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Aw, c'mon, get off it! With the dollar being so w-e-a-k, why should you rich Brits care?
Even if I was a millionaire I'd still be interested in the difference between the two different cultures where things like tipping are concerned, I think you're missing the point.
The dollar may be weak but Brits still live in a very expensive country. I was at the gas station last week and it cost about $55 to fill up my car. When I left the UK six months ago it cost £65 to fill up my car there which was about the same size etc to my vehicle here.
The dollar may be weak but Brits still live in a very expensive country. I was at the gas station last week and it cost about $55 to fill up my car. When I left the UK six months ago it cost £65 to fill up my car there which was about the same size etc to my vehicle here.
Yeah petrol prices have gone bonkers in the last year or so. It's gone well over the £1 mark per litre right across the country now - quite depressing to see the volume going up more slowly than the price.
Good thing we don't have to tip the cashier.
Note: out of curiosity I just worked out how much petrol is here now in $ per gallon.
Unless I've got something horribly wrong, I reckon the cheapest is about $9.50.
Last edited by RH1; 03-26-2008 at 09:25 AM..
Reason: Added in stat about petrol in $$
Yeah petrol prices have gone bonkers in the last year or so. It's gone well over the £1 mark per litre right across the country now - quite depressing to see the volume going up more slowly than the price.
Good thing we don't have to tip the cashier.
Note: out of curiosity I just worked out how much petrol is here now in $ per gallon.
Unless I've got something horribly wrong, I reckon the cheapest is about $9.50.
Are you kidding--$9.50 a gallon? Holy moley! We're flying to London at the end of June and driving all over England, Scotland, and then to the continent (France, Belgium, and Italy) and back to England until the beginning of August. I hope those little Brit cars get really good gas mileage!
Are you kidding--$9.50 a gallon? Holy moley! We're flying to London at the end of June and driving all over England, Scotland, and then to the continent (France, Belgium, and Italy) and back to England until the beginning of August. I hope those little Brit cars get really good gas mileage!
It's bad but not quite that bad. UK gallon & US gallon are slightly different -
UK gallon = 4.546 litres
US gallon = 3.785 litres
So, petrol by me is £1.05 per litre which would equate to about £4 per US gallon - use your own dollar/pound conversion but about $8. Drive slowly!
p.s. petrol in France is cheaper (much less tax) so be sure to fill up on your way back
Last edited by Yorkie Bar; 03-31-2008 at 02:08 PM..
Reason: grammar
I have no problem tipping someone who has given me good / great service.
As for tipping a bartender? YOU BET! I get my libation the way I want it - and not watered down - and usually the bartender will use the best booze - not the cheap stuff!
In Las Vegas - we tip a lot. Food servers, to bellmen, to the kid who parks my car. If I want a better seat at a show - tip the person at the door -
Really? Well I didn't know that, thanks for clearing it up! It's still pretty pricey here though isn't it?
Petrol isn't that expensive in the UK - but the tax is!!!
About 70% of the price at the pump is fuel tax and VAT (VAT is charged on the fuel tax = tax on tax).
The Tories brought in a 'fuel escalator' tax in 1993, partly to discourage car use, partly just to raise taxes without putting it on income. It all goes into the general revenue pot (health, schools, defence etc.) but a lot of it gets spent on roads, apparently.
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It's still pretty pricey here though isn't it?
