"According to a survey of labor unions, it was found that amongst all the developed nations in the world, the U.S.was the worst when it came to workers’ rights. In a Bloomberg report, it was stated that the U.S. had been placed in the ‘4th category’, which means that there is a systematic violation of rights." (Why the US Has Been Ranked as One of the Worst Countries for Workers’ Rights - by The GPS Team in Business, Global Compliance)
As he said some corporations do give benefits, so it probably just gives room to not give it to most low paid jobs and that would in most their eyes seem fair. "Just get a better job" is a big part of their philosophy. Capitalism baby yeah One word, disgusting. I´d say low paid jobs are the backbone on which everything else rests.
My two oldest kids attended school in DC for six years while I worked in the US (ages 8-14, 10-16). Their major dislikes were: multi-choice rather than open question tests, the class structure at schools based on fashion/cliques/sports, bullying being more common, absurd fears of being naked in locker rooms, the big deal about "keggers", the Pledge, and of course far more focus on ethnicity/ colour.
I have always wondered where I would be sitting in the school cafeteria if I grew up in the US. I played in the school band and I played chess. But I was also in the school basketball team and played water polo for the swedish junior national team. I think people like me would be very confusing for US teenagers..
@@79BlackRose Yes. For example, my son was then a very good athlete (not so much today 🐘!) and found the locker room prudery at his US school very bizarre.
@@79BlackRose No problems with nakedness here, I guess if someone had some physical anomaly, they could have trouble, but not for the average Svensson. Is it some kind of religious/sexual thing? It seems that nakedness is always sexual over there.
You told the people not to just visit NYC and LA. But when you visited Germany you stayed most of the time in Berlin (German NYC), made a daytrip to Hamburg (German LA because of the tech scene) and a short trip to crazy Bavaria (German Florida or Texas). I hope next time you'll do it better. 😂
Yes, he is very strange. Instead of using the camera to show what he experienced, he then walked up and down streets to tell the camera (instead of showing) what he experienced.
@@ichbinbluna3504I found it all pretty strange as well. Instead of exploring the beautiful German forests and mountains, he just hung around city centres. His trips to the UK have been similar. But at least in his first trip he did spend one day in the Lake District and one day in the Cotswolds. This year he saw some Scottish scenery. Considering how fit he is, I don't understand why he doesn't get out of the cities and into the great landscapes. 🤔
@@79BlackRoseThere is no better way to put it. For Germany, it may be that his German followers have scared him off with their constant nagging about what is supposedly forbidden to film. There's only one thing you're not allowed to do: point the camera at a face if you don't have the person's consent. But if you're walking through the neighborhood, of course you're allowed to film it at a whole. I've seen such wonderful travel reports from Americans before and since, I'm still shaking my head at what Joel didn't understand.
Not everyone gets it. This seems to be the thing Americans don't get. I don't care if 99% have cheap healthcare and 99% get maternity leave, etc. It shouldn't be something anyone is missing out on because of circumstances.
As someone who is German I can tell you, Eastern Europe is Vanarama National League, so below League 2. I know Eastern Europe and USA very well, and much prefer USA not EE. And I am saying that as neutral German guy who have worked in both places. EE is not a good place to live.
As for AMERICAN COMPANIES screwing their people over,,,,, yes they do,,,, these same AMERICAN COMPANIES operate in EUROPE but they would absolutely never be allowed to treat us in the same way……
I am from Germany (100% German) and can definetly tell you as someone who worked in USA and Eastern Europe for each 2 years (was forced to, otherwise would lose job). USA is much better to live than Eastern Europe. I could save much more and better life quality.
There is quite a big commotion here in Sweden about this exact thing right now. Tesla is going head to head with the union right no. And Tesla will definately not win... It started quite small in Tesla workshops but it has now spread so Tesla pretty much can't do any business at all in Sweden now. For instance, the postal union have joined, so no mail is delivered to Tesla, mail is the only way to get registration plates.
People in my country sometimes says that the moment you don't want to live in USA anymore is the time you really matured. I'm really sorry for American citizens. Healthcare, school system, guns... I want to visit because of nature diversity and National Parks, but I would cry if I had to live permanently. That's really sucks for you guys.
@@emilyl6746 There's a reply that's irrelevant to what OP commented. Reading comprehension problem? ''the moment you don't want to live in USA anymore is the time you really matured.'' and ''I would cry if I had to live permanently.'' If immigrants are trying to get in (and don't know why you felt the need to use the ''illegal'' qualifier), they haven't yet lived in the US.
@@luciebrisson5881 there's a significant amount of privilege behind the claim that maturity is reached once one doesn't like the US or want to live there. Tell that to people who literally risk their lives to get to the US. I'm merely pointing out a difference in perspective. Someone that doesn't have to worry about being murdered by a member of MS 13 of course can say they feel sorry for people who live in the US. I'm sure you don't come from a country where you have to bribe a judge to get justice but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
1st trip thru was to LA. Was crap except motel / cafe owner had lived in Oz for years so had a great product. Next was San Fran. So good loved the real food and the culture was great. I tell everyone to go thru San Fran.
I'd say all Americans want to do isn't work work work but instead consume/spend money and that you have to pay for everything that's why you HAVE to work work work Imho
The consuming part is a mind thing or how the nation thing/tradition(call it what you want ) , it's. Not their fault. It's. when you experience something different, that's the goal. This is what I experienced in Norway and choose that lifestyle/ mindset for myself, coming from Germany 😀
If you don't work work work, in the US you'll have nothing. Many Americans who do work work work, still have nothing unfortunately. They use the term, living pay cheque to pay cheque.
I am Dutch and I've been to The US. multiple times and I like the geography of the country, I like the people in most parts 've been. In general, I have no real big issues with the country and the people. I fin dit funny that Americans are always so proud of being American when practically all of the "Americans" are Europeans. The country is very young. I personally only have my thoughts about the way the country has been run from the get go and the foreign polacies.
