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As a German, I always get slightly uncomfortable feelings when I read / hear your name.
lmao, that reminds me of the time I was making an account online and I couldn't pick my name entirely , it was partially randomized,,,,, so I ended up with *name*-88 , didn't notice until a german friend pointed it out
I see...the channel name reminds me of Heidi Klum, and that really makes me feel uncomfortable.
@@ThomasNimmesgern Jokester!
I thought the same lmaof
Beer bursted trough my nose while yodeling 🤣
As a Brit, I bought US bread once to make sandwiches and on tasting the bread I thought I had accidentally bought a sliced cake instead of bread.
As a Pole I can tell you, your bread ain't that much better than the US one 😅
I thought the EXACT same thing Trevor lmao.....I still to this day describe American bread as a cake gone wrong lmao I'm Aussie
British bread is horrible.
Fun fact, American bread has so much sugar that if you were to sell it in the EU, you'd legally have to call it cake, not bread, because of the amount of sugar it contains.
@@rytterl fun fact... absolutely not true.... brioche has much more sugar than regular american bread and is not cake...
Every country i have visited do their taxes before the final payment. "What you see is what you pay" . Doing this on the checkout just feels like taking 100 years back from the current date.
Portions of sales tax can be deducted from federal income tax. This requires the sales taxes and the items purchased to be shown on the sales receipt when claiming these deductions. That is a major reason for the way sales tax is collected. Eventually, programmers will solve this problem, but that may require companies to redo their cash registers and they will fight the cost.
When i went to NY i was utterly stunned by the fact that pretty much everywhere a "small" portion of any food is just as huge as a "big" portion in Europe
I went to a McDonald's and order small sized fries ; i swear i could feed my entire family with those
From one extreme to another. A small McDonald's fries in my town here in Denmark is like 15-20 fries now, lol. Pretty sure I remember it being bigger not that long ago, though, so I think it's a recent size-demotion and probably not country-wide. I'd be surprised if it was that small in Copenhagen. Or maybe they just stopped filling the tiny little bag over capacity like they used to...
In USA you have "Florida Man", in Spain we have "Joven británico" (British young man) and it's often followed with the injuries they've suffered after jumping from their hotel room to the pool. Every summer, like clockwork, dozens of these news.
Oh no! 🤣
I once ended up in spain by accident in a hotel where only british were. The craziest experience ever. They are just completely insane :D
As a British person I can only apologize. We've tried all sorts of things to stop them including COVID and Brexit, but they are drawn to sand, sun, cheap booze and all night clubs like moths to a light bulb.
The Armoured Penguin 🤣👍
Yep, it's called "balconing". There is even a balconing league that counts number of people dead or injured from each country. UK wins every year.
As a brit, I’m shocked that home owners associations aren’t seen as communist 😂
Some HOA's can be pricey depending where you live. I have one. It's $20/year. It pays for our neighborhood sign upkeep and events for the kids during the summer.
As someone from a country that used to be Communist/Socialist - I demand that You take back that insult.
Actually many things in US are pure communist in nature. Or marksist. But if you call it that way - you will be canceled. Ironically, that what communist do to those who don't agree with them (and thats a good thing for the country, that why US use so much communist things, they just work better that capitalism analogues).
@@catshez A HOA is nothing like Council Tax, I think you've gotten deeply confused in what an HOA is. Council Tax goes to the local government, HOAs are formed of properties from an area and are more akin to service charges for living in a block of flats. The problem is that HOAs often take a significant amount of power in what they can demand of residents, for example, grass not green enough? You have to get that rectified, even if there is a hose pipe ban in effect. If you don't get it sorted, the HOA can fine you and if you don't pay their fines they can even try to get the home reprocessed. This is all to say being in an HOA is like a private contract and one you can not easily get out of, this is why many people in the US love to get HOAs dissolved or adamantly refuse to move into areas with HOAs.
There are many other issues with HOAs, can't even scratch the surface on that one but no, it's nothing like Council Tax, Property Tax is the closest thing in the US to Council Tax.
@@DoomsdayR3sistance I am not confused.. I did say I knew they were not the same, but many countries need to accumulate revenue for public services somehow. You can put whatver label you like on it, but it matters not to whom we pay, local government or a housing association..
Communities need funding.
So I don't know about all the other taxes and costs to a US citizen aside from the HOA.
So ! ... would love to hear about all the other fees expected of US residents?.. (Which would not surprise me given what I know about the Healthcare Insurance system in the USA, and the fact that tax is not added to items in a shop and only appears at the checkout)
Please do enlighten me !
I wish you could experience Europe for a year or so. Doesn"t matter what country, it would really be an eye opener!
Fun fact, I work in a bar in the UK I served an american customer who then threw a coin at me. I asked him "are you alright? Did you just dropped that coin?" he replied "In America we tip" I laughed it off told him we're not in the US and gave his coin back because like.. Why are you throwing a coin at my face?
I would have replied 'We get paid a living wage here so don't need your charity, thanks!'
The problem with taxes in stores isn't that the price will differ. It's that you're walking through a store and not being able to know the actual cost of the items you pick up, because the listed price isn't what you're going to pay, and that isn't a tax problem as such. The store knows EXACTLY what everything costs, because that's what they're charging you at the register. They WANT to trick you into thinking stuff is cheaper than it is.
Correct it is a sales ploy to get more money from each customer.
@Silver Wolverine If the tax is on the price tag that would make it even more of a ploy to earn money and not actually any other reason as that is literally harder to do then to just add the tax in to the price tag for the store.
@@silverwolverine1478 I have never understood why US consumers are so eager to be ripped off by companies, that they'll happily defend even the most egregious anti-consumer behaviour imaginable.
With the amount of computers one would think it would be easy to put the CORRECT prize on all the items. But no, stores don't like the customers to know.
@Silver Wolverine Not all States, not all stores. But we foreigners are clever, our shops have the price you actually pay.
Aussie here who's been to approx 30 countries, and the US is the only one I know of that doesn't add in all taxes to the docket price. If the ticket is marked wrong, too bad for the shop keeper, that mistake goes in the customers favour - I lived in the US for a year, and personally HATED going to do any shopping, because playing guessing games (not knowing the tax rate from 1 shop to the next) as an international traveller, I hated it so much that I took the vast majority of my spending money back home with me. You guys missed out on my tourist dollars, coz I go shopping to relax and enjoy the experience NOT have to be calculating damn prices, so not to over spend. It's a nightmare I just didn't appreciate or ask for, but that's ok I suppose, coz I don't plan on ever going back lol
@Silver Wolverine Rude and disrespectful, just like yourself maybe ?.....WOW how interesting that Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Nth and Sth Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas aren't the "correct" states. I wonder if anyone has ever bothered to tell them that ??. I do have a question for you though - have you ever left your town, state or country ? if yes, where have you been ? just curious
I'm American and also hate having taxes added at the register. I equate it to the establishment rubbing salt into the cut each time you buy an item. I also lived in Europe for 5.5 years and really liked paying what the advertised prize was. If an item was marked as one euro I paid one euro at the register. In the back of my mind I understood the VAT tax was included in the price.
@@pax2758 Yes - you can go to the shop with $10 and buy a $10 item off the shelf, hand over your dollars and off you go. No calculations to be done, just easy. I don't know a single person over there who doesn't want it changed either. So silly really, when it's something so easy to change, to make everyone's lives easier lol. Shrugs, I don't understand the stubbornness to change either, that to us is just weird lol
@silverwolverine1478 Only 5 out of all the states in the US don't charge state tax...and I absolutely do not agree with your generalization that tourists are rude...that is just absurd.
sis malding hahahha
How shocked Heidi looked about the tipping. It‘s not that we‘re stingy in Europe. It‘s that we pay our restaurant staff a decent salary and service is included in the price. I always check if the check lists the service as included and depending on that every tip I leave is either a sincere thank you to the staff or an obligation to see they‘re getting a decent pay.
