Born, raised and still living in Canada (Québec), I felt most at ease - and myself! - in the nordic countries, especially Norway and Finland. Minimal and direct communication, huge personal bubble, extreme punctuality, efficiency in most things, yet people are very laid back about work & leisure. On the other hand, I really loved Ireland for its joie-de-vivre and the way they make you feel welcome (in general).

After living in the Netherlands for a while, I've accidentally offended my family members (in the US) several times when I thought I was just talking normally... the directness doesn't translate well haha

I’m studying abroad in France right now and my French friend described French people like coconuts bc they are tough on the surface but once you get close to them they are sweet and super loyal. And Americans are avocados bc they are nice to everyone but it’s hard to get close to them.

I always say that I learn more about my culture when I’m immersed in another than I ever would back home. I remember when I first started traveling I thought I identified more with the European way of doing things. Then I fell in love with a madrileño and moved to Madrid. I soon realized, “holy sh*t I am so American.” 😳 I learned so much about Spanish culture, but equally as much (if not more) about myself and my own upbringing.

02:44 THIS! literally cured my nervosis/depression when I moved from Russia to Mexico. In Russia i was constantly stressed over little things (including being on time) and in Mexico - nobody gets angry about that lol In a few months almost all my stress went away and I started to LIVE.

Your story of France going straight up "No 😌✋" to everything reminds me so much of Damon Dominique's struggle to do ANYTHING 😂😂 getting his door fixed, figuring out his visa, getting internet for his newest place

Diversifying experiences seem to have this “push - pull” affect to me. The more exposure you get to a range of different ideas, cultures, etc. The more you’re able to see patterns of behaviors and values that you can leave or adopt and in a lot of ways you start cracking the code of “you” But on the flip side it can also feel alienating at times too, because while you connect to pieces of various cultures it can also feel like you don’t have a home in any of them as well

I moved from Vancouver, Canada to Cambodia and felt such a burden lifted from my shoulders -- less pressure to maintain an image (clothing, appearance, ambition), literally more ease in my body from the warmer weather, a more relaxed approach to life, friendlier more approachable locals and foreign residents, and it was interesting to be awake while my Canadian friends and family were asleep -- I felt like this gave me a lot of spaciousness and time to focus on my projects without distraction. I also feel like being away from my friends and family helped me to focus more on the life I want rather than the social pressure to to like make babies, buy a house, have a certain kind of career. Great video, Nathaniel!

After I left the U.S. and was living in México, I was amazed at how much more relaxed and less stressed/anxious I felt, even though it was my first time living in another country for the first time, and also being a solo female who didn't really know anyone there. I went from having almost daily panic attacks, to not having a single one (until I went back to the U.S.) in my entire time living there. Even though I still always like to be on time and don't think I'll ever lose that, I didn't feel that certain stress towards HAVING to be on time everywhere. I also laughed so hard when you were talking about asking directions in México, since I basically just had to figure things out myself, which was a challenge in itself. I'm now living in the beautiful country of Georgia 🇬🇪 and after moving straight from Mexico to here... Wow... what a HUGE change of culture and a completely different way of living and communicating. It was quite the culture shock and took me a while to get used to it, but I honestly feel so at home now and love my life here. While it's been hard getting used to the more direct approach towards communication, as well as not receiving smiles of acknowledgement or "hellos" on the street wherever I go, I often find myself grateful for it now. Things are straightforward and to the point. As a pretty extreme introvert, I feel much more comfortable with life here and I don't feel forced to be as social as I felt I had to be in México (even though both have their ups and downs of course).

I left México for a job in the U.S. and I'm still unsure about whether or not I made the right decision. I miss my culture, the people and the food, but on the other hand I'm grateful for the opportunity to be doing something I actually enjoy and getting paid decently well for it. I guess there's never really a life choice with no sort of compromise, and we just have to keep going and make the most out of it. Thanks for always sharing so authentic and relatable content, Nathan. Has helped me a lot.