Well, some times you just happen to fall in love with an American and you have no choice ... I'll be moving to Florida sooner rather than later 🙂 And I loved your remarks at the end ... Americans in general are very welcoming to foreigners :-) Of course, they love me because I'm bringing Dutch cheese with me, Dutch cookies and general Dutch cheerfulness 🙂
That's the point:if you choose to live in a country, you must come to terms with their rules and philosophies. But nowadays, it's easier to immigrate to the land of your choice, which you agree more
Coming to terms with a country's rules? Yes and no, I think. You shouldn't be breaking the law, but questioning the rules, getting rid of those which don't make sense (any longer) and introducing new ones and improving your country, your political system, your democracy, your society - of course. How can there be any progress, if people always "come to terms" with the status quo? We would still all be living in the Middle Ages, or abiding to rules in operation since 1787 (although a late 18th century society must have been very different than an early 21st century society). 😉
One thing is that you can also fight for bettering the rules to promote the life there too. Just because it always was doesn't mean it was right to begin with. The average American support some form of gun control for example. But the rules are made by the lobbyists.
There is nothing wrong at all with having a solid work ethic. But there needs to be balance - family life matters too, as does people's physical and mental wellbeing. Which is why a good social infrastructure ('cradle to grave' as Aneurin Bevan famously said) is so important. If people know that should they be unlucky enough to fall seriously ill or have a major accident, they can focus on recovery, that removes stress and fear for themselves and their family. Knowing they have access to good health care and knowing that they don't need to worry about medical bills or losing their job, that removes a lot of stress and suffering. If people choose to have a child, being able to spend time with that child in the crucial first year of life, and take time off if the child is ill, means that people can stop worrying and integrate family life and work life together. And it is not lazy to want to take annual leave and switch off, recharge and return to work re-energised. I think tax money is well spent if it goes on supporting people with an infrastructure that is there for them if life throws a curved ball.
Workers rights.... "we are not the best with that..." That's not true. You are actually the worst of all of the developed world in workers rights. And the stupidest thing to say is, that employers will take care of it? Why should they if they make more ignoring you?
If nothing else, Joel (& of course, there's a _lot_ to be concerned about in the US) unless you are or likely to become a 'Dad' now or in the near future... Your own particular views / opinions on parenthood are kinda invalid, as you're not reliant on Insurance to help you through your partner's pregnancy, the costs involved in general or specific necessary healthcare/pregnancy care tests, delivery & post-patum care, plus the actual costs in raising a child from birth to adulthood. You might assume, you might research the costs involved, but... Until or unless you're in that / those situations, You. Have. No. Idea!! I'm sorry if that sounds condescending or a trite way to describe a young man's suppositions, but it is true, and we can never assume what it's really like for others who (in America) must struggle to pay to get through the life they'd been raised to believe is accessable to all in "the Land of the Free"!🥺😮😢🤔 Your brave attempt to "stand up for your country" & it's skewed ideals, only goes to explain why your country is in the state it is. Exactly. "It is what it is" and there's no much anyone can do about it. 😮😢 Jeezus H. Chriiiist, Joel. When you join the full-time workforce, in whichever field of interest / skillset you've decided upon, do be sure your workforce has a backup plan for worker's rights. You (or your loved-ones / dependents) may rely on that some day. The people of your country surely deserve better than how they're currently being treated by _your_ Government _and_ _your_ Businesses / Corporations?!😮🏴❤️🖖 Good Luck.😊
Every now older generation once was the promising young one. The flower power, love and peace generation of the 60s/70s? The anticapitalistic punk generation of the 80s? Most of the once idealistic young folks became as conservative as their parents. So sorry, no big expectations here on my part.
America is a continent. Who went to the moon? Who defeated Hitler? Who protects the Germans and the other European NATO fools who don't pay the 2% of GDP to fulfil the NATO target? (I'm a german retired economist)
I know to many Europeans there are a lot of things wrong with the US. But trust me, as a Venezuelan who has been in the US since 2010, it is far worse in many other countries. In Venezuela the government can take your property for no other reason other than they want it. Americans just believe things have to be earned rather than given. That's why the US is so attractive to highly skilled foreign nationals.
In (northern) Germany, there is the phrase: "The USA is a third-world country with a Gucci belt." Poor people. I always wonder why nothing is happening. I also paid something for my studies in Germany, €200 a year. But that included a ticket that allowed me to travel by bus and train for free and, of course, various student discounts. I would never have been able to study in the USA. I had three head MRIs this year - free of cost, of course. Health must always be free. And there's no unemployment benefit, is there? I have friends who have been unemployed for 10 years (partly for health reasons) - of course they have to be able to live a decent life and of course the state has to pay for it (and everyone who pays taxes, that's a matter of honour). Is there actually a decent, good pension system in the USA? Friends of mine have become parents: Of course she gets 6 months off paid by her employer and he gets three paid months off. I must have been ill for a total of 5 weeks this year. Of course I still get normal pay. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to cure yourself - "sick days" with a limit are unbelievably cruel. A friend of mine was on sick leave for a year because of burnout. Of course it's paid. How can this not exist in a country that calls itself "progressive"? How can there even be a sense of "freedom" if you don't have a single state safety net?
i'll be the devils advocate: full paid sick leave is for 6 weeks, then 70% of your salary. obviously that's still better than what the us hss. i guess they are free tho, free of safety!
The irony is when he said Americans like to work, I somehow doubt that, I think it's more that Americans have been conditioned to work because the US system is all about money above everything else, it's basically a system designed to make people work long hours whiles making sure they consume, regardless of cost. Without a good work-life balance, it's not that difficult for the system to condition people in ways to want to work more hours or harder, which usually ends up benefitting corporations more than it does the workers.
@@paul1979uk2000 Agree but, lets face it, the Corporates are pretty much in charge of everything now and, increasingly, barely seem to hide matters. This can be most clearly seen in the US of course where the a significant percentage of the population have been convinced that any action aimed at the public good is "communist" (even though most could not even define the word) and despite the failure of their lesser faire capitalist economy to deliver basics like safe water, reliable power or a reasonable health care system they believe that they are living in the 'best' country in the World. This is supported by an education system that guarantees widespread ignorance and absorption of masses of propaganda on a level to rival the CCP. My hope in that once great country stems from the fact that at present they have an imperfect but adult President while more importantly young people like Mr. Simpson have somehow survived with integrity intact.
