In Europe we actually pay our employees proper wages, so most of the times there isn't a need or an expectation of tips. I'm very glad it is that way to be honest.
I'm sorry, but as long as US waiters maintain the status quo and accept these ridiculously low wages then nothing will change. How come food outlets in the rest of the world can pay their staff a decent wage AND STILL MAKE A PROFIT, but American food outlet's can't? You are being jipped, you know you are being jipped, but you do nothing about it. It's not up to the customer to pay your wages, it's up to your employer.
I am dutch and the gun thing is definetely something I think is weird. And that restaurants do not pay their staff a living wage. But something that is not on the list that I find shocking as well is ads for medicine. A few years ago I used to watch 'extreme couponers' and there pain medication was even on sale. That will NEVER be allowed here!!
Oh yeah, no, definitely. Especially the "Ask your doctor for !" adds are just so, _so_ weird. I mean, if you need a particular drug, your doctor (also known as the individual who went through years of medical school) will prescribe it. The idea that you, the patient without _any_ medical expertise, should or even _could_ request a particular drug prescription is just nuts.
I’m danish and I love americans. They are extremely polite and friendly. I find it weird that some of you have multiple jobs to make ends meet. In Denmark we have a minimumpay pr hour on ca 20 dollar. And we work for 37 hours every week. So most of us have just one job at a time.
it's not that tips are rude in europe but it's weird for us "europeans" that it's standard on the bill. if you were okay with service and foot you tip, otherwise don't. the rastaurant has to earn the tip and you do that with good food and good service and that is not being intrusive and coming to the table very often
There's just one (and probably more) odd thing I just don't understand and that's the (mainly) imperial system instead of "our" metrical system, which is so more easier to work with. Use of both in the USA is confusing. Distance,speed, length, volume, temperature, weight etc. are imperial, but like money, time and volumes in medicine (and more) are in metric. All in all, moving to Europe from the US also comes with getting used to the (simplified) metric system. And man ........ metric is so much easier !!
In general the video is correct, though every European country differs. On English teeth it's not correct, but braces are less used in the UK, as far as I heard. Prices in Europe are all inclusive, tax, service etc. And tips are not common, only when service is really excellent, but never in shops. Euro paper money is colorful and you immediately see the value by its color. Plastic money is very usual but we use bankcards (debit cards) with PIN. Only in hotels, better restaurants, expensive shops, credit cards are accepted. US television and radio are a horror to Europeans, you have to go to internet sites of your home country to see what's going on. Religion is private, you can be what you want in Europe as long as you do not bother others with it. Supermarkets and some others are open on sunday but certainly not all. Especially in Germany almost all shops are closed. Flags are shown, but not at normal houses, unless it is a national day. In Germany the flag is less present. Houses in Europe are smaller, but better build, bricks and concrete. If wood is used, it's heavy thick stuff. Women only have heavy make up for special occasions, usually they prefer a 'natural' look. Sportswear with a painted face is rare. Social contrast in Europe is much less, the 'working class' is much better off, and the rich do not show their wealth.
Euro notes not only have a different color for each denomination, but also a different size to help blind people distinguish between them. Also face paint at sports events: probably only with euro cup or world cup international soccer matches. At least here in the Netherlands people get crazy with it :-)
French fries aren’t French but from Belgium and they eat it with mayonnaise. Our waiters have a decent wage and don’t need a tip to survive. They get a tip as they are friendly and give good service. That means they don’t come to you that often; you have to wave at them to come to you. You can pay here with a bank card or credit card almost everywhere. We have very strict fire arms laws. Almost no one has one and those that do are member of a sports shooting club.
@@davedevriesnl there is nothing wrong with subtile raising your hand and making eye contact to draw the attention of the waiter here in the Netherlands. It is very common. But waving like you are the most eager student in the class would be a bit weird.
"Almost everyone I know has a gun"... now that's a phrase you won't hear anywhere in Europe. Don't get me wrong, we do understand the origin, but also don't understand, considering the ramifications. In the context of things Europeans find weird about Americans...
