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And still, sometimes when I speak to some Americans about these topics, they call these RIGHTS a socialist or communist thing. Which just baffles me, taking care of one another should be considered normal. It makes me so mad.
They just do not know the difference between these two. That's the propaganda for decades for you. They know nothing about the world.
It irritates me too...
they scream RIGHTS, but they never talk about the Responsibilities
I once heard an American say on a youtube video “Government should stay out of everything, you have the right to be poor and live under a bridge.” Wait…what?!!!
@@cynthiamolenaar770 i think i just lost few hairs out of my head!!! what??????????
I am from Denmark, and my wife and me was actualy talking about moving to America ( California ). I started to do a lot of research about the system, education, healthcare, infrastructure etc etc, and i was horrified when i learned about the " real America ". We decided that there is no way that we would move there. If we did, then our quality of life would be seriously downgraded on every level. America make cool movies, but that's about it. The sad thing is that if i talk like this to the " generel American ", then they get extremely deffensive. They are brainwashed from birth to actualy believe that America is the best of the best. In reality it's not true by any means. America is a 100% capitalistic country that don't care about the public. It's all about squeezing every cent out from the people, and make them work until they collapse, and then the next person in line is ready to continue.
You were correct to do the research. Smart move deciding to stay where the quality of life will be better for you. Trust me, there are plenty of people in the U.S. who would like to move to Denmark. Like people everywhere, most Americans are generally good, fair and frequently kind. We tend not to be informed, however, about how inadequate our society is in providing a supportive environment to live and work.
@@johnalden5821 i agree with you. There are many good people in America. They just don't learn much ( if anything ) about most other countries. They only learn about how " great and amazing " America is. I learned that many Americans are living in some sort of constant fear and distrust against eachother. I cannot imagine to live like that. Fear of getting shot over a argument, having metal detectors at school. Even the cops that are supposed to help people are getting 6 months of training and generaly see people as the enemy that could kill them any second. In Dk they get 4 years education and actualy know the law. I don't want to sound too negative, but America realy have some deep issues in the system. Many countries around the world know this, but the american seem to think that their way is the best and that they are so lucky to be living in " the greatest country in the world ". They simply don't know better. I have seen Americans on vacation in other countries, and they walk around like they are so special.." i am from America..yes thats right..THE America "..they end up looking confused when they see that people realy don't care...and if people start to talk like me, then you can see confusion in their eyes, because the reality simply don't match with what they have been told their whole life. Again, i have nothing against American's whatsoever. I just say that i feel sorry for them that they are living in a illusion. But maybe one day things will change. But it have to start with the public. They have to learn and research themself, because there are no way that the government will give up their control/agenda. The country is being runned by major cooperations that use the country as a giant money-machine
@@jimmychristensen7112 I completely understand your comment. Even as a kid I was fascinated by other cultures outside the U.S., and I resolved to travel as much as I could. Luckily, I have had a career that allowed me to visit four other continents and dozens of countries. There ARE Americans who get out of the country and are aware of what a diverse world is out there. Unfortunately, the U.S. is isolated geographically, and many people with lower and middle incomes simply can't afford much beyond the occasional Cancun holiday -- if that. So, combine relative isolation with lack of money, and that explains a lot of it. But there is a third factor: Republican politicians and media do pander to fairly simplistic and superficial patriotism -- the kind based purely on emotion that refuses to hear any kind of criticism, even from fellow Americans who simply would love dearly to see their own country do better.
I have Danish friends who moved over here a couple decades ago, and no way would they move back to Denmark. I guess that if you expect to have the government support you in every aspect of life,then the US is not for you.
@@juniorjohnson9509 There is no place in the world where the government supports you "in every aspect of life." But there are places where the government actually does something for people with the tax money it takes. The U.S. just taxes middle-class Americans' income, lets the wealthy have obscene amounts of wealth without taxing it, and tries to convince people like you that they are "standing on their own two feet." Truthfully, you are more like a pawn in a corporatist state that you have no influence (much less control) over.
I was horrified to read people in the us get their water supplies cut off
Disrupting water supply during a war is a war crime, yet its done routinely to people in the USA.
The usa doesn't care about war crimes or human rights lol.
Dont forget their horrible antiquated electrical grid. They accept as normal getting outages constantly, sometimes even for days or weeks, so much so that having a home generator is also "normal".
Most of their water is not even suitable for drinking, The public just does not know about it.
in usa law, war crimes do not exist (im not joking)
@@bishplis7226 they do, but every country with USA in the name is excluded.
The goal justifies the means or an excuse that goes something like that
I'm an English teacher in Czechia and some of my students don't understand why I speak British English. Well, ever since I learnt that Americans live in a dystopian nightmare where being ill is ridiculously expensive, women are forced to go to work weeks after giving birth, food is full of sugar and poison, people want to have guns because they think living in fear of being attacked is normal, there are active shooter drills at school because boys just sometimes shoot their classmates... I've felt like sounding like a person from a civilised country is better. The UK has its faults, but it's not like 50 dystopias rolled into one in most aspects.
As a curiosity I can mention that when Covid hit the world, Norway sent out a info/warning message to its ppl living abroad in third world countries.
-and Yes, USA was on that list...
It was one school, they refrenced it to students studying abroad, and the term was: countries with bad or poor infrastructure e.g. US, if my memory serves me correctly.
lool ja det var awesome!
😂😂😂😂😂
No.1 we're no.1 USA no.1. best place not to go. I'm American, thx.
The USA is a 3rd world country with a nice blanket on it so we can't the the Chaos and they can't see that it could be different
In America they call this ‘socialism’ which they’re terribly afraid of. In Europe we call it ‘solidarity’, which hasn’t much to do with socialism, but more with respect for your fellow humans.
You nailed it, Win! 🤝
These policies were put in place by socialists. Give back to caesar what is due to him, what has made the US in what it is today is its lack of social cause. Take that from the socialists, the communists, the unionists and you'll have an unorganized population ready to get rolled over by personnal interests. America's aversion for social policies is directly linked to macartism. The last thing we want to protect these rights is to depoliticize them.
Yeah, European history is rife with examples of humanitarianism benevolence and reverence for life itself. Oh, excluding the Crusades, European colonialism, inbred monarchies, Marx, Hitler, Mussolini, Frano and the atrocities of the Holocaust. Yeah, from a historical perspective, European "solidary" is a bit nauseating.
@@pbrstreetgang2467live in another country for a few years. You will change your mind. Our technology is the worst of any industrialized country. Our Healthcare isn't much better than a third world country. Our medication is more expensive than the mass majority of countries. Our education level is lower than any other in the industrialized world. Even worse than a lot of second world countries. Capitalism is falling apart. A few million and billionaires live off of the backs of the majority of people in this country. Politicians are only self serving, they no longer care about their constituents. Hate and racism is getting worse every day. There is hardly a day that goes by that someone isn't killed.
Wake up, your being lied to.
What do I tell you, we learn from our mistakes. Besides every continent had equally bad history, it's just that we had certain technology to be able to do bad stuff worldwide.@@pbrstreetgang2467
I'm from South Africa and work for a company where some colleagues travel to other countries regularly for work projects. One day when one of them came back from the US, I was telling him how lucky he is that he gets to go there so often and how I dream of going there some day. His reply to me was "Bru don't be fooled by the America on the TV" appreciate what we have here at home.
Even with our loadshedding😂
The part about the babies left in strollers reminded me. Years ago I was with an american and an australian and the american asked what type of gun the other had. She then called the australian a bad mother for not having a gun to protect her children. We at first laughed wondering what one would need a gun for, rabid wallaby attacks? Then we realized this american actually lived in fear of home invasions and it was actually quite sad to even think of living in a place where that was an actual fear.
Yes! I was appalled to learn that an American friend of mine takes her gun to the shower with her! What!
we know who will survive when the shit goes down that's for sure
@@1andonly_j-rod I'm glad I live in a country we aren't that paranoid. I lived in the states for a year and...I'll never go back lol
@@1andonly_j-rod Well, I hope you're from the UK. If not, do you really want all your neighbors having many firearms in an apocalyptic scenario ?
I forgot to pay my electricity bill once (in Australia) and basically got an "R U OK?" email from the company because I was usually so reliable! No shut off or late fee, just had to pay what was due.
Yes same here mate. I asked for an extension n they gave it to me 2 weeks.
Same, they just said don't worry and well try again next week.
