Lets see: consumerism, paganism, nationalism, optimistic... yeah the USA is a social experiment where the participants have forgotten they are participants and started living the lies told to them. Very sad but then all nations and cultures are fake. There is only the individual.
Why do people in Europe talk about the us like it’s one state, Alabama is pretty different from New England. While Europe has different countries, culture is relatively similar.
@@jordanconstantino10 That's the most nonsense comment I've ever read... Guns are for war, violence and unrest, peace doesn't have anything to do with them
It's so frustrating to watch my favorite TV series on TV because it feels like there's a commercial break every 5 mins,i don't even remember what happened before the current commercial break. 😔 it's much better in England, no commercial break during an episode.
Many of us hate ours as well. Commercial broadcast stations are struggling to get by, running insane amounts of repeated ads that make you forget what you were trying to watch. Many others, however, find ads "morally important" as they are thought to serve our wealth. I find that "opinion" to be brainwashing, even the Bhagwan couldn't have dreamed to control that level of dehumanized obedience.
Well, on the bright side, commercials every fifteen minutes give nice five minute breaks to use to bathroom. Here in Europe, you either have to pause the show or wait until the hour is over (times vary depending on the show)
Well calling us Europeans is kind of a stretch. You'll get different reactions from us as there are 44 countries and each one of them has it's own cultural bubble. When Europeans visit different European countries, they'll find everytime something weird about it. Even if you visit a bordering country there will always be something extremely weird about it.
@@railroadforest30 I know, I see USA as a cluster of states, but you have the same language and similar culture. While in Europe, all of the 44 countries speak different languages and have different traditions and culture, food, architecture, art, literature, philosophy etc. everything is different.
And some of those countries have smaller subdivisions with their own culture and languages. The UK for example has Scotland, England and Wales, as well as northern Ireland, added to this you have Welsh, Scottish and Irish Gaelic, and brentish, so you could be in one part of the country seeing signs in English cross a border and bam you got road signs in another language with people who have different habits and customs
@@crwydryny Yes, you are right. I Thought not to go that deep into regional disparities inside a country, as I was sure that if Europe is seen as a country, that would be over everyone's head. We have different ethnic groups in Central Europe which form a majority in different regions and some small cities have the signs in their language also. Man I love Europe, I'm always finding something interesting about it 😁
Another strange thing in the US are the walls in the houses. They are like paper you just have to look at it and it breaks. Here in Europe a truck can drive in your house and there will be just a small damage
I work in construction and can confirm that most houses and apartments are built with 2x4 stick framing and sheet rock and you can EASILY put holes in the wall with little effort
Lol, Europe stretches from Portugal to Russia, from Norway to Cyprus imagine how many cultural differences these nations have. Even two central european neighbours Germany and Poland are very culturaly far from each other. Europe is too complex to be generalized.
yeah of course they are very different but I doubt it still can be compared to europe, all the languages and different societies do create some barriers even though globalisation is bringing people closer together.:P
I remember when I moved to the US everything looked so huge to me - the streets, the cars, the homes, the food portions, the drinks, the people. I felt so weird and tiny.
Your 2nd point about American Football is incorrect. They do touch the ball with their feet, only in specific situations like kicking a field goal or punting the ball to the other team. They don't touch the ball with their feet over 90% of the time like soccer, only about 10% of the time.
WibblyWobblyTimeyWimey Im American and I once believed that, with the protective gear and all. But you got to think, these are well groomed athletes worth millions. one injury can cause him, the team, and owner a lot of money. pussy or not injuries can happen. besides, I don't think anybody on a rugby team can play against 250 300 pound NFL players
carzzz 1 They have specific examples or said “some European countries....”. We Americans are getting better at learning about all the fantastic non-American world out there 😉
You can't even actually drive at 16, you have to get a parent's permission to do so. If you do get permission, there are a ton of rules, like curfew and not having passengers. I am from the US I think it is weird how this works. You can't buy tobacco products until your 21 too.
@@dogguy8603 That's true! We have some kind of military contract with USA. It's something like: "If Denmark gets attack or being forced into war. The American Military will come to aid Denmark. If USA gets forced into war. Denmark will aid USA the best way they can." I can't quite remembering it 100% i was in my pre-teens when I saw it in the news
@@Max-ig9bj its called NATO, and lets be honest, Denmark has the long end of the stick, if the US kicked them out of NATO or left than Europe would be steamrolled by Russia
American Things Europeans find weird: 1. $50,000 per year on university tuition - in Europe is FREE! 2. No FREE health care?! 3. 10 days vacation?! 30 Days in Europe! 4. No paid maternity leave?! 14 months paid in Europe! 5. GUNS!!!!!!!!!
@@raptor2792 people do have guns in Europe for hunting, living in Germany and Croatia, I have never seen someone with a gun! And 40% of the population of Serbia has gun access about 2.7 million people, this is the highest of all European countries! Where as US has 120% gun ownership within 100 people! Meaning 340 Million guns are in the hands of civilians in the United States! Obviously not everyone has a gun, but some people have 20 or more! Mass shootings in Europe are rare! In 2019 in US there were 435 mass shootings, one every single day!
Taxes, taxes, taxes. Here, we have people crying that they "have to pay for other people's children's schooling and healthcare and it's not fair," especially when they do not have children. The country is that individualistic. There are public schools here paid for with taxes, but many people do not send children to them because ""their students can get a better education at a private school which I am responsible for, not the government." People do not use their vacation days because they do not want to look "lazy" to their boss. The country rebelled over taxes. Some go as far as to say EVERYTHING should be private, even prisons. Everything here is me, me, me. Get it?
Europeans acting like all the states of America are the same... There Re 50 sperate states, all with different personalities..... I know this, I've been to 38 states.
@Techno Kebab Look, I don't pay attention to Insurance as much as other things, and I'm not fully American, I am still adjusting to my new way of life. Sorry I couldn't answer it, but you can ask a person who really knows about Insurance in America
The guns have been available in mail order catalogues since the early 1900's- (it's harder to get now, but there are already so many out there) Trying to claw all of them back in would remove them from the people that would abide by a law that now bans the ownership of such things... and that would leave people that don't follow the law with the few guns left... (the police still have guns, but they are only reactionary... so they'll show up to photograph your murder scene) Now, I'm not saying we're sitting inside our houses with a gun in a shaking hand pointed at the door- but what better deterrent to someone kicking in a door than the thought of getting a shotgun blast to the center of one's chest? An armed society is a polite society. Chicago has a gun ban and at least 10 or so shooting every week. It's almost like criminals don't follow the law, eh? Health care is overpriced and nobody wants to deal with a drunk 17 year old.
INDIGO BLUEoO Americans cant buy alcohol as long as they are younger than 21. So they get bands of shame whenever they want to go into pubs or clubs - hahahaha.
Europe is literally filled with churches and not any type of churches we have really big ones and most of the time the cathedral is the biggest building in the city or town and can be seen from everywhere
Studies show that dental health and hygiene in the UK is no worse than in the US. It’s more of an aesthetic fashion. It’s common to have your teeth cosmetically whitened and straightened in America. Not so much in the UK.
only in the UK* Don't make the mistake of mixing up "european" and a certain country. In Germany it is normal to have good teeth, but we don't whiten them often
Marzelmusik I haven't really seen many people with bad teeth for my entire 27 years of life in the UK. I think it's more of a diehard stereotype from a 100 years or so ago.
Tom Maika What does that even mean? How could a waiter get better? I thought their solely purpose just to takes order and deliver the food, I mean this is not a fanservice cafe like maid cafe or whatever weeb shit.
What is your disposable income vs gross income tax rate? My Canadian relatives state they have 'free' healthcare because the United States provides CANADA with FREE Military Defense. I am curious to your answer.... in whatever European Nation you reside. Mine, in Texas is .91 ... so if I make $100,000, I keep $91,000. We do have local property taxes, tolls and sales taxes too which are up to the individual to control.
kmsharley75 Yes, you've got this illogical and impractical "imperial" system. You know, almost whole world use metric system - don't you think it's just better (because it's simple)?
That's actually false. A lot of us want to/use the metric system. It's almost like Liberia, they use the metric system, but they don't "officially" use it. Also let's not forget that the Canadians use the Imperial system on their railways :)
Blame it on the fact that trying to change an entire countries standard measument system would cost to much to do so for a second time (americans tried once before when metric was still new but it just didn't stick with us so now we basically have to learn two measurement systems just to make everyone else happy).
I find weird that Americans think that Europeans are so much diffrent. They also treat all Europeans like they were the same country. Every country is diffrent.
To be fair, Europeans and even Canadians occasionally treat Americans like we are all from the same place. I moved from NY to Nevada and I felt like I was in a different country where the only thing we really had in common was language.
Kvass this doesn’t really happen lol healthcare is a sketchy issue but the reason why European countries don’t pay for them is because you pay with your taxes (which Americans do not like to do).
For Euro travelers: The person asking for your ID likely knows you’re old enough, however if they serve alcohol, tobacco, or other age-restricted products without requiring you to show an ID, they could be fired. Local laws impose harsh fines on businesses who sell these products to underage customers, and to enforce them, regulators pose as “secret shoppers”. If one shows up, tries to buy beer or cigarettes, and the clerk or server _doesn’t_ require an ID, the business can be issued a fine on the spot. If a business is in violation multiple times, the owner will lose their licenses to sell age-restricted products, possibly even their entire business license.
i think it's weird that americans put their shoes everywhere. i often see in movies and tv shows how they put their feet on the bed or on the couch without removing their shoes.
i agree and im American. I walk around my house w my shoes on sometimes but never put them on my bed or couch cuz that is gross. I cringe when I see it on tv.
i'm glad, that americans among you find that weird, too. it was bugging me a long time. it didn't make sense, since you seem (again, only what i saw on social media, tv, and films) to have a lot of hygiene oriented rules which sometimes go too far imo, like no double dipping when you eat with friends...
globalSchelmuffsky Yeah... thats just on TV. Pretty weird to do it cus it can get your furniture dirty. I double-dip anyways, it’s just people think you are backwashing it or something. It’s frowned upon sometimes but eh, even an American can’t even understand America.
What's weird about your tipping culture is that it's mandatory, and not something extra for actually good service. It's just been used as an excuse to pay people less than the minimum wage because tips are also income
mathijs van der poel I kinda wish the tipping thing was less in the US (and some restaurants are getting rid of tipping) but it also kinda makes sense. You have it all wrong though. Tipping is not mandatory. No one holds one of our millions of American Guns (people have/will surely bring up) and forces you to tip! We do tip less for bad service - I do anyways. If you are my server and are rude or inattentive, the tip starts declining. If you are awesome, I will go as high as 25% (you better be awesome). It's not an excuse to pay less. It's paying for performance, it works best in service type jobs like waiting tables compared to service jobs like Tech Support. It's just like they say in Reservoir Dogs. People can make a livable wage by waiting tables. Especially if they bust their ass and the restaurant has good turnover.
Tipping is not mandatory here in America no matter what people think with very few exceptions. It is assumed, and something I have always done, but at no point when dining do I feel I have to do so. I give money to the server based upon how good the service was to me...good service gets better tips, bad service gets a penny. Simple.
@Anna Moore Do you have a choice of whether or not you give them your money? What happens if you don't? They're mugging you. You just think it's somehow different because it's the government doing it.
America isn't the only country you have to pay 4 healthcare tho, why is everyone making such a big deal of this, however i do think it should be free especially for the poor.
BadgerCheese94 in american states at least religion and language stays the same. Take Chechnya as an example they are muslim and speak chechen or in Europe it would be hard to compare Serbia to Spain, two countries with different cultures, holidays, languages etc.
BadgerCheese94 Nah fam the difference between countries like Sweden and Denmark is bigger in both customs, language, society, holidays, laws you name it. The states maybe have some slang differences and some laws that aren’t the same but over all it is the same country and it would be better to do a list with maybe China and America bc then it is at least two COUNTRIES you are comparing
At Starbucks: “Hello, How are you?” Me: “Well just came from my dads funeral so not great, but thanks for asking” Clerk; “i didnt ask….” ??? 👽???? 🤦♂️😂
It's a oxymoron having a question being used for a greeting. If you don't care don't ask it. As a person that's American it's a human interaction that doesn't make sense.
In Zimbabwe a person goes on to ask how your family and work are and it's just small talk. You do not really have to say how they are just that they are OK unless a meteor just hit them.
Well, there are like 50 countries in Europe with different cultures, languages, religions, etc. I don't think we are all the same here, I'm from Spain and I'm pretty sure my country doesn't have many things in common with countries like Serbia, Romania, Ukraine, Poland...
dear friend, Spain has much more in common with Serbia, Romania, Ukraine,Poland, than it has with Germany, Austria, Sweden, Norway, etc. Though your point stands. Just don't get too excited, true European culture is a bit away from you.
Sofija Nesic I don't know what's the true European culture for you, Spanish culture has similarities with Italian, French, Greek, Portuguese and maybe Romanian culture (all except Greece are Latin countries). There isn't a true European culture, there's a huge difference between the nordic countries and the Mediterranean countries...
