I don't think it's so much an insult in China. It's just difficult to explain why you're giving them extra money. It seems really strange, because of cultural norms. It's better to not tip, even if you're feeling generous, because trying to explain the concept will be a lot of trouble. In China, good service isn't related to getting more money, it's just normal for workers to be polite to customers.
reverend900, I agree with you. It is a cultural thing. I am Asian and tipping is an insult in countries where tipping is not the norm just like not tipping is an insult in countries where tipping is the norm (that is why the service crew complains about low tips since they feel entitled to it).
Same. It's like another damn TVtropes episode, haha. With that one, for each tab I closed, several new ones opened, and eventually the browser became unstable from too many open tabs and even produced graphical UI garbage. xD
At a certain point in the past, the US was just like China and leaving a tip was seen as an insult. Then someone got the idea that they could force customers to pay the majority of their employee wages and used their political connections to push through the change that allows restaurants to count tips as part of the hourly cost of employee wages. Yes they used the excuse that there was a war going on at the time to cover their move, but the simple truth is that it was supposed to be a temporary change, instead they refused to change it back because so many establishments loved the fact that they were making more money by not having to pay as much in payroll so they push congress to keep the changes. It has been shown at the restaurants in the US that do not allow tipping that workers actually perform better when they do not have to depend on the generosity of the customers for the majority of their pay.
I hate the tipping culture. I prefer a service charge instead of tips. It puts a lot of burden on the customer who is not that well off and makes the waiter/ress change his/her behavior according to the amount of tip given.
Where are you from? Nobody in the US just lingers around your table talking to you for a tip lol. Don’t comment about things that are foreign to you unless you’re trying to make people laugh.
A VERY good video, gentlemen. And covering the food you are having wherever you are is a fine addition. After all, food and drink is one thing we all have in common, and all can relate to.
Israel were the worst for tips, they just wouldn't bring me my change. I would have to go to the counter and ask for my change, one place tried to get me to pay £20 for some humus
Ha ha. These casual chats during daily life are brilliant. Relaxed informative chat. I cannot imagine anyone else pulling this off. Well done guys. Superb
I dont understand this with tipping. Why would I tip someone for service? It is owners job to pat salaries to his employees. I don't tip plumber or electritian when they do good job at my house. I don't get tipped when I do great job to someone else. Maybe they should rise the salary so that waitresses get the salary they can live on and not depend on the goodwill from other people.
So you basically just want every meal more expensive instead of deciding for yourself if the meal and the performance of a waiter or waitress was good or bad? Cool... So I am going to earn more and can treat customers like shit in the future! Sounds like a brilliant idea!
It's kind to make people constantly uncertain about what their wages will be? Also Rospin if you treat the customers like shit you'll get fired, it's called having a job.
I remember recently I had breakfast at a place and it was a skillet that I had ordered and explicitly had them bring a bottle of hot sauce with it. But after I got my food, the waitress never came back to my table to check on me. Not once. Not even to refill a clearly empty cup when my plate was still half full. And the worst part was that it wasn't even busy, like 7 people in the whole diner. Did not leave a tip, and I'm generally good about tipping since I eat out so rarely. Sure I could have called her over, but at that point I still wouldn't have tipped her if I had to call her over. She clearly had no interest in earning a tip, so I had no interest in providing one.
I'm classed as black, and from what i see and hear, nothing at all. Having had their ass's kicked by them in the past, they wouldn't mind being like them. Great job on the Mind Fuck by the way!!!
The funniest thing is that the creator of the Paleo diet died because of poor health. Still people follow this low carb bullshit, lol... Though, white rice is really crappy. Brown rice too for that instance since it's full of arsenic.
As a European, that's why I never tip! Because the employer should pay good wages if he want his staff to give good service!! Not expect customers pay extra! Other day, my mom was leave a tip for some polish waiter in a restaurant in UK, I was so angry. I told her, he probably undercut some British worker to give the Pole a job, working for lower salary- and your tipping him. What a joke.
Good question. (Same about talking to their wives.) That would be excellent language practice. They could even record one episode fully in Mandarin. (Subtitled of course.)
+Dowlphwin About talking in Chinese with their wives ... from what I could gather so far by watching their vids, I think serpentza most likely does (speak Chinese) with his wife generally because his wife doesn't seem very fluent in her English verbal communication (in the videos that she appears.) Serpentza's Chinese is way, way better than his wife's English, so it makes sense that in their daily communication, they would speak Chinese. As for C-Milk, he and his wife may speak both (Chinese and English) in their daily private lives, probably depending on the circumstance. Her (C-Milk's wife) verbal English is excellent, and she doesn't even have much of an accent (I think my accent is stronger, and I am raised, educated, and live in US practically all my life.) In any case, I think these two men don't need to use their wives to practice their Chinese verbal communication skills (reading and writing may be a different story) ... their spoken Chinese is excellent (certainly better than mine, LOL!)
+Supergecko8 They might ... but we wouldn't know it, would we? English is spoken in these vids because they are making these videos *for the English-speaking audience living outside China* ... it would make no sense to speak Chinese (when they can speak English themselves) and "force" their English-speaking audience to read English captions. The viewer experience wouldn't be as good, and it would probably make them look pretentious.
Oh god, you guys have to look like super Laowhy corporate cronies in your suits and fancy watches... I wonder what everyone around you thought, lol. "These damn American business men coming over here and stealing all our RMB!
One thing to keep in mind in the US is that waiters often have a lower minimum wage because they're expected to get tips, so if you don't tip, they're basically serving you for free. (Often, they're _paying_ for you to eat, since they may have to split tips with bussers and bartenders.) That's not to say that particularly egregious service still deserves a tip, but it has to be pretty dang bad for me not to leave at least a little bit. This doesn't apply everywhere, however; iirc, C-Millk's family lives in New York, and waiters there make the same minimum wage as everyone else. (Well, they do in New York City, but I'm pretty sure it's a state law rather than a city one.) That said, for the one or two times I've had bad enough service not to tip at all, I've actually left a few pennies. If you just don't tip, the waiter might think you forgot; a few pennies is basically worthless, but shows you didn't forget, you're just tipping based on the service. (Also, something some people forget is that cooks don't share in the tips, so if the food is bad, cold, etc., that's grounds for asking for a discount, but not for a bad tip!)
wait... why are comments aged a week ago? it says it was recently uploaded for me. Edit: it is because Patreon supporters see it a week earlier. Thanks, everyone!
They should pay a living wage in the US instead of tipping (my opinion)... No tipping here in Sweden (usually not in the EU either just some turisti places in southern EU). Also I don't personally like the fake feeling of the service in America it just feels so false but I am from Sweden an people are much colder here and natural they will probably/usually not act.
That's not true, StealthVice7. Restaurants in the US are often allowed to pay less than minimum wage, relying upon tips to pay their employees. It can even get to be as low as $2.00/hr or less, because of the strange way the laws surrounding tipping are written. Without tips, one certainly does not earn a living wage as a waiter. Essentially, our legal system purposefully screws the consumer so that restaurants don't actually have to pay their employees.
Yes you usually give the tip if you particularly liked the service but not in percentage as they do in America. Here it is more of a profession, In Usa It is that way because you are not supposed to live or grow a family on minimum wage, is a job for young people and college students.
