Tip trouble

Do you know about tip? When we live in Japan, we don't have to think about tip because there isn't such custom that paying tip in a restaurant or a taxi ,etc. Sometimes I leave tip in a restaurant for a laugh, though.

This is a conversation about tip in FRIENDS. When Ross and Rachel were a couple, they had dinner with Rachel's father in a restaurant.

Remember? Ross and Rachel!


(After Rachel's father go to a toilet)

Ross: I think your dad must have added wrong. He only tipped like 4%!
Rach: Yeah, that's Daddy.
Ross: "That's Daddy"? Doesn't it bother you? You're a waitress.
Rach: Yes, it bothers me. You know, if he was a regular at the coffe house, I'd be serving him sneezers.
Ross: So?
Rach: So, Ross, I've bugged him abou this a million times. He won't change.
Ross: Do you really serve people sneezers?
Rach: Well, I don't.
R.Father: All right, kids. Ready?
Ross: Thanks again, Dr.Green.
(Rachel's father left there and Ross added tip)
R.F: Wait, I think I forgot my receipt.
Ross: You don't need that.
R.F: Why not?
Ross: Because the carbon. It's messy. I mean , gets on your fingers and causes ...night blindness.
R.F: What is this? Who put a 20 down here?
Ross: Oh, yeah, that would be me. I have a problem. I tip way too much. Way too much. It's a sickness, really.
Rach: Yeah, it is. We really have to do something about that.
Ross: I know.
R.F: Excuse me. You think I'm cheap?
Rach: Oh, Daday. He didn't mean anything by that. He really did't.
Ross: Nothing, I do means anything. Really.
R.F: This is nice. I pay $200 for dinner. You put down $20 and you come out looking like Mr.Big Shot. You really want to be Mr.Big Shot? Here. OK. I'll tell you what, you pay the whole bill, Mr.Big Shot. All right?
(R.F went out angrily.)
Ross: Well, "Mr.Big Shot" is bette than "Wet-Head."
(On their way home)
Rach: How did you do. You couldn't leave it alone.
Ross: Four percent, okay? I tipp more than that when there's a bug in my food.


In U.S., usually they have to tip 15%. So they had to tip $30 at least because they ate $200 food!!
I love this story!!! If you want to watch this story, watch season3!!!!

Hug

When something happens to someone , they often hug each other. Something good happens to them like marriage, then, they hug to share the happy feeling. Or something bad happens to them like divorce , then, they also hug to console and share their feeling.


After quarrel or fight, they always hug to make it up. I think the "hug" is the one of the keys for their bond and strong friendship!!!

A little intoroduction and their way of conversation

FRIENDS is a sitcom about a group of friends in New York and one of the most famous TV shows in the world. They are the member of FRIENDS! From the left, this is Joey, Phoebe, Ross, Rachel, Chandler, and Monica.

They are always hanging out at this coffee shop called CENTRAL PERK!! They talk something about their life, like their job , colleagues , future , etc. This is Ross , Phoebe , Monica and Chandler!

See? They love it here! Rachel , Monica and Phoebe. They seem to be talking about some girly thing.
Phoebe and Joey! They are very close friends! What I noticed is all listeners in these three pictures are trying to listen carefully and look into speaker's eyes! I think it makes them friendly and comfortable only in the above three pictures.

The Purpose of my Blog

The purpose of my blog is to write about my opinion about Friends, American life , culture, and slang and so on from my who aren't American,but Japaniese veiw. I will write about the difference between American life and Japanese life. I suppose my blog is useful for Japanese who learn English or are interested in American life, and American who are interested in Japanese thought or want to see American life objectively.