctor focuses on that instead of listening to your symptoms and offering their suggestions. they'll just be like, 'oh, you say you're feeling depressed and gaining weight and going crazy and you think you have depression', and they'll prescribe antidepressants when actually you have a thyroid disorder that'll kill you if you don't get medication. it's like a lose-lose scenario with some docs-damned if you do, damned if you don't.
if I need medical advice I literally google the issue and add NHS to the search, so it gives me the NHS website. Ie: last month I was 10 mins into a pretty heavy nose bleed (my first in like 10 years) so I began to get worried as it wasn't showing signs of stopping/easing, so I googled "nose bleeds NHS" and got their official page with steps on how to treat it, etc. I also find them really good because most of my issues end up being super minor, but there is always a bit on the bottom of the page for exceptions of when to see a doctor, etc. (ie: if nose bleed continues for over 15 mins)
You can also say "being poor is expensive", because cheap things barely last long enough to buy said thing again, and you don't have enough time to save for some high-quality replacement. Shoes are the most common example for this, I think.
if you need a trick professionals hate, Putting a phone in rice It literally makes phone repair professionals mad because it can cause problems to the phone especially on the ports
I love the Reddit content! I tried to use Reddit a few times and the comment section confused me a lot. (The layout) so it’s nice to still get to see some of the funny answers and stuff.
Comment further to the left is the top level comment. If there's one line to the left of a comment, it is a reply to a top level comment; two lines is a reply to a reply, and so on. Click on a line to hide that comment and all replies to it. It's quite a clever design when you get the hang of it.
So temping to mention every trick in my industry as a software developer. I'm still pretty new to my industry (3 years in) though so it's hard to tell which ones people actually hate. Biggest trick that does not work. No, your online website builder is not a replacement for my years of full time college training. You might think it looks good, but it is a usability nightmare. If you can, just hire a developer. It's their job to save you time and money.
9:00 I get that, but also usually when I do that I’m right? I remember just walking in and going “I think I have IBS” and a few questions later the doctors said “sounds like IBS”
As an employee of McDonsald's for the past 18 months. I can assure you: When you ask for Fresh Fries, 9/10 times, we drop fresh fries. No salt? Same thing. When you order anything from the kitchen, such as a sandwich or some nuggets, we make it on the spot unless we have extra (which is rare). You order a Big Mac with Extra Mac Sauce? We make it on the spot. Quarter Pounder no onion? Dropping that Quarter just for you. You want some Nuggets? We grab the box and scoop them in, right in your line of sight, depending on how a location is set up (It's easier to see at a McDonald's inside a Wal-Mart than at a standalone location). We are all about going fast, but our primary focus is getting your order right, the first time. Sincerely, Senior Kitchen Staff Member at the busiest location in the state of Arizona, and 5th busiest in the US.
I was a McDonald's manager for 6 years and from my own experience, asking for unsalted fries is a pain because we have to make more. But tbh if it's busy we more than likely had fries down anyway. What actually pissed me off is when they order no salt fries during a rush and then proceed to ask for salt packets. Like you can see we have fresh fries cooking you can ask for one of those if that's what you want. It's just annoying lol
2:25 wow...rubbing your tummy with a chrystal... Yeah my dad is a homeopath, helped about half the town here... never sold a crystal or told people to stand on one leg. He did finish the highest level of medicine-studies and biology, after which he chose to become a homeopath. Homeopathy has to do with basic natural medicine, like Plantago media leaf on a bruised or blistered ankle. Jeesh...I did not expect that level of bias from you.
@@schoo9256 My dad was a homeopath, but whenever he advised patients, he (after consulting with their doctor) would advise common to homeopathy to natural etc. medicine, depending on the cause and the patient. When someone needed GABA-pills, he simply told the patient they sold it in the local pharmacy-store, he could buy it himself. If a patient was having trouble with high doses of medication, he'd speak with their doctor about possible solutions and whether or not hís solutions would interfere with current treatment. As soon as someone tells you to stand on one leg (funnily enough exactly what my physician told me to do, because of my damaged knee and weakened leg-muscles, but that's a different story) and tells you to bark like a dog, buy a kilo of amethyst and especially when people tell you to distrust your doctor, you're dealing with someone that you shouldn't trust and you need to seek a second opinion asap.
Widdekuu91, thank you! I was scrolling through the comments wondering if anyone else was taken aback by this. It sounds like Evan is confusing homeopathy with something else. Homeopathy doesn't work for everyone and it certainly doesn't work for everything, but it's also something people love to dismiss as bullshit because they think it makes them look smart.
@@rikakemme Yes, well I often notice that people think it's easier to just call 'anything alternative' just 'rubbish' and that way, they don't have to think any further about it.
So many people misunderstand what homeopathy is- it’s actually quite alarming. Nothing to do with crystals 😂 I’m the daughter of a homeopath too and so grateful for that. Homeopathy has helped me many times. It doesn’t work for everything or everyone but that can be said for many things.
I've totally out-walked my diet though. Right before covid hit, I moved to another country and started walking a lot more (just because the city is very walkable) for 3ish months, lost a bunch of weight despite eating the same as before, since covid has started and I've been doing everything (classes and work) from home, I've gained it all back and then some, while maintaining pretty much the same diet and even doing more workouts now (since covid, but an hour twice a week doesn't out-work out my walking from before (where I only did about an hour once a week)
that's just how your metabolism works tho, I know no matter how much walking I would do that it wouldn't affect my weight at all. Bodies are different.
i think it definitely depends on WHAT your diet is- like, if your diet is inherently unhealthy, you probably can't out-walk it, whereas if your diet is fine but you could just be exercising more, then that might be the solution instead also worth remembering that societal perception of what "healthy" looks like is very flawed, as is bmi, so depending on your circumstances it's also worth considering that you DO have a healthy body but just...have been taught to see it negatively
@@Envy_May Oh absolutely! There are definitely diets you cannot outwalk but it still is great exercise if you can incorporate it into your daily lifestyle. Also you're totally right about being healthy!
omg that tech support one, I studied that and I needed a company to check their settings on their end, but the guy kept talking to me like I didn't do all the first 5 steps they ask me to do first, and wouldn't take "I already did that" for an answer. Kept insisting that I must have no clue. Not all companies talk to me like that but quite a few and I don't think its helpful or respectful to assume no one knows things when they call tech support.
It's so much worden than the fresh Bürger Thing. Here in Germany Macces also Changes to make every Bürger fresh. So No Problem. And they're deine fast.
9:53 doesnt matter if ye ask for certain different toppings, the meat is all kept in warming trays after being cooked until they get past a certain time (think it might be about an hour) then they have to chuck any left and make new ones
Trying to remember is like pulling teeth, but the beef patties timed out at like 30 minutes iirc (the chicken about 45), but if they still looked good we'd unofficially run the timer again (it usually wasn't a problem during the rushes though)
5:42 So *that’s* why my regular McDonald’s hates me so much! I just can’t physically tolerate salted foods, so I always have to order unsalted ones. Combined with my always-ice-free Coke and multiple-add-on burgers, they must really despise me by now!
@@johnhalliday3019 I know, I know, but the uncooked salt makes me violently ill! It’s a real nuisance at large gatherings where the food is prepared in advance, ‘cause I just have to avoid literally anything that even might have any! I do try and be respectful to the staff, but my desire to not be hospitalised does still trump politeness, surely?
@@DrWhoFanJ Yeah, it sucks because there are people like you or those on a low sodium diet who genuinely need it, then there are people that just want fresh fries and generally the workers don't know the difference.
@@samjohnson4751 I mean, I’m not a low-sodium diet, fortunately; it just reacts terribly with my insides! And, yes, I do always explain that that’s why; they do usually understand; there’s always one who you can just tell is really frustrated when I do it. (I’ve learnt to just avoid them if I can!)
@@jillhobson6128 No; trust me, I thought that at first, but they definitely are salted by default. The sachets are for if you want *even more* salt than they give you!
just be aware in the UK we do have the right to remain silent, however as they say when you are read your rights, if you choose to remain silent and then later rely on something in court this can be held against you. e.g. if the police ask why you were in a certain location at a certain time in the interview, and then in court you reply to the same question saying you were helping a friend move, it can look bad on you as a why didnt you tell the police this.
I actually get the impression that this isn't much different from a lot of jurisdictions in the US - If you didn't explain yourself at the time of arrest, the prosecution is allowed to draw attention to that at trial. It's just that when we changed the law to make that the case, we changed the arrest wording to make that clear
@@stras676 And those words are: ‘You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court…’
Sure if you didn't disclose something which turns up later on in the investigation that is hindering the investigation. But otherwise you don't have to say anything. And as far as I know witholding evidence can also be sanctioned in the US.
This new translator app is putting human translators to shame! While it is true that ai has helped immensely with automatic translation (see deepl for an example of a great automatic translator in the pairs en-es) to the point that they are now pretty decent for average consumers and used professionally by a large number of companies for certain types of texts (and after human editing), automatic translation will probably never replace human translators, mainly because of how intricate human speech actually is. A common misconception is that translation is just a matter of finding a word that's equivalent to another in another language, dictionary style, while it often involves so much more. I know this, other language professionals know this, but your every day person many times don't, and ads like these perpetuate that idea that a translation can be done by anyone/anything... and afterwards we're sent pages of horrible translations to correct because they opted for the cheap, seemingly miracle option first 🙄.
The UK arrest rights are: “You do not have to say anything. But, it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court.” Basically, we strongly recommend you confess, because if you don’t, you could be torn to shreds by witnesses and the prosecution, and your sentence might be far worse. It’s more “nudge-nudge”: you have the right to say nothing, in that they can’t make you, but they’ll heavily imply you should.