I love the compassion in Australia, especially with things like this. So glad I get to live here permanently; no idea why my sister chose to move to the US- we are from SE asia and it’s so much better than the US as well
@@devilundercover She went from Australia to the US? Well thats unfortunate ahahahaha
@@rr-zb3rh very
I moan about the UK but the awful thing is, I cheer myself up by thinking, "it could be so much worse. I could live in USA". When I was younger going to the USA seemed like a wonderful place to go. I definitely don't think that now. Sorry.
Same for every at least western European
Dumbest thing is, I live in the US, my SOs all live in the UK; no matter how much they complain about the UK I'm beyond excited to move there because it's infinitely better than the shithole that is Kansas. The US is pathetic, I can't be happy here.
Lol...Im an Arab and I have the aame sentiments. Thought where I lived was a hell hole until I lived in the US for a bit. Costs in general were insane, their education is absolutely not worth the cost of it, healthcare is blatant robbery, personal safety was an issue always be considered, their service sector across all boards are mediocre at best compared to what I was used to,, and they complicated basic things that you need to be a lawyer to figure things out. I came back home with a MAJOR appreciation for everything we have.
Yeah, whenever I run into Canadians here, I always ask "What the fuck are you doing here? We're not a fun place to visit anymore."
@@Theomite it's like a safari, you have to live dangerously now and then. Why not go stay someplace where a gun is a right but healthcare isn't.
I am Dutch and worked for a Big Four-company in The Netherlands. Often American colleagues would come to The Netherlands for a secondment of 2-3 years. More than halve of these colleagues ended up staying in The Netherlands or transferred to another European office because they didn’t want to go back to the US as their quality of life was so much higher in Europe. More time for their family, more vacation days, less rat-race.
For us it was the reverse of all this. Going from Argentina to live in the U.S.A. (we lived there for almost 5 years), we had an eye-opener experience with medical bills, which we've NEVER EVER had before in our lives! My Dad was working on our pick up truck and the battery exploded in his face. A piece of it hit him in the chin and he was knocked out, apart from all the grime and crap going in his nose, mouthm eyes, etc.
Our american neighbour called 9-1-1 and wwithin 10 minutes there were two cop cars, an ambulance and a fire truck in front of our house. By that time my Dad was conscious and talking and we've already cleansed his eyes, nose and mouth the best we could.
The paramedics put him in the stretcher, inside the ambulance and away he went to the hospital. Anyways, long story short, after 2 or 3 weeks we went to get our mail from the mail box and there was an envelope from the hospital my Dad was admited in and when my Mom opened it and read the amount we had to pay for a one hour stay in the hospital she almost fainted! This was in 1992, and the bill was almost 3 GRAND!!! Three freaking GRAND for transsportation, an IV and some saline solution to cleansed his eyes, mouth and nose (which we've already cleansed before they arrived). Being from Argentina where we don't pay for medical attention that was a very big shock to us!
I'm really glad your dad wasn't more injured. Hope the medical bill didn't cause too much hardship.
@@user-ck3uu8rj3x Unfortunately, it did, because we spent almost our last two years there working to recover that money (which by the way was loaned by a relative otherwise we wouldn't have abled to pay). By the time we payed it back, it wasn't viable for us to stay in the U.S.A., so we had to come back to Argentina.
I'm so glad that more Americans are waking up to the harsh reality that you live in the richest third world country in the world.
Keep doing these reaction videos. It's one way to start a change 👍
I see the US as the king in the fairytale "the naked king".... In future somebody will say "there is nothing there!!" and the people will realize they were ignorant to believe ii was great.
Yepp, the YT algorythm seems to spread these videos, because so many Americans recognize that they can get views for their content by reacting to it.
The interesting fact is that this spreads awareness about the state of the States, and makes Americans recognize that it is not only high time to change something but how it could be changed as well. There is a plethora of methods to solve the American problems, they only have to pick and choose the best parts from each system, as long as they aren't mutually exclusive.
I'd like to take a look at future history classes, when they talk about the great social revolution in the USA being started off by something called TikTok videos. 😃👍
@@RustyDust101 What i see in this reaction videos is that most of them want to move to europe after seeing what it's like living here 🙂
@@gnagtegaal Not me. I've traveled the world and as far as I am concerned, there is no place like (USA) home. Personally, I have nooo problem with anyone leaving for one of these paradises. For example, the reason some things are "free" in the UK is because of the 45% personal income tax rate. A high income tax rate is pretty much the case in most of these "wonderful" countries. The better to "spread the wealth." Meanwhile 57% to 61% of our population pay no income tax at all.
@@raverdude0021 45% tax is only applied to earnings over £150,000. The average tax rate is 20% and everyone gets a personal tax free allowance of £12,000. Once you add up your IRS and state tax you will get to a similar figure (less than most EU countries but not a big difference). I agree the USA isn’t the worse county in the world but you pay about the same amount in taxes as Australia and look what the citizens get there and their quality of life
Charlie, you keep saying "that's crazy".
But its not, it's normal, the US is crazy.
Yeah
Living in Australia and not the US always makes me grateful. In my short 25 years, I have had 3 major surgeries and 7 minor ones, and have been hospitalized more than I can count. The only time I ever paid for something was a $45 fee too see a specialist about my spinal surgery. That's it. And Americans think that is a bad thing? What kind of crap is being pumped into their heads that they think caring for your fellow human beings is wrong and "socialist"?
Omg yes
My sister is now a US citizen and she’s like “who you think pays for Medicare”
I’m well aware it’s our taxpayer money but come on. The collective rights of everyone instead of the selfish individualistic nature of the American system… any day man
Heck even when we lived in Malaysia (born and bred there)- they have proper employment laws with 60-90 paid maternity, employer medical insurances (you pay nothing!), sick leave and such.
Smh at the USA.
@@devilundercover is your sister a new US Citizen? My older brother made the same mistake. What's wrong with everybody chipping in is what I say. Ive chopped in, and in return I have been given the best medical care possible.
Because America isdrve by corporate greed, all hail theIghtyDolarand screw Joe Public.
@@devilundercover Saw somewhere that Americans actually pay more tax because of everything that has tax added to it!
Americans are stupid because they believe whatever they are fed. They think they are superior for some reason. Weird!
I am from Poland and the "maternity leave " after giving a birth is 52 weeks. First 20 is 100 procent paid and the other 30 weeks 60 or 80 depending on your agreements with the company. Also the father of the child can get 2 till 6 weeks of the maternity leave. The education in Poland is for free and also we have free health care. Greetings. I am new to your channel.
Zawsze myślałem, że nasza służba zdrowia to koszmar. Ale teraz patrząc na Amerykańską odechciewa się narzekania. Przynajmniej do następnego razu aż nie wyląduje w opuznionej o dwie godziny kolejce...
In Hungary it's 3 years😉
@@hungariangiraffe6361 Romania 2 years.
Just one thing: nothing is free. That's payed by the taxpayers.
Greetinga from Chile.
No true, buddy, we do not have free health care with minor exceptions, e.g. people with disabilities and learning or not being 18 years old. Health care is paid from a tax withheld from the paycheck of disability insurance - 1.5% Sickness insurance - 2.45% health insurance - 7.77%. In addition, with each payment, the employer must add as much to it.
I have been to the US many times we have many relatives there. At first spending time together there is a boastful time when they point out that they are free and America is the lucky country. It was after finding out how much MORE freedoms and rights Australians have that they immediately reacted with he conviction that “that is socialist”
Brainwashed to believe they are lucky, working without many rights other countries have, little work life balance. Working so that the people at the top can buy a yacht, and live in a mansion worth tens of millions. The whole education system keeps people in the dark about how other countries operate even where countries are. This is necessary for people to not find out they are little more than slaves to the system they think is the best.
What they mean by "socialist" is largely "legally prevents me from being an asshole when I get rich."
Well said person from Australia.
Bro we Americans need to get those freedoms that AU has NGL.
How has that worked out for y'all during covid?
@@kb0x very well, thank you. we dodged the bullet of the first wave
I am a business owner we were an essential service, lockdowns kept so many of our loved ones safe until the vaccine was available for the vulnerable, masks and distancing kept us safer from the first variants. We are now well equipped to cope with the newer variants without huge numbers of deaths. Economy came roaring back, government still paid wages during lockdown so people could still pay their bills, businesses that were effected were given help so they survived.
So not easy, but in hindsight the best we could have hoped for. Some might not agree but that is their prerogative, to believe the hyperbole.
I am so grateful that my vulnerable loved ones all survived. I lost no friends or family to covid. I am not going to blast a government ( a conservative government) for attempting to keep us safer I have no problem with enduring discomfort if it keeps my fellow Australians safer.
