I only can speak for Germany. The fact that your beverage is not served with loads of ice doesn’t mean that it is served with room temperature. This is a missinformation in the video. It is always cooled down. And in the most restaurants in Germany you have 1 or 2 ice cubes. More would just make the beverage less tasty. The cooled down version is considered to be the temperature you really have the best experience. But if you ask for less or more ice you will get it. Never ask for ice in bear or wine! Red wine is different though. The best drinking temperature is near room temperature.

Beer at room temperature is also not common in Europe! It is served cool, but without ice!

We do have returns on unwanted items here in Australia. As long as you have your receipt, no problem 😊

6:31 Returns are a thing in most EU countries. There are some rules most of the time like a set timeframe (within 14 days for example) but you can return stuff to the store. In fact, a return policy is baked into the law in most countries. 7:08 Tipping is done in many countries outside the US as well, difference is that here it is an actual bonus for the people getting the tip, not "part of the salary" 8:00 totally depends on the climate/time of year. In summer you get ice, in winter obvioulsy not. 15:00 Probably because the taxi drivers in America have customers that carry guns, not a probllem in the rest of the world.

1. Thumbs Up in Greece is a TOTALLY acceptable gesture! 2. Europeans also drink every refreshment or bier ice cold. 3. By keeping the bill of any purchace we can return anything. 4. We also sit on the back side in a cab. 5. Countries with hot summers like Spain, France , Italy, Greece do use AC everywhere. 6. Do not take whatever someone says in a random video as fact.

Here in europe we have returns but we don't do returns as much. Also the ice thing is total bullshit atleast for Europe. It's true that like 90% of restaurants don't put ice, but I've NEVER gotten room temperarure drinks. They're always refigirated.

We dont do tips either here in Australia. Wages are high enough that its not needed...

European pay more tax, but we keep more of our wages. Americans use on average 48% of their wages if you count tax, health insurance premiums (& you're not even fully covered) & everything else other EU countries taxes fund. For someone in The Netherlands for example taxes on their income will be 18% all services inclusive. Bc the taxes completely funds things that put Americans in debt.

the taxi one was new to me. I don't use them that often but I've always been in front. That Brits have bad teeth is an aged stereotype that is mostly used by Americans. Brits did have bad teeth in the 70s/80s but not anymore. A big difference between the US and most countries is how much the US sees white teeth as sign of beauty and status. From my perspective I'd say unnatural white looking teeth. If you look at the number of people who whiten their teeth in the US you have more than 4 times the people compared to Britain. If you compare the number of fillings the US has more than the UK so one could say in the UK they have healthier teeth just less white.

Stefan lurking in the background >>>>>>>>>>>

Wisdom teeth are not removed unless necessary,,,,,,,,

People only get their wisdom teeth extracted if they cause problems, like if they're impacted, crooked, or if they push against the other teeth because the jaw is too small (which is painful). It's not systematic. We can return things to stores, it's not a problem, no questions asked, but you have to bring the receipt, in most places. In Germany, in some stores (the large ones), you can even return things without the receipt; it's their policy, they'd rather lose a little money than a customer. There are things you can't return, though, for obvious reasons, like e. g. underwear.

Ice just dilutes your drinks ...

Australia seems to have cherry picked things from both sides of the Atlantic and then added some unique ones. A lot of Australians, particularly older ones, sit in the front seat of taxis. It was considered rude and snobbish to sit in the back as though you were being chauffeured by someone lesser. It has become less common as we’ve become more multicultural, 30% of us were born overseas. Our Good and Services tax is included in the ticket price and is 10%. We keep our drinks in the refrigerator and sometimes add ice, it gets hot here, you need your drinks cold. I run my air conditioner all summer to cool the house and in winter to warm it. I have enough solar panels on the roof to completely cover my power bill. It’s sunny here.