Re Edit: You are from Sweden but you say how fake US waitresses are VS Sweden waitresses? I'm 100% sure less then fraction of US waitresses are fake or rude and the same I'm sure goes for Sweden. I live off restaurants and I can say like 1 out of 100 waitresses are fake and or rude but how can you or I tell? The whole business system is fake WORLD WIDE so why do you really care? As long as they aren't rude and do their jobs... Again I'm 100% sure the waitresses in Sweden are fake too, they want you to come back so they can keep their jobs.
America is very difficult economy for it's not a social democracy like Sweden and other nearby countries. Even in non-tipping situations, customer service is good to excellent despite being fake friendliness because there's no employment security so they're trying to hang onto even a low paying part time job for it's a very tough place to live. Foreign immigrants are typically either executive or in other high paying job or it's low paid employees who live like 10 to a room that we'd live in single though usually never the same apartment buildings where segregation and privacy is so prevalent people often never know their neighbors nor do activities like hanging out over a board game. I agree, America needs to up it's game on employee treatment and then actually include everyone willing to work and participate instead of arbitrarily excluding so many and then having so many closed clique circles where people are not interested in new friends nor doing anything above and beyond. I hate tipping situations, but would do it if I could afford experiences like good downtown restaurants and bars that are local businesses of world class quality instead of usual corporate chain.
It's currently 12:25 am, I have to wake up at 6:30 for school tomorrow but I cannot stop watching these videos. I have no idea why I can't stop watching them, but they are just so interesting omg.
I despise tipping for so many reasons. .. It allows the restaurants or other shops to underpay their employees and it makes every service person start looking for a handout after performing the service you already paid them to do. You'll notice in tourist areas of foreign countries heavily frequented by American tourists. .. every person is looking for a freakin' handout. . even if it's in a country where nobody tips. The American/Canadian tourists ruined it for everyone else. . Cuba comes to mind. After living in China we avoid eating out at restaurants altogether. .. it is just so expensive compared to buying the ingredients and cooking yourself. . like 10X more expensive and the endless taxes and tips. . Unless you are rich it is the worst waste of money.
The so called good service isn't preferred by everyone. Every time I go to a western-ish restaurant, the service is better. But as a somewhat anti-social person, I really just want to order my food, eat in peace with my partner. Waiters coming constantly to check on us and having small conversation is just really annoying. I understand they are being nice and doing a good job, but not everyone are a chatter box.
Yuck! That's morbidly obese, by Chinese standards. China is actually one of the most fit countries in the world. The average weight for girls in Asia is around 56 or 57 kg, with many adult females under 50kg. Compare it to the US, with an average female weight around 75 kg, and 73% of the total population considered overweight. Yeah, I like it here in Asia.
Michael Lee great! you keep you boney ass women.....she's far from obese and you clearly haven't had a booty like that cuz you'd know its much better than a skinny butt...You're missing out kid
tipping in the US is becoming BS. there are articles saying 18% is the minimum. I live in SF and there are restaurants that are allowed to charge 3% to your bill to pay for their employee health benefits. so basically its tips + 3% + tax on top of your bill. A lot of places selling to go food uses Squares which asks you for tips (true you can ignore it but its a guilt kind of thing). I even got asked to pay tips for buying fresh seafood. Literally the employee told me before I pay with my credit card. please check the first screen which literally ask you for tips. at this rate I think all kind of jobs can ask for tips. tipping is no longer a reward for thanking the great service. its a must.
The problem with tipping in USA/CANADA is that the servers become entitled and shame you if you do not tip "enough" even though the service was just average or even sub par. They also employ tactics like hover over you while your punching in the tipping percentage (to pressure you) or have preset tipping amounts starting at 18-20%. Also, they expect your tip even if you are ordering takeout over the phone.
Have you guys ever considered getting on JoeRogan or at least contacting him? I know they occasionally fly people out. Seems like a good platform to talk about what you guys do and also promote your work a bit. Plus the "going out in the middle of some ethnic village and rancid rice water shampoo" is exactly the kind of stuff he puts out on his podcast and shows.
That suit seriously looks great Matt.... I can't believe the price you paid. Just to get a suit tailored well here in the states I'd spend what it cost you to get the damn thing made over there.... Super jealous.
In China we don't tip because the waiters already paid with their salary by the owner of the restaurant, in this case, to provide a good service is a MUST otherwise they will be fired. You will get very nice service especially in Southern China, for example: Guangzhou, Shenzhen......this kind of culture is very similar in China, Japan and Korea. And I totally agree with what tyke said, I don't feel very comfortable about the service in USA cuz it is just so fake and you know they are doing this only for tips.
Another well suited lunch discussion. Excellent. You guys are great. It's making me sad to think about the Milk family leaving China. Very sad. Very sad.
I once tipped a Beijing cab driver 100 RMB, unwittingly, because he switched out my bill with a fake one. And another cab driver in Beijing, this time wittingly, because he waited 20 minutes for me. He took an extra 40 with a "Damn right"-expression on his face, even though the taxameter had been ticking the whole time. And another cab driver because he returned my guitar that i forgot. This one seemed downright displeased at only getting 80 RMB. And sometimes I tip them just because I feel bad about how truly awful their earnings are, considering they lease (?) the car and pay for everything themselves whilst giving a large chunk of the fares to the taxi company. AND now there's 嘀嘀打车.
Nice video. Music, drone fottage, stock footage, lighting, sound, background, motion, queued action, you guys are getting good. Well done. Content suggestion: taxis at airport, in city, didi, how to call, how to pay. Taxis at BCIA, CGO, to this day, I find scary, especially late when soldiers manning queue disappear.
Thanks very much for you informative videos guys. I'm presently in shanghai on a five week stay in China. I went to xian to see the sights I have found your info to be very helpful and because of the videos of yours I have been watching for a while it have improved my China experience. I'm going to Beijing in a few days to have a look around. I was hoping to get down to where you guys are and maybe catch up with you. But unfortunately I don't think time will permit. Keep up the good work and if you Gett up to shanghai drop in to Daisy,s coffee shop it very small and very nice. I'll be staying awesome and I hope you stay the same. Thanks
And perfectly straight-faced, both of them. Must be the power of the suits. ^^ P.S.: They could make a video where they are wearing their sunglasses while eating. 8) (Although that might make their food cool too quickly.)
Even after living in Canada for almost my entire life, it still feels weird to have the waiter run up to your table mid chew, or while I'm chatting with someone, and ask you how things are going. I never quite get if you should answer as quickly as possible, which would often be a smile and a nod since I can't just open my mouth and a talk, or ignore the waiter until I finish chewing, or just swallow what I have without chewing and answer as soon as possible. Tipping is great though, since it's a nice bit of interaction in an otherwise commercial transaction.
I have been binge watching your videos for two days. It is a lot of fun and some fairly fresh views. Though I can't say I agreed everything you said, still enjoyed them very much. There is also a bonus to read the comments , they are just way more interesting and you can tell some people just like to troll no matter what race or what country they are from. Troll is gonna be troll any way. Watched your conquering southern China, wish there were more. Keep up the good work and keep strong to those negativity.