It's crazy how much you can learn about life when you travel and go deep in other cultures, get to know locals and find what they value in life 🌍

I laughed a little to hard at “The go to answer in France is no.” Nothing can prepare you for the French no as an American in Paris. Loved this video 💛

Nathaniel, imo it's your best video that you've done! I didn't skip a minute :)

I love the Argentinian stereotypes because they really lean into it. I remember when I was there visiting friends, and we were talking about how people from my country (NZ) have the nickname "Kiwis". I asked them if Argentinians have a similar nickname, and one of them instantly responded "Assholes", another "Drama Queens". In saying that though, I felt so welcome in Argentina by everyone I met, and don't think those nicknames are entirely true!

That's interesting how living abroad feels when you can't go back home. I'm from Kyiv, Ukraine and used to wonder what living abroad could be like as I wanted to have such an experience. Now having moved to Poland I'd say that of course, there may be some difficulties everywhere due to culture differences, trying to learn new language etc., but if you are safe both physically and economically, you can deal with everything else. One of the reasons being - you just can't move home. Sometimes lack of choice (and thus - not overthinking everything) makes things easier and yourself - stronger and more adaptive. That's something I haven't thought about earlier

As someone who's been chronically late my whole life, I fit right in here in Mexico. Love it.

This video should have been called "living abroad is awesome"!!! As an Argentinian who has family in Italy and lives in the UK, I relate so much and I agree with all the observations!

There is a book exploring the topic of cultural differences called The Culture Map, really recommend checking it out

What living elsewhere has prompted me to do is to choose which of my traits and cultural values I will not compromise in spite of how things are done elsewhere. First, that means I treat all people I meet as equals who have value. I acknowledge them and express my gratitude for their services to me. Always. Second, I watch more closely, listen more carefully and refrain from quick judgements of the situation which, of course, will largely be based on my cultural standards. I leave room for other interpretations of the circumstances. For example, one morning I stepped into a small hotel elevator in Japan and the six men in it shifted to the back and turned their faces away from me. If I hadn't understood that they were giving me the gift of space and greater privacy in a confined environment, I could have misread the behaviour and been very upset about being treated like a social leper.

in my experience, living now in Oaxaca, México, and being from Barcelona I have come to realise that some people live more in the present in Mexico not because there is an idea of living in the present and stop worrying about what's to come but because there is no other option when you basically have enough to survive each day. And the cop reference when it comes to traffic I have also encountered and I would say it has more to do with corruption and not being really inspired to do your job. I have met many people really not helpful when you go to a shop for instance but now I realise that the wages, at least in Oaxaca are so extremely low and the job conditions so painfully abusive that why should they care about their job at all? It is indeed a very complex thing to understant and I am still trying, but I would say economics, politics, corruption and a lack of oportunities play a huge role.

Honestly living abroad has made me miss the "best friends" things in America. Like I enjoy when someone wants to tell me their whole life immediately because it's so much easier to meet people and i understand if they disappear later. but at least i got to see their whole self for the brief time that i knew them :)

I'm French, lived in Portugal, Switzerland and the US, and you're spot on about how we relate to opportunities. The one thing I enjoyed and wanted to make a part of me is the american attitude towards opportunities. Americans see failure as learning, French see failure as defeat. It is is so empowering to embrace life as as "let's go for it and see what's comes out" rather than "do not try anything unles you're 100% sure it will work out". As for fake, yeah, living in the US, I got along like a house on fire with the latino, sphilipinos, but interacting with Americans felt like being in a commercial, everyone is nice and smiling but there's no real interaction, especially white americans, have this way of smiling while they talk, which is is really unsettling, makes everything feel fake and superficial

I lived in Paris for a few months and I had the exact same experience with the French language. Knowing French, I felt like people were so so kind to me and I had the best time with the littlest things like talking to restaurant owners or neighbors. I somehow felt like I had a community and there was automatically a sense of ease I felt talking to people even though I don't look anywhere close to stereotypically French. I also did feel like I only started enjoying Paris once I let go of waking up early, started going out on weeknights, talking less about work - adopting a lifestyle that actually fit the place. It's hard for me to field questions about French people being rude because (bureaucracy aside lol) I actually felt really at home in Paris (often having been previously known as the blunt friend ;D). Loved this video and also your approach to treating differences in culture as fun and interesting rather than a point for negative comparison.

