25 Common Misconceptions About The United States That Simply Aren't True
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- The United States often draws a lot of flak from the rest of the world for everything from its foreign policy to the way it runs its domestic affairs. In fact, it seems like there are few things that can divide the world more evenly and more strongly than asking people what their opinion is of the United States.
It seems like there is no middle ground. Everyone has an opinion. Even in the same city, you'll meet people who fall on the extreme sides of the spectrum. Typically, it goes something like this - either they will respond with, "America is messed up. I would never go there, not even to visit." Or, they will respond with something along the lines of, "I love America. Its government can do some whacky things, but the people are great, and it's a beautiful country!" Take your pick. It's one or the other. But, what exactly is it that causes America to be so "messed up?" Even America's own politicians can't seem to stop talking about how messed up things are. Well, today we're going to take a deeper look. Are things really as bad as everyone seems to think they are? These are 25 common misconceptions about the United States that simply aren't true!
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I live in Florida and recently met a group of 9 vacationing from Norway, and they said they were amazed at how open and friendly people are here. They loved that people will say hello when you pass them on the street, cause it just doesn't happen there.
That's a common observation about Americans. We tend to be friendlier. It's also how the North gets their reputation in the states of being jerks. They are more European in behavior.
@@LegendStormcrow Careful now it depends on which part of the north you are talking about. Don't lump us midwesterners into being jerks, been all around the country and in my opinion the central south and north midwest are some of the nicest people I have met (Albeit in slightly different ways)
@@zereo6945 Yes, but Midwest and Pacific Northwest are not considered "North" despite being north. Even the Midwest is a bit of a misnomer, because much of what is considered Midwest I consider East and from a completely different culture, both that Florida, Texas, and Louisiana have much in common with the rest of the South culturally.
@@LegendStormcrowthe Midwest is most definitely the North…when you leave the Midwest, you’re in the South…what else could it be? There are states difficult to pigeonhole, like Missouri and Oklahoma, but the Midwest is definitely the North, and always has been compared to the South.
They are TO the North, but most definitely not The North. For me it's weird how Texas is often classified as South instead of South Western, and that Illinois is considered Mid West The Mid West and South West are all areas that for the most part are parts of the Old West, aka The Wild West.@@LeeHawkinsPhoto
Accent does not equate to intelligence or lack thereof
I'm southern and I've been judged MANY times on my Tennessee accent. And everyone thinks if you live in Tennessee you must love/sing/write country music!!!! It just isn't true folks, I'm a rock-'n'-roller, just probably more polite than my Yankee sisters
Yes!!! A lot of Americans need to hear this, too. I’m a South Carolinian with a strong Southern accent. I love the Southern dialects, and I really hate the misconceptions people have when they hear those accents.
@@sherribriggs9488 "yankee" means American. Southerners used this term in reference to northerners during the Civil War because the southerner did not consider himself to be American. Fortunately the South lost, which makes Southerners yankees too. Remember this next time you use the term.
That's not absolutely true *snort*
What they don't know is NASA is centered in the south and it's HQ is in ALABAMA.
The most southern state. That means we have rocket scientists who talk with a drawl.
When I lived in the UK I was always asked, as an American, if I grew up in a large house with a huge pool, as well as owning a huge car or cars.
Upon first meetings I was always accused of being Canadian because I was “too nice” to be from California.
Maybe you came from a better part of California.
@@hydrolito if Northern California is the "better part"? Then yeah, perhaps it was. Oddly, I was raised in the ghetto part of Northern California's Silly-con Valley.
Ya as an American I can understand their shock. Californians aren't exactly known for their politeness even in the US lol.
@@nathannate9928 yeah, my mom was a preschool teacher, I would go with her, after school and all day every summer since I was 8 years old. So, politeness and kindness was emphasized, leading by example, ya want good kids who are kind? You've got to or the kids are unruly. Plus, you don't always know what the kids are faced with at home so, consequently I still retain all those skills and songs. Yet somehow I never had the opportunity to have any kids...do you find that weird? 😊
@missam3404I think people have this idea that Californians are all like the people seen in the media that tend to be from Southern California. And those people tend to be part of social media or the entertainment industry, so not even representative of all of Southern California either. But living in Northern California, everyone is super nice and polite. Having visited the “non Hollywood” areas in SoCal several times, they tend to be really nice too. And it’s not even split down political parties or anything. I’ve got Republican friends and Democrat friends and they’re all super cool people that will drop everything if you need help. It’s all just the media.
“Don’t worry 2020 is just around the corner” welp, that didn’t age well! 😂
No. No it didn't. I just made a similar comment. lol
Guy needs to come out and make an apology statement for that one haha also let’s go Trump 2024
@@ivanbroskiWhy bring politics into this? Also, what do you think saying "let's go trump 2024" will accomplish?
2:32 "American's don't use public transport."
*laughs in New Yorker*
*laughing in new yorker intensifies*
I would like if America could get more public transportation
So how many cities with this supposedly great public transport are them? 5? Maybe even 10? I get NYC has good public transport but the average american definetly doesnt have access to it.
mrvideogamerpro I wish we could get more, as well, but in some places, we have “urban sprawl.”
Having a car is a sense of pride and freedom! I enjoy it far better than a smelly cramped public vehicle crowded with strangers that has set schedules. Our country is vast and having a car is more convenient for getting around.
You also need to realize that we have States bigger than many European countries.
We have cities bigger than some European countries
@@super1million11 we have lakes bigger than some countries
US have people bigger than many european countries
@@soniablanche5672 and Europeans have people big enough to be there country
True but it's called the EU because it considers itself as a whole. Unlike the US where each state is somewhat independent
People are the same everywhere. Hard working, lazy, dumb, smart, fat, skinny, good and bad. Makes no difference where you come from.
true!1
Agreed
stone tooth thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and none of those qualities makes us better or worse. Yes skinny, hard working, smart people win at life more than the “other(s)” but we all are born alone, die alone and end up in the ground anyway....
