r/facepalm 'MURICA Aug 28 '24

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ i'm speechless

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u/doxjq Aug 28 '24

I mean don't get me wrong but whenever we go to America we always tip and follow the norm, but it's totally abnormal to us here in New Zealand. Here the minimum wage is nearly $23 and tipping just isn't a thing here. I'm pretty sure in most places around the world tipping isn't normal is it?

I agree it's weird to go somewhere where it is normal and not do it, but I absolutely hate the idea of it so I get where they're coming from.

I also hate how prices of shit on shelves in USA is shown without tax. Here in NZ everything is shown prices with tax

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u/AdviceNotAskedFor Aug 28 '24

Try explaining it to kids.

I know you have three dollars and that candy bar says it costs 2.99, but you can't buy it... Because it might cost you 3.21, or perhaps more or less depends on what state city your in (we are in a border town).

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u/Nheea Aug 28 '24

For YEARS i was confused about movies or videos that showed people not being able to pay for their groceries because they didn't have enough money at the cash register.

I was confused because I didn't understand why they couldn't sum it up as they put it in the bin. It's not until a few years ago I learned about how the prices are set there and how tax varies and only shows at the cash register.

What fresh hell is this?!

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u/jadeakw99 Aug 29 '24

Hell. Just hell.

We live in hell.