Freedom from worst case scenario out ranks the freedom to do what the hell I want.
Freedom to live our best lives, comes with responsibilities. Especially to our fellow citizens. When we stop caring for others and stop respecting others we might as well move to another planet.
We have the freedom of speech ( no amendment needed) but that does not give us the right to be abusive or to not allow others to speak. I hear some people demanding free speech while drowning out the opinions of others. My best friend for 60 years and I have NEVER had a verbal disagreement, we could not be more different in likes , dislikes and politics. We respect the others right to see the world differently. That’s OK, we have some friendly debates where we both learn a little from the other.
Charlie, you seem way too well informed, socially aware, well adjusted and smart to stay in the US. You would love it in Europe (or the many other socially responsible countries elsewhere) Hope you make it soon.
One the one hand, you've got a thought, but on the other hand, I appreciate it if there will always be a considerable bunch of informed people in the US willing to stay there and keeping the good things about the American spirit going. It would be just sad, if all the reasonable people left the US. A better, more humane, more caring, more socially aware and emphatic USA is possible, let's continue fighting for it! ---- Oh, just to clarify that: I'm living in Germany, I've got both citizenships, German and American, although I wasn't born in the States, but because of my mother, who moved to Germany with my father and never changed her nationality into German. The US are the country of my longing, but I certainly know about all the flaws there. I have a big family in Michigan who are all Republicans and think that everything that is social is communist stuff. Living in Germany I do know the benefits of a country that actually cares for its people. I would love to see the US change a bit more into that direction and I try to contribute to that by participating in the US elections, but unfortunately Bernie Sanders has always been prevented, even by the Democrats. But I keep on hoping for the better...
@@FranzKaernBiederstedt Maybe one day ppl like Charlie will be the majority in the US and it can finally be the country so many ppl dream about!🙂
@@angelavm84 Would that make "Nirvana" a state? (Oh hang on, it is (Thoeretically) but not that kind of state!)
@@FranzKaernBiederstedt I don’t believe all the good people would leave the US. That being said, the mass migration would probably be a good thing. For one it would relieve the pressure of overpopulation within the US. And two, when they see people with talents and innovations leave America and bring that innovation and talent elsewhere, the government and the corporations are finally going to get hit where it hurts.
Their wallets. Which will force them to make one of two decisions :
1) Change
or
2) Collapse as a failed state
Both in my opinion are a good thing. As this is a violent rogue state created by Colonizers that never should have existed in the first place. Who knows? If enough people leave the Niiji (Native Americans) may actually be able to get their country back.
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And to give further context, look at third world nations. If they don’t advance they lose people to mass migrations which then lead to political collapse. And then new governments rise up. Or if new governments don’t rise up, at the very least you see governments give concessions as well as more unions and other groups appear. Mass Migration as a tactic to force governments and corporations into compliance does work.
@@FranzKaernBiederstedt No, that wouldn't be sad. That would be Europe getting back every one it lost since the daze that paper-clipped german scientist signed to become an American (f**k yeah!)... On the paper. America owns nothing. Even its constitution isn't from founding farmers, as Montesquieu rode it single and deadly. Maybe that's why "The Spirit of the Law" is Judge Thomas' reading for life, as he admitted him in the actual shelf.
Also, it's FRANChise, not 'muricanshise. As just like in glands, thou hast been invented out of thin crisis only you personnaly by the Emperor of the Franks, it seems). Also, that's why they murdered Louis XVI next thing. Louis XVI was the eighteenth century president Trump. That's why president Trump is called Trump. That's because Charles VIIth of France codified the Trump card, along with the 21st and the Jack... They sign their cheat, and so does God. They... Simply can't compete with WROOOOONG! animated gifs, that's hall, as far as God's concerned.
But where the f. is the Jack? Now there's a Tim Burton movie I'd like to watch, O'brother.... O' ! Talking about witch, I have Fluctuat logs to Mergitur. Just so the world knows what's what, and maybe also who the ACTUAL stroyer of words is : ME! So Forget Snatch, retribution and Nemesis : I, only I drool society the weight I like. Sole tea!
My daughter was hit by a car on her way home from primary school in Australia. I rushed to the school from my work and got there as the ambulance was assessing and putting her into the ambulance. I followed them to the hospital. She had a team of nurses and doctors seeing her, had x-ray & CT, then all wounds (scrapes) bandaged. They also provided change of dressings for two weeks-worth. All I had to give was my Medicare card. We left about 4 hours later. The doctor called the next day to check on her. $0.
Frankly, i'm European, and when i hear US citizens talk about health care and the amount of money it would cost you if this was managed by your government (socialized), you are being bamboozled; here, in France, we barely pay anything (doctor visits, hospital, ambulances and medicine), we pay via taxes, but those taxes are minuscule per month (maybe 20$ per family a month), so when i hear you talk about health insurances, that cost you 1 arm per month, and they won't cover you for everything...you are being lied to by big pharma and the government.
and unfortunately, that's not the only thing that is wrong with how you are being milked and you are being lied to about.
Yes, and here in the sicl##s US we pay exorbitant med ins costs in after tax dollars
@Balint&Friends salary taxes ( health, retirement,... jobless "insurance")are state fix % of the salary, around 25% for all workers. Income taxes isn't the same, your family count, and the % vary from 0 to 45% depending of your level. Very few people are on the 45% level, the majority is more under the 25 even 15 % !
@Balint&Friends 25% on salary+ 15% income taxes, that isn't 40% , maths, and income taxes depend of your family charges (spouse, kids, an other deductible). For VAT, 20% is for the maximum usealy "luxury" product, current food is 5%.
No more taxe d'habitation and TV taxes.
@Balint&Friends If you have "several thousand euros per year for a normal home" as a "taxe foncière", that means you really got a really big house and quite a lot of money and can afford it.
It's usually less than 1000€. The national average is at 850€ right now.
Not to mention that national averages in general are slightly scewed by Paris and its metropolitan area's statistics since that's 1/6 of the national population (and the economics in Paris are uncomparable to every other places in France : that's the only big french city you most of the time cannot expect to live near your workplace if you happen to work a minimum wage job).
So you can tone it down by quite a lot to represent most of the other places in France.
its really simple, when the Insurance company gets pre-determined and limited amount of funds from state levied tax then that insurance company will make damn sure its not getting overcharged for services ... and hospitals cant get away with those overcharges on threat of getting cut from the insurance company which would mean that noone insured by that company will use theyr services, lose them all and thats it, your business is done.
this keeps the prices low because insurance companies push HARD to keep prices down while hospitals cannot afford to price gouge to not get blacklisted.
the flip side is that EVERYONE has to pay a tax that funds the system, its NOT free, but ill gladly pay 8% of my income (current "health tax" rate in my country right now) to have total health coverage
I've seen a lot of these videos and they just make me sad. People worrying about work when they're actually severely injured, not wanting to use an ambulance because of the cost, insane student loans, moms that need to get back to work after a few weeks after giving birth (even when they had a c-section), children being taught to run away in a zig-zag-pattern in case of a school shooting. Like whattt the fuckkk. That sounds insane to me.
It is insane. What is really frightening is that American politics and companies are seeking to impose these sick morals on other so-called socialist countries in Europe as well...
"The Land of the Free" is insane.
The electricity thing happened to me when I stayed in America. I forgot to pay and thought I had some grace period, at least a few days, but no... it was cut off on the very day of deadline. Which was Friday, and I had to wait till Monday to have the electricity back. Quite barbaric practice, if you ask me, could have happened to a sick, elderly, pregnant person... but hey, who cares... money is what matters. Jeeez, people, get a grip.
Not quite the same circumstances as it was not related to payment but my electricity in Hungary was off for 3 months at one time. They literally cut the overhead wires between the pole and the house, like they would with a derelict place. They claimed that my old supply was unsafe but I think it was just some official who didn't like foreigners. When they put it back the supply was underground and I had to pay 2000 Euros to get it reinstated.
Huh??? That's insane, you could've just misplaced the bill or forgotten! Here you'll get like three notices to pay (with a small interest fee each time you leave it unpaid) and you can usually negotiate the payment if you're in a tough spot. Nothing gets cut off immediately.
Thats interesting because that is Illegal so, yeah, this is pure BS. At least tell the truth if you want to whine.
@@seanspec89 It’s only illegal in strictly regulated circumstances: over 65, infants, pregnant women living in home. Not illegal in other cases. And prior arrangements have to be made. So yes, it could easily happen.
