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As far as I know, people in Europe don't really care who takes the bus or the train. You just hop on one when you need to go somewhere. We're not so concerned to what others think of us.
Sorry but I think you didn't fully understand what the point was about a pedestrian and a motorist getting angry on the street. Indeed, the guy cited pedestrians and drivers just as any example. The point he wanted to make is that here in Europe, you can also argue with people. even on the wrong side. It's not nice but it can happen. In the US, I guess, you don't have that freedom. The person you're arguing with might show you the iron and you're forced to stick your tongue up your ass even if you have all the reasons in the world. Do you see the point now?
1 thing about public transportation, is in the morning I can take a nap, and I can work in the train/bus on the way home (I'm not a morning man) public transportation can make employees more productive
unfortunately cars make people inside feel safe to the point of feeling like their home. sometimes this makes them drive like jerks, secure in the own safety.
I'm 56, and I never had a license; I lived in Paris, Orléans, and now Perpignan (South France). And yes, I'm always alive, and I even always worked… 😋😊
I’m American. I think whether someone can easily do that depends on what kind of work they do. Every employer I have had has a fleet of company vehicles. Traveling around to different locations in other cities and sometimes other states is part of the job. I commonly go to different locations during work hours that are sometimes one, two, three hour drives one way. I also have overnight work travel. I would usually rather drive. The idea of having to lug luggage, laptop and other equipment on mass transportation doesn’t seem appealing.
I always notice that if someone speaks negatively about the USA, you will always defend it, even when it is the truth, you will always find an excuse to justify it. I understand that you love your country, but dont deny the flaws. I am Dutch and i also love my country, but i also see that my country makes big mistakes. I am not living in a utopia.
Well in EU you can cross road only on green light for pedestrians, as car can not go on red light, need to wait till green appear. Fines are quite serious in some European countries, but if a driver has an accident due to the fault of a pedestrian, its consequences may lead to prison and loss of driving licence, so let's not be surprised that the recklessness of passers-by irritates us so much in Europe that sometimes we are harsh. If there are no lights, but you have cross road, the pedestrian has priority. Of course, you need to check the left and the right side of the road, before crossing, but the driver has an obligation to let you pass through. If you follow the rules, drivers are polite.
So many people can learn from these shared experience videos, they might be inclined to travel, or they might be interested in trying to effect change in their current location.
When I visited Europe I was jealous when they told me how much vacation they get. Since then I have changed professions and I don’t get “vacation”. I am on a leave/comp time system. I don’t have a limit to how much time I can take off during the year. I will probably take 4 weeks off total this year. If I have leave then I can take it. I find it’s more of an issue of American people not wanting to take off because they have a lot to do at work. I have a high pressure job. I am on call at times and carry a work cell. It’s common for people in my line of work to pack go bags. My coworker and I were talking about my weeklong trip to Aruba later this month. I told him I look forward to it but dread knowing how much work will be waiting to overwhelm me when I get back. He said he feels the same way and doesn’t want to travel anywhere for more than a few days any time soon.
In Europe we ALSO have a lot of work and also have a lot of calls, and also we think everything will be destructed and collapsed if we are not in the office.. then you realize that everythings in the same point when you are back. What is the point?
@@Antonio-fm4mdWhen I was younger I didn’t care that much what happened when I was on vacation because there were other people who had my same job. Now that I have moved up the ladder in a similar yet different career field that’s not the case. At my last two jobs there was no one else at my location who did what I do. Sometimes people within the organization will come from sites in other cities to cover for you (and I have done the same for others) but that’s not always feasible since they have their own things to do. So what happens is maybe some of the bare bones stuff might get done while you are away but mostly your assignments/tasks will pile up and be waiting for you when you get back. It’s hard to really relax when you know you will likely be returning to a clusterfuck. So it’s not thar everything falls apart but that things become extremely more difficult until you catch up. I forgot the exact percentage but I have read a sizable amount of Americans don’t take all of their vacation days each year so giving people more time off doesn’t mean they will take more time off. I am fortunate to be on a leave system so my time carries over but in some jobs it’s use or lose. I carry work cells which are phones that belong to and are paid for by employers.. I check it everyday regardless of it’s my day off or vacation. I I can’t take my work cell out of the country unless I am traveling for work so I’m a little nervous about the calls, emails and texts I will be missing. My supervisors also respond to calls, texts, and emails when they are off. It’s just the nature of the beast.
Ah man, first video I’ve seen from you in a while and I remember your old videos where you wished you could move to Europe, I think Germany. And now you’ve been here 2 years already. Crazy lol
Or maybe, the pedestrian was in the wrong without realising it? If the car driver was REALLY angry, he would not have driven around to just yell at him, he would have confronted him face to face!
Well, I've seen some of your videos and I don't find it strange that someone thinks you're not in Europe. You are very surprised by many things that you would have to be used to if you lived here.
@@foreignreacts But Finland is in Europe, and although we all have our differences here, we also have many things in which we operate in the same or similar way. Public transport, education, the health system, labour rights, security... things that I see you surprised by as if you were hearing about them for the first time. But it is probably just my opinion without the slightest basis. I apologize.
Another US american who claims to be living in 50 different countries at the same time, instead of the SINGLE european country where he's been living in.
@@skalval3842 - Obviously not, it just pisses me off when US americans say "living in Europe" because it implies having lived in all the european countries. Why didn't he say "Germany After 6 Years", since that's the reality he knows?
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As far as I know, people in Europe don't really care who takes the bus or the train. You just hop on one when you need to go somewhere. We're not so concerned to what others think of us.
This. I take the bus 4x a day for work and you see all kinds of people.
