As an American I can tell you that it’s better to just beat that dead dog. Well, horse really. Elephant. It’s definitely an elephant. Now get out your flail and go to town at that bitch. And continue the beatings until the problem is resolved.
Elephant. It’s definitely an elephant
More like a blue whale, really.
Thought they were joking about Republicans
I thought it was a joke about the size of the problem.
It was a definitely a joke about the elephant in the room
Serious question: If the american health care system (which may be the most prominent thing stopping migration currently) would become a socialized-financed commodity how much %GDP would America loose?
America spends the most on healthcare already, it’s ludicrous
The current healthcare is a net loss for the country. The only people losing money would be private medical industry, and its share holders, but it wouldn’t off set the losses caused by the crushing expenses, and bankruptcies as far as the general GDP is concerned.
The joke is on the Brazilian. We don’t beat dead dogs in the US. We get cops to shoot the living dogs, because they’re “scared”.
Tipping everywhere didn’t pop up until square cash started dominating the POS terminal market, and leaving tipping on by default. People being the huge pushovers that they are and tipping everywhere instead of rejecting it is what allowed it to stay. It’ll happen in your country too.
It happened in the UK too.
All the bar staff I know will hit the “no tip” on your behalf before handing you the POS anyway.
No you don’t have to accept it.
Good luck trying that shit in France. I think the fact that the actual word we use literally means “for drinks” (pourboire) hammers home the fact that this is extra money you are giving a “service” employee because you like them, and not because their employer is not paying them enough
That’s why I don’t travel to the US even though I’ve only been to Hawaii so far. Food is a huge problem, either you poison your body with chemicals or you’ll have the most stressful time of the day eating because of the waiter nagging you every two minutes if you like your food or want anything. Because they think that constitutes “good service”. No other country’s restaurant culture is like this, wtf??
Don’t forget mass shootings!
why not, they forget mass shootings immediately after they happen.
Sorry, what happened now?
NOTHING!
absolutely nothing happened more than 250+ times this year so far, 70+ times this month and 5 times this week alone, even though the week has barely started…
nothing happened, everything is fine, move along.
Hopes and prayers?
Part of a healthy USA education
If you survive elementary school.
Brazil has >3x the murder rate of the US. I get that dunking on the US is super fun but theres a gulf separating the two countries
Was… Brazil mentioned??
It’s in the original picture in the first paragraph
That’s where it’s from! Thank you…
Not really clever. And as this is posted in a .UK, I’d like to remind you all that the UK isn’t doing too well, and they’re the laughing stock of the EU.
Enjoy Brexit!
As as EU citizen I have zero interest in moving to the UK.
But I would still much much rather live in the UK than the US.
That country is straight up fucked on a fundemental level.
Sadly that stupid shit with tipping is coming to brazil slowly, most restaurants in my city ask for 12% or 15% tip. Still optional ofc.
Optional in the US too. No friends nor employees will judge you for 0%?
Some of them absolutely will judge you, remember you, and make sure you get worse service the next time you eat there.
As long as employers cheap out on labor by making the customers pay for it through tips, you will rightfully be judged. You’re not going to change tipping culture by stiffing your server.
Or as the Dude would put it, you’re not wrong, you’re just an asshole.
The murder rate in the USA is very high compared to its peers, at 6.383 per 100,000. Canada, for example, has a rate which is almost three times lower at 2.273 per 100,000.
Brazil has a murder rate of 20.606 per 100,000. I think I’ll stick with our tipping culture and lack of public health system.
Thank goodness this was downvoted! It’s so offensive. Or something. 🙄
Why so high here vs. Canadia?
That’s an interesting question. People like to blame guns, but
The United States’ homicide rate of 3.8 is clearly higher than that of eg France (1.0), Germany (0.8), Australia (1.1), or Canada (1.4). However, as per the FBI, only 11,208 of our 16,121 murders were committed with firearms, eg 69%. By my calculations, that means our nonfirearm murder rate is 1.2. In other words, our non-firearm homicide rate alone is higher than France, Germany, and Australia’s total homicide rate.
That’s from here, which is an interesting but long discussion of the topic:
https://slatestarcodex.com/2016/01/06/guns-and-states/
https://slatestarcodex.com/2016/01/10/guns-and-states-2-son-of-a-gun/
Edit: I’m not saying guns aren’t part of the explanation, but they don’t appear to account for the majority of the difference.
