American Cities vs European Cities: What's the Difference?

[@GeographyGeek]

Correction: London is ranked 40th with 30 skyscrapers. Istanbul is ranked 28th with 47 skyscrapers. Making 4 cities in Europe in the top 50. No idea how I messed that up.

[@KrzysztofK1982]

The list is dominated by Chinese cities because in China houses are virtually non existent, I’ve been there multiple times and have never before seen a house. You also can’t own property there you can only lease it from the state and so nobody builds houses. Instead the government builds skyscraper like apartment blocks which are quick to build and people live in them. In Europe or the states you have housing neighbourhoods whereas in China that is replaced by a single skyscraper residential building, everybody lives in a box of matches. Also highways through city centres are not common in Europe as they create pollution and are plain ugly - hence the idea of ring roads so people go around the city.

[@JWvdv]

well with brexit and all is london realy europe?

[@Mr122Eli]

@@JWvdv more than Moscow and Istanbul

[@hansheinrich958]

@@JWvdv Europe is a continent and the UK stays in Europe, they can‘t have a referendum on that.

[@JWvdv]

@@hansheinrich958 The joke . Your head

[@creev80]

Ehh...Europe is on another level when it comes to beauty and history.

[@albannachaviation1786]

@Alfie Green London isn't the only place in Europe if you had more than 3 braincells you'd know theres more to a continent than 1 overrated city

[@Christian-cb9jr]

@Alfie Green It's not repetitive at all because even tough almost every big city is very historical, they don't look the same. London has a totally different style of architecture than Paris. The cities in the Netherlands look absolutely nothing like those in Greece and Spain. In the US every city is just a downtown area full of skyscrapers surrounded by miles upon miles of boring suburbs, that's what I call repetitive.

[@timfonteyne]

@@Christian-cb9jr Exactly!!

[@bobsjepanzerkampfwagen4150]

@Alfie Green yea like those big glass square dildo’s aren’t boring

[@Christian-cb9jr]

@Alfie Green According to your logic living in any part of the world would be repetitive. It’s sounds like you’re implying that in the US the cities change looks every week.

[@erdeneraytekin2879]

European cities are more pedestrian friendly. American cities built their cities for cars not for people

[@imagine257]

Hey, we love our cars

[@guanweihe7614]

@mo gamer you say it like it’s a bad thing, oh look at me an european, im so sad en enslaved that I can walk to buy groceries, I have 7 cafeterias and bars within 5 minutes of walking and a historic city centre in 10, muh freedom

[@Jkirek_]

@mo gamer Most American cities were also built long before the car; most were originally built to be walkable. Usually accessed by rail, and with some horse drawn carriages, because cars didn't exist yet. It was a later decision to bulldoze these older places and redesign cities for cars rather than people.

[@MrBaden77]

Copy and paste response for a copy and paste statement. Hyperbolic nonsense. Most US cities were built prior to the invention of the automobile. The historic dense cores still stand along with their historic architecture.

[@droneerfguf]

@@guanweihe7614 hahaha I should be studying for muy fucking exam about the history of the US but instead I'm watching random vídeos and reading comments. At least I'm practicing my english. Anda yes we like our bars, cafés and our plazas. You can also go and smoke a joint un the park of your cuartier. It's amazing. 🥴

[@thespacearchitect]

For me personaly one of the biggest differences and propably the main reason I like european cities so much more is the lack of a real city center in America. Pretty much every european city or town has a big plaza or marketplace in the center and a couple of streets or blocks surounding it that are pedestrian only. You can walk around and go shopping or just ejoy a icecream or sit down outside of a café. But when you're in the center of a city like New York you can be right on Broadway but instead of nice cafés you have a norrow overcrowded sidewalk and a buissy street with cars honking. It makes it impossible to really enjoy. Americans should just take a couple of blocks in the city center and declare them pedestrian zones and many cities would imidiatly improve a lot in my opinion.

[@BICIeCOMPUTERconGabriele]

Forbid the cars in one block??? That's communism!!!

[@LS-Moto]

@@BICIeCOMPUTERconGabriele ???

