The “I got a big tip on a small bill” part suggests America, but the “three ten year old boys in public without anyone calling the cops” suggests Europe. Hmmm
I mean the dollars means it’s not Europe
honestly not necessarily, i’ve converted my currency to dollars when talking about prices before because i know there’s just a lot of Americans online and everyone else has already adapted to understanding how much a dollar is in their currency anyway
You know, the US is not the only country to use a ‘dollar’ as the term for its currency.
I had once been flamed by people who didn’t know that
yes but when someone says “dollar” on the Internet the chances are they mean USD
$20 says otherwise
Aww Canadian money, this is worthless.
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It isn’t worthless, it is washable!
I convert Australian dollars to USD when talking about prices before because i know there’s just a lot of Americans online and everyone else has already adapted to understanding how much a dollar is in their currency anyway
Huh? No we haven’t? Just put AUD next to the dollar amount.
I have. A US dollar is worth about 1.5 Australian dollars. If you don’t care about accuracy and just want an easy conversion you can double the price. I don’t usually convert currencies into Australian dollars, rather put the approximate conversion next to it. But I definitely have adapted to understanding and interpreting what the yanks say
Why though? Making everything US-centric helps no one. Have you started talking about one-sixteenth of an inch and tipping people?
Yes we have a dollar and it can be confused with other dollars around the world. Putting in AUD clears up any confusion there and people can do their own conversion and learn something about another country.
everyone else has already adapted to understanding how much a dollar is in their currency anyway
I don’t think that’s true.
I can think of anything in Europe, but it could technically be the Phillipines too if we are just going off the $ symbol.
Who said that’s a dollar sign?
Also “check” suggests America
This might be news for you, but tipping exists in a lot of places other than just America.
It does not exist in the vast majority of the world. But yeah there are stupid tipping expectations in Canada and a few other places too.
The anti-American nonsense on Lemmy is ridiculous at this point. That’s just objectively wrong, it exists in majority of countries, even when gratuity fees are included: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/tipping-customs-around-the-world
Everyone listen to Cum, he’s right about this.
uffff… just deleted a long ass comment about tipping… but in the end… I can’t be bothered… have a nice day guys!
Sometimes the best comments are the ones we don’t send.
I’ve written long comments and regretted it. I’ve never once regretted deleting a long winded pile of shit before hitting Submit.
Maybe the real comment was the friends we made along the way. :3
I swear that’s more common on Lemmy. We all know it’s a small enough community that we’ll remember each other. I like the accountability.
It’s interesting how you can guess the age of this tweet based on the prices listed. Is this from the pre-Covid days?
All the places I’ve worked (pre and post Covid), virgin drinks are charged like sodas unless it’s something like a virgin Bloody Mary with lots of stuff in it.
So around here, currently, you’d be looking at like $3.50 for each of them, which is pretty close, assuming this is like a Mexican restaurant with free chips and salsa.
Free chips and salsa? What is this sourcery? Also a Virgin cocktail would be 5 us dollars at least over here.
Regards from Norway
Here in the Land of the Free, we may not have cheap healthcare, a real democracy, safety in schools, unrestricted book access, or affordable housing…
But at least we get free chips and salsa at Mexican restaurants. Oh and free water in restaurants.
You can drink the tap water everywhere here. So if you ask for water at a restaurant that’s what you get and it will be free of charge. Some outdoor concert venues only keep bottled water and charge for it. That is considered a dick move.
Our local ski resort had water fountains since forever but ripped them out a couple years ago. Now your options are a $5 12oz bottle of water or a free 2oz plastic cup and a carafe that rarely gets filled. It’s horseshit lol
I’ll trade you the free chips and salsa (and bread at some places), as well as the cheaper virgin drinks… for your social safety nets.
Deal? No? Damn.
Yeah, not letting go of our social securities. Our political partiets are slowly shifting rightwards though. So those services are getting shittier. Our hospitals are for some reason supposed to not lose money now. Free healthcare, but at a budget.
Yeah. I was more surprised that 3 drinks were only $11.
It’s interesting how you can validate your guess by simply guessing. So you guessed this was from before covid, and even came up with a reason for it. Then concluded that it must be how it is because you just guessed it.
The account does not exist any longer, so there is no way of knowing if you are right or wrong
Country club life.
$11 for three drinks? How many years old is this story?
Not just 3 drinks, but 3 virgin cocktails.
Did they get caught in the rain?
The concept of a personal ad is slowly fading into obscurity.
“Chips and drinks kind of day”?
Do they eat nothing but chips all day?
they orders
check
I’m guessing America, but you guess which predicate led to the conclusion.