I have an uncle with a hunting rifle here in the Netherlands. Lots of hoops to go through before your allowed to have one and then you have to follow the rules to be allowed to keep having it.
Actually in rural northern Sweden it is true in many villages. But the guns are rifles for hunting, keept looked up and safe when not in use for hunting or training at gun ranges.
Ik was 12 jaar, toen deed ik uien pellen na school. €4,- voor 25 kg. Ik 75 tot 100 kg per uur. Ik zou NOOIT voor $ 2,- per uur gaan werken. Groetjes uit Spakenburg,Nederland.
Maar kreeg je ook fooi? Voor $2 zou een 'mericaan natuurlijk ook niet werken. Ze krijgen $2 + een (als het me zit een aanzienlijk hoger) bedrag dat afhangt van de hoeveelheid fooi. Nog steeds gewoon een ruksysteem natuurlijk, die $2 is wel het enige waar van je zeker weet dat je het krijgt.
I'm often surprised how religious Americans are and also how they expect their neighbors to be the same. I live in an apartment building and we know eachother but I have NO IDEA who's religious or not. It's not something you talk about outside the house. Maybe in the Dutch bible belt, but not in in normal circumstances. I don't know if they're religious and if I had the idea they were, I have no idea what KIND of religion. And I don't care either. And you're not supposed to flag day in day out. It's special, not an every day cloth
I hardly ever tip. Mostly because the places I sometimes go to the waiter is also the owner and then you don't tip but waiters here get a normal wage and don't rely on tips. But it all depends on what and how and where
This American says that YOU, an American, did not get paid only $2 an hour as a waiter, as you claim here. Who are you trying to fool? Just tell the truth.
I havent been carrying cash in years here in the Netherlands. I don’t have a credit card either, you can hardly use it anywhere in normal stores. I just pay everything by phone or debit card. Like almost everybody here.
I'd walk out of the door of a store if someone would just come up to me and kept talking to me. That's so annoying and invading. If I need help or want a talk I'll ask. I often see videos of stores where people are being welcomed by someone working there. All he/she does is welcoming someone. Why?
I'd rather feel welcomed in a store than being watched as if I am going to steal something. I found it so much refreshing to walk into a store where literally everyone was polite compared to here in The Netherlands.
For me, the stars and stripes everywhere, is a bit much.Dont get me wrong, it is beautiful. There is pride, as you should be, but all the amount of flags just seems crazy.
So....in some workplaces you Americans get the "permission" so grovel ...and you get paid about two dollars to do it. That is I believe a form of modern slavery. I'm very sorry for you. You should demand a European system in that regard.
That is weird than finnish peoples know of those things about america. We are not think than american way is weird. Every country haves own things and that's it.
Only if you look underage. And the UK is geographically part of Europe, it is just no longer politically or economically part of the EU (more's the pity).
@@jobfranschman8436 Switzerland is not a member state of the European Union (EU). It is associated with the Union through a series of bilateral treaties. It is, however, in Europe.
@@TukikoTroy Yes I know. But I hate people that say “The UK is not in Europe anymore”. Because is it total nonsense. The European Union is a political organisation. Europe is an continent.
"As a waiter, you live off of your tips." Damn, that sounds like a 3rd world country to me.
For 2 dollars an hour I wouldn't even get up. That's no wage, that's theft.
If you have to spend some gas to get to work...on a bad day you may actually lose money going to work!
In Europe we actually pay our employees proper wages, so most of the times there isn't a need or an expectation of tips. I'm very glad it is that way to be honest.
I'm sorry, but as long as US waiters maintain the status quo and accept these ridiculously low wages then nothing will change. How come food outlets in the rest of the world can pay their staff a decent wage AND STILL MAKE A PROFIT, but American food outlet's can't? You are being jipped, you know you are being jipped, but you do nothing about it. It's not up to the customer to pay your wages, it's up to your employer.
I am dutch and the gun thing is definetely something I think is weird. And that restaurants do not pay their staff a living wage. But something that is not on the list that I find shocking as well is ads for medicine. A few years ago I used to watch 'extreme couponers' and there pain medication was even on sale. That will NEVER be allowed here!!
