Yes it's crazy that the richest country in the world doesn't have a better health system than Iran or Bangladesh and that so many people live on the streets.
I am German and here is why my picture of the USA changed . I grew up with tales from my grandmother how Americans helped Germany after WW II and Hollywood at that time did a great job painting an optimistic picture of the USA. So i was a big fan and dreamed to go there and may be even live there when i was a child. But the more i really learned about it the more that faded. If it is the - political system that is little more then barely covered if not legalized corruption - the nearly 6 times higher murder rate then in my country - the fact that the chance of getting killed by the police is about 20 times higher then it is in my country - The refusal to implement reasonable gun laws despite having a school shooting about once a week (about 30 in the first half of 2024) - the state of workers rights and work live balance - the amount of food additives allowed in the USA that are banned in the EU as they are dangerous (i could carry on this list for some time) resulted in my attitude today that you would have to pay me to even visit and probably could not pay me enough to live there .
agreed with most of your points, however your first point is exactly the same in Europe. or even the rest of the world.... Politicians = maffia. Everywhere.
@@Apophis371 Corruption can be found everywhere but there are degrees to that. The American system of campaign financing , the two party system and some other components make it easier. Look at the US supreme court. Some of the Judges are so openly corrupt it really is unbelievable
Agree with you, and I have a similar view as an Italian. Like since I was young I was exposed to so much content portraying the US as a dream place. Like the American dream, the work opportunity, the society where everything is perfect. I think cinema, music, and books make America look like the best country in the world. But at the same time they were picturing Italy kinda bad. The picture of messy, lazy, mafia, poor, retrograde Italians you know? But with social media, the idea of the perfect country started falling and maybe some Italians realized that after all our society isn't that "behind". Healthcare, working conditions, social mobility, violence, in Italy is really worse than in the US? That's why I think some people started developing a more "negative" impression of America, cause for many years it is a country that (in medias) has elevated itself, sometimes downgrading other countries, and now people are kinda realizing: maybe it wasn't exactly like that. But that's just my theory about it
I am British but currently live in the USA. No idea why you thought the US being a 3rd world country is funny. It's sad, or maybe even tragic, but it's also true. Oh I know the money makes the US not a 3rd world country, but it certainly behaves like one. You love American food because it's the only food you have ever had. Before you cite Chinese, Italian etc. the stuff in the states purporting to be Chinese or Italian or whatever isn't. It's American and even the best of it bares only a superficial resemblance to the original. Actually in both WWI and WWII, the US was helping itself not Europe. The fact that this also helped Europe was incidental and not an objective of the Americans. I can support this statement with facts but this is not the place for a dissertation on the subject. Correct. Americans overrate themselves , their country, and the significance of both. The reason you meet almost no Europeans in the US is that they come here for vacation, but few come here to live. Mostly we need a very strong reason to move to the US.
Most that do move to the usa will be making at least a few 100k a year or a lot more in finance or tech usually. Then it could make sense to move to the usa. Nobody with a mainstream job would move to the usa for a median income. I know 1 guy who did but he maried an american girl and she wanted to live there.. he moved for her, not for the country.
I have met absolutely lovely US-americans. Nice, curious, and funny people. But I have to admit, I have met even more US-americans that are loud, invade my personal space, and claim to know more about my country than I do. For instance a lady, who asked me where I was from. I replied (Denmark) and she told me that I live in a country with snow almost year round. I told her that the truth is, we have snow most years for a few days or weeks, some years for a few months. She just said: "No dear. You live in a country with snow at least eight months every year. Trust me, I know". I just gave up. But, the real reason why I have a negative view on USA - and I admit I do - is because I have a hard time understanding how Trump can be a president, how a president can be older than expected retirement age (in Denmark that is 70), how US-americans believe the world revolves around USA, and how something like "The Kardasians" can be a thing. And then ofcourse the usual stuff (guns, healthcare, work-life-balance).
It doesn't annoying you that Biden (81 yo) was elected at an older age than Trump and was clearly in dementia those last 3 years ? I was brainwashed like many of the Europeans about the Trump subject, until I learn a little bit more about him, like, for instance, he haven't engaged any war during is mandate when Obama ( we was all in loooooove for this dandy) was a real warrior. We are really brainwashed here in Europe. One of the main reason we was hating the USA in Europe it was because they was warriors and make wars all over the world; but Obaaama arrived, and all the sudden, we was so mesmerise that we don't see who he really is (the puppet of the deep state). Now I'm MAGA ( a big part of my life I was left wing... then I grew up) and I'm in fear that Harrys win this election (by cheating, like in the last election), because those "democrats" are the evil of this world like most of the presidents of the occident that push us in the chaos, poverty, war and loosing of all the natural values. They are all responsible for the shit we are in. I'm not sure undred per cent that Trump will change the full game that is played those last years by the masters of the world (world econonmic forum and so on) but he is the only hope that something can change. (from France).
@@victoriagossani8523 I did not in any way favour Biden in my comment. On the contrary. Both Trump and Biden are in my opinion too old. We obviously have different political opinions, and that is completely fine by me. I have no need to discuss US politics, just stating that I find it extremely peculiar.
This American does not understand how Trump can be president either. The Kardashians, the guns, I don't understand any of that. I left the US in the late 1970s and lived in London, Munich, Frankfurt, and Nice. I didn't return until 2012. Now, I realize that I should have never come back. Not so much because of the people, but because of the government the backwards gun laws, the health insurance, the disdain many have for environmental protection and policies to try and reduce global warming. I could go on for an hour and still not list everything that is wrong with this country.
@@victoriagossani8523 I've never heard such nonsense, of course everything the Americans say is true and all Europeans have been brainwashed but you are the clever one and have exposed everything, of course I don't believe everything that is said in Europe or America but neither of them are such innocent slams, Obama and Trump, stop telling me that the other was the better president.
I don't outright hate the USA, but I really dislike those who make it out that everything revolves around the USA. Despite what those Americans may believe, your country is not the main character. Neither are you for that matter.
This always brings back the story of a then colleague who was on a flight back home while visiting Boeing in Everett. At first he had a good conversation with his seat neighbors (couple going on holiday), they were interested in him. Then the wife of the couple something to the effect ‘you must be sad you have to leave the US for home’ and he quite bluntly said ‘no I love going back home and living in The Netherlands’. They didn’t speak to him for the rest of the flight, this happened still before takeoff…😂😂
It's really interesting that as an American your first thought when comparing French food vs American is "fancy vs "not fancy" and not healthy vs unhealthy. Which it should be. Priorities are the real difference here.
Exactly too ! :) It is not about 'fancy' it is about quality / natural (not necessary bio) Why adding so much additives (so transformed food) for nothing ? Why using so much hormones for beef / chickens / ... ? (I have the answer, you can have a 500 grams of 'food' with > 50% of water in it so you (the consumer) pay for the 50% of water in your pan :)) => if you are the best country in the wolrdl of the entire universe why you are not able to have good food for your fellow citizens ?
I think that maybe healthy food is considered fancy because it's not as cheap as unhealthy food, even though healthy food should be the standard and not seen as fancy
i'm a Born American living in the UK, also lived in france, germany and italy, and my experience for the most part has always been totally positive. now living as an outsider of the US, i see the US as disgusting and i would never choose to return, it literally has nothing appealing. i left aged 24, i am now 37 and i see nothing more than a glorified third world self righteous nation that i do not wish to ever be a part of again. No country is perfect and the UK has it's fair share of many issues right now, but life here in the UK is just overall much better for many reasons.
Well, I sort of get that, I had a lovely girlfriend from Grenoble she hated Parisians (much as most of England hates Londoners) but she loved me...... until she didn't 😅
@@scoops0406 lol yes, pretty much. Now, I know the Brits are kind of like the French for that matter. Love talking crap about the entire world and self-hate just like we do. Not to mention we historically love to bash each other ( 🇫🇷 🇬🇧) but lowkey love each other too. Like siblings 😂
@pk4459 likewise, though again in Grenoble, we went to a restaurant, the waiter muttered something disparaging about me (English) under his breath, sadly for him my GF was a native fluent French Grenoble resident I've never seen anyone look more uncomfortable in my life, I laughed, she was bloody annoyed though. But you're right I've never had any issue in France, lovely country.
@@pk4459 Of course. My comment is juste a joke ^^ - nobody is gonna hate you because you’re American. Thank god lol Glad you enjoyed your time in France 😋
I’m in my 50’s. As a teenager, US shows and movies told me the US was an amazing place to live, the kids all lived in amazing houses, they were able to drive to school, had house parties, their own landline in their bedrooms etc. Then in 1984 I went on holiday to Florida, I experienced so many firsts - first McDonald’s, first drive through, first time having pancakes and maple syrup for breakfast, first shopping mall, first theme park etc. That just added to my idea of the US being a great place to live. I even watched the Challenger space shuttle land. But then I grew up and later had internet access to information other than what was portrayed on the TV. I learned about gun issues, healthcare issues, education issues, employment law issues. Political issues that made me realise that living in the US was not all it is cracked up to be I don’t hate the US, but I don’t like people from the US who refuse to look at the bigger picture and accept that they do not live in the best country in the world. But most of all, I am saddened that the average person in the US does not have the same opportunities to enjoy life to its fullest that I do.
You watched Challenger land... Not the last time, so you're going back away...🇺🇸 Happy that you still have a good memory for the less-remembered events.👍🙂🏴
I'm similar age and I remember the same thing's. The phone in your bedroom was something hard to believe . The attitude of superiority is something I find difficult to comprehend . One thing that annoys me is the way they make every single thing political but are unwilling to see any other point of view.
Same age group here, from Germany. Cinema and TV were mostly from the US, only a few programmes came from Britain and France, and animated kid shows from Japan (before Anime was a thing) In the Reagan era (1980s) a few political stereotypes of the cowboy type began to emerge, but the view still was overall positive. It all began to change after the Bush jr. Election, and the reactions to 9/11. Also: Internet. Facebook and UA-cam showed us what many people really think ... And I learned about Creationists, Mormons, etc. I thought it would get better through the 2010s, but then the year 2016 happened ... Right after I came back from my second trip to the US.
@@infin8ee Yeah. That's my biggest gripe. It's this sense of arrogance that is present in Americans. And it is mostly notable in politics. If it wasn't there in politics it's ok - but how American diplomats and polititians treat other countries. I mean. I always say - I don't hate Americans. They're just people like any other. But politics of Americans against all other countries. It would be strange if I wouldn't find it infuriating IMO. But you know - that's how you get the situation where half their country is voting for an orange clown.....
Americans saying "America is the best country in the world and only in america you can do X", europeans think "we can do X here and we have a much higher standard of living".
What gets me is that Europe in general is lucky enough to have higher food standards and quality and better healthcare access, but then they turn around and wreck their bodies with cigarettes and alcohol. It's almost as if they are trying to cancel each other out.
@@ChestnutTreeCafe Well if you can choose what to do thats the great thing. But that doesn't mean people make good choices. As a european. The smoking thing is something cultural. Like have a coffee with a cigarette or a beer. That's classic here.
@@ChestnutTreeCafe About cigarettes: The younger generations don't smoke as much as the older. Since this year, you cannot buy cigarettes in many stores where you could before like grocerystores and gasstations. About Alcohol: It's sad that people are so brainwashed that they dare to talk about 'Alcohol and Drugs' as if Alcohol ain't drugs. I'm from The Netherlands, tried a lot of things, but Alcohol is definately one of the strongest drugs, bringing you in a deep trip where you act like you never acted before when you were sober.
@@ChestnutTreeCafe Well ... I don't feel that. I think a lot of Americans smoke as well. And we don't destroy our bodies with hard drugs that you can just buy with no perscription. It's crazy. Alcohol is a cultural thing - in my country that's specialy wine and beer as well. Part of a good sunday meal is also a glass of wine. But drinking in moderation is actualy not damaging to your health at all. There are studies that even show positive benefits of such occasional glass of nice red wine. It's only bad if you abuse it. France continualy top the list of longest living people ....I say the wine helps.
@@ChestnutTreeCafe The smoking thing could be a false stereotype, just like Brits having bad teeth is a false stereotype. Eurostat: "In 2019, 18.4% of the EU population aged 15 years or more reported that they were daily cigarette smokers." CDC: "Tobacco product use remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States. In 2022, 49.2 million (19.8%)-or nearly 1 in 5-U.S. adults reported current tobacco product use."
Amongst a ton of other things, people getting shot calling an uber instead of the ambulance because calling an ambulance would ruin them is dystopian af
American Tiktok ..yeah we could earn money like that too but most people in Europe have a harder time to throw their dignity, style and good taste out of the window in order to make money like that 🤣
Yep, my dad told me he lost control when JFK passed by in Dublin / most Irish had direct relations in US, land of the free and opportunity. When I lived there 89 it was still a ‘normal’ country / bar military spending and incredibly visible mentally unwell homeless folk. Now it’s still spending more than the next 10 countries combined on military, despite not being attacked by a state since 1941. 1% of the adult population is incarcerated, disproportionately black, and mostly because of the war on drugs. 5 times longer, 10 times more damaging and obviously failed - generations of all strata replace players in ‘the game - the wire. Loads more, but will stop at land of the fear - my kids never had to learn shooter dril - folk grow up fearful and polarised, with fewer opportunities than their post war grandparents. ❤👍👍🏽☘️
🤣...👏👍🏼! Good one...51 likes and I bet most believe that such a thing exists! But there's maybe a place in Brussels where you can find a species called Europeist!
OK Ryan; schools. The issue is the underlying sytem that funds schools in the US. That's what Europeans see as pathetic, not the fact there are good schools and bad schools; which seems to be about as far as your perspective reaches. Think harder, Ryan. You say you're happy with your education, but your analytical skills are clearly not as developed as those a "good" education system should provide, by international standards. You're not stupid, but you haven't been taught how to learn. The problem is that US schools are funded based on the average income of the communities in which they sit, so poor areas have poor schools...... The whole system is set up to maintain the poverty cycle, entrench inequality and maintain the status quo, rather than lift communities out of poverty. Poor education means poor jobs which offer poor work/life balance, poor insurance, leading to poor health combined with poor diet, which leads to fewer opportunities and thus, promotes greater poverty. That's why people criticise your education system. Because it affects everything. Where schools receive needs-based funding, poor schools receive MORE funding so students have an equal opportunity for a good education and good jobs, which helps grow the middle class, reduce poverty, decreases inequality and increases good health and wellbeing.... making the nation richer economically, socially and politically overall.
Thanks, I didn't know how articulate my feelings about USA school systems and European school systems in English because English is not my first language. You explained perfectly well what I feel about the topic discussed.
I remember when that was the topic in "Beverly Hills, 90210" (yes, I'm old) - that a girl faked her adress and used her grandmother's to get into a better school. That was so strange, so unbelievable. Yes, we had schools that had a better reputation, but that was more due to the teachers there, the "climate", but not "you don't learn so much there".
You nailed it exactly. I’m Swedish and these are my thoughts as well. The poor educational system is the root cause of so many issues in the US in my opinion, and you articulated it perfectly.
When I visited the US in 2006 (when I was 15) I was shocked how anaware of the rest of the world those people were. And how big the role of politics and religion was in daily life. And the school system really shocked me, too. The high school I visited for two weeks really had the option to choose between American history and world history. Excuse me?! You can choose not to learn about the world? That explains so much. And the fact that you can opt out of sex ed for religious reasons is just wild. And very dangerous imho. And the capitalism there is just wild, it´s so out of control. To answer your question: In Germany we have social market economy. It´s basis is capitalistic, but with strong controlling mechanisms of the government and a social security system.
I came to Germany in 1980 for a temporary stay. Kept extending the stay until it became clear that I didn’t want to ever go back. The quality of life here is so superior. I now live in France and it’s just as good. I’m not anti American but sometimes a bit embarrassed by the naivety and lack of awareness of my countryfolks.
As an aside, Biden is/was not viewed that negatively by the masses outside the US. He was recognised as an older politician who has been around for a very long time and has a lot of experience. The right wing media outlets (Murdoch) have tended to badmouth him pretty much everywhere however!
He's dedicated his entire life to public service and is ridiculed by that media outlet, while a man who has served only his own appetite and desires is held up as the next coming. People believe whatever they're told, buy into the conspiracy theories and feed on the hate. Sad for everyone.
I liked Biden. Clearly he wasn't all there recently, but in older interviews and speeches he was clear-spoken and charismatic. His policies were also appropriately targeted for the most part.
Speak for yourself. I ve seen that man cry over his ego too often (such as when Obama gave him some metal,for what? you may ask; for just doing his job, Circle jerk personified, and this old bitch CRIED). Also, a few video s of him touching on little girls. He is a useful fossil for the military industrial complex and belongs on a ward in a home.
Because the MSM is on Biden's side. If u do some research u'll find that Biden is a senile old man that should be in a foster home, not leading a country.
Three concepts about Europe: European continent (including a large part of Russia), European Union and Schengen area, each with different concepts and rules. Americans, including politicians, call insulting people "freedom". As a European I can say whatever I want too, but I'm conscious that I don't HAVE TO. It's about decency, good taste and self-control. And, why not, culture and respect.