I don't like tipping and don't see myself ever liking it. 1. It gives employers an excuse to pay less; the tips will offset the lower wages 2. Every server has the expectation of a (high) tip, even with bad or decent service. I go to many service-based establishments (taxis, hairdressers, public transport etc.) and don't tip, why should I tip someone for just doing their job? Maybe, every now and then, a server will be particularly friendly, but that's rare imo. 3. I want to know what I pay for, instead of having to add some magic extra percentage of tipping and hoping my face will be saved by it being a decent enough tip. I like China's system, it's just clear what you pay for. If the service is shit, I just won't return. Good service and good food and I will return. Servers are incentivised by making sure customers return or they'll be thrown out. Fuck tipping. Or maybe I'm just a cheap bastard.
You're a piece of shit if you don't tip in America the only person who loses out is the waitress. Everybody knows to give 1/10 or /1/5 of the bill in tip if you can afford it then don't eat out.
I might be alone on this, but it would be awesome to see you two have a conversation with each other (however brief) in Mandarin. Random, I know, but I'd love to see that. Stay awesome & keep up the great work guys! Can't wait for Conquering Northern China!
I was thinking the same lol. Maybe Patreon supporters could see it a week earlier? And now they made it public and TH-cam changed the Date to when its went public? Or just plain old simple bug
They have a subscription thing where you see their videos a week before the non-paying TH-cam audience. They're getting ready to take a big Summer trip to Northern China on the motorcycles which I wanna watch. Actually, I'd really really like to be able to book flight and leave the USA to go live my life that it just kills me to no end. Freaking money... Well, if one has a story to tell and show like these guys, then TH-cam is a nomadic lifestyle funds sources as a freelancing gig.
i live in uk where service charge is usually included. however when i went to USA last summer the whole tipping ordeal really confused me and i had to keep asking my american friends what i should be tipping
He is right, just because it's fake doesn't matter. So long as the waiter or waitress come to my table and does their job politely and with a smile, I really do not care if they are faking it.
ADVChina That's not because of tipping but because Chinese people have no idea about what service is. Like you said in your previous video about amazon, they will screw you over for a short term profit, instead of providing you with good service so you keep coming back. I live in Denmark where there is no tipping yet I very rarely have any bad experience with the service in restaurants.
NuggetOfBlueGold they will never pay a living wage. if you remove tipping then they'll just pay raise the prices of the food and then just pay their employees minimum wage (which they were guarenteed anyways)
We don’t tip in Wales, some small cafe’s have a tip jar that you can put change in but most people don’t bother unless they want to get rid of loose change
You say US service is better, but many would disagree winston.... this is a cultural thing, it has 0 relevance to service. For many, for example Scandinavians, the US service is disgustingly bad, they will hate how the waiters are constantly over you, the obviously fake smiles, the desperation for getting tips(here also nobody tips, waiters get a real salary actually), and would much prefer the service type in China, where you get what you ask for. Nothing more, nothing less, whereas in the US tends to just try exceed expectations but in reality it just gets annoying. And I do have an issue with tipping, it's supposed to be for extra good service, but in such countries they chase and harass you if you don't pay it, so it means you cant even trust the prices.... you see a menu, see a price... then afterwards you have to pay tips + you also need to pay extra taxes which isn't included in the price! So you always end up paying more than you should be, which is bullshit. So shortly, I way prefer the system and service of China(and scandinavia, it's similar here)
Yes, I prefer no tipping and just getting what I ask for because I don't want to be bothered while eating. As long as the food is delicious and they help me out when I ask for a glass of water or whatever, then I am fine.
Great topic. Same customs in South Korea and Japan. In South Korea, about the only time you would tip in a restaurant would be if it was in a higher-end Korean BBQ or sashimi place and the waitresses were focusing on your table where there was a large party eating for awhile. Sort of compensating the servers for providing excellent service over a long dinner. Even though, it could be cause some 'face' issues. Excellent video!
tipping systems are terrible, they force the workers to exhibit fake smiles and shit... And the business owners take advantage from it because they can pay lower salaries. Everybody should stop tipping so they actually have to pay real wages to their workers. +ADVChina
Fernando Romera that's b/s. you're guarenteed to make at least minimum wage by law even if you're tipped. your employer can only pay you less if you make more then minimum wage via tips. restaurant owners have tried to eliminate tips but they just hire staff at minimum, increase food prices by 15% and pocket the difference.
Back when I was in America for a month I did get stellar service some places where I did tip like 35%, but there were places where the service was absolutely terrible and there was a mandatory ~15% or around that tip, which made me frustrated.
Love your channel! Fyi... TIPS stands for "To Insure Prompt Service" You both have a proper view on the subject as well as other things. Keep up the good work and "stay awesome"!!
well in exclusive restaurants you do give tips but it is counted in the price, you pay about 20% to 30% of the food, no need for you to calculate or refer to the service you receive. And if you are unhappy with the service just talk to the manager.
In most asian countries tipping is never practiced but just more into improving the customer service by overall attitude and manners. From where i'm from (Malaysia), its not necessary to tip services but for some places here its quite necessary to leave your comment on the food and service. Unlike our neighbouring country Singapore, where me and my two American friends visited two years ago which once they try to tip our cab driver but the driver ended up tell us to keep it as tipping its like a form of corruption and can be charged in Singapore. Then i could be wrong or maybe its just the case for this cab driver... any Singaporeans here feel free to correct me if i'm wrong.
The UK also operates a "price you see is the price you pay" setup - the tax is included in the price. Tipping is optional here, I only tip when service is above and beyond the call of duty.
The tax thing is really special in America tho. Here in germany all prices are with taxes also. The Dollar and Euro are basically worth the same. So 1€ = 1$. When some new cool electronics device is comming out, i always think to myself, why the heck is it 499$ and here its 550€. Until i remember. Oh yeah sure they have to pay their taxes later on.
Thats kinda wierd. Here its very simple. You pay 19% taxes on everything and 7% taxes on food. There are just some strange rules like. You eat at McDonalds you pay 7%, you take the food home, you pay 19%. But that doesnt matter the the customer, because you just always pay the same price.
Andrew McDermott Alaska, Oregon, Montana, and of course the 2 you mentioned I live in a no income tax but we pay 5% sales tax. But our neighbor state Colorado has high income and their sales tax varies from 3% to almost 10% depending what city and county you live in
I'm the same way about tips, but the opposite on rice. I often order an extra bowl. I liked how Winston counted in the binary numeral system at the end.
I was a bit confused at C-Milk's mention of sales tax until I remembered I live in one of the few US states to not have sales tax. Either way, I'm curious to know if China or America is really the minority/majority in their tipping cultures. My only experience abroad so far was in Peru, and I don't recall needing to tip there. Some restaurants in America have a sort of "gratuity tax" in your bill that automatically adds the tip, which can be good or bad. Such as in the case of having bad service where the tip is forced on your bill.
This video was especially good! It was nice to see a change in scenery. Winston was yidianr la this time. C-milk took off his glasses a few times, maybe he misread the wait time... lol
What two sociopaths! Why eat anything, when you don’t have rice to accommodate that delicious dishes. Can not believe what I m seeing now. The world needs a remake.