Oh yeah, no, definitely. Especially the "Ask your doctor for !" adds are just so, _so_ weird. I mean, if you need a particular drug, your doctor (also known as the individual who went through years of medical school) will prescribe it. The idea that you, the patient without _any_ medical expertise, should or even _could_ request a particular drug prescription is just nuts.
I’m danish and I love americans. They are extremely polite and friendly.
I find it weird that some of you have multiple jobs to make ends meet. In Denmark we have a minimumpay pr hour on ca 20 dollar. And we work for 37 hours every week. So most of us have just one job at a time.
it's not that tips are rude in europe but it's weird for us "europeans" that it's standard on the bill. if you were okay with service and foot you tip, otherwise don't. the rastaurant has to earn the tip and you do that with good food and good service and that is not being intrusive and coming to the table very often
There's just one (and probably more) odd thing I just don't understand and that's the (mainly) imperial system instead of "our" metrical system, which is so more easier to work with. Use of both in the USA is confusing. Distance,speed, length, volume, temperature, weight etc. are imperial, but like money, time and volumes in medicine (and more) are in metric. All in all, moving to Europe from the US also comes with getting used to the (simplified) metric system. And man ........ metric is so much easier !!
You can pay with plastic here too. I never have cash money on me.
In general the video is correct, though every European country differs.
On English teeth it's not correct, but braces are less used in the UK, as far as I heard.
Prices in Europe are all inclusive, tax, service etc. And tips are not common, only when service is really excellent, but never in shops.
Euro paper money is colorful and you immediately see the value by its color.
Plastic money is very usual but we use bankcards (debit cards) with PIN. Only in hotels, better restaurants, expensive shops, credit cards are accepted.
US television and radio are a horror to Europeans, you have to go to internet sites of your home country to see what's going on.
Religion is private, you can be what you want in Europe as long as you do not bother others with it.
Supermarkets and some others are open on sunday but certainly not all. Especially in Germany almost all shops are closed.
Flags are shown, but not at normal houses, unless it is a national day. In Germany the flag is less present.
Houses in Europe are smaller, but better build, bricks and concrete. If wood is used, it's heavy thick stuff.
Women only have heavy make up for special occasions, usually they prefer a 'natural' look. Sportswear with a painted face is rare.
Social contrast in Europe is much less, the 'working class' is much better off, and the rich do not show their wealth.
Euro notes not only have a different color for each denomination, but also a different size to help blind people distinguish between them. Also face paint at sports events: probably only with euro cup or world cup international soccer matches. At least here in the Netherlands people get crazy with it :-)
French fries aren’t French but from Belgium and they eat it with mayonnaise.
Our waiters have a decent wage and don’t need a tip to survive. They get a tip as they are friendly and give good service. That means they don’t come to you that often; you have to wave at them to come to you.
You can pay here with a bank card or credit card almost everywhere.
We have very strict fire arms laws. Almost no one has one and those that do are member of a sports shooting club.
Don’t wave at the waiter. That’s seemed as rude in the Netherlands. Just be patient and make eye contact with the waiter.
@@davedevriesnl I don’t mean that you have to wave like a windmill. A small gesture is often enough. Even naar de ober zwaaien.
@@davedevriesnl Je hand laten zien en vragend aankijken is genoeg.
@@davedevriesnl there is nothing wrong with subtile raising your hand and making eye contact to draw the attention of the waiter here in the Netherlands. It is very common. But waving like you are the most eager student in the class would be a bit weird.
"Almost everyone I know has a gun"... now that's a phrase you won't hear anywhere in Europe. Don't get me wrong, we do understand the origin, but also don't understand, considering the ramifications. In the context of things Europeans find weird about Americans...
I have an uncle with a hunting rifle here in the Netherlands. Lots of hoops to go through before your allowed to have one and then you have to follow the rules to be allowed to keep having it.
Actually in rural northern Sweden it is true in many villages. But the guns are rifles for hunting, keept looked up and safe when not in use for hunting or training at gun ranges.
Ik was 12 jaar, toen deed ik uien pellen na school. €4,- voor 25 kg. Ik 75 tot 100 kg per uur. Ik zou NOOIT voor $ 2,- per uur gaan werken. Groetjes uit Spakenburg,Nederland.
