"finland is famous for introverted people" *stays silent for the rest of the video* how on brand

German guy going “it needs to be designated” is the most German thing I’ve seen all day.

The idea to do the whole Europe in one go is.... ambitious to say the least. European countries are more contrasted than US states. Two French cities can be more dissimilar that a pairing of one French city and a German one. Honestly even one country... I am French and it's clear to me that I'll die having missed huge chunks of important places to experience in France.

7:05 Germany has 3 weeks of vacation? No we don't. The absolute minimum - by law - is 20 days of vacation for a 5-day week, so 4 weeks MINIMUM. If you have a 6-day week, it is bumped up to 24 days, so still 4 weeks MINIMUM. But most people get 30 days for a 5-day week, so 6 weeks!

I felt it so much when the Spanish girl called the germans out for their lack of beach garments. 😆

You cannot just have 14 people in one video and expect me to remember where is each from, man TwT

In Germany you have everything from all kind of hugs, hand shaking, kissing on checks in all variations. It just depends on the bubbles, regions etc... but in cities you have usually all variations.

"T-shirts and sometimes long pants on the beach" lol , i can't even imagine that in my country 😂

11:54 that girl in the back just dissapeared after saying 'bye' 😂

As a Dutch person I've never heard of two kisses with an aquaintance. From my experience: Family on like a birthday, family gathering = three kisses (right, left, right) Friends / closest family = hug / one kiss on the cheek Unfamiliar / more formal setting / friend of a friend = handshake for first meeting. When you've gotten more familiar with people on an informal level a hug will also do when saying goodbye Also I feel like the girl representing The Netherlands is referring to bigger cities like Amsterdam mostly. We do have cars and parking is way easier (and free/cheaper) outside of the cities.

There is no legal age limit on drinking alcohol in Germany (though giving your kid alcohol outside of medicine will of course still get child protection services involved). You are allowed to drink in public from age 14 if an adult guardian is present (parent or someone who got put as your guardian by your parents), purchase beer and wine from age 16 and buy hard alcohol from age 18

In italy nobody serve tap water because if you want drink only some tap water you can drink it everywhere... there are many public points with free water. You can fill a bottle in too Every city, town or little area has many of these little free fountains

So happy to see Bulgaria represented 🥰🥰🇧🇬

The Dutch girl says that the Netherlands has more electric cars than fossil fuel cars is not correct. It is true that more electric cars are sold than fossil cars. The Netherlands has the highest number of electric charging stations in the EU, estimated at around 400,000. The goal is to install one million charging stations. She is right about the parking spaces. No more parking spaces are being created in new residential areas and the municipality of Amsterdam is removing 10,000 parking spaces in the city. Parking is also expensive up to a maximum of €7.50 per hour.

18:39 actually in spain it's illigal to deny someone a cup of water, it's free by law, like in the UK

I think Spain is a really heterogeneous country, I live in the north so we usually don’t have AC. We have a cold and rainy weather and we usually buy a floor fan that we can save in a closet the rest of the year. About tap water, here you can ask for it on a bar or coffee shop, and normally they’ll give it to your for free, maybe in biggest cities is like she’s saying, for example, when I was in Madrid I needed to pay for other product to get free tap water. Cold water? We usually have it, not in all supermarkets but on bars, yes, cold water is available most of the times. About driving license, we usually have manual cars and the license, is with manual too.

this must be the most wholesome and respectful channel I came across for a long time. It's so good to learn about other cultures and people. And getting to know each other makes us feel closer and relatable to each other. Thank you for coming up with this idea.

The Austrian forgot to mention that WE have 5 Werks vacation and 13 national Holidays.also WE have 2 extra wages each year

7:43 Also important to point out: if you're confirmed sick during vacation time you can get that time "refunded". Like those days can't be counted as vacation day because you're sick and thus can't relax.

German Guy's voice is so good to listen. Bless you king

Paying a bit for toilet is fine because it is clean. In petrol stations it is smelly but free.

I think the handshake is the best way to greet someone as Joshua said , i usually don't hug or kiss anyone even if someone that i know , but nothing so cold as Finland saying a slow "hi" 3 or 4 meters of distance 😂

“polish summers aren’t that warm” meanwhile poland at 35°c

I dont know where the Spanish girl lives but in the Spain that i live we use the Aircon a lot, specially in summer.

