American reacts to Europeans ROASTING America
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To be totally honest, and no disrespect to you, but only a American would be surprised that other countries actually know what is going on in America. Every European,and every Australian, and every Canadian, and every New Zealander, and every Pacific Islander, and every Asian knows what is going on in every other country on the planet. It’s only Americans that don’t know, and what’s more; simply don’t care. That’s why you are surprised.
Yeah… America is a famous country plus we always see news about what’s happening in America everyday…
It's good that some Americans, like Ryan, genuinely want to learn about the rest of the world. However, there are far too few of them. In fact most people seem happy to live in a bubble, knowing very little about the outside world and what it thinks of them. For instance, I think a very high percentage of Americans would be shocked to learn that Donald Trump is massively despised in most other countries.
On ordinary news programmes we get info about other countries. It seems that US news is only about US. No other country exists!
I tend to think that news outlets as well as print and online media are deliberately withholding information on and about other countries to the U.S. public. They don't think it interesting enough to make people watch or read it, and because everything there is about viewing/reading figures and they money attached to it, it just doesn't appeal to the broader public, hence, it's skipped entirely. Unless it's really, really big, breaking news regarding other countries, the U.S. simply won't be informed. A very lone bubble they live in, sadly. Out of touch.
The old saying is true: Ignorance is bliss (compared to many other First World Countries, US citizens have much more to worry about than we do, ie politics, health, etc.).
It's not perfect here, but their problems make me feel grateful to live in Canada.
Europeans in general :
1970/80thies : I like to visit or live in the U.S . Great country.
2020thies: No way i'm going to that madhouse ! 😅
Yep. Mirrors my thoughts exactly.
exactly.
_No way i'm going to that madhouse !_ Exactly. Me too.
In the 1980's I lived there with my family. We had a great time and nothing whatsoever unpleasant happened to us. Each time I arrived at the airport (JFK or SFO), after about a 20 minute wait, the officer said " Welcome to America and enjoy your stay" or something similar and stamped my passport. I travelled extensively in the US and it enriched my life.
I could not imagine wanting to go there now.
And that was their goal all along
Jep!
NZer here - just want to say I admire your reaction to this video - you do it with an open mind and gracefully, and it's genuinely nice to see an American reflect (instead of declaring or entertaining). I see a lot of frustration in the comments from us, the other countries in the world - you just happen to be the American in the line of fire who might listen; please don't take it personally ;). Here's my bit: I always thought cheerleading was an American thing - we don't really have it here, and in Japan I would dare say it came when baseball came to Japan along with other Americanisations after WW2. Colossal portion sizes like popcorn and drinks aren't found here - from our point of view it looks like your food corporations are trying to kill you and your kids by overfeeding, diabetes and malnutrition. Your healthcare looks horrendous to us - here emergency healthcare for the public is free, and important medicines subsidised or free, so that as many people who need medical care can get it. Your system where you can sue people or have guns also seems to us like setting your country up for a free-for-all rat race where you are pitting people against one another. We have a system where treatment for injury by accidents are subsidised by the state and suing or having guns isn't really something that people do nor encouraged by law. I'm blown away that employees can be fired without notice, or that people have to make money from tips - it feels like a human rights infringement for us. Here, there are laws protecting people from that - usually there is a minimum notice period for letting people go, and a minimum wage is set by law (it's not a great amount but it's something). In short, to us, regular Americans seem so enslaved by a system that works against them rather than for them - by their education, their debts, their fear of each other, while being brainwashed with words like 'freedom', 'great' and 'patriotism'. NZ isn't perfect either - but there's something wrong when a government is using its people instead of serving its people.
I lived in NZ for 5 years and I must say that I never ever faced so much hate, racism, and prejudice in all my life. I worked for many companies and I swear to God the things I've heard, and the attacks still make me cry. Of course I've met many good people but they even physically abused me and the police did NOTHING! I must say NZ is wonderful but White people must learn that we are not that bad, In the US I've been so well treated, so welcomed that I can't thank them enough, period.
In Germany we have the word “Fremdschämen”. That means to be ashamed if someone else does something really silly or disgusting. So I totally understand that nice Lady from the Netherlands. I know why she is ashamed of Mr. Trump even if she is not American. 😑
In the Netherlands we have a similar thing "Vervangende Schaamte" loosly translated to "Replacement Shame" or "vicarious embarrassment" or in more conversational english "To Cringe". As in 'The lies Trump was trying to sell to his followers was so cringe it was hard to watch.'
Or 'Biden's administrations financial ideas are so cringe. I'm sure they're gonna bankrupt the country '
LOVE TRUMP! He has done more for our country than any other president. Even black Americans are voting for him and we are sick of all the illegals coming to our country. We are sick of foreigners talking shit about us and most are just jealous. More people try to move to the USA than any other country legally or not.
I think the translation wasn’t correct, it should have been embarrassed
Plaatsvervangende schaamte. Place-replacing shame.
In English it's called cringe. Or before 2020, secondhand embarrassment.
There is so much segregation in America. It was never a melting pot, that was always a myth.
yes... too much diversity... too many minorities.
certainly not the melting pot of the world they way the USA thinks of themselves.
Yep, Trump showed us that much of the USA has been hiding the same old racist attitudes.
We segregate based upon safety of communities and $$$$.... but you can often substitute race as a proxy......
@@steve19811the safety from race mixing. 🫠
We Dutch are direct, we don't roast anybody, it's just the way we are.
There is a difference between roasting and speaking your honest mind.
Once upon a time, we all dreamt about America, but that's a very long time ago.
Never in American history has the political system been more dysfunctional than right now.
The quality of especially republican politicians is so poor, one would think they had found all their candidates in mental asylums.
As a German, I would even say that all these comments were still formulated in a very friendly way.
And I love that about you guys!
i agree as a dutch person myself
@@TheChiefEngExcept maybe during a period called the Civil War, the situiation during this time was more dysfunctional then now.
Segregation is not just racial. From the outside, one sees so much social segregation in the US. Someone called the country the Divided States of America.
It’s easy to say that if you aren’t American. Many European countries don’t have large percentages of foreigners. The majority of your countries aren’t full of people that don’t look like you. And don’t get too high minded many of you are prejudice to what is different. It’s easy to judge America because it’s put on display for the world. What goes on in your country is not broadcasted for the world to see.
Except of the Cheerleaders. we (Europeans) also don't promote our kids into beauty industry such as "beauty peasant " ... we consider it as awful for kids
Beauty *peasant* ? Funny! But you're right, it's messed up.
@nvmffs it's a "child beauty pageant" haha my bad to write peasant
But yeah... wtf
I feel cheerleaders in real life are much different in American from what media show us tho.
The uniform aren’t so short and sexualize as they show in movies etc.
they are normal uniform with gymnastic shorts 🩳 and a skirt over it.