I think you'll find that doing hot yoga, on top of a mountain, under the full moon, whilst dressed only in the leaves of the Gympie Gympie.....its the ONLY legit cure for EVERYTHING. 😉
When people use Will kits and other legal forms they download off the internet. It generally costs £100-£300 to get a solicitor to do it properly and a HELL of a lot more to fix the ones full of mistakes that eventually make it to us. Not to mention people who think they've done a Will, left stuff to loved ones and die none the wiser. But in reality, they've left their nearest and dearest with years of heartache and thousands of pounds dent in their inheritance, all to save a couple of hundred quid. It's insane. And don't get me started on using conveyancers to move house over solicitors. For a lay person, you won't really see the difference but you get what you pay for and conveyancers almost always leave you vulnerable in contracts and negotiations because they aren't trained to the same level. They also cause delays and make mistakes more than solicitors. (Can only speak from my own professional experience and not for the quality of all conveyancers oc)!
The thing about the fries is fairly true. I used to work in a couple. Though... It's more bothersome to management than to the employees. We didn't actually care. It was a little inconvenient to have to grab an entirely new bag of fries from the back but we were likely gonna do that soon anyways. On the flip side of that, it means that there's a car taking up space in the drive through or in a 'waiting' stall. Management hates this because it contributes to backup. McDonalds has a sensor system that tells us how long a car has been in a specific spot in the drive-through and many of the stores will compete with each other for best times. The best at the end of the quarter or whatever gets a bonus for management I think. Like I said, new fries don't bother employees. It stresses managers who then, in turn, stress the employees. If McDonalds wasn't trying to speedrun customer service, we literally wouldn't have cared.
Unless you plan to add cinnamon sugar to them when you get home and don't like mixing sweet and salty for some reason, I don't get why you would want fries without salt. And asking for the pickles to be left off to ensure you get a fresh burger seems silly to me cause you should be asking for no pickles on principle since the pickles at McDonald's don't deserve the right to be called pickles.
homeopathic medicine has nothing to do with crystals or rubbing your belly, and millions of people use it every day, mostly in non-western cultures. the least you can do before making fun of something is to know what it actually is.
Ordering a burger without pickles won't make it any fresher. The burgers are put together to order. The meat will still be the old meat that has been sitting there. However you can do the same thing as the fry trick and order a burger without salt/seasoning. Then they cook it to order. The downside being that you now have a flavorless puck of meat severed to you.
Web MD freaked me out this morning, I currently have tonsillitis, and this morning I noticed my tongue had turned very yellow, and Web MD said that yellow tongues is a sign of COVID! Freaked out for a while... turns out yellow tongue is also a side affect of the sore throat tablets I’ve been having!
You know what bugs me, especially when it comes to things involving personal health... ...the amount of people who'll talk about the science and the proof and the experts without actually understanding the first thing about what science *is.* 'cause, sure, a person like that may be right *this* time. But that's just because they were lucky, and they're just as likely to fall for some pseudoscience or other bullshit as soon as something changes. There's a difference between just believing what someone tells you, versus actually learning it.
Us translators hate yall from pretending to be one just because you learned English as a foreign language. There's a big difference between knowing a foreign language and being a qualified translator and not just someone who ruins the market for us.
As the UK Police Caution explains you do have the right to remain silent it goes " You do not have to say anything however it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you may later rely on in court anything you do say may be given as evidence" This is what makes our Police interviews evidential as it rightfully poses questions as to why a defendant did not answer Police questions or make any kind of statement during interview. As once a case has gone to trial the investigation is usually no longer ongoing meaning the Police often cannot verify the claims thst the defendant has made. Thus meaning not providing your account in interview may mean that a jury could draw a negative infrence on your account during trial. You have every right to not say anything but the jury has the right to take your refusal into account when making a decision.
Reminder that if you want fresh fries; that's all well and good. It's a three minute wait. DO NOT order fries with no salt, and then when I go out to give you your food; ask me for salt packets. Either you order that at the window or you leave me alone.
Oh man. There are so many misconceptions about my job and things that I hate. As a winemaker at a small winery, so many people automatically assume I just drink wine all day. And so many people think they are clever and nobody else has ever asked me before if that's all I do. 90% of my time is spent out in the vineyard doing manual labor because we are a small place. And it's not this big romantic thing. It's agriculture. There are also so many "hacks" when it comes to wine that make me tremor in either fear or anger. Using a shoe against a wall to uncork a bottle is one of the quickest ways to find yourself in the E.R. Also, the devices sold to "strip wine of sulfites" so you don't get a headache. Most all dried fruit contains more than is even legal to have in wine in the USA (350 ppm). If you have a sulfite sensitivity, wine should be one of your least concerns. The cause for your headache is most likely histamines... or y'know... alcohol.
I didn't even know you could customize your fries to be without salt tbh, but as an anxious German I wouldn't wanna inconvenience anyone's efficiency anyway so I wouldn't do it regardless xD
Actually, calorie counting is an incredibly pointless exercise, for one, it is utterly meaningless to use the suggested calorie intake since nobody actually needs the recommended intake, the only two ways to get an idea of how many calories to eat would be to either A) ask a professional to define one for you based on your parameters or B) a hell of a lot of trial and error (years worth), but even then, calories of foods are essentially meaningless because there is no scientific method of measuring the actual calories a food contains, at least not that is actually used for them (I suppose the closest would be to burn the food, but that isn't all that accurate anyway). Best thing to do is to eat a balanced diet and regularly exercise but only to an extent that you can maintain and drink whenever you feel thirsty, your body knows what it needs. If you do those simple steps, you will be fine. Also, exercise whilst not effective unless maintainable, is essential for burning fat, if you just 'eat less calories than you burn', you will actually burn your muscles and not your fat because it is easier for your body to convert muscle than fat back to energy, so do as above.
People don’t always recognise when they’re thirsty. It’s recently been pointed out to me that people can confuse hunger with dehydration, so they eat when they should drink, and I’m pretty sure I’m one of those people. I even sometimes specifically have cravings for 2 minute noodles and I think I’m hungry but I’ve realised I just crave them because of their water and I’m just thirsty. I also heard it’s good to sip water throughout the day rather than drink larger quantities at once, because drinking it slowly throughout the day allows it to absorb better so you’ll stay hydrated and you’ll even need to pee less.
As a travel agent I actually don't care that people know that it's easy to book their own vacation. We all know it's easy, that's not what my job is all about. I specialize in a specific product that I know inside and out in a way that no other person would have the time or energy to know especially just for one trip. I am a Disney travel agent and I am branching out to Universal now. Somebody comes to me, it's not a secret that I take 20 minutes to look up and book a basic vacation for them, but when you book your Disney Vacation through me you get my expertise in the Disney product. I can tell you if the Dining Plan will actually save you money, which restaurants are the hardest to get reservations for and which meals are the best ones to eat at those particular restaurants, which character dining's give the best bang for your buck and what places to avoid eating at. That is just a small bit of what I know about just one area of your trip. I eat, sleep and breathe Disney. Not even joking I get updates before my cast member friends sometimes even see them. There are people like me who don't want someone else doing all of that for them. I love knowing that information and knew it long before I was ever travel agent which is why I became a travel agent because I was giving people all this advice and figured I might as well get paid for it and the best part is I am paid by the vendors like Disney so I don't cost a dime to use. Yeah you can book your own Disney vacation and you can go and you'll probably have a great time, but I can't even begin to tell you how many clients I talked to who said you saved our trip with the tips we got ahead of time and the explanation to how it worked so there were no surprises.
Along the same sort of line. Back in the 80's and 90's before internet browsing was a thing,I used to buy things(mainly books) from charity shops(thrift stores) and know I could resell or keep them and make a good or excellent profit. One week I bought some great books for about a £1 per, and was able to make around three months wages in profit.About 60 books over ten or fifteen hours of shopping. - With the rise of things like ebay, nope not going to happen anymore ( unless you are very lucky)...
Okay I like you, but the pickle thing was really dumb. Order what you want. At least at the McDonald's I worked at, we made everything when it was ordered. If you wanted a fresh burger, you'd have to ask for fresh meat to be cooked.
RE WebMD: I did correctly diagnose my migraine though. Way before I had an aura. Mine are headacheless, purely visual, and even then usually not all the way. The aura confirmed it, which my doctor agreed with me on.
My response when pulled over is ALWAYS something neutral, or asking them a question. Usually, no matter what they say, I go for "How can I help you officer?"
Best thing to ask is "is there an emergency officer?". Cops can pull you over for breaking the law or if there is an emergency. Basically you are declaring that you don't believe you did anything wrong.
Credit cards are a good bet over debit cards because they provide more protection. If you get screwed over, you can usually claim back from the credit card. Getting money back having paid with a debit card is much harder. Also: yikes at the homeopathy responses deep in the comments. Homeopathic dilution is quite the (bonkers) concept, if anyone here isn’t familiar with it.
2:16 That's why homeopathy is regularly called 'Complimentary medicine' in the UK. If it helps it does, if not then no harm done because you are still taking the meds you require
as a mcdonalds employee, asking for it without pickles makes no difference, the food is made as the order comes in so the meat you would get in your burger is the exact same as if you had pickles in it. The fries thing is true tho and it is SO annoying
The thing about weight loss isn't true though. Most people gain back their original weight and then some because your body's built to resist famine. Restriction breeds excess.
Agreed, the only reason I don't hate the first comment is the fad diet professionals part. The trick isn't "just eat fewer calories" it's "how to eat more healthfully in a way that can last a lifetime, and not make life miserable". RDs (nutritionists in the UK) are great for finding ways to engage in more healthful behaviors around food in ways that don't make you dread a life without what you love eating going forward.
As someone who used to work in a small town store it was really frustrating when people would come in and ask for "the regular" in regards to cigarettes or snus (snuff?) since we keep it behind the counter to prevent stealing. Dude! I barely remember peoples faces, why do you think I remember what brand every single smoker uses?
I don't know in that industry. But in the food service industry. When I go to the same place over 3 times with the same order, the waiter/waitress remembers. Often they bring me a drink before I order it (and open it based on whether I want it or not).