I enjoyed the nuanced observations of each culture that you've lived in, and I chuckled at so many of the anecdotes. I've lived in the UK, Asia and Central America. As a South African woman of mixed heritage, I felt most comfortable in Central America and in Asia. My experience was that all countries and cultures dabble in racism. Being brown, it was assumed that I was Pakistani (UK), Filipina (Hong Kong), Madeiran (Jersey, CI), Spanish (Ireland), and I was called these as an insult. What pissed me off was the hatred towards anything that is different. I did feel like a cultural chameleon, like I could adapt and morph into the energy of the culture I was living in. I've just discovered your videos. Really enjoying watching them :-)

I’m American and I found that years living abroad (Italy) and extended stays (India, Netherlands, Ireland) have had a leveling effect in my view of living in the U.S. vs. abroad. I loved every country I experienced but they all have a predominant culture and pretty strong expectations of how people 'should' behave. However, in the U.S. nearly every world culture is represented by people living here. I feel I can just live the way I want without any sense of social disapproval, which I did experience abroad. It’s easier in the U.S. to be a solitary type with an offbeat lifestyle. People tend to mind their own business and let me be. I also got tired of so often being reminded that I was “not from there”. Best regards! ✌

I’m from Norway and have lived 7 months in the south of Spain now. I completely agree with everything said, and find it very interesting. I have met a lot of students from all around the world, and found that I really like Italians. They’re just great! In fact, I had an Italian host sister for 3 months, and it’s one of the best things I have experienced. Spanish people are also extremely direct, dramatic and aggressive, at least where I live (in Cádiz). But I like it way more this way than in Norway. People are easier to talk to and don’t have this "block" that keeps them from opening up. I am also very fluent in Spanish, which, as you said, makes it completely different and you get to actually connect with the people. I really enjoyed this video! Tengo muchas ganas de aprender Francés y italiano!!😭😫

Im from the US and in my time living in Japan (I’m a quarter Japanese and grew up with the culture) and Germany and spending significant amount of time in Egypt, I’ve noticed I go through three stages whenever I live somewhere. Honeymoon stage Culture shock and rude awakening acceptance stage And the lastly the itch to move on It’s hard adjusting where ever you go, but it opens up your eyes so much living abroad.

I have never thought, that people in different countries could be different in this way. Now this is eye widening, can't believe how much I learned in this video. Now I want to travel even more, see and feel these differences myself, it's so amazing. Amazing video, thank you for sharing your experiences!

This was fascinating. Thanks!

hey mate! like you, i am american expat. moved to siberia, on my own, when i was 18. later, st. petersburg, russia, then italy for a long while. now, i am on year 13 in south korea. a lot of what you said in video really resonated with me! keep making the videos. i am your newest subscriber :)

I’ve been an expat for 20 years and can totally relate. I really enjoyed this, it shows the benefit of travel for the soul. Great content.

Living abroad is definitely a life changing experience, and it is incredible to see how adaptable we humans are! You should definitely spend some time in Montreal! I am Brazilian and I have been living here, and the multicultural scenario is just unbelievable! People from all over the world, the bilingualism, the culture! It’s a wonderful place !!!

Loved, loved, loved this video. I'm obsessed with cultural and linguistic differences, how it feels like our personality changes according to a language or a place - do my German friends really know me? Do my American friends only know a side of my personality? It can feel both isolating and freeing to switch between cultures and it is endlessly fascinating. Would love to hear you talk more about these topics, like for example do you ever feel lonely/one-sided in these other cultures, like you cannot present your full you because of the language or culture?

This SO interesting and accurate!!!! I'm from Argentina, I've lived in Sweden and I'm currently based in The Netherlands. Argentinian people are very very similar to Italian and Spanish people since many people came from there. I totally agree with you about the aggressive manner and egocentric attitude most have in Argentina, and the reason why is because the political and economical situation is so awful that you get stressed and frustrated right away, it is like the whole system is against you to improve in your professional career or to think about a better future. So it's sort of you are living in a jungle where politicians do not have any respect for their people and you have to build an aggressive attitude in order to protect yourself from all the malicious, injustice, and corruption that came from the authorities. If you want to achieve a goal you are on your own, you cannot count or trust in the institutions. I feel much better where I'm based right now, where you don't have to have a defensive attitude to be safe from the threats that you receive from the environment. Something that I really miss about my country is the warmness of the people, the importance of family and the openness when you want to make new friends.

