It is actually quite impressive that Americans don’t care at all about other cultures. When I first traveled to the USA I was fully aware about that culture. Almost everything wasn’t a cultural shock because I learned about that in advance. So when Americans travel to Europe and they are so concerned and shocked about the different cultures I just can’t understand it. Nowadays we have information on the internet and it is so easy to travel and know in advance about other cultures.
As an American with Dutch family who has moved to the Netherlands, I fully agree with the points in this video. Especially the healthcare one. My Oma, opa, and little cousin with lymphoma are all only alive because of the Dutch healthcare system. My Oma and opa have caretakers come to their house daily for free. In the US they’d have to stay in a retirement home or be taken in by family members. My cousin has been given state of the art cancer treatments, a pink glowing race car themed powered wheelchair, and long hospital stays in a private room that also accommodates her parents to take turns staying with her, all for nearly free. I moved here for my Masters degree, and work life balance has been way better than it ever was back in America. I’m way happier, way more fulfilled, and able to frequently travel to visit neighboring countries. This month I’m visiting the Alps in France, and then Portugal. As someone with a Dutch citizenship, my tuition is essentially free, since my “student stipend” more than covers it. Technically I’m being PAID to do a masters (but only net gain of ~€100 per year haha). Life is good.
Follow up point: I also agree how safe I feel here. I live in a mid sized city here in the Netherlands and I frequently bike or walk alone at night. I’m a young woman and would never feel safe doing this in the US without being vigilant of my surroundings. Here I’m relaxed. I listen to music, I go for late night bike rides, I visit my friends and bike back late, it’s so freeing.
@@thecolorjune Nice you like it in The Netherlands. Do you intend to stay here or move back to the US ? I can imagine if you got used to life work balance here, the safe bike culture and the health care system that you want to stay. I regularly watch an American woman on UA-cam from New York. She tells all about the differences between the US and The Netherlands and how she adjusted to life here just like Jovi does. Her name on UA-cam is Dutch Americano. She learned to speak Dutch on a high level but I dont know if she is cycling through the city already like you. Some people from other countries are afraid to cycle here especially in Amsterdam. Have you got used to the people riding bicycles without helmets yet ? I learned to cycle at 4 years old, I fell of my bike only once in my life, this happened when I was still a child after that never again. Never had an accident either with my bicycle. I did have an accident with my car when it was slippery on the road, I ran into 2 cars with 6 children in them. Luckiliy no one was hurt and it wasnt my fault. De gemeente had not sprinkled salt on the road to melt the ice. Cycling becomes second nature when you cycle to school every day from a young age and you get a 6th sense calculating dangerous situations. Especially women with 2 children on regular bicycles balancing her bicycle before the box car bicycles were invented were impressive. The new fatbikes they can be dangerous tough. Nice you can go visit different countries relatively cheap and you can get there fairly quick. I have done roadtrips in the US, Australia and New Zealand. Roadtripping is adventurous and you meet new people every day . Cost me more than 15.000 euros tough these separate vacations. We did expensive things like going on a helicopter in the snowy mountains, flew a water plane above a vulcano, rented a camper so I am out of money temporarily to go on vacation again but I will save up for another. Not another expensive one. This time I want to check out the UK. Succes with your Masters degree and have a nice vacation. P.s. I did get paid to study as well at the Haarlem Business School. Also only a little net gain per year.
@@2012inca I haven’t decided where I’ll live for certain, but I’m leaning towards staying in the Netherlands at least for a few years post graduating. I got used to biking really quickly actually! My first ever time biking in the Netherlands was in Amsterdam and I didn’t know any of the rules but I just followed other people randomly and mimicked them haha. When I arrived at my city (smaller than Amsterdam) it was easy to bike. I love not wearing a helmet as the paths and speeds feel plenty safe here. I’ve gotten quite good at biking too! I can even bike without my hands now. I have not fallen once. I love biking, and it doesn’t even rain as much as I was worried it might. Helmets make sense in America where there are hills, poorly maintained paths, and little to no protections from cars. But in the Netherlands it is plenty safe without helmets. Though I don’t like fat bikes as well. Those can get dangerous due to artificially too fast speeds.
When it comes to freedom, I think some other UA-camr (don't know which one it was) got this spot on: Americans tend to think of freedom 'to' (own as many guns as you like, run your business however you want even if that means exploiting your employees, rip of patients as a doctor, ...) while Europeans tend to think of freedom 'from' (having to fear for your safety, being exploited by your employer, being sick because you can't afford healthcare, ...).
