To give someone access to a deadly weapon while simultanously not trusting the same person to handle a can of beer responsibly is something i´ll never get into my mind...

Incoming joke: A Texas rancher came to Australia to visit one of our cattle stations. The Aussie answered all of his questions but couldn’t help but notice that the rancher kept telling him that “everything was bigger and better in Texas.” So when the Texan saw a lot of kangaroos bounding across the fields, he exclaimed, “What the heck are those things!?” The Aussie replied, “Don’t you have rats in Texas?”

Shortly after I got to the US (I'm from Australia), I was at a cinema and ordered a small Coke. When the girl put it on the counter, I thought she had mistakenly got me a large Coke. I then looked up and saw the sizes of the drink containers and was shocked to see how big they were. The large size was bloody ridiculous.

In the UK there aren’t pharmaceutical ads like in the US, the only things that can be advertised are over the counter medicines like headache pills, cold remedies etc. It’s seen as the responsibility of your doctor to provide what he thinks you need for your health.

I'm 28 and I live in Eastern Europe. I have so far never ever in my life even seen a real gun up close in real life. I have never known anyone who owns a gun. I dont even know what a real gunshot would sound like in real life. I mean, I know some people who go to shooting ranges and shoot there as a hobby every now and then but thats it. Its really crazy to me what a huge part guns are in the everyday life of an american when tis something I rarely even have a rational thought about.

What blew my mind when I was in Virginia and stopped to get fuel, I found I could get fuel, alcohol, guns and ammunition all at the same store, that's one hell of a combination.

Here in the Netherlands they can only advertise over the counter drugs, never prescription drugs. Which I think is as it should be.

As you rightfully said, it is VERY hard to buy a gun here in Europe, and even if you had , for some bizarre reasons, the contacts to buy contraband guns, a kid couldn't afford to buy one anyway

Thank you guys for your effort! And don't apologize for talking much, this is literally the reason why I am here every week. There are far too many channel that would have watched that video silently and ended with a simple "wow that was interesting, thanks for watching, see you next time!". Well, that is not a reaction, that is not what I wanna see. So keep up the good work and thanks again!

i heard a suggestion once ... instead of using "what do you do for a living" as an icebreaker ... ask "what do you do that makes you happy" 🤯🤯🤯🤯 ... I started doing that and boy have my conversations changed and responses ... "that is such a great question" ... it really opens up the conversation and makes a person more than their job.

WOW. Canadian here. I didn't know it was legal in the US to pay below minimum wage and expect tips to make up the difference. That's nuts.

Re television adverts - just imagine watching (or listening on radio) to a channel on which the programmes are not interrupted by commercials. The BBC says hi.

learning about one another is the most important thing. only education works against prejudice, fear and all that bunch.

Thanks for the content. I'm really enjoying your channel. I'm from Canada and I feel like we fall in the middle - Many things here are similar to countries in Europe but many things are closer to how you do things in the US. For example, we do have pharmaceutical ads, our taxes aren't included in the price on the tag, some of our bathroom stall doors are like yours, and our obesity / portion size / sugar issues are similar to the USA. We also tip here but all jobs are required to pay at least minimum wage whether they get tips or not. In my province (Nova Scotia) I believe minimum wage is between $13 and $14 / hour. We don't have home owners association fees, we have paid vacation (I get 4 weeks paid and I have the option to take up to two weeks unpaid if I want but I think the minimum is 2 weeks paid for any job), and our gun laws are much more strict. You can't just buy guns at a store like Walmart, there are vigorous background checks. and most guns are illegal. I find these videos really informative on how many differences / similarities there are between different countries.

I've yet to visit a country in Europe that shows adverts for pharmaceutical companies. It doesn't happen in England where I live. When I visited America in 2012, I found it almost unbearable to watch TV especially sports. Americans must be extremely patience to put up with that.

