Emma: If you want to make more money, spill Pepsi on babies. Evan: *laughing*
Evan: Hi there everyone, so today I'm here with my friend Emma Blackery.
Emma: Hi!
Evan: And we have one similarity besides being exactly the same height,
Evan: and that's we both used to be waiters back in the day.
Evan: However, I was a server in the US for 5 years
Evan: How long were you a server in the UK?
Emma: Um, since I wa ..
Emma: well must've been about 3 or 4 years.
Evan: So we've got a lot of fun experience
Evan: And today, I think it would be cool to talk about the differences
Evan: between not only customers but waiters and waitresses
Evan: in the U.K. and the US
Emma: I think there's gonna be a lot more similarities than what we think
Evan: I don't know
Evan: I... first off..I mean obviously US servers are better because we get paid in tips
Emma: yeah
Evan: So it's kinda like, we're sucking up to people, yeah Emma: You guys are a lot nicer, because you have to be to live
Evan: It's like, please, I- in New Jersey the legal serving wage was 2.13 an hour.
Evan: And so, with taxes that's less than a dollar an hour
Evan: Or, way less than a pound
Emma: Still don't get how that's legal
Evan: Well... so... Emma: That's still weirds me out... that's
Evan: I made a lot in tips, the goal was to make about 5$ in tips an hour
Evan: Which is, at pizza places that I worked at, because it's so cheap, maybe on or two tables?
Emma: Really?
Evan: Yeah
Emma: Huh...
Evan: Because, no one tips at cheap pizza places, no matter how much you smile
Emma: Really? Evan: Yeah
Emma: I honestly thought, like, ya know in America, like, you're-you just feel so obliged to tip
Evan: At nice places
Emma: Oh, I-I think I told you this story once
Emma: I had a waitress in America. We're at this steakhouse, this is like a few years ago and Evan: Yeah
Emma: there was this-it was like this ten of us on this table
Evan: Was I there? Emma: Umm
Emma: I think you might have been.
Evan: I was there! Yeah! Emma: were you there?
Emma: And that woman forced us to give her a tip Evan: She was pretty bad
Evan: Yeah, and you were really upset. Legally, you do not have to pay the tip
Emma: But she wouldn't let us go until she went- she was like "yeah, you're 5$ short"
Emma: And we were like "no were not"
Evan: If it says gratuity on the bottom, legally you can stand there, they can call the cops and then the cops will let you go
Evan: because you don't have to pay gratuity. It's just a big dick move cause that's their living wage
Emma: It makes sense, but it shouldn't be their living wage!
Emma: They should get paid by their employer properly! Evan: True
Evan: Like, in California for instance server wage is the same as minimum wage
Evan: So people make 8$ an hour plus tip, which to me is like living the high life.
Emma: Yeah! That's great
Evan: Money Money Money
Emma: Make it rain!
Evan: I--In England, you guys don't make any money tips
Evan: I've never tiped in England Emma: Because-Because we feel like we don't have- woah, you don't tip at all?
Evan: I've never tipped in England.
Emma: You monster
Evan: What?!
Emma: You monster!
Evan: I was told you're not supposed to tip!
Emma: That's not true!
Emma: You're supposed to tip like 10% polietly Evan: I would tip is they were good!
Evan: Everytime I've ever had food at Nandos, or Pizza Express or any restaurant in London I could sit there for maybe-
Evan: I could probably sleepover, because no one will give me the check unless I ask for it
Evan: In America, I constantly am talked to, like, "Is everything okay?", "Is everything good?", Yeah?
Evan: And then after I'm done eating, "Okay do you guys want coffee or do you want the bill?" Done!
Emma: Yeah... Evan: Then I can go! Cause in America we got things to do [clapping noises]
Evan: In England, I'ma still around and get a beer and pipe with mates. Emma: Yeah, but we like leaving people alone!
Emma: We don't like bugging people while they're eating Evan: You don't like talking to people
Emma: No we don't like bugging people while their eating!
Evan: I'm not eating, I've been sitting here waiting for a cheque. I just want to go home. Emma: That really bugs me in America
Emma: It really bugs me, like, in restaurants when I'm- I got a mouthful of food and they come over and they check to see if everything's okay
Emma: I get why!
Emma: I totally get why their checking, cause they want to make sure your food is warm and it's cooked nicely
Emma: Make sure you're having a good time Evan: For me, the rule is after I've had my first bite, you ask, "How's everything ?"
Evan:"Good?" "Do you need free refills?" Because you know, free refills
Evan: And so that's what it is in the US and I was always- Emma: They always choose when I have the biggest mouthful, when I'm halfway through a sentence
Evan: We do that because it's funny
Emma: And I'm like, Both: [inaudible mouth noises]
Evan: You know who never tips in America? Emma: Who?