There are a lot of things I don`t say or do, unless somebody tries to forbid them.....I never thought about burning my flag (wich is somewhat a national sport for some people in our country that want their regions to get independent), BUT, the moment some far-right politic tried to ban it, I got suddenly the itch........... It`s not because I WANT to do it, but because I MIGHT WANT TO some day........
People tried to bring the 'freedom of speech' argument into Australian politics... We don't have freedom of speech. What you say can and will be held against you
Last week i took visiting family to see the kings guard, an American was told off, and promptly ask to see the manager, to complain. The police officer armed to the teeth, tried to explain that they were genuine soldiers, doing guard duty, she said I'm American!!!! . She was jeered and laughed at. Entitled or what.
She probably believes that it's a theme park tourist attraction all part of a larger "experience", so of course there has to be a "manager". The ignorance can be astounding.
"But i'm MIRRRRICAN" What an entitled bunch... can't stand a lot of Americans personally, ego's through the roof thinking they're something special, loud, obnoxious, rude, arrogant and seemingly always boasting. The majority of the Americans I met were indeed like that - sure, some were nice friendly people, but most of the ones I met were absolutely not. This is nothing new - there's a great example of that here, with some US "ladies"... ua-cam.com/video/r0ZnRZXQ7wU/v-deo.html
Used to work in a national park,in the staff quarters mess hall we would compare the stupidest thing an American had said to us that day😂 jesus wept the stories
As a Polish man myself, when I think of Americans such adjectives come to my mind: materialistic and self-entitled. All that has to do with ego and focus on material things. Argumentative, with audacity and proud about that. It all can be boiled down to only one thing: ego. I know there are people in the US that are not like that at all, because it's just a generalisation.
Americans: "if America is so bad than why is EVERYBODY moving here?" Not everybody, my dears, not everybody. I would never in my life think to move there. I don't even want to visit it as there are more interesting places to visit.
Taco Bell is American, not Mexican, they just sell Mexican types of food. McDonald's is American, but the hamburgers are not American, although they were popularised there. If something could be called American food, it could be Texas-style BBQ. Everything else is typically brought from somewhere else and it's not unique to the US.
recipes based on maple syrup, corn(popcorn especially) and potato should fill that category. but truth is they are usually simplistic addition, not much processing involved.
In fact taco bell doesnt exist at all in mexico because it has bugger all to do with mexican food and they want nothing to do with it :D taco bell is as american as it gets.. cheap crap knockoff copy of a far superior original product
Mt daughter is currently living in America (New York, but is an Australian) but has also travelled on both coasts (and some of the middle) while there. The two things that shocked her the most was the visible poverty and the unbelievable amount of extremely overweight people. She has a new perspective on her life growing up in Australia.
The grass is seldom more nutritious on the other side of the pond... I'd rather be in Australia, not necessarily beyond. Here's hoping your daughter will be okay in the US - or wherever. Long term... My own eldest daughter moved to Canada "for two or three years" in mid-September 2019...❤ and is now "a Resident of Canada, able to do most things a Canadian can do, except vote." 🤔
My daughter went to the US to study law and had wanted to live in the US because she got US citizenship by birthright through me and had lived there as a child. She was also appalled by the poverty that she saw. Another weird thing that was shocking was the sexual harassment she faced as a young attractive blonde from a supervisor. She wasn't intimidated by him and told him straight out that his comments were inappropriate. American women usually just take it because of fear of losing their jobs. She said he backed down and apologized immediately. She finally left after a couple of years and was so happy to return home.
@@chronic2023 I imagine you are (rightly) very proud of your daughter, as she's obviously not merely attractive but has a good brain, high intelligence, is confident and able to stand up for what she knows to be right and now home safe and sound with family who "raised her right" - if you'll pardon the colloquialism...👍🤔🏴❤️🇬🇧🙂🖖
@@chronic2023 The US has pretty shockingly bad employment protections and I'm not kidding look up what the Republicans tried to pull by weakening child protection laws and tried to have more children working in meat packing plants for example.
Norwegian here. I don't hate America, but there is nothing about America that amazes me anymore. I used to think America was cool when I was younger, but now I don't think America is cool at all. In Norway, you'll see almost ZERO beggars on the streets. And you'll see ZERO homeless people. Everyone gets help from the state/goverment. I've never seen someone being threathend by anything more fancy than a knife. Well, I've heard of it on the news from Oslo, but I live somewhere where its not that much crime. I can leave my car unlocked, my house unlocked and I feel like even as a woman (im a male), you can walk in the streets at night without needing to be paranoid or afraid. In America, there just seems that everything is "about me" aka capitalism and the well known saying "American Bubble". There is so much gun violence (compared to a few knife stabs in Norway), gangs, school shootings etc, that I just simply could not feel safe if I ever went to America. All your foods are poisened with sugar and added extras which is simply ILLEGAL in the whole Europe. I will say though, there are extremely cool induviduals in America. I don't hate every person, but more like the country/the bigger picture of it. You Ryan, seem very chill and cool alongside some other American friends I've played video games with online are also very cool people.
German here, and, unfortunately, homelessness and beggars at street corners are very much a thing where I live (Cologne city centre, granted). Knife violence has unfortunately been an issue recently, as well. That being said, I still would never trade places with the US. I can call the police without being afraid and call an ambulance without it ruining me. I can‘t leave my door unlocked, but I can withdraw cash in public without looking over my shoulder, and while I AM careful walking about at night, if I drop my wallet at daytime, odds are someone will stop me and hand it back to me so long as they saw it happening.
What irks me personally about americans is the constant demand for respect and the confused anger when I don't give them that. I would prefer to not have to think about them at all but unfortunately I have to cause it affects the world I live in.
Fun fact about Czech Republic where I live. 0.5 people die every year because of shooting and 99% of them are hunters who accidentally shoot each other…
According to some older statistics if you normalise for population, Aka if you assume more people would die if Czechia has the same population as the USA, The USA only has like 10, 20 times as many gun deaths as a good amount of European countries. However let's assume none of the deaths in European countries were preventable. I'll assume a 1 year timeframe. Now if we compare the numbers, in the US about 20'000 people got fatally shot for statistically independent reasons. (Meaning that in a fairly charitable comparison, 20K people still got shot for simply being in the US.) Keep in mind that this is well above even the most charitable boundary criteria, ~6K, And thus statistically speaking isn't just noteworthy but abnormally high.
7:30 you seem to have missed their point...they were asking for the usual meals and the person basically answers "mc donalds food" .....fast food should never be your basic meal, the nationality of the fast food doesnt matter at all. that is pretty obvious to everyone except americans. you dont even see her point like everyone else does
I talked to a lot Americans through the last 25 years. In my opinion, Americans are mostly nice and polite, but! BUT! If you talk to them longer than 15 minutes, you realise that this us just a nice facade. After a while, most american people became somewhat arrogant for no freaking reason. Like they really think, that America is superior to European countries. If you ask them where that stupid attitude comes from, they might answer with 1. We won ww2 or 2. We placed a man on the moon. Like Dude: 1. Yeah you kinda came late to the party and just took your piece of the cake before the soviets dose. 2. Yeah with the help of no no German engineers and von braun. There is really no reason to sit on a high horse.
Fist object in space: german first object in orbit: russian first living being in orbit: russian first man in space: russian first woman in space: russian first object landed on the moon: russian first object landed on another planet: russian first spacewalk: russian first permanent space station: russian first spacecraft with more than 100 successful returns: russian first human on the moon: american of german, english, irish and scottish descent, with help of germans. Who won the space race again?
One of the most annoying things by my opinion is that they believe that they are the only ones living in the free country. I used to work for one international company and the people from the US were also clients and they would often say "I'm an American and I know my rights" as if they are the only ones who have any rights above anyone else and as if that will help them to get what they want. It would always amuse me to tell them where I was from and that I know my rights too. The level of confusion in their voices was priceless 😁. And the US is not really that free if you scratch the surface
Looking at the US from outside, there seems to be a tolerated level of corruption and grift in all of your politics, police, courts, news media and businesses that would be unacceptable in many other countries.
Corruption exists in every country. In the US, it is being exposed. In socialist countries (like the EU), the state prevents transparency and can cover it up in a completely different way. // Swedish
are u so blind that u dont see it in Europe, or any country in the world really? Politicians everywhere are the biggest criminals u can find. in every single country of this world.
One of the most annoying things is that, many times, Europeans who complain about low standards in the US genuinely want Americans to have it better, but then get hate from said Americans for their supposed "America-bashing".
Yes, I think that with America having promoted such an insular focus for so long now; and with the result being many Americans across multiple generations have very little knowledge of the world around them, that any commentary comparing "the greatest, freest, richest most exceptional country on the planet" negatively with other countries on any measure is seen as an unwarranted, hateful attack. It's unfortunate. Having said that, no other country on the planet makes such a public song and dance about how f*(kin' awesome they are whenever they change a leader, win a medal or open an envelope..... there's definintely the essence of the spoilt kid at the birthday party who wants to blow out the candles on the other kid's cake that pisses people off too.
Agree. The whole notion that the US the greatest (at everything) means everyone else's ideas must be bad or wrong. Be that "freedom", "economics", "democracy" or anything else.
That is the american freedumb. They have to pay for school like back in the dark ages, and therefore the poor religious majority dont know anything about the developed world, but are fooled by propaganda to believe America is great, and the modern developments we have implemented in the developed world, are just left wing communism or some outdated political term they in reality dont know what is at all, but are fooled by their right wing propaganda to believe is bad for their freedumb.
I see it as an example of "american exceptionality", like horseblinders, to that america is already so great that it cannot be improved Edit: and suggesting otherwise is seen as insult
I mean look, Trump can actually scare the people with telling them that Harris wants EVERYBODY to get healthcare : ua-cam.com/video/e6DWn09vb7o/v-deo.html and so its the same i you want them to have more days of vacation for example they say : how dare you, i love beeing a slave for my boss, slavery was what made america great so we all have to be proud slaves.
@@daphnelovesL Ja , inderdaad , misschien interessant voor die rechtse US-kleuterbreinen .En we zenden nog een doos rammelaars naar de Republikeinen.😁😁
Hello everyone. I live in the south of France and it is a very touristy place. I see people from many countries especially in summer and I noticed that the Americans who come behave as if they were in a conquered country. It is unbearable I am sorry but it is the truth. You are not in your country so please be respectful, some things you do are rude and disrespectful. Shouting at people who do not speak English or speak badly, behaving like in a pub in a cafe etc...
I just returned from a business trip to Cannes. There were ten thousand delegates from 110 countries, but take a step outside and 5 US tourists are louder than half a floor of the Palais de Festival. Also, I went for lunch to a patisserie one day and had the misfortune of queuing behind some ladies from the US who held up the queue, were rude to staff, then sat down outside and ate with their hands because they had not been given cutlery as they insisted on taking their food to go. Then two pieces of cake ended up on the floor and they were of course not the ones to clean their mess up. All the while yelling at the top of their lungs, trying to find out what event 'all those guys with badges' were attending. If they hadn't been so rude, they could have just asked one of us, but they thought none of us could understand English and kept talking about people sitting there. Ordering our food in French doesn't mean we are locals, it just means we are trying not to be a-holes.
I'd say that it's poorly expressed to say we europeans "hate" capitalism. Every european nation is capitalistic and to say we hated it would just stupid. But what we truely hate and detest is the overly predatory aspect of american capitalism. Ie. Companies doing everything to maximize profit, even if it means harming people. Etc. That sort of stuff.
3:28 Well yes Ryan! I'm Canadian and I can't tell you how many times Americans made fun of my accent because I'm French Canadian, made fun of our Canadian money... They would say "Your monopoly worthless money"... Ask if I was living in an Igloo... Lots of them would made me feel like i was inferior and my Country was a big white wasteland. I should be consider myself to be in the Land Of The Free. As if we didn't have freedom in Canada. Others wouldn't even know where Canada was....
Your money is made of plastic. The stuff lasts forever. In the post-post-apocalypse, when US money is only usable as buttwipes and to make fire, the colorful canadian rectangles of the Commonwealth realm will still be usable. When they devolve into chaos that makes the wold of Fallout look stable and nice, the Kingdom of Canada will look south and laugh. It's money of the future.
I'm Dutch since 1952. In my youth US Americans were like superhuman. We adored them, we loved the language, the music, the westerns, the six shooter, the culture, the cars, the jeans. The politics even - yep children think about politics. We loved everything. Yes those were the days. But it all changed in Vietnam. Suddenly you didn't know for sure anymore who were the good guys and who the bad. Long before the internet.
I'm Greenlandic, living in Denmark. I've met a decent amount of US citizens, and they seemed pretty cool and open minded. I've met so many more danish people who were racists, rude and asked me frankly very terribly racist and dumb questions than the americans did. But as a greenlandic person, i dislike the US government more, simply because of the the military bases in Greenland. There's the Thule base - the treatment of the people living in that village the military kicked out. The other one not widely known, in eastern part of Greenland (i think), where the US left military equipment to rot and damage the nature around it, making the area practically unviable for hunting, i.e. Food for survival. I don't have anything against people different than me, americans, danish, or any other nationality, since i know how wretched it can feel. As long as you treat me with respect, I'll do the same to you. It's easy to just start generalise, but at least i know, that a very loud person does not make the whole group. So, yeah, that's my take, meet people where they are. Thank you for making thoughtful videos, that I've been binging :p
I'm an American expat who has been living in Europe for the past 8 years. Most Europeans see Americans as loud, spoiled, entitled people, who whine and complain when they can't have things their way; they come to Europe and expect everything to be just like it is in the US from food, to culture, to laws, to LANGUAGE. Quite frankly, as someone who lives in a city FULL of American tourists six months of the year, Europeans are spot on.
@@itchooses Dude, I AM American. I can judge the whole country because I lived in the US for 65 years. The majority of Americans never travel outside the US. The tourists who come over here are mostly wealthy people who think Europe should be like the states.
I feel like one of the more significant differences is that Europeans are much more aware of American politics and general news. In contrary, I think most Americans are mostly unaware of what is going on in Europe beyond like capital new (like the Ukraine war)
I would add that most Americans only ever get biased news from either Fox or CNN. I think they would be much more enlightened about their own politics if they had better news channels (Queue to comments telling me that the BBC is too left wing/right wing).
The best way, as usual, is to get informed from multiple sources. They all have their bias, but if you're aware of that bias and get information from all over the range, you'll get a better view on how things are going. And meanwhile here in Germany we can watch our parliamentary sessions live in full length and uncensored. They are public. Everyone can watch them. In fact, it's part of our constitution.
Yeah, I wasn't surprised about the "tea party" comment of the Dutch woman. Of course we know about important politics in foreign countries. And the US is important, so....
@@berniemadden9548 Euronews has strong ties to the Hungarian goverment. And it shows. They made German Claus Strunz the CEO. A hack that made quotes like "Populism is Viagra for a flaccid democracy".
Same here in México workers have also maternity leave, including paid during vacations, sick days not "five days" sick like in US 😅 They moke of us but who has the last laugh??? 🇲🇽
The difference falls on the pay itself. I used to live in the UK for 2 years and then moved to the US. My calculations told me that despite I lost my 'extended vacation', I get pretty much the same money in total since my American pay just offsets that because it's considerably higher. So I can just use my vacation and then my unpaid sick accruals getting like pretty much the same money eventually. Regarding the healthcare, I truly doubt that their healthcare is 'better'. I think you mean that it's cheaper by saying 'better'. Otherwise just wait for tons of Americans going to Bangladesh to cure their cancer and so on :)
@@dark6.6.6 so you work more for the same salary, while in the UK you work 4 weeks less for the same salary... is using unpaid sick leave better than paid sick leave? healthcare is better in the sense that if you are not insured or have no money, they won't kick you out of the emergency room, that's why it's better... maybe Americans don't go to Bangladesh, but that's why they go to Mexico and Canada, which means they're better off elsewhere than in America
@@kinglizard3406 nope. I mostly worked for 11-13 quids an hour, whereas here I get $23 an hour plus pretty much a constant overtime for $35 an hour that I wasn't able to get in the UK. I meant that I earn way more money throughout a year, so the bigger pay just offsets the 'prolonged' British vacation terms compared to the US. I generally make way more and I've already afforded myself like 5 times more in just 7mo than I was able to in the UK living there for 2 years. Mainly because British employers demand more, pay less and barely give any opportunity to do overtime. At least it was like that in my case. Also they can fire you for any ridiculous reason and you'll end up looking for the next job for a few months since you want to get at least a bit higher pay than the minimum wage, but it's nearly impossible. I'm not making it up or telling you my friend's story. That's what was happening to me over there. It was in the outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland. I meant that I could use my unpaid sick in order to get some 'extra vacation' that I'd pay for since we've got more money over here. Of course paid sick is better if you're really sick. That's not true. Nobody's gonna kick you outta emergency room. They clarify your insurance and so on because of the policy. They'll treat or cure you and then figure out the bills and how you'll get it. I broke my collarbone here having no insurance at that point. I got treated and all that stuff. Eventually I've passed my probationary period and have gotten my insurance through my employer which was retroactive and it covered all that stuff. I mean, it seems like it did since I've paid some change throughout that period. Like $50 total as deductibles and I still get some mail from my insurance carrier that I owe them $0. I'm not an IT guy or smth btw., I'm just a factory employee. Yeah, some Americans go abroad to get treated. Especially regarding dental stuff. But, that's just 'some Americans'. Not a majority even.
