where should you live in Europe?
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Күн бұрынYou want to move to Europe or you already live in Europe and you want to explore other countries/choices where to live? Well that's why I made this video and presentation!
This only covers 5 countries but this video ended up being 40 minutes already, which I didn' t expect. Next time maybe I' ll cover the other 45 :D
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00:00 welcome to europe
00:17 netherlands pros
04:35 netherlands cons
08:02 germany pros
10:58 germany cons
10:58 germany cons
15:40 france pros
18:43 france cons
23:50 sweden pro
27:05 sweden cons
32:27 austria pros
35:05 austria cons
38:07 things I forgot to mention
40:50 what we learned
Feel free to ad ur 2 cents in the comments about the countries I talk about or no
PS apperently the 49 euro ticket might not exist in 2024 😅 Only got the memo today, kinda sad.
a tik tok on how swiss german sounds like:
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Also sorry for the darkness in my videos sometimes it was more difficult to set up then I thought. And guess what...I bought a 4th laptop and well xD I have to send it back again, it has some issues. I also now think something is wrong with my video files.
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SOURCES & REFERENCES:
Firstly this is based on my expereíence living 5 years in germany and almost 2 years in germany and a year in Austria. Also my friends that live in France, Sweden. So I dounble checked my info wih the friends.
Dutch housing crisis
www.dutchnews.nl/2023/02/pric....
dutchreview.com/expat/housing...
Pros and cons germany
www.expatarrivals.com/europe/...
www.simplegermany.com/pros-an...
German taxes
www.simplegermany.com/church-...
Pros and cons living in sweden
ninaoutandabout.ca/pros-and-c...
Swedish marernity leave
www.yourlivingcity.com/work-m...
vitamin d in sweden
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Swedish health insurance
www.ehalsomyndigheten.se/lang...
Austrian friendliness
www.internations.org/expat-in...
Austrian taxes
taxsummaries.pwc.com/austria/...
Swedish pros amd cons
vittana.org/20-pros-and-cons-...
www.google.com/url?q=...
ninaoutandabout.ca/pros-and-c...
www.travelsafe-abroad.com/pro...
Netherlands pros and cons
www.travelsafe-abroad.com/pro...
Homelessness in germany
www.theguardian.com/society/2...
cost of living in europe
www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living...
culture of saying no in france
langster.org/en/blog/10-thing....
www.bbc.com/travel/article/20...
• Living Abroad is Hard ...
purchesing power index
www.stat.si/statweb/en/News/I...
vienna
www.euronews.com/next/2023/08....
www.wien.info/en/livable-vien...
Quality of life
www.numbeo.com/quality-of-lif...
Disclaimer: Sorry if you see misspellings, it happens more often then i notice. 28k subs! Let' s goo! Thank you for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video!
✨ And see you soon! ✨
@Elfo_ 7 ай бұрын
"The dutch language is like a mix of english and german but you have also a potato in your mouth" is the best description of Dutch I've ever heard. I will only use that from now on.
@janmamu8721 7 ай бұрын
so danish but understandable?
@mistahcow 7 ай бұрын
yea@@janmamu8721
@Anerisian 7 ай бұрын
To learn dutch, listen carefully to a coffee machine gurgling and rattling. This goes a long way to practice those Gs and Chs.
@Anonymous-sb9rr 7 ай бұрын
Dutch was invented by drunk German sailors who were trying to speak English.
@delta-7operativeAK 7 ай бұрын
That's *literally* how my dutch uncle described the language to me!
@Dahrenhorst 7 ай бұрын
The 49 Euro ticket in Germany is not just for one trip, it's a monthly ticket and you can do as many trips across the country as you want, just not with the long distance trains. I think, the most underrated obstacle to settle in in any country in Europe is language. As long as you don't speak the language of your selected country at least at B2, preferably C1 level, you will always have a very difficult time to find a job or friends, and to become an accepted member of your local community, especially outside of the large cities.
@tomstarwalker 7 ай бұрын
Eastern Ukraine.
@almerindaromeira8352 7 ай бұрын
I agree 100% And if you make an effort to learn the language fast, people will appreciate that.
@valentin_din_romania 7 ай бұрын
One thing that I see on the internet when people give their opinion on a certain country is that they say that the people in that country are "cold, unfriendly" and while it might be true that some cultures are friendlier than others, a lot of times the problem is that you don't speak the language. Even if the people you interact can speak english they would still prefer to make friends in their language so your social life is going to be pretty surface level.
@jeffersonaraujoelcristiano 7 ай бұрын
Language is ez, noob.
@sad_wrangler8515 6 ай бұрын
@@jeffersonaraujoelcristiano Half of the world just speaks one.
@Tuelis97 6 ай бұрын
As someone who lives in Italy, trust me, French bureaucracy is far more efficient than you'd think. Italian bureaucratic offices had barely discovered the computer before the pandemic forced them to abandon their constant requests for paper copies and actually join the 21st Century.
@ronald3836 5 ай бұрын
Sounds like Germany and electronic payments.
@arnoldhau1 5 ай бұрын
Italy is a bit strange in their love for papers and bureaucracy on the one end and a strong anarchistic streak on the other. But with that food, culture and history... And the landscape... I often feel Italians don't see how beautiful Italy really is.
@liamros3562 5 ай бұрын
@@Jk-qx7gm No but it has great cheese and bread...and administration might be computerized but even computers will tell you NO😅 so italian old paper burocracy might actually be better.
@MrNo0p 4 ай бұрын
You people over there also still use fax machines? Speaking from germany and we do lmao :D
@Janoip 4 ай бұрын
Thats a thing of privacy, less Goverment controll in your Freedom, like they can close your bank accout depending on crimem so with Paper money your safe for that. Also for that we have the quote : Nur Bares ist Wahres/Only cash is true But i also pay alot with card but still alot of peole espacilly the older ones are against it + against more Cash Restrictions or Digital €@@ronald3836
@alicethegrinsecatz6011 7 ай бұрын
As a German, I can confirm these issues with our trains. It worked for almost 200 years perfectly and then, the people decided to make it a private company because a private company would be more efficient than a governmental company. It turned out that you shouldn't listen to economic liberalists and highly corrupt politicians when they say something like this.
@RoyRope 7 ай бұрын
Same here in the Netherlands, making such companies somewhat private(weird construction were the government is the only shareholder) also in Hospitals and things like the post office. Now a select group of people make a lot of money, and it's not cheaper at all. Not to begin about quality...
