Why is customer service in Europe so terrible? This really stood out to me when I visited Europe as an American...

Why is customer service in Europe so terrible? This really stood out to me when I visited Europe as an American. The following video is very much true:

youtube.com/watch?v=rsyouRyUWXo

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Would you want to do a good job when half your money is taken in taxes? To feed a bunch of worthless migrants and bums?

I went to a few fairly nice restaurants, and I swear, you get better customer service at a random McDonald's in the US.

Not suprising and I imagine they have a no tipping policy, so thats even less of an incentive to provide quality service.

How is this possible?

I mean in a socialist paradise everyone loves their work.

Everyone strives to do a good job just because they are so enlightened.

This is all obviously extreme right wing propaganda.

I love these kind of coffee shops

The motto of one bar I worked was
>We aren't nice
And this was the reason people came to us

This guy says "In Europe slow service is good service".

Do you guys have bad customer service too, Paco? Or do ciestas allow workers to do a better job after recharging the battery?

They look comfy af spainbro

I saw an episode in which Rick Steves walked into a "cafe" in Amsterdam. He's a degenerate.

He is on the board of directors at NORML, he loves weed.
He is an example that not all weed users are stinky retards with dreadlocks.

Why do Americans think they are so fucking important? Every place I go to there's loud, fat, abnoxious Americans yelling how they didn't get the mustard they wanted or "why is there mayo on this burger" kek. They literally order burgers in Europe.

They always want their drinks refilled the second they have them empty. Like a dog given food, they can't budget it out very well. They just take it all at once, and then want more, and more, and more. They think just because they are drinking, they must get drunk. 16 year olds have better self control in Europe than Americans.

Sorry our servers are slaves for a tip. You'll get the service you pay for.

Those cafes are beautiful and waiting in a bustling bistro is part of it. Fuck u american virus

Fuck your feelings american scum

You can tip anywhere, you just don't have to.

Now to fair, some random burger tastes better than sausage and saurkraut.

American customer service:

Fake smile, fake cheerfulness

Only aim is to get you seated, fed and out as soon as possible rather than waiting until you're ready

If you don't tip, you're getting followed by angry staff to your car. Food slow to get served and cold, you'd better still tip your waiter, it's not his fault the restaurant is shit!

>fed and out as soon as possible rather than waiting until you're ready

Exactly. They force you out like cattle.

Can confirm. Expats are worse cause they invade the nearest Starbucks and form a cultural enclave. They create a tense atmosphere of contrived laughter and loud ignorance. Unbearable.

I tried ordering Fish N' Chips at some random place in Leicester Square (which you Britfucks pronounce "Lester"), and some chav was just standing there like a statue. He was very incompetent.

No tipping.

>Starbucks

I honestly don't even know how that's a thing in Europe. It's the shittiest coffee I've ever had. I'll take my Italian style any day.

>contrived laughter and loud ignorance
Yes. "hurr durr in 'merica, we don't do it this wat!". It's like they expect everyone to follow their every whim.

That's bullshit, not every American Restaurant is like that.

customer service is great here

but we're not really europe :^)

>If you don't tip, you're getting followed by angry staff to your car.

I wish I could follow you out to your car for ordering a goofy ass meal with disgusting special preparations, and not taking care of the server after having her run to the kitchen five times and interrupt me making other people's food for some extra ranch dressing, but I can't and I highly doubt you've actually had anyone follow you out to your car for not tipping, or even know someone who has been.

>shit pay
>no stakes in the company
>unless the service is excessively bad, the costumers don't actually mind it.
I'm actually more impressed that you managed to brainwash your country to expect top tier service everywhere.

A lot of different countries and peoples in Europe.

And a Pizza is 20 Euros. Fuck that.

When I was in London I thought the customer service was great. The wait staff acted like they actually gave a shit about their job and were friendly.

>fish and chips with table service
>at one of those London tourist traps

You fucked up twice. Fish and chips is a takeaway food.

Please tell me you didn't also try an Angus steakhouse.

Yeah I know expecting people to do their jobs at peak efficiency is just something stupid Americans expect.