@@eriks2962 Just think about how long someone typically spends in a restaurant vs a corner shop - going to be far more people coming through while also spending less time at the latter.
@@max3446 I suppose that is true. It probably depends on the type of store/business. I had a friend bouncer for a night club. And he would remember peoples names after two or three times. I suppose it's kind of the bouncers' job. My wife worked in a clothing store for a long time and she would remember regular customers' size for pants, shoes, and shirts. Still probably a bit more interaction than "newspaper and a pack of marlboro". Now, it is also possible that many people considers themselves as regular but really don't come that often.
Not true. It really is about the calorie count. That’s why you can be ‘skinny-fat’. Aka you only eat awful takeaways but you eat under your daily requirements in calories. So you will lose weight but your arteries will be f*cked
7:42 Yup. Always do research into what you have. That Magic The Gathering card you have from 1995 likely isn't worth anything. I speak from experience.
Urgh, me since the age of 18 in 2002... "I think I have dyspraxia, possibly ADHD, done some reading about the autism spectrum as well" in vastly more specific terms, supported by evidence. Badger badger badger badger MUSHROOM MUSHROOM badger badger badger... to numerous GPs at my practice, banging on and on and on... got nowhere. After eventually meeting someone whose parents work in the field, they suggest asking to see a neurologist, so I go at them with that request instead. It works. - In 2011, I'm diagnosed with dyspraxic tendencies and impairment of all my executive brain functions. Me to GPs for over 10 years..., I have this really nasty dizziness problem triggered by X and Y and it's really bad, I think it's an inner ear problem. Badger badger badger badger MUSHROOM until a GP joins the practice who has a special interest in ENT. He performs the 10 second check I asked the other GPs to do, sees a problem, sends me to the Ear Nose and Throat department at the hospital for 5 hours of testing by audiologists and a specialist ENT physiotherapist. -Diagnosed with a vestibular system imbalance, the balance organ in one inner ear is working 70% weaker than the other. Makes perfect sense given my history of glue ear and multiple ear infections as a child. Etc. Certainly don't do the WebMD type of thing, but sometimes, doctors treat me like I do. It's very annoying.
As someone who studied tourism and did an internship at a travel agency, the thing that travel agents hate is not the fact that people can plan their own vacation, they're fine with that. You book your trip on your own if you want and are comfortable with that. People still go to travel agencies to book their trip and the agencies are doing fine. What they hate is that people come to them to get all the information they need and the expertise of a travel agent (i.e. their opinion on X hotel, must sees for a specific destination, get quotes for hotel prices) without paying for it an then go home and plan their own vacation. I've seen someone spend a whole hour with a travel agent, get all the information, the brochures, say "I'll think about it." and you never see them again as they bought everything online.
Why don't they charge for their time then. Surely that's reasonable. You are paying to spend time with them and their expertise. Call it consulting
That's actually a common problem for many shops as well. People walk in, talk to a salesperson about products, features and prices, then they'll say "I'll think about it" and buy online, where everything is cheaper.
@@Daniel-wd4zx I don't know enough about the politics of how everyone gets paid to say anything for certain but from what I've been told - and if I remember correctly - they're being paid by the various companies they're buying the elements of a package from (i.e. the hotel, the airline, the restaurants, etc.) and in order for people to make an informed decision, they need the information provided by the travel agent, so I guess they can't just call it consultation and make them pay for that. Some people walk in and they know exactly what they want, but they'll probably get pretty much the same information as someone who doesn't know for sure what they want. So I think it's a tricky situation.
Came here to say the same thing. Worked as a travel agent for two years. Had countless people walk into the agency without a clue of where they want to go or how much they could spend, took an hour to talk to them about destinations on four continents (not kidding), then tailor-make at least one holiday for their preferred time period and then never heard from them ever. Happened so many times that we got used to it.
Some people either have time to kill without any intention of going on a holiday, or are just so bloody lazy they don't bother to do some research online.
And making people pay for consultation would probably have a negative effect imo, as it would turn away many potential clients.
@@Daniel-wd4zx the problem is that no one would use us at all if we did that because they have no interest in paying more for their vacation then if they didn't know everything we could tell them. What I do is I hold back about 80% of what I would tell you if you booked with me. I give just enough information for you to understand what you need to make a decision about your trip, and then if you book with me I send Pages worth of information in an e-mail every so often between your booking and your vacation. Otherwise I was spending most of my time working my butt off for hours and hours by telling them everything about a Disney vacation and then having them never book with me.
Edit to add: I’m in the UK. We don’t pay for our healthcare so there’s no popping to different doctors and shopping around 🤦🏼♀️
Why doctors SHOULD listen to patients when they’ve done some research: I was telling my doctor I had Plantar Fasciitis for 4 years. At the end of these 4 years I said I wasn’t leaving until they did something. Got told if they “caught it earlier they could have fixed it” but now, at 27 years old, I can’t stand for longer than 20 mins and there is no cure because it got so bad. Should’ve listened to my google diagnosis or at least considered it then I wouldn’t have grounds to sue 👀
In my own personal life I’ve come across this a lot, all be it in a different field. The arrogance of a professional is so damaging in a lot of occasions, especially when you’re dealing with the health of a person. Just pay attention to your customer/patient! Most people don’t know what they’re talking about, so if they’re even 10% closer to accurate than the average person just hear them out. They have clearly looked into the subject.
This is a really big one among people who have auto-immune diseases. From my first hospitalization to diagnosis with Lupus took fifteen years.
Then my doctor retired, and each time I go to a new doctor I get the same run around that "we just want to take tests to make sure". Unless I'm in the middle of a flare the tests are going to come back negative.
Sue for malpractice
I was thinking of this. The worst thing that can happen if the doctor takes your claims seriously is that they do some tests and determine that you do not have any diseases that you think you have. The worst thing that can happen if they don’t take your guesses seriously is that you will have issues for the rest of your life or even death. Doctors do not know everything. Let’s stop treating them as if they are the all-knowing. If anyone has a doctor that refuses to test you for something, tell them that you would like to have that recorded in your medical records. It will make it easier to win a lawsuit if something does turn up later, and many will change their minds about their refusal and go ahead with some tests.
@@katnicole7274 yup! Always ask them to document refusal of tests. Most will just order the test anyway, worst case is you test negative and have to pay out of pocket. Even then you've crossed something off the possible diagnosis list.
As a current (2nd year) medical student in the uk I’m actually taught to ask the patient what they think the problem is, including any online research they’ve done. It can actually help you narrow down your potential diagnoses, you can direct some of your questions around that disease to see if they have it and it gives you information on what they’re worried about so you can potentially relieve some of that stress by saying it’s unlikely they have some weird and wonderful condition. I always look up symptoms I’m having online myself but try to stick to the nhs website and keep a reasonable mind that it’s probably not something serious.
This is really encouraging to hear as someone who has been dismissed by doctors for "trying to self-diagnose" when I've done my own research in the past.
The shift in focus towards patient-centred care is so reassuring (been studying pharmacy this year and it's a huge part of the course), and I hope it shows up more and more in medical practice in future!
@@jazmine9570 the first thing you talked about sounds like Quincy which is very serious and usually secondary to tonsillitis, I had a friend who’s tonsillitis was treated but they then developed Quincy afterwards I believe.
Yes most strange diseases come from travelling so it’s important to tell your doctor if you’ve been travelling recently as it could affect the investigations he wants to carry out so he can rule out any tropical diseases.
Zyrtec is an antihistamine which means your hives might be an allergic reaction and the swelling of your face and tongue would likely have been anaphylaxis. It might help to find out what you could be allergic to if you don’t know already, this could be done by an allergy screening test by a doctor where they expose your skin to small amounts of a possible allergen and see how it reacts and this can be done with a lot of things or narrowed done if you think you might know what it is.
Yes diabetes can be horrible and has many terrible effects on the body. It can be either genetic (main cause for type 1) or developed due to poor diet/old age. Important things to look out for with diabetes is frequent urination, excessive thirst and weight loss.
I’m only a second year medical student and have three more years of study so I’m not a doctor, make sure to see your doctor if you’re concerned about your health including mental health.
Same thing here in NL. We also get taught to ask what a patient thinks they have. I like the shift to the more shard decision making. Some of our teachers say that that question could upset elderly patients, as they might still have the mindset of 'I tell my problems to the doctor and do whatever they say'. I'm off on my internships soon, so I guess I'll see for myself then :)
Annoys me so much. "what do you think it is?" . . . . . well I was kind of hoping the medically trained dude I went to see could figure that out!!!
calling homeopathy pseudoscience got my like. I hate that this is controversial.
I did not know that’s controversial??
@@evan If it wasn't, it wouldn't be a thing ;)
In germany, the Insurance companies pay for H.
It doesn't harm you and a good homeopathic "Doctor" will send you to a real Doctor, if your health is bad.
Some even combine, normal medicine and Homeopathy, I think just because it gets you a lot of money...
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I disagree with you on that placebo-part, because there was a clear distinction between what he recommended to people and sold to people and a placebo (which could be used to determine if it was physical or mental.) But I dó appreciate the rest of what you wrote, because you are very right about taking time with the patients. Usually that results in the patient finding out whát causes their issue, whether it is a combination of medicine or a high dosis (if the doctor gave her like 500 grams of something quite strong and she gets headaches and they give her 500 grams of asperine to 'help' with that. And at the end, the cure for a slightly painful wrist turns into an addiction to headache-medication, because she needs to keep 'up-ping' it.)
Naturally, my dad has always been in contact with their doctor, just to make sure what they had found out about the patient and what they had recommended or given before.
If someone is telling you to ignore your doctors advice completely, to just..trust them instead or convinces you that something can cure cancer, you are dealing with a fraud.
But as soon as someone is taking the time for you to find a more measured approach, instead of the instant/limited things that a doctor might be able to hand you, you're probably dealing with someone that just wants to help the patient and this should always be done after having completed proper education on medicine and knowing your responsibility, when it comes to recommending medication.