In Montenegro, you don't pay for the toilet (maybe some nightclubs have a woman to whom you leave a tip, but that's not the rule), free tap water (we even have public water stations where bottles can be filled), we only pass the driver's license on a manual transmission, but then we drive both automatics and electrics. We hug, kiss, shake hands, it depends on the mood and degree of closeness (although I am Finnish "school"). State companies have 21 paid vacation days, but with weekends it's a month, but if you've worked for 15 or 20 years, you get extra days. Or if you do some dangerous work, you get 30 working days. By law, private companies must give a minimum of 20 working days. But that depends on the employer, the working hours... But if you are sick, you can take sick leave, it is not taken away from your vacation days. You can also take a day off. We have very hot summers, and we use AC (spring has started and the temperature here is 30 degrees) when it's winter one part of the country has a mild climate (the central part and the sea coast) and the north of the country is under snow. So the AC is used for both heating and cooling, although many people heat with wood in the winter. We have nudist beaches, on normal ones it is not very often that someone is topless, but it is common for women to wear a thong as the bottom part of their swimsuit.

In the subtitles Austria was translated as Australia. I think that misunderstanding never dies, doesn't it? 😂

Since the Swedish girl vanished. Tap water is free in scandinavia, sparkling or iced may cost you about 1€, still cheaper than soda or beer. In most restaurants a can of water and toilet visit is included in the service. If you ask politely you may get to use restrooms for free despite not being a customer, but then it's common to give a coin anyway. Nude beaches, is a thing, but unless it's a public beach skinny-dipping is common, topless is also fully legal and quite normal, but keep the bottom part on. Drinking age in Sweden is 18, but buying hard liqour above 3.5%, it's 20, so you can basically not get drunk unless you go to the pub at 18 or wait until you are 20, unless you chug down a 6-pack 50ml 3.5% in the sauna fast.

Hey world friends you might not see this but thanks for sharing peoples culture around the world and y’all encourage me to learn more about languages so thanks again for brightening up my day with your videos and sorry what I did the other day but if you know you know no questions asked

kissing in the Netherlands from my experience (outside the Randstad) is that you give 3 kisses in specific social settings, like when greeting friends and family at a party but I don't do it when I greet people at work or when I pass someone on the street. Also it's usually not done between men. so men will give women kisses but give another man just the handshake. + I never heard about the kissing rule the girl in the video mentioned. You can decide to give just one kiss if you feel like it or even none if you don't want to but there are no rules deciding how many.

The Italian girl marked yes for paying for restrooms. Not really. You won't hve to pay in gas stations, malls, restaurants and cafes, of course. There are some automatic booths restrooms in historical areas and in some big train stationswhere you have to pay,.

Most of European have their vacation paid every yr.

We definitely have to pay at a lot of the public restrooms in the Netherlands. That Dutch girl held up the wrong side of the paddle.

To compare the days off and stuff. I am working in Germany and average work days in my state are about 220-225 a year for employees. 24 days paid leave is minimum in full time job by law, most companies give around 30 days. Since I am working shift, going 365 days a years, 24h they give 8 extra days leave. Extra days or hours working you can decide if you want to have it paid (including bonus for extra hours, holiday, Sunday, night bonus) or have it converted into hours for extra leave. Since I am married with two kids and lower tax rate I mostly decide for pay out these hours. Other colleagues who aren’t married often take the time. If you are sick for the first 6 weeks the employer keeps paying. After six weeks the health insurance will cover 60% of your salary. My employer will fill this 40% gap depending on the time you are inside the company, for 10 years inside the company its maximum 1 year. Having two working mates that had cancer it was a huge benefit for them.

I have never seen the exchange thing after paying for the toilet in Poland tbh, but also never been to a mall in Poland that makes you pay for toilet. As I live in Poland since I was born and have been to a lot of cities it is kinda crazy. Tho I have seen that system in Germany for example while traveling.

i believe they havent been in their home countries for quite some time, i dont remember any time in my life when you pay for bathrooms in poland (im 32), and in sweden i havent seen paid bathrooms for at least 10 years. I remember once there was girl from Latvia, who also said that in latvia all public toilets are paid, but for like past 20 years its only train stations and bus stations.

Lol I thought that 3-4 weeks of paid vacation was not a lot. I guess that as a European I'm pampered 😆

This video IS very interesting ! I love that that you all sharing your culture. I think the world would be better if everyone share there culture like they do in this video. With no judgement and acceptation that other don't live in the same way than us.

I'm from Finland and when I greet with close friends we hug. With my family we hug only if we see each other after a long time. With friends not that close and some acquaintances we just wave and say hi. But I guess it depends on person. edit: and by the way, in Finland in most restaurants (at least in the metropolitan area where I live) we do have to pay for the water.

I like these videos, because they bring people together. Knowing and respecting the differences and also seeing similarities, will bring the world together. That is how I hope all these stupid and horrific wars will end. People see, that we are all one. We might have different habits, which is good and interesting, but we all can communicate and be friends, understanding each orher. For me, being already part of the older generation, it gives me hope. Thank you.