Also being a cheerleader there it’s seem to be more like do sports you are an athlete as much as you are a gymnast or stuff. If you go to a gym and start gymnastics 🤸🏻♀️ you should find gymnastics suits similar I think 🤷🏻♀️
Here in Italy for example we simply don’t have as much sport in our school. We have 2 hours of general gymnastics per week and people often just follow what the teachers decide to do and we are mostly all equal, we can’t really decide what to do (even if sometimes the teacher let you chose).
I practice football, volleyball, basketball, volano, Zumba dance, frisbee, we also had a gym with weights…
But beside those 2 hours, we had some volleyball tournament, but that’s it. We don’t have the sport culture in school American have. If you want to practice sport you can find something out of school. 🤷🏻♀️
@Sim0sama i cannot agree or disagree with you because i have no idea how things work at schools in Italy. But my point is , that in Europe we don't sexualize young girls and kids for the show.
Cheerleading fundamentally, is an activity for girls to entertain men while they view a sport.
That's all we need to know! Gymnastics is a totally different thing. Girls train for a purpose. For a competition. For a medal. Its s sport.
And don't let me start with the "beauty pageant " ...
We should organise a European beauty pheasant, with beautiful birds.
Cheerleaders are not a thing in Europe.
And the point the woman was making was that schools focus on the perfect body….it is almost body shaming. Also, those beauty pageants for young girls is disgusting.
And they're only thing in Japan (the country he mentioned) because America took them there.
@@pauli2169na its just stupid woke bs. Now they want to abuse obesity... and thats a really big problem.
Dont see people racking down on the boys for having good health and bodys... such a bad argument with the cheerleaders.
Its just for people to have something to complain about.
@@laves820🥱 yawn.
🤣🤣🤣 Hell it aint🤘🤣
Australia is a lot further away from Europe than America, but we're not cut off from the world.
Gary genuine question, unlike the USA is there a lot of international news broadcast in Australia as there is in the UK?
@@neilboulton9813 I can say there's less in Canada than you get in Europe. Our international news is very dominated by our single large and loud neighbour. I watch BBC, Deutsche Welle, and Al Jazeera for better global news.
On the other hand, we DO hear about every big disaster, many weather events, and even elections in major countries. That's more than our neighbours get.
@neilboulton9813 Yes. We have a great deal of interest in the rest of the world, as we know that what happens elsewhere can affect us, just as it can affect you. I suppose, we are usually better prepared, because we see it coming.
@@neilboulton9813we only have 5 free to air tv channels (each with their own spin offs), but one channel is dedicated to international news, movies etc. Of course not everything is reported, but enough to keep us informed.
@@tristanridley1601Yeah, our international news tend to be very US centric (not necessarily only about US, but also the shit they get up to around the world). With the internet, though, it's very easy to keep up to date on world news if you have any interest.
Dutch chick here :) Hallo!
I've been to different parts of the US and although I do like it there, I'm insanely happy I don't live there. I've met insanely nice people, some who actually took me in on a later trip back. I'm an ice hockey fan and I've comfortable sat between fans from the opposite teams and made conversation about the sport and my trip to go see my team. That's something that would be incomprehensible here, at least when it comes to voetbal (soccer).
What goes wrong, in my opinion, is that the country doesn't take care of its citizens. And the mindset of Americans is ruined by it. Even if the government would finally open their eyes and accept a socialistic approach. Their perceived loss of freedom, loss of choice, etc will keep people from accepting a better world. We, here in Europe, have so many negative feelings towards the US because we see how good the system works here in our own countries. And we see the resistance Americans have against a similar way of changing their country for their own good. Why would you fight against change for the better? So we call them dumb, and ignorant. What also doesn't help is that the US thinks of itself as the best country in the world, so the views of the people living there never reach beyond their own borders. As many people here in the comments remark, the typical American has little to no knowledge about the rest of the world. They don't know any better.
The dualistic approach to politics also stands in the way of bettering the country. I'm not sure how exactly it works in other European countries, but in The Netherlands we have (too) many political parties. Which also means that there is always a party that will represent you more closely then if you only had the possibility to choose between two; democratic or republican. To form a lasting cabinet the parties that share similar views will be forced to work together and that encourages cooperation.
Ok, I'll shut up now. ADHD mind set free ;)
Love the closing comment as I was just thinking; this could be an adhd' er 😂 no offense, I just feel less weird in this moment 😅❤
I received a very good welcome during my trips to the USA and I found the people to be quite friendly. I'm in my 50s now and have traveled a lot in Asia, Europe and the United States too. What I learned is that everywhere like here in my country in France, there are wonderful people and idiots. Everywhere I've gone it's been like that.
3:08 European (Dane) here. We feel ashamed because america and the northern europe is considered our closest allies. It is like watching the oldest brother in the family going off the rails. It is scary because facts are that you are the biggest economy and warmachine in the world. It is like watching the guy with the keys for the gunlocker go crazy without being able to do anything. We keep trying to tell you how to fix things but we just get labelled as communists. lol
-I love that more and more americans seem to be aware that the two-party system only benefits the rich and corporations.
Well said. And they are gonna elect their butcher. Cheers from Germany.
Thats just bs. Dont rack down on the US... you as a dane should maybe stay seated in the boat if you godnatt talk about war history...
Perfect description. It's genuinely scary to think how much power the US has and how poorly capable they are to handle it responsibly.
Well said! The difference is that in Europe the most incomprehensible, uneducated people vote for the left, in the US they vote for republicans.
Speak for yourself, central and eastern Europe aupports Trump and conservative approach, Polish people love Trump
The reason we know so much about the general (political) landscape in the US and their problems, is because Americans are (annoyingly) loud about it. There's almost no avoiding it. Americans think everything in the world revolves around them.
America is about as far west as you can get from the Central population of the world, always playing catchup, always 5-8 hours behind UCT, always so loud cus they can't afford their phone bills
That's a bad take tho, it's not the US that is loud it's the fact that we pay attention to all they say and broadcast their news far more than any foreign country's regardless of which European country you're in, it's us that make them loud.
@@pm-5565 no they are loud enough for us to hear them, but not heard.
In other words we cock a deaf-un
America is great. To Americans.
@@arnoldarnold4944 Unless you're sick or unemployed.
I can totally feel why the lady @3:00 says that she feels ashamed. It's like when you're going out with a friend to a party and he or she says or does something really stupid in public and you feel ashamed on their behalf because you are close friends. Americans don't seem to understand that many people here in Europe consider them as a befriended nation and important part of the western world community. The american attitude becomes clear @1:26 when Ryan said something like: "We only keep up with our own stuff, we're not part of Europe and it's far away." Two completely differnt mindsets...
It is another example of their general superiority complex
Random guy: “Americans are louder than Europeans”
Spain: “I beg your pardon?” 😂
I believe (us) Greeks and Italians are the loudest 😂
@@harantokou I've been in Italy, and I didn't see much difference between Spaniard and Italian loudness. I think we can share the first position in "the loudest countries" list 😂
@@kazunechan I guess you are right, it's a common shared trait 😅
They're loud in a different way, though. Spanish and Italians do raise their voice when they're talking in a fun, social setting, but Americans somehow manage to be loud without doing so. I don't know how to explain it. It's just...if you stop a Spanish person on the street and ask them something, they're using their "indoor voice". An American's voice in the same situation just booms. So for me, the loudness of southern Europeans is easier to tolerate since it's situation-specific whereas the American one almost seems like they're just unaware of their surroundings. Like a deaf person not realising how loud they're speaking.