Speaking of non-Europeans, apparently in Japan if you try to tip you'll probably get an angry response. Especially you're calling the server poor and offering charity to them - which is a big no-no to working Japanese people.
And similarly, though not tipping related, in some African and Middle Eastern countries they like to haggle. Like, genuinely - they like haggling. If you don't haggle with them and accept the original price without question they think its weird and may encourage you to haggle and refuse to take your money until you do (this happened to my stepdad in Tunisia - before the revolution, obviously - where the shop keeper charged an outrageous price for something and my stepdad was just willing to pay it anyway and the guy replied "no no! Haggle, come on! Price is always negotiable!")
@@andromidius Yes that is right. And after the deal is concluded, the seller is happy. According to the people there, this is how you can get to know the other person's qualities.
Hungarian tourists are especially liked in Turkey. They think Hungarians are cousins of Turks.
Bargaining is mandatory here as well, if you don't bargain, you're contemptuous.
Tried to tip in Spain, (€10 on a €100 meal) and the waiter was HORRIFIED. He would absolutely not accept the tip
@@andromidius not correct, you don't get an angry response, it just weird for them to tip.
It's like giving a tip to the cashier at the supermarket
In the car industry they the smaller the the higher the quality of assembly has to be.
I traveled to Spain recently. First vacation I have had since before Covid so it was good to go over there. I have been thinking about moving there because I spent time there years ago working for a couple of years. I have some health issues (nothing that major but I take some meds). I had a sore stomach (probably due to my acid-reflux) and I was able to get medical insurance (full coverage) for 100 euros/month (then $105) EVERYTHING iS COVERED. So I went to the doctor,. no charge. I explained the situation, I speak Spanish but he wanted to speak English, and he asked me what I was taking. Well I had this huge bottle from Walgreens of my meds and he looked at it and me and laughed. He said, this is SOOOOO AMERICAN. All they want you to do is take pills. I had an x-ray and a CT-scan and he said listen we can probably cure you of this. It's a 40 minute procedure and I can schedule you for next week if you want. I said well I am planning on moving over soon, so can I wait? He said sure, let me know when you are back actually living here (should be within a couple of months). I had a follow up with my gastroenterologist last week and I told him my issues could be cured. He said, no they can't. I said the doctor in Spain said yes and my doctor said OH SPAIN. They aren't as advanced as us over here. What do they know? And of course I had to pay my co-pay and oh, the doctor there gave me samples of an acid blocker which he said would help. NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE. I can't wait to get back there. What I want to say is that the doctor in Spain couldn't believe that they couldn't give me a procedure in America to take care of this problem. And a friend of mine over there who was Tylenol 3's for chronic back pain at home, showed me the "fizzy pills" he called them look like Alka Seltzer. Not opioids, not hard meds but they get rid of his pain. I said WOW I'd like to get some and take home. He said here's a box of them, (20) I only paid 2.50 euros (under $3.00) for the box plus I have a few boxes here. It's all good. Europeans cannot get over how we are being drugged up and the doctors don't fix the health issue (well maybe if they can soak your insurance) I have been packing already. Sorry this is long but I can't wait to get over there.
I hope they fix it for you when you move Dave, good luck!
Your doctor probably thinks Spain is a third world country he would be unable to place in a map.
Welcome to our country, I hope you are fine here
@@Xiroi87 actually no. My doctor said that he'd love to retire over there. When I told him I didn't pay more than $2.75 for a prescription (that was the price) and that I could see a specialist within a day or two, depending on when I made the appointment and that they drive Mercedes and live in nice houses, he was like NICE!
You should be here by now! (I'm from Catalonia, in a town near Barcelona) Let me tell you, you took one hell of a good decision by coming to live here. You'll see you can enjoy life here in a way you couldn't back home, you will have a chance to relax, take care of yourself, and treat yourself on some of the greatest foods and gastronomy there are.
Funny story about portion sizes. When I was working as a barman here in the UK, we had an American couple come in for lunch and the guy ordered a sandwich. Well, being the UK, he ordered a sandwich, he got a sandwich. This made him very angry, because apparently when he ordered a sandwich in his home state it always came with a bowl of fries and a bowl of soup. He never really got the concept that he had to order those separately in the UK... :D
This is common in Canada, too, but what makes it funnier is that as you travel westwards fries tend to shift to salad or an option.
Never get why Americans feel justfied in getting angry when things dont fit with their American views.. Surely they're on vacation to see other view points and enjoy things that arent American?
@@rasmusazu You're confusing travel with vacation. Travel is about broadening the mind, vacation is about doing something fun and relaxing. Many people view travel destinations as a way to relax with different scenery. They don't want something new, they want Disneyland with Sangria.
This isn't unique to Americans, they're just more obvious about it. You see the same behaviour with a lot of Asian tourists in the West.
Seriously? Soup?!
When I lived in the US, I never got why I had to finish carrot and cellery sticks with ranch when odering chicken wings... Just a very odd combination to my European taste buds...
As a funny fact:
Ireland, a few years ago, labeled Subway buns as 'pastry' instead of bread because of the ridiculous amount of sugar in the dough.
I remember that.
Subway were insistent that their bread was bread so they didn't have to pay, and charge it as luxury ie cake. It didn't end well for Subway because a judge in the advertising and food standards courts deemed the sugar content of Subway bread to not be bread.
US bread is disgusting anyway. Hehe.
Here from Poland - bread. You can get all the different types of bread and rolls in any shop and in most cases there are at least few really tasty once, some full grain etc. In big shops there are whole sections of bread - in many cases back at the shop. Not packed. It was a shock not to be able to buy unpacked, fresh bread (one that will be unadible in 3-4 days) in regular shops.
Also using paper or plastic plates at home as well as at breakfast in hotels (a pretty nice one of the big chain). Like wtf?
Fun fact; 20 years ago I worked in a MacDonald's in Lyon, France (I'm French - sorry). The grill came from the USA, as did most of the material in the kitchen. But we had to use Teflon sheets on the upper part of the "clam" (the grill that closes on the steaks...). Those sheets would torn and burn and had to be cleaned very often, and I couldn't understand why we had to use them since the clam was simply made to cook the meat without anything else...
I had the answer when asking the manager; in France if you want to keep the right to call "meat" a hamburger patty it must have 15% fat percentage at most, in the USA the legal percentage is 45%. MacDonald's had to adapt the recipe, but a patty at the french percentage of fat just can't be cooked with an US clam, it burns and get ripped apart between the surfaces of the grill.
Same thing with the bread, there is too much sugar in it to have the right to call it "pain". MacDonald's France found the solution to call it "pain brioché", since "une brioche" is a cake.
Why did you apologized of being French?
ive been to almost 40 countries, and the us was the only one of them that does this weird tax thing..
Yeah same very strange
55 for me, on 6 continents. Agree: it’s only the USA.
82 for me and yes, only USA
I feel inadequate with my measly 7 countries, but yeah taxes included in all of them.
@Michael Rogers The US isn't the only federation in the world, but US states do seem to have more freedom than in other countries.
I remember a couple of years ago, here in Denmark we heard about a burger place in America that bragged about, their heart stopper burgers had giving 3 people heart attacks. That was their selling point. They made a lot of money, by saying their burgers could kill you! That's the definition of the saying "only in America". I think i heard they have been shot down, but still.
It still exists it is called the Heart Attack grill located in Las Vegas. The waitresses are dressed as nurses that spank people that didnt finish their meal. Huge hamburger, you can get there people dont die from eating there, can happen in every restaurant people die from a heart attack, but in Vegas they like to shock people to get more visitors to the restaurant.
