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nottu wrote:And they expect a tip.
GomiGirl wrote:I totally do NOT get the whole tipping thing.
Last month I in the US on holiday and people basically had their hands out before they would lift a finger even if it was their job. Sure it was Las Vegas but still I was totally taken aback.
It felt like everybody in the service industry was at worst a beggar, at best mercenary. Doesn't anybody take pride in their jobs or are wages so bad that they have to resort to "begging" to pay their rent.
Nobody wants to talk about what the "rules" actually are, but there are plenty of signs saying "gratuity not included in fare". If you get it wrong you either get smug smile like, "I scammed her" or a dirty look like, "she is a cheapskate". Too much pressure either way.
(Sorry to hijack the thread)
GomiGirl wrote:are wages so bad that they have to resort to "begging" to pay their rent
American Oyaji wrote:I tip
Screwed-down Hairdo wrote:How do I know when I'm home? Constant fucking nagging and bleating kids.
Screwed-down Hairdo wrote:How do I know when I'm home? Constant fucking nagging and bleating kids.
Ikemen-of-d00m wrote:Before I start: I am from Norway
1. People are not overly polite.
In Japan I eventually got used to this politeness, but I never thought I was going to miss it!
2. People are noisy as hell!
Taking the bus(for instance) is suddendly a horrible experience. The bus is filled with rude teenagers who think they own the vehicle. A couple of weeks ago, a douche even brought a fucking BOOMBLASTER with him, filling the bus with crappy music which sounded like chipmunks on speed... I nearly jumped out of the bus, in self defense...
3. Public transportation can no longer be trusted. Period.
4. Alcohol
* It is at least twice as expensive, if not more. In fact, if you wanna party, you have to start the party at someone's house, before going out. It has become a norm. Even though we are the wealthiest people in the world, most of us can't afford to get drunk on the town, so we get drunk before we go out..
* If the store closes at 10 pm, you must buy beer before 8 pm. And the only types of alcohol you can get in stores are: beer, cider and this sissy thing which is basically soda with a little alcohol in it. If you want something else, you have to go to a shop called "The Wine Monopoly", which is closed in the evening. Every town has like one of these stores. The bigger cities may have more..
* If you are on a bar or a club, you will not be served alchol after 2 am.
Ok, I know the government has made these rules because the people of my country can't drink without starting a civil war. Still, the sense of "freedom" dissappears...
Ikemen-of-d00m wrote:
4. Alcohol
* It is at least twice as expensive, if not more. In fact, if you wanna party, you have to start the party at someone's house, before going out. It has become a norm. Even though we are the wealthiest people in the world, most of us can't afford to get drunk on the town, so we get drunk before we go out..
* If the store closes at 10 pm, you must buy beer before 8 pm. And the only types of alcohol you can get in stores are: beer, cider and this sissy thing which is basically soda with a little alcohol in it. If you want something else, you have to go to a shop called "The Wine Monopoly", which is closed in the evening. Every town has like one of these stores. The bigger cities may have more..
* If you are on a bar or a club, you will not be served alchol after 2 am.
Ok, I know the government has made these rules because the people of my country can't drink without starting a civil war. Still, the sense of "freedom" dissappears...
Screwed-down Hairdo wrote:Quisling!
Samurai_Jerk wrote:A lot of US states have similar laws but at least beer is cheap as shit and the state-run liquor monopolies are open in the evening.
American Oyaji wrote:HaHa very funny muthafucka!
Greji wrote:Wow, I didn't know that AO. Does that mean you can dance and carry a razor (sorry, but my sources in Misawa area tell me you did not qualify for the big dick stereotype..)
Greji wrote:Wow, I didn't know that AO. Does that mean you can dance and carry a razor (sorry, but my sources in Misawa area tell me you did not qualify for the big dick stereotype..)
Screwed-down Hairdo wrote:Don't all bruthas have monster cocks?
Sorry, I have always held AO over everyone because I thought his prong was double my size.
Samurai_Jerk wrote:Just under the Japanese average does not a monster cock make.
Screwed-down Hairdo wrote:BTW, I still wanna bone your mom-in-law (who wants to be boned by me...)
Samurai_Jerk wrote:The first time I met her she told me the bigger the better then demonstrated by performing fellatio on a an upside down soy sauce bottle. Do you think you can deliver?
Screwed-down Hairdo wrote:No problem...I've got a shitload of soy sauce bottles here at home...
Samurai_Jerk wrote:The first time I met her she told me the bigger the better then demonstrated by performing fellatio on a an upside down soy sauce bottle. Do you think you can deliver?
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