Canadians React to 21 Things in the USA That Puzzle Most Foreigners
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I''m from the U.S., and I can say that I don't usually put gravy on anything unless it's biscuits, or maybe mashed potatoes. Putting gravy all over your bacon and eggs is unheard of here.
Southern Fried Steak (chicken) with gravy was a big one, growing up in the Carolinas. Good way to clog your arteries. 🙄
Mmm.. yeah, I'm wondering if he didn't order something like a skillet breakfast at a truck stop or was at a Waffle House.
I do like sausage gravy on my eggs and hash browns but I get it on the side and top it myself.
Speak for yourself. I live in the US and I've had gravy on my eggs and bacon. Just because its not the norm in your small corner of the country, doesn't mean it's unheard of.
I have been to every one of the mainland 48 states eating at multiple places in each and have never seen anyone put gravy on eggs or bacon either. It must be a small regional thing.
Yep, gravy on eggs.😋
In Arizona, where I live you're most likely to get a "no problem" in response to a "thank you". We treat "no problem" as a more relaxed or less formal polite response. You're more likely to get a "you're welcome" or a "you're very welcome" when interacting with people working in customer service, or in a general business environment.
In Utah, where I lived for 2 years in my teens, "thanks" is frequently responded to with "uh huh," like the affirmative, and I thought it was so rude, but everyone did it.
Same in Maine, most people say'no problem' to 'you're welcome'.
I'm from Louisiana and I've always responded to "thank you" with either "no problem" or "it's cool" even when I worked customer service.
I think it's more of a generational difference vs states. I believe people in their 30s (maybe mid 30s) and above use "you're welcome" as a response and people younger use " no problem" , "you got it", "of course", or "uh huh". Just my own observation. 😉
@@karenpusateri2089 I'm in my mid 30s and when I lived in the States it was the late 90s and the ppl saying "uh huh" were of all ages, but particularly middle aged. Ppl my own age said no problem usually,
"Sure" as a response to "thank you" is genuine, I've never said it's sarcastically. And I use it allot
I usually say, "Sure thing!" or "No problem!" totally sincerely. I dunno. "You're welcome" always sounds very awkward and fake.
haha that's funny i've said "sure" a bunch of times and it's always been more like "ugh yea whatever, now go away"
@@ms_scribbles exactly, I don’t know why but I always reply with “no problem” or “uh-huh” but in a positive/kind tone, “you’re welcome” just doesn’t feel right for some reason.
Idk where I live if you say sure as a response to thank you your gonna raise some eyebrows.
What most Europeans do not understand is that countries like Spain and southern Italy have the same latitude as the north of the US. Places like Florida, Texas, etc have the same latitude as north Africa. Of course we have the AC on all the time
What you're not understanding is that their latitude means very little because of the gulf stream. Which is why London is the same latitude as Calgary but has mild winters that can't even compete with New York City winters. Spain and southern Italy has similar weather to places like Florida and Texas. Look up their climates.
@@runningfromabear8354 I grew up in Florida. It’s a tropical swampy climate. Nothing like the hot dry Mediterranean climate of Italy or Spain.
@@runningfromabear8354 Italy's summer temperatures average in the mid 70s (Fahrenheit). Texas summer temperatures average in the 80s.
The American South is generally hotter than Southern Europe.
They forgot to mention that in an American drug store you can also buy smokes and booze...while you're picking up your heart medicine.
We used to be able to buy cigarettes in Canadian pharmacies, but never booze.
Booze in American drugstores depends on the state. Wisconsin yes. Minnesota no.
Unless you are in Utah 😂😂😂
You definitely cannot get any form of alcohol in any store other than a liquor store in Maryland.
@@ashleyder9164 it’s the same way here in Utah. Some of these laws suck lol
I am American and hate when I say "thank you" to someone and they don't say anything back, I always walk away saying "You're welcome". It is a generational thing. I am 51 and was taught to hold doors for older people and women and even other man. It costs nothing to be polite.
You were raised with good manners .
@@victorwaddell6530 I find a lot of American women think if you are polite to them you are after sex? One guy in his 50's held the door for a 20-something young lady and she said "Thanks DAD"! He said, "That's funny I don't remember fucking your mother, what does she look like"? She ran to a police officer to complain and he said, "If you don't like it don't go around calling people dad". lol
@@StanSwan Sounds like the two of them deserved each other. Neither one of them had any class!
Canadians and Americans are together on more than not.
I made a joke about Canadian money having "purple chickens on it" and almost started a bar fight in Montreal. We all made nice and played rugby the next day on a frozen field. I got hit extra hard but was young and played American football. It was a blast.
very true . we all may talk shit ... but , when it truly matters , we will be there for each other .
I think when we respond with “sure” or “aha” is more like a don’t mention it, not a big deal, no need for thanks. Down playing it. I can see how it’s perceived as rude.