Sorry but I think you didn't fully understand what the point was about a pedestrian and a motorist getting angry on the street. Indeed, the guy cited pedestrians and drivers just as any example. The point he wanted to make is that here in Europe, you can also argue with people. even on the wrong side. It's not nice but it can happen. In the US, I guess, you don't have that freedom. The person you're arguing with might show you the iron and you're forced to stick your tongue up your ass even if you have all the reasons in the world. Do you see the point now?
If you start to tell, and show, an american that in fact he has no freedom of speech in his own country, he may get mad or worse, become crazy ! 🤣🤣🤣
1 thing about public transportation, is in the morning I can take a nap, and I can work in the train/bus on the way home (I'm not a morning man) public transportation can make employees more productive
unfortunately cars make people inside feel safe to the point of feeling like their home. sometimes this makes them drive like jerks, secure in the own safety.
Yep, people could become asshole and change personality behind the wheel ^^.
I'm 56, and I never had a license; I lived in Paris, Orléans, and now Perpignan (South France). And yes, I'm always alive, and I even always worked… 😋😊
I’m American. I think whether someone can easily do that depends on what kind of work they do. Every employer I have had has a fleet of company vehicles. Traveling around to different locations in other cities and sometimes other states is part of the job. I commonly go to different locations during work hours that are sometimes one, two, three hour drives one way. I also have overnight work travel. I would usually rather drive. The idea of having to lug luggage, laptop and other equipment on mass transportation doesn’t seem appealing.
I always notice that if someone speaks negatively about the USA, you will always defend it, even when it is the truth, you will always find an excuse to justify it. I understand that you love your country, but dont deny the flaws. I am Dutch and i also love my country, but i also see that my country makes big mistakes. I am not living in a utopia.
Well in EU you can cross road only on green light for pedestrians, as car can not go on red light, need to wait till green appear. Fines are quite serious in some European countries, but if a driver has an accident due to the fault of a pedestrian, its consequences may lead to prison and loss of driving licence, so let's not be surprised that the recklessness of passers-by irritates us so much in Europe that sometimes we are harsh. If there are no lights, but you have cross road, the pedestrian has priority. Of course, you need to check the left and the right side of the road, before crossing, but the driver has an obligation to let you pass through. If you follow the rules, drivers are polite.
So many people can learn from these shared experience videos, they might be inclined to travel, or they might be interested in trying to effect change in their current location.
Joe has recently been granted German citizenship.
When I visited Europe I was jealous when they told me how much vacation they get. Since then I have changed professions and I don’t get “vacation”. I am on a leave/comp time system. I don’t have a limit to how much time I can take off during the year. I will probably take 4 weeks off total this year. If I have leave then I can take it. I find it’s more of an issue of American people not wanting to take off because they have a lot to do at work. I have a high pressure job. I am on call at times and carry a work cell. It’s common for people in my line of work to pack go bags. My coworker and I were talking about my weeklong trip to Aruba later this month. I told him I look forward to it but dread knowing how much work will be waiting to overwhelm me when I get back. He said he feels the same way and doesn’t want to travel anywhere for more than a few days any time soon.
In Europe we ALSO have a lot of work and also have a lot of calls, and also we think everything will be destructed and collapsed if we are not in the office.. then you realize that everythings in the same point when you are back. What is the point?
@@Antonio-fm4mdWhen I was younger I didn’t care that much what happened when I was on vacation because there were other people who had my same job. Now that I have moved up the ladder in a similar yet different career field that’s not the case. At my last two jobs there was no one else at my location who did what I do. Sometimes people within the organization will come from sites in other cities to cover for you (and I have done the same for others) but that’s not always feasible since they have their own things to do. So what happens is maybe some of the bare bones stuff might get done while you are away but mostly your assignments/tasks will pile up and be waiting for you when you get back. It’s hard to really relax when you know you will likely be returning to a clusterfuck. So it’s not thar everything falls apart but that things become extremely more difficult until you catch up. I forgot the exact percentage but I have read a sizable amount of Americans don’t take all of their vacation days each year so giving people more time off doesn’t mean they will take more time off. I am fortunate to be on a leave system so my time carries over but in some jobs it’s use or lose. I carry work cells which are phones that belong to and are paid for by employers.. I check it everyday regardless of it’s my day off or vacation. I
I can’t take my work cell out of the country unless I am traveling for work so I’m a little nervous about the calls, emails and texts I will be missing.
My supervisors also respond to calls, texts, and emails when they are off. It’s just the nature of the beast.
Ah man, first video I’ve seen from you in a while and I remember your old videos where you wished you could move to Europe, I think Germany. And now you’ve been here 2 years already. Crazy lol
good morning young man
You mean afternoon?
With this experience they made in Europa they can make the USA a better place..
If American's want to make America better, they need to get a passport and get out and see the world for themselves.
@@Fetguf That is the other way😁
Or maybe, the pedestrian was in the wrong without realising it? If the car driver was REALLY angry, he would not have driven around to just yell at him, he would have confronted him face to face!
Are u american?
😅
Well, I've seen some of your videos and I don't find it strange that someone thinks you're not in Europe. You are very surprised by many things that you would have to be used to if you lived here.
It’s probably because I haven’t traveled throughout Europe as yet
@@foreignreacts But Finland is in Europe, and although we all have our differences here, we also have many things in which we operate in the same or similar way. Public transport, education, the health system, labour rights, security... things that I see you surprised by as if you were hearing about them for the first time. But it is probably just my opinion without the slightest basis. I apologize.
Thank you.
Another US american who claims to be living in 50 different countries at the same time, instead of the SINGLE european country where he's been living in.
Are u american?
😅
@@skalval3842 - Obviously not, it just pisses me off when US americans say "living in Europe" because it implies having lived in all the european countries. Why didn't he say "Germany After 6 Years", since that's the reality he knows?