Zingari Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 It's pretty difficult to remember where all the countries of the world are when they keep changing the names and re drawing the boundaries . Can I fook find Zaire on the map these days.
ADK Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 True, it was a lot easier when we still had the Empire.
Zingari Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 True, it was a lot easier when we still had the Empire. yes , you just used to look for the pink countries and know all was well there
Smudge Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 Their Geographically stupid outside of their own continent, that can be said about a lot of British people as well. They don't give shit where England or any other place is, why would they? If they wanted to travel they would, millions don't and it doesn't bother them. Moreover why does it bother you?
Guest MattP Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 Reading this I can't wait to get back to the USA. Things I love about the place. The people. The openess. The service. The restaurants. The personal freedoms. The sports. The passion for politics. The passion for school sports. The television and the films The opening hours The mash and gravy with a KFC The tipping culture
Saxondale Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 Oh dear! How embarrassing - I should probably learn my lesson and proof read. What a horrendous error. Although, I would contend that's more to do with the laziness of the writer and time when I wrote it more than the language itself. *an horrendous
RonnieTodger Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 This being a minority but I've seen it a lot...Confusing England with Britain. They differentiate Scottish and British, but not English and British.
Captain... Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 Things Americans have done that I hate: Ask me for directions without saying excuse me first and not making eye contact because of big stupid sunglasses. "Where's Baker Street?" in a loud nasally voice. "..." "Where's Baker Streeet?" a bit louder. "Huh?" As I vaguely realise they might be talking to me, despite not looking at me. "Where's Baker Street?" "Er... me?... Er... Just down that way." No thanks either Thought that the Beatles and the Spice Girls were from the States, seriously even when asked about the Scouse accents or the Union Jack dress. Didn't believe "learned" with the emphasis on the "ned" was a weird as she had never heard of it, assuming that she had therefore heard all of the words ever said ever so anything else outside of that couldn't therefore be a word. Whilst watching a family guy episode where fat people at fat camps start eating the other fat people, "That really happened. It did. Fvcking fat people!" But these are annoying individuals and I am pretty sure that list would be a lot longer if I thought of all the things British people have done in the last week that I hate. I also have a list of great things that Americans have done that I have personally experienced, most involve sex, so I won't go into too much detail. Some advice to the OP, make your blog more personal, what personal insight and experience do you have on these things, it was a bit of a generic list, and you really shouldn't write like you speak for all of us "Brits". This being a minority but I've seen it a lot...Confusing England with Britain. They differentiate Scottish and British, but not English and British. And yet you see no problem with calling them Americans? Or differentiating between Canadians and Americans?
Guest Bilo Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 Reading this I can't wait to get back to the USA. Things I love about the place. The people. The openess. The service. The restaurants. The personal freedoms. The sports. The passion for politics. The passion for school sports. The television and the films The opening hours The mash and gravy with a KFC The tipping culture Drives me fvcking crazy that. I resent being obliged to tip for the most basic of services, I tip well for good service but a five minute taxi drive is beyond the pale.
Guest MattP Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 Drives me fvcking crazy that. I resent being obliged to tip for the most basic of services, I tip well for good service but a five minute taxi drive is beyond the pale. Really? I love it. Wish we had it here. For a five minute taxi journey I wouldn't give anything special but I love the table leaving a hefty tip when you have been treated really really well by someone.
Guest Bilo Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 On the subject of tipping.... For waiters at sit-down restaurants, bartenders, barbers/hairdressers/attendants at beauty salons, taxi drivers, tour guides, and food delivery folks, the tip should be calculated as a percentage of your total bill as follows: 10% usually means you are very unhappy, 15% usually means all was ok, 20% for excellent, 25% for outstanding. 15% and over is considered "normal". I normally tip between 20 and 25% if the service is really good, I do get that part, but why the hell would you tip if you were 'very unhappy' with the service?
