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| Zeus 05/11/17 2:11:27 PM #25: | Vmode posted... -Do you wear shoes indoors? As in just walk right into the house from outside? Usually no. I tend to leave my shoes around the front entranceway, but I've noticed some people wear them throughout the home or switch to slippers. Vmode posted... -Does the milk you buy at the grocery store really have added sugar in it? Regular cow’s milk I mean, not the flavored stuff. I've never heard that. I don't drink milk so no idea, but I doubt it. Vmode posted... -In baseball, does it mean anything in particular if someone catches the ball without it touching the ground? I ask because I’ve all I know about baseball is what I’ve seen in clips online and they usually seem to be in a big hurry to throw the ball back, except when they catch it. If you've watched baseball, you should know the rules already. Vmode posted... -Are portion sizes really that big? The normal ones I mean (If you order the “supersize” that’s to be expected). No. And the supersize doesn't even exist any more, thanks to that shitty propaganda video by that ass clown. Vmode posted... -Do students really have to pledge a loyalty oath to the country every morning when school starts? A pledge is said, but students aren't forced to repeat it. -What exactly is “bail”? If you get arrested can you just pay some money and then wander of as best you please until you have to go to court? Pretty sure most developed countries have some version of bail? The tradition was long held in the UK which generally passed it along to its various colonies. At any rate, it's a security deposit. If you can't afford it, you can talk to a bail bondsman to whom you generally pay something like 10% of your bail fee which they either keep part of all of it in exchange for putting up the rest. If you default, they hire bounty hunters to bring you in so they can recoup their money. -Do people really drive to bars? Can you drink so much and then legally drive to make it worth doing? Most countries have areas where bars aren't in walking distance so you'd need to do something and, in most cases, people drive illegally afterward. It's not just a US thing although it's more common here than in countries with good transit systems. -Is “detention” in school actually a thing? Can the school actually prevent student from leaving is they so choose? What if they had something planned afterwards like if they got movie tickets or a doctor’s appointment? Detention usually occurs *during* school hours so that's not an issue. There is after-school detention as well, but a note from a parent, etc, would get you out of it for an appointment. Having movie tickets wouldn't matter especially because people don't buy tickets in advance like that anywhere in the world. And yes, they can physically detain you depending on your age. Obviously a 10 or 12 y/o would never be allowed to just walk out. -Do you really have to tip 25% at restaurants? Even if the service/food is bad? You never have to tip 25%. There are some mandatory gratuity fees for large groups, but that caps at 18-20%. Tipping is traditionally whatever you feel between 15-20%, but you can leave nothing. Granted, tipping is generally expected and, if somebody is really bad at their job, they're usually not self-aware enough to realize why they didn't get a tip. -Is “Yank” an offensive term? Like if someone from another country said something like “I don’t know, ask the yank.”. Most Americans wouldn't get the reference. --- (\/)(\/)|-| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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