Evan: Canadians
Emma: What?!
Evan: Who cares about Canadiens.
Emma: Don't- Whoa, wait, first off-Whoa
Evan: Oh Hi there! I'm from Canada and I'm not going to give you any money at your table because I like Montreal and maple leaves.
Evan: It's annoying but they would always come for summer to Atlantic City, New Jersey
And they'd stop off in little towns in New Jersey and be like, "HaHaHa! No Money for you!"
Emma: *Canadian accent* It's so weird that you guys tip, eh?
Emma: Terrible, that was awful Evan: Blame Canada. That wasn't- That wasn't that bad
Emma: That was so bad!
Evan: What is the worst table you've ever had?
Emma: Umm... One time I was-Umm...When I worked in the cafe that I was in for 2 years,
Emma: I had a woman with her baby and another toddler.
Emma: This toddler's making a mess, this woman just like you know, babies, yeah. Evan: Babies, frick, yeah
Emma: First off, right that's bad enough, the baby's screaming, making a mess, the toddler's everywhere Evan: Where they bring cereal and there's just pfft everywhere
Emma: She then, changed the baby's diaper on the table
Evan: Sanitary! Ugh! Emma: ON THE TABLE!
Emma: And she left the folded up nappy-diaper- whatever you wanna call it Evan: That's shit
Emma: On the table.
Emma: In a restaurant.
Emma: Well it was a cafe but- Evan: Did you want to die-per usual?
Emma: No but I wanted to take a nap...py Evan: Ey!
Evan: People with babies made the biggest messes, cause they usually brought those little cereal or food things
Emma: Those little rusk things, Yeah Evan: And the baby would just throw them everywhere
Evan: And then they would leave the lowest tip as well, unless I spilled a drink on their baby
Emma: What?
Evan: Somehow, I don't know how, but in the 4 times I've spilled drinks on babies, every time,
Emma: Four times?!
Evan: I'm a clumsy guy Emma: Once is an accident
Both: Twice Emma: Is a coincidence
Evan: Three times is "He's making money off of this"
Evan: No like, if-every time I spilled a drink on a baby it'd be shit because I'd be like pepsi all sticky all over the baby
Evan: And they're like-I'm like, Oh my god, I'm so sorry!"
Evan: And they'll be like "It's okay. Oh, he must be having a really bad day. Let's give him lots of money."
Emma: If you wanna make more money, spill Pepsi on babies
Evan: One time I was spinning a marinara sauce on like, a tray
Evan: and it flew off and landed at one of the girls at my tables uggs.
Evan: That she had just bought that day
Emma: Oh my god
Evan: And they hadn't been sprayed so they were ruined!
Emma: Oh my god
Evan: And she told my manager and he just sort of went
Evan: "Evan, stop doing that"
[laughter]
Emma: Most managers will side with the service
Evan: I honestly had more nice customers than I had mean customers though
Emma: Oh really?
Evan: Yeah Emma: See that's kinda the opposite in the UK. In the UK-
Evan: People always say it sucks to be retail because there are so many dicks and I always had nice people
Emma: Well you're very lucky
Emma: Because like, in-in the UK, people like being left alone
Evan: K. Emma: But if it's in your job where you have to go up to them and be like "what are you looking for?"
Emma: They don't like it
Emma: They really don't like it Evan: I had to do that I worked at Urban Outfitters in Oxford street
Evan: and I just remember I was the only worker that would ever talk to people
Emma: Yeah, Evan: Which was- I was told to do that, but British people I guess that work where just like
Evan: Oh, I know what that means, It means look really like kinda dismissive and angry
Emma: Yeah we just, don't we absolutely do not Evan: And I've never gone to that store again
Evan: and been greeted but I'm-You're supposed to but when I was there I was like
Evan: "Welcome to Urban Outfitters!"
Emma: *Evan impression* I'm Evan Edinger!
Emma: Check me out on Twitter I'm verified!
Evan: I've got my Twitter, Right Here!
Evan: And I just stained on my shirt
Evan: I liked working there because, I don't know, I like working retail, you get to meet more people
Evan: and, I- How many phone numbers did you get working in uh-retail?
Emma: Didn't ask for any
Evan: No No, I never asked for any, I just got them
Emma: You just got them?
Evan: I got lots of phone numbers, as tips, yeah Emma: Holy Jesus
Emma: What!