Speaking of gun violence, today I read about a shooting in Nashville a couple of days ago so I looked up how many shootings has happened already in the US. Wikipedia lists 20 "mass shootings" where there are at least 4 victims (the Nashville one was only 2 IIRC so it was not included) this year and we're only on 24th of January. That is insane!
yes they changed the definition of mass shootings to lower the statistics. anyone else would define a mass shooting as people shooting into a large group. as that started to go up in the thousands per year they added the caveat of at least 4 deaths and not counting injured people. this is why statistics and peoples experiences are completely different.
@@zool201975 It also depends on which term you use and what definition you go by. "Mass murder" is still defined as at least three people within the same event or a short enough time span (at least three victims with an intermediate period between them = serial killer) so regardless of any potential statistics trickery, a mass shooter with three victims would still be on trial for mass murder just like a mass shooter with four victims would.
In China (I am Dutch, but watch a channel that "comments" on the state of things there) there's a category called revenge against society of people that are so frustrated that they want to hurt as many people as possible around them, doesn't that sound a lot like mass shootings? Well we know why those people are "driven" to do such things and the socio-economic and mental (health) care in the Netherlands are sort going in the opposite direction for well, the results show which I prefer. 😂😅😊
In most of Europe all salaries are automatically taxed 15-20% or more on a scale. (there are no tax havens not even for the ultra rich, all the ants contribute to the hive) But this finances free healthcare, free schools, infrastructure, roads, and so forth. All prices have VAT and taxes included. Tips are included in service prices at government pre set levels, that means that Employers have to pay real wages, no need for tips. Employers pay a percentage to the government every month that is the basis for livable disability and or old age pensions. Paid mandatory vacations vary from 3-5 weeks per year. The metric system makes it easy to count and calculate costs, percentages and tally your life. Voting / if you are a citizen you get a voting card in the snail-mail and are free to vote(not mandatory) at the point designated on your card. Even Joseph and Mary were on their way to a census 2000 years ago in Bethlehem.
In the Netherlands, education cost for all universities are fixed at €2300,- a year + books and materials. You get some support, but no where near enough to support yourself. (€315 to €475, depending on your parents financial situation, In the current system this is a state-loan.) So you either depend on your parents, get an additional state student loan or work in a bar (or all of the above) to sustain yourself. The State loan needs to be paid back in 30 years, so if your loan is 700 a month, you'll end up with a debt of 4x12x700=32.000 euros, spread of 30 years, you'll make a monthly payment of a little over €100,- on a €3000 starting salary. If due to (something like) disability you cannot make payments, the student loan is expunged.
You forget to mention the OV card in The Netherlands that gives college students special discounts on a lot of stuff like school books and computers and on public transportation instead of them having to pay full price for it like the rest of the people. What you did is probably use ChatGPT and I'm willing to bet also based on your comment you also never even lived in The Netherlands.
1. In the US the death panels are the insurance companies. 2. The term "nine-to-five job" is reality in The Netherlands (and most of N. Europe). 3. In The US people live a Catch 22 life. You get the money but not the time to, for example, spend time on vacation with your family.
In some European countries, education is free in the official language of the country. So, if you speak the language and pass the entrance prerequisites/exams ... you're set. Naturally, there are private schools that you pay for. Ironically, or maybe not, some of the schools are American, emersion or Christian schools.
as a asian american that has been to europe thanks to my fams. jobs, and i agree with her!! Although sadly you can't change peoples minds sometimes, especially on healthcare; and thats why soon i am considering duel citizenship!! its just not easy to do, and i wish it was!!; but i understand why its not easy!!
When you live in the US there is the possibilty to earn vast amounts of money, it comes with a price however. As long as you don't have your own business you are at the mercy of your employer that doesn't have many rules to obey and can decide how you spend your time off. Before you graduate you most probably are in tremendous debt. Healthinsurance is very very costly and still bills are enormous. There are more guns than people. On the upside: Taxes are very low. (and so are the social security and the state of the infrastructure) When you live in Europe wages are more moderate, mostly because of the higher taxes, you can still earn a more than decent salary but is more equally spread. Therefore we have: Affordable healthcare and if you have a moderate income you are compensated by the government. Only in specific cases you will receive a medical bill and that won't bankrupt you. Education will not haunt you for the rest of you life with it's debt. The risk of encountering gunviolence is very low because there are strict laws for posession. As an employee you have rights. For instance to vacation days ( Most people have at least 30), and employers can't just cancel your plans. Letting you off isn't just done, your employer has to follow strict rules for that and has to inform you about it so you can react to it. I wouldn't say it is all butterflies and roses here but life in Europe is quite good.
