American Reacts USA vs EUROPE - Guide To Cultural Differences 

Yes. The reason for this was that many organized travel agencies used these toilets for a stop on their route. So you could have a bus full of people stopping on one gas station and 50 people going to the toilet without buying anything. Most pubs and malls have charge free toilet, but it's good to buy at least something (I usually buy one beer before using the toilet). Czech public toilets have usually a symbolic charge of 10Kc (around 40 cents) and this money is used to pay the cleaner.

@@mrkv4k ha-ha Why, why we have to buy beer, we just come for the toilets to leave you nice gift there!

Yes. norwegian here. We get free and fresh tapwater in restaurants all over Scandi. We can use cafe and restaurant toilets for free, but sometimes have to ask. There are pay-toilets in central areas to avoid romanian beggars and drug addicts messing them up. We also have more beer selections in our bars, but in the Czech republic the beer is so good that it’s all right with just two beers on tap. Other countries inneurope have different rules and customs. We are used to figuring out and expecting differences while travelling on our own continent. It kind of makes it interresting and fun aswell. Sometimes it can be quite anoying.

exactly! Thank you!

Yes, it is stated clearly at the begining of the video and then several more times throughout the video.

@@Vojtaniz01 Yet the video says Euope, duhhh...

Well, when you look at your bill in Europe, you usually also see, mostly at the bottom, the net price + taxes and "drum roll" you also see the breakdown (*in my country some things are taxed less than others, for example Example daily newspapers, basic foodstuffs with 7%; alcohol, clothing and other things with 19%)

@@manub.3847 Well, drum roll, obviously. In my country it's mostly 25% or 12% for food. But the price that you are told, see, at the point of purchase is the the final price. No jittering about, breaking the price down or looking at the fine print. Why? Because we don't have a problem with tax. Not in my country anyway.

This is crazy to me, in London it is a know thing that if you are standing, you stay on the right to allow people to walk on the left, I would get so annoyed 😂

Same in Czech Republic. Its called McCafé ;)

Hi The interesting thing about Austria is that they can make good coffee and the Germans can't make good coffee.

I second all of this! Viennese here.

I am Czech from Prague and he is not correct with the tap water, in most of restaurants in Prague you can ask for tap water and yes, same as in Austria in some restaurants they will charge you for tap water 5-10 crowns for 0,5 liter. And yes, toilets are free in restaurants, but for example in McDonald´s in Czech Rep. you have to pay 10 crowns (but you can use the check from toilets by next order and they will give you 10 crowns discount)

True, but most things he mentioned are the same for all the countries in the middle of europe (germany, austria, france, liechtenstein, switzerland, poland, mostly hungary, etc..)

Water has to be available for free in bars & restaurants, by law in UK.

@@mcjibbin1 ??

Czech pubs usually have a deal with one brewery. And they sell beers from that brewery only. So you'll choose a pub based on the beer brand you like, not the other way around. The major benefit of this is that they have a good "flow", which is really important for maintaining the quality of beer (or rather lager, since that's the most popular beer in the Czech Republic). You will get few options, but they are all from one brand, for example our local pub has 11° Radegast, 12° Radegast, Stout and non-alcoholic beer.

Of course, because Belgian beer culture is different from Czech, Austrian and German. Its not everywhere as he said that there is only ony brewery on tap, but lets say in 70% of Czech, German and Austrian restaurants its like that.

As a Czech, I'd be annoyed if they didn't :D

Eeewwww. One of the reasons I’d never want to go to Asia is because of their squat toilets.yeah nah

Almost forgot about it :D lovely greetings

What’s the VAT rate in the UK

@@TheRockkickass Up to 20% depending on product. Zero rated are items include Children’s clothes and children’s shoes. Items such as books, magazines, newspapers, maps and charts, printed music, children’s painting and picture books, brochures leafletsand all e-publications. Medical supplies and equipment This includes all prescription medicines, sanitary products, incontinence products and equipment designed for disability care, such as wheelchairs, alarms and/or specially designed motor vehicles. Building work required to ensure disabled access. Charityarity shop goods Goods donated to charity shops with the intention of being resold are VAT exempt. Antiquess from the sale of all antiques and works of art by private residences to public institutions. Charges for admission administered by charities or cultural organisations are exempt from VAT. Qualifying organisations include museums, galleries, zoos and other performance organisations. Lottery ticket sales, bingo, betting and any other games of chance.. Financial, insurance and investments Financial products such as loans and credit, insurance premiums and fees and charges associated with investments. Services provided by healthcare professionals including doctors, dentists, opticians and pharmacists. The cost of care provided by a hospital, hospice or nursing home is also exempt. Certain sporting and physical education services supplied by eligible bodies are exempt. An eligible body must be non-profit and non-commercial. Fees for vocational training, education and other connected services provided by an educational organisation such as a school, college or university are not charged VAT. Funeral services This includes the cost of burial, cremation or burial at sea. Funeral plans provided by insurance companies are also exempt. Some membership fees Most membership fees are subject to VAT, but the UK treasury makes an exception for some non-profit organisations. TV licence fee

That exact same thing happened to me about 20 years ago. Just three of us though and the first time having a Chinese meal in a restaurant in Racine, Wisconsin... Like we usually do in the UK, we ordered three rice's and the waiter said 'are you sure?' And we said 'yes' and didn't think anything more about it. Then thee 'cloche' covered platters arrived - each one making the size of three (very large) portions that you would get in the UK !!! So embarrassing.

That’s dope

@@TheRockkickass- I'm curious, are you American, British or from another country? And if from elsewhere, what size 'rice' portion do you expect to get??? Because I guess 'Chinese' style food is available in every country?

@@stewedfishproductions7959 I’m American and the place I go to in my town (Northern Colorado) you get fried rice included with your entree. The portion size is large too but I’m not sure what to compare it too. But I usually can’t finish it

@@TheRockkickass - It's SO difficult to explain portions... But in a Chinese restaurant, you would usually get a portion of RICE the same size of a typical soup BOWL or when getting a delivery (takeaway), it would (in the UK), normally arrive in a foil container with greaseproof card lid! I don't know the weight contents? But I imagine it works out as a lot less than in America?

I think huge part of what he says is based on Prague and being a foreigner there. I think he even explained in one of the previous videos that sometimes there are even different menus with different prices for foreigners and for Czechs (but it was probably few years ago). (Můj problém s ním je, že nemůžu vystát tu jeho děsnou dikci v českých videích :D )

Wow! Is it a date with natalie dormer?

coffee and food less is better 🤣