Yeah no for sure
Not a problem.🙂
Yeah as an American I think I tend to mumble "m-hmm" when someone thanks me for doing something for them (like holding a door). It really is just a "it's nothing" kinda comment. You choose to hold the door for them without knowing if they're going to thank you so it isn't necessary. However, if someone doesn't acknowledge me in these moments I do find it rude (unless they were coralling kids or on the phone or something.) I could see myself giving the formal "you're welcome" to probably an older person that really needed the help. But really holding the door is already nice. People here don't expect you to say "you're welcome". You already did a nice thing.
As far as writing the date, however you were taught to do it, is going to seem normal and anything else would be weird. In the US if someone asks what day it is, we would say it's "March 21st", not " the 21st of March". We write it like we say it.
I was born in Canada but my family moved to the U.S. when I was 14. The ice cube thing is so true. While Shopping at a mall in Quebec, I stopped to get a soda. It had two ice cubes in there. When I asked for more ice, the guy looked at me like I was asking him for a hundred dollars. Anyway, I ended up with three ice cubes 😂🤣🤣
Lol nice... in Ontario they give us too much ice and not enough pop.
14:30 I'm an American from Upstate NY...and I've never had anyone ask me or even heard of anything getting gravy all over their breakfast. I'm thinking maybe that was something unique to that place??
Same. I'm from upstate, not far from there and maybe that was unique to that place... or the waitress was trolling him.
I'm from florida and living in Texas. In texas gravy is a thing here lol like gravy and eggs. Its not bad. Better than plain eggs but I still prefer eggs in the form of omelette
@@Rising_Pho3nix_23 yup.. seems to be a mostly southern US thing.
I am from the Western NY area as well. Putting gravy on everything is weird. Perhaps that was something that particular diner did to make themselves unique. Sausage gravy on biscuits is very good and I occasionally enjoy some of that gravy on my home-fries as well.
BTW. I dislike that term 'Upstate NY'. It is not defined enough. I think a person from NYC will refer to the whole rest of the state as 'upstate'. My mind calls 'upstate' as around the Appalachians. People from the greater Buffalo area, which would include Tonawanda, would not refer to themselves as 'upstate' unless we're trying to dumb it down to outsiders. We're from Western NY which extends as far east as Rochester.
@@jkelley14701 lets go Buffalo!!!
I think they should have mentioned the metric system as the US is one of only three countries not issuing it.
We only use metric for everything besides Gov and scientific stuff, the common measurements here for an exit down the highway isn't under that umbrella. Irrc 1 yard (3 feet) is about .9 of a meter, but 1 mile is 5280 feet (where it's ~1,609 meters).
hospitals use the metric system though.. since you know, they have to be accurate and "freedom" units are quite inaccurate..
@@miou-miou- Basically true, everyone that should use it uses them; apart from them we use Imperial units, the military, health staff, NASA, and most others use metric. The gov doesn't mandate them to only use Imp/Metric so the common misconception is that they use Imp when they don't.
1 CC vs a 1/16th of a cup (or whatever a CC will covert to) isn't really the best option...
@@thenecromorpher doctor: "nurse, 1cc naloxone, stat!!"
nurse: "hang on, i gotta do the math and convert it into cups.. ill be there in a minute or so"
but yeah, most areas use metric.. scientists, doctors and non retarded carpenters.. sorry about that last part..
I mean some of us do use metric on the daily, it's just in mm increments
American here. That gravy thing would have thrown me too. It might be a regional thing.
Totally. I picture that white gravy as the go-to for "biscuits and gravy" which is a sort of regional (or at least not super common) breakfast option, so places that do more Southern-style foods like biscuits or chicken-fried steak etc. will give you the option to use the gravy on other meals too.
He should have asked for the gravy 'on the side.'
Yeah... 54yo northeast American here... never have been asked about the breakfast gravy 😳
I'm close to there(Pennsylvania) and I've never heard of gravy on breakfast(maybe like pork chops or steak tho)
South Dakotan here. Gravy is fairly common on Biscuits and Gravy and I've seen it on some other breakfast foods before. I'm not a huge fan of it myself though.
14:54 the only breakfast thing that Americans put gravy on is Biscuits...and thats generally more of a southern thing.
Don't forget chicken fried steak 🥩!
Omg you guys are making me hungry lol
I've seen some restaurants go hog wild and put it on the eggs and sausages as well.. I haven't seen it on bacon. But I agree, I think traditionally it is just intended for the biscuits.
And white gravy, my step-mom from Texas never saw brown gravy till she came to Canada.
Yea, I was surprised to hear that gravy on your breakfast was offered as an option in upstate New York. I am 60 years old and have lived in California and New England and I have never come across that question when buying breakfast.
We used to have the Value Added Tax built into all items in Canada. It changed with the Goods and Services Tax when it got separated out to be made more visible to consumers. I worked for the Department of Finance in Ottawa under the Progressive Conservative government, working with the GST Communications Group. Basically, our job was to convince Canadians that the GST was an improvement because it was not a hidden tax.