6:50 There are ones in America who also believe that euthanasia is done in Canada as well. 7:57 That's what happens when you are brought up in a CAPITALIST country. You are brought to believe that money is more important than people. That is one of the reasons why impoverished people are more or less segregated from the rest and treated like trash. The attitude is: if you don't have money, you are worthless, which also shows in your healthcare. In general, American health is worse, as people don't want to go bankrupt trying to stay healthy. 14:33 How many Americans ask their Northern neighbour, "Why don't you people have guns?" The answer is simple, BECAUSE UNLIKE THE US, WE DON'T NEED THEM!! And now the orange man wants to turn Canada and Greenland into the US!! The US is rated as one of the most violent countries in the world. What it all comes down to is, almost anywhere is better to live than the US. If I could afford it, I would move to Europe to get as far from the US as possible.
Nowadays I see buying new stuff from a different pov. Although I love my job, I will always ask myself, is the thing I buy worth working xx hours? Or do I want more spare time in my life? Suddenly many things weren't so important anymore, when a 20h/week is option B! 😂 I enjoy every free minute and it is also a lie, that you need money to have a good time. Money can't buy you happiness or security, you/yourself and turning off the f..... TV, will give you everything you need! 😉 Have a good one! ✌🏻
Found your reaction channel in feed. I subscribed and like to see more. I have a playlist of checked the Netherlands videos. These don't have big errors, only some wrong pronunciation with names. I'm not historicus but as Dutch i think i see what's bad or not The videos are from several channels
Another thing that is different in The Netherlands as someone who is Dutch. We are proud of our country but not in an excessive way which Americans would describe as patriotism instead of what it really is, which is extreme nationalism. See I can promise you not one Dutch shopping mall, gym, class room, work space, office, gymnasium, court room or most government buildings will you see Dutch flags plastered all over. Meanwhile you will see American flags plastered all over in your daily lives. From TV networks using the American colors in their logo or layout like NBC after 9/11 and Fox News, at every national sports and college games, in class rooms, in gyms, in gymnasiums, in shopping malls, at government buildings like the DMV and in court rooms.
About freedoms, there are 2 kinds: 1 freedom to do and 2 freedom from. To a degree they can't be combined cause after certain level the one freedom supressed the other. For me the freedom from is more importend so should be the dominant one, you can still have all the freedom to do until the point they interfere with the freedom from (yes there are always some specific exception, but as a generale rules i think its better). Both are pretty horrible if they go to far so i ain't a freedom absolutist (actualy i don't even believe there is such a thing as absolute freedom).
The first lie that these people were told was that 1 country could be compared with 50+ countries. And apparently they all still believe it, otherwise they'd be making videos comparing the US with the country they're living in in Europe and not the whole continent.
I think Jovi has lived in several other countries in Europe. But beside that, counties in Europe have a lot in common. They all have affordable healthcare, free or cheap education, paid holidays, paid maternity leave, no guns. The videos from American expats living in Germany, France, Portugal, the Nordic countries are very similar when they are talking about this subject. For example everyone mentions the freedom, work life balance, consumerism.
Education: I wonder if students get some support from the Dutch state. I would like to believe that. Here in Denmark, a student can get up to nearly $1000 per month. The last list over top 10 countries easiest to conduct private business, was topped by Norway, with my own country as number two. The US wasn't even in the top 10. Not even have the Scandinavian countries good conditions for citizens, but also for business. I think it is worth a thought. If I was a US citizen, I would get out. It will get bad. It is not so much the Orange one I am thinking of, he is just accelerating the slide down the mountain. I would not raise a child in that country. The home of the brave! Yeah, you have to be brave to live there, for sure.
Yes, in the Netherlands, you get some support, but no where near enough to support yourself. (€315 to €475, depending on your parents financial situation) So you either depend on your parents, get a state student loan or work in a bar (or all of the above) to sustain yourself. Education costs are fixed at €2300 a year + books and materials.