Us british like americans even though they stereotypes us all the time, an American lady once came to my house and immediately thought it looked like Harry Potter
I'm now on vacation in America and here is actual things that I have naturally thought were weird: 1. The huge flags everywhere seemed kind of nationalistic and weird 2. That guns are somehow patriotic 3. SO MUCH GODDAMN SUGAR (Seriously i feel like I'm going to get diabetes) 4. The waiter keeps refilling my water and its starting to make me anxious
I walked through a county courthouse square On a park bench an old man was sitting there I said, your old courthouse is kinda run down He said, naw, it'll do for our little town I said, your old flagpole has leaned a little bit And that's a ragged old flag you got hanging on it He said, have a seat, and I sat down Is this the first time you've been to our little town? I said, I think it is He said, I don't like to brag But we're kinda proud of that ragged old flag You see, we got a little hole in that flag there when Washington took it across the Delaware And it got powder-burned the night Francis Scott Key Sat watching it writing say can you see And it got a bad rip in New Orleans With Packingham and Jackson tuggin' at its seams And it almost fell at the Alamo Beside the texas flag, but she waved on though She got cut with a sword at Chancellorsville And she got cut again at Shiloh Hill There was Robert E. Lee, Beauregard, and Bragg And the south wind blew hard on that ragged old flag On Flanders field in World War one She got a big hole from a Bertha gun She turned blood red in World War Two She hung limp and low a time or two She was in Korea and Vietnam She went where she was sent by Uncle Sam She waved from our ships upon the Briny foam And now they've about quit waving her back here at home In her own good land here she's been abused She's been burned, dishonored, denied, and refused And the government for which she stands Is scandalized throughout the land And she's getting threadbare and wearing thin But she's in good shape for the shape she's in 'Cause she's been through the fire before And I believe she can take a whole lot more So we raise her up every morning We take her down every night We don't let her touch the ground and we fold her up right On second thought, I do like to brag 'Cause I'm mighty proud of that ragged old flag
They excessively refill cups in Japan as well. And if you finish a drink of something that isn't water, they will come and give you a glass of water without you even asking
As a European - most of what you’ve said about us is a bunch of nonsense lol, the stereotype that British people don’t brush their teeth is so tired and dated lol
I agree, I'm American and I think it's just rude and insensitive to generalize any Country. For myself I most definitely would not want someone to generalize me!
@@lesliethomson1503 there’s nothing we find weird about America save for the gun laws. Like most of what we see on TV and hear on the radio comes from the US. It’s normal to us
@@baldychkn2949 I’ve never know anyone that didn’t have some kind of healthcare coverage or had to pay some exorbitant amount for treatment. Even the “poor” or disabled or on fixed income. That’s another kind of false stereotype. That Americans by the drives are dying for lack of healthcare in the nation that literally sets the standard for cutting edge research and development of medicine, or are going bankrupt paying for medical bills. It’s just not a thing here.
Things that I find weird about the USA: 1. HUGE gaps between toilets.. 2. The pricetag does not include tax so you have to kind of guess what you’ll have to pay 3. Not actually wanting to know how I am when saying ‘hi, how are you?’ 4. Having to give a 15-20% tip, like no?? 5. Your flag is everywhere 6, you can buy guns in walmart 7. But surprise eggs are illegal 8. You don’t use the metric system???1?1?1? 9. There are advertisements for prescription drugs 10. The bread is so sweet 11. You have to pay to apply for college??? 12. WHY do you write MM/DD/YYYY instead of DD/MM/YYYY w h y??? 13. WHAT THE FRIGGITY IS THAT MACHINE IN YOUR SINKS THAT CUTS GARBAGE UP??? HOW DO YOU NOT LOSE YOUR FINGERS???
nienke Have you not seen how fat we are? We need that huge gap so that the toilet seat is comfortably centered under each enormous ads cheek. 2. This annoys the hell out of us as well. 3. This is merely a polite way to open a conversation. Its not intended to be an invitation to actually discuss how you are doing. The social expectation is that the person asked will answer briefly, return the question, and then move on to another topic. Example: Person 1 "how are you?" Person 2 "terrible but I'm surviving. How are you?" Person 1 "Not bad, hey did you did you see the game last night?" 4. Servers make shit wages and depend on tips for income. Its not an ideal system but since a server may only make 4 or 5 dollars per hour we consider it extremely rude not to leave a tip (assuming the server did a good job). 5. We consider our flag a symbol of our people and our heritage rather than a symbol of our government. 6. Why wouldn't Wall-Mart sell guns? Seems like a bad business decision for a general merchandise store to not sell a product for which there is a huge demand. 7. Eggs aren't illegal. 8. We do use the metric system but not exclusively. 9. I can't explain this because our insurance company generally decides what medication we end up getting. 10. We love sugar. Hence one of the reasons were all obese. 11. No big shock there. They slap fees on dann near anything here. 12. Either way is acceptable. 13. Its a garbage disposal and people routinely end up in the ER with mangled fingers from them.
4:41 I can vouch for Thailand being more patriotic than the US. I went to St. Petersburg (Russia) during the world cup, and there were like 20 people carrying Thai flags. Here's the kicker: THEY WEREN"T IN THE WORLD CUP
Regular people carrying guns wouldn't look "fairly weird" to Europeans. It would look completely out of place and that person would appear like a potential killer.
Like 99% of criminals have guns here. We banned the carry of weapons for like 30 years and there was still a lot of violent crime by criminals illegally carrying weapons. As a result we legalized carrying guns with a permit(In most areas) and as a result gun crime dropped since there were less defenseless victims. There are too many guns here for us to simply get rid of(Estimated at over 400 million guns) so that's why we let people carry guns for defense. Also it is in our constitution as well and changing that would probably result in thousands of deaths in civil unrest/civil war.
People carrying around guns actually isn’t as common as you think in the US. I’ve only seen a few instances where people were carrying guns in public, and they got a few weird stares. I personally found it odd when I went to England and Italy and saw the streets filled with militiamen holding guns. That made me uneasy, personally.
Amanda Bisby Uh have you heard of concealed carry? There are probably a lot of people carrying guns that you don't know about. I carry a lot but almost always concealed so I don't cause alarm.
Garrett - When the commenter was referring to people”carrying guns” and it looking “completely out of place” I assumed they meant guns that were visible as, if you couldn’t tell if someone had a gun, why would it cause alarm?
There's actually a reason to that, a house built that would be immensely cheaper to repair/rebuild if destroyed by a tornado than a concrete or other material building. Since tornadoes are frequent dangers.
When I went to the US I ate at a restaurant and the waiter kept refilling my glass. As an Australian, this was really weird to me I was like holy shit keep that shit coming my dude. Needless to say he got a nice tip.
I was surprised by how friendly people in San Diego were. Complete strangers enganging with me in conversation while waiting for traffic lights to go green. It was nice, but weird. (I am from Spain)
What i really find weird as a European is the phrase "How are you doing?" being used casually and not actually being interested in the answer. I know its a supposed polite phrase. But as a European i find it rude that the person/stranger asking the question isn't interested in hearing the answer. So to me the effect seems quite the opposite of the original intention.
Us British find it strange when it’s not raining or snowy (sunny) and I noticed a American visiting the UK and they said: “why is it sunny and nobody’s drinking tea?”
Guilty. I always assumed it would be foggy and drizzly with the nation closing down for “teatime” with bobbies and palace guards walking about all over. Americans tend to get their cultural knowledge from tv and movies like National lampoons “euro vacation”, unfortunately.
I think the strangest thing for me was seeing adverts on tv for medicine for sick people with price tags. In Scotland you don't pay for prescriptions so seeing that seemed bizarre and felt quite sad.
AlbaRecoil whats sadder than that is not to long ago there was a guy being blown up in the news because he raised the price of a life saving prescription by 100% making it near impossible for the people who really needed that medication to be able to afford it. And when called out it his response was basically "i can do what i want, and if they need it, they'll pay for it"
I’ve never been to America but for some reason Florida is kind of a joke in The Good Place and I’ve no idea why. I know that Jason is from there and less intelligent than average but I assume that’s not general to the state, well I hope it’s not.
@Dev King More culture than Europe? Eating cheese and bacon with your gun beside your plate is a bizarre culture. Every country in Europe is wildly different. Europe shaped American history. XD
@@jeroen2218 look who's talking the last 1 thousand years of Europe have been constant and all out war with each other the last 70 years is only the time Europe Is at constant peace oh and not to mention your imperialism on steroids mentality
@@Bare36 bro thats only in your country. In eastern EU you need to go through many tests before you even allowed to buy one. And there are a lot of rules and regulations how you should carry it and how you should keep it at home. Simply carrying firearms might get you a nice sentence. You need a license even for gas gun (used to be no license for it but people started to turn gas guns in to combat firearms...). thats why knifings are common thing.
1. not using the metric system 2. Fahrenheit 3. medical and social security system 4. the cost of college education 5. this gun fetish 6. your patriotism
sven verst especially patriotism they say there free but kick out the people who were first to america and build giant president heads because there was gold there
Eh, Is it really that bad that we use a different measuring/temperature system just because its different doesn't mean its the end of the world, I admit the medical/social security system and college is shit, but not everyone is america is a wilderness living, gun shooting, patriot slave jeez
1 and 2. Agree, we should be like the rest of the world, but it's just very difficult to do a complete 180 change like that nationwide. 3. Yes, they're kinda poopy, but at least we don't have ridiculous taxes. 4. This is a result of government intervention. The more the government gives money to students, the more colleges charge. 5. While it will (hopefully) never have to come to it, we need guns as a sort of insurance policy against invasion and government oppression. Also, it makes for a good deterrent. 6. I don't see what's wrong with being patriotic, being thankful for all of the opportunities that the country has given you. Of course you can have too much patriotism which becomes an ugly thing called ultra-nationalism, but most Americans aren't ultra-nationalists.
Samzhere I don't think the imperial system is necessarily a bad thing by itself, but it can be confusing for us as we were never really taught the conversions (at least in the UK)
5:00 Yes, people own guns in Serbia, but we don't just *carry them around* , they're mostly used for hunting (and for ''pucanje u jabuku na svadbu'' ofc lol)
God, I hate the tax so much. I don't know how many times I've been in America seen a "$1 menu" or something when I only have a dollar, and not actually been able to buy the thing.
I just tell them to stop coming to my table if they expect tip because I won't tip, their boss should pay them a decent salary. They never come back. I pick up my own food if needed and I damn well can pour myself a glass of beverage, don't need someone to do that for me, it's almost borderline rude.
Hans Dampf i completely agree--but europeans need to understand that we americans aren't just all one group and culture. In no way am i disrespecting your opinion, i am just voicing mine.
Shelly Gomez I‘m sure you are right. There is a difference in every country depending which area / state you come from. Nobody can claim things like „Americans are...“ as well. Nevertheless Europe is a continent, so the difference is even more significant because of the huge amount of countries next to each other.
Shelly Gomez True, but the differences between countries in Europe is far greater than the differences between US states. Referring to an entire continent as some homogeneous entity is utterly bizarre.
It's just like here in the U.S. What may be normal in NYC and LA is vastly different from what goes on in Indianapolis. Heck NYC is vastly different from NY state.
The suburbs. There are no supermarkets or playgrounds or bars or clubs or anything, just row after row of houses. They have gigantic lawns, every single one of them and all look the same. They also appear to have never been used, there are no picnic tables, no parasols, no children's artworks out of chalk, no flowers. Just a huge patch of grass sitting there, sad and alone. Nobody is sitting in a chair reading a book, there are no children running around playing catch, no movement, no life. What purpose do they even serve? Nobody's using them!
Julia Prohaska even worse when you think no one in usa has freaking fences around their houses, yet they keep getting angry when someone steps on "their property".
The amount of people the US puts in prison is madness. The land of the free has most prisoners per capita by far. Lobbyism, in general, is also very bizarre to me as a European living in America. It's essentially legal government bribery that nobody ever talks about
The even crazier part of the prison system is that the same people who are in favor of locking up criminals and throwing away the key are the same ones against welfare and socialized medicine. They don't seem to realize that prisoners get food shelter, and medical care paid for by taxes. The penal system should be there to rehabilitate criminals so they become productive members of society but instead we institutionalize them and create a greater need for taxes so for profit prisons can make money.
Well thanks to Reagan, there are private prisons that don't receive gov funding(I might be wrong on the funding). They've essentially made it a business, creating a bigger demand for prisoners. This, at least to any other European I've met, is highly unethical
The for profit prisons are publicly funded but privately owned and operated. The claim when states started switching to them was that it would be cheaper to have a private company own and manage a prison than for the government to do it but this has turned out to be false. We are paying more per prisoner with the for profit model and the contracts put fines on the states if they don't keep the facility above a certain % of it's capacity. This leads to people who could be paroled for good behavior staying their full time if the prison is at that minimum fill limit. Add to this cutting programs that were meant to help rehabilitate prisoners to lower costs and look tough on crime and the system becomes a revolving door where the ex-cons can't make an honest living so they go back to crime and get thrown back in prison.
