The chips thing still gets me. I know your talking about fries but when I hear chips it still throws me off for a second. Much love for your channel from Tennessee
Trey, i lived in Germany 3 yrs and i got hooked on their pome frits mit mayonniaise myself. (French fries with mayonnaise.) Tastes great but mayo his VERY high in calories. Sometimes the europeans have some nice combinations.
As someone who's worked at liquor stores in Texas... We had undercover people who were obviously of age come in all the time for alcohol and cigs. If you didnt ID them, I think it was 3 times, you'd be fired. However, if you did you'd get $20. Then there was times when they'd have undercover kids come in and try the same, in those cases you could go to jail.
Dave mentioned putting all the adverts together and making them longer. No one is going to sit around and watch the adverts that way. They'll either change the channel or go to the kitchen. Believe me, I'd rather not have my show interrupted every 10 minutes but that's just how it is.
@@imajhawk6146 So, true. Having grown up before the age of DVR's and online streaming, this is what I was used to. Now I prefer streaming or using the DVR to skip the ads. I get what they are saying but I don't think they know the effect of what they're asking. They are inadvertently asking for free service (broadcast) from a private entity without any way for the private entity to re-coop the cost of providing that free services. To be fair, I would want that, too, but I think it's unrealistic.
@@imajhawk6146 I much rather have all the adverts at a certain time so I know that's when not to turn on the TV and have a different channel play the movie/show or I could do something different while the ads play on the other channel, but I agree that probably means many won't watch TV often
One other thing that Brits find weird: Americans put ice in soda, tea, and water. My dad is from the southern US and ordered an iced tea when he was in London. The waiter took down the order carefully, and then went to the bar, and started up the ice grinder lol. He came out with this tea in a tall glass with a big umbrella in it, and he was so pleased when my dad said it was good! Haha
It gets a lot hotter in the US than it does in most parts of northern England, though. It's the same with lager: cellar temperature beer in London is a lot different than what room temperature beer would be in Texas in July.
I don't care for ice in my drinks, unless I am using a straw. When I lived in the south my friends would leave their soda outside of the fridge and just add ice, which blew my mind.
Regarding drinks, you can refuse the free refills and nobody cares. Just like coffee in a diner, a subtle indication of "no thank you" or "yes please" when they come by with the decanter or pitcher is all you need.
Yeah, Its a legal requirement here in the states to ask for I.D. otherwise the employee can get in trouble. And since there are cameras everywhere. They have to for the camera.
Think of American cable as youtube without paying for premium or adblock. The more popular a channel, the more companies will pay to put an ad on the channel; maximizing profits as much as humanly possible lol
I don't find things weird from other countries because I know each country in the world have their own and different ways of doing things. I actually find it interesting and like learning how different cultures do things differently. I mainly like the different foods.
@@awarbeduhi5309 I absolutely know that it was a joke. It’s just the type of joke that should’ve died by now. I’m also pointing out that the monarchy of the UK is well known to be a family full of blood relatives, so saying that the US south is inbred is hypocrisy. Perhaps the sarcasm in my statement didn’t come through.
Science wise we can marry and have children with our 1st cousin and nothing bad happens genetically. That is a myth. Google it if you never took a college biology course. Now, i did not say your brother or sister was ok... ; ))
@@davidcooley275 humm... I remember having biology classes in high school where we were taught about European monarchies being crippled with heredity diseases such as hemophilia because they were all cousins to some degree and all direct descendants of Queen Victoria at some point.
There are undercover agents that pop into shops to see if the employees are checking ID. If the clerk is under 18 they have to defer to an older employee to actually sell the cigarettes or alcohol. My daughter was 16 working at a deli when she deferred to an adult employee to complete a cigarette sale. The customer turned out to be an agent. Had she actually sold him the cigarettes, the shop would have been fined.
I've never had any European gett offended by receiving a tip. I grew up there, and hande traveled there for decades. Not once did someone get offended lol.
Yeah never once was someone offended in Europe in any country. They did check to make sure we didn’t accidentally leave our change. But they were pleasantly surprised and happy to receive it. If we stayed in a city for a while, they always wanted us back.
8:00 In our country, it's 85% commercial/ads and 15% content. You'll literally sit watching random commercials for 15-30 minutes. Then a content that lasts 10 minute or less.
I don't know if the law's changed since then, but when I worked at a deli 20 years ago, the requirement was to ask for ID (for alcohol) if they appeared to be younger than 35. I remember seeing as recently as 10 years ago labels on convenience store counters that said the same.
The TV advert thing is a psychology trick. If they put adverts between programmes then viewers are more likely to switch channels. Instead they put the advert just before the end, then show the end credit, often with some end credit content, then immediately start the next programme in the hope that if the viewer sees a couple of minutes of content of the next show they are more likely to not switch channel during the next ad break.
I used to do a side gig for gas stations where they would hire us as a service to go into their shop and test the employees. If we didn't get carded, we would hand them a red card, and green if they did. Then we would report what happened to our dispatcher. The employee was mandated to give that card to their manager. Federal law mandates if you look under 40 you must be carded. No exceptions beyond that. Hope I did t get anyone fired, but the fines and threat of losing their license to sell smokes is a big deal for these businesses.
They don't place the adverts for convenience to the viewer, they place them where they think it'll make you sit through them. If you just did it between shows or in huge blocks, people would just turn it off, or go do other stuff while they are running. The idea is for you to sit through them so you won't miss when the show comes back on. But it's all free programming, so if they don't pay for them with adverts, then you'd pay with a subscription, which is why Netflix doesn't have them.
And that's why I use my DVR! A small inconvenience for free programming. I think in the UK, there's a TV license one has to by for about $150-200 per year if your TV can receive over-the-air broadcasting. From what I have heard, they have people who in the US would be the equivalent to the lowest form of used car salesmen go and knock on doors trying to bully people with threats if they don't either buy a license or let them in the home to check out the house for illegal TV's hooked up to an antenna.