I have to say at 63 years old and have been buying things since I was 16 I never gave any thought to tax I don’t sit there and add it up in my head. The cashier tells us what to pay and we pay it
I died, someone call 911, the full beaver joke killed me...
also, chastising americans for using ac? half of the country is at the same latitude as morocco!
also, sales tax, some places it's different by county as well. some states don't have it either, instead they use income taxes.
@@gary0044187 Thank you for bringing up the latitude thing. Some people forget how far south the USA really is (or how far North Europe is)
@@commentor3485 I live in South Carolina , USA . 35° North of the Equator . The southeastern states are notoriously hot and humid for half the year .
@@victorwaddell6530 I knowabout that. it was 90f when I went to bed at midnight and 90F when I woke up at 9am when I was at myrtle beach.
@@commentor3485 I've been in AZ, not too far outside of Phoenix, when it was 120F at ... 2:00 AM! I was caught completely off guard, as I had drove in from CA with the AC on (first time in AZ), and stopped to get something at a travel center. It was like being hit with the heat off a blast furnace, as soon as the door was opened.
In Australia if you say thank you we often reply with 'no problem'. It basically is like saying you don't need to say thank you but we appreciate it.
Canadians often respond the same way.
Mark 14:49. Aha! That's probably why they put it in a side dish or take-out container, these days, unless the description says it comes with gravy on it, as with, "Biscuits & Gravy", "Mashed Potatoes & Gravy", or a, "Hamburger Steak with Onions & Gravy". With the first option, you may choose between, White or Brown, while the next two have, Brown Gravy, by default. Oh! A Chicken-Fried Steak, usually has White Gravy by default. White Gravy, has the option to be sausage-free now, but I remember when they made you pay extra to add sausage to your gravy! Also, I don't know the dates or year, when the transition began, but I do recall when a waitress would ask the gravy question, and "Yes" meant what you described.
Here in the South, at breakfast, we often put a creamy sausage gravy over sliced or broken-open biscuits. Mmm... delicious! The other breakfast gravy we have in the South, though difficult to find at many restaurants, is red-eye gravy. It's basically coffee and the rendered grease from cooking the bacon/sausage/country ham etc. mixed together. Again, you open up the biscuits, spoon the red-eye gravy over them, and sprinkle it with sugar (white, granulated cane sugar). Tastes better than candy.
10:26 - the reason the stall doors in public restrooms don’t touch the floor is for both safety and sanitation. The restrooms can be cleaned quickly and easily and if someone passes out in a public restroom they can be quickly attended to. I work in a healthcare facility with public bathrooms and have had a few instances where an elderly individual passed out in a restroom, and it’s much easier to attend to someone when the stall door doesn’t touch the floor.
Thanks for the info!
I’m an Aussie and everyone I know gets in the backseat of a taxi. I had no idea it was rude 🤷🏼♀️ Never heard of that one before. And we have to pump the air con cause it’s so damn hot here 😂 Hilarious intro btw 😂
Aussie here to. I think the taxi thing depends on if your with someone. If i have to get in the taxi alone I sit up front, but if i am with someone I will sit in back with them.
Im in nz and its pretty standard for someone to be in the front seat unless youre a couple on a date or something
I'm Australia, and I'd it's just me, I always get in the front seat of a taxi.
The backseat front seat thing is complicated...
Like Kathryn Green pointed out, if you're with a friend, both being in the back is normal...If you're alone, seems a bit rude to sit in the back...Although, some taxis have the plexiglass divider because it's more about the driver's safety, as many people as a driver picks up in his or her career, chances are fairly high he or she is eventually going to pick up someone who wants to rob him or her, or even some psycho killer. (Especially NY city.)
Then for others (old people, women and children) there is always a chance the driver is a pseudo crook looking to rob them (particularly true if you're in a country where you don't speak the native language, and the driver realizes it and decides to get a little extra from you, the rich tourist).
So that is a reason to sit in the back.
Lastly, the back is more roomy, (and also a bit safer if there's a car accident) and if you've got a carry-on or two, it's just a bit faster and easier for you and the driver to just get in the back.
But anyways, that is just NY City style, glad to know New Zealand and Australia are friendlier/safer.
In my area, "you're welcome" is usually used when you are trying to be formal with someone you don't know, the task was difficult, or you aren't expecting to help that person again. The respone "sure" usually means that you are willing to help the person again and are fine with them asking for more help in the future. "No prob" or "No problem" usually means that you don't see the task as something that needs the "thank you" and you would be happy to help again at almost any point in time.
No matter how much Americans and Canadians like to flaunt their differences, there are so many more similarities, as highlighted in this video.
Exactly! It is hardly a culture shock. When I lived in on the West Coast and visited BC or now when I visit New Brunswick or Nova Scotia from my home in NH, it feels the same. Yes, both Americans and Canadians would notice the subtle differences, but ask someone from Europe and they would be hard pressed to know when the border was crossed.
Americans don't flaunt their differences from us. That's more of a Canadian insecurity complex thing.