I think there's a chain in the US that has something similar, might be called Dick's (not the sporting place). From the stories I've heard it just sounds like tough banter

personally i love it, i hate talking to people, i hate people who i pay, trying to be overly nice just to try and scam more money out of me

better than waiting for the check for 40 minutes and getting angry looks when you ask for water and no drinks ever have any ice in it... no i like dinner taking 4 hours and seeing my waiter twice.

Because fuck you, mon ami.
Now pay le pourboire. Merci very much.

I ate at some restaurants where the main course went for 40-60 dollars in New York 3 weeks ago.
Service wasn't that much different than back home desu senpai.

yeah our prices are truly too high especially when you know that making a pizza doesn't even cost 4€

but hey! we can pay it !

false. American here. Took some lady an hour to serve 6 of us drinks. Twenty minutes to get bottles and cups, she serves two of us, then goes back inside. Ten minutes later we have to go fetch her so the rest of us can get what we ordered. "Sorry I forgot was on phone." Then of course it's 5 francs for a fucking coke. Of course this is all broad generalizations, but fuck that place.

I can't stand people slobbering over my shoes and kissing my arse hoping they get paid for their job.

>ice

kek. First off, why the fuck aren't you drinking a beer or wine you faggot? Who the hell needs ice?

>waiting for the check for 40 minutes
This literally never happens. You have to ask for the check, then it comes. They don't just magically know when you're done.

>British """""culture"""""

But Europeans dont do those things in restaurants (see above for why).
Americans think they own a slave for that small tip.

Does the UK really have a problem with workers being beat up? A similar PSA is mentioned in

youtube.com/watch?v=in3Ppk9NG9U

>they dont have siestas in the US
wow

Why did you stay if it took 1 hour for drinks? I call bullshit.

you went to a real shit place my friend.

but let's be honest, some places are great, most are shit, it's the same everywhere though

Worst part of Europe: they charge you take a shit in their bathroom. What kind of fucked up shit is that?

From what I gather: High end US restaurants give you European style "you order/eat/pay when you're ready" service, mid and low tier are "hurry up and finish and tip me already".

Walking a very short distance with items and paying attention equates to slave labor?

FUCK you and this gay earth if this is the attitude of the future people.

You need your shit pushed in hard,

>Ice

Only americans cant live without that no matter the temperatures. And in Northern europe its common that you dont get free Water unlike in Italy or Spain where ( unsparkled ) water is for free but thats normal thinking about the temperature.

Gratuity is included in a lot of places in Europe.

>"I asked a human statue in Leicester Square for some fish and chips and he didn't even move!"

Americans, everyone.

Of course some socialized brit cunt does not understand basic business concepts.

>getting paid for a job
>slave

holy shit lel

This is a developed country that is infused with the Protestant work ethic. That's why we're rich and you're poor.

Kek
UNIRONICALLY eating (fish and chips) in Leicester Square like a true burger
Did you ride a big red bus and take a cab too?

Most American tourists in Europe are dicks to people in service jobs.
Have you considered you were being a dick?

It's not so bad once your company pays for toilet insurance. You get the bill at the end of the shit detailing the € per gram of shit you owe.

I guess it's the realisation that waiters can act like human beings that baffles the American tourist.

>Ja, Leute können sich auch ehrlich und natürlich benehmen.
>Sie brauchen nicht ständig ein gekünsteltes Lächeln zu zeigen.

Amazing, indeed!

>work ethic
HAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
can i have another joke m8?

DUDE OBSERVATIONAL COMEDY LMAO

What a hack.

You don't actually know how much we pay in taxes, do you?

Again Bullshit. Normally you dont have to pay in any Restaurants, especially not as a Costumer. Some times there is a cleaning Lady or guy ( mostly Niggers ) there in fast food " restaurants " with a little Bowl and you can tip but you dont have to.

Only at some rare tourist spot hellholes you can find these things but noone with a working Brain eats there anyway.

So speaks the morbidly obese butter junkie. You do know you're globally repulsive right? As for business, what's your national debt again? Thought so grease horker. Oink oink little piggy.

