In Europe more laws are made to benefit the people while in the US more laws are made to benefit the corporations and the rich.

French here. My impressions about this and having visited the US many times, is that we do know a lot about you Americans but you don't know anything about us beyond outdated clichés. I was surprised as well by the relative uniformity of the US in terms of daily live, same stores, same chain restaurants etc... I just wish Americans could go beyond clichés and in the same time not be disappointed because we don't fit these cliches (anymore)...

Hey from the UK 🇬🇧 😊 Really liked this video but felt slightly concerned about his ideas around patriotism. Thinking you're the best isn't patriotic, it's nationalist!!! I think that this can be a very dangerous thing 🤔. Love you guys

When you are able to speak 2 or multiple languages, you are 2 or multiples people. It’s like you are a different person when you speak a different language with a different personality. You begin to think and act like the language and then you understand better the culture and why they are the way they are. It’s hard to explain but people who know other languages will know what I’m talking about

German here. My parents, upon retirement, embarged on annual big trips. They went to Russia, took a Danube cruise, America, Namibia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Scandinavia etc., they did one world trip even, crossing the entire globe…. I think Europeans have an ingrained wanderlust to see the world and it spans all generations…

We have a saying here in Germany: "Travelling educates". You get to know different cultures, languages, Food, peculiarities of a country and its inhabitants, also the good and less good things that every country has.

Thing is, the “we’re the best” thing wouldn’t be half as annoying if it at least were even somewhat true, but the US alas isn’t anywhere near that minimum qualifier. Just as grating is the fact that the US probably has the potential but completely wastes it…

as for geography in Poland we had to pass exam from world map (both physical and political) twice - in gymnasium (this level no longer exists) and later in highschool as well - we had exam from hydrosphere (all lakes, rivers, bays, seas, straits etc), land (mountain ridges, plains, highlands, deserts etc) , political (all countries and their capitals; we had bonus points if we listed stuff like old names/places that recently switched). We had an A4 sized paper with a blank world map (continent shapes and max 2 biggest rivers printed) and teacher would list random ~40 names and we had to mark them on the map. With countries we had to mark them on the similar map - without borders, and write down the capital name below the map.

Slovenia has 2 million people living on the area that covers 20,271 square kilometres (7,827 sq mi). There are 48 dialects and 13 subdialects in slovenian language. Sometimes I don't understand a friend that lives 10km away if she speaks in dialect. 😂

How do you think that we in Europe are able to visit other countries so easily? Europe is around the same size as the US, but we do travel outside of the borders of Europe, we often hear about people who have never left the state they were born in, why do you think this is.

It always seems to me that the predominant culture in the U.S. is that of the dollar and its every man or woman for themselves. In Europe we tend to value quality of life for all, as manifested in a far higher minimum wage, fair healthcare systems, widespread public transportation, realistic minimum paid holidays, etc. Considering the U.S. is by far the younger country, you would think it would be the other way round !

Dialects are a really big thing in Europe and it's more here than this: "they say soda instead of lemonade". I live in the absolute west of Germany. I can easily walk to France or Luxembourg in under 2 hours. When I start speaking in a dialect way, people from the neighboring federal state have to listen carefully. Anyone further away would probably not understand me at all. As if I were speaking a completely different language. This can be even more extreme in other European countries. The work culture is also completely different. I often feel like Americans live to work (the bad interpretation). Europeans work to live. All the employers I've been employed with have downright forced me to take my excess vacation days or leave work until the next day if I was 10-15 minutes overtime. And especially in the last few years, there has been a growing feeling in the working world that work has to be something that fulfills your life. This can be seen in the demands for a 4-day work week or better wages (see Deutsche Bahn strikes).

I use to visit a channel called European Roads, where it highlights scenary roads and highways thoughtout Europe. I remember a video portraying the highway between Ventimiglia (Italy) and Cannes (France) just a couple hundred metres from the coast, and the frontier was just in the middle of a curve, no barriers, no customs, just a sign on the right: Welcome to France. Epic!