Ain't that the truth.
That’s not true. It’s literally illegal to be fat in japan
OMG, I'd die without my air conditioning. It was 85°F last night with 100% humidity. Today it's almost 100°F. I'd rather be comfortable than dead from a heat stroke.
Also those of us who live in the middle of nowhere don't want the dust and bugs coming in our house.
@@sheenakinman8506 I live in a bayou and I can't open my windows or doors. The mosquitoes would carry me away. Lol
@@Rainy..Day. not in the bayou but on a gravel road so I completely understand
@@sheenakinman8506 I've lived on dirt roads before and I totally understand. I was dusting daily.
I live in Florida. I can sympathize 110%, which funny enough is what the humidity has been feeling like.
One misconception that exists worldwide. That the Government has your best interests at heart.
They also take out taxes to mine for coal that we use for electricity and establish police so we dont fuck each other and establish economic cooperation with each other so we can get stuff like phones and WiFi. We citizens just complain, do blogging, and take Civilization for granted. While some governments are just wrong, if it keeps you from being uncivilized, it works
lol , literally no one thinks that about America
@@melt6894 Must you bring up points that force us to discuss Ben Franklin quotes here? You are welcome to accept government invasion of your liberty to any point you wish, but please don't belittle those of us who wish to keep our's intact.
Shocking look... you mean OUR Govrrnment Doesn't LOVE Us
Our government was built to protect white wealthy Christian landowner men. It still does exactly that. They call that “order”. If you’re most of that and not a landowner, guess what? You ain’t in the club. Welcome to poor minority.
An interesting note, several exchange students I've met (college town) genuinely believe the whole US is similar to Europe, geographically and weatherwise, with mostly low hills, forests, meadows, etc., and big rain storms. Yes, the Midwest has those. We also have places where you can see 13 miles of grain fields in all directions. We have tornados 2 miles wide. We have hailstorms that come in from Montana or Colorado that destroy towns, and flood warnings the size of Germany.
Not really a misconception, but none of them believe it, or prepare for it. This is why we have disaster preppers.
I don't think European people really get the sheer scale of the US, they just think we're nuts... They're right, mind you, but still!
True, the sheer scale of the US being amazing and us being nuts are not mutually exclusive. We multitask. Can be/do both.
Yea if Americans didn't know how to prepare for disasters or the winter, Americans would've died. Historically, many Americans did die when they first settled down in new areas and the only ones that lived where the "preppers"!
The human eye can only see for 3 miles barring obstructions due to the curvature of the planet, my guy. Your bullshit story is filled with half truths, misconceptions, anecdotes and flat out lies.
I may not be able to change the world, or the world view of the U.S.. But what I can do, is do my best to be kind to others, be a good caretaker of my little corner of earth, and try to get to know and appreciate people on an individual basis.
THANK YOU, for this video! 🌎
That is the most wonderful sentiment! I hope to be able to emulate those words :-)
👏👏👏👏👏 😁 👍👍
But that is exactly what will make the world a better place, isn’t it?
This is a great statement :)
God bless Hong Kong
As an Australian the Aircon one is a no brainer ...it’s HOTTER in the USA and Australia...do we give Europeans a hard time for using a heater in Winter??
Very true. Also, if you look at a globe of the Earth, you can see that the northernmost points in the contiguous 48 states would be pretty far south in Europe, and the southernmost points are parallel with the middle latitudes of the Sahara Desert.
There's nowhere in the continental US that it doesn't get hot. Even in Alaska it gets hot (just not like Australia or Death Valley).
I was looking at a map one day and realized that the UK is farther north than anywhere in the continental US. I mentioned it to the British lady who works at the library.
Speaking of Death Valley I heard of a German family that went there and didn't come back. Europeans come here not knowing what they're getting themselves into. But enough rambling.
In Europe many have AC, i'd say 40% for sure, it is not a taboo anymore, it is becoming hot here as well, at the moment here in Slovenia yesterday was 37 degrees Celsius
In south central Texas, the majority of winter is spent in shorts for me. The climate for my area is considered sub tropical and I’m a 3 hour drive from the coast. Air conditioners are a necessity since summer temperatures are commonly near 40°C in July and August during the day and 30°C at night.
Vegas is going to be 108 today as the expected high. Coldest has been 50. Winters are amazing but April to September are miserably hot.
Come to Texas. You will see why we have Air Conditioning Systems.
Agreed. It gets insanely hot and humid here.
Aye. Walked across America several years ago. It was 123°F (50.6°C) when I walked through Palm Springs, but no humidity. Texas? Texas made me rethink that Walkabout bucket list goal.
We'd die here in New Mexico without air conditioning. It's unbearable in the summer.
Or Mississippi 104 last week
Especially near the coast.
Lived abroad for a while, though some years back. Anyone who thinks racism is a phenomenon unique to the US is crazy! Some of the most blatantly racist behavior I've witnessed was toward folks from Africa who'd migrated to European countries. We all could offer a Mea culpa on that one!
The racist things I've heard people casually doing in Europe would get their careers and livelihoods ruined in the states.
Sure Jan…
I saw this video via L3WG channel. It was a lot of fun because he really was totally open about his UK perspective and fair about his reactions. He learned a lot from your video and I absolutely enjoyed watching you, then him, go through the list! ❤
I literally came here from that same video!
That’s where I first saw this video too, and the commentary was interesting. Then I came here to give love to the people who made it the work into this list.
States are not the highest power.