@@miraj5569 oh! I didn’t know that! I’m Spanish and we’ve been told multiple times that we speak very load in comparison to other countries
My son went to the US about 15 years ago to work free for sixth months with a voluntary organisation. The first thing that happened to him was a customs officer demanding why he was coming to America to steal jobs.
He liked the people he stayed with and people he worked with but said they were just paranoid about their own society. They couldn’t believe he walked to and from work even though it was only a five minute walk. They warned him he was risking being mugged.
When a work colleague drove him through the town and his car broke down in a predominantly black area the man was terrified. My son couldn’t understand it. When my son go out of the car to speak to a black stranger he said his work colleague became almost hysterical. My son could not believe that one section of US society is so afraid of another section and he has lived in London for many years. This was just a small town.
My son was glad to come home after the six months.
London is a massive city.
A colleague was in London and in Paris, and they were also afraid to go out at night. I have not been there personally, but London seems to me to be an extremely dangerous city, I often see videos from there where people are mugged.
Je me souviens ma première fois à New York, nous demandons en anglais un renseignement à un homme....j'ai cru qu'il allait appeler la police.
Your son couldn't understand it bcs he haven't lived with blacks
@@lesjolissouvenirs7751 English language please.
Can you imagine a European explaining how they know nothing about the US because Europe is 51 separate countries, and the US is such a long way away?
right??!!
Right ??? Americans always have the weirdest excuses for their ignorance. The other day I was correcting an American (a UA-camr) who was talking like Europe is a single country and when I explained to him that it's not the case, he said he couldn't know because he has never been there and I was like "Hmmm, WHAT ?? 🤨".
Oh, I almost forgot how some girl came at me in another discussion being all angry because according to her, we can't know/learn things if we never saw them with our very own eyes. Americans... 😂😂😂
@@shizukagozen777 And you don't actually know what it's like in America because chances are you've never set foot there. Meanwhile I've been living in Europe for the better part of a decade and will absolutely call you out on your BS.
I didn't say I know nothing about Europe, I was thinking through why other American's don't
They know more about America than Americans :))
Americans (generally) are good-hearted. The fringes get too much attention in media - the "sane" Republicans and Democrats are the majority - but totally forgotten.
Greetings from Denmark!
No sane republicans anymore
You've never been the melting pot, you always stayed in your individual pots, e.g. China town, Harlem etc etc.
And still identifying with their great-great grand parents country of origin, despite knowing very little about it, and after 5 or 6 generations
@@francisexbrayat1458 And identifying with their ancestors AT THE TIME … i.e. a culture usually looong gone 😄
There are guys that say things like american italians are more italians than, ya know, the real ones, because they're still stuck with the old italian way or some shit like that.
@@0Clewi0 It’s a pretty common theme in diaspora families - when you move to another culture there is usually an increased need to hold on to some semblance of cultural identity - so one generation down the line, they’re referring back to something that is probably more conservative and traditional than where the home country is - and being slightly more vehement about it because it’s the one link to the past and a sense of home. But home is not a static thing, and sometimes they find out and it can be pretty tough for them. A friend of mine made a documentary about elderly immigrants and their gradual late in life realisation that the move from home was not somehow a temporary state and they are going to ultimately die and get buried in the country they’re in. But it can be pretty ambivalent for their kids who grow up in a different culture to balance this home conservatism with the secondary and tertiary socialisation ... many learn to simply flexibly change identities as per the situation, and that hybrid can become their actual identity if they can find peace with that ….
White flight is still a thing, too.
After this video.... i just had to comment. I'm Belgian (country south of the Netherlands). Everything said in this video is kind of a true reflection about what people think about the USA, but ... wow... it takes a lot of guts (from your side ) to take this in. You are brave and true ! respect!
As a fellow Belgian I concur. Although I would have mitigated some of it. Our country is far from perfect though. We have the opposite problem, we have too many governments.😅
When the guy says "no culture" he obviously means there's a lack of cultural institutions - libraries, museums, public art, even cafés or bars, arguably - in American-style residential areas. I know it's different from state to state, but many American zoning codes essentially ban mixed-use and low-income buildings from many residential areas, so you can't just walk down the block or jump on a bike to get to the local library or restaurants.
What I like about the USA? That there are also friendly and intelligent people like you.
I have met a lot of really nice there is such a huge difference between the Americans that only go to Amsterdam and the kinds I met in smaller parts of the Netherlands or at concerts. The same goes for Dutch tourists as far as I’ve seen. Most Americans I met have been cool.
When was the US a melting pot in anything other than a slogan. In the Netherlands, the UK, even in Canada, mixed race families are far, far more common than in the US. 16 percent of Dutch families are mixed race. In the US, this number is under 2 percent.
10% of Americans are mixed race.. not 2%. Source: 2020 U.S. Census
Yeah… I myself is a mixed Dutch, my father is native Dutch and my mother is actually from Asia. So I’m an Eurasian, but I grew up in Europe all my life.
These are rooky numbers. Here in Germany 39 % of families with an underaged child have at least one parent with a different ethnicity than german (Statistic bpb 2021).
I am older than 18, but same, my father was born and raised in Poland. In german city you are a rare breed, if both your parents and grandparents are born Germans :D
wow I didn't realise it was so low! Considering the US population is pretty much half white half black I would have expected it to be much higher.
@@kleinshui9082Thank goodness. The previous mix was not very beneficial to man/woman kind.Was it?WWI & II.
We “Europeans” are not surprised that you are amazed that other countries see your divided political system and citizens. Americans from an early age are made to believe in the US flag and that is the best place on Earth. Your news outlets don’t inform you about good things in other countries just to keep the status quo’s
Well, if you take into account that 3 people/corporations own all mainstream media, that explains A LOT. Also, I think it's the fault of their citizens, but at the same time, it kinda isn't. The system is already so currupt on so many levels, that it would take essencially a full on revolution to change at least some of the major problems. For example, lobbying, can you see that changing from within? The people that can change it are the ones that are paid through it, so will they change it? The medical industry, congress military industrial complex, news and information matters, the corruption on the government agencies like the CIA, NSA, FBI, HMS, so on and so forth. Without a revolution, how can you change even a part of that?
100 💯% correct
European outlets also don't inform about good things. Why? It doesn't sell as well as bad news.
The flag thing (and the best on earth) has been "borrowed" by the Italians too
Lol your opinion is invalidated with your Playlists.
😂
The ability to submit yourself to criticism is , i think, a sign of wisdom and maturity. I appreciate people that do that.
I am European, and as a whole I like Americans. Ofc there are some bad apples as everywhere but I find Americans to be quite easy to talk to and get along with even one might not agree with everything they say. They just invite you to tag along or come over to their place - Many Europeans are quite close minded in that regard. I lived in several countries in and outside of Europe and most of my friends were actually from the US haha.