Oh no, when the government was only paying private prisons for inmates currently incarcerated, no prisons released prisoners early and added onto their sentences. Now most private prisons have a deal with the government if someone is sentenced to 9 months, the prison is paid to house them for 9 months even if they release them in two months, then they fill that empty bed with another prisoner. So they are generally getting paid for way more inmates than they actually have at any given time. Like everything in America that has been privatized, it costs the government way more money than to just do it themselves. But, someone's buddy had a kid that needed free income. Most of the private prisons are also built with tax payer money and then GIVEN to the private company to run.
That last one is wrong; British dental health is on average, better than the United States. We just don't consider white and straight teeth to be all important. If our gnashers are strong and healthy, that's good enough. This is because in England, everyone gets dental care; it's not seen as a luxury or symbol of status, the same way it is in the US.
So... I assume they're talking about the US so... The US has a culture; sure, there are many cultures but it's mostly pretty similar. Europe has a lot of countries with individual cultures. For example, I'm from Finland and eg paying with plastic, taxes, and asking for an ID is totally normal. I think they're only talking about England and France, honestly... Not all of Europe.
Tear Kun I would not say American cultures are pretty similar at all. In fact if you compared a northeast American to a southern American you would most like find more differences then some different European cultures. Some US cultures have more in common with other countries then each other
Matthew Mallon well yeah, I have to agree (I was talking about the US though, not the Americas) But well I think (even when talking about the Americas) they have more "quirks" in common than European countries.
Tear Kun no, by Americans I meant United States citizens(we call ourselves just Americans). I can tell you as a north eastern United States citizens having been to Canada, and Europe there are more similarities with some other countries then to other parts of United States, especially Canada but still to an extent some European countries. You have to understand despite US being one country we are the size of many European countries which has lead to extreme differences in different areas of United States.
Matthew Mallon yes I do know that but the thing is: -it is one country -the laws are similar (not the same, but similar) -the things I, as a European consider strange stretches throughout the US You see, the things they said here apply to most of the US, but the things that they said about Europe doesn't apply to even a half. It's mostly just singular countries.
When I heard that everything is bigger, my mental process was: everything bigger = bigger houses bigger houses = more area more area = more cleaning More cleaning = I'm not moving to America
Lol. Most people here don’t have huge houses. Mine is considered “on the large end of average” for an actual house (as opposed to an apartment or some other kind of rental) and it’s around 2,000 square feet. It has a basement under it but is “unfinished”. Basically just a concrete hole in the ground that the house sits on that’s used for work or storage.
What is really weird in America is that you can't buy alcohol until you're 21. Like you can go to the army when you're 17-18, you can already have few kids but you still can't drink beer. That's really strange. I won't be surprised if you can buy gun before you're 21 but still no alcohol.
Breenud39 TV I know right! On top of that they don't do to go boxes. So, you get halfway through and then the internal debate starts about rather not looking like a wasteful American is worth the sick feeling you get when you've eaten way to much.
I am Italian and I find weird 1 possession of the guns 2 healthcare system 3 existence of the death penalty For the other thing I can't judge because I've never been to America
Sure if every gun caused a school shooting i would be deported to the center of a dying star with a 24 armed guard and probably a fine of upwards of 1 billion dollars
If anything, the whole world should allow citizens to possess firearm, it even stops shootings as guards simply take out the shooter. Shootings in America actually occur in liberal cities where gun control is strict.
In the US I went into a bar and the barman asked me to leave because I didn't have an ID with me. I was 38. I told him: look at me, do I look a minor to you? Seriously. I mean, seriously. I said "Ok, I will just order a coke" and I still was not allowed IN, I had to go out and that was the only open place in the freaking small town. I was shocked. Another time at the supermarket, I was with my boyfriend. We did a big shopping and he had some beers in it too, he had an ID. We were together at checkout. They didn't want to sell him the beers because I didn't have the ID with me. I was still 38. I couldn't believe it! I said "ok then! I don't know him, this is his shopping! He is going to pay for it anyway!" and they still wouldn't sell him the beers, shop's rules. I had to talk to the manager. It's insulting: we are 2 grown adults, I'm visibly almost 40, the last time I was told I can not buy something was 30 years ago by my mom, what is that? Plus, I don't have an American ID and I don't intend walking around with my Passport, risking being robbed and losing it, then it's a big problem!? And this is the land of the free?
@@redswift31 always glad to meet a person with common sense! Do you own any firearms? I've got one (for now of course) that I always have loaded and ready to go in case of emergency
The thing I find weird is that alot of American's group the whole Europe as one country, despite the fact it's composed of 50 countries, has 11 different currencies and 24 different languages.
Jacob- I've seen so many comments like yours. Why would you assume that Americans think Europe is one country?? Europe is the name of the place. Calling it by its name does not imply we think it's one country. There's no correlation. I've never met an American in my life who thought Europe was one country- that's absolutely absurd! How can so many Europeans think such a ridiculous thought? It boggles my mind.
Amaryllis- Europe is far away from the US, and it's expensive and time-consuming for Americans to go there. Many Americans use the chance to go to more than one country while they're there, because it's the logical thing to do. So it makes more sense to say "I'm going to Europe", than to bother naming each country. Usually if an American is going to one country only, then they'll say "I'm going to France". Europeans do the same when they visit the US. They say "I'm going to the United States". They don't bother specifying which state. And yes, I'm comparing countries to US states, and there's nothing wrong with that. It's simply examples of the difference between saying something general, and saying something more specific. You could break it down to country, then region, then city, then part of the city, etc. You could break it down as much as you want. But saying "I'm going to Europe" makes perfect sense, because that's the name of the place, and it's the truth. Nothing to complain about.
I'm pretty sure most Americans don't think of Europe as one country. It's more of one region, like Asia. I've seen many people generalize the west as one thing as well. I've also heard many people just say "north america", even though Canada and Mexico are also part of north America. It's the same thing; i don't think they're actually thinking of it as a country, its just sort of the region in general.
Golden Life Gaming Because Mini is a small, cramped, and loud car with giant uncalled for gauge clusters in the middle of the dashboard, and it sounds like a ricer car.
Victor M. Are you confusing new shape and old shape minis? Old shape (Mr Bean's) doesn't have central gauge clusters...and it's also called Mini; so it is small.
A European here: what shocked me the first time I visited California, was the large amount of obese people around me. It also surprised me to see that many clothes shops had fat mannequins. I felt small.
Sir Davos Seaworth I went to college and didn't even get a hoodie lol and I've never had flaming hot Cheetos, I honestly thought you were referring to our president. 😂 PS. I love the name!
Having white teeth isn't a sign of health. People have naturally different shades of teeth. Using whiteners and all can even damage them so it isn't about health, just fashion.
Anna Nguyen True! I have a naturally yellowish colored teeth and I brushed my teeth regularly. Applying whiteners often would damage ones teeth, it becomes brittle. Yellowish colored teeth is a sign of strong bones and teeth coz of calcium content.
In Europe, tipping isn’t expected to pay half your salary. It’s just an addition to your salary, and restaurants split the total tip at the end of the month.
That’s kinda weird considering you can choose to tip one waiter/waitress more or less than another if you liked or disliked their service. Kinda encourages waiter to be better lol
Im danish, I really like mayo with my fries too :) A thing I find strange is that americans seem to eat ketchup with EVERYTHING! And if it something new they are bit unsure about, jsut pour some ketchup on it.
What I find weird about Americans is how fat the woman are but they still wear the gym clothes mentioned. It would not hurt these bulbous women to try to use the gym cloths for their intent and exercise. Are fat women considered attractive in the United States of America? They are enormously wide.
@@indridcold8433 fat people are something else, some are self aware and are trying to get fit, others have given up, and some like to act like feminists. Americans (i think) dont really see fat woman as attractive, if they are not obese, although I have heard of people that are into obese women. Some fat women have accepted being fat and are triggered that everyone else is skinny (apparently the "before & after" pictures are fat shaming)
5:35 maybe because most of Americans houses are half paper half wood... In European countries 99% of the houses are made of stone and therefore way more expensive but also higher quality
I find it extremely wierd that "you Americans" talk about "us Europeans" as one nation. We are ALOT of very culturally diverse people from VERY many different countries! A Spanish person is generally VERY different to a Norwegian, for example.
LittleMissMac23 In the states the culture doesn't vary that much as in Europe. In Spain you can go to Sevilla or Barcelona and the culture is very different.
But you also can’t look at us Americans the same either. I’m from the Midwest, and I’m TELLIN ya, people from across the country are so much different than the people that are around me on the daily. Ya gotta split your stereotypes my man ;)
In the UK we have ONE rate of VAT for each particular product, so were we to say, price a can of cola, it would be the same price in every single shop of that name in the UK. The States however are StateS, every one of which has different laws on local things, like how much sales tax they use. So that would mean FIFTY different prices, on ONE can of cola in ONE chain of shops. Probably why you have to add the tax yourself.
I agree thats it dumb. But the real reason its done like that is to trick people into buying more stuff. people often underestimate just how much they are actually spending (with tax added at the end) when they go shopping. Everything in the US is about making as much money as you can by any means possible. The older I get and the more I discover about the underhanded crap my country likes to pull, the more I am disappointed/angry about it all.
In Italy we actually have a friendly service... so friendly you'll start to randomly chat with everyone never stops and discovering you know the same people and hate same people too
@@johno8465 really? Well, that's amazing, darling! If you need advise for any region especially Liguria, I'm here! It's hilarious because I want to go to Germany in fact I'm learning German. I mean we kinda want to be in each other's shoes ahaha
It's not just "commercials" in America that are weird, but MEDICAL commercials. Your healthcare system is just a total joke and its sad for the ones that need it.
What I find weird is people go to another country and find certain things weird. For fuck sake, you go to another country, you are bound to find people doing things differently.
Batman Bin Suparman yes. And at least cashiers have common sense here so we at least know when someone is old enough to get cigarettes and not show their ID because its dumb.
You are very naive if you think kids buy cigarets. They are not allowed to, they still can many places - it is getting better, a lot better, but its still pretty common that teenagers who are too young to buy it can get both cigarets and alcohol.
We do know that especially we know Scotland , Northern Ireland we know is in the UK but we consider it Ireland and honestly nobody remembers wales exists
Not being allowed to buy a beer with 20 is weird. In many parts of Europe (e.g. Germany) you are allowed to buy beer from the age of 16 and many people start drinking even before that age
I'm from Africa 1.I can't get over how weird it is that many Americans find breastfeeding offensive. 😕 The fact that people perceive a mother feeding her child as sexual or indecent is so weird. 2.Also tipping is weird. Where I'm from almost nobody does that. You pay for your food, full stop. It's not the customer's responsibility to ensure the worker's wages. 3. Here a lot of people call their fathers Daddy well into adulthood, which I understand a lot of Americans find childish or sexual (again with the sexualisation of everything). I don't understand the sense in calling your father Daddy for years and abruptly changing it to Dad for no reason. It's like changing an established title out of the blue. Especially since to a child, their parent's title pretty much takes the place of a name. So suddenly switching the name from Daddy to Dad because for some reason one thinks it's childish, yeah that's weird.
Cynthia K. I agree with all of your points. It is quite strange, and I’m American. I literally get the weirdest looks when I breastfeed my daughter in public and I’m expected to “coverup”. I don’t think I’ve every really noticed the daddy point. I still call my father daddy, and my husband calls his father daddy as well. Nonetheless, it’s all very interesting
It takes very little effort to use a cloth or something else to cover your breast(s). 1. before anyone attacks me. I find it perfectly natural to breast feed and agree that it is a Woman's right to do so. Just don't make a spectacle out of it for argument's sake. Cary a cloth or something else, nurse when your child is hungry. Don't whip out the breasts because you are entitled or not equipped with a simple cloth, blanket, etc. Or find a discreet location to feed your infant. 2. Don't get pissed if you are not even making the slightest attempt at being discreet and you see some reactions. Sometimes things catch us off guard and there is a delay in processing visual data. If there is a close by changing station - do you change your baby at the station or on a park bench surrounded by 100 people? And before you give me flack about this. I am a father of a daughter who has had multiple changing experiences in public where there was no "family bathroom" or changing station in the men's room - I always seemed to make it work. 3. I find most Mothers want to be discreet. But there are a select few that are just not thinking. Or even more rare, you have a few out of millions that just want to press buttons.
Craig Chastain I do cover while in public, but that’s to make other people comfortable. My daughter on the other hand usually comes from under the cloth, which is very light I might add, sweating profusely as she is very warm natured. I personally don’t think it’s fair to have to resort to feeding my daughter in a restroom. I’m only feeding, not swinging my breast around for all to see. I highly doubt this would be a topic of discussion if breast weren’t overly specialized. I mean it is literally why women have breast in the first place.