I'm Australian & I've never sat in the front of a Taxi or Uber. And the thing I can't get past when visiting the US is the orange cheese 🧀

I'm a Kiwi and in NZ now it's more often we sit in the back. This is likely the increased diversity of our taxi drivers. I think they may have brought the expectation with them. Having said that, the number of passengers will affect whether you use the front passenger seat too. Wisdom teeth only come out if there is crowding causing pain.

1:39 This is just a rough overview of VAT, in Germany, for example, there is a VAT of 19%, but on some goods it is only 7% 9:10 The further south you go in Europe, the more people use AC

Of course we are able to return things - most stores have a returns policy, with some exceptions like maybe underwear, in the UK. If there's no return policy, Im not buying...

The part about drinks isn't true at all. Our drinks are always refrigerated, although not quite as close to freezing as in the US. I'm a waitress and if it hasn't been cooled long enough, guests will definitely complain! You have to ask for ice though.

Hopping in a cab like in austria or germany, u can choose between sit on the backside or in the front , like the taxi driver, that´s normal here ....

12:45 It's not only the gap at the bottom, there is one at the side of the door, too. You can see the person sitting on the toilet. In Europe there seals on the side of the door to make sure nobody can look through any gap.

Under Australian consumer Law you can return almost anything within 30 days.

5:41 I remember drinking my first big glass of Coca-Cola and I was scared to drink it in one go. I was so nervous it took me 3 hours to finish.

As I was a teenager, I heard this sentence:a smile is the surest way to show your teeth to a stranger 😁

You can do returns on most things without a problem! but anything that could have touched delicate parts of the body usually aren't returnable unless faulty!

Funny, to me the US Dollar look like monopoly money. The design of the monopoly money looks more like the design of the USD. I'm used to the Euro, which doesn't have a printed border around them and has the numbers on different places, etc.

According to a quick search, around 16% are obese in Sweden. When I had a company, I always offered returns, depending on the reason I sometimes didn't charge for a return shipping cost. That's normal.

We up here in Canada also have different taxes per Provinces, for buying different products. There's ON TAXES on ANY FOOD, each Province has their own set tax( Ontario has a 7%, Manitoba has 5%, etc,etc). AS For higher Federal income tax, it's to help pay for the Universal Healthcare all across Canada, very mush like All Countries in Europe. It DOESN'T COST US, 8---12 Thousand $$$ to fix a broken arm or leg, like in the States.

Tbh he often talks about europe, in asia they are obssesed with ice and air conditioning as well ;)

You fellas crack me up, it’s fun to see the difference between people from around the world. Cheers from Australia

Many stores will offer a return policy. But the are not required to, it's up to them. But if you purchase something online you have the right to return it.

Australia is huge on Coffe to go. We all do it..😊

Returns in Europe are possible, but pretty strictly regulated. You can return unpacked and unused item up to some day after purchase. Some shops extend that period on their own will. As for income taxes, I think most of the countries in Europe have tax for middle-income people at about 40-50%. That includes mandatory social security insurance (so mandatory payments for health insurance and your future pension).

Our beers in the UK run from a cellar area usually which is colder than outside. The taps and coolers ensure ice cold beer in our pubs. Thats why we love a shandy outside when the sun eventually makes an appearance. We don't tip unless we want to. More often than not in recent years, eateries have been adding a percentage for tipping but we send that back personally. We will tip our servers if they deserve extra in cash in their hand so that their employer doesn't keep it or distribute it to other less hard working staff

We always travel in the back of cabs in New Zealand.

