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I put change in the make a wish foundation at the store register (till), st Jude's, and Ronald McDonald house, buckets.. We say marry the "holiday in question" and we use happy holidays in tv shows or advertising. Bless your heart is the polite southern way of telling someone to go f$#& themselves.
One of my favorite things about living in America is that there are many communities where if a disaster or tragedy occurs, neighbors will eagerly rally to assist above and beyond. Including neighbors who haven't exactly been on friendly terms. love my peeps sometimes. Bless our hearts
It's a law in pretty much all of North America. Where I live, if convicted of passing a stopped school bus that's got its overhead lights flashing, you face a $500 fine and 6 demerit points - which means your insurance will be going up by about 40%. Also of note is that traffic fatality rates in Ireland and the UK are about half that of the US.
@@markchapel6694 Also, with most traffic infractions (at least, if you don't make a habit of committing them and getting caught) can be argued in front of a judge and if they're feeling charitable, they'll reduce or dismiss the infraction. Except infractions in a school zone or construction zone. Fines double in those areas (in WA) and it would take an act of Congress to get that fine reduced.
Unfortunately they had to make it LAW in most states. Because Americans are thinking about themselves instead of DRIVING. It was a necessity to make it a Law.
I have heard that this isn't a thing in every state, but in Michigan if an emergency vehicle (police, fire, ambulance) is driving down a road with lights flashing and sirens blaring, you are supposed to pull over or get out of the way as best as you can to let it pass.
My friend from Holland was shocked when I overheard someone not knowing where they were and I offered to help and let them follow me. I was going the same direction they needed to go and knew the area. She said no one would do that in Europe. Just approach a stranger and say hey I can help you. She liked how friendly and helpful we are to each other.
Thank you for making these- as an American it warms my heart because a lot of times our cultures and way of life are spoken of negatively by folks from other countries . It’s much appreciated
you pretty much said what was on my mind when i first saw the video..its so nice when one culture can acknowledge and appreciate the positive things about another.
Credit card fraud at a restaurant is extremely easy to prove and recover from. If a server does that, it will be caught immediately and they'll be fired and jailed quickly. It's not really a matter of trust as the server would have to be monumentally stupid to do it.
@@chipparmley The great thing is you can check your bank account right there on the spot on your phone and watch the person as they commit the crime, then use the phone to call the police. In one shot you get to... make a purchase, witness a crime, involve the police, watch someone get arrested, and post a viral tictoc about it all.
My mom is 84 and will not let her card out of her sight. She'll follow the server and watch them closely the whole time. But you know, she's a cute old lady so nobody really seems too bothered.
I had to cancel a debit card a few months ago after some people somewhere tried to use it. Luckily I got a good bank with good security. Didn’t lose money but I had to get a new debit card.
The most adorable Make-A-Wish moment was immortalized in the Marvel movie "Thor, Ragnorak". A Makeawish child was on set while filming, and suggested the line Thor used, "Yes! He's a friend from work!", and everyone loved it so much it was used in the final cut of the movie.
The one that comes to mind for me is from about 10-15 years ago in San Francisco. This was the whole Batkid day. I'm sure there is footage online because I believe it made national news at the time.
Re: the “He’s all that” house, I’d say that is the architectural equivalent of “Hollywood homely”. They call it small and ugly but it isn’t. That said, builders do make every effort to add variety in housing developments of starter homes there may be only two designs, but they can flip them or remove a wall, etc. to make them all look different.
I haven't seen the movie yet so I don't know if it takes place in Los Angeles but I am betting it was filmed there. In that case there really are houses like that the one she showed in pretty rough areas. My neighborhood was nothing but big, old craftsman houses that were pretty cheap for L.A. prices and it was very much considered a bad neighborhood. We had homeless people all over, gangs, drug dealers, car thefts, break ins...etc. It was one of the richest neighborhoods 100 years ago and it really isn't now but they build houses well back then so they're still there.
When a sever takes your credit card and runs the bill, they bring back a receipt for you to sign. On that is a space to write in a tip and a new higher total. The amount is adjusted to the higher number when they do their personal accounting via the transaction number. The original amount was essentially "on hold".
Also if you’re found to change the tip amount as a server, it’s considered theft and you can get in major trouble, least of which is losing your job. If a customer leaves a bad tip the worst that’s likely to happen is the server having a few choice words to describe you to their coworkers lol.
@@bluelionsage99 I do that, too. I don't trust all employers to be honest with their employees' tips and those people work hard. They deserve all of their tips.
The reason store employees say "hello" to you, is often for store security. They ( the store employees) are supposed to look at you, acknowledge you, as well as make eye contact. This is a deterrent to people casually lifting items. Because they know that even if they are caught on security tape, an employee can identify their face.
True. And it's also good customer service. It may be because I live in the south, but lots of people just like to be acknowledged with a Good Morning! or Hey, how you doing? I would probably 8/10 times get a smile and/or some kind of response.
Having a random dorm mate is usually only true for Freshmen. After that, you either really like your assigned roomie, or you request your friend as one. It's not difficult.
And even as freshmen, friends from the same high school who are going to the same college can easily arrange to room together. In my freshmen year, four of us from my high school were in two adjacent dorm rooms. :)
No kidding! I've been on the East Coast for 22 years now but hearing someone use the expression "I laughed like a bastid" will still put me on the floor 😆
I'm 65 and in my childhood "Bless your heart" actually meant " You poor thing Bless your heart." It was not used by anyone we knew ad a sarcastic mean thing to say. I hate that our sincere saying was turned into a hateful thing to say.
From how I've seen it (west coast with family from and many visits to the south), it's really how it's said, not the words themselves. It's actually like the nice version of many curse words which also Cana be used offensively or in praise of things or people.
My dad was slightly religious, and cognizant of us kids and was a PROLIFIC CREATIVE CUSSER. Jesus Christ became cheese and rice. F bomb became ah fudge. Can't think of them all right now. Or he'd blurt out horsefeathers or rat spit!
I didn't know many people when I went off to college. Living in the dorms was a great way to make new friends and I'm still really good friends with many of the people I met there. It was also nice because there was food service in the dorms. Go down to the ground floor and they severed 20 meals a week. It was great to transition from living with parents that take care of you to not, to not have everything thrown on you all at once.
I remember that since I was a commuting student noticing noticing the 1st day of classes that people in my freshman writing class already had tons of friends and I knew no one
@@LindaC616- Same with me. I encouraged both of my kids to live on campus, because of that. My son met, married, and is expecting his first child with a lovely young lady that he met because he lived in the dorms!
"Happy Holidays" is usually reserved for the November-December-January holidays of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year. However, we Americans LOVE our various Holidays so much, and have so many, that we could start saying it in January all the way through December, and it would be fitting, lol
There is a trope among "right-wing", evangelical Christians here that everyone who isn't a Christian is evil especial if they're on the Left, like Democrats. They think we're trying to destroy America, and every holiday season the right-wingers all start talking about how there a "war on Christmas", and that people are forbidden to say "Merry Christmas". It's absurd because people say it all the time. Unlike Europe, there is a huge contingent of Christians who think America is a "Christian country" (it's not), so if you don't follow every Christian custom and principle, go to church, harass gay people, and don't act shocked at premarital sex, you're actually persecuting Christians. It's insane.
It's also useful when you don't know that much about an acquaintance. I have a circle of friends online that I share an online "Christmas card" with (secular art), some of whom are Christian, some of whom are pagan, a couple of whom are atheist; & there's a few where our conversations never venture to religious beliefs, make "Happy Holidays" perfectly neutral.
Having worked in restaurants for years, I can tell you that credit/debit charges are tracked quite closely; some cards even include emails for every charge on that card. I've seen several servers or bartenders lose their jobs over this. The sad part is most of the time they only took $20 or $30. That's not much to lose your job for.
I don't think people would say "happy holidays" around Easter, but I'm not sure. It's usually only used during the winter at that time when you've got like all the winter solstice holidays happening at once.
@@DianeJennings I have relatives and co-workers who complain that companies don't give Good Friday as a holiday, since they insist that as a Christian country that should be the case. Most places that I've worked have two floating holidays that people can use. Some companies offer five holidays and others offer ten. Companies are not required to offer paid holidays or vacations.
@@rettawhinnery that is one thing I found interesting is that most States indeed to not require paid vacation and many don’t require any paid holidays I thought that was changing though.
As someone who worked in the service industry for awhile, I felt good saying hi, welcome, how are you, can I help you find anything, have a good rest of your day, etc. It gives me a warm fuzzy just thinking back to it. But maybe I’m just weird.
It’s a “cute” American tradition that in American movies and tv shows the “bad” house or apartment is often very nice and would be rather expensive in real life. For example, the famous Manhattan apartment shared by a bunch of wage-slaves in Friends. We all roll our eyes and keep watching.
They did come around to explaining that eventually. On the girls' side it was one of the Friends (Monica?) grandmother's rent-controlled apartment. Chandler actually had a pretty good job and seemed to be carrying Joey when acting jobs dried up.
Bless You’re Heart is absolutely not universally a sarcastic put down. It’s a multipurpose statement. So, that’s why so many people keep commenting on it. It’s all about tone and context. It can be many super kind or super bitchy. It’s also generational. The older you are, the more varied the meaning. The internet has globbed onto it as a negative. But, I’m an old Southern lady who usually means it in a genuinely kind way. (Congratulations, sorry for your loss, etc)
That's something I've learned as a Yank in the South: "Bless your heart" can be anything from an expression of sincere sympathy, to sarcastic, to poison-sweet insult. It's remarkably nuanced and versatile... And at times, passive aggressive. 😂 Personally I prefer New Yorkers who are a bit more straightforward. 😜
My Mom is a born, raised & lifelong resident Midwestern woman and she has always used the phrase "bless your heart" in a kind, sympathetic way. As a Christian, I believe it was her subtle plea in that moment that the Lord really would bless their heart with comfort or courage if they were struggling through difficulties whether it be a dear friend going through a health battle or a young child tripping and falling down.
