We as other nations are not trying to shit on America, we are just trying to point out how fucked up it is that a nation that developed is managing to get away with such reckless disregard towards their citizens.
Totally agreed. Without pointing out flaws, backing those claims up with real, provable facts, people simply won't be able to acknowledge that there are flaws. Without acknowledging flaws you can't even make reasonable plans about fixing those flaws. IF fixing those flaws is in your interest. That's a two-fold problem in the USA. Many people simply won't accept that the USA HAS flaws, or if they understand that there are flaws, they don't appreciate the size of those flaws. The second part is that many people profit off the systemic flaws, and couldn't give a rat's ass about the flaws being fixed, or even worse, trying their utmost to retain these flaws because those flaws are the means how they play the system to maximize their personal profit In most cases the other nations are not picking on individual Americans (in most cases). We KNOW that Americans are as flawed as all other human beings in all other nations, which is nothing to be ashamed about. What everybody should be ashamed about is not doing anything to fix it.
She wasn't "Billed" as she walked out the door. That 8 pounds was the cost of her prescription for the pills or drugs she needed to treat her illness at home, not for her treatment in the hospital...that was free.
If everyone pays a little bit then those that really need medical help can be cared for. As long as we all don’t need it at the same time we’ll get debate we need. Not rocket science.
We have some payments in germany now. 10€ for a day in hospital for example. 5€ for a prescription of medicine. 16€ for a serious of 6 lymph drainage massage prescripted by your doctor. When your yearly payments are more than 2% of your income or so you can ask your insurance for full reimbursement.
Let's see... Americans are terrified about the high taxes in Scandinavian countries... but pay pretty much a quarter of their income for insurance that are more or less mandatory? Hmmm... Think I'm gonna stick with high taxes.
@@KentRoads yeah, you can choose: 1. pay an enormous amount of money for health insurance 2. not pay for insurance and if you need health care: a. go bankrupt b. die, I guess?
As an American expat, I am flabbergasted and to be honest disgusted at how Americans will justify and explain away gun violence in the US. I've been overseas for a long time and always thought I would move back someday. Not anymore. I just think it's amazingly sad how Americans allow the mass shootings and school massacres to continue.
What can you expect, though, when senate candidates put out ads declaring hunting season on RINOs and barely anyone batts an eye? Laws won't change as long as those kinds of people are in charge.
The irony is that the 2nd amendment was put in place so americans can be armed in case the govt attacked and intruded them like the redcoats. But out population with guns couldn't do shit to our military if they took over with a coup. The 2nd amendment was never for personal use or to attack trespassers, defend against other neighbors, etc. So the 2nd amendment does not even apply in 2022. We could never defend against the military and it was not for citizen v citizen disputes. It's just about gun lobby money, but people are blind because they can't admit it should be changed
The cognitive dissonance here is impressive. They are listening to other AMERICANS describe their experience with guns, being trained to constantly modify their behavior because of the threat, and then the feeling of being let out of that bottle by being in another country. And yet the two commentators brush it off every time. You don't realize how much of your freedom you surrender by modifying your life and behavior until you are freed from that pressure. Also, most countries have health care systems focused on CARE, not PROFIT. In America, your life, your health, your kids health is treated as a commodity, not as your right. The point is not WHEN you get the bill, but the fact that most countries provide CARE, and the cost is mostly service charges (negligible). An ambulance works the same way the fire department works, not to bill you thousands of dollars. It was amazing to see them focus on small points like "if you don't have a real emergency, sometimes they don't actually charge you." The point is that they should NEVER be charging you. Can you imagine if the fire department charged you tens of thousands of dollars? No, that would be a disaster. It is a basic function of society. So why on Earth isn't an ambulance to get you to a hospital after a fire treated in exactly the same way?
They're so brainwashed in the US. They're indoctrinated from childhood that the USA is the greatest country on earth and taught very little if anything about other countries and the history of the USA. It's far from uncommon for an American not to know what language we speak in the UK and why they speak English in the US. Seriously. They also couldn't point to other countries on a world map. Totally clueless and proud of it, because of course the USA is the greatest country on earth! Ignorance is bliss apparently, as the defensiveness on this video demonstrates. The majority of US Americans think universal health care is socialism - if not communism, because that's what they're told. That's why the people in this video who have actually been to other countries and learned the truth for themselves are trying really hard to enlighten the people back home to reality and what their lives could and should be like. It's like talking to a brick wall much of the time though.
@Gvn Qn I believe that a good portion of Americans don't really understand how the whole self defense appropriate to the level of threat works, so they miss the whole point of what laws like the one in Singapore work... Even in countries with such laws, you're perfectly allowed by law to put 47 bullets in the guy that entered your home (of course, as long as you are legally allowed to own such a gun). It's just that you're only allowed to do so if the other person had an assault rifle, and entered your house screaming that they were going to kill your whole family while shooting the rifle in the air. If they just lockpicked your door and entered to burglarize you, and they're unarmed, you are lawfully allowed to just reduce them unarmed. The main point is that, even if they were the criminals, if you escalate the violence/situation, then it cannot be considered "defense", as you're obviously the more dangerous and aggressive in the fight
Do not waste your time on logic, conditioned narcissist's will fight you to their grave that they believe they are superior, when everyone else in the free world, knows they are nothing more then Feudal Surfs, doing everything they can to defeat their own best interests.
Why isn't an ambulance under the same requirement as a firefighting crew to safe your life in US? Because "the redcoats are comin' to take yer god given right to whatever"...that's why. Keep electing the embodiment of all that's evil in America, yes I'm talkin' about that idiot Trump, and you'll end up the last greatest failure of the human race in terms of nation/state. The US in particular were meant as the last place where the hopes and aspirations for a better life for all peoples from all over the globe could be realized. Sadly in the last couple of decades, US has become the very thing it rose against in the first place: perpetrator of oppression, aggression and persecution There's still hope though, there's so much good in America, I hope more good than evil, and sooner rather than later, the american people will actually say enough it's enough. We've screwed things up, time to do it over and do it right. They'd better cuz the entire freakin' human race looks up to them whether they like it or not, whether they are for or against america, they are still looking up to it for the direction to go as a species.
This is genuinely one of the saddest videos I've ever seen. The fact that Americans don't know that they're being fleeced every day of their lives is literally unbelievable.
@@reinhardt3090 This is people who grew up in the USA describing their experiences and associated feelings. To call it 'propaganda' is to say that they are lying. You could take the trouble to fact-check some objective statements of fact that they make, such as healthcare/insurance costs cited. With the first anecdote, I can tell you that the £8ish NHS prescription charge is out of date... it's £9.35 now, per 'item' which means up to a 28 days supply of ANY medication, or things like Epipens or asthma inhalers, unless you're exempt (when it's £0). Who's exempt? All children under 16, all full-time students under 19, pregnant women, everyone above state-pension age, everyone receiving working-age welfare-support benefits and everyone being treated in an NHS hospital (including an A&E/ED "ER"). Residence rather than citizenship gives full NHS eligibility for entirely 'free' appointments/treatment, but all visitors (even if 'undocumented') can still receive emergency care/treatment such as ambulances, A&E services and life-preserving surgery without any obligation to pay. If the UK doesn't have a 'reciprocal agreement' with another country (where Brits get treated as its residents) its citizens will be charged, afterwards and it's up to them to pay personally or via travel-insurance (or just evade the bill, and never legally enter the UK again). So, long story short, the first person accurately describes how a US citizen, on a 'work-visa' will have been treated by the NHS hospital she attended... no charge whatsover due for her A&E assessment/diagnostics, and the NHS prescription-rate for her takeaway meds (whatever their actual price). Of course I, her boss and colleagues and her employing-company (and everyone else that pays any UK tax or duty) will have paid for that, but not at the prices US hospitals charge or pharmaceutical companies set there.
I was born in the UK in the early 70s. As kids we were so jealous of Americans, you had microwaves, videos, skateboards and a space agency etc. It looked like the good life. I would have traded places with an American kid in a heartbeat. Now, I realise I how lucky I was being born where I was.
Me too I always thought America seems like a brilliant country to live when I was a child now I am older I can say I would definitely not want to live in the USA we have our problems here in the UK that’s nothing compared to them
I think a big difference between the US and the rest of the world is in the US healthcare is considered a luxury privilege and the rest of the world it's a basic human right.
Yeah. That makes me pretty angry. How have they conned everyone into it? Most other countries agree that a healthy nation keeps the workforce strong. It's happening here with pet health care as so many people have insurance that the price of going to the vet is almost doubled in 10 years.
It's not just that they have to pay a lot out of pocket, the other big problem is that in the US prices for medical services as well as medicine are incredibly inflated. Due to a badly messed up knee I ended up having to pay for an MRI, an X ray and a consult completely out of pocket in Austria (long story) and the x ray was 80, the MRI 250 and the doctor looking at the images another 80. Not cheap of course but nothing that will haunt you financially for the rest of your life. I hear giving birth in a private hospital in Austria will cost you about 5.000 euros including a private room with an extra bed for the father, aromatherapy, massages and so on. So why is it 10.000 for a standard birth in the US?
This is the problem, everyone has an opinion about Healthcare without knowledge of how it came to be. Healthcare was provided by your work, it was included in your salary until Obama came and try to make it universal. We have Healthcare very much like Europe called Medicare/medicaid provided by tax payers is not the best, it's very much a abroad system. But everyone wants the best, not everyone can afford the best. And when the best Dr's are getting paid the same as mediocre Dr's their desire to work goes down. That's why up until recently we have always had cutting edge technology and amazing Dr's.
@@zuriama88 I think Zuri, you need to do some historical concept exploring, where you will find only a very small percentage of Americans (Single Digits), actually have health insurance that could cover the mildest of situations. You seem to have forgotten to add that only in America does the 3 words from hell exist, which makes everyone's Insurance useless. Pre Existing Conditions. Explain that to us please, because we can not relate. Thanks.
I am in the UK, Europe. My jaw is on the floor... 10k per child ? Running Zig Zags? 10 days vacation for the year! 5 sick days?? You can get shot for walking on someone's land? How much for insurance? WTAF! 😮
Oh wanna know something else that will blow your mind about it? It can cause roughly 3k-5k for just a ride in an ambulance, even if the hospital is just up the street from you. And no it doesn’t (usually) take you to the closest one either. The closest fire station doesn’t respond to the surrounding area, they come from across the city to respond to emergencies. And if you live in public housing (housing that is partially funded by the city and you pay the remainder) you can get kicked out if responders arrive to your house if it’s due to illegal reasons.
When I realised that you guys still think” you should’ve some sort of weapon to defend yourself “ I just couldn’t take it, specially watching you for quite long time and you being exposed to so many culture differences through your channel and misconceptions towards other countries that don’t allow weapons! It’s still mind blowing.
Ikr if the person who enters your house to steal or whatever doesn't have a gun then you don't need a gun as simple as that.. why can't US understand that? if no one can buy a weapon then no one can use the weapon so harming each other just decreases.
A popular misconception is that Americans are the most heavily armed people on Earth. They are not. Only around 33% of American households have at least one gun. In Canada, with our stricter guns laws, 34.7% of households have at least one firearm. The problem in the US is you let crazy people have guns.
@@knaditya8228 " if no one can buy a weapon then no one can use the weapon" this is so cute and naive. Do you not realise that there are criminals in the UK who have guns? Criminals don't care about the law and will get guns regardless.
In Scotland we have a ‘right to roam’ which means anyone can access most land or waterways regardless of who owns it. There is etiquette like walking along the edge of the field not through the middle of crops etc, but you can still walk through peoples land.
Same in Sweden. There are some rules though, you're not allowed to walk closer than 20-50 m from houses and if you put up a tent on somebody elses land it's only ok for 1-2 nights without permission, and not so close that you disturb the land owner.
Went for a walk in the Netherlands. Got lost. Ended up in a farmer's field. When the farmer saw me he asked me if I needed directions (I did) and he offered me a cup of coffee. Obviously not every European farmer is going to be super friendly (I did have a similar experience in Ireland though, and got thee and lemon cake) but the idea of being met by a farmer with a shotgun is just ridiculous.
@@EaterOfBaconSandwiches I’m from Glasgow but have lived in Kent for a few decades now, there are loads of walks with right of way all over Kent the same can be said of most counties in England , Most farmers don’t mind you walking through there land as long as you take care and don’t ruin anything or let your dog run free on there land disturbing the cattle and sheep, That is the quickest way to get it shot by the farmer who has the right to do so, so keep your dog on the leash when animals are in the field .
In England there are 'Rights of Way' over private land but locals need to make a point to 'walk' them periodically lest they are lost from lack of use. Some people have taken court action to maintain 'Rights of Way' & some are so over used that English Heritage have to close them periodically for maintenance.
I've visited the US and I've enjoyed my time there. Americans, by and large, are really friendly, open, talkative people. Going over there for a week or two at a time is great, but I wouldn't want to live there. I feel that if Americans knew just how much they are being ripped off and kept under the cosh by their own country they would be seriously angry. The US, as exciting as it is to visit, is not the land of the free!
Yes definitely. The landscape is totally astonishing and most people are friendly and just trying to live a good life but it's your policies on actually living that let you down. Healthcare, working conditions, taxes, education and guns are totally screwed up. Would I visit - yes totally. Would I move there - 100% never
Exactly Americans love their flag and their country but their country does not love them back they are brainwashed thinking their country is the land of the free. Just like the UK regarding the royal family
Let me give you another perspective of US. When US left the war torn nation of Afghanistan, after 20 years, they did a calculation. The calculation was that it would be cheaper to leave behind the billions of dollars worth of equipment in Afghanistan than bringing them back to US. Now if you say to invest that same amount of money into the people and families in US then you will be immediately called a "commie bastard". I for the life of me don't understand why the US people can't see this hypocrisy.
Childhood indoctrination is why. I *don't* mean that it's done by the government or that it's origins are malicious. I just mean from the pledge of allegiance to ministers in the pulpit on Sunday to every type of media & politician telling us how great America is... well at some point if you are repeatedly told something since your infancy... you're going to believe it. Even to your own detriment.
After the religious extremists in Afghanistan were defeated, the US and the West promised to help rebuild their shattered nation, impoverished after decades of war, resisting the Soviet Union and then Iranian backed rebels. Had we actually kept our word, then ISIS etc would never have gotten a look in. Local Afghans recognised that Western military commanders could not care less about them, saw their lives as being worthless. Had we spent even a fraction of the money we used to combat ISIS, and the rest, on what we promised we would, I'd be willing to bet that Afghanistan today would be a shining example of how developed western democracies could bring peace and prosperity to the people of such a troubled land.
I was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastasised Ovarian Cancer, spent 7 weeks in the hospital, had Major surgery which took 10 hours... 2 x days in ICU, then chemo for 6 months. It cost me nothing. I live in Australia 🇦🇺🙋♀️. My partner also had 2 weeks off to look after me which was paid leave (not holiday leave).
I went to the A&E for a chest infection, which turned out to be pneumonia. I was admitted and not only did I have to pay...£0, but I was given meds to take with me for free and the rest I bought for £8! I love our NHS, aka "socialized medicine", and I wouldn't change it for the world! I wouldn't live in the States, even if they were paying me millions! With all due respect, my American friends, but I will have to burst your bubble: America is far from being the greatest country in the world! Being forced to nearly go bankrupt because you got sick?!
@@chops6416 Yes 2-3 Times less in total then Americans do, try looking it up, then bow your head and wonder when you allowed yourself to become a collaborator for the super wealthy.
@@toddstevens13 I think you misunderstood me. I live in the UK, I was just saying that NHS healthcare isn't 'free' it's paid by general taxation which is totally preferable to US system.
We have more money than you in the first place, this is such ignorant propaganda. Oh well, we don't need more leechers anyway, stay in your MUCH poorer country.