@@vogel2280 Denmark: UP TO $1000 per month. Also depending on the income of "the household". No education costs, free. You can get though an education without debt, but it is not much fun. So many takes a "student job", so they can keep the local café's in business. 🙂 I know a guy, during he's studying at Uni, he bought up used bicycles outside Copenhagen. He cleaned them, did minor repairs and then sold them with a good profit in Copenhagen. He ended with no debt. We do also have student loans here.
@WolfHeathen You must still believe the propaganda your government fed you about China. On the app Rednote people can talk directly to Chinese people living in China and ask them questions. They show with video's what life is really like in China and say most things that are said about China are lies. There are lots of people from the West that study in China or live there for the rest of their lives. They have futuristic cities the size of New York in China that are way advanced over cities in Western countries. Their groceries and rent are cheaper then in The West. Their cars and houses are cheaper and 90% of Chinese own their own home, some have vacation homes as well. They dont have to pay property tax. Their cars, computers and mobile phones are way advanced over the ones in The West. Your government and media paint a negative picture of China saying they are worse of then your own country so you dont go to China to see for yourself how advanced they are. Do they have censorship online from the government yes, but so does the US and other countries. On American Tiktok all negative video's of Trump are removed from the search results and people get flagged when they make critical video's about him. So the US now has censorship just like China. If you really want to know what life is like in China instead of the propaganda your government and media have fed you then go to China or use the app Rednote to talk directly to Chinese people living in China. So you can ask Chinese people directly what life is like in China and watch the video's they make about their daily lives. Instead of the propoganda your government and media fed you. People stil have an image of China what is was like 30 years ago. In those 30 years they developed into a very advanced furistic society.
It is actually quite impressive that Americans don’t care at all about other cultures. When I first traveled to the USA I was fully aware about that culture. Almost everything wasn’t a cultural shock because I learned about that in advance. So when Americans travel to Europe and they are so concerned and shocked about the different cultures I just can’t understand it. Nowadays we have information on the internet and it is so easy to travel and know in advance about other cultures.
As an American with Dutch family who has moved to the Netherlands, I fully agree with the points in this video. Especially the healthcare one. My Oma, opa, and little cousin with lymphoma are all only alive because of the Dutch healthcare system. My Oma and opa have caretakers come to their house daily for free. In the US they’d have to stay in a retirement home or be taken in by family members. My cousin has been given state of the art cancer treatments, a pink glowing race car themed powered wheelchair, and long hospital stays in a private room that also accommodates her parents to take turns staying with her, all for nearly free.
I moved here for my Masters degree, and work life balance has been way better than it ever was back in America. I’m way happier, way more fulfilled, and able to frequently travel to visit neighboring countries. This month I’m visiting the Alps in France, and then Portugal. As someone with a Dutch citizenship, my tuition is essentially free, since my “student stipend” more than covers it. Technically I’m being PAID to do a masters (but only net gain of ~€100 per year haha). Life is good.
Follow up point: I also agree how safe I feel here. I live in a mid sized city here in the Netherlands and I frequently bike or walk alone at night. I’m a young woman and would never feel safe doing this in the US without being vigilant of my surroundings. Here I’m relaxed. I listen to music, I go for late night bike rides, I visit my friends and bike back late, it’s so freeing.
@@thecolorjune Nice you like it in The Netherlands. Do you intend to stay here or move back to the US ? I can imagine if you got used to life work balance here, the safe bike culture and the health care system that you want to stay. I regularly watch an American woman on UA-cam from New York. She tells all about the differences between the US and The Netherlands and how she adjusted to life here just like Jovi does. Her name on UA-cam is Dutch Americano. She learned to speak Dutch on a high level but I dont know if she is cycling through the city already like you.
Some people from other countries are afraid to cycle here especially in Amsterdam. Have you got used to the people riding bicycles without helmets yet ? I learned to cycle at 4 years old, I fell of my bike only once in my life, this happened when I was still a child after that never again. Never had an accident either with my bicycle. I did have an accident with my car when it was slippery on the road, I ran into 2 cars with 6 children in them. Luckiliy no one was hurt and it wasnt my fault. De gemeente had not sprinkled salt on the road to melt the ice. Cycling becomes second nature when you cycle to school every day from a young age and you get a 6th sense calculating dangerous situations. Especially women with 2 children on regular bicycles balancing her bicycle before the box car bicycles were invented were impressive. The new fatbikes they can be dangerous tough.