A state law cannot supersede a federal law. California and Colorado can legalize marijuana but a federal agency come in and still charge you with a crime
I partially agree, but it is true that the states are granted far more autonomy then other countries regions. Most political changes start in the states rather then in Washington, a lot of times Washington has to punish states economically to get them to go along (withholding grants and the like), Washington needs the permission of the governors to deploy the National Guard, and the states (if enough of them could agree on something) could take over Washington via the national convention. So yes, as you said, Washington has A LOT of power over the states (hence why we are a republic and not a confederacy) but the states have a lot of special powers too.
I'd say, like with they way most of the government branches are handled, there is a balance of power. State government sets precedence, Federal enforces it. If enough states set the same precedence, Federal law will change to support it.
Right now, the executive and the legislative branches are at each other's throats, and the Judiciary branch is....... trying its best to make sure the other 2 branches don't tear each other apart. America is going through political turmoil right now, and hopefully, 2020 will fix SOME of it!
It's really more accurate to say that the federal government doesn't have full authority over the states as would be the case in many countries and presumably many people (even many Americans) assume. The US Constitution is actually quite limiting on what it allows the federal government to make laws about. A large portion of what gets passed by the federal government is stuff that requires a state to do something to get the funding related to it. So, if the state doesn't follow it, they just lose the funding. They aren't actually obligated to comply. And a lot of the laws that the feds pass that are truly in effect do so by stretching the interstate commerce clause pretty far such that a Supreme Court that was stricter in how they interpreted the constitution would probably throw them out if they ruled on them. But you also definitely get stupidity where states pass laws that are in contradiction of federal laws, and in some cases at least (like with the marijana), the feds mostly just let the state law win. Legally, they can totally arrest you for violating the federal law though even if the state law says that it's okay. All in all, the situation is far more complicated than saying that one group has the final say.
I don’t think he said in all cases
China got us beat on that carbon thing
that is 100% not correct. China is the leading country for carbon emissions. check your facts, and dont listen to left wing democratic politicians that basically tell you the sky is falling unless you vote for them.
Thats what i said dude !
China has more planet's and produces more carbon, you just read me it wrong doll
@@Fairyfromthehollows
Don't worry, the rest of us knew what you were saying.
@@my67falcon thank you doll
4:26 New paradox: People complain when the US does something and when it doesn't. Kind of like an alarm clock.
World: America stop that genocide
America: but you yelled at me for intervening last time
World: Just do it, people are dying
America *intervenes*
World: WTF are you doing, invading a foreign country.
EXACTLY! PRECISELY! Couldn't put it better myself. But doesn't mean I agree...
It is for that precise reason that I say American intervention ought to be a privilege and not the right it is now.
If you want our help, you better not piss on the grave of those who sacrifice for you.
@@speedy01247maybe we want them to stop making wars and destroying democracys
@@lulu111_the_coolwhich war did they “make”?
“There’s nothing wrong with being proud of your country....”, unless you’re French lol (j/k)
A lot of countries are not so much nationalistic but racist. I found this especially true in Asia. They don't wave the flag but they don't think much of any other nationality. I think because America is so diverse, that race pride gets translated to pride of country.
@@penguinking4830 it's just their culture they didn't have have the same exposure as we did in America
just be careful which time period of france you're looking at.
Penguin King that isn’t true at all if that is the case then why can there be multiple races that are prideful for the U.S... I have friends who are black, Asian, Mexican, and Latino, who are all patriotic to there country.. it’s not a race thing it’s a pride thing
Unless you're German
Great video! The only two things i would want to add to/clarify a little are the authority part and the medical care in the US part. The federal Supreme Court is the “highest authority,” even compared to state Supreme Courts. That said, the states rights debate is an extremely important and deep-rooted part of our Republic that most of the world has little to no concept of. There was a time where you wouldn’t be admitted to an ER without insurance, thus going untreated and dying. Thankfully, EMTALA was instituted. That basically says every hospital that wants any kind of federal funding (medicare/aid) will provide stabilizing treatment to anyone who comes through the doors. Nobody can be denied care that is essential to life/limb regardless of cost and ability to pay. (Better to comment late than never)
I'd love to see anyone to live in Phoenix, Az. without A/C! Good Luck.
I had to do it last year. I'm a born and raised Arizonan, lived here for 22 of my 30 years of life (I was in the Army for 8) and I'll absolutely live here for the rest of my life. However when my AC unit decided to kill itself last June, I contemplated moving to Alaska.
Ya, Phoenix and Tucson only exist because of air conditioning 😂
@@GlobalGaming101 right people complain about the cold but I just tell them put more layers on, I can only take so many off. They also don't understand when it's so hot that it feels like an oven even with the wind blowing.
Missie Smith or anywhere in the South. (I’m in NC). No Way!!!
@@JoshuaRyanActual Right there with you. Mine went out several weeks ago and needed a part. 110 degree days and no AC for five days straight. I don't know how anyone lived here before the advent of AC.
Watched this in 2024...his statement at the end about 2020....chilling in hindsight!
8:48 As an Irish person, can confirm, we use both football and soccer interchangeably.
One of the things I find kind of beautiful about this country is that, like list25 spoke of, each state has their own laws and culture. Don't like one place? Well, chances are, there are other places you might enjoy living in or visiting. Perhaps one of the biggest issues is having the capital to relocate, the differences between New York and Texas are so different. I find that very interesting that many of my international friends tell me that this is so different compared to their areas of the world. Of course we have huge issues, but with all the negativity all over the news, I find it nice to look at the good things.
Well said. I love seeing average people dismantle the false barriers the media has erected to separate us.
Regarding our legendary weakness in geography: the map of eastern Europe changes every 25 years. I'll be happy to memorize it once the paint dries, if ever.