It's mostly negative on the internet but mostly positive in person. Southern ladies say it the most and they mean it sincerely. They do often say it to end a difficult topic of conversation on a high note, as if to say "we disagree but we all are loved by God". It is intended to be positive but could be misunderstood due to context.
I thought I would hate the dorms but just like the military turns out I loved it. I like American politeness even when it's awkward like when someone holds the door for me but I'm too far away so I gotta jog to grab it. I still say Thank You and I mean it. I hope we never change that part of our society.
I still want recognition of the fact that Diane has noted a difference between the Spanish school crossing signs and Irish school crossing signs. Their pace is definitely distinct!!
While working for Disney World I've had many encounters with Make A Wish. They are and awesome organization. I have to comment on the bibs. I took my wife to Joe's Crab Shack for her birthday a few years ago. She was given, not only a bib, but a balloon hat as well. They wrote on the bib "I Heart Crabs."
I usually get pulled into the HR office a couple of times a year and get the, "you can't say that!" speech. Now, whenever I encounter something, truly, incredibly stupid at work I usually just say "what the fudge!?"
My mom always used to say, "Son of a biscuit!" in front of us as kids. But my dad was in the navy, and swore like the sailor he was. So me and my brother knew what was meant by that phrase.
Another thing that’s fun is that we wave at each other when we drive by even if you don’t know the person. This is mostly in small towns, but this happened to me THREE times today and the town I’m in isn’t that small. I’m like, I guess this is something we do now in Missoula.
I think it stems from days when people really had to depend on their neighbors to survive... BTW - Erin is one of my favorite names - I love what it represents....
I live in Cincinnati but was taught to use that o back roads of Kentucky only about 35 miles away. (Not out on the main highways). It would be impractical use in a large city because you'd be doing nothing but wave. BTW, Jeep Wrangler owners do this to each other in country or the city, calling it the Jeep Wave..
I think covid made people want to wave at each other. I grew up in a small town and waving to your neighbors was normal. Now we've walked about the block so many times and waved at everyone from afar that it's stuck that way. And I love it. :) 👋
In almost all states, even police and fire vehicles on emergency calls cannot pass a school bus with its stop sign out, even if they are driving with lights and siren on. Child safety is taken very seriously!
WHAT?! Okay, screw whoever's purse has been stolen or building is on fire, children are more important apparently (not that they aren't important but children should be of equal importance and those two should be the exception! What of ambulances?)
I wouldn’t want to be the bus driver that is picking up and certainly not be the driver that drops off students when police, fire, or ambulances are approaching on a call. They probably work with emergency responders by holding students on the bus, directing students to wait to board, or in some cases to hurry the boarding process.
I love your videos. I feel like I get a 2 for 1 each time I watch one. I get to learn what you think and a little bit about Ireland. 🇮🇪 Much love, Kate
That is a great sponsor. Restaurants and bars are one thing, but out at a sporting event, and you pass your card, or cash down the row, and everyone just accepts that people are going to be touching it, and you get the right amount of change back. I like the new spot. thank you Enjoy your weekend
Great list! Although I’ve never been greeted by someone saying “welcome in.” I’ve donated to the Make a Wish Foundation before. It’s a great organization. Hope you have a nice weekend! ❤️U☘️🇮🇪🇺🇸
I've started hearing "welcome in" recently, but only for the last few months. It might be a new thing or it might be spreading. I live in the Pacific Northwest, for reference
@@electronics-girl Nah, they are just inviting vampires... just kidding. [Part of the vampire lore is that they could not enter a home unless invited by an inhabitant. Public buildings were fair game as they would be open to everyone. Once invited, you could never seal the vampire again from trespass.]
Credit cards and charge cards were common in America 30 years before they became common in Europe, so they predate the technology to process them at your table. It isn't about trusting our server. It's just that we're accustomed to them having to take the card away for decades now.
It always amuses me when my mother is sketchy about things online but has no problem with the server wandering off with her credit card. When asked about it, she admitted she never even considered the server would or could steal her credit card info. She's just been used to it for so long she never considered that happening.
9:51. Always use a credit card. It’s an extra layer of protection over a debit card. Debit cards are linked directly to your bank account. Credit cards are not. You’re not responsible for fraudulent charges.
that is one of the reasons i rarely keep much cash on me. My card gets stolen or lost and the bank has a room full of lawyers who fixes things. Cash is just gone
Though I've never had anyone say to me at a store entrance, "Welcome in.", I hear nearly time "Welcome to Walmart." when I enter that store chain. The reason many of us mention the cursing is that millions of us are downright embarrassed about the trash that gets into movies and TV. It used to be--in the '60s and before--that we were proud of what went overseas--Bonanza, Dick Van Dyke Show, the Waltons, etc.--things you could watch with your grandma sitting next to you. Now, the goal seems to be "How can we out-trash last week's garbage?" I've heard "What's up?" for several decades in one form or another. I first heard it in Hawaii as "Howzit?" back in '87.
Wow, that’s hilarious!🤣 I’ve never given it a second thought about them taking my card away from the table at a restaurant. What a great observation, and love your videos keep up the great work.
I’ve always viewed college dorms was originally an entry point for learning how to be married. In a dorm you and your roommate are in uncomfortably small room all the time and you learn how to deal idiosyncrasies each of you have. However this is no longer the case.
@@juinormccollum335 our dorm room was 2 rooms each about 10’x12’ with a shared bathroom between the next dorm room. The other college I went to had a single dorm room about 8’x12” and had a dorm floor bathroom unfortunately for myself many colleges have upgraded their dorms since I graduated.
Whatsapp still isn't used in the USA really... I only have it to talk to my friends in Brazil. I think the reason it didn't catch on in the USA was that by the time it came around most people in the USA had unlimited texting, so they didn't really need an app to text with like countries where people had to pay extra for each text.
Depending on where you are, there's some people who do not like the phrase 'Happy Holidays' and feel that they're being discouraged from saying 'Merry Christmas'. Personally I say Happy Holidays or something along the line of 'Have a great holiday season' unless I know for sure which holiday the person I'm speaking to celebrates.
As an addition to Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, etc., I have no problem with “Happy Holidays”. However, to exclude holiday specific greetings from the lexicon defeats the spirit of “Happy Holidays”.
Agree! I tend to say Happy Holidays if I'm the person who says it first. But if they do, and it's Merry Christmas, I'll say Merry Christmas back to them. People getting upset about others saying Happy Holidays are weird and imo are getting upset over nothing. It's not like the holiday is going to go away just because you don't say a specific phrase
I live in Arkansas and my ex in-laws are from the UK. When someone waved at me they asked, "Do you know that person?" No, I have no idea who that was, that's just a hillbilly hello. Also, I dropped my 17yr old son off at University with no car 2 hours away from home. Bonus random roommate and communal bathrooms and showers for the whole dorm.
It depends on if you're religious or not. People who religiously practice Christmas I think should be able to say Merry Christmas, I don't think it's un inclusive if you're practicing. Then you have my family who celebrates Christmas but aren't religious. It's just a holiday that everyone can get 1 or 2 days off so it's kinda useful to everyone who isn't religious. We typically say a mix of Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas depending on person. Personally, I wouldn't care if someone wished me a happy whatever they're celebrating even if I don't celebrate it. I just understand that they're happily celebrating a holiday.
Have you been to Target recently? They always say "hi" when you come in. I like that. Things you do that I think are adorable is when you say "mummy" instead of mom. That's cute.
"Happy Holidays" isn't used for Easter.. it's only used for the "Holiday Season" from October through New Year's.. where we have a ton of holidays that fall during the last three months of the year.. The commercial interests like "Happy Holidays" because they want a whole selling season, and a bigger potential audience. Ordinary people don't say it that much except maybe for people they're unlikely to see again for quite a while. "Bless Your Heart" isn't a general American thing, it's a southern U.S. thing. I never heard of its negative meaning until I was an adult, and rarely heard it in any context. I've never heard "welcome in" in any context; that's maybe some regional thing.. in my area it might be "welcome to Walmart" or something like that.
My older (50+) extended family (originally from west Texas) says 'Welcome In' and/or 'Well come on in, y'all' when answering the door if we come visit them. I've also heard it in small downtown boutique shops. The kind of shops that are around a town square/courthouse. Never heard it at a big chain store
@@peppers8489 maybe my family is just weird. 😂 I hear it the most often from my aunt who is 73 now.. But have also heard her niece/one of my oldest cousins say it too, and she's 51, I think. 🤷🏻♀️
Your compliments are very kind. I always thought people in other countries, especially Europe and Asia, were friendlier and more polite. I hope your surgery went well and you're on the road to full recovery!
Diane, I'm 75 and have been using "What's Up" as long as I can remember, of course I was born in a small coal town in eastern Pennsylvania where the population was mainly German, Irish & Polish
As a Southerner, let me explain every situation where "Bless your heart" could be positive or negative... Nice how you said "yard" and not "garden" at 5:09. You're becoming more and more American.
flower gardens in the front 'yard,' vegetable gardens in the back 'yard; at some point the back will be all pool and garden ;-) and i know that bless your heart is not always sarcastic, at least not in the west of the south (arizona).
Thank you so very much for this video Diane. You telling us how adorable we are is quite frankly adorable 🥰. Btw, my mom happens to own a reusable adult bib. It’s fabric and washable and has images of doughnuts 🍩 on it, it’s totally embarrassing and adorable.
@@DianeJennings But there's a difference. An apron covers more than just your chest --it ties at the waist and covers part of your legs as well. A bib only covers your chest to make sure that whatever saucy, drippy thing you're eating doesn't wind up on your shirt, like.... what was that at McDonald's in Spain...😉? Looks like you're back in Ireland again!