I ve been to the US for the first time last year - east cost and some west coast and loved it. I def. wanna see more of that super diverse country. I would love to go to the Southwest, Pacific Northwest and the Boston area one day
I lived in the USA for a couple of years. People I met there regarded the outside world as a scary, dangerous place. I ascribed that to the group memory - their parents or the grandparents or their great grandparents came to the US to get away from something nasty - starvation, persecution, poverty..
Segregation; It exists. In big cities, if there was a problem, people would say "It's nothing to do with us - it's some Polish/Italian/black/whatever people six blocks away". Despite the fact that they are all Americans born in the US and inhabitants of the same city.
It's time for them to learn that WW2 has been over for a certain time now...
I have a friend from states who came to my country and was sad he cannot easily buy a gun here. In states he had dozens. But here it take money, time, psychological tests, paper work etc to own a gun so he bought himself 10 different knifes. he carry them around. Said he doesn't really know why. Rreal story. I don't think he know how weird it seems for a foreigner
An American soldier stationed in Romania said to me: I've been in Afghanistan, I had a rifle. I have lived in US, I always had a gun on me. I came in Romania and I don't feel the need to wear it and it feels so good.
@@Nickxxx85 It’s illegal to carry knives so if your friend ever got caught wearing any of them, they wouldn’t be allowed in most European countries ever again.
@@NaeniaNightingale You don't have ANY idea of what You talk about
From my experience, you ask a Dutch person their opinion, they're gonna give it to you straight! I love them for it.
Ask a Dane the same question and you will get the same reaction
Same in Germany. Also, if an American would ask us privately we would try to think of something positive to balance out the negative a bit.
Well you asked for it, so.... don't ask for our opinion if you can't handle perceived truths. That is Dutch logic for you, but we are also a little more nuanced than just saying everything out loud that comes to mind. We probably will say it, but cushen it a bit. with phrases like: don't take it personal, it's just my opinion, what do I know, etc.
Ritta Verdonk: Ik ben niet links, ik ben niet rechts, ik ben recht door zee. There is no literal English translation, but this shows how maritime is also tied into our directness in communication. And the VOC era our golden age, but also the struggles that came before, and after.
The sea/water and the Dutch have close bonds with the culture. Polderen, everybody has a right to their opinion its part of the democracy.
@@KrisThroughGlass Nö! That´s sugarcoating. And not typical German.
And sometimes you don't even need to ask. Yes, I'm Dutch ;)
„At least you can walk in the mall“ he says with a chuckle… ever since I came back from my exchange year in the US and after the other times I revisited the country, I always said „the most I walked was inside the malls“ 😅 I’d be a whole lot funnier if it wasn’t true 😂🙈
Cycling to France from the Netherlands is quite an easy thing. Amsterdam to Paris is about 550 km (=340 miles). So for a somewhat fit cyclist on a proper bike with heavy camping gear it takes about 4-5 days if you ride half of the daylight hours in summer. Sleeping in hostels/hotels or having very lightweight camping gear will get it down to 3 days and if you are a good athlete you can do it in 24 hours.
But how do you know what exactly you need where you can sleep and how much money you need, I never know how to find that out
In American newspapers, you have a Local section for your city, a National section for your state and an International section for the U.S. news. There is actually practically nothing on news outside America!
Thats scary
@@rh-yf6cg nah just egoistic
“International” section for the U.S. news??? Dear Lord. In any other countries news paper that section is for Global news.
@@NinjaBee81 Yes, I just fell nearly off my chair when I read that the "International section" is for U.S. news in general, but not for - erm, well - truly international/global stuff.
I dont see that. I see the old big big new papers has detailes stuff and seveal oppinons about them.
I from Denmark has direct accec by internet. The newer ones cover fictics things from abrout often and almost live. I use UA-cam a lot - Here can see many from USA are regular users and writes as me.
I dont know if USA is represented litlle, in the middle or well.
We often compare energi and watersupply. Houseing and housing and well as hopitals and medical care and learn. Those are world just as fx good food enough to descet prices,
Have had many commonts about corroption, a sover policeforcen and courts, because we are well in that. Some seemes inspred for possible changes.
Parts of USA dont live in chosen dark. Many too many doo. YouTyubes says so. Several of those siteowners should run be elected as high ranks in USA.
American healthcare? I would have been dead and buried years ago, and unable to afford a funeral at the time.
My son broke his hand while we were in LA. 1x X-ray, 2x consults & 1x custom fitted brace = USD$9000. Plus they wanted to do surgery. That’s why we never travel without insurance.
@@AnoJanJan😮😮😮
So much credit to you Ryan, love from England
Brave Ryan! Brave! One thing is we’re (the world) constantly getting lessons on what not to do! It’s comforting to know there are small sparks of light like you left tho 👍👍
Trust me, USA's political and social issues have been relatively well know around the developed world.
Personally, as an European (Portuguese) we grew up consuming a lot of American culture and products and our elderly held the USA on high regards, mostly due to WW2 and the concept of the "American Dream".
However, from my perspective, especially since the Iraq war, more and more people outside the USA shifted from a pro-USA mindset to a careful watcher. And watching the gun violence, healthcare problems, racism and eventually Trumpism through out the years killed most delusions about the country.
I dreamed about travelling and working on the USA. Now I am honestly afraid to even set foot there. And it doesn't seem to be getting better any time soon.
In France we are perhaps the country that hates the USA the most, but as far as I'm concerned I'm mainly ashamed that our government of stupid spoiled children is unable to say "NO" to them. I think the democrats are not better than Trump. They are as dangerous to me.
For an European republicans and democrats are closer , they are both the right party 🤣🤣
I’m Swiss, living in the US since 6 years. I’m afraid to leave my house. Life in uncivilized USA is terrible. I’m leaving the US by the end of this year and can’t wait to live in a safe civilized country again.
@@MissRed92837 tu opinion es un poco injusta. Perteneces al segundo pais mas civilizado del mundo(el primero es ciudad del vaticano), y es normal que para un suizo, casi cualquier pais sea una selva llena de gente incivilizada , violenta y desordenada.😁
Segregation: I don’t know of any other country where you have to declare your race….
Black live matter lol
The UK likes that too. I was absolutely shocked the first time I had to state "my ethnicity" (a more PC phrasing you see). Not once, ever, before living the U.K. was I ever asked this.
Its so bizarre when i learned about that... why do u have to state your race on job applications etc?? So strange
UK..
@@kimkhoitruong5991surface level. How many times do you hear Irish American, Italian American, Jewish American, etc.
I’m from the UK (Scottish) and I just retired from my job in exhibition design and management and I worked in 44 countries around the world. When I was young in the 1960 the USA seemed like a dream land where everything was fantastic - the people and the places and the cars etc. I worked all over the US and visited 15 states and probably had around 50 trips there. Over time the “American Dream” seems to have morphed into the “American nightmare”. I never once thought that the US was somewhere I’d like to live, and even more so now with the politics, guns, homeless people on the streets and healthcare as subjects that helped change my opinion.
