British Couple Reacts to USA vs EUROPE - Cultural Differences

British Couple Reacts to USA vs EUROPE - Guide To Cultural Differences

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[pfcampos]

As an American who has worked as a waitress I will say yes we give good service because if we give bad service we are not likely to get a tip. But I will also say that service with a smile is just part of the American culture. At a restaurant, a store, on the bus, at a doctors office, just walking down the street, etc Americans in general will greet others with a smile and some acknowledgement. It is just common courtesy. Friendliness is a part of our culture in general it's not just some ploy to make money. As to comments about waste: We would rather throw out packaging than throw out food. I paid for that food if i can't finish my whole meal I am not gonna throw my money in the garbage. Most food packaging in recyclable. And no one says you have to take the extra napkins, catsup packets, etc. You can always tell them to leave that out or just give them back. As for coasters (i have only seen cardbosrd kinds) they don't last that longand people like to take them as "souveniers" so they still need replacing and they are more espensive and they are still a paper product so it doesn't help "save trees".Also the majority of the time I have gone out to eat, I need to ask for the bill. Sometimes they will give us the bill if we are done eating and are still sitting and talking but they will say you don't have to pay/leave until you are ready. It's a fine line, we don''t like being made to wait for the bill when we are ready to leave but we don't like being rushed either. You kinda have to size up your customer and figure out whether they are likely to be in a hurry and want the bill right away or they would be offended if you rush them.

[bethd]

The bills are put on the table so we can leave when we want. They will still ask if you want anything else and you can order as much other food as you like, they will continually update the bill as you go along. But when you're ready to leave, you get up and go.

Friendly service isn't just for where you get a tip, it happens in almost any store, movie theater etc. They are looking for return business and no one will go back to a place that is rude. I've worked as a waitress and if anyone chased a customer out the door asking why they didn't leave a big enough tip or left no tip would be fired. I think this may be a coastal big city thing.

You can get a cup of coffee, in a cup in almost any restaurant. You know where you don't find it, at a fast food place or Starbucks, so don't go there to get a cup of coffee.

[ed]

Usually waiters in the US ask if you want something else like desert before they bring the bill, and I'm sure they'd be more than willing to print out a new one if you decided you did want to buy more stuff after all.

[wolver]

Nobody is going to refuse to get you more food because “the bill is on the table.”

[SherriLyles]

Just because the bills on the table doesn't mean you cant get dessert. Just think of it as a "this is your tab so far" informational bill. They add on to the bill all the time. It's normal.

[Alex-kdxc]

I’ve never had issues with getting billed in the middle of my meal. Everywhere I go, I’ve had to ask for it. And even then, I’ve never had any issues ordering additional food after my bill came in.

[TheBlackbirdFly]

The thing about the bill being dropped on the table without warning: I have never been to a restaurant where the servers have not asked if we wanted dessert or anything to go. Never.

[dustinwagner]

I feel like the reason the beer is so expensive at sporting events and amusement parks is because it's to keep people from getting sloshed.

[risalangdon]

I was a waitress in a bar environment here in the US. The standard rule was unless the customer specifically stated to keep the drinks coming, then you waited until another round was requested.

[TomDLuv]

Wherever I’ve gone, I’ve never gotten the bill until our server asked if we would like anything else.

[melissaharper]

The wait staff will amend the bill if you want to add something. Also, most waiters will ask if you want the check.

[angelfriend]

If you go to a sit down restaurant, say for breakfast, you can expect your coffee to be brought out in a ceramic cup...with constant free refills...also called "getting a warmer". Now, if I want a coffee on the go, it better come in a take away cup with a good fitting lid with a sip hole in it. I remember being in Europe at a cafe' (in the '90's), and was shocked and totally bummed when they said I couldn't get coffee in a to go cup "like in America" upon which I stated "pleeeaasse...are you sure?!?!"...none doing...left coffee-less, and totally bummed!!

[larrygibson]

The US is 50 different and individual states with their own governments, counties and cities that can set the sales tax rates. The feds cannot set the sales tax for the states.

[sketchbook]

the tip isn't the only motivation for waiters and waitresses to be nice. yes it might make you think twice before showing up with a frown or being rude but some people are genuinely friendly and at the very least aren't jerks. the standard of friendly service extends to just about every customer-facing workplace. a lot of people are just nice, I say this because I've seen too many people casually affirm this idea that Americans are fake. friendliness is good business but in life or in business a friendly face can make a world of difference.
tbc I know the comment wasn't malicious.

[dmj]

Different is just different. Not bad, just different

[murieljames]

Coffee in a plastic cup is usually because it’s carry out, your not getting a ceramic cup in a carry out shop but will get that in a sit down restaurant. Bathrooms differ from place to place in America, some restaurants bar’s may have many or one “free to use”.

[TheFeesh]

Not a single sit down restaurant is throwing ketchup packets at you…

[shigemorif]

It’s interesting on the coffee because it’s true in most chain coffee places, they don’t use ceramic cups. But if you go to a more local place where the emphasis is on sitting down and enjoying your coffee, then you may see ceramics. Although there are fewer and fewer of those places it seems.

[trentbunnell]

One reason for the high cost is it helps keeps people from getting drunk. And the tax thing, it's because taxes are different from place to place.

[anthonyj.adventures]

Most parks makes alcoholic drinks more expensive because the park wants to prevent drunken accidents or kids getting hurt from drunk adults. So unless your a desperate alcoholic that $15 beer will probably be your only beer.