You are right.

Also cheaper to not pay with card

Also if you only have a certain amount of money you pay that and it only gives you that much

That’s ridiculous… how do you know how much you want/need when petrol prices are going off the chain all the time? Just hit the $20 symbol and stick with however much that gives you? What is wrong with people????

@@emilydeane3220 you pump the petrol in. You have control of when to stop. They only take the amount of the card that you pump in.

Being at any birthday after the age of I dunno 16, is about on par with a funeral. No one cares until someone gets drunk and does or says something drama filled🤣🤣🤣

I was thinking the same thing!! 😂 I started referring to the birthday song as a funeral dirge after hearing Trevor Noah describe it that way, LOL. I realized, “Holy shit. He’s right!” I’ve never loved the birthday song, and now I know why- it’s so low energy, it’s damn near depressing. 😂 I think we should officially change it to Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday” instead!! It’s infinitely better!!

Sometimes we sing "...and many mooooore"

Yeah, in a minor key so it’s very easy to sing out of tune. Ugh.

90% of America in still stuck in the mindset form the Great Depression so it makes sense

Yeah it’s cuz you have weak electricity

look man, my kettle is massive, i drink one cup, I cannot justify using it for just me and my one cup of tea XD

​@@musicaladventure5you don't have to fully fill the kettle.

@@FrauMey a microwave has a timer unless you forget or something happens. A kettle whistles, and they're kind of fun during quiet chill time with some tea, but its a comparative inconvenience. So while it whistles, its rather easy to tune out with many other noises going on in the background.

⁠@@Jadaeelectronic kettles plug into the wall and automatically turn off - they don’t whistle like a stove top kettle does!

Its new jersey and Oregon that you have to have a gas attendant pump your gas.

Jersey here, can confirm we don't touch the pump. It's like a waitress/waiter for gas. I wish we could pump it ourselves. I always feel obligated to tip the attendant that pumps my gas. Many don't because they're so accustomed to it. My reasoning is you tip a waitress or waiter for the convince of serving your food, right? So why aren't we tipping the attendant that pumps gas for our convinence? I understand we're not given an option, but still. It's a hotly debated topic amongst locals whenever it comes up. To tip or not to tip the gas attendants? And yes, hip hip hooray was very common as a youngster. Not so much today. It's weird that I never really noticed it stopped.

@@Lyzi.B you tip waiters and waitresses because they get a well below minimum wage of $2.35 an hour. thats why you should always tip at restaurants. as someone who gets his gas in NJ, i know that they get paid at or above minimum wage, between 13-20 an hour.

I think they mean electric kettles... I'm also American, and I grew up with a stove top kettle too... never mugs of water in the microwave, that's insane. From my time in the UK, I was looked at sideways for not ever owning an electric kettle, and "kettle" always meant an electric one there.

@i0le0pwn correct. Oregan still has pump attendants.

Technically it is prepaid, an amount is held or soft charged on the card, then when you are done pumping, the final amount is updated. You don't see the held amount as pending, but you would see your available balance reduced. A sign on the side of the pump states how much is held, usually $75-$150, it also warns that debit card holds may take some time to release. The pump will stop at the held amount regardless if you have more credit available.

@@MrWil2209 This does depend on the bank. Yes many cards place holds. But my BofA account will let us pay only what we pump. I suppose they depend on us over drafting. But if we have $10 we can pump $10. My Discover card, I get charged a $76 hold. So I only pay inside with that one. I work at a gas station. So many people don't get this concept and act like we are stealing because the bank places holds. Some banks will charge them even when declines until it clears. I've had that happen just paying in a convenience store when we had a different bank before. The guy ran it four times. We got charged but declined four times. Bank fixed it but it took days and we were on vacation. Kinda made things a little harder with less money for our vacation.

Everywhere. You can also preset an amount if you hit enter/ok.

But what if you surpass that amount? LIke you say IDK $20 worth but when it gets to that and it charges your card just keep pumping to rip them off? Or if someone gets distracted and just accidentally add an extra $10 on what they paid for?

It will charge your card however much you pump. You put your card in first, and then it counts up how much you're spending and how many gallons you have put it on a little screen in front of you. It charges your card when you stop it for the total amount.

Exactly

Thank you. I’m also from the East Coast too and I never understand who these Americans are. Never actually seen someone do it lol

Yeah I was so confused listening like... you can see the dollars and gallons on the machine while you pump, what are they talking about? 😂

I'm from the West coast, and I also think it's insane that people microwave their mugs of water. I grew up using a stovetop kettle (though, have had an electric one for over a decade now).

I'm from the North and that's just silly, I've never given a second thought to how someone heats up their water. I do laugh at people with bad grammar, who make fun of other people, with bad grammar! 😂

Same. I saw it once and I was horrified 😂

As an American- I do this 😅 but only when I’m lazy

I have a kettle. My bestie has a kettle. Most of my friends have kettles. -.- Most of us understood their use in college lol

Electric kettles aren't that popular, but a lot of people have ones that go on the stove.