@@2012inca The point wasn't really if they died there or from that. It is, that is was their selling point as more Amercians went there because of it. But, it's insane it still exist. I mean, in the end it's the customer that decides to go there but, wauw. When I was a child (35 now), I remember that eating a bag of chips here was a health risk. Then you watched american movies where bacon, pancakes and eggs was a food group for every kid. Then with the years, now it's triple layered cheese in a double pattie burger overdozed on mayo and butter dipped in melted cheese and in some states, that's just called a cheese burger. Kind of an ironic food chained in a country with some of the worse healthcare.
It's so messed up...
@@Froehlich07 A shock factor restaurant like this works in most Western countries. Look at Karens diner where the waiters are rude to customerrs on purpose for entertainment purposed, these Karen Diners are popping up in the UK and Australia and doing well. In New York, Amsterdam they would work as well
@@HailHeidi It's called the Heart Attack Grill and it's in Las Vegas and of course it's also a 'breastaurant'. The biggest option is like 16.000 calories. Instead of dining napkins you get to wear hospital gowns instead. Guests that weigh more than 350lbs eat for free. It's insane, vulgar and disgusting.
Fun Fact: Florida doesn't have any more crazies than any other state, but thanks to Florida's "Sunshine Laws", every arrest, no matter what for, *has* to be released as public record when it happens. This isn't the case in other states (or countries), so when it's a slow or boring news day, or media needs to fill airtime/column inches, it's easy to open the Florida arrest blotter and skim through.
After living in Canada most of my life and coming to Spain. I must say the standard of life vs work balance is much much better here. Things simply tend to make sense and its almost like the govt works for the people instead of companies.
I live in the UK but have family in the US. Near to some of that family in Tennessee there is a pharmacy/gun store which has recently expanded to include the "Pills and Pistols Deli". It has a drive thru. You can get ammo, prescription drugs and a sandwich, all without getting out of your car and in a single transaction. I find this simultaneously horrifying, amusing and, above all, the most American thing I have ever come across.
It was a really good sandwich though, to be fair.
In Sweden where I come from originally you can only buy medication and sometimes some skincare and makeup products. In USA you can buy beer wine potato chips candy cigarettes dip and basically everything between. It’s like a grocery store that also includes a pharmacy.
I've never heard of a pharmacy that sold anything not prescribed by a doctor. I don't think doctors prescribe ammo.
@@magnusb6311 That's a drug store, not a pharmacy. The pharmacy is in the back of the drug store.
That is funnier than Hell!! "I'll take a shake, large fries, and a hundred rounds of 9-millimeter wad-cutters to go!" "That'll be $65.00 at the first window, please."
Many larger Aussie pharmacies also have Australia Post counters inside them, so you can pick up deliveries while picking up your prescription meds.
German living in the Netherlands here
There are many things about the US the rest of the world is just baffled about. What's most confusing to us is that US citizens put up with it all.
Take things like public transport, paid vacation or health care (and don't get me started on parental leave. I recommend The Schwarzwald family's video on that topic...)
I can't tell whether it's a weird form of stockholm syndrome that keeps the US from arriving in this (or, arguably, at least the last) century,
or a lack of education about the fact that there are, indeed, other ways to do things.
Should we start a betting fund for how long it takes until you move over here?^^
Also, Ammo in pharmacies?... full service, i guess
If I understand what your saying, You saying that mandates should be made forcing employers to give certain amounts of leave or pay or healthcare Or government funded healthcare. It’s because if our government had even an inch to take over things they currently don’t, They would quickly make us their slaves even more than they do. Our government isn’t an entity you want in control of anything They will steal and take and leave you with nothing and begging for anything you need. The welfare state is exactly what the democrats want If you are relying on the government then you are a slave to them Socialism is a bad idea. In the US It would ruin any freedoms we have
@@ddstanfield9259 Ok. Those are nice slogans, but without a slither of proof. Europe has those mandates (we are doing pretty well with them), and so does the rest of the world (also doing pretty well)
First off, please, define socialism for me. I'm curious what that term means to you.
The results of not having these regulations are rather glaring. The US is prime among first and second world countries in such great categories as infant mortality, gun deaths, preventable deaths from lack of access to medical care, private bankruptcy due to excessive medical bills, cost of healthcare in general, and so on.
You claim more laws to benefit people would curtail freedom. So because you fear (for some reason) that the government might want to enslave you, you instead enslave the entire country to corporations. Congratulations
Also, abolishing slavery was a federal law, like the ones you claim would bring slavery...
I have heard this claim of "more regulation leads to socialism and slavery" over and over, but no one has ever been able to provide even a shred of proof for this claim. If you have any, please enlighten me. From what i can see, you reject regulation for the people, and end up getting regulation against them and even celeberate it. That's not freedom, that illogical and self-sabotaging behaviour
@@ddstanfield9259 You obviously have no idea what socialism is Im Australian and i lived briefly in the US and we have much more freedom at home than you guys
@Adrian_DeWinter I'm in Canada, lived in England, France and the USA. If US citizens put up with a lot of what you point out, one answer is: taxes ! US citizens don't want to pay taxes, then they don't get universal healthcare, free (or quasi-free) education, low-cost childcare, parental leave, public transport infrastructure, etc. FYI, I hated the year I lived in the USA.
Ammo is sold in pharmacies in case you can't afford medicine.
A couple of years ago I visited Germany, one of these little, cosy towns. After having a great meal at a restaurant, we left the tip on the table and left, to our surprise, the poor waitress ran out to our car because we forgot our money on the table. Of course she understood what a tip was but needed to make sure we told her it was a tip for her service.
Everything is so true in this video. For example, I never saw a real obese person in Italy. The first time I came to the US I saw somebody who needed 2 chairs to sit in. I could not imagine people could become so big.
I'm from Spain. I remember as a kid on a trip to the US being amazed at portion sizes even at an ice-cream shop. The "kid size" cup was as big as our "king size" back home
We don't tip here in Australia - The national minimum wage is $812.60 per week, for a 38 hour week, or $21.38 per hour. If you want to own a business, then you pay their wages, it's not up to the customer to keep your business running, it's up to you to make sure your business is profitable and appealing enough to deserve to be in business - can't afford to pay a decent wage, then you don't start or own a business is our ethos - FOOTNOTE, plus your employer has to pay an extra 10% of your gross wage (before tax) into YOUR superannuation fund, which you get to cash in to retire on. The average person starts paying into their super at age 16 (after school jobs) and retire at 67, giving them approx 6.5 million to fund their retirement
Agreed
@Silver Wolverine ROFLMAO.....you've got issues m8, and serious ones at that. I have no reason to be cocky, what I wrote is fact.. Or are you one of these maga idiots who doesn't recognise fact and truth, but runs on, let's just say, "alternative fact's" ? commonly known here in Australia as Bull Sh*t.....You are funny though, ill give you that much lmao
@@roslynjonsson2383 leave him alone.... hes already dead:(
@Silver Wolverine Was a pretty logical argument in my opinion tbh.
FOOTNOTE, plus your employer has to pay an extra 10% of your gross wage (before tax) into YOUR superannuation fund, which you get to cash in to retire on. The average person starts paying into their super at age 16 (after school jobs) and retire at 67, giving them approx 6.5 million to fund their retirement
What really baffles me is how my own father reacts when I talk to him about stuff that I’ve learned outside the US. When I asked him if he would come to Australia with me, he said, I am not at all interested in this, and I said well why not he said I don’t have any friends there I said, well you make friends you were a very extroverted person, but then I discovered the real reason later that day, when I found out what he watches on TV. He watches it all TV programs and things that ignore. Anything having to do with anything outside of the United States. I tried taking the educational approach, but he said he wasn’t at all interested in learning about it. So the problem is an education it’s lack of interest. What do other countries need to do to get Americans? Thinking about why our system is so screwed. Why are we deliberately ignoring the information that is given to us? That’s what I wanna know because we can’t start change unless we stop fighting it..
The most important step? Consume less media so you can escape the daily brainwashing.