I worked in retail. You have to ID anyone who looks like they might be younger than 40 and those with them, unless it's their children. This is because if some minor were to get their hands on it and something were to happen to them in their inebriated state, the cashier who sold them the alchohol can be legally responsible for what happened to them and can face legal ramifications (fines or even jail time). You just don't take that risk, no matter how angry a customer might get
I've heard from cashiers that in some states, they have to ID everybody who is with the person buying alcohol, and they have to refuse sale if any one of them is underage. This even includes their own children.
The minimum "garden" (lot) size in my area (NE of Washington DC) is 2 acres. Every home has a private well and septic system and it takes 2 acres to make sure that you have enough distance between them plus space for at least 2 replacement septic fields. Since lots start at around $250,000 usd, new homes are pretty big. Not a lot is being built under 4,000 square feet above grade + basement and minimum 3 car garage.
Where I live in Arkansas the law is that you must check ID if they appear under 40 for alcohol or tobacco. Most stores however make their own policy to check EVERYONE regardless of their perceived age. In my experience it's the 35-45 crowd that gets angry about this and not the 60+ folks lol. EDIT: Oh, also forgot to mention with the above law, that is a federal law (ATF) and if someone gets caught not carding someone they should (which happens all the time, because the cops often hire kids to go in and try to buy tobacco when they are underage to entrap them) the cashier that sold the items get a fine as well as the business. It happened to a good friend of mine. He carded someone, but didn't properly read their birth date so sold it anyway, and then a cop came in and handed him the ticket. He was fired per company policy and received a fine.
it said the oasis singer was 44 years old when he wanted to buy smokes, I looked up when he was born, that was 1967, so that means that was almost ten years ago. and i find it strange in Europe that three men of clearly different age groups will hang out.. LOL
Think Mike is right about house sizes. Unless you live in a city, there is more room to build. Which also explains why the highways and interstates are larger. Work in receiving in a small town. Deal with truck drivers all day long. Many of the do a few hundred miles everyday on just a local route. FYI also operate a forklift, electric pallet jack, and walkie stacker on a daily basis.😂
Some places, mostly smaller privately owned businesses, will only take cash. I suspect that they only report a small portion of their sales to the IRS. Also, the huge portions that Europeans complain about are mostly served at chain restaurants. We don't pay for TV licenses in America so the sponsors stuff the shows on broadcast TV full of ads. I think that the British bad teeth stereotype is an austerity post war thing.
As someone that lives in the state of Georgia, GO GEORGIA BULLDOGS, I’ve never met anyone that has relations with their relatives and I was told while buying cigs that if you look under the age of 40 they are required to ID you, alcohol is required I believe for any age or they could loose their liquor license. My husband use to help bust stores when he was underage by going in and purchasing for local law enforcement that was over 15 years ago when underage sales were way to often. Now most people around here are pretty worried about loosing that license. Also I don’t think y’all’s are grumpy, I enjoy watching your channels.
Television is a regulated industry, but still a privately owned or corporate interest. So all of their revenue comes from advertising rather than being run by a division of the government. The most serious failing of this type of arrangement is the fact that news is an entertainment product and barely has to conduct itself as though relaying information were important.
They probably do this in England too, but they have actual “sting” operations, where the police pay an underage kid to go to the gas station or a bar to try to buy smokes or alcohol. The businesses can lose their license to sell these things if they fail. It’s quite common too, when I was working at the local bar for 6 months they conducted 4 stings. On the bright side you get a bonus of around $100 if you pass.
The credit/debit card thing: In Europe, or at least in Scandinavia, debit cards became the norm wayy before the US collectively decided that paying by card is so much better. And I've heard that only now they're getting contact-free/wireless cards, whilst we've had it for ages in Norway. And they just introduced PINs instead of signature like a couple years ago... Yeeeah, I'm not so sure about that point in the video either.
Most TV episodes that are 30 minutes in the states will run about 20 minutes with about 10 minutes in between that for ads. On the teeth thing.... Yes. The first time I ever heard that British had bad teeth was in Austin Powers. I agree, it's a very dated thing. Clearly we see our cousins across the pond have just as beautiful smiles as ours! :D
In response to ID's for smokes or cigs in the US I've had first hand experience working as a cashier and have had workers from state organizations posing as customers specifically to check to see if you ask for their ID. If you don't ask these people they will typically come back and either warn you or revoke your license for selling those products
Re: providing identification, unlike most countries where the onus is on the buyer to be within the law, in the US it is on both parties. Meaning, an establishment can be fined or lose their license for selling to the underage. To make it easier for employees, most place enact a 'card everyone' policy.
There are also some states, like Georgia, where Carding is required for every purchase involving cigs and alcohol regardless of age, and it's even illegal to sell Alcohol on sundays prior to 12 in Georgia, and other times in other states.
Mix mayo and ketchup, or mayo and bbq sauce to make Fry Sauce. Totally a Utah thing that's been gradually spreading around the US. Dip fries into it or even put it on a burger and you won't want any other condiment ever again.
In the U.S. in a lot of places if you don't look at least 40-45, you're expected to be carded. We're ridiculously overly cautious about underage buying.
My Dad was shocked he was carded at 72 years old. Some stores are very strict and will ask everyone. Some places, like Walmart in California, if someone looks older than 45 then you don't have to ask. But at bars, EVERYONE needs ID otherwise the establishment can lose their license. It wasn't that bad 30 years ago. You could just bring a note from a parent for store purchases of cigarettes.
One of the last comments tho is right. European roads and towns are smaller due to them being hundreds of years old when there were no cars. And while newer towns and cities here in the US are big to accommodate transportation specifically, some of the USs oldest cities such as Boston and such still have those super small streets and narrow alleys.
Not sure if it has changed, but the law used to be that you have to ID anyone who looks under 40 years for cigarettes and alcohol, but some companies have their own store policy that require everyone to be ID'd ...even if they're obviously 70-80+
Many cash registers here will not allow the transaction for tobacco or alcohol to go through unless they scan your ID. The tills just block the transaction until your ID can be scanned into them. It's out of the cashier's hands.
"You may come across WWE. They may be confused how some Americans can get so worked up about what to them looks like an act with an ending already scripted"......you mean literally every movie and tv show that's on tv????