I was in NYC in 2002 and absolutely loved it! Though the city still was in shock from the year before (the feeling I had standing beside that huge hole in the ground...) the people were very friendly and open indeed! In my opinion the problems with the US don't lie with the average joe but more with the government and the elite. Anyways greetings from the Netherlands
Australia has NO countries on our border and Europe is not an eight hour flight away but twenty plus hours! So why don’t many Americans have passports and travel overseas? Australians seem to manage ok.
Money. The US has terrible workers rights. Imagine working 2 jobs and still not having enough to live. Compared to working full time in Australia, have enough to pay minimum expenses and save a trip to Bali in a year.
I still wouldn't trade my American life for a European one 😊 I was born and lived 25 years in Europe, 10 years in the US. Out of choice and happily so.
As a child I was obsessed with America.. as a teenager it was the same… in my 20s the same… until trumps presidency… now I’m shocked… I can’t believe how he has destroyed the reputation of America
The trouble started before Trump - there was a reason for his ascendancy. But it's very sad to see how things have become since Trump came to power. I've been three times to the US and love the natural beauty, but I have no desire to return due to the extreme politics and guns.
Trump 'supporters' have NO IDEA just how much he has DAMAGED America's reputation throughout the rest of the world and it will take YEARS to regain even a fraction of their 'past glories'! But TBH, so many of them are 'America First' and have a 'Narcissistic Patriotism' (or should that be 'nationalism'?), Whichever, they actually don't care about ANYTHING that happens elsewhere in the world anyway and certainly won't have a passport either... Thank (their 'Bible Belt') God - LOL! I have visited the US (many parts) over the years and 'normal' Americans are great and friendly, loving the British accent... But you occasionally meet the 'Trumpist' type who makes you realise how 'brainwashed' people act and who are so blinded or blinkered by 'cult' loyalty, you CANNOT possibly have any sensible, two-way conversations with them... SMH & LOL! 😎
For me, I had a more optimistic outlook on the US, but that changed after 9/11, and it wasn't the event that caused the change, it was how the US responded to that event that made me have a more negative view on the US, progressively, it's got worse overtime, especially after Trump got into power. Now it's kinda difficult to have a positive view on the US, part of it is overreaction from governments or the people getting too emotional about events as we saw with the Iraqi war and from what I've seen, a lot of people in Europe and around the world have changed their views on the US. It probably doesn't help that US elections look like a circus lol.
@@paul1979uk2000 So true... especially the 'previous election' and all the vote rigging lies and also the GOP reaction/defence of Trump and Jan 6th... 😟
The european countries offer much more services (education, healthcare...) and protecting rules but the taxes are higher.Thats why many americans call us communists. So you can choose to be an "free" american" with lower taxes and less rules or to be a european communist with higher taxes and much more safety and services.
I think you've seen maternity leave all over the world, and the US is the only country that doesn't have it in the laws, and if a company gives it, it's two weeks, even in the most backward country it's 90 days, in the Czech Republic it's 2 years! 4 Years at 80%!
People think the extra holidays, sick pay and maternity leave are free. They are not; every employee has a reward package provided by the employer. This consists of the annual salary plus the cost of every week of holiday plus the average sick leave plus maternity leave. The employee could have a higher salary but instead it goes into the extra holidays, sick leave and maternity leave. I was able to sell unwanted leave to the company and get extra pay but all the rest is paid for by deductions from the real pay (reward package).
Exactly, it's just that the distribution system in the USA is different to that in Europe. In the USA, people are given more money in their bank accounts. And they can do what they think is right with it. And if they make the wrong decisions, they can ruin themselves. In Europe, it has been decided that the state determines more how citizens spend their money, e.g. with compulsory state insurance. Example USA: Out of an income of USD 10,000, he leaves people USD 8,000. Europe: out of an income of USD 10,000 (converted into his own currency), he leaves people USD 5,500. The US American can decide more freely what to do with the surplus compared to the Europeans. If he behaves like the Europeans, he spends the USD 2,500 on what the state is forced to take from its Europeans, i.e. does not pay out at all but retains it for "state benefits". Higher taxes for public services and the rest for compulsory insurance. And if a US American takes risks, he will save on insurance and buy more nice things than Europeans. With the risk of being ruined in an uninsured emergency. And to receive fewer state benefits because the US state has taken less tax from them than from their European counterparts.
My cousin has just returned to England, from a decade of living in the US. He's far better off here, according to him. Plus He's not working himself to death, and can retire soon on a state pension. Something else Americans don't get.
@@ichbinbluna3504 True to some extend, but not entirely. You can't save your money in the US and then go and have a vacation trip of six weeks without consent of your employer. Even if you go unpaid for the duration of your vacation. You must have some really cool job and an awesome employer, to have a chance to arrange this at all. Very low odds for this to happen, if you're realistic. Especially if you want to have this available for you every single year. Because we do get this every single year. Same goes for maternity / paternity leave. You might be able to save a lot of money in theory, but you can't create a year long (or multiple years lasting) maternity leave in the US, without the laws to cover you. Sick leave is the same story. And all of this combined, is not covered by the higher salaries you might get in the US. And you have to take into account, that all groceries are much more expensive in the US. Healthcare too. The difference in income after taxes and costs for all of the basic supplies, is not as huge as you might think. It is definitely not enough, to build yourself some extra vacation, maternity leave AND universal healthcare this way.
Read this: America is larger than the hole europe, but we many more countries with different policies and governments. And STILL, we are able to manage that we don't shoot each other and do not to need wear guns all the the time to defend ourselves. The American Gun Law is based on a over 270 year constitution. A time when ppl needed guns to defend and protect themselves. I leave this statement as it is. Think about it. POINT. I love your american friendlyness and hospility, but how can a country with so much crime and guns still be so friendly to strangers? There is no reason to trust strangers at all!! Total opposite!
Your society and media should pronouce more on what Europe does better. We have issues here, but compared to America it is a more livable place. Come to us and vitalize our countries with your experience.
Part of Europe about guns is every country in Europe excluded Turkey,Russia as they only partly in Europe. If it ment just European Union countries it would have said EU Countries.