Question: Why doesn't many young people in USA know anything about my wonderful country South Africa? Like, they think Africa is a country! And they think that everyone lives in a hut, no electricity or clean running water! And also the insulting "question": You can't be South African cause you're white. How racist can you get?!! I am South African! I was born here, lived here my whole life. My parents were born here, same with my grandparents and great grandparents and great-great grandparents and their parents. My ancestors were not Collonialists, they were immigrants. Immigrants people! Not here to take over anything, just stayed cause we love South Africa and its people.
As a belgian, I kinda agree with the dutch couple at the beginning of the video, but i do have to say that it started with bush and his invasion of iraq and afghanistan, it completely destabilized the middle east and now europe has to deal with the aftermath while the US got what it wanted from there and got the hell out of dodge (as they say) when it was convenient for them... leaving us europeans to deal with the migrant crisis and a more unstable region at our doorstep... Also the reelection of bush for his second term was a big deal breaker in europe, I remember discussing it with my family and classmates when I was in highschool at the time, we were all completely baffled he was elected for the second time around...I mean at this point it was pretty clear that he lied about the WMDs and started a war based on false pretences, some would consider him a war criminal, not unlike Putin however LIKE russia, the US doesnt recognize the authority of the ICJ, unlike all other democracies in this world......... As for Trump, he was just an extrapolation of what your conservatives (and most democrats) were sugarcoating all along... he just removed the packaging.. but the substance remains the same ; -Private healthcare ; if u cant afford lifesaving treatment/drugs, well.. u die.. eventhough the US is actually the wealthiest country on earth...im not a lawyer or anything but isnt like healthcare a human right ? -Reduced public/social services, push for more privatizations in the public sector (at the cost of the most vulnerable persons). -Next to zero gun control (u can buy assault riffles easier than u can buy a car (WTF?) I know that you have a second amendment and "the right to bear arms" in the context of a "well regulated militia" But... Do you absolutely need assault riflles ? are those not weapons of WAR ? Bruh some of you are taking your M16s to ChickfilA or mcDs... whats up with that ? oO Is that normal ? Are you going to fight the entire US army with your M16 ? Also, Should a group of crazy engineers were to build a coupple of cruise missiles in a garden, and keep them there, you know ? for their safety, like just in case... would that be covered by the second amendment ? -The education system in the US...(unless you go to a private elite highschool) the highschool system is shit in the US and higher education like a simple bachelor degree would cost you (depending on your university) an arm and a leg... -The food (industry) in the US !!!! your meat is packed full of hormones, and your veggies have a fckton of GMOs in them! Dont let me get started on the chlorine washed chicken and eggs ? And please god no please dont let me mention the insane amounts of known carcinogenics allowed in your food by your "FDA".... I mean.. it is just downright criminal ! How much your big agro food mega corporations like monsato get away with is just insane, but since your very infamous "citizen's united" ruling by your supreme court I guess corruption is legal in the US.... and most americans do not care at all... -Insane tilted labour laws that allows (amongst other things) big mega corporations to prevent workers to unionize (what the actual fck??) and as an european I find it baffling that the hard working american guy/gal doesnt get mandated paid holiday as well as pregnancy leave... (in belgium mothers get 15 weeks of paid maternity leave and the fathers get 20 days). Last but not least, I have to mention the religious zeal and connotations from another age that are still present in the US to this day. And on a more personal note i do have to say this, im not rly a fan of your "culture wars", (ofc the right has nothing else to fall back on since most policies in the us, whether domestic or foreign have been pretty right wing for decades) , especially the legislation passed in some of your "red states" to prevent transwomen to have access to public women's bathroom.. I mean it would be absolutely cartoonish if it wasnt so pathetic... Anyway I know its like my opinion man, and I also know the european continent isnt always perfect, but id have to agree with what was said in the video, social media definitively put a lot of light on the stark contrast sometimes between the american way and the european lifestyle...
To be honest, the last Afghan war was actually heavily cooperated with others, including RF and UN in general. But yeah, there's a pretty much tin and some more of problems left unsolved in the region... I, Israeli from Ukraine, is kinda surprised about perception of Trump(who was the first to actually legislate moving the embassy to Jerusalem!) as "kinda way too freaky"(and trust me, when mid-eastern ppl say that, it means something!) despite the lack of full-on support for Ukraine(tbh there're way too much russian-speaking citizens and it's a sensitive topic for a government😢) and overall right-wing shift of all the population. And the more I speak with guys who was in the USA back in the days, the less I hear:"I've made a mistake[by leaving US/for doing something illegal and getting forced out of it] and the more often:"There is nothing that fascinating about States, wish I never wasted my time in trying". Once again, we're basically living the same 9+/5 or sometimes even 12/6 job style(tho get some more "religious" days off😊) while getting not that big of a salary, have similar problems healthcare(due to constant overload, you know😅) AND live in constant fear of terrorists attack! So, yeah, perception of "Murica" had shifted quite a bit globally...
But Americans do bash Brits! Comments about how bad our teeth are and how bad our food is! These are issues from the 1940s and 1950s when we were recovering from the war. It just isn’t true today. The French have been very bashed by Americans and I’ve heard nasty remarks from Americans in Paris who didn’t realise that I could understand them!
I knew colleagues who were on school exchange being asked: "Which part of Germany are you from? East, West or the Nazi part?" (After the reunification, of course...) Stereotyping made in USA.
Or when they say "if we didn't save you in WW2 you'd be speaking German" Pretty sure it had something to do with what happened on 7th December 1941. Plus I never get how they put down our teeth. Look up statistics on the WHO. We have had consistently better teeth than the US for decades.
@@Cau_No They probably aren't from Germany at all but have ancestors in one of the countries that formed Germany later on. But if they ask that now, the options would be the conservative catholic part, the progressive catholic part, the protestant part, the irreligious part, or the AfD part.
What you're not understanding is that pure capitalism is as bad as pure communism, the eu and other countries have a mix but American culture and big business force their views and way on the rest of the planet and it is unwelcome, the more it happens, the more the rest of the planet views America in a negative light
There's no such thing as "pure" capitalism. Capitalism is just about exchanging goods and services for money on an open market where consumerism decides which goods and services deserve to exist on said market. Anyone can create and sell, and anyone can buy. Low quality goods, more often than not, get thrown to the side because people choose to buy the better option. You either have capitalism or you don't. It's not the opposite of communism.
@@DenUitvreter that's exactly the same defense as saying gulags, police state, intelligentsia and suppression of free speech are not "pure communism". That's denial, plain and simple. You can wave your idealistic flag all you want, and say that "it's not true capitalism" if that reassures you. But THIS is capitalism. Unhinged, unchallenged and hegemonic capitalism.
There is no pure capitalist society in the world, same as there has never been a truly communist society. But yeah, there are certain tendencies if you compare different countries.
Australian tourist in Europe and I made the effort to learn a little language for every country, part of the journey. At a cafe in France the waiter laughed and made fun of how bad my French was, speaking to me in English and fixing my pronunciation. An American at the next table spoke to the waiter with slow loud exaggerated words (English) like he was a child and he would only reply to her in French. Respect has to go both ways and this is how Americans hurt their reputation.
I meet Australian tourist when i was in vacation in France myself. They were the most lovely stranger i ever meet. We talk about one hour about our country, what to do or see. Now, i want to go in Australia for vacation. I also meet a american couple ... just said that they didn't give me the same wanting ^^
I think America, the country, opens itself up to ridicule by being so globally loud and obnoxious. It makes it its business to be involved in other people’s business very loudly. They have an opinion about everything and at the same time see themselves as some sort of authority. Some prime Example of excellence that the world needs to conform to
ah, well yes, not all countries require a couple of years of military service after finishing school. and for those who managed to get into university, at least a week of military training with a final trip to the shooting range
How are you not going to hear gunshots ever? I am European and here is plenty of shooting ranges, hunters in the forsts, military shows, etc... Just don't lie
"You retreated in WWII!!" As a Belgian myself, let me just say that over the whole of Europe, people fought very bravely :) especially the French and British
I was listening to a radio program, where journalists and ex-politicians were talking about differences between America and Europe, due the upcoming election. They said that America could never be a candidate for the EU if it had been a country in Europe. Mostly because of the American laws, like the right to bear arms and that the death penalty still exists. In many European countries, there are great restrictions on even carrying a knife. Here in Sweden, it is very limited. There were also many other things that were more extreme in America for the EU. Our values are to different. I have family in America and we love each other but we are very different, due our schooling etc.
As a European, I changed my opinion not when Biden became president, but when Trump became president. I did not understand, I will never understand, how the Americans can elect a president and such a stupid and corrupt man who has nothing to do with the office of president. My opinion is that since Trump entered politics, he has divided the country. And the bad part is that those who go with Trump see them following the path of the European countries of the 30s. I won't name the countries, but I'm sure you know which ones I'm referring to.
A few Years ago, i think i was in 4th grade, when I was on my way home from school I stopped by the supermarket to get some food, and then out of nowhere an American Woman approached me to ask where she could find brötchen, and that was my first time ever meeting a not german speaking foreigner. I was so confused and excited because my hometown is not really known even in Germany and out of nowhere I just met an American. That was so uncommon for my hometown that I have told it to my classmates the next day and they never believed me 😅
This comment will probably be buried, but I'll write it anyway: I DO think that something is changing in Europe, and to some extend all over the world. For the longest time the US had been the beacon of progress and the target of all strive for so many Europeans. The US very carefully curated how they were perceived in the rest of the world, and the European countries fell for that kind of propaganda, hook and sinker. And then, with the rise of social media it became more and more apparent that things aren't quite as cool, quite as rosy, quite as progressive as they had been made out to be. Over time more and more Europeans began to realize that they actually do have it better here than in the US, that while the US ARE a superpower they are also a turbo-capitalist country that doesn't care too much for their own citizens, and their own citizens defending that, brainwashed into the idea that hard work alone will eventually lead you towards wealth. At the same time it seems to me that the very systems in place do their very best to make it nigh impossible for social vertical mobility to happen at all, i.e. the poor stay poor through exorbitant costs of living, bad schools and low wages, while the rich people stay rich by top class education and networking. It's all "peasants and nobles" all over again - even, to some extend, down to the "birthright". Europeans finally see that life in the US isn't quite what is was made out to be, and now they rightfully ask why the US-citizens are so boastful about a country they (the Europeans) wouldn't want to move to. Just my 2 cents ...
I think you're exactly right. Just think, Americans have been fed that same propaganda... it's a different narrative but it's not dissimilar to Russia.
It’s a lot about Trump. I live in central Europe. Like anyone living in a democracy, I always have trust issues with the current government in my country-even if I voted for it. But in addition to that, I also feel that my country’s well-being depends not only on our government but also on the American one. I have this eerie feeling that if Trump gets elected, my own nation could become Russian-occupied or some sort of Russian proxy. My future, and everything that matters to me, is in the hands of people who would rather vote for someone who wants to be a dictator, use the military against “enemies within,” and talks about the genitalia of golf players. And that’s what really messes with my perception of Americans. You used to be a beacon of democracy around the world, and now you’ve become a threat to it.
Yes, all of what you say is frighteningly true. Very well said ! I'm in the UK and the fact that Trump has even a chance of election is terrifying. It also says a huge amount about what sort of person votes for such a dangerous idiot.
@@gazzie12000 . Indeed, what can be said about people who would vote for a person who blatantly and obviously lies to them. Worse still, readily believe those lies because they want to.
u are just another victim of the propaganda u call 'the news' How about u think for yourself, for the first time in your life, and go research things before u talk. Here's what i think (and u can bet that i'm a hell of a lot more informed about it then u are) Harris gets in office = ww3 Trump in office, peace will be achieved in Ukraine. Ukraine will have to give up a piece of their land, but there will be peace. And i'm willing to bet money on either outcome.
@@watermelon7998Always nice to see som whataboutism, but: No, because a) it was clear that he wouldn't last very long and b) he had only the ability to harm his own country. Also I'm pretty sure that in a regular election he wouldn't have gotten half of the population voting for him.
I'd like to add, i feel like americans are way more racist than european. When I see on the internet that a lot of people only talk about "race" or the tweets like "do european consider spanish people white ?" Those are some questions I rarely see even tho racism exists, i don't this is as systemic as in USA
Yeah I feel like in Europe racism is always towards what ever immigrant minorities that coutry has, plus the Romani. Bit like the US with Mexicans. But I just can't wrap my head around the obsession around skin color. It causes such over simplification of so many peoples and cultures it's disgusting.
In Germany we don't have time to be racist. We have to fight each other. These days not with war, but with stereotypes and football. There is only one race: human. Some of our former biggest enemies are now our best friends. And about the spaniards, well, they're spanish. A fellow pluralist nation. A fellow european nation. A fellow member of the EU.
@@Ser_Lefty It's also bizarre that white Anglo-Saxon roots give you the privilege of being called "American". Others are just "hypenated" Americans, even Native Americans (if they are not referred to as being from India).
Where I live, instead of asking "are you calling me stupid or some?" we literally say "are you calling me American?" Especially when it's about buying something overpriced.
I would like to go to the USA as a tourist. I wouldn't want to live there. The system only works for one part of society and the rest of the people don't seem to care about anyone. Health care/insurance, support for the unemployed, the sick, single parents... is missing. and nobody cares. and if they do, they are decried as communists by super "intelligent" people. For me, it's social, human and empathetic; it also helps to keep people in a healthy environment, even if they're having a crisis right now. They can draw strength, get healthy and start again without finding themselves on the ground from which they have to scratch themselves. Also, the fact that advancement through education is so infinitely expensive (study or simply a good school) means that I don't understand the "American Dream" at all. Ascension through education is so much easier in European countries, just because you don't have to go into debt for it. Cheap healthy eating is apparently a real problem in the US and leads to increased obesity and diabetes, even in children. Terrifying! Carrying weapons and the consequences of that are the next point I think is not very intelligent. In addition, the lack or dwindling separation of church and state... Terrifying. I didn't really notice it when I was younger. The electoral system with the electors is also antiquated and yet not changed... the US seems to have outlasted itself. Sad and creepy because they were always our "big brother..." I don't know what the world looks like when the US can no longer take its lead because it has lost respect. I just hope Trump doesn't get elected now. Otherwise we will have to experience it sooner rather than later.
I don't want to think or say anything bad about Americans, and have plenty of favourable experiences of US people I've met. But it's difficult to think well of a country that is in a process of deliberately throwing away two and a half centuries of democracy because they prefer bigotry and lies.
Are you as confused as I am with the situation there? Watching from outside it just seems completely unrealistic that they can even be contemplating that man but the following is rapid. I feel sad that the country is being destroyed and some people are cheering in support. Talk about "fiddling while Rome burns".
@@infin8ee Pretty much, yes. I'm watching between my fingers, like the pre-credit scene from an episode of _Casualty_ although it's impossible to be sure what the real story is because there are as many predictions of one outcome as another. Neck-and-neck in the polls? Trump nosing ahead again? Regardless of the usual conservative-liberal back and forth that normally applies, this time it just makes no sense that Kamala Harris is not twenty points clear and coasting, not because she's a perfect candidate (no politician is), but because Trump is a derelict criminal who lurches from one gaffe to another on a seemingly everyday basis. Mystifying.
@@infin8ee And meanwhile here everyone works hard to give the right wing as hard as a time as possible. Imagine if their republicans get a two digit percentage of seats, and all other parties set up a literal firewall to defend democracy.
@@infin8ee Watching what happend in the USA, you kinda feel for those we had watch the german in the late '30. It's like watching a car crash and you can do nothing about it.
Yeah, Americans often feel offended when other countries laugh at or criticize them. Meanwhile, from a Polish perspective, Americans still tell so-called 'Polish jokes,' refer to 'Polish' death camps (like Obama did), claim Maria Skłodowska-Curie as French (as seen in the new Beetlejuice, though Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory got it right), and especially ruin The Witcher books through Netflix adaptations😵I think all countries are guilty of fostering stereotypes while also being victims of them. I studied in the Netherlands and had to deal with many stereotypes there-that’s just the fate of an expat, no matter where you are.
I feel like many europeans still overdo their criticism of the US and turn it into hate. It's okay to kind of Poke light fun at stupid things some of them do but I often just turns into the same thing we criticize america for. Acting like we are so much better, like we are so much more perfect and those americans are just laughable and a sad story. It always gives me a weird feeling, idk.
"Hate" is such a strong word - I don't feel like any of the people interviewed actually hate Americans - some dislike them, some pity them etc. Most are simply tired of US-Americans presenting themselves as "the best country - the only land of the free, and the center of the globe" and take them down a peg.
I hope you guys will elect Harris. If you do, America will definitely regain some of the cool points you had with Obama. If instead you guys will elect Trump again, I'm afraid we may lose all hope for your recovery.