Aussie here: cab seating: if the driver asks you to sit somewhere specific, obviouslt it's polite to do so if you can. Hopping in back with no obvious reason, though, tends to strike us as rudeness - shunning conversation (inside voice, remamber?), or impying discomfort with their race, or even that they smell. (That last one might actually be true on occasion, but you don't SAY so!) big smiles: maybe this one is just me and my locale, but... smiles like that ALL the time come across as either "I'm a loon!" or "I'm a liar." You choose. "Real" people have emotions that are on many smooth spectra - not 100% happy and busting to talk about it, or "I want to set the world on fire, and if you talk I'll start with you!" Real people sometimes get a new puppy - on the same day their best friend of 15 years dies; or finally nail that lick that's had 'em beat since last November, and discover you forgot the milk yesterday, so no cereal for breakfast again. A complex expression that changes is much less...unnatural (or even creepy). oh... EDIT: tipping: My personal experience from solo and foreign-accompanied travel over a few decades - this one depends a lot where you are. Generally speaking, the richer the area and higher the density, the more accepted it is - with some occurances of /expecting/ it in Sydney and Melbourne. In rural areas of low-pop states, not only is it NOT expected, but will usually make the employee slightly snd weirdly uncomfortable, and occasionally annoy or insult the worker you're trying to reward.

I was amused by your comment about Budweiser. Back in 1984 I went to the launch event when Budweiser first became available in the UK. They made a point of saying that it should be served colder than normal UK beers and distributed Budweiser fridges to bars to store it in (on condition that no other brands were stored in them). I made a point of trying it warm and it seemed completely tasteless.

Gifts don't come with a receipt. So, returning gifts is as good as impossible in the Netherlands since a receipt is required. Otherwise they might think you stole it.

In Denmark we can return stuff within 14-28 days

Hi guys , my teeth are most certainly not straight but they are healthy , whitening is becoming more popular now here in the u.k .

It's not that you cannot return things, it's just a bit more hassle overall, you've got to keep your receipt and take it to the customer desk or send it back in.

In Norway you have a simular system in gas stations, you get nearly everything including a tor free bathroom and something to eat after a long drive, and they are open on Sundays.😀

To No. 12, i also like it to drink all beverages cold. It´s not normal, but i am (born in Lindau and living now in Munich) have a bottlecooler in my livingroom (beside my Couch). Inside are three different beers, whitewine, sparkling water, sparkling lemonade, Red Bull Energy Drink, orange juice. I dont like ice inside, but like it cold, summer and winter. :-)

In the whole of Europe, you can return online items within 30 days and store-bought items usually hold a 7 day respite period. Dental care and the likes is just like in the US, btw.

Sometimes i am really curious if some guys over there even have their own Lights installed in the Teeth !! Way too White Shining ....!

If you watch this channel, nothing will surprise you about the US.

I dont know about britain but here in the netherlands people get their wisdom teeth removed if they have to be. I still have 2 wisdom teeth bc my upper jaw can support them, my lower jaw was too small (my upper jaw too, like 4 teeth didn't fit, but I got a jaw widening surgery for it so all my teeth would fit and they removed my wisdom teeth during that surgery.)

In uk we used "how do you do" as a greeting NOT a question 🎩

Good choice, it was really fun to watch. Especially the interesting little fun facts, anecdotes and stories. :)

6:35 It’s definitely a cultural practice of ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’. Of course, I’m better at returns now.

You can return in the Netherlands, you have to have the reciept of the store you bought the item in and the Item has to be unopened. With clothes the pricetag still needs to be attatched. As for the drinks. We have 1 or 2 cubes in a chilled drink. If you get a drink with more cubes than soda, it means people are ripping you off. Because it looks you got a good deal but you are paying for water instead of soda. Most people dont even like a lot of ice in their drinks, because it waters the drink down. And no, atleast in the Netherlands if you are at a cafe, or diner and you order a cold bevarage, it's perfectly chilled. Not lukewarm.

11:01 Joel is so real for this 😂

Hello Joel and pals. There is a trend in UK to get dental work cheaper in Turkey. A betting company did an advert making fun of a guy with the whitest teeth looking synthetic. I had my wisdom teeth out, as they was no room for them. One is too hard to get out. I had chicken pox in my thirties and it seemed like the first spot was in my mouth there. A piece of bone like a needle stuck up afterwards. The dentist was stumped and I had to get it out myself. I had an infection there once before and woke up on holiday with a lump. Luckily it was Cornwall, so just a visit to NHS doctor. No problems since the bone came through, but wisdom teeth can be nasty.