The sweetest thing in that realm that I can think of was in middle school after they would do the announcements in the morning, they would sign off with, "make it a great day or not; the choice is yours."
"Bless your heart" isn't even universally understood in the US... It's mostly a southern thing. I had never even heard it living in the NYC area until I started traveling to the South for business (now I live in the south). With Whats App, it's not so much that we're "behind"... it just doesn't make much sense here (blame the mobile carriers) since standard SMS text messages are generally free and unlimited while the data used by Whats App is not. We're a long way from reaching the critical mass of unlimited data users needed to allow something like Whats App to become "universal". I've personally been aware of it for years but always ask myself... Why does this exist?... Why would I need it?... with no satisfactory answer.
@@newdamage5945 it’s not always that way, it depends on context. If someone is talking about a struggle, a bad day, or down on luck it is said out of sincerity, but if someone does something stupid then it’s a put down
It is universally understood in the US it just isn't used in most places but EVERYBODY understands it. If you honestly think people don't get it then bless your heart.
@@andrewthezeppo Iive in Cincinnati, and don't think I understood it until I was an adult, and i would guess less cosmopolitan people here wouldn't understand it at all, even though we're only about 35 miles from where there starts t be a southern accent (although I think that phrase is more Deep South). I have heard people up here say it in imitation of southerners.
@@newdamage5945 not being subtle and not understanding sarcasm and subtly are pretty different though. As Diane pointed out she as a person living across a whole ocean gets the meaning.
Generally, servers take the card and run the bill before the tip. They return the card with paperwork. You add the tip to the paperwork and then they collect the paperwork
And a funny thing about the trust in handing over out cards, when I went to Scotland, I went to pay a tab and I handed them my card, they just stared at me🤣 I didn’t realize that was an American thing until after
I once purchased a pair of socks, and when I got home I discovered they were both 'lefts'. I didn't return them because I use them when I dance. _(think about it for a minute)_
“Your homes are so unique!” Re...really? Maybe older construction, but if you look at any given suburban subdev you’ll see the same three houses repeated over and over again. Our suburban neighborhoods are super samey. Older stuff that has developed more over time can be pretty unique sometimes, but those tend to be in cities or old towns.
@@sp8118 Three types is the best case scenario. There are plenty of single type neighborhoods too, it’s cheaper to build 50 of the same house, so that’s what a lot of real estate developers do. Even rich neighborhoods have identical McMansions
Yeah, the new houses are like Lego buildings. Put the garage on the side, or on the front? Round topped front door or flat toppsed? The houses built c. 1935 - 1955 show much more individual character.
@@Matrim42 But at least they have their own lot, most in the UK metro areas share one or both "outer" wall with a neighbor, made mostly of brick. Here you can paint your house almost any colour you want, add or subtract things, and personalize it how you like. We have so much more diversity here in the houses each different company makes. I can look at a house and tell you about what decade it was made. Over there it's much more difficult when driving by to say that a house was made in the 40's, 70's, 90's, etc. But this is what I've experienced in my life time and going to school for Interior Design. I've looked into moving over there and it is very hard to distinguish what time period each house was made.
We live in a house that used to be a school, built in 1910, was a school into the 1940's. To an American that's kind of old but I guess in Europe that's nothing!
@@asmith7876 I grew up in an older neighborhood. Craftsman style house in a neighborhood that had started being built in the 1920s. The tiny garage under the front porch dictated what size car my parents could buy. Southern Ohio.
Easily my favorite person on TH-cam! As a big supporter of MakeAWish here in Nashville I really appreciate you calling attention to what’s my favorite charity too!!:)
You'd be surprised how many people are actually resistant to the whole "Happy Holidays" thing; I've had people freak out on me because I said "happy holidays" to someone; got the ol' "This is 'Murica" speech. You'd have thought I kicked their puppy or something.
Stopping for the school bus is the law, for the safety of the children of course; many times cops will patrol near bus stops specifically to catch anyone passing the bus. Lots of people, maybe even most, say "Happy Holidays" to be inclusive but very vocal minority are propagandized to consider that a viscous attack meant to destroy their particular religion. Never heard "Welcome In", sounds like a Southern thing.
I'm glad someone recognizes that it can be used positively as well. I'm not Southern I'm from the Midwest. But there have been times when I use it and I'm sincere
Ga here as well! I mean, I can Bless as an insult (though honestly cocking your head to the side and a long silence does wonders if you’re a southern lady - let their own nastiness speak for themselves), but most often it’s said when something awful has happened. Or when one of my kids has been so very dumb, I’m blessing their hearts and hoping they grow out of it. It’s not an insult; it’s a “help this child and give me patience”. Though, I guess this is just me being a cute American (southerner). It’s annoying that most of the country/world thinks it’s only it an insult. I guess it’s how you know if someone is southern or not?
@@thathappensalot1352 there are lots of people who claim to be southerners saying it's an insult only. I know I don't have to ask of y'all have watched "The Blessers" on the Southern Women's channel....😆
@@LindaC616 If someone has only heard or used it as an insult, then it’s possible they don’t hang out with nice enough people. It 100% can be a caustic insult, but then grannies in church can say it when the preacher talks about the kid that got injured in a car wreck. I’ve personally used it both ways. Maybe it’s the difference between generational southerners? My go to channel is It’s a Southern Thing. They have a great vid about all the different ways Bless your heart can be used LOL
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Oh my goodness! You have just described the last 4 weeks of my life! The building I live in was sold and I had to get out by October 1st period I have been shopping for houses because rent is now = a mortgage payment. But. But I only had $400000 to by with. I have driven everywhere within an hour of where I live and work trying to find something. I have seen green toilets blue toilets pink toilets pink toilets pink toilets et cetera. If the sink matches, It's almost always an indication that not a whole lot had been done to the house since it was constructed in the seventies.
@@LindaC616 omgoodness, I'm sorry for your stress. My 1976 bathroom was immaculately kept, and only used a few months each year, because the people who owned it were snowbirds(it was locked up more than 1/2 each year). I was lucky to find the Blue(and tan, in the 2nd bathroom) instead of the Avocado and/or the mustard yellow of the 70's! I would preserve most anything I could from the 70's, because workmanship was different. Now everything is so disposable. The toilets have been replaced, unfortunately (I'd love a blue toilet...lol). Everything else is perfect 1976. (The rest of the house has been updated, but I have a few beautiful lights and things around from the original inside)
Hello Diane, "Happy Holidays" is actually a political hot topic in some areas, people don't want "Merry Christmas" taken away. And in the north east over the last ten years there have been maybe 3 different styles of house built and we call them all "McMansions", all the really distinct homes you see are probably at least 30 years old or it was built for someone with a lot of money. And that house in He's All That was pretty awesome looking.
@@thestalwartinefromstalwart4126 that's wonderful but when one finds oneself in doubt as to the appropriate greeting, I think people generally appreciate simply being acknowledged with a happy holidays. Much preferable to saying the exact wrong thing, imo.
@@todddepue681 I drove through a new development last week. There were at least 250 new homes but only 3 different designs and 3 different colors. I just couldn't live there.
Kinda mixing the topics of college dorms and trusting people; When I was living in the dorms we had a coin operated laundry room in the basement of the building. Most people would start their laundry load and then just leave it and come back in an hour or so to transfer to the dryer and then leave again. I never understood this because if I had left the room, I would have forgotten that I was doing laundry and just left it there for hours. I would just sit at the table in there and do my homework. Most people wouldn't mess with other people's laundry, but there was one dryer that had a broken coin slot on and you could just hit start without paying. I never used that one because I saw some people start a cycle in it and then 5 minutes later someone else would come in and stop the free dryer and dump the wet clothes on the ground so they could run their clothes for free. I would see that happen fairly regularly but no one would ever stay in the room. I never saw anyone stay in there for more than 5 minutes, really blew my mind that people trusted each other that much.
When I lived in a dorm, eons ago, the washers had a charge but the dryers were free, and they didn't stop until you stopped them. One Saturday morning, I decided to do my laundry before we went to the football game. . . . That night, around midnight, when we were sitting around in the dorm having refreshing beverages, I remembered that I left my clothes in the dryer. They were still in there, spinning around, about 14 hours later. They were dry.
Thanks for another great video. In the south, "bless your heart" is a form of praise. Example: A firefighter rescues a person from a burning building. The response "bless his heart" means that that the fireman is heroic - thus worthy of God's blessings. And we've been saying "what's up" forever. The cartoon character Bugs Bunny always says, "What's up doc?"
If you want to open a tab at a bar you can give the barkeep your debit card for the duration of your stay. They give it back at the end of the night when you "close out the tab." Sometimes we accidentally go home without our cards and have to close tab in the morning when the establishment opens up again. They usually have a little card box that holds all of the debit cards with open tabs.
OMG .. been so long since I made the first hour .. woohoo .. What a video, so charming and full of complimentary observations. The apartment/ background looks like it is coming along. The Diane vibes are awesome. Chewie is adorns. Thanks for so much ! 💙❤️🔥🇺🇸
Glad you enjoyed it! I luv to think about human nature and you guys have always inspired my observations. It's getting there, corner by corner! I'm enjoying doing it.
@@LindaC616 She has a rental in Spain. She can stay or return to Ireland. If you want more behind the scenes info, you can join her Patreon. 😎 She is a very communicative creator. 💙
I think, "Bless your heart," is a regional thing. I'm in the midwest part of the US, and don't recall ever hearing anyone around me use this phrase. But I'm familiar with it after hearing it from other people from different parts of the country. "Welcome in," is a new one to me. I've typically only ever heard people say, "Hi," "Good morning," etc, and then ask if they can help with finding anything in particular.
