The difference between Brits and everyone else

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I'd trust a Frenchman, German or even the Dutch with cooking and the names of baked delicacies more than the Americans

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Yeah you better hide. At the Bakery World Cup in 2012 USA took silver after Japan and before Tiawan. This year, it was South Korea, Taiwan and France in that order. Don't see no Bleedin Brits in the pack now, do you???

A full English breakfast would be unfair to the other competitors trying to win; so we let the rest of the world have fun

 

[gsgary]

I'd trust a Frenchman, German or even the Dutch with cooking and the names of baked delicacies more than the Americans

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Yeah, you'd BETTER hide, you redcoat you!!

Brits seem to think that because they can drive across their entire country in a day, they can do the same in America. They complain about a 2 hour road trip there while Americans think nothing of a 12 hour drive for a weekend away.

Brits are the worst tippers in the world, complaining about having been asked at all, let alone the American custom of 20%!

You are mugs then, why should we tip I don't get a tip at work, a lot of restaurants were using tip money to make wages up to the minimum wage no way I'm helping them do that

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You are not in the service industry.

All around Europe, service industry employees are paid a much higher salary and tipping is generally minimal, maybe a bit higher for extra good service. Here, it's a different story, so yes, the Americans are going to continue tipping a higher percentage until the system changes.

As for being a "mug" for helping a service industry employee make a living when they are busting their asses so you don't have to pour your own damn beer or cook your own food, just realize that if you try that attitude in a restaurant or bar here, you should expect there to be bodily fluids in your food or drink. If you're lucky, it will just be saliva.

I thought that came as standard after watching Bar Rescue

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My mother (not British) used to put a roast in the oven before church, and by the time we got home it was burned to a crisp.

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SEe that reminds me of bangers and mash for years mostly because my mother would stick them in the oven and then - forget about them.

Also the same with loads of people and BBQ cooking - sausages are not charred sticks with a bit of softness in the middle!

 

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Brits seem to think that because they can drive across their entire country in a day, they can do the same in America. They complain about a 2 hour road trip there while Americans think nothing of a 12 hour drive for a weekend away.

Brits are the worst tippers in the world, complaining about having been asked at all, let alone the American custom of 20%!

You are mugs then, why should we tip I don't get a tip at work, a lot of restaurants were using tip money to make wages up to the minimum wage no way I'm helping them do that

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Well I might be in the minority here but I prefer the concept of tipping. When I go to a restaurant if I get good service I can show my appreciation by leaving a generous tip. It incentivizes the waiter or waitress to give me good service, knowing that the level of service they provide directly impacts their take home pay.

I have a friend who started out as a waiter for a high end restaurant, and later got promoted to Maitre D. His actual wages are a drop in the bucket compared to the tips he receives. In fact he makes so much in tips that he kept his job even after he graduated from law school.

 

[table1349]

As for being a "mug" for helping a service industry employee make a living when they are busting their asses so you don't have to pour your own damn beer or cook your own food, just realize that if you try that attitude in a restaurant or bar here, you should expect there to be bodily fluids in your food or drink. If you're lucky, it will just be saliva.

I'll just say that true butter is not naturally yellow. In an american restaurant, if it isn't in a little foil package, I wouldn't eat yellow butter if they serve it to you.

 

[table1349]

Sounds like you have never had a good British Sunday Roast. They don't use a chuck roast that requires long slow cooking to tenderize it. The British Sunday Roast is generally a rib or strip roast. A fine cut of meat for a fine dinner.

My mother (not British) used to put a roast in the oven before church, and by the time we got home it was burned to a crisp.

Every time.

Been there, done that, have the miniature chainsaw to prove it.

My mother in law was amazed the first time she tasted my brined turkey. She had never heard of such a thing. Like most American women of that age she stuck in a hot oven and basted it every thirty minutes thinking the juice would suck back in.

 

[gsgary]

Brits seem to think that because they can drive across their entire country in a day, they can do the same in America. They complain about a 2 hour road trip there while Americans think nothing of a 12 hour drive for a weekend away.

Brits are the worst tippers in the world, complaining about having been asked at all, let alone the American custom of 20%!

You are mugs then, why should we tip I don't get a tip at work, a lot of restaurants were using tip money to make wages up to the minimum wage no way I'm helping them do that

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Well I might be in the minority here but I prefer the concept of tipping. When I go to a restaurant if I get good service I can show my appreciation by leaving a generous tip. It incentivizes the waiter or waitress to give me good service, knowing that the level of service they provide directly impacts their take home pay.

I have a friend who started out as a waiter for a high end restaurant, and later got promoted to Maitre D. His actual wages are a drop in the bucket compared to the tips he receives. In fact he makes so much in tips that he kept his job even after he graduated from law school.

