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While many restaurants or hotels that are foreign to those in the USA have a lot of similar qualities, they all have unique qualities. In Canada, there are a number of these qualities, even at the fast-food level. Some of the things an American might experience in a restaurant in Canada can be quite surprising, and can cause some awkward moments if one doesn't know them ahead of time.
One of these differences is the price you pay. Since the USD is stronger than the Canadian dollar, the prices in Canada are higher. When you convert your USD to the Canadian version, you'll get more, but when you spend it, you'll spend more. In the case of going out to eat, some of the prices that you'd be familiar with might seem astronomically higher, when they're generally the same before conversion.
Another thing that confuses foreigners is the included tip. When paying your bill, you might notice that it has the tip already calculated and added into what you have to pay. It may not be what you usually pay for a tip, but usually goes by a universal rate that most people are okay with. It also helps eliminate the inquiry of whether to leave the tip on the table or to put it on your card. Regardless of what method you chose, you'll know that you're leaving a tip and that your server is getting it.
Part of the experience of going to a foreign restaurant is eating foreign food that you won't get in your native country. Canada has it's own share of unique foods, but it also (conveniently enough) shares some of the same foods you'll see in both France and the UK because of the history they have with those countries. Therefore, when going to a Canadian restaurant, you can get several cultures at once.
Fast-food is very different in Canada than it is in America as well. Their menus may be relatively the same, but they are likely to have added things onto it, like beer, for example. Others may be just as surprising, and are likely to produce mixed feelings from one tourist to another, but all are both unique and interesting.
An example of something that might be surprising is the use of the metric system. It might make something you'd see in a regular fast-food place different enough to be confusing. A steak, for example, is weighed in ounces in America, and many people know the size of a steak by that. On a metric scale, it can be harder to understand.
Like any culture, there are some food that are more popular, either because of how they're prepared, how readily available they are, or whatever the reason. In Canada, cheese and beer are some of those foods and make their way onto most restaurant menus in one way or another. Even some franchised places may offer their food differently based on these national favorites.
No matter what restaurants and hotels you go to in Canada, the experience is still unique in its own way. In many ways, it can be hard to understand or get used to, but that's because food means something different to Canadians than it does to Americans. They treat food as more of an art, where in America they treat is as a time consuming necessity. It's just one of the many ways that make the foreign restaurant experience a reason to travel. - 24553
One of these differences is the price you pay. Since the USD is stronger than the Canadian dollar, the prices in Canada are higher. When you convert your USD to the Canadian version, you'll get more, but when you spend it, you'll spend more. In the case of going out to eat, some of the prices that you'd be familiar with might seem astronomically higher, when they're generally the same before conversion.
Another thing that confuses foreigners is the included tip. When paying your bill, you might notice that it has the tip already calculated and added into what you have to pay. It may not be what you usually pay for a tip, but usually goes by a universal rate that most people are okay with. It also helps eliminate the inquiry of whether to leave the tip on the table or to put it on your card. Regardless of what method you chose, you'll know that you're leaving a tip and that your server is getting it.
Part of the experience of going to a foreign restaurant is eating foreign food that you won't get in your native country. Canada has it's own share of unique foods, but it also (conveniently enough) shares some of the same foods you'll see in both France and the UK because of the history they have with those countries. Therefore, when going to a Canadian restaurant, you can get several cultures at once.
Fast-food is very different in Canada than it is in America as well. Their menus may be relatively the same, but they are likely to have added things onto it, like beer, for example. Others may be just as surprising, and are likely to produce mixed feelings from one tourist to another, but all are both unique and interesting.
An example of something that might be surprising is the use of the metric system. It might make something you'd see in a regular fast-food place different enough to be confusing. A steak, for example, is weighed in ounces in America, and many people know the size of a steak by that. On a metric scale, it can be harder to understand.
Like any culture, there are some food that are more popular, either because of how they're prepared, how readily available they are, or whatever the reason. In Canada, cheese and beer are some of those foods and make their way onto most restaurant menus in one way or another. Even some franchised places may offer their food differently based on these national favorites.
No matter what restaurants and hotels you go to in Canada, the experience is still unique in its own way. In many ways, it can be hard to understand or get used to, but that's because food means something different to Canadians than it does to Americans. They treat food as more of an art, where in America they treat is as a time consuming necessity. It's just one of the many ways that make the foreign restaurant experience a reason to travel. - 24553
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