@mgntstr 7 ай бұрын
Oh it is not run more efficiently when you hand off the enterprise to your political buddy buddy and their aimless progeny is left with running the show. Shocking! "Private"
@shinjite06 7 ай бұрын
UK 😭
@tylerbeaumont 7 ай бұрын
Same here in the UK, except instead of one private train company, we have dozens, and the tracks are owned by a different company to the trains, and then the stations those railways run through are owned by different companies too. In my city, you have to go to a station owned by EMR to get on a train owned by Northern and ride on tracks owned by Network Rail to get to your destination station probably owned by some other provider you’ve never even ridden with. Unsurprisingly, this results in every single journey being as impractical and tedious as possible, but hey… at least we got rid of all that parliamentary bureaucracy… except for how the government still overlooks routes and prices, completely destroying the entire point of privatisation.
@marvin2678 7 ай бұрын
funny because in sitzerland exactly that works highly effiecient
@joaogabrielschelck 7 ай бұрын
The video is so good, that is worth doing a part 2 with maybe: Italy, Iceland, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Norway and Luxembourg.
@user-rn2ng7eo4h 7 ай бұрын
It seems she filmed a video about European countries that she'd visited and only Sweden had been visited by her friend. It may be difficult to find an interesting, honest, and meaningful opinion on the countries you named
@nuf242 7 ай бұрын
i think belgium is a perfect starter country for many people too
@user-rn2ng7eo4h 7 ай бұрын
@@nuf242 what's the advantage of it?
@HomeWorkouts_LS 7 ай бұрын
@@nuf242Every job listing I’ve seen requires you to speak French, Dutch & English though 😭
@xtremeyoylecake 7 ай бұрын
I was thinking of Portugal, since that’s where my dads side was from, and also it’s GORGEOUS there!
@antoniofranco7503 7 ай бұрын
“Going to the dentist in Sweden can be very expensive. A single filler can cost up to €150” Me: *Painfully laughs in American*
@pionieresvizzero2224 Ай бұрын
Americans go to Mexico for dental care
@blazedone2583 12 күн бұрын
@@pionieresvizzero2224 Or y'know... make twice as much as Europeans and can afford super expensive healthcare
@jentepostma8024 10 күн бұрын
@@blazedone2583enjoy the free days😁
@kalj1939 8 күн бұрын
@@pionieresvizzero2224 I typically don't trust their doctors. Besides, if there was any sort of malpractice, who would be held accountable?
@FullmetalChuunibyou 7 күн бұрын
@@blazedone2583 Since when? News to me. Still poor af over here. 😅
@maloualleno9472 6 ай бұрын
As a Frenchwoman, I'd like to add that no one will judge you if you buy a baguette at the supermarket. Because most French people buy it themselves in a supermarket. In fact, in some supermarkets, the bread is better than in some boulangeries. And there are many French people who have never eaten a snail in their lives and find it disgusting. Fun fact: I've only eaten them once, and that was in Spain, in a paella
@coyotefire69420 6 ай бұрын
I had my first snail in Paris when I visited and... I was very happy. The flavor of the sauce they were cooked in was excellent and the snail itself was pretty pleasant just a little chewy!
@mariembalo3076 6 ай бұрын
Les baguettes sont, en général, bien meilleures dans les boulangeries (et j'en ai gouté beaucoup dans différents supermarchés !) Baguettes are, in general, much better in bakeries (and I tasted a lot in different supermarkets!
@hannofranz7973 4 ай бұрын
And snails don't belong in a paella. At least not in a typical Valencian one.
@fxlei1856 4 ай бұрын
@@mariembalo3076 There are a few bad bakeries that don't make good baguette, but most bakeries are good. Yet baguettes in supermarkets generally aren't bad either, just not especially good.
@catherinemori4496 2 ай бұрын
@@hannofranz7973. Yes, they do! In Valencia: rabbit and snails are definitely in their paella!
@KitsuneHB 7 ай бұрын
The train system as a first con! XD That's so on point! We have saying: The German Railway got only four problems - spring, summer, autumn and winter! Greetings from a german. :D
@niewazneniewazne1890 6 ай бұрын
Once she said what you guys do at winter time. All I could think of was when the polish railway lady boss said in an interview as to why are trains stuck in winter: "no sorry taki mamy klimat", "sorry that's just our climate"
@lodsch2024 7 ай бұрын
I think the best way to explain Austria is: even tho Viena is the electet many times as the best city to live in, they are kinda proud of the fact that they are also one of the unfriendliest countries in Europe. Greetings from Austria! I had to laugh many times because your Opiniens about Austria are very spot on.
@tomstarwalker 7 ай бұрын
Vienna is going to have you disappeared cos of cocaine.
@Pidalin 7 ай бұрын
As a Czech, I was hearing about Vienna beying the best city in the world for my entire life, when I arrived there, first what welcomed me was ugly patched sidewalk like from 90s and rest of city didn't look better, people were rude and we were cheated in caffé. And only people who spoke English were muslim sellers in their little shops, native Viennese people were answering in German only and people say that we are bad in languages. 😀 I hope I offended everyone from Vienna. 😀
@kommdegaya753 7 ай бұрын
@@PidalinMost austrians hate people from vienna. They are entitled and think to highly of themselfes. You probably have something simular in czechia where people from big cities are view differently than people from the land. It's like that all over the world, in the US they hate people from NY and LA, in germany it's berlin and in other parts of the world it's no different. People from bigger cities just tend to be bigger assholes. But that you haven't found a nice spot in vienna can't be a serious claim if you were anywhere near the center. Even tho the people aren't the best the city is still very beautiful.
@Pidalin 7 ай бұрын
@@kommdegaya753 Yes, it's the same here, but I am born in Prague, so I know that people from smaller cities and villages spread mostly absolute nonsenses about people from Prague, so maybe it's the same even with Vienna. I spent most of my life out of Prague in many different places, so I know how life looks in other places and what nonsenses people believe about capital city. In fact - standard of living in Prague is worse than in smaller cities because of crazy prices of housing and people are actually more friendly in Prague than in small towns. When I am in Prague and then I return to this sh*thole, I am always very sad and I really want to return to Prague, but with today prices of housing, it's sci-fi to return there. I still have permanent adress in Prague, so when I go to some hotel and they see my ID card, it's higly probable that I will be cheated because they hate people from Prague and they think they are rich for some reason, it happened to me several times, like when I stayed in pension in Moravia region, they were counting more beers than I actually had in their restaurant, this happens all the time when someone thinks you are from Prague, so you must be rich, but these villagers are super rich compared to how average Praguer look, they own houses and big cars, in Prague you own max 4 chairs and TV.