@@terryomalley1974 True, but I do feel a culture shock when I go to the states. Aside from accents and lexical differences, the extreme patriotism and flags everywhere was a lot. Also, iced tea doesn't come sweetened there!
There are certainly similarities but Canadians have more in common with the UK, Australia, and New Zealand in terms of our government structures, legal system, military structure, medical system structure, educational systems and history than we have with the US. In fact, the former leaders of these countries thought an economic alliance between us would make sense since so much of our systems are already aligned. They called it CANZUK. You can look it up. Some people feel it would be a great idea going forward. Australia and New Zealand are members along with us of the Commonwealth of Nations, having once been under English governance. We still have strong ties to the UK. Our soldiers have fought side by side in the World Wars. On the surface, Canadians and Americans certainly seem similar. Scratch the surface, and we differ quite a bit, however.
And I'm glad I now know the real reason the Beaver is the national animal.
Oh Canada, we love our beaver. 🦫
@@JesusFriedChrist Thought it was the loon. There's even a loon on the coinage.
I get frustrated at the lack of perspective in many of the videos similar to the one you watched.
That bathroom door was too high! It would have shown a person's knees! Nope.
Do we fry up a very great assortment of items? Yes, but not on a normal basis. The only place I've seen fried oreos is at a carnival or fair. That is one of the nifty things about a carnival, that you can get unique items you would not normally see.
I think the response of 'sure' to the thank you is meant to sound less formal and to indicate that what you did was not difficult. When I say 'you're welcome', I feel as though I'm making a formal declaration. Of course there are times when I would.
Yeah, that gravy all over your breakfast must be a Buffalo area thing. I live in central NY and never heard of it.
Sales tax? I don't even think about it at the grocery store, because it's just a few bucks for the taxable items. But when it comes to car repairs and car prices and other expensive purchases, I do wish the sales tax was already added on.
I saw someone mention reacting to music videos. I'd be interested in seeing music videos of bands known in Canada that we don't know in the US. A kind of cultural exchange.
Love your channel! 😊🥰
Yeah that would be cool to do! Thank you so much!! - Adam
In NYC, you have to ask for your coffee black, or you will get it with cream. Also in the south iced tea always comes sweetened unless you ask for it unsweetened.
Ok, this American gets 6 weeks vacation a year and I never let even one day go unused. I don't know anyone that doesn't take their vacation time. This was news to me. Recent sub and going back through your older videos - you guys are super funny!
About the AC, we don't have an aversion to being hot, we have an aversion of getting heat stroke or just over heated when it's REALLY hot and humid. That's no fun.
When I went to Canada back in the 80s. Noticed a pack of cigarettes were larger than the packs in the USA. Cans of soda were much smaller. Gasoline was sold by the liter. Most of the cassette tapes I bought back then had English/French writing on them. "Great Price!/Grand Prix"
Anything sold in Canada is required to have bilingual labelling and instructions. 😊
It's not just in writing. We do the date thing in that order in our speech "Today is January 1st" while many other countries say, "Today is the first of January."
Yep. And I name some of the files on my PC with the date. If I used the European date format files wouldn't be in order. Example: 2021.09.23
We say it that way in Canada, too. The dates thing here is confusing here however as the methods are combined with imported foods that expire. If labelled 09/11/22, does the item expire on Sept 11th or Nov 9th?
State taxes are different because our states are independent loosely tied together by the constitution. States are free to run themselves, for the most part, as they see fit. In a way, states are in competition with each other which is why high tax states tend to lose people to low tax states. Also when sales tax changes, which it can, there’s no need to reprice everything. In Texas as I’m sure in other states not everything is taxed. Unprepared food is not taxed while prepared food is.
That's why I live in Nevada, there's only a few things taxed and the taxes we do have are low
You may also have local and city sales tax as well, which makes it even more complicated.
@@selectstriker2 Exactly, Each County can have different taxes added to the State tax. Like where I live they add a half a percent to tax for local use.
the point wasnt the different prices in different states thats normal everywhere in the world when you travel city to city the prices for the same things change the point was that the full price isnt on the sticker like every where else in the world lol
@@selectstriker2 so wouldnt it make things less complicated to put the full price on the sticker and tax breakdown on the receipt like we have in the uk
In the US A/C is almost a requirement while Europe's climate is quite mild due to it being north and mountainous, summers tend to be mild and winters bitter cold while most of the US gets not only very hot but also very humid and A/C is not only used to cool a house but dehunidify it.
It rolls off the tongue better to say the date as "March 20th 2021" than it does to say "The 20th of March 2021"
That's my guess as well. We write it as it's said, which in our case would be month day year.
Here's how it is said: Twenty March Twenty-One
Rolls right off the tongue, rookie.
@@a.j.3364 That's a big fat negative. It most certainly does not.
@@jreyman Of course it does, little one. Now, back to your binky and nap. There's a good boy.