You work wíth the doctor, not against or without. The doctors here, know my dad and appreciate his job.
The stories I know about his patients, did not come from him. He cannot tell me anything about that and also takes that very seriously.
The stories I know, come from the people themselves. I am currently using GABA-pills, for example, that have a calming effect, without making you drowsy or sleepy.
They are purchasable in the common stores as well. I know that someone (no idea who ofcourse) went to my dad and when he concluded GABA would be a good product and the person wanted to buy it, he simply said; 'It's in the store. It's pricey, but it's there, you don't have to buy it from me.'
Again, he worked together with the doctor and all the information and options he had in the world, to make sure this patient was helped and wouldn't desperately go self-medicating or something.
On the subject of cancer (because somehow everyone seems to have met some fraud that claims to be able to cure it. I'm glad I haven't come across those, but it's disturbing to me) there is no "cure" for cancer. Chemotherapy so far, can help and it could destroy the cancer.
My mom had cancer twice. Never in a million years did my dad go; Ohhh I have a cure, honey, eat this.' My dad knows that there is no miracle-medicine. And anyone that says there is, is lying.
He did however, know that people with cancer, thrive better if they have fewer extra issues to deal with.
(This story came from herself. Edit; Not my mom, another woman, I mistyped that part. This is not about my mom, it's about another woman.) When a woman was vomiting a lot from chemotherapy, she came to him and asked for advice. She said; 'I normally just don't take those anti-vomiting-pills anymore. They were given as an optional treatment, but they make me feel sicker.'
After consulting the hospital, the doctor, etc. etc. and making sure that he knew áll the upcoming changes in treatment or changes in medication or personalized medicine or well...everything that could in ány way, _technically_ interfere with anything (in short; he made sure he was updated and had a green light from everyone) he suggested to take different, mild medication. This helped and she slept better and well, I only know she survived, because she was the one that updated me.
I was going somewhere that day, so I wasn't interested in listening tbh, it's his patient and not mine, I don't know her.
But I'm glad he could add something to her life that was beneficial in that time. Had he been selling placebo's (which could've proven useful ofcourse, to see if this was a mental thing, like common doctors do too) then I can assure you, he wouldn't just have gone on to say; 'Ah it worked, well, here's a bucket of them, good luck' and gone off to the next person.
Had it been placebo and had it worked in the first week, he would've consulted her doctor. He's not a therapist, so he is not 'there to listen to all their stories' but I can imagine it'd take a load of stress away to just be able to say; 'I am afraid of dying, I keep thinking about my funeral' and having that out of your system.
A fraud would be unhappy about progress or the patients saying; 'I no longer need your services.' My dad was glad to see people heal fast.
Having seen my dad bring things to patients on the bicycle, júst to make sure they had them in time for a marathon (a woman had blisters and sat at home after training for a marathon.)
She didn't know what to do, didn't react to ointments of 'heavy medication' well, called him for help.
He's retired for several years now, but he instantly said; 'Oh, weegbree-leaf, that could help' (it's on google when you look weegbree-blad. First option given is for blisters and bruises on feet.) Either way, he said; 'You can find them anywhere, I have them in my garden, want me to bring you some?'
She said; 'Oh I can't ask that from you, I'll have my husband look for them or something, when he gets home this evening.'
My dad said; 'That's a bit late if you have the problems now. I'll be right there.' He then cycled to his garden (other side of town) picked the leafs, rinsed them off and brought them to her home. She nearly got emotional and thanked him, he said it was no problem. She wanted to give him something for the efforts, he refused and said; 'This can be found in the fields. Good luck with the marathon!'
I mean, you need to be careful when you have patients 'leeching' and that keep calling you for free advice all day, instead of planning an appointment.
But since he's retired, he no longer has any appointments, so if anyone needs his advice or help, he basically gives it away for free. Usually the advice (that I can hear him giving people that call unexpectedly) is just; 'Oh, right, that sounds uncomfortable! Ask your doctor if there is any * word I don't understand * in the pills you recently got. Are you still using that magnesium? Right, that might be the problem as well, I can imagine the- (etc.etc.etc. scientific words I do not understand.) At this point, he usually goes into another room and they figure out a way to make sure that combination of clashing medication isn't clashing anymore. Or he just advises the person to tell their doctor about using magnesium and hear what solution they propose.
Bottomline, thanks for your understanding, I hope I cleared some of the things up. Sorry if I seemed too tense, but it's a very bad feeling, seeing my dad go out of his way for people and constantly get thanked by everyone, only for then to have someone online (possibly with bad experiences or frauds or tricksters around them) say that it's all a sham. I would be glad if the world got rid of confidence-tricksters or..well..any of those. Anyone leeching a patients and selling them stuff they do not need ór telling them to trust thém instead of their doctor, well... I mean, I already explained what I (and he) think of that type of people. Have a good day, hope the sun shines there, it does here!
@@Widdekuu91 Oh, what a read :)
I'd never say that your father could be a fraud. You also said that your father used natural medicin as well. I can't say much about that. I only read a couple of studies about homeopathy and all concluded in the placebo effect. You wrote about Gaba, which is s neurotransmitter which can calm you down or uplift your mood. This isn't Homeopathy. This works on a provable concept.
And your Father seams to be quite exceptional, having contact with other medics about their patients. I think that is quite unusual. Happy to know that there are people like your dad out there.
@@moranjackson7662 Thanks :) Well, all his colleagues are working the same as him, and not retired yet, haha. As far as I know, Germany's homeopathy situation is very regulated as well, (they're known for regulating, schedules and their..well.insurances for insurances, just in case they're not insured and so on..) but when we're talking people that work against doctors or strongly advice against good advice, I sure as hell would agree that's something to stop asap. Have a good day :)
If a police officer pulls you over and asks you if you know what speed you are going, always say the speed limit. Never ever say “I don’t know”.
I agree but would you explain?
@@flappetyflippers if you say “I don’t know” then the officer can say you were going any speed they want to. Also, not knowing what speed you’re going then they can call that dangerous driving too as then you don’t know if you’re under the limit or not
@@jazmine9570 I think maybe just try to avoid speeding in general 😂
I've never been pulled over where they've asked me questions. I've been pulled over 3 times in random checks, never a targeted check. I ensure to always go under the speed limit, so there shouldn't be any worry.
However, I understand this being an issue in USA since you can get a ticket for going under the speed limit since you must follow the flow of traffic. So you're domed if you do and domed if you don't, I guess. That isn't a thing here. So just go below the speed limit here and you're fine.
Well don't lie either. That's a crime in most places. Either don't answer, or in response to "do you know how fast you were going", just reply "yes" and call it good. Then, if they ask how fast, you invoke your right to silence.
One of the hardest part about watching Evan is deciding whether he's an American or British TH-camr
He’s Americish or Britican youtuber
@@Huntailstriker Abritican
He’s an American that has accepted British superiority
@@maximilianbeyer5642 He understands his place
Depends who you ask. To British people he's American. To Americans he's British.
Eh I don’t feel like most of these are in the spirit of the question. The “one weird trick” is meant to be something positive like the planning your own trip that annoyed the travel agent because it actually does work. Not doing something stupid or complaining about people who do stupid things like homeopathy or lie about your customer experience.
Exactly
I get the thing with doctors getting frustrated with patients thinking they know best but if you're a gp I almost certainly know more about my rare chronic illnesses that I've dealt with for 14 years than you who has never treated anyone like me before. I have a consultant who's specialised in the field to deal with that I just need you to tell me if I need antibiotics or not!
It’s almost like they were talking in a generalised way and not about just you, a very specific person with a specific medical ailment that would require something different.
Yeah, there's a fine line between people who think they know what's wrong and people who know their bodies. I almost had a heart attack at 25 because several gps refused to believe me when I said something was wrong and they all kept telling me I just needed to lose 20 lbs and get in shape. It took me literally years to get a cardiologist referral and he heard me out then took one listen and said 'yup, that's an arrhythmia and we need to get you on meds to manage it, like, several years ago, at least. I'm amazed you haven't had serious complications yet.'
@@jayc9345 You’re talking about a GP’s incompetence in dealing with a patient wear as this was discussing people’s tendencies to self diagnose. You didn’t self diagnose you just had incompetent doctors which is a different problem.
Yeah I've had too many occasions where my self diagnosis has been correct and the GP has misdiagnosed to only later realise they were wrong and I was right. I've suffered a few times because of their "general knowledge" and thinking they always know the answer 100%. I'd prefer a GP would double check sometimes than just confidently tell me what it COULD be.
@@bwayslimess4124 this is great advice but I am diagnosed just with a chronic pain condition little understood and known. Until the 90s they thought it was a psychological problem, its been proven otherwise now but lots of doctors especially older ones still have backwards views around it and treatment. I struggled for years growing up with uninformed doctors and other medical staff and but now I'm finally under a good consultant with 10 years experience except I still have to deal with general practitioners for everyday things that arise and have lots of trouble with them especially in regards to the medications I'm on even though they were approved and are being monitored by my consultant. It's extremely frustrating.
on the webMD thing - a lot of disabled ppl find out what's wrong with them bc the doctors can't be bothered to figure out what's wrong with you cuz there's a lot going on. for some ppl, going to a doctor n saying "I think I have this" is the only way they'll get any form of diagnosis (sorry if this comes out a bit pretentious n snowflakey but like it's something I see a lot in the disabled community)
100%
I believe googling your symptoms is only a problem only when you're using Google to replace your physician.
I think it's quite OK and I would even encourage people to get some information first on what your symptoms might mean so that then you can go to your gp and ask them directly about what you've read. Your doctor will have to consider possibilities that might have gone under their radar (they're human too) and you can get a better informed diagnosis.
