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AEE Bonus: Learn English in 2026 Like You’d Train for an Ironman

Get our 2026 English Mastery Bundle, our best offer of the year. Save 50% on our intermediate to advanced learning plan. Get B1, B2, and C1 English Fluency courses plus bonuses. Get a clear learning plan for the full 9-12 months plus AI practice and community practice with teac ... Show More

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Yesterday

AEE 2519: Don't Take It Literally! Four New English Expressions

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Nov 24

AEE 2518: Fish and Company! English Phrases for Overstaying Your Welcome

Get our 2026 English Mastery Bundle, our best offer of the year. Save 50% on our intermediate to advanced learning plan. Get B1, B2, and C1 English Fluency courses plus bonuses. Get a clear learning plan for the full 9-12 months plus AI practice and community practice with teache ... Show More

17m 17s

Mar 2021

Should the US abandon tipping?

President Biden has pledged to scrap the 'tipped wage' in the US - a salary system where diners effectively subsidise waiters' wages.It's a move that's divided restaurant staff across the country. Tamasin Ford hears from those who want a higher minimum wage and an end to a system ... Show More

26m 43s

Apr 2023

How Covid shifted US tipping

Has people using less cash and higher tip suggestions on pay terminals increased expectation on customers? Tipping has a long history in the United States, but there is evidence that the coronavirus pandemic has changed the culture and percentages involved. Presenter Rick Kelsey ... Show More

17m 29s

Mar 2017

Phrases - at the restaurant in Portugal

How to get seated at the restaurant. How to order food and drinks. How to complain. How to pay. How to leave a tip. Access related resources: www.portugueselab.com/subscribe

10m 18s

Jun 2022

Elementary | Clearing the Table

<p>A vain flap of the hand. A loud throat clear. A futile effort at eye contact. You want a waiter and you want one now. How you gonna find one? That's right. Start hollering. Hey, you're not tipping so you get what you pay for. Here's how to ask your waiter to clear your dishes ... Show More

16m 33s

Aug 2023

#6 | Do You Believe In Tipping? 💸

Learn English Faster By Having 1:1 Private Conversations With Zach Over Video Chat - https://www.speakenglishwithzach.com/ Vocabulary: Tipping is the act of giving an amount of money to someone who has provided a service, especially in a hotel or restaurant. First-hand means from ... Show More

8m 33s

Jun 2024

To tip or not to tip: Who should pay service workers?

Tip culture is at a tipping point in the US, with more opportunities than ever to tip. However, some have decided not to tip at all…anywhere. So tipping influencers aside, who should pay service workers a liveable wage? Plus: Toys R Us taps ChatGPT and Volkswagen invests $5B in E ... Show More

16m 13s

May 2023

177. How To Navigate a Meal With Colleagues

<p>You're on a business trip to an English speaking country or the common language is English. You've got to go for a meal with colleagues and you really want to make sure you say the right thing when you are at the restaurant and not make a mistake Sound familiar? This came up i ... Show More

24m 18s

Aug 2022

How do we fix the restaurant tipping system? with Saru Jayaraman

How often do you go back and forth over how much to tip at the end of a meal? Depending on the state, in the U.S. that choice could be the difference between a livable income or financial mayhem for the workers who served and prepared your meal. But why do consumers have such pow ... Show More

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AEE 288: To Tip or Not to Tip at an Amer...