@@a.j.3364 Elitist snob
The gravy all over your breakfast might have been a regional thing because I never heard of it unless it was something like biscuits and gravy or country fried steak. Love Canada! It was a sad day when they started requiring passports to come and go across the border.
My dad used to work for the School board for 49 years. He never took a sick day so he saved up two years worth of paid sick leave, which he inevitably needed for his knee surgeries. After he used up his sick leave he retired.
I'm from Michigan and had never heard of sausage or country gravy on anything but biscuits until I lived in Georgia and ate at Waffle House where you could add a lot of things to your hash browns: cheese, grilled onions, gravy, etc. Outstanding!
The US Greenback is printed with an ink formula made by a chemist in Montreal around 1860. The US Feds bought his patent and used it because it's somewhat difficult to counterfeit, and the Confederates were counterfeiting Union currency a lot at the time.
i dont know how it is with other states but food items in Michigan are tax exempt ( though its a grey line when coming to food, if you can slap it together at home no tax... but if the store adds like mustard or mayonnaise its taxed) a lot of stores will sell "plain" sandwiches (pre made) to get the tax exemption than have bunches of packets of everything for "free" to add
We write the date that way because when you put up a calendar you often look at the name of the month first. So, month first then day, and last the year.
We all do things a little different eh?!
The gravy thing on your breakfast WAS weird... Typically the only breakfast item that comes with gravy on it is biscuits & gravy
Think that must be a regional NY thing... Kinda sounds similar to those “garbage plate” meals they have over there
I have many relatives there and come from upstate, NY, and I can tell you it is NOT a regional thing. Sounds like a very strange Diner to me. Biscuits and gravy, yes. Gravy on everything? No! Also, nothing better than a Nick Tahou's garbage plate, if you find yourself drunk at 2am in Rochester. ;)
@@krash66
I will literally travel from AZ to Rochester just for a garbage plate- They sound amazing
@@coyotelong4349 Do it at home. Load a paper plate with an open face cheeseburger, fries, baked beans, mac and cheese and macaroni salad. Then cover the burger and fries with chili. Consume with plastic silverware like you haven't eaten in a month. Being drunk adds to the experience ;)
I’ve never heard of gravy on everything here in Kansas.
@@krash66 Accurate.
I prefer MM/DD/YYYY because putting the month first adds more context immediately. The word “April” has more context than the word “27th”. The 27th of what? By saying the month first, you can already narrow it down to a 30 day period. Sure, there’s only 1 slash in between the month and day so how much context is really needed, but to me that’s the reasoning for why it makes more sense to put the month first. It’s much less arbitrary than putting a number than could refer to any of the 12 months first.
The salami thing is actually "Salam!" Which is an Arabic greeting
Waitressing in MN, we always asked Canadians if they wanted gravy. After serving so many we just assumed it was their food culture.
We don’t eat gravy very often. Christmas, Thanksgiving. Maybe the odd poutine through the year. We use normal condiments: ketchup, mustard, bbq sauce, mayo, plum sauce..
^Plum sauce is definitely the odd one out here. Although I'm curious what that would go good with here.
@@stefonrandle9107 chicken nuggets and chicken strips primarily.
The only time I see white gravy served on breakfast is in the southern United States. And then it's usually served over a biscuit. In the US a biscuit is not a cracker it's round flakey roll. I've been told that the biscuit and gravy thing is popular in the south there were a lot of poor people and biscuits and gravy (and grits) was an inexpensive way to feed a dozen family members. You do see biscuits and gravy at some franchise restaurants like Denny's and IHOP (International House of Pancakes) because people originally from the South often live or vacation anywhere in the States. We are a mobile people and your neighbors are likely to be from somewhere else. And yes we are loud, but we are also genuinely friendly.
Yes, definitely on the biscuits. My Grandma (North Carolina) would make biscuits and gravy for breakfast, with sausage and bacon. Good, but incredibly unhealthy.
We write the date as it is typically spoken in the US. So, today is 3/13/2021 meaning March 13, 2021, not The 13th of March, 2021. Fewer words and easier spoken.
Also, I have many relatives in North Tonawanda, NY. I have never heard of White sausage gravy over a whole breakfast. Typically the gravy goes on biscuits. Strange Diner, EH?
I do the same with the date, and I’m Canadian. Have to guess sometimes if it’s before the 13th of the month 🤬
It's called "country gravy"
I appreciate folks that can talk about differences and not be all rude and pissy about it. Much love from your southern brother my dudes.
Thanks for the kind words Adam! Appreciate it :)
Tipping🧐...Haven’t been to Europe yet, but in my experience they don’t seem as generous as Canadians/Americans. As a young buck, I worked in various ‘tipping’ type jobs. Valet 🏎 BEST JOB EVER! Depends on the individual, I tend to over tip (I’ve been told) now because I had that experience and like to reward people for doing a good job...and yes, driven everything made up to 1998.
