We recently asked Europeans of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us the common things about American restaurants that are actually kinda strange. Here are the surprising — and entertaining — results: Note: Some responses were pulled from this Reddit thread by u/nobboi . 1.
"I don't find eating out in the US a leisurely experience. You can't have a personal conversation because the waiting staff are constantly interrupting, and you're usually in and out in less than an hour and tip like $20 a person for this 'experience.'" — bubblyelephant984 2.
"The free refills. Went to a restaurant with my dad (both German) and all of a sudden, the waiter took away my drink with another perfectly good sip in it, and I must have looked pretty shocked. It was only then that my dad explained to me that you guys have free refills.
" — AnLe21 3. "You get those huge, nasty, freezing chlorine waters whenever you go to a restaurant. Y'all really like drinking that?" — mellie06 4.
"It's weird how Americans call a main course an 'entrée' when entrée means starter/appetizers/first course in French. You can call it what you want, but it just seems odd to pick the wrong term from French." — copperghoul948 5.
"I was shocked that my card was taken away when it came to paying. Bring the machine to the table so that I can keep my card in sight, thank you!" — martinwilliams "The lack of chip and pin and contactless payments! I often go months without using my physical card due to Apple Pay, and.