In the US it was small things I noticed. Light switches look like those in my grandma's 1950s home. Interiors often 1930s style even when new. The 'young' country has gone looking older than its older counterparts elsewhere
Segregation still exists in America. It has always been a big problem even though most Americans wouldn’t agree.
Segregation is not only about race… it’s economic too. Wealthy American’s don’t want to be near poor people. Homelessness, trailer parks. It’s has led to sections of every American city that are “no go zones.”
Detroit is a perfect example. Rich white people fled the city when so called undesirables moved in. America is the land of “move away”, “run to the suburbs”, “it’s not my problem”, “gated communities”, “big government”, “sovereign citizens movement.” It’s all escape to some place where I can get away from these things. Escape, escape, escape and it’s not my problem has led to decaying cities… the rust belt.
Every American city has these bad areas. Every time I go to the States I will ask the hotel staff “what parts of town should I avoid”. They will gladly tell you. “Don’t go to east L.A., avoid south Atlanta etc.
America more than any other country (apart from dictatorships or countries at war) has a self destructive nature to it. It’s all selfish and un-compassionate. Couple that with falling education rates and it’s a recipe for disaster.
9/11 was the last time I saw Americans acted as one nation with compassion and a common purpose for all.
When a friend of my mother went to Agnes Scott in the early 50's,
in the South, lynchings were still going on. She was very much shielded from it,
because that is how Agnes Scott worked in those days.
They were not even allowed outside of campus without a chaperone,
and I dare say the news that reached them was carefully screened.
12:55 - The "high end store" you were referring to behind "Santa" was Perry Sports, a discount sports retailer, which has subsequently gone out of business. Not as high-end as you may have thought!
Exactly. There's nothing fancy to most of the high street shops or department stores in Europe. Unless you stand in front of an Dior or Armani shop.
Shops in the US are often so run down that having a (fake) marble facade makes americans think, it has to be gucci...
And the point santa was making was europeans need quality of live more than quantity. Less focused on money, more focused on what you can get from relinquishing part of your salary.
What I like about America is its nature, landscape & smaller towns.
This is why I enjoy watching Ryan's reactions, he's a good sport. Ryan, you're one of a few of my favorite US Americans!😁
Man, that must be a hard pill to swallow for you as an American!
Learning about the Holocaust as a german student is still harder.
Well no one brought up Manifest destiny and what happened to those that were there before the US existed...
@armelior4610 Also a good point - Manifest Destiny is one of those things that are less known to people outside the US unless you study American history and culture in some depth. I mean, don't get me wrong - there certainly are certainly a lot of positive things to be said about the US, no doubt. But, while we're on the subject of roasting the US... Ideologies like Manifest Destiny and some other things in US history, even going back to the arrival of the first settlers, help you understand where what's perceived as American arrogance and entitlement comes from.
@@resplendentquetzal6536Two essential books to understand how they came to be what they are - American Holocaust by Thomas Stannard, and Fantasyland by Kurt Anderson.
But you have done it in Germany - and that makes it a more healthy society. In USA they crused and wiped out a whole culture and all the people who lived there - a genicide, then they stole people from Africa and kept them as slaves to bulildt ut theyr welth - and have done nothing about it. That makes it rootten from within. We know now that behavior is brutalizing a sosiety - tahn everbody needs guns to protect themselves from theyr nabors . And now we know that it goes in to the DNA - so I think it have been brave of the germans to take this inn to the common narrative about the nation. ( - and we still are struggelign with the second world war in Europa and even here in Norway... who supported the nazi and so on - but it needs to be done ! )
You are not responsible for what happened in the past. It's awful but it's not your fault. Many countries have shameful pasts, it's what we do now that counts.
Trust me on this one. You dont walk with your T-shirt from team A in the place of team B at real football games. 😂
Oh you can...once 😂😂😂
They often sell the tickets seperated to the fans of the clubs. And the guards watch for that separation.
To be fair... I think that's one thing they do better in the US then. It's good they don't fight and injure each other over who kicked a ball through a metal square the most times. :P
In America they riot when they win
@@SysterYster naaah fuck that, no atmosphere on those american entertainment events.
The best thing about the USA is that is damn far from Europe.
True but sadly, the USA government and industry still sit on our necks...
Channels like yours, DreamTeamNeil, Iwrocker, ItsJPS, ImbraceTheSuck, Natasha & Debbie and a few others proves that not all Americans are ignorant about rest of the world. And I'm sure the rest of the global YT community admires and appreciates folks like y'all.
(Hopefully just as much as you appreciate my little bit of Southern slang there)
Many Americans don't even know about the different cultures IN America. Ask them to describe Native American nations and cultures.
@@gamermapper The worst example is when Warner Bros recently tried to take the AFL to Court because the 19th team was to be called the 'Tasmanian Tigers'
Having absolutely no idea it is a real Tasmanian animal.
Soon as they realised the litigation was instantly dropped
The US is a corporation
If it was, it would have gone bankrupt ages ago.
@@tristanridley1601 they would have multiple times already...... if they hadn´t voted to increase the maximum amount they can have in debt
It is a corporation and a CULT - and we all know the two are FAR from mutually exclusive in that Failed State which is in its New Civil War
run by a man with Dementia, voted for a man with Dementia, insane !
that's i'm saying all the time
I love the stunning geography of the US. In that sense it’s a very beautiful country. But l’m not keen on what l see as an overly religious and materialistic culture. Two things that should not go together but do in the US.
I also don’t like the isolation and the mindset that only American lives matter and that everyone else on the planet is expendable.
However l do recognise that there must be some very lovely individuals there.
"an overly religious and materialistic culture" Yes. I hate that aspect of American society.
Ditto exactly!
Interesting 1st point. And yet americans who travel from NY to Alaska want to see the same exact shit they left 8 hours before... what? No red lobster? I can't believe it!
europeans are amazed when leaving South of spain and arriving to Croatia or latvia and everything is different. Going from oxford and arriving in athens will leave you speechless.
Hi Ryan, i've been to the US on several occassions. I do agree with the people about the health care, gun laws and the political situation but I also think the nature in the US is overwhelmingly beautiful and diverse and I find the people in general very friendly and helpful towards tourists. Once did a roadtrip in the south and the music scene blew me away. Enjoyed the food as well. Leaving that with a positive note! 😁
Nice, what about stolen land?...
I visited Indiana a few years ago - Butt-F*ck-Nowhere, Brown County IN to be precise. Apart from the scarcity of brown-skinned people, (is that an informal/unspoken segregation thing?) the thing I found most unusual was the attitudes towards booze and firearms. I wanted to buy some hooch on a Sunday, but the liquor store was closed on Sundays (it's a religious thing apparently) but the gun store two doors down was open. Went back on Monday to get my moonshine to bring home with me and noticed a sign that said you had to be 21 to even enter the liquor store. I had popped my head in to the gun store the previous day out of curiosity and there were adults, teens and pre-teens in there, looking at (and presumably buying) guns and ammo! Try telling me that is not weird.
