EBSe 생활영어 시즌4 - 614

Unit 614. Eating out in the U.S. includes tipping.

< 본문 >

When it comes to dining out or eating out, the biggest difference between the United States and the rest of the world has to be the tipping culture.

English On The Go

If I'm not mistaken, the biggest difference between

dining out or eating out here in the United States versus the rest of the world has to be the tipping culture.

When I was a young boy, 15 percent was standard operating procedure

to tip a waiter or waitress or a server at the end of your meal.

Somewhere in the last five to ten years, though, 15 percent turned into 20 percent.

This is now the norm here when you go out to eat,

and it doesn't even have to be a fine-dining restaurant.

Do I agree with this? Not really anymore.

I feel like when I lived in Korea, the service that I received from my server at any particular restaurant

was just as good as the service I receive here.

They would go running to fetch something for me if I asked for it.

And the only difference was that at the end of the night,

your bill was smaller in Korea than it is here.

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versus ~와 대조해서

operating 운영상의, 경영상의

procedure 절차

standard operating procedure 작전 규정

norm 표준, 일반적인 것

ex) That's the norm in this country.

fine-dining 고급 식당

fetch 가지고 오다

ex) I will fetch you some water.

 

< Pattern Practice >

* somewhere in the last ~  :  지난 ~동안에

1) 그건 지난 2시간 사이에 사라졌어요.

It disappeared somewhere in the last two hours.

2) 지난달 언젠가, 그들은 사귀기 시작했어요.

Somewhere in the last month, they started dating.

 

 

* just as ~ as ~  :  ~만큼이나 ~한

1) 당신은 그들과 똑같이 똑똑해요.

You're just as smart as they are.

2) 그 방은 바깥과 똑같이 덥게 느껴졌어요.

The room felt just as hot as outside.

 

< 알쏭달쏭 한마디 >

완전 바가지요금이었어요.

That was a rip-off.