Thank You so much for all the videos, and all the effort You put into it

Superb content as usual!! Thanks, Nathan

Thanks for your perspectives on this video! I am brazilian and have been recently volunteering abroad for one year in Slovakia. One of the crazyest experiences I've ever had. It was amazing for me to break some stereotypes, expectations and just accept the experience as it was. I learned a lot about me and other people!

What a great exploration of cultural perspectives, attitudes and habits. Really interesting! Thanks Nat. 🇫🇷🇺🇸🇦🇷🇲🇽🇮🇹

I absolutely love this type of videos! I love to learn about the diffrences between the cultures. Very interesting! Thank you!

Really, really enjoyed this. Thank you Nathaniel 🤙

Awesome video! I have Italian, French and American friends, I have also lived in Mexico for a while and I can definitely relate. All the situations, images and memories arose in my mind as you talked about all the traits and approaches. That’s fascinating how each nation differs from one another even in the era of globalization and integration. Way to go Nathaniel!

I know you already came to Portugal, but I would like to see you living in here! I was portrain' all these cool topics in my head and how Portugal differs, or equals, to other countries. We are so different from spain and all other european countries, but also from latin america and so on. Maybe because we have historical influences coming from many different empires and colonies. 1: We are on slow paced side for sure. We arrive late to places, but people don't like that, feels like we are changing that over time actually. 2: oh my... The burocracy here makes you want to jump off a bridge, and sometimes when you have a problem they will send you to some other place and the other places send you back to the other and no one seems to want to solve it because it's nothing to do with them, or is it? But this happens for locals, we treat foreigners better than our own 😂 3: Super easy! We love tourists and foreigners, we will hapilly speak in english or mix languages and hand gestures and whatever we can and laugh while at it. 4: 5: We are more to the introvert side and relaxed, but we are quite open minded! Good vibes here without being cringe and "too much" you know? Also, even though we are in europe, we are on the small side, 174cm medium We are definitely latin, that's for sure. I would also like to see you in Japan and do introduce it in this chart 😁

Loved this Nathan!! So interesting and ofc lovely cinematography as usual

Great stuff! Love your understanding of the nuances of each culture and language. Really informative!

I also have lived in several countries (France, Argentina, UK, and Spain), and I am currently living close to Barcelona. I love culture exchange, learning languages (I can speak French, Spanish, English, Catalan, and Italian), and I love being able to speak with local people when I travel. As you said, living in a country like France is not the same as Argentina or Italy (I found so much similarity between these 2 countries). Living in Spain is very nice, I love the way people are living and they are in general open minded. Some people are very happy that I can speak the local language, Catalan and it helped me sometimes to be closer to people here. I think the secret is to be open minded, in order to be closer to people when you travel or you live in a foreign country, even if you know a few words of the local language. Last year I went to Rome and I knew a bit of Italian, and people were very happy hearing me speaking Italian, the same occurred when I went to Morocco a few years ago. Empathy and kindness help a lot when you travel :)

I have been reading book Cultural map recently. And I am amazed to find out about how different cultures are. Although sometimes I can’t endure these differences I am trying to be more tolerant and adjust tp different sitiations. I think it is really beautiful.

This was fascinating -- my favorite video of yours so far. Thanks for much for creating this!

Your takes are so interesting, Nathaniel! This is by far my favourite video on this channel :)

I feel like we're basically the same person, except I left Australia and you left the US. I agree with so much of what you said in this video - I moved to Montréal for 2.5 years and I noticed how the French/North American cultures kind of mixed together in the way people acted towards you, that fake/nice facade of the Canadians plus the directness of the french. I live in London now where people are a lot more cold/closed off, which has rubbed off on me somewhat, but I spent a month in Tenerife 2 months ago and immediately felt so calm and relaxed, it's like my anxiety completely evaporated and I just felt so content with the pace of life people had there. It's crazy how much a new environment can change you and your entire personality

Signed up for my first lesson with italki! I'm moving to Spain next month after 3.5 years living in South Korea. All I know for certain is that Spanish will be easier to learn than Korean 😆

This was so interesting to learn about!! I love learning about how different cultures operate and compare. Thank you :)

Fascinating video. I was not expecting this! Thank you.