You asked for our opinions - okay, here's mine. I'll lay my cards on the table first: I'm old, left leaning, and back in the mists of time studied social anthropology. Consequently, I've been observing/studying the evolution of American sociopolitics for some years. Should you move abroad? Well that's only something you can answer. Family ties, cultural familiarity, your career prospects etc.. But if I had a young family, I honestly think I'd be packing. With young children (and their future) to consider, they would do much better educationally, your healthcare would be secure come what may, and you would all would be safer. The food in Europe is far less toxic, and government and people are addressing environmental issues, and most importantly, you'd get much more time to enjoy your family - and life itself. I think you need to consider which direction things are going in America. As far as I can see, it's the wrong direction. A few random (and simplified) examples: In the face of the latest school shooting, your Supreme Court is considering LOOSENING some gun regulations (because of the undue influence of the NRA). Educational funding (and thus, standards) is falling even further, and books that even mention "racial" issues or history are now being banned - yes, unbelievable as it is, White Supremacy is actually on the rise once again. And I'm sure you're aware that free and fair elections (i.e. democracy itself) are now under threat in red States. I'm afraid I'm quite convinced that life for many ordinary Americans is only going to get worse in the near future. Profit over people underwrites every policy - and it will continue. I have the advantage of a trans-Atlantic perspective, and consequently have 1st hand experience of alternative cultures and societies. So I can truthfully say I really wouldn't want to live in America under any circumstances. In this weird internet kinda way, I've got to care for you guys, and I offer my thoughts simply with your future wellbeing in mind. Best wishes to you both, and of course, your children.
I actually think that the Christian Right are getting louder and pushing harder as they see some control slip away. Once Americans see Atheism as the "default", not the "weird" or "evil". Then things will improve.
America is in a state of chaos because of Democrats, they're left wing extremists in general. their politicians impeached a totally innocent president(which has now been proven true) blue states are grooming children with pornographic kids books, Ron de santis (Red state) has banned this bs (good on him) and you say leave because of republican states. Ffs do give your head a shake and look at the mess your country is in, you're a muppet and president Biden is in a worse state than you
The problem with having all the sane people moving out of the US, is that it will make the US an even more insane country. But yes for their personal benefit, I would advise the same
I think the cultural gulf here is really best shown by how the couple here, talking about problems/issues like gun law, healthcare, etc, then describe ways in which those problems can be minimised/lessened/ameliorated by adopting different approaches; where instead for other European countries those problems don't even arise in the first place.
Yes, I noticed that too, Gary. It really brings home how normalised the problems/issues are to most Americans, for understandable reasons...ie: they haven't known any different. Kudos to this couple for opening their minds up to learning about how other countries function in comparison and giving themselves important food for thought.
In Germany and lots of other European countries there is actually something called the right to roam. It allows you to access privately owned properties and sometimes even allows you to use it to camp on it and stuff like that. People are definitely not allowed to shoot you for entering your property.
I'm British and I've lived overseas for 18 years - 4 in Australia and 14 in Hong Kong. In HK as I woman I NEVER have to worry about my safety walking anywhere day or night, if I've had alcohol or not - you are just safe. In Aus I got severe spinal nerve damage the neurosurgeon had me in to hospital through A&E for major spine surgery, in hospital nearly 3 months - did not cost me anything. The thing is taxes aren't hugely more than the US just a bit and for a country that calls themselves Christian why wouldn't you pay just a little bit more to help the whole community and yourself? I just don't get the complete selfishness!
Because in the US they're trained to believe that the most important thing in the world is money and that you must always strive to make more money. Your whole outlook on life is to live to make money. Other people in other countries know they have to earn money too, in order to live. Living is the emphasis in other countries not money.
Looking at the clips, it does seem the US is a nation riddled with fear. I was born in a war zone, and the conflict didn't finish until i was in my late 20's. The teacher reacting to a balloon pop struck a chord. Maybe some would call it PTSD, but certainly when i hear a loud noise my first reaction is to hit the floor. I know its ridiculous but the fear is still there. So I get it, but i would say that if you can empathise with my situation then something is definitely not right.
Exactly. I'm British, but have been living in Nigeria for nearly 4 years and am now married to a Nigerian. When I went with my husband to the UK for the first time, we heard some fireworks and I felt sad having to reassure him that it wasn't gunfire. The difference is, people in Nigeria KNOW they have an insecurity problem, whereas it seems like a lot of Americans don't acknowledge that they do. (I realise it varies wildly depending on where you are in the States though).
I feel sad when I hear you say you don’t know why there seems to be so many school shootings. I’ll give you a hint……..too many guns. School shootings in the US happen on nearly a daily basis with only the bad ones get media time. In Australia if a gun was taken anywhere near a school by anyone, it would be a national headline. I know it’s a US constitutional right but come on people, you’re killing yourselves over a right to defend yourselves. How does that make any sense?
I’m 55 years old woman, lived in the U.K. all my life, been out out late in a lot of London and in smaller cities and towns, never had to defend myself or worried about my safety (simple precautions taken of course), I’m not stupid. It’s a shame the default in the US is that people live in paranoia and feel they may need to defend themselves most of the time. As for having your children do shooter drills….this is not normal, only the US does this I believe. I love the US, been all over, the people are generally great, shame you are let down by corrupt politicians and big corporations who control them. Have a great trip to the U.K., you will love it.
But it is only the ones willing to accept the reality though. The US population has been brainwashed for over 7 decades by its government media and the capitalist corporations into believing they are number 1 and nowhere else is better. Even Hollywood distorts the rest of the world. If someone was to ask me what the USA is best at my answer would be " ignoring the fact the rest of the world exists". There is hope with people like Ethan and Angela and other youtubers too but as Ethan has eluded too it could take 50 years unfortunately 😔
You are a nice couple. I must say that when I hear posts like this I realise that USA is dancing to a different rhythm to almost all the rest of the world. In about 1970 I met an American woman in a pub in the UK. She said she had been to the local hospital and tried to pay for her treatment but there wasn't a cashier desk. She found it strange but nice that she didn't have to pay. As for guns what can I say. I'm 71 and have never handled or even seen a gun in my life. It's good to hear the thoughts of Americans regarding other countries systems. America is a good country but there are big flaws. All countries have some flaws but America seems to have big ones. I enjoyed your post. Keep well and healthy. 👍
Back in the 90's I visited Japan and travelled all over staying in hostels so had to share in a six man room in Kyoto. One day I went with friends I met to Nagoya and stopped there for two days leaving all my stuff in the hostel in Kyoto including gifts I had bought. Once we split and they went on to Tokyo I went back and everything was intact and still there. I love Japan.
1. “Illness is neither an indulgence for which people have to pay, nor an offence for which they should be penalised, but a misfortune the cost of which should be shared by the community.” 2. “No society can legitimately call itself civilized if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means.” Nye Bevan founding member of the NHS.
I'm in the UK and I'm always moaning about the fact that my job only has the statutory minimum paid holidays which I think is 28 days including the bank holidays whereas my wife gets something like 40. I can't believe that a rich country like America only gives you a minimum of a week. Also the healthcare thing is ridiculous because it should be the foundation of a civilised society in my opinion. Enjoy your upcoming trip to the UK and remember to try the local ales :-)
@@somekindofaperson UK it should be 28 days with holiday pay. Some Companies have more holiday for employees that have worked for the company a long time.
Don't forget the statutory holidays although I think the minimum entitlement is 20 days and statutory days are taken off that so the minimum is 12 days + statutory but there's an extra day off this week for the jubilee but not sure if it's added. If you capitalise services prices go up. They can charge for holding a baby after it's born. The NHS is, despite arguments, more efficient than the US. OECD figures but may be incorrect due to it being from 2016 and Covid.
@@somekindofaperson I was just checking and I get 22 holidays I can chose and there are 8 public holidays (9 this year for the queens jubilee) that I get off to so it's 30 total. I mustn't grumble really :-)
In Germany it's about the same as the UK. I had 3 OP's on my cervical vertebrae (neck joints) which after research, would have cost me around $70,000 - $80,000 in the US. The 3 OP's were done over a space of 1 1/2 years with 13 stays in Hospital, ranging from 1 to 2 weeks at a time. Not included in the above cost were 5 MRT's 4 CRT's. and what did I have to pay ... 10€ per day for every day I was in Hospital but only up to a max.of 80€. Not only was I off work for 1 1/2 years but my job was waiting for me when I was done healing.
You wouldn't pay anything in the UK, but they are likely to send you home & not keep you in hospital for longer than is absolutely necessary. It does make sense because hospitals are full of sick people prone to catching diseases, but inpatient beds have been cut too much so there's not enough slack in the system.
Canada, two different bouts of Kidney Stones, 5 operations total difference and prescription pain meds. Cost $25.00 for the Meds. Childhood friend was a Dr. In the States, his wife American, they moved back as soon as she knew she was pregnant, figured conservatively would of been Quarter of a Million Dollars there.
@@ethelmini I don't think a deductible of 80 euros is much. On average, Brits pay a higher contribution to taxes on the NHS than the average German to their "Krankenkasse". That should then even out. In Germany, too, one does not stay longer than necessary in the hospital. But we generally have more doctors and more beds in hospitals, so we don't have any waiting times here, with the exception of organ transplants.
@@homebusiness8166 That is such an easily refuted lie. Could you please use some real data, like you can get at gov.uk sources? I know you heard you binging mates say it, but that doesn't make it true. It's just parroting nonsense.
In my country we have a rule that you can roam in nature (woods, fields etc) freely, no matter who the land belongs to. You're allowed to pick berries and mushroom from anyone's land. It is a right every citizen/inhabitant has, and you can even camp out in the woods as long as you don't damage the nature and take your trash with you. No one is gonna come screaming at you "git off mah land!". Doesn't include fenced areas/inhabited areas but everywhere else you're free to roam.
Its the same in austria too. Camping might me not allowed if there is a reason to belive that it happens regulary. Its ok to party somewhere at a river or in the mountains, make a fire and stay the night. Camp at (small) farmers land will be a problem (No "shooting" problem of course, but youll might pay a fee).
@@missharry5727 Which country are you talking about? Because in the UK bluebells and other wild flowers cannot be picked. Mushrooms cannot be picked in protected woodland. There are various other restrictions.
8:32 "U should have the right to defend yourself" From whom? From other people who can easily buy guns at Walmart? Yeah exactly. It's a never ending cycle
Exactly. Don't they realise that all the things people buy for defence can be used by criminals for OFFENCE? For example; pepper spray someone to grab their handbag or wallet.
No, from the people who get guns illegally. Like the guy recently in Ohio who must have snapped & just shot a lady in the drive thru head at Taco Bell. He was not legally allowed to have a gun. Just look up police body cam videos here on UA-cam, there’s plenty of footage. Most criminals don’t have guns legally.
There are several overlapping problems that infect the gun debate: (1) police reaction times are slow (something like 15-20 minutes for a home invasion) so there is a distrust that law enforcement will protect you, (2) the US has a porous southern border leading to the entry of millions of illegal firearms, (3) because of loopholes, many people who should not have a weapon (for psychological reasons) can still get one. Unless you have a massive gun buyback, seal up illegal gun importation, and require psychological testing, guns or an equivalent self-defense device (like a taser or pepper spray) is necessary.
I'm from Liverpool UK and back in the 90s I worked as a housekeeper for a retired LAPD officer, a wonderful guy, his 'rooky' partner eventually got shot in the back and Ed decided it was time to quit. Because he had been a 'copper" all his life he walked like a friggin cowboy ☺ always ready to draw so to speak, I said to him one day, "hey Ed, do you ever miss your gun?" and he said "God no way honey, I actually feel truly free of the thing, no one else has got one here, it took a little while to get used to though, I hit the floor the first time I heard a car backfire" 😳
The service is free though, and that’s the standard prescription fee. Better than that, she should have ticked a box on the form to say that she’s a student and then there’s no prescription fee at all.
@@juliethomas1352 Northern Ireland too. When I first moved to Belfast, I needed an emergency prescription as I no more meds left. I turned the prescription over and asked where to sign it. "Oh, we don' bother with that nonsense here"
The trespass one was not for going in peoples yards, they were on a walk so they probably ment In fields or woods we have foot paths that can be new to ancient and you have free access to use them, and the landowners not only can't stop you they also maintain the paths and put stiles in or steps and even ladders to make sure you can even cross the walls they build to keep animals
Once again the wrong infomation is being past on to Americans . No one is denied Access to most areas of private land (The countryside) as long as you follow the signposts and stay on the foot path provided, close gates behide you and keep dogs on a lead. Do not approach any farm animals or wildlife and keep noise to a absolute minimum. Despite what some people may think you can NOT just walk onto private land 'which is obvious' you must follow designated route and remember apart from being working areas thay are people home's. There is a booklet available entitled Follow The Country Code..... .Happy sightseeing and Hiking.. Stay safe....
@@christopherbrown2724 In austria treepasing a farmers land is perfecly legal. If you are not destroying anything there is nothing the farmer can do. Its not allowed to cross private gardens but this is just a formality wich only is relevant if you really, really want to make a point or there is a reason to belive you want to steal something. The owner is not allowed to hurt you in any way. I dont think he is allowed to force you to leave if there is no imminant danger. He will have to call the police and they are able to remove you with force.
Paid vacation in America is so weird. I work for nhs in the UK I get 31days paid leave + 8 public holidays(paid) and if I get sick i get up to 6months off with full pay. How do you put up with such poor working conditions?
Sadly they truly believe they are not worthy enough to receive such humane rights. But they do go on and on about "their rights" while defending those who have taken away all their rights. America is a Feudal State, they are the only ones who do not see it.
They have been left untouched since the 30's. I was utterly shocked when I found out. The minimum wage is only $7.25 !! and has not been changed for 13 years
The US is the most civilized country in the world, and has to POLICE the world because the rest is so uncivilized. Without the US, your worthless country might not even exist.
When I had a baby I had 2 failed epidurals, and 5 days aftercare in the hospital because I had an infection. I paid £0. The NHS is honestly a godsend and I would rather pay more monthly tax from my wage to cover the NHS, than have to pay upwards of £10,000 just to have a baby.
I used to live in the US. After a while the stress got to me. I never felt completely safe and so decided to move back to Europe. I've always wondered how Americans can endure to live a whole lifetime that way but then I guess you're used to it and don't know any other way of life. These videos (of Americans living abroad) prove that to be the case. I agree that there are many good and even great things about America but in the end they don't compensate for the lack of safety (at least in my opinion but I know Americans who've moved to Europe who would agree with me). Love you guys! Let us adopt you! 💚
Well the Nazi propaganda from the womb, makes American's actually believe they do not deserve better, and then most who are just so weak they actually defend their owners, unrealizing they are all Feudal Serfs at this point, and have no ideas of their own about anything. Sad really.
My first visit to the states was to Columbus, Ohio to work. I was there for two weeks and, in those two weeks, 19 people were killed in Columbus through shooting. What shocked and surprised me, apart from the numbers, was the reasons for the shootings. Listening to the news, it was jealous boyfriends and girlfriends, petty robbery, really trivial stuff. Almost anywhere else in the world, these things end in a fist fight or at worst a stabbing. The prevalence of guns means that if people get mad, someone gets shot (and not always who they intend to shoot either). It is really sad, so many people could still be leaving meaningful lives.
Gun rule changes here in UK after the Dunblane school shooting in 1996 that was the last time a massacre happened here in a school, we learnt from our mistakes. Here in UK we have unions that have fought for things like paid holidays, sick pay and mental health issues in the work place.