@@gaildoughty6799 but in you main comment you said it’s barbaric because it can happen to pregnant elderly
While living in the UK I missed one electricity bill payment (moved bank accounts). Got letter informing me that I missed it with something like "we understand that once in while everyone's going through financial hardships. Please contact our team, so we can help you with splitting the cost" They also suggested to contact Citizens Advice Bureau, if things gone really bad as I might be entitled to some gov benefits. I was like "awwww .... there's no need, but thank you guys". I had no late fees and nothing was shut off.
had a call like that at a powercompany help desk he said sorry moved banks forgot about the DD, me no problem sir have you got new bank details? sure gave them to me then asked if any late fees/admin charges, nope sir we realise that stuff happens.
note this was years ago before the current account guarantee
I'm not defending all things American but the electric company notifies you if your in arrears and allows you to make payments. Between Nov and Apr your gas and electricity can't be turned off for non payment. You can set up a monthly pymt plan that averages out your yearly costs so you don't have too high a bill in the winter.
Not only does America not get these things, but Ron Johnson (R, Wisconsin) suggested this week that we should end the guaranteed benefits of Social Security and Medicare. You know, just go "every man for himself". There are countries that do that. We generally call them 3rd world countries.
but many americans agree with that apperently, that to me is the weird thing. be dumb vote trump
Nah, loads of 3rd world countries do manage to look after their citizens.
This whole "America is the land of the free" thing is true to a certain extent: people are free to take advantage of one another. What you have to realise when it comes to freedom is that every right you have comes with a corresponding obligation for someone else. If you have the right to defend your property to the death, that gives someone else the obligation to let themselves be killed because another person thinks some cold, lifeless object they own is at risk of being taken.
I'd say that true freedom is about balancing the rights and obligations you have. Most importantly, you don't want to shoulder some people with the brunt of obligations just so others can have rights. Of course there isn't one true solution to all of this, but in the US the balance seems very wrong, promoting a culture of exploitation rather than equality. If you have money or connections you have access to all those "freedoms", and if you do not, then you're just left fulfilling the obligations.
It's the old "American exceptionalism" fallacy. Having lived there (only for 2 years mind you), and traveled there to visit my family since 1988, they're seem to have a major chip on their shoulders. They talk about being world saviours, that without the US there would be no democracy anywhere, that they're the "only country with freedom and democracy", that everyone is jealous of them, that they created everything etc. Their education system is so US centric and almost propagandist, it's no wonder that the general mind set is that of "the US is the greatest country on earth"; they know next to nothing about other countries. Its truly very sad.
Your freedom in the US is solely dependent upon the rich peoples ability to profit from your existence.
I live in Canada. During the period we worked together, my colleague's wife had two babies. Both times, he took the full parental leave period allowed to him, six months, paid at 100% the first month and at 80% the next five. He was over the moon happy about the chance to be there with his newborns for such a long period after their birth.
What about trucker’s protest? I mean what’s your pov?
@@Kathakathan11 yeah and the tsunami.....
What are you talking about?
Also, Trudeau labeled concerned citizens as terrorists and froze their back accounts. Really, really great. Canada , the land of dreams lol.
I'm happy to see more and more Americans reacting to these vids and educating themselves on the rest of the world. Good for you!!! #finnishmama
I wonder how does it feel to watch these Videos and "dumbest Shit an American Said" as a Finnnish Person? Like, I am German and don't think of myself as very smart and we constantly envy the norsern countries for having systems, especially for parents that seem to be even 1-3 levels higher than our own. Granted, still complaining on high Niveau but with some of those things you hear through these Videos I am like " No wonder they're Constantin in fight, flight or freeze mode mentality?" Ofcourse you have to be a Helicopter parent if you go bankrupt for a broken or Strände Pinky. And, if I can blame millenials and gen z for not knowing basic geography if their own teachers mix up Italy and France... or think Canada hasn't had cars... I don't think so.
I live in Sweden and about 10 years ago me and my wife got into a huge argument and I called my boss and told him about it and he said don´t worry about work I will take in someone else you guys just try and work it out... I would say in short that here we work to live, not live to work. Family goes first =)
My little story. I live in Thailand and caught this weird tropical skin disease. The disease is also in the southern US> I went to the pharmacy in Bangkok and bought the three-day course of medicine for 8.00 USD. I decided to compare the cost in the US. I got online and checked numerous sources, and pharmacies. The exact same drug and amount was over 900.00 USD in America.
This is what happens when the law makers have money invested in pharmaceuticals.
How is that even possible? How can you afford this?
the bangkok drippy drip?
Fcking hell
American politicians are very corrupt and have a tendency to pass legislation that benefits their own investments like big pharma and now with all the green energy stuff.
"That's crazy"
Nooo! You poor American soul, that is because health is the right to life. Maternity leave really helps aleviate mothers morbidity rate.
The fact is Europe understands democratic socialism. But America is anti socialism. As an Indian, we value democratic socialism. We might not have had resources enough for it, but we are heading that way. No politician can dare to say that people don’t need health insurance. And so free health insurance for poorest 40% is our dream project.
Weh I heard that Obamacare has huge opposition, I dropped my plans to study in America.
I mean if we have Yale partnered here in Indian universities and here I can pay easily for housing, it might be substandard but good for bachelor life. And electricity doesn’t get cut off easily. In most cases.
I cannot imagine that America bullies us about being income inequality country, which is true and recognised problem. But definitely America has no right bullying us,
Even government employees get paternity and maternity leave here, it’s almost 50 - 100% paid.
In corporates it varies. Free economy shit and all. And if we impose, the American MNCs call us unfriendly for business, China is better and all.
I lived in various places. We're indoctrinated here.
I attended a Fourth of July celebration and was watching fireworks a few years back. I suddenly realized that during the National Anthem, I felt...nothing.
Years previously, from a kid to my forties, the playing of the Anthem would make me cry.
It was that epiphany that made me rethink everything.
And I can't unthink it.
We've been lied to our entire lives and groomed to be good little robots.
Imagine the scenario of taking your kids out of school because of potentially killed by a mass shooter. That's the reality we live in.
There wasn't a time when I didn't question the way things were done in America. Growing up, my summers were spent with my little Welsh grandmother who was living in Canada. Things there made more sense. When the opportunity came, I sold up in California and headed to my little French village on the Mediterranean. Now, I have to explain Americans to everyone here.
The reason why the US has such an involved process when trying to get drug prescriptions... is because there are multiple different people with their hands in the pot, wanting a share of the money. They force you to go to a doctor. He gets paid, first, for the visit. Then he writes you a prescription, which he also gets paid for, and then you go to the pharmacy, who then gets paid for fulfilling the prescription, at an vastly ballooned price, because the drug companies aren't regulated for shit, in the US.
..and all the while those drug companies pay off the politicians to convince their constituents that socialized medicine is evil and 'you dont want the government in your medical business'. The politicians get rich. The drug companies make OBSCENE profits charging 30-50x the amount that you see in other countries. The general public goes into medical debt, on the regular, and think 'thats the price of freedom'.
It's a crock....
I think it's been officially declared that the US medical system is designed to generate fees, not service. Where we go from there, I dunno, but at least it's out there now.
Don't forget the insurance companies in this whole scheme. They are publicly traded corporations and they are legally required to do everything in their power to generate a profit for the shareholders. When you buy any prescription drug in the U.S, the total price you pay is redistributed amongst the prescribing physician, the pharmacy, the drug manufacturer, the drug distributor, and finally, the insurer. In the government funded systems of most first-world countries, the insurer is completely cut out of the picture. Checks and balances are in place to make sure the government doesn't tax more than it needs to recoup costs.
I recently found out myself that the biggest reason our healthcare is so expensive is due to various lobbying from Pharmaceutical companies, health insurance companies, senior care homes, etc that influence policy and costs. I fully believe they should not be allowed to financially influence policy like that. It's hurting every day American's not to mention adding to our "pill for an ill" mindset. I know medications have its place and are important but our system wants to make people sick, not well. They push pills for financial gain but ignore the root cause of illness. It just makes me sad.
Please vote for progressives and Democrats, you can't all just move to Europe
@@michalandrejmolnar3715 both parties in the US are absolutely terrible. I'm not sure how many people grasp the gravity of how corrupt politicians from the Republican and Democrat party truly are here. They're opposite sides of the same coin.
As an American, I think that the problem with the whole work thing is that older generations consider working as their primary purpose for existence, while younger generations consider work as just a means to an end, and true purpose is elsewhere.