[@BICIeCOMPUTERconGabriele]

@@LS-Moto it was a joke about the fact that Americans generally take a prohibition for a good reason, like an act of dictatorship, like an act of communism.

[@LS-Moto]

@@BICIeCOMPUTERconGabriele Ok so it was sarcastic. I wasn't sure whether you're serious or joking 😂

[@Forlfir]

@Alfie Green NYC is def not better than London lol

[@codboss7092]

America: Building big Europe: Building pretty

[@name4601]

Older skyscrapers like the Tribune tower and absolutely gorgeous and shows that skyscrapers can be more than a glass box. The reason towers are so ugly nowadays is that corporations try to save as much money and time as possible meaning out goes the costly and time-consuming masonry and in comes the cheap and quick glass.

[@zoller1990]

@@name4601 its one thing to have one beautiful building or an entire beautiful city, how can you even compare a massive outlet mall with a square km of parking lots to a lovely european shopping street with historic buildings, tree lined streets and public fountains.

[@stijnvisser2290]

@MR TAMERE sorry but america is not pretty...

[@Yorgarazgreece]

@MR TAMERE and asia certainty not combining both lol its more like: america building big europe building pretty asia building plenty

[@kngkrmson2179]

@@stijnvisser2290 True.

[@JWNimble]

Ironically, Washington DC, the nation's capitol, is probably the most European looking city in America. Unlike other American cities it was a planned city built from scratch. It was primarily designed by a French architect, Pierre L'Enfant, and as such shares a lot of similar characteristics with French cities such as Paris and Versailles.

[@kal_bewe1837]

San Francisco are not more European cities than Washington?

[@koluchi12]

Boston and Quebec: "Are you kidding me?"

[@JWNimble]

@@koluchi12 Quebec is in Canada not USA.

[@koluchi12]

@@JWNimble Sorry but you said "in America", not USA. I'm not counting Iberoamerica's cities due to a completely different planning made by the Spanish, but Canada and USA share the same City grid planning with the exception of Quebec and Boston, with historic European style centers.

[@JWNimble]

@@koluchi12 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIewi3Zqrpmtjrc I understand where your coming from but when I said America, I meant the USA as does this video (just look at the thumbnail vs the video title). Montréal and Quebec are quite obviously more European than DC. As for Boston, it is definitely very European as well. The question of What is the most European-like city in the USA? is actually a more debated topic than I ever thought it was lol. New Orleans (French), and several California cities such as Santa Barbra (Spanish) also would have a claim as well.

[@faramund9865]

The reason richer people live in European city centers is because the city centers are beautiful and old! On the outside it's post-war speed building with very simple and/or ugly architecture. I get very angry when people try to build these kind of monstrosities in our city centers, a true crime.

[@pierren___]

Yep, and the élites hate all form of tradition so they slowly destroy it

[@Frankboxmeer]

@@pierren___ Who are the “elites”?

[@pierren___]

@@Frankboxmeer governments+all big schools+ banks+ corporations + internet lords gafa + secret services+ medias i think

[@Frankboxmeer]

@@pierren___ Ok, and where do you see they destroying these old city centers?

[@pierren___]

@@Frankboxmeer France england germany spain balkans america too india etc whole world is touched

[@Sanginius23]

US Cities are more parking lots and highways then anything else. Build for Cars.

[@thomasstokes7500]

@Alfie Green 1. That's got nothing to do with what he said. 2. The London underground is one of the largest underground networks in the world and DOES cover the majority of London, the parts that don't are connected by overground rails that link up with underground rails. 3. Your commenting on any comment that criticizes American cities or praises European cities so clearly your biased to us cities and won't change your opinion, you really need to grow up

[@thomasstokes7500]

@Alfie Green I've been to several US cities and like he said in the video, they are more populated in the suburbs outside of the city, the 'villages' outside of London are more towns as they have a larger population and are classed as London as they are close (relatively) to London and share the same regional rules and regulations as London. It's what happens to a city when it expands over hundreds of years, they become bigger and so in London if the main population lives in the centre as he says in the video then there will statistically be less people on the outskirts. Many areas in London don't have large roads to stop congestion (which I hear is a large problem in us cities such as LA as I have been in it myself) and also because European cities are far more environmentally conscious, that's why the drivers tax is in London to stop pollution from loads of cars.