>(which you Britfucks pronounce "Lester")
How would you pronounce it? Ley-sest-ur?

can i get an ice water? and they look at you like you just asked for a 4th reich... do you guys not know how to make ice yet? keeps drinks cold and refreshing! sometimes i just wanted a nice refreshing coke with some ice but all you get is a childs size can/bottle and no ice. american dinning is miles ahead of europes.

>And in Northern europe its common that you dont get free Water
>these are the people that called us names for shutting down the detroit water utilities

because trying to get a group of people to change places after it already took 10 minutes to make a decision where to go is difficult.

Seriously why the fuck are you guys so stingy with water. Even in California I can get unlimited water.

Agreed.

If it isnt on the menu you cant order it.
Ranch dressing sounds gross.
If Im busy, im busy, fuck off and wait.
Simple rules burger bro.

Why the fuck would you go for a meme food in a meme place?

One or the other. Good fish and chips will be down some random windy side street and be dank as fuck and weigh about 15kg. In Leicester Square you'll get an anemic cod and 3 chips.

nothing gets done if you're asleep by 2pm

>going to Leicester Square
>Fish 'N Chips

I like Jack Whitehall, he's one of very few young comedians that hasn't gotten preachy and political.

Because we dont need to drink constantly like retards. You order a big bottle of sparkled water and that is normally enough for two people because hey you went there for eating !

wtf

they don't rush you. amircans just don't want to sit around after their meal. we have more than 4 channels on tv so we got stuff to do.

People have very little love for rail employees. A lot of them are little cunts who've been given a little bit of petty power. We even have a term for them:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jobsworth

When you add that rail staff tend to strike multiple times a year to protect their cushy jobs (£50K a year, 36 hour weeks, driving trains that already have the equipment in them to be automated). They do a strike over pay and staffing levels one week "in the name of public safety", then the next week they strike because someone's been sacked for failing an alcohol test or drinking in the staff rooms.

I was in korea and when you sit down at a table you already had a liter of fresh water with glasses
It was truly nice
All restaurants should do that, after all, tap water is literally free and it makes you feel so welcome when you sit down and you can already have a nice drink of water

>Even in California I can get unlimited water.

And now we compare the normal temperature in California especially at Summer with northern Europe.....

>Efficiency being the prime factor in a dining experience

Nah m80. Some of the best meals I've had have lasted hours, because you can actually enjoy the food and the company.

You mean freezes your tongue so you won't taste the food.

He has a very punchable face though.

(I understand the irony of this in this thread's context.)

>Americans are loud and obnoxious
>coming from Germany

when i was in berlin it was like high 70s i don't want warm water ever though.

Goddamn that's a lot of money for doing nothing. I work 40 hours a week for 2k a month. I have a uni degree. Fuck those people.

> 70 ºC

>. You do know you're globally repulsive right?

LOL no one cares what smug global douche bags think you fucking kid.

Kek

>slave labor

You should be forced to fight to the death.

>in America
>ask for water
>blank look
>ask again
>blank look
>speak slowly, put extra emphasis on saying it clearly
>brief blank look followed by understanding

I thought it was just me but then at another place I saw another English person I was with struggle to get understood when saying water

Something to do with Americans using a soft 't' that sounds almost like a d from what I've been told.

>70
>Fahrenheit

So you had 21 Celsius which is almost perfect and not hot at all.

he's just a turbo normie

>Efficiency being the prime factor in a dining experience


For the people WORKING it should be.
GOD DAMN IT BRITS NEE

Protip: you forgot to say "please".

It's healthy to stay hydrated no matter the weather. It's more of a general understanding in the States that anyone can get free water because it's a basic need.

Because we are the earth's lone superpower, you sausage sucker. We are running a planet.

The rail unions are a bunch of shits.

Can't wait for the underground to get automated.

Kek2

>not visiting a furnace during your vacation
bourgeois scum

Maybe when you have to travel long distances where you wont see a human soul for hours.
Which is the opposite of central europe