You would love forgetting about your money in your pocket and going through the washing machine in Australia, our money is not only different colours its plastic so its going to last longer

When you go to Switzerland 🇨🇭 or Austria never talk too loudly. That really can cause serious problems because we feel disturbed very fast. And never give tips to the doctor. They are not used to it. 😂😂😂 Anyway I like Americans from the US. They make me often laugh. You are really special in a good way sometimes. Did you know that there is a Star Bucks in almost every InterCity train in Switzerland? With a great green Logo on many restaurant cars! Swiss and Austrians really like Star Bucks even they have a lot of different kinds of coffee. Vienna for example is famous for its culture in making and service coffee. They got it from Turkey. 😂

In NZ and Australia I always use the front seat in a taxi. I like to chat to the driver and also I get motion sick in the back. Wisdom teeth were a problem for me so I ended up getting them out but I was in my 40s. I left them there until they started moving my bottom teeth around. If you don't have issues with them leave them there.

I'm an Aussie lady who puts a lot of thought into buying people presents, and I'm pretty good at knowing what people would like. I can count on one hand the number of times someone hasn't loved what I given them. Including men. I think people who return presents are rude and ungrateful. If someone tried returning a present I gave them, I'd think twice about giving them another one. I was raised to believe that you should never give away something someone has given you. Unless they say that keeping it is up to you. One of those "What's dumbest thing an American has ever said to you?" videos includes a story by an Aussie lady who ordered a drink in America. The waitress thought that her Aussie card was a fake. Saying "There's no 23rd month." as well as "There no state called Queensland." She then went and found the manager who apologised to the Aussie customer. A friend of mine didn't lose any of her baby teeth as a little girl. She took good care of them and it wasn't obvious to look at her. When she had her wisdom teeth out they started removing all other others.

Who is this cutie in the back? Want to "HUG" him! ♥

As for the taxi, in France there is a kind of a rule if it's just one or two passengers they must take the back seat. Quite often French taxi drivers put some stuff (or even their dog) on the front passenger seat, so no one could use it.

What i noticed about the date is, that my american friends mostly say the month before the day. That's how i actually learned it in school. while for example in german we say the day before the month. I always assumed this is why the date is written like that 😅 Also, about the birthday wishes: it is in fact considered to bring bad luck if you congratulate before the actual birthday because you should never celebrate something that you haven't achieved yet (completing the year in this case) 😉

I think you might be wrong about the lack of cookie (biscuit) choices in the UK. There’s an incredibly big choice to make on your path to diabetes, if you want to. lol

My wisdom teeth were removed when they caused trouble. Dentist is a sore point atm. NHS ones are rare now. No one can sign up to them anymore so if you can’t afford to pay privately, you suffer with pain etc. It so bad in the UK now.

lukewarm Budweiser? Aaah, well.... you mean that "piss water"! 😂🤣 (So your own youtube colleagues say!...)

What puzzles me most is that 90% of the US population suffers from Dunning-Kruger, special those with red hats and golden shoes. The FREE refills are 90% ice. US houses are made of wood and drywalls, glued together with the spit of the workers, You need to cool them in summer and heat in winter. OK, the houses are more expensive but in the long run, You save energyy

Here in Italy you can return goods, provided you keep the receipt. Usually it's 14 days. If you have your receipt and it's less than 14 days you CAN return goods. But it's not so frequent.

In Germany customers can always return online ordered items. But items bought in shops can only be returned when broken or off . That is because when you buy something in a shop you are able to see things or even touch them or can try them on. . Most times you need to have the receipt for the return items. But there is also a custumer friendly policy that shops will take items back for the good relationship to the customer- customer binding. The VAT in germany is 19% on most things und 7% for essentiell foods.

8:27 Yeah, that’s definitely a Southern thing. Especially the Ice Teas.