When I was in San Francisco a few years ago I noticed that the fire trucks seemed to be going around a lot, every few hours, but I couldn't see any smoke or signs of fire. I thought that maybe the firemen took their trucks out because they looked so cool and shiny and it's fun. I asked someone why the fire trucks were zooming around so much. They said it was because people don't want to call ambulances to get to the hospital in an emergency, so they call the fire brigade as they're emergency responders, and they take them to the hospital. Crazy
I'm from Scotland, UK. Regarding the medical expenses. I had a hernia in 2012. Doctor consultation, specialist for a sonogram, pre check with the surgeon, outpatient surgery, home visit from a nurse to take out staples, follow up with my surgeon. My cost was fuel to drive to the appointments. Had to have a tooth pulled about 5 years ago, called the phone line, they gave me the emergency dentist on call for that day, walked in, got it done in 30 minutes, cost was £16 (~$20 USD)
Australian and had a hernia surgery myself. I'm from a regional area so I had to stay at the hospital until it was fine to travel, and my mum had to stay while I was there so she could drive us home. Total cost was the $12/night accommodation on hospital grounds for my mum for three nights, and $12 for me to stay in the same accommodations the night before my surgery. My aunt stayed as well after the first night to keep mum company and to spend a couple days doing tourist stuff around the city (Sydney). They saw a show, went out for meals and all that while I was recovering from the surgery. Aside from visiting me once a day they basically had a fun weekend while I ate bland hospital food.
I love you guys and the more I watch videos like this and from other reactors I realise how lucky I am to be European. I never realised how lucky I am and absolutely complain less about my country after learning more about the US. Genuinely cannot believe how far behind the wold they are. Another great reaction guys…keep learning
It's actually scary for people from overseas to visit the US for fear thatcwe might get injured or sick. It is very difficult to understand why the citizens of the US tolerate such an outrageous health care system.
@@kevingrant7098 Yeah, I think of them think that countries with social healthcare pay a lot more in taxes, we do, but the average price of medical insurance in the US is much higher than the social healthcare tax in other countries. I think it's less of the people not wanting it, more of the propaganda making it seem like a worse option than their system.
Healthcare in Europe is not free. If you work for a company it will deduct a certain amount from your salary, depending on how much you make. And that is mandatory for every employee. The companies also pay a certain amount for each of their companies. So, in the end, the system pays for itself. There are people who never use their health insurance but the money they paid stays in the system. Other people are unlucky and may need heart or brain surgery, or get in an accident an need long term revalidation. Nobody ever sees a bill and nobody goes bankrupt.
As a Canadian, l found the references to guns, being shot, etc., very disturbing. Our two hosts attempt to rationalize/normalize their views regarding this situation, saying you have to defend yourself and when walking in the country, it's ill advised to walk through farmers' fields, like I might rationalize looking both ways when you cross the street!. My gawd! My response is; what kind of society do you live in, that you live in fear of being shot just walking around?!🤔😳
I worked in the US in the 1980's, and my American colleagues were gob smacked when I told them I had accumulated 37 working days paid holiday. That the NHS was free at the point of delivey, and that on retirement I not only got a company pension, but a state pension as well. The company I worked for did go into liquidation before my retirement, but my company pension was still paid through the Pension Protection Fund. I don't know if their is any protection in the US, of company pensions, should a company fail.
A few years ago, my mum broke her wrist in Italy (on the first day there), she didn't have to pay anything and the hospital staff were much nicer than we're used to even in the UK, so I dread to think what it would have been like in the US.
Singapore, fwiw, is one of the most unique and regulated places to live. It's also one of the hardest to get citizenship... if not THE hardest. Europe is considered one of the safest regions in the world. The people living there have a reasonable expectation that they will not be the victim of violent crime. Sure it happens but it is _unusual_ - that is the key. Sad that we Americans are so programmed by our gun culture that we literally can't believe that there are cities with millions of people that are safer than almost any city in the USA. Of the 20 safest cities in the world, 13 are in Europe. Of the 50 safest countries to live in... 30 are in Europe. We have to pass a test to get a drivers license - if you fail either the written exam or the driving exam... no license. For the life of me I can't figure out why we understand safety when it comes to a car which isn't designed as a kill machine. But guns...sigh.
The paid holiday entitlement that the woman in Austria reported is not just because she had a good job. It is normal in Europe. For example, this is from the UK government's website, explaining the law: "Most workers who work a 5-day week must receive at least 28 days’ paid annual leave a year. This is the equivalent of 5.6 weeks of holiday." The 5.6 weeks is working weeks, i.e., 5-day weeks. It goes on to detail the rules for part-time workers and so on, which are basically proportionate. In addition: "Workers have the right to: -get paid for leave -build up (‘accrue’) holiday entitlement during maternity, paternity and adoption leave -build up holiday entitlement while off work sick -request holiday at the same time as sick leave" And so on. You might find this interesting too: "As a last resort, employers can dismiss an employee who is long-term sick, but before they can do this employers must: -consider if an employee can return to work - such as by working flexibly or part-time, doing different or less stressful work (with training if necessary) -consult with employees about when they could return to work and if their health will improve An employee can take their case to an employment tribunal if they think they’ve been unfairly dismissed."
If no one has guns, no one needs a gun to defend themselves against people with guns. A simple concept that most of the developed world has caught on to. 😂
In Sweden and to some extent in Finland and Scotland, you actually have the “right to roam the land”. That meant you can go wherever you like, just try to avoid walking across someone’s lawn or across a crop field. You can also pick things like berries, mushroom or fish anywhere (unless it’s a licensed water). It’s also ok to make a camp fire or pitch a tent anywhere for a day or two. If you have more than three tents, a big group, you need to ask the lad owner for permission though.
Norway, Sweden and Finland have all pretty much same laws when it comes to right to roam. All three countries have so tight contacts that it has created similar laws. I couldn't actually even find how they differ from each other.
@@halmond8713 There are some fundamental differences in the the right to roam in Finland and Norway compared to sweden. Examples.: In Finland you need the land owners permission to make a camp fire. The right to roam is not a law in Finland but a series of exemptions in other laws. There is for example an exemption to criminal code regarding theft, where it says that foraging for berries is exempted from theft. I Norway the right to roam ins regulated in the outdoor law and it only includes land that not used by the owner (cultivated land or forest plantations etc). You can not camp more than two nights in the same place in the lowlands. While foraging for berries is allowed, the right to pick cloudberries is limited. It’s free to fish in the sea but with regulations regarding the method used but in lakes you need the land owners permission, for example a fishing license from the owner together with a governmental fishing license. Sweden definitely has the least restricted right to roam Europe.
I’m English and have lived in England all my life, I’m 54. I’ve travelled extensively through Europe and East coast US. I find your comment very interesting as many are sideways justifications of the US lifestyle. You’re kind of proving the point of the video. You can’t justify being shot in a forest because you had the wrong clothes on. Your only need for guns is to kill people with guns. When there are school shootings in your country almost every week, I can’t believe ownership is still defended. It’s totally bizarre to me. In the UK, it’s usual to have 4, 5 or ever 6 weeks paid leave, depending on seniority and length of service, plus sometimes flex time, plus 10 or 11 public paid holidays. If we were offered five days leave there would be riots. As to your healthcare system, it’s just a business, it’s coincidental that its product is care, as with most things in the US it is complete focus is profit. In the last month I’ve seen my doctor twice, I’ve seen three separate consultants, had an ultrasound scan and an MRI, weekly intake drugs whose RRP in the US is over $600, even all my separate drug are repacked for me so I don’t need to think about doses, I receive them in blister packs, and all that costs me nothing! I hope your visit here opens your eyes to the way you’re bred as consumers.
Yes Sir, but you have been brought up in the British (serf) mentality. Your body doesn't belong to you, it belongs to the state. It's illegal to carry a sword and in most cases own one, but it doesn't stop people breaking into your home with machetes while you are helpless; before you say that only happens to drug dealers - no it doesn't, it can happen to anyone.
@@kamelionify As a UK citizen, I have never known anyone to have been attacked by a machete! I mean, theoretically I guess it could happen. I've got a better chance of running away from a machete than someone firing a gun in my direction. But if I had a gun locked safely away at home, then I wouldn't exactly have time to do anything with it if I was indeed being attacked by a random person with a machete.
@@kamelionify I’m guessing your trolling, drunk or just mad 1) A British citizens body does not belong to the state . What a ridiculous notion?why do you think that ? 2) Why swords ? It’s not illegal to own a sword. Who carries a sword nowadays ? Do you carry one ? Why ? 3) I’m guessing you wear a sword because people break into your house with machetes. I’ve never hear of that.
When I see reaction videos like this it really brings home how America, the so-called and self-professed leading country in the world, is so behind. I am a Brit living in New Zealand. I was particularly struck by the hosts talking about medical care for their children. In New Zealand all children get free medical care up to the age of thirteen. In Britain non-residents will not be automatically charged for healthcare at hospitals or even a GP. You will be looked after if you are sick. Similarly, holidays are allowed at four weeks out of the year, plus statutory holiday time off. Parental leave in New Zealand -involving both parents- can be up to a year and the same applies in the UK. The USA is way behind many other countries in looking after families.
People are too dumb to understand. The education system is purposefully bad - in some places they literally teach "creationism" in SCIENCE class instead of evolution, universe, etc. (Not in religion class, but in science class)
4:26 Holy shit - _that's_ what "serpentine" means? I heard that all the time in movies, never realised it meant "zig-zag to avoid getting shot"! (I'm Australian)
Needed a hearing test (I’m old) contacted the doctor and was referred to an audiologist. My appointment with the audiologist was 9.30 and I walked out of there at 11.15 with 2 brand new digital in ear hearing aids totally free of charge, even the batteries I need are free. All power to the NHS🇬🇧 I’m constantly flabbergasted at how Americans just accept anything thrown at them.
Comparing “danger” in different cities around the world compared to the US is a bit tricky since you take all these precautions in the US to avoid danger that you usually don’t do in for example Europe. I.e you drive everywhere, stay away from certain areas, lock your doors and avoid waking at night or through tunnels etc. When walking alone at night in most city centres in Europe, you don’t feel threatened.
Here in Denmark, it is illegal to have pepper spray, guns, knuckles or knives on your person in public spaces. Unless there is a purpose fx: fishing, hunting, mushroom hunting, sports.. - if you are in the Scouts or you have a job where it's necessary (even then the blade may not be in excess of 12cm) hello from Denmark 🌸🌱
Same in every sane country worldwide. You can get a weaponlicense if its for a purpose, like sport or hunting, but only after a groundly background check. We have a policeforce to defend us, that is what we pay them for. Sadly in the US the police is a bigger danger then a criminal, certainly for people of color.
So, fun story. Even I am anxious sometimes about cost while I'm a Dutch person living in the Netherlands. I was born and raised here but when you've heard so much about America you tend to forget how things go in your own country sometimes. During Covid I had cavities but I didn't know. I didn't go to the dentist because I didn't know but I also skipped my usual half-yearly checkup because I didn't want to risk it - I took care of my mother during that time. When it was finally safe I immediately booked an appointment and literally the day before I had to go - my tooth broke. A part of it broke off, it was that bad. I needed to have the tooth next to it pulled because of it - luckily a wisdom tooth that had to be pulled anyway. But he also said there's a 50/50 chance I might need a root canal treatment. Well, two days later, hell on earth. The pain was unbearable, but it was the weekend. Here we have emergency dentists (and doctors) available, so I called in, and two hours later I got the treatment. With anesthesia - which is apparently not standard in the US? Here you can ask for it and you get it. Anyway, I had to pay up front, 150 bucks, made a photo of the bill for insurance, got paid back directly on Monday. Got my wisdom tooth pulled as well later, no costs. Also my 2 checkups every year at the dentist is part of my insurance and I pay 100 bucks a month. This also includes medicine for my migraine attacks for example. But also if you need glasses, therapy, it covers a whole lot. Even abroad. My aunt was born unlucky, she needed a colostomy bag at a very young age. She's gotten surgery pretty much once or twice yearly all her life. She is 60 yo now. She never had to pay extra for it apart from general health care. We're talking at least 100 surgeries. Sometimes in Germany due to specialization. All covered. Also her recoveries when she needed to be in the hospital for weeks, nothing. This is the reason everyone is happy to pay their taxes here. Because it holds value. Even if I didn't need the help it helps other people and I don't go broke over it. Everyone in the USA deserves so much better and I'm glad the internet shows this. Demand better!
My friend's baby had to get surgery in the capital of my state, which is 6 hours driving. It was urgent. She flew a plane with the baby and got the surgery done for free. I live in Brazil.
You guys must be counting the hours for your trip to the UK. One thing to be warned is that when you get to immigration it could take you up to or more than two hours to get through due to 1. Staff shortages and 2. your arriving during the Queens jubilee weekend, try and take water off the plane in case. Oh and when your in your hotel and you plug your stuff in to charge, don't forget to flick the switch on next to the plug coz I know over there you don't have switches next to your plugs on the wall outlet. Our American future daughter in law can of for Christmas and she forgot so many times. :-)
In my lifetime we have had two mass shootings .Hungerford in 1987 and the Dunblane massacre in 1996 . After Dunblane our laws changed and we are much better for it . In Australia they had the Port Arthur massacre . They banned guns problem solved .
There was also a spree shooting in Cumbria in 2010. Also Dunblane saw restrictions in handguns. Hungerford led to restrictions with semi-automatic weapons along with future proofing the gun laws as there is a provision that means any weapon that is designed to evade metal detectors as long as it was not widely available prior to 1988.
What about other crimes? What about all the physically weak people who couldn't defend themselves? You got the data on that? Why all the focus on mass shootings when there are so many crimes?
@@vincygarifuna Because you know I'm right. You get rid of guns and you just get new types of crimes. You get people more confident to do knife attacks because they know no one has a gun, you get acid attacks, homemade explosives, Running crowds of people over with cars and plenty more. You also make it so that people who aren't very strong are unable to defend themselves from stronger people who use violence against them. Police response times are also rarely fast enough to actually help. Do you really think crime has gone down since guns were banned?
Oh I've seen laods of these now. They're doing the rounds on channels about Europe/UK etc. Quite a rabbit hole to go down. Don't worry, we know it's not all like this but at the same time it's kinda re-assuring to see US Americans recognise some of the bigger problems they have.
Here in the Nordic country we don't even have "tresspassing" (unless you're literally inside someone's house). We have a common law of access, which means I can go on anyone's property and even camp there over night. I can pick berries and mushrooms - but I can't cut trees of hunt without the owner's permission. I can though make up a fire from some dry sticks that are around (as long as I don't set the property on fire). It is considered common courtesy to not bother the property owner. So, no camping in the backyard. If you can see through their windows - you are too close. Usually you know when that is.
@@antichoice1 That would explain some of the attitude. Because we love our right to roam. Including those that own the properties, as nobody is allowed to bother them. They probably loke to roam, too. And we all consider it a superior law. Note that by property, I am excluding backyards. This is about trekking in forests and near fields.
@@magdalenabozyk1798 That's actually kind of cool, but WAY different from the US. Hippies in the 1960s did that, slept on people's lawns, and the homeowners hated it haha. You ever hear the Metallica song, "Wherever I May Roam?"
I have 5 different degrees in 4 different fields, speak 7 languages despite the fact I'm a multisick painchronic. My teens have grown up independent from a young age, come and go to school, hobbies etc freely without me being scared of them getting shot. I work to live, not the other way around. Paid leaves, parental leave (yes,for the dad too) with a free box of clothes and babystuff for the babys first year, social support in all parts of life, one of the best education systems in the world...oh, and I was in hospital for over a week after the birth of both of my children. All meds, blood transfusion, bedplace etc for a ridiculously small amount of money. Wouldn't want to live anywhere else, although I've lived in a few countries. Overdramatized or not, with all the mass shootings going on in the US right now...um..NO!!! Sad that it happens? No. Unacceptable is what it's called! 🙏🇫🇮 Finnishmama
Here in England I had four friends get cancer, two are in full remission,one is 90% better and sadly one died but he was 76 and smoked like a chimney since he was 14yrs old,he had surgery to remove the tumour but the cancer returned more aggressively and he refused chemo and radiotherapy and the cancer took him,all this treatment for all four of them was zero,yes we pay for the NHS through taxes but we don't have to pay (on average) 450 USD per month for health insurance.