Alisha Briggs I agree. That is what the glands are meant to do. Mother or child should not be be meant to be inconvenienced when doing something natural. There are always a scant few in the bunch that want to try to make some point and bring it in the eyes of the (social) media." I CAN do this so I WILL do this! I want to stir the pot" "And if you you have any reaction, I will cry bloody murder!" Again, I'm a daddy, I know how it all works and we as dads have our own challenges - especially when our daughters start to grow up but your kid still has to pee when we go shopping without Mom. Painful. I am so not trying to be a jerk about this topic. I have sat next to nursing mothers on plains, trains, all sorts of restaurants and other public spaces. 99% It goes perfectly fine - I don't stare at you, you don't whip out the tatas all willy nilly, it's copacetic.
No two countries in Europe are the same!! I'm American and live in Austria, have lived or been to several other european countries, and this is all very inaccurate. FFS. Should have compared France/America, Germany/America, etc., becausr can't compare it this way.
I agree. I see things Americans share with Brits, but then things they share with the French and not Brits. And I see a lot of Europeans pointing out differences to each other of differing nations when online. On and on.
Yes it's true that we europeans are very different from one country to another, but we share much of what is said in the video, and we are much different from Americans then we are between us.
I went to the US with my friends from all over Europe and we had all found the same things as weird, different. therefore this video it's actually pretty accurate. Beyond languages I consider Europe a much more united "country" compare to America.
B1gLupu Could you elaborate? In my country (Venezuela) we're used to tipping as a gesture of gratitude. Like "hey, thanks for the service bro, get a beer or something". How do you see it? :P
Daniel Gonzalez In america, business can pay less than minumun wage due to tipping being such an established part of the service culture. American labor laws are a joke. It goes from a gift you can give from excelent service to a mandatory feed.
It’s an incentive for the waiters to work better than they normally would. You do realize that if the waiter or waitress doesn’t earn minimum wage in tips than the restaurant must supplement the rest.
Dylan Whitaker That doesnt make any sense. Its meant to be a sign of gratitude for excelent service, but greedy business owners use it as a deductable from pay. The system is horribly scewed in the favor of the employer.
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consumerism, paganism, nationalism, optimistic... yeah the USA is a social experiment where the participants have forgotten they are participants and started living the lies told to them. Very sad but then all nations and cultures are fake. There is only the individual.
Why do most people in the US talk about Europe as if it is all the same. The countries are all very unique 😂
Because people from USA don't seem to care about any country outside North America.
Why do people in Europe talk about the us like it’s one state, Alabama is pretty different from New England. While Europe has different countries, culture is relatively similar.
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You’re not going to get shot. If we all have guns then we’re all at peace
Well trust me ur getting a better treatment than Africa.
Many US adults believe that Africa is a very large country. Smh I'm not even joking haha.
@@jordanconstantino10 That's the most nonsense comment I've ever read... Guns are for war, violence and unrest, peace doesn't have anything to do with them
“Commercials that seem to be longer than the entertainment. This drives some Europeans crazy”
MY BOY IT DRIVES ME CRAZY
RalesongTech yeah mate, commercials are irritating. We basically don’t watch anything but the news live, but who watches the news?
Don't drive me crazy because I have not watched TV in 5+ years. There's nothing worthwhile *ON* TV.
God bless the DVR!
Go online . Don't watch tv.
It's so frustrating to watch my favorite TV series on TV because it feels like there's a commercial break every 5 mins,i don't even remember what happened before the current commercial break. 😔 it's much better in England, no commercial break during an episode.
Dear Europeans... we hate our commercials too...
Many of us hate ours as well. Commercial broadcast stations are struggling to get by, running insane amounts of repeated ads that make you forget what you were trying to watch.
Many others, however, find ads "morally important" as they are thought to serve our wealth. I find that "opinion" to be brainwashing, even the Bhagwan couldn't have dreamed to control that level of dehumanized obedience.
We (in Poland) have a TV channel called "POLSAT" ... 20 minutes of commercials.
F
Well, on the bright side, commercials every fifteen minutes give nice five minute breaks to use to bathroom. Here in Europe, you either have to pause the show or wait until the hour is over (times vary depending on the show)
That’s why Americans are killing commercials with Netflix and the like.
Well calling us Europeans is kind of a stretch. You'll get different reactions from us as there are 44 countries and each one of them has it's own cultural bubble. When Europeans visit different European countries, they'll find everytime something weird about it. Even if you visit a bordering country there will always be something extremely weird about it.
Facts
And there are 50 states
@@railroadforest30 I know, I see USA as a cluster of states, but you have the same language and similar culture. While in Europe, all of the 44 countries speak different languages and have different traditions and culture, food, architecture, art, literature, philosophy etc. everything is different.
And some of those countries have smaller subdivisions with their own culture and languages. The UK for example has Scotland, England and Wales, as well as northern Ireland, added to this you have Welsh, Scottish and Irish Gaelic, and brentish, so you could be in one part of the country seeing signs in English cross a border and bam you got road signs in another language with people who have different habits and customs
@@crwydryny Yes, you are right. I Thought not to go that deep into regional disparities inside a country, as I was sure that if Europe is seen as a country, that would be over everyone's head. We have different ethnic groups in Central Europe which form a majority in different regions and some small cities have the signs in their language also. Man I love Europe, I'm always finding something interesting about it 😁
Another strange thing in the US are the walls in the houses. They are like paper you just have to look at it and it breaks. Here in Europe a truck can drive in your house and there will be just a small damage
Yeah I don’t know where you visited might be in an apartment building?
@@Jonathan-cz4ky Shh don't you know that everyone in Europe lives in stone castles?
I work in construction and can confirm that most houses and apartments are built with 2x4 stick framing and sheet rock and you can EASILY put holes in the wall with little effort
That's not a house most likely but an apartment.
@@punkm0nk3y2 In Europe, if you punch a wall, it punches back
imagine not being able to buy alcohol, but you can buy a semi automatic rifle
Alcohol is a right, arms ownership is
@@Giblet12 for most americans 21 years still wasn't enough then considering your president 😂
joehz welcome to America
Probably for the better ngl
(Also semi-auto is the standard and fire rates can only get faster from there.)
Lol, Europe stretches from Portugal to Russia, from Norway to Cyprus imagine how many cultural differences these nations have. Even two central european neighbours Germany and Poland are very culturaly far from each other. Europe is too complex to be generalized.
This is true.
same thing with america. california and idaho or kentucky and illinois may be (semi)-close geographically, but they are way different.
That's very true.
Vive la difference!
yeah of course they are very different but I doubt it still can be compared to europe, all the languages and different societies do create some barriers even though globalisation is bringing people closer together.:P
I remember when I moved to the US everything looked so huge to me - the streets, the cars, the homes, the food portions, the drinks, the people. I felt so weird and tiny.
Well welcome to the US that's why we get so many immigrants seeking a new life in the US
And where were you coming from ?
Americans are not tall
@@dontwastetimeyouarelosingr8172 taller than east asians
@@skiddlydiddlydoo4893 yes east Asians are short than whole world
American football...........
1 it's not a ball
2 you're not touching it with your feet
Your 2nd point about American Football is incorrect. They do touch the ball with their feet, only in specific situations like kicking a field goal or punting the ball to the other team. They don't touch the ball with their feet over 90% of the time like soccer, only about 10% of the time.
American Football is basically just rugby for pussies
WibblyWobblyTimeyWimey Im American and I once believed that, with the protective gear and all. But you got to think, these are well groomed athletes worth millions. one injury can cause him, the team, and owner a lot of money. pussy or not injuries can happen.
besides, I don't think anybody on a rugby team can play against 250 300 pound NFL players
D Black have you seen our rugby players?
WibblyWobblyTimeyWimey maybe in movies lol, give me a sec... let me image search on Google
Not every country in europe is the same.
Shouldn't need to be stated. When you're comparing a continents to a country there are going to be more than a few issues. Which should be obvious
carzzz 1 They have specific examples or said “some European countries....”. We Americans are getting better at learning about all the fantastic non-American world out there 😉
carzzz 1 yes they are
@@DTux5249 yes it should. At least in North America everyone speaks the same language. We have tons of languages here.
@@joehumphries4488 no they arent
What I found weird in the States:
Why can you drive at 16 but drink at 21 and can rent a car at 25??
You can't even actually drive at 16, you have to get a parent's permission to do so. If you do get permission, there are a ton of rules, like curfew and not having passengers. I am from the US I think it is weird how this works. You can't buy tobacco products until your 21 too.
Imokanet Lopez well I’m not from the us but actually some states allow a learning permit at 16 and be able to drive at 17
(in tennessee)15 you can get learning permit 16 you get a licence
Imokanet Lopez the passenger thing depends on your state
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“In America you can pay with plastic”
Yes we have that too it’s called a credit and debit card, and we too use them a lot
Laughing in Romanian who use money made of plastic.
@@wsottRawMania :)))
The point is that in America almost every business everywhere allows credit, which was more uncommon in other places when this video came out.
Well Scandinavia has been almost cashless for the last 5-10 years...
Tbh I use Pay in my phone. Even easier and more comfy than card….
In Denmark, we have one if not the highest taxes in the world, but it also pays for Hospitals, educations, healthcare, schools, and many other things.
But not military, hence why Denmark is essentially cowering behind the US military in NATO
@@dogguy8603 That's true! We have some kind of military contract with USA. It's something like: "If Denmark gets attack or being forced into war. The American Military will come to aid Denmark. If USA gets forced into war. Denmark will aid USA the best way they can." I can't quite remembering it 100% i was in my pre-teens when I saw it in the news
@@Max-ig9bj its called NATO, and lets be honest, Denmark has the long end of the stick, if the US kicked them out of NATO or left than Europe would be steamrolled by Russia
In my country you don't have to pay taxes (unless you're not a native)
WE HAVE THE SAME TAXES HERE ON ARGENTINA AND MI COUNTRY DID NOT GROW FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS YEP NICE SOCIALISM
American Things Europeans find weird:
1. $50,000 per year on university tuition - in Europe is FREE!
2. No FREE health care?!
3. 10 days vacation?! 30 Days in Europe!
4. No paid maternity leave?! 14 months paid in Europe!
5. GUNS!!!!!!!!!
U mean 14 months
We have guns in Europe but there’s a complex background check system, most people tend to buy air rifles or hunting guns
@@raptor2792 people do have guns in Europe for hunting, living in Germany and Croatia, I have never seen someone with a gun! And 40% of the population of Serbia has gun access about 2.7 million people, this is the highest of all European countries! Where as US has 120% gun ownership within 100 people! Meaning 340 Million guns are in the hands of civilians in the United States! Obviously not everyone has a gun, but some people have 20 or more! Mass shootings in Europe are rare! In 2019 in US there were 435 mass shootings, one every single day!
Taxes, taxes, taxes. Here, we have people crying that they "have to pay for other people's children's schooling and healthcare and it's not fair," especially when they do not have children. The country is that individualistic. There are public schools here paid for with taxes, but many people do not send children to them because ""their students can get a better education at a private school which I am responsible for, not the government." People do not use their vacation days because they do not want to look "lazy" to their boss. The country rebelled over taxes. Some go as far as to say EVERYTHING should be private, even prisons. Everything here is me, me, me. Get it?
And circumcision being a standard part of child birth like vaccination, most Europeans find that weird.
American thing Europeans find weird:
Acting like Europe is a country and comparing the USA to Europe like they're comparing 2 countries
EU is like United States of Europe without a constitution. Just a matter of time till USE happens
Europeans acting like all the states of America are the same... There Re 50 sperate states, all with different personalities..... I know this, I've been to 38 states.
the us is practicaly the same size of Europe thats why we talk about it like its a country
These comments are offended
Kev Masengale but in perspective the differences between 2 countries in Europe is significantly more than 2 US states.
American teenager: I got beer from my cousin so we can party
European kids Bearly out of the kindergarten: pathetic
*pre-school
@@joeskillzz3668 not here
@@joeskillzz3668 nursery*
What kindergarden
@@zabicje6225 kinder-garden is something before pre-school.
Comment Section
80% People commenting weird things about US
20% Americans defend their weird things
*AS an AmEriCan I fInD tHIs to Be vERy WeiRd*
@@dogeramsey9154 *sO dANk* 😎👌
and don't forget the 5% of peoples who like those weird thing because this is what make them so interesting!
80% of the commenters indoctrinated/brain washed by there school teachers and university professors to be ignorant and misunderstand the U.S.A.
@@Snowcrest289 usa is a terrible Nation , i can t live in usa , i love my Italy , but i can Life in Spain portugal switzerland Germany francr
The real things we find weird are
1. Gun culture
2. Paying for healthcare
EXLM Aquarius
1. Most use them only for hunting but some go overboard
2.we don't know either
EXLM Aquarius what I find weird
1. The need to stereotype Americans
2. Healthcare that is actually good (yes, I just roasted my own country)
@Techno Kebab Look, I don't pay attention to Insurance as much as other things, and I'm not fully American, I am still adjusting to my new way of life. Sorry I couldn't answer it, but you can ask a person who really knows about Insurance in America
3. Education cost
and death penalty.. come on
The main things weird about the U.S are
1 Health care
2 The gun laws
3 Drinking laws, 21wtf
The guns have been available in mail order catalogues since the early 1900's- (it's harder to get now, but there are already so many out there) Trying to claw all of them back in would remove them from the people that would abide by a law that now bans the ownership of such things... and that would leave people that don't follow the law with the few guns left... (the police still have guns, but they are only reactionary... so they'll show up to photograph your murder scene) Now, I'm not saying we're sitting inside our houses with a gun in a shaking hand pointed at the door- but what better deterrent to someone kicking in a door than the thought of getting a shotgun blast to the center of one's chest? An armed society is a polite society. Chicago has a gun ban and at least 10 or so shooting every week. It's almost like criminals don't follow the law, eh? Health care is overpriced and nobody wants to deal with a drunk 17 year old.