In Australia, sales tax is included in the price on your bill/at the register. It's much easier! And we don't have a tipping culture, thank god. Our minimum wage is a lot higher than in America. We run air-conditioning in summer, though some homes don't have aircon; only fans. Our money is made of polymer so it's more durable and harder to counterfeit. It's also really colourful. We write day-month-year. Like your friend says, it makes more sense 😊 And we say, "How're you going?", not "How're you doing?" A small difference, but it seems to weird Americans out 😅 Aussies used to ride in the front of cabs, but social distancing during the pandemic changed that. Now it's natural for me to ride in the back.

Vaccation time in Germany usually 30 days (20 days mimium guaranteed)

Goods and Services Tax (GST), in Australia (our copy of VAT.. we modelled off Canada’s system but improved it), is 10% and by Law, must be included in your displayed final Retail Price.

Returns on products are allowed if the product is faulty, for example, and you have the receipt, but not just because you don't like it or it's the wrong colour. There has to be a legitimate reason for the return and personal preference isn't one.

Returns are straightforward with a receipt in Europe, but it's not a rampant issue. In the UK you have a 30 day returns window , no questions asked. After that the item must be defective in some way and with proof of purchase for a smooth return. The lack of ice thing or ice on request comes down to... 1. The drinks are normally served direct from the chiller anyway so are cold without ice. 2. We like to get our money's worth for a drink so don't want the glass padded out with icecubes. When we order a pint of Cider (in the UK ) we want a PINT of cider not half a pint of ice. 😊 Ps. I agree on Budweiser. I dribbled it out in to another cup the first time I tried it. 🤢

I am Dutch and have lived in the USA for 5 years. What really struck me, was the size of everything. Milk mostly in gallon size containers; a medium coke is the smallest size but is huge; You are not buying a coca cola but icewater with a taste. Enormous size of steaks; Large stack of pancakes when you eat breakfast in a restaurant; Cole-slaw drowning in dressing; Huge bags of crisps Another thing that struck me and even irritated me: In a restaurant the waiter/waitress would show up at your tabld every couple of minutes to ask if you wanted more water interrupting my conversation with my company while I was still struggling with my medium cola.

A small contribution to things that surprise us about Americans: when they lie down on the couch or even in bed, they don't necessarily take off their shoes first.

if you buy anything cold you expect to be cold with ice here in Australia, where it can get hot.

14:38 I disagree: There are many choices in the UK, especially with chocolate.

Here's in Oz it's back seat usually for cabs (taxis etc,), not sure about front seat Joel...

We have little grocery stores available everywhere within 5 or 10 minutes no matter where you live or so. So choice is going to be limited in them. Can't quickly pop in and out of the grocery store if they are so gigantic.

In UK you can return anything, so he must be talking about specific countries. People buy to try all the time.

Our work tax are 20% on basic jobs as rerail and Hospitality, but we pay nothing for healh and just £8 per medicine, although many, many medicines are cheaper to buy private as it is cheaper. Like Ibuprofeno is as cheap as £2 for a tablet of 10

Yay! Stefan there too! :)

Americans must be more friendly, you never know if the other guy has a gun...😁

We have 20% vat that goes to pay public services, the usa has 25% tip that goes to shareholders because they don't have to pay their workers.

UK here, had my wisdom teeth out in my teens

In the UK, you need a receipt etc. to return something, and certain items like underwear etc. can not be returned if worn. Have to keep the tags on for clothes etc. The UK has a 14day return policy for most things. Sometimes up to 30day. Some places give you in-store credit instead to get something different. There are some places in the UK that allow free re-fills, I know Pizza Hut does for e.g. As far as I know most homes in UK do not have A/C. You are more likely to find them in places like the Gyms. Tipping is optional here in the UK. Baby showers and gender reveals are becoming more of a thing in the UK now. Prom too. I can be quite loud when laughing or talking, but my family always go Kay, volume! I have Autistic Spectrum Disorder, so things like vocal volume can be an issue for me lol.