These are so informative I love you guys as videos I think the thing that trip me out was the fact that they don't do maintenance on their stuff how they don't paint and keep up their things in there love great of construction that makes me so very nervous but you also do say wonderful things that make it interesting and it's good to know the difference like with social etiquette and tipping and stuff like that if I ever were to end up there it's good to know this stuff thank you
Nice suit C-Milk! Don't ask why but Tom Cruise as Austin Powers comes to mind...probably the Glasses and no tie. xD (and obviously minus the frills) But I think the suit itself is nicely made and looks good! I like the all black suit Winston got too! My grad-suit was all black, but very hot and ill fit. So getting a custom summer suit sounds awesome!
I love your videos thank you. The suits are wonderful. My daughter is a server here in America she works real hard for her tips. It's not an easy job. If servers don't get tipped here in America they can't pay their bills because they only make minimum wage which is nothing by time all the taxes are taken out my daughter says she doesn't have a paycheck so she lives on tips.
Amazing vid as always guys! As someone with a peanut and tree nut allergy, how worried should I be about nuts being used in food? Are there always alternatives, and if so how likely would cross contamination be.Thanks.
When I worked, I did some waitressing work and I did it because I genuinely loved the work. Sure it was hard work but I loved meeting people and ensuring that their night was enjoyable. Whether they tipped or didn't tip I enjoyed it and being friendly, offering a smile was just part of my job. Anyone who feels they have to force themselves to smile and be friendly, should not work as a waitress perhaps.Needless to say, I generally got good tips and returning customers always asked to be seated at my tables.
Your demeanor and your directness draw me in. I'm intrigued with your content. I am fascinated with Asian culture, cuisine. I am attracted to Asian women, I love their beauty and intelligence. Keep doing what you do and as always another job well done. Thanks guys.
Nice time out with friends. I haven't ate out a single time in a tipping place since returning to the states over 2 years ago, but then again, I'm finding there's little to no work opportunities due to employment gaps and not in any cliques for connections nor have much money to go do anything like eat out, go for a drink, and take a weekend outing. On the escalator in the beginning, I noticed, "Mind your eye." Is that like watch your step? Interesting translation...
Love your videos. Keep it up. My wife is Chinese as well and surprisingly her name is 微 too。But she is from Zhongshan. Plan on coming into China soon to work. See ya there
As a European, it actually feels annoying when a waiter keeps hovering around your table because they're so eager to get a big tip. I like to order food and drink and when I raise my hand for them to come. That's it. I don't need a babysit and it only annoys when I get interrupted by a waiter asking if I need anything else.
In America the Internal Revenue Service automatically calculates tips for service industry workers, and whether or not the waitress collected tips, they have to pay tax on them.
6' 30" The reason waiters come to your table and ask if everything is OK in the west is to offer you an opportunity to challenge the contract established between them, the supplier and you, the client. If you fail to raise concerns at that point, you are effectively committing to paying the bill. If you dispute the bill later, they can, reasonably ask why you didn't raise the issue when asked. It goes back to contract law and a spoken agreement. 'My word is my bond'
The part about the 'stellar' service in the US and tipping was so spot on! We went to the US last year for a month and when we came back to Holland (where we live) we immediately noticed the immense difference in service when you go out to eat something. Over here in Holland they don't come over, they usually don't check on you... YOU have to get THEIR attention. And then it's just: here's your food, enjoy. That's it. Done. I really liked the American way of service, even though it was "fake" ...we didn't care. It made us feel appreciated as customers. Europe could definitely learn something there...
I know this isn't the right video but you said in a previous video that there isn't any soap in the toilets at the public toilets, do the chef and staff wash hands with soap before dealing with food? Does China have a hygiene rating like we do here in the UK
You don't tip in Japan, it's also an insult there
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Hey bitch take your fucking tip
Salty.
I don't think it's so much an insult in China. It's just difficult to explain why you're giving them extra money. It seems really strange, because of cultural norms. It's better to not tip, even if you're feeling generous, because trying to explain the concept will be a lot of trouble. In China, good service isn't related to getting more money, it's just normal for workers to be polite to customers.
Japan is standard of not tipping and USA vice-versa... Clear insult in each cases.
reverend900, I agree with you. It is a cultural thing. I am Asian and tipping is an insult in countries where tipping is not the norm just like not tipping is an insult in countries where tipping is the norm (that is why the service crew complains about low tips since they feel entitled to it).
BTW, totally addicted to all your channels. A week ago, China never even crossed my mind. Now here I am, binge watching all your videos about China.
They don't visit real China they visit hollywoodchina.
Same. It's like another damn TVtropes episode, haha. With that one, for each tab I closed, several new ones opened, and eventually the browser became unstable from too many open tabs and even produced graphical UI garbage. xD
Well that's what happened to me last weekend exactly. I now know more about China I thought I'd ever want lol
Japan migbt be the best country in this regard. They offer world class serviceS and they dont tip.
Nanxing Luo But the cost in Japan is much higher than in China......
ya, that is why tip included kind of.
But they don't include tax on most bills :/
@@verawu4416 that's why the service is good.
I don't think anyones should have their salary depend on other peoples generosity.
At a certain point in the past, the US was just like China and leaving a tip was seen as an insult. Then someone got the idea that they could force customers to pay the majority of their employee wages and used their political connections to push through the change that allows restaurants to count tips as part of the hourly cost of employee wages. Yes they used the excuse that there was a war going on at the time to cover their move, but the simple truth is that it was supposed to be a temporary change, instead they refused to change it back because so many establishments loved the fact that they were making more money by not having to pay as much in payroll so they push congress to keep the changes.
It has been shown at the restaurants in the US that do not allow tipping that workers actually perform better when they do not have to depend on the generosity of the customers for the majority of their pay.
I hate the tipping culture. I prefer a service charge instead of tips. It puts a lot of burden on the customer who is not that well off and makes the waiter/ress change his/her behavior according to the amount of tip given.
It doesn't depend on other peoples generosity it depends on YOUR performance.
No it doesn't Studies show that your performance has no impact on the tips you get in the US
Maybe true for the US. I can't refer to that.
Tipping is an insult in Japan and Korea
Tipping is an insult in the USA.
To me as customer.
But some waiters probably see it that way, too.
@@Dowlphin yes she thinks you want happy ending.
I do like being left alone in a restaurant though or talked to if they really want to talk to me and not waiting for a tip, what about japan?
Where are you from? Nobody in the US just lingers around your table talking to you for a tip lol. Don’t comment about things that are foreign to you unless you’re trying to make people laugh.
Tipping is just an excuse so employers can pay their staff a barely livable wage. Glad we don't have it here either.
..but when you make more off tips and don't have to report it. Nobody crying about a wage
A VERY good video, gentlemen. And covering the food you are having wherever you are is a fine addition. After all, food and drink is one thing we all have in common, and all can relate to.