There are older generations everywhere. Every other country in the world.
@@pippiecarr9378 well Europe has always been through this colonial tradition, royalist. America is common man’s land.
No it's because time off is humane but also increases productivity
@@pippiecarr9378 I think Domino is referring to old American generations. Not just old people in general.
thats not true at all. what it comes down to mostly is propaganda. you are still stuck in the cold war and everything communist is considered evil because the soviet union was a brutal dictatorship that labeled itself communist. (nevermind the fact that your government is totaly fine with overthrowing democracies and implementing dictatorships as long as they profit from it). the abysmal school system does the rest by keeping the general population uneducated.
My husband and I were having a conversation about shops being closed on Sundays or after 6pm on weekdays, and he kept saying, "But then where will people go? What will people do?" --Uhhh, they'll just wait until Monday morning. They can wait.
I've recently had some serious medical emergencies here in Canada and have much experience with the healthcare system while dealing with my elderly parents' issues. I'm now on online support groups and I see many heartbreaking stories from Americans who either don't have insurance or their insurance refuses to cover their treatment. The expenses and debt they have to deal with is terrible when I think of the fact that I had practically no expenses from the same medical issue they had. I know people say it isn't "free" healthcare here but it is tax money well spent from my point of view and I'm glad to pay it.
About the job interview: They can read your qualifications on your resume and might call some references to verify. The interview is usually about getting to know you as a person to see if you fit well with the company and the team you’ll be working with.
It also depends on the job level you are applying for. For higher level jobs they might want you to make an assessment ‘test’ (personality and IQ) and/or do a case study which shows them how you take on a task or solve a problem.
At least, that’s how I remember it… I’ve been my own boss for years now :)
iq test etc. was made for jobs with lower qualification where you only need a higher school graduation. Its for younger employes who have no expirience. People with univerity degree already prove their iq by getting the degree. for executive jobs, social skills are more important.
And iq test are a thing of the past. you can get a good resume and recommendation through connections. And a degree doesnt represent your capabilities for worklife. Company first sort out people with bad resume and degrees. the rest is just who they preffer more. And of course, today there is always the policy that forigeners, disabled or women are preffered. But in reality bosses decide how they choose.
@@eve-llblyat2576 Your right, IQ test was the wrong description, but I couldn’t think of the right one :) It is usually a capability test (combined with some kind of personality test), where questions are quite similar to an IQ test. I have helped a few people who applied for middle and higher level jobs to prepare for these test when they felt weak in a certain area of it.
A lot of the times these tests made no sense to me, because a degree and past job experiences were a good enough indicator of a potential employee’s qualifications. Nowadays they seem way less common indeed, especially in the current job market.
Exactly. If you get called to an interview, they’ve already checked your qualifications. If you don’t meet the criteria, you won’t get through to the interview stage.
Yes it's not relaxed, it's very clever
Perhaps you are thinking of personality testing: in some places, they give you a set of written questions which you have to answer. The responses are analysed and indicate whether your personality is compatible with the post. The responses will indicate whether your answers are consistent and decisive (sometimes the same question is repeated, often in a disguised form to see how your answers compare).
In the UK, National insurance is a tiny additional tax on top of Income Tax. Its peanuts and pays for our healthcare on the NHS. I've seen countless videos like this on YT which sees US citizens astounded when they don't need to get out their credit card for an ambulance. America, just get social healthcare, its the best.
There is nothing tiny about the National Insurance contribution: for most people, it's around half the amount they pay in income tax (the current rate is 13.25% for middle range earners). The employer also has to pay a contribution based on your salary. It's a tax on employment as, unlike income tax, non-working people (e.g. the retired) do not pay it. Only a small percentage of the NI contribution is hypothecated to fund the NHS (1.25%): the rest of the funds just go into the general pot and contribute towards public expenditure generally.
Funding the NHS through taxation is nevertheless a far better system than the one in the US.
Man, I love Europe. I would love to live in Spain or Portugal, but I have a wife,, adult kids and grandkids that I can't convince. I wish I would have realized this while my kids were young. I would have made different choices about where to live.
Start with a vacation, maybe?
As a European, it’s quite amusing to see Americans reacting to Europe/The world content and having second thoughts about America
I am so happy to live in a European country, and NOT in the US!
Same
Same tbh
Same.
Ditto for me in Australia 😆
Me too, in UK.
it feels like outside of the states youre considered more of a human being with needs as oposed to a cog in a machine that pays taxes
it's not like that. There are free schools, universities and health care so that you can be a good worker and pay a lot of taxes. in other countries the politicians are not sacred, they are just better at math. the good worker also achieves more if he does not have to look after his grandmother himself, so that it is cheaper to give her to a nursing home free of charge, if she can not affort it.
actually, we pay way more taxes in Europe than in th US
The people that want these things changed are lambasted by the media, and the political parties.
I have lived in Central and South America (in several countries) Canada, England and Sweden. Even with armed conflicts happening in some locations, I never felt like I was living in a police state. Unlike the States, police in other countries are helpful and nice, even when I unknowingly violated some traffic rules. Interacting with police in other countries was a pleasant experience. I never was intimidated or suffered abuses like I have in the States.
As an American living in the US I can’t wait to leave here and have been wanting to leave for the last like 20 years only now found a job that’s also located in Europe (Poland) and knowing how much cheaper it is there compared to here is one of the reasons along with the fact that even with insurance from work you can go so into debt with just one accident
i'm shocked every time i hear what america is doing to its people. i am very grateful that i can live in germany. America is called the land of unlimited opportunity, but the country seems to be very far away from it. somewhere i read a post by a young lady. she was asked what she likes best about germany. and she replied that she could walk home at night without being afraid because not everyone is allowed to own a gun here. what else is there to say?
America is no longer the same country it was 30 or even 20 years ago. It's being destoyed starting with its morality and then corruptionand deception. and will soon be overthrown by the next most powerful nation if it continues down this path.
Should be happy she can walk home, in America it's entirely designed for vehicles
Doing interviews for my company in the netherlands, and i can confirm this. It's a two-way matching process and them asking good questions about the job that show excitement is a major deciding factor for us.
Exactly also you can see in the CV all the info about your qualitifications, experiences etc. so at the Interview you can focus on the right personality etc.
Yep, if you don't have the qualification, you don't get invited. The interview is to see if they think you have the right personality
@@gerritvalkering1068 With the current employee shortage in the Netherlands employers often don't even look at your qualifications (unless it's something like a job in healthcare or something that requires a higher education. They do look at your personality though. If you're not qualified but you do have the right personalty and mentality they'll hire you anyway and send you to take a course to get qualified for the job (and they'll pay for it) 😁
@@SonnyWeg as IT team lead, can confirm.
Wow, I love how calm and soothing your voice is. Made this a pleasure to watch
I was contracted to a USA company. I was never worked so hard for so little money, mentally and verbally abused so badly, they got inside my head. I had an injury that left me going blind in an eye, they made me choose between feeding my family or losing my eye. I resigned and started my own company. My eye recovered as well as my self esteem .It makes me appreciate my country even with all its problems.love from South Africa
I still remember a coworker had a high-risk pregnancy, and she was very nervous about it. Not only did she have to come in everyday, she was still on pins-needles because we had a few particular bosses that loved to write anyone up over anything. I kept thinking to me how fucking ridiculous that was, that the stress could have literally cost her that baby. All for what? 15 extra tasks a day? Ridic
And the biggest parody is they would also judge her as a murderer, if she asked for abortion in early stage of pregnancy, but they would let require her to risk the babys life for a job and then they would let it be killed during schoolshooting, cuz they like guns more than kids. Its all just about who paid for the propaganda and people just dont see it even if it makes NO sense whatsoever.
Which company?
And then consider abortion isn't even a right, because it's all about "protecting the unborne live". These shitheads couldn't care less
Slavery has never been abolished in America, because every worker is treated like a slave.
For me, when I was back in the States for my sister’s wedding. Some friends of hers told me they had to pay the equivalent of $10k by today’s standards to have a normal birth in 1994. I paid $0 to have either of my kids, one in England and one in Australia. Also, when I had no cash to pay a toll for the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the attendant (again, early 90s) just waved me through and said ‘she’ll be right’ with kindness. I was dumbfounded.
Glad to be back on ,thanks Charlie
I'm in the UK, if you have a 'vulnerable' person in your household they CANNOT turn off electricity, gas or water no matter how high the debt gets. They can take you to court and eventually send a bailiff round, but the bailiff cannot come in if the 'vulnerable' person is there. Vulnerable is a child, an older person, a disabled person, someone with mental health issues. Because of this the companies try to work with vulnerable people to pay of their debts.