You have to realize, though, one important distinction between America and many European countries: in the States, tipped jobs pay less. If you work at a job that's generally considered a tipped job, your employer is legally allowed to pay you less than minimum wage, assuming the tips will make up the difference. So if you don't tip one of these workers, you're literally making it harder for them to earn a living wage. In Europe, that's not the case, which is why they don't put as much importance on tipping.
In some states a tipped employee makes $2.13/hr plus tips. They need 20% or better tips. Oregon minimum wages is going to $12.75/hr plus tips. 15-20 is normal here.
@@timnoyb2431 that is upsetting, minimum wage varies here as well province to province but I’m quite sure the lowest isn’t under $13/h and doesn’t matter if it’s a tipping job or not. It’s law.
Can you really call us generous because we've been pressured into some bullshit system where we have to supplement an employees income because their employer doesnt pay them enough? Maybe Europeans are more generous for paying their workers a respectable wage.
In Europe, it depends on the country you are visiting. A service charge is often already included in your meal price so a tip is not needed. Tipping is often at 10% where the service charge is not included. In Canada, it is 10% to 20% or more, even though all servers make at least minimum wage by law. You decide if you liked the service enough to tip. I usually always tip 15%.
Even my family tells me that I'm to loud!!! Oh well !!!!!!
But when I'm in a different country I do TRY to tone it done, as hard as that is!!
😂
I don't want a watered down soda, that is why we have refrigerator. In the Netherlands drinks are served at 7 Celsius 44 Fahrenheit.
A&Ws chills their pop. They don’t use ice.
Same in Finland. I have never gotten room temperature soda in a restaurant when ordering it without ice. I don't understand the logic of either ice or room temperature, like there are no other options. Don't they have fridges in the USA?
@Chris Travers You don't have to have ice if you don't want any. It's an option, unlike what you get in other countries. In the US, we get our own free refills and are free to add ice or not. If the server is refilling, you just tell them ice or no ice. Simple. Most of us like our drinks COLD!
@@ninakarlstrom5129 Most people in the US like drinks that are suppose to be cold, cold. Either with ice or cold from the fridge. We might be a "young" country, but yes, we do have refrigerators. 😐
the gravy thing is extremely regional, on the west coast it isn't nearly as common, but in the south and east it is...abundant. I spent some time in south carolina while in the military and was absolutely stunned by the array of gravy available at EVERY meal in the dining facility i went to
I know right I know that the sales tax is totally confusing to us to but we just expect it lololololol
On the red solo cup, each line on its side is a measurement for the kind of alcohol you should pour, first one is one ounce, second is a 3 ounce wine serving?? then a beer, then a mixed drink?? not sure exactly..
Another great video guys, thank you for keeping me entertained!
The soda thing though.. here in the UK nobody I know drinks it room temperature. You can buy it from stores that way but its always chilled in your own refrigerator before you drink it, unless you're super thirsty, but the stores also sell it chilled.
“You see the full beaver” 😆🤣😂
for tipping, I think the main reason it's still so important in the US is because employers can pay their staff LESS than minimum wage, couting the tips as a subsidy as they did back during the great depression. Basically they expect the customers to pay the employees and allow the business to steal more of the profit. Absolutely despicable. Whereas some places (and up here) employers HAVE to pay at least min wage and the tips are simply extra.
Very true. I think I read in the US waiters get like $2 an hour and in Canada it’s like $10 plus tips
When I was in college I had a part time job as a waiter, with my tips and and the small hourly wage I was making more then many factory worker per hour.. In the US service counts not like most European countries. I have worked in France, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, the UK and made many visits to Italy for work. A couple of states made restaurant servers actually get more then minimum wages ( I think Maine had a $15 wage for restaurant servers) which meant the menu prices increased which meant the customers paid more for their food which also meant the customer either gave a smaller tip or no tip. After a short time the servers asked for a repeal of their minimum wage law because they were losing money, I think Maine repealed there restaurant servers' minimum wage law. There are pluses and minuses to the tipping system, but to get a big tip the server must meet the customer's needs and expectations. It simple, do a good job, get more money.
Here in Australia we have workers rights and take fair pay seriously.
@@dylanshadowstar9779 Yes I understand the minimum wage is not equal for all in Australia. For example is a person is younger the 21 they have a minimum wage which is significant lower then those 21 and older. But lets take the case of a server in a restaurant, they do earn less then the "minimum" wage but in the US the server earn more from tips. I know when I worked as a server my hourly wages in today's US dollars would be over $30 with tips on normal days but on very busy days and holiday's my hourly wage with tips would be be over $50/hour. In the US those under 21 can earn the same wages as those over 21. Now is tipping unfair, according to those in the other countries it is but they don't understand the American culture, tipping is part of the deal, it works. Called it the restaurant owner screwing the employee, but in states that changed to a higher minimum wage for servers the servers ended with less earnings, no more tips and the addition $8/hour didn't make up for the loss in tips. Its the culture accept or complain but try it first, work as a server in the US, do a good job make high total wages, do a poor job get less.