I moved to Paris 8 months ago, and completely agree with everything in this video! It's crazy how much the place you live in changes you, and at the same time how many things haven't changed. For example, I come from a suburb in New Jersey where its super calm most of the time and there's a lot of nature. Being in Paris, I find myself being super stressed and anxious by the city life and when I go for a weekend trip to another city in France it's crazy how fast it changes. Also, it's definitely hard to be accepted by French people here, but luckily I have a pretty good level of French and that helps enormously. Seriously, as soon as I open my mouth and French comes out its a completely different treatment than English. And they're even more amicable to me when I tell them I'm american after only speaking French because they're honored and impressed (I think) by me speaking the language. Anyway, yeah, it's been quite hard to adjust and it still definitely is, and I'm sure it will be when I start university here in September, but I wouldn't change it for the world. Everyday is a socio-linguistic cultural experiment and I fucking love it.

Thank You for this... I was having such a hard time because I just moved to Germany from South africa and its so enlightening to know that I share similar sentiments with You. Thank You for this. I am in an overwhelming situation... Based of the elements in my environment. Although it plays a major part on my perception of where I am, it's important to know how the people of a country change who you are.

i deeply enjoyed this. I think about these things often, and you summarized beautifully

Thanks for taking the time to share ! This is just amazing . Always looking forward to your next video! From Bend , Oregon

Nothing like being early to a Nathaniel Drew video, can't wait. Wassup guys woop woop

In my early twenties, I lived in Buenos Aires for about half a year all together (in three batches of couple of months) and I didn't like the machistic culture at all. I started off as naive, happy-go-lucky, exploring the city on my own. But quickly the reality hit. I was groped on in the middle of the day in the packed full Subte, I was getting extremely unsettling piropos from men of all ages and it came to a point I didn't feel safe going out, unless I was accompanied by my Argentinian boyfriend or his mother. Sexual harassment was just the tip of the iceberg, though. I think Argentina is a beautiful country to visit, probably is also great for partying if you're extraverted (I'm not) and I'm sure some people (particularly men) thrive there, but for me, it was not a culture I wanted to live in or raise children in. For me this was a deal-breaker and luckily, by that point, my BF was already contemplating moving out of BsAs, if not from Argentina. Three years into our relationship, he moved to my country (Europe) and we've been happily married for 15 years now.

Amazing video man!! Loved hearing about your experiences with a sprinkles of humor

Good stuff Nath! Keep it up and all the best!

As a person, who have always dreamt of living in every single place in the world, I am shocked by this video!! I didn't even think of those drawbacks, seriously. Well, Nath, you change my perspective on life, as always 🤔

I LOVED this video! Thank you!! I have a very similar experience to yours, I am a French girl living in Mexico, Have lived a little in the US, been to Italia, lived in Chile for a year (which is quite different from Argentina but still... ) I SO AGREE with you!!! I totally agree with everything you said but one thing: I feel people in Mexico are very sensitive, you absolutely can't be straight with them, honest feedbacks are almost impossible to give and to get! (yes I am french... hahaha it has been such a journey for me to learn that and especially to work with people this way! ). Yes they can call each other "gordo"/"gorda" (fatty) but never as an insult (they use it regardless of how the person looks, skinny people can be called like that too...) and yes it is said with love... hahaha This analysis was so interesting! Thank you!!

such a fun and intriguing episode! thanks for sharing!

This gets to the heart of what matters most to me and I didn’t even realize it. So insightful. Thank you for triggering some deeper thinking.

In the same way that "Parisians don't represent the whole of France", porteños don't represent the whole of Argentina. Most descriptions of Argie stereotypes in your video apply only to porteños. People from "el interior" are calm energy, and far less direct, egotistical and arrogant than porteños. One of your best videos, btw. Congrats!