Drinking in the UK, to drink in your own home with a parent's permission is 5, nope not a typo. At 16 you can have an alcoholic drink with a meal as long as it is paid for be someone over 18. At 18 you can buy and drink what you want, A few places ask for ID if you look under 25.
Just one of your comments, you have to wait days for a Dr's appointment? We can always see a Dr the same day, it might not be your own Dr and or you might have to sit and wait in a queue but if you need to see a Dr you can see one the same day, although sometimes it's a home visit. We also get phone appointments if you need to talk to a Dr but not actually see them in person.
The NHS is far from perfect but I’m soooo glad we have it! I love knowing if I have an accident you can walk into the hospital and all you leave with is a prescription or an appointment for any follow up check ups. And I’m someone who’s broken their right arm 5 times!
We can if we go to the emergency room, if there's a doctor present. Wait times can be extremely long. I waited with heart palpitations for hours. Costs are prohibitive.
I severed my hamstring in 2018. I waited 9 months for an appointment to have it repaired.
Another example: A two mile ambulance ride costs around $7,000. A 30 minute med flight is around $60,000.
People die rather than go to the hospital and saddle their loved ones with debt.
Here in Canada, some American co-workers that came for the first time to work were so happy about how things work here that they are doing their best to move their families here.
Even one guy had a lot of health issues and after working for one year here in Canada, his health has gotten a lot better because now he has medical access and its very affordable for him.
A lot of them stress more because they don't want to back to the U.S. so they do a lot to make sure their working visa continues to be extended.
And the food is probably healthier!
I'm from Germany and was obsessed with America when I was young. When you said America is close to a third world country I found it funny because that's exactly what I'm saying now. Third world country with a first world country mask on.
As a European, having had to spend time in America my biggest takeaway is that Americans believe that there is nothing better than getting stuff, more and more stuff. The other thing that pissed me off big-time was any suggestion that there might be better ways of doing things than the American way. I was never being supercritical or trying to push my point of view, simply to discuss and consider, inevitably the response was "if you don't like it here go back to where you came from". Never really figured that one out.
I remember reading in Scientific American the outrage of the Engineer that directed the creation of the DVD specifications. His goal was to build a product that would work everywhere on Earth with all the video formats of that time. But the entertainment companies rejected it and asked to introduce the DVD regions control so a DVD sold at low price in Asia would not work on a DVD player in America where the same DVD would be sold at a much higher price,
Can you imagine if an American had invented the World Wide Web? We’d all be paying for subscription
@@clareshaughnessy2745eh.. they did.. we pay with our Privacy
Here in the UK water is considered a lifes necessity and it is illegal to cut it off...other utility companies go out of their way to help you pay, excepting minimal instalments etc, it is unusual to have them cut you off unless you are thousands in debt, even then they would prefer to chase the debt through the courts.
Hey, great video and you are really empathic. I can feel it.
The stories are very intense and incredibly haunting.
I'm from Germany and of course there are things I don't like.
In the end, however, it is always a matter of weighing the advantages and disadvantages.
I'm very happy to be here, also because of the things that are mentioned.
I love this moment when you listened the story about high risk pregnancy and look dumbfounded and said "That's crazy. That's crazy". No dude, thtat's f*cking normal. Just like a free university degree. Welcome in Europe :D
Hey Charlie, most countries have a health plan, where the country looks after its citizens. 2 examples, I shattered my elbow which needed 17 screws and 2 plates plus numerous physiotherapy sessions _ approx 17. Cost to me was $0.00 for everything. Second instance _ i had major keyhole surgery for a ruptured appendix where i had major surgery and 2 weeks off work. _$o.00 for the surgery and stay in the hospital but also covered by my unlimtied sick days as part of my work. I also had 2 weeks where I had light duties when I returned to work. I guess Australia looks after its citizens instead of chasing the all-mighty dollar like the USA.
BTW I am from Australia but you could say any other country like Denmark, UK, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, France, Greece, Italy, Thailand, Brunei, Canada, Belgium, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Kuwait, France, Spain, Slovenia, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Israel, Japan, Italy, Singapore and South Korea to name but a few look after its citizens via universal health care and most of these countries rank higher in the freedom index way higher than the USA.
@@angusgault7925 You forgot Portugal... 😉😄
Here in the Nordic countries, we don't just leave kids out in their strollers, we leave them outside for their nap during winter. 😂
Swedish dad here: We let both our kids nap in their strollers in the winter. They where almost never sick and grew up to be strong and healthy adults that loves the outdoors!
"msanpassad canada too
I love these videos and watching Americans enlighten themselves with these stories, im actually shocked at how some things are for Americans, you guys need to push for workers rights.
My US friend who I play online with once injured himself quite badly and opted bot to have any treatment due to the cost, I was horrified.
I have a cousin that lives in Thailand and she said that you could actually live off of around a dollar a day if you needed and was struggling financially. She tested it out and said that actually it worked.i was stubborn and didn't believe her at first but then a little while ago I saw a video of a guy actually doing that and I was astounded. The fact that you can do that is amazing
When you look at Republicans, for example on Fox, you would think that Europe and Scandinavia are developing countries. But it is probably almost the opposite. Greetings from Norway.
Not probably, certainly!
You really think Democrats are any better? Nope.
Also, almost no American knows the difference between socialism and social democracy. Something
Which is a pretty big difference. All countries in Europe are free and have democratic elections. Something D. Trump tried to prevent in the last election in the United States.
@@espenvippen Hi, Espen! Unfortunately that is so true, they don't know the difference. I'm pretty sure that they don't know what a so-called mixed economy is either. The larger portion of the Nordic welfare state benefits that we have today in the Nordic countries, especially those related to work, became a reality thanks to the social democratic parties and the liberals, and is now written into law.
(I'm not a Social Democrat myself, but I recognize this historical fact. I'm actually a member of the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland, but not a member of any political party.)
Anybody in the U.S. interested in finding out what Social Democracy really is and how the social democratic parties in the Nordic multiparty systems have helped these countries reach the top positions in so many international comparisons involving quality of life, welfare benefits, safety, equality, upward mobility, work-life balance, education, and more.
A challenge and a worthy goal to strive for...
I’m not sure where you got that from. No one thinks of Scandinavian countries as developing.
you can´t put a price tag on a human life, that´s why i love to be in this part of the world, living in a society built on solidarity.
I love watching these kinds of videos, an unexpected laugh was your identical reaction to mine at 13:58 when the video's suddenly 1.5x louder. Quite a change from your more relaxed voice to suddenly go to full volume "SOIDONTCURRENTLYLIVEABROAD". Just made me laugh a little.
Man I just found your videos. Subscribed after watching 1. Cool content dude :) keep em coming!¨
I'm an American who occasionally stays in France for extended periods of time and the cost of care-even without being covered by the national healthcare system, which I'm not-is shockingly low compared to the US.
And your evidence for your assumption is ?
@@funkymonk5145
Well my assumption is that for K C it is not an assumption but an experience.
Evidence for an assumption is speaking it out - that would be them providing you the evidence for them having assumed something.
@@funkymonk5145 He doesn`t need evidence. Come to my country, get sick or have a major accident. Go to the hospital a no one will leave you without assistance. For free or about 100€ for urgent care (for foreigners).
No the prices in the USA are criminal high. But Americans likes to turn it
Even amongst fully private healthcare systems, the U.S. is an outlier when it comes to pricing. The cost of healthcare in the U.S. is completely disproportionate to the patient's outcome. For example, Americans pay a lot more in insurance premiums and out-of-pocket expenses than the Swiss who have a similar private insurance mandate system. Yet, American patients do not experience a more advantageous outcome in comparison with their Swiss counterparts.
I agree with all of these instances. Good video.
Many Americans still think socialism/socialist/social-anything is communism due to Cold War fears foisted onto them by parents and grandparents. Our horrible education system and political pundits also perpetuate this fear...
The US is the meme of “socialism is where the government does things”.
And they also have no idea what communism or socialism actually means.
They've till think that China or North Korea is communism.
This is probably the most interesting video I have seen in UA-cam in a very long, long, time. I feel so connected to this subject that I could write a book. Do you have more videos about this issue?