@@sandersson2813 I disagree as I've experienced four friends were diagnosed with cancer all were seen immediately two are in full remission one is 90%b better and sadly one passed away but his case was a hopeless one
We get 5 weeks paid vacation minimum by law and there’s no set limit on sick days. In terms of work culture there’s definitely more of an attitude of work to live in Europe compared to live to work in the US - you may not notice it because it’s what you’re used to and don’t have much of a sense of the alternative
Netherlands here, its even illegal for a company to fire someone while they are on sickleave. Only after 2 years of sickness and after the employee is admitted to a dissability insurance program they can be released of their contract. Humans come first here in Europe, instead of the States where companies and their profit come first.
@@annother3350 Choose any developed country except the US (although I don't know about Japan....) Canada comes close to Vaudevillian but we (Canada, because you want the country) do not START at 5 weeks and paid sick days varies a lot although in total it's close to 6 months after which questions may be asked: are you coming back? Do you go on disability? It's complex but you get the idea.
Sadly after the latest news from Texas just for your children moving abroad would be on my mind. Even just going north to Canada. I dont see America getting any safer soon.
Less then a week after the latest mass killings in the States, what happens. The ruling Liberals bring in a bill to ban all Handguns, since 1500 types of Assault Rifles are already illegal. What do the Americans do? ..............
Former Texan now living in Canada. You have NO IDEA how messed up America is until you live somewhere else. All you've ever been told is "the US is the best country on earth and everyone else wants to live here". And on both counts, that's not true. Yes, America has some great things... but it's not the best anymore. Not even close. I love Canada and consider it a big upgrade from Texas.
Most WTF differences have been covered, but I do remember (as a Brit) the first time I went grocery shopping in America with my friend, was when she started to read the back of the bread to find one with the lowest sugar or at least no corn syrup. Never had to do that here.
in the uk we had one school shooting, and within a very short time, guns were banned. how many mass shootings at schools have you had in the past week, let alone the past couple of years? any guns been banned? assault rifles only sold to those who pass safety courses? do all your gun owners belong to "well regulated militias"? i mean, second amendment fair enough, but at least use the whole amendment, not just the bit that suits violent psychopaths with a rambo syndrome!
Re the girl living in Austria. 25 days is 5 days LESS than what I would consider a normal job to give you. Usually I wouldn't settle for anything less than 30. Worked a job once where I had "only" 27 days off, and it sucked. And yes, I never understood the thing about "sick days". How am I supposed to know how many days in a year I am going to be sick? I had 0 sick days this year for example, but 5 or 6 last year. If we are sick, we call in sick and that's it. The more Americans realize how badly they are really treated, the better. But I doubt that I will see any significant change in my lifetime. Singapore is a double edged sword. Yes, it's an incredibly safe city/country, but they really only have one political party (much like China, for example) and draconian punishments even for petty crimes.
We had a mass shooting in 1996 and the government decided to buy up all the high powered guns. You can still have shot guns and things if required for your job (such as farmers) or at a gun club. In my job I had 25 days vacation and 15 days sick. I pay $40 for ambulance cover and public hospital stats are free covered by Medicare ( about 1-2% of your taxable income.
The more of these you watch (and there are many) or any proper comparison videos, the less defensive Ethan will become. Defensive denial is the first step for most of the channels I subscribe to, later comes the anger.
The thing about trespassing on the farmer's field, I don't know if it's the same in Germany, but in the UK we have this thing called "ancient right of way", which is footpaths following routes that are so old - centuries or even millennia old - they have to be honoured even if they pass through private property. So it's very common to have routes passing through farmer's fields, even through people's gardens in extreme cases!
Want to say this nicely but the most shocking thing regarding this video is your justification. Housing, healthcare, education, work are basics not ‘extras.’
Basically you guys are listening to these things, while rationalising the American perspective. Here's the bottom-line, the US is a horrible place to live. (Yes, I have lived there, and I will never go back)
As an Australian you cannot carry or have a weapon within reach i.e. in a car when travelling on public roads or walking in public. Not to say it doesn't happen but you really need to be looking for trouble or be in some notorious places for exposure to weapons to be a concern.
Knowing other nations do some things better, and how they do them... you don't have to move, just make sure you vote in a very informed way. And write your representatives. Living where you live, your representative might assume you don't want single payer healthcare ('free' healthcare paid from government taxes). Here in Australia I think my country has a LOT of faults. I'd much prefer it to be much more like Northern Europe or at a pinch France. But I'm staying and voting. The USA seems to be in a lot of trouble, with a worryingly high Qanon followers who have been sucked into conspiracy theories that mean they're living in a completely different reality now. On the other hand, there is a wave of jurisdictions from counties to cities and even some states that are moving or have moved to Preferential Voting, which is a key change to changing politics for the better. You never need to worry about wasting your vote if you vote third party first with preferential voting.
here in the UK we have had ONE school shooting. After which the government banned all handguns. Almost immediately. Now, we never had the number of guns per head that you do, and we never had the strange gun culture that you have, but we did it. Australia did the same. It can be done as soon as the public realise that kids are more important than guns.
You can still own a target pistol for competition shooting .Probably the biggest difference is it's not a right: you have to demonstrate you have a legitimate use and are can do so responsibly. It'll require police & medical checks and usually membership of a shooting club or range.
@@ethelmini No you can't. All handguns are banned in England, Scotland and Wales except air pistols. I think you can still own handguns in Northern Ireland, the Isle of man and the Channel Islands though.
@@davidholden2658 If you are a designated member of the GB Shooting Team then it is possible to own a target handgun, IIRC there are only a limited number of licences available. However handguns (Section 5) can be owned by Veterinary Surgeons and a few others for their work. It is also possible to own a black powder handgun eg flintlock or percussion. In Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands possession of licenced handguns is perfectly legitimate. Please note however that the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are not part of the United Kingdom but are self governing Crown Dependencies and act their own internal legislation.
To have a child in the UK it’s free. I got an ambulance one night when my defibrillator went off. I spent the night in a ward then they took me by another ambulance to another city, then spent 10 days in acute cardiac ward and it all cost me nothing
Yeah the NHS litterly saves life's by being free at point of use my gran 5 months in ICU on a ventilator and multiple meds in 2018 it would have cost us well over 2 million in the us , here in the UK the nurses looked after her even dyed her hair and done her nails etc the dentist visited and done any dental work she needed , physio was there for 1 hour every day moving her legs a d that to stop them wasting away , she did sadly die but we know her last days where comfortable and she was incredibly well looked after
@@Sierraomega1991 UK government gross debt was £2,382.8 billion at the end of 2021. But no need to worry about that, as long as Sean's gran can get her hair dyed and her nails done.
Nope, never even considered running zig zag if being shot at, just not an issue in UK. And you'll find 4 weeks paid holiday and sick pay is pretty standard across Europe/UK often rising to 5 weeks or more with service.
You're correct that there are good things about the US, but I think the problem is deeper. There was a time when the US was best in the world at a whole lot of things and everyone else was struggling to catch up. Somewhere along the way, though, the US decided that since it was the best it didn't need to keep getting better, while all those other countries decided that they would keep improving for themselves, not because they were in a race. So it absolutely is true that the US could, theoretically, improve over the next few decades, but it will require a radical shift in how Americans see their own country. You don't get better by believing that you're already the best. Regarding your comments on self-defence: Pepper Spray is a LOT more dangerous than you seem to think. The effects can last for hours and COMMON effects include temporary blindness, corneal abrasions, difficulty breathing including full arrest, and skin blistering. Worse, the spray doesn't just dissipate, it settles. People can get secondary exposure unless the spray is cleaned up. If used indoors you need to wipe down all surfaces and dispose of food. There's also an exposure chance for emergency and medical personnel if some of the spray settles into the victim's clothing. In 2016, Forbes magazine cited US Police statistics of 26 deaths in a 2-year period. That's one for every 600 uses of pepper spray. And while that's a relatively small number compared to when people are shot, remember that this is just what police are admitting to, just the deaths where pepper spray is undeniably the primary cause, and that pepper spray is typically being used by police to pacify non-violent, non-criminal incidents, like protests.
We are not billed on the way out, it is free. the £8 is not a bill, it's the cost of her prescription ie medication/pills. the cost of a prescription is the same no matter how much the pills cost.
Exactly & you don't pay for any medicines you receive while in the hospital. i had a pretty horrific leg injury last year and all my treatment including almost nine months of physio was free. I had to take codene and ibuprofen for a while but I just bought it over the counter as it was cheaper than a prescription (a box of ibuprofen is about 29p)
"it's the cost of her prescription ie medication/pills". No it isn't. I was recently prescribed medication. The cost to the NHS was £1.50 but I was charged £9.35. But you're right that it's not a bill. It's an arbitrary charge to fund the 10's of thousands of NHS managers being paid over £100K per annum.
I do love being able to walk on the many footpaths we have across the uk countryside. Its safe and peaceful. Some of the paths are hundreds or even thousands of years old. They are signposted and maintained by the landowners.
They weren;t charged on the way out of the hospital. The doctor was explaining how much her prescription would cost to fill. It's pegged at about £8 per item. In Scotland we don't pay for prescriptions at all, and quite rightly so.
Pepper spray is banned in the UK to, along with stun guns which fall under the firearms act Knives are illegal to unless you are using them for something like fishing, but I think it’s outright illegal to have a knife longer than 6 inches in public
True, not all homeless people do drugs, but I believe that California do provide clean needles to those that are addicts as this prevents contamination of diseases from used needles, which is better than many other states that do nothing.
It's worse - not even all homeless are unemployed. I saw two documentaries, where they interviewed homeless people who actually had a job, but they just did not earn enough to afford an (overpriced) apartment., so they slept in their cars.
@@mrm7058 I have seen that too. There has been a noted increase of that situation happening. A sad state of affairs when in 2022 people don't earn enough to even have a home to go home to after work.
In Scotland where I live, if you produce a firearm in public you'll expect to be arrested. If you shoot anybody, for any reason, even with an airgun, you are going to prison for a long time.
My old job was retail customer assistant in a food retailer we got 6 weeks paid holiday every year Up to 16 weeks fully paid sick leave Our birthday off every year 2 days off for moving home Paid Days off for medical appointments Paid leave for family illness and breavment Paid public duty for jury duty or witness at courts
Regarding insurance. In the UK we have to have car insurance, mine is around £300 per year. You also need home insurance if buying a house, mine is around £100 per year for a 3 bedroom 2 storey house. Health insurance isn't a thing here due to NHS. Regarding safety. I have never seen a gun in my life. The only gun violence I have ever heard of is between city gangs who keep to themselves. Even as a gay man, I have always felt completely safe walking in the good and bad neighborhoods. If someone wants to harm me, their worst option is a knife, in which case they need to be in my personal space.
same £300 car insurance. The only guns I've ever seen were when we went clay pigeon shooting at a friend's farm (miles from any neighbours or passersby) who was properly licensed, police checked and supervised and even then I felt mega uncomfortable shooting the thing.
I have seen armed police before now, in the UK but that is because sometimes police are on routine patrol at the nuclear power station and port next door (and police at nuclear power stations must be armed for security reasons). Other than that though... it's fairly rare to see and mostly you see it on the tv shows that specifically follow around the armed police.
Australia had 1.. thats ONE... mass shooting... and they banned guns over night, ppl were even handing their guns in they were so shocked at what happened... Well, I say banned, but they have strict gun control over there... And pepper spray is also illegal in the UK along with taizers...
In my town in the north of England we dont have any homeless people... So the odd time someone turned up in the town homeless they literally got spoilt... People gave money food clothing a tent bedding etc.
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We as other nations are not trying to shit on America, we are just trying to point out how fucked up it is that a nation that developed is managing to get away with such reckless disregard towards their citizens.
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...MURICAAA... "The greatest country in the world"
Well its just possible that it really is not.
This!!!
Totally agreed. Without pointing out flaws, backing those claims up with real, provable facts, people simply won't be able to acknowledge that there are flaws. Without acknowledging flaws you can't even make reasonable plans about fixing those flaws. IF fixing those flaws is in your interest.
That's a two-fold problem in the USA. Many people simply won't accept that the USA HAS flaws, or if they understand that there are flaws, they don't appreciate the size of those flaws. The second part is that many people profit off the systemic flaws, and couldn't give a rat's ass about the flaws being fixed, or even worse, trying their utmost to retain these flaws because those flaws are the means how they play the system to maximize their personal profit
In most cases the other nations are not picking on individual Americans (in most cases). We KNOW that Americans are as flawed as all other human beings in all other nations, which is nothing to be ashamed about. What everybody should be ashamed about is not doing anything to fix it.
To be fair, sometimes we are doing both :D
She wasn't "Billed" as she walked out the door. That 8 pounds was the cost of her prescription for the pills or drugs she needed to treat her illness at home, not for her treatment in the hospital...that was free.
If everyone pays a little bit then those that really need medical help can be cared for. As long as we all don’t need it at the same time we’ll get debate we need. Not rocket science.
@@eabrynAnd if we all don't avoid paying taxes....
And in Wales, Scotland and NI you don’t pay for prescriptions as it is seen as being a barrier to accessing health care.
We have some payments in germany now. 10€ for a day in hospital for example. 5€ for a prescription of medicine. 16€ for a serious of 6 lymph drainage massage prescripted by your doctor. When your yearly payments are more than 2% of your income or so you can ask your insurance for full reimbursement.
Let's see... Americans are terrified about the high taxes in Scandinavian countries... but pay pretty much a quarter of their income for insurance that are more or less mandatory? Hmmm... Think I'm gonna stick with high taxes.
Americans pay higher taxes than Europeans. They're just privatized and bloated.
You get a choice tho tbf
@@KentRoads yeah, you can choose:
1. pay an enormous amount of money for health insurance
2. not pay for insurance and if you need health care:
a. go bankrupt
b. die, I guess?
@@KentRoads A choice not to have medical care when you need it is no choice at all.
@@nbartlett6538 it's a choice healthy people should be allowed :)
As an American expat, I am flabbergasted and to be honest disgusted at how Americans will justify and explain away gun violence in the US. I've been overseas for a long time and always thought I would move back someday. Not anymore. I just think it's amazingly sad how Americans allow the mass shootings and school massacres to continue.
What can you expect, though, when senate candidates put out ads declaring hunting season on RINOs and barely anyone batts an eye? Laws won't change as long as those kinds of people are in charge.
@@deldevours yes, and it's only the American people who can change who is in charge.
The irony is that the 2nd amendment was put in place so americans can be armed in case the govt attacked and intruded them like the redcoats. But out population with guns couldn't do shit to our military if they took over with a coup. The 2nd amendment was never for personal use or to attack trespassers, defend against other neighbors, etc. So the 2nd amendment does not even apply in 2022. We could never defend against the military and it was not for citizen v citizen disputes. It's just about gun lobby money, but people are blind because they can't admit it should be changed
We don't , we are working on it, we just have something called the Constitution. The country you live in is way worse, for other reasons.
@@antichoice1 Would love to hear the other reasons. And also how you're working on the gun violence. Happy 4th and happy another mass shooting!
The cognitive dissonance here is impressive. They are listening to other AMERICANS describe their experience with guns, being trained to constantly modify their behavior because of the threat, and then the feeling of being let out of that bottle by being in another country. And yet the two commentators brush it off every time. You don't realize how much of your freedom you surrender by modifying your life and behavior until you are freed from that pressure. Also, most countries have health care systems focused on CARE, not PROFIT. In America, your life, your health, your kids health is treated as a commodity, not as your right. The point is not WHEN you get the bill, but the fact that most countries provide CARE, and the cost is mostly service charges (negligible). An ambulance works the same way the fire department works, not to bill you thousands of dollars. It was amazing to see them focus on small points like "if you don't have a real emergency, sometimes they don't actually charge you." The point is that they should NEVER be charging you. Can you imagine if the fire department charged you tens of thousands of dollars? No, that would be a disaster. It is a basic function of society. So why on Earth isn't an ambulance to get you to a hospital after a fire treated in exactly the same way?