I don't think a country can be "introverted", it's just a perception of a different culture, some cultures are quieter but that doesn't equate to introversion. The excuse that Americans don't travel because of long distances to the rest of the world, all I can say is compare to Australia or New Zealand where it's almost a rite of passage for young people leaving school/University. It's more to do with the toxic work culture and limited vacation time.

The narrator is using a map of Europe which shows the borders between 1918 (WWI) and 1939 (official beginning of WWII, though for some countries, like Czechoslovakia, it has started in 1938 already)... Just look at the Czechoslovakia, still with Carpatian Ruthenia, Polish borders totally messed up, Lithuanias borders as well etc... Todays Europe looks way different...

More working hours didn´t mean more productivity. Often the productivity goes down because there is no regeneration time. Many european countries know and figured out how to get the max. produtivity with the minimum of time. As a german i heared often we are very efficient but also rude. In our work culture the communication is different. E-Mail USA: "Hallo Susan. How are your kids. Has Jimmy got his teeth.... Bla bla (Small talk stuff). And can you send me the document xyz" E-Mail Germany: "Hallo Susan. Can you send me the document xyz. I need it for project abc. Thanks" - And later they meet at the coffee break at the kitchen and talk about the kids. When we work we are doing the work and when it is break time we do other stuff.

SEEMS better hahaha? It's not even a debate compared to almost every European country.

I’m a born Londoner with German folks. I love the ease of travel between all the European countries (including the Uk pre Brexit 😂). But I fondly remember when: I’d drive down to Dover and get a bacon butty and tea paid for in pounds. Then I’d hop on the ferry to France and get a croissant and cafe au Laid in France which was paid in French francs… followed by some frittes and a beer paid for in Belgium francs… and a cofffe and cake which the Dutch needed Guilders for. I’d then become a speed demon on the German motorway so i could spend my Deutsche Marks on a beer with some mates. That’s a 9-10 hour journey of 850 km (600 miles) through 5 countries. Just loved it. Oh yes… a 1-2 hour plane ride will take you from Central Europe to 20-30 different countries. If you live in Cologne ur just a few miles away from France Belgium and Holland. Just imagine having ur breakfast in cologne hopping onto ur bike with ur better half to cycle through the sunny streets on safe bike paths and hopping onto a train to meet friends in Amsterdam for lunch and then hop into another train to stop over in Antwerp for early supper and end up in Brussels for some cocktails. Been there… done that.

The topic of traveling is important. I live in Switzerland. When I was young, we didn't have restaurants that had tables outside. But since I'm a kid, I travel to Italy, France, Greece. People there live in their own squares. That's what we wanted when we came back after the trip. The desire was so strong that we even banned the cars to get such sites to live. We even have a word for it: Mediterranization. We didn't invent it, we copied it. Americans don't have that chance. They hardly have any vacations. They hardly travel. They hardly experience alternatives. In the end, you can tell them that they live in the best country in the world, and they believe it because they have no comparison.

Different languages: Just imagine how different the USA would be if in the respective states the people had started to teach the language of the main settlers, to speak it, to have it as an "official language" and English was only used as a foreign language -> California+ New Mexico + parts of Texas = Spanish; other parts of Texas+ Wisconsin= German; Loiusianna = French etc. Many regional traditions would also likely have "survived" longer in the US rather than being extremely "watered down" with others. (That's when the thought of beer production came to me;) )

17:30 - Retired US citizens are "invading" Portugal and Spain, so I don't know where you got the idea that older people are not too keen on travelling. 20:08 - I firmly believe that cupholders in motor vehicles were created with US americans in mind. I've visited several europeans countries, and together with my own, I've never seen anyone using them.