Guest Bilo Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 Really? I love it. Wish we had it here. For a five minute taxi journey I wouldn't give anything special but I love the table leaving a hefty tip when you have been treated really really well by someone. Like I've said, I don't mind tipping if I've had really good service. I just don't see the point in tipping for really basic services like cloakroom attendants in a nightclub, and I certainly don't see the point in tipping for shit service.
Zingari Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 Like I've said, I don't mind tipping if I've had really good service. I just don't see the point in tipping for really basic services like cloakroom attendants in a nightclub, and I certainly don't see the point in tipping for shit service. just for you Bilo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-qV9wVGb38
ADK Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 I heard some places actually include the tip in the tax calculations for the workers wages. To me a tip is something you give for excellent service, it's not something you are expected to give even if the meal was shit. I hate tipping culture. I hate when the waiters are round your table every 30 seconds asking you if the meal is ok when what they really mean is "don't forget to give a tip".
Guest MattP Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 On the subject of tipping.... I normally tip between 20 and 25% if the service is really good, I do get that part, but why the hell would you tip if you were 'very unhappy' with the service? You've got to make it work for you though, these guys generally have the power to give things away. In Vegas if I'm at the bar and one of them nips off for a break I'll give them $10 and ask them to let me buy them lunch, they are usually delighted and you'll get 3 or 4 drinks for free when they get back so you actually save money. Make it work for the both of you.
Guest Bilo Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 I tended to find that a lot of Americans, largely Texans if I'm honest, liked to tip in lieu of saying 'please' and 'thank you' to Hispanic colleagues when working abroad a few years back. Almost like they were saying 'I am paying you to listen to me talk to you like a dog who has just pissed in my shoes for a fortnight.' I didn't encounter the same problem though, I do like the American love of all things British. Somebody who'd just spoken to Miguel like an absolute twat would be charming, polite and friendly to me. I personally found that a little uncomfortable, but I can't say I've any strong disliking of American people per se.
Guest MattP Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 Yeah they do that, certainly in the places I've been to in South. I like the people, get the odd twat like you do everywhere but would be very high up on my list of people I enjoy the company of even though they are still miles off Germans, Kiwis, Japanese and Canadians. Another thing I love about the US, you can get a good shoeshine virtually anywhere from a guy who really knows what he is doing.
Guest Bilo Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 Yeah they do that, certainly in the places I've been to in South. I like the people, get the odd twat like you do everywhere but would be very high up on my list of people I enjoy the company of even though they are still miles off Germans, Kiwis, Japanese and Canadians. Another thing I love about the US, you can get a good shoeshine virtually anywhere from a guy who really knows what he is doing. I can honestly say I've never met a Canadian I haven't liked. They're polite, friendly and generally intelligent, rational people. If I ever emigrated, it'd probably be to Canada.
Guest MattP Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 I can honestly say I've never met a Canadian I haven't liked. They're polite, friendly and generally intelligent, rational people. If I ever emigrated, it'd probably be to Canada. Agree, fantastic folk. I only know three people who have emigrated there but they all love it and have settled very quickly. Canadians, New Zealanders and English are the most alike people, all pretty much speak, act and do the same things in the same way. Just decided to go with different national sports.
Smudge Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 I heard some places actually include the tip in the tax calculations for the workers wages. To me a tip is something you give for excellent service, it's not something you are expected to give even if the meal was shit. I hate tipping culture. I hate when the waiters are round your table every 30 seconds asking you if the meal is ok when what they really mean is "don't forget to give a tip". Not just some places it's income, all income has to be reported to the IRS. Most people add the tip on the credit card and it's quite easy to calculate. If you don't tip I'm pretty sure they'll be taxed as if you did.
Guest MattP Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 So it's not really a tip is it? Don't write the tip on the cheque, just give it them in cash.
Zingari Posted 29 August 2013 Posted 29 August 2013 I can honestly say I've never met a Canadian I haven't liked. They're polite, friendly and generally intelligent, rational people. If I ever emigrated, it'd probably be to Canada. Would you like to be a lumberjack?Leaping from tree to tree as they float down the mighty rivers of British Columbia?
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