British cars wear bonnets. Americans live in the hood.

Rikkitic:

 

British cars wear bonnets. Americans live in the hood.

 

 

 

Where are the hats, I say.....😬

Timely to pull out this old chestnut.  (Some of it is a bit out of date, sorry.)

John Cleese's Letter To America 

Geektastic: Taxes. I'm in Houston for two days and the taxes on my hotel bill amount to the equivalent of NZ$76 per DAY!

Geektastic: Taxes. I'm in Houston for two days and the taxes on my hotel bill amount to the equivalent of NZ$76 per DAY!

eracode:

Geektastic: Taxes. I'm in Houston for two days and the taxes on my hotel bill amount to the equivalent of NZ$76 per DAY!

...... because it’s a $2,000 per night hotel?

Geektastic: Taxes. I'm in Houston for two days and the taxes on my hotel bill amount to the equivalent of NZ$76 per DAY!

Shoulda stayed at a back packers.

It is a backpackers. It is Texas, after all.

Pegs - fail in UV light.

Vodafone cutomers systems.

$100 for the room and $1900 for ‘extras’.

Geektastic: Taxes. I'm in Houston for two days and the taxes on my hotel bill amount to the equivalent of NZ$76 per DAY!

 

What's the difference? Most countries use an inclusive tax - GST, VAT. The tax is already in the consumer's price. It's just different there and you know how much you are paying. We have this here anyway.

I rather like our GST, at least you pay what you see, no need for crazy calculations at the checkout.

Companies that claim that they value your feedback while simultaneously making it as difficult as possible to provide that feedback.

eracode:

Geektastic: Taxes. I'm in Houston for two days and the taxes on my hotel bill amount to the equivalent of NZ$76 per DAY!

...... because it’s a $2,000 per night hotel?

Behodar:

 

Companies that claim that they value your feedback while simultaneously making it as difficult as possible to provide that feedback.

 

They never said they value it highly. Just at zero. Trash. Why make it easy for people to leave their trash?