"third world country with a lot of money" is correct b/c it is not the money but the average life standart of citizens what defines so-called "third" or "first" world country. Also, I don't think USA just "has a lot of money" but USA has a big number of millionaires and they have a lot of money. It is not the money but its distribution and use for an average citizen's standart of life.
Yes, the USA is just like Brazil, India or China. Just the rich and the rest live in abject squalar and gut wrenching poverty. I've never been there, but I see that on the TV.
Well, actually... The US (and its allies) are by definition First World. And the Soviet bloc was Second. And the Third World was not aligned with any of them.
As a European I lived in the US for quite a few years in the 90's. You were extremely insular back then as well, but somehow seemed more curious of and friendly towards the rest of the world.
I was driving around the USA in the late 80s, and it was already like going 20-30 years back in time. To a parallel universe with loads of uneducated religious people, poverty, homelessness, fear and crime. Actually I did not meet one single person that could do simple tasks like reading a map or pointing in the north direction.
@@kimantonsen5595 i worked with US soldiers around 2012 and was talking to a driver of a truck. His headlight was broken and i asked him to replace it (i was a sergeant so i outranked him). He said that he had no clue how to do that. I learned that day that US military power is only good as long as things run smoothly. If things start falling apart they're useless.
Really enjoy your videos, man! I am from Slovenia (the only country with "love" in its name) - which is in Central Europe. Nice to meet you. I am now the 3rd European you met :)
The flag comparison you made is a "false flag" argument. We recognise their national flag, they can't recognise ours. To compare State flags they would need to recognise our County flags in the UK for example.
The point about the fast food is that she said that's what she typically eats, whereas eating fast food on the regular is not a common thing elsewhere. It's not about the type of fast food.
Just to clarify. Socialism isn't communism. It's about taking care of each other. All living together. Helping out. Giving everyone the same chances in life. Letting everyone have their own opinions. Living with each other. We are all different and accepting that.
socialism is basically the goal with communism one way to get there. Which, as we all know, didn't really work out. There are a lot of good things in socialism, but the idea is unrealistic. So we only took the things that do work.
@@mademoiselledusfonctionell1609I hate that mistake, it happens so often and even many europeans are convinced we are socialist. We are social democracies, democratic government and regulated capital market with social safety net. Socialism would be the government in complete nationalized central authority over economy. Absolutely different and far from what we got.
If someone carries a board over their head written ' I have the right to be ignorant ' walking the streets over here, you'll be locked up in an asylum for the rest of your life.
I wish people wouldn't judge Biden on the basis of his speeches; he had a disability to start with, and old age didn't do him any favors. But I do appreciate most of his work, which is what I voted for. If I wanted to be entertained by a politician, then I'd vote for Trump. But that's not what presidents are for.
I think you didn't understand the Chilean one and the food. Taco Bell is a fast food chain of supposedly Mexican food (in reallity is a tame version to appeal other countries tastes) but they have traditional dishes that are not offered at fast food chains. USA don't have this traditional food baggage but variations of traditional dishes from other places. Hamburguers were born in Hamburg, American pizza is a version of the Italian one, your barbacue ribs are similar to the Argentinian asados, your Criollo dishes are a mix between African and French/Spanish dishes... If you ask in my country the traditional dish... Well, internationally we are known by the paella but it's only a traditional dish from a small part of Spain. You are not going to eat a good paella in Cuenca but there you can eat morteruelo. You are not going to eat a good fabes dish in Salamanca because it's from Oviedo. In Canary Islands you can eat gofio, a traditional dish eaten by the aboriginal of the island... You don't have in a sense, a dish of your own, but variations of dishes of other places. Perhaps the more "traditional" ones would be the Criollo ones because they were "mixed" there. And if you have a Native American traditional dish, I would say forget the Criollo cuisine, those dishes from the natives are your traditional ones. About the schools, I understand the economic level of the neighborhood is the one that "diference" a good school from a bad one in USA. Here all public schools have the same curriculum and there are less differences between schools. If you live in a high inmigrant or low income neighborhood perhaps the level of the school is less good in some areas but the goverment tends to send support teachers to try to speed up the general level of the school. Higher economical classes send their children to private or semi-private schools but the public ones have scholarships to pay for school supplies and/or food for the most disadvantages families of the neighborhood to try to not have "school ghettos". I don't know why lots of Europeans know USA citizens but I'm going to talk from my perspective. This video was shoot at Paris (I know it because I recognise the park where the Belgians were sunbathing seated on the metallic chairs, I sunbathed there too while visiting Paris 😅) and if you watch closely, he interviewed Belgians, French, Spanish, Chileans, Germans, Britains... in a French park. People from Europe likes to travel to other places and probably all those people traveled to USA or knew USA citizens while traveling.
I think that the argument about Tick tock was meant in a way that the content creators created nothing useful for a society. A carpenter would create something physical, doctors help patients, tick tockers just regurgitate footage of something.
I can only speak for Germany. We are neither capitalits nor sicialists. In Germany it's a kind of mixture called "Social Economy". That's the reason we work to live. We don't live to work 🙂
the woman that said England was no longer part of Europe lmao made Americans stereotype seem a lot more intelligent lol. England left the EU (European Union) not the continent of Europe lmao
People in South England (Particularly London) have seemed to hop on the train to US culture as it's all over the English speaking part of the Internet and that's where people from the US spread their culture and the South has masses more money being poured into their economy for more internet use. Don't forget about how being on the Internet too long is bad for your brain too!
@@MrGravyGuy I get what your saying but the last part of being on the internet too long, I dont fully believe. Im on the internet all the time and use it for jobsearch, games and random looking at things.
@@dragontriadttv6270 I guess it could also be that parents in South England, again particularly in London, are away on business trips for work and let the Internet take their kids wherever. It's a matter of luck, smart or dumb?
Americans like to brag about how good the States are, how free they are. But on the other hand we Europeans hear about streets full of homeless people, drug addiction, mass shootings, police brutality, working 3 jobs to get around, medical bills thru the roof. I could go on. So it is a bit hard not to be negative. Greatings from Flanders Belgium.
I'm British, and loved the counter to all the "stupid Americans" comments, as the Brit claims the UK is no longer in Europe because we left the EU :) Love the videos and the unbiased and heartfelt comments you make :) My sister married and now lives in Florida so makes for great holidays :). Overall I'd say I liked most of the Americans I've ever talked to. The video did help kind of clarify my opinions on the country as a whole, and I think the best was the English/Spanish lady saying it is the extremes..... that and guns and the cops (probably due to videos of cop chases).... I've never felt concerned when I've been there but as guns are basically non-existant outside of criminals and armed police the thought of open carrying an AR to the shop is insane to me :) Always felt that British police try to de-escalate, but most videos of American police is all escalation. I'm sure it isn't true as there are the rare videos of American police being super kind and helpful, but most of the "advertising" is the super agressive version. Although I guess if everybody you stop could be carrying a gun you have to react that way or at least take the steps to handle it if it happens. Possibly it is a culture difference, it feels like Europeans tend to be quite reserved, whereas Americans tend to be very outgoing.... at least in my experience.... and wild generalization :)
The problem is not that things changed a lot or not under Trump, the problem is that a guy like that is supported by close to 50% of the american population. It tells a lot about the current gap between americans and european. Europe does have a far right on the rise issue, but none are represented by someone like Trump (The level of stupidity, absurdity and subversivity is crazy to me)
sounds to me u take everything the MSM sais at face value and dont think for yourself. Compare what Trump did to what biden did and then come back and say who was better. U can even compare obama to trump and get the same result. Trump is a massive idiot in what he sais, but he really did much better things for his country then his predecessor or the one after him.
For me it's a lot about a certain kind of american exceptionalism. As a european on the internet you are constantly made aware of absolutely wild things going on in the US and at the same time there are a lot of americans who proudly yell at anyone that the US is the best country on earth and things are either fine the way they are or things couldn't possibly any different because the US is just that much different from other countries. Other countries also have their share of problems but somehow I don't form a strong opinion on Ugandan internal politics as opposed to the US.
The only problem with this man on the street approach is that people hold back when talking to an American. If you want to know how people really feel, have a European ask the question.
Well talking about schools... as you said if you live in a poorer area you gonna get shity school, but if you are middle-class or upper - better school. But in Europe, or at least in Lithuania where i live even countrysides have decent schools, it doesn't really matter where you live - you can get good education at public school. Of course there are some private ones that costs, but the level of education isn't super different. so even if you didn't have rich parents you can get decent education. for free. if you get good grades you get free university education too.
Having spent my life living in Canada and the UK, I can say that while there are many stereotypes and preconceptions about America / Americans, I have lots of American friends who are really nice, well adjusted folks. They've mainly been educated outside of the US, so more aware of other cultures than some people. Because of the prominent place on the world stage that the US takes, many of us are paying close attention to what goes on in DC. It can affect many more folks than just Americans.
Funny you mentioned Taco Bell as an example. Taco Bell is an American company (California). I think that the point the French lady tried to make was that American food culture is mainly fast food.
You don’t know what you don’t know. I have just spend some time with Americans and I was baffled by how very little they knew of things that also affect their nation. Things you definitely should learn in school. Also if you cannot speak a foreign language after Highschool, well.. I wouldn’t call that good education. I‘m fluent in 3 and learned all of them just in school.
@@Apophis371 Yes! i had two years of Spanish and when I visited the US I met people from Mexico in Miami and I was the only one in the room who managed to communicate with them. Spanish isn’t even amongst the three languages I speak fluently ans yet I could speak better than the 5 Americans presenty
@@to_loww If it comes to languages it does seem to be a problem especially to English speakers but Brits and Aussies don‘t lack fundamental knowledge of the world.
24:12 In defence of these young girls from England, since Brexit the feeling in England is that we are no longer a part of Europe even though we are a European country, it's down to modern perceptions of the English people since we left the European union. 33:09 it's not the people that i have an issue with in USA, it's the culter of the USA since Trump, though it's always been there it's become more obvious that the American dream is a delusion, their government sells the public to control them, but as a Brit, i would not even visit America because to me it's dangerous, violent, aggressive, they don't look after their own people... their own government allows big businesses to rip off their own citizens as far as healthcare is concerned. They're more interested in making money than making their country safe, stablesies the systems of government.. And to top it off the woke movement has taken a horrible turn, used by people with an agenda to control the narrative so it's lost its original meaning. It's sad and i feel for those who want a better life for their families but would have to work themselves to the bone to achieve it. 🤔😿🐈👍
USA does not have government for the people, just for the top people who have lots of money. The rest are treated much like the slaves they supposedly got rid of.
@@Apophis371 i just mean to say until Trump, the rest of the world didn't notice, the illusion was broken, we were left wondering why anyone would elect a man like that and i for one saw America as it is instead of the how it wanted to be seen until Trump, America still had some credibility. But it is only an observation and my interpretation of general opinion.
The confusion Brits have - i.e. are we in Europe, or does Europe begin on the other side of the English Channel? - has been with us for centuries, it didn't start with 😢Brexit 😢. And it's not totally unreasonable to think of Europe as referring to the mainland, so that the British Isles are "off the coast of Europe" rather than "in Europe". Perhaps, though, we felt more "European" between 1973 and 2016 and younger Brits (I was born in 1949) won't appreciate that.
Im from middle europe and i worked in the US before, believe me if you make decent money you should travel to europe its amazing I believe it will be the same culture shock for you as the US was for me each country is beautiful on its own. You will see the world differently and make life lasting memories like i did.
It’s half term here in the UK right now in some schools and I have a niece who is going to Dubai for a week and another family member who has take her family to Ibiza for a week. They didn’t have a summer holiday, so they could have a break before winter. I can guarantee they will come back and they will have met multiple nationalities. It’s just a thing.
Exactly, even my grandkids who are 6 and 4 (live in Sweden) have an awareness of other countries. They listen to children's shows in foreign languages and have traveled to Denmark, France, Cyprus, and Italy. Next spring they are heading to Thailand.
I don't think Europeans hates Americans, it's more like we make fun of them because "all" Americans think they're the center of the world.
That's true. Hate is too much of an emotion to have for someone you don't even know. Most Europeans don't hate Americans. They dislike them.
Yes its funny they really believe it!😂
yes we do
USA is the center of the world.
Nobody cares about Europe or Asia.
😊
The lady describing US as third world country with a lot of money is spot on😅
Edit for fixing typo
Yes it's crazy that the richest country in the world doesn't have a better health system than Iran or Bangladesh and that so many people live on the streets.
This is the considered opinion of much of the world.
yup, its exactly how i think about the USA aswell.
as we say where I'm from a 3rd world country with a gucci belt
I think ignorant people behave like that towards any country. I dislike people who judges any person based on that country they come from
I am German and here is why my picture of the USA changed .
I grew up with tales from my grandmother how Americans helped Germany after WW II and Hollywood at that time did a great job painting an optimistic picture of the USA. So i was a big fan and dreamed to go there and may be even live there when i was a child.
But the more i really learned about it the more that faded.
If it is the
- political system that is little more then barely covered if not legalized corruption
- the nearly 6 times higher murder rate then in my country
- the fact that the chance of getting killed by the police is about 20 times higher then it is in my country
- The refusal to implement reasonable gun laws despite having a school shooting about once a week (about 30 in the first half of 2024)
- the state of workers rights and work live balance
- the amount of food additives allowed in the USA that are banned in the EU as they are dangerous
(i could carry on this list for some time) resulted in my attitude today that you would have to pay me to even visit and probably could not pay me enough to live there .
agreed with most of your points, however your first point is exactly the same in Europe. or even the rest of the world.... Politicians = maffia. Everywhere.
Was auch n Problem ist Amerika hat zu viel Einfluss auf europäische Politik durch die Nato. Siehe Ukraine Konflikt als aktuelles Beispiel
You forgot a health care system from the middle ages
@@Apophis371 Corruption can be found everywhere but there are degrees to that.
The American system of campaign financing , the two party system and some other components make it easier. Look at the US supreme court. Some of the Judges are so openly corrupt it really is unbelievable
Agree with you, and I have a similar view as an Italian. Like since I was young I was exposed to so much content portraying the US as a dream place. Like the American dream, the work opportunity, the society where everything is perfect. I think cinema, music, and books make America look like the best country in the world. But at the same time they were picturing Italy kinda bad. The picture of messy, lazy, mafia, poor, retrograde Italians you know? But with social media, the idea of the perfect country started falling and maybe some Italians realized that after all our society isn't that "behind". Healthcare, working conditions, social mobility, violence, in Italy is really worse than in the US? That's why I think some people started developing a more "negative" impression of America, cause for many years it is a country that (in medias) has elevated itself, sometimes downgrading other countries, and now people are kinda realizing: maybe it wasn't exactly like that. But that's just my theory about it
I am British but currently live in the USA. No idea why you thought the US being a 3rd world country is funny. It's sad, or maybe even tragic, but it's also true. Oh I know the money makes the US not a 3rd world country, but it certainly behaves like one.
You love American food because it's the only food you have ever had. Before you cite Chinese, Italian etc. the stuff in the states purporting to be Chinese or Italian or whatever isn't. It's American and even the best of it bares only a superficial resemblance to the original.
Actually in both WWI and WWII, the US was helping itself not Europe. The fact that this also helped Europe was incidental and not an objective of the Americans. I can support this statement with facts but this is not the place for a dissertation on the subject.
Correct. Americans overrate themselves , their country, and the significance of both.
The reason you meet almost no Europeans in the US is that they come here for vacation, but few come here to live. Mostly we need a very strong reason to move to the US.
Most that do move to the usa will be making at least a few 100k a year or a lot more in finance or tech usually. Then it could make sense to move to the usa.
Nobody with a mainstream job would move to the usa for a median income. I know 1 guy who did but he maried an american girl and she wanted to live there.. he moved for her, not for the country.
US citizens are taught about their lend lease to the USSR but never about NORTRASHIP. RIP, brave sailors
The last time huge amounts of europeans immigrated there was in the 1800s,
@@HappyBeezerStudios the ocean liners sailing the atlantic where full of immigrants to the usa for most of the first half of the 20th century.
The question was "typical food" - which for me would be the food made at home, not fast food.
I have met absolutely lovely US-americans. Nice, curious, and funny people. But I have to admit, I have met even more US-americans that are loud, invade my personal space, and claim to know more about my country than I do. For instance a lady, who asked me where I was from. I replied (Denmark) and she told me that I live in a country with snow almost year round. I told her that the truth is, we have snow most years for a few days or weeks, some years for a few months. She just said: "No dear. You live in a country with snow at least eight months every year. Trust me, I know". I just gave up.
But, the real reason why I have a negative view on USA - and I admit I do - is because I have a hard time understanding how Trump can be a president, how a president can be older than expected retirement age (in Denmark that is 70), how US-americans believe the world revolves around USA, and how something like "The Kardasians" can be a thing. And then ofcourse the usual stuff (guns, healthcare, work-life-balance).
It doesn't annoying you that Biden (81 yo) was elected at an older age than Trump and was clearly in dementia those last 3 years ?