What I find strange here in America is the fact that the more expensive a home is in general, the smaller the yard because it’s usually nearer a major city. You spend far less for a large house on lots of land in a rural area.
It has to do with population and property tax because of the attraction of the location. If you go to Mississippi, you can probably find a 15 thousand plus Sq foot mansion with 100 plus acres of land for maybe 10 million or so (give or take a few numbers). But if you take that same 10 million to LA, it'll just be the house, and the house won't even be as big, because EVERYONE is trying to movie to LA and the property taxes are higher.
Fun fact: The reason the side-effects list always sounds so crazy, is because if during the trial, anyone has any issues at all, regardless if they are caused by the product or not, they will be listed as a possible side effect.
Plenty of Americans don't have perfect teeth. In fact, plenty of Americans are missing teeth. And I am aware that some European countries are almost cashless- Sweden for instance uses cards and cash apps almost exclusively so they definitely wouldn't find the widespread use of credit and debit cards at all weird, though I have never been anywhere that didn't accept cash so I really don't know what that one is all about.
California is fairly sane on our ID laws with regards to Alcohol & Tobacco. They have to ask for your ID if you APPEAR to be under the age of 30. There's also the exemption for "repeat customers". i.e. if you visit the same Quicky-Mart every day to get a beer, they don't have to pull your ID every time. Just the first time..
Yeah now that I'm older I still have to show my idea when buying beer, but the employee just takes a glance at the ID and doesn't actually check it seems like. Either way, when I have family come in from different countries I always have to remind them to make sure they have their ID's when we go out.
im not sure everywhere but where i live in the us you can work in a liquor store and there are governement officials who will get underaged kids to try and buy stuff and they can get their licenses revoked as well as hefty fines and most of the times a loss in employeement
Navy vet here---I was in my uniform at age 18 and was refused service when I wanted to buy a beer--I even had ID--old enough to die for my country but not drink a beer?
I'm 60 years old and all the shops know me and know I'm a Grandmother and I still have to show my ID. It's just the way it is. My 84 year old Dad has to show his as well. It has zero to do with your age. They have to scan the license or passport before the register will let you purchase alcohol or tobacco this is extremely common in grocery stores, gas stations and liquor shops.
And yes, many bars have to scan your ID as well so it isn't just how old you look but how the registers are set up. For example, you go to a grocery store and are checking out and the register hita the fact you are buying beer, the register stops and immediately asks for your ID which needs the cashier to input your Birth Data or scan your information. Always carry your ID or Passport in the US.
With cigs a lot of places are required to put your birth date into the register or swipe your driver's license before it'll let the sale go through. The general rule when that isn't required is anyone looking younger than 40 has to be ID'd
Great channel, guys! A lot of my European friends also complained about the sales tax not being included in the price. There is a reason for that, though: it keeps taxes low. If you don't see the tax applied, you tend to ignore small increases in tax or assume the increase in cost is due to a non-tax reason. When tax increases are being considered by our legislatures, people tend to take issue and call their delegate/representative, etc. Not saying it's better or worse. On a side note, it is estimated that up to 30% of the retail price of most goods in the US is due to our corporate and other taxes (and the cost of compliance...or avoidance) aimed at companies that manufacture, transport, or sell each products (on profits of the raw material folks, the manufacturer, the trucker, the retail store). Most taxes are passed down to the consumer. Just food for thought if our admittedly annoying sales tax policy seemed bafflingly illogical.
I don't know if it keeps it lower but it's a different system. Because your sales tax rate can vary in so many ways there's no way for a national or regional company to do advertising or to list prices uniformly. The taxes can vary not just state to state, but in a county, and in a major city.
@@Zhiperser I love these types of videos for the interesting comments about different systems. I totally hear what you're saying, but it is a factor in keeping taxes lower than they would otherwise be if people in that locality weren't slapped in the face with it every time they purchase a latte, lamp, lawn mower, new US flags, bullets, etc. If they were incorporated into the price, the final price would still vary region to region, state to state, county to county. Most states exempt non-profit organizations and have a process to demonstrate their exempt status with a retailer. With regard to national companies, local sales taxes are applied to the sale to where the item is shipped. For example, with Amazon, persons in Montana and Florida pay the same retail price but respective Montana and Florida taxes will be applied when they go to the checkout screen. Ironically and to your point, this is not the case with gasoline (petrol) which is taxed separately and is included in the advertised price (because why be consistent?) where where my local gas station in Virginia is selling gas at $2.85/USgal (£0.58/L) and in California the average price is $4.22/USgal (£0.85/L). Here, I think, what keeps the price down is that people seem to keep track of the price of gas better than their own birthday. Plus it's advertised on the roadside. Regardless both systems hide other taxes into the price regardless (e.g, profit taxes on producers, transporters, retailers, overhead taxes on property, etc.).
In America, if you look younger than DEAD, showing ID is required to purchase cigarettes or alcohol. The sad thing is, they get pretty crazy about enforcement in some areas. A friend of mine lost her job because she sold a pack of cigarettes to a guy she said was clearly in his sixties. Just turns out, he also was an ATF officer. In order to avoid the huge fine, the manager had to fire her. Lucky for her, he owned another shop and simply hired her to work in that one.
I know that in California, it's NOT just that you look your age(or not) you MUST have the license physically on you!! So yeah it doesn't matter how old you LOOK, it must be in your possession when you are purchasing alcohol. As a bartender that's what I tell people, who obviously look old enough to drink.
In my state the law is that you have to ask if they look 40 or younger. Obviously it's only usually applied to new people that look young and not that whole age range but yeah, as other people have said, penalties are VERY harsh and businesses could lose their liquor/alcohol license. For many stores like gas stations and liquor stores this would seriously damage the business, they might even have to close, at least temporarily.
The thing about mayonnaise with chips is Americans assume it's mayonnaise from a jar like you'd get at the market. I'm from L.A. but spent several years living in Germany and travelling all over continental Europe. It's much more like a house sauce made in the kitchen of the restaurant, with some herbs and different ingredients. At least from my experiences.