WebMD is not supposed to be your gp, but it can be a stepping stone to advocate for yourself and get the care that you need.
the only reason i was eventually able to get my fibro diagnosis (which wasnt even through just googling, it started with talking to friends w similar symptoms as well), and yet my first Rheumatologist said "that's something that can only be found through process of elimination" and then did one blood test and said "well, everything looks normal" like ???
anyway his replacement was great i brought it up in our first appointment, she pressed some pressure points, and was like "yeah this is most likely fibro let's talk about treatment plans"
I heard a proffessor of medicine on the radio a while ago say something along the line of "A doctor is a generalist with a broad knowledge of many different conditions, often the patient is an expert at their own ailment. Listen to the patient."
@@evawettergren7492 Oh god yes. The flipside of "Your 20 minute google search is not a replacement for my medical degree" rhetoric you often hear from Doctors is "The hour-long lecture you attended once on my condition is not a replacement for my lifetime of lived experience"
Not to mention that there are people who are the exact opposite of hypochondriacs. They need to put the serious ailments first so that people don’t ignore red flags in favour of a less intimidating explanation.
Personal anecdote, I literally did out-walk a terrible diet for years. Always ate what I wanted, loads of it in fact, until I was completely stuffed every meal.
Worked out 3 times a week and walked to, from and around work 5days a week and never gained a lb of fat.
Since lockdown I tried to maintain eating what I wanted without the walking... didn’t go so well, first time I’ve ever had to watch what I eat
Exact same story! I never realized how crucial walking was for me. That was the hardest part of lockdown for me.
I mean, that is also have I get my horse in shape for summer when he have eaten to much grass. Take him on many walks throughout the week, so it does help.
I used to bike to school, not very far, like 5 min bike ride, but it made sure that I could eat everything, so when I got to high school and suddenly had to take public transport, I gained so much weight because I ate the same as I used to... 🤣 Never knew that so little biking 5 days a week did so much for me. I need to get back into biking.
Exact same for me tbh, just walking to and from work kept me from gaining any weight and kept muscles in good shape, regardless of what I ate and then to no one's surprise, sitting inside every day for over year suddenly meant I had to actively eat less to not gain weight. (Although tbf since being at home I've snacked a ton and just reducing those snacks is already shedding the pounds again)
You’re very lucky - I work out 4 days a week, walk an hour and a half every day AND eat healthy + small portions... still gain weight like crazy 😅
@@dumblebee9167if that’s true, you’re either gaining muscle weight, suffering from an undiagnosed condition/taking medication that causes weight gain, or defying the laws of physics.
I get that doctors probably find the WebMD stuff annoying but honestly, I know several (!) people who had researched their symptoms online and when told by doctors that what they had was "just normal period cramps" or whatever, ended up being diagnosed much later after seeking a second opinion and/or specialist for the condition that it said online - and it turned out to be exactly that. So yeah, the "trick" of googling it is probably very annoying for good doctors but very necessary because of the amount of shitty doctors (possibly especially for women but obviously this can happen to anyone)
I've been recently diagnosed with PCOS after my symptoms being dismissed by several doctors. I did some googling after thinking that something still wasn't right, then came back to my GP armed with a lot of knowledge, basically pushing them do certain specific tests, and lo and behold, I eventually got diagnosed
Also especially for poc! doctors LOVE ignoring issues reported by poc, mainly black women
Doctors do have a thing for dismissing women's troubles as period pains, or say you're pregnant now shut up and go away.
@@cerysjones1947 yeah that's basically what I was talking about in my comment - one friend finally got diagnosed with PCOS, the other with endometriosis
@@cerysjones1947 i had to go to the doctors 3 times in order to be taken seriously when trying to get an autism diagnosis, the final time i had basically got a folder of every symptom, every struggle, and every reason why i needed to be diagnosed before she would refer me. i’m now on a 3 year wait list it is ridiculous!
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What's the benefit of being early?
@@Liggliluff some youtuber reply to comments.
Some I listen to will watch the comments the first 30min or hour the video is up and reply the early you are its more like they will like or reply to you also depends on what you put as well 🤣
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The fresh fries thing at McDonald's is dumb, you can literally ask for fresh fries and they will do it, when it's busy you're already going to get fresh fries because on we basket of fries can only do like 3 or 4 regular sized orders, some orders are huge and take the whole basket, if it's 1 pm at McDonald's you're going to get fresh fries, don't make us do a whole new basket just so that you can salt them for us
Also Evan I'm not sure if you know this but the entire burger isnt made at once and then sits there, it's sits there and then they make it, so asking for no pickles doesn't help you at all you just won't get pickles
Even worse. There's only ever one guy who wants their fries unsalted. Not only are you making an entire batch just for him, this puts you in a situation where you've probably made too many fries now that you have to throw them away.
Cop: “Do you know how fast you were going?”
✨Silence✨
Silence is violence
*pretends the cop isn’t there*
@Refined Snack still gonna most likely end up with a ticket, and worst case scenario (you you decide to not respond at all and not show them ID or registration) then you get detained until they can find out who you are to make sure you dont have any warrants
@Refined Snack that's how I was always raised to do too, I've only gotten pulled over once in my life but was respectful and cooperative. It payed off when I went to court because the officer was there to repeat the story and he mentioned to the judge that I was respectful, which probably saved me either a hefty fine, losing my license, or doing a month in juvy (accidentally passed a stopped school bus), but I got off with community service and no demerits on my license or anything on record
First time I was pulled over was for not completely stopping at a stop sign in the rain. (I was still pretty new to driving and was afraid of the car sliding as there were a lot of puddles.) No cars around. The officer was such an asshole, he didn’t tell me he was giving me a ticket, he told me he was giving me a COURT DATE. It was my dad who looked at it and saw it was a ticket, a $150 one.
Later, I saw his face on a bunch of posters around town saying stuff like, “don’t drink and drive” and “don’t give tobacco to minors.” I got pulled over by the poster boy. 🤣
be very careful with calorie counting folks. If its a must for whatever reason then okay, but I strongly advise against adding that to your life. Its very easy to fall into disordered eating patterns and then into an eating disorder. They are the most deadly psychiatric disorder and can consume years of your life. Listen to your body, eat what makes you feel well, exercise to live well. Your body is a gift given to you out of love.
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Yeah, it's pretty unnecessary unless you're literally doing physique competitions anyway. If you're just trying to lose a little weight just cut out snacks and maybe reduce your portions at meals a bit, no need to get math involved. And honestly weighing yourself is kind of a waste of time as well. Ultimately most people want to change how they look. A mirror will tell you how you look, a scale will not. Adding numbers is a good way to obsess over details that don't really matter.
@@danieljensen2626 This. I actually don't own a scale. I don't really need to loose or gain any weight and if i want to monitor body fat, i can legit just poke my belly and see how far it is to the abs, its good enough for the most part.
Tracking your weight with a body scale is not easy if you want useful data, as you always have to factor in any excess weight that doesn't count. If you happened to drank a lot before weighing and forgot about it, that completely messes up your data. That already might make the difference in your weekly average between having lost wait and stagnating.
Its a lot of stressing out for very little data.
I tend to want data driven behavior so yeah this isn't for me. I want to know if my weight is currently under control or rising or dropping. And more for health than body image.
yes! was hoping someone would mention that
I work at the entrance at a theme park as a summer job and whenever people want something they always say ”We spoke to someone on the phone” or ”We spoke to someone who said you can fix this.” putting me in a very tough situation feeling I have to meet their needs because they’ve been promised something by a third party. And afterwards when I reach out to my colleagues who answer the phones they have no idea what I’m talking about. People are lying little shits
meo, "all wight loss starts in the kitchen" I agree with out loud as I walk to the kitchen to get my left over KFC chicken bucket...
For easy wight loss, try holy water or a silver weapon, but watch out for the level drain.
Just to clarify, in the UK customs officers do NOT need a warrant to enter your house/premises. They have powers the Police can only dream of. So it is slightly wrong for Evan to say "you don't have to let anyone into your house without a warrant"....because, actually you do.
The pecking order is as follows, regarding ability to enter one's property. Ordinary police (have to have a warrant or be in hot pursuit), UK Transport Police (no warrant needed, have to be investigating an offence on or related to trains, etc), MoD police (no warrant needed, need to be investigating a security breach), UK Atomic Energy Authority Police (no warrant, have to be pursuing nuclear materials or documents), HMRC (no warrant, can be "just checking"). HMRC are bounded though by the reality that unjustified use of their powers would get them into a lot of trouble, personally (ie potential jail time).
It is, as ever, a bit more complicated than that. What you are talking about for customs officers is the writ of assistance, it is very old, and as it is not really compliant with modern thinking on human rights, you need sign off by an officer so senior it would be easier to get a search warrant. Hence very rarely used nowadays and for the last 20-odd yrs. Similarly, as well as warrants for search of/entry to premises, police and similar have some statutory powers for entry and search without warrant under the police and criminal evidence act. Simply put, entry and search of premises under control of (eg home, or office at work) someone just arrested, entry to make an arrest, and entry/search of somewhere an arrested person has just left. Customs having powers the police dream of is a myth as is the idea that police always need a warrant for search.
Might be worth knowing that if you admit your offence to the police in the UK then they have the option of giving you a Caution instead of prosecuting you but if you stay silent they can't do that
You also need to know that a caution isn't necessarily a good idea, and you shouldn't accept a caution before you've spoken to a solicitor (they will call a duty solicitor for you if you ask).
Adding cautious stay on your record forever whereas *some* criminal charges expire after a period of time. Another tip is to ask whether the offence is "recordable", this means whether they are allowed to take finger prints, mugshot, DNA. A lot of minor offences are non-recordable but you have to tell them you refuse
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As an ex- Macca ( McDonalds) employee please just ask for fresh fries . Most places will make you fresh fries if you just ask! This saves everyone involved time, trust me.
an Aussie in the building :)
I often ask for a Big Mac without pickles because I hate them, do they actually make a new burger like it was said at 09:53? I just assumed they open an already-made burger and take them out?