So thats what? 3 times in a persons lifetime? Youre on youtube, so probably fairly young and it has only majorly changed once in your lifetime.
and we will stop calling you dumb when you remember its Autumn and u follows o in COLOUR, HONOUR, FLAVOUR and VALOUR.
@@Soff1859 If you think 53 is young, bless your heart. :-)
@@vogonpoet5860 So I was aware of the color/colour, but I had no idea of the the other words! Different spellings are a very poor, or at a minimum petty, basis to call someone dumb by; Especially when it is it's not its... Americans also don't have to remember u follows o in those words, because we have no silent u, or are there people you've seen pretending to be British and misspelling the words?
The most honest and accurate video that I've viewed on UA-cam about the United States, in an eternity. Just my humble opinion.
you and you're humble opinion must live under a log in the back 40 of the smokey mountains
Most foreign countries like the United States, if you travel abroad they treat Americans very well, when in the Philippines I was asked by many Europeans why I was getting preferential treatment when I would say I didn’t know they would say oh your American, then fallow up with good job.
Australia had a very aggressive thank you USA campaign, because Americans think the rest of the world hates the US and that is just not true.
My guess for the Philippines is that we liberated them from the Japanese during WWII but I'm not certain of this
It has to do with the history between the two countries.
The Philippines became a US territory after the Spanish-American war.
It was a relationship that did get a rocky start.
Then the Pacific war happened with American and Filipino troops fighting side by side and endured the same POW conditions together. The Bataan death march is a example of this.
Gen. McArthur then came and despite he does get some flak for it on a strategic standpoint even to this day, he kept his promise to the Filipino people's that he "shall return" and liberated the island from Imperial Japan. Who did alot of war crimes (comparable to the Nazis war crimes in Europe) to the Filipino people during their occupation.
On July 4, 1946 the Philippines gained their independence from the US on good terms between the two nations, with the exception of some Naval bases stay incase the Communist block starts getting funny ideas(Cold war was starting).
It should be noted that a Senator Tomas Confesor expressed his disapproval of even that.
This is also true, it's worth looking it at both ways. There are people outside of USA who dislike it, and some with fair reasons and some with not fair reasons. The same goes for people in USA about other countries, both fair and not fair reasons to dislike certain other countries.
Go to panama city and see if that happens lmao.
The people of the Philippines have a very solid historical reason for loving Americans, and that is America's role in kicking the Japanese invaders out 80 years ago. The Japanese military treated the people of the countries they occupied atrociously. Germany gets more ink on that due to the fact that they did their act in Europe, and with more refugees fleeing to the US, but damn, Japan did a freaking NUMBER on the people of the countries they invaded and occupied in WWII.
We really do have "bad for you snack foods and fast foods" though. 🤣😂 like A LOT of them!
So does almost everywhere else.
Apparently you haven't been to Japan.
We also still use chemicals that have been banned for their toxicity in other first world countries. I truly hope that changes.
Europeans calling the US imperialist is super ironic
While I can admit that, It's mainly just in the west. As a Polish person living in Poland, many people say that they don't really care about America or that they support the country, just not the politicians.
In fairness, who likes any government?
I have nothing but respect for the people of any country. Were all the same. Most governments are pure evil.
@@technicaldifficulties368 While some governments are better than others, there is not one government/Political party that serves everyone in any country.
@@technicaldifficulties368 You're goddamn right, and trust me, I'm not trying to defend what my government does. It serves no purpose but to make them rich
World: USA stop that genocide!
USA: *Intervenes*
World: WTF, stop intervening in foreign nations!
USA: Wait...
(I know that the US doesnt always intervene out of the kindness of their heart, but no one would.)
This whole operation was your idea
It's all just a bit of fun, I get roasted for being British sometimes 😂 but the UK and the us know they have each others backs
Well, until Trump got in ... (I'm NOT anti-US in any way. I have a US nephew and niece and tons of friends all over the country. I'm just saying, as they say!)
Yeah, if I ever met an American in trouble I would do whatever I could to help them :) same for any human actually.
Mandy B he’s not against the British people, he’s against your horrid government
President Trump probably has PM hopeful Boris Johnson's back.
Trump and BJ are cut from the same, rotten cloth!
Can’t wait until people wake up and realise what the horrible people in power have been doing for the last decade. (Hint: killing the sick and disabled, making most people poorer and plunging more children in to poverty!).
I'm Scottish, it took me a while to get my head around the fact that there are certain places in the world that needed air conditioning rather than central heating. Anything above 23°C is to hot for me.
EDIT- I love how this has become just people from around the world complaining about the weather.
Here in florida average summer is around 35° C not to mention the humidity 😅 i wish i lived somewhere where AC isnt need lol
@@Baca1725 that makes me never want to go to Florida. That is just to hot for anything.
I am with you on that, my ideal summer holiday destination is anywhere with an average temp. of 21 C ( 70 F ), sorry Costas I will not be lying on your beaches.
@@Baca1725 i live in Wisconsin, we need heat and AC
@@Baca1725 As a fellow Floridian I agree. I usually go out at night so it's not as bad. But then I have the mosquitoes to contend with.
I had no idea there are people that find us ridiculous for using air conditioning 😂. Summer in Phoenix AZ is sometimes 50 degrees Celsius. It’s pure hell.
No one finds you ridiculous for using AC, I have no idea where they got that from
mrb435 IF there are people tho. Haha I guess that's partially why it surprised me. I've never heard that before.
@@mrb435 I've spoken with many Northern Europeans and yes, they were shocked that it's a law in some states to not have A/C when a building is being built. They consider A/C as a luxury, not needed.
