There was definitely a TON of useful information in this video, and of course I once again learned SOOO much about Europe and all of its intricacies! Recently it seems like the world has been in a bit of a political/economic crisis and Europe has been hit a lot harder than I would have ever imagined 😭. How have you seen your local area evolve over the span of these recent events? Like for instance, POLAND’s new law on immigration…. DIABOLICAL 🥲. On a lighter note, I definitely can’t wait to explore more of Europe in the future! Which countries should I visit next?
@@JamesBray3 Mit der Politik hast Du wohl Recht,man darf aber auch die Vergangenheit dieser Länder nicht vergessen. Ansonsten finde ich Spanien sehr schön. Malaga, Barcelona und ein Geheimtipp Valladolid. , Madrid und Gibraltar, die englische Enklave und natürlich die Alhambra im Frühjahr. Aber Du kannst ja auch bei uns in Deutschland noch ganz viel Schönes entdecken. Zum Beispiel unsere tollen Inseln.😁🐞
Mit der Vergangenheit meine ich nicht nur die Sozialistische, sondern auch die viel weiter zurück Liegende, die Osmanische. Das klingt vielleicht merkwürdig, weil es Jahrhunderte her ist, es war aber für die Länder sehr einschneidend, denke ich.Das macht es rational nicht besser...🫢
@JamesBray3 I engaged my ass off in this one 😆 Not even in a "me european, me knows betta" way, I also had a lot to think about, but I hope I could provide some perspective ✌
Currency conversion: Countries that are candidates for the introduction of the euro usually have an already set exchange rate framework. The exchange rate (in Germany 1€=1.95883 DM) was set back in 1999, i.e. before the original introduction of the euro (2002). There are usually no problems with the conversion, especially in border regions (Denmark, Poland, Switzerland, etc.), as you can often pay in both currencies. However, you will receive the change in the respective national currency.
The reason why you don't need that much toppings on an italian Pizza is because the bread is already that good, while yours is just some card board to hold the topping! Now give me some of your heat! 😜 😂
I have not had American pizza style to compare it to, but I was also disappointed by the Italian pizza. Have spent over 1 year in Italy and only one time the pizza was really really really good. So yeah, Italian pizza is over hyped af
As a Pol to hear that pizza in Italy isn't that good is a strong statement. I think pizza in states are more Americanized is twice larger and loaded with more toppings and cheese.
You got your senses f'd up man, that greasy weak stuff in the US should not even be allowed to be called Pizza. Very bold move to speak on the topic though I appreciate it 😂
Italians: Invent pizza Americans: Create an abomination that is supposed to resemble pizza but is totally different Also Americans: Italians should rename their pizza!!!
Or at one of my favourite italian restaurants in Germany. Or eaten the Pizza (and other food) that the mom of my best friend in school made. I grew up amongst Italians and got to eat quite a lot of fantastic italian food. Nothing will ever beat that for me :)
the little Country in the middle of the EU is Switzerland and their Currency (the Franken) is actually stronger than the euro. They don’t wanna join because they want to be independent and neutral.
Don`t forget to say Switzerland is a tax haven for tax evaders, not only normal people, but also for Oloigarch`s, Dictator`s and Autocrat`s from all over the world.
Switzerland functions as a global tax haven through a combination of legal, political, and financial mechanisms designed to attract wealth while shielding it from taxation and scrutiny. Here's an overview for someone unfamiliar with European dynamics: 1. Banking Secrecy Switzerland's legendary banking secrecy laws, in place for decades, allowed wealthy individuals and corporations to hide assets from foreign tax authorities. Although global pressure led to some reforms after 2017, loopholes and sophisticated structures such as trusts and shell companies ensure that Switzerland remains a hub for tax avoidance. 2. Low Tax Rates Switzerland's federal structure allows its 26 cantons (regions) to set their own tax rates. Many offer extremely low taxes to corporations and wealthy individuals, creating intense competition to attract money. This "tax competition" leads to what some call a "race to the bottom," where taxes are systematically reduced to appeal to foreign investment. Corporate Tax Benefits: Multinational companies often use Switzerland to book profits, taking advantage of preferential tax rates that lower their global tax bills significantly. 3. Double Taxation Agreements Switzerland has signed numerous bilateral agreements with other countries to avoid taxing the same income twice. However, corporations exploit these treaties to engage in "profit shifting," moving profits to Switzerland while costs are assigned to higher-tax jurisdictions. 4. Anonymity and Complex Structures Trusts and Foundations: Swiss laws allow for the creation of opaque legal entities, such as trusts and foundations, that hide the identities of actual beneficiaries. Lack of Transparency: Switzerland is slower than other jurisdictions in implementing measures requiring disclosure of beneficial ownership, making it difficult to trace who truly owns assets. 5. Links to Neoliberal Networks Switzerland is closely tied to organizations like the Mont Pelerin Society and the Atlas Network, which promote policies favoring tax cuts, deregulation, and minimal government intervention. These global networks reinforce Switzerland's role as a tax haven by lobbying against stricter international tax regulations. 6. Political Stability and Neutrality Switzerland's political neutrality and stable legal system make it an attractive destination for the world's wealthy to store their money, protecting it from political or economic instability in other countries. The Consequences 1. Lost Revenue: Governments around the world lose billions in tax revenue annually as companies and the wealthy shift profits and assets to Switzerland. 2. Inequality: Tax avoidance by the ultra-rich exacerbates global inequality, as ordinary citizens bear a heavier tax burden. 3. Harm to Public Services: With reduced tax revenues, many countries struggle to fund healthcare, education, and infrastructure, undermining social welfare. Scandals and Examples Switzerland’s role in tax evasion and avoidance has been exposed in scandals like the SwissLeaks and the Panama Papers, where it was revealed that Swiss banks and financial institutions actively helped clients evade taxes.
still sad that austria did not follow the swiss example and remained outside of the eu with our much more stable currency of our own. We should have made an agreement with the swiss, and formed the alp-blockade-transit as it was (jokingly) suggested by some. A strong community in control over the ware flow/exchange over the alps, and therefore controlling the prices.
Right. It's ok to take a recipe and change it to your own taste. But please find a different name then. Or else I might put peanutbutter and Sauerkraut on a Pumpernickel bread, top it with custard and call it Hamburger.
Personal preference for myself I guess hahaha! American pizza is more filling, greasy as HELL, and has WAYYYYY more toppings. All things I value in a pizza 🍕 hahaha 😂 I hated Italian style pizza soooo much 💀
An Italian style Pizza is nothing compared to a Pizza in Italy. It's like your selfmade Döner compared to a German one. I hope one day you have the opportunity to taste a original italian Pizza. Than you will understand less is more
@@JJUI82 True. In Switzerland we get the Italian Pizza in good restaurants and something between the Italian and American Pizza if we get them delivered from someone. We often call them Turkish Pizza because many Kebabshops now also make Pizza. They are good but you can't compare such greasy whobbly thing to a real Italian Pizza made in a stone oven. He probably saw a picture of these ultracheap Scam Pizzas they are selling in Supermarkets here..
You are verry cold 🤣 You may be a little distant, but you are really not cold. Since my earliest childhood I spent my holidays in the Nordic countries and very rarely met a cold or unfriendly person - quite the opposite. Today I live in Finnish Lapland and I love the way people are here in the north.
I am german, and i as well do not think that the frensh are cowards, simply look at the ww1 they did hold they're grounds. And germany had to pay for every inch. Sure they got help. But without them holding the line, the front would have crumbled quickly.
In Sweden, the homicide rate is only 1.1 per 100,000 inhabitants, while in the USA it is six times more. So the rate in the USA is 600% higher than Sweden. Swedish gang wars still have a long way to go to catch up.
In 2022 Germany was only place 4 of all beer drinkers. Behind Czech, Austria and Poland. Czech people had 136l per year, Germans "only" 92. And the oldest beer recipe was found in China. It was 5000 years old. In todays Irak seem to be the origin, invented by the Sumerians 6000 years ago.