So, the only question is: When will you move to germany (or another europe country) forever? 😂 You can move back everytime (I think)... I ADOPT YOU, I'm a landlord 😂 . And yes..under the age of 80... You need a fresh young girl as a president like...angela merkel! XD
Self deprecation is useful,,,if used in the proper way…… for self improvement,,,,, but its not unique to AMERICA. we all have need to self examine from time to time.
@@alanmon2690I work in a food supplier in Northern Ireland, now almost 50% of our products can't be sold in the EU. The problem here is our store is 5 min from the border so now we have the insane situation of telling customers, sorry your not allowed to buy that because you live 5 minutes up the road.. So now we have people using false addresses to buy frozen pizza. Brexit.
It is cute on one hand, how you try to justify the "American way" of treating employees as mere beggars, who are dependent on nose browning and the good will of the employers - on the other hand, it is just sad, that even Gen Z has it engraved in their beliefs so deeply already. I guess, there is no hope for the common US citizen to get a "better" life in my lifetime - you are your worst enemy yourself.
health care The Europeans do not understand the US system and vice versa. It is wrong for Europeans to claim that medical treatment was free. Of course it was not. All working people had to pay part of their income into an insurance scheme. That amounts to several hundred euros per month. In Europe, people are largely forced to pay for health insurance. The calculation is different in the USA. There is no such compulsory insurance. If you don't want to take out health insurance, you have to pay the costs individually if you fall ill. This can ruin a person or a family. But the decision is not made by the state (compulsory insurance as in Europe) but by each individual. The catch with the US system is that the insurance companies are private and profit-oriented. They can therefore refuse insurance. Some people fall through the cracks because of the system. They would like to insure themselves, but can't. The system in the UK is different again. The NHS is financed from tax revenues that are determined by the government. This means that the winning party in a general election determines the health service - just as the nobility did in the feudal economy in the past. And this in turn depends on tax revenue. The UK has lost £100 billion in 2022 because of Brexit (according to Bloomberg calculations). Although the supporters had advertised that the NHS would receive 350 million pounds per week after Brexit, it ... won't get it. Because the 350 million pounds are not there. Because the 18 billion pounds saved in EU contributions are offset by the 100 billion pounds lost due to Brexit. The shortfall could be even higher in 2023.
WHERE do you live..? Who pays 'several hundred euros per month' ? If you are British, do you have a job and pay tax and NI ? If YES, you KNOW you are lying FOR SOME REASON? Do tell!
@@stewedfishproductions7959I describe the British situation in my comment, including tax funding and the problems. By the way: I don't know if you realize that you pay the NHS out of your income = several hundred pounds. Your choice of words is antisocial. Stop it. Go somewhere else if you want to talk hate speech.
@@ichbinbluna3504 My words are anti-social and 'hate speech' - DUH!?... 😅 😂 🤣 Sorry, I will stop laughing when you stop spreading LIES... 😎 You STILL avoided telling me who pays anywhere CLOSE TO the amount of tax (for all services) in total, that the average American pays in their tax AND separate medical insurance (not forgetting the higher cost of food, goods and services - they pay reidiculous payments for phone, TV and internet etc.). The UK works out the MUCH better cost of living and TERRIBLE for less well off American's and families!.
Yeh nah I’ll feel the truth , before bozo the ginger clown got in , I had to encounter two old loud Americans , yes we hear you ok ! and I asked them about voting . Why don’t you all vote ? Because we are democracy , to which I replied , well we are a democracy to and everyone has to vote , or you get a fine , reply was that’s not democratic the senate will sort it out , my reply was well not voting is not democracy , everyone here votes regardless of who gets in , the people voted .
"According to a survey of labor unions, it was found that amongst all the developed nations in the world, the U.S.was the worst when it came to workers’ rights. In a Bloomberg report, it was stated that the U.S. had been placed in the ‘4th category’, which means that there is a systematic violation of rights." (Why the US Has Been Ranked as One of the Worst Countries for Workers’ Rights - by The GPS Team in Business, Global Compliance)
As he said some corporations do give benefits, so it probably just gives room to not give it to most low paid jobs and that would in most their eyes seem fair. "Just get a better job" is a big part of their philosophy. Capitalism baby yeah
One word, disgusting. I´d say low paid jobs are the backbone on which everything else rests.
Hello Joel. I enjoyed 3 months touring your country and loved meeting real people, not just seeing what is shown on TV.
NZ is also far away from everywhere and a relatively young country
Australia is a new country but we banned all the automatic guns unless you need them. You should too,...
So the USA is a young isolated country? Doubt its younger or more isolated than Australia.
Lol. Yeah that was a lame excuse - one of his favourites. 🙄
My two oldest kids attended school in DC for six years while I worked in the US (ages 8-14, 10-16). Their major dislikes were: multi-choice rather than open question tests, the class structure at schools based on fashion/cliques/sports, bullying being more common, absurd fears of being naked in locker rooms, the big deal about "keggers", the Pledge, and of course far more focus on ethnicity/ colour.
Where did the absurd fears of being naked in locker rooms come from. Is it because Americans are more prudish?
I have always wondered where I would be sitting in the school cafeteria if I grew up in the US. I played in the school band and I played chess. But I was also in the school basketball team and played water polo for the swedish junior national team. I think people like me would be very confusing for US teenagers..
@@HenrikJansson78 Yes, you are right. I also doubt most Swedes would fear being naked in locker rooms.
@@79BlackRose Yes. For example, my son was then a very good athlete (not so much today 🐘!) and found the locker room prudery at his US school very bizarre.
@@79BlackRose No problems with nakedness here, I guess if someone had some physical anomaly, they could have trouble, but not for the average Svensson.
Is it some kind of religious/sexual thing? It seems that nakedness is always sexual over there.
You told the people not to just visit NYC and LA. But when you visited Germany you stayed most of the time in Berlin (German NYC), made a daytrip to Hamburg (German LA because of the tech scene) and a short trip to crazy Bavaria (German Florida or Texas). I hope next time you'll do it better. 😂
True . But it's a start yeah
Yes, he is very strange. Instead of using the camera to show what he experienced, he then walked up and down streets to tell the camera (instead of showing) what he experienced.