Okay you answered an ongoing question I've always wondered. I have friends from Germany, Bulgaria, Scotland, and they all swear by mayonnaise when dipping their fries. And they've all said the same thing you said, that it tastes differently there than here in the states. What you described makes a lot more sense. Appreciate that clarification!
@@serpentisma oh travel as often as you can, and whenever possible. Great big world. Learn different cultures and expand your experiences and memories. We only have this one life.
DAZ. After that dig on southerners, I hereby grant you full citizenship. Specifically a New Yorker/New Jersyite. One of us. You are now required to to dislike everyone else and be proud of it. Welcome friend
Some stores it's programmed in the computer so it won't complete the sale unless there's an ID for cigarettes. Doesn't matter your age, I'm 57 and I get carded.
Pancakes with fried chicken? No, the combination is chicken and waffles, and it's not for breakfast. Generally, there's no legal requirement to demand ID of absolutely anyone buying alcohol or tobacco. They're supposed to card customers who look like they might be underage. The places that card everyone have probably been caught selling to underage customers. A second infraction could cost them their liquor license or get them a big fine. So they tell their employees to card absolutely everyone, no matter how old they look. If they put ads only between TV shows, people wouldn't sit through them at all. They'd figure out pretty quickly to get up and do something else during the ads. By putting ads in the middle of shows, it discourages people from wandering off or changing the channel. Some (most?) European countries avoid this problem by paying for TV with taxes instead of ads. The use of DVRs has made it possible for people to skip over ads in recorded programs pretty quickly. The U.S. has the most Christians of any nation, but it doesn't have the highest proportion of Christians. Several European countries have a higher proportion than the U.S., including Romania, Poland, Greece, Croatia, Ireland, Italy, Monaco, Ukraine, Lithuania, Denmark, Montenegro, Norway, Luxembourg, Latvia, Finland, Slovenia, Switzerland, and Belgium. What's different about the U.S. is how open so many people are about their religion, and especially the mixing of religion into politics.
Asking for ID (at least in Canada) is required of the person looks 25 or younger (legal age is 19 but people can look older than what they are so we ID people that look under 25) Long story short- it’s not required to ID every customer. If you have a customer who’s clearly in their 70’s, then they wouldn’t be asked for ID
My local corner store ID's me every.single.time I buy cigs or beer and I'm 42 with a lot of grey in my beard. They are required to by law and there's a camera on every cashier. If they skip one person they are fired.
On the ID thing, here in Oklahoma at least, if the customer looks younger than 40, they will usually ask for your ID. I worked as a clerk at a convenience store, and that was our general rule. Now, if someone comes in, and you can tell that he or she is over 40, you sell them the beer or cigarettes. But if that person still looks fresh-faced, still full of hopes and dreams, yeah, they're getting carded.
Just to be clear, ~83% of Americans think professional wrestling is fixed. Why that percentage is so low...who knows? But the video makes it sound like most American's follow wrestling.
a lot of places in say Germany dont take cards I still think, say a none chain store eg cafe or restaurant. Thats the same in a lot of other countries to I believe - it was Europeans not just brits
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The chips thing still gets me. I know your talking about fries but when I hear chips it still throws me off for a second. Much love for your channel from Tennessee
Trey, i lived in Germany 3 yrs and i got hooked on their pome frits mit mayonniaise myself. (French fries with mayonnaise.) Tastes great but mayo his VERY high in calories. Sometimes the europeans have some nice combinations.
@L M because we do have the best food in the world lol so much variety it’s insane
As someone who's worked at liquor stores in Texas... We had undercover people who were obviously of age come in all the time for alcohol and cigs. If you didnt ID them, I think it was 3 times, you'd be fired. However, if you did you'd get $20. Then there was times when they'd have undercover kids come in and try the same, in those cases you could go to jail.
Lol I live in Cali and I’ve been buying alcohol underage for 3 years I’m 20 now
@@streettravelxxi congrats?
Here is a fun fact in an hour show there is 20 minutes of commercials
They also speed up movies on TV to be able to add 30 secs or more in commercial selling time.
Dave mentioned putting all the adverts together and making them longer. No one is going to sit around and watch the adverts that way. They'll either change the channel or go to the kitchen. Believe me, I'd rather not have my show interrupted every 10 minutes but that's just how it is.
@@imajhawk6146 So, true. Having grown up before the age of DVR's and online streaming, this is what I was used to. Now I prefer streaming or using the DVR to skip the ads. I get what they are saying but I don't think they know the effect of what they're asking. They are inadvertently asking for free service (broadcast) from a private entity without any way for the private entity to re-coop the cost of providing that free services. To be fair, I would want that, too, but I think it's unrealistic.
@@imajhawk6146 I much rather have all the adverts at a certain time so I know that's when not to turn on the TV and have a different channel play the movie/show or I could do something different while the ads play on the other channel, but I agree that probably means many won't watch TV often
Which is why I never watch live TV.
One other thing that Brits find weird: Americans put ice in soda, tea, and water. My dad is from the southern US and ordered an iced tea when he was in London. The waiter took down the order carefully, and then went to the bar, and started up the ice grinder lol. He came out with this tea in a tall glass with a big umbrella in it, and he was so pleased when my dad said it was good! Haha
It gets a lot hotter in the US than it does in most parts of northern England, though. It's the same with lager: cellar temperature beer in London is a lot different than what room temperature beer would be in Texas in July.
Personally I like ice cold drinks. I put ice in my drinks yearround.
I don't care for ice in my drinks, unless I am using a straw. When I lived in the south my friends would leave their soda outside of the fridge and just add ice, which blew my mind.
@@brandonaston2261 me too.
Regarding drinks, you can refuse the free refills and nobody cares. Just like coffee in a diner, a subtle indication of "no thank you" or "yes please" when they come by with the decanter or pitcher is all you need.
Yeah, Its a legal requirement here in the states to ask for I.D. otherwise the employee can get in trouble. And since there are cameras everywhere. They have to for the camera.
Not only will the employee be fined they will also be fired. Its also known that cops send in decoys to make sure people are asking for ids.