They're so brainwashed in the US. They're indoctrinated from childhood that the USA is the greatest country on earth and taught very little if anything about other countries and the history of the USA. It's far from uncommon for an American not to know what language we speak in the UK and why they speak English in the US. Seriously. They also couldn't point to other countries on a world map. Totally clueless and proud of it, because of course the USA is the greatest country on earth! Ignorance is bliss apparently, as the defensiveness on this video demonstrates. The majority of US Americans think universal health care is socialism - if not communism, because that's what they're told. That's why the people in this video who have actually been to other countries and learned the truth for themselves are trying really hard to enlighten the people back home to reality and what their lives could and should be like. It's like talking to a brick wall much of the time though.
@Gvn Qn I believe that a good portion of Americans don't really understand how the whole self defense appropriate to the level of threat works, so they miss the whole point of what laws like the one in Singapore work... Even in countries with such laws, you're perfectly allowed by law to put 47 bullets in the guy that entered your home (of course, as long as you are legally allowed to own such a gun). It's just that you're only allowed to do so if the other person had an assault rifle, and entered your house screaming that they were going to kill your whole family while shooting the rifle in the air. If they just lockpicked your door and entered to burglarize you, and they're unarmed, you are lawfully allowed to just reduce them unarmed.
The main point is that, even if they were the criminals, if you escalate the violence/situation, then it cannot be considered "defense", as you're obviously the more dangerous and aggressive in the fight
Do not waste your time on logic, conditioned narcissist's will fight you to their grave that they believe they are superior, when everyone else in the free world, knows they are nothing more then Feudal Surfs, doing everything they can to defeat their own best interests.
Why isn't an ambulance under the same requirement as a firefighting crew to safe your life in US?
Because "the redcoats are comin' to take yer god given right to whatever"...that's why.
Keep electing the embodiment of all that's evil in America, yes I'm talkin' about that idiot Trump, and you'll end up the last greatest failure of the human race in terms of nation/state.
The US in particular were meant as the last place where the hopes and aspirations for a better life for all peoples from all over the globe could be realized. Sadly in the last couple of decades, US has become the very thing it rose against in the first place: perpetrator of oppression, aggression and persecution
There's still hope though, there's so much good in America, I hope more good than evil, and sooner rather than later, the american people will actually say enough it's enough. We've screwed things up, time to do it over and do it right.
They'd better cuz the entire freakin' human race looks up to them whether they like it or not, whether they are for or against america, they are still looking up to it for the direction to go as a species.
I don't pay for health insurance. It's provided free by my job. This video is bullshit.
This is genuinely one of the saddest videos I've ever seen. The fact that Americans don't know that they're being fleeced every day of their lives is literally unbelievable.
Or this is a biased propaganda.
Totally, watching intelligent people justify a flawed system is actually tragic.
@@reinhardt3090 This is people who grew up in the USA describing their experiences and associated feelings. To call it 'propaganda' is to say that they are lying.
You could take the trouble to fact-check some objective statements of fact that they make, such as healthcare/insurance costs cited. With the first anecdote, I can tell you that the £8ish NHS prescription charge is out of date... it's £9.35 now, per 'item' which means up to a 28 days supply of ANY medication, or things like Epipens or asthma inhalers, unless you're exempt (when it's £0).
Who's exempt? All children under 16, all full-time students under 19, pregnant women, everyone above state-pension age, everyone receiving working-age welfare-support benefits and everyone being treated in an NHS hospital (including an A&E/ED "ER").
Residence rather than citizenship gives full NHS eligibility for entirely 'free' appointments/treatment, but all visitors (even if 'undocumented') can still receive emergency care/treatment such as ambulances, A&E services and life-preserving surgery without any obligation to pay. If the UK doesn't have a 'reciprocal agreement' with another country (where Brits get treated as its residents) its citizens will be charged, afterwards and it's up to them to pay personally or via travel-insurance (or just evade the bill, and never legally enter the UK again).
So, long story short, the first person accurately describes how a US citizen, on a 'work-visa' will have been treated by the NHS hospital she attended... no charge whatsover due for her A&E assessment/diagnostics, and the NHS prescription-rate for her takeaway meds (whatever their actual price).
Of course I, her boss and colleagues and her employing-company (and everyone else that pays any UK tax or duty) will have paid for that, but not at the prices US hospitals charge or pharmaceutical companies set there.
@@reinhardt3090 explain please?
The same applies in the UK.
I was born in the UK in the early 70s. As kids we were so jealous of Americans, you had microwaves, videos, skateboards and a space agency etc. It looked like the good life. I would have traded places with an American kid in a heartbeat. Now, I realise I how lucky I was being born where I was.
Same here. Grew up in the Early 70’s in the UK and hearing about TV with dozens of channels etc.
Me too I always thought America seems like a brilliant country to live when I was a child now I am older I can say I would definitely not want to live in the USA we have our problems here in the UK that’s nothing compared to them
The thing is, for a middle class white family in the 70s and 80s, America probably _was_ a good place to live.
@@realburglazofficial2613 USA still is a good place to live... but only if you've got a lot money.
@@spugelo359 I dunno, the cops over there operate more like organised crime or a terrorist organisation than law enforcement.
I think a big difference between the US and the rest of the world is in the US healthcare is considered a luxury privilege and the rest of the world it's a basic human right.
Yeah. That makes me pretty angry.
How have they conned everyone into it?
Most other countries agree that a healthy nation keeps the workforce strong.
It's happening here with pet health care as so many people have insurance that the price of going to the vet is almost doubled in 10 years.
It's not just that they have to pay a lot out of pocket, the other big problem is that in the US prices for medical services as well as medicine are incredibly inflated. Due to a badly messed up knee I ended up having to pay for an MRI, an X ray and a consult completely out of pocket in Austria (long story) and the x ray was 80, the MRI 250 and the doctor looking at the images another 80. Not cheap of course but nothing that will haunt you financially for the rest of your life.
I hear giving birth in a private hospital in Austria will cost you about 5.000 euros including a private room with an extra bed for the father, aromatherapy, massages and so on. So why is it 10.000 for a standard birth in the US?
@@natashafletcher600 We have the money to pay for it. The foreigners on youtube sound so ignorant to Americans.
This is the problem, everyone has an opinion about Healthcare without knowledge of how it came to be. Healthcare was provided by your work, it was included in your salary until Obama came and try to make it universal. We have Healthcare very much like Europe called Medicare/medicaid provided by tax payers is not the best, it's very much a abroad system. But everyone wants the best, not everyone can afford the best. And when the best Dr's are getting paid the same as mediocre Dr's their desire to work goes down. That's why up until recently we have always had cutting edge technology and amazing Dr's.
@@zuriama88 I think Zuri, you need to do some historical concept exploring, where you will find only a very small percentage of Americans (Single Digits), actually have health insurance that could cover the mildest of situations. You seem to have forgotten to add that only in America does the 3 words from hell exist, which makes everyone's Insurance useless. Pre Existing Conditions. Explain that to us please, because we can not relate. Thanks.
I am in the UK, Europe. My jaw is on the floor...
10k per child ? Running Zig Zags? 10 days vacation for the year! 5 sick days?? You can get shot for walking on someone's land? How much for insurance?
WTAF! 😮
Oh wanna know something else that will blow your mind about it? It can cause roughly 3k-5k for just a ride in an ambulance, even if the hospital is just up the street from you. And no it doesn’t (usually) take you to the closest one either. The closest fire station doesn’t respond to the surrounding area, they come from across the city to respond to emergencies. And if you live in public housing (housing that
is partially funded by the city and you pay the remainder) you can get kicked out if responders arrive to your house if it’s due to illegal reasons.
Facepalm here l can't t believe those things exist my jaw dropped!!!!😮
My English gf in England didn't believe me when I told her some of the shit America does. She was in so much shock.
When I realised that you guys still think” you should’ve some sort of weapon to defend yourself “ I just couldn’t take it, specially watching you for quite long time and you being exposed to so many culture differences through your channel and misconceptions towards other countries that don’t allow weapons! It’s still mind blowing.
Ikr if the person who enters your house to steal or whatever doesn't have a gun then you don't need a gun as simple as that.. why can't US understand that? if no one can buy a weapon then no one can use the weapon so harming each other just decreases.
A popular misconception is that Americans are the most heavily armed people on Earth. They are not. Only around 33% of American households have at least one gun. In Canada, with our stricter guns laws, 34.7% of households have at least one firearm. The problem in the US is you let crazy people have guns.
@@knaditya8228 " if no one can buy a weapon then no one can use the weapon" this is so cute and naive. Do you not realise that there are criminals in the UK who have guns? Criminals don't care about the law and will get guns regardless.
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Ah, yes, because criminals are definitely a lot easier to find than drunk morons.
@@knaditya8228 That's really stupid logic. People don't need a gun to rape women, but you need a gun to stop them. Think about THAT.
In Scotland we have a ‘right to roam’ which means anyone can access most land or waterways regardless of who owns it. There is etiquette like walking along the edge of the field not through the middle of crops etc, but you can still walk through peoples land.
Same in Sweden. There are some rules though, you're not allowed to walk closer than 20-50 m from houses and if you put up a tent on somebody elses land it's only ok for 1-2 nights without permission, and not so close that you disturb the land owner.
Went for a walk in the Netherlands. Got lost. Ended up in a farmer's field. When the farmer saw me he asked me if I needed directions (I did) and he offered me a cup of coffee. Obviously not every European farmer is going to be super friendly (I did have a similar experience in Ireland though, and got thee and lemon cake) but the idea of being met by a farmer with a shotgun is just ridiculous.
@@EaterOfBaconSandwiches I’m from Glasgow but have lived in Kent for a few decades now, there are loads of walks with right of way all over Kent the same can be said of most counties in England , Most farmers don’t mind you walking through there land as long as you take care and don’t ruin anything or let your dog run free on there land disturbing the cattle and sheep, That is the quickest way to get it shot by the farmer who has the right to do so, so keep your dog on the leash when animals are in the field .
Just follow the "don't disturb, don't destroy" rule, and you will be fine in most parts of Europe.
In England there are 'Rights of Way' over private land but locals need to make a point to 'walk' them periodically lest they are lost from lack of use. Some people have taken court action to maintain 'Rights of Way' & some are so over used that English Heritage have to close them periodically for maintenance.
I've visited the US and I've enjoyed my time there. Americans, by and large, are really friendly, open, talkative people. Going over there for a week or two at a time is great, but I wouldn't want to live there. I feel that if Americans knew just how much they are being ripped off and kept under the cosh by their own country they would be seriously angry. The US, as exciting as it is to visit, is not the land of the free!
Yes definitely. The landscape is totally astonishing and most people are friendly and just trying to live a good life but it's your policies on actually living that let you down. Healthcare, working conditions, taxes, education and guns are totally screwed up. Would I visit - yes totally. Would I move there - 100% never
Exactly Americans love their flag and their country but their country does not love them back they are brainwashed thinking their country is the land of the free. Just like the UK regarding the royal family
Tell me about it. I grew up here in America, and I'm still trying to leave.
The land of the free - to pay through the nose.
We have more spending money than ANYONE in the world, you need to do some research.
Let me give you another perspective of US. When US left the war torn nation of Afghanistan, after 20 years, they did a calculation. The calculation was that it would be cheaper to leave behind the billions of dollars worth of equipment in Afghanistan than bringing them back to US. Now if you say to invest that same amount of money into the people and families in US then you will be immediately called a "commie bastard". I for the life of me don't understand why the US people can't see this hypocrisy.
Childhood indoctrination is why. I *don't* mean that it's done by the government or that it's origins are malicious. I just mean from the pledge of allegiance to ministers in the pulpit on Sunday to every type of media & politician telling us how great America is... well at some point if you are repeatedly told something since your infancy... you're going to believe it. Even to your own detriment.
After the religious extremists in Afghanistan were defeated, the US and the West promised to help rebuild their shattered nation, impoverished after decades of war, resisting the Soviet Union and then Iranian backed rebels.
Had we actually kept our word, then ISIS etc would never have gotten a look in.
Local Afghans recognised that Western military commanders could not care less about them, saw their lives as being worthless.
Had we spent even a fraction of the money we used to combat ISIS, and the rest, on what we promised we would, I'd be willing to bet that Afghanistan today would be a shining example of how developed western democracies could bring peace and prosperity to the people of such a troubled land.
because most Americans are brainwashed by the media… not just the media, we are often told in school that America is the most wonderful country ever.
@@gordonmurray3153 Religious extremists? You have to be more precise, are you referring to the Talibans or to America's Jesus people?
@@gordonmurray3153 afghanistan was a liberal ,secular, open country before western, and then after that soviet involvement.
I was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastasised Ovarian Cancer, spent 7 weeks in the hospital, had Major surgery which took 10 hours... 2 x days in ICU, then chemo for 6 months. It cost me nothing. I live in Australia 🇦🇺🙋♀️. My partner also had 2 weeks off to look after me which was paid leave (not holiday leave).
It cost everyone around you money. It's called Socialism, and always collapses eventually. Russia had a nice run LOL.
I went to the A&E for a chest infection, which turned out to be pneumonia. I was admitted and not only did I have to pay...£0, but I was given meds to take with me for free and the rest I bought for £8! I love our NHS, aka "socialized medicine", and I wouldn't change it for the world!
I wouldn't live in the States, even if they were paying me millions!
With all due respect, my American friends, but I will have to burst your bubble: America is far from being the greatest country in the world! Being forced to nearly go bankrupt because you got sick?!
Or because you failed to zigzag...! (@ 3mins 36seconds)
though you did pay through taxes and national insurance. Free at the point of delivery.
@@chops6416 Yes 2-3 Times less in total then Americans do, try looking it up, then bow your head and wonder when you allowed yourself to become a collaborator for the super wealthy.
@@toddstevens13 I think you misunderstood me. I live in the UK, I was just saying that NHS healthcare isn't 'free' it's paid by general taxation which is totally preferable to US system.
We have more money than you in the first place, this is such ignorant propaganda. Oh well, we don't need more leechers anyway, stay in your MUCH poorer country.
You asked for our opinions - okay, here's mine. I'll lay my cards on the table first: I'm old, left leaning, and back in the mists of time studied social anthropology. Consequently, I've been observing/studying the evolution of American sociopolitics for some years.
Should you move abroad? Well that's only something you can answer. Family ties, cultural familiarity, your career prospects etc.. But if I had a young family, I honestly think I'd be packing.
With young children (and their future) to consider, they would do much better educationally, your healthcare would be secure come what may, and you would all would be safer. The food in Europe is far less toxic, and government and people are addressing environmental issues, and most importantly, you'd get much more time to enjoy your family - and life itself.
I think you need to consider which direction things are going in America. As far as I can see, it's the wrong direction. A few random (and simplified) examples: In the face of the latest school shooting, your Supreme Court is considering LOOSENING some gun regulations (because of the undue influence of the NRA). Educational funding (and thus, standards) is falling even further, and books that even mention "racial" issues or history are now being banned - yes, unbelievable as it is, White Supremacy is actually on the rise once again. And I'm sure you're aware that free and fair elections (i.e. democracy itself) are now under threat in red States. I'm afraid I'm quite convinced that life for many ordinary Americans is only going to get worse in the near future. Profit over people underwrites every policy - and it will continue.
I have the advantage of a trans-Atlantic perspective, and consequently have 1st hand experience of alternative cultures and societies. So I can truthfully say I really wouldn't want to live in America under any circumstances.
