Little Differences: floor numbering

In Europe ground floor is usually considered the level 0 while in the USA ground floor is numero uno.

Little differences: card payments

One of the things that has confused me the most here In the USA is the way card transactions are handled in restaurants and bars. The transaction happens in the following way:
1. Waiter hands me the bill
2. I hand him my debit card
3. He swipes it and gives me a receipt with a field for tip, total and signature
4. I fill the receipt, sign it and leave

The waiter then has to input the tip on the machine. If he mistypes it I will only find out by checking my bank account statement (if I ever do that).

Never seen this in Europe... In Europe I confirm the amount on the terminal, add tip and then finish by typing my PIN.

US vs British English

Some different use of words I've noticed so far:

• Subway vs Tube or Underground
• Cafeteria vs Canteen
• Trash vs Rubbish
• Apartment vs Flat
• Line vs Queue

There are also some interesting pronunciations, like the word mobile. Here they almost say moble, in the UK is mobIle, where the I is more pronounced.

Little Differences

After 6 weeks in the USA I've been noticing a few interesting little differences between here and Europe. First one was the use of certain different words. I'll keep registering them here under the little-differences label. Stay tuned.

Meanwhile, some little differences noticed by Vincent (Travolta):