She made an often made mistake about the size of Europe. Europe (10.180.000 km², 746 million people) is actually bigger than the US (9.833.517 km², 331 million people), but the EU (4.233.26 km², 447 million people) is smaller, because not all European Countries are a member of the European Union.
Of course and it didn't look like it's larger, she put the map over Europe but didn't include the countries in the north, plus Iceland and then the parts of Russia make it larger than the USA. Funny thing she didn't include the Baltic states since she's from one such country, just like her own country wouldn't matter. 😅🙂
Yes, geographically Europe ends at the Caucasus mountains. So Russia is part of Europe. Which led to an old joke that there was an incident at the border between the European Union and China.
That "poor litle white country" on that map, you mentioned is: Switzerland! They do economicly great, and that's a main reason why they never bothered to get in the EU. How it works when they are sorrounded? A trading agreements! Just as countries in Europe had before there was an EU! It's that simple!
He and maybe many Americans might say the poor little country when they see it but once they'll hear Switzerland, their mind would go crazy: "Wow, is that really Switzerland? I wanna go there." After visiting it, they'll realize it's not that "poor little country" anymore. Size isn't all, you know? 😅🙂
Das was Dir erzählt wurde, stimmt nicht so richtig. Prag ist zum Beispiel eine wunderschöne Stadt, genau wie Budapest. Und Polen hat sich in den letzten Dekaden sehr zum Positiven entwickelt. Die alten Städte können mit den deutschen alten Städten inzwischen durchaus mithalten. Wir werden über Weihnachten jetzt zum zweiten Mal nach Polen fahren.Liebe Grüße von der Insel Usedom, Ostsee (Baltic See).☺️🌷
He's probably joking, he must be because if he really means it it can mean 2 things: 1. He doesn't know that Ukraine is not in the Balkans and that Russia's western border ends in the east of Ukraine and that the south of Russia includes Georgia as one of the countries or 2. He knows something we don't? Will Ukraine get conquered by Russia and we, Romania, as part of the Balkans with border them? God forbid, we're in NATO, let's hope this won't happen or the Russians will open "Pandora's box" and the 3rd world war might begin. I know Americans might not give a damn about us, the small countries over here and even though their media made it look fantastic and awesome with attention grabbing titles on the news, they promised to give weapons to Ukraine yet they delayed them by months. I know they don't care if Romania and Moldova (and especially the Transnistrian border where Russian citizens live and where Russian troops are put into place for tens of years) will border Russia and the Ukraine that let's assume it might be destroyed. It's an ocean that separates us yet they promise to help us. Better not promise, everyone must defend itself and its own country, they shouldn't act as the ones that protect us from the "bullies" (Russians) like they'd be our bigger brother. They should calm down and fix their issues in their own country not act as everybody's bodyguard and "friend" when all they care about is making money from other countries while reaping the rewards. Yes, Russia is bad too, they get into trouble too but America is the same if not worse. They better start opening their eyes and leave the other countries alone. Why spend so much money on military? Isn't this paranoia? Just saying.
UA-camrs like you should get rewarded by your state our country. You go against all the stereotypes and show that americans can be educated, open minded of the rest of the world and also want to learn about the rest of the world. Beside you I might know 3 other channels from americans who share the same mindset as you do.
Based on stats, the Czechs drink the most beer. Though a lot of people in statistics argue that's significantly inflated by tourism, and if you just take the native population, Austrians drink the most beer.
In Czech republic they drink the most beer. Beer was brewed in Mesopotamia (current Irak) and Ancient Egypt. This 5000 years ago. The Germanic tribes only settled in what is now Germany 2500 years ago. Fun fact Budweiser - Budvar is originally from the Czech region.
well, tbf what you refere to as "beer" in ancient times was a very rough basis for what later became beer. Calling it "beer" is a stretch. But the rest is perfectly correct. Even Germany´s favourite beer type is originally from Pilsen, which is certainly not Germany :)
Potato/Tomato Europe - the line which divides where the main component of the meal consists of potatoes (north) or tomatoes (south). It is of course not 100% correct, but also not 100% false. It's not that Italians don't use potatoes (ever tried Gnocchi?) or that Poles have no idea what to do with tomatoes (Gołąbki in tomato sauce!). It is in both cases just less common.
Well, you know, France "only" participated in 50 of the 125 major European wars fought since 1495; more than any other European state. It is followed by Austria which fought in 47 of them; Spain in 44; and England in 43. Out of the 169 most important world battles fought since 387 BC, France has won 109, lost 49 and drawn 10." I guess that's when they weren't on strike! ;o)))
Hey, east German dude from Saxony here. The thing about Poland is that the polish people I've met because they chose to work here in Saxony are very nice and friendly people, but when you travel to Poland the people are not, well, guest friendly, I'd say 😅
Just because the coalition broke up the country doesn't go down in anarchy. It is all going orderly towards a new election. The new government will still not be doing things radically different.
10:00 Well we germans are good in everyday drinking, and btw more to the south you could fill lakes with what we gulp in wine, but on an everage pub night I wouldn't wanna mess with a britain and when it comes to Schnaps like Vodka or Sliwowitz you would definetly be impressed by what the eastern european(it just fits here 😉) livers are capable of 😵
@germaniatv1870 seems to be a semantics problem, I'm from southwest germany and Schnaps refers to basically everything with high percentage. What is Schnaps to you? "Another level" to me would be something like "Stroh 80" which is rum.
I know a Belgian dude, his small village got some big festival where they make fun of politicians and stuff. With big floats that are caricatures ect. it looks lit. gonna visit some time :)
All scandinavians I met we're nice people, but almost all told me "we don't like people" 😄 I think in a way like an introvert, enjoying to stay at home and being able to embrace solitude, independent you could say, which I could understand if a third of the year you basically have to stay at home for the most part.
Statista, who publish the official German statistics, have a list of beer consumption per captita. Latest data are from 2022: Czechia: 136 liters Austria: 102 liters Poland: 93 liters Germany: 92 liters (some others) Ireland 71, Netherlands 70, UK 68. So the Czech easily outdrink all of Europe.
@@dietmarstockinger So when I take the alcohol content into account (I'm assuming, for easier calculation, 10%vol. for wine and 5 for beer), Austria outruns the Czech Republic by 26 liters "beer equivalent".
@@JamesBray3 No, they're not. England is 1 country while the UK has 4 countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It doesn't mean that if they're small, they don't matter or that they're just 1.
But you _could_ say England left the EU...and ripped the Scottish and Welsh out of EU as well. Northern Ireland ist kind of in the common market still...
Czechia drinks the most beer, by long shot. Austria also drinks slightly more beer than Germany, the Belgians as well. Beer wasn't "invented" by Germany, in fact, beer wasn't really so much "invented", as it has rather basically always been around in some form, ever since humans started farming grains.
Everybody likes this country (or I don't know anybody who doesn't) and would like to live there but not everybody can afford it. The weather (even in the mountains, well, I don't mean at the highest points but still) is better than in the northern countries or like in central europe and especially than in Eastern Europe. Then you have high speed trains and France and Italy and Germany bordering it. Another bonus points. I guess he meant "poor" in terms of military. But guess what? They have this too but they're bases are hidden in the mountains and they have fighter jets there. They're neutral though but even so they're there for the worst case scenario. Then another advantage for them is they have loads of money, I mean the money from the millionaires and billionaires too, oligarchs and oil barons, from mafia to all kinds of people, from rich people with very high salaries up to the billionaires.
Bro im disappointed i thought you were more cultured than this. Disrespecting Italian pizza like this😂 As soon as you’re back in Germany ill have my Neapolitan mom make you the best pizza you’ve ever eaten. Or you just go to Napoli and try the real deal and then you’ll let me know how you like actual ITALIAN pizza.