@kommdegaya753 7 ай бұрын
@@Pidalin Yeah it's def a rant with a comedic undertone. People are quick to judge everyone not core austrian, so people from germany(preißn) or even the traditionlly distant viennese people, but not in a particularely hatefull way. The core traditions of austria are mostly in Styria, Tyrol, Salzburg and lower Upper-Austria. The viennese kinda have their own thing going and are def a bit more entitled. The thing is that austrians are in general quite cold(not as much as germans but still) and the language is mostly spoken with a comedic and slightly insulting undertone which can be seen as rude by an outsider.
@ramon475 6 ай бұрын
About the French rudeness, this stereotype comes from Paris and it is kinda true FOR PARIS. I cannot stress enough how different Paris and the rest of the country are, it is true for Paris but not for the rest of the country
@liamros3562 5 ай бұрын
@@Jk-qx7gm Paris is an incredible city. If you can afford spending a bit of time to get out of the usual 5 days tourist trail, you need to get lost in the city, be curious, you will find that Paris is unique. I'm from the country side in France and it took me some time to love Paris, it's an acquired taste. I'm talking about the vibe the people and culture. The architecture its instantly beautiful, no acquired taste here. After 20 years in Paris I'm still discovering some new beautiful stuff (that I didn't know about) some secret places etc... About the rudeness, Parisians come from all over France, and all over the world, ...therefore I don't think they are more rude. But it's a big vibrant city, and people behave like they are in a hurry (not as much as in New York but kinda) The drawback with Paris : housing is very expensive (almost as expensive as London)
@yosuso-jc4xp 4 ай бұрын
@@Jk-qx7gm To be honest you won’t, by hearing everyone say that Parisians are rude, you will realize that it's not that bad in reality. From my own experience I have almost never had a problem with Parisians, they are quite normal actually 🤷
@Catsrcool006 2 ай бұрын
Je voudrais habiter en France mais je ne veux pas habiter à Paris, parce que je ne parle pas bien le français, alors, les parisiens n'aimeraient pas moi. Alors, j'habiterai dans une ville différentes. J'espère sera courant en français.
@LisaSoulLevelHealing 2 ай бұрын
Honestly, I find it's ONLY TRUE in the subway 😂😂😂 that's the only time people are grumpy, cause it's crowded, but usually it's fine. I was about to get into it with this African lady on there, but we both chilled out 😅
@joschmo4497 Ай бұрын
No it's not just true for Paris, unless all the tourists from France I met were from Paris. Honestly, French people live up to the stereotype, plus they travel and never learn a word of English or the local language. It's ridiculous and they're quite unliked as tourists, same goes for Italians. It's mind blowing how adult French people manage not to know the very basics of English these days.
@malamuteproductions 7 ай бұрын
I am currently in Germany on holidays from Australia and as my first time overseas, all I can say is the culture is so different and there's so much history in Europe. I'm not sure whether I would want to live here because I miss Australia already but I might settle for Holidays to Europe every couple of years until I've explored enough. I would love to do the Netherlands in a few years and then Scandinavia. Love your videos cheers :)
@user-rn2ng7eo4h 7 ай бұрын
How did you realise the cultures were totally different?
@daisyd3w3491 7 ай бұрын
I'd love to know some cultural differences you've noticed!
@ubermut1379 7 ай бұрын
German people from the north struggle to understand dialects. But I really can’t understand how they don’t. Maybe it’s because I grew up with different dialects around me, but northern Germans really are ridiculously bad at this. And they can’t even roll their Rs. Just very… Inflexible. In my experience they struggle more with accents and dialects in general. Even outside of Germany.
@user-rn2ng7eo4h 7 ай бұрын
@@ubermut1379 Is that because people speak Hochdeutsch in northern Germany?
@plstouchme7916 7 ай бұрын
Australia don't have much history cuz the continent was colonized only in 1800s. aborigines had rich history though, they were exploited.
@Malte_OJ 7 ай бұрын
By the way, the compensation for trains is an EU-wide rule: you get 25% back if your journey is delayed by 1 hour, 50% if it's 2 hours or more. You are also entitled to food and drink in proportion to the delay. Anyway, some companies may have even better rules (for example, RENFE in Spain offers 50% discount if your AVE high speed train is 15 minutes late and 100% if it's 30 minutes late. Deutsche Bahn would go bankrupt with that rule).
@mynym4543 4 ай бұрын
So that’s the real reason the UK wanted to leave the EU…
@fukpoeslaw3613 Ай бұрын
I remember it's (or was?) 100% money back when your train is half an hour late in the Netherlands.
@bernhardneef7996 6 ай бұрын
Erika, your video is very well investigated and nicely presented. I laughed about your national changes in flags and clothing. Well done and funny to see. Thanks
@HeathBlythe 7 ай бұрын
Here in Portugal, we have so many Golden Visas, tourism, immigration, local tourist accomodation, that Portuguese people either have to: - Pay 300.000 euros for a "new" apartment. - Pay 800 euros monthly rent for a one room apartment. - Pay 400 to share an apartment with 5 other people. - Live with your parents. - Move to a village. - Be homeless. Life's good, never have I thought that living in a car would be so luxurious and cheap.
@Theowest 6 ай бұрын
same in Sweden but mostly because of immigration
@My-Opinion-Doesnt-Matter 6 ай бұрын
There is no country in the world where living is more affordable, you can pay a monthly rent of 800€ with your 1.600€ salary in Portugal, or pay 400€ with your 800€ salary in Bulgaria, or pay 200€ with your 400€ salary in Albania, or pay 100€ with your 200€ salary in Algeria, or pay 50€ with your 100€ salary in Senegal, or pay 25€ with your 50€ salary in Ghana, or pay 12.5€ with your 25€ salary in Gambia, or pay 1€ from your 2€ salary in Uganda... You chose where you would rather live and what to do with the rest of your salary.
@kodedart2311 6 ай бұрын
Best comment ever 🤣
@valentinasanchez5757 5 ай бұрын
Tell me more about living in a car haha
@vladimirkraus1438 2 ай бұрын
This is the same basically in all Europe.
@LisaEveShow 7 ай бұрын
I just Found this video at 5am and I couldn’t be happier. I love your personality and style. Please make more of these. 😊
@ritzrocco494 7 ай бұрын
This is a great overview. Exactly the type of summarising I was looking for. Great video
@CathyTalksMiami 7 ай бұрын
Another excellent video!!!! I spend Christmas in the Netherlands almost every year with my family that lives there and love it! We also visit Berlin frequently as some of the family is based there… Despite the winter weather, I love those countries ❤
@AlgorelXbox 7 ай бұрын
excellent video, the Lidl Jubileum shirt just killed me :) if you decide on part 2, may I suggest picking from Balkans, Eastern and SW Europe? to have a mix of places. cheers
@adventurefreaksss 5 ай бұрын
Erika, great job. Loved this information!