In this weird internet kinda way, I've got to care for you guys, and I offer my thoughts simply with your future wellbeing in mind. Best wishes to you both, and of course, your children.
I actually think that the Christian Right are getting louder and pushing harder as they see some control slip away. Once Americans see Atheism as the "default", not the "weird" or "evil". Then things will improve.
America is in a state of chaos because of Democrats, they're left wing extremists in general. their politicians impeached a totally innocent president(which has now been proven true) blue states are grooming children with pornographic kids books, Ron de santis (Red state) has banned this bs (good on him) and you say leave because of republican states. Ffs do give your head a shake and look at the mess your country is in, you're a muppet and president Biden is in a worse state than you
The problem with having all the sane people moving out of the US, is that it will make the US an even more insane country. But yes for their personal benefit, I would advise the same
@@petertaylor3446 I think you've succeeded in making my point better than I ever could.
I definitely would not want to live in America
I think the cultural gulf here is really best shown by how the couple here, talking about problems/issues like gun law, healthcare, etc, then describe ways in which those problems can be minimised/lessened/ameliorated by adopting different approaches; where instead for other European countries those problems don't even arise in the first place.
Yes, I noticed that too, Gary.
It really brings home how normalised the problems/issues are to most Americans, for understandable reasons...ie: they haven't known any different.
Kudos to this couple for opening their minds up to learning about how other countries function in comparison and giving themselves important food for thought.
Very naive couple.
I'll take all of those problems over not being arrested for wrong think.
@@timothypeterson4781 What? :d
@@mixlllllll I'll take all of our problems for the ability to not be arrested if I comment the wrong thing online. Like insulting Islam.
In Germany and lots of other European countries there is actually something called the right to roam. It allows you to access privately owned properties and sometimes even allows you to use it to camp on it and stuff like that. People are definitely not allowed to shoot you for entering your property.
I confirm: in Italy it is the same as Germany.
Same as Switzerland. Squatting is normal there.
Farmers have the right to shoot tresspassers in Ireland though :(
The right to roam is a policy from 50’s. If it’s private property or common land. But it could be revoked at any time
Yep... right to roam fully ingrained throughout UK and its brilliant
I'm British and I've lived overseas for 18 years - 4 in Australia and 14 in Hong Kong. In HK as I woman I NEVER have to worry about my safety walking anywhere day or night, if I've had alcohol or not - you are just safe. In Aus I got severe spinal nerve damage the neurosurgeon had me in to hospital through A&E for major spine surgery, in hospital nearly 3 months - did not cost me anything. The thing is taxes aren't hugely more than the US just a bit and for a country that calls themselves Christian why wouldn't you pay just a little bit more to help the whole community and yourself? I just don't get the complete selfishness!
Because in the US they're trained to believe that the most important thing in the world is money and that you must always strive to make more money. Your whole outlook on life is to live to make money. Other people in other countries know they have to earn money too, in order to live. Living is the emphasis in other countries not money.
Looking at the clips, it does seem the US is a nation riddled with fear. I was born in a war zone, and the conflict didn't finish until i was in my late 20's. The teacher reacting to a balloon pop struck a chord. Maybe some would call it PTSD, but certainly when i hear a loud noise my first reaction is to hit the floor. I know its ridiculous but the fear is still there. So I get it, but i would say that if you can empathise with my situation then something is definitely not right.
Exactly. I'm British, but have been living in Nigeria for nearly 4 years and am now married to a Nigerian. When I went with my husband to the UK for the first time, we heard some fireworks and I felt sad having to reassure him that it wasn't gunfire. The difference is, people in Nigeria KNOW they have an insecurity problem, whereas it seems like a lot of Americans don't acknowledge that they do. (I realise it varies wildly depending on where you are in the States though).
I feel sad when I hear you say you don’t know why there seems to be so many school shootings. I’ll give you a hint……..too many guns. School shootings in the US happen on nearly a daily basis with only the bad ones get media time. In Australia if a gun was taken anywhere near a school by anyone, it would be a national headline. I know it’s a US constitutional right but come on people, you’re killing yourselves over a right to defend yourselves. How does that make any sense?
I’m 55 years old woman, lived in the U.K. all my life, been out out late in a lot of London and in smaller cities and towns, never had to defend myself or worried about my safety (simple precautions taken of course), I’m not stupid. It’s a shame the default in the US is that people live in paranoia and feel they may need to defend themselves most of the time. As for having your children do shooter drills….this is not normal, only the US does this I believe. I love the US, been all over, the people are generally great, shame you are let down by corrupt politicians and big corporations who control them. Have a great trip to the U.K., you will love it.
They might not like the weather, lol
@@evanflynn4680 and let's be hinest. We're in a Post-Brexit hell at the moment.
But since Brexit, your country is just beginning to follow the example of the United States.
@@nettcologne9186 no it isn't and a lot of laws that are now used by EU were from UK to begin with
@@nettcologne9186 in terms of guns, safety, healthcare etc? I don’t think so
I'm so glad that internet is exposing to Americans how bad their government is.
But it is only the ones willing to accept the reality though. The US population has been brainwashed for over 7 decades by its government media and the capitalist corporations into believing they are number 1 and nowhere else is better. Even Hollywood distorts the rest of the world. If someone was to ask me what the USA is best at my answer would be " ignoring the fact the rest of the world exists". There is hope with people like Ethan and Angela and other youtubers too but as Ethan has eluded too it could take 50 years unfortunately 😔
And private companies.
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It's TikTok and China, and you are REALLY stupid for believing this fake propaganda.
Corporations have done so much damage.
You are a nice couple. I must say that when I hear posts like this I realise that USA is dancing to a different rhythm to almost all the rest of the world. In about 1970 I met an American woman in a pub in the UK. She said she had been to the local hospital and tried to pay for her treatment but there wasn't a cashier desk. She found it strange but nice that she didn't have to pay. As for guns what can I say. I'm 71 and have never handled or even seen a gun in my life. It's good to hear the thoughts of Americans regarding other countries systems. America is a good country but there are big flaws. All countries have some flaws but America seems to have big ones.
I enjoyed your post. Keep well and healthy. 👍
Back in the 90's I visited Japan and travelled all over staying in hostels so had to share in a six man room in Kyoto. One day I went with friends I met to Nagoya and stopped there for two days leaving all my stuff in the hostel in Kyoto including gifts I had bought. Once we split and they went on to Tokyo I went back and everything was intact and still there. I love Japan.
1. “Illness is neither an indulgence for which people have to pay, nor an offence for which they should be penalised, but a misfortune the cost of which should be shared by the community.” 2. “No society can legitimately call itself civilized if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means.” Nye Bevan founding member of the NHS.
I'm in the UK and I'm always moaning about the fact that my job only has the statutory minimum paid holidays which I think is 28 days including the bank holidays whereas my wife gets something like 40. I can't believe that a rich country like America only gives you a minimum of a week. Also the healthcare thing is ridiculous because it should be the foundation of a civilised society in my opinion. Enjoy your upcoming trip to the UK and remember to try the local ales :-)
28 days in amazingly awesome, in portugal we only have 22. still, better than america.
@@somekindofaperson UK it should be 28 days with holiday pay. Some Companies have more holiday for employees that have worked for the company a long time.
Don't forget the statutory holidays although I think the minimum entitlement is 20 days and statutory days are taken off that so the minimum is 12 days + statutory but there's an extra day off this week for the jubilee but not sure if it's added.
If you capitalise services prices go up. They can charge for holding a baby after it's born. The NHS is, despite arguments, more efficient than the US. OECD figures but may be incorrect due to it being from 2016 and Covid.
@@somekindofaperson I was just checking and I get 22 holidays I can chose and there are 8 public holidays (9 this year for the queens jubilee) that I get off to so it's 30 total. I mustn't grumble really :-)
@@peterw4867 It is 28 days holiday should be with pay , it is different if you are self employed.
In Germany it's about the same as the UK. I had 3 OP's on my cervical vertebrae (neck joints) which after research, would have cost me around $70,000 - $80,000 in the US. The 3 OP's were done over a space of 1 1/2 years with 13 stays in Hospital, ranging from 1 to 2 weeks at a time. Not included in the above cost were 5 MRT's 4 CRT's. and what did I have to
pay ... 10€ per day for every day I was in Hospital but only up to a max.of 80€. Not only was I off work for 1 1/2 years but my job was waiting for me when I was done healing.
You wouldn't pay anything in the UK, but they are likely to send you home & not keep you in hospital for longer than is absolutely necessary.
It does make sense because hospitals are full of sick people prone to catching diseases, but inpatient beds have been cut too much so there's not enough slack in the system.
Canada, two different bouts of Kidney Stones, 5 operations total difference and prescription pain meds. Cost $25.00 for the Meds. Childhood friend was a Dr. In the States, his wife American, they moved back as soon as she knew she was pregnant, figured conservatively would of been Quarter of a Million Dollars there.
@@ethelmini I don't think a deductible of 80 euros is much. On average, Brits pay a higher contribution to taxes on the NHS than the average German to their "Krankenkasse". That should then even out. In Germany, too, one does not stay longer than necessary in the hospital. But we generally have more doctors and more beds in hospitals, so we don't have any waiting times here, with the exception of organ transplants.
@@ethelmini And the NHS has a big problem with health tourism
@@homebusiness8166 That is such an easily refuted lie. Could you please use some real data, like you can get at gov.uk sources? I know you heard you binging mates say it, but that doesn't make it true. It's just parroting nonsense.
In my country we have a rule that you can roam in nature (woods, fields etc) freely, no matter who the land belongs to. You're allowed to pick berries and mushroom from anyone's land. It is a right every citizen/inhabitant has, and you can even camp out in the woods as long as you don't damage the nature and take your trash with you. No one is gonna come screaming at you "git off mah land!". Doesn't include fenced areas/inhabited areas but everywhere else you're free to roam.
Sounds a lot like Scotland. England and Wales have more restrictions, which is a shame.
Its the same in austria too. Camping might me not allowed if there is a reason to belive that it happens regulary. Its ok to party somewhere at a river or in the mountains, make a fire and stay the night. Camp at (small) farmers land will be a problem (No "shooting" problem of course, but youll might pay a fee).
@@Thurgosh_OG You can pick blackberries in England. There can be a lot of trouble with litter here, remember the beaches during the Covid years?
@@Lily-Bravo you can legally pick anything growing wild on land, but not anything planted..
@@missharry5727 Which country are you talking about? Because in the UK bluebells and other wild flowers cannot be picked. Mushrooms cannot be picked in protected woodland. There are various other restrictions.
8:32 "U should have the right to defend yourself"
From whom? From other people who can easily buy guns at Walmart? Yeah exactly. It's a never ending cycle
Exactly. Don't they realise that all the things people buy for defence can be used by criminals for OFFENCE? For example; pepper spray someone to grab their handbag or wallet.
No, from the people who get guns illegally. Like the guy recently in Ohio who must have snapped & just shot a lady in the drive thru head at Taco Bell.
He was not legally allowed to have a gun.
Just look up police body cam videos here on UA-cam, there’s plenty of footage. Most criminals don’t have guns legally.
There are several overlapping problems that infect the gun debate: (1) police reaction times are slow (something like 15-20 minutes for a home invasion) so there is a distrust that law enforcement will protect you, (2) the US has a porous southern border leading to the entry of millions of illegal firearms, (3) because of loopholes, many people who should not have a weapon (for psychological reasons) can still get one. Unless you have a massive gun buyback, seal up illegal gun importation, and require psychological testing, guns or an equivalent self-defense device (like a taser or pepper spray) is necessary.
I'm from Liverpool UK and back in the 90s I worked as a housekeeper for a retired LAPD officer, a wonderful guy, his 'rooky' partner eventually got shot in the back and Ed decided it was time to quit. Because he had been a 'copper" all his life he walked like a friggin cowboy ☺ always ready to draw so to speak, I said to him one day, "hey Ed, do you ever miss your gun?" and he said "God no way honey, I actually feel truly free of the thing, no one else has got one here, it took a little while to get used to though, I hit the floor the first time I heard a car backfire" 😳
The £8 was clearly just a prescription fee for the medicine she took away...
thats what she said
The service is free though, and that’s the standard prescription fee.
Better than that, she should have ticked a box on the form to say that she’s a student and then there’s no prescription fee at all.
If ur on lots of meds it’s cheaper to get a yearly pre-paid prescription as it’s £9.65 per item now
Prescriptions are free here in Wales and also in Scotland.
@@juliethomas1352 Northern Ireland too. When I first moved to Belfast, I needed an emergency prescription as I no more meds left. I turned the prescription over and asked where to sign it. "Oh, we don' bother with that nonsense here"
The trespass one was not for going in peoples yards, they were on a walk so they probably ment In fields or woods we have foot paths that can be new to ancient and you have free access to use them, and the landowners not only can't stop you they also maintain the paths and put stiles in or steps and even ladders to make sure you can even cross the walls they build to keep animals
Once again the wrong infomation is being past on to Americans . No one is denied Access to most areas of private land (The countryside) as long as you follow the signposts and stay on the foot path provided, close gates behide you and keep dogs on a lead. Do not approach any farm animals or wildlife and keep noise to a absolute minimum. Despite what some people may think you can NOT just walk onto private land 'which is obvious' you must follow designated route and remember apart from being working areas thay are people home's. There is a booklet available entitled Follow The Country Code..... .Happy sightseeing and Hiking.. Stay safe....
@@christopherbrown2724 In austria treepasing a farmers land is perfecly legal. If you are not destroying anything there is nothing the farmer can do. Its not allowed to cross private gardens but this is just a formality wich only is relevant if you really, really want to make a point or there is a reason to belive you want to steal something. The owner is not allowed to hurt you in any way. I dont think he is allowed to force you to leave if there is no imminant danger. He will have to call the police and they are able to remove you with force.
Paid vacation in America is so weird. I work for nhs in the UK I get 31days paid leave + 8 public holidays(paid) and if I get sick i get up to 6months off with full pay.
How do you put up with such poor working conditions?
Sadly they truly believe they are not worthy enough to receive such humane rights. But they do go on and on about "their rights" while defending those who have taken away all their rights. America is a Feudal State, they are the only ones who do not see it.
They have been left untouched since the 30's. I was utterly shocked when I found out. The minimum wage is only $7.25 !! and has not been changed for 13 years
@@markwalker2627 That's the American Dream - to start a business and get rich by paying people fuck all and having them just be slave labour.
Even better is that working for the government you get a pension that you dont fully pay for,,,,,,that will have to stop.
How?) Because COMMUNISM!!! is the greatest boogyman of the USA.
Those of us in civilised countries can’t imagine being scared to call an ambulance in a medical emergency.
The US is the most civilized country in the world, and has to POLICE the world because the rest is so uncivilized. Without the US, your worthless country might not even exist.
When I had a baby I had 2 failed epidurals, and 5 days aftercare in the hospital because I had an infection. I paid £0.
The NHS is honestly a godsend and I would rather pay more monthly tax from my wage to cover the NHS, than have to pay upwards of £10,000 just to have a baby.
I used to live in the US. After a while the stress got to me. I never felt completely safe and so decided to move back to Europe. I've always wondered how Americans can endure to live a whole lifetime that way but then I guess you're used to it and don't know any other way of life. These videos (of Americans living abroad) prove that to be the case. I agree that there are many good and even great things about America but in the end they don't compensate for the lack of safety (at least in my opinion but I know Americans who've moved to Europe who would agree with me). Love you guys! Let us adopt you! 💚
Well the Nazi propaganda from the womb, makes American's actually believe they do not deserve better, and then most who are just so weak they actually defend their owners, unrealizing they are all Feudal Serfs at this point, and have no ideas of their own about anything. Sad really.
I'm not American but because of my sister's experience in the US I understand where you're coming from. Btw she is planning to come back to Germany
I think most US citizens live under a climate of fear.