Evan: Umm, one time I had a table of girls that came in and I was flirting with them but just for you know bigger tip
Evan: Cause you flirt for tips
Evan: And then one of my other waitresses was like "Your girlfriend, Sarah's on the phone"
Evan: And I was so embarrassed that I just, like, ran off
Evan: And she wasn't on the phone, that was just to mess with me
Evan: And then, when the girls left, they left me a long napkin that said
Evan: "Hey Evan, tell your fake girlfriend Sarah we said hello"
Evan: "The phone never rang" and then each of their numbers, all four of them
Emma: Oh my God
Evan: I ended up calling one of them a year later
Evan: After I was single
Emma: A year later? Evan: Yeah
Emma: A year? You waited a year? Evan: Yeah
Emma: Did they remember you? Evan: Yeah
Emma: They did?
Evan: You can't forget that amazing pizza experience that I can deliver
Emma: Did it work out? Evan: We went on a date
Evan: She wasn't right for me Emma: Oh, that's a shame
Emma: But I mean, you're just a ladies man
Emma: Picking up numbers as tips
Evan: One of them I got had a number on it and it said
Evan: "If you're into smoking fat joints and DTF"
Evan: And I went, to my manager, "What's DTF mean?"
Evan: "Downloading the files?" and he went "Oh Evan"
Emma: DTF, downloading the files Evan: Oh Evan, down to fuck
Evan: So I used to get hit on, and I just, cause of the way I am, didn't do anything
Emma: Downloading the files
Evan: Yo girl, I'm downloading the files
Emma: So Evan, are you DTF?
Evan: Emma. Emma: Are you more of a pirate bay or limewire kind of guy?
Evan: All about Limewire
Emma: Have you ever like, screwed up an order?
Evan: All the time, but the thing is, you just get to blame most of it, all the time on the cook Emma: On the cook
Evan: Like, Oh did you say you wanted pepperoni?
Evan: Dang it, I had like left pizza no beef, or whatever
Evan: I'm so sorry, and then I'll just go back and I'll be like, I'll personally make it for you
Evan: And for me, I liked cooking, so for me that was an excuse to be like, sorry cooks
Evan: Someone made a mistake, they want me to make it
Emma: Wow Evan: And depending on the manager, I was allowed to do that
Evan: And therefore I'd be able to be like, "I put a little bit of extra pepperoni on it just for you"
Evan: I tried to get that tip anyway I can man Emma: That extra bit of pepperoni
Evan: That's right Emma: And that's how you got the numbers
Evan: Yeah Emma: And then they got some extra pepperoni
Evan: Yeah, and then I used to also bring out my ukulele or guitar and play songs for customers Emma: Yeah, I think you said that, you used to-
Emma: That's weird, I would not want to go, I would honestly
Emma: If I was given the choice of going to a restaurant where I could just sit down and eat my meal
Emma: Or go to a restaurant where a guy would just play ukulele as I was eating
Emma: I would not choose that one Evan: Really?
Emma: No Evan: I sang about you as well, I wasn't just singing randomly
Emma: I thought you meant about me there *sings* Emma Blackery Evan: No, I'd walk around with it and I'd sing about the people eating
Evan: like *sings* How's that pepperoni with the mushrooms?
Evan: *sings* Do you need a refill? Emma: I would not tip you
Evan: I got a condom as a tip once
Emma: What? Evan: It said use this wisely, it was from a group of girls
Evan: It came with a number as well
Emma: That's slightly different, I thought it was just a dude being nice to you, being like hey bro
Emma: You obviously get some, so here's a- Evan: I gave it to my manager
Evan: Because I'm like, I'm not going to use it
Emma: Did you, did you give any context, or...
Evan: Oh I just said I got this as a tip, and he was like goddammit Evan
Emma: I feel like I've told loads of these stories, but sometimes Evan: I could probably put it on, but just the tip
Evan: Just the- *laughs*
Evan: Was that joke con-dumb?
Emma: Evan
Emma: One time, I picked up a syringe
Emma: With my bare hands
Emma: Someone just used it in a toilets in McDonalds, just to-
Evan: I had to clean the bathrooms once, and someone had decided that it was their time of the month on the walls in the toilet
Evan: Maybe it was their first time and they didn't know what was happening Emma: Girls toilets are grim, right?
Evan: Mens, you think, oh men, they pee everywhere
Evan: No man, there's a hole, and we have a video game in our head, try and aim at the toilet
Evan: Girls are like bloody Mary
Emma: Bloody Mary! Evan: It's terrible
Emma: I have had to unclog a McDonald's toilet with a gauntlet glove
Evan: Oh, don't do this Emma: I had to go up
Evan: In conclusion, no matter where you live, servers need to be paid more, and they need to be treated with respect
Emma: That's a really nice round up Evan: Yeah
Emma: I like that
Evan: I think, I don't know Emma: Also, give condoms as tips
Evan: Yeah!
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Evan: Thank you very much for watching, I'll see you guys next week, goodbye
Evan: Why do I speak so fast?
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Evan: Hi there everyone, so today I'm here with my friend Emma Blackery
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