About the efficiency of cooking and ordering it hugely depends how you define 'efficient'. I never eat out and order food maybe once a month. The time i need to put a pan with some water on the stove and start some rice boiling is as long as it takes to look for a restaurant to order (i do have an induction stove though). The time it takes to chop up some fresh veggies is as long as it takes for me to choose what food to order. It's even faster when it's frozen veggies. The time till that rice-veggie-pan is finished is less than half the time that my ordered food needs to arrive. And in both cases i can do other things while the food 'cooks'. My self cooked meal cost me less than 3€. My ordered food would be at least 3 times more expensive. Yes, after eating my cooked food i have dirty dishes that i need to put into my dishwasher. After eating take out i have lots of plastic waste that needs to get rid off and later taken down for the waste disposal truck to collect it. So, overall cooking for myself under the week (and i'm talking simple quick dishes) takes me about the same time as it does to order, but it's finished faster, it cost me much less and the aftermath is less work for me. Also, i usually go grocery shopping 1-3 times a week after work, when i have waiting time for my train anyway or occationally on a saturday or friday on the way home from meeting friends with my partner (we then throw all the 'Pfand' into the car and go grocery shopping for an hour max after the meetings). For me that's more efficient in nearly every aspect AND i have healthy meals where i know exactly what's inside and that i can enjoy even more cause i made it myself.

My American g/f works 12 hours a day or more, and even carries on into the weekend. Never enough time, too much pressure, and she's never even taken 2 weeks vacation at one time. She has to do the work of 2 people. She has a very good job that's very well paid that burns her out to the point of exhaustion every day. Life is all about work work work! So she is moving to England for a better quality of life and her sanity! Here in the UK people matter, and we have workers rights, and 5 to 6 weeks vacation every year, and Bank Holidays on top of that, along with full sick pay, maternity / paternity paid leave, and far less stress. If we work 9-5 we finish at 5, not 8pm like over there. We have a better welfare system, free healthcare at the point of delivery ( surgeries, hospitals ) our biggest bill for prescriptions will be around £10, though in 50% of cases we get that free too, until we die, no matter how long we live. Our food is better quality and far fresher, up to 50% cheaper, and is not full of chemicals and colorings, and our chickens and eggs are not bleached or chlorinated due to better animal welfare than in the US. And we shop daily. ( Watch Evan Edinger on his KZfaq channel, comparing UK / US food prices, when he shops at a small Sainsbury's Local store. He's an American mathematician living in London. ) Also check out the 'Insider Food' channel with Harry and Joe, a Brit and a Yank, comparing everything UK vs US, which includes all fast food chains, ingredients and prices. Check out their finding the best fish and chips in London video, its very interesting! Here our stores, pharmacies and surgeries are all within walking distance, and people walk, hike, and cycle everywhere. We have the freedom to roam across the UK without fear of getting shot for trespass. Our air is cleaner, our countryside greener, and we have a great transport network of trains, buses, coaches, and trams. Our trains don't crash weekly or ram into vehicles daily on a crossing. Our cops will not shoot first then ask questions later, and we are safe walking most streets alone late at night. School and Mall shootings are extremely rare and are not a daily or weekly occurrence. People in the UK matter, but in the US you are just a commodity to be exploited for financial gain by your greedy corporations and government. We have a work / life balance, over there you just have work. There are only 3 things I want to see or do in America. Visit the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley, and drive down Route 66 in either my RS Cosworth or on my Norton Commando. Other than that I would not want to go there of live there if they paid me.

I've travelled a bit, not to the US, but around Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The thing I've noticed is that in the places I've been there's an immediate "Oh, we're in Sydney, or Paris, or Rome." There is a feel about the place, and it's not just an Old World versus New World kind of thing, because Australia is even younger than the US. But in the US, there's all these roads with big box stores, fast food chains and gas stations, and it doesn't matter where in the country you go, there are these roads everywhere. And that's how everyone buys everything in the suburbs. They drive to the nearest road like this, buy a month's supply of whatever, and drive home. Everywhere else I've been to, in terms of cities, you basically don't use your car during the week at all, because you don't need it for anything, and maybe go for a drive somewhere on the weekend. Everything you need is walking distance away, or on the way home from work. You eat better food, it's normal to buy only a few days worth of food at a time, and you don't feel sorry for the people who don't own a car. It means they live within walking distance of a train station, and you should be feeling sorry for people who live too far from one and have to use it every day.