@@Nightraven26 at the Macca's I worked at we made all the burger "fresh" for each order, but pre-cooked all the ingredients and assembled the burger to order. The reason people still get pickle when they ask for no pickle, is probably mostly a design probably with display system ( it's hard to read sometime) or back area guys going into auto pilot mode because they have to make burger super quickly.
Dont even have to do that. Just re dip them for like 10 secs
Ex tech support here: People who know what they're doing are a drop in the ocean of people who struggle to find the power button on a router. Assuming people know things is almost a waste of time, cus chances are I just confused them more lol
With an eating disorder in the luggage I can say that the input and output of calories is indisputably true (but strongly not recommended to obsess over). If you only need/want to lose a couple of lbs/kgs, don't stress it. Smaller portions, more veggies that fill you up, no processed food and you're good to go. I have lost 13 kgs without trying after moving away from home and I couldn't go have a snack all the time from the family pantry, instead I had to carefully plan meals and only buy what I needed and could afford. Being the one making the real lunch and dinner decisions for sure helps a lot.
Not an accountant but working in corporate accounting I can say one of my biggest and most frequent pet peeves is people trying to shortcut processes because they just don't feel like following all the steps, even if there's only like 3. Bruh, we're not trying to make life more difficult for anyone. Best believe we also do not want to deal with most of it. We're only asking for all the stuff because *the IRS literally requires it and we don't want hundreds of thousands or more in fines for not complying with government regulations*.
Track what you eat instead of counting calories. It’s so you are conscious of your food decisions and how it corresponds to your weight and mood. (E.g. why do I feel bloated, why do I feel sluggish. Look at your food log. Oh yeah I accepted some cookies/cupcakes from a neighbor/friend/birthday party. Oh yeah I snacked on some chips while watching a movie with friends). Just question the reason for your food choices (I was bored, I was obligated bc ppl are around, I was hangry, I was craving sugar, I was craving something meaty, the restaurant was closer, I was too tired to cook). And maybe ask for suggestions and improvements from a health specialist.
My life hack is to just give myself an existential crisis whenever I have unhealthy snacks, haha. I just ask "Did that actually make me happy?" after binge eating something, and pretty frequently the answer is no. Makes it easier to just not buy snacks, or at least get them less often.
I understand why doctors get frustrated at patients who think they know more than them. But personally, I’ve had more than one medical issues where I diagnosed myself and the doctor couldn’t. I also work in healthcare and see a lot of pretentious and incorrect doctors. I think there needs to be a combination of humble doctors and patients who recognize that doctors generally know more than them.
I am a Pharmacy Dispenser, people come to the pharmacy asking for advice, I give them advice from my huge knowledge base built on learning and experience, they question it as if I don't know what I'm talking about and then just say something like "oh I will just ring my doctor and get antibiotics" or something. On the other end of the spectrum I get people with obvious infections saying things like " oh well I don't really want to take antibiotics because they are bad for you so I'm gonna try this strange home remedy first and wait and see" even though they have already wasted a doctors time and been prescribed the fucking pills...
The worst one I had was an older lady who forgot to order her prescription on time and just didn't take her life saving medication for three days.. FYI Pharmacies can give you emergency supplies of your regular medication (as in the stuff you can have on repeat) if the doctors are closed and you have run out. We will have to check your medical records but it takes like 10 mins. Well the pharmacist will, not me I don't have access, not even to my own :(
It’s true what you say about remaining silent in the UK, that said, UK police aren’t allowed to lie during interviews.
I live in Utah. The amount of people that believe essential oils can replace all medications, 21 century medical care never ceases to amaze me.
A Venn diagram of people who believe this and the people who are roped into an MLM is nearly a perfect circle.
upper middle-class southern christian moms are the WORST at this,
my mom thinks you can ingest essential oils bc her sketchy chiropractor says you can. hint: you cant and it can cause you issues if you do.
Another big difference between credit and debit cards is that it's WAY easier to get your money back from fraudulent charges on credit cards.
I find that, with medical websites, American websites seem to be a lot more scare-mongering than British ones do. It makes me wonder if it's due to the difference, since the US sites are often advertising their services and hoping you'll spend money going to their doctors.
As an American I do often look at British sites because they seem to be more straightforward. It's not like the diseases are any different
and if you genuinely don't know what's wrong, you can be putting yourself in a corner telling a doc that you think you have 'x, y, z' as the doctor focuses on that instead of listening to your symptoms and offering their suggestions. they'll just be like, 'oh, you say you're feeling depressed and gaining weight and going crazy and you think you have depression', and they'll prescribe antidepressants when actually you have a thyroid disorder that'll kill you if you don't get medication. it's like a lose-lose scenario with some docs-damned if you do, damned if you don't.
if I need medical advice I literally google the issue and add NHS to the search, so it gives me the NHS website. Ie: last month I was 10 mins into a pretty heavy nose bleed (my first in like 10 years) so I began to get worried as it wasn't showing signs of stopping/easing, so I googled "nose bleeds NHS" and got their official page with steps on how to treat it, etc. I also find them really good because most of my issues end up being super minor, but there is always a bit on the bottom of the page for exceptions of when to see a doctor, etc. (ie: if nose bleed continues for over 15 mins)
There's an Afrikaans saying my gran used to say all the time: "Goedkoop koop is duur koop" which translates to "buying cheap is buying expensive"
I've heard "you're too poor to be cheap".
You can also say "being poor is expensive", because cheap things barely last long enough to buy said thing again, and you don't have enough time to save for some high-quality replacement. Shoes are the most common example for this, I think.
@@Opharg idk about this. I buy cheap shoes for work and they last about 3 years under harsh conditions. Maybe I just buy quality cheap shoes?
if you need a trick professionals hate, Putting a phone in rice
It literally makes phone repair professionals mad because it can cause problems to the phone especially on the ports
I love the Reddit content! I tried to use Reddit a few times and the comment section confused me a lot. (The layout) so it’s nice to still get to see some of the funny answers and stuff.
Comment further to the left is the top level comment. If there's one line to the left of a comment, it is a reply to a top level comment; two lines is a reply to a reply, and so on. Click on a line to hide that comment and all replies to it. It's quite a clever design when you get the hang of it.
The layout seems pretty simple to me, I just deleted Reddit because it was taking up storage
So temping to mention every trick in my industry as a software developer. I'm still pretty new to my industry (3 years in) though so it's hard to tell which ones people actually hate.
Biggest trick that does not work. No, your online website builder is not a replacement for my years of full time college training. You might think it looks good, but it is a usability nightmare.
If you can, just hire a developer. It's their job to save you time and money.
I will tell you right now that the fries one is 100% true, however, asking for no pickles on a burger definitely does not guarantee you a fresh burger
9:00 I get that, but also usually when I do that I’m right? I remember just walking in and going “I think I have IBS” and a few questions later the doctors said “sounds like IBS”
As an employee of McDonsald's for the past 18 months. I can assure you: When you ask for Fresh Fries, 9/10 times, we drop fresh fries. No salt? Same thing. When you order anything from the kitchen, such as a sandwich or some nuggets, we make it on the spot unless we have extra (which is rare). You order a Big Mac with Extra Mac Sauce? We make it on the spot. Quarter Pounder no onion? Dropping that Quarter just for you. You want some Nuggets? We grab the box and scoop them in, right in your line of sight, depending on how a location is set up (It's easier to see at a McDonald's inside a Wal-Mart than at a standalone location). We are all about going fast, but our primary focus is getting your order right, the first time.
Sincerely, Senior Kitchen Staff Member at the busiest location in the state of Arizona, and 5th busiest in the US.
I was a McDonald's manager for 6 years and from my own experience, asking for unsalted fries is a pain because we have to make more. But tbh if it's busy we more than likely had fries down anyway. What actually pissed me off is when they order no salt fries during a rush and then proceed to ask for salt packets. Like you can see we have fresh fries cooking you can ask for one of those if that's what you want. It's just annoying lol
2:25 wow...rubbing your tummy with a chrystal...
Yeah my dad is a homeopath, helped about half the town here... never sold a crystal or told people to stand on one leg.
He did finish the highest level of medicine-studies and biology, after which he chose to become a homeopath.
Homeopathy has to do with basic natural medicine, like Plantago media leaf on a bruised or blistered ankle.
Jeesh...I did not expect that level of bias from you.
Isn't that naturopathy?
Afaik homoeopathy is diluting ingredients by such a large amount that they don't actually remain in the solution.
@@schoo9256 My dad was a homeopath, but whenever he advised patients, he (after consulting with their doctor) would advise common to homeopathy to natural etc. medicine, depending on the cause and the patient.
When someone needed GABA-pills, he simply told the patient they sold it in the local pharmacy-store, he could buy it himself. If a patient was having trouble with high doses of medication, he'd speak with their doctor about possible solutions and whether or not hís solutions would interfere with current treatment.
As soon as someone tells you to stand on one leg (funnily enough exactly what my physician told me to do, because of my damaged knee and weakened leg-muscles, but that's a different story) and tells you to bark like a dog, buy a kilo of amethyst and especially when people tell you to distrust your doctor, you're dealing with someone that you shouldn't trust and you need to seek a second opinion asap.
Widdekuu91, thank you! I was scrolling through the comments wondering if anyone else was taken aback by this. It sounds like Evan is confusing homeopathy with something else.
Homeopathy doesn't work for everyone and it certainly doesn't work for everything, but it's also something people love to dismiss as bullshit because they think it makes them look smart.
@@rikakemme
Yes, well I often notice that people think it's easier to just call 'anything alternative' just 'rubbish' and that way, they don't have to think any further about it.
So many people misunderstand what homeopathy is- it’s actually quite alarming. Nothing to do with crystals 😂 I’m the daughter of a homeopath too and so grateful for that. Homeopathy has helped me many times. It doesn’t work for everything or everyone but that can be said for many things.