Nice you can go visit different countries relatively cheap and you can get there fairly quick. I have done roadtrips in the US, Australia and New Zealand. Roadtripping is adventurous and you meet new people every day . Cost me more than 15.000 euros tough these separate vacations. We did expensive things like going on a helicopter in the snowy mountains, flew a water plane above a vulcano, rented a camper so I am out of money temporarily to go on vacation again but I will save up for another. Not another expensive one. This time I want to check out the UK. Succes with your Masters degree and have a nice vacation. P.s. I did get paid to study as well at the Haarlem Business School. Also only a little net gain per year.
@@2012inca I haven’t decided where I’ll live for certain, but I’m leaning towards staying in the Netherlands at least for a few years post graduating.
I got used to biking really quickly actually! My first ever time biking in the Netherlands was in Amsterdam and I didn’t know any of the rules but I just followed other people randomly and mimicked them haha. When I arrived at my city (smaller than Amsterdam) it was easy to bike. I love not wearing a helmet as the paths and speeds feel plenty safe here. I’ve gotten quite good at biking too! I can even bike without my hands now. I have not fallen once. I love biking, and it doesn’t even rain as much as I was worried it might.
Helmets make sense in America where there are hills, poorly maintained paths, and little to no protections from cars. But in the Netherlands it is plenty safe without helmets. Though I don’t like fat bikes as well. Those can get dangerous due to artificially too fast speeds.
When it comes to freedom, I think some other UA-camr (don't know which one it was) got this spot on: Americans tend to think of freedom 'to' (own as many guns as you like, run your business however you want even if that means exploiting your employees, rip of patients as a doctor, ...) while Europeans tend to think of freedom 'from' (having to fear for your safety, being exploited by your employer, being sick because you can't afford healthcare, ...).
Speaking of gun violence, today I read about a shooting in Nashville a couple of days ago so I looked up how many shootings has happened already in the US. Wikipedia lists 20 "mass shootings" where there are at least 4 victims (the Nashville one was only 2 IIRC so it was not included) this year and we're only on 24th of January. That is insane!
yes they changed the definition of mass shootings to lower the statistics.
anyone else would define a mass shooting as people shooting into a large group.
as that started to go up in the thousands per year they added the caveat of at least 4 deaths and not counting injured people.
this is why statistics and peoples experiences are completely different.
@@zool201975 It also depends on which term you use and what definition you go by. "Mass murder" is still defined as at least three people within the same event or a short enough time span (at least three victims with an intermediate period between them = serial killer) so regardless of any potential statistics trickery, a mass shooter with three victims would still be on trial for mass murder just like a mass shooter with four victims would.
In China (I am Dutch, but watch a channel that "comments" on the state of things there) there's a category called revenge against society of people that are so frustrated that they want to hurt as many people as possible around them, doesn't that sound a lot like mass shootings? Well we know why those people are "driven" to do such things and the socio-economic and mental (health) care in the Netherlands are sort going in the opposite direction for well, the results show which I prefer. 😂😅😊
Jovie moved to the Netherlands several years ago... unfortunately she stopped making video's a long time ago after her family situation changed.
Freedom is not to..... but should be freedom from...
Freedom is to be able to feel safe outside the perimeter of your own house when you ride back home alone on your bike at 02:00AM.
In most of Europe all salaries are automatically taxed 15-20% or more on a scale. (there are no tax havens not even for the ultra rich, all the ants contribute to the hive) But this finances free healthcare, free schools, infrastructure, roads, and so forth. All prices have VAT and taxes included. Tips are included in service prices at government pre set levels, that means that Employers have to pay real wages, no need for tips. Employers pay a percentage to the government every month that is the basis for livable disability and or old age pensions. Paid mandatory vacations vary from 3-5 weeks per year. The metric system makes it easy to count and calculate costs, percentages and tally your life. Voting / if you are a citizen you get a voting card in the snail-mail and are free to vote(not mandatory) at the point designated on your card. Even Joseph and Mary were on their way to a census 2000 years ago in Bethlehem.
In the Netherlands, education cost for all universities are fixed at €2300,- a year + books and materials. You get some support, but no where near enough to support yourself. (€315 to €475, depending on your parents financial situation, In the current system this is a state-loan.) So you either depend on your parents, get an additional state student loan or work in a bar (or all of the above) to sustain yourself. The State loan needs to be paid back in 30 years, so if your loan is 700 a month, you'll end up with a debt of 4x12x700=32.000 euros, spread of 30 years, you'll make a monthly payment of a little over €100,- on a €3000 starting salary. If due to (something like) disability you cannot make payments, the student loan is expunged.