He doesn't get the culture thing, the vast majority of US movies and music are entertainment, not culture, are commercial, not art. And then, a much older country, has a lot more things accumulated from the past. Anyway, the US is shaped by corporations, marketing, ads and there is no freedom, choice,, that's an illusion. What people eat at breakfast, what kind of houses people live in, even what people wear (it's just fashion going in a certain direction). Everything has been defined by corporations. Even how often people wash their hair - every day is not good for the skull and other nations did not fall for the marketing push. And why no freedom? What matters is social status, keeping up with the Joneses. And people don't choose to work work work, they are being indoctrinated form birth - and who benefits from this? Corporations ofc. That's the weird part, that everything has been shaped by corporations, not by society itself, like elsewhere. Another factor that limits freedom and choices is the self help books craze - something very specific to the US. People try to change who they are (self brainwash) and everyone uses the same books. i know all this might sound rather harsh but it's not an attack, it's just a couple of quite very relevant things that people don't notice. Oh and it's not just Canada and Mexico that are close to the US, think about Cuba and everyone else in that area and then, what's next to Alaska - yeah it's Russia. Also, in the US for some weird reason, size is always used to justify things that have nothing to do with size. And a lot of US people do not seem to be aware that aside for the fact that Russia is almost twice the size of the US, a bunch of other countries are larger or of similar size in terms of area - Canada, China, Brazil, Australia - and they never use size as some kind of excuse for anything.

Forget office! I usually dress up even to carry out trash and *definitely* dress up properly while going to shop, even if it's just a single small item.

9:35 And a lot of countries in the Carribean, not to mention the other 7 countries that are located on the North American mainland (Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala Belize and Panama are all in North America; the first country that is in South America is Colombia). It's not true that the USA are only close to Mexico and Canada. Countries like Cuba or the Bahamas are not that far from the USA and in fact way closer to the US border than the distance between let's say France and Poland for example. Not to mention that you must not confuse Europe and the EU (a common mistake many people make, especially in the USA). The EU is only 4.233 million km² in size - the continent of Europe is 10.53 million km². The largest country in Europe by far is the European part of Russia - which is 3,960,000 km² in size (by comparison the USA are 9.834 million km², 18 % of which is Alaska). Europe as a continent is larger than the USA. 16:40 Fun fact: English is not the official language of the USA. The USA actually doesn't have an official language at all.

American in Europe. I've been here for 12 years and I'm content here. I get free health care and there is help for people, even homeless people. There's crime here but it is much lower here. I feel very safe and secure.

When the question is "is life better in USA (one country) or Europe (50+ different countries)", how can any valid comparison be possible?

I think that we are lucky to have so many (mostly quite small) countries so close to each other in Europe that we consider it as standard. We don't need to leave the continent to experience many different cultures and it is much easier for us to travel internationally. We also have very close relations as countries and we are familiar with different cultures. Can't talk about other countries, but we learn to travel already in primary school. Most of the places I have visited in my country were thanks to school excursions, starting very young, including big hikes. At the university, my professor of art history decided that instead of the final exam of the semester we would go to Vienna to visit some museums and the Christmas market, it was right before Christmas. It was only 1h 20 min by bus from the center of our capital city Bratislava, the bus cost maybe 10€ (both ways combined), we spent there maybe 6 hours and came back before dinner. In high school, we went for a daytrip to Tropicarium in Budapest, Hungary. My high school also did daytrips to a concentration camp in Poland, trips to Paris, Madrid etc. for kids of any grade and lot of them went to every single of those international excursions. It was after 2004, right after we became a European Union member. My literature professor loved theater, so periodically there were excursions to our most famous theaters in different cities leaving in the evening, coming back home around midnight. So we do travel a lot and if it's not with our family, it definitely is with our teachers and schoolmates, it is almost impossible not to travel out of your country at this point. (But only in the last 30 years, before we were prisoners in the communist block for 40 years.) Thanks for always bringing an interesting topic, I love watching you two and listening to your opinions, agree with most of them. Have a beautiful day!