@@ichbinbluna3504I found it all pretty strange as well. Instead of exploring the beautiful German forests and mountains, he just hung around city centres. His trips to the UK have been similar. But at least in his first trip he did spend one day in the Lake District and one day in the Cotswolds. This year he saw some Scottish scenery. Considering how fit he is, I don't understand why he doesn't get out of the cities and into the great landscapes. 🤔
@@79BlackRoseThere is no better way to put it. For Germany, it may be that his German followers have scared him off with their constant nagging about what is supposedly forbidden to film. There's only one thing you're not allowed to do: point the camera at a face if you don't have the person's consent. But if you're walking through the neighborhood, of course you're allowed to film it at a whole.
I've seen such wonderful travel reports from Americans before and since, I'm still shaking my head at what Joel didn't understand.
Weird statement
Not everyone gets it.
This seems to be the thing Americans don't get.
I don't care if 99% have cheap healthcare and 99% get maternity leave, etc.
It shouldn't be something anyone is missing out on because of circumstances.
You were taught from birth that your Country was Premier league when actually it's league 2
As someone who is German I can tell you, Eastern Europe is Vanarama National League, so below League 2. I know Eastern Europe and USA very well, and much prefer USA not EE. And I am saying that as neutral German guy who have worked in both places. EE is not a good place to live.
As for AMERICAN COMPANIES screwing their people over,,,,, yes they do,,,, these same AMERICAN COMPANIES operate in EUROPE but they would absolutely never be allowed to treat us in the same way……
I am from Germany (100% German) and can definetly tell you as someone who worked in USA and Eastern Europe for each 2 years (was forced to, otherwise would lose job). USA is much better to live than Eastern Europe. I could save much more and better life quality.
There is quite a big commotion here in Sweden about this exact thing right now. Tesla is going head to head with the union right no. And Tesla will definately not win... It started quite small in Tesla workshops but it has now spread so Tesla pretty much can't do any business at all in Sweden now. For instance, the postal union have joined, so no mail is delivered to Tesla, mail is the only way to get registration plates.
@SuperHawk0413 why include the 100% german lol hahaha
People in my country sometimes says that the moment you don't want to live in USA anymore is the time you really matured. I'm really sorry for American citizens. Healthcare, school system, guns... I want to visit because of nature diversity and National Parks, but I would cry if I had to live permanently. That's really sucks for you guys.
If you are looking for nature diversity and National Parks, visit Canada. It is a treasure trove of natural wonders.
@@luciebrisson5881 I'll consider for sure:D
Lol, tell that to all the illegal immigrants trying to get in!!
@@emilyl6746 There's a reply that's irrelevant to what OP commented. Reading comprehension problem? ''the moment you don't want to live in USA anymore is the time you really matured.'' and ''I would cry if I had to live permanently.'' If immigrants are trying to get in (and don't know why you felt the need to use the ''illegal'' qualifier), they haven't yet lived in the US.
@@luciebrisson5881 there's a significant amount of privilege behind the claim that maturity is reached once one doesn't like the US or want to live there. Tell that to people who literally risk their lives to get to the US. I'm merely pointing out a difference in perspective. Someone that doesn't have to worry about being murdered by a member of MS 13 of course can say they feel sorry for people who live in the US. I'm sure you don't come from a country where you have to bribe a judge to get justice but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
1st trip thru was to LA. Was crap except motel / cafe owner had lived in Oz for years so had a great product. Next was San Fran. So good loved the real food and the culture was great. I tell everyone to go thru San Fran.
I'd say all Americans want to do isn't work work work but instead consume/spend money and that you have to pay for everything that's why you HAVE to work work work
Imho
The consuming part is a mind thing or how the nation thing/tradition(call it what you want ) , it's. Not their fault. It's. when you experience something different, that's the goal. This is what I experienced in Norway and choose that lifestyle/ mindset for myself, coming from Germany 😀
If you don't work work work, in the US you'll have nothing.
Many Americans who do work work work, still have nothing unfortunately.
They use the term, living pay cheque to pay cheque.
@@101steel4 basically what I said..
@@PoSSeOnE I was confirming your point
I am Dutch and I've been to The US. multiple times and I like the geography of the country, I like the people in most parts 've been. In general, I have no real big issues with the country and the people. I fin dit funny that Americans are always so proud of being American when practically all of the "Americans" are Europeans. The country is very young. I personally only have my thoughts about the way the country has been run from the get go and the foreign polacies.
I like the props used in the video. They’re so cute.
I know quite a few Americans in Australia and they’re great people. You are too mate!
Well, some times you just happen to fall in love with an American and you have no choice ... I'll be moving to Florida sooner rather than later 🙂 And I loved your remarks at the end ... Americans in general are very welcoming to foreigners :-) Of course, they love me because I'm bringing Dutch cheese with me, Dutch cookies and general Dutch cheerfulness 🙂
That's the point:if you choose to live in a country, you must come to terms with their rules and philosophies. But nowadays, it's easier to immigrate to the land of your choice, which you agree more
Coming to terms with a country's rules? Yes and no, I think. You shouldn't be breaking the law, but questioning the rules, getting rid of those which don't make sense (any longer) and introducing new ones and improving your country, your political system, your democracy, your society - of course. How can there be any progress, if people always "come to terms" with the status quo? We would still all be living in the Middle Ages, or abiding to rules in operation since 1787 (although a late 18th century society must have been very different than an early 21st century society). 😉
Or try and change the one you moved to, into the one you left.
One thing is that you can also fight for bettering the rules to promote the life there too. Just because it always was doesn't mean it was right to begin with. The average American support some form of gun control for example. But the rules are made by the lobbyists.
There is nothing wrong at all with having a solid work ethic. But there needs to be balance - family life matters too, as does people's physical and mental wellbeing.
Which is why a good social infrastructure ('cradle to grave' as Aneurin Bevan famously said) is so important.