[@thomasstokes7500]

@Alfie Green I've been to California, San Fran to LA and also Orlando and miami

[@RookCooks]

My City is laughing rn i feel it

[@columbien10]

European cities grow in a more organic way over the years naturally incorporating smaller communities outside the original city limits. Berlin for instance started on a small Island alongsidr another arguably bigger community but the both merged at some point. My point is as time progresses European metropols will reach the borders of smaller communities and legally incorporate them in the city, although thos communities preservere (to a certain degree) their own heritage. American cities on the other hand grow in a more planned way (just look at how symmetrical or geometrical the roads are) and normally don't have pre-existing smaller communities adjacent to them which will be incorporated if the city continues to grow

[@jandroniol]

We had an exchange student from the United States. We went to look for him at the airport and it was already night. At home he told us that he loved castles and if it was true that in Europe there were many. We told him that in the morning we would show him the one in the town where we were (He knew that the exchange would be near Madrid, but the exact place he did not know). When he got up and discovered the castle that could be seen from the room he started to scream, we ran scared to the room because we thought something had happened to him.

[@luoma9040]

Thats what I loved from Spain and Portugal area. Totally loved riding a bus between towns to see the castles in between. And there were many!

[@alessandromancuso7242]

@@luoma9040 Come to Italy^^

[@luoma9040]

@@alessandromancuso7242 I will sometime. I dream to see Rome.

[@GoldenCrow320]

And here in Switzerland we have boring castles that are almost all in ruins

[@mislenemislene8588]

@@luoma9040 Come to France !

[@RuiOrgevilleZarco]

I was born in a medieval walled city, Obidos, Portugal. When I was a child, I was a warrior, the difference is that the setting was authentic, a 900-year-old castle.

[@ObvPhotography]

What is it called. I’m sorry I don’t know about it but I like learning about cool stuff

[@RuiOrgevilleZarco]

@@ObvPhotography Located on the western central coast of Portugal, Óbidos is an ancient fortified city that remains a well-preserved example of medieval architecture.

[@brantes8158]

Portugal caralho

[@extsaojose]

Portugal is quite boring to live, except Lisbon and Porto.

[@ochicha]

@@extsaojose vai po crl aposto queres ur viver para a merda dos eu

[@supersuede6493]

In a nutshell: history and culture.

[@weldonyoung1013]

At least outside of the WWI & WW2 destructive zone.

[@rakata1987]

True but at least America isn't dying like Europe

[@DamianŁukasikPL]

@@weldonyoung1013 but still there is history and culture in european cities

[@LogitechXibanga]

@r4y_ow you guys are more dead than ever been, you guys are consider like a MEG from the family guy show

[@LogitechXibanga]

@LeJapanese OfTokyo not sure about that it was most from the north and south

[@marcelmoulin3335]

Generally compact, charming, historic, and inviting, European cities teem with old, stunning structures and mesmerising, narrow streets. Walking catapults one into nirvana! Europeans celebrate and embrace their flourishing, exciting city centres. As for American cities, they once teemed with breathtakingly beautiful buildings (Detroit, Buffalo, Los Angeles, etc.). Americans, however, live in the here and now. Sadly, they obliterated almost anything of historical or cultural value in the name of progress... the automobile. Fortunately, some American cities are experiencing a renaissance, and I credit the New Urbanists for comprehending what makes a city truly a vibrant, tantalising place.

[@GeographyGeek]

I 100% agree with your assessment.

[@marcelmoulin3335]

@@GeographyGeek Keep up the good work. Now retired, I can devote much time to my interests... in city planning, public transport, and architecture. I am fortunate to live in the Netherlands where there is a plethora of lovely city centres and breathtakingly beautiful villages accessible often by bike or train.