I’m portuguese, in Europe I think whe are more aware of what happens around the world.
I remember when asked were Afghanistan was in a map, most americans had no idea dispite being in a war there for almost 20 years at the time.
The Other sad part is, a 3rd of US people can't even show you the United States, Even on a World map. Some people Don't even know, where Their state is, in the United States. There's some who Don't know that Hawaii/Alaska are part of the States.
Many Americans can’t even point out the USA on a world map.
4:55
There are more levels to segregation than just racism; social, geographical and cultural segregation is also a thing.
What are zoning and affluent fenced neighborhoods if not segregation?
I noticed that when we lived in the USA. We had a delivery while my wife had a neighour round for a coffee. She invited the delivery driver to join them for a coffee. The neighbour was aghast.
And so many gated communities.
Especially white Americans are so afraid of other Americans.
I’m Swedish. I start with some positive experiences.
I have been to USA a number of times. Los Angeles, Palm Springs, San Francisco, Hawaii, Lake Tahoe, Orlando. I find the people very friendly, in Hawaii some even spoke Swedish with me, to my big surprise (one guy had lived in Sweden a while and was longing for our “knäckebröd”, another guy had studied Swedish at university). Everyone I met was very helpful. Especially in Orlando everything was very well adapted to handicapped people, you could use a wheelchair anywhere, at least in the amusement parks. Much better than here in Sweden.
The downsides:
Trump and the large possibility that he can get back to power scares me. It’s dangerous for USA and it’s dangerous for the world. To me he is just a criminal that should be locked in. It seems almost like your democracy is at risk. The huge polarization between Democrats and Republicans. I fear you might end up in a civil war.
The thing with everyone having a gun. (Now we have a lot of shootings in Sweden as well, but that is because of an increase of gang criminals with background in other countries and we have failed with the integration of them, there are now a lot segregation here).
The healthcare system is unbelievably bad.
The huge difference between ultra-rich and poor.
There is an American guy that has moved to Sweden, he has a channel where he describes his experiences from living here to Americans. His name is Lexx, I recommend looking at his channel, Lexxinsweden.
I've never heard of cheerleading outside of the US, except maybe in American-founded schools abroad.
We grew up with the image, America being the greatest country during 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Now decades later this whole image has been demolished by all the negativity and violence. You see a society which has been expanded to the maximum, resulting in people who are totally stressed and on the edge. Shame and sad.
The big divider was Reagan...
You forgot the 50's.
Then it was a superior country.
Greetings From Finland!
America never was the greatest country.
Segregation via housing/zoning (which is definitely still a thing, as you mentioned) is really all you need to perpetuate a fundamental level of segregation in general. By forcing an individual into a certain area, you can force everything else upon them: worse education, fewer food choices, worse transportation, more pollution, fewer chances in life, the likelihood of ending in poverty or crime...
Absolutely true 👆🏻
Yes. Also in USA they can change/shape the voting districts to white/ non-white areas, and locate the non-white voting place to the furthers place possible (making it more difficult for those people to vote). There's a word for this but I don't remember what that was? 😅
@@kokkolintu3528CRAZY.
@@kokkolintu3528Did you mean 'gerrymandering'?
@@AV-we6wo Thank you! That's the word, yes 😄
oh I feel like giving you a hug ! Well I'm French and I've always been attracted to the "big" America, one of my favourite cities in the world is Manhattan/NY (been there twice!) and you still have a lot of positive things, actually what I like best in the US is that you always want to do better and you try and stay positive no matter what, thinking that a better day will come. That's what I like and also your sense of "show" there is no better show than an American show, tv or live. I will go back again and hike in your great natural parks ☺
As a Brit, I and always amazed at the lack of education in America. For example they always refer to the ’King of England when the last time there was a king just of England was in 1702. They don’t seem to know about Wales , Scotland & northern Ireland. I’m rather disgusted to see the portion sizes that they eat- and are proud of! The gluttony is unsettling. And Americans always seem to think that everyone wants to be American- but the truth is- we don’t. I’ve travelled widely, but I’ve never get any inclination to go to America. It doesn’t appeal to me.
You're not missing out man. Good for you. Don't come here. It's a cancer
Well no wonder, since they have this woke in schools nowdays. They learn nothing important anymore
I visited a friend in the US four years ago. My friend's husband did not want to visit Europe. He was afraid there was no food. Or that it was poor. My friend had visited Europe 5 years earlier and told him that our houses were nicer, the apartments more modern and the grocery stores bigger and better stocked. My friend's husband did not want to believe this. The USA was the best.
Honestly, the house they lived in was a shambles compared to the apartment I was living in at the time.
If you tell an American you wouldnt want to move there, they get angry. Its pretty funny. Due to the rampant poverty, crime, homelessness, drug addiction, economic inequality, lack of public transport, obesity rates, etc, its one of the last places on earth I would want to move to. Even if I could make 5x more money there, it still wouldn't be worth it in terms of quality of life.
Last time I went on vacation to Greece I got depressed after 1 day due to witnessing all the poverty of the local people. Moving to the US would be subjecting myself to that every day.
@@Stockholm_SyndromeYes, many people in the USA live in wooden huts. They don't even have stable houses.
Of course this doesn't apply to all Americans, but sometimes I feel like the US is one of those tribes on an islands that hasn't been in contact with the world for centuries. And then suddenly someone outside of the island visits them and discovers a whole civilization that has been developing without contact with the world. And instead of being confused by technology (phones, cars) they've never seen, they're confused there is even any world or countries outside of the US... it's like The Matrix almost
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well articulated, lol :))
Hahaha..so true
In England, if you go to a football (soccer to you) game - there are separate sections of the stadium for fans of the home team and the away (or visiting) team. The away teams fans are generally allocated approximately 10% of the total number of tickets on general sale.
To elaborate on the point the guy made about different club supporters sitting next to each other. Here in the Netherlands we have an away stand where most of the away supporters (mostly the hardcore fans) are seated and the rest of the stadium is mostly filled with home supporters. The main reason is to counter the altercations between fans on the stands. Hope that clears it up a bit
You say, the healthcare system is a bit better in the Netherlands, haha. There is a free healthcare system throughout Europe. In the USA, you pay a minimum of 10,000 dollars for childbirth. And when you want to hold a child, you pay for that too. That's awesome. Poor Americans are afraid to call 911.
I have health insurance in the US, it's very affordable for my income, I select my own doctors, and I don't need to get a referral for a specialist. If I pick a doctor out of the network, I will pay a lot but I still have more choices than government-run health insurance. They even paid for my plane ticket and hotel room to go to the best hospital to confirm the diagnosis of a rare illness that affected a close family member who was covered by my insurance. Luckily, it was treatable and all is back to normal now.
@@JULOC05 that's interesting that you can get a good insurance with your job but will a person who is unemployed get same treatment as you?