My first visit to the states was to Columbus, Ohio to work. I was there for two weeks and, in those two weeks, 19 people were killed in Columbus through shooting. What shocked and surprised me, apart from the numbers, was the reasons for the shootings. Listening to the news, it was jealous boyfriends and girlfriends, petty robbery, really trivial stuff. Almost anywhere else in the world, these things end in a fist fight or at worst a stabbing. The prevalence of guns means that if people get mad, someone gets shot (and not always who they intend to shoot either). It is really sad, so many people could still be leaving meaningful lives.
PS Have a great time in the UK. You are probably not going to need the umbrella in June.
19 people??
Gun rule changes here in UK after the Dunblane school shooting in 1996 that was the last time a massacre happened here in a school, we learnt from our mistakes. Here in UK we have unions that have fought for things like paid holidays, sick pay and mental health issues in the work place.
When I was in San Francisco a few years ago I noticed that the fire trucks seemed to be going around a lot, every few hours, but I couldn't see any smoke or signs of fire. I thought that maybe the firemen took their trucks out because they looked so cool and shiny and it's fun.
I asked someone why the fire trucks were zooming around so much. They said it was because people don't want to call ambulances to get to the hospital in an emergency, so they call the fire brigade as they're emergency responders, and they take them to the hospital.
Crazy
The UK has right of ways, you have the right to walk through fields and grounds listed as a right of way. We are very precious about it.
I'm from Scotland, UK. Regarding the medical expenses. I had a hernia in 2012. Doctor consultation, specialist for a sonogram, pre check with the surgeon, outpatient surgery, home visit from a nurse to take out staples, follow up with my surgeon. My cost was fuel to drive to the appointments.
Had to have a tooth pulled about 5 years ago, called the phone line, they gave me the emergency dentist on call for that day, walked in, got it done in 30 minutes, cost was £16 (~$20 USD)
Australian and had a hernia surgery myself. I'm from a regional area so I had to stay at the hospital until it was fine to travel, and my mum had to stay while I was there so she could drive us home. Total cost was the $12/night accommodation on hospital grounds for my mum for three nights, and $12 for me to stay in the same accommodations the night before my surgery. My aunt stayed as well after the first night to keep mum company and to spend a couple days doing tourist stuff around the city (Sydney). They saw a show, went out for meals and all that while I was recovering from the surgery. Aside from visiting me once a day they basically had a fun weekend while I ate bland hospital food.
I love you guys and the more I watch videos like this and from other reactors I realise how lucky I am to be European. I never realised how lucky I am and absolutely complain less about my country after learning more about the US. Genuinely cannot believe how far behind the wold they are. Another great reaction guys…keep learning
It's actually scary for people from overseas to visit the US for fear thatcwe might get injured or sick. It is very difficult to understand why the citizens of the US tolerate such an outrageous health care system.
I think some Americans get confused with social healthcare and communism
@@kevingrant7098 Yeah, I think of them think that countries with social healthcare pay a lot more in taxes, we do, but the average price of medical insurance in the US is much higher than the social healthcare tax in other countries. I think it's less of the people not wanting it, more of the propaganda making it seem like a worse option than their system.
Healthcare in Europe is not free. If you work for a company it will deduct a certain amount from your salary, depending on how much you make. And that is mandatory for every employee. The companies also pay a certain amount for each of their companies. So, in the end, the system pays for itself. There are people who never use their health insurance but the money they paid stays in the system. Other people are unlucky and may need heart or brain surgery, or get in an accident an need long term revalidation. Nobody ever sees a bill and nobody goes bankrupt.
As a Canadian, l found the references to guns, being shot, etc., very disturbing. Our two hosts attempt to rationalize/normalize their views regarding this situation, saying you have to defend yourself and when walking in the country, it's ill advised to walk through farmers' fields, like I might rationalize looking both ways when you cross the street!. My gawd! My response is; what kind of society do you live in, that you live in fear of being shot just walking around?!🤔😳
I worked in the US in the 1980's, and my American colleagues were gob smacked when I told them I had accumulated 37 working days paid holiday. That the NHS was free at the point of delivey, and that on retirement I not only got a company pension, but a state pension as well. The company I worked for did go into liquidation before my retirement, but my company pension was still paid through the Pension Protection Fund. I don't know if their is any protection in the US, of company pensions, should a company fail.
Doubtful!
A few years ago, my mum broke her wrist in Italy (on the first day there), she didn't have to pay anything and the hospital staff were much nicer than we're used to even in the UK, so I dread to think what it would have been like in the US.
Free if she didn't have insurance. This vid is fake BS.
@@antichoice1No it's not, and what does insurance have to do with it?
No, it's not. @@antichoice1
Singapore, fwiw, is one of the most unique and regulated places to live. It's also one of the hardest to get citizenship... if not THE hardest.
Europe is considered one of the safest regions in the world. The people living there have a reasonable expectation that they will not be the victim of violent crime. Sure it happens but it is _unusual_ - that is the key. Sad that we Americans are so programmed by our gun culture that we literally can't believe that there are cities with millions of people that are safer than almost any city in the USA. Of the 20 safest cities in the world, 13 are in Europe. Of the 50 safest countries to live in... 30 are in Europe.
We have to pass a test to get a drivers license - if you fail either the written exam or the driving exam... no license. For the life of me I can't figure out why we understand safety when it comes to a car which isn't designed as a kill machine. But guns...sigh.
The paid holiday entitlement that the woman in Austria reported is not just because she had a good job. It is normal in Europe. For example, this is from the UK government's website, explaining the law: "Most workers who work a 5-day week must receive at least 28 days’ paid annual leave a year. This is the equivalent of 5.6 weeks of holiday." The 5.6 weeks is working weeks, i.e., 5-day weeks. It goes on to detail the rules for part-time workers and so on, which are basically proportionate. In addition: "Workers have the right to:
-get paid for leave
-build up (‘accrue’) holiday entitlement during maternity, paternity and adoption leave
-build up holiday entitlement while off work sick
-request holiday at the same time as sick leave"
And so on. You might find this interesting too: "As a last resort, employers can dismiss an employee who is long-term sick, but before they can do this employers must:
-consider if an employee can return to work - such as by working flexibly or part-time, doing different or less stressful work (with training if necessary)
-consult with employees about when they could return to work and if their health will improve
An employee can take their case to an employment tribunal if they think they’ve been unfairly dismissed."
If no one has guns, no one needs a gun to defend themselves against people with guns. A simple concept that most of the developed world has caught on to. 😂
In Sweden and to some extent in Finland and Scotland, you actually have the “right to roam the land”. That meant you can go wherever you like, just try to avoid walking across someone’s lawn or across a crop field. You can also pick things like berries, mushroom or fish anywhere (unless it’s a licensed water). It’s also ok to make a camp fire or pitch a tent anywhere for a day or two. If you have more than three tents, a big group, you need to ask the lad owner for permission though.
Oh and pick up your trash afterwards. We despise people just throwing garbage all over the place as tourists. 😉
Norway, Sweden and Finland have all pretty much same laws when it comes to right to roam. All three countries have so tight contacts that it has created similar laws. I couldn't actually even find how they differ from each other.
@@halmond8713 There are some fundamental differences in the the right to roam in Finland and Norway compared to sweden. Examples.:
In Finland you need the land owners permission to make a camp fire. The right to roam is not a law in Finland but a series of exemptions in other laws. There is for example an exemption to criminal code regarding theft, where it says that foraging for berries is exempted from theft.
I Norway the right to roam ins regulated in the outdoor law and it only includes land that not used by the owner (cultivated land or forest plantations etc). You can not camp more than two nights in the same place in the lowlands. While foraging for berries is allowed, the right to pick cloudberries is limited. It’s free to fish in the sea but with regulations regarding the method used but in lakes you need the land owners permission, for example a fishing license from the owner together with a governmental fishing license.
Sweden definitely has the least restricted right to roam Europe.
I’m English and have lived in England all my life, I’m 54. I’ve travelled extensively through Europe and East coast US. I find your comment very interesting as many are sideways justifications of the US lifestyle. You’re kind of proving the point of the video. You can’t justify being shot in a forest because you had the wrong clothes on. Your only need for guns is to kill people with guns. When there are school shootings in your country almost every week, I can’t believe ownership is still defended. It’s totally bizarre to me.
In the UK, it’s usual to have 4, 5 or ever 6 weeks paid leave, depending on seniority and length of service, plus sometimes flex time, plus 10 or 11 public paid holidays. If we were offered five days leave there would be riots.
As to your healthcare system, it’s just a business, it’s coincidental that its product is care, as with most things in the US it is complete focus is profit. In the last month I’ve seen my doctor twice, I’ve seen three separate consultants, had an ultrasound scan and an MRI, weekly intake drugs whose RRP in the US is over $600, even all my separate drug are repacked for me so I don’t need to think about doses, I receive them in blister packs, and all that costs me nothing!
I hope your visit here opens your eyes to the way you’re bred as consumers.
Yes Sir, but you have been brought up in the British (serf) mentality. Your body doesn't belong to you, it belongs to the state. It's illegal to carry a sword and in most cases own one, but it doesn't stop people breaking into your home with machetes while you are helpless; before you say that only happens to drug dealers - no it doesn't, it can happen to anyone.
@@kamelionify
What bloody nonsense!
@@kamelionify can you expand on that a little better, you’re definitely not from this side of the Pond ?
@@kamelionify As a UK citizen, I have never known anyone to have been attacked by a machete! I mean, theoretically I guess it could happen. I've got a better chance of running away from a machete than someone firing a gun in my direction.
But if I had a gun locked safely away at home, then I wouldn't exactly have time to do anything with it if I was indeed being attacked by a random person with a machete.
@@kamelionify
I’m guessing your trolling, drunk or just mad
1) A British citizens body does not belong to the state . What a ridiculous notion?why do you think that ?
2) Why swords ? It’s not illegal to own a sword. Who carries a sword nowadays ? Do you carry one ? Why ?
3) I’m guessing you wear a sword because people break into your house with machetes. I’ve never hear of that.
When I see reaction videos like this it really brings home how America, the so-called and self-professed leading country in the world, is so behind. I am a Brit living in New Zealand. I was particularly struck by the hosts talking about medical care for their children. In New Zealand all children get free medical care up to the age of thirteen. In Britain non-residents will not be automatically charged for healthcare at hospitals or even a GP. You will be looked after if you are sick. Similarly, holidays are allowed at four weeks out of the year, plus statutory holiday time off. Parental leave in New Zealand -involving both parents- can be up to a year and the same applies in the UK. The USA is way behind many other countries in looking after families.
People are too dumb to understand. The education system is purposefully bad - in some places they literally teach "creationism" in SCIENCE class instead of evolution, universe, etc. (Not in religion class, but in science class)
In France everything is free at hospital.
4:26 Holy shit - _that's_ what "serpentine" means? I heard that all the time in movies, never realised it meant "zig-zag to avoid getting shot"! (I'm Australian)
Needed a hearing test (I’m old) contacted the doctor and was referred to an audiologist. My appointment with the audiologist was 9.30 and I walked out of there at 11.15 with 2 brand new digital in ear hearing aids totally free of charge, even the batteries I need are free. All power to the NHS🇬🇧 I’m constantly flabbergasted at how Americans just accept anything thrown at them.
Comparing “danger” in different cities around the world compared to the US is a bit tricky since you take all these precautions in the US to avoid danger that you usually don’t do in for example Europe. I.e you drive everywhere, stay away from certain areas, lock your doors and avoid waking at night or through tunnels etc. When walking alone at night in most city centres in Europe, you don’t feel threatened.
Homelessness is a growing problem here in Australia where we have a rental crisis, but still low percentage levels compared to the US
Here in Denmark, it is illegal to have pepper spray, guns, knuckles or knives on your person in public spaces.
Unless there is a purpose
fx: fishing, hunting, mushroom hunting, sports..
- if you are in the Scouts or you have a job where it's necessary
(even then the blade may not be in excess of 12cm)
hello from Denmark 🌸🌱
Same in UK, not allowed specifically for self-defence
Same in Serbia.
Same in every sane country worldwide. You can get a weaponlicense if its for a purpose, like sport or hunting, but only after a groundly background check. We have a policeforce to defend us, that is what we pay them for. Sadly in the US the police is a bigger danger then a criminal, certainly for people of color.
I would love to go mushroom hunting. Do they fight back or run off? 🤣
Same in Spain
So, fun story. Even I am anxious sometimes about cost while I'm a Dutch person living in the Netherlands. I was born and raised here but when you've heard so much about America you tend to forget how things go in your own country sometimes. During Covid I had cavities but I didn't know. I didn't go to the dentist because I didn't know but I also skipped my usual half-yearly checkup because I didn't want to risk it - I took care of my mother during that time. When it was finally safe I immediately booked an appointment and literally the day before I had to go - my tooth broke. A part of it broke off, it was that bad. I needed to have the tooth next to it pulled because of it - luckily a wisdom tooth that had to be pulled anyway. But he also said there's a 50/50 chance I might need a root canal treatment. Well, two days later, hell on earth. The pain was unbearable, but it was the weekend. Here we have emergency dentists (and doctors) available, so I called in, and two hours later I got the treatment. With anesthesia - which is apparently not standard in the US? Here you can ask for it and you get it. Anyway, I had to pay up front, 150 bucks, made a photo of the bill for insurance, got paid back directly on Monday. Got my wisdom tooth pulled as well later, no costs. Also my 2 checkups every year at the dentist is part of my insurance and I pay 100 bucks a month. This also includes medicine for my migraine attacks for example. But also if you need glasses, therapy, it covers a whole lot. Even abroad.
My aunt was born unlucky, she needed a colostomy bag at a very young age. She's gotten surgery pretty much once or twice yearly all her life. She is 60 yo now. She never had to pay extra for it apart from general health care. We're talking at least 100 surgeries. Sometimes in Germany due to specialization. All covered. Also her recoveries when she needed to be in the hospital for weeks, nothing.
This is the reason everyone is happy to pay their taxes here. Because it holds value. Even if I didn't need the help it helps other people and I don't go broke over it.
Everyone in the USA deserves so much better and I'm glad the internet shows this. Demand better!
My friend's baby had to get surgery in the capital of my state, which is 6 hours driving. It was urgent. She flew a plane with the baby and got the surgery done for free. I live in Brazil.
You guys must be counting the hours for your trip to the UK. One thing to be warned is that when you get to immigration it could take you up to or more than two hours to get through due to 1. Staff shortages and 2. your arriving during the Queens jubilee weekend, try and take water off the plane in case. Oh and when your in your hotel and you plug your stuff in to charge, don't forget to flick the switch on next to the plug coz I know over there you don't have switches next to your plugs on the wall outlet. Our American future daughter in law can of for Christmas and she forgot so many times. :-)
And don’t forget to look the other way before you cross the road..
In my lifetime we have had two mass shootings .Hungerford in 1987 and the Dunblane massacre in 1996 . After Dunblane our laws changed and we are much better for it . In Australia they had the Port Arthur massacre . They banned guns problem solved .
No good getting rid of guns if your masters won’t 🤔
There was also a spree shooting in Cumbria in 2010. Also Dunblane saw restrictions in handguns. Hungerford led to restrictions with semi-automatic weapons along with future proofing the gun laws as there is a provision that means any weapon that is designed to evade metal detectors as long as it was not widely available prior to 1988.
What about other crimes? What about all the physically weak people who couldn't defend themselves? You got the data on that? Why all the focus on mass shootings when there are so many crimes?
@@reinhardt3090 I don’t know how to respond to you. .
@@vincygarifuna Because you know I'm right. You get rid of guns and you just get new types of crimes. You get people more confident to do knife attacks because they know no one has a gun, you get acid attacks, homemade explosives, Running crowds of people over with cars and plenty more. You also make it so that people who aren't very strong are unable to defend themselves from stronger people who use violence against them. Police response times are also rarely fast enough to actually help. Do you really think crime has gone down since guns were banned?