I haven't been out of the USA for a while but last time I was in the UK (1) the most conversation I got from almost everyone except the Rastas was how much money you needed to pay for something--and I was there for 6 weeks and am not a big intimidating person, and (2) the few people who would talk to me, mostly the hotel clerks, told me all Americans were rich and could afford to travel while everyone outside of the US has to work extremely hard to be able to afford the basic things to enable them to go to work the next day. I had to explain that I'd worked two 10 hr jobs for 7 years to afford to come to the UK, not buying anything but the bare necessities. They were stunned. They were getting their ideas from the glossy mags that showed US top of the line kitchens, tv shows with large apartments, movies where everyone drove nice cards, etc. People forget that movies, tv, books to a certain degree, magazines are trying to sell something so are not going to show the more mundane stuff most of us live with. It's fiction.
Why do people seem like they think every American is involved in the military?
I know right? Only .01% of the population has or is serving.
The military industrial complex is huge. It is amazing how many people get paid with money from the defense department.
That doesn’t mean every american is involved in strategic decisions
Many ppl are really ignorant and just love to talk shit.
@@robertguinn8590 it's a little bit more than that, like 1.8
I absolutely loved this video. Thank you yet again for all your research and hard work you put into your channel List25 !
Wonderful no-countdown "countdown" and cheers for a video of equality across nations and countries. America isn't the greatest but neither is the rest of the world. That being said. We are also great, just as the rest of the world. Thanks guys and gals.
Adam Osak maybe healthcare that is affordable to the middle class, superior schools, humane treatment of homeless, vets, and other vulnerable populations. A country w out these is not superior
What's funny about this list, for me, is that I have a lot of friends around the world that I've made over my lifetime and we all joke about various misconceptions of our respective countries. However, all of us have, at one point or another, dropped everything to be there for each other. We may playfully use stereotypes but our respect and friendship is everything to us.
"2020 is just around the corner." Famous last words.
That "Don't worry 2020 is just around the corner" comment didn't age well, did it? LOL
Funny enough...I usually only see republicans complaining. The 75% rest of the country seems glad they got rid of Trump...and sad at the prospect of him still being around.
I agree with Mike on the mosquitos. I live in Minnesota and the mosquito is our state bird. Also Minnesotans don't say "Eh", that's Canadians. And Fargo is in North Dakota.
Lu they say things like “holy buckets” and “ya know” my neighbors were from MN.
Really? I thought the mosquito was Alaskan state bird lol
I thought the mosquito was Alaska’s state bird not Minnesota’s.
Technically, the state bird of Minnesota is the common loon. But mosquitos are ubiquitous, so jokingly it’s the state bird. Just like “we have two seasons: winter and road construction.”
If the U.S. is such a terrible place, why are so many people clamoring to come in?
Why don't they try and change those places. Why come to USA and try and make it like the shithole they came from
There are people all over the world clamouring to get into other countries as well.
This video is a breath of fresh air. I get so sick of the constant hate towards this country. We are one of the biggest and most popular leading powers of this world, so we constantly are in the spotlight which leads to lots of hate and stereotypes like every other big influential widespread thing. Of course this country is flawed and broken in some ways but so is every other country on this planet.
Here's a false notion that I as an American would like to put to rest. The President of the United States is not Emperor of Mankind. The President doesn't nearly have the kind of power that people think, even Americans get this wrong. Congress technically has more power than the President. Recently it only appears that the President does what he wants because recently we have blockheads in Congress that have been sitting there for more than 30 years that can't seem to make meaningful decisions. We're too busy claiming ancestry from less than 1% of a minority blood when there's an anti-semitic Representative that nobody calls out because she's a Muslim, which is considered a race for some arcane reason. Trying to tango with Congress is like trying to force a belligerent drunk out of the bar. But, fun fact, only Congress can declare war, and has to approve military action.
Your partially right. In reality, there is three equal branches so there is no omnibus powerful person. however, only one branch is ONE person, making that person the most powerful in the land
In terms of language, yes, a majority of Americans speak English, but I’d like to point out the massive difference in regional dialects and accents.
Living all over the US, there were times when I would meet a person, we would be speaking the same language but were still totally lost in translation.
Have you been to the U.K.?
@@gracemckenzie4514 This video isn't about the UK
@@gracemckenzie4514are you slow?
Correction: the us constitution is the ultimate law of the land and no state can create a law that contradicts a federal law. Do they? Yes but once it is challenged in the courts - the federal law wins.
Yes and no. You're right about the Constitution, but even in the Constitution it differentiates between areas in which the federal government has final say and areas in which states can make the final call. One of the ways the federal government can try to get around this is by combining a policy with federal funding. If the states want their share of the federal funding, they have to agree to abide by the rules listed in the policy. They can, however, refuse to do so if they're willing to made do without that bit of money from the federal government. Speed limits are an example. With few exceptions, the speed limit used to be 55 mph. That was set by the federal government, but not because they had the power to force the states to abide by their decision. The federal government bribed them to go along with that speed limit. At some point, however, some states decided they wanted to make a change. That inspired other states to do so as well.
Elaine Thompson according to the the constitution the federal governments powers are over foreign affairs trade and commerce and basically anything crossing state lines. The federal government is for the most part supposed to leave goings on in the states to their state government.
Want to look at the marijuana issue? It's a federal crime to have and/or use, but some states have made having and/or using it legal, now it's up to the courts to sort out which law takes precedence. On that topic the constitution should stand on the side of the states, no place in that document is the federal government given the power to override the state-level laws making the substance legal. I post the 10th amendment of the Constitution of the United States Of America:
"Article [X] (Amendment 10 - Reserved Powers)
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
To me, that means that the states have the final right to decide if marijuana is legal, and once a state does then the federal government should back out of the topic as far as that state is concerned. But then I'm not a lawyer, much less a constitutional lawyer, so if you want anything dealing with the constitution fully answered hire a constitutional lawyer and take the matter to court. :P
But, since I've been looking into THC/marijuana b/c medical condition, found out that it can be legal in your state but you can still be busted by Fed authorities! Yes, specific, personal knowledge! They're sitting in Fed Dept of Corrections now.