Can own a gun at the age of 16, can drink alcohol at the age of 21. The USA for you people
Americans can have sex and getting married at 18 but weeding with no alcohol as long as they are 21 - buahahahaha.
@@wino0000006 21 for alcohol? What has the world become.
INDIGO BLUEoO
Americans cant buy alcohol as long as they are younger than 21. So they get bands of shame whenever they want to go into pubs or clubs - hahahaha.
Europe is literally filled with churches and not any type of churches we have really big ones and most of the time the cathedral is the biggest building in the city or town and can be seen from everywhere
The castles are also large buildings.
A cathedral wouldn't be the biggest building in a town because if it had a cathedral it would make it a city
@@Georgegerrard_ In a city, the only building as large as the cathedral is the castle, or the palace.
@@hubertusvenator5838 no I'm saying a cathedral wouldn't be in a town, because once a cathedral is built it then becomes a city
There are churches all over America and Canada too.
Studies show that dental health and hygiene in the UK is no worse than in the US. It’s more of an aesthetic fashion. It’s common to have your teeth cosmetically whitened and straightened in America. Not so much in the UK.
Heh, yeah. If they think Europeans' teeth look unpleasant, don't let them anywhere near Japanese. >_
only in the UK*
Don't make the mistake of mixing up "european" and a certain country. In Germany it is normal to have good teeth, but we don't whiten them often
Marzelmusik I haven't really seen many people with bad teeth for my entire 27 years of life in the UK. I think it's more of a diehard stereotype from a 100 years or so ago.
Alex Talbot good to know
Except you don't need to have your teeth whitened or straightened to look good. It's basic dental hygiene. Also, what is this study you speak of?
The tipping thing is because European waiters actually get paid whereas American waiters make lots of their money from tips
Seth Collin dont think american waiters get their money from tips just because you see it on tv often, thatd not how it always works
That's why European waiters suck. No incentive to give their best at their work!
Tom Maika What does that even mean? How could a waiter get better? I thought their solely purpose just to takes order and deliver the food, I mean this is not a fanservice cafe like maid cafe or whatever weeb shit.
Seth Collin we actually have higher monthly income in the u.s
What is your disposable income vs gross income tax rate? My Canadian relatives state they have 'free' healthcare because the United States provides CANADA with FREE Military Defense. I am curious to your answer.... in whatever European Nation you reside. Mine, in Texas is .91 ... so if I make $100,000, I keep $91,000. We do have local property taxes, tolls and sales taxes too which are up to the individual to control.
The weirdest thing about US? They don't use metric system...
Wasil ikr that is weird
We don't have to.
kmsharley75 Yes, you've got this illogical and impractical "imperial" system. You know, almost whole world use metric system - don't you think it's just better (because it's simple)?
That's actually false. A lot of us want to/use the metric system. It's almost like Liberia, they use the metric system, but they don't "officially" use it.
Also let's not forget that the Canadians use the Imperial system on their railways :)
Blame it on the fact that trying to change an entire countries standard measument system would cost to much to do so for a second time (americans tried once before when metric was still new but it just didn't stick with us so now we basically have to learn two measurement systems just to make everyone else happy).
I feel like half of these are stereotypes rather than actual things.
The guy is comparing an entire continent to another country like it's another individual country so I don't trust anything he says
no. it is an actual thing.
Only half? This video is the most misleading ever.
This dude lucky a flame war didn’t a start in his comment lol
@@bm.3759 I live in America, most of this isn’t true or it is but not to the point that they say.
I find weird that Americans think that Europeans are so much diffrent. They also treat all Europeans like they were the same country. Every country is diffrent.
Bc People from Europe are different from people in the US.
So true
nonsensical drivel
To be fair, Europeans and even Canadians occasionally treat Americans like we are all from the same place. I moved from NY to Nevada and I felt like I was in a different country where the only thing we really had in common was language.
How much do you know about American states?
Imagine having to pay for an ambulance and going bankrupt after a fever and a visit to the doctor
It happens all the time.
Ye i am happy to be european
Kvass this doesn’t really happen lol healthcare is a sketchy issue but the reason why European countries don’t pay for them is because you pay with your taxes (which Americans do not like to do).
@@Jonathan-cz4ky your taxes are used for military 🤣
Kvass imagine waiting years on end to see the doctor or dying from disease cause doctors don’t have the right equipment
In america we can serve in the army at the age of 18 but not drink smh.....
KanzyMrEaglePlays Let me guess, Germany?
You guys need to go to church smh
@@iljaafonin6642 same for Belgium my friend :)
You Americans ban Kinder eggs but think guns are OK. 😂😂😂
@ModelTrainAddiction So? Things can change.
For Euro travelers: The person asking for your ID likely knows you’re old enough, however if they serve alcohol, tobacco, or other age-restricted products without requiring you to show an ID, they could be fired. Local laws impose harsh fines on businesses who sell these products to underage customers, and to enforce them, regulators pose as “secret shoppers”. If one shows up, tries to buy beer or cigarettes, and the clerk or server _doesn’t_ require an ID, the business can be issued a fine on the spot. If a business is in violation multiple times, the owner will lose their licenses to sell age-restricted products, possibly even their entire business license.
i think it's weird that americans put their shoes everywhere. i often see in movies and tv shows how they put their feet on the bed or on the couch without removing their shoes.
i agree and im American. I walk around my house w my shoes on sometimes but never put them on my bed or couch cuz that is gross. I cringe when I see it on tv.
A lot of people don't do many things they do in TV shows/movies. Well at least I don't.
oh, really?!
i'm glad, that americans among you find that weird, too. it was bugging me a long time. it didn't make sense, since you seem (again, only what i saw on social media, tv, and films) to have a lot of hygiene oriented rules which sometimes go too far imo, like no double dipping when you eat with friends...
globalSchelmuffsky Yeah... thats just on TV. Pretty weird to do it cus it can get your furniture dirty. I double-dip anyways, it’s just people think you are backwashing it or something. It’s frowned upon sometimes but eh, even an American can’t even understand America.
What's weird about your tipping culture is that it's mandatory, and not something extra for actually good service. It's just been used as an excuse to pay people less than the minimum wage because tips are also income
mathijs van der poel
I kinda wish the tipping thing was less in the US (and some restaurants are getting rid of tipping) but it also kinda makes sense.
You have it all wrong though.
Tipping is not mandatory. No one holds one of our millions of American Guns (people have/will surely bring up) and forces you to tip!
We do tip less for bad service - I do anyways. If you are my server and are rude or inattentive, the tip starts declining. If you are awesome, I will go as high as 25% (you better be awesome). It's not an excuse to pay less. It's paying for performance, it works best in service type jobs like waiting tables compared to service jobs like Tech Support.
It's just like they say in Reservoir Dogs. People can make a livable wage by waiting tables. Especially if they bust their ass and the restaurant has good turnover.
I just refuse to tip, over there, easy solution.
Give the people decent wages, I refuse to support their slavery.
Puro
OK....Mr. Pink
Puro I’m just gonna hope you’re joking. If not you’re a highly degenerate individual.
Tipping is not mandatory here in America no matter what people think with very few exceptions. It is assumed, and something I have always done, but at no point when dining do I feel I have to do so. I give money to the server based upon how good the service was to me...good service gets better tips, bad service gets a penny. Simple.
Alot of people think paying for healthcare in america is weird. Well i'm from america and can i say,
I agree
Paying for healthcare is going to happen. You just think that because it's called taxes, it's not paying.
It's like we secretly pay
@Anna Moore Except for the fact that the government is literally mugging you. That's a bit unfair.
@Anna Moore Do you have a choice of whether or not you give them your money? What happens if you don't? They're mugging you. You just think it's somehow different because it's the government doing it.
America isn't the only country you have to pay 4 healthcare tho, why is everyone making such a big deal of this, however i do think it should be free especially for the poor.
1:47 actually most of the cashiers i see in Asda, Tesco, Aldi etc. are pretty nice kind people who almost always have a smile on their face
As an American, I want to say that Tescos is great
while in Poland every cashier looks like they are about to commit suicide.
You cant compare the whole continent of Europe to America... every country has its own customs and culture and ways to look at the world
You can argue the same for the 50 states.
BadgerCheese94 but you are only one country. Russia has 85 states and it still one country’s
Денис Олегович And Russia's states have distinct identities no?
BadgerCheese94 in american states at least religion and language stays the same. Take Chechnya as an example they are muslim and speak chechen or in Europe it would be hard to compare Serbia to Spain, two countries with different cultures, holidays, languages etc.
BadgerCheese94 Nah fam the difference between countries like Sweden and Denmark is bigger in both customs, language, society, holidays, laws you name it. The states maybe have some slang differences and some laws that aren’t the same but over all it is the same country and it would be better to do a list with maybe China and America bc then it is at least two COUNTRIES you are comparing
An American thing that I find weird is that schools are sometimes confused with shooting ranges.
Harry Lovell hilarious and original...
Jet Black well it's not European thing..
Jet Black i prefer bowling pins
CavNSoul Rotmg thank you :)
Jet Black anyway, you cant give us chat, last month 8 people got killed by a van on a cycle path in manhattan
Don't worry Europeans, those commercials drive us insane too
Flex tape
Sydney I SAWED THIS BOAT IN HALF!
Laugh track, ear bleeding commercial volume, soap opera effect tv settings. Aaahhhhh
Claudia May Wait why does everyone think Europe is a country not a continent
THANK GOD
At Starbucks: “Hello, How are you?”
Me: “Well just came from my dads funeral so not great, but thanks for asking”
Clerk; “i didnt ask….”
??? 👽???? 🤦♂️😂
It’s like small talk but nobody really cares what u have to say just starting a conversation
The baristas boss tells them they have to make small talk with the customers and you can tell it's something they don't really want to do! 😂
It's a oxymoron having a question being used for a greeting. If you don't care don't ask it. As a person that's American it's a human interaction that doesn't make sense.
In Zimbabwe a person goes on to ask how your family and work are and it's just small talk. You do not really have to say how they are just that they are OK unless a meteor just hit them.
@@Blood-zz2kt isn't starting a conversation something to care about what the other one has to say?
Well, there are like 50 countries in Europe with different cultures, languages, religions, etc. I don't think we are all the same here, I'm from Spain and I'm pretty sure my country doesn't have many things in common with countries like Serbia, Romania, Ukraine, Poland...
Fact:
-Romania is a latin country with slavic traditions.
fInLaND Is SaMe As ITaLY
dear friend, Spain has much more in common with Serbia, Romania, Ukraine,Poland, than it has with Germany, Austria, Sweden, Norway, etc. Though your point stands. Just don't get too excited, true European culture is a bit away from you.
I don't think my country (england) has much in common with spain, poland, France etc
Sofija Nesic I don't know what's the true European culture for you, Spanish culture has similarities with Italian, French, Greek, Portuguese and maybe Romanian culture (all except Greece are Latin countries). There isn't a true European culture, there's a huge difference between the nordic countries and the Mediterranean countries...
"Grumpy England"
Oh wow thanks 💀💀💀
Dont mention what he said at the end about out teeth D:
Ive been to England, and I can get where they are coming from, so don't take it personally.
IKR! So mean!
I'd rather someone look "grumpy" than do a creepy fake smile all the time
Us british like americans even though they stereotypes us all the time, an American lady once came to my house and immediately thought it looked like Harry Potter
I'm now on vacation in America and here is actual things that I have naturally thought were weird:
1. The huge flags everywhere seemed kind of nationalistic and weird
2. That guns are somehow patriotic
3. SO MUCH GODDAMN SUGAR (Seriously i feel like I'm going to get diabetes)
4. The waiter keeps refilling my water and its starting to make me anxious
A fair dose of nationalism can be healthy
I walked through a county courthouse square
On a park bench an old man was sitting there
I said, your old courthouse is kinda run down
He said, naw, it'll do for our little town
I said, your old flagpole has leaned a little bit
And that's a ragged old flag you got hanging on it
He said, have a seat, and I sat down
Is this the first time you've been to our little town?