Israel were the worst for tips, they just wouldn't bring me my change. I would have to go to the counter and ask for my change, one place tried to get me to pay £20 for some humus
They tried to rip me off $5.00 .oh sorry. I miss counted the change bullshit
Israel for you 😂
Ha ha. These casual chats during daily life are brilliant. Relaxed informative chat. I cannot imagine anyone else pulling this off. Well done guys. Superb
I dont understand this with tipping. Why would I tip someone for service? It is owners job to pat salaries to his employees. I don't tip plumber or electritian when they do good job at my house. I don't get tipped when I do great job to someone else. Maybe they should rise the salary so that waitresses get the salary they can live on and not depend on the goodwill from other people.
You dont understand incentive?
So you basically just want every meal more expensive instead of deciding for yourself if the meal and the performance of a waiter or waitress was good or bad?
Cool... So I am going to earn more and can treat customers like shit in the future! Sounds like a brilliant idea!
Daniel A it’s a kindness thing
It's kind to make people constantly uncertain about what their wages will be? Also Rospin if you treat the customers like shit you'll get fired, it's called having a job.
I do a good job - I get paid good.
I do a shit job - I get paid shitty.
What's so "uncertain" about that formula?
I remember recently I had breakfast at a place and it was a skillet that I had ordered and explicitly had them bring a bottle of hot sauce with it. But after I got my food, the waitress never came back to my table to check on me. Not once. Not even to refill a clearly empty cup when my plate was still half full. And the worst part was that it wasn't even busy, like 7 people in the whole diner. Did not leave a tip, and I'm generally good about tipping since I eat out so rarely. Sure I could have called her over, but at that point I still wouldn't have tipped her if I had to call her over. She clearly had no interest in earning a tip, so I had no interest in providing one.
What do they have aganist the white rice?
Rhodi Andrus Carbs go straight to your hips which would clearly ruin C-Milk's girlish figure...
I'm classed as black, and from what i see and hear, nothing at all. Having had their ass's kicked by them in the past, they wouldn't mind being like them.
Great job on the Mind Fuck by the way!!!
Rhodi Andrus there is no nutritional value in it, and it tastes nothing, I wonder why people eat it
The funniest thing is that the creator of the Paleo diet died because of poor health. Still people follow this low carb bullshit, lol... Though, white rice is really crappy. Brown rice too for that instance since it's full of arsenic.
Alex you guys clearly have never tasted quality rice. Rice flavour is one of my favourite flavours.
As a European, that's why I never tip! Because the employer should pay good wages if he want his staff to give good service!! Not expect customers pay extra! Other day, my mom was leave a tip for some polish waiter in a restaurant in UK, I was so angry. I told her, he probably undercut some British worker to give the Pole a job, working for lower salary- and your tipping him. What a joke.
Do you ever talk in Chinese to each other?
no
Good question. (Same about talking to their wives.) That would be excellent language practice.
They could even record one episode fully in Mandarin. (Subtitled of course.)
+Dowlphwin
About talking in Chinese with their wives ... from what I could gather so far by watching their vids, I think serpentza most likely does (speak Chinese) with his wife generally because his wife doesn't seem very fluent in her English verbal communication (in the videos that she appears.) Serpentza's Chinese is way, way better than his wife's English, so it makes sense that in their daily communication, they would speak Chinese.
As for C-Milk, he and his wife may speak both (Chinese and English) in their daily private lives, probably depending on the circumstance. Her (C-Milk's wife) verbal English is excellent, and she doesn't even have much of an accent (I think my accent is stronger, and I am raised, educated, and live in US practically all my life.)
In any case, I think these two men don't need to use their wives to practice their Chinese verbal communication skills (reading and writing may be a different story) ... their spoken Chinese is excellent (certainly better than mine, LOL!)
+Supergecko8
They might ... but we wouldn't know it, would we?
English is spoken in these vids because they are making these videos *for the English-speaking audience living outside China* ... it would make no sense to speak Chinese (when they can speak English themselves) and "force" their English-speaking audience to read English captions. The viewer experience wouldn't be as good, and it would probably make them look pretentious.
In the UK it's completely optional to tip. Sometimes the service Charge is reflected in the prices of the food instead.
Oh god, you guys have to look like super Laowhy corporate cronies in your suits and fancy watches... I wonder what everyone around you thought, lol.
"These damn American business men coming over here and stealing all our RMB!
😂🤣
One thing to keep in mind in the US is that waiters often have a lower minimum wage because they're expected to get tips, so if you don't tip, they're basically serving you for free. (Often, they're _paying_ for you to eat, since they may have to split tips with bussers and bartenders.) That's not to say that particularly egregious service still deserves a tip, but it has to be pretty dang bad for me not to leave at least a little bit. This doesn't apply everywhere, however; iirc, C-Millk's family lives in New York, and waiters there make the same minimum wage as everyone else. (Well, they do in New York City, but I'm pretty sure it's a state law rather than a city one.)
That said, for the one or two times I've had bad enough service not to tip at all, I've actually left a few pennies. If you just don't tip, the waiter might think you forgot; a few pennies is basically worthless, but shows you didn't forget, you're just tipping based on the service. (Also, something some people forget is that cooks don't share in the tips, so if the food is bad, cold, etc., that's grounds for asking for a discount, but not for a bad tip!)
wait... why are comments aged a week ago? it says it was recently uploaded for me.
Edit: it is because Patreon supporters see it a week earlier. Thanks, everyone!
1:45 that definately suits you 😝 puns
Super Catman sometimes people upload a video early but don't make it public. Still sometimes people find it even if it's not listed.
Leopold time zones cannot make a week difference...
A maximum of 1 day's difference, so no.
Oh.
great vid as usual I 've been binge watching your videos for the past 3 weeks
They should pay a living wage in the US instead of tipping (my opinion)... No tipping here in Sweden (usually not in the EU either just some turisti places in southern EU). Also I don't personally like the fake feeling of the service in America it just feels so false but I am from Sweden an people are much colder here and natural they will probably/usually not act.
It is a livable wage if you aren't careless and work to progress yourself.
That's not true, StealthVice7. Restaurants in the US are often allowed to pay less than minimum wage, relying upon tips to pay their employees. It can even get to be as low as $2.00/hr or less, because of the strange way the laws surrounding tipping are written.
Without tips, one certainly does not earn a living wage as a waiter. Essentially, our legal system purposefully screws the consumer so that restaurants don't actually have to pay their employees.
Yes you usually give the tip if you particularly liked the service but not in percentage as they do in America. Here it is more of a profession, In Usa It is that way because you are not supposed to live or grow a family on minimum wage, is a job for young people and college students.
Re Edit: You are from Sweden but you say how fake US waitresses are VS Sweden waitresses? I'm 100% sure less then fraction of US waitresses are fake or rude and the same I'm sure goes for Sweden. I live off restaurants and I can say like 1 out of 100 waitresses are fake and or rude but how can you or I tell? The whole business system is fake WORLD WIDE so why do you really care? As long as they aren't rude and do their jobs... Again I'm 100% sure the waitresses in Sweden are fake too, they want you to come back so they can keep their jobs.