Accepting that the USA is not the center of the universe and then discovering what else is out there
Hey! 🙂
For me the most shocking thing in the US is the size of food portions and the difficulty of accessing certain healthy foods, such as simple fruits and vegetables...
Here in Europe there are some countries where the portions served in restaurants, or in family gathering, are large... this is partly due to the culture.
It is because of the old mentalities which have experienced terrible privatizations because of tyrants.
Being fat was a sign of "good health and opulence" for grandmothers... 😅
But even if the quantities are large, it is often quality food, not industrial, unprocessed, local, etc...
But nothing comparable to the US where food is almost wasted!
The portions are gigantic, and it's often much too salty, sweet or too greasy... which is a shame for a people who say "paying close attention to their health".
It's not even eating anymore... it's gorging! 😵🤮
You're right, it's not the fault of the people... It's just "Like that"... 🫤
Dammit, now I want a proper Schnitzel: Larger than your plate. I haven't had one of those in ages.
I went to New York with my brother and a friend 10 years ago and they really wanted to try Mcdonalds to see the difference compared to home.
My friend ordered a large soda with his meal and came happier than ever to our table and shouted "Hey guys, I got a bucket!". It's kinda crazy how much of a difference there is ^^
Had a similar experience in NYC in 1998.
@Silver Wolverine What kind of answer is that? What does income have to do with the size of a soda?
@@gindrinkersline3285 same experience in NYC in 2018 so...
@@silverwolverine1478 you are so vain; you could have realized by now how wrong every word you comment here is; of all the industrialized countries the US have the highest gap income between lower class and upper class; and since you are commenting this nonsense here we can all conclude that you at the lower end of the spectrum; but the system works and you completely fail to see how wrong you are done
@@uniquename111 they mean that Europeans couldn't afford more soda; although we all know that for the average US citizen it is exactly the opposite; they can afford less but are indoctinated to buy more
It was Ireland that deemed Subway cake. Such things happen more often in Europe with American brands. Kellogg's for example has been told to either market their cereals as candy instead of breakfast, or change the ingredients. They chose the latter.
I think it's a sensationalist trivialisation to say that it would be deemed a "cake", but it could be deemed to belong to a different taxation class that regular bread, or not deemed for some tax benefits as a work lunch in some countries. In sane countries there tend to be at least some government pressure towards consumers making healthier choices. Sugar is one of the easiest ones to measure, regulate and tax. Not so in the US, as it could interfere with all-encompassing corporate interests.
Rule of thumb: fast food chain restaurants are low quality food.
@@treetopjones737 that's not true. It's low quality garbage!
@@foobar1500 No because in Europe, what stuff belongs in what food is clearly laid out. And Subway bread has the amount of sugar that you'd expect to see in a cake, not in bread. Therefore: Cake.
@@EskChan19 Usually if it's a formal EU regulation, you can't call with a name that indicates it being something else than it is. For instance, you can't give an impression that a meat-like product is actually meat, you have to call it something else. As a Finn (very much in the EU regimen), I've never seen this having been applied to breads purely on basis of sugar content, and I've never seen a bread, even a sweet one, being called a cake.
I checked local information; according to Subway their breads contain about 5.9% sugar per weight. Most breads in shops contain 0.8-2% which is definitely less, but at the same time, there are traditional breads with syrup which may contain 14% - yet they're squarely in the bread category on shops, and called such. (By the way, note that a can of Coke contains about four times the amount of sugar that one 30 cm Subway bread has.) I'm pretty confident these breads are not unique in the EU; much more sensible logic on deciding what constitutes a bread (vs. cake) is how you are expected to eat it, not its sugar content. EU restricting the definition of bread in a rather arbitrary manner would almost certainly be a significantly unpopular decision.
I still - until a specific EU regulation or directive is pointed out to me - believe that "bread vs. cake in the EU" is a false dichotomy, a sort of urban legend created by reinterpreting facts a bit too far. Governments of individual Member States have significant leeway, and in this situation it is expressed member state by member state basis through tax rules; in the case of Finland through e.g. sugar tax. Also, inclusion/exclusion of products on certain tax-deduction or public sector food sourcing rules are used to push consumers towards healthier choices, but I believe these are up to interpretation; for instance, one can definitely get tax-deductible work lunch benefit for Subway products in Finland, but one couldn't get it for buying from a candy shop. Such national differences have been fine with the EU this far as long as food safety and the competition on the EU Internal Market haven't been compromised.
I haven't heard of any discussion which would indicate that the Irish decision on Subway products would be generally applicable in the EU. The decision of Supreme Court of Ireland was that Subway bread doesn't constitute a "staple food" due to its sugar content and is thus doesn't enjoy Irish VAT exemption status of staple foods. Also it is an misinterpretation to say that the Supreme Court decided Subway bread to be cake; "cake is not a staple food according to Irish law, the court decided that Subway bread is not a staple food, thus Subway bread must be cake" is a flawed argument. (Finland, where I live - and it's still in EU as much as Ireland is - has different rules for VAT, and all that this court case involved was VAT.)
I was mindblown when I visited the U.S. the first time and saw what they served as a breakfast at a hotel for one person. That was definitely more than I'd eat here a whole day. And in the restaurants it was very disturbing to me that the waiters kept refilling my glass whenever I took a couple of sips, I kind of felt like you guys feel when you come to a european doctor/hospital, like "can I even afford this?"
First morning in the US, in a Philadelphia hotel, I asked for a coffee with milk. I got asked what size. S, M or L. Just in case I said M. I got over 600 ml. Here the normal size is 200 ml.
@ Over 600 ml? omg. Here in Russia (and I believe in Europe as well) standard coffee sizes are 200 ml for S, 300 ml for M and 400 ml for L.
I lived for a few years in the US, and every time I was baking a cake after a recipe I got there, I automatically reduced the amount of sugar by 50 percent, to make my cake less sweet. It was just always too much. Then I moved back to Germany, and started baking a cake after a European recipe and again automatically reduced the sugar by 50 percent and the final result tasted like sad bread, because I forgot that the German recipe already had way less sugar than the US counterpart. Also, stuff like Twinkies and other US candy bars are also way sweeter. I suppose if you grew up there, European candy must taste bland
The fact that Australians use a slice of pickled beet rather than tomato in their Burgers is enough reason to erase the very existence of their continent from my mind.
European "candy" is superior to US candy because of the cleaner ingredients. The purity of European sweets like chocolate, doughnuts etc actually makes them taste richer in flavour. American equivalents are over saturated, artificially sweetened, artificially coloured, and prepared with whole ingredients that are also treated artificially. The end result is like comparing Reeces to Guylian.
It's like comparing sewage to a fine cheese.
@@michelleplombe7019 is it because pickled beets don't go together with burger-sugar-buns and hormone meat? Fair point! 😂
@@Turn1t0ff I wouldn't call Guylian great chocolate (too sugary for my taste, and doesn't taste much), but I get your point
@@Turn1t0ff And the chocolate doesn't taskte like .. puke? Seriously, when I tasted the chocolate my American friends preferred I thought it had gone bad somehow. It's utterly disgusting.
On the obesity thing, one of the most shocking things I ever saw was a family breakfasting in New Hampshire, the parents looking on indulgently as their almost spherical 12 year-old ploughed her way through two monstrous stacks of pancakes drenched in maple syrup and covered in a mountain of that spray-can cream stuff. Poor kid.
I've seen something quite similar first hand, visited a friend there and we stopped by her brother's one morning and their seven year old son had what I can only describe as a large dessert spread, easily enough for six adults - granted as dessert and not for breakfast.
The little guy was as wide as he was tall. Apparently he gets a breakfast like that any day he's off school. Yikes!
both these reminded me of the family guy clip about a kid named diabeto ua-cam.com/video/CgYSRaiGDnI/v-deo.html
but in all seriousness, really feel bad for these kinds of kids
And they are free to live that way. Which is the thing.