Think of American cable as youtube without paying for premium or adblock. The more popular a channel, the more companies will pay to put an ad on the channel; maximizing profits as much as humanly possible lol
A person from Europe eating at Cheesecake Factory will have their mind blown
Yeah at mass amounts of mediocre food
by the random crazy guy, waving a gun!
And their wallet.
😂
@@F28aj yea but at least the cheesecake is god tier
I would love to have a pint with you blokes and talk about each of our countries. Love from Minnesota
I don't find things weird from other countries because I know each country in the world have their own and different ways of doing things. I actually find it interesting and like learning how different cultures do things differently. I mainly like the different foods.
Are we forgetting that the entire royal family is blood relatives for the past 1000+ years? 🤷🏽♀️😳
@@awarbeduhi5309 I absolutely know that it was a joke. It’s just the type of joke that should’ve died by now. I’m also pointing out that the monarchy of the UK is well known to be a family full of blood relatives, so saying that the US south is inbred is hypocrisy. Perhaps the sarcasm in my statement didn’t come through.
Science wise we can marry and have children with our 1st cousin and nothing bad happens genetically. That is a myth. Google it if you never took a college biology course. Now, i did not say your brother or sister was ok... ; ))
@@davidcooley275 humm... I remember having biology classes in high school where we were taught about European monarchies being crippled with heredity diseases such as hemophilia because they were all cousins to some degree and all direct descendants of Queen Victoria at some point.
Wtf seriously??
There are undercover agents that pop into shops to see if the employees are checking ID. If the clerk is under 18 they have to defer to an older employee to actually sell the cigarettes or alcohol. My daughter was 16 working at a deli when she deferred to an adult employee to complete a cigarette sale. The customer turned out to be an agent. Had she actually sold him the cigarettes, the shop would have been fined.
I've never had any European gett offended by receiving a tip. I grew up there, and hande traveled there for decades. Not once did someone get offended lol.
Not sure about Europe, but this is certainly a thing in Japan.
Yeah never once was someone offended in Europe in any country. They did check to make sure we didn’t accidentally leave our change. But they were pleasantly surprised and happy to receive it. If we stayed in a city for a while, they always wanted us back.
For a 30 min show you will get only 22 min of actual show. The other 8 min are for adverts. This is standardized.
Some group did a study and found that channels like TBS and TVLand were speeding shows like Seinfeld up by up to 9% to fit more commercials in.
React to the Marshall Football plan crash, the worse tragedy in college sports. I graduated from Marshall, it’s a great story!!
if i’m being honest, no one really cares where you graduated from bub..
@@mikehunt368 I said that because that is the reason why I suggested it. Sorry, if I wanted to have a reason why I suggest a topic.
@@mikehunt368 I kinda cared. it was neat to know the suggestion was personal
@@ayanleman thank you👍🏼
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In our country, it's 85% commercial/ads and 15% content.
You'll literally sit watching random commercials for 15-30 minutes. Then a content that lasts 10 minute or less.
Daz is a northeast American with a British accent. I am convinced....that 10 years in Jersey changed him lol.
You guys should react to Impractical Jokers. It’s hilarious you guys would love it
I second this.
I don't know if the law's changed since then, but when I worked at a deli 20 years ago, the requirement was to ask for ID (for alcohol) if they appeared to be younger than 35. I remember seeing as recently as 10 years ago labels on convenience store counters that said the same.
The TV advert thing is a psychology trick. If they put adverts between programmes then viewers are more likely to switch channels. Instead they put the advert just before the end, then show the end credit, often with some end credit content, then immediately start the next programme in the hope that if the viewer sees a couple of minutes of content of the next show they are more likely to not switch channel during the next ad break.
Oh so Daz can talk about the incestral south, but the man in the video can’t say grumpy England?🤔😂
Meanwhile all the European royal families are incestuous as hell
Theres a reason Haemophilia is called the "royal disease" or the "hapsburg jaw" problem.
I used to do a side gig for gas stations where they would hire us as a service to go into their shop and test the employees. If we didn't get carded, we would hand them a red card, and green if they did. Then we would report what happened to our dispatcher. The employee was mandated to give that card to their manager. Federal law mandates if you look under 40 you must be carded. No exceptions beyond that. Hope I did t get anyone fired, but the fines and threat of losing their license to sell smokes is a big deal for these businesses.
They don't place the adverts for convenience to the viewer, they place them where they think it'll make you sit through them. If you just did it between shows or in huge blocks, people would just turn it off, or go do other stuff while they are running. The idea is for you to sit through them so you won't miss when the show comes back on. But it's all free programming, so if they don't pay for them with adverts, then you'd pay with a subscription, which is why Netflix doesn't have them.
And that's why I use my DVR! A small inconvenience for free programming. I think in the UK, there's a TV license one has to by for about $150-200 per year if your TV can receive over-the-air broadcasting. From what I have heard, they have people who in the US would be the equivalent to the lowest form of used car salesmen go and knock on doors trying to bully people with threats if they don't either buy a license or let them in the home to check out the house for illegal TV's hooked up to an antenna.
I worked in retail. You have to ID anyone who looks like they might be younger than 40 and those with them, unless it's their children. This is because if some minor were to get their hands on it and something were to happen to them in their inebriated state, the cashier who sold them the alchohol can be legally responsible for what happened to them and can face legal ramifications (fines or even jail time). You just don't take that risk, no matter how angry a customer might get
I've heard from cashiers that in some states, they have to ID everybody who is with the person buying alcohol, and they have to refuse sale if any one of them is underage. This even includes their own children.
That's why I go to quik-e-marts where they know me the strictness is usually at national chains not local liquor stores.
There are still now plenty of countries in Europe where you often can't pay with cards. "European" doesn't necessarily mean "British".
Well that's why it makes no sense for Americans to compare the US to Europe all the time
The minimum "garden" (lot) size in my area (NE of Washington DC) is 2 acres. Every home has a private well and septic system and it takes 2 acres to make sure that you have enough distance between them plus space for at least 2 replacement septic fields. Since lots start at around $250,000 usd, new homes are pretty big. Not a lot is being built under 4,000 square feet above grade + basement and minimum 3 car garage.