If people know that should they be unlucky enough to fall seriously ill or have a major accident, they can focus on recovery, that removes stress and fear for themselves and their family. Knowing they have access to good health care and knowing that they don't need to worry about medical bills or losing their job, that removes a lot of stress and suffering. If people choose to have a child, being able to spend time with that child in the crucial first year of life, and take time off if the child is ill, means that people can stop worrying and integrate family life and work life together. And it is not lazy to want to take annual leave and switch off, recharge and return to work re-energised.
I think tax money is well spent if it goes on supporting people with an infrastructure that is there for them if life throws a curved ball.
G’day from Australia mate
Workers rights.... "we are not the best with that..." That's not true. You are actually the worst of all of the developed world in workers rights. And the stupidest thing to say is, that employers will take care of it? Why should they if they make more ignoring you?
Hi Joel , it's an interesting video (pierre)
If nothing else, Joel (& of course, there's a _lot_ to be concerned about in the US) unless you are or likely to become a 'Dad' now or in the near future... Your own particular views / opinions on parenthood are kinda invalid, as you're not reliant on Insurance to help you through your partner's pregnancy, the costs involved in general or specific necessary healthcare/pregnancy care tests, delivery & post-patum care, plus the actual costs in raising a child from birth to adulthood. You might assume, you might research the costs involved, but... Until or unless you're in that / those situations, You. Have. No. Idea!! I'm sorry if that sounds condescending or a trite way to describe a young man's suppositions, but it is true, and we can never assume what it's really like for others who (in America) must struggle to pay to get through the life they'd been raised to believe is accessable to all in "the Land of the Free"!🥺😮😢🤔
Your brave attempt to "stand up for your country" & it's skewed ideals, only goes to explain why your country is in the state it is. Exactly. "It is what it is" and there's no much anyone can do about it. 😮😢 Jeezus H. Chriiiist, Joel. When you join the full-time workforce, in whichever field of interest / skillset you've decided upon, do be sure your workforce has a backup plan for worker's rights. You (or your loved-ones / dependents) may rely on that some day. The people of your country surely deserve better than how they're currently being treated by _your_ Government _and_ _your_ Businesses / Corporations?!😮🏴❤️🖖 Good Luck.😊
Every now older generation once was the promising young one. The flower power, love and peace generation of the 60s/70s? The anticapitalistic punk generation of the 80s? Most of the once idealistic young folks became as conservative as their parents.
So sorry, no big expectations here on my part.
Tell me one thing that America does better than Europe. Just one.
America is a continent.
Who went to the moon?
Who defeated Hitler?
Who protects the Germans and the other European NATO fools who don't pay the 2% of GDP to fulfil the NATO target?
(I'm a german retired economist)
Mass shootings?
Fascism.........oh no wait😂😂😂
I just found out today that American still has salmonella...
If you don’t cook chicken you have a high chance of getting salmonella in Germany as well. That’s not a us problem
Hi, Joel! I liked what you said!!! But you are also welcome!
5:48 It's probably an average. There are only 0.1 gun deaths per 100.000 people in my country Slovakia.
I know to many Europeans there are a lot of things wrong with the US. But trust me, as a Venezuelan who has been in the US since 2010, it is far worse in many other countries. In Venezuela the government can take your property for no other reason other than they want it. Americans just believe things have to be earned rather than given. That's why the US is so attractive to highly skilled foreign nationals.
I feel like what low hanging fruit (of jokes) about Americans have been plucked to extinction. We have to come up with better jokes.
i mean the US is a joke in and of itself. its difficult to make new jokes when their entire culture and life is a satirical parody to begin with
Nah they still use old jokes about everyone else, they don't deserve better jokes
If anybody said what they REALLY think, they would be told that they are breaking the rules and warned. 😢😢😢
In (northern) Germany, there is the phrase: "The USA is a third-world country with a Gucci belt."
Poor people. I always wonder why nothing is happening.
I also paid something for my studies in Germany, €200 a year. But that included a ticket that allowed me to travel by bus and train for free and, of course, various student discounts. I would never have been able to study in the USA.
I had three head MRIs this year - free of cost, of course. Health must always be free. And there's no unemployment benefit, is there? I have friends who have been unemployed for 10 years (partly for health reasons) - of course they have to be able to live a decent life and of course the state has to pay for it (and everyone who pays taxes, that's a matter of honour).
Is there actually a decent, good pension system in the USA?
Friends of mine have become parents: Of course she gets 6 months off paid by her employer and he gets three paid months off.
I must have been ill for a total of 5 weeks this year. Of course I still get normal pay. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to cure yourself - "sick days" with a limit are unbelievably cruel. A friend of mine was on sick leave for a year because of burnout. Of course it's paid.
How can this not exist in a country that calls itself "progressive"? How can there even be a sense of "freedom" if you don't have a single state safety net?
i'll be the devils advocate: full paid sick leave is for 6 weeks, then 70% of your salary. obviously that's still better than what the us hss. i guess they are free tho, free of safety!
I have been to America (from UK) quite often and love it. Could I live there, no, I am far to lacking in ambition of the sort required
The irony is when he said Americans like to work, I somehow doubt that, I think it's more that Americans have been conditioned to work because the US system is all about money above everything else, it's basically a system designed to make people work long hours whiles making sure they consume, regardless of cost.
Without a good work-life balance, it's not that difficult for the system to condition people in ways to want to work more hours or harder, which usually ends up benefitting corporations more than it does the workers.
@@paul1979uk2000 Agree but, lets face it, the Corporates are pretty much in charge of everything now and, increasingly, barely seem to hide matters. This can be most clearly seen in the US of course where the a significant percentage of the population have been convinced that any action aimed at the public good is "communist" (even though most could not even define the word) and despite the failure of their lesser faire capitalist economy to deliver basics like safe water, reliable power or a reasonable health care system they believe that they are living in the 'best' country in the World. This is supported by an education system that guarantees widespread ignorance and absorption of masses of propaganda on a level to rival the CCP. My hope in that once great country stems from the fact that at present they have an imperfect but adult President while more importantly young people like Mr. Simpson have somehow survived with integrity intact.
I like how they use MIT as the metric for college prices lol
Please watch Sydney’s most public housing near aird from Spanian your mind will be blown how bad some things are in Australia
All the people i know you couldn't pay them to go to the U.S
Add me to that list bro.