I said, I think it is
He said, I don't like to brag
But we're kinda proud of that ragged old flag
You see, we got a little hole in that flag there when
Washington took it across the Delaware
And it got powder-burned the night Francis Scott Key
Sat watching it writing say can you see
And it got a bad rip in New Orleans
With Packingham and Jackson tuggin' at its seams
And it almost fell at the Alamo
Beside the texas flag, but she waved on though
She got cut with a sword at Chancellorsville
And she got cut again at Shiloh Hill
There was Robert E. Lee, Beauregard, and Bragg
And the south wind blew hard on that ragged old flag
On Flanders field in World War one
She got a big hole from a Bertha gun
She turned blood red in World War Two
She hung limp and low a time or two
She was in Korea and Vietnam
She went where she was sent by Uncle Sam
She waved from our ships upon the Briny foam
And now they've about quit waving her back here at home
In her own good land here she's been abused
She's been burned, dishonored, denied, and refused
And the government for which she stands
Is scandalized throughout the land
And she's getting threadbare and wearing thin
But she's in good shape for the shape she's in
'Cause she's been through the fire before
And I believe she can take a whole lot more
So we raise her up every morning
We take her down every night
We don't let her touch the ground and we fold her up right
On second thought, I do like to brag
'Cause I'm mighty proud of that ragged old flag
Captain Obvious a better education system can be healthy to help you spell dose
They excessively refill cups in Japan as well. And if you finish a drink of something that isn't water, they will come and give you a glass of water without you even asking
We all make errors occasionally
As a European - most of what you’ve said about us is a bunch of nonsense lol, the stereotype that British people don’t brush their teeth is so tired and dated lol
I agree, I'm American and I think it's just rude and insensitive to generalize any Country. For myself I most definitely would not want someone to generalize me!
@@lesliethomson1503 there’s nothing we find weird about America save for the gun laws. Like most of what we see on TV and hear on the radio comes from the US. It’s normal to us
@@denzelvisiononline5782 don't forget the fact that health care can bankrupt you, most Europeans find this strange
@@baldychkn2949
I’ve never know anyone that didn’t have some kind of healthcare coverage or had to pay some exorbitant amount for treatment.
Even the “poor” or disabled or on fixed income.
That’s another kind of false stereotype.
That Americans by the drives are dying for lack of healthcare in the nation that literally sets the standard for cutting edge research and development of medicine, or are going bankrupt paying for medical bills.
It’s just not a thing here.
Meeting someone in Europe: "Hello, how are you?"
Meeting someone in the US:
"HIIIII HOW ARRRE YOOOUUU, IT'S SOO NICE TO MEET YOUUUU!"
I hate ppl like that. . . They annoy me
Dont forget the hug. Americans love to hug 🤣
Eur0trashRG bruh where on earth are the people this nice? 😂 maybe a school counselor
I never saw anybody like that in America
Liam c. A n a. D a
Why’s this video talking like Europe’s one big country where everyone is the same
the EU is just German Empire 2 Electric Boogaloo lets be honest
Keisu Federation Mapping not at all
@@VeeTOHFan Yea sure, may I ask where you're from?
the us is practicaly the same size of Europe thats why we talk about it like its a country
True
Things that I find weird about the USA:
1. HUGE gaps between toilets..
2. The pricetag does not include tax so you have to kind of guess what you’ll have to pay
3. Not actually wanting to know how I am when saying ‘hi, how are you?’
4. Having to give a 15-20% tip, like no??
5. Your flag is everywhere
6, you can buy guns in walmart
7. But surprise eggs are illegal
8. You don’t use the metric system???1?1?1?
9. There are advertisements for prescription drugs
10. The bread is so sweet
11. You have to pay to apply for college???
12. WHY do you write MM/DD/YYYY instead of DD/MM/YYYY w h y???
13. WHAT THE FRIGGITY IS THAT MACHINE IN YOUR SINKS THAT CUTS GARBAGE UP??? HOW DO YOU NOT LOSE YOUR FINGERS???
nienke Have you not seen how fat we are? We need that huge gap so that the toilet seat is comfortably centered under each enormous ads cheek.
2. This annoys the hell out of us as well.
3. This is merely a polite way to open a conversation. Its not intended to be an invitation to actually discuss how you are doing. The social expectation is that the person asked will answer briefly, return the question, and then move on to another topic. Example: Person 1 "how are you?" Person 2 "terrible but I'm surviving. How are you?" Person 1 "Not bad, hey did you did you see the game last night?"
4. Servers make shit wages and depend on tips for income. Its not an ideal system but since a server may only make 4 or 5 dollars per hour we consider it extremely rude not to leave a tip (assuming the server did a good job).
5. We consider our flag a symbol of our people and our heritage rather than a symbol of our government.
6. Why wouldn't Wall-Mart sell guns? Seems like a bad business decision for a general merchandise store to not sell a product for which there is a huge demand.
7. Eggs aren't illegal.
8. We do use the metric system but not exclusively.
9. I can't explain this because our insurance company generally decides what medication we end up getting.
10. We love sugar. Hence one of the reasons were all obese.
11. No big shock there. They slap fees on dann near anything here.
12. Either way is acceptable.
13. Its a garbage disposal and people routinely end up in the ER with mangled fingers from them.
Joseph Allen he mean kinder eggs, not eggs, you don't use metirc btw everything is in imperial
Irelandball Productions We use imperial more than we use metric but we do use metric. For example, in the healthcare industry we primarily use metric.
Irelandball Productions what is a kinder egg?
Joseph Allen it is a chocolate egg that has a toy inside it
4:41 I can vouch for Thailand being more patriotic than the US. I went to St. Petersburg (Russia) during the world cup, and there were like 20 people carrying Thai flags.
Here's the kicker: THEY WEREN"T IN THE WORLD CUP
Regular people carrying guns wouldn't look "fairly weird" to Europeans. It would look completely out of place and that person would appear like a potential killer.
Like 99% of criminals have guns here. We banned the carry of weapons for like 30 years and there was still a lot of violent crime by criminals illegally carrying weapons. As a result we legalized carrying guns with a permit(In most areas) and as a result gun crime dropped since there were less defenseless victims. There are too many guns here for us to simply get rid of(Estimated at over 400 million guns) so that's why we let people carry guns for defense. Also it is in our constitution as well and changing that would probably result in thousands of deaths in civil unrest/civil war.
People carrying around guns actually isn’t as common as you think in the US. I’ve only seen a few instances where people were carrying guns in public, and they got a few weird stares. I personally found it odd when I went to England and Italy and saw the streets filled with militiamen holding guns. That made me uneasy, personally.
Amanda Bisby Uh have you heard of concealed carry? There are probably a lot of people carrying guns that you don't know about. I carry a lot but almost always concealed so I don't cause alarm.
Garrett - When the commenter was referring to people”carrying guns” and it looking “completely out of place” I assumed they meant guns that were visible as, if you couldn’t tell if someone had a gun, why would it cause alarm?
Thank you for what? And who preaches what? When would you start running? Huh?
you can call your houses big, but your walls are made of paper and the houses fly away if there is a tornado
Jan V Any house would get destroyed if it was in the tornado’s path.
@Dev try with some concrete and bricks instead of paper
Ernest Victoor you can go to school, but you come back.
There's actually a reason to that, a house built that would be immensely cheaper to repair/rebuild if destroyed by a tornado than a concrete or other material building. Since tornadoes are frequent dangers.
@@gettrolled950 You can also see it as an idiomatic description of a nation, for example.
When I went to the US I ate at a restaurant and the waiter kept refilling my glass. As an Australian, this was really weird to me I was like holy shit keep that shit coming my dude. Needless to say he got a nice tip.
I was surprised by how friendly people in San Diego were. Complete strangers enganging with me in conversation while waiting for traffic lights to go green. It was nice, but weird. (I am from Spain)
Greetings from San Diego.
What i really find weird as a European is the phrase "How are you doing?" being used casually and not actually being interested in the answer. I know its a supposed polite phrase. But as a European i find it rude that the person/stranger asking the question isn't interested in hearing the answer. So to me the effect seems quite the opposite of the original intention.
Dude, it's a greeting not a question.
R T I’m guessing your someone from the USA
I use the phrase as a conversation starter
Was geht
I mean in France they ask ça va, which is simular.
I'm American and fried chicken is not a regular breakfast choice
It's more of a specialty found at Gladys Knights Chicken and Waffle.
Eddie Brock never been there
Cuz you not southern.
It should never be a breakfast choice 😂
Kawaii Fire Katz sometimes I have it for breakfast if there's nothing else to eat lol but not much
I'm pretty sure commercials drive everybody crazy.
midevilgirl that's why it's good to have a public service channel
Its the reason why we Netflix and chill ._.
You got that right.
Us British find it strange when it’s not raining or snowy (sunny) and I noticed a American visiting the UK and they said: “why is it sunny and nobody’s drinking tea?”
Guilty. I always assumed it would be foggy and drizzly with the nation closing down for “teatime” with bobbies and palace guards walking about all over.
Americans tend to get their cultural knowledge from tv and movies like National lampoons “euro vacation”, unfortunately.
I wasnt even past the intro and me (an european) was like: wait, americans dont eat fries with mayonaise?
Blazing Blitzle most don't. We use ketchup a lot though.
Fries and mayonaise is love
Blazing Blitzle that’s absolutely disgusting.
Ew, mayo on fries. You nasty
I was having the same thought
I think the strangest thing for me was seeing adverts on tv for medicine for sick people with price tags.
In Scotland you don't pay for prescriptions so seeing that seemed bizarre and felt quite sad.
Aye yer right, junkies wid never move tae America as they wid huv tae pay fir their Methadone.
Account haha so true! Guess we're stuck with them.
I know mate, sadly
AlbaRecoil whats sadder than that is not to long ago there was a guy being blown up in the news because he raised the price of a life saving prescription by 100% making it near impossible for the people who really needed that medication to be able to afford it. And when called out it his response was basically "i can do what i want, and if they need it, they'll pay for it"
AlbaRecoil, you do pay for it one way or another, it is not magic
As a european i find Florida weird, like what is going on there. It's like one big GTA server xD
daan mollema go to Vegas or Louisiana then we’ll talk
Louisiana isn't that bad right? just a cozy southern jazz-state? Or am i seriously mistaken
daan mollema nice mustache lol
As a Wisconsinite, I find Florida weird. It's like the Australia of the US.
I’ve never been to America but for some reason Florida is kind of a joke in The Good Place and I’ve no idea why. I know that Jason is from there and less intelligent than average but I assume that’s not general to the state, well I hope it’s not.
What I learned in my travels across Europe was if you want to tip you basically just leave the change.
As a Canadian we’re like a mix of American and European culture so we find things weird when we go to either place
America has culture?
@Dev King Thats quite funny
America is the most barbaric thing ever.
Europe has style and culture
@Dev King More culture than Europe? Eating cheese and bacon with your gun beside your plate is a bizarre culture. Every country in Europe is wildly different. Europe shaped American history. XD
@@jeroen2218 look who's talking the last 1 thousand years of Europe have been constant and all out war with each other the last 70 years is only the time Europe Is at constant peace oh and not to mention your imperialism on steroids mentality
Yep and it's probably the best out of both
The idea of someone carrying a gun is not "strange" to us Europeans. It's terrifying.
@Rita Roork Just because you do it doesn't mean it's normal. It might be in the US, not in the rest of the civilized world.
In Europe is also allowed to carry and own firearms,except semi and automatic. But 99.9% of people do not need any weapon...
@Rita Roork are you for real or are you being sarcastic?
@Rita Roork Are you serious?
@@Bare36 bro thats only in your country. In eastern EU you need to go through many tests before you even allowed to buy one. And there are a lot of rules and regulations how you should carry it and how you should keep it at home. Simply carrying firearms might get you a nice sentence. You need a license even for gas gun (used to be no license for it but people started to turn gas guns in to combat firearms...). thats why knifings are common thing.
1. not using the metric system
2. Fahrenheit
3. medical and social security system
4. the cost of college education
5. this gun fetish
6. your patriotism
This guy gets it!
sven verst especially patriotism they say there free but kick out the people who were first to america and build giant president heads because there was gold there
Eh, Is it really that bad that we use a different measuring/temperature system just because its different doesn't mean its the end of the world, I admit the medical/social security system and college is shit, but not everyone is america is a wilderness living, gun shooting, patriot slave jeez
1 and 2. Agree, we should be like the rest of the world, but it's just very difficult to do a complete 180 change like that nationwide.
3. Yes, they're kinda poopy, but at least we don't have ridiculous taxes.
4. This is a result of government intervention. The more the government gives money to students, the more colleges charge.
5. While it will (hopefully) never have to come to it, we need guns as a sort of insurance policy against invasion and government oppression. Also, it makes for a good deterrent.
6. I don't see what's wrong with being patriotic, being thankful for all of the opportunities that the country has given you. Of course you can have too much patriotism which becomes an ugly thing called ultra-nationalism, but most Americans aren't ultra-nationalists.
Samzhere I don't think the imperial system is necessarily a bad thing by itself, but it can be confusing for us as we were never really taught the conversions (at least in the UK)
5:00 Yes, people own guns in Serbia, but we don't just *carry them around* , they're mostly used for hunting (and for ''pucanje u jabuku na svadbu'' ofc lol)
Yea a 21 year old kid can walk around with a gun legally
Shoes inside houses is the weirdest shit in the us. Like why? Dragging dirt and dust in to your clean house.
Elias Because it's cold inside, and you can always just clean.
The Awoken and Broken Matt Hardy a house is ment to be warm
The Awoken and Broken Matt Hardy wat
So what DO you guys do? Leave them outside where somebody will most likely steal them?
doomdragon178 umm in the hallway by the door?