I was brainwashed like many of the Europeans about the Trump subject, until I learn a little bit more about him, like, for instance, he haven't engaged any war during is mandate when Obama ( we was all in loooooove for this dandy) was a real warrior. We are really brainwashed here in Europe. One of the main reason we was hating the USA in Europe it was because they was warriors and make wars all over the world; but Obaaama arrived, and all the sudden, we was so mesmerise that we don't see who he really is (the puppet of the deep state). Now I'm MAGA ( a big part of my life I was left wing... then I grew up) and I'm in fear that Harrys win this election (by cheating, like in the last election), because those "democrats" are the evil of this world like most of the presidents of the occident that push us in the chaos, poverty, war and loosing of all the natural values.
They are all responsible for the shit we are in.
I'm not sure undred per cent that Trump will change the full game that is played those last years by the masters of the world (world econonmic forum and so on) but he is the only hope that something can change. (from France).
@@victoriagossani8523 I did not in any way favour Biden in my comment. On the contrary. Both Trump and Biden are in my opinion too old.
We obviously have different political opinions, and that is completely fine by me. I have no need to discuss US politics, just stating that I find it extremely peculiar.
@@gitteherdinandersen6117 ok
This American does not understand how Trump can be president either. The Kardashians, the guns, I don't understand any of that. I left the US in the late 1970s and lived in London, Munich, Frankfurt, and Nice. I didn't return until 2012. Now, I realize that I should have never come back. Not so much because of the people, but because of the government the backwards gun laws, the health insurance, the disdain many have for environmental protection and policies to try and reduce global warming. I could go on for an hour and still not list everything that is wrong with this country.
@@victoriagossani8523 I've never heard such nonsense, of course everything the Americans say is true and all Europeans have been brainwashed but you are the clever one and have exposed everything, of course I don't believe everything that is said in Europe or America but neither of them are such innocent slams, Obama and Trump, stop telling me that the other was the better president.
I don't outright hate the USA, but I really dislike those who make it out that everything revolves around the USA. Despite what those Americans may believe, your country is not the main character. Neither are you for that matter.
Yeah, America is the original manifestaion of Main Character Syndrome in a country that isn't a totalitarian state (yet).
This always brings back the story of a then colleague who was on a flight back home while visiting Boeing in Everett. At first he had a good conversation with his seat neighbors (couple going on holiday), they were interested in him. Then the wife of the couple something to the effect ‘you must be sad you have to leave the US for home’ and he quite bluntly said ‘no I love going back home and living in The Netherlands’. They didn’t speak to him for the rest of the flight, this happened still before takeoff…😂😂
@@MaartenOosterbaan I'd have high fived him and turned my back on the Americans. What a guy. 😂
@@thefiestaguy8831 Dit is de meest nederlandse naam die ik ooit heb gezien.
Ooh that's mean 😮
It's really interesting that as an American your first thought when comparing French food vs American is "fancy vs "not fancy" and not healthy vs unhealthy. Which it should be. Priorities are the real difference here.
Exactly! Food QUALITY in the US is just abysmal!
Exactly too ! :)
It is not about 'fancy' it is about quality / natural (not necessary bio)
Why adding so much additives (so transformed food) for nothing ? Why using so much hormones for beef / chickens / ... ? (I have the answer, you can have a 500 grams of 'food' with > 50% of water in it so you (the consumer) pay for the 50% of water in your pan :)) => if you are the best country in the wolrdl of the entire universe why you are not able to have good food for your fellow citizens ?
I think that maybe healthy food is considered fancy because it's not as cheap as unhealthy food, even though healthy food should be the standard and not seen as fancy
"Fancy" = our food but just more obnoxious. Classic backhanded american compliments
Tbf even in Europe the French have a reputation of being fancy and a bit vain.
i'm a Born American living in the UK, also lived in france, germany and italy, and my experience for the most part has always been totally positive. now living as an outsider of the US, i see the US as disgusting and i would never choose to return, it literally has nothing appealing. i left aged 24, i am now 37 and i see nothing more than a glorified third world self righteous nation that i do not wish to ever be a part of again. No country is perfect and the UK has it's fair share of many issues right now, but life here in the UK is just overall much better for many reasons.
If Britain is the better choice then it must be pretty dire in america
Glad you found the right place to live. Enjoy your priv.
You're 'American born' ...
'Borne of America...'
@@badarttangent7786 I was about to say, England is rushing towards becoming the backside of Europe.
American by birth
British by choice.
For me it's the "only looking out for myself " attitude from Americans.
wich is exactly the same in europe sadly. At least the last couple of years.
Exactly! Nobody does that any other place. It's ONLY the Americans.
French born and raised.
The French don’t hate Americans. We hate everyone equally 😘 that includes ourselves 😂
Well, I sort of get that, I had a lovely girlfriend from Grenoble she hated Parisians (much as most of England hates Londoners) but she loved me...... until she didn't 😅
@@scoops0406 lol yes, pretty much. Now, I know the Brits are kind of like the French for that matter. Love talking crap about the entire world and self-hate just like we do.
Not to mention we historically love to bash each other ( 🇫🇷 🇬🇧) but lowkey love each other too. Like siblings 😂
Visited many of France's regions over many years, never once was received with anything but good humor, kindness and hospitality.
@pk4459 likewise, though again in Grenoble, we went to a restaurant, the waiter muttered something disparaging about me (English) under his breath, sadly for him my GF was a native fluent French Grenoble resident I've never seen anyone look more uncomfortable in my life, I laughed, she was bloody annoyed though. But you're right I've never had any issue in France, lovely country.
@@pk4459 Of course. My comment is juste a joke ^^ - nobody is gonna hate you because you’re American. Thank god lol
Glad you enjoyed your time in France 😋
I’m in my 50’s. As a teenager, US shows and movies told me the US was an amazing place to live, the kids all lived in amazing houses, they were able to drive to school, had house parties, their own landline in their bedrooms etc. Then in 1984 I went on holiday to Florida, I experienced so many firsts - first McDonald’s, first drive through, first time having pancakes and maple syrup for breakfast, first shopping mall, first theme park etc. That just added to my idea of the US being a great place to live. I even watched the Challenger space shuttle land.
But then I grew up and later had internet access to information other than what was portrayed on the TV. I learned about gun issues, healthcare issues, education issues, employment law issues. Political issues that made me realise that living in the US was not all it is cracked up to be
I don’t hate the US, but I don’t like people from the US who refuse to look at the bigger picture and accept that they do not live in the best country in the world. But most of all, I am saddened that the average person in the US does not have the same opportunities to enjoy life to its fullest that I do.
You watched Challenger land...
Not the last time, so you're going back away...🇺🇸
Happy that you still have a good memory for the less-remembered events.👍🙂🏴
I'm similar age and I remember the same thing's. The phone in your bedroom was something hard to believe . The attitude of superiority is something I find difficult to comprehend . One thing that annoys me is the way they make every single thing political but are unwilling to see any other point of view.
@@infin8eewe had a phone in our bedroom in the seventies it was unusual in the UK I don’t think.
Same age group here, from Germany.
Cinema and TV were mostly from the US, only a few programmes came from Britain and France, and animated kid shows from Japan (before Anime was a thing)
In the Reagan era (1980s) a few political stereotypes of the cowboy type began to emerge, but the view still was overall positive.
It all began to change after the Bush jr. Election, and the reactions to 9/11.
Also: Internet. Facebook and UA-cam showed us what many people really think ... And I learned about Creationists, Mormons, etc.
I thought it would get better through the 2010s, but then the year 2016 happened ... Right after I came back from my second trip to the US.
@@infin8ee Yeah. That's my biggest gripe. It's this sense of arrogance that is present in Americans. And it is mostly notable in politics. If it wasn't there in politics it's ok - but how American diplomats and polititians treat other countries. I mean. I always say - I don't hate Americans. They're just people like any other. But politics of Americans against all other countries. It would be strange if I wouldn't find it infuriating IMO. But you know - that's how you get the situation where half their country is voting for an orange clown.....
Ryan: I have never heard a gunshot outside of a shooting range.
Most Europeans: I have never heard a gunshot outside of movies/tv-series, etc. 🤣
Depends where they grew up. I'm european and i heard enough gunshots growing up. Also know people with guns. Some legal , some illegal.
Most europeans who dont live in a big city hear gunshots every year. During hunting season.
In Germany this time is gone. Criminal gangs shoot in the cities sometimes now.
I hear gunshots regularly here in Germany. But maybe it's because I live near a military base
Unless you are male and in a country with conscription duties. Like Switzerland or Finland.
Americans saying "America is the best country in the world and only in america you can do X", europeans think "we can do X here and we have a much higher standard of living".
What gets me is that Europe in general is lucky enough to have higher food standards and quality and better healthcare access, but then they turn around and wreck their bodies with cigarettes and alcohol. It's almost as if they are trying to cancel each other out.
@@ChestnutTreeCafe Well if you can choose what to do thats the great thing. But that doesn't mean people make good choices. As a european. The smoking thing is something cultural. Like have a coffee with a cigarette or a beer. That's classic here.
@@ChestnutTreeCafe About cigarettes: The younger generations don't smoke as much as the older. Since this year, you cannot buy cigarettes in many stores where you could before like grocerystores and gasstations.
About Alcohol: It's sad that people are so brainwashed that they dare to talk about 'Alcohol and Drugs' as if Alcohol ain't drugs. I'm from The Netherlands, tried a lot of things, but Alcohol is definately one of the strongest drugs, bringing you in a deep trip where you act like you never acted before when you were sober.
@@ChestnutTreeCafe Well ... I don't feel that. I think a lot of Americans smoke as well. And we don't destroy our bodies with hard drugs that you can just buy with no perscription. It's crazy. Alcohol is a cultural thing - in my country that's specialy wine and beer as well. Part of a good sunday meal is also a glass of wine. But drinking in moderation is actualy not damaging to your health at all. There are studies that even show positive benefits of such occasional glass of nice red wine. It's only bad if you abuse it. France continualy top the list of longest living people ....I say the wine helps.
@@ChestnutTreeCafe
The smoking thing could be a false stereotype, just like Brits having bad teeth is a false stereotype.
Eurostat: "In 2019, 18.4% of the EU population aged 15 years or more reported that they were daily cigarette smokers."
CDC: "Tobacco product use remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States. In 2022, 49.2 million (19.8%)-or nearly 1 in 5-U.S. adults reported current tobacco product use."
Amongst a ton of other things, people getting shot calling an uber instead of the ambulance because calling an ambulance would ruin them is dystopian af
American Tiktok ..yeah we could earn money like that too but most people in Europe have a harder time to throw their dignity, style and good taste out of the window in order to make money like that 🤣
It's not hate or disdain, I also don't even feel amusement for Americans anymore. The only feeling I have left towards Americans is pity.
AMERICA IS THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD ! 💪
@@johnsmith-cw3wo is that why they give drugs to the homeless
@@johnsmith-cw3wo oh the irony
Yep, my dad told me he lost control when JFK passed by in
Dublin / most Irish had direct relations in US, land of the free and opportunity.
When I lived there 89 it was still a ‘normal’ country / bar military spending and incredibly visible mentally unwell homeless folk.
Now it’s still spending more than the next 10 countries combined on military, despite not being attacked by a state since 1941.
1% of the adult population is incarcerated, disproportionately black, and mostly because of the war on drugs. 5 times longer, 10 times more damaging and obviously failed - generations of all strata replace players in ‘the game - the wire.
Loads more, but will stop at land of the fear - my kids never had to learn shooter dril - folk grow up fearful and polarised, with fewer opportunities than their post war grandparents.
❤👍👍🏽☘️
@@johnsmith-cw3wo name one metric
Get this man to Europa to finally meet some Europeans
🤣...👏👍🏼! Good one...51 likes and I bet most believe that such a thing exists! But there's maybe a place in Brussels where you can find a species called Europeist!
There is no such thing as "europeans"
OK Ryan; schools. The issue is the underlying sytem that funds schools in the US. That's what Europeans see as pathetic, not the fact there are good schools and bad schools; which seems to be about as far as your perspective reaches. Think harder, Ryan. You say you're happy with your education, but your analytical skills are clearly not as developed as those a "good" education system should provide, by international standards. You're not stupid, but you haven't been taught how to learn.
The problem is that US schools are funded based on the average income of the communities in which they sit, so poor areas have poor schools...... The whole system is set up to maintain the poverty cycle, entrench inequality and maintain the status quo, rather than lift communities out of poverty. Poor education means poor jobs which offer poor work/life balance, poor insurance, leading to poor health combined with poor diet, which leads to fewer opportunities and thus, promotes greater poverty. That's why people criticise your education system. Because it affects everything.
Where schools receive needs-based funding, poor schools receive MORE funding so students have an equal opportunity for a good education and good jobs, which helps grow the middle class, reduce poverty, decreases inequality and increases good health and wellbeing.... making the nation richer economically, socially and politically overall.
Thanks, I didn't know how articulate my feelings about USA school systems and European school systems in English because English is not my first language. You explained perfectly well what I feel about the topic discussed.
I remember when that was the topic in "Beverly Hills, 90210" (yes, I'm old) - that a girl faked her adress and used her grandmother's to get into a better school. That was so strange, so unbelievable. Yes, we had schools that had a better reputation, but that was more due to the teachers there, the "climate", but not "you don't learn so much there".
Well said, bravo!
Dude come down from your high horse!
You nailed it exactly. I’m Swedish and these are my thoughts as well. The poor educational system is the root cause of so many issues in the US in my opinion, and you articulated it perfectly.
When I visited the US in 2006 (when I was 15) I was shocked how anaware of the rest of the world those people were. And how big the role of politics and religion was in daily life. And the school system really shocked me, too. The high school I visited for two weeks really had the option to choose between American history and world history. Excuse me?! You can choose not to learn about the world? That explains so much. And the fact that you can opt out of sex ed for religious reasons is just wild. And very dangerous imho. And the capitalism there is just wild, it´s so out of control.
To answer your question: In Germany we have social market economy. It´s basis is capitalistic, but with strong controlling mechanisms of the government and a social security system.
I came to Germany in 1980 for a temporary stay. Kept extending the stay until it became clear that I didn’t want to ever go back. The quality of life here is so superior. I now live in France and it’s just as good. I’m not anti American but sometimes a bit embarrassed by the naivety and lack of awareness of my countryfolks.
As an aside, Biden is/was not viewed that negatively by the masses outside the US.
He was recognised as an older politician who has been around for a very long time and has a lot of experience.
The right wing media outlets (Murdoch) have tended to badmouth him pretty much everywhere however!
He's dedicated his entire life to public service and is ridiculed by that media outlet, while a man who has served only his own appetite and desires is held up as the next coming. People believe whatever they're told, buy into the conspiracy theories and feed on the hate. Sad for everyone.
I liked Biden. Clearly he wasn't all there recently, but in older interviews and speeches he was clear-spoken and charismatic. His policies were also appropriately targeted for the most part.
Biden is just a basic loaf of white sliced bread. A forgettable president. Its been quiet a while since there was one of them
Speak for yourself. I ve seen that man cry over his ego too often (such as when Obama gave him some metal,for what? you may ask; for just doing his job, Circle jerk personified, and this old bitch CRIED). Also, a few video s of him touching on little girls. He is a useful fossil for the military industrial complex and belongs on a ward in a home.
Because the MSM is on Biden's side. If u do some research u'll find that Biden is a senile old man that should be in a foster home, not leading a country.
Three concepts about Europe: European continent (including a large part of Russia), European Union and Schengen area, each with different concepts and rules. Americans, including politicians, call insulting people "freedom". As a European I can say whatever I want too, but I'm conscious that I don't HAVE TO. It's about decency, good taste and self-control. And, why not, culture and respect.
If the freedom of one person violates the freedom of another, it is cynical to call it freedom.
There are a lot of things I don`t say or do, unless somebody tries to forbid them.....I never thought about burning my flag (wich is somewhat a national sport for some people in our country that want their regions to get independent), BUT, the moment some far-right politic tried to ban it, I got suddenly the itch........... It`s not because I WANT to do it, but because I MIGHT WANT TO some day........
People tried to bring the 'freedom of speech' argument into Australian politics... We don't have freedom of speech. What you say can and will be held against you
Last week i took visiting family to see the kings guard, an American was told off, and promptly ask to see the manager, to complain. The police officer armed to the teeth, tried to explain that they were genuine soldiers, doing guard duty, she said I'm American!!!! . She was jeered and laughed at. Entitled or what.
She probably believes that it's a theme park tourist attraction all part of a larger "experience", so of course there has to be a "manager". The ignorance can be astounding.
She should get home and try that with the marines at the tomb of the unknown soldier - They dgaf if shes american too
"But i'm MIRRRRICAN"
What an entitled bunch... can't stand a lot of Americans personally, ego's through the roof thinking they're something special, loud, obnoxious, rude, arrogant and seemingly always boasting.
The majority of the Americans I met were indeed like that - sure, some were nice friendly people, but most of the ones I met were absolutely not.
This is nothing new - there's a great example of that here, with some US "ladies"...
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Used to work in a national park,in the staff quarters mess hall we would compare the stupidest thing an American had said to us that day😂 jesus wept the stories
Perhaps someone should have said that “The Manager” ie the King was currently unavailable 🤦♀️🤦♀️
As a Polish man myself, when I think of Americans such adjectives come to my mind: materialistic and self-entitled. All that has to do with ego and focus on material things. Argumentative, with audacity and proud about that. It all can be boiled down to only one thing: ego.