I am an argentinian living in Spain, I absolutelly agree with you about the similarities between argentinians and italians. The only country that made me feel at home (other than Argentina off course) was Italy. Other than these, I can say that even when I am having a great experience here in Spain, something that surprise me is how much I miss my place, and my life in Buenos Aires... I am not coming back, but I notices that I find my self looking for places and people similar to the onces that I left at home...

Thanks for the videos! Every time I'm watching one of your videos, I feel so inspired and motivated. I'm in the Italian course in school and no one is motivated to learn the language because they had to pick a second language for graduation, but I really like to learn speaking it because of you.

really enjoyed this video nathaniel, great sharing this!

Somewhat similar to what you're talking about, I noticed that when I've learned a language well enough to dream in that language or hear myself thinking in that language, I also get this intuitive feel about what the people of that country might be like -- do you know what I mean? Each language has grammar that tells you something about what's important in that country, I think. And of course, each language has its own rhythm, its own music. Italian rolls off the tongue. French makes you have to work. And German, oh my God! It hurts my brain! So, I think this must add another layer of experiencing a country when you've put the effort into learning the language. Like you say in this video, it might be that a country is more direct in the way people communicate or a country may expect you to be very indirect (I'm thinking about what I've heard from friends who've traveled in Japan, for example.) Your comments also made me think of a guy who makes videos of his travels in Asian countries and how he blows their minds when he starts speaking in a dialect. He lived in China for a while and studied Mandarin and Cantonese, so he has the accent right, but he also makes a point of speaking several dialects. And when he does, it's like you said, the attitude towards him changes completely. One of my favorites is in a nail salon! Two women are making wise cracks about him and then he asks them something in their language and they freak out, because now they know he understood what they were saying. I had a similar experience in Bangor, Maine a while back. Two women were being very catty about some of the other women in a shop, speaking in French. They were Canadian. I casually turned to one of them and asked her something about her coat, and then made some comments about the merchandise in the store. Boy were their faces red. It still seems weird to me that they didn't expect anyone else in the shop to understand French -- like other Canadians?

This clip was highly interesting, I too have found the similar differences traveling to Europe, specifically SPAIN. I connected well firstly as the"Americano", they when certain people learned that I was born in Cuba, their attitude changed again, then further more it changed when some learned that I was a second generation descendent from Spanish Basques. Bias exists. I believe everywhere, however I do agree with you that firstly, we who enjoy to travel, must understand that people around the world will react to people according to their biases, it's all part of being a human. I for one, wish for the day when all the world takes a more patient attitude to the differences we all have as "baggage". Right now, I'm wondering why you chose to live in Mexico after being in Europe for so long.

Awesome video. Thank you. Looking forward to viewing your past and future videos.

I love that the hardship of the experience you are describing is what opens the eyes to see the nuances of the cultures :)

I can totally agree with a lot you're saying, growing up with three cultures at once made me develop a certain habitus towards many things. When it comes down to own thing I would simply say it widens your horizon immensely :)) P.S. Regarding personal space I would say the Scandinavians definitely win haha they value personal space very highly

Hahaha yeah I noticed that too in Mexico!! I was always sent the wrong way, cause they can't accept that they can't help you 🤣

So happy I found your channel !! 👏

I love this concept & video so much. And I can definitely relate... the different places that I've lived in have all had such a huge impact on who I was in each of those places, and who I am today. Great work Nathaniel! :)

Another thought-provoking video. I always enjoy hearing your thoughts about a different part of travel: Perceptions... these can be so varied. When I was in France my language skills were very limited, but I loved it there! I felt comfortable and at home. I also found many French people to be very helpful. My heart is in Mexico for many reasons and my Spanish is coming along ... I watch a lot of KZfaq creators that are currently traveling about Mexico... one of the NEW Comers to this platform is "Maddie Gold" Watch her latest where she works on her Spanish skills... very heart warming,, and gives me hope :)

I'm brazilian and I need to agree with everything kkkk. The thing of calling people by these name os totally true, not just Argentina, but a lot of countries in South America. it's hard to believe but it's said with love 😅😅

You’re so wise! I loved this video, learnt a huge amount

Great video my friend! Never seen anyone break it down like that. Keep em' coming!!!