Greetings from Norway! As a Scandinavian, I can provide insight into Norway's perspective, where political transparency, healthcare accessibility, and equality for all are highly esteemed values. It is these values that lead me to hold reservations about the United States. While I have a family living in Los Angeles and a genuine fondness for the American people, I find myself at odds with the political climate and the broader societal values and systems in the United States. I understand it that there s a concerted effort to mask some of the negative aspects and the realities that exist within the country. Also, I do not have any problem with food-chains like McDonalds and Starbucks as we have a lot of this in Scandinavia as well, but my concern about this in America is that food in the United States, even sourced from companies like 'Whole Foods', tends to be overly processed. This underscores a broader issue regarding food quality and processing standards within the US, which differs from what I have experienced in Europe.

If you take Europe. And then the "European Union "I think is the same as the United States of America. Everyone, their own government. It's only 52 back 28 states. You can also travel freely within the 52 States. We do too, but then 28 countries/states.

The coolest thing in America? ...The plane that took me back in Europe!!!!!!!

Spain is one the older reign of Europe, if forming by several older reigns too older. All of us speak “castellano “ not español it’s the correct name of the language of the old Reign of Castilla, but we have another 4 oficial languages of 3 older reigns Gallego from Galicia (Old reign since 1.300 years ago NW of Spain ), Euskera from Euskadi and Catalán from Catalunya (Valenciano old Reign of Valencia). It’s the same all of us speak 2-4 languages (English is obligatory since 3 years old) if you’re like me From Galicia , you grow speaking 3 languages at the same time . All habitants of USA are immigrants from Europe . Inmigrants, don’t forget this .

You two are such a great looking couple intelligent and your approach and opinion are the same or similar to mine

I completely agree on both your points, it really is all subjective. Having been born and brought up patriotic of my own heritage here in Scotland I could easily claim Scotland to be this, that and the next because of the symbolising of Hadrians wall or that we stood 400+ years against the Vikings and defeated them from the north and the south, etc. Each country has their own qualities and I can honestly say, whilst I've not had the opportunity much at all to go abroad, the two times I managed to go on holiday; 2 weeks in Rome and 2 weeks in Verona in the north of Italy, I fell in love with the place, and I don't have the mentality to sit and compare this, that and the next thing, it's just nothing other than a love and appreciation for what was different culturally to that of where I was born and brought up in Scotland. Whilst I'm an advocate of gun ownership, which I know you guys don't favour, I have had certain Americans speaking about my country as if it's some sort of living hell because we don't have gun ownership, making it sound as if we live in some sort of backwater dictatorship. Sure enough, there's certain authoritarian policies by governments, but look at the U.S. in recent years, especially the past 20+ years where the polis over there act like the bloody gestapo half the times. It's really all just narrow-mindedness from specific individuals who need to get out into the world and realise the world is a big place that one can learn to love and appreciate rather than being closed off.

I am a recent subscriber but I like both of you, keep it up, from uk

7:25 "It "Trumps" here..." 😄

It's interesting that people who say yes are usually in one of a half dozen states, not the crappy areas of Europe. I haven't heard anyone say, "oh my god Bulgaria is so much better then the US.

This is really interesting. The creator has been very thoughtful about it. Great video 😁

That’s what older Germans do, if they can afford it: Traveling. But not only in Europe, where it’s easy.

Oh yes. Older Generation in Europe do travel a lot. They just wait to retire and they hit the road.

G'day Moaners. I really wish i had the means to contribute towards your next trip to The Land of Smiles. I would love to have a few beers with you and chat. ❤❤❤❤

What I notice in so many areas is that most Americans don't think outside the box, they don't see, or don't want to see how it is different in the world or in another continent. Here you only see the USA, I think if many Americans would do that then some things would be different in the USA.