With healthcare system its not just the quality, its also the accessibility of that system
@@ShaggyR1z1a There are plans available and subsidized coverage. In many cases employees still have insurance for a while after their termination plus married people may be added to their spouse's plan. Children can be covered by their parents beyond emancipation up to age 26. The ER is not supposed to turn patients away either (per the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, a federal law from 1986.) Hospitals like the Mayo Clinic have special care programs as well and some people may qualify. I would definitely like to see more of our tax money going toward health care of course but the US government prefers to spend it elsewhere. For instance, $6.9 million went to research for smart toilets that detect anal prints...😬We also deal with fraud (e.g. stolen EBT cards, "ghost" students, and applications for unemployment with stolen identities) that costs the government more money. My SSN# was stolen actually and someone applied for unemployment...
@@ShaggyR1z1ain most US states unemployed or very low income person qualifies for Medicaid which is free health and dental care
@@JULOC05 Wow... just wow. Read what you just said, but slowly...
As a Canadian if I were to add to this I would add that the country is too religious and try’s to inject ONE religion in all that if does but has a problem if other religions even exist. No separation of church and state.
wait till hardcore muslims arrive and then we will speak again.In europe right wings are on the rise for the first time since ww2 because of that
@@christoskarakostas2656 and yet it’s funny because right wings often relies on religion as well. What a cancer
There are two things about the US that I like that a lot of Americans don't appreciate.
1. The USPS. Sure, sometimes it's slow. But generally speaking is effective, secure and cheap. It's not unique to the US, I know, but many countries don't have that.
2. The Public Library system. I love the one in my city. I live in city of 134,000 people by last count, and we have 6 libraries. Well, we have the main branch which is wonderful (closed now for renovation, can't wait until it opens back up again) and 5 other branches. Besides the latest books, I can find movies and music from all genres. For free!
Unfortunately there are members of a certain political party that want to due away with the first. And in cities/counties that they control are always looking for ways do defund, censor or close the second. What a shame.
It's surprizing that no one mentioned the breathtaking landscapes.
that is not part of the culture. is it ?
@@garagatza It's not about culture, it's about America in general.
Never heard about Cheerleaders outside US, but that might just be my ignorance. To us Swedes it all sounds absurd thou, you got boys doing sports and the girls sport is to cheer on the guys? Maybe it's not like that but in US movies and series that seems to be it at least.
I know that cheerleading is also spirt and not that easy, but that‘s I always think- the ( sexy) girls support the athletic boys - ….uuuuh
We had cheerleading at my school in Canada.
My niece is a cheerleader in Germany. At least here it feels much more like a sport than like cheering to others, the cheerleading is the sport.
There are cheerleading groups sometimes because people like it as a sport. But school sport competitions are not really a thing in Germany, so people don't 'need' cheerleaders
I feel ashamed that people are forced to choose between a snake oil merchant and a geriatric - it's almost not democracy when the choice is so limmited
Being old, even geriatric does not make you a bad person.
Being a lying, thieving, tax dodging pervert does.
The snake oil merchant, as you call him is almost the same age as the other candidate.
to be fair the last couple of elections in the Netherlands we haven't had much better options either.
America is as much an oligarchy as Russia is.
And you can't run for President without the huge financial backing of Corporations.
In fact the US is one big corporation.
Their interests and the interest of the military , are put way ahead of the well being of the citizens.
@@Xiroi87 And is mentally visibly going downhill much faster.
12:35 That actually made me laugh, especially your face😂
Well, better brutal honesty than sneaky kindness...
My favourite thing about America is they have very wide roads. They drive on the wrong side of those roads but they’re impressively wide 🥰
Everything in U.S. is just BUSINESS. United Business of America.
Soulless country.
You can see the segregation just by noticing how big of a thing “mix-race” marriages are. This concept doesn’t really exist in any of the countries where I’ve lived in Europe.
Because there is only the human race :)
Exactly 😅
I am from Ireland and I have been to America twice and LOVVVVED it. I’m telling you.. there is a spirit of Freedom in America that is not present in Europe. My country is so depressing compared to America. America is amazing and people don’t understand it. I would live there tomorrow if I could. I’ve lived in London for six years, been to many countries on holiday. I went and stayed with a friend in Delaware for two weeks. Stayed in the blue ridge mountains in North Carolina. Visited DC. Was really sad to come home.
You are entitled to your opinion and it's great that you love the US, but "America is amazing and people don't understand it"? Like people dislike the country because they don't understand it? Hmmmno.
One thing that I dislike is the way kids are labelled in school.. Are you a Jock, a nerd, a dweeb a burner... I have no idea what some of these labels mean, but the hierarchy is Jocks and cheerleaders (popular cliche) at the top and then the others are popped into little labelled groups...
Ive always wondered if this separation causes feelings of alienation and inadequacy to some in the lower groups... add in the perfect storm of, the alienated outsider, over prescribed psychoactive drugs, easy access to guns... And there's a school shooting.
On another vid the word class was used and Ryan said he hates that word, however I hear references to working class, middle and upper middle class more from Americans about their society than ik hear in mine... And I'm British.
My nephew was in the US studying for 6 mths best thing about America response the flight home!
And why wouldn't he think that? That doesn't necessarily say anything negative about the US. We spent a month in another part of our state a few years ago and I couldn't wait to get home. I was homesick.
To be honest, my visit to the USA made me more grateful for living in Germany. As a teenager I was fascinated and dreamed of visiting but was so disappointed of how several states and cities looked like. And the shallow people… so loud but nothing really to say.
I'm an American who, funnily enough, lives in a city founded by German settlers--and I want to move to Germany asap lol. This country is exhausting, and a loooot of the citizens are braindead idiots who listen to a government that, quite literally, hates them
Same man. I've been to the US four times. You don't feel safe and the way Americans talk is so extreme in positivity, its feels fake and robotic. And is actually quite eery. But the state of that place now is so unbelievably unhinged and on edge. I won't be goin back.
Love your channel :D
"I didn't know europeans thought anything of Harley-Davidson's"
well, I have heard so much about Harley-Davidson my whole life that it seems to be the most famous and respected motorcycle brand in the whole world. I'm an eastern european and nobody that I know has ever even owned a motorcycle.
Australia manages with the rest of the world fine. Everyone else in the world knows what’s happening with America
There's an incredible amount of segregation in the US - I'm surprised you don't see it! The term is loaded because of the past where segregation was enforced by the government which is obviously no longer the case (to a significant extent anyway). How many poor black neighbourhoods just down the road from rich white neighbourhoods have you seen? Perhaps I'm "looking" for it because my bias makes me expect it to be there though, so I notice it more.
Whites segregate due to safety. Blacks segregate because they want to be around other blacks. Almost all poor white areas have less crime than poor black areas.
You can always go and live in the poor black neighborhood, nobody's stoping you 😉 Even though that's called gentrification nowadays.
@@dekenlst It’s easier to act superior discussing it than admit you contribute to it for said reasons. This is why I don’t complain or see it as a problem to be solved.