I've totally out-walked my diet though. Right before covid hit, I moved to another country and started walking a lot more (just because the city is very walkable) for 3ish months, lost a bunch of weight despite eating the same as before, since covid has started and I've been doing everything (classes and work) from home, I've gained it all back and then some, while maintaining pretty much the same diet and even doing more workouts now (since covid, but an hour twice a week doesn't out-work out my walking from before (where I only did about an hour once a week)
that's just how your metabolism works tho, I know no matter how much walking I would do that it wouldn't affect my weight at all. Bodies are different.
@@LoreCatan sure, but it still proves the comment wrong. It may not be possible for everyone but some people can definitely out-walk their diet
i think it definitely depends on WHAT your diet is- like, if your diet is inherently unhealthy, you probably can't out-walk it, whereas if your diet is fine but you could just be exercising more, then that might be the solution instead
also worth remembering that societal perception of what "healthy" looks like is very flawed, as is bmi, so depending on your circumstances it's also worth considering that you DO have a healthy body but just...have been taught to see it negatively
@@Envy_May Oh absolutely! There are definitely diets you cannot outwalk but it still is great exercise if you can incorporate it into your daily lifestyle. Also you're totally right about being healthy!
YOU CAN JUST ASK FOR FRESH FRIES!
omg that tech support one, I studied that and I needed a company to check their settings on their end, but the guy kept talking to me like I didn't do all the first 5 steps they ask me to do first, and wouldn't take "I already did that" for an answer. Kept insisting that I must have no clue. Not all companies talk to me like that but quite a few and I don't think its helpful or respectful to assume no one knows things when they call tech support.
I used to work at McDonald's, how does asked for a double cheeseburger without pickle mean you get a fresh burger, the meat is cooked separately lmao
Exactly, the patties sit in trays it's not like we make entire burgers ahead of time
Omg I also got pulled over because a police car was tailgating me and I was stressed, however it was dark so I didn’t know it was a cop car
Holy shit, what did those pigs expect when they tailgated? Typically you have to go faster in those situations??
Omg, used to work at maccies. No-salt fries was the literal worst thing to see pop up on the screen at rush hour
It's so much worden than the fresh Bürger Thing. Here in Germany Macces also Changes to make every Bürger fresh. So No Problem. And they're deine fast.
9:53 doesnt matter if ye ask for certain different toppings, the meat is all kept in warming trays after being cooked until they get past a certain time (think it might be about an hour) then they have to chuck any left and make new ones
Trying to remember is like pulling teeth, but the beef patties timed out at like 30 minutes iirc (the chicken about 45), but if they still looked good we'd unofficially run the timer again (it usually wasn't a problem during the rushes though)
5:42
So *that’s* why my regular McDonald’s hates me so much!
I just can’t physically tolerate salted foods, so I always have to order unsalted ones.
Combined with my always-ice-free Coke and multiple-add-on burgers, they must really despise me by now!
Ngl unsalted fries is the most annoying thing out of all of that, no ice and more toppings is quick and easy in comparison
@@johnhalliday3019 I know, I know, but the uncooked salt makes me violently ill!
It’s a real nuisance at large gatherings where the food is prepared in advance, ‘cause I just have to avoid literally anything that even might have any!
I do try and be respectful to the staff, but my desire to not be hospitalised does still trump politeness, surely?
@@DrWhoFanJ Yeah, it sucks because there are people like you or those on a low sodium diet who genuinely need it, then there are people that just want fresh fries and generally the workers don't know the difference.
@@samjohnson4751 I mean, I’m not a low-sodium diet, fortunately; it just reacts terribly with my insides!
And, yes, I do always explain that that’s why; they do usually understand; there’s always one who you can just tell is really frustrated when I do it. (I’ve learnt to just avoid them if I can!)
@@jillhobson6128 No; trust me, I thought that at first, but they definitely are salted by default. The sachets are for if you want *even more* salt than they give you!
i just love your videos it’s a nice escape always watch before bed but soothing comedy, thank you evan!!!
Soothing comedy. Thanks haha
just be aware in the UK we do have the right to remain silent, however as they say when you are read your rights, if you choose to remain silent and then later rely on something in court this can be held against you. e.g. if the police ask why you were in a certain location at a certain time in the interview, and then in court you reply to the same question saying you were helping a friend move, it can look bad on you as a why didnt you tell the police this.
I actually get the impression that this isn't much different from a lot of jurisdictions in the US - If you didn't explain yourself at the time of arrest, the prosecution is allowed to draw attention to that at trial. It's just that when we changed the law to make that the case, we changed the arrest wording to make that clear
@@stras676 And those words are: ‘You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court…’
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Sure if you didn't disclose something which turns up later on in the investigation that is hindering the investigation. But otherwise you don't have to say anything. And as far as I know witholding evidence can also be sanctioned in the US.
Yeah, it's more like if you have a solid alibi and don't say so, which means you've wasted their time.
This new translator app is putting human translators to shame!
While it is true that ai has helped immensely with automatic translation (see deepl for an example of a great automatic translator in the pairs en-es) to the point that they are now pretty decent for average consumers and used professionally by a large number of companies for certain types of texts (and after human editing), automatic translation will probably never replace human translators, mainly because of how intricate human speech actually is.
A common misconception is that translation is just a matter of finding a word that's equivalent to another in another language, dictionary style, while it often involves so much more. I know this, other language professionals know this, but your every day person many times don't, and ads like these perpetuate that idea that a translation can be done by anyone/anything... and afterwards we're sent pages of horrible translations to correct because they opted for the cheap, seemingly miracle option first 🙄.
The UK arrest rights are: “You do not have to say anything. But, it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court.”
Basically, we strongly recommend you confess, because if you don’t, you could be torn to shreds by witnesses and the prosecution, and your sentence might be far worse. It’s more “nudge-nudge”: you have the right to say nothing, in that they can’t make you, but they’ll heavily imply you should.
I think you'll find that doing hot yoga, on top of a mountain, under the full moon, whilst dressed only in the leaves of the Gympie Gympie.....its the ONLY legit cure for EVERYTHING. 😉
Hello everybody and welcome back to your personal Reddit text to speech man
My favorite joke about homeopathy:
After taking massive doses of homeopathy, I've successfully cured my dehydration.
When people use Will kits and other legal forms they download off the internet. It generally costs £100-£300 to get a solicitor to do it properly and a HELL of a lot more to fix the ones full of mistakes that eventually make it to us. Not to mention people who think they've done a Will, left stuff to loved ones and die none the wiser. But in reality, they've left their nearest and dearest with years of heartache and thousands of pounds dent in their inheritance, all to save a couple of hundred quid. It's insane. And don't get me started on using conveyancers to move house over solicitors. For a lay person, you won't really see the difference but you get what you pay for and conveyancers almost always leave you vulnerable in contracts and negotiations because they aren't trained to the same level. They also cause delays and make mistakes more than solicitors. (Can only speak from my own professional experience and not for the quality of all conveyancers oc)!
The thing about the fries is fairly true. I used to work in a couple. Though... It's more bothersome to management than to the employees. We didn't actually care. It was a little inconvenient to have to grab an entirely new bag of fries from the back but we were likely gonna do that soon anyways. On the flip side of that, it means that there's a car taking up space in the drive through or in a 'waiting' stall. Management hates this because it contributes to backup. McDonalds has a sensor system that tells us how long a car has been in a specific spot in the drive-through and many of the stores will compete with each other for best times. The best at the end of the quarter or whatever gets a bonus for management I think.
Like I said, new fries don't bother employees. It stresses managers who then, in turn, stress the employees. If McDonalds wasn't trying to speedrun customer service, we literally wouldn't have cared.
Unless you plan to add cinnamon sugar to them when you get home and don't like mixing sweet and salty for some reason, I don't get why you would want fries without salt. And asking for the pickles to be left off to ensure you get a fresh burger seems silly to me cause you should be asking for no pickles on principle since the pickles at McDonald's don't deserve the right to be called pickles.
Wait, there are people who don't design their own vacations? Expensive...
I really didn't get the title at first so thank you for explaining it in the intro
Why do Americans call themselves "expat" instead of immigrants? Call yourself for what you are nothing wrong with the word immigrant
homeopathic medicine has nothing to do with crystals or rubbing your belly, and millions of people use it every day, mostly in non-western cultures. the least you can do before making fun of something is to know what it actually is.
Ordering a burger without pickles won't make it any fresher. The burgers are put together to order. The meat will still be the old meat that has been sitting there.
However you can do the same thing as the fry trick and order a burger without salt/seasoning. Then they cook it to order. The downside being that you now have a flavorless puck of meat severed to you.
I've seen that Antiques Roadshow bit. Guy was really happy. It was awesome. They just had the blanket over the back of the sofa or something.
Web MD freaked me out this morning, I currently have tonsillitis, and this morning I noticed my tongue had turned very yellow, and Web MD said that yellow tongues is a sign of COVID! Freaked out for a while... turns out yellow tongue is also a side affect of the sore throat tablets I’ve been having!
You know what bugs me, especially when it comes to things involving personal health...
...the amount of people who'll talk about the science and the proof and the experts without actually understanding the first thing about what science *is.*
'cause, sure, a person like that may be right *this* time. But that's just because they were lucky, and they're just as likely to fall for some pseudoscience or other bullshit as soon as something changes.
There's a difference between just believing what someone tells you, versus actually learning it.
Us translators hate yall from pretending to be one just because you learned English as a foreign language. There's a big difference between knowing a foreign language and being a qualified translator and not just someone who ruins the market for us.
As the UK Police Caution explains you do have the right to remain silent it goes
" You do not have to say anything however it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you may later rely on in court anything you do say may be given as evidence"
This is what makes our Police interviews evidential as it rightfully poses questions as to why a defendant did not answer Police questions or make any kind of statement during interview. As once a case has gone to trial the investigation is usually no longer ongoing meaning the Police often cannot verify the claims thst the defendant has made.
Thus meaning not providing your account in interview may mean that a jury could draw a negative infrence on your account during trial.