I also like to add that the bill of rights was the legislation to give balance to the Constitution by giving more power to the states.
Yes, it should be noted that its all considered the US constitution now.
I’m married to a woman from Germany and I’ve been there many times. They are not patriotic or nationalistic. Thank Merkel for that.
You are right, we are not. But Merkel has nothing to do with it. I hope they changed it, but I'm 32 and when I went to school in my school and a lot of my friends' schools, the kids were tought that (because of WWII and Nazi-Germany) you are not allowed to be patriotic. In fact, you should be ashamed to be German. About 80% (feels like 99%) of history lessons were about Nazi-Germany and Hitler. Homework (no joke) in "high school": write, why you personally feel guilty about what Germany did during Hitlers regime and what you as a person can do today to "pay for their crimes".
You should flip iy now and do 25 facts that Americans think about the world that just aren’t true. :)
We're terrified of everyone politically and fascinated by all cultures on an individual level lol
I agree. thatd be fascinating.
1) everybody else is less free than the US
2) everywhere else is poorer
3) everywhere else is less diverse
Pretty much not realising that facts from the 1950ies about how great and unique the US is need to be updated
That would be great!
Very few people actually believe that, the people on Facebook that do believe that believe it because they grew up in the fifties. And well, most of the prideful Americans on Facebook aren’t a good representation of the country.
This was your best video yet.Honesty it’s a hard reality for some people,but it’s the “best medicine” as us yanks like to say.I’ve been all over the world,China,Japan,Europe,hell even way up to Canada,and every time I get home I feel like kissing the ground when I arrive.I love it when foreigners ask why we have an American Flag hanging outside of our house.I always tell them it’s because we are all Americans here,and we honor those who have made that possible.None of them have ever had a response to that.
As a Brit I would love to get air conditioning, I work in a hospital & we have it there & it's amazing lol.
Currently I get home & stick the fan on for like 6-7 hours at a time as i'm more comfortable at a cooler temperature.
I can imagine what this comment section is going to be like, so allow me to clear a few things up.
1) I didn't write this list. As I'm the host, I rarely write any of our lists, I just present them. So my personal thoughts and opinions differ on certain things.
2) This is an older list we are finally turning into a video, and it was written back in 2016.
~ Mike
3) Keep in mind that we are in no way, shape or form DENYING the United States' problems. We're simply saying that things might not be as bad as the media makes them out to be. AGAIN, this list was written by three different people, two of which were Europeans who realized that things weren't as bad here in the US that they'd been raised to believe. It isn't us "Americans" trying make ourselves look better.
4) Oh boy... I am legit terrified about this comment section.
~Tristan
5) Here's a fun list instead: bit.ly/2ZR6rc7
6) Here's a list of us owning up to the United States' Problems: bit.ly/2xkULlv
7) We're in the Endgame now...
~Tristan (Again)
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It's not good enough to claim that you are only the messenger, you should've refused to do this video. With that logic you can make horrible terrifying videos by just saying "I didn't write it, I just presented it" and clear your hands... a bit sad mate. It's better of taking more time and presenting something with quality than this garbage.
@@alecpedchenko666 This was a quality video to clear up many of the ridiculous European misconceptions of our country. I completely agree with everything in this video especially as an American who lived in Europe for some time and had to respond to many of these accusations from Europeans. I'm very glad about this content
Take responsibility for your actions and your commentary. Those "good" Germans in 1945 gave a defense at Nuremburg of "We were just following orders." Whether or not you wrote the script is not relevant. Failing to express a disclaimer was your choice. What is happening in America today, politically, isn't hard to understand if one has critical thinking skills. The economy has lifted all boats, so to speak. Black, brown, yellow, red and white. Deaths on the border of illegals has DROPPED over the past two years. There are no "concentration camps". Racism has not exploded nor have dissenters been rounded up and carted off. We have not recklessly gone off on another senseless war for stupid reasons and the myth of "imperialism" lacks factual grounds.
@@Ken-sc3gx Are you seriously comparing these people to NAZIS?
"All Americans have money to burn. They are all rich!" I get this a lot from my buddies in the Philippines, Colombia, and Mexico!
But in the UK, especially Scotland, we feel sorry to all those poor Americans due to your high health insurance and college tuition fees. Here is a few Scottish pounds to go and buy a wee dram of oor cheap Bell's whisky.
Thanks Duke:)
AlDuke14 Is it true that your taxes are so high, that scotch is cheaper in the US than it is in Scotland.
@@mainwayne1352 Liquor aside, money is not flowing hand over fist!
You forgot to mention roaches crawling in through your window in the summer .
Well there's one thing you can't argue that in the States it's gone completely nuts: Black Friday.
If America is so bad, why is everyone trying so hard to get here?
That’s kind of not true anymore
Not everybody, and it's never been everybody.
It is true that most nations used to look up to America, but conservatives have made America into the laughing stock of the world. And before you say "no, liberals did that"... no... absolutely not, and you have to have be in an echo chamber to come to that conclusion. Most of the world is a lot more liberal than America is, and America's conservatism is seen as backwards.
Have you been to the border? 2 million in 2023 alone.
The stereotypes he's discussing are mainly in western Europe, which is not producing much immigration at all.
@@KalEL224 the 200k coming over the border each month says other wise
Well done Michael and ALL at List25 !
Racism is not a issue that exclusively found in the South, nor is the Confederate flag a symbol of it, By using the flag in such a manner, you demonstrate the same prejudice that is the source of racism.
Thank you for your wise words!