God, I hate the tax so much. I don't know how many times I've been in America seen a "$1 menu" or something when I only have a dollar, and not actually been able to buy the thing.
craig. Yeah they should’nt be allowed to call it a dollar menu when you’re not really spending just a dollar.
As an American, I couldn’t stop laughing at this comment 😂
craig. we're used to paying the tax but we hate all the war it's used for.
Tips are worse imo... it isnt even an option not to give. Meal sizes are good though
So, you're at least a teen, if not older, but you can't figure out sales tax?
I hate when the waiter keeps coming back too, leave me alone man 😭
Zeff Aesthetics YEAH! I mean if I wanted your service I would ask for it now let me eat my flippin` burger in peace!
And always when I just took a huge bite
I just tell them to stop coming to my table if they expect tip because I won't tip, their boss should pay them a decent salary.
They never come back.
I pick up my own food if needed and I damn well can pour myself a glass of beverage, don't need someone to do that for me, it's almost borderline rude.
Zeff Aesthetics same
I really don't care if they come back or not they're just doing what they're trained to do
As an American I still don’t know what “blocks mean” in direction terms.
U must be white then
it’s like the literal block of the street surrounding it like imagine a square and around it are streets idk how else to explain it
@@funfeces3450 so crossroad?
@@kareem7290 ig
just pay attention to the number of times you cross the street and you'll eventually get it
Europe is not just one country with all people having the same culture, language,...
That is what Americans have to understand!
Hans Dampf i completely agree--but europeans need to understand that we americans aren't just all one group and culture. In no way am i disrespecting your opinion, i am just voicing mine.
Shelly Gomez I‘m sure you are right. There is a difference in every country depending which area / state you come from. Nobody can claim things like „Americans are...“ as well. Nevertheless Europe is a continent, so the difference is even more significant because of the huge amount of countries next to each other.
Shelly Gomez True, but the differences between countries in Europe is far greater than the differences between US states. Referring to an entire continent as some homogeneous entity is utterly bizarre.
We are a great and colourful mix of cultures that together are magnificent. "The world is beautiful because it's various" italian proverb
It's just like here in the U.S. What may be normal in NYC and LA is vastly different from what goes on in Indianapolis. Heck NYC is vastly different from NY state.
The suburbs.
There are no supermarkets or playgrounds or bars or clubs or anything, just row after row of houses. They have gigantic lawns, every single one of them and all look the same.
They also appear to have never been used, there are no picnic tables, no parasols, no children's artworks out of chalk, no flowers. Just a huge patch of grass sitting there, sad and alone. Nobody is sitting in a chair reading a book, there are no children running around playing catch, no movement, no life.
What purpose do they even serve? Nobody's using them!
guessing you guys don't have HOA's there. they are basically mini-dictatorships that slap you with a fine if you do anything that isn't that.
Julia you're talking about England right or Scotland
Julia Prohaska what suburbs are you talking about
Little boxes on the hillside
Little boxes, made of ticky tacky
Julia Prohaska even worse when you think no one in usa has freaking fences around their houses, yet they keep getting angry when someone steps on "their property".
The amount of people the US puts in prison is madness. The land of the free has most prisoners per capita by far.
Lobbyism, in general, is also very bizarre to me as a European living in America. It's essentially legal government bribery that nobody ever talks about
The even crazier part of the prison system is that the same people who are in favor of locking up criminals and throwing away the key are the same ones against welfare and socialized medicine. They don't seem to realize that prisoners get food shelter, and medical care paid for by taxes.
The penal system should be there to rehabilitate criminals so they become productive members of society but instead we institutionalize them and create a greater need for taxes so for profit prisons can make money.
Well thanks to Reagan, there are private prisons that don't receive gov funding(I might be wrong on the funding).
They've essentially made it a business, creating a bigger demand for prisoners. This, at least to any other European I've met, is highly unethical
The for profit prisons are publicly funded but privately owned and operated. The claim when states started switching to them was that it would be cheaper to have a private company own and manage a prison than for the government to do it but this has turned out to be false.
We are paying more per prisoner with the for profit model and the contracts put fines on the states if they don't keep the facility above a certain % of it's capacity. This leads to people who could be paroled for good behavior staying their full time if the prison is at that minimum fill limit.
Add to this cutting programs that were meant to help rehabilitate prisoners to lower costs and look tough on crime and the system becomes a revolving door where the ex-cons can't make an honest living so they go back to crime and get thrown back in prison.
Dude you just blew my mind and I live in America
Oh no, when the government was only paying private prisons for inmates currently incarcerated, no prisons released prisoners early and added onto their sentences. Now most private prisons have a deal with the government if someone is sentenced to 9 months, the prison is paid to house them for 9 months even if they release them in two months, then they fill that empty bed with another prisoner. So they are generally getting paid for way more inmates than they actually have at any given time. Like everything in America that has been privatized, it costs the government way more money than to just do it themselves. But, someone's buddy had a kid that needed free income. Most of the private prisons are also built with tax payer money and then GIVEN to the private company to run.
I live in uk and most restaurants have the thing were you can refill your drink as many times as you want it’s actually very common
That last one is wrong; British dental health is on average, better than the United States. We just don't consider white and straight teeth to be all important. If our gnashers are strong and healthy, that's good enough. This is because in England, everyone gets dental care; it's not seen as a luxury or symbol of status, the same way it is in the US.
LoZ Collector
Dental care isnt seen as a status symbol in the US.
Not consciously perhaps, but don't you look down on people who don't have straight and white teeth?
Lol LoZ Collector shut you down! But you're right, I won't even talk to someone that has bad teeth
LoZ Collector I dislike English people because of how the ones I have interacted with and spent time with have treated me.
So you're judging a population of 53 million, on the basis of I'm going to guess 10-20 interactions?
So... I assume they're talking about the US so... The US has a culture; sure, there are many cultures but it's mostly pretty similar. Europe has a lot of countries with individual cultures. For example, I'm from Finland and eg paying with plastic, taxes, and asking for an ID is totally normal.
I think they're only talking about England and France, honestly... Not all of Europe.
Tear Kun I would not say American cultures are pretty similar at all. In fact if you compared a northeast American to a southern American you would most like find more differences then some different European cultures. Some US cultures have more in common with other countries then each other
Matthew Mallon well yeah, I have to agree (I was talking about the US though, not the Americas)
But well I think (even when talking about the Americas) they have more "quirks" in common than European countries.
Tear Kun no, by Americans I meant United States citizens(we call ourselves just Americans). I can tell you as a north eastern United States citizens having been to Canada, and Europe there are more similarities with some other countries then to other parts of United States, especially Canada but still to an extent some European countries. You have to understand despite US being one country we are the size of many European countries which has lead to extreme differences in different areas of United States.
Matthew Mallon you just said north (turns out you said northeast but I didn't notice that) and south so that threw me off haha
Matthew Mallon yes I do know that but the thing is:
-it is one country
-the laws are similar (not the same, but similar)
-the things I, as a European consider strange stretches throughout the US
You see, the things they said here apply to most of the US, but the things that they said about Europe doesn't apply to even a half. It's mostly just singular countries.
When I heard that everything is bigger, my mental process was:
everything bigger = bigger houses
bigger houses = more area
more area = more cleaning
More cleaning = I'm not moving to America
bigger people too
hahahahha
Yeah but you can choose what size house you want to buy. Or just move to an apartment. Trust me my house isn’t that big
Get a robot to broom for you !
Bigger wealth inequalities
Lol. Most people here don’t have huge houses.
Mine is considered “on the large end of average” for an actual house (as opposed to an apartment or some other kind of rental) and it’s around 2,000 square feet. It has a basement under it but is “unfinished”. Basically just a concrete hole in the ground that the house sits on that’s used for work or storage.
What is really weird in America is that you can't buy alcohol until you're 21. Like you can go to the army when you're 17-18, you can already have few kids but you still can't drink beer. That's really strange. I won't be surprised if you can buy gun before you're 21 but still no alcohol.
Lol in Greece you order 1 dish at a restaurant you get 20 before the 1 dish 😂
Breenud39 TV and what are you going to do ? Drink the ouzo and the raki without any food around ?
Same in Izrael they bring you hummus and bread and cheese and fish even before the dish which is 2x big as American
Breenud39 TV I know right! On top of that they don't do to go boxes. So, you get halfway through and then the internal debate starts about rather not looking like a wasteful American is worth the sick feeling you get when you've eaten way to much.
Gloria Holcomb A wasteful American? You're acting like we're the only ones who throw away food. Shut up, minor.
Breenud39 TV Is the same in Italy, 5 mini dish before the first and the second dish
I'm just really confused as to why you are comparing a singular country (America) to a continent that consists of such a massive variety of countries.
yaknotnud ???? very poor, uneducated attempt at a joke, 2/10
Cause people are always jealous of the best.
Same.
Enderman Explosion What are you best at lol?
Heyons probably invading another country
I am Italian and I find weird
1 possession of the guns
2 healthcare system
3 existence of the death penalty
For the other thing I can't judge because I've never been to America
@Sahir Damani if you are happy in this way🤣
Sahir Damani guns=school shootings
Sure if every gun caused a school shooting i would be deported to the center of a dying star with a 24 armed guard and probably a fine of upwards of 1 billion dollars
If anything, the whole world should allow citizens to possess firearm, it even stops shootings as guards simply take out the shooter. Shootings in America actually occur in liberal cities where gun control is strict.
@@StephenKershaw1 where do you get yoru stats from lol
In the US I went into a bar and the barman asked me to leave because I didn't have an ID with me. I was 38. I told him: look at me, do I look a minor to you? Seriously. I mean, seriously. I said "Ok, I will just order a coke" and I still was not allowed IN, I had to go out and that was the only open place in the freaking small town. I was shocked.
Another time at the supermarket, I was with my boyfriend. We did a big shopping and he had some beers in it too, he had an ID. We were together at checkout. They didn't want to sell him the beers because I didn't have the ID with me. I was still 38. I couldn't believe it! I said "ok then! I don't know him, this is his shopping! He is going to pay for it anyway!" and they still wouldn't sell him the beers, shop's rules. I had to talk to the manager. It's insulting: we are 2 grown adults, I'm visibly almost 40, the last time I was told I can not buy something was 30 years ago by my mom, what is that?
Plus, I don't have an American ID and I don't intend walking around with my Passport, risking being robbed and losing it, then it's a big problem!? And this is the land of the free?
Ma davvero?
sorry, company policies🤷🏾♀️ but i do admit sometimes they genuinely think you’re younger than you are
~talking about guns:”This may not be new for Serbians who own a lot of them” *yeah we do, but illegally*
That's how a lot of our criminals get them. Gun control is a joke fr. California has the strictest gun control and the highest gun crime
@@bpmgaming3351 Almost like gun laws don't work...ps im very pro gun.
@@redswift31 always glad to meet a person with common sense! Do you own any firearms? I've got one (for now of course) that I always have loaded and ready to go in case of emergency
@@bpmgaming3351 I have around 15 I think. I buy and sell them all the time.
Exactly what I thought to the exact word 😂😂😂
The thing I find weird is that alot of American's group the whole Europe as one country, despite the fact it's composed of 50 countries, has 11 different currencies and 24 different languages.
Right?! So many times I’ve heard, “I’d love to visit Europe one day”
germany is still trying to change that
Jacob- I've seen so many comments like yours. Why would you assume that Americans think Europe is one country?? Europe is the name of the place. Calling it by its name does not imply we think it's one country. There's no correlation. I've never met an American in my life who thought Europe was one country- that's absolutely absurd! How can so many Europeans think such a ridiculous thought? It boggles my mind.
Amaryllis- Europe is far away from the US, and it's expensive and time-consuming for Americans to go there. Many Americans use the chance to go to more than one country while they're there, because it's the logical thing to do. So it makes more sense to say "I'm going to Europe", than to bother naming each country. Usually if an American is going to one country only, then they'll say "I'm going to France". Europeans do the same when they visit the US. They say "I'm going to the United States". They don't bother specifying which state. And yes, I'm comparing countries to US states, and there's nothing wrong with that. It's simply examples of the difference between saying something general, and saying something more specific. You could break it down to country, then region, then city, then part of the city, etc. You could break it down as much as you want. But saying "I'm going to Europe" makes perfect sense, because that's the name of the place, and it's the truth. Nothing to complain about.
I'm pretty sure most Americans don't think of Europe as one country. It's more of one region, like Asia. I've seen many people generalize the west as one thing as well. I've also heard many people just say "north america", even though Canada and Mexico are also part of north America. It's the same thing; i don't think they're actually thinking of it as a country, its just sort of the region in general.
Did you insult Mr bean's mini TRIGGERED
Golden Life Gaming Because Mini is a small, cramped, and loud car with giant uncalled for gauge clusters in the middle of the dashboard, and it sounds like a ricer car.
lol
*THE MINI IS THE BEST THING TO COME OUT OF OXFORD AND YOU DAMN KNOW IT*
Victor M. Are you confusing new shape and old shape minis? Old shape (Mr Bean's) doesn't have central gauge clusters...and it's also called Mini; so it is small.
ptsd jokes really need to stop
A European here: what shocked me the first time I visited California, was the large amount of obese people around me. It also surprised me to see that many clothes shops had fat mannequins. I felt small.