You have every right to not say anything but the jury has the right to take your refusal into account when making a decision.
Reminder that if you want fresh fries; that's all well and good. It's a three minute wait. DO NOT order fries with no salt, and then when I go out to give you your food; ask me for salt packets. Either you order that at the window or you leave me alone.
I rewatched your first reddit video the other day and you really have dramatically improved the lighting and video quality. X
THANK
Oh man. There are so many misconceptions about my job and things that I hate. As a winemaker at a small winery, so many people automatically assume I just drink wine all day. And so many people think they are clever and nobody else has ever asked me before if that's all I do. 90% of my time is spent out in the vineyard doing manual labor because we are a small place. And it's not this big romantic thing. It's agriculture. There are also so many "hacks" when it comes to wine that make me tremor in either fear or anger. Using a shoe against a wall to uncork a bottle is one of the quickest ways to find yourself in the E.R. Also, the devices sold to "strip wine of sulfites" so you don't get a headache. Most all dried fruit contains more than is even legal to have in wine in the USA (350 ppm). If you have a sulfite sensitivity, wine should be one of your least concerns. The cause for your headache is most likely histamines... or y'know... alcohol.
a pun with the _word_ pun!
this is why i subscribed
Welcome back to that man who became fluent in German using Duolingo
I didn't even know you could customize your fries to be without salt tbh, but as an anxious German I wouldn't wanna inconvenience anyone's efficiency anyway so I wouldn't do it regardless xD
In my experience if you don't mind inconveniencing the workers you can customize just about anything at a fast food restaurant as desired.
Actually, calorie counting is an incredibly pointless exercise, for one, it is utterly meaningless to use the suggested calorie intake since nobody actually needs the recommended intake, the only two ways to get an idea of how many calories to eat would be to either A) ask a professional to define one for you based on your parameters or B) a hell of a lot of trial and error (years worth), but even then, calories of foods are essentially meaningless because there is no scientific method of measuring the actual calories a food contains, at least not that is actually used for them (I suppose the closest would be to burn the food, but that isn't all that accurate anyway).
Best thing to do is to eat a balanced diet and regularly exercise but only to an extent that you can maintain and drink whenever you feel thirsty, your body knows what it needs. If you do those simple steps, you will be fine.
Also, exercise whilst not effective unless maintainable, is essential for burning fat, if you just 'eat less calories than you burn', you will actually burn your muscles and not your fat because it is easier for your body to convert muscle than fat back to energy, so do as above.
People don’t always recognise when they’re thirsty. It’s recently been pointed out to me that people can confuse hunger with dehydration, so they eat when they should drink, and I’m pretty sure I’m one of those people. I even sometimes specifically have cravings for 2 minute noodles and I think I’m hungry but I’ve realised I just crave them because of their water and I’m just thirsty.
I also heard it’s good to sip water throughout the day rather than drink larger quantities at once, because drinking it slowly throughout the day allows it to absorb better so you’ll stay hydrated and you’ll even need to pee less.
As a travel agent I actually don't care that people know that it's easy to book their own vacation. We all know it's easy, that's not what my job is all about. I specialize in a specific product that I know inside and out in a way that no other person would have the time or energy to know especially just for one trip. I am a Disney travel agent and I am branching out to Universal now. Somebody comes to me, it's not a secret that I take 20 minutes to look up and book a basic vacation for them, but when you book your Disney Vacation through me you get my expertise in the Disney product. I can tell you if the Dining Plan will actually save you money, which restaurants are the hardest to get reservations for and which meals are the best ones to eat at those particular restaurants, which character dining's give the best bang for your buck and what places to avoid eating at. That is just a small bit of what I know about just one area of your trip. I eat, sleep and breathe Disney. Not even joking I get updates before my cast member friends sometimes even see them. There are people like me who don't want someone else doing all of that for them. I love knowing that information and knew it long before I was ever travel agent which is why I became a travel agent because I was giving people all this advice and figured I might as well get paid for it and the best part is I am paid by the vendors like Disney so I don't cost a dime to use. Yeah you can book your own Disney vacation and you can go and you'll probably have a great time, but I can't even begin to tell you how many clients I talked to who said you saved our trip with the tips we got ahead of time and the explanation to how it worked so there were no surprises.
Along the same sort of line. Back in the 80's and 90's before internet browsing was a thing,I used to buy things(mainly books) from charity shops(thrift stores) and know I could resell or keep them and make a good or excellent profit.
One week I bought some great books for about a £1 per, and was able to make around three months wages in profit.About 60 books over ten or fifteen hours of shopping. - With the rise of things like ebay, nope not going to happen anymore ( unless you are very lucky)...
(1:35) I actually rejected a house deal on the spot; the lawyer wasn't happy.
Okay I like you, but the pickle thing was really dumb. Order what you want. At least at the McDonald's I worked at, we made everything when it was ordered. If you wanted a fresh burger, you'd have to ask for fresh meat to be cooked.
Damn so many channel plugs Evan, you're getting good at this TH-cam thing, huh? 😂
RE WebMD: I did correctly diagnose my migraine though. Way before I had an aura. Mine are headacheless, purely visual, and even then usually not all the way. The aura confirmed it, which my doctor agreed with me on.
Absolutely agree with the comment on credit cards. Don't use them to delay payments for months. Pay off each month. Build up your credit rating.
My response when pulled over is ALWAYS something neutral, or asking them a question. Usually, no matter what they say, I go for "How can I help you officer?"
Best thing to ask is "is there an emergency officer?". Cops can pull you over for breaking the law or if there is an emergency. Basically you are declaring that you don't believe you did anything wrong.
Credit cards are a good bet over debit cards because they provide more protection. If you get screwed over, you can usually claim back from the credit card. Getting money back having paid with a debit card is much harder.
Also: yikes at the homeopathy responses deep in the comments. Homeopathic dilution is quite the (bonkers) concept, if anyone here isn’t familiar with it.
Basic concept - Oh, yes. That's how vaccines works.
The details - That's nuts!
2:16 That's why homeopathy is regularly called 'Complimentary medicine' in the UK. If it helps it does, if not then no harm done because you are still taking the meds you require
Well, seaweed _is_ a nutritional powerhouse. At least it has that going for it.
as a mcdonalds employee, asking for it without pickles makes no difference, the food is made as the order comes in so the meat you would get in your burger is the exact same as if you had pickles in it. The fries thing is true tho and it is SO annoying
The thing about weight loss isn't true though. Most people gain back their original weight and then some because your body's built to resist famine. Restriction breeds excess.
Agreed, the only reason I don't hate the first comment is the fad diet professionals part.
The trick isn't "just eat fewer calories" it's "how to eat more healthfully in a way that can last a lifetime, and not make life miserable".
RDs (nutritionists in the UK) are great for finding ways to engage in more healthful behaviors around food in ways that don't make you dread a life without what you love eating going forward.
As someone who used to work in a small town store it was really frustrating when people would come in and ask for "the regular" in regards to cigarettes or snus (snuff?) since we keep it behind the counter to prevent stealing.
Dude! I barely remember peoples faces, why do you think I remember what brand every single smoker uses?
I don't know in that industry. But in the food service industry. When I go to the same place over 3 times with the same order, the waiter/waitress remembers. Often they bring me a drink before I order it (and open it based on whether I want it or not).
@@eriks2962 Just think about how long someone typically spends in a restaurant vs a corner shop - going to be far more people coming through while also spending less time at the latter.
@@max3446 I suppose that is true. It probably depends on the type of store/business. I had a friend bouncer for a night club. And he would remember peoples names after two or three times. I suppose it's kind of the bouncers' job.
My wife worked in a clothing store for a long time and she would remember regular customers' size for pants, shoes, and shirts. Still probably a bit more interaction than "newspaper and a pack of marlboro".
Now, it is also possible that many people considers themselves as regular but really don't come that often.
reality creationists hate it
I found this guy during my lunch break at work today and I quite enjoy watching his content. Keep the work man, you are doing great.
Its not just abt the calorie count, its about the RIGHT calories. Thats why you can actually gain weight if you dont eat enough of the right stuff 👌
Not true. It really is about the calorie count.
That’s why you can be ‘skinny-fat’. Aka you only eat awful takeaways but you eat under your daily requirements in calories. So you will lose weight but your arteries will be f*cked
Getting a credit card you pay off each month also boosts your credit score
7:42 Yup. Always do research into what you have. That Magic The Gathering card you have from 1995 likely isn't worth anything. I speak from experience.
Hello everybody and welcome back to a parting so far back it still believes in the American dream
our union is at least as bad as the company
Hi. I love the shirt Evan. This video was great and so short or is it just me?
Yes, it reminds me of ice cream lined up in the shop on a balmy day in summer at the beach. Yum
Urgh, me since the age of 18 in 2002... "I think I have dyspraxia, possibly ADHD, done some reading about the autism spectrum as well" in vastly more specific terms, supported by evidence. Badger badger badger badger MUSHROOM MUSHROOM badger badger badger... to numerous GPs at my practice, banging on and on and on... got nowhere. After eventually meeting someone whose parents work in the field, they suggest asking to see a neurologist, so I go at them with that request instead. It works.
- In 2011, I'm diagnosed with dyspraxic tendencies and impairment of all my executive brain functions.
Me to GPs for over 10 years..., I have this really nasty dizziness problem triggered by X and Y and it's really bad, I think it's an inner ear problem. Badger badger badger badger MUSHROOM until a GP joins the practice who has a special interest in ENT. He performs the 10 second check I asked the other GPs to do, sees a problem, sends me to the Ear Nose and Throat department at the hospital for 5 hours of testing by audiologists and a specialist ENT physiotherapist.
-Diagnosed with a vestibular system imbalance, the balance organ in one inner ear is working 70% weaker than the other. Makes perfect sense given my history of glue ear and multiple ear infections as a child.
Etc. Certainly don't do the WebMD type of thing, but sometimes, doctors treat me like I do. It's very annoying.