If I get bad service and bad food I will refuse to pay the bill and never go there again, we eat out every week so it would be their loss

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[table1349]

Brits seem to think that because they can drive across their entire country in a day, they can do the same in America. They complain about a 2 hour road trip there while Americans think nothing of a 12 hour drive for a weekend away.

Brits are the worst tippers in the world, complaining about having been asked at all, let alone the American custom of 20%!

You are mugs then, why should we tip I don't get a tip at work, a lot of restaurants were using tip money to make wages up to the minimum wage no way I'm helping them do that

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Well I might be in the minority here but I prefer the concept of tipping. When I go to a restaurant if I get good service I can show my appreciation by leaving a generous tip. It incentivizes the waiter or waitress to give me good service, knowing that the level of service they provide directly impacts their take home pay.

I have a friend who started out as a waiter for a high end restaurant, and later got promoted to Maitre D. His actual wages are a drop in the bucket compared to the tips he receives. In fact he makes so much in tips that he kept his job even after he graduated from law school.

That's why I don't like tipping. Most of the rest of the world wants to give their customers good service and those that don't aren't in business long. Here they have to give good service to get paid. And when the food sucks, they are the ones that suffer even though it wasn't them that made the food.

Of course being an american I tip like everyone else, even though I disagree with the concept.

It reminds me of the no taxes for business here in our state. The Governor said it would be an incentive for business to hire more people.

On a radio show the other day one of the small business owners flat stated he wasn't hiring any more people. He doesn't need them. He took the savings and redid his family room.

 

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If I get bad service and bad food I will refuse to pay the bill and never go there again, we eat out every week so it would be their loss

Which may or may not cause a server to eventually be fired but for the most part probably has little to no impact on how they treat you as a customer, after all the opportunities for advancement are very few and far between so as a result you'll wind up getting pretty much the minimum acceptable service in most cases.

But I guess to each their own, me I prefer to tip. If I go to a restaurant and get bad service I don't tip, instead I save that tip and give it to the next waiter or waitress who gives me great service on top of the tip I'd planned to give them anyway. As a result I've given some pretty generous tips.

 

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That's why I don't like tipping. Most of the rest of the world wants to give their customers good service and those that don't aren't in business long. Here they have to give good service to get paid. And when the food sucks, they are the ones that suffer even though it wasn't them that made the food.

Not necessarily. Most people here are able to separate the food with the service. It all depends on how the front of the house deals with complaints about the food. I've had tables that complained about just about everything but I still got a good tip from them because they knew that I had nothing to do with what they were dissatisfied with.

 

[limr30 3]

If I get bad service and bad food I will refuse to pay the bill and never go there again, we eat out every week so it would be their loss

Which may or may not cause a server to eventually be fired but for the most part probably has little to no impact on how they treat you as a customer, after all the opportunities for advancement are very few and far between so as a result you'll wind up getting pretty much the minimum acceptable service in most cases.

But I guess to each their own, me I prefer to tip. If I go to a restaurant and get bad service I don't tip, instead I save that tip and give it to the next waiter or waitress who gives me great service on top of the tip I'd planned to give them anyway. As a result I've given some pretty generous tips.

I would SO seat you in my section

 

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I would SO seat you in my section

Well I don't eat out a whole lot, funny thing is though probably the best tips I've ever given were at places that aren't real high end restaurants. Village inn waitress got $100 tip, I'd gotten bad service several times in a row at other places and she pretty much hit the lotto. She deserved it though, phenomenal service even though the place was busy.


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Brits seem to think that because they can drive across their entire country in a day, they can do the same in America. They complain about a 2 hour road trip there while Americans think nothing of a 12 hour drive for a weekend away.

Brits are the worst tippers in the world, complaining about having been asked at all, let alone the American custom of 20%!

You are mugs then, why should we tip I don't get a tip at work, a lot of restaurants were using tip money to make wages up to the minimum wage no way I'm helping them do that

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Well I might be in the minority here but I prefer the concept of tipping. When I go to a restaurant if I get good service I can show my appreciation by leaving a generous tip. It incentivizes the waiter or waitress to give me good service, knowing that the level of service they provide directly impacts their take home pay.

I have a friend who started out as a waiter for a high end restaurant, and later got promoted to Maitre D. His actual wages are a drop in the bucket compared to the tips he receives. In fact he makes so much in tips that he kept his job even after he graduated from law school.

If I get bad service and bad food I will refuse to pay the bill and never go there again, we eat out every week so it would be their loss

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Maybe if you left a nice tip, you wouldn't get bad service. I always go to the same 7 or 8 restaurants and always leave a very large tip and am treated like royalty...not the British royalty though, the good kind.

 

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I suppose someone needs to mention the elephant in the room...British dental care.

 

[Designer]

A full English breakfast would be unfair to the other competitors trying to win; so we let the rest of the world have fun

Oh, now you're teasing me!

Perhaps I will attempt it at home someday.

Someday when I have three or four big eaters over for breakfast.