It was the one about leaving the baby strollers outside the cafe that really got to me. I've only been to the USA once, only for a month and that was Florida so that's not all the USA by any manner of means, but there was a peculiar undercurrent of all pervasive fear about the locals that I just didn't understand. I'm not suggesting that people didn't treat each other decently; in fact, they were all very well mannered and there is no reason to believe that there are more perverts per capita in the USA than anywhere else. Nevertheless, people seemed to live in an atmosphere of slight terror. Was it fear of gun crime? ...fear of unemployment? ...fear of ill health?... fear of poverty, of the future, of old age?.... or all of the above? I don't know, but it was there and it was unsettling.... and maybe because the people have to live in such an atmosphere, they end up fearing things they really don't have to be scared of, like strangers stealing or hurting babies. Not nice, not nice at all.
In the UK I’ve just hit 60 and no longer pay for my medical prescriptions. That is what we pay our National Insurance for.
In Australia pensioners pay $6 per prescription until they reach the ceiling limit and for the rest of the year their scrips are free.
"rebeccamills3886: canada at 65 have to pay for 100.00 a year which covers any medical prescription.
The mask thing happened to me too.
I was ridiculed when I kept doing it when I came home to Belgium and partially stopped doing it (I have a shawl with an integrated mask and during Winter I kept using that to go to stores and on public transport).
Then the pandemic hit and everyone was annoyed with the masks and wanted to stop using them as soon as they could and I STILL wear one everywhere I go and will not stop doing it this time.
masks dont filter out viruses tho
i think one of the biggest problems with the masks is the way the implemented the system. masks are not there to protect you, they are to protect others. yet all the politicians and media outlets stated that they are for your personal protection. when it came out that the masks didn't actually protect YOU, people obviously freaked out. (germany btw, no idea what they were doing in america)
You do what you believe to be right, but do remember the masks sold to the public have no function. At all.
Wearing mask is a human right, recently very few wear mask but I kept hearing people that I know were suffering or died from coronavirus.Yes,anyone can stop wearing it but for the ones that catch any illness for not wearing mask,nobody can or may help you,or take away the suffering
Great info!
Your voice is so calm and soothing
In Austria we have something called the "Dad Month". That means additionally to the up to 36 months of paid maternity leave, the father also has the possibility to get 1 month of paid paternity leave. All they have to do for that is to tell the employer 3 months in advance of the calculated birth date, that they want to take that dad month off. Dads not only get paid during that month but they also can't get fired from the date of telling the company about that decision until 4 weeks after the end of that free month. It's a safety net, so companies can't threaten fathers to sack them because of the paternity leave.
"Paternity" leave is also a thing in Canada, and it can be used by the 2nd parent even in same sex couples.
Americans hate men and Dad's.....ridiculous
"danvibestv ,, canada 1 year maternity leave paid , can be used by mother or father or split up some of the time between both parents neither can be fired from their jobs
I have never and would never live in the USA, although we have spent quite a lot of time driving their national parks. The point made about medications was so obvious the other day - I got two Asthma puffers - $23 Australian for the two - marked MADE IN USA (where they cost $300 US???? EACH!!!)
The narrative we get in the United States is that the pharma companies need to charge prices high enough to cover the costs of speculative research and product development, or otherwise they will not have a financial incentive to create drugs for more rare diseases and afflictions. They use this as a justification for not regulating drug prices. Meanwhile, EVERY other country on Earth regulates drug prices. So, essentially, the pharma companies are using U.S. consumers as their slush fund to develop new products. We pay, so nobody else has to, I guess you'd say. The government lets big pharma get away with this because, on balance, campaign contributions from big business are more important than any single slob's vote. We are not even allowed to import pharmaceuticals from Canada by mail.
@@johnalden5821 they also get government funding and still charge you an arm and a leg for the end product, which you helped to develop with your money. As demosntrated by the newest miracle products peddled by governments worldwide. None of this was free. PS. I meant to say not only American government trows public money at them
I'm 63, I have a serious heart condition. The surgery was free, I stayed home for one year and was paid my full salary plus a free cleaner and trainer. As I am fragile I now work from home full time. all my medical bills, dental bills, medicine, hospital visits and extra care are free. I have a rent-controlled apartment and I have paid the same rent for 30 years. I get paid more for working at home. I can retire next year at full salary and also work freelance for my company for up to six hours. I pay half price for train, plane, museums, and shows. I live in Paris France.
In Spain, shops close for two hours to eat (I think it is the only country in Europe that does so) but supermarkets remain open. Those hours are recovered because we close later (around 8 or 9 at night) since in Spain we have dinner really late (9 or 10 at night)
I'm from Uruguay.....a very small country in South America.......I I always catch my attention the idea that you have about your country.....in terms of rights......I asked myself if the information channels lie to you......because otherwise is impossible not to know about what is really happend in your country....We are a developing country.....with a lot of things to do better......but we have free healthcare......for yours medications you paid a ticked with a standard price.....about 5 dollars.....The education is free too.....the maternity licence is paid for six months......and the vacations licence is paid too.....and we are a small country of South America of 3 millions people......I wish you lucky and I hope that things will be better....
The interview was so informal because the employer has already seen the resumè and qualifications so by that point it's just a personality check.
Yeah I was surprised hearing about the costs of meals/groceries in the states. Hearing people spend about $300 per week just for 2 people or something.
My wife and I can easily buy food for the whole week for around €50. In Belgium we also have a thing called "maaltijdcheques" which are "mealvouchers" that (some) employers give their employees as an extra each month and comes at about €7 per day worked. So if you've worked 20 days in a month you'll get about €140 in mealvouchers on top of your salary.
A Brit living in France here. This video is quite an education about US society! The things most (geographical) Europeans take for granted that US Americans don't have! Horrifying!
What a lovely soothing tone of voice you have.
@@ItsCharlieVest I was just thinking the same thing: What a pleasant voice you have! Hey, there's a career for you! TV and online commercials, narrator on a variety of programs like wildlife documentaries, for instance, on travel programs, reading audio books, and lots and lots of other things!
And that kind of work can be done from anywhere today! From The Netherlands, for example...
That first tiktok in the video hit home. I'm an American, and about a decade ago, I'd been living in Ohio (which was a bit more progressive at the time than it is now) for several years. Unfortunately, I ended up having to move back to my home state of Oklahoma for a while (which has always been one of the most regressive states). While loading the moving truck in Ohio, I had a bad spill and broke my leg just above the ankle. In the ER, the doctors said because of the severity of the break and the swelling, they could only put a soft walking cast on it for now, but they needed me to go home and keep it elevated with ice on it, so that I could come back in a few days to get it properly set. When I told them there was no way I could because a moving truck with all of my belongings had already left for Oklahoma, and that I was supposed to be on the road with my family that night so we could get there before the truck, the doctors and nurses all freaked out. They even tried to brainstorm some other solution for me, but when they were convinced there was nothing else to be done, they made me PROMISE that I would go to the ER there in OK as soon as I got in so that any further damage that happened during the move could be assessed and treated, and then my leg could be properly set.
Welp. After 2 straight days of travel, we got to Oklahoma and I followed their instructions and went to my local ER. Because my insurance wasn't arranged yet for being in a new state (something I tried to do beforehand but was told I couldn't do until I was there in person), and I had no doctor I'd seen there either, the ER refused to treat me. I begged them in tears because I was in so much pain and I was afraid about my leg, but they just very unsympathetically and rudely continued to turn me away - even suggesting that security could escort me out. I then left because what else could I do? To cut to the chase: it took a MONTH AND A HALF before I was finally in an orthopedic doctor's office (and no, I was not seen by any other doctor before that either). I was hobbling around on that soft cast (which was just a folded piece of foam on the back of my leg, held on by medical gauze) the entire time. The ortho doc was in the same system that the hospital that turned me away was. He xrayed my leg, declared "Good news! Its healing perfectly and almost completely healed! There were no complications at all!" I wanted to believe him, so I trusted that he was telling me the truth - despite the fact there was a weird nervous tension to our visits and they always rushed to get me out of there asap. He put me in a walking boot and sent me on my way (with a couple of follow ups).
Welp #2. My leg was not okay. Long story short (too late lol), my leg NEVER healed properly. There very much were complications, and that ended up affecting my foot, ankle and knee as well. I was never able to walk properly afterwards and likely never will again. Thankfully, I now live in Seattle which has given me more opportunities to get better care. But many years after the fact, there's only so much that can be done. It makes me crazy to think that if I'd been moving to another country instead, I would've gotten the immediate treatment I needed. And my life would be different now.
Go to the Philippines or India, get the surgery and fix your leg.
So sorry to hear your story 😔
aww man, thats really sad.