I couldn't agree more with your perspective! However in Italy ( Rome specifically) I noticed "some" Italians to be the most openly disrespectful when it came to people of color, in comparison to the other countries in Europe I have visited. I didn't experience this personally but I have witnessed derogatory words used for Africans and Asians on multiple occasions. There wasn't shame or regret in their use of these words which made it feel normalized to say these things. I am a biracial (black and white) nomad so I'm quite aware of subtle discrimination and had my fair share of these issues but Rome was the only place I heard derogatory words being used openly in public. Regardless, Italy has a great culture to experience and it is a beautiful country to visit. Thanks for the content!

sir, I can assure you that if you, somehow manage to live in Brazil, you wil not regret it, trust me. There's something about this country that inspires and moves you. In addition, the brazilians WOULD love to see your point of view about us, lol. Great video!

I totally appreciated that. "Differences" can be so subtle yet markedly different and intense at times, so thank you for your insight.

Love it! So talentedly made! Always saying the same that everyone should be send for a year abroad and the world will become a better place :)

I am a spanish who have been living in London for one year. The world is amazing and how different is the people in other parts of the world. To me was really hard to get closer to britain people comparing to spanish people who are extremely friendly. Sometimes is totally different even in the same country different places!

Living in Italy, this everything is impossible thing gets old after a while and quite infuriating. Honestly, it’s a bit sad. I am originally from Turkey and much prefer the can-do attitude, which I think is why I vibe much more with Americans.

Love your videos. You are so gifted ❤

Amazing information!!! I’m already addicted to your channel!

Born and raised here in Cancun, Mexico from German parents, I would like to express what I struggle daily. People here in Mexico in general don't know how to say no. In your case, as a foreigner you probably are not deeply rooted in the society but once you earn money here, have a house and pay all your expenses this is really frustrating... imagine going to your work here in Mexico and asking for a vacation, in most cases they agree to that and seem cool about it, but then suddenly you receive a message that you can't go and you already booked and planned everything. This happens daily here and its annoying. Also another point here is that even as a Mexican I experience a lot of trouble with they way they treat me, I don't want to say Mexicans are racist but they sure treat you different based on your looks. They take advantage and charge you more if you look more European or American (We have blonde people too!) and they treat you as one of them if you look more native Mexican. This is something that happens a lot in touristic destinations as Cancun because most of locals see American tourists as dollars with feet and they los definitely will try to take advantage of them! As you say, this is not me ranting about my country but I did agree with many things in this video, and something that bugs me out is the way some people behave in my own country. Being aware of this made me a better citizen and a more conscious person!

I lived in Mozambique for 2 years and now have been in Mexico for over 2 years and I still can't seem to "quitar el chip" about being on time, hah! I still arrive on time to everything knowing that I'll be the only one there but something still feels so weird to me when I arrive "late." Anyone relate?

Super interesting! One of your best videos I thought

A very fascinating assessment. I enjoyed this!

This is one of the most eye opening videos you’ve made!!! I have been learning French for a year and am going to France for the first time in a few months so I’m excited to see what learning the language will help me experience with the locals!!

Thank you Nathaniel for sharing this. This was eye opening and cool to check out your experience with meeting new people. Sending good energy your way!😁🙌

Thank you for the video. I can totally agree with you on most points. Love your energy and positive attitude you have. You seem quite happy right now.

As always , this is a very good destilation of a complex concept into the fundamentals in a very eloquent way.Keep it up with the good work 🙂

Hey Nathaniel how've you been! Been loving the videos on both channels man, keep it up

Very interesting to hear about your perspective on these cultures! I’m planning on studying abroad in Poland next year and I can’t wait to discover what aspects of the culture pushes and pulls my personality.

Man this episode was so cool :D:D:D big thumbs up mate, loved it

this idea is SOOO Interesting!!! i always feel like i speak and carry myself differently in different places :) so cool to hear you put words to that feeling