Actually in Australia, especially in NSW. You are not allowed to use the aircon after 10:30pm - 11:00pm in suburban areas unless the neighbours don’t mind because sometimes the ac fan machine thingy outside makes a really loud noise.
Houses built in the last 40-50 years in the US have central air conditioning. No longer noise indoors or out. As a child there were window units which were called window shakers.
@@annfrost3323 damn you guys are lucky
"A lot of Americans don't feel the need to take long vacations." Entirely untrue. We lose so much of our vacation and sick time because our companies don't like us to use our vacation/sick time, and they will not cover for us at work - i.e., it is discouraged. Even worse, when we DO take vacation or sick time, we typically work remotely the entire time. The culture here is to be indispensable or potentially lose your job, which most of us hate.
Gravy on everything? Never heard of that!
This is the second video I've watched of these guys and when they mentioned North Tonawanda I was actually surprised. I live about 20 minutes from there
And yes, the food around Buffalo New York is its own culture. But there are so many exclusives and better things, such and chicken wings, pizza, loganberry, etc
US stores don't put the total price on items because it's nearly impossible with state, county, and city tax rates. You can literally cross the street and have a totally different tax rate. Most Americans just add 10% in their heads. Most places it's a little less than that.
I have a bad habit of saying “no problem” or just “yep” when someone says thank you.
Ok, so, what we call Hash Browns (shredded and then fried potatoes) are almost always for breakfast only. That one item is often available "covered (melted cheese) smothered (grilled onions) or country (white gravy all over the top)" That's the bulk of white gravy on breakfast foods other than good ol biscuits 'n gravy or even biscuits 'n sausage gravy.
Sales tax in the U.S. doesn't just vary from state to state, but also from county to county. I live on the border of L.A. and O.C. The sales tax is higher in Orange county, then it is in Los Angeles. So if I cross the invisible line into Orange county, I have to expect to pay a bit more.
Not to mention city taxes in some places.
Red Solo cup. Does the rest of the world not know what a Keg is? We don't drink everything in solo cups usually only beer from a keg at parties. On the A/C thing, it really matters where you live in the states. I live in Florida so from roughly April through October your A/C usually runs 24/7. The reason is if you let the inside temp, or humidity, increase during the day, your A/C will kill itself trying to cool the house back down. The public bathroom door height is intentional. The doors are low enough to provide ample coverage but high enough to make the occupant want to get there business done and get the hell out. It's rather ingenious and keeps vagrants from over staying and keeps the traffic moving. Great video boys!
Hi guys! I lived in the Netherlands for 12 years and most of those Americanisms were weird for the Dutch.....all but the deep fried stuff. In Canada I never owned a deep fryer (still don't now that I'm back home) and after I moved to Holland I noticed that almost everyone owned one to fry all their snacks - kroketten, bitterballen, frikendel, olibollen, etc. Olibollen literally translates to oil balls, which are made and eaten on New Years Eve. Sounds gross but they were tasty along with the rest of the deep fried goodies.
Olibollens are amazing.
Air Fryers work great or same as, without the grease or fat from a deep fryer.
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My apartment complex literally makes every resident keep either the heat or AC on to prevent building damage.
On tipping. What's the difference between a canoe and a Canadian - A canoe tips!
OK kept watching, the gravy I am assuming was a cream sausage gravy, like the southern states do over a biscuit?? could be wrong?
These guys are great. one guy can't let go of his racing past
Thats funny about the gravy, were im at we put salsa or syrup on everything. Also to make it easier for the tax. All you need to do is add a $1 for every $10, it won't be exact, but your never fall short. Unless your buying electronics, then add $2
Tax laws in the US require that the people know to the cent how much the government receives in sales tax. Moreover, some items are not taxed at all or only at certain times of the year. I always say thanks and I say no problem when someone thanks me for something. As a native New Yorker, even I was shocked when I moved to Florida by the way southerns say please and thank you all the time. Or they say Ma'am or Sir to everyone.
The gravy on breakfast is not found all over the US. I live in Ohio and can find it in certain restaurants, but more not. When I've traveled, I've rarely seen it or been asked...I find it more in places with Appalachian influence. You do find biscuits and sausage gravy on most menus though. I do enjoy the eggs (I hate gravy and yolk, so get scrambled), biscuits, potatoes (hash browns, home fries, etc...) covered in sausage gravy.
The cab thing would definitely freak me out. I was a cab driver and worked at the air port, and whenever I got foreigners they'd hop in the front seat, which terrified me!
As an American I wholeheartedly agree with the way we write the date! Come on world. 🤣 Also, one of our big responses to "Thank You" is... "Yep"
It’s horrifying that most people don’t realize how diverse the US is. We’re the 3rd largest population and 4th largest in area. If you think New York City is anything like Demopolis, Alabama, you’re wrong.
In the US, we write our dates the way we say them. Here, we don't say "the 14th of June", we'll just say "June 14th" so when we learn to write, it's just natural to write 7/14/2021 like we say it, rather than 14/7/2021.
