USA

pat_cork

Right, I arrived into the USA a couple of days ago, been great so far I've just been hanging out around the city with people I just met in the hostel.

So this morning I got sick of spending money on cigs so I went to buy some rolling tobacco. They didn't sell them but I was buying another couple of items and as she was handing me back my change she went to keep the four $1 bills. I was taken aback so I just took them and walked out.

I then walked up the street to the other store who didn't sell them either but they directed me to a smoking shop about five buildings down from the first store. Got my tobacco no problem. Was walking back to the hostel when I got a text from a lad from the hostel to get him a banana.

Back into the first store we'll call it and at the register the same woman was there. She was a bit odd with me so I said you never you never told about the smoking shop a few buildings over. She screamed back at me saying "that's cause yo neva gave me a tip". I was shocked at this but ever but cool as a cucumber you gave me the directions before you wanted the tip.

She went quiet and gave me all my change.

Utterly confused I went to work and told one of the other guys there. He said it was really weird and that it's cool to not tip in a store.

Discuss


TLDR: got snapped at for not leaving tip in a convenience store

The Backwards Man

Great biscuits.


Edit
I hope you rang the Fire Dept to tell them about the smoking shop.

Gandhi

Been living in the US nearly 20 years and never tipped anyone in a convenience store.

errlloyd

Hmm, a girl didn't put out so guy murdered 6 people, your murica story needs work.

kneemos

Dude,worst story ever.

Banjo String

Lot of bananas and cucumbers in that tale.

Rolling tobacco indeed. You were after rubber Johnnies. Weren't ya.

lintdrummer

pat_cork wrote: »

Was walking back to the hostel when I got a text from a lad from the hostel to get him a banana.

You're gonna have fun tonight so, wha! Who's going to be getting the tip then, wha!

Turtyturd

Leave the store in a tip next time....that'll teach them.

WilyCoyote

A load of old cobras.
You're drunk and miss Mammy. Go on, ring her and the ensuing blubfest will clear your mind.

pat_cork

Banjo String wrote: »

Lot of bananas and cucumbers in that tale.

Rolling tobacco indeed. You were after rubber Johnnies. Weren't ya.

I wasn't actually and before someone says why didn't you know about smoke shop, it's down towards a really ****ty part of town.

jellyboy

Go wan ya Langer …

What are ya doing going walkabout in the USA for?
Couldn't ya have gone down to the coal quay for your baccy

Is it a bet that your doing like? see how far away you can go to get baccy..

you win now get back home ,the dog needs walking ya gowl

JONJO THE MISER

What part of the states you be at?

Santa Cruz

WilyCoyote wrote: »

A load of old cobras.
You're drunk and miss Mammy. Go on, ring her and the ensuing blubfest will clear your mind.

And tell her to hurry up with the Tayto

dodderangler

Shoulda busted a cap in ho' as5.
B1tches be trippin! Kno' wha I sayn

fran17

i got tired half way through the story and zoned out

Alf. A. Male

She wanted your tip at your convenience. How big a hint do you need?

hoodwinked

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Great biscuits.


Edit
I hope you rang the Fire Dept to tell them about the smoking shop.

don't edit your post after i thanked it



op next time print out a little card (the size of a business card should do) with some random tips on it, like "look both ways before crossing the road" and hand her one every time you buy something.

Umadbrah?

pat_cork wrote: »

Right, I arrived into the USA a couple of days ago, been great so far I've just been hanging out around the city with people I just met in the hostel.

So this morning I got sick of spending money on cigs so I went to buy some rolling tobacco. They didn't sell them but I was buying another couple of items and as she was handing me back my change she went to keep the four $1 bills. I was taken aback so I just took them and walked out.

I then walked up the street to the other store who didn't sell them either but they directed me to a smoking shop about five buildings down from the first store. Got my tobacco no problem. Was walking back to the hostel when I got a text from a lad from the hostel to get him a banana.

Back into the first store we'll call it and at the register the same woman was there. She was a bit odd with me so I said you never you never told about the smoking shop a few buildings over. She screamed back at me saying "that's cause yo neva gave me a tip". I was shocked at this but ever but cool as a cucumber you gave me the directions before you wanted the tip.

She went quiet and gave me all my change.

Utterly confused I went to work and told one of the other guys there. He said it was really weird and that it's cool to not tip in a store.

Discuss


TLDR: got snapped at for not leaving tip in a convenience store

Are you on the east or west coast\/

She heard your accent and chanced her arm. It worked.

shopaholic01

Speaking of America, where's MadsL these days?

Archeron

I'd kinda hoped this thread would be about expensive biscuits that you only get at Christmas.

Alas......

kneemos

shopaholic01 wrote: »

Speaking of America, where's MadsL these days?

Somewhere speaking of America.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

pat_cork wrote: »

I wasn't actually and before someone says why didn't you know about smoke shop, it's down towards a really ****ty part of town.