America is very difficult economy for it's not a social democracy like Sweden and other nearby countries. Even in non-tipping situations, customer service is good to excellent despite being fake friendliness because there's no employment security so they're trying to hang onto even a low paying part time job for it's a very tough place to live. Foreign immigrants are typically either executive or in other high paying job or it's low paid employees who live like 10 to a room that we'd live in single though usually never the same apartment buildings where segregation and privacy is so prevalent people often never know their neighbors nor do activities like hanging out over a board game. I agree, America needs to up it's game on employee treatment and then actually include everyone willing to work and participate instead of arbitrarily excluding so many and then having so many closed clique circles where people are not interested in new friends nor doing anything above and beyond. I hate tipping situations, but would do it if I could afford experiences like good downtown restaurants and bars that are local businesses of world class quality instead of usual corporate chain.
It's currently 12:25 am, I have to wake up at 6:30 for school tomorrow but I cannot stop watching these videos. I have no idea why I can't stop watching them, but they are just so interesting omg.
nice suit c-milk.... you look more matured !
I despise tipping for so many reasons. .. It allows the restaurants or other shops to underpay their employees and it makes every service person start looking for a handout after performing the service you already paid them to do. You'll notice in tourist areas of foreign countries heavily frequented by American tourists. .. every person is looking for a freakin' handout. . even if it's in a country where nobody tips. The American/Canadian tourists ruined it for everyone else. . Cuba comes to mind. After living in China we avoid eating out at restaurants altogether. .. it is just so expensive compared to buying the ingredients and cooking yourself. . like 10X more expensive and the endless taxes and tips. . Unless you are rich it is the worst waste of money.
The so called good service isn't preferred by everyone. Every time I go to a western-ish restaurant, the service is better. But as a somewhat anti-social person, I really just want to order my food, eat in peace with my partner. Waiters coming constantly to check on us and having small conversation is just really annoying. I understand they are being nice and doing a good job, but not everyone are a chatter box.
You need to get the fuck out your bubble.
I really enjoy these videos. Two bros hanging out. Keep up the good work!
Hi guys, I love your programme. By the way ,there is no tips in japan either .
Love these videos! So informative! Also, love the intro music and drone footage. P.s. Cmilk- you look great in a suit!
Ok admit it...tip was for 9:08 and nothing else
"very natural" indeed
Dat ass
Yuck! That's morbidly obese, by Chinese standards. China is actually one of the most fit countries in the world. The average weight for girls in Asia is around 56 or 57 kg, with many adult females under 50kg. Compare it to the US, with an average female weight around 75 kg, and 73% of the total population considered overweight. Yeah, I like it here in Asia.
Michael Lee great! you keep you boney ass women.....she's far from obese and you clearly haven't had a booty like that cuz you'd know its much better than a skinny butt...You're missing out kid
tipping in the US is becoming BS. there are articles saying 18% is the minimum. I live in SF and there are restaurants that are allowed to charge 3% to your bill to pay for their employee health benefits. so basically its tips + 3% + tax on top of your bill. A lot of places selling to go food uses Squares which asks you for tips (true you can ignore it but its a guilt kind of thing). I even got asked to pay tips for buying fresh seafood. Literally the employee told me before I pay with my credit card. please check the first screen which literally ask you for tips. at this rate I think all kind of jobs can ask for tips. tipping is no longer a reward for thanking the great service. its a must.
"Two Hitmen, One china" You should defenetly make a serie with this name!
U guys are living life!! Just found your videos today and I'm hooked!
The problem with tipping in USA/CANADA is that the servers become entitled and shame you if you do not tip "enough" even though the service was just average or even sub par. They also employ tactics like hover over you while your punching in the tipping percentage (to pressure you) or have preset tipping amounts starting at 18-20%. Also, they expect your tip even if you are ordering takeout over the phone.
zeazi because the system is crooked! USA passed the law of tipping long time ago.
well surprise them with 0
Funniest tip jar I saw said "Tipping is NOT a city in China!" Lmfao
Have you guys ever considered getting on JoeRogan or at least contacting him? I know they occasionally fly people out. Seems like a good platform to talk about what you guys do and also promote your work a bit. Plus the "going out in the middle of some ethnic village and rancid rice water shampoo" is exactly the kind of stuff he puts out on his podcast and shows.
2:31 & 4:05 Is there something a bit weird going on with the new suit's right shoulder where it joins the sleeve, or is it just a shadow or something?
Bloody hell cmilk looks really snazzy in a suit.
Subscribed recently, this channel is so interesting, keep it up!
That suit seriously looks great Matt.... I can't believe the price you paid. Just to get a suit tailored well here in the states I'd spend what it cost you to get the damn thing made over there.... Super jealous.
In China we don't tip because the waiters already paid with their salary by the owner of the restaurant, in this case, to provide a good service is a MUST otherwise they will be fired. You will get very nice service especially in Southern China, for example: Guangzhou, Shenzhen......this kind of culture is very similar in China, Japan and Korea. And I totally agree with what tyke said, I don't feel very comfortable about the service in USA cuz it is just so fake and you know they are doing this only for tips.
Another well suited lunch discussion. Excellent. You guys are great. It's making me sad to think about the Milk family leaving China. Very sad. Very sad.
Pamela Batchelor do u know why they are leaving china?
Pamela Batchelor they don't want Olivia to go through the Chinese school system. Could also be other reasons.
I thought this would be a dull topic but it turned out to be quite interesting. It seems to be the anecdotes that make or break an episode.
I once tipped a Beijing cab driver 100 RMB, unwittingly, because he switched out my bill with a fake one.
And another cab driver in Beijing, this time wittingly, because he waited 20 minutes for me. He took an extra 40 with a "Damn right"-expression on his face, even though the taxameter had been ticking the whole time.
And another cab driver because he returned my guitar that i forgot. This one seemed downright displeased at only getting 80 RMB.
And sometimes I tip them just because I feel bad about how truly awful their earnings are, considering they lease (?) the car and pay for everything themselves whilst giving a large chunk of the fares to the taxi company. AND now there's 嘀嘀打车.
don't tip them, because they see you not from local so they push for it.
you should have a local friend with you, some people are mean, they'll rip you.
Daniel Antonsson You're so nice. But you don't need to do that cause that's their job to offer service
Nice video. Music, drone fottage, stock footage, lighting, sound, background, motion, queued action, you guys are getting good. Well done. Content suggestion: taxis at airport, in city, didi, how to call, how to pay. Taxis at BCIA, CGO, to this day, I find scary, especially late when soldiers manning queue disappear.
C- Milk looking good ! !!👍👍
Thanks very much for you informative videos guys. I'm presently in shanghai on a five week stay in China. I went to xian to see the sights
I have found your info to be very helpful and because of the videos of yours I have been watching for a while it have improved my China experience. I'm going to Beijing in a few days to have a look around. I was hoping to get down to where you guys are and maybe catch up with you. But unfortunately I don't think time will permit. Keep up the good work and if you Gett up to shanghai drop in to Daisy,s coffee shop it very small and very nice. I'll be staying awesome and I hope you stay the same. Thanks
Rofl at the salty comment 12:50 winston. 10/10 Man Also nice suit C-milk
That caught me so of guard I actually burst out laughing xD
And perfectly straight-faced, both of them. Must be the power of the suits. ^^
P.S.: They could make a video where they are wearing their sunglasses while eating. 8) (Although that might make their food cool too quickly.)