12:44 hotdogs arent american. they are invented in germany like hamburger 😀

And yet Russia which is larger than the USA with many more ethnic variations is aware of geography and other countries. True it's an older country historically when it comes to the beginning of the USA and yet apparently anything before this time is non existent, there was no history on that continent before USA existed lol. I think it's more to do with the lack of decent education and the attitude of Americans to other nations and peoples, which is why it is so good to see how many are now educating themselves and learning about the world they're part of instead of thinking the USA is the world. Europe is only a small part also so thinking it's easier for them to travel to reach each country in europe is only pertinent if you live in Europe. On a sidenote, I notice you have trouble with chapped lips which is so painful and sore especially in winter. My daughter had the same problem when younger but after trying several remedies I hit on a good one to make yourself very easily and cheap. A good quality organic coconut oil. Pick fresh daisies preferably ox eye daisies if they grow near you, or purple dead nettles. Put them fresh into the oil and after a couple of weeks you should have a healing oil. I never buy pharmaceutical remedies and make my own and have found they work so much better. I hope you have those ingredients there but I'm sure there is something that grows there to replace them. Also never use soap on your face as I think you have sensitive skin and that will irritate it. I hope it helps. 💛🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

In Asia, there is a difference between introversion and being humble. I found that once you break through the humility, they are funny as hell and great to be around. This seems a bit stereotypical to me

10:35 granted, the US is huge, sizewise.. but Europe is 1.04 times as big as the states. If we get tought about the states and bordering countries. The least they could do in America is teach a bit about Europe as well 😂😂😂

There is a list of countries with the happiest people. Finland and Danmark are 1 and 2. Where stands the USA, if they are on the list.

US is a country that has a Corporate culture. The created "culture" , benefits corporations.

I would never go away from Europe, first of all, never want to live in America.

I’m trying to learn Spanish. I mostly visit the Canary Islands and it’s quite different from the mainland. I have a friend there from Argentina who specifically teaches us Canarian Spanish. It can get a little confusing 😊

When I listen to you, ordinary people from America, it seems that life in America is much harder than in Europe. For example, a better healthcare system, cheaper real estate, well-maintained public infrastructure, affordable childcare, and free higher education or universities. You work much more, as you yourself said, sometimes even two jobs, you don't have maternity leave, you don't have paid vacation. So, I don't understand why hardworking Americans like yourselves don't realize that your country is exploiting you and why you don't move to another country. There are job opportunities everywhere, and home is where you and your family are!

9:30 Europa 10.530.000 km² (only Europe part of Russia) USA 9.834.000 km² yes off course USA is one country Europe 52

Russia is huge, Europe as a continent is huge, south America is huge. Plenty here in Europe know bits about this area and outside!

10:53 different cultures is a stretch . Europe is pretty similar to each other. There is more cultural differences in one American family than between Sweden and Spain.

9:42 Don't worry Lynda, we've heard wors't stuff and actually... is not only a US thing 😅. I'm from Canary Islands (Spain) and I have heard a couple of times from people here from the peninsula that they honestly thought that the islands were super close and surrounded by a big dam (because that's how it's represented in the weather map, a square in the bottom left corner)... Soooooo yeah... you are not alone, don't beat yourself too much about it. 😂😂😂😂

Hear Americans saying dont travel as other countries are so far away. Have you met Australians or New Zealanders who travel !

I think the ladies who work in Bangla Rd Thailand are very shy. 😮😮😮

Was Lynda giving us the finger at the very end?😂 Here in the UK we try to straddle both cultures as usual. My wild generalisations would be that the poor working classes lean a bit more towards the US in our work and lifestyle, whereas the more prosperous classes seek to be more European in their outlook. And, yes, class is very much a thing here.

if you are coming out of Hell Earth looks like Paradise

American culture is Hollywood whilstvwith music many Americans dontvrealise bands they grew up with were Canadian & British or Irish

Okay, but Halloween was invented in Scotland, it was Scotland that gave America Halloween and Americans celebrate it big. I would say America definitely does have culture, or cultures, I don't think it's right for other people to say Americans don't have culture. Americans do typically take pride in their heritage and where they came from and I have definitely seen with a lot of American Scots who probably celebrate more of Scottish culture than we do ourselves, or at least take it more seriously, and the same applies for those of other cultures in the U.S. it's a big melting pot. Obviously where things differ is that it's a melting pot, it isn't like Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Scotland, etc, Europe is different.