But you said it was only five buildings away from where you already were!

The while story is so.......zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Talib Fiasco

You should have introduced yourself as their distant cousin visiting from I-ur-laynd.

Wompa1

You're doing it wrong OP. If the Wallet inspector asks to see yours, run!

Frosty McSnowballs

shopaholic01 wrote: »

Speaking of America, where's MadsL these days?

Ssssssssshut uppa yo face! If you say his name two more times he will turn up!

Mr. Nice

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Great biscuits.


Edit
I hope you rang the Fire Dept to tell them about the smoking shop store.

FYP

pow wow

Haters gonna hate.

Mr. Nice

Archeron wrote: »

I'd kinda hoped this thread would be about expensive biscuits that you only get at Christmas.

Alas......

Girl Scout Cookies?

Do they still go door to door offering their cookies?

Mint Sauce

Which City?

Wompa1

Mr. Nice wrote: »

Girl Scout Cookies?

Do they still go door to door offering their cookies?

The smart one's setup shop by an ATM or outside of a shop

Mr. Nice

Wompa1 wrote: »

The smart one's setup shop by an ATM or outside of a shop

And the smart parents don't allow their underage kids to go around offering to sell their cookies to complete strangers, ATM or not.

stefan idiot jones

O.k. then, if you're nit gonna tell us which city or which coast you are on at least tell us what you're mammy made you for tea and have you taken the dog for a walk?

Chucken

Right. So far we've got:

I arrived in America a couple of days ago.
I now calls shops "stores".
I call notes "$1 bills"
I call local shop "convenience store"

You're one of those that arrives home after 3 months with a full yankie doodle accent, aren't ya OP?

Badly Drunk Boy

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Which City?

pat_cork wrote: »

Right, I arrived into the USA a couple of days ago, been great so far I've just been hanging out around the city with people I just met in the hostel.

Obviously 'USA City'.

It's probably a bit like the way people here refer to 'town'...

Lenin Skynard

You should have kept back the bit where you returned to the shop and used it in a future sequel.

Wompa1

Mr. Nice wrote: »

And the smart parent don't allow their underage kids to go around offering to sell their cookies to complete strangers, ATM or not.

And every single time I've seen them setup with a table outside a place, at least one adult was there....

Wompa1

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

Obviously 'USA City'.

It's probably a bit like the way people here refer to 'town'...

San Francisco, San Diego and Boston seem popular with the kids this year, if the Travel Forums are anything to go off of

thecatspjs

pat_cork wrote: »

Discuss

Don't tell me what to do.

Money talks and bullsh*t walks OP....or something.

Mr. Nice

Dolla bills yo!
I rolled up into the convenience store and the uppppity byatch there dinn't realise the difference beween 5 and 1 dolla bills yo!
I paid with a 1 and wanted change from a 5 :-O Tippin' in a convenience store blood, y'all be crazy?
Then she got all up in ma grill cos I'm an iggnt cracker and can't tell the difference bloods.
So, the only good thang I can do is start a thread on here and talk cracker bull**** yo!
Paddys be trippin'

Or, the doofus OP tried to pay with a 1, didn't realise it wasn't a 5 and now is "persona non grata" in the local shop.

Mr. Nice

Wompa1 wrote: »

And every single time I've seen them setup with a table outside a place, at least one adult was there....

I'll probably never know.
If anybody has good suggestions of coast-to-coast drives through Canada then I would prefer to give the "land of lunatics" a wide berth. They won't have me anyway, not sure if the wife knows that my past could be a potential visa issue :eek:

pat_cork

The morning I wrote that thread I was bate from drink and was vomiting profusely. I'm in South Chicago it's a **** hole but I'm moving up to the city centre tomorrow. How I typed was to do with speaking to people so they could understand me, I have a bit of an acccent and using words like shop and pub wouldn't help. I met a load of fellow paddys and it's fair craic hi, back speaking like at home. I'm twisted drunk now been out all day but have to go to sleep as have work at 6. I don't miss mammy or daddy either having too much fun.

MadsL

shopaholic01 wrote: »

Speaking of America, where's MadsL these days?

Back in NM, after a long flirtation with TX.

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Ssssssssshut uppa yo face! If you say his name two more times he will turn up!

Heh. Fail.

pat_cork wrote: »

The morning I wrote that thread I was bate from drink and was vomiting profusely. .... I met a load of fellow paddys and it's fair craic hi, back speaking like at home. I'm twisted drunk now been out all day but have to go to sleep as have work at 6. I don't miss mammy or daddy either having too much fun.

Nice to see you are not reinforcing any stereotypes whilst you are over.