An American comment I´ll never forget: "Europe is the only country in the world still ruled by a king." (and that was when Elizabeth II. was still queen of the UK) It was so funny and hurt so much at the same time :D
Im a bit confused. Is the recording a bit older? Because there are some things I swear James already lerned and already was suprised about. The whole tone feels like a style James had a year ago or so. Is it just me ore dose someone else feel the same? Am I going insane? Im just confused. Anyway nice video, love ur content, keep going.
You're right about 16 y.o. being allowed to own a gun but not to drink. There's definitely a choice to be made because the idea of kids still wet behind the ears carrying weapons and drinking alcohol at the same time is pretty frightening!
When I took my ex-girlfriend home to Germany many years ago, she asked me if people would consider her German, if they would consider her Irish, because she had Irish-German ancestry. She made the most adorable surprised pikachu face when I told her that nobody would consider her either of those, because to them she would simply be an American.
12:42 That statement about the French is up there with the Balkans being in Western Europe and Malta being in Finland. You lose one war and the uneducated people on the other side of the Atlantic are happy only going along with pop history... *shakes head* France has been Germany's and England's "arch enemy" for ages, and we don't really mess with the kiddy leagues Americans think France is in. Now, Belgium... Belgium has the disadvantage of being in the way should we Germans ever want to mess with France again. Good thing we have the EU to help prevent that.
Greetings from Switzerland, that little country in the middle of Europe (mentioned around 24:20) we life quite well, actually, despite neither being in the EU nor using the Euro. Switzerland is known to be quite a wealthy country. Although yes, we speak a very spaced up version of German (and there's like a dozen different versions of "Swiss German" and for example, I'm from Zurich, and I speak "züridütsch" while I don't under stand sh*t if someone speak "walliserdütsch").
Let’s be real for a Sec. At the moment, Western Europe faces a bigger crisis compared to Eastern Europe. In many aspects things are going downhill. Take safety, for example. You. feel more at safe walking through cities in Eastern European or Balkan countries at night than in cities like Paris, Rome, London, Berlin, or Barcelona. In Western Europe, there is a noticeable rise in crime, homelessness, drug abuse, and prostitution, along with a larger influx of immigrants. Over the past three to four years, these issues have been more visible in Western Europe than in Eastern Europe. Economically, Western Europe, including Germany, can feel like a dead trap unless you're earning well above (Almost double) the average salary. Buying an apartment, let alone a house, is basically Impossible. Labeling these countries as "stable" or their Big cities as "safe" seems out of touch with reality. Those who live in Europe and have traveled tru Europe will understand what I mean :D
I think in total (not per capita) Germany still wins 😂 but sure: Pilsen comes from a Czech city with that same name. And it's more popular in Germany than Kölsch or Alt.
We'd love to though, wouldn't we. To be in Italy or in Spain and to have a drink from the coconut. 😅🙂 Not even the Canaries are in the tropical zone, let alone the equator. Saying that Europe is in the equator is like saying that Florida is on the equator or worse, that New York is on the equator. I'm sure he was joking though and said it just to get more views. Nice strategy if he did this. Gotta give him credit where it's due. 😅🙂
We Germans go to a restaurant /gasthaus to eat good food and not for over friendly service. I personally hates when the waiter show upper ever gets minutes to ask if everything is fine. As long I don’t complain everything is just perfect
A small side note from me: I come from Georgia, in the Caucasus. Please never make the mistake of calling Georgians Slavs or any other Caucasian ethnic group in general. We have nothing to do with the Slavs. Neither culturally nor linguistically. Even Ukraine and Belarus are completely diverse in terms of ethnicity. There are Ruthenians, Crimean Tatars and Sermatians there. That's why there is no understanding of "Slavs" there. They don't even call themselves Slavs. Unfortunately, that's the "Western lens" or simplification of the "East". The USSR always propagated things like that on purpose back then, to portray us that way to the West. But that's absolute nonsense. People only really associate Slavs with Russia.
IMO some of the countries who doesn’t want to be called Eastern Europe took major political changes and efforts to seperate from Russia. They deserve another name, if they want it.
Austrian here. My whole family was several times on vacation in France and we all loved it and never had bad experiences except the prices there (15 Euro for an aperol spritz in a normal cafe).
China is the world's largest beer-consuming country, and has held that title for 20 years in a row. In 2022, China consumed almost 22% of the world's beer, which was more than double the amount consumed in the United States, the second largest beer-consuming country
There are some theories that beer brewing happened at Godin Tepe settlement (now in modern-day Iran) as early as 10,000 BCE when agriculture first developed in the region. The Czech Republic remains the leader in per capita beer drinking for the 29th year
As a French, I am appalled by the pickpocket situation in Paris. If you want to skip Paris, so be it, I understand! Just a reminder that Paris is not France!
James you know what I really appreciate about you? Your constant will to learn. And you always admit your mistakes - like no one would be mentioning mixing the bosnian flag with the EU flag, or cut out the part where they put Malta in Finland :D :D :D But you stay true to yourself, I really really like that! You broaden your horizon everyday a bit more, and you let us take part in your journey by also showing the moments you don't glance :D Even if my heart stopped for a moment in that Malta-moment - I really like that about you!
Considering that Poland´s economy is rising at a ridiculous pace means that Poland and Romania will be the first Eastern-Central European countries with a equal high economy as their western counter part, which is a good thing!.. I do hope to Baltics can make it to the big players in the coming decades.
Poland is a perfectly fine country with a undeserved bad reputation. They have a good quality of life and its very save. And yes the czechs are far heavier beer drinkers than we germans xD
I've never seen or heard from anyone that they tipped triple digits in a restaurant. No idea what would happen, either you have lifelong friends or very suspicious dudes lol. Even giving them personal gifts is probably more common than tipping that much
Five Europes in America!? Land area of continental US: roughly 3,119,884 square miles. Land area of EU: 1,707,642 square miles. Land area of continental Europe: about 3,930,000 square miles. Try again, please. In restaurants? Serve my meal then leave me alone. You are not my best friend. I am not your best friend. I don't want you fawning over me every five minutes asking me if everything is fine, can you get me anything. If I need your assistance, I will politely get your attention, knowing I will get the help I need because that is your job.
I would suggest that you go to visit spain, especially the coastal cities in the south. The climate is awesome and it feels a little bit like (please excuse this comparism! I do understand that it might be unappropriate, racist and what not, but I´ve tried to simplify it to an american point of view to make it more easy to understand) a bunch of cubans, gypsies and mexicans have taken over california with a roman heritage. You´ll find beautiful, warm climate, great beaches, awesome ancient structures and heritage, amazing views with totaly busy areas around the tourist hot spots, but as soon as you leave the coastal districts and drive a few miles away from the seaside you´ll totally get this toootally "relaxed" feeling of the caribbean "livestyle" embedded into totally awesome views and surroundings. Besides that-they have really AWESOME food "down there!"
Everytime someone is talking about how clean public toilets are in Germany, I do get flashbacks of my experience when i wanted to use the public toilets at the Trainstation in Dresden Neustadt, and saw that someone pressed out his stinky sausage on the floor next to the toilet 😂
They are Slavic countries because it is the Slavic culture... Poland is a beautiful country (one of the best in Europe)... Its own currency is safer because if all of Europe has inflation it is difficult for one country to fix it. Of course it is more difficult to get high inflation but there are also Germans who want the mark again... and your pizza opinion is bullshit no front... Germany also sees itself more as a Central European country... (in the First World War we were also part of the central powers)... And in Europe there aren't really any countries that are bad. Eastern Europe is also really beautiful and their economy is improving over time... (Russia and Ukraine is another thing)
And as an example, there are almost no German restaurants in Germany, at least in the north, and there are a lot from all over the world and they usually do it well…
You know two terms are not mutually exclusive. The Balkans are in Eastern Europe. The Balkans are a subregion of Eastern Europe. Also it might be that you Balkan followers are from Germany. I believe there are a lot of people from the Balkans living in Germany.