In Poland we have some commercials of drugs and it always ends with 2x speed "Before using read the piece of paper attached or reach a doctor or farmacologist (idk how to translate farmaceuta??) because not-correct using may cause health issues or death". It's always the same text, it never mentions any details. Vacation - we have 16 holidays I believe (easter, christmas, independence day, all saints day, etc.), each of these days is day off, PAID time off (PTO). We also have different types of contracts, but the most basic one gives you around 20 days off (first 2 years I believe) and after that time you get 26 days off per year. And what's more interesting - there is a requirement that each employee (on that specific type of contract) needs to have at least one PTO which lasts 14 days in a row or more, because that's the period of time which is considered as good to forget about work and recover fully. The rest of those days we can use however we want - single days, two days, use all of them at the same time, whatever. And american cars - in Poland we sometimes see people having such cars, but most people would think "why would he need such a big car, it's parked and still sticks out on the road, it's inconvenient, it probably needs a lot of fuel, why, is that car owner an idiot or does he have small pp?". That's because we don't need to use a car to buy 5 tons of food supplies. In our culture it is normal to just take your bag, walk 1-3km to a shop, buy stuff and make dinner for 2-4 days. Then when everything is eaten, we can go there again, and when there is something specific to buy, we can use our convenient-size cars to drive, park easily, buy whatever we need and continue our normal lives. :) We also have a lot of walking lanes, cycling lanes, basically we can move around our cities and villages without having a car which is great for kids.

In Germany, we have something similar like the homeowner association pay in some suburbs. Let's say someone builds 20 houses that are somewhat connected and sells them to 20 families. Every family that buys a house in this complex agrees the house is part of the complex and has to follow the rules that are regulated by a meeting every year of the 20 owners. And they also pay to a fund that pays for things like waste disposal, Street cleaning, snow cleaning, beautification of landscapes or maybe facilitiemanagement when no one of the 20 families does it. So it does exist, just not that high.

In Germany there are advertisments for basic low risk pharma products. Like coughing syrub, Aspirin, Some Vitamin and Mineral supplements and ointments. But if you need a presdriscription to get it, it doesn't get advertised ( I think it is even forbidden)

I'm buying some medicine only for their side effects. 😂

Belgium, here.. every year there's an action for the elementary school to raise some money. The children sell cookies and the one with the biggest sell gets a price. The money is used to lower the price of field trips, so everybody can join.

Co-ownership exists in France but we know it before buying, not after. The amount of the costs must be communicated to the buyers otherwise the deed of sale cannot be signed. Our servers are paid by their employer, so the cost of the service is in the price of the dishes, including taxes. We don't trap the consumer in Europe, it's always tax included (everywhere) and service included. If a meal is displayed at 50€ we pay 50€. You can leave one or two euros if the service was good but no obligation. ​

Just found you guys, I can tell you, I can't think of a country I would rather live in less than the United States, There are so many free countries where you can live in and have a lovely work life balance. I'm UK based.

I thought there was a universal guy code at the urinal. It seems to apply in all the countries I've been to. You always leave one free inbetween whenever possible and you only look straight ahead or down and not left or right.

In Greece we have a special tax for home ownership. Average 300 euros per year. Drug ads are only allowed for simple drugs, such as for a headache, for a drug that does not require a prescription.

only reason for not including tax in price is marketing - after all the cashier has to add the tax at the register. Closest thing to beauty pegant we got in Poland are TV takent shows like Got Talent with kids, The Voice Kids etc

Sarcasm start: it makes totally sense to sell ammunition in a pharmacy because used the right way it will cure ALL diseases ... end of sarcasm.

In Germany you can not carry a gun (unless it is your profession) but you can carry a beer in the open. Since we have a mandatory broadcasting fee for the state owned tv/radio etc., this comes nearly without commercials and is not much biased. The private broadcasters rely on advertising. Without enough viewers some stuff is not shown or gets cancelled and others gets prime time. But advertising for prescription drugs is not allowed for any.

Australia - tax included in price. It’s called GST (Goods & Services Tax) and it’s a flat 10% nationally with some basics excluded, such as unprocessed food.

In Northern Ireland Subway would technically be classed as cake because of sugar content. In England we actually have sugar tax!!!

Cane sugar (otherwise known as white death) has mainly been replaced by sweeteners in the uk .

Greenland should also be blue on the map because its part of the Danish kingdom and some of its laws :)

We don't do home owner association in France that much.

"For risks and side effects, read the package leaflet and ask your doctor or pharmacist. " In Germany his sentence is mandatory under drug advertising. No need to list aaaaaall effects.