You forget to mention the OV card in The Netherlands that gives college students special discounts on a lot of stuff like school books and computers and on public transportation instead of them having to pay full price for it like the rest of the people. What you did is probably use ChatGPT and I'm willing to bet also based on your comment you also never even lived in The Netherlands.
1. In the US the death panels are the insurance companies. 2. The term "nine-to-five job" is reality in The Netherlands (and most of N. Europe). 3. In The US people live a Catch 22 life. You get the money but not the time to, for example, spend time on vacation with your family.
In some European countries, education is free in the official language of the country. So, if you speak the language and pass the entrance prerequisites/exams ... you're set. Naturally, there are private schools that you pay for. Ironically, or maybe not, some of the schools are American, emersion or Christian schools.
as a asian american that has been to europe thanks to my fams. jobs, and i agree with her!! Although sadly you can't change peoples minds sometimes, especially on healthcare; and thats why soon i am considering duel citizenship!! its just not easy to do, and i wish it was!!; but i understand why its not easy!!
When you live in the US there is the possibilty to earn vast amounts of money, it comes with a price however.
As long as you don't have your own business you are at the mercy of your employer that doesn't have many rules to obey and can decide how you spend your time off.
Before you graduate you most probably are in tremendous debt.
Healthinsurance is very very costly and still bills are enormous.
There are more guns than people.
On the upside: Taxes are very low. (and so are the social security and the state of the infrastructure)
When you live in Europe wages are more moderate, mostly because of the higher taxes, you can still earn a more than decent salary but is more equally spread.
Therefore we have:
Affordable healthcare and if you have a moderate income you are compensated by the government.
Only in specific cases you will receive a medical bill and that won't bankrupt you.
Education will not haunt you for the rest of you life with it's debt.
The risk of encountering gunviolence is very low because there are strict laws for posession.
As an employee you have rights. For instance to vacation days ( Most people have at least 30), and employers can't just cancel your plans.
Letting you off isn't just done, your employer has to follow strict rules for that and has to inform you about it so you can react to it.
I wouldn't say it is all butterflies and roses here but life in Europe is quite good.
I would say you are welcome to The Netherlands, The US is such a catch 22, better a vicious circle. ( Yeah im a Dutch guy 😁)
6:50 There are ones in America who also believe that euthanasia is done in Canada as well.
7:57 That's what happens when you are brought up in a CAPITALIST country. You are brought to believe that money is more important than people. That is one of the reasons why impoverished people are more or less segregated from the rest and treated like trash. The attitude is: if you don't have money, you are worthless, which also shows in your healthcare. In general, American health is worse, as people don't want to go bankrupt trying to stay healthy.
14:33 How many Americans ask their Northern neighbour, "Why don't you people have guns?" The answer is simple, BECAUSE UNLIKE THE US, WE DON'T NEED THEM!! And now the orange man wants to turn Canada and Greenland into the US!! The US is rated as one of the most violent countries in the world.
What it all comes down to is, almost anywhere is better to live than the US. If I could afford it, I would move to Europe to get as far from the US as possible.
Nowadays I see buying new stuff from a different pov.
Although I love my job, I will always ask myself, is the thing I buy worth working xx hours? Or do I want more spare time in my life?
Suddenly many things weren't so important anymore, when a 20h/week is option B! 😂 I enjoy every free minute and it is also a lie, that you need money to have a good time. Money can't buy you happiness or security, you/yourself and turning off the f..... TV, will give you everything you need! 😉
Have a good one! ✌🏻
I threw my TV out 15 years ago and I don't miss it.
Found your reaction channel in feed. I subscribed and like to see more. I have a playlist of checked the Netherlands videos. These don't have big errors, only some wrong pronunciation with names. I'm not historicus but as Dutch i think i see what's bad or not
The videos are from several channels
Another thing that is different in The Netherlands as someone who is Dutch. We are proud of our country but not in an excessive way which Americans would describe as patriotism instead of what it really is, which is extreme nationalism. See I can promise you not one Dutch shopping mall, gym, class room, work space, office, gymnasium, court room or most government buildings will you see Dutch flags plastered all over. Meanwhile you will see American flags plastered all over in your daily lives. From TV networks using the American colors in their logo or layout like NBC after 9/11 and Fox News, at every national sports and college games, in class rooms, in gyms, in gymnasiums, in shopping malls, at government buildings like the DMV and in court rooms.