As a german I hat’s the french as much as the next man, but I never got those french surrender jokes. Trink of Napoleon who invaded the whole continent, even defeated prussia. And Boy, they gave us fire in WWI.
your criticism of Italian Pizza finally explains to me why y'all call it a pizza _pie_ over in America 😂 .. I have to say.. I think Italian pizza is better than any attempt of other's trying to attempt their style. But I also like the fake Italian style pizza more than the fake US style pizza.. so I guess I am biased too
James says switzerland is cookes because of there currency. Literally switzerland ist the richest Country in Europe with the highest wages and a higher currency than the Euro
The map of that belgian/durch town looks like that not because didn't get along but because they did. The maps looks like that, because there was some land dispute and instead of going to war over it, they went through painstaking details and figured it out for every single teeny tiny plot of land. Had they gone to war because of it, it would all simply either be dutch or belgian.
39:30 There are more stabbings in the US than in, say, Germany per capita... Even when talking about England, there is really only an issue in London. It just seems crazy because it is crazy by European standards and bc with gun crime being almost absent, stabbings get more press.
Eastern Europe basically shares a common bad experiences with the Soviet Union. That's the only thing they all share. Finland would be debatable in that aspect but not in the same way. (-> Finlandisation) The EU is as much Europe as the US is (North) America. The French still partly control half of Africa and their foreign legion is somewhat famous. You can go to Poland but you should make yourself known as an American tourist. They like Americans but they might not identify you as such just by the looks. ^^ It certainly didn't help that a polish children's book was about a boy of african origin who you have fun and later in the day wouldn't go bathe fearing he would go white... ... yeah.. other times. While it may be cute and friendly, it can still be seen as some kind of norm or top down look like: "look he is so stupid fearing that" though children all over the word believe different crap they have come across. Santa Claus is hardly any better. It ends on friendly terms. There was a time in Poland, where people were travelling a lot and you can find Poles basically everywhere. The most famous historical achievement was saving the Vienna from the Turks. So this doesn't help much either. Being strongly catholic also doesn't help being open or progressive. Things did change economically, so Poland is no longer the country famous for car thieves, alcohol and the Pope and being repeatedly annexed by its neighbouring countries... and Auschwitz... Well it kinda is.. and you should visit to see for yourself. The border thing... well.. if your neighbour is weaponising refugees and migrants to make you look bad.. Though they could have handled it more gracefully and humanely. Poland took in millions of refugees from Ukraine long before 2022 and even after. And it wasn't really accounted for by the other countries when it came to distribute refugees from Syria.. So they were a little angry. It's a long shot to Germany in many aspects like infrastructure, health services but in some ways ahead. You should generally check out Europe more. There is definitely a lot of history to discover. I did hear, that Swedish are very friendly but some say superficially so. Maybe that's where the discrepancy comes from. You will find that most of Europe has some sort of reason to be a certain way. And some are losing some of their past trauma and moving on. Hence noone wants to be associated/reduced to being a vassal of the SU. Oh and that small white country in the centre of Europe is Switzerland. They are doing just fine I would say. Same as Norway, now the UK, Iceland... They all have their own reasons. Mostly sovereignty over fishing rights, banking regulations, natural resources,.... The Swiss Franc is i think now fixed to the Euro. But people earn way more there and things are expensive...! But nonetheless a beautiful country. Sorry to hear you have been scammed in Italy expecting a pizza. It's usually very good! Also ice cream (gelato)! The quality and taste is famous. About tipping: in Germany it would definitely depend on the establishment. If you eat a Döner and you tip 500€ they will probably think you are giving out counterfeit money. If you did after 5h at the Oktober Fest trinking gallons of beer and having a nice time and are already at some hundred € on the bill, they will probably try to refuse it but with a little persuasion accept it.
18:36: This little country you mentioned is Switzerland. They always stayed neutral. The are not in the EU and the don‘t pay with Euro. The have 3 (!!!) different languages spoken in this country (Switzerland-Germany, French and Italian). They are also very konservativ but the are also very rich because of there banks.
There was definitely a TON of useful information in this video, and of course I once again learned SOOO much about Europe and all of its intricacies! Recently it seems like the world has been in a bit of a political/economic crisis and Europe has been hit a lot harder than I would have ever imagined 😭. How have you seen your local area evolve over the span of these recent events? Like for instance, POLAND’s new law on immigration…. DIABOLICAL 🥲. On a lighter note, I definitely can’t wait to explore more of Europe in the future! Which countries should I visit next?
@@JamesBray3 Mit der Politik hast Du wohl Recht,man darf aber auch die Vergangenheit dieser Länder nicht vergessen. Ansonsten finde ich Spanien sehr schön. Malaga, Barcelona und ein Geheimtipp Valladolid. , Madrid und Gibraltar, die englische Enklave und natürlich die Alhambra im Frühjahr. Aber Du kannst ja auch bei uns in Deutschland noch ganz viel Schönes entdecken. Zum Beispiel unsere tollen Inseln.😁🐞
Mit der Vergangenheit meine ich nicht nur die Sozialistische, sondern auch die viel weiter zurück Liegende, die Osmanische. Das klingt vielleicht merkwürdig, weil es Jahrhunderte her ist, es war aber für die Länder sehr einschneidend, denke ich.Das macht es rational nicht besser...🫢
@JamesBray3 I engaged my ass off in this one 😆
Not even in a "me european, me knows betta" way, I also had a lot to think about, but I hope I could provide some perspective ✌
I once was in Belgium and i forgot about it.
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Currency conversion:
Countries that are candidates for the introduction of the euro usually have an already set exchange rate framework.
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I'm not even Italian, but you take back what you said about their pizza or so help me god
German population supports you @sailspo american style pizza is just puke-material in my view
Fr tho! How can he say something like that when abominations like the deep dish "pizza" exist? 😭
American pizza is better than Italian pizza😳 sacré bleu! No chance 😂
U all mad about Pizza, he called swizerland a poor small country xD
Italien Pizza is fire. This american oil soup is bullshit. Support from germany too.
The reason why you don't need that much toppings on an italian Pizza is because the bread is already that good, while yours is just some card board to hold the topping! Now give me some of your heat! 😜 😂
True! Even marinara pizzas are fucking bomb at an actually authentic italian restaurant. You wouldn't even miss the cheese or toppings
Man violated italy and their pizza.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I have not had American pizza style to compare it to, but I was also disappointed by the Italian pizza. Have spent over 1 year in Italy and only one time the pizza was really really really good. So yeah, Italian pizza is over hyped af
As a Pol to hear that pizza in Italy isn't that good is a strong statement. I think pizza in states are more Americanized is twice larger and loaded with more toppings and cheese.
You got your senses f'd up man, that greasy weak stuff in the US should not even be allowed to be called Pizza. Very bold move to speak on the topic though I appreciate it 😂
I'd say that American "pizza" and "food" in general shouldn't even be allowed to exist!
Italians: Invent pizza
Americans: Create an abomination that is supposed to resemble pizza but is totally different
Also Americans: Italians should rename their pizza!!!
Americans: create a *masterpiece* that ascends the abominably low standard Italy set for “Pizza” restoring faith in humanity ❤
@@JamesBray3 I'd really like to try Chicago style pizza, ngl
@@JamesBray3try a real Pizza in italy the quality and Taste 😌🤌🏻
26:53 You don't like "Italian" pizza but you've never been to Italy.
Um.
Okay.
Or at one of my favourite italian restaurants in Germany.
Or eaten the Pizza (and other food) that the mom of my best friend in school made.
I grew up amongst Italians and got to eat quite a lot of fantastic italian food.
Nothing will ever beat that for me :)
the little Country in the middle of the EU is Switzerland and their Currency (the Franken) is actually stronger than the euro. They don’t wanna join because they want to be independent and neutral.