@@michelleplombe7019 "free" as being fooled by a food industry who has invested in feeding US with lots of sugar.
Free to be fooled
@@larka742 No one is fooled. Not one person. Indeed everyone knows high fructose corn syrup sucks and everyone is pissed that Coke stuck with that ingredient when they supposedly reverted from "New Coke". But don't blame Coke, blame the Feds who PAY companies to use corn instead of sugar (for the same reason they subsidize oil companies to use corn instead of gasoline .. 10% of each gallon is corn in the USA).
On my first trip to the States my friend and I noticed the massive servings being delivered to tables in the restaurant we were at. We asked the waitress if we could have our meals about half the size of those we had seen but pay for a full sized meal. She was a bit puzzled by this but recovered well and said if we took the full sized meal we could take our leftovers in a doggy-bag. As we were travelling this was not practical so we declined. After a short discussion we finished up getting the ginormous normal serving and just ate what we wanted and left a lot on the plates. It seemed such a waste.
True - at least in the US it is totally normal to take all the left-overs home so its not always as gluttonous or wasteful as people expect!
Some people order one of those large serving meals & split it between two people.
@@davidbrooks2375 people take stuff home in the UK too.
I remember my first trip over there and my wife saying she wasn't very hungry so she'd just have the chicken salad. The 'chicken salad' would have been enough for 4 people, she literally only ate 1/4 of it...........
Here in Finland, I get 38 days of paid leave every year. I think it's pretty cool amount.
Here in Finland it's largely considered rude to tip people, I believe it might actually be illegal, because it's not a taxed income. My dad tried to tip once at a hotel, the worker straight up asked if my dad was insinuating he looks like he needs money lol!
Workers are paid fair wages here, it's around 10€ per hour for most service jobs plus any bonuses (or whatever it's called in English) like overtime, evening and night hour bonus, age bonus (once you're eligible for retirement but continue to work you get extra pay), language bonus (you get extra pay at most jobs for being bi-/multilingual) etc. So basically tipping is considered rude because it's like saying the worker looks poor and in need of financial help.
MY first encounter with an US couple buffled me! I met them in a supermarket, standing in front of the beverage. They pointed to a bottle of water and asked me if this really is water. I agreed and told them it's sparkling water, and you can buy between non-sparkling, medium, and normal. They got it, but they were zoned out because of the prices. 1,5 litres of water costs 0,19 Euro cents. They coudlnt get it, that essential products were "cheap".
Bruh this is a regular price are people in the us actually paying more than that ?
I mean... it's water, were they expecting to have to buy it for an extortionate price?? :')
The subway bread in Norway is actually made to meet Norwegian standards. Not cake anymore 🤗🇧🇻
My theory about the toilet gaps is that it is cheaper to standardize door sizes etc but obviously they won't fit perfectly. I think the owners of the toilets don't really want people using them unless absolutely necessary and it encourages people to go at home rather than at their establishment where the proprietor has to cover soap, toilet paper, cleaning costs etc. It is a grotesque level of disrespect to the public to make them poop in what is essentially a public viewing gallery.
MSG (monosodium glutamate) is a flavor enhancer, similar to table salt. It is most commonly used in Chinese cooking and foods like fried chicken. For most people, it makes things taste better. However, some people can have an adverse reaction. I had a friend who had seizures from MSG. She had to be careful what she ate. It's kind of like someone with a peanut allergy.
Msg gives me headaches ☹️
@@iroco0494 Sorry.☹
When I was in Boston I went to a Cheesecake Factory (having heard it was a temple of gluttony). I was absolutely famished, and I'm not a small guy, so I went ahead and ordered a starter and a main. I am not exaggerating when I say I was eating the remains of both those courses for the next four days, for lunch and dinner - I got ten meals out of those two dishes. It was a crazy amount of food.
The beauty contests for children.. I think that is really, really sick and pervert.
90+% of Americans think so too.
You really don't like children, do you? Keep them out of sight, speak only when spoken to?
@@michelleplombe7019 🙄Stupid comment. Not worth an answer.
@@soundofnellody262So you don't want to tell us, yet you can't bring yourself to tell a direct lie. I think we can connect the dots. Thanks.
About TV-commercials: Its actually illegal in Denmark to show commercials within the actual shows, as they are considered as individual artworks. So commercials are only shown in between TV-shows. And we have one station, which is founded by our taxes, which never has any commercials what so ever..
My biggest pet peeve that I have in pharmaceutical commercials is the phrase "ask your doctor if this medicin is for you". Perhaps that is not very common (but I have heard it quite many times). You shouldn't need to go ask doctors for your medication. Doctors will tell you the medication that you need. They spend years studying for these stuff for a good reason. Trust your doctor.
It is easy to know more about medicines and treatments about your own condition than does a general practitioner .. also how do you know your doctor did not graduate last in his class? Do you rely on the grocer to tell you what to have for dinner?
@@michelleplombe7019 It's easier.. But I wouldn't call it very easy.
If I would buy a piece a meat I have not tried before I would definitely ask the grocer how to prepare it.
Also -- Why does it matter if my doctor graduated last? It's not a competition.
@@jukka-pekkatuominen4540 It is a competition .. the one who graduated last will certainly know less than many of his patients. Or rather, have less ability to learn and keep up with new knowledge and practices .. and is probably lazy .. that is literally what grades measure. There is nothing magic about medical school .. doctors learn on the job .. but medical school just helps weed out the dumbest and unmotivated .. and the gal who graduated last is just one step above the one who did not graduate at all.
As I understand it, the reason that so many Americans self-medicate is because going to see a professional practitioner can be very expensive. Here in the UK, where consultation/treatment is free at point of access, people would invariably go to see their doctor first, and I guess that holds true for most places in Europe.
@Soyel I can see why you're confused. In Finland we have this weird habit of not letting doctors practice medicine unless they're competent, so it does not matter if the doctor was the first in their class or the last. In fact, I don't think the thought has ever even crossed my mind when going to a doctor, at least before I moved to North America. As for a GPs expertise with more uncommon conditions, if they're not knowledgeable enough about a condition, they absolutely will send you to a specialist. And it won't cost you any extra, although you might need to wait for a while.
The biggist problem with US oversized portions is that most of it is almost junk food quality. When you go to a proper restaurant anywhere in Europe, the portion is smaller. However, you can be almost sure it was prepared from way better, fresh, not-owen-ready stuff/ingrediences full of added sugar and other sh*t that is banned here...
Then you haven't eaten in a quality U.S. restaurant.
@@treetopjones737 not defending but hé didint think of a higher quality restaurant,he menat the average/below restaurants
You have REALLY never been down South, have you? Most everyone still swaps vegetables with their neighbors .. I don't think I ever ate a store bought tomato or okrah or field pea in all my years growing up there. (Here in Oregon one can't find even find store bought 'fresh' Okra .. it's come only frozen!).
@@treetopjones737 is this quality restaurant you talk about an option for almost everyone or is it for higher income only? cos I got the idea the poor in US go to fastfood like places and middle class or what´s left from it relies a lot on pre-cooked owen ready products.
@@michelleplombe7019 sure it is amazing if you have a place to grow some veggies and trade with your neighbours. However, I bet even in the South there are plenty of people living in cities who don´t have this option.
Salt enhances the flavour, makes the food taste better, and so people are more drawn to it :D MSG is not unhealthy, unless you use it in excess, as with everything
Funnily enough, I had a foreign friend visited me for few months and thought those regular white bread tasted like cake, because they tasted so sweet. And funnily enough, I started buying fresh made bread with little to no sugar from the grocery store, because I've been spoiled by how delicious European bread is.
Just rang the bell. I like your attitude to quest everything. Keep on being curious!