From what I know, only New Zealand has prescription drug advertisements the same way the USA. Other countries, like here in Norway, may only have ads for vitamin supplements or other over the counter items. As for food and drink, the differences between the USA and European countries are bigger than just portion sizes and sugar content. European countries have banned a lot of harmful chemicals that the FDA permits. It seems that the way Americans think about guns is different compared to many European countries, because here we generally only use guns for hunting or sports (competitions). Gun laws differ from country to country, but generally speaking European countries tend to be stricter in terms of background checks, shooting practice, safe storage, magazine capacity and what guns are allowed for purchase. For example, here in Norway the limit is 10-round magazines, and you won't find any fully automatic weapons. Switzerland is probably one of the most permissive European countries regarding guns, and yet their gun homicide rate per capita is way below the US, because they have a different gun culture and still some stricter laws.

We don’t have HOA in the U.K. but we pay rates to the local council, which covers that type of thing as far as I know. There are some other setups like “private estates” etc. which have their own rules also various types of residents associations. however most have to pay rates to the local council or body for street cleaning lighting parks etc. Like your channel all the best from Scotland. Now living in London it is pretty much the same. Subscribed

Do you remember the documentary called supersize me where the journalist went to McDonald's for breakfast lunch and dinner and if he was asked if he wanted supersize! he had to have it. At the end of a month! he had put on significant weight but also had heart issues.😢

It isn't gun ownership that is your problem, it's responsible gun ownership. How many shooting were done by people who a actually bought the gun they used? It's people who don't secure the gun they own that makes gun ownership a joke. In the UK (where you can buy guns when licensed) you are REQUIRED to provide a secured gun safe and prove it before you can even get a license from the licensing authority - which is the local Police, so they know "you", and actually visit your home to determine it will be stored securely - again before you are issued a license. How does that infringe someone wish to own a gun if they're responsible enough to deserve one? If your argument for gun ownership is self defense and protection then your problem is the reason! If you don't feel safe then your policing has failed and you have a different much bigger problem, because your entire infrastructure and society is failing if you aren't safe enough to live your life without contemplating a shootout with some criminal or crazy governmental regime... Take a look at UK gun licensing laws, there's plenty of KZfaq videos. Guns aren't illegal as is reported and repeated way too often. But private gun ownership is a privilege not a right, and you prove yourself "fit and responsible" enough to to own one, and of course must have a good reason to own one too.

Well in most countries here in Europe, if not all, as far as I know it is illegal to do commercials about medicine that you can only got with prescription. Other than that you will see some commercials about pharmaceuticals, but only those you can buy without prescription. They arent as silly and weird as the US commercials.

I like how you guys talk before and after.

New Hamshire has no sales tax on clothes. Learned that by surprise but that got me, it was sales saeson too, a nice and warm Tommy hilfiger winter coat for 78 dollars.

In Finland when I was in elementary school at late 90's or 94 ,95. We did collect funds but those were for last year's vacation we did with the whole class, some parents volunteered as eyekeepers so we didn't run away.😅

on the topic of what you were speaking about right at the beginning, i just like hanging out and you guys are amusing to me and crack me up. I love podcasts and reaction videos and that's the vibe i get from you guys, mix of both.

16:30 Here in Poland unless it's something that requires building new building or change integral structure of existing building for which you need to get permission you can do whatever. Unless you live in old building that needs to have some elements like wooden window frames in set style to keep historical value of the place. Places like that has designated restorers you can ask if you can do something if you're not sure, but if you do something without their permission you can be fined.

Here in Australia we pay council rates, which is similar to your home owners association. This money goes to maintaining your area and infrastructure.

Yeah ❤️ In Sweden at the 70s in school we make things and going around and sell this on door belling but the different is that this was money for a wood hiking in the forest 🌍👀 or a ski tripp to mountains 🌍👀 or a good boat tripp in the Swedish archipelago at the sea and we get many of this traveling as kids and its because the naturlife is very important in swedish life 🌍👀 And was i realice year after was that the money we children bring to the pott was maybe 10% of the real cost.🌍👀 And something as was important was that the teachers always say that it was because we sell this things 👍🏼🌍👀And my kids doing the same in their schools 🌍👀 And somethings as are really good on this 2 or 3 days tripp is that you as a parent can see the difference from before and after the tripp 🇸🇪❤️🇺🇲❤️🇸🇪 And you 2 are awsome persons to listening on 👍🏼👏As my old Grandma always say (Its hard to see the shit if just standing in it every day) i think u 2 are smarter and wiser then a ordinary US people ❤️🇺🇸You 2 are more down to Earth people 🇸🇪❤️🇺🇸❤️🇸🇪 And i love the old Swedish guy you have on your Tshirt.❤️🇸🇪❤️🧬

We have condeminium fees in Euope, but only if you live in a block of flats, not n a neighberhood.

