We know about the tipping system in the US, that's one of the main criticisms, you dont think it's completely f***ed up that the EMPLOYER doesn't pay the EMPLOYEES wage so the customer has to pay the employees wage on top of the food and service they've already payed for? The definition of tip is 'a sum of money given to someone as a reward for a service'. We tip in the UK and Europe (on top of the full wage payed by the employer) and it's based on our judgement on the quality of service because that's the point of a tip.

The term 'Yankees' actually springs from when New York was a Dutch colony called New Amsterdam. The term is a contraction and refers to the two most common Dutch first names in the colony, Jan (short for Johannes = John) and Kees (short for Cornelius) ... still very common first names in The Netherlands.

Al Murray is an Oxford history graduate hence the effortless recall in "Name a country  we've defeated them"".
One of his best videos is "How Global Finance Works" and is full of his range of accents. Really worth watching as it's a comedy masterpiece and probably reasonably accurate description of the 2007/8 financial crisis.

Not everyone can afford to pay 20% tips to subsidise underpaying employers.

Fen stopped doing "exaggerated British" but Akasha never stopped doing "exaggerated American"
That's commitment to the bit; Well done!

Two things about the tipping: 1) we’ve all seen Reservoir Dogs, (don’t let me down, people), and 2) the war’s over, pay yer staff.

I would NEVER tip 20% especially as I realise that I am doing the employer's job for them. Can Americans not see that this whole idea is ridiculous? The minimum (living) wage in the UK is nearly £11 per hour (about US$13.30 per hour). This isn't an advisory amount it is a legal amount to be paid. I do realise that things on a federal level in the US work about as well as hen's teeth.

You both need to do Al Murray on global finances/economics!!!

"Did the U.K. ever have Jim Crow lex?"

Al murry is a legend

Al’s best vid on YouTube has to be how the worlds money markets work

Seen both of these live a couple of times

I'd never seen this comedian before but we LOVE getting ripped on over here, I was howling at this hahaha!

Al drinks low or non-alcoholic beer on stage. It's part of the act as pub landlord.

"It doesn't matter who comes 1st when you're alein." "Oh god, I fachin' love that." "Don't spill a drop, dear. Let me kiss the curse away." -- Lord Petrus

Fen, you should definitely have a look at more Al Murray stuff. You and I are of a similar age and I wasn’t into him growing up either, but I recently watched a few of his full live shows and thought he was pretty good

He said let’s do an exaggerated British guy and then just does a Yorkshire accent😂 I’m dying is that what we sound like😭

Lol you’re so worried about Americans getting upset you had to include a vs English one, that’s cute

Not many get the period joke, shame as it’s very very funny

Mate, never seen Doug stanhope before but that shit had me in stiches....