Where I live in Arkansas the law is that you must check ID if they appear under 40 for alcohol or tobacco. Most stores however make their own policy to check EVERYONE regardless of their perceived age. In my experience it's the 35-45 crowd that gets angry about this and not the 60+ folks lol.
EDIT: Oh, also forgot to mention with the above law, that is a federal law (ATF) and if someone gets caught not carding someone they should (which happens all the time, because the cops often hire kids to go in and try to buy tobacco when they are underage to entrap them) the cashier that sold the items get a fine as well as the business. It happened to a good friend of mine. He carded someone, but didn't properly read their birth date so sold it anyway, and then a cop came in and handed him the ticket. He was fired per company policy and received a fine.
British people so proper lmao y’all say the whole word out like adverts 😂😂
I'm a grandfather of ten. On the rare occasion i will get carded...I love it! I thank the cashier! As an old man it makes my day! lol
I'm right there with you, Mike. Ketchup for me too
it said the oasis singer was 44 years old when he wanted to buy smokes, I looked up when he was born, that was 1967, so that means that was almost ten years ago. and i find it strange in Europe that three men of clearly different age groups will hang out.. LOL
Think Mike is right about house sizes. Unless you live in a city, there is more room to build. Which also explains why the highways and interstates are larger. Work in receiving in a small town. Deal with truck drivers all day long. Many of the do a few hundred miles everyday on just a local route. FYI also operate a forklift, electric pallet jack, and walkie stacker on a daily basis.😂
Some places, mostly smaller privately owned businesses, will only take cash. I suspect that they only report a small portion of their sales to the IRS. Also, the huge portions that Europeans complain about are mostly served at chain restaurants. We don't pay for TV licenses in America so the sponsors stuff the shows on broadcast TV full of ads. I think that the British bad teeth stereotype is an austerity post war thing.
As someone that lives in the state of Georgia, GO GEORGIA BULLDOGS, I’ve never met anyone that has relations with their relatives and I was told while buying cigs that if you look under the age of 40 they are required to ID you, alcohol is required I believe for any age or they could loose their liquor license. My husband use to help bust stores when he was underage by going in and purchasing for local law enforcement that was over 15 years ago when underage sales were way to often. Now most people around here are pretty worried about loosing that license. Also I don’t think y’all’s are grumpy, I enjoy watching your channels.
Television is a regulated industry, but still a privately owned or corporate interest. So all of their revenue comes from advertising rather than being run by a division of the government. The most serious failing of this type of arrangement is the fact that news is an entertainment product and barely has to conduct itself as though relaying information were important.
On the up side...the government doesn’t ultimately control the news.🤷🏻♂️
They probably do this in England too, but they have actual “sting” operations, where the police pay an underage kid to go to the gas station or a bar to try to buy smokes or alcohol. The businesses can lose their license to sell these things if they fail. It’s quite common too, when I was working at the local bar for 6 months they conducted 4 stings. On the bright side you get a bonus of around $100 if you pass.
11:08 as an American trucker, we identify drivers from former eastern block countries (Soviet union) by their 3 stripe Addis track suits.
The credit/debit card thing: In Europe, or at least in Scandinavia, debit cards became the norm wayy before the US collectively decided that paying by card is so much better. And I've heard that only now they're getting contact-free/wireless cards, whilst we've had it for ages in Norway. And they just introduced PINs instead of signature like a couple years ago... Yeeeah, I'm not so sure about that point in the video either.
That's okay I'm an American and I still wonder why people are wearing gym clothes out and about
Me too!
Because I can and it’s comfortable. Why would I not wear gym clothes.
@GamerKat'71 true I live in a hot climate but I'm old school and it just seems weird :)
Americans prioritize comfort and convenience over almost everything else.
Ppl have thought i was 30 since I was like 15-16... but I don't smoke or drink so never took advantage of that
I looked 14 till 20
Looked 18 till 30
Most TV episodes that are 30 minutes in the states will run about 20 minutes with about 10 minutes in between that for ads. On the teeth thing.... Yes. The first time I ever heard that British had bad teeth was in Austin Powers. I agree, it's a very dated thing. Clearly we see our cousins across the pond have just as beautiful smiles as ours! :D
some registers can't proceed with the sale without a scanned ID for Tabaco
In response to ID's for smokes or cigs in the US I've had first hand experience working as a cashier and have had workers from state organizations posing as customers specifically to check to see if you ask for their ID. If you don't ask these people they will typically come back and either warn you or revoke your license for selling those products
That last one was soooo insulting 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤙🏼😂
I love fries with mayo and ketchup together. Usually paprika, garlic or cucumber mayo.
Hey...I live in the south and my sister........................................................nevermind!
My Mamaw aways warned me about men with 2 first names. 🤔
From Norfolk and can confirm.
Re: providing identification, unlike most countries where the onus is on the buyer to be within the law, in the US it is on both parties. Meaning, an establishment can be fined or lose their license for selling to the underage. To make it easier for employees, most place enact a 'card everyone' policy.
There are also some states, like Georgia, where Carding is required for every purchase involving cigs and alcohol regardless of age, and it's even illegal to sell Alcohol on sundays prior to 12 in Georgia, and other times in other states.
Mix mayo and ketchup, or mayo and bbq sauce to make Fry Sauce. Totally a Utah thing that's been gradually spreading around the US. Dip fries into it or even put it on a burger and you won't want any other condiment ever again.
Mayo with fries is normal. Raisin Cane's sauce is ketchup, mayo, olive oil, and seasoning.
In the U.S. in a lot of places if you don't look at least 40-45, you're expected to be carded. We're ridiculously overly cautious about underage buying.
Hahaha I have grey hair , well over 21 and I get asked for ID every single time I buy a beer.
My Dad was shocked he was carded at 72 years old. Some stores are very strict and will ask everyone. Some places, like Walmart in California, if someone looks older than 45 then you don't have to ask. But at bars, EVERYONE needs ID otherwise the establishment can lose their license. It wasn't that bad 30 years ago. You could just bring a note from a parent for store purchases of cigarettes.
Weird that he brought up wrestling like we're the only ones that enjoy it. The British and German wrestling scenes are on par with ours
Exactly. Wrestling is huge in the UK and many other places. Here in Australia, most people at least know of it, so it’s well known and fairly popular.