Happy Holidays often feels oppressive not thoughtful. And that gosh darned bullpucky is technically known as a minced oath. And I feel about European hotels taking my passport (!) the way you do about American waiters taking your card. It feels very wrong.
Imagine taking a group of students to Spain, and they're nervous about "gypsies", because someone else warned them about it. And you get to the front desk of your hostel where people are expected to leave their keys at the desk whenever they go out.... and guess who's working in the front desk? 😆
"Bless your heart" isn't the put down the put down is when it is said this way "Bless your little heart". This usually comes after you do something really stupid and end up hurting yourself.
Your hair looks so great in this video (always looks good, but the color & curls are really flattering). We think YOU'RE adorable!😁 The thing I find adorable about the Irish is the way you say good-bye on the phone - Bye, buh bye bye bye bye buh bye bye! 💚🤣
I have to explain “bless your heart” to people who are from outside of the southern U.S., so I would think a foreigner wouldn’t understand it either. When I learned in French class that the customer should say “Bonjour, Madame” to the sales lady, I thought it was so rude! It’s her store she should welcome the customer. College dorms and roommates are the worst, not sweet. I prefer the British style dorms, solo rooms. I think it’s weird to give my credit card to the server. I prefer to pay at the register/till.
Dorm rooms are all well and good and cute until your roommate forgets to hang a sock on the doorknob and you walk in on them with their partner in the middle of getting busy lol
There's actually some controversy in America over the phrase "Happy holidays." Some traditionalists consider the use of that phrase by sales clerks to be some sort of insidious secular "War on Christmas." As if retail workers being considerate enough to realize that at least a small fraction of their customer base might observe different holidays somehow destroys the abundance of explicitly Christmasy elements abounding in American culture in December. Go figure.
I never understood getting upset over it either way. I'm an atheist and don't celebrate any holidays religiously, though I find Christmas to be more than just a religious holiday. Nevertheless, if you wish me a happy Kwanzaa, I'm not going to object. I don't even know what the holiday celebrates, but I'd rather it be a good day than a bad day. Similarly, if I heard someone objecting to "Happy holidays," I might tell them instead to have a merry Christmas and a shitty New Year since they only seem to want to have one good holiday.
Still puzzling over the "Christian" significance of Santa, elves, and flying reindeer. I guess he was the Wise Man from the North who visited baby Jesus? 😆
The indignance over Happy Holidays being some newfangled politically correct phrase is manufactured out of whole cloth strictly for purpose of creating a culture war conflict for Fox News viewer to queue up on one side over. People have been saying that for nearly two centuries. It shows up in print ads in the 1920s. Irving Berlin wrote a song in 1942 that uses the phrase as the title. Bing Crosby recorded it. Andy Williams covered it on his early 60s Christmas album. You can't get much more traditional American than that.
@@deantodd8103 nah the Catholic Church placed religious holidays over the original pagan holidays. Reduce the pagan traditions to as you say "kiddie stuff". And as their control loosened companies got creative and brought some stuff back and invented new things for the holidays. Not bashing anything but very curious myself to research some of it.
I think YOU ARE adorable, Diane! Your positive outlook and perky personality is a breath of fresh air in these trying times! And, you didn't mention this one, but yes, here in Texas and other Southern states, most people say y'all or yawl instead of you or you all :-)
Americans are sincere when we say “welcome,” but I really liked it when I found out Irish people tend to say “you are very welcome” when someone arrives. A subtle thing, but really seems to add something. Chewie works well with the living room color scheme. Golden items on the mantle bring out his chin highlights. I can’t help it, it’s a gift. 😜 You’re welcome. (See what I did there?)
Getting a charge reversed on a card is so easy, I’m not really sure why anyone would be worried about it. Last week, someone apparently skimmed my number off a website where I had ordered something and went on a shopping spree. I got an email about the charges, closed the card, ordered a new one, and disputed the charge (which was refunded within 3 days) all within less than 5 minutes. In my 25 years of using a card, that’s happened a handful of times and I’ve never had to pay for fraudulent charges even when I didn’t notice for a week.
Modern technology is good and bad, we've had the same experience. Fraud alert, press the button that says yes it's fraud, charge denied, nothing to reverse!
The server takes the card and gets the meal purchase approved BEFORE you add the tip. In general, a server won't see what tip you left (or none at all) until after you're out the door.
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We say marry the "holiday in question" and we use happy holidays in tv shows or advertising.
Bless your heart is the polite southern way of telling someone to go f$#& themselves.
@@williamgosvener47 We have an Irish Make A Wish too and I used to do Elsa visits with them back in the day. Amazing, compassionate human beings.
I made a donation, but I hope I don't win the house. I can't afford the taxes!
Oh...bless your heart! :-p
@@DianeJennings aw!
One of my favorite things about living in America is that there are many communities where if a disaster or tragedy occurs, neighbors will eagerly rally to assist above and beyond. Including neighbors who haven't exactly been on friendly terms. love my peeps sometimes. Bless our hearts
the rival football team gets a bus drives over en mass and helps out :)
Look up Cajun Navy… it’s going on now after the hurricane
@@JDrumnavy exactly.
That is
@@JDrumnavy agreed. The Cajun navy is a good example. They came here to NC a few years back when Florence hit.
Stopping for the school bus is actually a law in several states.
Yeah there is no way anyone would Pass a bus in Washington state
It's a law in pretty much all of North America.
Where I live, if convicted of passing a stopped school bus that's got its overhead lights flashing, you face a $500 fine and 6 demerit points - which means your insurance will be going up by about 40%.
Also of note is that traffic fatality rates in Ireland and the UK are about half that of the US.
@@markchapel6694 Also, with most traffic infractions (at least, if you don't make a habit of committing them and getting caught) can be argued in front of a judge and if they're feeling charitable, they'll reduce or dismiss the infraction. Except infractions in a school zone or construction zone. Fines double in those areas (in WA) and it would take an act of Congress to get that fine reduced.
Unfortunately they had to make it LAW in most states. Because Americans are thinking about themselves instead of DRIVING. It was a necessity to make it a Law.
I have heard that this isn't a thing in every state, but in Michigan if an emergency vehicle (police, fire, ambulance) is driving down a road with lights flashing and sirens blaring, you are supposed to pull over or get out of the way as best as you can to let it pass.
My friend from Holland was shocked when I overheard someone not knowing where they were and I offered to help and let them follow me. I was going the same direction they needed to go and knew the area. She said no one would do that in Europe. Just approach a stranger and say hey I can help you. She liked how friendly and helpful we are to each other.
Thank you for making these- as an American it warms my heart because a lot of times our cultures and way of life are spoken of negatively by folks from other countries . It’s much appreciated
you pretty much said what was on my mind when i first saw the video..its so nice when one culture can acknowledge and appreciate the positive things about another.
There's a lot of good you do . It's just you have a bad PR problem.
Credit card fraud at a restaurant is extremely easy to prove and recover from. If a server does that, it will be caught immediately and they'll be fired and jailed quickly. It's not really a matter of trust as the server would have to be monumentally stupid to do it.
I suspect that the last time my card was hacked was from a place where I was standing right at the till
@@chipparmley The great thing is you can check your bank account right there on the spot on your phone and watch the person as they commit the crime, then use the phone to call the police. In one shot you get to... make a purchase, witness a crime, involve the police, watch someone get arrested, and post a viral tictoc about it all.
My mom is 84 and will not let her card out of her sight. She'll follow the server and watch them closely the whole time. But you know, she's a cute old lady so nobody really seems too bothered.
Watch out for places that don't clearly show you how the tax is calculated--that's how you get ripped off.
I had to cancel a debit card a few months ago after some people somewhere tried to use it. Luckily I got a good bank with good security. Didn’t lose money but I had to get a new debit card.
The most adorable Make-A-Wish moment was immortalized in the Marvel movie "Thor, Ragnorak". A Makeawish child was on set while filming, and suggested the line Thor used, "Yes! He's a friend from work!", and everyone loved it so much it was used in the final cut of the movie.
That was definitely one for the books for sure
The one that comes to mind for me is from about 10-15 years ago in San Francisco. This was the whole Batkid day. I'm sure there is footage online because I believe it made national news at the time.
Diane: all your houses are so gorgeous
Me: *looks around my barracks* well maybe not all the housing
you have a roof over your head, .. three hots and a cot. Things could be worse.
Yeah but is it a squad bay or dormitory? Also shut up boot.
@@bertellijustin6376 LOL!
@@bertellijustin6376 Lol!
@@bertellijustin6376 Try living in a shoe
Re: the “He’s all that” house, I’d say that is the architectural equivalent of “Hollywood homely”. They call it small and ugly but it isn’t.
That said, builders do make every effort to add variety in housing developments of starter homes there may be only two designs, but they can flip them or remove a wall, etc. to make them all look different.
I haven't seen the movie yet so I don't know if it takes place in Los Angeles but I am betting it was filmed there. In that case there really are houses like that the one she showed in pretty rough areas. My neighborhood was nothing but big, old craftsman houses that were pretty cheap for L.A. prices and it was very much considered a bad neighborhood. We had homeless people all over, gangs, drug dealers, car thefts, break ins...etc. It was one of the richest neighborhoods 100 years ago and it really isn't now but they build houses well back then so they're still there.
I was gonna say like, man i could guarantee you so many people in the US would kill for a house like that because of the areas they live in.
When a sever takes your credit card and runs the bill, they bring back a receipt for you to sign. On that is a space to write in a tip and a new higher total. The amount is adjusted to the higher number when they do their personal accounting via the transaction number. The original amount was essentially "on hold".
Also if you’re found to change the tip amount as a server, it’s considered theft and you can get in major trouble, least of which is losing your job. If a customer leaves a bad tip the worst that’s likely to happen is the server having a few choice words to describe you to their coworkers lol.