No home owners association in Australia. Our service staff get paid upwards of AUD$21 per hour.

I suggest you watch a KZfaq video by Second Thought called 'Why The United States Can't Handle Crises' to see why the US has so much sugar in your food and drinks. The title might seem a bit misleading but if you watch you'll understand. There are 3 topics covered and all 3 will be relative to things you've talked about in this video and others you've done before and things you've also talked about. Second Thought are a great channel and probably have many videos for you to cover and create content about the US. The answer is NO to all your questions, these certainly don't happen in England or the UK. Love your channel BTW, you two are funny! 😜🇬🇧

Here in Greece (yes, I moved from gdansk, Poland, to Athens, Hellas) They have Stevia in light drinks. Stevia i a plat based sugar alternative.

The whole of the USA is crazy but you only hear about Florida on TV. The reason Florida residents land in the headlines has to do with the state’s Sunshine Law, which makes official records related to state governing agencies accessible to the public. Florida’s position is that the government is a public business, and its leaders have stuck to that belief with this law. Established in 1995, the Sunshine Law ensures everyday citizens can easily access public records. This includes any document related to official government agency business, like photos, emails, maps -and of course, arrest reports and mugshots. Of course, some information is redacted or kept private, like victims’ names and residential addresses. In Florida, access to these documents and photos is fast - therefor journalists have access to daily booking records, so they can get started building their stories almost immediately. Florida is the only state in the US that has that law, thats the only reason why you only hear about Florida .

I'm French and have never heard of something like homeowners association, so don't blame it on me please

“United States of America” commonly shortened as “America” or “the States” but never “the United”. 😂

In Sweden we have a law ”offentlighetsprincipen” (the principle of publicity), that make it possible for any citizens of Sweden to request documentation, further any decision that the government or other public institution do must by law be documented. Exceptions are when it comes to national security, and sensitive topics that affect an individual (health/social problems, etc.), those are not public. Therefor the authorities cannot hide anything. The we also have a law regarding freedom of the press, that make it forbitten for the authorities to investigate how the press got the information. It is easy to be a whistleblower in Sweden. For example our prime minister’s declaration is a public document that could be requested, in the same mine. I request of public documents must be managed by the authorities within three days. Those laws are primary made for making it possible for everyone in Sweden to control and check, in detail, what the authorities do and for what they spent our money. You can call those laws a control function for the democracy and prevent the possibility for corruption.

Well in Germany it is usually ending with For risks and side effects, read the package leaflet or ask your doctor or pharmacist.

In Romania we do have HOAs (sort of). In an apartment bloc all owners (cause something like 85% of the people own their homes) vote for a “president” or “administrator” that is in charge of managing the stairwell, elevator, reception area, basement, attic, roof, the outside facade and the gardens around the building - employing a cleaning service for common areas, a plumber, an electrician, repainting, various repairs and renovation. Each resident pays a nominal fee that goes into a common cost bucket that is used for these purposes. They do not have the rights to dictate what the people do to their own homes, unless it is an illegal mod (like tearing down a load bearing wall). Then the admins of multiple buildings in an area associate further in a neighborhood association where they have more power in relation to the city so they can negotiate better deals with repair companies or city hall to get subsidies for renovating buildings (usually roofs or facades which are more expensive). They also manage the water provider - there’s no private water provider (i don’t think). But again, unless it’s something illegal, they don’t interfere and cannot fine anyone without getting the police involved. Some people abuse their position, but usually they’re useful. Like if I have an emergency and don’t know who to call for a plumbing issue, I would call the admin and they will call and send the contracted plumber or come and fix it themselves if it’s easy. Sort of like a superintendent. House neighborhoods don’t have this.

Please react to danish forest kindergarten, i would loooove to see your opinion on that, cause what I've seen it's Soo different between Americans getting really worried for the children and others just think it's cool. I promise to watch it three times if you react! ❤️btw love your videos, found your first video and where so confused I couldn't find more, cause you seem so comfortable infront of the camera, have watched ever video ever since and love your channel. Keep it up and never change your style! It's so relaxing!