@dandare1001 7 ай бұрын
I've lived in France, Sweden and Germany, and I have never had problems making friends in them, with the least successful being Sweden (probably because it was for the shortest time). The problem is finding good friends. That always takes more time.
@tabletikmaminkin5229 6 ай бұрын
in Sweden, even the old lady in the supermarket had no problem conversing in English, small towns are here charming . and French intercity buses are really cheap
@bluur101 5 ай бұрын
I have lived in NL since last century and was surprised to find that one of the largest supermarkets here wanted Dutch, German and English to work on the tills. Admittedly, this town is only 6km from the German border, but it is very different to requirements for till-workers in UK where in big cities their english is often very poor.
@dandare1001 5 ай бұрын
@@bluur101 Quite often, the Dutch and Scandinavians speak better English than native English, sadly. We are generally lazy when it comes to speaking foreign languages. for obvious reasons.
@reineh3477 5 ай бұрын
@@dandare1001 I (a Swede) got a shock first time I heard that. British people saying that my English was better than many natives. I feel that my English is rusty so how can it be better than people speaking it every day.
@dandare1001 4 ай бұрын
@@reineh3477 Lots of people simply don't bother to learn English properly at school, or hang around others who have a limited vocabulary, and watch the wrong things on TV, so they never get particularly proficient. I don't know about Swedes because I don't speak Swedish, but I speak German, and I meet lots of Germans who speak German poorly. My German isn't great, yet I have corrected quite a few on their grammar, so I assume Swedes are the same. Aren't they?
@napoleonmacias2651 7 ай бұрын
You are awesome and really funny! Good Job!
@skrillyd 7 ай бұрын
Hello from Sweden! Really great video! Most of the things are true and very well explained. I don't really know how it works in other cities in other cities but atleast where I live (Gothenburg) all types of doctor checkups are free due to something called närhälsan (Nearby Health) which is a doctor checkup area in most major neighbourhoods. This thing gives free checkups and the queue is normally really fast! Introvert life in sweden is so real and honestly sometimes a bit relaxing. Sweden is kind of built (socially and infrastructurally) to be very tranquilising and calm which might be a turn off for some people but really good for others. Even bars and other party areas are still relatively calm and relaxing even during happy hour (most of the time). Personally I love it but it's really up to the person. Again really good video! keep it up :)
@carlosvazquez3678 7 ай бұрын
Wow. Relaxing. I thought Sweden was one of the most dangerous countries in the world. In Europe for sure. No offence but is this true?
@skrillyd 7 ай бұрын
@@carlosvazquez3678 I have heard that gang violence has been a problem that exists in sweden and there have been new regulations that the government is rapidly putting up to fix it. For myself and my city I have not witnessed anything. I think it matters on what city you live in. I feel pretty safe here and nothing has directly attacked that idea. It is no way near "the most dangerous countries in the world" (far from it, I don't know where you got that assumption from? #26 in peace, #11 in Safety and Security, #72nd in Murder Rate, and 4.7/10 in the criminality score following with a 7.46 government resilience score) but there are problems which are being rapidly fixed! Hope that answers your question :)
@carlosvazquez3678 6 ай бұрын
@@geranienbaum I see. I thought that military forces had to help police to control the mafia installed in Sweden since this country open the borders to immigration. Apparently, crimes are related to rapes. Like the girl 9 years old raped by a guy from Algeria. Sweden is not even included in the top 10 safe countries in the world. I never been to Sweden maybe media exagerates this.
@petergustafsson1670 5 ай бұрын
@@carlosvazquez3678 Some places are real bad, most of the country less so. There is a simple way of estimating whether you are in one of the former or the latter, and all Swedes know how to figure that out. However, I will not state it, for reasons.
@Dougie- 5 ай бұрын
Unfortunately Sweden is on a downward spiral and there's no escaping that spiral any time soon. It's a train crash in slow motion. It's sad.
@cestwhat1317 Ай бұрын
Strong work Erika! Very comprehensive analysis with Pros and Cons!
@dadadada7333 7 ай бұрын
super helpful video and BEAUTIFUL TOPS you are a vibe
@Warrry 7 ай бұрын
The thing about southern German/Austrian "Unfriendliness" is rather that we are quick to criticise something. We even got a word for that (granteln as a Verb or Grantler as a noun). And also: the most unfriendly people are in cities like Vienna or Munich (Munich got some contagious toxicity in the mood, ngl), but in smaller cities like Regensburg in Germany or Salzburg in Austria, people are pretty nice.
@nirfz 7 ай бұрын
@@cayennetaa that's impossible!
@th3r4ndom_OG 7 ай бұрын
except "granteln" is not German but Bavarian/Austro-Bavarian, which is the language spoken in Bavaria and Austria. Please don't call it German, thanks.@@cayennetaa
@backyardcreeper 7 ай бұрын
@@cayennetaa we actually have a word for that too.....
@Pidalin 7 ай бұрын
I can confirm that people in Vienna are very unfriendly, only people who were kind to us were muslims for some reason. Here in Czechia, I would say it's vice versa, people in small cities are very rude, but in Prague, everyone is chilling. But there is a difference between classic oldschool villagers (who can be kind, but they almost don't exist anymore) and small town peolpe who are extremely rude and agressive, especially when you don't belong to their social bubble. When I go to Prague, I am always shocked that people talk to me in shops and they are helping me when I am asking something or have some small talks, here in small town, everyone just jumps to a car and disapears, so there is noone you could talk to, because there is noone outside, you see people only in their stupid cars and behind their 3m tall walls and fences. I thought Vienna will be similar case as Prague that people mostly lie about Viennese people because they just hate capital city as here in Czechia, but when I arrived to Vienna, pretty much everything negative I heard about Vienna was confirmed in first 2 days - people are rude, when you ask something, they don't help or answer something in German and walk away, we were cheated in caffé (they printed two breakfasts to our bill instead of just 2 coffees which we actually had) and city looked very damaged - like patched asphalf sidewalks, graffiti everywhere, everything covered under stickers...very weird experience, I didn't expect it that Vienna is that ugly, people here complain about Prague because they hate capital city, but they should be glad that we have what we have. In Lisbon, it was vice versa, people were that helpful, that it was really annoying, they were helping even without asking for help which is another extreme, I don't know what is more annoying. 😀
@nirfz 7 ай бұрын
@@Pidalin There's nothing to excuse about the cafe thing. That's just bad. As for unfriendlyness: I worked in vienna for a little over 10 years and i can't say the same. The real viennese i worked with have never been unfirendly. It's just not part of the austrian culture to start talking to a stranger for no particular reason other than to start a conversation. I have seen that being counted as unfriendliness, but that's a misconception about the word friendliness in my opinion. Two more things: the viennese pronounciation of words sounds more grumpy than the one in Salzburg for example. So there's instances where the same thing said by someone from the west of austria and from vienna sounds more unfriendly from the viennese even though that's not the intention behind it. And secondly: i don't know in which language you conversed with the people in vienna, but i would guess english? -> "thanks" to there being so many germans, any hollywood movie and tv show broadcasted in austria since both are a thing, is dubbed in german. (if the audience is big enough, that has been done and so the swiss and austrian "benefit" and add to the numbers of potential german speaking audience.) That means that there's a huge shift in the population between generations in their english language abilities. (as the most spoken second language) Most people from the age of 40 downwards (thanks to schools and the internet) can speak english, but with most it's not on the same level as the czechs, slovaks, polish... Above that age, language skills are rare. So if you encounter austrians of the age of 60 for example your chances of talking to them if you don't speak german are slim. Then it's down to hand guestures and facial expressions...