I do 😂

It's because someone got killed trying to stop a guy from stealing gas

Oh wow. Breathe 🧘‍♀️ why be offended at wht someone else finds disgusting. You do you. These 2 dnt mean any harm to anyone.

​@@danielleirwin5024 Nah it's good. I was also shocked when I found out some Americans do this and some don't even have a kettle, but she makes sense and doesn't seem that upset tbh ☺

It *is* gross, though lol. Don't ya'll have kettles? Or even like a saucepan to put on the hob?

@@Spacemongerr not upset, promise! 🤣 Just genuinely perplexed. I never once questioned microwaving a mug of water for my tea until the Internet shamed me.. Lol. Yeah, I have a pot.. It just feels like an unnecessary added step. Many, if not most, Americans don't have a kettle.. electric or otherwise. It's just not a common appliance here. They sell them, but they're not in most households here. I used to boil my water in a pot before I bought a microwave. Once I got it, I just microwaved the mug and water. Felt like I was cutting out extra steps to get to my cup of tea. We don't microwave the tea bag, just the water. However the disgust & shock at doing so is interesting. I logically don't understand it. So I'm really, genuinely, honestly, truly just curious & interested in the rational & reason behind the distaste for microwaving tea water. What's the big deal? It's there something I've missed? If so, I really need to know. Or is it really just the shock at doing things differently than tradition dictates? Can you maybe shed some light & insight into this? Thanks a bunch ahead of time. ❤️ Ps: I love these guys & will continue watching. I was never offended or upset. If it came off that way I do apologize for the confusion. I just think it's a funny cultural difference & I'm curious to figure out why it's triggering such visceral reactions like disgust from so many people. In my mind it's just hot water. 🤣🤣

@@markalexander3659 Americans don't really do tea like other countries. We mostly do coffee. Majority of homes have coffee makers which also you can do just water and use for tea as well. I have a kettle but it rarely gets used cause I only do tea at night if I'm feeling spicy. Plus coffee maker is way faster and delivers pipping hot water that can sit for 2hrs or more (some have timers) and stay right below boiling temp.

I'm American, I heat up water on the stove in any small pot. I just think microwaving water changes the taste too much. It tastes stale.

An electric kettle isn't just used for tea though. We use it for instant coffee(ground and coffee bags), hot chocolate, cup noodles or cup soups , gravy mix, etc and pretty much anything you might need some boiling water for. It comes in handy. They're actually pretty cheap to buy in Australia. And it's really fast too, if I'm making a hot drink, it boils in 60 seconds and tatse better. Microwave water tastes different.

@@Teagirl009 microwaved water is terrible, agreed. I have two electric kettles for some reason and I just never use them. They always get hard water stains which bothers me and I'd just rather use the stove.

And they freak out when they find out that most, if not all, Americans don't have a kettle. Tea is not a thing here. A coffee pot sure, but a kettle, naaah

@@mlg1783 From watching British people cook in videos I've noticed they use their plug in kettles for filling pots of water to boil pasta faster, to add hot water to sauces or soups instead of cold water which brings the temp down, and other things. It's not just tea anymore, just convenience in general. I still prefer the stove.

Morals.

CCTV footage they can send to the cops.

Honestly, us Americans need to start getting on the electric kettle train and ditch the stove top kettle. It’s soooo much nicer and more efficient. Takes as much time as the microwave.

Same. I have a rea kettle but I don't feel like waiting for 10 minutes when j can have hot water in 1 minute.

Same in New Jersey! I always thought it was the mafia in New Jersey. But why Oregon?

In America it was big to say "with plenty more".

Same as an American child in the 90s. Definitely remember plenty more on channel 4 😆

Sweet tea in the south is like mother's milk. Sorry all you southern adults, but you know what i mean.

Nope, not remotely true. We use our debit card and the exact amount spent, is the only amount held. Our pumps tell you how much you've spent in gallons and dollars.

@@jenniferwolford4646 It literally says pre authorization amount meaning, you’re giving permission to hold those funds. The point of pre authorizing purchases is to make sure that money is there, BEFORE YOU PUMP, cause uh, it’s preauthorized. Once you finish pumping fuel, the actual amount is charged to your account and the preauth amount is released. You can’t pump fuel, at least in western Canada, without pre authorizing it or prepaying to prevent theft, it’s the law the came into effect a couple years ago. Prepaying isn’t ideal because if you pump less then what you prepaid, the difference is given it back to you in cash. Maybe you don’t understand the context of preauthorized purchases. 🤷🏻‍♀️. Business accounts and large carlock stations for corporates drivers/accounts are different though, if you’re using a company card.

same in Malaysia too.. pay before you fill in

We're American and we have an electric kettle. I grew up with electric kettles on one side of the family and stovetop kettles on the other. I wonder if it's a regional thing?

@@jdb101585 it could be, I have a stovetop kettle. I'm from TN originally and didn't get one until 2021 xD