[@GeographyGeek]

@@marcelmoulin3335 Thank you! I’d love to visit there and learn more about how their cities were designed, especially Amsterdam. My next video is actually on the Netherlands! Specifically on polders, Delta Works, and the Zuiderzee Works. It should come out on Sunday night or Monday morning.

[@marcelmoulin3335]

@@GeographyGeek I live in Middelburg--close to the Delta Works. Do not hesitate to ask me questions about the Netherlands.

[@GeographyGeek]

@@marcelmoulin3335 Will do! I have like 4 video ideas on the Netherlands I’d like to do that I’ll have to ask you about when I get to them. Netherlands interests me because of the country’s ability to modify and adapt to the environment.

[@jonathanslot8463]

The difference is we got a lot of history in europe😉

[@gebakkendonut]

@@floki1664 you don’t know history at all

[@tankiwolf]

@@floki1664 stolen from who?

[@okidoki878]

@@floki1664 history stolen? Is that possible? Than I want to steel some history from other nations.

[@denjo3131]

Indeed, even small cities have beautiful historical buildings/centers.

[@tankiwolf]

@@denjo3131 yeah, even some towns

[@pandamilkshake]

People that live in Athens live surrounded by structures built 3000 years ago

[@traiver6685]

I'm from India, I live next to a 500+ yr old temple, with plenty more spread across the city. Great stuff!

[@Carfan678]

Me living in the US next to houses built 2 years ago 😭

[@pandamilkshake]

@@Carfan678 2 years ago? Damn...really new. Personally, I live in Spain right now, in a building built in 1942 😂

[@pandamilkshake]

@@traiver6685 Yeah! It's nice when you stroll around the city and then you just come across something built in the fuckin...14th century and it's just there. Undisturbed 😂

[@traiver6685]

@@pandamilkshake Exactly 😂😂

[@jukio02]

For a long time, I use to think America was superior to Europe when it comes to their cities and how they house people. Europe does it better and more efficiently.

[@klajdisinanaj3977]

if u really look into it america is better then europe at making profit and building new things, europe on the other hand takes better care of their citizens in terms of job payments holidays etc. u will see that america has fallen quiet a bit mainly because they fight each other and focus on fullfilling the minorities desires more then the majorities very sad

[@nestrokingz6382]

@@klajdisinanaj3977 new isnt better , and cities have to borrow from the federal government to build new roads/infrastructure that is very expensive to maintain thus NOT making profit unless the city/town is growing fast leading to sprawled out communities that dont make profit compared to dense walkable areas. So many of these cities in U.S may look nice and rich with their new roads/infrastructure but really close to going bankrupt. But besides all unwalkable and profit sh*t i gotta say i love the USA regardless

[@marsian4333]

No,USA

[@flyingcookie5639]

This is funny how US cities are almost overusing skyscrapers - which are by definition made to lodge more people than houses for the same area - yet are sometimes far less densely populated than EU cities using very old buildings.

[@papaicebreakerii8180]

US city centers are a lot more dense than European cities but when you also add all of the low density parts of the city it creates an average density far lower than it is in some areas

[@cmillivol98]

A lot of skyscrapers here are office buildings, not necessarily apartments or condos. I live in a city that has about 200,000 within city limits, but the metro area around it has about a million people. The city is fairly built up, but it’s mostly multi-story office buildings more than housing

[@rocketfan1062]

Most of those super tall skyscrapers in US cities are office buildings or hotels. almost none of them are for housing.

[@honzasenbauer612]

My grandma lives in a building that was built in 1438. I know this because there is a date of it being finished on the wall. Its still in use and looks great and from the painted pictures that persisted over the time, it doesn’t look too different, but you can see changes in architecture when you look at the picture and then the house. Its really nice to see something so old and yet you don’t need to buy a ticket to go inside. Plus when I saw a picture of how the village looked like before, you can still see the main street and some houses are on the same places.