I didn't know the French ate mayo with their fries. I do this and it's great.
And yes, I hate commercials so that is why I no longer have cable.
One of the last comments tho is right. European roads and towns are smaller due to them being hundreds of years old when there were no cars. And while newer towns and cities here in the US are big to accommodate transportation specifically, some of the USs oldest cities such as Boston and such still have those super small streets and narrow alleys.
Not sure if it has changed, but the law used to be that you have to ID anyone who looks under 40 years for cigarettes and alcohol, but some companies have their own store policy that require everyone to be ID'd ...even if they're obviously 70-80+
Many cash registers here will not allow the transaction for tobacco or alcohol to go through unless they scan your ID. The tills just block the transaction until your ID can be scanned into them. It's out of the cashier's hands.
Since your glass is full of ice, you’re not getting that much extra in your drinks.
They got you guys heated with the teeth at the end, lol
"You may come across WWE. They may be confused how some Americans can get so worked up about what to them looks like an act with an ending already scripted"......you mean literally every movie and tv show that's on tv????
What I find strange here in America is the fact that the more expensive a home is in general, the smaller the yard because it’s usually nearer a major city. You spend far less for a large house on lots of land in a rural area.
It has to do with population and property tax because of the attraction of the location. If you go to Mississippi, you can probably find a 15 thousand plus Sq foot mansion with 100 plus acres of land for maybe 10 million or so (give or take a few numbers). But if you take that same 10 million to LA, it'll just be the house, and the house won't even be as big, because EVERYONE is trying to movie to LA and the property taxes are higher.
Fun fact: The reason the side-effects list always sounds so crazy, is because if during the trial, anyone has any issues at all, regardless if they are caused by the product or not, they will be listed as a possible side effect.
Plenty of Americans don't have perfect teeth. In fact, plenty of Americans are missing teeth. And I am aware that some European countries are almost cashless- Sweden for instance uses cards and cash apps almost exclusively so they definitely wouldn't find the widespread use of credit and debit cards at all weird, though I have never been anywhere that didn't accept cash so I really don't know what that one is all about.
California is fairly sane on our ID laws with regards to Alcohol & Tobacco. They have to ask for your ID if you APPEAR to be under the age of 30. There's also the exemption for "repeat customers". i.e. if you visit the same Quicky-Mart every day to get a beer, they don't have to pull your ID every time. Just the first time..
Yeah now that I'm older I still have to show my idea when buying beer, but the employee just takes a glance at the ID and doesn't actually check it seems like. Either way, when I have family come in from different countries I always have to remind them to make sure they have their ID's when we go out.
im not sure everywhere but where i live in the us you can work in a liquor store and there are governement officials who will get underaged kids to try and buy stuff and they can get their licenses revoked as well as hefty fines and most of the times a loss in employeement
Navy vet here---I was in my uniform at age 18 and was refused service when I wanted to buy a beer--I even had ID--old enough to die for my country but not drink a beer?
I'm 60 years old and all the shops know me and know I'm a Grandmother and I still have to show my ID. It's just the way it is. My 84 year old Dad has to show his as well.
It has zero to do with your age. They have to scan the license or passport before the register will let you purchase alcohol or tobacco this is extremely common in grocery stores, gas stations and liquor shops.
And yes, many bars have to scan your ID as well so it isn't just how old you look but how the registers are set up. For example, you go to a grocery store and are checking out and the register hita the fact you are buying beer, the register stops and immediately asks for your ID which needs the cashier to input your Birth Data or scan your information. Always carry your ID or Passport in the US.
You mean there are less advertisements on TV in Europe? That's it I'm moving!!
With cigs a lot of places are required to put your birth date into the register or swipe your driver's license before it'll let the sale go through. The general rule when that isn't required is anyone looking younger than 40 has to be ID'd
Mayo on fries is amazing! (New Jersey, USA)
'The service is great and the food is in great portions'..sounds terrible!...ha
Ketchup with hot sauce added to it is great on fries.
Great channel, guys! A lot of my European friends also complained about the sales tax not being included in the price. There is a reason for that, though: it keeps taxes low. If you don't see the tax applied, you tend to ignore small increases in tax or assume the increase in cost is due to a non-tax reason. When tax increases are being considered by our legislatures, people tend to take issue and call their delegate/representative, etc. Not saying it's better or worse. On a side note, it is estimated that up to 30% of the retail price of most goods in the US is due to our corporate and other taxes (and the cost of compliance...or avoidance) aimed at companies that manufacture, transport, or sell each products (on profits of the raw material folks, the manufacturer, the trucker, the retail store). Most taxes are passed down to the consumer. Just food for thought if our admittedly annoying sales tax policy seemed bafflingly illogical.
I don't know if it keeps it lower but it's a different system. Because your sales tax rate can vary in so many ways there's no way for a national or regional company to do advertising or to list prices uniformly. The taxes can vary not just state to state, but in a county, and in a major city.
@@Zhiperser I love these types of videos for the interesting comments about different systems. I totally hear what you're saying, but it is a factor in keeping taxes lower than they would otherwise be if people in that locality weren't slapped in the face with it every time they purchase a latte, lamp, lawn mower, new US flags, bullets, etc. If they were incorporated into the price, the final price would still vary region to region, state to state, county to county. Most states exempt non-profit organizations and have a process to demonstrate their exempt status with a retailer. With regard to national companies, local sales taxes are applied to the sale to where the item is shipped. For example, with Amazon, persons in Montana and Florida pay the same retail price but respective Montana and Florida taxes will be applied when they go to the checkout screen. Ironically and to your point, this is not the case with gasoline (petrol) which is taxed separately and is included in the advertised price (because why be consistent?) where where my local gas station in Virginia is selling gas at $2.85/USgal (£0.58/L) and in California the average price is $4.22/USgal (£0.85/L). Here, I think, what keeps the price down is that people seem to keep track of the price of gas better than their own birthday. Plus it's advertised on the roadside. Regardless both systems hide other taxes into the price regardless (e.g, profit taxes on producers, transporters, retailers, overhead taxes on property, etc.).