Not only the Europeans but the entire world cannot understand America
@Silver Wolverine
🤦♀️ Yeah....sure... 🤦♀️
@Silver Wolverine hhhhhh nice joke
@@silverwolverine1478 Really? You could have fooled me.
@@jillhobson6128 yeah
The portion sizes and especially the amount of sugar additives in food is a really most standing out thing to me.
When I moved from Europe to the US, I've changed nothing about my eating habits, I kept eating the same amount of stuff as I did before moving. Low and behold, in just a couple months I gained around 30 kilos.
One thing that's closely related to this: Free refills.
When Americans visit Europe and go to a diner, a restaurant or even fast-food places, they're often confused by the fact that you have to pay for each [soda] drink on its own and can't get free refills.
On the flip side, as a European it feels weird to go to the US and get a small soda - which amounts to almost 0,5 liters in certain places - and are able to get free refills. Obviously you feel an urge to take advantage of the offer, because not getting a free refill would seem wasteful, but there's so much sugar in that already.
@@tobiasreinhold7642 I honestly think free refills are just another sign of the huge exploitation of servers in the US. Those are not actually "free", the poverty wages the servers are paid is actually allowing the owner to offer free refills. Free refills are bad not just for your health but also for workers.
@@ChiaraVet Huh? You usually get up and get your own refill .. unless you are in a fancy pants restaurant .. and even then they will often leave the pitcher of tea or drink on the table. Anyway nothing a waiter likes more than to be asked to fetch a refill as that guarantees a good tip (harder to justify 20% tip for just guiding you to your table and fetching the dished from a counter 5 feet away. Anyway, for the record, it is the SERVERS who have resisted changing the custom from tips to living wage, as one can on occasion make a week's salary in one night. Just don't tell anyone).
@dejuren it is not real bread it is a crime.
@@michelleplombe7019 This is not what he meant. The owner allow himself to buy drinks to be wasted for free yet pays the minimum to his servers
In the Netherlands there is something similar to an HOH, but it only occurs when you share the same building as other residents. You have to pay a monthly fee so that when the building needs repairs it can be paid by everyone.
Also, about the paid vacations. The way it is phrased is… confusing. You don’t get your vacation paid by the company. But for every hour you work (or a certain percentage of your set salary) you will be paid extra either all year round or once a year. This is your vacation money. Might be that you get paid 10,75 an hour, but on your bank account you’ll get 11 an hour. That will he your added vacation money. (I’m not sure how much it would usually be, it’s an example). So no, you don’t get paid to be on vacation. (At least as a part timer) but the company has to compensate you for your vacation either way. As vacationing is an important part of productivity
I took microbiology and in that we had to learn about something called monosodium glutamate, also known as MSG. It’s a normal chemical produced by most cells in the process of making energy. It activates the umami sense when we taste it and it has no known side effects either. It’s a huge thing in both American and Chinese cooking. The more you know 🌈
It does have side effects though - fat cell expansion and liver damage in large amounts. In small amounts its fine. But Americans pack their food with it because its cheap.
@@andromidius yes it's just like salt. Too much is bad.
Too much of anything is bad. Some people are looking at msg as replacement for salt bc msg has lower sodium contents. It was like a news article in the 60s that started the "msg scare". Its not inherently bad for you
Poland and Italy perspective here:
You still see ads for drugs in the EU, but it's only stuff like aspirin and cough medication.
It's wild that the taxes aren't included in the price tag. I believe in EU shops you have to include the full cost of a product, with all taxes included on the spot, you only pay once.
It's also incredible that you have to pay so much in HOA. These things are included in normal taxes (or are paid for by the EU) and the maintenance is done by the local government. We had a pedestrian bridge that was used by 4 families to go to a nearby park, it was repaired as soon as it became not-safe to walk on. Sometimes it goes overboard and you get an EU funded 50+ car parking place in a village with 250 families, but I guess it's better to have it, pay a little bit more in taxes and have it occasionally misfire. If you live in an apartment block, you might pay 10$ extra for someone to clean the public spaces (from personal experience, it's almost always included in the rent).
Drug ads in the EU are for over-the-counter products. Not prescription only medicines. That's why all the ads in the US contain the words "ask your doctor..."
HOA shit is not as common only those communist liberals like to live in them the rest of us dont
Lol that parking lot sounds an awful lot like “we do a little corruption”
@@-_James_- Yeah, because why you should know about prescription drugs? IF you need it, the doctor will give it to you. Othervise you don't need to know about the existence of it. You will not be able to decide on it being good by an ad.
Poland here. We have something like HOA fee. That pays for all the repairs, snow ploughing, gardening etc in the community. The difference is they can't fine me if I paint my door with colour they don't like.
About taxes in the price: it's not actually difficult to show the total price of the product on the shelf. By choosing not to start doing so is the fear of confusing customers or simply a common practice/habit of not showing the total price in order to "sell more products" because they seem cheaper without all costs. Isn't that a kind of fraud or, at least, being untruthful? ;)
American shopkeepers being deceptive? Nah, never, I don't believe it! 🤣🤣
Absolutely. I felt the same when I first experienced it.
American tenet ,, dont let a little fraud get in the way of making a profit ,,,,and for #45 its the only way
The only somewhat valid argument I heard is that their television ads reach multiple tax systems, and they want to use the price in their advertising. Which doesn't really work if the price is different based on tax. Of course, that is only valid if you assume that companies have more rights than people, which is a very USA idea.
One thing that the video didn't mention is the sodas. When I was a lot younger, I naively thought that sodas like Coca Cola or Fanta would be the same everywhere. But no! The sodas in the US are so sugary that my heart goes racing already after half a can. And even when thirsty and nothing more available than sodas, I can not finish a full can because I'd think my heart would explode.
US Coke used to be the best .. until the corn lobby convinced Congress to subsidize corn farmers and tax sugar cane imports. When "New Coke" was introduced and then rejected .. they claimed they went back to "Classic Coke" but they DID NOT return to cane sugar. Anyway, that is when the change happened .. and why Mexican bottled Coke is now popular .. except the Mexican Coke is slightly less carbonated, so still not quite the same.
European Coke might be good (I know it is made with real sugar) but we'll never know because it is served WARM .. ew and double ew.
@@michelleplombe7019 Finn here. I don't know about all European countries, but I've never heard of restaurants serving warm sodas here. It's always cold and with ice.
Only place I've heard that has warm soda is Ireland and it's only drank warm when you're sick.
I would really like to hear more of this warm served soda, what countries do that?
@Kanabira yes I’m also quite intrigued; I travelled all across Europe and never came across warm coke.
@@D0rlisok They're slippery little devils.
i learned to drink bottled water in the USA and not eating their bread anymore, being from Germany, we know what a bread is...they dont eat bread!
On the bathroom stall segment, ive heard that one reason for the uncomfortably large gaps is a cost saving measure. If you 'have' to clean the washroom every 10 users and every other person decides to wait til they get home because they are uncomfortable, then they only have to clean it every 20 people who wouldve used the washroom. Less labour/inventory cost for a service you are often legally required to offer.
My first vacation in US, and I used a bathroom where there was an 1½ inch cap between door an stall wall, and the bottom of the door was higher up than the toilet seat. You might as well have left out the door, but I guess they thought covering the face, a little bit, counted as some privacy. I was seriously weirded out, especially as I had to do the #2 deal.
American, have NEVER seen one that high.
Very funny.
@@treetopjones737 I meant buttom of door was slightly higher up than toilet seat. Maybe it was writtten wrong, but still very uncomfortable to do my 'business' on that toilet, but had no choice. Luckily it was the only toilet I experienced that was *that* bad, but the various gaps in many US toilets are still weird.
I remember the first time I went to the US I saw more commercials for medications in the first ad break than I had seen in my entire life back home. Its incessant.
One thing I realize, if visitors look at U.S. tv based on cable they get in their hotel or motel, they might assume ALL Americans have cable. It is true over the air "free" tv is just as bad. To see the quality tv we subscribe to streaming. No commercials, watch what you want when you want.