I was born in the second month of the NHS, which means that I am 75 at the end of this month. I recently had ten days in hospital (first time since 1956!) and have no clue how much that would have cost me in the USA. Pricey, no doubt. I had a CT scan and chest X-Ray amongst other things and left hospital with an enhanced number of items of free medication. Fortunately our health system is not free, merely free at the point of delivery. I paid for my treatment between 1966 and 2013, i.e. during my working life. I used the NHS very little during those years. How much more healthy in all ways than a society which says ‘So you get sick and I pay? Not on my dime, bud!’
My elder son who works in the USA was telling me only the other day from his home in Illinois where he lives and works that when he went to fill in medical insurance forms he asked what would happen were he to contract cancer. The fellow he was speaking to merely said ‘Don’t get cancer’. Charming!
Person who said there's no limit for drunk driving in Ireland absolutely lied. They'll take your driving licence for 6 years if you get caught drunk and driving.
I think they meant there was no legal amount you can drink. That’s how I heard it
"wonderer 156. think she was told the limit for drinking and driving was ZERO......... meaning no limit do not attempt to drive after drimking at all, ever
GREAT reaction and commentary. I’ve seen this before and it’s crazy how America messed all of us up. Just subscribed to your channel and keep up the great work man.
I studied for florist for 4 years here in the Netherlands. I had a job interview after I graduated and we were like talking all sorts of things, mostly which hours I preferred, how much money I wanted to make, if I was affraid of dogs (their dog would go with them to work every day) But they didn't even ask me to show my diploma once. I expected them to ask but they never did.
I never got asked for my resume when going for a Florist job, just got me to make an arrangement :)
ah a "florist" is that what you call people that sell weed?
UK citizen Living & Working in the US. The health care really surprises me. All the UA-cam videos rave about it, but honestly the places I’ve been aren’t that great - you have to register your insurance, and they decide how much you have to pay towards your cost.
I was sat next to one guy that they wouldn’t let him know what his bill was cause they weren’t sure if they took his insurance or not, and he made “too much” to qualify for another one of their payment programs.
I had an argument with an American in Scotland, who was slagging off the NHS and social health care system, growing up in the UK I had nothing to compare it to, but since living here a year - I gotta tell you, it ain’t worth raving about either, the waiting to get a specialist is just as bad as the UK. You have to set up new patients records every new place you goto.
Like I said to the guy in the pub, at least I can go into a hospital in the UK in my 70’s without a job and know I’m not going to be chased by debt collectors looking to sell off my stuff cause I can’t afford $1000’s.
When I was in the Army it was so comforting knowing I could get medical treatment without doing in debt. I'm a civilian now and I still get covered medical care through the VA, but I would GLADY pay extra taxes if it would guarantee everyone in my coutnry could be covered.
In Switzerland we do the stroller thing as well. Not in front of big stores but you sometimes can see people leaving their strollers outside small bakeries and stuff where it's inconvenient to take the stroller inside.
The long lunches are probably a more south European thing, where the heat during the day makes it unbearable. In Sweden the lunch is 30 minutes or more, depending on the agreement between the union and the company.
Universal healthcare should be for EVERYONE. It's a basic human right.
not so much a right, but the humane thing to do if you believe in helping one another in a 'united' society.
@@MrVidification Healthcare, being a necessity of life should definitely be a right.
It has improved outcomes to society as a whole. Less people ill means more productivity and more people working and paying taxes.
In Portugal you get at least 12 months maternity leave (more depending on the health risks of the pregnancy), fully paid. Also if it's a "risky" pregnancy (like if there is a risk for the mother) you can stay at home fully paid. Once it's over you go back to your job. Obviously companies try to fk you over but most people get unionized when theyre pregnant. There is also sick leave, it is unlimited and if you're sick for more than 3 days you get paid 80% (100% if it's a mental health issue) of your salary by social security. You have at least 22 days of vacation, and you don't count the weekends or holidays when scheduling your vacations so if you time it righ you can get a month and a half. Vacation days are paid and you get bonus vacation money to spend during it. Basically you work 11 months and get paid 14 months since you get the vacation money, the vacation bônus (it's equivalent to a month of work) and you get the same for christmas. All i'm saying is that americans could have so much more
Well Charlie, for the best location to live in NL, I think Nijmegen/Arnhem would be ideal for you. 1 hour from A'dam but very close to Germany and Belgium. From Arnhem the trains go all over Europe. Great nature, great culture events, Check out the 4 days walk in Nijmegen, this region has literally everything! Both cities are about 160.000 residents so nice sized. You should definetly check out this region! It also has the stadium concerts and is very affordable to live and enjoy life.
also you will be happy to hear that in the netherlands it's not allowed to cut water, electricity and gas, those are life requirements and nobody has the right the take that from you.
Yes, it's the same here in UK. As you say, it is a necessity of life. I'm so glad I live in Europe. I've seen some numbers that the American people are saying about the amount of tax we pay being higher than USA. I want to correct them that they actually pay much more tax than most other countries but I fear that they will not listen.
@@emmafrench7219 yeah, they pay 43% against the 20% or less for all of europe' s country's while the us system is the most expensive, least efficient and least effective.
They are confinced however thats a lie, and it all fals to deaf ears even when another american tells it. Sad really...
Why does anyone pay
Germany, power shutting off. That woman may have experienced a local power outage due to some accident. Otherwise the electric grid is very stable and secure here.
Electric companies aren't allowed to shut off your power even if you failed to pay three consecutive bills. Only then are they allowed to send you several reminders to pay your bills. Before being able to shut off your power, they have to send you a counter-signed letter reminding you of ALL the previous reminders sent. After that they STILL have to send someone to come and TALK to you, in person, before they are actually able to shut off your power.
Electrical power is considered one of the essential services (similar to tap water) here, and can be considered not only essential, but a life-or-death situation in some cases, as some people are on powered respirators or other medical equipment at home. As such electrical companies are not allowed to simply shut off power, except under extremely rare circumstances, such as danger to the whole grid section your real estate is in, or something similar. But even then they are required to get it back up again as quickly as possible.
In Spain, you can claim damages caused by the blackout from the electricity company. Normally they last as little as possible, but you can claim them in case the food is spoiled for example.
10:13 Greece as well, every day from 2- 5 or 5:30, things close, and Mondays and Wednesdays and Saturdays shops are closed at 2 in the afternoon, and closed on Sundays.
My wife company (We are UK citizens) had a branch in Florida where they were struggling to make money and they asked if my wife would be willing to go there for three months to analyse why they were having problems and see what resolutions and feedback she could provide.
When she mentioned that she was unwilling to leave me for such a long period.
They without hesitation, said I could accompany her and pay all my loss of earnings on my employment, (My company actually paid me two months wages and 1/2 the third month so we where quids in) pay for all accommodation, bills and even our food and entertainment.
My wife joined the US branch and was shocked at the working standards that you Americans have to work to.
We were shocked at your blind patriotism to a country that basically provides you with nothing, makes you pay for everything and blinds you to the fact that only America is the land of the free.
My wife has 48 days paid annual leave including bank holidays, we have free medical welfare, we walk to shops and stalls.
We found without a car, it was impossible to even shop for groceries, there was no proper bus service, TV was impossible to watch as there were so many adverts, most about health, totally destroyed the continuity of watching any programme. All the shows had absurd screaming and hysterical participants and audiences it all felt false and weird.
But your working conditions are awful, the workers were subject to micro management, there was no flexibility, no reward programme, very little automation and what there was was so inefficient and out of date.
The company holidays was only two weeks and anyone asking to use them was treated as if they were sabotaging the company.
Socialising during work hours was frowned upon, no one was encouraged to share ideas, in fact there was no communication between any departments, more a ugly rivalry.
This all filtered down to a total lethargy and negative toxic environment.
The whole experience totally depressed my wife along with the general lifestyle that Americans think as normal, to us it feels like paranoia, no unknown person is trusted, your food portions at fast food companies is obscene, every one is obese or has medical conditions, but worse was your insular look out of the world.
You pride yourselves on being the best, biggest and strongest in the world.
However, you have no real history, no wonderful architecture, museums, everyone is afraid of everyone, we were told not to interact with black people, yet the USA calls us racist.
The USA is only good to live if you are rich and even they pay through the nose to live comfortably.
If your poor or not a high wage earner life really sucks, Success is your god and it's all very unhealthy.
We have no intention of ever returning, such was the effect it had on us.
Sounds very depressing. That’s one place I would definitely avoid. ( I’m Australian. )