@@zachcollins6883 You're welcome. I appreciate your acknowledgement
Americans work more then any other country in the world. We eat quickly and have shorter lunches.
Not to mention less vacation time than the Europeans.
You are fooled by US propaganda. Japanese work harder than any other country in the world. You got the eating bit right though.
I take a long time to eat my food. I wouldn’t eat a lot of my lunch when I was HS too.
I love the ending.
“Don’t worry, 2020 is just around the corner”
Minority born and raised in the US of A. I love this place and wouldn't trade it for anything.
Happy 4th of July everyone. Murica!
Why apologize at the end? The political process we have is no more divisive and strange than other free countries. (See parliament) I'd rather have that than a single ruling political group running everything from Washington. Great point about the state's ruling authority. We ended up with the current president greatly based on his challenge to the political elite (From both parties) who seem to think they matter more than the people.
Matthew Hardinger Yeah, those idiots in Washington keep forgetting that the same people who voted them in can just as quickly vote them out.
Is it just me or does Mike look like Al Boreland from Home Improvement lol
No E it’s Borland. And doesn’t have flannel on so can’t tell
I don’t think so Tim.
Whats wrong with right wing christians???
Well clearly if you wanna be able to fly successfully you need a left AND a right wing.
~Tristan
Hubby and I busted out laughing when you said "Don't worry, 2020 is around the corner." 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 Fun list though.
Yeah. 25 Things That Didn't Age Well...
So true; this is a great video. I would be considered a stereotypical crazy gun-toting Christian Right-winger--I'm blonde, blue-eyed, Christian, and Conservative--but I keep my guns at home and I am kind to everyone I meet and will talk to anyone who presents themselves friendly, no matter what their race is (Heads up, most Americans are not racist). As for not knowing another language? I know some Spanish and a little Dutch and I'm taking German in college. As for patriotism? I LOVE my country, as should anyone. American myths BUSTED! Hope this helps change your views on Americans. God bless.
I heard gunshots in my neighborhood yesterday. Couple blocks away. Shit's real.
I live in the country. I hear gunshots all the time, it’s always hunters though
@@dr.lyleevans6915 I wish that was it. Not in the city unless they're hunting pigeons. Lol.
@@dr.lyleevans6915 with where I live, gunshots for days, but that's mainly because of people love to party and shoot guns in the air
Hanz Himlin LoL there’s some of that too (we’ve all been there). Man I really am sorry to the original poster about having to live around that craziness.
Yes & No... violent crime & gun crimes are a SERIOUS but the vast majority of homicides are RED on RED. 📰⚖🚔. Gang members, felons kill other gang members, drug dealers. If the crime rates for 4-5 cities was removed, the 🇺🇸 would be 182 out of 189 nations for violent deaths. I'd add too "gun violence" includes suicides & gang shootings.
Our media is quite intelligent. Guy was murdered off lake street. Media reported they were searching for at least one suspect. Lmaoooo.
"most swiss pepole are more fammiliar with guns then us Americans"
hmm then why does Wikipedia say that "Guns per 100 inhabitants" for the US is at 120.5 followed by serbia in the second spot with only 37.82
Because in the southern states, many households own much more than a single firearm. Especially in Texas. Hunting is common as well.
Wikipedia is not a good source of information. Anyone can go in and change information.
You're introduction for this video was spot on, Mike, instant like. Great job again guys
"Don't worry, 2020 is just around the corner"
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Turns out we're all bad, but we need to compete to see who's worse
I'm on public transportation rn 🚌 and I live in TAX FREE New Hampshire, and I'm Puerto Rican in New England!! I think this list was wicked needed lol 😆
Hey me too !!!
Aye a fellow Newhampshireite! 😎
As an American( an older American) I remember not having A/C. My first car had a 460 A/C. Four open windows at 60 MPH. However in todays time I would die with out A/C. With out A/C it is hard to breath in hot weather. The heat also Effects my Congestive Heart Failure. So I would have been dead without modern climate control, I'm still trying to decide if the extension of my life is worth it. Life for another day of suffering...…..
keith bryon I had a couple of cars that had 4-60 AC. Close the vents so the engine heat wouldn’t come in then open the windows.
I hear you! I have breathing problems and when the dew point is high I really suffer. When I was growing up you had no A/C only fans and ig it was too hot we went down in the basement to cool off.
This is an amazing video! keep up the great work.
Thank you! Will do!
Refreshing video, people often generalize America despite it being the 3rd most populous country on Earth and arguably the most diverse.
Just wanna say that calling Norwegians rich, and comparing us to rich Americans, does not work. It's more like all middle class, with exceptions here and there.
I think rich was meant to imply being well off with no finacial stress. Wealth is a subjective measure. They meant if you compare resources and standing equally you find little to no difference.
This is a big list of "I know you are but what am I?"
I live in a small town in America, and I don't have or use a gun. I prefer bows.
Nice, that makes you as good or even a better shot then most gun shooters then.
@@robertagu5533 not really. That's like saying that because you can ride a bicycle, you're better on a Harley than most. Bows and guns are different animals entirely.
@@huntersmith3888 actually no. I know guys that are very experienced with both. The principals are same BUT its alot harder at range to accurately aim and fire an arrow then a bullet. Alot more body movement and breathing effects the shot much more. Making for a much harder shot. Is the biggest differences is what I hear
@@robertagu5533 What you're saying is true, that mastering the bow is seen as a much more difficult achievement, but the logic Richard Nixon (the commenter, not the actual guy, haha) laid out is still flawless. Having skill with a bow doesn't translate to being a good shot with a gun. A person can be skilled with both, of course, but only by training with both. If he just trained with a bow, then entered a skeet competition using a 12 gauge Mossberg, he'd be laughed out of the competition.