Don`t forget to say Switzerland is a tax haven for tax evaders, not only normal people, but also for Oloigarch`s, Dictator`s and Autocrat`s from all over the world.
Switzerland functions as a global tax haven through a combination of legal, political, and financial mechanisms designed to attract wealth while shielding it from taxation and scrutiny. Here's an overview for someone unfamiliar with European dynamics:
1. Banking Secrecy
Switzerland's legendary banking secrecy laws, in place for decades, allowed wealthy individuals and corporations to hide assets from foreign tax authorities. Although global pressure led to some reforms after 2017, loopholes and sophisticated structures such as trusts and shell companies ensure that Switzerland remains a hub for tax avoidance.
2. Low Tax Rates
Switzerland's federal structure allows its 26 cantons (regions) to set their own tax rates. Many offer extremely low taxes to corporations and wealthy individuals, creating intense competition to attract money. This "tax competition" leads to what some call a "race to the bottom," where taxes are systematically reduced to appeal to foreign investment.
Corporate Tax Benefits: Multinational companies often use Switzerland to book profits, taking advantage of preferential tax rates that lower their global tax bills significantly.
3. Double Taxation Agreements
Switzerland has signed numerous bilateral agreements with other countries to avoid taxing the same income twice. However, corporations exploit these treaties to engage in "profit shifting," moving profits to Switzerland while costs are assigned to higher-tax jurisdictions.
4. Anonymity and Complex Structures
Trusts and Foundations: Swiss laws allow for the creation of opaque legal entities, such as trusts and foundations, that hide the identities of actual beneficiaries.
Lack of Transparency: Switzerland is slower than other jurisdictions in implementing measures requiring disclosure of beneficial ownership, making it difficult to trace who truly owns assets.
5. Links to Neoliberal Networks
Switzerland is closely tied to organizations like the Mont Pelerin Society and the Atlas Network, which promote policies favoring tax cuts, deregulation, and minimal government intervention. These global networks reinforce Switzerland's role as a tax haven by lobbying against stricter international tax regulations.
6. Political Stability and Neutrality
Switzerland's political neutrality and stable legal system make it an attractive destination for the world's wealthy to store their money, protecting it from political or economic instability in other countries.
The Consequences
1. Lost Revenue: Governments around the world lose billions in tax revenue annually as companies and the wealthy shift profits and assets to Switzerland.
2. Inequality: Tax avoidance by the ultra-rich exacerbates global inequality, as ordinary citizens bear a heavier tax burden.
3. Harm to Public Services: With reduced tax revenues, many countries struggle to fund healthcare, education, and infrastructure, undermining social welfare.
Scandals and Examples
Switzerland’s role in tax evasion and avoidance has been exposed in scandals like the SwissLeaks and the Panama Papers, where it was revealed that Swiss banks and financial institutions actively helped clients evade taxes.
still sad that austria did not follow the swiss example and remained outside of the eu with our much more stable currency of our own. We should have made an agreement with the swiss, and formed the alp-blockade-transit as it was (jokingly) suggested by some. A strong community in control over the ware flow/exchange over the alps, and therefore controlling the prices.
Well... Switzerland is in the EU.... it's just not a member state! 😉😂
@@anashiedler6926 The Schilling was very weak before Austria got the Euro, no?
Italian pizza is the best. I think the Italians would have no problem if the Americans renamed their “pizza”😋
Right. It's ok to take a recipe and change it to your own taste. But please find a different name then. Or else I might put peanutbutter and Sauerkraut on a Pumpernickel bread, top it with custard and call it Hamburger.
@@PotsdamSenior Im still not over this one 😳😂 ...well, guess I have to try that. Nothing to be done about it and all your fault 🤣
@@PotsdamSenior Ewww you sure are creative 😂😂😂
I suggest "grease disc" or "caloric platter" 👍
Nope, the drowned pizza doesn't win from the Italian pizza. Solely the bottom tastes better than the entire "American" pizza.
Personal preference for myself I guess hahaha! American pizza is more filling, greasy as HELL, and has WAYYYYY more toppings. All things I value in a pizza 🍕 hahaha 😂 I hated Italian style pizza soooo much 💀
An Italian style Pizza is nothing compared to a Pizza in Italy.
It's like your selfmade Döner compared to a German one.
I hope one day you have the opportunity to taste a original italian Pizza. Than you will understand less is more
@@JJUI82 True. In Switzerland we get the Italian Pizza in good restaurants and something between the Italian and American Pizza if we get them delivered from someone. We often call them Turkish Pizza because many Kebabshops now also make Pizza. They are good but you can't compare such greasy whobbly thing to a real Italian Pizza made in a stone oven.
He probably saw a picture of these ultracheap Scam Pizzas they are selling in Supermarkets here..
Hi. Swedish person here. We in the Nordic countries can be very cold when we don't know you. But once we know you we're very friendly.
You are verry cold 🤣
You may be a little distant, but you are really not cold. Since my earliest childhood I spent my holidays in the Nordic countries and very rarely met a cold or unfriendly person - quite the opposite. Today I live in Finnish Lapland and I love the way people are here in the north.
As a Dutch person I see you. I feel like our cultures have a lot in common
@@Kelsea-2002 Hmm... yeah you're right. We're not cold, we're reserved.
From German perspective Scandinavians are pretty nice and open as far as I have experienced.
I am not French, but calling the French passive shows you indeed know extremely little about Europeans. I would brush up on your History there ;-)
I am german, and i as well do not think that the frensh are cowards, simply look at the ww1 they did hold they're grounds. And germany had to pay for every inch. Sure they got help. But without them holding the line, the front would have crumbled quickly.
In Sweden, the homicide rate is only 1.1 per 100,000 inhabitants, while in the USA it is six times more. So the rate in the USA is 600% higher than Sweden. Swedish gang wars still have a long way to go to catch up.
In 2022 Germany was only place 4 of all beer drinkers. Behind Czech, Austria and Poland. Czech people had 136l per year, Germans "only" 92. And the oldest beer recipe was found in China. It was 5000 years old. In todays Irak seem to be the origin, invented by the Sumerians 6000 years ago.
you are right with these old recipes, but calling those "beer" is a bit far fetched, its more like a "prething" of beer
Northern Germany is more of a Korn place, if you want beer, go to Upper Franconia.
She made an often made mistake about the size of Europe. Europe (10.180.000 km², 746 million people) is actually bigger than the US (9.833.517 km², 331 million people), but the EU (4.233.26 km², 447 million people) is smaller, because not all European Countries are a member of the European Union.
Yeah even most Europeans don't know this but you're right
Of course and it didn't look like it's larger, she put the map over Europe but didn't include the countries in the north, plus Iceland and then the parts of Russia make it larger than the USA. Funny thing she didn't include the Baltic states since she's from one such country, just like her own country wouldn't matter. 😅🙂
Yes, geographically Europe ends at the Caucasus mountains. So Russia is part of Europe.
Which led to an old joke that there was an incident at the border between the European Union and China.
Germany has a joke-hate-relationship with basically every neighbour xD
But we actually realy love all of them. Don't tell Austria, I said that.
That "poor litle white country" on that map, you mentioned is: Switzerland!
They do economicly great, and that's a main reason why they never bothered to get in the EU.
How it works when they are sorrounded? A trading agreements! Just as countries in Europe had before there was an EU! It's that simple!
He and maybe many Americans might say the poor little country when they see it but once they'll hear Switzerland, their mind would go crazy: "Wow, is that really Switzerland? I wanna go there." After visiting it, they'll realize it's not that "poor little country" anymore. Size isn't all, you know? 😅🙂
Hum ... and also their being a very complacent world "bank"!