I think it was Austin Powers who reinforced the British bad teeth thing...so it will probbably be around for awhile longer
In America, if you look younger than DEAD, showing ID is required to purchase cigarettes or alcohol. The sad thing is, they get pretty crazy about enforcement in some areas. A friend of mine lost her job because she sold a pack of cigarettes to a guy she said was clearly in his sixties. Just turns out, he also was an ATF officer. In order to avoid the huge fine, the manager had to fire her.
Lucky for her, he owned another shop and simply hired her to work in that one.
I know that in California, it's NOT just that you look your age(or not) you MUST have the license physically on you!!
So yeah it doesn't matter how old you LOOK, it must be in your possession when you are purchasing alcohol.
As a bartender that's what I tell people, who obviously look old enough to drink.
In my state the law is that you have to ask if they look 40 or younger. Obviously it's only usually applied to new people that look young and not that whole age range but yeah, as other people have said, penalties are VERY harsh and businesses could lose their liquor/alcohol license. For many stores like gas stations and liquor stores this would seriously damage the business, they might even have to close, at least temporarily.
In the States EVERYONE still takes cash.
These superlatives dip for chips/fries is a mixture of mustard and mayo. I will wait for you to thank me - you need to just try it.
"Family relationships in the south..."
ME: "Hey wait a minute!" (Then I remember the girl from school whose parents were first cousins."
im from europe
but i gotta say the united states has the best restaurant system
you got everyones food
Office Bloke Nance; the comment about the south only applies when you can hear banjo music. 😛
"Three grumpy blokes "🤣
The thing about mayonnaise with chips is Americans assume it's mayonnaise from a jar like you'd get at the market. I'm from L.A. but spent several years living in Germany and travelling all over continental Europe. It's much more like a house sauce made in the kitchen of the restaurant, with some herbs and different ingredients. At least from my experiences.
Okay you answered an ongoing question I've always wondered. I have friends from Germany, Bulgaria, Scotland, and they all swear by mayonnaise when dipping their fries. And they've all said the same thing you said, that it tastes differently there than here in the states. What you described makes a lot more sense. Appreciate that clarification!
Sometimes it's almost like sour cream and chives, and sometimes it's almost like ranch. But it all has the same base. You get me?
@@iesickboy I gotcha. Now I'm intrigued. I might need to save up some money just to try it out. Well, also to go traveling lol
@@serpentisma oh travel as often as you can, and whenever possible. Great big world. Learn different cultures and expand your experiences and memories. We only have this one life.
@@iesickboy Oh absolutely! I traveled a lot pre-2020. Just hadn't visited Europe too much. But I am looking to change that in the near future :)
Mix the mayo and ketchup together to a light pink color and try it on fries and burgers
Yes, so good.
Heinz makes this actually
DAZ. After that dig on southerners, I hereby grant you full citizenship. Specifically a New Yorker/New Jersyite. One of us. You are now required to to dislike everyone else and be proud of it. Welcome friend
Some stores it's programmed in the computer so it won't complete the sale unless there's an ID for cigarettes. Doesn't matter your age, I'm 57 and I get carded.
Pancakes with fried chicken? No, the combination is chicken and waffles, and it's not for breakfast.
Generally, there's no legal requirement to demand ID of absolutely anyone buying alcohol or tobacco. They're supposed to card customers who look like they might be underage. The places that card everyone have probably been caught selling to underage customers. A second infraction could cost them their liquor license or get them a big fine. So they tell their employees to card absolutely everyone, no matter how old they look.
If they put ads only between TV shows, people wouldn't sit through them at all. They'd figure out pretty quickly to get up and do something else during the ads. By putting ads in the middle of shows, it discourages people from wandering off or changing the channel. Some (most?) European countries avoid this problem by paying for TV with taxes instead of ads. The use of DVRs has made it possible for people to skip over ads in recorded programs pretty quickly.
The U.S. has the most Christians of any nation, but it doesn't have the highest proportion of Christians. Several European countries have a higher proportion than the U.S., including Romania, Poland, Greece, Croatia, Ireland, Italy, Monaco, Ukraine, Lithuania, Denmark, Montenegro, Norway, Luxembourg, Latvia, Finland, Slovenia, Switzerland, and Belgium. What's different about the U.S. is how open so many people are about their religion, and especially the mixing of religion into politics.
Asking for ID (at least in Canada) is required of the person looks 25 or younger (legal age is 19 but people can look older than what they are so we ID people that look under 25)
Long story short- it’s not required to ID every customer. If you have a customer who’s clearly in their 70’s, then they wouldn’t be asked for ID
I thought UK was mainly vinegar on chips? And sugar on popcorn.
My local corner store ID's me every.single.time I buy cigs or beer and I'm 42 with a lot of grey in my beard. They are required to by law and there's a camera on every cashier. If they skip one person they are fired.
They're talking about all Europe, not just England, i.e. Germany and Italy still use a lot of cash.
On the ID thing, here in Oklahoma at least, if the customer looks younger than 40, they will usually ask for your ID. I worked as a clerk at a convenience store, and that was our general rule. Now, if someone comes in, and you can tell that he or she is over 40, you sell them the beer or cigarettes. But if that person still looks fresh-faced, still full of hopes and dreams, yeah, they're getting carded.
@Rita Roork Hi there Rita! Greetings from Edmond! :)
You have to have ID,because you type in the birth date and then you will be able to buy theme.Its a law,or lose license
Chips with buttermilk ranch, and ketchup.
Most Americans wouldn't recognize Liam Gallagher, Oasis weren't that big here
Just to be clear, ~83% of Americans think professional wrestling is fixed. Why that percentage is so low...who knows? But the video makes it sound like most American's follow wrestling.
Love your reactions! Charlie Murphy E! Hollywood Stories with Dave Chapelle if you want to laugh!
a lot of places in say Germany dont take cards I still think, say a none chain store eg cafe or restaurant. Thats the same in a lot of other countries to I believe - it was Europeans not just brits
Oh at 1:27 into the video ya got me so good I spit my tea badly . My brother had a baby with my daughter's half sister🤮