I know there are people in the US that are not like that at all, because it's just a generalisation.
Americans: "if America is so bad than why is EVERYBODY moving here?"
Not everybody, my dears, not everybody. I would never in my life think to move there. I don't even want to visit it as there are more interesting places to visit.
As a turist? Perhaps, one day, and beeing well aware of where I am going. To live? They couldn`t pay me enough!
@@jorgebarriosmurnot with the orange Hitler in power.
Taco Bell is American, not Mexican, they just sell Mexican types of food.
McDonald's is American, but the hamburgers are not American, although they were popularised there.
If something could be called American food, it could be Texas-style BBQ.
Everything else is typically brought from somewhere else and it's not unique to the US.
Meat has been cooked on fire since the dawn of time....dont give them BBQ 😂👍
maybe some dishes from native americans that should be 1000% US made
recipes based on maple syrup, corn(popcorn especially) and potato should fill that category. but truth is they are usually simplistic addition, not much processing involved.
In fact taco bell doesnt exist at all in mexico because it has bugger all to do with mexican food and they want nothing to do with it :D taco bell is as american as it gets.. cheap crap knockoff copy of a far superior original product
It's not even Mexican. It's Tex-Mex at best
Mt daughter is currently living in America (New York, but is an Australian) but has also travelled on both coasts (and some of the middle) while there. The two things that shocked her the most was the visible poverty and the unbelievable amount of extremely overweight people. She has a new perspective on her life growing up in Australia.
The grass is seldom more nutritious on the other side of the pond...
I'd rather be in Australia, not necessarily beyond. Here's hoping your daughter will be okay in the US - or wherever. Long term... My own eldest daughter moved to Canada "for two or three years" in mid-September 2019...❤ and is now
"a Resident of Canada, able to do most things a Canadian can do, except vote." 🤔
My daughter went to the US to study law and had wanted to live in the US because she got US citizenship by birthright through me and had lived there as a child. She was also appalled by the poverty that she saw. Another weird thing that was shocking was the sexual harassment she faced as a young attractive blonde from a supervisor. She wasn't intimidated by him and told him straight out that his comments were inappropriate. American women usually just take it because of fear of losing their jobs. She said he backed down and apologized immediately. She finally left after a couple of years and was so happy to return home.
@@chronic2023
I imagine you are (rightly) very proud of your daughter, as she's obviously not merely attractive but has a good brain, high intelligence, is confident and able to stand up for what she knows to be right and now home safe and sound with family who "raised her right" - if you'll pardon the colloquialism...👍🤔🏴❤️🇬🇧🙂🖖
@@chronic2023 The US has pretty shockingly bad employment protections and I'm not kidding look up what the Republicans tried to pull by weakening child protection laws and tried to have more children working in meat packing plants for example.
I literally had to explain to an American yesterday why we don't have reservations or preserves for our Vikings....
😂😂😂
I hear those stories from time to time. Are those really true? In what context was it said? How old and where from were the USA Americans?
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Is that how you treat your natives ? Even the USA has reservations (usually in some barren wasteland but nevertheless) !
@@flitsertheo please say you're joking. Please!
Norwegian here. I don't hate America, but there is nothing about America that amazes me anymore. I used to think America was cool when I was younger, but now I don't think America is cool at all. In Norway, you'll see almost ZERO beggars on the streets. And you'll see ZERO homeless people. Everyone gets help from the state/goverment. I've never seen someone being threathend by anything more fancy than a knife. Well, I've heard of it on the news from Oslo, but I live somewhere where its not that much crime. I can leave my car unlocked, my house unlocked and I feel like even as a woman (im a male), you can walk in the streets at night without needing to be paranoid or afraid.
In America, there just seems that everything is "about me" aka capitalism and the well known saying "American Bubble". There is so much gun violence (compared to a few knife stabs in Norway), gangs, school shootings etc, that I just simply could not feel safe if I ever went to America. All your foods are poisened with sugar and added extras which is simply ILLEGAL in the whole Europe.
I will say though, there are extremely cool induviduals in America. I don't hate every person, but more like the country/the bigger picture of it. You Ryan, seem very chill and cool alongside some other American friends I've played video games with online are also very cool people.
German here, and, unfortunately, homelessness and beggars at street corners are very much a thing where I live (Cologne city centre, granted). Knife violence has unfortunately been an issue recently, as well. That being said, I still would never trade places with the US. I can call the police without being afraid and call an ambulance without it ruining me. I can‘t leave my door unlocked, but I can withdraw cash in public without looking over my shoulder, and while I AM careful walking about at night, if I drop my wallet at daytime, odds are someone will stop me and hand it back to me so long as they saw it happening.
What irks me personally about americans is the constant demand for respect and the confused anger when I don't give them that.
I would prefer to not have to think about them at all but unfortunately I have to cause it affects the world I live in.
Fun fact about Czech Republic where I live. 0.5 people die every year because of shooting and 99% of them are hunters who accidentally shoot each other…
Love this comment. This is reality. Dry reality.
1/2 a person dies? Which half?
a čo to vraždenie na univerzite v Prahe ? sranda skončila
According to some older statistics if you normalise for population,
Aka if you assume more people would die if Czechia has the same population as the USA,
The USA only has like 10, 20 times as many gun deaths as a good amount of European countries.
However let's assume none of the deaths in European countries were preventable. I'll assume a 1 year timeframe.
Now if we compare the numbers, in the US about 20'000 people got fatally shot for statistically independent reasons.
(Meaning that in a fairly charitable comparison, 20K people still got shot for simply being in the US.)
Keep in mind that this is well above even the most charitable boundary criteria, ~6K,
And thus statistically speaking isn't just noteworthy but abnormally high.
@@triarb5790some years it is the bottom part, some it is the top part. Depends .
7:30 you seem to have missed their point...they were asking for the usual meals and the person basically answers "mc donalds food" .....fast food should never be your basic meal, the nationality of the fast food doesnt matter at all. that is pretty obvious to everyone except americans. you dont even see her point like everyone else does
"Imagine moving to America and there were negative comments about your country"
" their eating the dogs!"
" bad hombres"
"They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people."
They are tasty. Especially as hot dogs. c:
"They're cheese eating surrender monkeys"...
I think a lot of Americans don’t even realize there are other countries outside the USA
I talked to a lot Americans through the last 25 years. In my opinion, Americans are mostly nice and polite, but! BUT! If you talk to them longer than 15 minutes, you realise that this us just a nice facade. After a while, most american people became somewhat arrogant for no freaking reason. Like they really think, that America is superior to European countries. If you ask them where that stupid attitude comes from, they might answer with 1. We won ww2 or 2. We placed a man on the moon. Like Dude: 1. Yeah you kinda came late to the party and just took your piece of the cake before the soviets dose. 2. Yeah with the help of no no German engineers and von braun. There is really no reason to sit on a high horse.
not just 'help', literally all because of german scientists.
Fist object in space: german
first object in orbit: russian
first living being in orbit: russian
first man in space: russian
first woman in space: russian
first object landed on the moon: russian
first object landed on another planet: russian
first spacewalk: russian
first permanent space station: russian
first spacecraft with more than 100 successful returns: russian
first human on the moon: american of german, english, irish and scottish descent, with help of germans.
Who won the space race again?
@@Apophis371 Despite being war criminals.
@@HappyBeezerStudios And where did the USSR get the expertise and technology?
I'm American , and not all of us are like that . Can't stand a know it all myself .
One of the most annoying things by my opinion is that they believe that they are the only ones living in the free country. I used to work for one international company and the people from the US were also clients and they would often say "I'm an American and I know my rights" as if they are the only ones who have any rights above anyone else and as if that will help them to get what they want. It would always amuse me to tell them where I was from and that I know my rights too. The level of confusion in their voices was priceless 😁. And the US is not really that free if you scratch the surface
Looking at the US from outside, there seems to be a tolerated level of corruption and grift in all of your politics, police, courts, news media and businesses that would be unacceptable in many other countries.
Corruption exists in every country.
In the US, it is being exposed.
In socialist countries (like the EU), the state prevents transparency and can cover it up in a completely different way.
// Swedish
are u so blind that u dont see it in Europe, or any country in the world really? Politicians everywhere are the biggest criminals u can find. in every single country of this world.
@@RandomerFellowsocialist countries?😂
The worst corruption of all is gerrymandering.
And it is constitutional!
@@RandomerFellow Suuuure. You may want to look up the Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International.
The US ranks 25th place.
One of the most annoying things is that, many times, Europeans who complain about low standards in the US genuinely want Americans to have it better, but then get hate from said Americans for their supposed "America-bashing".
Yes, I think that with America having promoted such an insular focus for so long now; and with the result being many Americans across multiple generations have very little knowledge of the world around them, that any commentary comparing "the greatest, freest, richest most exceptional country on the planet" negatively with other countries on any measure is seen as an unwarranted, hateful attack. It's unfortunate.
Having said that, no other country on the planet makes such a public song and dance about how f*(kin' awesome they are whenever they change a leader, win a medal or open an envelope..... there's definintely the essence of the spoilt kid at the birthday party who wants to blow out the candles on the other kid's cake that pisses people off too.
Agree. The whole notion that the US the greatest (at everything) means everyone else's ideas must be bad or wrong. Be that "freedom", "economics", "democracy" or anything else.
That is the american freedumb.
They have to pay for school like back in the dark ages, and therefore the poor religious majority dont know anything about the developed world, but are fooled by propaganda to believe America is great, and the modern developments we have implemented in the developed world, are just left wing communism or some outdated political term they in reality dont know what is at all, but are fooled by their right wing propaganda to believe is bad for their freedumb.
I see it as an example of "american exceptionality", like horseblinders, to that america is already so great that it cannot be improved
Edit: and suggesting otherwise is seen as insult
I mean look, Trump can actually scare the people with telling them that Harris wants EVERYBODY to get healthcare :
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and so its the same i you want them to have more days of vacation for example they say : how dare you, i love beeing a slave for my boss, slavery was what made america great so we all have to be proud slaves.
“Do they not have TikTok in Belgium?” They do, but they just have self-respect. 😂
TikTok is from China..
Because you have TikTak ;)
@@daphnelovesL Ja , inderdaad , misschien interessant voor die rechtse US-kleuterbreinen .En we zenden nog een doos rammelaars naar de Republikeinen.😁😁
@@xalau5270 How is that bit relevant here? 🤔
@@xalau5270 that doesn't mean they still don't have it in Belgium
Hello everyone. I live in the south of France and it is a very touristy place. I see people from many countries especially in summer and I noticed that the Americans who come behave as if they were in a conquered country. It is unbearable I am sorry but it is the truth. You are not in your country so please be respectful, some things you do are rude and disrespectful. Shouting at people who do not speak English or speak badly, behaving like in a pub in a cafe etc...
I just returned from a business trip to Cannes. There were ten thousand delegates from 110 countries, but take a step outside and 5 US tourists are louder than half a floor of the Palais de Festival.
Also, I went for lunch to a patisserie one day and had the misfortune of queuing behind some ladies from the US who held up the queue, were rude to staff, then sat down outside and ate with their hands because they had not been given cutlery as they insisted on taking their food to go. Then two pieces of cake ended up on the floor and they were of course not the ones to clean their mess up.
All the while yelling at the top of their lungs, trying to find out what event 'all those guys with badges' were attending. If they hadn't been so rude, they could have just asked one of us, but they thought none of us could understand English and kept talking about people sitting there. Ordering our food in French doesn't mean we are locals, it just means we are trying not to be a-holes.
I'd say that it's poorly expressed to say we europeans "hate" capitalism. Every european nation is capitalistic and to say we hated it would just stupid.
But what we truely hate and detest is the overly predatory aspect of american capitalism.
Ie. Companies doing everything to maximize profit, even if it means harming people. Etc.
That sort of stuff.
Having kids swear allegiance to a flag seems a little culty
They do a similar thing in North Korea.
That's just over-zealous patriotism; the devotion to religion however is the definition of culty.
@@SirHilaryManfat it is one of the hallmarks of dictatorships : overzealous flag displaying and waving.
So the flag worshippers are the United States, North Korea and Nazi Germany...
Back in the days in Germany under Hitler and nowadays in Russia under Putin 😒
3:28 Well yes Ryan! I'm Canadian and I can't tell you how many times Americans made fun of my accent because I'm French Canadian, made fun of our Canadian money... They would say "Your monopoly worthless money"... Ask if I was living in an Igloo... Lots of them would made me feel like i was inferior and my Country was a big white wasteland. I should be consider myself to be in the Land Of The Free. As if we didn't have freedom in Canada. Others wouldn't even know where Canada was....
Your money is made of plastic. The stuff lasts forever. In the post-post-apocalypse, when US money is only usable as buttwipes and to make fire, the colorful canadian rectangles of the Commonwealth realm will still be usable. When they devolve into chaos that makes the wold of Fallout look stable and nice, the Kingdom of Canada will look south and laugh.
It's money of the future.
Don't worry, the French will make fun of your Québécois too.
I'm Dutch since 1952. In my youth US Americans were like superhuman. We adored them, we loved the language, the music, the westerns, the six shooter, the culture, the cars, the jeans. The politics even - yep children think about politics. We loved everything. Yes those were the days.
But it all changed in Vietnam. Suddenly you didn't know for sure anymore who were the good guys and who the bad. Long before the internet.
I am British and totally agree with you
And if the US's anti-communist containment policy didn't change it, then certainly the "War on Terror".
actually i would argue that we all knew whos the bad guy.
I'm Greenlandic, living in Denmark. I've met a decent amount of US citizens, and they seemed pretty cool and open minded. I've met so many more danish people who were racists, rude and asked me frankly very terribly racist and dumb questions than the americans did. But as a greenlandic person, i dislike the US government more, simply because of the the military bases in Greenland. There's the Thule base - the treatment of the people living in that village the military kicked out. The other one not widely known, in eastern part of Greenland (i think), where the US left military equipment to rot and damage the nature around it, making the area practically unviable for hunting, i.e. Food for survival. I don't have anything against people different than me, americans, danish, or any other nationality, since i know how wretched it can feel. As long as you treat me with respect, I'll do the same to you. It's easy to just start generalise, but at least i know, that a very loud person does not make the whole group. So, yeah, that's my take, meet people where they are. Thank you for making thoughtful videos, that I've been binging :p
I'm an American expat who has been living in Europe for the past 8 years. Most Europeans see Americans as loud, spoiled, entitled people, who whine and complain when they can't have things their way; they come to Europe and expect everything to be just like it is in the US from food, to culture, to laws, to LANGUAGE. Quite frankly, as someone who lives in a city FULL of American tourists six months of the year, Europeans are spot on.
you can’t judge a whole country just based off the tourist lol
@@itchooses Dude, I AM American. I can judge the whole country because I lived in the US for 65 years. The majority of Americans never travel outside the US. The tourists who come over here are mostly wealthy people who think Europe should be like the states.
@@twofarg0ne763 yes i mean the europeans who judge americans based on tourist. like you said most americans never travel outside the us.
I feel like one of the more significant differences is that Europeans are much more aware of American politics and general news. In contrary, I think most Americans are mostly unaware of what is going on in Europe beyond like capital new (like the Ukraine war)
I would add that most Americans only ever get biased news from either Fox or CNN. I think they would be much more enlightened about their own politics if they had better news channels (Queue to comments telling me that the BBC is too left wing/right wing).
Euronews would be a good eye opener
The best way, as usual, is to get informed from multiple sources. They all have their bias, but if you're aware of that bias and get information from all over the range, you'll get a better view on how things are going.
And meanwhile here in Germany we can watch our parliamentary sessions live in full length and uncensored. They are public. Everyone can watch them. In fact, it's part of our constitution.
Yeah, I wasn't surprised about the "tea party" comment of the Dutch woman. Of course we know about important politics in foreign countries. And the US is important, so....
@@berniemadden9548 Euronews has strong ties to the Hungarian goverment. And it shows. They made German Claus Strunz the CEO. A hack that made quotes like "Populism is Viagra for a flaccid democracy".
Even Bangladesh got better healthcare and get 1 day of vacation for 18 days of work (about 2 weeks a year) no questions asked..
Same here in México workers have also maternity leave, including paid during vacations, sick days not "five days" sick like in US 😅
They moke of us but who has the last laugh??? 🇲🇽
@@manueltapia1859 Yeah, as the woman said in the clip. America is a rich 3rd world country 🤷♀
The difference falls on the pay itself. I used to live in the UK for 2 years and then moved to the US. My calculations told me that despite I lost my 'extended vacation', I get pretty much the same money in total since my American pay just offsets that because it's considerably higher.
So I can just use my vacation and then my unpaid sick accruals getting like pretty much the same money eventually.
Regarding the healthcare, I truly doubt that their healthcare is 'better'. I think you mean that it's cheaper by saying 'better'.