Even after living in Canada for almost my entire life, it still feels weird to have the waiter run up to your table mid chew, or while I'm chatting with someone, and ask you how things are going. I never quite get if you should answer as quickly as possible, which would often be a smile and a nod since I can't just open my mouth and a talk, or ignore the waiter until I finish chewing, or just swallow what I have without chewing and answer as soon as possible. Tipping is great though, since it's a nice bit of interaction in an otherwise commercial transaction.
Coordinated Glasses attack achievement unlocked.
I have been binge watching your videos for two days. It is a lot of fun and some fairly fresh views. Though I can't say I agreed everything you said, still enjoyed them very much.
There is also a bonus to read the comments , they are just way more interesting and you can tell some people just like to troll no matter what race or what country they are from. Troll is gonna be troll any way.
Watched your conquering southern China, wish there were more. Keep up the good work and keep strong to those negativity.
I don't like tipping and don't see myself ever liking it.
1. It gives employers an excuse to pay less; the tips will offset the lower wages
2. Every server has the expectation of a (high) tip, even with bad or decent service. I go to many service-based establishments (taxis, hairdressers, public transport etc.) and don't tip, why should I tip someone for just doing their job? Maybe, every now and then, a server will be particularly friendly, but that's rare imo.
3. I want to know what I pay for, instead of having to add some magic extra percentage of tipping and hoping my face will be saved by it being a decent enough tip.
I like China's system, it's just clear what you pay for. If the service is shit, I just won't return. Good service and good food and I will return. Servers are incentivised by making sure customers return or they'll be thrown out.
Fuck tipping. Or maybe I'm just a cheap bastard.
youn00ber I'm in complete agreement
You're a piece of shit if you don't tip in America the only person who loses out is the waitress. Everybody knows to give 1/10 or /1/5 of the bill in tip if you can afford it then don't eat out.
I might be alone on this, but it would be awesome to see you two have a conversation with each other (however brief) in Mandarin. Random, I know, but I'd love to see that. Stay awesome & keep up the great work guys! Can't wait for Conquering Northern China!
How have people commented a week ago when the video was just uploaded? Weird lol
I was thinking the same lol. Maybe Patreon supporters could see it a week earlier? And now they made it public and TH-cam changed the Date to when its went public?
Or just plain old simple bug
Because the vid was up a week ago.... Us small people don't get to see it, only patrons
Hoochi Koochi pleb life
They have a subscription thing where you see their videos a week before the non-paying TH-cam audience. They're getting ready to take a big Summer trip to Northern China on the motorcycles which I wanna watch. Actually, I'd really really like to be able to book flight and leave the USA to go live my life that it just kills me to no end. Freaking money... Well, if one has a story to tell and show like these guys, then TH-cam is a nomadic lifestyle funds sources as a freelancing gig.
If the "small people" don't get to see it, then how are you commenting on it?
i live in uk where service charge is usually included. however when i went to USA last summer the whole tipping ordeal really confused me and i had to keep asking my american friends what i should be tipping
"In America, the service is stellar."
Savage joke Winston.
+David Luo I dare you to find better service in China or South Africa
He is right, just because it's fake doesn't matter. So long as the waiter or waitress come to my table and does their job politely and with a smile, I really do not care if they are faking it.
ADVChina That's not because of tipping but because Chinese people have no idea about what service is. Like you said in your previous video about amazon, they will screw you over for a short term profit, instead of providing you with good service so you keep coming back. I live in Denmark where there is no tipping yet I very rarely have any bad experience with the service in restaurants.
NuggetOfBlueGold they will never pay a living wage. if you remove tipping then they'll just pay raise the prices of the food and then just pay their employees minimum wage (which they were guarenteed anyways)
No, seriously, you have no idea how good you have it in the US.
Awesome videos guys! Thanks for sharing
Just the tip
We don’t tip in Wales, some small cafe’s have a tip jar that you can put change in but most people don’t bother unless they want to get rid of loose change
You say US service is better, but many would disagree winston.... this is a cultural thing, it has 0 relevance to service.
For many, for example Scandinavians, the US service is disgustingly bad, they will hate how the waiters are constantly over you, the obviously fake smiles, the desperation for getting tips(here also nobody tips, waiters get a real salary actually), and would much prefer the service type in China, where you get what you ask for. Nothing more, nothing less, whereas in the US tends to just try exceed expectations but in reality it just gets annoying.
And I do have an issue with tipping, it's supposed to be for extra good service, but in such countries they chase and harass you if you don't pay it, so it means you cant even trust the prices.... you see a menu, see a price... then afterwards you have to pay tips + you also need to pay extra taxes which isn't included in the price! So you always end up paying more than you should be, which is bullshit. So shortly, I way prefer the system and service of China(and scandinavia, it's similar here)
One of many reasons why fast food self-serve style a big thing in NA. Look at those fat americans !
Jesper Scandinavians are cold
Yes, I prefer no tipping and just getting what I ask for because I don't want to be bothered while eating. As long as the food is delicious and they help me out when I ask for a glass of water or whatever, then I am fine.
exactly, I hate when waiters harass you pretending to be useful
Everyone likes talking shit about America, but they all want to come here and suck off our tits
Great topic. Same customs in South Korea and Japan. In South Korea, about the only time you would tip in a restaurant would be if it was in a higher-end Korean BBQ or sashimi place and the waitresses were focusing on your table where there was a large party eating for awhile. Sort of compensating the servers for providing excellent service over a long dinner. Even though, it could be cause some 'face' issues. Excellent video!
tipping systems are terrible, they force the workers to exhibit fake smiles and shit... And the business owners take advantage from it because they can pay lower salaries. Everybody should stop tipping so they actually have to pay real wages to their workers. +ADVChina
Fernando Romera that's b/s. you're guarenteed to make at least minimum wage by law even if you're tipped. your employer can only pay you less if you make more then minimum wage via tips. restaurant owners have tried to eliminate tips but they just hire staff at minimum, increase food prices by 15% and pocket the difference.
0:35 "Mind your eye"? What is the explanation of the sign on the escalator? Is it an error in translation? Thank you for sharing and entertaining.
Back when I was in America for a month I did get stellar service some places where I did tip like 35%, but there were places where the service was absolutely terrible and there was a mandatory ~15% or around that tip, which made me frustrated.
35%? Are you nuts?
I guess so, lol. I just felt bad for them since I asked them for help with everything and got things explained to me etc.
Why not 50%
I didn't think tipping was mandatory anywhere, unless it is a large party.
15% to 20% is perfectly fine.
Love your channel! Fyi... TIPS stands for "To Insure Prompt Service" You both have a proper view on the subject as well as other things. Keep up the good work and "stay awesome"!!
The Chinese way is better.
Agree. Prices including taxes are also way more practical.
well in exclusive restaurants you do give tips but it is counted in the price, you pay about 20% to 30% of the food, no need for you to calculate or refer to the service you receive. And if you are unhappy with the service just talk to the manager.
god damn I wish I could move to china
I think tipping in other countries exists but is not mandatory like it is in the USA.