I feel to this day the handshake I got from my german cousin😂

i love all these "aaaahs" and "oooohs" 😂 very cool concept, all these differences 🎉

In Austria holiday is at least 5 weeks, after 25 years working for the same employer you get 6 weeks, paid sick leave too up to several month

In the 21 years I've lived in Finland I've barely seen bathrooms you need to pay to use, and the ones that have been like that are either in super touristy spots or at railway stations. Mall bathrooms are free, at restaurants you probably need to be a customer but tbh with the free mall bathrooms I've never had that issue. I have no idea where that Finnish person is from, most of my knowledge is from the capital area but even when I've travelled to other towns it hasn't been an issue to find a free bathroom. So I wouldn't say their reply is accurate, paid bathrooms are rare compared to the free ones.

I remember ditching school one time at recess in Belgium with a buddy. We went to the bar across the street and ordered a beer, which we drank. We were 10 or 11 years old at the time.

19:09 australia is now in europe according to the subtitles!

Europe is so diverse and yet so close.. ❤

French accent is so cute ❤ I can’t 😊

Bravo Illy🙌🙌🙌🙌👏. Love from Bulgaria🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬

Regarding the hugging for greeting as an european, in normal day not usual unless it's family, but in some friend groups or some social activities it becomes part of it. In my hobby you even greet strangers sometimes with a hug when they are friends with your friends or you had a good talk and hug before leaving.

I guess that we can show respect by bow, and we can show fraternity and loyalty by handshake and we can show deeper friendship and apreciation between friends and family by hug or emotional warmth by kiss. :)

I agree with this matter about paying the parking here in Europe. It is very common here in Europe that even in public places you need to pay 1st your parking before you may go. Or else the penalty is waving for you.😅 Because we visit some Europe countries and also we are currently living here in Europe.

In Indonesia the legal drinking age is 21 years old. 17 years old is when we get our ID cards. But like most countries many people just don't care about the rules. 😆

In Spain we have nude beaches separated from others. In Barcelona you can’t go in the street with bikini or without t-shirt. lol I use ac it’s so hot in summer…

The AC in Spain It depends on where you live, I can asure you that most of Andalucía can't survive the summer without it.

Shopping malls in Finland have free public toilets. However in restaurants you have to be a customer to use it.

Well, in Austria tap water is normally free and it tastes so good!!

13:27 Er zijn maar weinig mensen die een automaat rijden en elektrisch is alleen de norm in rijke milieus omdat ze stik duur zijn. Een beetje elektrische auto is duurder dan het vervangen van de kozijnen van je huis. €30.000 voor een kleine tweedehands is niet heel gek en er zijn ruim voldoende mensen die dat niet hebben liggen. Als je een gezinsauto wilt en geen tesla kunt betalen, dan rijdt je waarschijnlijk een handgeschakelde auto met verbrandingsmotor. We hebben overigens een van de oudste wagenparken van Europa.

In Australia we get 4 weeks annual leave plus 2 week public holidays.

In my experience in Bulgaria, water is usually offered cold! Don't usually ask for water at restaurants since I bring my own around but whenever I have, they either bring a cold water or ice, people keep water in the fridge so it's cold, etc. Cheek kissing is also mostly an old generation thing - the younger generation doesn't do it. We usually hug if it's a closer friend, shake hands *or* we have this semi-bow/head nod we greet people with? It's a bit tilted but it's how you'd greet, say, a waiter or a shop keeper. Disclaimer, of course, I live in the capital so things can definitely be different outside of Sofia!

Paid vacation Germany: at least 4 weeks (20 work days) by law , not 3 weeks, like he said. Most people have 6 weeks due to tariff contracts of labor unions.

In Spain we do have to pay to go to the toilet in some places, even though it's not the everyday case. It happens in places like stations (let's say, for example, Alicante or Barcelona-Sants train stations. You pay like a €1 fee but they are really clean and convenient.

Minimum vacation time in Germany is 21 days per year and as a work week has only 5 days is not 3 weeks but 4 weeks and 1 day

I kinda find it crazy how we can all speak or at least semi speak a common language when were all so different

8:33 greeting with kisses is definitely a thing in Germany but I think it’s more common in the older generation. Like my mum would greet acquaintances with 2 kisses on the cheek right to left. Younger generations seem to go for a quick hug instead

damn i love joshuas deep voice ❤

In Stuttgart today we have 29 C but it is the last summer day of April for 2024.

to the drinks, system in belgium is the same as in germany , low % alcohol (but only beer & whine ) 16+ high% alcohol 18+

This made me love Europe more

In France in restaurant water is free in the "pichet" tap water, but if you ask a bottle you will pay

I've never come across a pay-to-go restroom in Poland, and I live here. In train stations you have to pay, though.

in germany you have minimum 30 payed holiday days... this is minimum 6 weeks... i have 40 days in my company because 5 days extra for handicap :)

Spanish girl should come to Dalarna in Sweden to see that we still use traditional clothes a lot! :)

I'm Swedish. I hug friends and family and shake hands with acquaintances or strangers I'm introduced to. Well at least I used to shake hands until 2020, then I stopped.