I was in the USA in 2000 (West Coast) and 2005 (Florida). Back then it was still a very cool thing to travel to the USA.
My 11 year wants to go. (To be honest she specifically wants to the Harry Potter theme park.)
I think the past 10 years haven't been that kind to the USA's reputation.
Oh and cheerleaders are a very American thing... Never seen them in Europe.
Ryan, you keep going man. SPORT Q - you should review Euroleague basketball v NBA for a proper comparison.
I've been to the USA once, for a couple of weeks, two decades ago. What struck me most, was how kind, friendly and helpful the people were that I met. And it's still hard to believe that all the negative news we get from the USA the last couple of years comes form that same country. Although, The Netherlands are also changing. And not in a positive way. Look at the result of the last elections. A big win for populist far-right parties, sadly.
That's because Muslims are making the neighborhoods more and more dangerous, and then I'm not even talking about the safety of me as a gay man here in Belgium. Let me tell you straight away that I wouldn't dare walk while holding hands in a Muslim dominated neighborhood, glad the region I live doesn't have that as much as Molenbeek or Borgerhout though! And Brussels or VERY Muslim dominated places aside, Amsterdam was one of the cities I felt more scared as a gay man than here in Belgium.
It was the same for me, I met nothing but nice people there. As soon as I opened my mouth and they realised i was a tourist, they would go out of their way to help. And this was in San Francisco. I was trying to find a comic book store and was walking down the street of an area that was, as I later found not, not, ah, tourist friendly. A towering black dude making deliveries there comes over to me and says, "whacha doing down here babygirl? Aint no place for you, 's not safe" I explained about the bookstore that was supposedly down at the end of the street but he just turned me around and said, "no book stores here for years, all's shut and done" and walked me back up to the main street.
He didn't have to do that at all and I was thankful he took the time out of his day to make sure this dumb tourist was safe. I'll remember him forever.
"Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that."
Bill Shankly
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I have been to the US twice on holiday and during the eighties spent three months travelling down the East coast with the Navy. I must admit I would not nor never had any desire to live there but I did find that most people I met were friendly and welcoming and, once they found out you were a foreigner, genuinely interested in where you were from etc. I did find that the US media seemed very insular, whereas in the UK and the rest of Europe the nightly news programmes often contain stories from other parts of the world. I think this has led to most US citizens having no understanding of things that happen elsewhere in the world (though hopefully this is changing with the advent of youtube and other social media platforms and an increasing amount of Americans like yourself who are trying to learn about the outside world - which is to be congratulated even if it is sometimes uncomfortable).
I will add to this: a lot of people who have been here actually marvel at how beautiful the country itself is. Massive forests, beautiful mountains, national parks, etc. And that makes them even sadder that we are shitty stewards of one of the most biodiverse and naturally beautiful countries in the world. This is feedback I've gotten from Germans and Norwegians that I'm friends with.
Cheerleaders is definitely an American thing! We watched all your high school movies from the 80s 😂
I worked in the USA for a while, and the car centric culture is very depressing. The lack of a soul in the centre of some of the cities is so weird
On the segregation point: I don't think Americans realize how much in your culture and lives is about race. Even the 'positive' stuff, like college admissions or access to financial aid and things. At least from a European perspective it looks like you're making every subject about how it affects black people vs white people. Instead of just how it affects people. Or dividing by other measures like socio-economic status. Everything is about race. That's not segregation in the classical sense, but it still makes people identify deeply with their race, rather than viewing race as something superficial like hair colour.
There is of course also far too much racism in Europe. But at least it doesn't dominate every political, legal or economical debate.
a positive note, i have met so many lovely American people. great humor, lovely personality. And one thing i love about America is the southern hospitality there, so kind.
I am a Canadian and would travel to the USA alot when I was younger, I have no desire to go now due to the gun violence and the racism
You believe any silly nonsense that you hear because you’re gullible.
@@fatherson5907 So the gun ownership is restricted? And there are no school shootings? And people don't care about skin colour in America? Yeah no, I clearly see the truth, you can defend america all you want, but we're not stupid. Y'all the most racist they/thems...
About cheerleading: not at all a tradition over here (Belgium). But "habits" in the US cross the ocean, and like the first league basketball teams often have some cheerleaders from a local dance sport clubs. Their entertainment is more of a modern dance: there's no shouting, most of the time no pompoms or throwing girls in the air. Some local dance sport associations see basketball as an opportunity to perform their dance, but to call it cheerleading... not really. I don't think other sports have cheerleaders.
Are our cheerleaders called „Ultras“ and are mostly male? 🤔 (I'm just imagining them with pom poms 😂)
Actually in recent years European national cheerleading teams have been quite successful in the cl world champion chips. I remember that a couple of years ago, Finland was the first country to win the championship of the top division, even though the USA was there.
@@jukka6644 cool! I’ve googled a little. The Ultra-„cheerleaders“ of our local football team don't look nearly as athletic and well-trained.
Did you know that all cheerleaders originally were men?
Mate, I'm Australian. And I agree with the Dutchies!
Every country feels the same about America and Americans. And Americana can't handle it so they always pull the "eUrOpOoRs, yOu aRe sO jEaLoUs" lmao.
When they don't have anything of worth to say, they get defensive and go on the attack, like a 5 year old. I see it EVERY DAY online.
They are basically indoctrinated at birth. And are extremely delusional. MURCA BEST!! MURCA NUMBER ONE!!"
OK, in what? 😂
Europeans living in London don't hesitate to slag off us Brits to our faces. Sometimes Americans do too. It is the modern world. People have no manners. Also, they don't always get thumped as once they would have been, so they get even more rude. Just stick to the nice people who can be found in any place.
When I went to the U S A people who worked in cafe’s restaurants and diners were treated badly by customers.
This really shocked me . Everywhere in England there are signs ABUSE OF OUR STAFF WILL NOT BE TOLERATED
Wasn't expecting this reaction to be all Dutch people from the title 😅
At 3:00, the lady was describing second-hand embarrassment, that nuance was lost in translation.
10 years ago I wanted to visit US, but not anymore. It's a madhouse.
Hi Ryan, I just love to see how you try to understand things and then, as in this really critical report, try to reflect on everything. I am also European and I can say that there are certainly big differences, but a lot of them could be overcome and in the end everyone still has something to learn from each other. As far as politics and the will of the people to want to understand things is concerned, I too have a real headache, because half of Americans really think too simply and are not future-oriented, many allow themselves to be lied to and know this and yet they run around the country like puppets and preach this garbage (false ideologies)... Please be vigilant, because your democracy is on the verge of collapse.
I own a tourist shop in Greece, Crete and ...honestly..Americans are some of the most friendly and easy going clients I meet! They are very talkative and forward with a smile on their face. The thing is that they talk about the US like the Dutch in this video xD They , always, seem super apologetic about their country which endears them to me.
I remember visiting Charleston SC and I was pretty shocked to see there were parts of town where I hardly saw a single black face, and other parts where I hardly saw a single white face. That seemed like segregation to me.