In most asian countries tipping is never practiced but just more into improving the customer service by overall attitude and manners. From where i'm from (Malaysia), its not necessary to tip services but for some places here its quite necessary to leave your comment on the food and service. Unlike our neighbouring country Singapore, where me and my two American friends visited two years ago which once they try to tip our cab driver but the driver ended up tell us to keep it as tipping its like a form of corruption and can be charged in Singapore. Then i could be wrong or maybe its just the case for this cab driver... any Singaporeans here feel free to correct me if i'm wrong.
The UK also operates a "price you see is the price you pay" setup - the tax is included in the price. Tipping is optional here, I only tip when service is above and beyond the call of duty.
The tax thing is really special in America tho. Here in germany all prices are with taxes also. The Dollar and Euro are basically worth the same. So 1€ = 1$. When some new cool electronics device is comming out, i always think to myself, why the heck is it 499$ and here its 550€. Until i remember. Oh yeah sure they have to pay their taxes later on.
However, some states do not have sales tax. And the states that do have sales tax, it varies greatly
Thats kinda wierd. Here its very simple. You pay 19% taxes on everything and 7% taxes on food. There are just some strange rules like. You eat at McDonalds you pay 7%, you take the food home, you pay 19%. But that doesnt matter the the customer, because you just always pay the same price.
Trebor S yeah I live in Delaware and I'm blessed with no sales tax I think the others are New Hampshire and one more
Andrew McDermott Alaska, Oregon, Montana, and of course the 2 you mentioned I live in a no income tax but we pay 5% sales tax. But our neighbor state Colorado has high income and their sales tax varies from 3% to almost 10% depending what city and county you live in
InsertNameHere what is that 19% tax? VAT tax?
I'm the same way about tips, but the opposite on rice. I often order an extra bowl. I liked how Winston counted in the binary numeral system at the end.
You guys should try Hai Di Lao hot pot. 海底捞。 The service is going to blow you away.
+Frank Yu been there
I was a bit confused at C-Milk's mention of sales tax until I remembered I live in one of the few US states to not have sales tax. Either way, I'm curious to know if China or America is really the minority/majority in their tipping cultures. My only experience abroad so far was in Peru, and I don't recall needing to tip there. Some restaurants in America have a sort of "gratuity tax" in your bill that automatically adds the tip, which can be good or bad. Such as in the case of having bad service where the tip is forced on your bill.
TIPs are awful thing
This video was especially good! It was nice to see a change in scenery. Winston was yidianr la this time. C-milk took off his glasses a few times, maybe he misread the wait time... lol
What two sociopaths! Why eat anything, when you don’t have rice to accommodate that delicious dishes. Can not believe what I m seeing now. The world needs a remake.
Y’all are forgetting how tipping even got started in USA.
Not true at all, most Chinese will appreciate tipping as long as you address why you tipped
Alexander Kjøller no
These are so informative I love you guys as videos I think the thing that trip me out was the fact that they don't do maintenance on their stuff how they don't paint and keep up their things in there love great of construction that makes me so very nervous but you also do say wonderful things that make it interesting and it's good to know the difference like with social etiquette and tipping and stuff like that if I ever were to end up there it's good to know this stuff thank you
Pretty fly for a white guy
cmilk in his suit 😃
Partenos18 Google "Offspring white guy"
Clearly to young to know the song 😁.
Nice suit C-Milk!
Don't ask why but Tom Cruise as Austin Powers comes to mind...probably the Glasses and no tie. xD (and obviously minus the frills) But I think the suit itself is nicely made and looks good!
I like the all black suit Winston got too! My grad-suit was all black, but very hot and ill fit. So getting a custom summer suit sounds awesome!
I love your videos thank you. The suits are wonderful. My daughter is a server here in America she works real hard for her tips. It's not an easy job. If servers don't get tipped here in America they can't pay their bills because they only make minimum wage which is nothing by time all the taxes are taken out my daughter says she doesn't have a paycheck so she lives on tips.
Amazing vid as always guys! As someone with a peanut and tree nut allergy, how worried should I be about nuts being used in food? Are there always alternatives, and if so how likely would cross contamination be.Thanks.
4:35 That dish looks like a variation on 客家小炒 (Hakka Stir-fry). Usually it's dried tofu, pork, celery, and squid.
When I worked, I did some waitressing work and I did it because I genuinely loved the work. Sure it was hard work but I loved meeting people and ensuring that their night was enjoyable. Whether they tipped or didn't tip I enjoyed it and being friendly, offering a smile was just part of my job. Anyone who feels they have to force themselves to smile and be friendly, should not work as a waitress perhaps.Needless to say, I generally got good tips and returning customers always asked to be seated at my tables.
Your demeanor and your directness draw me in. I'm intrigued with your content. I am fascinated with Asian culture, cuisine. I am attracted to Asian women, I love their beauty and intelligence. Keep doing what you do and as always another job well done. Thanks guys.
While in Zhuhai I asked at a British pub if tips were escapable before leaving one.
Nice time out with friends. I haven't ate out a single time in a tipping place since returning to the states over 2 years ago, but then again, I'm finding there's little to no work opportunities due to employment gaps and not in any cliques for connections nor have much money to go do anything like eat out, go for a drink, and take a weekend outing. On the escalator in the beginning, I noticed, "Mind your eye." Is that like watch your step? Interesting translation...
Love your videos. Keep it up. My wife is Chinese as well and surprisingly her name is 微 too。But she is from Zhongshan. Plan on coming into China soon to work. See ya there
How do you order your suits? I have never got one yet in life...
7:56 what is that wrap, tofu?
cant stop watching ur vids keep up the grate content guys
Good episode! :)
Dunno why but I love these vids! Stay awesome guys
As a European, it actually feels annoying when a waiter keeps hovering around your table because they're so eager to get a big tip. I like to order food and drink and when I raise my hand for them to come. That's it. I don't need a babysit and it only annoys when I get interrupted by a waiter asking if I need anything else.
Thanks last time a waitress chased me down the street was when I forgot to pay the bill.
In America the Internal Revenue Service automatically calculates tips for service industry workers, and whether or not the waitress collected tips, they have to pay tax on them.
6' 30" The reason waiters come to your table and ask if everything is OK in the west is to offer you an opportunity to challenge the contract established between them, the supplier and you, the client.
If you fail to raise concerns at that point, you are effectively committing to paying the bill.
If you dispute the bill later, they can, reasonably ask why you didn't raise the issue when asked.
It goes back to contract law and a spoken agreement. 'My word is my bond'
The part about the 'stellar' service in the US and tipping was so spot on! We went to the US last year for a month and when we came back to Holland (where we live) we immediately noticed the immense difference in service when you go out to eat something. Over here in Holland they don't come over, they usually don't check on you... YOU have to get THEIR attention. And then it's just: here's your food, enjoy. That's it. Done.
I really liked the American way of service, even though it was "fake" ...we didn't care. It made us feel appreciated as customers. Europe could definitely learn something there...
I know this isn't the right video but you said in a previous video that there isn't any soap in the toilets at the public toilets, do the chef and staff wash hands with soap before dealing with food? Does China have a hygiene rating like we do here in the UK
In Germany I tip around 5-10% just in order to round up the bill to make paying easier for all parties because in Germany you usually pay cash
For that meal in around Toronto Canada you are looking to pay around $10 CDN plus 13% sales tax.
is there any reason of leaving rice on the side not eating it?