In Portugal you can only get most of the medical "drugs" if prescribed by a doctor, only pills for small health problems like headaches, colds, cough, etc. with 0 known side effects or at least not health hazardous are not prescribed and sometimes advertised.

The most positive about this format I can tell is: this two fellow “muricans” are not screaming all the time. HOA-fee is covered and called different but it is a thing. We pay a “rainfall-tax” pending on the area of roof surface and how much rainwater in average gets drained into public drainage system. 🙈 All that besides the property tax and so on. Assault rifles are for protection against tyranny. Alcohol is definitely killing more people annually than firearms.

Did a quick search re France starting the Home Owners Loan, nothing. I found a few about America starting it. * It is believed that HOAs were first established in the US in the mid-1800s. Over the course of the first hundred years the number of HOAs was relatively small. (needs more research)

Here in Germany a waitress with almost three years of practise gets about 2,750 $/month. 4 Weeks payed vacation and tips come on top.

In the netherlands we tip,but the servers get payed real good,so its a bonus

Homeowners Association - generally the outdoor spaces, e.g. parks, roads, pavement’s, are maintain by the local government (council). There are some enclosed housing areas that have managed spaces like your Housing Associations but it’s not that common.

I don't understand why American workers aren't all in a union, to ensure they have a mandatory living wage and paid holidays. I also don't understand why decent people would patronise companies who don't meet these basic conditions. Slavery is illegal there, right?

Agree with most of these things. You guys also filling in tax forms gets me - 66 now and worked all my life, never filled in a tax form. Last few years of working below the tax threshold has always seen my tax rebates pop up automatically. Hated the "tax" on purchases and think your tipping culture is horrendous. A business that cannot pay its staff a living wage really should not be in business. I do tip here, because I am happy with the service or the waiter - and an VERY happy not HAVING to tip. Did do that in the US, and got shouted at a few times - but walked out anyway - since I had no intention of going back. Also noticed the attempts to "short change" me whenever I had to pay with or break a larger bill. Got very used to counting change carefully, and nearly every time got an apology and the correct amount. Your drinking laws seem crazy too.

Home owner association in the Netherlands is only used in appartement buildings to maintain the outside of the building and shared spaces

Llke your T-Shirt!! I, m from the high north of Germany, the Viking - Area, next to,, Wacken,, (check Wacken Open air.) we more Scandinavian, than,, Lederhosen-Germans😁😁🎸

We don’t have home owners fees. Our council tax goes to paying for some of the things mentioned. But absolutely no one is going to come and tell you what aesthetic your house is. I have the freedom to paint my door whatever colour I want to, or not bother to cut my grass. In fact people are often encouraged to not cut their grass in early spring for the wild life. The only exception is if your garden becomes a health hazard. But people generally keep their gardens looking nice because of a sense of community.

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In the Netherlands we sort of have home owners associations, but as far as I know it's only for condominiums(like they said in the video about the origin of HOA's). Which makes sense, everyone buys an apartment in the building and pays into a fund which is used for the maintenance of the building. Also in the Netherlands municipal rules about what you can and can't do to your house are quite strict, in most places bright colourful doors/walls etc are a big no no.

We don't have pharmaceutical ads here, except for really mild medicines that you can buy over the counter, such as anti indigestion tablets, or products where the active ingredient is a mild painkiller, such as paracetamol or ibuprofen. Even then, a chemist will only sell you up to a certain amount in one go. Most medicines can only be prescribed by a doctor and are not readily available from other sources.

A lot of countries do not allow drug advertisement.