In my country, the netherlands, weapons are not allowed but you can get a permit for like, decorative weapons, medieval weapons, weapons you can ONLY shoot at a shooting club, company owned weapons etc. You can't just own a gun at home for no reason and if you want a permit you have to go through tests, be 18 years or older, have a good reason, don't have a criminal record, there have to be no reasons for misuse, you can't have any mental desease, you have to have a VOG (certificate of conduct) and much more...
In the UK, the BBC channels, which are public but come with some pretty great shows and stuff in general, have **no** ads. And it only cost 159 pounds PER YEAR, with BBC iPlayer (on demand access with your phone or anything!). You can also buy it for 53.50 if you want just black and white.
I hear stories all the time from americans abroad, they both loose weight and get healthier when moving to europe. Just by the difference in food, and europe has banned like over 200 ingredients U.S use.
And if they stay long enough, how they get sick with US food when they get back in the US.
@Silver Wolverine you are joking I hope. I live in Finland, and knowing what I know about USA, most likely in there I would be forced to live on the couches of my friends and I would not have teeth implants. (Lost 4 front teeth from upper jaw when I was 9 years old)
A girl from my neighbourhood went to Boston and NYC for like 3 weeks a few years ago and she gained some kilos due to the food their.... she would need some longer time to achieve that here in Croatia where we live xD
She also said that a lot of food is so much sweeter over there. She was quite happy when she was back and had our food again.
I think part of the weight problem in the US is probably down to having to drive between shops because of the distances. It is something I noticed when I visited. Here in th eUK they are much closer together so it makes sense to walk between them. ( To my friends in the US, walking is classed as an exercise, not a sport)
I would rather say walking is classed as a transport mode. Walking 5 miles + just for fun would be considered an excercise.
Love the journey you are on, you will be amazed I’m sure as well as shocked and educated
About European Florida man, I remember a scottish front page with a disgruntled homeowner call for help along the line of : Help me find the bastard who shat in my chimney.
We have wacky people. probably less documented as Florida.
I hope you get the chance to visit some European countries. My wife and I would gladly welcome you in Germany and show you around.
Great content. Keep it on. We always like to see those reactions.
Echoing this - come to Ireland and I'll show you around
10:00 Yes here in the nordic countries its seen as showing off. Its not really seen as rude but when I worked a college bar we treated people who tipped as something off a standing joke.
Did they really say 1.96€ minimum wage an hour ??? That’s inhuman, that sounds criminal
@HailHeidi My first time visiting your channel. Nice reaction video and i like your energy, state of mind and Haircut haha. Subbed!
The subway case about their "bread" was in irish courts.
I watched a UA-camr from the US and she said she couldn't eat pasta and bread etc in the US because of gluten intolerance but she never had a problem eating pasta in italy or bread in Germany 😅 Julie Jung is her name and the video is titled Food quality in Germany vs USA
@Silver Wolverine Ahh good to know. 🤣
I always wondered why so much more americans claim gluten intolerance than scientifically possible.probably just other things allowed in the US.
Woah, that's interesting!
You can get non-gluten pasta in U.S. BTW if her claim is accurate, she would have a problem with any wheat food anywhere.
@@treetopjones737 That's what she told in her video. You CAN get gluten free stuff whereever you go. Have you watched her video where she explained everything? There are even additives in flour in the US friends told me. Yes i have some friends from across the pond and they told me the same about problems with ,,gluten,,. Yes there are real gluten intolerant people out there but often it is a false diagnose like ,,Well you eat bread, regular flour bread? Ok gluten...,, but maybe it's the additives?
1:55 what I got from this commercial is that they’re trying to sell tiny packages of happy chemicals that might just kill me in the process
Part of why tipping can be seen as slightly rude or excessive in Europe is they as a general rule pay people appropriate living wages and don't expect the service industry to work for humiliating poverty wages.
you have not eaten bread until you have eaten bread made of exactly and nothing more than water, yeast, wheat, salt and maybe some sunflower seeds or similar. the difference between having minimum ingredients bread and supermarket bread is an entire world
Silver, You just trying to start fights with these comments. 🤣
@@HailHeidi In terms of bread, you have to watch or react the video "How The U.S. Ruined Bread". Highly recommended! And @esrohm6460 is absolutely right.
@@HailHeidi Ups, right now i saw you already did 🤣🤣🤣
@@silverwolverine1478 You are either completely clueless about bread (we have +3200 types of bread here in Germany, so I know what I'm speaking of) or you are just a Troll.
@@silverwolverine1478 Huge difference in both flavor and texture, completely disagree
I (half french, half german) been to the US more than once, mostly in the south and the hospitality is actually amazing. Most people I met there cooked fresh food and it tasted really good. I was surprised for I expected unhealthy fast food and processed stuff, but while that obviously exists, I didn't encounter it as often as I feared. The US have amazing food. Well, if you're lucky enough to find it. Bread is definitely better in Germany, hands down.
As a Dutchman I dare to say that Germany and France have the best bread in the world. As I live in the Arnhem region, so close to the German border, we often go to Germany for bread and bratwurst
Corn bread is definitely better in the South .. for one thing we don't put ANY sugar in it .. unlike the Yanks. Yankee cornbread is also yellow and sweet, and thus not suitable for crumbling into your Brunswick Stew and dumping on Tabasco sauce.
I agree. It appears that on average, German bread is the best (I might be biased, being German). Obviously there might be local specialties (like the french baguette, the southern Corn bread mentioned in another comment, etc.), but in general, German bread wins.
@@realulli no French wins (German is good but not my favorite)
@@quentin6893 matter of taste. Nobody makes Baguettes as good as the French, but grey bread is a German staple.
In the uk the major channels (itv, chn4, sky1) are allowed 8 mins of adverts per hour the lesser watched channels 12 mins per hour, i remember my first time in the usa watching an old gene wilder film called young Frankenstein i gave up after an hour as i'd seen more minutes of adverts than the actual film, I left the tv off after that
I had 30 payed days off PLUS about 10 payed holiday days (Christmas, Eastern, New Years Day +++) in Germany. When New Years Day is on a Thursday, many companies start the next Monday (and employees just have to take 1 of the 30 day s off to have "holidays" from Wednesday Silvester noon until Sunday evening (4.5 days)...
Hi Heidi,it´s funny to see your self education and requesting of things .Every video is showing your knowledge is growing step by step. And the reaction with " holly cow" is special,greatings from germany.
Great to see your channel growing so fast! Keep up the good work! 😊👍
My aunt and sis came from US to Poland and she was shocked that a tomatoe has flavour. I mean during the summer tomatoes ususally are but on winter not so much. At least thats what i thought. Surprisingly even in winter they are better here then in US. Maybe one day i will check it myself.
Homegrown tomatoes! ua-cam.com/video/6TWwyhCVBDg/v-deo.html
@@michelleplombe7019 well those were from the supermarket... But still they have taste. But homegrown are always on another level
When I lived in the US I saw the hugest strawberries I had ever seen, they were absolutely massive, but hardly had any flavour ;s
In France (i won't speak for other countries as i don't know) we have equivalent of homeowner fees. It's like co-owning fees. When you're a house owner in a private parcelling or a flat owner in a building, you'll pay fees for maintenance and repairs of co-owning parts like the garden, the road, the common parts, electricity, maybe heat and hot water etc.
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As far as tipping is concerned, I don't know if all of the countries in Europe but I believe most of them and mine particularly consider it a rude and classist gesture because to most of us it feels like treating the waiters poorly, as if they are some kind of beggars in need of a saviour ready to show off their wealth
Where are you from? In Germany we usually tip to appreciate the service especially if it was good, but not as much as in the US of course.
We usually round up at least.