Life is great everywhere when you got the dough 😊

Well our 7th grade in Bulgaria now learned Europe and our country specific ,but its called "Geography and economy"... 9th grade - Europe,Asia , South and North America, also Geography of society,Geography of continents and countries (like all fking big world countries )... on 10,11 and 12 grade is more...so i think USA education system just sux...

In former times Americans used to know the 50 states with most of the capitals and the 60+ Presidents. Today students know neither the capitals of the states nor the Presidents.

america would be a better country if they would make every state or some states a own country

Australia is huge and not close to anything, but still gets a World View

9:30 If most Americans would be able to pinpoint the countries they are fighting wars in or are military involved, they would know almost all countries worldwide.

I disagree that size has real bearing on US willful ignorance of geography and global affairs. Canada and other larger countries place far greater emphasis on such education - its far more likely to be powerful interests skewing curriculums in order to bolster nationalism and discourage people from taking other ways of thinking and doing things seriously. 'American exceptionalism' seems overwhelming to outside observers and seems to impair change as doing as others do is portrayed as inherantly unpatriotic compared to continuing to do things as they've always been done in the US - even if its clearly ruinous to the majority of its population.

Well, I'm 51 and for a large part of my life I've lived analog. And even when the Internet came along, it wasn't what it is today. I learned a lot about other countries simply because it interested me. Asia and Africa were only on the map in the news. Today, you have the knowledge of the world in your pocket and yet you are less informed than before. I think that's a great pity. Only with information can we face hatred and fear.

'The US is too big to be a country' Oh boy... The South will rise again? 🤪🤣🤣

I guess the answer is : It depends on how rich you are 🤔🤔 I mean, if you are a multi-billionaire who has 1000s of sla.. err .. drones who work for him, so he can enjoy his live on his yacht or in one of his 50 big villas around the world .. he would tell you for sure its the best in the USA.

I am from the Uk and I just think that your country don't give a dam about people unless they are rich , how can you have a country that is not designied for you to have a time off but cost more in Health care , in England we have a saying your health should not cost you anything.

How come you haven't done "the British crusade against slavery"

Thanks giving , Halloween are Irish , baseball and other stuffs are taken from others… sorry!

Just an observation: ur mics are picking up noise when handling them… I’m sure there’s a solution around that as it will make ur content appear and sound more professional. Good luck and keep up the good work.

Sometimes the grass is greener on the other side 💁‍♂️

I still remember my first business trip to Asia from Zurich. Had a project in Indonesia. Stopover at our regional HQ in Hong Kong. It was clear that Zurich to HK is along flight. Then still another 8 hours to Jakarta. Looked like a short regional flight on an Europe-centered map

@15:08 There's a similar issue with learning Quebecois French and traveling in France. Some of the accents and dialect can cause some friction to communication.

There are a big problem saying European or Asien or African since this are continents and have nothing to with a people or a culture. Tukey is in Asia but is vastly different from China and China is vastly different from Japan. Vitnamn is different from Thailand. Egypt is diffent from Tunisa and both countries are vastly different from Etiophia. Ethopia and Somalia are vastly different countries. The Cajun French, Louisiana French, in Louisian could have been a lot bigger and rivialed Qubec in size with in USA. But french in louisana was beaten by the teacher if they spoke french by the teacther. I hate that USA have trailer parks. It's a legacy fom the Depression, that the US-goverment haven't been adressed. Spanish in Spain is Castilian spanish. Italy as a country is younger than the USA so are Germany. Italy was not Unified until the 1860 under the Kingdom of Sardinia. It was as meantioned the Kingdom of Sardinia ,the Most Serene Republic of Vinice, the Most Serene republic of Genua, the Duchy of Milan the Grand Duschy of Tuscana, the Church state Papal state that was most of central Italy and the Kingdom of the two Sicilys. The work balance there are a lot of studies that show when people are not afriad of loosing there good and get quality time with there family they will produce better result. P.S. Japanese are not shy they are very toward and curious. P.S.S. A USA's map 1:1 in a classroom.