Maar kreeg je ook fooi? Voor $2 zou een 'mericaan natuurlijk ook niet werken. Ze krijgen $2 + een (als het me zit een aanzienlijk hoger) bedrag dat afhangt van de hoeveelheid fooi. Nog steeds gewoon een ruksysteem natuurlijk, die $2 is wel het enige waar van je zeker weet dat je het krijgt.
@@IJubane ik was 12 jaar oud en maakte 12 tot 16 euro per uur, netto!
I'm often surprised how religious Americans are and also how they expect their neighbors to be the same. I live in an apartment building and we know eachother but I have NO IDEA who's religious or not. It's not something you talk about outside the house. Maybe in the Dutch bible belt, but not in in normal circumstances. I don't know if they're religious and if I had the idea they were, I have no idea what KIND of religion. And I don't care either. And you're not supposed to flag day in day out. It's special, not an every day cloth
Provincial flags would be kind of okay though.
I hardly ever tip. Mostly because the places I sometimes go to the waiter is also the owner and then you don't tip but waiters here get a normal wage and don't rely on tips. But it all depends on what and how and where
This American says that YOU, an American, did not get paid only $2 an hour as a waiter, as you claim here. Who are you trying to fool? Just tell the truth.
I havent been carrying cash in years here in the Netherlands. I don’t have a credit card either, you can hardly use it anywhere in normal stores. I just pay everything by phone or debit card. Like almost everybody here.
Americans speak loudly and say a little in many words. In addition, they often seem to interrupt others in the middle of a sentence.
U.S. = push, push, push; Europe = laid back...
Your body tempature is normal between 36.5 and 37 degree 😀
100 degrees Fahrenheit
I'd walk out of the door of a store if someone would just come up to me and kept talking to me. That's so annoying and invading. If I need help or want a talk I'll ask. I often see videos of stores where people are being welcomed by someone working there. All he/she does is welcoming someone. Why?
I'd rather feel welcomed in a store than being watched as if I am going to steal something. I found it so much refreshing to walk into a store where literally everyone was polite compared to here in The Netherlands.
For me, the stars and stripes everywhere, is a bit much.Dont get me wrong, it is beautiful.
There is pride, as you should be, but all the amount of flags just seems crazy.
A 100 degree outside?
Thats the tempature of boiling water. Thats deadly!!!
100 degrees Fahrenheit
@@laziojohnny79 The video was about American things Europeans find weird. The entire world uses 'C so the US is weird.
FAHRENHEIT!
@@dutchman7623 No shit Dr.Simpleton... I replied on what's being said in the comment above.
So....in some workplaces you Americans get the "permission" so grovel ...and you get paid about two dollars to do it. That is I believe a form of modern slavery. I'm very sorry for you. You should demand a European system in that regard.
2 dollars an hour ? WTF... America is a 3rd world country
That is weird than finnish peoples know of those things about america. We are not think than american way is weird. Every country haves own things and that's it.
pay check??? go back 20 years but plastic is weird
In the netherlands they get payd mormal because here its a job,so the tip is extra
A lot of comparison with UK which isn't really Europe....sorry.
But they used to be
@@lunaraurora8308 That is true.
@L M xD
The UK is geographically part of Europe, it is just no longer politically or economically part of the EU (more's the pity).
Why it isn’t really Europe?
Sorry but the UK is not Europa and we have to show id to buy sigaret or alcohol.
Only if you look underage. And the UK is geographically part of Europe, it is just no longer politically or economically part of the EU (more's the pity).
EU is not Europe. Is Switzerland also not in Europe then?
@@jobfranschman8436 Switzerland is not a member state of the European Union (EU). It is associated with the Union through a series of bilateral treaties. It is, however, in Europe.
@@TukikoTroy Yes I know. But I hate people that say “The UK is not in Europe anymore”. Because is it total nonsense. The European Union is a political organisation. Europe is an continent.
UK is in Europe still. Not in the EU but still in Europe and it will be a part of Europe.
What's not weird about the US?