I never tip on the card due to it being taxed. Instead, I put a line through it on the cashier receipt and leave cash in the booklet or on the table.
@@Anon21486 agreed. When I have appropriate cash on hand I cash tip.
@@bluelionsage99 I do that, too. I don't trust all employers to be honest with their employees' tips and those people work hard. They deserve all of their tips.
I ran into a restaurant owner who refused to let me put a tip on a credit card, wonder why.
The reason store employees say "hello" to you, is often for store security. They ( the store employees) are supposed to look at you, acknowledge you, as well as make eye contact. This is a deterrent to people casually lifting items. Because they know that even if they are caught on security tape, an employee can identify their face.
True. And it's also good customer service. It may be because I live in the south, but lots of people just like to be acknowledged with a Good Morning! or Hey, how you doing? I would probably 8/10 times get a smile and/or some kind of response.
Yeah the 70 year old greeter is store security. Only security people I see at the entrance is at Best Buy.
Um, that's not the only reason lol..America is big on good, friendly customer service
Having a random dorm mate is usually only true for Freshmen. After that, you either really like your assigned roomie, or you request your friend as one. It's not difficult.
And even as freshmen, friends from the same high school who are going to the same college can easily arrange to room together. In my freshmen year, four of us from my high school were in two adjacent dorm rooms. :)
Cursing in the US is actually more of a regional thing. When I lived in New England you'd walk through town peppered by a symphony of swearing.
No kidding! I've been on the East Coast for 22 years now but hearing someone use the expression "I laughed like a bastid" will still put me on the floor 😆
@@LindaC616 "Bastid" if you're lucky. I hear "Laughed like a Mo...Fu....r"
Massholes
Diane: I understand American things
Also Diane: Came to Texas and was shocked to see people carrying guns.
As of Sept 1st, we can ALL wear them, with no license needed. Yee-haw!
@@stevenhoskins7850 I’ve had my LRC for 25 years so I carry anyway.
@@stevenhoskins7850 welcome to the club from Utah! It's awesome!
And now half the states recognize the absurdity of carry permits.
I'm 65 and in my childhood "Bless your heart" actually meant " You poor thing Bless your heart." It was not used by anyone we knew ad a sarcastic mean thing to say. I hate that our sincere saying was turned into a hateful thing to say.
From how I've seen it (west coast with family from and many visits to the south), it's really how it's said, not the words themselves. It's actually like the nice version of many curse words which also Cana be used offensively or in praise of things or people.
My 62 years of life my mother never cussed. Shy would say “Oh Cuss word” if she got really mad.
My Granny never cussed either! She would say S%*t, He!!, and Da%n, then look at us while reminding us that she didn't cuss.
My dad was slightly religious, and cognizant of us kids and was a PROLIFIC CREATIVE CUSSER. Jesus Christ became cheese and rice. F bomb became ah fudge. Can't think of them all right now. Or he'd blurt out horsefeathers or rat spit!
@@bowmanbk1 Fiddle sticks, horse pucky, to name two I remember.
@@bowmanbk1 monster trucking, apple sniffing, summer beach....
then you had Yosemite Sam.
Good morals is the ticket
I didn't know many people when I went off to college. Living in the dorms was a great way to make new friends and I'm still really good friends with many of the people I met there. It was also nice because there was food service in the dorms. Go down to the ground floor and they severed 20 meals a week. It was great to transition from living with parents that take care of you to not, to not have everything thrown on you all at once.
I remember that since I was a commuting student noticing noticing the 1st day of classes that people in my freshman writing class already had tons of friends and I knew no one
I totally agree!
@@LindaC616- Same with me. I encouraged both of my kids to live on campus, because of that. My son met, married, and is expecting his first child with a lovely young lady that he met because he lived in the dorms!
@@markbulla1851 A nice! I think one of my colleagues met her husband during a fire drill in their dorm as well.
I think you meant served not cut, typos, the bane of ones life.
"Happy Holidays" is usually reserved for the November-December-January holidays of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year. However, we Americans LOVE our various Holidays so much, and have so many, that we could start saying it in January all the way through December, and it would be fitting, lol
Saying happy holidays instead of saying merry Christmas in some parts of the south can get you shot
There is a trope among "right-wing", evangelical Christians here that everyone who isn't a Christian is evil especial if they're on the Left, like Democrats.
They think we're trying to destroy America, and every holiday season the right-wingers all start talking about how there a "war on Christmas", and that people are forbidden to say "Merry Christmas". It's absurd because people say it all the time. Unlike Europe, there is a huge contingent of Christians who think America is a "Christian country" (it's not), so if you don't follow every Christian custom and principle, go to church, harass gay people, and don't act shocked at premarital sex, you're actually persecuting Christians. It's insane.
Not true. It's all about destroying civilization via "War on Christmas." Inclusion is for pansy liberals. /s
It's also useful when you don't know that much about an acquaintance. I have a circle of friends online that I share an online "Christmas card" with (secular art), some of whom are Christian, some of whom are pagan, a couple of whom are atheist; & there's a few where our conversations never venture to religious beliefs, make "Happy Holidays" perfectly neutral.
Having worked in restaurants for years, I can tell you that credit/debit charges are tracked quite closely; some cards even include emails for every charge on that card. I've seen several servers or bartenders lose their jobs over this. The sad part is most of the time they only took $20 or $30. That's not much to lose your job for.
I don't think people would say "happy holidays" around Easter, but I'm not sure. It's usually only used during the winter at that time when you've got like all the winter solstice holidays happening at once.
Thanks for the info!
@@DianeJennings So did that, or did that not, constitute adorable Amerisplaining?
@@DianeJennings I have relatives and co-workers who complain that companies don't give Good Friday as a holiday, since they insist that as a Christian country that should be the case. Most places that I've worked have two floating holidays that people can use. Some companies offer five holidays and others offer ten. Companies are not required to offer paid holidays or vacations.
@@rettawhinnery that is one thing I found interesting is that most States indeed to not require paid vacation and many don’t require any paid holidays I thought that was changing though.
@@iceman34 Yes, I think that companies with more than 50 employees generally provide these benefits, but they're not required by law.
Speaking of adorable: Diane.
She's so physically gorgeous with such an adorable personality. I'm a fan.
You should see her editor😁
Indeed. Hubba hubba!
As someone who worked in the service industry for awhile, I felt good saying hi, welcome, how are you, can I help you find anything, have a good rest of your day, etc. It gives me a warm fuzzy just thinking back to it. But maybe I’m just weird.
It’s a “cute” American tradition that in American movies and tv shows the “bad” house or apartment is often very nice and would be rather expensive in real life. For example, the famous Manhattan apartment shared by a bunch of wage-slaves in Friends. We all roll our eyes and keep watching.
They did come around to explaining that eventually. On the girls' side it was one of the Friends (Monica?) grandmother's rent-controlled apartment. Chandler actually had a pretty good job and seemed to be carrying Joey when acting jobs dried up.
@@Markle2k Yeah , exactly. Ross also made a good living.
But Phoebe seems to get by easily on piecemeal jobs that barely pay.
Yes! And you can never forget the house that a shoe salesman supposedly bought, in "Married With Children".
@@adgato75 - But Pheebes wasn't above mugging, so I think the less we know, the better lol
@@RandomFandomDragon haha
Bless You’re Heart is absolutely not universally a sarcastic put down.
It’s a multipurpose statement. So, that’s why so many people keep commenting on it.
It’s all about tone and context. It can be many super kind or super bitchy.
It’s also generational. The older you are, the more varied the meaning.
The internet has globbed onto it as a negative. But, I’m an old Southern lady who usually means it in a genuinely kind way. (Congratulations, sorry for your loss, etc)
That's something I've learned as a Yank in the South: "Bless your heart" can be anything from an expression of sincere sympathy, to sarcastic, to poison-sweet insult. It's remarkably nuanced and versatile... And at times, passive aggressive. 😂
Personally I prefer New Yorkers who are a bit more straightforward. 😜
@@Roguefem76 In places where most people are armed, politeness is a survival trait! :o)
Exactly
My Mom is a born, raised & lifelong resident Midwestern woman and she has always used the phrase "bless your heart" in a kind, sympathetic way. As a Christian, I believe it was her subtle plea in that moment that the Lord really would bless their heart with comfort or courage if they were struggling through difficulties whether it be a dear friend going through a health battle or a young child tripping and falling down.
It's mostly negative on the internet but mostly positive in person. Southern ladies say it the most and they mean it sincerely. They do often say it to end a difficult topic of conversation on a high note, as if to say "we disagree but we all are loved by God". It is intended to be positive but could be misunderstood due to context.
I thought I would hate the dorms but just like the military turns out I loved it. I like American politeness even when it's awkward like when someone holds the door for me but I'm too far away so I gotta jog to grab it. I still say Thank You and I mean it. I hope we never change that part of our society.
Woot! Woot! I actually got notification! 🎉
I did a spit take when you said, "Well, naturally, in Europe, we don't just mow down children..."😂
Hooray!
I still want recognition of the fact that Diane has noted a difference between the Spanish school crossing signs and Irish school crossing signs. Their pace is definitely distinct!!
While working for Disney World I've had many encounters with Make A Wish. They are and awesome organization. I have to comment on the bibs. I took my wife to Joe's Crab Shack for her birthday a few years ago. She was given, not only a bib, but a balloon hat as well. They wrote on the bib "I Heart Crabs."
I usually get pulled into the HR office a couple of times a year and get the, "you can't say that!" speech. Now, whenever I encounter something, truly, incredibly stupid at work I usually just say "what the fudge!?"
Oh thats an amaaaaazing one Kurtis! I'm using it.
My mom always used to say, "Son of a biscuit!" in front of us as kids. But my dad was in the navy, and swore like the sailor he was. So me and my brother knew what was meant by that phrase.