~25:00
No my friend, best pizza is of course italian. :)
Das was Dir erzählt wurde, stimmt nicht so richtig. Prag ist zum Beispiel eine wunderschöne Stadt, genau wie Budapest. Und Polen hat sich in den letzten Dekaden sehr zum Positiven entwickelt. Die alten Städte können mit den deutschen alten Städten inzwischen durchaus mithalten. Wir werden über Weihnachten jetzt zum zweiten Mal nach Polen fahren.Liebe Grüße von der Insel Usedom, Ostsee (Baltic See).☺️🌷
Viele dieser Städte sind sogar prächtiger als deutsche Städte, weil sie nicht so zerstört wurden.
The Balkans right under Russia? Are you serious?
Um…. Yeah?
He's probably joking, he must be because if he really means it it can mean 2 things: 1. He doesn't know that Ukraine is not in the Balkans and that Russia's western border ends in the east of Ukraine and that the south of Russia includes Georgia as one of the countries or 2. He knows something we don't? Will Ukraine get conquered by Russia and we, Romania, as part of the Balkans with border them? God forbid, we're in NATO, let's hope this won't happen or the Russians will open "Pandora's box" and the 3rd world war might begin. I know Americans might not give a damn about us, the small countries over here and even though their media made it look fantastic and awesome with attention grabbing titles on the news, they promised to give weapons to Ukraine yet they delayed them by months. I know they don't care if Romania and Moldova (and especially the Transnistrian border where Russian citizens live and where Russian troops are put into place for tens of years) will border Russia and the Ukraine that let's assume it might be destroyed. It's an ocean that separates us yet they promise to help us. Better not promise, everyone must defend itself and its own country, they shouldn't act as the ones that protect us from the "bullies" (Russians) like they'd be our bigger brother. They should calm down and fix their issues in their own country not act as everybody's bodyguard and "friend" when all they care about is making money from other countries while reaping the rewards. Yes, Russia is bad too, they get into trouble too but America is the same if not worse. They better start opening their eyes and leave the other countries alone. Why spend so much money on military? Isn't this paranoia? Just saying.
@@videosforeveryone66 joking or ignorant
Well, didn't he "explain" the dividing line between North and South Europe as ... the Equator!?!?!?
@@micade2518 that's how I heard it. Somehow, I doubt if I can take anything seriously in this vid. Too many serious errors.
UA-camrs like you should get rewarded by your state our country. You go against all the stereotypes and show that americans can be educated, open minded of the rest of the world and also want to learn about the rest of the world.
Beside you I might know 3 other channels from americans who share the same mindset as you do.
Are you sure you heard it all well?
Based on stats, the Czechs drink the most beer. Though a lot of people in statistics argue that's significantly inflated by tourism, and if you just take the native population, Austrians drink the most beer.
....plus we drink a lot of wine....
In Czech republic they drink the most beer. Beer was brewed in Mesopotamia (current Irak) and Ancient Egypt. This 5000 years ago. The Germanic tribes only settled in what is now Germany 2500 years ago. Fun fact Budweiser - Budvar is originally from the Czech region.
I was looking for that comment.
well, tbf what you refere to as "beer" in ancient times was a very rough basis for what later became beer. Calling it "beer" is a stretch.
But the rest is perfectly correct. Even Germany´s favourite beer type is originally from Pilsen, which is certainly not Germany :)
Potato/Tomato Europe - the line which divides where the main component of the meal consists of potatoes (north) or tomatoes (south). It is of course not 100% correct, but also not 100% false. It's not that Italians don't use potatoes (ever tried Gnocchi?) or that Poles have no idea what to do with tomatoes (Gołąbki in tomato sauce!). It is in both cases just less common.
same with the butter-olive oil divide
france being passive 🤣 one thing goes thats not to their liking and they burn the country down 🤣🤣
Well, you know, France "only" participated in 50 of the 125 major European wars fought since 1495; more than any other European state. It is followed by Austria which fought in 47 of them; Spain in 44; and England in 43. Out of the 169 most important world battles fought since 387 BC, France has won 109, lost 49 and drawn 10."
I guess that's when they weren't on strike! ;o)))
Sweden people are so friendly and welcoming. that they are cold is cliche!
I can confirm that!
There is no UNDER AGE DRINKING LAW. If You can go to war, You should be allowed to drink.
Hey, east German dude from Saxony here. The thing about Poland is that the polish people I've met because they chose to work here in Saxony are very nice and friendly people, but when you travel to Poland the people are not, well, guest friendly, I'd say 😅
9:40 "German speaking countries ... they have stable governments...." - this statement didn't age very well in this month 😮
Just because the coalition broke up the country doesn't go down in anarchy. It is all going orderly towards a new election. The new government will still not be doing things radically different.
@@GeeShocker Its the second time within 4 years the Gov is on ice. Last time a Martial-Law followed.
Serious ish.
as we say here.: Nothing gets eaten as hot as it gets cooked.
10:00 Well we germans are good in everyday drinking, and btw more to the south you could fill lakes with what we gulp in wine, but on an everage pub night I wouldn't wanna mess with a britain and when it comes to Schnaps like Vodka or Sliwowitz you would definetly be impressed by what the eastern european(it just fits here 😉) livers are capable of 😵
Bruh, Schnaps is not Vodka 😄Schnaps is another level 😂
@germaniatv1870 seems to be a semantics problem, I'm from southwest germany and Schnaps refers to basically everything with high percentage.
What is Schnaps to you? "Another level" to me would be something like "Stroh 80" which is rum.
I know a Belgian dude, his small village got some big festival where they make fun of politicians and stuff. With big floats that are caricatures ect. it looks lit. gonna visit some time :)
All scandinavians I met we're nice people, but almost all told me "we don't like people" 😄
I think in a way like an introvert, enjoying to stay at home and being able to embrace solitude, independent you could say, which I could understand if a third of the year you basically have to stay at home for the most part.
Statista, who publish the official German statistics, have a list of beer consumption per captita. Latest data are from 2022:
Czechia: 136 liters
Austria: 102 liters
Poland: 93 liters
Germany: 92 liters
(some others)
Ireland 71, Netherlands 70, UK 68.
So the Czech easily outdrink all of Europe.
Austria plus 30 liters of wine per year and person (Germany: 26 liters), Czechia - zero point something...
@@dietmarstockinger So when I take the alcohol content into account (I'm assuming, for easier calculation, 10%vol. for wine and 5 for beer), Austria outruns the Czech Republic by 26 liters "beer equivalent".
"As a Latvian" she should know that the money shown was NOT polish, but Czech Crowns...
James just casualy started a war with Italy 😂
rofl 😂🤣
This could end badly...😂
"England has left the EU"? Okay but you meant to say the UK left the EU.
Aren’t they basically the same thing? 👀💀
@@JamesBray3 No, they're not. England is 1 country while the UK has 4 countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It doesn't mean that if they're small, they don't matter or that they're just 1.
@@videosforeveryone66 don´t get started on the United Commonwealth :)
But you _could_ say England left the EU...and ripped the Scottish and Welsh out of EU as well. Northern Ireland ist kind of in the common market still...
Czechia drinks the most beer, by long shot. Austria also drinks slightly more beer than Germany, the Belgians as well. Beer wasn't "invented" by Germany, in fact, beer wasn't really so much "invented", as it has rather basically always been around in some form, ever since humans started farming grains.
18:40 this is Switzerland and no they will never switch to EU. One of the wealthiest if not the wealthiest country in the world.
Everybody likes this country (or I don't know anybody who doesn't) and would like to live there but not everybody can afford it. The weather (even in the mountains, well, I don't mean at the highest points but still) is better than in the northern countries or like in central europe and especially than in Eastern Europe. Then you have high speed trains and France and Italy and Germany bordering it. Another bonus points. I guess he meant "poor" in terms of military. But guess what? They have this too but they're bases are hidden in the mountains and they have fighter jets there. They're neutral though but even so they're there for the worst case scenario. Then another advantage for them is they have loads of money, I mean the money from the millionaires and billionaires too, oligarchs and oil barons, from mafia to all kinds of people, from rich people with very high salaries up to the billionaires.
Yup, ... Tax heaven and no questions asked ... whilst the EU applies very strict laws on money laundering ...