Otherwise just wait for tons of Americans going to Bangladesh to cure their cancer and so on :)
@@dark6.6.6 so you work more for the same salary, while in the UK you work 4 weeks less for the same salary... is using unpaid sick leave better than paid sick leave? healthcare is better in the sense that if you are not insured or have no money, they won't kick you out of the emergency room, that's why it's better... maybe Americans don't go to Bangladesh, but that's why they go to Mexico and Canada, which means they're better off elsewhere than in America
@@kinglizard3406 nope. I mostly worked for 11-13 quids an hour, whereas here I get $23 an hour plus pretty much a constant overtime for $35 an hour that I wasn't able to get in the UK.
I meant that I earn way more money throughout a year, so the bigger pay just offsets the 'prolonged' British vacation terms compared to the US.
I generally make way more and I've already afforded myself like 5 times more in just 7mo than I was able to in the UK living there for 2 years. Mainly because British employers demand more, pay less and barely give any opportunity to do overtime.
At least it was like that in my case.
Also they can fire you for any ridiculous reason and you'll end up looking for the next job for a few months since you want to get at least a bit higher pay than the minimum wage, but it's nearly impossible.
I'm not making it up or telling you my friend's story. That's what was happening to me over there.
It was in the outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland.
I meant that I could use my unpaid sick in order to get some 'extra vacation' that I'd pay for since we've got more money over here. Of course paid sick is better if you're really sick.
That's not true. Nobody's gonna kick you outta emergency room.
They clarify your insurance and so on because of the policy. They'll treat or cure you and then figure out the bills and how you'll get it.
I broke my collarbone here having no insurance at that point. I got treated and all that stuff. Eventually I've passed my probationary period and have gotten my insurance through my employer which was retroactive and it covered all that stuff. I mean, it seems like it did since I've paid some change throughout that period. Like $50 total as deductibles and I still get some mail from my insurance carrier that I owe them $0.
I'm not an IT guy or smth btw., I'm just a factory employee.
Yeah, some Americans go abroad to get treated. Especially regarding dental stuff. But, that's just 'some Americans'. Not a majority even.
Canadians seem to be really nice and chill people :)
true!
That's why USA citizens often disguise themselves as Canadians when they travel abroad.
Untill they go to war. Then they turn into demons 😂
It's if you take US americans and give them a bit of that british politeness.
Having been there I can totally agree! (I also visited America and had a vastly different experience!)
Question: Why doesn't many young people in USA know anything about my wonderful country South Africa? Like, they think Africa is a country! And they think that everyone lives in a hut, no electricity or clean running water! And also the insulting "question": You can't be South African cause you're white. How racist can you get?!! I am South African! I was born here, lived here my whole life. My parents were born here, same with my grandparents and great grandparents and great-great grandparents and their parents. My ancestors were not Collonialists, they were immigrants. Immigrants people! Not here to take over anything, just stayed cause we love South Africa and its people.
Tacobell is an American fastfoodcompany for Americans wanting to have the idea of eating foreign food.
As a belgian, I kinda agree with the dutch couple at the beginning of the video, but i do have to say that it started with bush and his invasion of iraq and afghanistan, it completely destabilized the middle east and now europe has to deal with the aftermath while the US got what it wanted from there and got the hell out of dodge (as they say) when it was convenient for them... leaving us europeans to deal with the migrant crisis and a more unstable region at our doorstep...
Also the reelection of bush for his second term was a big deal breaker in europe, I remember discussing it with my family and classmates when I was in highschool at the time, we were all completely baffled he was elected for the second time around...I mean at this point it was pretty clear that he lied about the WMDs and started a war based on false pretences, some would consider him a war criminal, not unlike Putin however LIKE russia, the US doesnt recognize the authority of the ICJ, unlike all other democracies in this world.........
As for Trump, he was just an extrapolation of what your conservatives (and most democrats) were sugarcoating all along... he just removed the packaging.. but the substance remains the same ;
-Private healthcare ; if u cant afford lifesaving treatment/drugs, well.. u die.. eventhough the US is actually the wealthiest country on earth...im not a lawyer or anything but isnt like healthcare a human right ?
-Reduced public/social services, push for more privatizations in the public sector (at the cost of the most vulnerable persons).
-Next to zero gun control (u can buy assault riffles easier than u can buy a car (WTF?) I know that you have a second amendment and "the right to bear arms" in the context of a "well regulated militia" But... Do you absolutely need assault riflles ? are those not weapons of WAR ? Bruh some of you are taking your M16s to ChickfilA or mcDs... whats up with that ? oO
Is that normal ? Are you going to fight the entire US army with your M16 ?
Also, Should a group of crazy engineers were to build a coupple of cruise missiles in a garden, and keep them there, you know ? for their safety, like just in case... would that be covered by the second amendment ?
-The education system in the US...(unless you go to a private elite highschool) the highschool system is shit in the US and higher education like a simple bachelor degree would cost you (depending on your university) an arm and a leg...
-The food (industry) in the US !!!! your meat is packed full of hormones, and your veggies have a fckton of GMOs in them! Dont let me get started on the chlorine washed chicken and eggs ? And please god no please dont let me mention the insane amounts of known carcinogenics allowed in your food by your "FDA".... I mean.. it is just downright criminal !
How much your big agro food mega corporations like monsato get away with is just insane, but since your very infamous "citizen's united" ruling by your supreme court I guess corruption is legal in the US.... and most americans do not care at all...
-Insane tilted labour laws that allows (amongst other things) big mega corporations to prevent workers to unionize (what the actual fck??) and as an european I find it baffling that the hard working american guy/gal doesnt get mandated paid holiday as well as pregnancy leave... (in belgium mothers get 15 weeks of paid maternity leave and the fathers get 20 days).
Last but not least, I have to mention the religious zeal and connotations from another age that are still present in the US to this day.
And on a more personal note i do have to say this, im not rly a fan of your "culture wars", (ofc the right has nothing else to fall back on since most policies in the us, whether domestic or foreign have been pretty right wing for decades) , especially the legislation passed in some of your "red states" to prevent transwomen to have access to public women's bathroom.. I mean it would be absolutely cartoonish if it wasnt so pathetic...
Anyway I know its like my opinion man, and I also know the european continent isnt always perfect, but id have to agree with what was said in the video, social media definitively put a lot of light on the stark contrast sometimes between the american way and the european lifestyle...
To be honest, the last Afghan war was actually heavily cooperated with others, including RF and UN in general. But yeah, there's a pretty much tin and some more of problems left unsolved in the region...
I, Israeli from Ukraine, is kinda surprised about perception of Trump(who was the first to actually legislate moving the embassy to Jerusalem!) as "kinda way too freaky"(and trust me, when mid-eastern ppl say that, it means something!) despite the lack of full-on support for Ukraine(tbh there're way too much russian-speaking citizens and it's a sensitive topic for a government😢) and overall right-wing shift of all the population. And the more I speak with guys who was in the USA back in the days, the less I hear:"I've made a mistake[by leaving US/for doing something illegal and getting forced out of it] and the more often:"There is nothing that fascinating about States, wish I never wasted my time in trying". Once again, we're basically living the same 9+/5 or sometimes even 12/6 job style(tho get some more "religious" days off😊) while getting not that big of a salary, have similar problems healthcare(due to constant overload, you know😅) AND live in constant fear of terrorists attack!
So, yeah, perception of "Murica" had shifted quite a bit globally...
it started with the Truman doctrine and the Marshall plan
Fuc*. Your post is way too long!
Merci mille fois d’avoir exprimé clairement tout ce que je ressens depuis longtemps 😢👍
TBF, the primary education system in Europe is kinda shit too, largely still in the 50/60's.
But Americans do bash Brits! Comments about how bad our teeth are and how bad our food is! These are issues from the 1940s and 1950s when we were recovering from the war. It just isn’t true today. The French have been very bashed by Americans and I’ve heard nasty remarks from Americans in Paris who didn’t realise that I could understand them!
No! That’s usually if you guys attack us. That’s an excuse. Many of you are just negative.
I knew colleagues who were on school exchange being asked: "Which part of Germany are you from? East, West or the Nazi part?"
(After the reunification, of course...)
Stereotyping made in USA.
Or when they say "if we didn't save you in WW2 you'd be speaking German" Pretty sure it had something to do with what happened on 7th December 1941.
Plus I never get how they put down our teeth. Look up statistics on the WHO. We have had consistently better teeth than the US for decades.
To be fair, many Europeans bash France. For a good reason
@@Cau_No They probably aren't from Germany at all but have ancestors in one of the countries that formed Germany later on.
But if they ask that now, the options would be the conservative catholic part, the progressive catholic part, the protestant part, the irreligious part, or the AfD part.
What you're not understanding is that pure capitalism is as bad as pure communism, the eu and other countries have a mix but American culture and big business force their views and way on the rest of the planet and it is unwelcome, the more it happens, the more the rest of the planet views America in a negative light
We don't have pure capitalism. Money printing, financialization, off shoring, tax havens and bail outs are not pure capitalism.
There's no such thing as "pure" capitalism. Capitalism is just about exchanging goods and services for money on an open market where consumerism decides which goods and services deserve to exist on said market. Anyone can create and sell, and anyone can buy. Low quality goods, more often than not, get thrown to the side because people choose to buy the better option. You either have capitalism or you don't. It's not the opposite of communism.
@@DenUitvreter that's exactly the same defense as saying gulags, police state, intelligentsia and suppression of free speech are not "pure communism". That's denial, plain and simple.
You can wave your idealistic flag all you want, and say that "it's not true capitalism" if that reassures you. But THIS is capitalism. Unhinged, unchallenged and hegemonic capitalism.
There is no pure capitalist society in the world, same as there has never been a truly communist society. But yeah, there are certain tendencies if you compare different countries.
@@DenUitvreterTrue, it's corporatism what you have
Australian tourist in Europe and I made the effort to learn a little language for every country, part of the journey. At a cafe in France the waiter laughed and made fun of how bad my French was, speaking to me in English and fixing my pronunciation. An American at the next table spoke to the waiter with slow loud exaggerated words (English) like he was a child and he would only reply to her in French. Respect has to go both ways and this is how Americans hurt their reputation.
I meet Australian tourist when i was in vacation in France myself. They were the most lovely stranger i ever meet. We talk about one hour about our country, what to do or see. Now, i want to go in Australia for vacation. I also meet a american couple ... just said that they didn't give me the same wanting ^^
I think America, the country, opens itself up to ridicule by being so globally loud and obnoxious. It makes it its business to be involved in other people’s business very loudly. They have an opinion about everything and at the same time see themselves as some sort of authority. Some prime
Example of excellence that the world needs to conform to
"I never heard a gunshot outside a shooting range". I only heard gunshots... on TV.
No matter where you live you do have shooting ranges...
ah, well yes, not all countries require a couple of years of military service after finishing school. and for those who managed to get into university, at least a week of military training with a final trip to the shooting range
@@wykydytronthe closest shooting range is more than 1h from here
How are you not going to hear gunshots ever? I am European and here is plenty of shooting ranges, hunters in the forsts, military shows, etc... Just don't lie
@@Jorgerally35 maybe try no living inside the range
I think that, as a French, the French Bashing made me kinda despise USA in general
"You retreated in WWII!!"
As a Belgian myself, let me just say that over the whole of Europe, people fought very bravely :) especially the French and British
Remember that Bejamin Franklin got France to help in the civil war did he not?! If i am correct in this, Americans need to stop french bashing.
Just the opinion of a brainwashed ignoramus.
@@provokedfob as a belgian too, i agree
@@provokedfoband Australians
I was listening to a radio program, where journalists and ex-politicians were talking about differences between America and Europe, due the upcoming election.
They said that America could never be a candidate for the EU if it had been a country in Europe.
Mostly because of the American laws, like the right to bear arms and that the death penalty still exists.
In many European countries, there are great restrictions on even carrying a knife.
Here in Sweden, it is very limited.
There were also many other things that were more extreme in America for the EU. Our values are to different.
I have family in America and we love each other but we are very different, due our schooling etc.
As a European, I changed my opinion not when Biden became president, but when Trump became president. I did not understand, I will never understand, how the Americans can elect a president and such a stupid and corrupt man who has nothing to do with the office of president. My opinion is that since Trump entered politics, he has divided the country. And the bad part is that those who go with Trump see them following the path of the European countries of the 30s. I won't name the countries, but I'm sure you know which ones I'm referring to.
A few Years ago, i think i was in 4th grade, when I was on my way home from school I stopped by the supermarket to get some food, and then out of nowhere an American Woman approached me to ask where she could find brötchen, and that was my first time ever meeting a not german speaking foreigner.
I was so confused and excited because my hometown is not really known even in Germany and out of nowhere I just met an American. That was so uncommon for my hometown that I have told it to my classmates the next day and they never believed me 😅
This comment will probably be buried, but I'll write it anyway: I DO think that something is changing in Europe, and to some extend all over the world. For the longest time the US had been the beacon of progress and the target of all strive for so many Europeans. The US very carefully curated how they were perceived in the rest of the world, and the European countries fell for that kind of propaganda, hook and sinker. And then, with the rise of social media it became more and more apparent that things aren't quite as cool, quite as rosy, quite as progressive as they had been made out to be. Over time more and more Europeans began to realize that they actually do have it better here than in the US, that while the US ARE a superpower they are also a turbo-capitalist country that doesn't care too much for their own citizens, and their own citizens defending that, brainwashed into the idea that hard work alone will eventually lead you towards wealth. At the same time it seems to me that the very systems in place do their very best to make it nigh impossible for social vertical mobility to happen at all, i.e. the poor stay poor through exorbitant costs of living, bad schools and low wages, while the rich people stay rich by top class education and networking. It's all "peasants and nobles" all over again - even, to some extend, down to the "birthright". Europeans finally see that life in the US isn't quite what is was made out to be, and now they rightfully ask why the US-citizens are so boastful about a country they (the Europeans) wouldn't want to move to.
Just my 2 cents ...
Your two cents turned out to be a dollar`s worth of sense
right on the money.
I think you're exactly right. Just think, Americans have been fed that same propaganda... it's a different narrative but it's not dissimilar to Russia.
Nailed it.
It’s a lot about Trump. I live in central Europe. Like anyone living in a democracy, I always have trust issues with the current government in my country-even if I voted for it. But in addition to that, I also feel that my country’s well-being depends not only on our government but also on the American one. I have this eerie feeling that if Trump gets elected, my own nation could become Russian-occupied or some sort of Russian proxy. My future, and everything that matters to me, is in the hands of people who would rather vote for someone who wants to be a dictator, use the military against “enemies within,” and talks about the genitalia of golf players. And that’s what really messes with my perception of Americans. You used to be a beacon of democracy around the world, and now you’ve become a threat to it.
Yes, all of what you say is frighteningly true. Very well said ! I'm in the UK and the fact that Trump has even a chance of election is terrifying. It also says a huge amount about what sort of person votes for such a dangerous idiot.
@@gazzie12000 .
Indeed, what can be said about people who would vote for a person who blatantly and obviously lies to them. Worse still, readily believe those lies because they want to.
u are just another victim of the propaganda u call 'the news' How about u think for yourself, for the first time in your life, and go research things before u talk. Here's what i think (and u can bet that i'm a hell of a lot more informed about it then u are) Harris gets in office = ww3 Trump in office, peace will be achieved in Ukraine. Ukraine will have to give up a piece of their land, but there will be peace. And i'm willing to bet money on either outcome.
@@gazzie12000 was Boris Johnson not terrifying?
@@watermelon7998Always nice to see som whataboutism, but: No, because a) it was clear that he wouldn't last very long and b) he had only the ability to harm his own country. Also I'm pretty sure that in a regular election he wouldn't have gotten half of the population voting for him.
I'd like to add, i feel like americans are way more racist than european. When I see on the internet that a lot of people only talk about "race" or the tweets like "do european consider spanish people white ?"
Those are some questions I rarely see even tho racism exists, i don't this is as systemic as in USA
i agree. Especially channels like 'The comedy Channel' are openly and massivly racist. Racist against white people i mean.
Yeah I feel like in Europe racism is always towards what ever immigrant minorities that coutry has, plus the Romani. Bit like the US with Mexicans.
But I just can't wrap my head around the obsession around skin color. It causes such over simplification of so many peoples and cultures it's disgusting.
In Germany we don't have time to be racist. We have to fight each other. These days not with war, but with stereotypes and football. There is only one race: human.
Some of our former biggest enemies are now our best friends.
And about the spaniards, well, they're spanish. A fellow pluralist nation. A fellow european nation. A fellow member of the EU.
@@Ser_Lefty It's also bizarre that white Anglo-Saxon roots give you the privilege of being called "American". Others are just "hypenated" Americans, even Native Americans (if they are not referred to as being from India).
you think talking about race = racism? europeans are probably way me racist than americans.
Where I live, instead of asking "are you calling me stupid or some?" we literally say "are you calling me American?"
Especially when it's about buying something overpriced.
I would like to go to the USA as a tourist. I wouldn't want to live there. The system only works for one part of society and the rest of the people don't seem to care about anyone. Health care/insurance, support for the unemployed, the sick, single parents... is missing. and nobody cares. and if they do, they are decried as communists by super "intelligent" people. For me, it's social, human and empathetic; it also helps to keep people in a healthy environment, even if they're having a crisis right now. They can draw strength, get healthy and start again without finding themselves on the ground from which they have to scratch themselves.