I suggest video 10 reasons why i love the Netherlands by David Wan who lives here for 5-6 years
in the usa in term od freedom its more "freedom For " in europe its more " freedom from "
About freedoms, there are 2 kinds: 1 freedom to do and 2 freedom from. To a degree they can't be combined cause after certain level the one freedom supressed the other.
For me the freedom from is more importend so should be the dominant one, you can still have all the freedom to do until the point they interfere with the freedom from (yes there are always some specific exception, but as a generale rules i think its better). Both are pretty horrible if they go to far so i ain't a freedom absolutist (actualy i don't even believe there is such a thing as absolute freedom).
IT'S EVERYTHING ,!!!!!
European are free from..
USA are free to..
The first lie that these people were told was that 1 country could be compared with 50+ countries. And apparently they all still believe it, otherwise they'd be making videos comparing the US with the country they're living in in Europe and not the whole continent.
I think Jovi has lived in several other countries in Europe. But beside that, counties in Europe have a lot in common. They all have affordable healthcare, free or cheap education, paid holidays, paid maternity leave, no guns. The videos from American expats living in Germany, France, Portugal, the Nordic countries are very similar when they are talking about this subject. For example everyone mentions the freedom, work life balance, consumerism.
@@jannetteberends8730 - _"When we moved from the US to the Netherlands"_ - Her own words.
@ yes, but before that she worked in other countries.
@ she worked as an ex pat there. Just like the man from not just bikes.
My moment is 89, Ik am going to pick her up tomorrow from hospital
Mom
Murica 😂😂😂😂😂😂
try Murdica
Education: I wonder if students get some support from the Dutch state. I would like to believe that. Here in Denmark, a student can get up to nearly $1000 per month.
The last list over top 10 countries easiest to conduct private business, was topped by Norway, with my own country as number two. The US wasn't even in the top 10. Not even have the Scandinavian countries good conditions for citizens, but also for business. I think it is worth a thought.
If I was a US citizen, I would get out. It will get bad. It is not so much the Orange one I am thinking of, he is just accelerating the slide down the mountain. I would not raise a child in that country.
The home of the brave! Yeah, you have to be brave to live there, for sure.
Yes, in the Netherlands, you get some support, but no where near enough to support yourself. (€315 to €475, depending on your parents financial situation) So you either depend on your parents, get a state student loan or work in a bar (or all of the above) to sustain yourself. Education costs are fixed at €2300 a year + books and materials.
@@vogel2280 Denmark: UP TO $1000 per month. Also depending on the income of "the household". No education costs, free.
You can get though an education without debt, but it is not much fun. So many takes a "student job", so they can keep the local café's in business. 🙂
I know a guy, during he's studying at Uni, he bought up used bicycles outside Copenhagen. He cleaned them, did minor repairs and then sold them with a good profit in Copenhagen. He ended with no debt.
We do also have student loans here.
Can't even spell the word "TO" properly....
Did the grumpy old man not sleep well today?
Yeah in the end thats all nothing against the lies about China that many americans now find out were sooo not true.
How did you find out about the lies about China the media and government told you ?
That's very relative. China isn't a very good country no matter how you look at it.
@WolfHeathen You must still believe the propaganda your government fed you about China. On the app Rednote people can talk directly to Chinese people living in China and ask them questions. They show with video's what life is really like in China and say most things that are said about China are lies. There are lots of people from the West that study in China or live there for the rest of their lives. They have futuristic cities the size of New York in China that are way advanced over cities in Western countries.
Their groceries and rent are cheaper then in The West. Their cars and houses are cheaper and 90% of Chinese own their own home, some have vacation homes as well. They dont have to pay property tax. Their cars, computers and mobile phones are way advanced over the ones in The West. Your government and media paint a negative picture of China saying they are worse of then your own country so you dont go to China to see for yourself how advanced they are. Do they have censorship online from the government yes, but so does the US and other countries. On American Tiktok all negative video's of Trump are removed from the search results and people get flagged when they make critical video's about him.
So the US now has censorship just like China. If you really want to know what life is like in China instead of the propaganda your government and media have fed you then go to China or use the app Rednote to talk directly to Chinese people living in China. So you can ask Chinese people directly what life is like in China and watch the video's they make about their daily lives. Instead of the propoganda your government and media fed you. People stil have an image of China what is was like 30 years ago. In those 30 years they developed into a very advanced furistic society.