Shut the front door! :)
Fudge Nuggets!!! Is my favorite. Sometimes I screech out Shiitake Mushrooms.
I like Diane, but I'm in love with Editor Diane.
I find them equally hot.
When Diane calls something adorable. It means a hell of a lot coming from her
Her version of “bless your heart”? 🤔
I hope not. I find it charming, there's not enough of that these days.
“Yonk” is an actual measurement of time. And of course, a “light-yonk” is the distance that light travels in one yonk.
I think you are yonking my chain.....
😆
@@patrickwentz8413 a yonk is 3 months and 13 days. It's real but very odd. I don't know where it comes from.
Another thing that’s fun is that we wave at each other when we drive by even if you don’t know the person. This is mostly in small towns, but this happened to me THREE times today and the town I’m in isn’t that small. I’m like, I guess this is something we do now in Missoula.
Erin-it's not a wave in L.A., It's a finger or a gun. On the other hand, on Cape Cod in off season, people will slow the car down to wave and say Hi.
I think it stems from days when people really had to depend on their neighbors to survive...
BTW - Erin is one of my favorite names - I love what it represents....
I live in Cincinnati but was taught to use that o back roads of Kentucky only about 35 miles away. (Not out on the main highways). It would be impractical use in a large city because you'd be doing nothing but wave. BTW, Jeep Wrangler owners do this to each other in country or the city, calling it the Jeep Wave..
I think covid made people want to wave at each other. I grew up in a small town and waving to your neighbors was normal. Now we've walked about the block so many times and waved at everyone from afar that it's stuck that way. And I love it. :) 👋
I’ve found that people in the same general neighborhood will wave. Not everybody, but a lot. A ‘non-waver’ will usually respond to a wave.
In almost all states, even police and fire vehicles on emergency calls cannot pass a school bus with its stop sign out, even if they are driving with lights and siren on.
Child safety is taken very seriously!
WHAT?! Okay, screw whoever's purse has been stolen or building is on fire, children are more important apparently (not that they aren't important but children should be of equal importance and those two should be the exception! What of ambulances?)
I wouldn’t want to be the bus driver that is picking up and certainly not be the driver that drops off students when police, fire, or ambulances are approaching on a call. They probably work with emergency responders by holding students on the bus, directing students to wait to board, or in some cases to hurry the boarding process.
@@RosheenQuynh Same thing applies to ambulances and paramedics...
@@tedneb3459 Good God, people are dying needlessly
That I get but in Indiana they made it illegal not to stop for a funeral. Why are they in a hurry.
I love your videos. I feel like I get a 2 for 1 each time I watch one. I get to learn what you think and a little bit about Ireland. 🇮🇪
Much love,
Kate
I REALLY appreciate that Katelyn! You couldn't give me a kinder comment so thank you!
That is a great sponsor. Restaurants and bars are one thing, but out at a sporting event, and you pass your card, or cash down the row, and everyone just accepts that people are going to be touching it, and you get the right amount of change back. I like the new spot. thank you Enjoy your weekend
Thanks! I like it too!
Great list! Although I’ve never been greeted by someone saying “welcome in.” I’ve donated to the Make a Wish Foundation before. It’s a great organization.
Hope you have a nice weekend! ❤️U☘️🇮🇪🇺🇸
Love that! You too!
I've never heard "welcome in", either. Maybe it's a regional expression?
I've started hearing "welcome in" recently, but only for the last few months. It might be a new thing or it might be spreading. I live in the Pacific Northwest, for reference
@@electronics-girl Nah, they are just inviting vampires... just kidding.
[Part of the vampire lore is that they could not enter a home unless invited by an inhabitant. Public buildings were fair game as they would be open to everyone. Once invited, you could never seal the vampire again from trespass.]
Credit cards and charge cards were common in America 30 years before they became common in Europe, so they predate the technology to process them at your table. It isn't about trusting our server. It's just that we're accustomed to them having to take the card away for decades now.
Plus the fact that you don't have to pay for fraudulent charges. You are really risking very little by losing sight of your card.
It always amuses me when my mother is sketchy about things online but has no problem with the server wandering off with her credit card. When asked about it, she admitted she never even considered the server would or could steal her credit card info. She's just been used to it for so long she never considered that happening.
9:51. Always use a credit card. It’s an extra layer of protection over a debit card. Debit cards are linked directly to your bank account. Credit cards are not. You’re not responsible for fraudulent charges.
Good advice!
that is one of the reasons i rarely keep much cash on me. My card gets stolen or lost and the bank has a room full of lawyers who fixes things. Cash is just gone
The only way they can access your debit card is if they know your pin number so I am somewhat in disagreement with that statement but not entirely.
@@Gr8man4sex only if it is a debit card only. Many can operate just live a visa
@@Gr8man4sex Debit cards can be used the same way a credit card is used. You don’t always need to know someone’s PIN number to use there debit card.
It’s only fair since your channel makes your viewers lives better, mine included.
Aww thanks!
Though I've never had anyone say to me at a store entrance, "Welcome in.", I hear nearly time "Welcome to Walmart." when I enter that store chain.
The reason many of us mention the cursing is that millions of us are downright embarrassed about the trash that gets into movies and TV. It used to be--in the '60s and before--that we were proud of what went overseas--Bonanza, Dick Van Dyke Show, the Waltons, etc.--things you could watch with your grandma sitting next to you. Now, the goal seems to be "How can we out-trash last week's garbage?"
I've heard "What's up?" for several decades in one form or another. I first heard it in Hawaii as "Howzit?" back in '87.
Wow, that’s hilarious!🤣 I’ve never given it a second thought about them taking my card away from the table at a restaurant. What a great observation, and love your videos keep up the great work.
I’ve always viewed college dorms was originally an entry point for learning how to be married. In a dorm you and your roommate are in uncomfortably small room all the time and you learn how to deal idiosyncrasies each of you have. However this is no longer the case.
@@juinormccollum335 our dorm room was 2 rooms each about 10’x12’ with a shared bathroom between the next dorm room. The other college I went to had a single dorm room about 8’x12” and had a dorm floor bathroom unfortunately for myself many colleges have upgraded their dorms since I graduated.
Awww, geez! Shucks! This American is equally fond of you, too! Have a good one!!!!!
Whatsapp still isn't used in the USA really... I only have it to talk to my friends in Brazil. I think the reason it didn't catch on in the USA was that by the time it came around most people in the USA had unlimited texting, so they didn't really need an app to text with like countries where people had to pay extra for each text.
Depending on where you are, there's some people who do not like the phrase 'Happy Holidays' and feel that they're being discouraged from saying 'Merry Christmas'. Personally I say Happy Holidays or something along the line of 'Have a great holiday season' unless I know for sure which holiday the person I'm speaking to celebrates.
As an addition to Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, etc., I have no problem with “Happy Holidays”. However, to exclude holiday specific greetings from the lexicon defeats the spirit of “Happy Holidays”.
Agree! I tend to say Happy Holidays if I'm the person who says it first. But if they do, and it's Merry Christmas, I'll say Merry Christmas back to them. People getting upset about others saying Happy Holidays are weird and imo are getting upset over nothing. It's not like the holiday is going to go away just because you don't say a specific phrase
I live in Arkansas and my ex in-laws are from the UK. When someone waved at me they asked, "Do you know that person?" No, I have no idea who that was, that's just a hillbilly hello. Also, I dropped my 17yr old son off at University with no car 2 hours away from home. Bonus random roommate and communal bathrooms and showers for the whole dorm.
Yep, we wave at strangers in Dixie, it's all in our raising.
Thank God for that!!!! No curse tonight because it seemed like I've had all the Irish curses you have mentioned already happen to me 🙄😂 x
Sowwy not sowwy!
Well just like and subscribe! It's worth it and it works not only on Diane's curses but all Irish curses. Easiest decision of mt life! Lol
@@DianeJennings Stop being darn diddly darn cute x
@@anthonyanderson4980 I did!!! 😭
Most Americans hate being forced to say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas.
Yup.
It depends on if you're religious or not. People who religiously practice Christmas I think should be able to say Merry Christmas, I don't think it's un inclusive if you're practicing.
Then you have my family who celebrates Christmas but aren't religious. It's just a holiday that everyone can get 1 or 2 days off so it's kinda useful to everyone who isn't religious. We typically say a mix of Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas depending on person.
Personally, I wouldn't care if someone wished me a happy whatever they're celebrating even if I don't celebrate it. I just understand that they're happily celebrating a holiday.
Have you been to Target recently? They always say "hi" when you come in. I like that. Things you do that I think are adorable is when you say "mummy" instead of mom. That's cute.
"Happy Holidays" isn't used for Easter.. it's only used for the "Holiday Season" from October through New Year's.. where we have a ton of holidays that fall during the last three months of the year.. The commercial interests like "Happy Holidays" because they want a whole selling season, and a bigger potential audience. Ordinary people don't say it that much except maybe for people they're unlikely to see again for quite a while.
"Bless Your Heart" isn't a general American thing, it's a southern U.S. thing. I never heard of its negative meaning until I was an adult, and rarely heard it in any context. I've never heard "welcome in" in any context; that's maybe some regional thing.. in my area it might be "welcome to Walmart" or something like that.
My older (50+) extended family (originally from west Texas) says 'Welcome In' and/or 'Well come on in, y'all' when answering the door if we come visit them.
I've also heard it in small downtown boutique shops. The kind of shops that are around a town square/courthouse. Never heard it at a big chain store
@@claddagh143 I am from west Texas (and 50±) and I have never heard "welcome in".
@@peppers8489 maybe my family is just weird. 😂
I hear it the most often from my aunt who is 73 now.. But have also heard her niece/one of my oldest cousins say it too, and she's 51, I think. 🤷🏻♀️
@@claddagh143 lol. I don't think your family is weird. Its just interesting how everyone has different traditions and colloquialisms. 🙂
Your compliments are very kind. I always thought people in other countries, especially Europe and Asia, were friendlier and more polite. I hope your surgery went well and you're on the road to full recovery!