@pauladurnbeck5970 7 ай бұрын
This is genius! I live in the NL and everything is totally true. Thanks for the amazing content ❤
@user-rn2ng7eo4h 7 ай бұрын
Do you like the food? :D
@joschmo4497 Ай бұрын
@@user-rn2ng7eo4h yeah ethnic Dutch food like kebab
@robwilliams2410 7 ай бұрын
Love this video and can’t wait to see part 2.
@Kup1208 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video!
@julientrue 7 ай бұрын
Great video!! Now please make one video where you compare - every - single - country in the world. Please :)
@Freezee 4 ай бұрын
The style changes are amazing 😅
@magician2166 7 ай бұрын
Awesome video. Thank you. Your coffee is on the way. Please review more countries.
@MsYolost 7 ай бұрын
Great video, thank you for sharing! :)
@fabiankruger9857 7 ай бұрын
What a great video! I live in Enschede right now to study at UT but only as an exchange student for a year with the Erasmus program. And I find the cultural difference you mentioned to be so true :D Originally I study in Hamburg.
@marvin2678 7 ай бұрын
was studierst du ?
@dileepkumar-kn9tj 7 ай бұрын
Always wanted this kind of video. I would love to see more videos like this with more countries and more points (like engineering skills, design philosophy and architecture, startup scene) to compare even if the video is long (or in multiple parts). Also Erika, could you tell us more about the dutch healthcare system and how it compares to other countries. Btw love the IKEA hat in the Swedish segment 😂😂
@ok373737 2 ай бұрын
Excellent video! Thank you
@HG51_ Ай бұрын
Amazing video and comparison, thank you!!
@sacroyalty 7 ай бұрын
Nice video, as an American who wants to get out these are fun. Next places scheduled to visit: DE and AT. Nice!
@Levittchen4G 7 ай бұрын
Have fun, from an austrian
@EGMyths 7 ай бұрын
for me it is mind-blowing that just now you have found shops with more milk options like 2023, It is not a bad thing it was just a culture shock for me since I took it for granted
@fernandostahelin2972 7 ай бұрын
Great video, wanting for part 2
@jorgruthschilling 7 ай бұрын
As a German I can say Germany does not have universal health care. But we have a mandatory health insurance system. Our health care system is not financed by the government but by some kind of health insurances. Statutory health insurance (gesetzliche Krankenversicherung) functions in accordance with the solidarity principle. The individual insurance fees are based on the financial performance of the members, the health services are the same for everyone. For anyone who plans to work, study, live in Germany for a longer term, it is essential to understand our German national health system. You can get into great trouble in Germany without a German health insurance. If you don't have a valid health insurance you will be billed with around 750€ each month you forgot to apply for a statutory health insurance. As a short-term tourist you do not have to deal with this but especially as a self-employed "digital nomad" you have take care. Without a health insurance you cannot get medical care without paying yourself for it. Around 100,000 people in Germany don't have access to the German health system.
@almerindaromeira8352 7 ай бұрын
Es ist kein Hexenwerk! Man kann sich freiwillig versichern lassen bei einer gesetzlichen Krankenkasse oder man kann alternativ eine private Versicherung abschließen unter solchen komplizierten Arbeitsumständen
@dandare1001 7 ай бұрын
Yes, and I dislike the way it is unfair. If you call a doctor for an appointment, they tend to give you an appointment a few days or even more than a week later. Yet as soon as you tell them you are privately insured, you get an appointment on the same day. I always ended up paying the bills myself. It reeks of corruption. As a comparison, a German friend of mine was in the UK last year and had a small accident. He was accepted in a hospital, treated, and they never asked to see any sort of medical insurance card, and didn't even ask for his address. He didn't even have to pay for anything. That is more like universal healthcare.
@jorgruthschilling 7 ай бұрын
@@almerindaromeira8352 If you earn above average, this may not be a real problem. But for average migrants, there's a lot of bureaucracy to contend with. The legal obligations in the German social security system are very strict. Not paying taxes in Germany is less dangerous than not paying compulsory health insurance. Ordinary German employees are only allowed to leave the statutory health insurance if they earn more than 69,300 euros a year. The average annual income of an employee in Germany is only €49,260. In most cases, migrants in Germany earn significantly less than EU citizens.
@almerindaromeira8352 7 ай бұрын
@@jorgruthschilling you keep telling me how dangerous it is, yet you never mention the actual process, which as a migrant myself, I know well. That means you just want others to have fear of some mystical paper forms. A) If you get a new job, you have 15 days to register with a new Krankenkasse or you can change yours, if you so choose. Just tell your employer and HR does everything. B) you can go to a gesetzliche Krankenkasse and request a voluntary status (freiwillige Versicherung). Based on your income statements you will have to pay the insurance yourself every month. It's pretty good if you are self-employed. C) you may go to any private insurance company and register yourself with them. It's cheap if you're healthy, later in life you might regret it, who knows. Voilà, you are now insured!