The required minimum vacation days in Germany is 20. so effectively you can take more than 3 weeks vacation! Most bigger companies have 30 days as standard

Sky juice😂❤️❤️❤️

In USA fist bumps are now a common greeting. It was happening before, and is more common post covid. And you don't really wave, but there are lots of small hand gestures, head nods and other body language that you deploy as your eyes brush by each other in passing. Says a lot.

fastest train? we are neighbours and we have definitely the slowest one! :D

in Italy if we ask some water like a cup, they gave it to us, idk why the Italian girl disagreed

8:46 Iberian blood, very open hearted 👌

I am 99% sure the girl representing the Netherlands isn't dutch. Not the accent nor the things she said are true.

Im spanish and a lot of fast food places you need to buy something and use the code with the receipt to use the toilet. But so far I've only seen it at fast food chains.

Yes you do pay to use the rest rooms in the UK, I've seen it all over, its not everywhere but it is common.

in germany the legal drinking age for low percentage alcohol is actually 14 with parental supervision also the water question is pretty interesting in germany too, most germans drink sparkling water out the bottle so it's whatever temperature it's storage place is, it's not uncommon to put a bottle in the fridge during summer in restaurants you usually get sparkling water too if you just ask for water and usually it's kinda pricey

'Mhhh, ohhh, yeahhh'😂

In Estonia automatic ca 70 & % but if You go work with cargo vans You must drive 90 % are manual gearbox .

19:10 the subtitles... australia is its own continent and not in europe, austria is.

While Germany has 20days vacation minimum, 30days is the actual norm. And there is Special Vacations as well. You can take a special vacation day to attend every Wedding of 1st grade relatives (Parents, Siblings, Children) and Funerals of 2nd grade relatives (1st grade + their parents, siblings, children).

Costs for using the Toilettes in Europe were introduced in more modern times (from Western-Central Europe slowly spreading). In most of the 20. century you paid also nothing. And asking in a Restaurant or just in a McDonalds moving for free to a Toilette was free. Over time (guess also due to a raising fluctuation and quantity) slowly taking money (for cleaning and/or to prevent an 'over usage' from others) became a thing ....

Pretty weird. In the Netherlands, water is free, from the faucet. WE have excellent water. You can get bottled water in a restaurant... but it's the same in Korea. In Spain water can differ a lot. In the south, it's mostly bottled because the water from the faucet is horrible (except in Granada) and it's drunk cold to chilled. They also have the aircos on all day and night. In Andalucia houses are directly build with airco. You can literally die of heatstroke otherwise, the city of Seville shares the record of hottest city on the planet with Timbuktu and in some parts of the centre (Puente de Triana) temperatures of 55°C are measured routinely. For perspective, that's the record in Death Valley, Arizona.

So... I've only ever experienced the having to pay to use a bathroom in Germany, never seen that in Sweden before, nor Denmark, and not here in Norway either... they might exist some rare places, but I've not personally seen any. We also wear our traditional Bunad quite often... but I think we might be an outlier there.

in hungary they give you a glass of water with the coffee also. and i don't know how true this is but when i worked in a cafe my boss told me we are legally not allowed to refuse to serve someone water, but we're allowed to give them tap water

Sky juice because water is air 😆

14:27 girl no...for a couple of years we have 30°< in the summer, it's too much for us (Polish girl here)

Drinking age in the Nordic countries is around 18 years of age. 18 is the age when you can vote, drive a car, sign documents, join the military, etc..

Der Deutsche hat den deutschen Humor richtig gut raus! 🤣

In France it's even legal to drink under 16 but an adult must be with you ortherwise it's illegal.

It's not common to pay for restrooms in Spain, but we do sometimes You have to pay on the train stations in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, but that's it I have seen the codes in some fast food franchises, also the signs, but never with payment I was so traumatized in Amsterdam having to pay for the restroom in McDonalds 😂

You do need to pay to go to the restroom in Spain, I’d say it’s similar to other European countries? Like having to pay in more touristy spots or bars

In Germany 24 days payed vacation is minimum by law, I don’t know anyone who has less than 4, 5 weeks off.

In Britain you’ll pay for the toilet in cities and touristy towns but in any ordinary town it’s free, and yes you generally can’t use a toilet of an establishment if you’re not a customer unless you sneak in.