Also, the fact that advancement through education is so infinitely expensive (study or simply a good school) means that I don't understand the "American Dream" at all. Ascension through education is so much easier in European countries, just because you don't have to go into debt for it.
Cheap healthy eating is apparently a real problem in the US and leads to increased obesity and diabetes, even in children. Terrifying! Carrying weapons and the consequences of that are the next point I think is not very intelligent. In addition, the lack or dwindling separation of church and state... Terrifying. I didn't really notice it when I was younger. The electoral system with the electors is also antiquated and yet not changed... the US seems to have outlasted itself. Sad and creepy because they were always our "big brother..." I don't know what the world looks like when the US can no longer take its lead because it has lost respect. I just hope Trump doesn't get elected now. Otherwise we will have to experience it sooner rather than later.
I don't want to think or say anything bad about Americans, and have plenty of favourable experiences of US people I've met. But it's difficult to think well of a country that is in a process of deliberately throwing away two and a half centuries of democracy because they prefer bigotry and lies.
Are you as confused as I am with the situation there? Watching from outside it just seems completely unrealistic that they can even be contemplating that man but the following is rapid. I feel sad that the country is being destroyed and some people are cheering in support. Talk about "fiddling while Rome burns".
@@infin8ee Pretty much, yes. I'm watching between my fingers, like the pre-credit scene from an episode of _Casualty_ although it's impossible to be sure what the real story is because there are as many predictions of one outcome as another. Neck-and-neck in the polls? Trump nosing ahead again? Regardless of the usual conservative-liberal back and forth that normally applies, this time it just makes no sense that Kamala Harris is not twenty points clear and coasting, not because she's a perfect candidate (no politician is), but because Trump is a derelict criminal who lurches from one gaffe to another on a seemingly everyday basis. Mystifying.
what do u mean 'in the process of'?? They already have. Biden was an election steal and he lies every single day.
@@infin8ee And meanwhile here everyone works hard to give the right wing as hard as a time as possible.
Imagine if their republicans get a two digit percentage of seats, and all other parties set up a literal firewall to defend democracy.
@@infin8ee Watching what happend in the USA, you kinda feel for those we had watch the german in the late '30. It's like watching a car crash and you can do nothing about it.
Yeah, Americans often feel offended when other countries laugh at or criticize them. Meanwhile, from a Polish perspective, Americans still tell so-called 'Polish jokes,' refer to 'Polish' death camps (like Obama did), claim Maria Skłodowska-Curie as French (as seen in the new Beetlejuice, though Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory got it right), and especially ruin The Witcher books through Netflix adaptations😵I think all countries are guilty of fostering stereotypes while also being victims of them. I studied in the Netherlands and had to deal with many stereotypes there-that’s just the fate of an expat, no matter where you are.
I feel like many europeans still overdo their criticism of the US and turn it into hate.
It's okay to kind of Poke light fun at stupid things some of them do but I often just turns into the same thing we criticize america for. Acting like we are so much better, like we are so much more perfect and those americans are just laughable and a sad story. It always gives me a weird feeling, idk.
"Hate" is such a strong word - I don't feel like any of the people interviewed actually hate Americans - some dislike them, some pity them etc. Most are simply tired of US-Americans presenting themselves as "the best country - the only land of the free, and the center of the globe" and take them down a peg.
I hope you guys will elect Harris. If you do, America will definitely regain some of the cool points you had with Obama. If instead you guys will elect Trump again, I'm afraid we may lose all hope for your recovery.
"third world country with a lot of money" is correct b/c it is not the money but the average life standart of citizens what defines so-called "third" or "first" world country. Also, I don't think USA just "has a lot of money" but USA has a big number of millionaires and they have a lot of money. It is not the money but its distribution and use for an average citizen's standart of life.
Yes, the USA is just like Brazil, India or China. Just the rich and the rest live in abject squalar and gut wrenching poverty. I've never been there, but I see that on the TV.
Are we talking about the actual definition, or the colloquial use?
Well, actually... The US (and its allies) are by definition First World. And the Soviet bloc was Second. And the Third World was not aligned with any of them.
I went to New York and got asked why am I not speaking proper English… I’m from England lol… I suppose I could of just said do you have a passport…
it's written could have / could've
hate to say the new yorker was correct.
could/would/should OF is not proper english.
@@ulsd I think that was part of the attempt of an american accent
As a European I lived in the US for quite a few years in the 90's. You were extremely insular back then as well, but somehow seemed more curious of and friendly towards the rest of the world.
I was driving around the USA in the late 80s, and it was already like going 20-30 years back in time. To a parallel universe with loads of uneducated religious people, poverty, homelessness, fear and crime.
Actually I did not meet one single person that could do simple tasks like reading a map or pointing in the north direction.
@@kimantonsen5595 i worked with US soldiers around 2012 and was talking to a driver of a truck. His headlight was broken and i asked him to replace it (i was a sergeant so i outranked him). He said that he had no clue how to do that. I learned that day that US military power is only good as long as things run smoothly. If things start falling apart they're useless.
Oh Ryan, I think this was the most honest, the most private video you've done and I appreciate it very much. You are everything but not dumb!
Greetings from Germany!❤
He is dumb
Really enjoy your videos, man! I am from Slovenia (the only country with "love" in its name) - which is in Central Europe. Nice to meet you. I am now the 3rd European you met :)
The flag comparison you made is a "false flag" argument.
We recognise their national flag, they can't recognise ours. To compare State flags they would need to recognise our County flags in the UK for example.
The point about the fast food is that she said that's what she typically eats, whereas eating fast food on the regular is not a common thing elsewhere. It's not about the type of fast food.
Just to clarify. Socialism isn't communism. It's about taking care of each other. All living together. Helping out. Giving everyone the same chances in life. Letting everyone have their own opinions. Living with each other. We are all different and accepting that.
They have socialism in the USA in as much as how the police and fire departments are funded for example but they would never admit to it.
True, but try to explain that to the average US American.
socialism is basically the goal with communism one way to get there.
Which, as we all know, didn't really work out.
There are a lot of good things in socialism, but the idea is unrealistic. So we only took the things that do work.
I believe you might be cofusing Socialism and social democracy.
@@mademoiselledusfonctionell1609I hate that mistake, it happens so often and even many europeans are convinced we are socialist.
We are social democracies, democratic government and regulated capital market with social safety net.
Socialism would be the government in complete nationalized central authority over economy. Absolutely different and far from what we got.
If someone carries a board over their head written ' I have the right to be ignorant ' walking the streets over here, you'll be locked up in an asylum for the rest of your life.
I wish people wouldn't judge Biden on the basis of his speeches; he had a disability to start with, and old age didn't do him any favors. But I do appreciate most of his work, which is what I voted for. If I wanted to be entertained by a politician, then I'd vote for Trump. But that's not what presidents are for.
I think you didn't understand the Chilean one and the food. Taco Bell is a fast food chain of supposedly Mexican food (in reallity is a tame version to appeal other countries tastes) but they have traditional dishes that are not offered at fast food chains.
USA don't have this traditional food baggage but variations of traditional dishes from other places. Hamburguers were born in Hamburg, American pizza is a version of the Italian one, your barbacue ribs are similar to the Argentinian asados, your Criollo dishes are a mix between African and French/Spanish dishes...
If you ask in my country the traditional dish... Well, internationally we are known by the paella but it's only a traditional dish from a small part of Spain. You are not going to eat a good paella in Cuenca but there you can eat morteruelo. You are not going to eat a good fabes dish in Salamanca because it's from Oviedo. In Canary Islands you can eat gofio, a traditional dish eaten by the aboriginal of the island... You don't have in a sense, a dish of your own, but variations of dishes of other places. Perhaps the more "traditional" ones would be the Criollo ones because they were "mixed" there. And if you have a Native American traditional dish, I would say forget the Criollo cuisine, those dishes from the natives are your traditional ones.
About the schools, I understand the economic level of the neighborhood is the one that "diference" a good school from a bad one in USA. Here all public schools have the same curriculum and there are less differences between schools. If you live in a high inmigrant or low income neighborhood perhaps the level of the school is less good in some areas but the goverment tends to send support teachers to try to speed up the general level of the school.
Higher economical classes send their children to private or semi-private schools but the public ones have scholarships to pay for school supplies and/or food for the most disadvantages families of the neighborhood to try to not have "school ghettos".
I don't know why lots of Europeans know USA citizens but I'm going to talk from my perspective. This video was shoot at Paris (I know it because I recognise the park where the Belgians were sunbathing seated on the metallic chairs, I sunbathed there too while visiting Paris 😅) and if you watch closely, he interviewed Belgians, French, Spanish, Chileans, Germans, Britains... in a French park. People from Europe likes to travel to other places and probably all those people traveled to USA or knew USA citizens while traveling.
I think that the argument about Tick tock was meant in a way that the content creators created nothing useful for a society. A carpenter would create something physical, doctors help patients, tick tockers just regurgitate footage of something.
Bit like You Tube 😂
@@nolaj114 Nah , You don't see instructional video's on Tik Tok because of the length of them .😁🙄
And the way they denegrate themselves for money and clout.
A complete lack of self respect.
I can only speak for Germany. We are neither capitalits nor sicialists. In Germany it's a kind of mixture called "Social Economy". That's the reason we work to live. We don't live to work 🙂
the woman that said England was no longer part of Europe lmao made Americans stereotype seem a lot more intelligent lol. England left the EU (European Union) not the continent of Europe lmao
People in South England (Particularly London) have seemed to hop on the train to US culture as it's all over the English speaking part of the Internet and that's where people from the US spread their culture and the South has masses more money being poured into their economy for more internet use.
Don't forget about how being on the Internet too long is bad for your brain too!
@@MrGravyGuy I get what your saying but the last part of being on the internet too long, I dont fully believe. Im on the internet all the time and use it for jobsearch, games and random looking at things.
@@dragontriadttv6270 I guess it could also be that parents in South England, again particularly in London, are away on business trips for work and let the Internet take their kids wherever. It's a matter of luck, smart or dumb?
Americans like to brag about how good the States are, how free they are. But on the other hand we Europeans hear about streets full of homeless people, drug addiction, mass shootings, police brutality, working 3 jobs to get around, medical bills thru the roof. I could go on. So it is a bit hard not to be negative.
Greatings from Flanders Belgium.
Ryan, Taco Bell doesn’t exist in Mexico
Taco Bell is a front for Pepsi to sell Pepsi! 😂😂
@@MaartenOosterbaan It's funny because it's true (KFC and Pizza Hut as well).
I'm British, and loved the counter to all the "stupid Americans" comments, as the Brit claims the UK is no longer in Europe because we left the EU :) Love the videos and the unbiased and heartfelt comments you make :) My sister married and now lives in Florida so makes for great holidays :).
Overall I'd say I liked most of the Americans I've ever talked to. The video did help kind of clarify my opinions on the country as a whole, and I think the best was the English/Spanish lady saying it is the extremes..... that and guns and the cops (probably due to videos of cop chases).... I've never felt concerned when I've been there but as guns are basically non-existant outside of criminals and armed police the thought of open carrying an AR to the shop is insane to me :)
Always felt that British police try to de-escalate, but most videos of American police is all escalation. I'm sure it isn't true as there are the rare videos of American police being super kind and helpful, but most of the "advertising" is the super agressive version. Although I guess if everybody you stop could be carrying a gun you have to react that way or at least take the steps to handle it if it happens.
Possibly it is a culture difference, it feels like Europeans tend to be quite reserved, whereas Americans tend to be very outgoing.... at least in my experience.... and wild generalization :)
Taco Bell is Mexican flavored *american* fast food.
The problem is not that things changed a lot or not under Trump, the problem is that a guy like that is supported by close to 50% of the american population. It tells a lot about the current gap between americans and european. Europe does have a far right on the rise issue, but none are represented by someone like Trump (The level of stupidity, absurdity and subversivity is crazy to me)
He’s a whole lot better that two tier Starmer
sounds to me u take everything the MSM sais at face value and dont think for yourself. Compare what Trump did to what biden did and then come back and say who was better. U can even compare obama to trump and get the same result. Trump is a massive idiot in what he sais, but he really did much better things for his country then his predecessor or the one after him.
Orban is pretty close!!
Hello Ryan, I hope you are doing great? Just tuning in from the West of Scotland, UK to watch your reaction. Take care 😘🏴
I am Costarican-american and when in Europe I get a more positive vibe identifying myself as costa rican than American
For me it's a lot about a certain kind of american exceptionalism. As a european on the internet you are constantly made aware of absolutely wild things going on in the US and at the same time there are a lot of americans who proudly yell at anyone that the US is the best country on earth and things are either fine the way they are or things couldn't possibly any different because the US is just that much different from other countries.
Other countries also have their share of problems but somehow I don't form a strong opinion on Ugandan internal politics as opposed to the US.
The only problem with this man on the street approach is that people hold back when talking to an American. If you want to know how people really feel, have a European ask the question.
Well talking about schools... as you said if you live in a poorer area you gonna get shity school, but if you are middle-class or upper - better school. But in Europe, or at least in Lithuania where i live even countrysides have decent schools, it doesn't really matter where you live - you can get good education at public school. Of course there are some private ones that costs, but the level of education isn't super different. so even if you didn't have rich parents you can get decent education. for free. if you get good grades you get free university education too.
Having spent my life living in Canada and the UK, I can say that while there are many stereotypes and preconceptions about America / Americans, I have lots of American friends who are really nice, well adjusted folks. They've mainly been educated outside of the US, so more aware of other cultures than some people. Because of the prominent place on the world stage that the US takes, many of us are paying close attention to what goes on in DC. It can affect many more folks than just Americans.
Funny you mentioned Taco Bell as an example. Taco Bell is an American company (California). I think that the point the French lady tried to make was that American food culture is mainly fast food.
You don’t know what you don’t know.
I have just spend some time with Americans and I was baffled by how very little they knew of things that also affect their nation. Things you definitely should learn in school.
Also if you cannot speak a foreign language after Highschool, well.. I wouldn’t call that good education. I‘m fluent in 3 and learned all of them just in school.
u'd think they'd at least learn spanish in the US, especially the southern states.
@@Apophis371 Yes! i had two years of Spanish and when I visited the US I met people from Mexico in Miami and I was the only one in the room who managed to communicate with them. Spanish isn’t even amongst the three languages I speak fluently ans yet I could speak better than the 5 Americans presenty
That's to be expected, since English is so widely used internationally.
The UK and Australia have similar deficits (if you even want to call it that).
@@to_loww If it comes to languages it does seem to be a problem especially to English speakers but Brits and Aussies don‘t lack fundamental knowledge of the world.
24:12 In defence of these young girls from England, since Brexit the feeling in England is that we are no longer a part of Europe even though we are a European country, it's down to modern perceptions of the English people since we left the European union. 33:09 it's not the people that i have an issue with in USA, it's the culter of the USA since Trump, though it's always been there it's become more obvious that the American dream is a delusion, their government sells the public to control them, but as a Brit, i would not even visit America because to me it's dangerous, violent, aggressive, they don't look after their own people... their own government allows big businesses to rip off their own citizens as far as healthcare is concerned. They're more interested in making money than making their country safe, stablesies the systems of government.. And to top it off the woke movement has taken a horrible turn, used by people with an agenda to control the narrative so it's lost its original meaning. It's sad and i feel for those who want a better life for their families but would have to work themselves to the bone to achieve it. 🤔😿🐈👍
USA does not have government for the people, just for the top people who have lots of money. The rest are treated much like the slaves they supposedly got rid of.
i agree with most of your post but everything u said was there well before Trump so i fail to see what he has to do with it..
@@Apophis371 i just mean to say until Trump, the rest of the world didn't notice, the illusion was broken, we were left wondering why anyone would elect a man like that and i for one saw America as it is instead of the how it wanted to be seen until Trump, America still had some credibility. But it is only an observation and my interpretation of general opinion.
The confusion Brits have - i.e. are we in Europe, or does Europe begin on the other side of the English Channel? - has been with us for centuries, it didn't start with 😢Brexit 😢. And it's not totally unreasonable to think of Europe as referring to the mainland, so that the British Isles are "off the coast of Europe" rather than "in Europe". Perhaps, though, we felt more "European" between 1973 and 2016 and younger Brits (I was born in 1949) won't appreciate that.
@@ougadougou9 i get your point, i was born after 1973 do always thought of myself as part of Europe .
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Im from middle europe and i worked in the US before, believe me if you make decent money you should travel to europe its amazing I believe it will be the same culture shock for you as the US was for me each country is beautiful on its own. You will see the world differently and make life lasting memories like i did.
It’s half term here in the UK right now in some schools and I have a niece who is going to Dubai for a week and another family member who has take her family to Ibiza for a week. They didn’t have a summer holiday, so they could have a break before winter. I can guarantee they will come back and they will have met multiple nationalities. It’s just a thing.
Exactly, even my grandkids who are 6 and 4 (live in Sweden) have an awareness of other countries. They listen to children's shows in foreign languages and have traveled to Denmark, France, Cyprus, and Italy. Next spring they are heading to Thailand.
@@chronic2023 Yes, they are so lucky with the language teaching they get and the fact that English is so widely spoken.