The funny thought of my mechanics telling me the "side effects" of buying so-and-so aftermarket parts double speed... LOL :D

I quite like your rambling style of talking whatever you want to talk about because this way at least I personally get to know what the life is like there instead of the glamorised or infamous things that are shown on TV - reality is more interesting than fantasy, at least from it you learn more useful information. It is quite weird that the teachers sometimes have to fund the basic teaching materials themselves, it brings to mind this movie I love called "Freedom Writers" which is kind of based on true story and the teacher has to spend her own money on novels (she teaches English or literature or however you call it in English) because the school only provided her with abridged, tatty versions of the originals for the students. Her own money! It would be so weird if the teachers in Finland would do that because the school provides us with the exercise books from elementary to middle school and in high school you have to buy them by yourself because of all the different courses you want to take (imagine the amount of money the school would loose if it had to fund all the hundreds of thousands of books we use for three years, especially when one subject could have like ten courses (like we had so many history, philosophy and psychology courses in our high school) and then renew them because they would get ruined quite quickly and get new editions to boot). So yes, teachers should be more highly regarded as they are because they have to go through all this never ending stupidity that is ignorant children who should be taught how to be proper functioning future adult. But as they are not regarded highly, the end result is ever disappointing end result which is humanity. Sorry, I personally don't regard people highly, so my comments are kind of... dissing our whole existence in general. The only medicine they advertise in Finnish or Estonian TV (I'm Estonian, that's why I mention it) is just basic allergy, indigestion or pain medicines, be it in tablet, gel or medicinal patch form. And they never tell you the side effects, only that if you get any, turn to your family doctor or the apothecary. No brain tumours, collapsed lungs or bloody nose mentioned. But the VAT! Holy shit it is confusing. I once was in San Fran for a week and it was so confusing when I thought I had to pay something around certain sum and when I went to pay it, it was totally different price. You'll get used to it but it still is weird that it is not automatically included in the price, like certain percentage for a certain product groups, like in Finland there's like 24% VAT for clothing, etc. 14% for food, liquids, etc., 10% for medicine, books, etc. and so on and so forth. All included in the final price, no need to rack your brain with all the math you're not even good at (I'm talking about my lack of math skills). And speaking of San Fran, the food portion sizes really were very huge compared what I'm used to see in restaurants in Europe, like double the amount. I barely could finish the food over there which was a pity as it was quite delicious.

In the Netherlands McDonalds and burger king have sodadrinks like 0,20 0,33 and 0,50 L no free refills,... in the US starts with the 0,50, 0,75 or 1,00 L and free refills...we pay 140,00 p month health care insurence some more and some less depends on coditions, only above 375,00 you get a return in one year spend....give or take... Basic schools and teachers are payed by the gouverment funded by taxis we all pay

If you pay a waiter 2.30 $ an hour it's easy to have free water and refills. If they had to pay the German minimum wage of 12 € they might think twice about giving anything freely!

Went to Vegas with the RAF and came across the 3 foot hot dog.??? Why?

In the Netherlands you may never, I say "never" let someone work below the minimum wage, that is the meaning of the minimum wage.

our waterworks, roads and many lawns are public - they are mainained with public money - that's what taxes are for. What I can't grasp is why do you pay somone to maintain those (HOA) and ALSO pay taxes on your properety - that's basically double taxation! :O

Your military budget is huge. 70% of all global military budgets comes from the US. While the US has 4% of the global population. So I guess that's an indication where your taxes are going.

the sales tax thing is stupid and is easy to add to the price label, part of my job working in a small store (not a big one with loads of staff and an admin team that have way more time) was to work out the prices of stock by taking the cost price and then times that by 1.5 or whatever the current tax figure was and then divide it by the number of items in the box if it was a box of things and not just a single item. i did this with a pen and paper using a calculator and it took me maybe ten minutes after each delivery. using a spread sheet would reduce this time even more and it is so easy to adjust when tax levels change. if you know what state you are in and what the sales tax for your state is there is no reason not to be able to add it to the shelf price other than it make things look like the cost less than they really do without it.

Love your commentary and just fun little stories that you guys share. Hi from Vancouver, Canada. Check out some “What’s something that Europe has changed in your mind as an American.” Videos. For something a little different, would love to see you react to some “Not Just Bikes” channel videos about the contrast of European and North American infrastructure. His channel is amazing. He’s a Canadian from Toronto that has now moved to the Netherlands with his family.

The sales tax thing is just dumb. The store has to work out the tax at some point. I can't think of a reason why it would be any harder to do at pricing up than it is at the till.