Hey man, in Portugal we do return things that we dont like or maybe its not fit. Usually we have 15 days to return anything, no questions asked. Beer temperature depends on the style of beer actually, not the location or country. In theory at least xD

Hey JPS & guys, in Australia sitting in the back seat of a cab/taxi, is or could be considered as rude. We have watch know as tall poppy syndrome, in other word if you think you are better then us, we usually cut them down to size. So sitting up front is looked at as being equal, not above or below anyone else.

In Australia we need air conditioning in many places esp in tropics but where my daughter and family live it's 50 deg celcuis or I believe about 122 your temp for days.. Much of country has been enduring high 30s to low forties since before Christmas though here in Qld lots of rain in between heat..but living up in the Pilbra...north Western Australia it's extremely hot all year round and my grandkids told me other night they would love to see some good rain but as teens they love their lifestyle up there and after school get $Australia 45 dollars an hour and weekends so all go to places like Singapore.vietnam and Christmas in Paris and USA middle of year so they figure that's better than rain...and only suffer run from house to car...car to school room or work and home again...

Returning a gift is seen as rude in Germany. Someone took the time and money to gift you something. That's like literally saying "I don't like it. Give me money next time."

In Portugal it is possible to return products, there are some exceptions, underwear, hygiene products. we drink beer cold between 2 to 5 C,and yes we have a high sales tax, 23% , but compared to the USA, products are 3 to 6x cheaper in the supermarket, in conclusion in the USA customers are ripped off,and we have refil in places like KFC and Burger king .

Returns are a thing, they are even an EU directive (and thus law in all countries). Vendors HAVE to offer two weeks of return time, and many offer longer periods. Returning presents is rather unusual, because you need the receipt for that, and you don't get those along with the present. Also, the product should not be used (except for trying it on or out).

The obesity problem in mainland Europe was a scare. It was used to increase prices on sugar and sweet products and to limit the size. We walk a lot in Europe. I have a bike yet I walk to the supermarkets which are 200m plus from my house. As for coffee, here in Greece we have one coffee in the morning and one from the afternoon which lasts the whole day. We do sit for coffee when not working. I however treat coffee like the Italians, quick and done. In the nineties when I worked in the service industry, I treated my American customers as though they were in America. I was always visible to them and every ten minutes I would pass and ask if everything was alright. I would get tips in $20 and up, loved it and I'm loud also.

Value Added Tax - only applies to non-essential goods. The definition of 'non-essential' can change. There are slight differences between countries, but the list of non-essential (or luxury goods) is pretty standardised. Income Taxation is progressive in UK. So you dont get taxed at all for low wage incomes, or the first part of your salary. Then the next level (band) is taxed at the standard rate, and amounts over the next given level is taxed at the higher levels. So its not as savage as you might think, it controls inflation, and doesnt impact the lowest paid disproportionately. Most people dont earn enough to be in the higher rate tax band. And yes, as part of this social contract, government provides services. And we CAN return goods - under the Sale of Goods Act. Yep, we have legislation that protects our purchases, including "I just dont like it". We tip people additional to their wages. Its a bonus, not part of the system. We try to tip in cash, so its a GIFT that the employer or the tax man cannot extricate.

We can return. It has a limit like 30 days

in germany you only can retrn stuff with the original receipt and only if it is broken or not funcionng. only because you do not like it is no reason to return it

About vacations, in Europe it's mandatory to have a minimum number of days by law. Check Wikipedia's list List of minimum annual leave by country

About the congratulating before the actual birthday day. When i lived in Canada i lived with a family for a couple of months. One of them celebrated their birthday one week earlier, because it was more convenient. I was SHOCKED! I am German and will be traumatized by this for the rest of my life. Don’t do this people that’s bad luck 😭 (I’m joking………(am i?))

In Japan it isn’t really rude to tip. They would just return the tip to you because they don’t know what they should do with the money. There is just not a tip culture. But this may also change in the future.

5:15 If I’m not mistaken, didn’t New York City reduce portion sizes for sodas a while back?

germany had hot cheap meals at gas filling stations