Oh I've seen laods of these now. They're doing the rounds on channels about Europe/UK etc. Quite a rabbit hole to go down. Don't worry, we know it's not all like this but at the same time it's kinda re-assuring to see US Americans recognise some of the bigger problems they have.
Here in the Nordic country we don't even have "tresspassing" (unless you're literally inside someone's house). We have a common law of access, which means I can go on anyone's property and even camp there over night. I can pick berries and mushrooms - but I can't cut trees of hunt without the owner's permission. I can though make up a fire from some dry sticks that are around (as long as I don't set the property on fire).
It is considered common courtesy to not bother the property owner. So, no camping in the backyard. If you can see through their windows - you are too close. Usually you know when that is.
THAT is weird. The US has better laws in this case.
@@antichoice1 That would explain some of the attitude. Because we love our right to roam. Including those that own the properties, as nobody is allowed to bother them. They probably loke to roam, too. And we all consider it a superior law.
Note that by property, I am excluding backyards. This is about trekking in forests and near fields.
@@magdalenabozyk1798 That's actually kind of cool, but WAY different from the US. Hippies in the 1960s did that, slept on people's lawns, and the homeowners hated it haha. You ever hear the Metallica song, "Wherever I May Roam?"
I have 5 different degrees in 4 different fields, speak 7 languages despite the fact I'm a multisick painchronic. My teens have grown up independent from a young age, come and go to school, hobbies etc freely without me being scared of them getting shot. I work to live, not the other way around. Paid leaves, parental leave (yes,for the dad too) with a free box of clothes and babystuff for the babys first year, social support in all parts of life, one of the best education systems in the world...oh, and I was in hospital for over a week after the birth of both of my children. All meds, blood transfusion, bedplace etc for a ridiculously small amount of money. Wouldn't want to live anywhere else, although I've lived in a few countries. Overdramatized or not, with all the mass shootings going on in the US right now...um..NO!!! Sad that it happens? No. Unacceptable is what it's called! 🙏🇫🇮 Finnishmama
Here in England I had four friends get cancer, two are in full remission,one is 90% better and sadly one died but he was 76 and smoked like a chimney since he was 14yrs old,he had surgery to remove the tumour but the cancer returned more aggressively and he refused chemo and radiotherapy and the cancer took him,all this treatment for all four of them was zero,yes we pay for the NHS through taxes but we don't have to pay (on average) 450 USD per month for health insurance.
And most of us on lower incomes don't pay any tax 👍
And if you don't work - and have never worked - you still don't pay despite not paying taxes!
My Dad had prostate cancer and he had Radiotherapy. As you have noted it cost him nothing on the NHS.
The NHS is good in principle, but managed fucking terribly.
Our waiting lists and survival rates are terrible compared to European countries
@@sandersson2813 I disagree as I've experienced four friends were diagnosed with cancer all were seen immediately two are in full remission one is 90%b better and sadly one passed away but his case was a hopeless one
We get 5 weeks paid vacation minimum by law and there’s no set limit on sick days.
In terms of work culture there’s definitely more of an attitude of work to live in Europe compared to live to work in the US - you may not notice it because it’s what you’re used to and don’t have much of a sense of the alternative
when you say 'we' it helps to state your country
@@annother3350 ... Europe is the 'we' ... whatever country.
Netherlands here, its even illegal for a company to fire someone while they are on sickleave. Only after 2 years of sickness and after the employee is admitted to a dissability insurance program they can be released of their contract. Humans come first here in Europe, instead of the States where companies and their profit come first.
@@oldman4049 Agreed, it's very similar in the UK.
@@annother3350 Choose any developed country except the US (although I don't know about Japan....) Canada comes close to Vaudevillian but we (Canada, because you want the country) do not START at 5 weeks and paid sick days varies a lot although in total it's close to 6 months after which questions may be asked: are you coming back? Do you go on disability? It's complex but you get the idea.
Sadly after the latest news from Texas just for your children moving abroad would be on my mind. Even just going north to Canada. I dont see America getting any safer soon.
Less then a week after the latest mass killings in the States, what happens. The ruling Liberals bring in a bill to ban all Handguns, since 1500 types of Assault Rifles are already illegal. What do the Americans do? ..............
"America isn't a country run for its citizens to prosper. It's a business run so its owners can prosper,"
-Me
Former Texan now living in Canada. You have NO IDEA how messed up America is until you live somewhere else. All you've ever been told is "the US is the best country on earth and everyone else wants to live here". And on both counts, that's not true. Yes, America has some great things... but it's not the best anymore. Not even close. I love Canada and consider it a big upgrade from Texas.
Most WTF differences have been covered, but I do remember (as a Brit) the first time I went grocery shopping in America with my friend, was when she started to read the back of the bread to find one with the lowest sugar or at least no corn syrup. Never had to do that here.
The way you guys try to explain away the issues is wild
in the uk we had one school shooting, and within a very short time, guns were banned. how many mass shootings at schools have you had in the past week, let alone the past couple of years? any guns been banned? assault rifles only sold to those who pass safety courses? do all your gun owners belong to "well regulated militias"? i mean, second amendment fair enough, but at least use the whole amendment, not just the bit that suits violent psychopaths with a rambo syndrome!
Re the girl living in Austria. 25 days is 5 days LESS than what I would consider a normal job to give you. Usually I wouldn't settle for anything less than 30. Worked a job once where I had "only" 27 days off, and it sucked.
And yes, I never understood the thing about "sick days". How am I supposed to know how many days in a year I am going to be sick? I had 0 sick days this year for example, but 5 or 6 last year. If we are sick, we call in sick and that's it. The more Americans realize how badly they are really treated, the better. But I doubt that I will see any significant change in my lifetime.
Singapore is a double edged sword. Yes, it's an incredibly safe city/country, but they really only have one political party (much like China, for example) and draconian punishments even for petty crimes.
We had a mass shooting in 1996 and the government decided to buy up all the high powered guns. You can still have shot guns and things if required for your job (such as farmers) or at a gun club. In my job I had 25 days vacation and 15 days sick. I pay $40 for ambulance cover and public hospital stats are free covered by Medicare ( about 1-2% of your taxable income.
The more of these you watch (and there are many) or any proper comparison videos, the less defensive Ethan will become. Defensive denial is the first step for most of the channels I subscribe to, later comes the anger.
Absolutely Chris, cognitive dissonance takes time to deal with. Identifying that he is experiencing it is the first step.
The thing about trespassing on the farmer's field, I don't know if it's the same in Germany, but in the UK we have this thing called "ancient right of way", which is footpaths following routes that are so old - centuries or even millennia old - they have to be honoured even if they pass through private property.
So it's very common to have routes passing through farmer's fields, even through people's gardens in extreme cases!
Want to say this nicely but the most shocking thing regarding this video is your justification. Housing, healthcare, education, work are basics not ‘extras.’
Basically you guys are listening to these things, while rationalising the American perspective. Here's the bottom-line, the US is a horrible place to live. (Yes, I have lived there, and I will never go back)
As an Australian you cannot carry or have a weapon within reach i.e. in a car when travelling on public roads or walking in public. Not to say it doesn't happen but you really need to be looking for trouble or be in some notorious places for exposure to weapons to be a concern.
Knowing other nations do some things better, and how they do them... you don't have to move, just make sure you vote in a very informed way. And write your representatives. Living where you live, your representative might assume you don't want single payer healthcare ('free' healthcare paid from government taxes). Here in Australia I think my country has a LOT of faults. I'd much prefer it to be much more like Northern Europe or at a pinch France. But I'm staying and voting.
The USA seems to be in a lot of trouble, with a worryingly high Qanon followers who have been sucked into conspiracy theories that mean they're living in a completely different reality now. On the other hand, there is a wave of jurisdictions from counties to cities and even some states that are moving or have moved to Preferential Voting, which is a key change to changing politics for the better. You never need to worry about wasting your vote if you vote third party first with preferential voting.
here in the UK we have had ONE school shooting. After which the government banned all handguns. Almost immediately. Now, we never had the number of guns per head that you do, and we never had the strange gun culture that you have, but we did it. Australia did the same. It can be done as soon as the public realise that kids are more important than guns.
You can still own a target pistol for competition shooting .Probably the biggest difference is it's not a right: you have to demonstrate you have a legitimate use and are can do so responsibly. It'll require police & medical checks and usually membership of a shooting club or range.
@@ethelmini No you can't. All handguns are banned in England, Scotland and Wales except air pistols. I think you can still own handguns in Northern Ireland, the Isle of man and the Channel Islands though.
@@ethelmini while you can own a pustol, I believe it has to be kept at a gun club.
@@davidholden2658 If you are a designated member of the GB Shooting Team then it is possible to own a target handgun, IIRC there are only a limited number of licences available. However handguns (Section 5) can be owned by Veterinary Surgeons and a few others for their work. It is also possible to own a black powder handgun eg flintlock or percussion.
In Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands possession of licenced handguns is perfectly legitimate. Please note however that the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are not part of the United Kingdom but are self governing Crown Dependencies and act their own internal legislation.
@@ianhodgson221 interesting, I thought all the GB Shooting team had to keep their guns and train in NI, Isle of Man etc.
To have a child in the UK it’s free. I got an ambulance one night when my defibrillator went off. I spent the night in a ward then they took me by another ambulance to another city, then spent 10 days in acute cardiac ward and it all cost me nothing
Wanna bet?
Yeah the NHS litterly saves life's by being free at point of use my gran 5 months in ICU on a ventilator and multiple meds in 2018 it would have cost us well over 2 million in the us , here in the UK the nurses looked after her even dyed her hair and done her nails etc the dentist visited and done any dental work she needed , physio was there for 1 hour every day moving her legs a d that to stop them wasting away , she did sadly die but we know her last days where comfortable and she was incredibly well looked after
@@Sierraomega1991 UK government gross debt was £2,382.8 billion at the end of 2021. But no need to worry about that, as long as Sean's gran can get her hair dyed and her nails done.
Nope, never even considered running zig zag if being shot at, just not an issue in UK. And you'll find 4 weeks paid holiday and sick pay is pretty standard across Europe/UK often rising to 5 weeks or more with service.
The first item is about healthcare not costing you an arm and a leg. It is not about being billed at the door.
You're correct that there are good things about the US, but I think the problem is deeper. There was a time when the US was best in the world at a whole lot of things and everyone else was struggling to catch up. Somewhere along the way, though, the US decided that since it was the best it didn't need to keep getting better, while all those other countries decided that they would keep improving for themselves, not because they were in a race.
So it absolutely is true that the US could, theoretically, improve over the next few decades, but it will require a radical shift in how Americans see their own country. You don't get better by believing that you're already the best.
Regarding your comments on self-defence: Pepper Spray is a LOT more dangerous than you seem to think. The effects can last for hours and COMMON effects include temporary blindness, corneal abrasions, difficulty breathing including full arrest, and skin blistering.
Worse, the spray doesn't just dissipate, it settles. People can get secondary exposure unless the spray is cleaned up. If used indoors you need to wipe down all surfaces and dispose of food. There's also an exposure chance for emergency and medical personnel if some of the spray settles into the victim's clothing.
In 2016, Forbes magazine cited US Police statistics of 26 deaths in a 2-year period. That's one for every 600 uses of pepper spray. And while that's a relatively small number compared to when people are shot, remember that this is just what police are admitting to, just the deaths where pepper spray is undeniably the primary cause, and that pepper spray is typically being used by police to pacify non-violent, non-criminal incidents, like protests.
We are not billed on the way out, it is free. the £8 is not a bill, it's the cost of her prescription ie medication/pills. the cost of a prescription is the same no matter how much the pills cost.
Exactly & you don't pay for any medicines you receive while in the hospital. i had a pretty horrific leg injury last year and all my treatment including almost nine months of physio was free. I had to take codene and ibuprofen for a while but I just bought it over the counter as it was cheaper than a prescription (a box of ibuprofen is about 29p)
"it's the cost of her prescription ie medication/pills". No it isn't. I was recently prescribed medication. The cost to the NHS was £1.50 but I was charged £9.35. But you're right that it's not a bill. It's an arbitrary charge to fund the 10's of thousands of NHS managers being paid over £100K per annum.
I do love being able to walk on the many footpaths we have across the uk countryside. Its safe and peaceful. Some of the paths are hundreds or even thousands of years old. They are signposted and maintained by the landowners.
The £8 charge for the prescription is England only. Wales and Scotland do not have charges..
They weren;t charged on the way out of the hospital. The doctor was explaining how much her prescription would cost to fill. It's pegged at about £8 per item. In Scotland we don't pay for prescriptions at all, and quite rightly so.
Pepper spray is banned in the UK to, along with stun guns which fall under the firearms act
Knives are illegal to unless you are using them for something like fishing, but I think it’s outright illegal to have a knife longer than 6 inches in public
I carry a pepper pot in the shape of a duck. If nothing else, I can season snacks if I find them too bland.
You are allowed to carry a folding knife with a blade 3 inches or less.
Not every person who is homeless is an addict. The 'Gives them needles for drugs' was a tad unwarranted i feel. Love your content though. :)
Plus it can happen to anyone .
True, not all homeless people do drugs, but I believe that California do provide clean needles to those that are addicts as this prevents contamination of diseases from used needles, which is better than many other states that do nothing.
It's worse - not even all homeless are unemployed. I saw two documentaries, where they interviewed homeless people who actually had a job, but they just did not earn enough to afford an (overpriced) apartment., so they slept in their cars.
@@mrm7058 I have seen that too. There has been a noted increase of that situation happening. A sad state of affairs when in 2022 people don't earn enough to even have a home to go home to after work.
Healthcare is a basic human right.................unless you live in the States
How is it a basic human right? You can say it all you want but that doesn't make it true.
In Scotland where I live, if you produce a firearm in public you'll expect to be arrested.
If you shoot anybody, for any reason, even with an airgun, you are going to prison for a long time.
Thank you for having the Union Jack on your wall. British gentleman in Tennessee.
My old job was retail customer assistant in a food retailer we got
6 weeks paid holiday every year
Up to 16 weeks fully paid sick leave
Our birthday off every year
2 days off for moving home
Paid Days off for medical appointments
Paid leave for family illness and breavment
Paid public duty for jury duty or witness at courts
That was not a bill that £8 was for the pills
Regarding insurance. In the UK we have to have car insurance, mine is around £300 per year. You also need home insurance if buying a house, mine is around £100 per year for a 3 bedroom 2 storey house. Health insurance isn't a thing here due to NHS. Regarding safety. I have never seen a gun in my life. The only gun violence I have ever heard of is between city gangs who keep to themselves. Even as a gay man, I have always felt completely safe walking in the good and bad neighborhoods. If someone wants to harm me, their worst option is a knife, in which case they need to be in my personal space.
Same here, lived in London most of my life and have never seen a gun ... apart from a few armed police at the London airports and the Queens guards.
same £300 car insurance. The only guns I've ever seen were when we went clay pigeon shooting at a friend's farm (miles from any neighbours or passersby) who was properly licensed, police checked and supervised and even then I felt mega uncomfortable shooting the thing.
I have seen armed police before now, in the UK but that is because sometimes police are on routine patrol at the nuclear power station and port next door (and police at nuclear power stations must be armed for security reasons). Other than that though... it's fairly rare to see and mostly you see it on the tv shows that specifically follow around the armed police.
Australia had 1.. thats ONE... mass shooting... and they banned guns over night, ppl were even handing their guns in they were so shocked at what happened... Well, I say banned, but they have strict gun control over there...
And pepper spray is also illegal in the UK along with taizers...
In my town in the north of England we dont have any homeless people... So the odd time someone turned up in the town homeless they literally got spoilt... People gave money food clothing a tent bedding etc.
That's really cool, great to hear that.