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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

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.

Lol I live in Cali and I’ve been buying alcohol underage for 3 years I’m 20 now

@@streettravelxxi congrats?

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

@@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??

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.

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👍🏼

*worst 🤦🏼‍♂️

I second this.

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 :)

On the up side...the government doesn’t ultimately control the news.🤷🏻‍♂️

Well that's why it makes no sense for Americans to compare the US to Europe all the time

My Mamaw aways warned me about men with 2 first names. 🤔

From Norfolk and can confirm.

Meanwhile all the European royal families are incestuous as hell

Theres a reason Haemophilia is called the "royal disease" or the "hapsburg jaw" problem.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I looked 14 till 20 Looked 18 till 30

Hahaha I have grey hair , well over 21 and I get asked for ID every single time I buy a beer.

Yes, so good.

Heinz makes this actually

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.

@Rita Roork Hi there Rita! Greetings from Edmond! :)

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.).