Diane, I'm 75 and have been using "What's Up" as long as I can remember, of course I was born in a small coal town in eastern Pennsylvania where the population was mainly German, Irish & Polish
As a Southerner, let me explain every situation where "Bless your heart" could be positive or negative...
Nice how you said "yard" and not "garden" at 5:09. You're becoming more and more American.
Maha you get it Jason!
This comment makes me wanna start saying "yarden"
flower gardens in the front 'yard,' vegetable gardens in the back 'yard; at some point the back will be all pool and garden ;-) and i know that bless your heart is not always sarcastic, at least not in the west of the south (arizona).
Jason said " You're becoming more and more American ", Sorry Diane, we seemed to have infected you. :(
Thank you so very much for this video Diane. You telling us how adorable we are is quite frankly adorable 🥰. Btw, my mom happens to own a reusable adult bib. It’s fabric and washable and has images of doughnuts 🍩 on it, it’s totally embarrassing and adorable.
That's so cute Trudes! Funny how it's an apron by name at home but called a bib when you're out! LOL
Does she wear it in restaurants,Trudes? 🙂
@@DianeJennings But there's a difference. An apron covers more than just your chest --it ties at the waist and covers part of your legs as well. A bib only covers your chest to make sure that whatever saucy, drippy thing you're eating doesn't wind up on your shirt, like.... what was that at McDonald's in Spain...😉?
Looks like you're back in Ireland again!
@@LindaC616 yup
@@DianeJennings no, it’s really just a bib.
The sweetest thing in that realm that I can think of was in middle school after they would do the announcements in the morning, they would sign off with, "make it a great day or not; the choice is yours."
"Bless your heart" isn't even universally understood in the US... It's mostly a southern thing. I had never even heard it living in the NYC area until I started traveling to the South for business (now I live in the south). With Whats App, it's not so much that we're "behind"... it just doesn't make much sense here (blame the mobile carriers) since standard SMS text messages are generally free and unlimited while the data used by Whats App is not. We're a long way from reaching the critical mass of unlimited data users needed to allow something like Whats App to become "universal". I've personally been aware of it for years but always ask myself... Why does this exist?... Why would I need it?... with no satisfactory answer.
@@newdamage5945 it’s not always that way, it depends on context. If someone is talking about a struggle, a bad day, or down on luck it is said out of sincerity, but if someone does something stupid then it’s a put down
It is universally understood in the US it just isn't used in most places but EVERYBODY understands it. If you honestly think people don't get it then bless your heart.
@@andrewthezeppo Iive in Cincinnati, and don't think I understood it until I was an adult, and i would guess less cosmopolitan people here wouldn't understand it at all, even though we're only about 35 miles from where there starts t be a southern accent (although I think that phrase is more Deep South). I have heard people up here say it in imitation of southerners.
@@newdamage5945 not being subtle and not understanding sarcasm and subtly are pretty different though. As Diane pointed out she as a person living across a whole ocean gets the meaning.
@@newdamage5945 I get it, was raised in the midwest but my dad's side of the family is from New York
Generally, servers take the card and run the bill before the tip. They return the card with paperwork. You add the tip to the paperwork and then they collect the paperwork
And a funny thing about the trust in handing over out cards, when I went to Scotland, I went to pay a tab and I handed them my card, they just stared at me🤣 I didn’t realize that was an American thing until after
Awwwe when Diane says tings when she means thhhhhings. What the Haich?!
I find it adorable when an adorable person finds me adorable.
Diane, I bought a par of gloves. However they are both “lefts” on one hand it fits fine, but on the other hand, it doesn’t feel right
Oh dear....
Yes! Dad jokes!
"Why didn't the skeleton ask @Diane Jennings out on a date? Because he had no guts!"
@@OriginalTodzilla Just wait! There are about 6 of these people and they all discovered each other last week
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I once purchased a pair of socks, and when I got home I discovered they were both 'lefts'. I didn't return them because I use them when I dance. _(think about it for a minute)_
“Your homes are so unique!”
Re...really? Maybe older construction, but if you look at any given suburban subdev you’ll see the same three houses repeated over and over again. Our suburban neighborhoods are super samey. Older stuff that has developed more over time can be pretty unique sometimes, but those tend to be in cities or old towns.
@@sp8118 Three types is the best case scenario. There are plenty of single type neighborhoods too, it’s cheaper to build 50 of the same house, so that’s what a lot of real estate developers do. Even rich neighborhoods have identical McMansions
Yeah, the new houses are like Lego buildings. Put the garage on the side, or on the front? Round topped front door or flat toppsed? The houses built c. 1935 - 1955 show much more individual character.
@@Matrim42 But at least they have their own lot, most in the UK metro areas share one or both "outer" wall with a neighbor, made mostly of brick.
Here you can paint your house almost any colour you want, add or subtract things, and personalize it how you like. We have so much more diversity here in the houses each different company makes. I can look at a house and tell you about what decade it was made. Over there it's much more difficult when driving by to say that a house was made in the 40's, 70's, 90's, etc.
But this is what I've experienced in my life time and going to school for Interior Design. I've looked into moving over there and it is very hard to distinguish what time period each house was made.
We live in a house that used to be a school, built in 1910, was a school into the 1940's. To an American that's kind of old but I guess in Europe that's nothing!
@@asmith7876 I grew up in an older neighborhood. Craftsman style house in a neighborhood that had started being built in the 1920s. The tiny garage under the front porch dictated what size car my parents could buy.
Southern Ohio.
Easily my favorite person on TH-cam! As a big supporter of MakeAWish here in Nashville I really appreciate you calling attention to what’s my favorite charity too!!:)
You'd be surprised how many people are actually resistant to the whole "Happy Holidays" thing; I've had people freak out on me because I said "happy holidays" to someone; got the ol' "This is 'Murica" speech. You'd have thought I kicked their puppy or something.
Stopping for the school bus is the law, for the safety of the children of course; many times cops will patrol near bus stops specifically to catch anyone passing the bus. Lots of people, maybe even most, say "Happy Holidays" to be inclusive but very vocal minority are propagandized to consider that a viscous attack meant to destroy their particular religion. Never heard "Welcome In", sounds like a Southern thing.
“Bless your heart” isn’t or wasn’t an insult years ago and when I’m saying it (from Georgia) I mean it. That’s just how I was raised.
I'm glad someone recognizes that it can be used positively as well. I'm not Southern I'm from the Midwest. But there have been times when I use it and I'm sincere
@@LindaC616 I live in the South and I think it's used as a positive thing most of the time. We really do want people to be blessed.
Ga here as well! I mean, I can Bless as an insult (though honestly cocking your head to the side and a long silence does wonders if you’re a southern lady - let their own nastiness speak for themselves), but most often it’s said when something awful has happened. Or when one of my kids has been so very dumb, I’m blessing their hearts and hoping they grow out of it. It’s not an insult; it’s a “help this child and give me patience”.
Though, I guess this is just me being a cute American (southerner). It’s annoying that most of the country/world thinks it’s only it an insult. I guess it’s how you know if someone is southern or not?
@@thathappensalot1352 there are lots of people who claim to be southerners saying it's an insult only.
I know I don't have to ask of y'all have watched "The Blessers" on the Southern Women's channel....😆
@@LindaC616 If someone has only heard or used it as an insult, then it’s possible they don’t hang out with nice enough people. It 100% can be a caustic insult, but then grannies in church can say it when the preacher talks about the kid that got injured in a car wreck. I’ve personally used it both ways. Maybe it’s the difference between generational southerners? My go to channel is It’s a Southern Thing. They have a great vid about all the different ways Bless your heart can be used LOL
I love how you used the expression 'till'. I haven't heard that in a long time. We usually just say 'register'.
In the “South”, I’m used to greeting clients that come in my salon, “Heyy, how are ya!! You doing alright, today?” lol
Hi Diane! Thanks for another great video. I never really notice that we do these things until you point them out 😂
You are so welcome! Thats exactly why I like doing them so thank you!
I think Americans dont realize that the biggest export is culture
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I do acknowledge that whenever a person says 'darn' everyone knows they're cursing. Gift of gab?
You can tell when the homes were built, by looking at the house, in my neighborhood. Mine was built in 1976, still has a vintage(blue) bathroom...lol.
Oh my goodness! You have just described the last 4 weeks of my life! The building I live in was sold and I had to get out by October 1st period I have been shopping for houses because rent is now = a mortgage payment. But. But I only had $400000 to by with. I have driven everywhere within an hour of where I live and work trying to find something. I have seen green toilets blue toilets pink toilets pink toilets pink toilets et cetera. If the sink matches, It's almost always an indication that not a whole lot had been done to the house since it was constructed in the seventies.
@@LindaC616 omgoodness, I'm sorry for your stress.
My 1976 bathroom was immaculately kept, and only used a few months each year, because the people who owned it were snowbirds(it was locked up more than 1/2 each year). I was lucky to find the Blue(and tan, in the 2nd bathroom) instead of the Avocado and/or the mustard yellow of the 70's!
I would preserve most anything I could from the 70's, because workmanship was different. Now everything is so disposable.
The toilets have been replaced, unfortunately (I'd love a blue toilet...lol). Everything else is perfect 1976.
(The rest of the house has been updated, but I have a few beautiful lights and things around from the original inside)
Hello Diane, "Happy Holidays" is actually a political hot topic in some areas, people don't want "Merry Christmas" taken away. And in the north east over the last ten years there have been maybe 3 different styles of house built and we call them all "McMansions", all the really distinct homes you see are probably at least 30 years old or it was built for someone with a lot of money. And that house in He's All That was pretty awesome looking.
