An American who lives in the UK has shared a ‘culture shock’ that caused them great ‘frustration’ when they moved here from the pond. Although both countries share the same language, there is still a litany of cultural and social differences between how they work.
Whether it is a certain turns that do not seem logical between the nations, or the attitude towards tips, or even how supermarkets store and display products, there is a whole series of issues that can make some Americans feel a bit confused by life here in the VK. An American, who now lives in England, was surprised by the British definition of “closing time” and how it is determined. To Reddit with a post tagged as a “culture shock”, they shared their complaint. The American written: “Something that I have noticed that life in the UK is how different ‘closing time’ works. In the US, if a place says it closes at 9 p.m., you can usually enter at 8:55 am and still be operated – ‘closing’ means when they stop serving new customers.” In the United Kingdom, when the employees walk to home.
“Restaurants close their kitchens an hour before the posted time, and supermarkets can even stop people in 20 to 30 minutes before they are closed.
She said in an attempt to prevent this confusion, they have now “mentally pushed any posted closing time back with an hour to display British reality”.
In the commentary part, colleague Reddit users wanted to share their thoughts and many supported the British way of doing things.
One person said: “And that is another reason why I like to live in the UK. Staff leave on time because they have their own lives and families. Barnen earn a decent wage, so they are not dependent on tips to survive.
“I got used to the closing time means closing time. I think back when I worked in the retail trade and the customers were cured that would appear for five minutes before I would buy a fireplace”.
Another part: “I used to work in a large box shop and it was forbidden to tell customers that it was time to close, or that the store was already closed, and they had to pay for their things and go.
“I had to hang around for an hour after closing because the manager would not do this. I appreciate stores and says:” Hey, you have 15 minutes to pay for your things because we go home. “
A third noticed: “The British way of retail is so much more civilized.”
Someone else did not agree with the line of thinking of the original poster and added: “Ummm, I hate to be the wearer of bad news, but nobody, and I don’t mean anyone who works in a restaurant is someone who comes in at 8:55 am, is is [the] Last new customer ‘.
“9 p.m. is when they close, which means that they want to come out at 9 p.m. [to] The NDE degree ”.
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