Thank you barbage and CANADAMOMMY!
It is indeed interresting to see the difference between countries.
Even within Denmark, a huge country with it's 16,562.1 sq mi ;-)
a cashier or customer at a supermarket in the four larger cities is regarded as very weird if they greet each other, but in the province the opposite is the case.
In Sweden you'd often say a bit more and in Germany and the UK you'd basically always would say more. In Germany the hello/goodbye greeting also differs according to which part of the country you are in. In the south you'd say "Grüß Gott", meaning God bless, when you're done and leaving for instance.
The French can be very strange in my opinion as well. I love the country, but some of their standards and views on service are seemingly very strange. Did get good and very patient service at a SFR phone store, by US/UK standards, last year though.
The US way of almost always tipping, or expecting a tip, is also very different from the norm in Europe. France is probably the country where tips are most likely expected in addition to any bill or service, but it is still considered something that reflects what you thought of the service you received.
- Nick
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Shopping the UK, Denmark and Sweden as well as elsewhere at times.