"Happy Holidays," except for the '40s Andrews Sisters song, is a business-forced PC greeting, so as not to offend anyone----except Christians.
Ugh the McMansions! Usually incorporating 3-5 disparate architectural styles in one structure and executing none of them particularly well.
I myself am an odd American who would love to know about all the holidays and have all of their respective greetings used.
@@thestalwartinefromstalwart4126 that's wonderful but when one finds oneself in doubt as to the appropriate greeting, I think people generally appreciate simply being acknowledged with a happy holidays. Much preferable to saying the exact wrong thing, imo.
@@todddepue681 I drove through a new development last week. There were at least 250 new homes but only 3 different designs and 3 different colors. I just couldn't live there.
Kinda mixing the topics of college dorms and trusting people; When I was living in the dorms we had a coin operated laundry room in the basement of the building. Most people would start their laundry load and then just leave it and come back in an hour or so to transfer to the dryer and then leave again. I never understood this because if I had left the room, I would have forgotten that I was doing laundry and just left it there for hours. I would just sit at the table in there and do my homework. Most people wouldn't mess with other people's laundry, but there was one dryer that had a broken coin slot on and you could just hit start without paying. I never used that one because I saw some people start a cycle in it and then 5 minutes later someone else would come in and stop the free dryer and dump the wet clothes on the ground so they could run their clothes for free. I would see that happen fairly regularly but no one would ever stay in the room. I never saw anyone stay in there for more than 5 minutes, really blew my mind that people trusted each other that much.
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When I lived in a dorm, eons ago, the washers had a charge but the dryers were free, and they didn't stop until you stopped them. One Saturday morning, I decided to do my laundry before we went to the football game. . . . That night, around midnight, when we were sitting around in the dorm having refreshing beverages, I remembered that I left my clothes in the dryer. They were still in there, spinning around, about 14 hours later. They were dry.
Thank you for this very kind and sweet video! 🙏
Thanks for another great video. In the south, "bless your heart" is a form of praise. Example: A firefighter rescues a person from a burning building. The response "bless his heart" means that that the fireman is heroic - thus worthy of God's blessings. And we've been saying "what's up" forever. The cartoon character Bugs Bunny always says, "What's up doc?"
If you want to open a tab at a bar you can give the barkeep your debit card for the duration of your stay. They give it back at the end of the night when you "close out the tab." Sometimes we accidentally go home without our cards and have to close tab in the morning when the establishment opens up again. They usually have a little card box that holds all of the debit cards with open tabs.
I don't really think we're all that adorable, but whatever. Loved the video as always. Have a Happy Labor Day! LOL
You are!
Your funny. The room echoes. Stay well and safe.
Not me never thinking twice about handing my debit card over 😂 You’re right. They could steal your info. But they never have!
OMG .. been so long since I made the first hour .. woohoo .. What a video, so charming and full of complimentary observations. The apartment/ background looks like it is coming along. The Diane vibes are awesome. Chewie is adorns. Thanks for so much ! 💙❤️🔥🇺🇸
Glad you enjoyed it! I luv to think about human nature and you guys have always inspired my observations. It's getting there, corner by corner! I'm enjoying doing it.
Clue me in on the apartment. Is this in Spain? Or does she have a new place in Ireland?
@@LindaC616 She has a rental in Spain. She can stay or return to Ireland. If you want more behind the scenes info, you can join her Patreon. 😎 She is a very communicative creator. 💙
As an American I do appreciate when you find things that we do adorable, because many things we do cause people to be appalled.
Well to be fair, a large number of us ARE appalling.
Okay, is a coincident that her video about Adorable things Diane is the most adorable I have ever seen her.
Wonderful to see SOMEONE who has a nice opinion of Americans! When it's someone french I'll know that the world is about to end!
I think, "Bless your heart," is a regional thing. I'm in the midwest part of the US, and don't recall ever hearing anyone around me use this phrase. But I'm familiar with it after hearing it from other people from different parts of the country.
"Welcome in," is a new one to me. I've typically only ever heard people say, "Hi," "Good morning," etc, and then ask if they can help with finding anything in particular.
Yeah, I've worked in retail for two decades, and I've never heard "welcome in."
I moved to southwest Ohio in 2015, and definitely hear "bless your heart". I've found myself using it now, lol.
Maybe someone was taking to long to enter a store, and the greeter said, "Well? COME IN!"
Happy Holidays often feels oppressive not thoughtful.
And that gosh darned bullpucky is technically known as a minced oath.
And I feel about European hotels taking my passport (!) the way you do about American waiters taking your card. It feels very wrong.
That's an interesting perspective. I like it!
Imagine taking a group of students to Spain, and they're nervous about "gypsies", because someone else warned them about it. And you get to the front desk of your hostel where people are expected to leave their keys at the desk whenever they go out.... and guess who's working in the front desk? 😆
"Bless your heart" isn't the put down the put down is when it is said this way "Bless your little heart". This usually comes after you do something really stupid and end up hurting yourself.
Your hair looks so great in this video (always looks good, but the color & curls are really flattering). We think YOU'RE adorable!😁 The thing I find adorable about the Irish is the way you say good-bye on the phone - Bye, buh bye bye bye bye buh bye bye! 💚🤣
You'll need an adult bib for eating ribs.
Reminds me of what Homer Simpson did at the Stonecutters.
Or all you can eat king crab!
I have to explain “bless your heart” to people who are from outside of the southern U.S., so I would think a foreigner wouldn’t understand it either. When I learned in French class that the customer should say “Bonjour, Madame” to the sales lady, I thought it was so rude! It’s her store she should welcome the customer. College dorms and roommates are the worst, not sweet. I prefer the British style dorms, solo rooms. I think it’s weird to give my credit card to the server. I prefer to pay at the register/till.
The English use "bless your heart" too.
Some people just assume that their thing is the whole USA , when it isn't. The USA is huge.
Dorm rooms are all well and good and cute until your roommate forgets to hang a sock on the doorknob and you walk in on them with their partner in the middle of getting busy lol
I’m glad someone outside the US thinks our Americanisms are charming. Most people on TH-cam think they are superficial, annoying, or arrogant
There's good and bad everywhere, but I'm inspired by the kindness and fun things that you guys share with me.
@@DianeJennings aw! This video and comment section has tons of feels today!
I would love to take editor Diane out for a nice big messy meal whether it’s ribs or seafood!
She would not like that. Mess isn't her thing... I dont know what her thing is tbh...
Dude! Why choose? Surf and turf!
There's actually some controversy in America over the phrase "Happy holidays." Some traditionalists consider the use of that phrase by sales clerks to be some sort of insidious secular "War on Christmas." As if retail workers being considerate enough to realize that at least a small fraction of their customer base might observe different holidays somehow destroys the abundance of explicitly Christmasy elements abounding in American culture in December. Go figure.
Merry Christmas
I never understood getting upset over it either way. I'm an atheist and don't celebrate any holidays religiously, though I find Christmas to be more than just a religious holiday. Nevertheless, if you wish me a happy Kwanzaa, I'm not going to object. I don't even know what the holiday celebrates, but I'd rather it be a good day than a bad day. Similarly, if I heard someone objecting to "Happy holidays," I might tell them instead to have a merry Christmas and a shitty New Year since they only seem to want to have one good holiday.
Still puzzling over the "Christian" significance of Santa, elves, and flying reindeer. I guess he was the Wise Man from the North who visited baby Jesus? 😆
The indignance over Happy Holidays being some newfangled politically correct phrase is manufactured out of whole cloth strictly for purpose of creating a culture war conflict for Fox News viewer to queue up on one side over. People have been saying that for nearly two centuries. It shows up in print ads in the 1920s. Irving Berlin wrote a song in 1942 that uses the phrase as the title. Bing Crosby recorded it. Andy Williams covered it on his early 60s Christmas album. You can't get much more traditional American than that.
@@deantodd8103 nah the Catholic Church placed religious holidays over the original pagan holidays. Reduce the pagan traditions to as you say "kiddie stuff". And as their control loosened companies got creative and brought some stuff back and invented new things for the holidays. Not bashing anything but very curious myself to research some of it.
LOL ! If go out to a restaurant and they put a bib on me, I know I'm going to have a memorable dining experience.
I think YOU ARE adorable, Diane! Your positive outlook and perky personality is a breath of fresh air in these trying times! And, you didn't mention this one, but yes, here in Texas and other Southern states, most people say y'all or yawl instead of you or you all :-)
Americans are sincere when we say “welcome,” but I really liked it when I found out Irish people tend to say “you are very welcome” when someone arrives. A subtle thing, but really seems to add something.
Chewie works well with the living room color scheme. Golden items on the mantle bring out his chin highlights. I can’t help it, it’s a gift. 😜 You’re welcome. (See what I did there?)
Getting a charge reversed on a card is so easy, I’m not really sure why anyone would be worried about it.
Last week, someone apparently skimmed my number off a website where I had ordered something and went on a shopping spree. I got an email about the charges, closed the card, ordered a new one, and disputed the charge (which was refunded within 3 days) all within less than 5 minutes. In my 25 years of using a card, that’s happened a handful of times and I’ve never had to pay for fraudulent charges even when I didn’t notice for a week.
Modern technology is good and bad, we've had the same experience. Fraud alert, press the button that says yes it's fraud, charge denied, nothing to reverse!
Prevention is better than cure.
@@jillhobson6128 I guess I just don’t live in fear. It’s something easily fixed, so why worry about it.
@@josephbridges7470 I don't live in fear. Far less hassle to ensure your credit card is safe when you use it.
The server takes the card and gets the meal purchase approved BEFORE you add the tip. In general, a server won't see what tip you left (or none at all) until after you're out the door.
My favorite weirdo is also freckled. How did I not notice that before? It's adorable 😍