@@79BlackRose
You are on the list bro.
🤣😂🤣😂😎👍
Give it a shot! See what you did there!
Your reaction is hilarious for the 80+ presidents. 🤣🤣🤣
I was in NYC in 2002 and absolutely loved it! Though the city still was in shock from the year before (the feeling I had standing beside that huge hole in the ground...) the people were very friendly and open indeed! In my opinion the problems with the US don't lie with the average joe but more with the government and the elite. Anyways greetings from the Netherlands
somehow I feel we are slowly repeating 1929
😂
Sweet home Europe. 😂❤
Australia has NO countries on our border and Europe is not an eight hour flight away but twenty plus hours! So why don’t many Americans have passports and travel overseas? Australians seem to manage ok.
Money. The US has terrible workers rights. Imagine working 2 jobs and still not having enough to live. Compared to working full time in Australia, have enough to pay minimum expenses and save a trip to Bali in a year.
You may study abroad ... might be a lot cheaper and may be aso safer.
Problem is : the news only shows the bad...
If you had stronger unions you would have it better wage and conditions wise
They are ridiculously afraid of (and ignorant about) socialism.
@@carokat1111exactly. I wonder if they would phone for the fire brigade if their house was on fire?
I still wouldn't trade my American life for a European one 😊 I was born and lived 25 years in Europe, 10 years in the US. Out of choice and happily so.
3:26 In any case, the Global South alleviates the burden of cheap labour and resources along with mostly undefined labour rights for the Global North.
Maybe you should review your knowledge. Nor the North South separation, nor the labour rights are correct as a generalization.
@@user-xi6nk4xs4s Global North and Global South are not generalised, they’re a reality. Also, I said mostly so that I can make an educated guess.
@@PokhrajRoy. The Global North and South are well defined, but in the context of your comment don't apply. And you're right about making a guess.
As a child I was obsessed with America.. as a teenager it was the same… in my 20s the same… until trumps presidency… now I’m shocked… I can’t believe how he has destroyed the reputation of America
The trouble started before Trump - there was a reason for his ascendancy. But it's very sad to see how things have become since Trump came to power. I've been three times to the US and love the natural beauty, but I have no desire to return due to the extreme politics and guns.
@@carokat1111 What baffles me is that the American public voted him into power. That is the real shock! 😮
Trump 'supporters' have NO IDEA just how much he has DAMAGED America's reputation throughout the rest of the world and it will take YEARS to regain even a fraction of their 'past glories'! But TBH, so many of them are 'America First' and have a 'Narcissistic Patriotism' (or should that be 'nationalism'?), Whichever, they actually don't care about ANYTHING that happens elsewhere in the world anyway and certainly won't have a passport either... Thank (their 'Bible Belt') God - LOL!
I have visited the US (many parts) over the years and 'normal' Americans are great and friendly, loving the British accent... But you occasionally meet the 'Trumpist' type who makes you realise how 'brainwashed' people act and who are so blinded or blinkered by 'cult' loyalty, you CANNOT possibly have any sensible, two-way conversations with them... SMH & LOL! 😎
For me, I had a more optimistic outlook on the US, but that changed after 9/11, and it wasn't the event that caused the change, it was how the US responded to that event that made me have a more negative view on the US, progressively, it's got worse overtime, especially after Trump got into power.
Now it's kinda difficult to have a positive view on the US, part of it is overreaction from governments or the people getting too emotional about events as we saw with the Iraqi war and from what I've seen, a lot of people in Europe and around the world have changed their views on the US.
It probably doesn't help that US elections look like a circus lol.
@@paul1979uk2000
So true... especially the 'previous election' and all the vote rigging lies and also the GOP reaction/defence of Trump and Jan 6th... 😟
The european countries offer much more services (education, healthcare...) and protecting rules but the taxes are higher.Thats why many americans call us communists. So you can choose to be an "free" american" with lower taxes and less rules or to be a european communist with higher taxes and much more safety and services.
bruder , es ist nicht deine schuld das du in amerika geboren wurdest. dich mag ich trotzdem :D
I think you've seen maternity leave all over the world, and the US is the only country that doesn't have it in the laws, and if a company gives it, it's two weeks, even in the most backward country it's 90 days, in the Czech Republic it's 2 years! 4 Years at 80%!
People think the extra holidays, sick pay and maternity leave are free. They are not; every employee has a reward package provided by the employer. This consists of the annual salary plus the cost of every week of holiday plus the average sick leave plus maternity leave. The employee could have a higher salary but instead it goes into the extra holidays, sick leave and maternity leave. I was able to sell unwanted leave to the company and get extra pay but all the rest is paid for by deductions from the real pay (reward package).
Exactly, it's just that the distribution system in the USA is different to that in Europe. In the USA, people are given more money in their bank accounts. And they can do what they think is right with it. And if they make the wrong decisions, they can ruin themselves. In Europe, it has been decided that the state determines more how citizens spend their money, e.g. with compulsory state insurance.
Example
USA:
Out of an income of USD 10,000, he leaves people USD 8,000.
Europe:
out of an income of USD 10,000 (converted into his own currency), he leaves people USD 5,500.
The US American can decide more freely what to do with the surplus compared to the Europeans. If he behaves like the Europeans, he spends the USD 2,500 on what the state is forced to take from its Europeans, i.e. does not pay out at all but retains it for "state benefits". Higher taxes for public services and the rest for compulsory insurance.
And if a US American takes risks, he will save on insurance and buy more nice things than Europeans. With the risk of being ruined in an uninsured emergency. And to receive fewer state benefits because the US state has taken less tax from them than from their European counterparts.
My cousin has just returned to England, from a decade of living in the US.
He's far better off here, according to him.
Plus He's not working himself to death, and can retire soon on a state pension. Something else Americans don't get.
@@ichbinbluna3504 True to some extend, but not entirely. You can't save your money in the US and then go and have a vacation trip of six weeks without consent of your employer. Even if you go unpaid for the duration of your vacation. You must have some really cool job and an awesome employer, to have a chance to arrange this at all. Very low odds for this to happen, if you're realistic. Especially if you want to have this available for you every single year. Because we do get this every single year.