LizzieJones

Wompa1 wrote: »

The smart one's setup shop by an ATM or outside of a shop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT3a4Uy79QY

creolebelle

What city are you in op?
We don't tip convenience store workers over here

creolebelle

pat_cork wrote: »

The morning I wrote that thread I was bate from drink and was vomiting profusely. I'm in South Chicago it's a **** hole but I'm moving up to the city centre tomorrow. How I typed was to do with speaking to people so they could understand me, I have a bit of an acccent and using words like shop and pub wouldn't help. I met a load of fellow paddys and it's fair craic hi, back speaking like at home. I'm twisted drunk now been out all day but have to go to sleep as have work at 6. I don't miss mammy or daddy either having too much fun.

I wouldn't step foot in chiraq
You should have gone to nyc or la. Heck even Boston is a better choice

Wompa1

Mr. Nice wrote: »

I'll probably never know.
If anybody has good suggestions of coast-to-coast drives through Canada then I would prefer to give the "land of lunatics" a wide berth. They won't have me anyway, not sure if the wife knows that my past could be a potential visa issue :eek:

Well firstly, beware. Canada has more guns per capita than the US...You could try Mexico but they have even more. Also, make sure your drive takes you up to the parts of Canada that don't get a whole lot of sunlight...they are the most well adjusted of all of us on Earth. To think, I have friends over here that were skittish about travelling to Europe because they thought the people their looked down their noses on Americans :-)

Anyways enjoy Canada....I'll just leave these right here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Zachary:_A_Letter_to_a_Son_About_His_Father

In November 2001, as the relationship began to crumble, Turner became increasingly possessive. Bagby broke up with her and put her on a plane to Iowa, Turner drove almost 1,000 miles back to Pennsylvania overnight, and asked Bagby to meet her at Keystone State Park. Bagby was found dead the following day, face down, with five gunshot wounds.[3] When Turner learned she was a suspect in the murder investigation, she fled to St. John's, Newfoundland. As the legal drama unfolded, Kuenne began collecting footage from his old home movies and interviewed Bagby's parents, David and Kathleen, for a documentary about his life.

After she reached St. John's, Shirley Turner revealed that she was pregnant with Bagby's child. While her extradition was pending, Turner was not held in custody; she gave birth to a boy she named Zachary. Bagby's parents moved to Canada to gain custody of Zachary and to obtain Turner's rendition for a trial in the U.S.. However, the extradition process was repeatedly prolonged by Turner's lawyers based on legal technicalities. When a provincial court ruled that enough evidence pointed to Turner as Bagby's killer, she was put in jail and Bagby's parents, David and Kathleen, were awarded custody of Zachary. Meanwhile, Kuenne traveled across the U.S. and England to interview Bagby's friends and extended family. Kuenne also went to Newfoundland and visited Zachary in July 2003.

In jail, Turner wrote to a judge and, contrary to normal legal procedure, received advice on how to appeal her arrest and imprisonment. Turner was later released by a Newfoundland judge, Gale Welsh, who — despite what the film presents as ample evidence that Turner was psychologically disturbed — felt she did not pose a threat to society in general. Turner was therefore released on bail and successfully sued for joint custody of Zachary with the Bagbys, although their arrangement was tenuous. The arrangement ended in tragedy when, on August 18, 2003, Turner jumped into the Atlantic Ocean with thirteen-month-old Zachary in a murder-suicide.[4] David and Kathleen were left dumbfounded and grief-stricken. Kuenne tried to arrange interviews with the prosecutors and judges who facilitated Turner's freedom, but was rebuffed.

Distraught over Zachary's death, and outraged at the Canadian legal system's failure to protect the child, David and Kathleen mounted a campaign to reform the country's bail laws, which they believed had helped allow Turner to kill her child and herself. A panel convened by Newfoundland's Ministry of Justice agreed, releasing a report stating that Zachary's death had been preventable and that the government's handling of Turner's case had been inadequate. Turner's psychologist was found guilty of misconduct for having helped her post bail, and the head of Newfoundland's child welfare agency resigned. David Bagby wrote a best-selling book about his family's ordeal during the saga. Kuenne finished his documentary and dedicated it to the memory of both Bagby and his son; the film ends with the Bagbys and their relatives, friends, and colleagues reflecting on the father and son.

And this:

The killing of Tim McLean (October 3, 1985[1] – July 30, 2008) occurred on the evening of July 30, 2008. McLean, a 22-year-old Canadian man, was stabbed, beheaded and cannibalized while riding a Greyhound Canada bus about 30 km west of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba traveling the Trans Canada Highway. On March 5, 2009, McLean's killer, 40-year-old Vince Weiguang Li (simplified Chinese: 李伟光; traditional Chinese: 李偉光; pinyin: Lǐ Wěiguāng) (born April 30, 1968), was found to be not criminally responsible for murder and was remanded to a high-security mental health facility where he currently resides

Wompa1

LizzieJones wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT3a4Uy79QY

Smart girl!!

Adamantium

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS8rcW52VJk

Arthur Beesley

Was the banana brown by the time you got home?

MRnotlob606

I think this scene made a point.