I never could get the hang of a bow
America has had some socialized medical care since 1966 - just not to the degree of a lot of other countries.
God Bless America 🇺🇸🤙🏻
You said China was one of the nations that only speak one language. That is just not true. Mandarin, Cantonese, etc.
I've heard that collectively there are anywhere from 100 to 150 different languages spoken in China. Mandarin and Cantonese are the most commonly used and spoken in the country. I'm sure it comes down to dialects and the fact that there's a lot of countryside to China
I think what was meant was the average citizen speaks one language. Meaning while there may be three or four languages in China that does not mean that each citizen speaks all those languages.
When people say that americans only speak one language I think they're reffering to the fact that most americans don't speak any other language exept english while here in europe almost everyone under the age of 40 speaks at least a bit of english
He was talking about being bilingual a single person speaking more than one language not how many languages there are in the country
Well a lot of other countries have multiple languages because they keep getting invaded and taken over.
I'm 6'0" (182cm) and weigh 180 lbs (81.6466 kg). Don't think I'm fat.
Also, I'm Christian. And I don't care about what you believe in as long as it doesn't hurt people. I'm, also, not going to tell you what I believe unless you really want to know. Why? Because my life shouldn't affect yours. You couldn't care less about what I like so it's not important.
Your BMI isn't obese or over weight depending on your age and sex.
@@Skrunklo Male adult under 40
@@the83rdtrombonist60 Approx a 24.4 so normal.
I am American and I not super patriotic.😑
That "don't worry 2020 is right around the corner" did not age well 🤣🤣🤣
I had friends from Europe in college that complained about how our homes are built. I tried to explain to them our weather can be crazy and it plays into material cost. Not even a month later a EF-1 tornado went past our school. They understood after that.
love how europeans forget their history when talking about America
MERICA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I’m American and all these are true
Just not for all of us
Saw a video of a Britt reacting to this video. I had to check out the original. Thank you for clearing up misconceptions about America. Love the video and you for doing this. 😻😻🤠 (watching in California)
I don't know man I think you got most of the ones that I can think of but I really appreciate and so does a lot of other people appreciate you pointing those out
Awww don’t worry so much about the tummy Mike, some of us girls love guys who are bigger and much more snuggly ❤️
He’s seriously okay in my books!
@@tnew78 Mine, too!
Some of us guys do too
So true! My late husband was 6'4" and 120 pounds, plenty to snuggle with.
The women who say that are usually fat themselves.
As a French speaking Canadien, I can attest that Americans aren't the only ones using the word "soccer" for soccer; the meanings of "soccer" and "football" for French speakers in Canada are exactly the same as it is in America, but different from European French speakers: The soccer vs football debate is as prevalent in the French speaking world than it is in the English speaking world!!
If you do not pay for the Insurance you are screwed in America... America allows the Pharmaceutical companies to charge up to 10000 times more for Life Saving Medication as compared to what the charge is in our Northern and southern neighbors. America has a Min wage that is far below the rest of the Advanced Nations of the world. Face it there is very little in this nation for those that need to actually get their hands dirty and work for their money. Education is also at an all time low in the US . Again where is the USA actually better for people?
James,
If you feel the United States is so bad, MOVE elsewhere. A lot of us Americans are tired of your whining!
@@7863755 Have you considered he is not from America? Fact is most of what he says is true, and rather than reply with facts, you come back with the lame, don't like it move. While no country is perfect, many areas of America could improve. Healthcare and education are examples. Is my country perfect? No. Lastly, misconception is everywhere.
@@7863755 Keep defending the oligarchs and lobbyists.....it's all fun and games until they turn on you. You're blindly loyal to them,but they're loyal only to themselves.
@@scottwade2612 Exactly! That mentality ,where if someone isn't fawning all over the US of A and all things "Americana",then they must be some evil, baby-killing,God-hating Communist who wants to join ISIS, is just so childish. I mean,everyone has something they can't stand about their loved ones. Does it mean they stopped loving them,or never loved them? No! If your kids do something wrong,do you blindly defend them and praise everything they do? Of course not! Only an asshole or an idiot would do that
Man listening to that apology at the end and realizing it's from 2019...he has NO IDEA.
I love this list! Thank you for telling it like it is!
People dont sneak into bad countries.
Everyone is atleast a little racist.
Most people are proud of their race
The human race?
Skin color means nothing,just be happy with who you are. Skin color isn't a race it's just skin.
@@stephaniecorzette2770 Yeah, but what about being proud of your heritage, which can be indicated by skin color?
@@stephaniecorzette2770 nice words from a socialist
Skin color can be an idicator of culture but is not a certainty. Many "white people" are Muslim. Some people of Arabic descent are Christian.
A buddy and I went to Greece, a store cashier asked which part of America we were from New York or Texas.(There are other places in America bud...) I said South Carolina my buddy said Tennessee. The cashier said “oh klu klux klan?” NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! We walked out of that shop feeling absolutely terrible that this is all people from an other nation know about our states. Traveling abroad really opened our eyes on how the rest of the world lives. Let us know how narrow minded some Americans can be. But after that.. we really wish the world could come here so they can see how we live. Not how the media wants them to think how we live
No air conditioning. I want you to live in Georgia with our range of temperature between slightly below freezing to almost half way to boiling
did that for 3 days last week damn near died! got it fixed quick!
@@cswrel oh yeah I remember when power went out for two days during mid summer. Sucks
The average American policeman will never have to draw his gun. It's not the Wild West (for the most part)...
Hey Mike I gotta say I am with you and Tristian on the bacon topic it depends on the situation I like it both ways ;). I also bought the navy shirt THANK YOU for providing the store I now can display my fandom proudly keep up the good work ya'll rock HUGZZZ