We're weird lol
I see Adam brought out the full Canadian attire for this video, complete with the maple leaf cap.
Chicken and waffles. I still can't wrap my head around that.
We have the AC on all the time because it gets REALLY hot here in the Summer and stays hot for months at a time constantly. The average temperature is around 35C or higher and often has over 95% humidity. Europeans don't understand this because they get cold air hitting them from the North Sea all Summer
Americans tip servers because they don't earn enough money on their own. We tried to get the minimum wage raised to $15/hour this year but law makers didn't allow that, it has been half that for over 20 years now and one US Congressman justified his reasoning by saying that, as a teenager (40 years ago) he earned $6/hour. Never mind the fact that, with inflation, he'd be earning $20/ hour today
About the "sure". I had an Australian friend that asked if I could email him some pictures from one of our trips together and I said Sure! and sent them He let me know he thought that was kind of rude to say, like I was being flippant or rude or something. It amazes me how normal cultural things sound to Countries that also speak English. lol
I got an answer for the "sure" in response to thank you. Though the older older generation might disagree. It's just a form of saying yeah no problem--It's like to say 'Of course I did this thing for you, you don't have to thank me, don't even think about it',.... maybe I don't know how to explain it properly, lol. I work in customer service and it really is not meant to be disrespectful or offensive at all.
Here in the Pacific Northwest we do not put gravy on breakfast except biscuits and sausage gravy
In Oregon, the price that is on the item is what you pay! No sales tax here!
I bartended for 10 years and I must say tipping is a dying art in the states. Probably more so now though.
Yeah the worlds a crazy place right now for a lot of folks eh
I’m originally from NJ, and I lived in Ohio for about nine years. When I would order a biscuit (not the one that looks like a cookie), I’d always have to order it without gravy. Otherwise it would be covered with this white stuff, and I wouldn’t touch it.
I lived in New York long ago and cab drivers did not like passengers seating with them in the front. They even had a bullet proof division between front and back seats to keep contact with passengers to the minimum. The only time someone may sit in the front was if it was a group of more than 4 passengers.
I'm a midwesterner, specifically Iowan which is pretty much universally accepted as the nicest state (literally Iowa nice is a whole other level), and the "sure" comment is not used that much but when it is used most find it rude here too. We mostly say "sure thing" or "no problem" occasionally "happy to help/happy to be of service" depending on the situation.
P.s. the fried food thing gets taken to a whole different level at the Iowa state fair, fried pickles got nothing on the "fried butter on a stick". No joke you should look it up.
We usually only put gravy on biscuits - as on Biscuits and Gravy. Putting gravy all over my breakfast, is a new one on even me.
As an American there are toilets with no door at all inside the public restroom. I have walked a block or two to find a restroom with doors.
I’m from the Midwest US and I say “no problem” most of the time. Usually people are thanking me for something I find to be no big deal so it’s more like I’m brushing off thanks (like de nada?). Sometimes the super syrupy nice women here say “you’re welcome” in a condescending way and come off as overly, fake nice. I don’t wanna be those ladies lol
Just found you guy's! From one Canadian to another great video Gentlemen.
Here in South Carolina, US we put the white sausage gravy on biscuits with eggs on top! Yummy!
In my case, I'm Mexican-American (my mom's from the US, and my dad's from Mexico) but I grew up most of my life in Mexico, and let's just say when I first visited the U.S (which was Texas when I was about 10, mainly 'cause I needed to renew my passport) it was quite the culture shock than what I was used to. Hell, I jokingly tell people that when I first moved to the U.S in 2012 (which I lived there for a little over 6 years as of writing this), I turned Mexican in the blink of an eye
No sales tax in Montana! Come on down for a visit! 😃
It’s cheaper to just stay in Alberta and only pay the 5% GST with no added PST here.
I think the gravy thing must be regional. I'm from California and we never put gravy on breakfast unless you're having biscuits and gravy. Even then it's considered a "Southern Dish" that's gained popularity.
Here in the United States; we should have vinegar at places that serve fries. Also; we should say you’re welcome more when people say thank you.
You're right about the rude response to "thank you". "Sure", "no problem", and other such responses are utterly rude (I am an American).
Groceries are all tax exempt in the US. The only exceptions are precooked hot foods that are ready to eat. The interesting thing is that the exact same food that has been chilled is tax exempt.
Groceries aren’t tax exempt in Mississippi. 7% sales tax 😕
Don't know where you live but not tax exempt in Utah.
Sales tax on food, as with everything related to sales tax, varies by state and sometimes by county and/or city. Prepared food is taxed in most states, groceries are not taxes in most states, but there are exceptions to both.
Thats funny about the thank you. I think when I say sure or uh huh to thank you its like saying, no big deal. If you say, you’re welcome, its like you’re making a big deal out of it. You almost don’t want to recognize that you’re being thanked because you want to minimize the work you did. I think a lot of americans love to work, but struggle to take credit for doing a good job.