And the CHF is almost as good as the EURO
Or even better 😄
but they have turned towards the Schengen Abkommen, which is the base for EU members
Are you serious with the pizza? You must be kidding!!!
I just died internally
Czechs,Austrians and Poles drink more beer as Germans!
so you literally have the graph right in front your face and still say germany drinks the most beer
40:25 Do not skip France!
Its such a beautifull country I (from Germany) really like to visit :)
Bro im disappointed i thought you were more cultured than this. Disrespecting Italian pizza like this😂 As soon as you’re back in Germany ill have my Neapolitan mom make you the best pizza you’ve ever eaten. Or you just go to Napoli and try the real deal and then you’ll let me know how you like actual ITALIAN pizza.
How comes you have no original american marshmallow pizza 😂? (Yikes)
In facto the summerians invented beer and even used a primitiv form of batterie to purify it. The ancient egeptians even payed their workers in beer
An American comment I´ll never forget: "Europe is the only country in the world still ruled by a king." (and that was when Elizabeth II. was still queen of the UK)
It was so funny and hurt so much at the same time :D
Im a bit confused. Is the recording a bit older? Because there are some things I swear James already lerned and already was suprised about. The whole tone feels like a style James had a year ago or so. Is it just me ore dose someone else feel the same? Am I going insane?
Im just confused.
Anyway nice video, love ur content, keep going.
It's pretty common amongst UA-camrs to have a very short memory, even about the subjects they react to!
If you want to use the € you have to meet certain standards.
You're right about 16 y.o. being allowed to own a gun but not to drink. There's definitely a choice to be made because the idea of kids still wet behind the ears carrying weapons and drinking alcohol at the same time is pretty frightening!
"French are passive!" ... Napoleon Bonaparte: Am I a joke to you?
"Look at this poor country in the middle of the eu [...] You're cooked." XD
When I took my ex-girlfriend home to Germany many years ago, she asked me if people would consider her German, if they would consider her Irish, because she had Irish-German ancestry. She made the most adorable surprised pikachu face when I told her that nobody would consider her either of those, because to them she would simply be an American.
12:42 That statement about the French is up there with the Balkans being in Western Europe and Malta being in Finland.
You lose one war and the uneducated people on the other side of the Atlantic are happy only going along with pop history... *shakes head* France has been Germany's and England's "arch enemy" for ages, and we don't really mess with the kiddy leagues Americans think France is in.
Now, Belgium... Belgium has the disadvantage of being in the way should we Germans ever want to mess with France again. Good thing we have the EU to help prevent that.
Greetings from Switzerland, that little country in the middle of Europe (mentioned around 24:20) we life quite well, actually, despite neither being in the EU nor using the Euro. Switzerland is known to be quite a wealthy country. Although yes, we speak a very spaced up version of German (and there's like a dozen different versions of "Swiss German" and for example, I'm from Zurich, and I speak "züridütsch" while I don't under stand sh*t if someone speak "walliserdütsch").
Let’s be real for a Sec. At the moment, Western Europe faces a bigger crisis compared to Eastern Europe. In many aspects things are going downhill. Take safety, for example. You. feel more at safe walking through cities in Eastern European or Balkan countries at night than in cities like Paris, Rome, London, Berlin, or Barcelona.
In Western Europe, there is a noticeable rise in crime, homelessness, drug abuse, and prostitution, along with a larger influx of immigrants. Over the past three to four years, these issues have been more visible in Western Europe than in Eastern Europe. Economically, Western Europe, including Germany, can feel like a dead trap unless you're earning well above (Almost double) the average salary. Buying an apartment, let alone a house, is basically Impossible.
Labeling these countries as "stable" or their Big cities as "safe" seems out of touch with reality. Those who live in Europe and have traveled tru Europe will understand what I mean :D
nice video but czechs easily can beat germans in drinking beer
Nearly any Slav can beat a Western European in consumption of a beverage with high alcoholic percentage😂
I think in total (not per capita) Germany still wins 😂 but sure: Pilsen comes from a Czech city with that same name. And it's more popular in Germany than Kölsch or Alt.
it does NOT make SENSE at ALL
"Here you go murder a few people locally or abroad if they breathe wrong!" but OH LORD STAY AWAY FROM THE BEER 😂 😂
Äquator in Europa? Echt jetzt James?! 😂
Ich war im September in Polen und es war echt toll. Definitiv unterbewertet!
🍻 Tschechien!
We'd love to though, wouldn't we. To be in Italy or in Spain and to have a drink from the coconut. 😅🙂 Not even the Canaries are in the tropical zone, let alone the equator. Saying that Europe is in the equator is like saying that Florida is on the equator or worse, that New York is on the equator. I'm sure he was joking though and said it just to get more views. Nice strategy if he did this. Gotta give him credit where it's due. 😅🙂
Aldi - Äquator, Weisswurst-Äquator gibt's schon in DE, Butter/Olivenöl -Äquator und sogar ein Nutella-Äquator existiert in Europa!
@uwekall6281 du hast den Mayo/Essig+Öl Äquator vergessen
We Germans go to a restaurant /gasthaus to eat good food and not for over friendly service. I personally hates when the waiter show upper ever gets minutes to ask if everything is fine. As long I don’t complain everything is just perfect
A small side note from me: I come from Georgia, in the Caucasus. Please never make the mistake of calling Georgians Slavs or any other Caucasian ethnic group in general. We have nothing to do with the Slavs. Neither culturally nor linguistically. Even Ukraine and Belarus are completely diverse in terms of ethnicity. There are Ruthenians, Crimean Tatars and Sermatians there. That's why there is no understanding of "Slavs" there. They don't even call themselves Slavs. Unfortunately, that's the "Western lens" or simplification of the "East". The USSR always propagated things like that on purpose back then, to portray us that way to the West. But that's absolute nonsense. People only really associate Slavs with Russia.
She about "central europe": "They have a stabil government!"
German Government in 2024: "Hold my beer!"
just chorted my coffee out my nose. Ouch painfully true.
IMO some of the countries who doesn’t want to be called Eastern Europe took major political changes and efforts to seperate from Russia. They deserve another name, if they want it.
Austrian here. My whole family was several times on vacation in France and we all loved it and never had bad experiences except the prices there (15 Euro for an aperol spritz in a normal cafe).
God bless America and the rest of planet earth!
China is the world's largest beer-consuming country, and has held that title for 20 years in a row. In 2022, China consumed almost 22% of the world's beer, which was more than double the amount consumed in the United States, the second largest beer-consuming country
Not James telling the swiss to just join the EU allright 😂
There are some theories that beer brewing happened at Godin Tepe settlement (now in modern-day Iran) as early as 10,000 BCE when agriculture first developed in the region.
The Czech Republic remains the leader in per capita beer drinking for the 29th year
if you haven't been to Italy then you possibly never had a true Italian pizza
As a French, I am appalled by the pickpocket situation in Paris. If you want to skip Paris, so be it, I understand! Just a reminder that Paris is not France!
"I have never been to Italy, but italian pizza sucks" make that make sense
NO, Czechs drink more beer, even Austria.
Hell, I always drink more beer when I am visiting Czech Republic or Austria (as a German)
James you know what I really appreciate about you? Your constant will to learn. And you always admit your mistakes - like no one would be mentioning mixing the bosnian flag with the EU flag, or cut out the part where they put Malta in Finland :D :D :D But you stay true to yourself, I really really like that! You broaden your horizon everyday a bit more, and you let us take part in your journey by also showing the moments you don't glance :D Even if my heart stopped for a moment in that Malta-moment - I really like that about you!
Don't worry James, there are also laws in europe that don't make much sense. Politicians and the real world is a topic on its own, I guess! 😂
Considering that Poland´s economy is rising at a ridiculous pace means that Poland and Romania will be the first Eastern-Central European countries with a equal high economy as their western counter part, which is a good thing!..
