Ask a Yank (non political questions) thread.

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

If Premier league games are getting expensive then that is one thing they have in common with NFL games - those are CRAZY expensive! Parking alone for SoFi (Rams and Chargers) is $100. NBA games are crazy expensive too. Baseball is not bad, and NHL is a bargain. I attend a couple of Anaheim Ducks games a season and I can get seats for those games for the same price I paid their first year in the league (<$30). Parking too - $20 for the "official" parking, but it's easy to find parking for $10 a short walk away.

It tends to follow how well they are doing too though I can't speak for every team.

When Sporting KC (soccer) first started the prices were very well priced, the stadium built does have a good thing going for it in that there isn't really a bad seat, in any case as they started proving to be good the pricing went up. After the Royals won the 2015 World Series the following year the ticket pricing was high and stayed high until they went back to being a not so good team. When the Chiefs started winning and then won the 2020 Super Bowl the following season's ticket were high and have stayed high since, some games less than others but the overall trend being as the team was winning interest increased and so did pricing.

 

[Lucys dad]

It tends to follow how well they are doing too though I can't speak for every team.

When Sporting KC (soccer) first started the prices were very well priced, the stadium built does have a good thing going for it in that there isn't really a bad seat, in any case as they started proving to be good the pricing went up. After the Royals won the 2015 World Series the following year the ticket pricing was high and stayed high until they went back to being a not so good team. When the Chiefs started winning and then won the 2020 Super Bowl the following season's ticket were high and have stayed high since, some games less than others but the overall trend being as the team was winning interest increased and so did pricing.

Sporting KC got one of our ( Dundee United) well loved Strikers, Johnny Russell. Legend

 

[Lumpy1106]

It tends to follow how well they are doing too though I can't speak for every team.

When Sporting KC (soccer) first started the prices were very well priced, the stadium built does have a good thing going for it in that there isn't really a bad seat, in any case as they started proving to be good the pricing went up. After the Royals won the 2015 World Series the following year the ticket pricing was high and stayed high until they went back to being a not so good team. When the Chiefs started winning and then won the 2020 Super Bowl the following season's ticket were high and have stayed high since, some games less than others but the overall trend being as the team was winning interest increased and so did pricing.

That's true to an extent - going to a Kings game is going to cost you more than going to a Ducks game. Going to see the Red Sox play in Fenway is going to cost more than seeing the Angels play. I just find that NFL and NBA as a whole has crossed a line and those games are by-and-large unaffordable to the common fan.

 

[Kate_45]

I have a red coat. It's not because I wanted everyone to know I supported Manchester United, and indeed no one would look at it and think my coat was a statement on my sporting affiliations. It's just a coat. Most people have different jackets for different types of weather (as opposed to different social occasions) and will want to wear their warm coat to every occasion that demands it. Black is versatile. You can wear it to school, work, job interviews, funerals. That's why we make and buy so many black coats.

The idea of someone choosing to buy a jacket of their favourite football team as opposed to a scarf or shirt makes me giggle a little as it's just not done here. They would look like Joey from Friends when he was wearing all the car merchandise. (Sudden thought, was that less funny in america as some people buy jackets to match their cars??) If someone was making a sketch show it might be how they would signify a tourist attending a match.

But it's not something I've ever thought about before. Well noticed.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Questions for today?

 

[tony67]

So back to the tipping stuff as I was just in Portugal where tipping a euro or two on meal is very much appreciated. (Not the UK I know but lots of folks from the UK in Porto - more Americans than UK this trip though - which was really odd to me)
We at at one place- just a high end pizzeria in Porto and I think we left like 3.5 euro - just rounded it up from 51.50 to 55 and she really appreciated it. The service was excellent and in the states I would not have had an issue leaving 20% and the waitress would not have even said thanks. We went back 9 days later and she remembered us and took great care of us again.

We did a day trip to Guimarães and ate at a Michelin star restaurant - I cant believe how many Michelin star restaurants are in small towns in Portugal - its pretty amazing - we ate at three on our trip and twice at 34 in Guimarães. Anyway we had a meal with wine and multiple tapas. a main and a dessert. The meal was incredible and the bill was only 91 Euros. I heard heard that in a nice restaurant in Portugal you should leave about 10% so I round it up to 100 and the waitress was so appreciative. She said people usually leave a euro or two. Honestly in the states that meal would have cost at least twice as much is not more and if I tipped 20% it would just be expected. We came back a few days later - the meal was so good we did a second day trip to Guimarães. It was a different server - but the host remembered us and took great care of us. (that said you don't want to over tip as the local get annoyed and it messes up things for them - so I always research the tipping culture before I go to a country)

This is how tipping is meant to work - good service and food gets a good tip - not an expected tip.
And the staff truly appreciate the tip.

So many times just leaving a couple of Euro and the waiter\waitress said thanks thanks very generous - now maybe they always say that IDK - but still its nice to see the tip appreciated.

 

[SnowBeast]

So back to the tipping stuff as I was just in Portugal where tipping a euro or two on meal is very much appreciated. (Not the UK I know but lots of folks from the UK in Porto - more Americans than UK this trip though - which was really odd to me)
We at at one place- just a high end pizzeria in Porto and I think we left like 3.5 euro - just rounded it up from 51.50 to 55 and she really appreciated it. The service was excellent and in the states I would not have had an issue leaving 20% and the waitress would not have even said thanks. We went back 9 days later and she remembered us and took great care of us again.

We did a day trip to Guimarães and ate at a Michelin star restaurant - I cant believe how many Michelin star restaurants are in small towns in Portugal - its pretty amazing - we ate at three on our trip and twice at 34 in Guimarães. Anyway we had a meal with wine and multiple tapas. a main and a dessert. The meal was incredible and the bill was only 91 Euros. I heard heard that in a nice restaurant in Portugal you should leave about 10% so I round it up to 100 and the waitress was so appreciative. She said people usually leave a euro or two. Honestly in the states that meal would have cost at least twice as much is not more and if I tipped 20% it would just be expected. We came back a few days later - the meal was so good we did a second day trip to Guimarães. It was a different server - but the host remembered us and took great care of us. (that said you don't want to over tip as the local get annoyed and it messes up things for them - so I always research the tipping culture before I go to a country)

This is how tipping is meant to work - good service and food gets a good tip - not an expected tip.
And the staff truly appreciate the tip.

So many times just leaving a couple of Euro and the waiter\waitress said thanks thanks very generous - now maybe they always say that IDK - but still it’s nice to see the tip appreciated.

Just THIS. This is the way tipping SHOULD work. If you read any of my posts you’ll know my absolute number one hate of the US is the insane tipping culture. I hear all this rubbish about ‘oh you need to tip to make up a server’s wages’ etc, but that’s not how tipping should work. A tip should be a small gesture of appreciation to somebody for doing something above expectation. Somebody bringing out my food and clearing the plates is just called doing your job, it’s nothing that deserves 20% on top of the meal price. But if I’m just rounding up a couple of dollars, I don’t mind, as long as they’ve done their job and been polite. Tipping 20% to somebody for doing their job is just nuts.