@jorgruthschilling 7 ай бұрын
@@almerindaromeira8352 As a foreigner, you may not be aware that most employees in Germany are not allowed to withdraw from statutory health insurance (GKV). This option is not available to most migrants. Most Germans are not free to choose between statutory insurance (GKV) and private insurance (PKV). For most normal families, private health insurance is significantly more expensive than statutory health insurance. Your advices could cause serious harm to migrants coming to Germany. "C) you may go to any private insurance company and register yourself with them. It's cheap if you're healthy, later in life you might regret it, who knows. Voilà, you are now insured!" "That means you just want others to have fear of some mystical paper forms." You don't understand that you can get into very serious legal and financial problems if you do not adhere to the social insurance laws in Germany. We have a very famous German saying that describes our German approach to organizing our society. "Von der Wiege bis zur Bahre, Formulare, Formulare!" “From the cradle to the grave, paper forms, paper forms!” Nobody needs to be afraid of the enormous bureaucracy in Germany, but you cannot ignore these things in Germany as a migrant. BTW, 3,541 Euros was the median monthly wage of full-time employees with German citizenship who were subject to statutory health insurance in 2020. Median wage means that half of the employees earn a higher salary, the other half a lower one. With an average of 2,638 Euros, foreigners in Germany earn significantly less than German citizens. You can opt out of the statutory health insurance in Germany only if you earn more than 5,500 Euros each month.
@xenotiic8356 7 ай бұрын
I am an American (Los Angeles, California ;w;) , and for reasons people might understand, I kinda wanna move to another country. Whether or not I end up in Europe, this video was really helpful for me! I learned a lot, so thank you Erika and comments section.
@arsenez.2432 7 ай бұрын
I wanna move to America from my third world shithole country, so I can't understand you at all, lol. What bothers you most in your country?
@Shadowguy456234 6 ай бұрын
American here, also from California - I've been living and working in Switzerland for the past 5 years, so it is definitely possible if you put your mind to it. No regrets here 😊
@chiisuigintou 5 ай бұрын
srr, I see you might be somewhat into Anime? Seen Flanders no inu already? It's 1 of the most known anime within Japan btw. I would say, it's nice to live in, however, other than that, unless you like great food, old buildings/architecture and beer, it tends to be quite boring. Belgians came up with the Big bang theory, the BMI calculation, the internet (Mundaneum in 1910) and so on. Even though a Belgian came up with asfalt, it's not clear when you look at the state of some of the roads, (which might be bc they have a lot of them).
@chiisuigintou 5 ай бұрын
Here's a docu about Belgium btw. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eJlhicqi3trTkWg.htmlsi=PuETjbeFifuQ59Y7
@Irowned 2 ай бұрын
@@Shadowguy456234 Are you learning the local language?
@guifurst 7 ай бұрын
Omg this is probably the best video I have seen in a while comparing countries in Europe! Also, I loved the vibe of the video, thanks Erika! 😊
@aayushi7040 Ай бұрын
You are v engaging w your content. Amazing
@web_jar6630 7 ай бұрын
This is a very well put together video. Thank you so much :)
@Schnittwin 7 ай бұрын
Very nice! I'm close to getting my degree and was actually thinking to move abroad for some time for my first job (I'm from Germany). Very difficult decision, as there are so many interesting places to go ... if you care to make a 2nd part, maybe you could include countries like Denmark, Italy or Czech :)
@marvin2678 7 ай бұрын
czech is a language
@marvin2678 7 ай бұрын
was hast du studiert ?
@Schnittwin 7 ай бұрын
@@marvin2678 Ya Czech Rep Produktdesign
@LawnasJourney 7 ай бұрын
It was quite fun watching. So detailed too. Indeed no country is perfect
@TravelingTum 2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! Super helpful 😊
@IvanIvanovicIvanov 5 ай бұрын
Hello from Slovakia, liked this video, thank you.
@tryingtobethebestversion 6 ай бұрын
don't know why but you seem to have a kind of charm on me. I tend to be more relaxed while watching you speak.
@Johnjohnthejohn 7 ай бұрын
The weather in the Netherlands is changing rapidly towards hotter climate. We had drought and summers above 30 degrees for the last 5-8 years, like the rest of Europe
@Muralidharan001 2 ай бұрын
looks like nice weather.
@Yoshi-wt4lg 2 ай бұрын
it's still extremely cloudy and cold , dont forget that all of the world is changing like this, so the gap between countries stays the same
@TheSpecialJ11 9 күн бұрын
As a Midwestern American, it sounds like your climate is moving to be more like ours, which sucks. I've visited a few different areas in Europe in the summer a decade ago, and summers are just beautiful across the whole continent as far as I can tell.
@florentgallois7634 6 ай бұрын
That is very good and deep explanation; very good.
@Mokkel73 Ай бұрын
I think your research is SPOT ON! Regards from Sweden...
@yunleung2631 6 ай бұрын
Ugh... I needed this. I'm a chinese American considering moving to either DE or NL. Social connections, maybe a different professional route... IDK Also, love how smugly sarcastic you are lol. If we lived in the same city I would definitely organize a party with you
@aluuusch 2 ай бұрын
Great work-life-balance, paternal leave shoudl also be mentioned for Germany. Nice video!
@idiomas6585 7 ай бұрын
I love your videos, I’m learning English with you
@Konztinental 2 ай бұрын
Why am I just discovering this channel just now. An easy subscribe!
@megangardner_science_and_art 7 ай бұрын
Great video. It would be nice if you put an icon in the menu so people can support your channel financially. I’ve seen other KZfaqrs do that. That would reduce the time it takes to go to a webpage. And I would love to see other videos on this topic :) Tschüss 👋
@brokenrecords123 7 ай бұрын
I always appreciate comprehensive information like this! Definitely want to live in Europe someday. Do you know by any chance know how Flanders is similar/different to the Netherlands as well as Wallonia to France? I feel countries like Belgium can go under the radar of most people but I’m curious
@dennisengelen2517 7 ай бұрын
As someone from Flanders I can tell you that housing is WAY more affordable than in the Netherlands (like the Dutch come live here because they can't afford a house in their own country + their houses are way smaller). Belgium has the population who are the richest people by median wage and possessions (so the wealth is best distributed among every person instead of a few disgustingly rich people making up most of the wealth in rankiings where they say the average income). The Dutch are more assertive while we are more passive overall, but when on the road expect people to behave like maniacs because they don't follow speed limits, stick close to your bumper and don't always use indication when changing lanes lol.
@jensholm5759 7 ай бұрын
Comming there You should see Netherland(s) is the LOW LANDs, which they are. The has same culture and language. In a very short version the dividing is a warline. You can defend the Shelde river into Antwerpen In a version You has`-had the germans and the other the french influence. They both use Euros, a lot of very food and many of exenent. They also have very good milk, cider and wine. The price level for Holland ad Belgium i almos the same. Speaking english will help You very much. Im a #cold one#. Next year we visit Norway and partly Sweden half way up. #not so many people3 as in Flanderen.