I have not watch yet but as a french canadien im guesting i would do better in europe

As a Swede and a European, I see that there is another way to work according to the American dream. I myself studied at university in the 70s. After working many years in the profession I was trained for, I did not enjoy myself at all. Went back to university in 2005 and trained as a teacher with the support of the welfare system. Was paid a year by the state for living expenses. Then I worked as a teacher part-time and studied for the rest. I have no student loans and have a very interesting and fun profession and work even though I am past retirement age because teaching is so much fun. During all my professional years, I have been able to travel almost all over the world during my holidays, and still do, because I find it exciting to meet other cultures.. That is my story. The video explains a bit of the background to my post. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aKtgl7p5qNTNk2w.html

I don't even need to watch this video to know that if i wasn't able to live in my birth country of Denmark anymore, there's at least 100+ other countries in the world i'd choose to live in rather than the US...Peace out & if you do live in America, get out while you can...

Yet, amazingly, most Europeans could outline Europe and the USA and point to where many of the states are. Do not limit yourself. Europeans are more aware of international geography. You can be too just look at a few maps and memorise.

Sad reality. Us is not the best country. WHY? Because there is not BEST COUNTRY out there ..

Don't know. I only know that I wouldn't go live in the US even for a million dollars. Maybe I'm stupid.

Sorry guys but Europe is bigger in size 10.180.000 sq km versus the US 9.833.000 sq km.

Its better in Australia

“The loudest kid in the room.” Yep, that’s how a lot of Europeans view Americans. Kind of like the adolescents or teens of the world, and since Trump was given the nod to run it, it’s hard to escape the fact that a great many Americans do buy into the worst kind of carnival barking on offer. The whole “Greatest” mantra is also seen as laughable, because it’s simply not true. Aside from the politics, and lack of culture, I’m sure many individual Americans are absolutely great though.

@24:12 You're not the only one who profits when you work. There's a whole infrastructure that gets a cut of your labor. Unless your work/life balance impacts their bottom line, (and you can't easily be replaced) then what incentive do they have to do anything about it?

Then Why is Australia more like Europe than USA

I agree USA is too big. But at the same time it is what makes USA USA. I live in Norway with only 5,5 million people. Still we have a wide range of dialects here. Some more different to my way to speak than other languages like Swedish and Danish. Couple of clips for fun or reaction on the cultural differences. First. Æ,Ø Å kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nJpoa9h7prfLnas.html Second is the Norwegian gradutation celebration. 3-4 weeks of party bore the exams kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h7eqh6WEqra1h4U.html And the third and last football, fans and policing a footballmatch in Sweden kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hJeUnaZop53JfXk.html

How many Americans are trying to become European citizens and how many Europeans are trying to become American citizens? Do i need to elaberate?

Hey Loners, why are you only always compare just Europe vs USA from the extreme restricted perspective of the typical modern worker. Compare it with lives in Asia where lotto people move and to communities in the USA who get out of the rat race

Lol Europeans don’t just travel in Europe. We go to USA Australia India China etc. The fact that only 25 percent of Americans have a passport says it all

Hahaha, how did ya get on in the Public Toilets in Thailand? 😢😢😢 I think toilets in Aust are five star. 😮😮😮

Netherlands Dropping

working to live or live to work?

Grass is greener. Both have pluses and minuses, also Europe is not one country, there are a big different between etc. Denmark and Romania, you want freedom to take care of yourself, I would reckon that the US is best, you want to give away some fredom for safty and still believe you deserve both, Europe is probably the best place to look for it, are you born with a disability, you would consider yourself lucky being born in Scandinavia, if your born in to wealth or with a high work ethic, IQ and creative the US is most likely the better choice in general.