Same goes for maternity / paternity leave. You might be able to save a lot of money in theory, but you can't create a year long (or multiple years lasting) maternity leave in the US, without the laws to cover you.
Sick leave is the same story. And all of this combined, is not covered by the higher salaries you might get in the US.
And you have to take into account, that all groceries are much more expensive in the US. Healthcare too. The difference in income after taxes and costs for all of the basic supplies, is not as huge as you might think. It is definitely not enough, to build yourself some extra vacation, maternity leave AND universal healthcare this way.
Read this: America is larger than the hole europe, but we many more countries with different policies and governments. And STILL, we are able to manage that we don't shoot each other and do not to need wear guns all the the time to defend ourselves. The American Gun Law is based on a over 270 year constitution. A time when ppl needed guns to defend and protect themselves. I leave this statement as it is. Think about it. POINT.
I love your american friendlyness and hospility, but how can a country with so much crime and guns still be so friendly to strangers? There is no reason to trust strangers at all!! Total opposite!
Your society and media should pronouce more on what Europe does better. We have issues here, but compared to America it is a more livable place. Come to us and vitalize our countries with your experience.
Part of Europe about guns is every country in Europe excluded Turkey,Russia as they only partly in Europe. If it ment just European Union countries it would have said EU Countries.
Can you run in a prison cell that small. You couldn't get the speed up.
I'm with Al Murray on the the American dream and being awake.
You are so cute, so when you come to Aussie Land, we have a spare room
I also believe that the younger generation could achieve a lot and would fight against right-wing parties.
I hope so too, but...🤔🙋♂️
Define a right wing parties and their views are.
@@alanmon2690 You need not specify where and when. The definition was not the same everywhere and at all times.
There are against minorities , certain religions, etc. just like in Europe.@@alanmon2690
Hopefully you'll come down to Aus
So, the only question is: When will you move to germany (or another europe country) forever? 😂
You can move back everytime (I think)... I ADOPT YOU, I'm a landlord 😂 .
And yes..under the age of 80... You need a fresh young girl as a president like...angela merkel! XD
Merkel😂😂😂
@@101steel4 In comparison that's true xD
Self deprecation is useful,,,if used in the proper way…… for self improvement,,,,, but its not unique to AMERICA.
we all have need to self examine from time to time.
The whole world has a better work ethic than USA......... ETHICS must mean something else in murika.
I'm more interested what do Americans think of Australians
In Australia we need new immigrants to maintain our numbers
It's strange, the "British" woman isn't European, but Joel is.
Couldn't you come to study in Germany?
Don't look at the UK it's very bad now with BREXIT.
What problems are solely due to leaving the EU?
@@alanmon2690 Brexit wasn't the cause for most problems. But it is the reason why there is barely any scope for solutions.
@@alanmon2690None 😉
@@alanmon2690I work in a food supplier in Northern Ireland, now almost 50% of our products can't be sold in the EU. The problem here is our store is 5 min from the border so now we have the insane situation of telling customers, sorry your not allowed to buy that because you live 5 minutes up the road..
So now we have people using false addresses to buy frozen pizza. Brexit.
It is cute on one hand, how you try to justify the "American way" of treating employees as mere beggars, who are dependent on nose browning and the good will of the employers - on the other hand, it is just sad, that even Gen Z has it engraved in their beliefs so deeply already. I guess, there is no hope for the common US citizen to get a "better" life in my lifetime - you are your worst enemy yourself.
health care
The Europeans do not understand the US system and vice versa.
It is wrong for Europeans to claim that medical treatment was free. Of course it was not. All working people had to pay part of their income into an insurance scheme. That amounts to several hundred euros per month. In Europe, people are largely forced to pay for health insurance.
The calculation is different in the USA. There is no such compulsory insurance. If you don't want to take out health insurance, you have to pay the costs individually if you fall ill. This can ruin a person or a family. But the decision is not made by the state (compulsory insurance as in Europe) but by each individual.
The catch with the US system is that the insurance companies are private and profit-oriented. They can therefore refuse insurance. Some people fall through the cracks because of the system. They would like to insure themselves, but can't.
The system in the UK is different again. The NHS is financed from tax revenues that are determined by the government. This means that the winning party in a general election determines the health service - just as the nobility did in the feudal economy in the past. And this in turn depends on tax revenue.
The UK has lost £100 billion in 2022 because of Brexit (according to Bloomberg calculations). Although the supporters had advertised that the NHS would receive 350 million pounds per week after Brexit, it ... won't get it. Because the 350 million pounds are not there. Because the 18 billion pounds saved in EU contributions are offset by the 100 billion pounds lost due to Brexit. The shortfall could be even higher in 2023.
WHERE do you live..? Who pays 'several hundred euros per month' ? If you are British, do you have a job and pay tax and NI ? If YES, you KNOW you are lying FOR SOME REASON? Do tell!
@@stewedfishproductions7959I describe the British situation in my comment, including tax funding and the problems.
By the way: I don't know if you realize that you pay the NHS out of your income = several hundred pounds.
Your choice of words is antisocial. Stop it. Go somewhere else if you want to talk hate speech.
@@ichbinbluna3504
My words are anti-social and 'hate speech' - DUH!?... 😅 😂 🤣 Sorry, I will stop laughing when you stop spreading LIES... 😎 You STILL avoided telling me who pays anywhere CLOSE TO the amount of tax (for all services) in total, that the average American pays in their tax AND separate medical insurance (not forgetting the higher cost of food, goods and services - they pay reidiculous payments for phone, TV and internet etc.). The UK works out the MUCH better cost of living and TERRIBLE for less well off American's and families!.
Yeh nah I’ll feel the truth , before bozo the ginger clown got in , I had to encounter two old loud Americans , yes we hear you ok ! and I asked them about voting . Why don’t you all vote ? Because we are democracy , to which I replied , well we are a democracy to and everyone has to vote , or you get a fine , reply was that’s not democratic the senate will sort it out , my reply was well not voting is not democracy , everyone here votes regardless of who gets in , the people voted .
From Australia
Yeh nah won’t be going to USA , ever ! It’s scary shit