@benefiet 5 ай бұрын
I'm from Belgium/flanders: We, Flemish people are more reserved and less direct then the Dutch, we have a french/ burgundian eating culture, houses are more affordable, we speak french and english as a second language, we love biking as a sport and techno-music for parties. In flanders we feel more like individuals and less like one big herd (->dutch). The dutch love to look down on us but we don't give a f. :). Hope this helps you a bit, you are more then welcome in Belgium!
@user-xi6nk4xs4s 7 ай бұрын
Thank you Erika. Job well done in my opinion.
@Chavika1 7 ай бұрын
Love your content! 👍
@summerfish9320 7 ай бұрын
Spaniard living in edgy and techno Berlin. The video is very precise. I really liked it. I would add that the public transport inside of Berlin works really really well. About the kitchens on rented flats, it is changing now also and getting better. The thing in Germany is that there is a huge lack of flats so landlords know that the flat will be rented even without a kitchen. Burocracy, I think, is getting better now and more digitalized. Income tax is easy to do online with private companies software who make everything very easy. Most people don't use elster but these programms or online apps. It is true that Germany is very affordable and at the same time it has high salaries. And yes, the big con is the language. It is stereotypical to say it, but yes, German language is difficult and needs time and constant motivation. I still recommend Germany a lot.
@soumadip_skyy_banerjee 6 ай бұрын
Graçias!
@89moonboy 7 ай бұрын
I didn't watch your whole video yet, but your map of France at 0:15 includes the French speaking parts of Belgium and Switzerland 😁
@riso_rafa 7 ай бұрын
38:32 pretty sure you meant "...from Dortmund to Berlin" :) I myself live in Dortmund and I think the travelling times you've described match up pretty well with the ones from here to the capital city. Great video, though! Been to Sweden this year and absolutely fell in love. Your list of cons about moving there were a big help and a great starting point for me to further deep-dive into research.
@DanEnescu 7 ай бұрын
this video is really well made. Awesome work!
@jajajajaja357 6 ай бұрын
I am German, living in Italy for 25 years now and from a holiday in Paris I remember the rudeness of everybody there. Even the person that rented her flat to us seemed unhappy about the fact that she was renting out her flat. I did not find this rudeness anywhere else. Germany, U.K., Italy, Netherlands, Spain.....never found all those rude people in a short time.
@benefiet 5 ай бұрын
people in paris are rude, people outside paris in France are friendly.
@nickduf 5 ай бұрын
@@benefiet Les allemands en France n'ont pas laissé de très bons souvenirs en 1870, en 1914 et 1939 !!!! 😅
@calvin9436 7 ай бұрын
Germany has the biggest market in Europe for vegan supplies, I think of that as a pro aswell.
@jeetu6082 7 ай бұрын
Loved your video and your outfits!
@mbuck5044 7 ай бұрын
Great video Erika! Informative and entertaining!
@anastasiiazdorikova 7 ай бұрын
I've also lived in Germany for 1.5 years now, in a suburb town right outside Cologne. None of the doctors I met spoke English 😂 And due to my mom's illness I had to go to a few of them even at the time when I didn't speak German at all. Man that was a motivational thing for me. I even made a habit of just going to various doctors with other Ukrainians just to help with translation. Dentists are the toughest to understand so far😁
@jan-lukas 7 ай бұрын
Did you go to the doctor in Cologne or in the suburb?
@DenzelPF-jl4lj 7 ай бұрын
Were these all old doctors? I can't imagine a 40-50 year old well educated person in Germany that doesn't speak English. Most of all outside the former eastern bloc 😮
@anastasiiazdorikova 7 ай бұрын
@@jan-lukas suburb, because it was easier to get appointments
@anastasiiazdorikova 7 ай бұрын
@@DenzelPF-jl4lj no, middle-aged as well! And yes, whether in ophthalmology, ortho, urology or neurology - noone, literally noone spoke English. Turkish - yes, but otherwise - only German. That's why there is a segment of Russian-speaking doctors, but the waiting times are extra long and I find them very dismissive: one of them just prescribed my mom a cream, when a German orthopedist performed a surgery. And don't get me started on receptionists: to make an appointment you've got to speak German. That's why I learned it in 1 year and now I even got a job in German in my field (marketing)
@GeneRauXxX 7 ай бұрын
@@anastasiiazdorikovaI am a doctor and a native Turkish speaker and I have C1 level English and b1 level Ukrainian, do you think I could find a job easily in Germany? If yes I would like to start learning German. Russian is on demand bcs there is no doctor who can speak Ukrainian or some people from Ukraine only know Russian? What do you think?
@Vanillevirus 7 ай бұрын
As a single woman safety is my first priorty and Germany is really scary. I don't like it that I have to live in constant fear that something bad might happen with me on the streets or in the train. I think twice before leaving my house in the evening after it gets dark like even for grocery nearby.
@ebbeb9827 7 ай бұрын
why is Germany bad for safety compared to other European countries?
@a.r.stellmacher8709 6 ай бұрын
Has Germany really deteriorated by that much? If so, that’s very tragic. Hope things get better soon. Plan to come back home soon.
@Vanillevirus 6 ай бұрын
@@a.r.stellmacher8709 I live in Ruhrgebiet and it's so. Even in the small cities. I have had some really horrifying encounters I must say. Maybe you'll be safer if you have a car and I hope things go good for you.
@MrNo0p 4 ай бұрын
I'am also a single woman and never had to fear anything. But I'am living in Baden-Württemberg near Karlsruhe. As tommy a famous german streamer once said " Ruhrgebiet alda dort passiert alles. 90% von allem passiert im Ruhrgebiet" meaning everything you see happening in germany it happens in the Ruhrgebiet.
@blazer9547 14 күн бұрын
@@MrNo0p keep it that way. Your region has less muslims
@jojje3000-1 6 ай бұрын
Good job researching all this 👍🏼
@rudymilla 6 ай бұрын
Amazing Video!
@Andarus 3 ай бұрын
I live in Germany for 37 year and NEVER have I seen a Hobo. Maybe in Hamburg or Berlin, but not in smaller cities.
@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece 7 ай бұрын
Church Tax is not mandatory. And even if you opted in accidentally in some way getting out is easy, just go to a local administration office and sign the paperwork. My experience with this is: Easiest appointment I ever had there and also the 2nd lowest fee I have ever paid. I think it was 30€. (about 8 years ago) Wish getting out of GEZ was that easy.