It seems that people in the US go to the doctor as a consumer whereas in Europe we go as a patient

We don't have HOAs in Austria in generell. There are such things as Bauschutzzonen, protected building areas, that are supposed to ensure that newer buildings match to older, historically built ones aesthetically, though they have -sadly- been made much less severe. The idea was to protect older/historical areas eg. in the outskirts of Vienna. Of course companies found loopholes and ways around them, such as purchasing an old building, letting it rot till it was no longer deemed reparable, then bulldozing it. There are also such things as Klaingartensiedlungen, conglomerates of small gardens with usually very small houses, that are not necessarily inhabited constantly. Those are usually societies with their own rules and, afaik, building restricitons that come along. But they are more likely the exception than the norm, and a lot of them are actually disappearing.

You have high import duties on sugar because you don't grow it yourself, so you have modified everything to use HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup) as a substitute. _By definition, sugar is sucrose, a disaccharide, made up of two sugars (glucose and fructose) bound together, that is naturally made by and found in all green plants. Sugar found in the food supply is harvested from sugar beets and sugar cane_

In England our taxes (Council Tax) is itemised. We are shown the percentage going to the emergency services, policing and refuge management.

Being a migraine sufferer my diet is so bland that sugar is about the only thing that's enjoyable . Don't do coffee tea chocolate etc so need something sweet to eat .

Texas is no that big, Australain has a farm bigger than Texas called Alice Creek Station and every state in Australia is bigger.

Two reasons the sales tax is added after: 1) Food items are tax free when purchased to take home, but are taxed if you're going to eat at the restaurant. 2) In the USA they are required to tell us how much we pay in tax. Citizens must be informed. In Europe they pay far more in tax, but it's charged to the manufacturer so the buyer never gets to see it. They have deliberately hidden the taxes to so it's easier to raise taxes. In the USA raising the sales tax leads to protests. In Europe, the public usually has no idea they raised taxes.

About the VAT excuses. If the vat is known in checkout, it can be added to the price tag. I understand that national TV commercials can't add all the different vats across the country, but then you could add on the price tag something like "+ $1.00 vat" in small lettering.

Homeownes association fee... Here in spain, we dont have it.. The neighborhood is cared for by our taxes....

Hi, I am from South Africa and the only medication regularly advertised here is over the counter stuff(Headache tabs, Flu symptom suppressors etc.). Anything that requires a doctor prescription is rarely advertised(It might be illegal but not sure). We do however get a lot of adds for alcohol ;). It may also have something to do with the fact that traditionally TV consumption is on the decline and more online shows/podcast things are being consumed. I myself almost never watch "normal" TV and mostly consume things on KZfaq/Netflix etc.

We do have something similar to an HA but ours are sane and there are rules and regulations in place to keep them sane. Directly translated it's called housing cooperative and we pay a fee monthly to it for upkeep.

29:29 This single phrase has helped me ruin so many serious conversations. Brian, long may you continue to utilize its immense power haha

Y’all should watch “geography now” it entertaining

The guy was wrong about semi-auto guns in EU. They are not illegal, but owning ANY gun requires one to take safety classes that include first aid and laws-regulations. And guys, i don't think that an assault rifle is actually what you think it is. Things that are often called assault rifles in media, are actually rather semi-automatic sprorting rifles. An assault rifle is fully automatic military weapon. Owning one of these in US is also taxed and you have to wait a really long time for it to clear. Yes, even in Texas. Toilets are weird topic. Regardless of doors they can clean toilets around here. "Here" is Estonia, EU (a small state in NE Europe, south of Finland, west from russia).

In south Africa we have complexes (what you might call gated communities) where those who live there pay a levy to maintain common areas. You get this also when living in flats (translation apartments). All other homes you would only pay property taxes and municipal fees

In Canada the minimum wage is determined by the consumer price index which is a measure of how much everyday items cost to purchase. This means the minimum wage changes according to changes in the consumer price index. The cost of living varies between provinces so then the CPI and minimum wage also varies between provinces. In Manitoba where I'm from right now the minimum wage is $13.50 and changes as inflation affects prices. If you work in any of the gratuity industries you may get paid less than minimum wage but I don't know how that works. We also have a tipping expectation and a proper tip would be around 15% to 20%. I also agree with the Europeans that people no matter what their job should be paid by their employer what their labor is worth.

The minimum salary is 20,000 pesos [about 500 dollars] and is adjusted for inflation every year but it is a reference figure only. nobody charges only that amount and if someone wants to pay you less than that, you sue your boss and eat his liver.🤣

Pharmaceutical ads do not exist in Sweden.