Exactly. Here in Denmark, being a waiter is no different than being anything else and they're well paid (VERY well paid by U.S.A.nian standards), so we don't tip them for the same reason we don't tip mechanics, hair dressers or anyone else. If I worked as a waitress and someone tipped me, I'd feel as you described. Like they were classist, thinking of me like the lower class servants of the old times and themselves as the upper class, gracing my poverty with their wealth. Being a waiter/waitress here is NOT to be poor :l
@@VelkanAngels Ha .. I assure you waiters in the USA are often QUITE well paid - just not by the owner. I could work 5 tables and in an hour pocket $120 to $200 an hour. More than the restaurant manager - and tax free.
5:22, also, they didn't mention but in some countries they will literaly kick you out from workplace if you do not take days off(force ylu to take day off, not lay off). they are MANDATORY, company can pay a lot of fees if you dont take enough days off in a year
Heidi, if you're interested in the differences between foods in the US and Europe, you should cover the video that compares US and UK McDonalds. In general, our portions are around half the size of yours and in some cases up to twice as expensive, but ours are MUCH healthier, as we don't have all the synthetic carcinogenic chemicals in our fast food.
In the UK commercials have a legal maximum of 12 minutes per hour averaged over a day. There can only be 1 add break in programs that last between 21 and 44 minutes. Add breaks must not exceed 3 minutes 50 seconds.
We also pay a television licence to pay for the BBC. Which gives National 10 TV 11 Radio and 40 local radio stations without any commercials.
before tv this was actually the radio lisence, interestingly they now expanded it to anything that can go online because iplayer is a thing. This is, for me at least, a massive sore point as i don't own a tv, never have, and don't watch iplayer. Its interesting watching systems ike this develop over time
@@contemperis If you don't watch programs as they are broadcast you do not need a licence.
@@grahamsmith9541 oh i know, i was visited by the lisencing people lasy yr and they put it across as because i have a pc that goes online and i player is online i had to pay....its rediculous sometimes they way they come across i find
I worked in a summer camp in upstate New York three decades ago and I was surprised how sickly sweet American breakfast cereals were. And it's not like our cereals were short of sugar to start with.
In Sweden it's almost universally 25% VAT on anything you buy, included in the price. There are exceptions, mostly for things that are considered essential, like 12% VAT for most groceries, or critical, 0% VAT for medical services for instance.
Some things are considered bad for society and gets taxed more, such as cigarettes, alcohol, petrol and plastic bags (it's a long story). Lately there has been a debate raging if we should put extra taxes on sugar because it's so detrimental.
That day off and holiday thing is a wonderful thing in many other countries as well.
For example, I am Finnish but I live in Germany and work here for a Finnish company.
I have paid vacation 6 weeks a year, and holidays and weekdays are also paid.
I get 8 hours of pay for that day even though I'm spending a public holiday at home.
I wouldn't even agree to work for a company with worse conditions.
Those conditions are written in a collective agreement in Finland, which everyone must follow.
7:55 She was gonna say America, but she said US. My heart from the southern tip of the American continent was warmed
Also, yes, we have the final price in the pricetag in South America, i always thought It was global until i learn about the US, and i think Canada too?
I don't remember in which videos but about the topic at 17:21 I've seen some culture shocks of Americans discovering that here in Italy (they were referring maybe also to other places in Europe) bathrooms in restaurants and other places sre often shared between men and women with maybe but not always differentiated toilets with a proper framed door. So I think that when you come from this settings it's difficult for us to be accustomed to peakable stalls. Greetings from Italy
The funniest thing is that the US puts all of these chemicals into food to "make it taste better" and "enhance the flavor" but I can honestly say that the worst cheeseburger I ever ate was in the US. It was disgusting. Like McDonalds is considered junk food in Europe, but I can honestly say that any meal in our McDonalds is more tasty and healthier than anything I ate in the US just because there are these consumer protection laws that ensure only health-safe stuff would be put into any food.
In the UK you get all Public Holidays + 20 working days, ( + paid sick days)
Norwegian former chef here: yeah we didn't really want tips because it creates a headache for how to register it, who gets it or not etc. In one place we accepted it and used it to cover costs, in case one of us messed up an order or broke something
In the USA it is quite simple. The one to whom the money is handed puts it in her pocket. Done.
@@michelleplombe7019 And isn't that taxed income? Like you have to declare that you earned it and it's not parallel economy, right?
@@joaoduarteazevedo2818Tips don't get declared, unless you declare it yourself .. Congress tries to fix that by ASSUMING you make a certain minimum .. which is grossly unfair and not quite legal to those who don't, which shifts the burden back to the server to document they do not .. which is how red tape and paperwork grows so complicated that everyone just makes it all up in the end only because it is easier, which makes everyone a criminal, which the gov't probably likes as it can then pick and choose who to harrass which is why they can indict Trump on paperwork violations and be confident they can find something specific by trial time. Okay I made that last part up .. sort of. But anyway, more laws and rules to fix bad laws and rules instead of starting over. IMHO, of course. Folks who defend our system point to how fair it really is, IF everyone just memorized and followed the library of guidance.
@@joaoduarteazevedo2818 My experience as a server in a small fast food joint in germany was that front of house and kitchen staff shared a tip per hour. For example my shift was usually around 4 hours, kitchen shift was 6 hours. So when we made like 100€ in tips, it's 100€/10*4=40€ tip for me and 60€ for the kitchen. And it's completely tax free and unregistered :P
You are so forward thinking, you really need to do a world trip....and don't forget Australia and New Zealand 🙂
As a brit i found it frustrating, when we visited Canada and had to keep doing maths when shopping and adding the tax 🙄
The points about the tips and the prices without taxes are the same in Canada, it's a bit weird when you come from Europe (Belgium in my case) where all the prices are included - even tips in restaurants. And in Canada, in some ads on local TV, you see the price "50 dollars"... and in very small letters "USD", so the price in CAN$ is even worse!
Keep up the great content Heidi, enjoying your awakening. Child beauty contests are creepy as f*&k and just seem wrong on so many levels.
Greetings from Finland! In Finland, the tax is included in the price, so what the price tag says, that's what it costs. Tipping is voluntary, but it is worth tipping for good service. The tip goes to the waiter/service person who served. In some places, tip money is divided equally among the waiters, but this is rarely the case. I have not come across anywhere in Europe that giving a tip is somehow negative or outrageous.. Maybe that is true in Eastern Europe.
When it's divided equally, look what happens. Those that honestly work harder to achieve, watch their money go to those that don't. That's why equal opportunity is not to be confused with equal outcomes.
@@jmpmusva That's true if you don't know what work everybody is actually putting in. In a average restaurant (20 people or so) you always know who isn't pulling their weight, that person gets fired very quickly. But if the servers are equal in effort, how much tip depends solely on luck (who gets the generous customers and who gets you). It's all about what works for the staff, not some political, philosophical vision. Both systems have pro and cons, one risking luck to play major role, what you get, the other mitigating that factor among all, so you get more stable income from tips. Whatever works. What you are saying imply mostly for large companies, who don't know the individual efforts of every single person they employ and pay salaries based on how many hours you spent on a clock.
Regarding portion sizes, I recently decided to try a local diner in Montenegro, which is actually a branch of american company, even here run by americans with no difference in service standards, menu and the whole process whatsoever. When I ordered something I would always eat in one day, I have found myself with enough food for three whole days. Like if local medium size pizza can be eaten alone by someone who actually eats a LOT, their was enough to feed a family of three... I was legitimately scared to see what their large pizza was. Aside from that, every single item on the menu seems to be enough to feed a full-grown man for a day. The quality was so damn good tho ngl...
As a Canadian (a place that also suffers from excessive cubicle gaps) I can tell you it definitely doesn't prevent people from getting up to, uh, private activities in a cubicle. I've only overheard such an event once, at a university dinner event. Apparently one pair of students just, uhh, couldn't wait to get home.
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