@soumadip_skyy_banerjee 6 ай бұрын
Subscribed. ❤
@rbeaton6902 Ай бұрын
Very well presented...and fun to listen to.👍
@Bioshyn 3 ай бұрын
one big thing about the German train system is, it's a mess of different systems jumbled together over the last 150 years. and we don't have many dedicated high speed lines, in a lot of places the passenger trains have to share tracks with freight and short distance slow trains, so if one thing goes wrong it ripples through the whole system. In Germany a great way to find friends is joining a club/association, like the voluntary firefighters or football/volleyball or some club upholding local traditions
@therealdualipa 7 ай бұрын
one more thing is in france is internal public transport is great like most moderately sized towns have like a bus system that just goes within the town so theres that on top of the cross-town public transport
@petersfluege 7 ай бұрын
Interesting, well done! You are so funny. I love You! 😁😉😎
@sjot2006 5 ай бұрын
so accurate about Austria. Congrats on the video!
@ofihrofhp3ff688 7 ай бұрын
On Germany: Yes, there is a lot of bureaucracy, and I hated it while living there, but at least it works. I'm now living in Portugal and miss "German bureaucracy". At least, if you submit a form, it will be handled. You can call the tax office or health insurance, and speak to a person. You can make appointments and they will be honored (if you're on time). And btw. doing taxes in Germany is pretty easy IMO, elster is really good and has explanations for literally every field.
@meetimian3383 6 ай бұрын
Who's elster
@lottecooper4370 5 ай бұрын
@@meetimian3383 that's the tax software
@juliar1225 5 ай бұрын
The german online tax website
@manel5686 3 ай бұрын
please i have a question is it true that german citizen who move to another country to live there should pay taxes to germany for 10 years ?
@marcoac-sx6lq 9 күн бұрын
You're just misinformed, as a foreigner living in Portugal all of this exists also here. You can chat with a person on the tax agency website and call also a number. It's very easy.
@dutchy1121 7 ай бұрын
Going from Enschede to Amsterdam by car is not cheaper unless you plan on staying there shorter than the length of the drive. Parking in Amsterdam will quickly sum up to higher than the train fare.
@arko9151 7 ай бұрын
I'm from Sweden, cool video idea👍🏾
@samrecalgna 6 ай бұрын
recently played the little chef game, i finished everything, your illustrations r so cute :))
@BYROXI5000 7 ай бұрын
As a french that's a great video. But, "maybe" you exchanged the french state map with the francophone map. 😅
@berix7926 7 ай бұрын
i like the shirt u r wearing in the germany part
@pranay.mishra Ай бұрын
This was a really helpful video, please make part 2. Also, suggest the best country to move as an expat. Great work 👏
@remi000simon 5 ай бұрын
Yes Erica. I so looking forward to. Icing to Europe to live. Very soon. Great video
@neronim0 3 ай бұрын
About the german church tax: You can leave the church, and then no longer pay that tax. It's a bit annoying, and I've heard stories of church officials knocking on peoples doors and claiming that they didn't pay tax when they had to, and then the person has to find the official document stating that they did officially leave and therefore don't have to pay tax... And the Radio and TV tax is actually a fee, not a tax. That's because the Constitutional court ruled that, in order to protect a free press and media that oversees the actions of the government, said government can't be in control of how said media is financed. That's why it's not s tax, because a tax can be changed by the government.
@siruoro6718 7 ай бұрын
Yoo, I find the dutch language charming (am german)! And you have funny words "Pindakaas" "Schoonmaker" and ofc "GEKOLONISEERD" :D
@siruoro6718 7 ай бұрын
One should also mention, that it's common for doctors not to put their opening hours on the internet in germany Germanys premade food is abundand and significantly more affordable than Dutchland It's true that German efficiency has succumbed to Bureaucracy! Even ppl born, raised in germany, speaking german fluently no problem have big trouble deciphering what the heck the >insert institution< is writing you by letter. Yes... letters are very common here.....
@rylyss7836 7 ай бұрын
thank you SO much! I'm thinking about moving from Russia to Europe and I've found your video very informative and supportive
@Zak_How 4 сағат бұрын
Thank you for sharing this information and your experiences
@blenderpanzi 4 ай бұрын
About the winter in Austria: In Vienna or Lower Austria (i.e. not the mountains) winters aren't that cold anymore. Which means sadly barely any snow anymore in winter. Only a few days in November with a bit snow and a few days last week with a dusting of snow this season here in that area of Austria. Also inflation here was higher than in Germany the last few years. Like drive over the border and the stores might have cheaper prices for the same stuff in the same store chain.
@FreyaFromAsgard 7 ай бұрын
Everything you mentioned in the Netherlands you can also find in Poland but cheaper. We have gyms that require scanning your finger, we have the same stuff in shops.
@nightline9868 2 ай бұрын
Yes. And both are leaning towards right wing politics :) Congrats
@Jk-tp2ll Ай бұрын
@@nightline9868 Netherlands if far from right wing, i lived in both. Its as liberal as it gets and full of migrants and crime especially in Amsterdam.
@joschmo4497 Ай бұрын
@@nightline9868 You can't be serious. Dutch people are so woke it's crazy. Their right wing can't even be called right wing. Netherlands is infested with kebabs and others, crime rates have gone up significantly. There's nothing remotely right wing about any western European country, there's no patriotism left, they've bought into the globalist/multicultural nonsense.
@marcoac-sx6lq 9 күн бұрын
Giving your fingerprints to a random gym is the dumbest thing possible
@T.K.P. 7 ай бұрын
Thank you erica for the information 😊
@stechistech5522 7 ай бұрын
Fun video!
@yiskadj7986 6 ай бұрын
Austrian here specifically living in Dornbirn aswell. Well one thing important to mention on housing prices is that they are very dependent on the state you live in. For example Vorarlberg, Tyrol and Salzburg are known for their horendous housing prices and very big coorprate housing markets. Vienna on the other side has one of the most affordable housing in the whole of europe specifically for a big city! One rule of thumb is that the more east you go the cheaper austria gets!
@CoughFee 6 ай бұрын
Ok. That's fantastic information. Thank you for sharing. I'm thinking about moving to the Austrian state of Burgenland.
@yiskadj7986 6 ай бұрын
@@CoughFee Burgenland has the lowest cost of living of all of the states but comes with the disadvantage of not so saturated job market and general lower household income
@sambajane 7 ай бұрын
the Czech Republic is a paradise in a bubble separated from the rest of the world. that is the answer. I am not from there, have no ancestry there, so I have no biases. it's only based on what I've experienced. good day
@pavelkraus1952 6 ай бұрын
Its not all sunshine and rainbows... but definitely jack of all trades of the EU.
@Theinvisibleg Ай бұрын
I Like your videos you are an amazing person ❤❤
@Joeythegoats 6 ай бұрын
erica ur such a mood booster