I'm a Canadian.......what!!! Fat mannequins?
Yeah because you went to California bruh
Go to a place like Colorado, often called the Switzerland of North America
@@3838COTB noted it :) BTW I went to NY too and people looked fitter there.
In America, people wear college hoodies even tho they never been to that college. Also this place has an obsession with flaming hot Cheetos.
Sir Davos Seaworth I have a huge addition to spicy stuff for some reason
The Random Gamer I don't knock that you like spicy. I like spicy too but flaming hot Cheetos is a no no for me.
Sir Davos Seaworth I went to college and didn't even get a hoodie lol and I've never had flaming hot Cheetos, I honestly thought you were referring to our president. 😂 PS. I love the name!
The Random Gamer * addiction
I wear hoodies but not from college
Also cheese doodles are amazing, though I'm not a fan of spicy food
Having white teeth isn't a sign of health. People have naturally different shades of teeth. Using whiteners and all can even damage them so it isn't about health, just fashion.
Anna Nguyen Or brushing your teeth twice a day.
nyc they put floride in water.
Anyway it's actually proven that British dental care is better than the Americans
Anna Nguyen True! I have a naturally yellowish colored teeth and I brushed my teeth regularly. Applying whiteners often would damage ones teeth, it becomes brittle. Yellowish colored teeth is a sign of strong bones and teeth coz of calcium content.
Unless you are brushing with whitening chemicals it won't do anything about the gradual staining from food as you age.
3:08 His arm must be broken
😹
Hahahahaha
He can't do anything: no health care.
In Europe, tipping isn’t expected to pay half your salary. It’s just an addition to your salary, and restaurants split the total tip at the end of the month.
In USA people are much more cordial without being annoying. That’s my stereotype after living in California.
That’s kinda weird considering you can choose to tip one waiter/waitress more or less than another if you liked or disliked their service. Kinda encourages waiter to be better lol
Dude, I think chicken and waffles and honey covered bacon is weird too. And I'm American.
I think it’s delicious
It's heaven too me
I didn't even know it was a thing till I went to the South.
Your not a true American !!!!!!
Chicken and waffles is fine, the latter isn't
It's the Dutch that eat french fries with Mayonnaise. You either haven't seen Pulp Fiction enough or think that Amsterdam is in France.
ButterThumbz wtf
ButterThumbz still discussing
Im danish, I really like mayo with my fries too :)
A thing I find strange is that americans seem to eat ketchup with EVERYTHING! And if it something new they are bit unsure about, jsut pour some ketchup on it.
Hay Jak That's what happens in a comments section.
I always favoured mayo over ketchup on chips, even before I found out anyone else did it. Goes especially well with chips from a Chinese takeaway.
I'm American and even I find this weird
Especially the gym clothes.
end my suffering438 just Where Adidas
@@Eplpsyy no thanks
In England us chavs (that’s not posh btw urban dictionary it) where tracksuits and shit cos we’re roadmen lvl 3 @memeulous army
Sub to memeulous
What I find weird about Americans is how fat the woman are but they still wear the gym clothes mentioned. It would not hurt these bulbous women to try to use the gym cloths for their intent and exercise. Are fat women considered attractive in the United States of America? They are enormously wide.
@@indridcold8433 fat people are something else, some are self aware and are trying to get fit, others have given up, and some like to act like feminists. Americans (i think) dont really see fat woman as attractive, if they are not obese, although I have heard of people that are into obese women. Some fat women have accepted being fat and are triggered that everyone else is skinny (apparently the "before & after" pictures are fat shaming)
5:35 maybe because most of Americans houses are half paper half wood... In European countries 99% of the houses are made of stone and therefore way more expensive but also higher quality
I find it extremely wierd that "you Americans" talk about "us Europeans" as one nation. We are ALOT of very culturally diverse people from VERY many different countries! A Spanish person is generally VERY different to a Norwegian, for example.
Cactusjuggler I agree but all American's get lumped together too. People from California will be completely different from someone from Alabama
LittleMissMac23 In the states the culture doesn't vary that much as in Europe. In Spain you can go to Sevilla or Barcelona and the culture is very different.
Cactusjuggler yes!!
But you also can’t look at us Americans the same either. I’m from the Midwest, and I’m TELLIN ya, people from across the country are so much different than the people that are around me on the daily. Ya gotta split your stereotypes my man ;)
Traymac also, people from Arizona are very different from people in Bolivia. Because America is an entire hemisphere.
Having tax be added after the original price on sign is just plain dumb, I don't want to have to bring a calculator every time I go shopping
Green Guy
Once you get used to it you can usually calculate how much. For something that's $1 there's usually >10 cents in tax
In the UK we have ONE rate of VAT for each particular product, so were we to say, price a can of cola, it would be the same price in every single shop of that name in the UK.
The States however are StateS, every one of which has different laws on local things, like how much sales tax they use. So that would mean FIFTY different prices, on ONE can of cola in ONE chain of shops.
Probably why you have to add the tax yourself.
Elaine B
Wow that's pretty cool, I'll keep that in mind if I ever visit the UK (I want too but I'm broke)
I agree thats it dumb. But the real reason its done like that is to trick people into buying more stuff. people often underestimate just how much they are actually spending (with tax added at the end) when they go shopping. Everything in the US is about making as much money as you can by any means possible. The older I get and the more I discover about the underhanded crap my country likes to pull, the more I am disappointed/angry about it all.
I live in Pennsylvania and i pretty much just assume everything is going to be a dollar more then it is.
In Italy we actually have a friendly service... so friendly you'll start to randomly chat with everyone never stops and discovering you know the same people and hate same people too
I always wanted to visit Italy especially since I'm German/Italian
@@johno8465 really? Well, that's amazing, darling! If you need advise for any region especially Liguria, I'm here! It's hilarious because I want to go to Germany in fact I'm learning German. I mean we kinda want to be in each other's shoes ahaha
Jo China same
@jo China
That’s fun the Germans also want to come in my country 80 years ago
Same in romania..
It's not just "commercials" in America that are weird, but MEDICAL commercials. Your healthcare system is just a total joke and its sad for the ones that need it.
Completely agree; our healthcare is Orwellian.
What I find weird is people go to another country and find certain things weird. For fuck sake, you go to another country, you are bound to find people doing things differently.
mommozz123 most logical comment I've seen yet
I find it weird that you find it weird that people find things weird in foreign countries.
We expect to see different things than usual when we go to another country but it doesn't mean it can't suprise us (in a good or bad way) still^^
I mean, sure but as humans were bound to point the differences out. Geez
mommozz123 ikr you can travel to another city an hour away from where you live and life there will be very different from where you live
um no kids cant buy cigarettes in europe, we have ALOT of commercials, our cashiers are nice too
Batman Bin Suparman yes. And at least cashiers have common sense here so we at least know when someone is old enough to get cigarettes and not show their ID because its dumb.
You are very naive if you think kids buy cigarets. They are not allowed to, they still can many places - it is getting better, a lot better, but its still pretty common that teenagers who are too young to buy it can get both cigarets and alcohol.
Krydolph i know they can get them in specific places but he was talking about regular supermarkets
Well y'all should come to Italy cuz nobody in here is nice...
In Denmark they don't give a damn, kids start's drinking/smoking when they are 14 these days
I’d like to point out there are more than one country in the UK not just England 😒
We do know that especially we know Scotland , Northern Ireland we know is in the UK but we consider it Ireland and honestly nobody remembers wales exists
I know that the U.K. wins a lot of basketball games, and I think their mascot is a lion or tiger or mongoose or something like that.
ElyssaAnderson England’s is a lion Scotland’s is a unicorn Wales is a dragon and I don’t think Northern Ireland has one
Slime and Stuff he mentioned Wales and Scotland in the video...
Slime and Stuff Uk is a country
Not being allowed to buy a beer with 20 is weird. In many parts of Europe (e.g. Germany) you are allowed to buy beer from the age of 16 and many people start drinking even before that age
Yeah here in the UK you can actually drink with a guardians permission and in your own home at
7 SEVEN
I never drank at that age
I'm from Africa
1.I can't get over how weird it is that many Americans find breastfeeding offensive. 😕 The fact that people perceive a mother feeding her child as sexual or indecent is so weird.
2.Also tipping is weird. Where I'm from almost nobody does that. You pay for your food, full stop. It's not the customer's responsibility to ensure the worker's wages.
3. Here a lot of people call their fathers Daddy well into adulthood, which I understand a lot of Americans find childish or sexual (again with the sexualisation of everything). I don't understand the sense in calling your father Daddy for years and abruptly changing it to Dad for no reason. It's like changing an established title out of the blue. Especially since to a child, their parent's title pretty much takes the place of a name. So suddenly switching the name from Daddy to Dad because for some reason one thinks it's childish, yeah that's weird.
Cynthia K. I agree with all of your points. It is quite strange, and I’m
American. I literally get the weirdest looks when I breastfeed my daughter in public and I’m expected to “coverup”. I don’t think I’ve every really noticed the daddy point. I still call my father daddy, and my husband calls his father daddy as well. Nonetheless, it’s all very interesting
Everything you said is very true. There is a lot of over specializing things over here :/.
It takes very little effort to use a cloth or something else to cover your breast(s).
1. before anyone attacks me. I find it perfectly natural to breast feed and agree that it is a Woman's right to do so. Just don't make a spectacle out of it for argument's sake. Cary a cloth or something else, nurse when your child is hungry. Don't whip out the breasts because you are entitled or not equipped with a simple cloth, blanket, etc. Or find a discreet location to feed your infant.
2. Don't get pissed if you are not even making the slightest attempt at being discreet and you see some reactions. Sometimes things catch us off guard and there is a delay in processing visual data. If there is a close by changing station - do you change your baby at the station or on a park bench surrounded by 100 people? And before you give me flack about this. I am a father of a daughter who has had multiple changing experiences in public where there was no "family bathroom" or changing station in the men's room - I always seemed to make it work.
3. I find most Mothers want to be discreet. But there are a select few that are just not thinking. Or even more rare, you have a few out of millions that just want to press buttons.
Craig Chastain I do cover while in public, but that’s to make other people comfortable. My daughter on the other hand usually comes from under the cloth, which is very light I might add, sweating profusely as she is very warm natured. I personally don’t think it’s fair to have to resort to feeding my daughter in a restroom. I’m only feeding, not swinging my breast around for all to see. I highly doubt this would be a topic of discussion if breast weren’t overly specialized. I mean it is literally why women have breast in the first place.
Alisha Briggs
I agree. That is what the glands are meant to do. Mother or child should not be be meant to be inconvenienced when doing something natural. There are always a scant few in the bunch that want to try to make some point and bring it in the eyes of the (social) media." I CAN do this so I WILL do this! I want to stir the pot" "And if you you have any reaction, I will cry bloody murder!"
Again, I'm a daddy, I know how it all works and we as dads have our own challenges - especially when our daughters start to grow up but your kid still has to pee when we go shopping without Mom. Painful. I am so not trying to be a jerk about this topic. I have sat next to nursing mothers on plains, trains, all sorts of restaurants and other public spaces. 99% It goes perfectly fine - I don't stare at you, you don't whip out the tatas all willy nilly, it's copacetic.
No two countries in Europe are the same!! I'm American and live in Austria, have lived or been to several other european countries, and this is all very inaccurate. FFS. Should have compared France/America, Germany/America, etc., becausr can't compare it this way.
I agree. I see things Americans share with Brits, but then things they share with the French and not Brits. And I see a lot of Europeans pointing out differences to each other of differing nations when online. On and on.
USA is one country but Europe is one of the most culturally diverse regions of the world
Christina Kaur yes youre right, germans have great teeth too, probably americans get them from us
Yes it's true that we europeans are very different from one country to another, but we share much of what is said in the video, and we are much different from Americans then we are between us.
I went to the US with my friends from all over Europe and we had all found the same things as weird, different. therefore this video it's actually pretty accurate.
Beyond languages I consider Europe a much more united "country" compare to America.
Pay your workers ffs, tipping is moronic.
B1gLupu Could you elaborate? In my country (Venezuela) we're used to tipping as a gesture of gratitude. Like "hey, thanks for the service bro, get a beer or something". How do you see it? :P
Daniel Gonzalez In america, business can pay less than minumun wage due to tipping being such an established part of the service culture. American labor laws are a joke.
It goes from a gift you can give from excelent service to a mandatory feed.
It’s an incentive for the waiters to work better than they normally would. You do realize that if the waiter or waitress doesn’t earn minimum wage in tips than the restaurant must supplement the rest.
B1gLupu Oh, I see. Tipping becomes the opposite of what it's meant to be. Kinda sad :/
Dylan Whitaker That doesnt make any sense. Its meant to be a sign of gratitude for excelent service, but greedy business owners use it as a deductable from pay. The system is horribly scewed in the favor of the employer.