I do hope to Baltics can make it to the big players in the coming decades.
Dude new julien Bam Video!!!
2:15 the reason why both guns and alcohol being allowed at 16 at the same time should be KIIINDA obvious no?
Poland is a perfectly fine country with a undeserved bad reputation. They have a good quality of life and its very save. And yes the czechs are far heavier beer drinkers than we germans xD
I've never seen or heard from anyone that they tipped triple digits in a restaurant. No idea what would happen, either you have lifelong friends or very suspicious dudes lol.
Even giving them personal gifts is probably more common than tipping that much
Pizza was invented in Greece, sorry Italians. But you own it now it’s all good
Main difference: USA citizen talk about their country when they say America while European include many countries in the European Union 🇪🇺 🧏
Five Europes in America!?
Land area of continental US: roughly 3,119,884 square miles.
Land area of EU: 1,707,642 square miles.
Land area of continental Europe: about 3,930,000 square miles.
Try again, please.
In restaurants? Serve my meal then leave me alone. You are not my best friend. I am not your best friend. I don't want you fawning over me every five minutes asking me if everything is fine, can you get me anything.
If I need your assistance, I will politely get your attention, knowing I will get the help I need because that is your job.
I would suggest that you go to visit spain, especially the coastal cities in the south. The climate is awesome and it feels a little bit like (please excuse this comparism! I do understand that it might be unappropriate, racist and what not, but I´ve tried to simplify it to an american point of view to make it more easy to understand) a bunch of cubans, gypsies and mexicans have taken over california with a roman heritage. You´ll find beautiful, warm climate, great beaches, awesome ancient structures and heritage, amazing views with totaly busy areas around the tourist hot spots, but as soon as you leave the coastal districts and drive a few miles away from the seaside you´ll totally get this toootally "relaxed" feeling of the caribbean "livestyle" embedded into totally awesome views and surroundings. Besides that-they have really AWESOME food "down there!"
Everytime someone is talking about how clean public toilets are in Germany, I do get flashbacks of my experience when i wanted to use the public toilets at the Trainstation in Dresden Neustadt, and saw that someone pressed out his stinky sausage on the floor next to the toilet 😂
They are Slavic countries because it is the Slavic culture... Poland is a beautiful country (one of the best in Europe)... Its own currency is safer because if all of Europe has inflation it is difficult for one country to fix it. Of course it is more difficult to get high inflation but there are also Germans who want the mark again... and your pizza opinion is bullshit no front... Germany also sees itself more as a Central European country... (in the First World War we were also part of the central powers)... And in Europe there aren't really any countries that are bad. Eastern Europe is also really beautiful and their economy is improving over time... (Russia and Ukraine is another thing)
And as an example, there are almost no German restaurants in Germany, at least in the north, and there are a lot from all over the world and they usually do it well…
The little country in the middle that doesn’t use the Euro is not so miserable - it is Switzerland, the richest country in whole Europe. : )
That small country is "Switzerland". One of the strongest countrys economical, but not in the EU and no Euro.
You know two terms are not mutually exclusive. The Balkans are in Eastern Europe. The Balkans are a subregion of Eastern Europe. Also it might be that you Balkan followers are from Germany. I believe there are a lot of people from the Balkans living in Germany.
I'm not. I'm not. Italians go fend for yourselves (25:00 roughly). James declared war on Italy 😂🤣
As a german I hat’s the french as much as the next man, but I never got those french surrender jokes. Trink of Napoleon who invaded the whole continent, even defeated prussia. And Boy, they gave us fire in WWI.
your criticism of Italian Pizza finally explains to me why y'all call it a pizza _pie_ over in America 😂
.. I have to say.. I think Italian pizza is better than any attempt of other's trying to attempt their style. But I also like the fake Italian style pizza more than the fake US style pizza.. so I guess I am biased too
Im hungarian so i fk with Poland :D
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I'm hungry
but german
James says switzerland is cookes because of there currency. Literally switzerland ist the richest Country in Europe with the highest wages and a higher currency than the Euro
The map of that belgian/durch town looks like that not because didn't get along but because they did. The maps looks like that, because there was some land dispute and instead of going to war over it, they went through painstaking details and figured it out for every single teeny tiny plot of land. Had they gone to war because of it, it would all simply either be dutch or belgian.
18:27 "Look at this poor country right here. How do you live?" - points at the one of the richest countries in Europe.
American Pizza? OH NO YOU DIDN'T! Go to the corner of shame, sir. Repent. HARD. If you haven't been to Italy, you don't get to have an opinion.
You heard it here first Switzerland! You're cooked! Better just join the EU :D
39:30 There are more stabbings in the US than in, say, Germany per capita...
Even when talking about England, there is really only an issue in London.
It just seems crazy because it is crazy by European standards and bc with gun crime being almost absent, stabbings get more press.
You dont know whats going on in Sweden and we cant talk about that. You never asked this question, carry on.
Eastern Europe basically shares a common bad experiences with the Soviet Union. That's the only thing they all share. Finland would be debatable in that aspect but not in the same way. (-> Finlandisation)
The EU is as much Europe as the US is (North) America.
The French still partly control half of Africa and their foreign legion is somewhat famous.
You can go to Poland but you should make yourself known as an American tourist. They like Americans but they might not identify you as such just by the looks. ^^
It certainly didn't help that a polish children's book was about a boy of african origin who you have fun and later in the day wouldn't go bathe fearing he would go white... ... yeah.. other times. While it may be cute and friendly, it can still be seen as some kind of norm or top down look like: "look he is so stupid fearing that" though children all over the word believe different crap they have come across. Santa Claus is hardly any better. It ends on friendly terms.
There was a time in Poland, where people were travelling a lot and you can find Poles basically everywhere. The most famous historical achievement was saving the Vienna from the Turks. So this doesn't help much either. Being strongly catholic also doesn't help being open or progressive. Things did change economically, so Poland is no longer the country famous for car thieves, alcohol and the Pope and being repeatedly annexed by its neighbouring countries... and Auschwitz...
Well it kinda is.. and you should visit to see for yourself.
The border thing... well.. if your neighbour is weaponising refugees and migrants to make you look bad.. Though they could have handled it more gracefully and humanely.
Poland took in millions of refugees from Ukraine long before 2022 and even after. And it wasn't really accounted for by the other countries when it came to distribute refugees from Syria.. So they were a little angry. It's a long shot to Germany in many aspects like infrastructure, health services but in some ways ahead. You should generally check out Europe more. There is definitely a lot of history to discover.
I did hear, that Swedish are very friendly but some say superficially so. Maybe that's where the discrepancy comes from.
You will find that most of Europe has some sort of reason to be a certain way. And some are losing some of their past trauma and moving on. Hence noone wants to be associated/reduced to being a vassal of the SU.
Oh and that small white country in the centre of Europe is Switzerland. They are doing just fine I would say. Same as Norway, now the UK, Iceland... They all have their own reasons. Mostly sovereignty over fishing rights, banking regulations, natural resources,.... The Swiss Franc is i think now fixed to the Euro. But people earn way more there and things are expensive...! But nonetheless a beautiful country.
Sorry to hear you have been scammed in Italy expecting a pizza. It's usually very good! Also ice cream (gelato)! The quality and taste is famous.
About tipping: in Germany it would definitely depend on the establishment. If you eat a Döner and you tip 500€ they will probably think you are giving out counterfeit money. If you did after 5h at the Oktober Fest trinking gallons of beer and having a nice time and are already at some hundred € on the bill, they will probably try to refuse it but with a little persuasion accept it.
18:36: This little country you mentioned is Switzerland. They always stayed neutral. The are not in the EU and the don‘t pay with Euro. The have 3 (!!!) different languages spoken in this country (Switzerland-Germany, French and Italian). They are also very konservativ but the are also very rich because of there banks.
Um actually, the smallest country in Europe is the BIS, which is litterally one building and no park.
BIS is the Bank of International Settlements.