[@Mark-Wilson]

thats cool european cities are like museums you can live in

[@honzasenbauer612]

@@Mark-Wilson yea kinda, it really is something, but you still have to keep the houses in good condition, otherwise it goes down and sadly, many buildings like that are gone

[@Mark-Wilson]

@@honzasenbauer612 yeah but uits ok atleast some are standing

[@Diegomax22]

Proud to be from Europe (Continent), my city have buildings that were created way before the creation of the US. I love History !

[@albannachaviation1786]

@Alfie Green tell me exactly what's dumb and wrong about being proud of where your from??

[@leonardom9190]

@Alfie Green what a stupid argument...

[@lucabralia5125]

@Alfie Green yes... that's the point, people like having history around them, I would personally be proud to live on earth if mars got colonised, although mars will probably have its own peculiarities, so it would be cool to live there also.

[@RookCooks]

I mean my City was built before the US even became a concept and i live in the US

[@hansheinrich958]

@Alfie Green I will always be proud of our continent, even if people want to live in an other galaxy. I will always stay in Europe

[@marckdan2508]

A lot of it has to do with history, too. European cities typically had a market or church square as the community focal point, around which the city expanded organically. The US had a conquest, conquer, occupy, optimise mentality, right from its start, so their cities reflect a very rational, individualistic, planned structure.

[@GeographyWorld]

Great video. I love European cities for how historic and walkable they are. Where I'm from (Ireland) is like a mixture of European and American cities. No skyscrapers but too car-centric.

[@GeographyGeek]

Thank you! I agree. The one time I visited Europe it was nice to be able to travel without ever using a car.

[@GeographyGeek]

Cool channel by the way I just subscribed!

[@777peacelove]

I love Ireland. I love the landscape and the cities look so beautiful too. I would like to go on vacation there.

[@GeographyWorld]

@@777peacelove Advice for visiting Ireland: don't just go to Dublin. It's a nice city but it's somewhat of a tourist trap. I'd recommend travelling the west coast along the Wild Atlantic Way.

[@777peacelove]

@@GeographyWorld Thank you so much for the recommendation. I did not intend to go to Dublin, maybe that too, but I want to go into nature and see the beautiful landscapes. And visit other cities and villages. I also want to visit North-Ireland...I think I want to see all of It.😉

[@bertkassing8541]

Nice video. I prefer old European cities. For example Amsterdam with its 16th and 17th century buildings and canals. Simply beautiful!

[@GeographyGeek]

Thank you! True, I would like to visit. I have read that Amsterdam probably could not support skyscrapers due to the ground not being able to support that much weight.

[@roy_hks]

@@GeographyGeek Indeed, most of Amsterdam is built on marshland. They’ve been building some semi-skyscrapers in Amsterdams very own ‘la-defense’ tho called ‘de Zuidas,’ however I believe these stand on ground rather recently conquered from the water (in the previous century).

[@storrho]

@@roy_hks The water there was already gone in the 1700's.

[@greenmachine5600]

America has old structures too, you just don't know about them. Mesa verde, New Mexico's Acomo Pueblo, many churches, Places in Boston, Virginia, and Florida. There's a lot

[@gregorarmstrong01]

Amsterdam has a huge motorway network outside centre which can be a bit of a shock( I am not used to that in my part of the U.K.)

[@bubba842]

European cities won't be totally useless when their is another oil crisis. They have something called public transport, plus they don't build neighborhoods that are solely dependt on you owing a car.

[@moneysittintall3611]

Electric cars exist dumbass

[@top10cars2]

There is this new thing, I don't know if you've heard of it, something called electric cars.

[@bubba842]

@@top10cars2 electric cars will never help the traffic congestion problem.

[@top10cars2]

@@bubba842 I'm talking about the oil crisis part.

[@DhimitriAg]

@@top10cars2 Its talked about an electricity crise too

[@windshieldlaugh7411]

I was once in New York and I have to say the feeling of this city was completely different from what I knew from home (Europe, Germany). You feel tiny in a city like New York and overwhelmed while in Europe you’re more part of it because of the many roads where cars aren’t allowed and the buildings aren’t 500 times taller than you. I don’t really remember, are there any pedestrian zones in New York? In german cities you usually have to park your car and walk to get to the Altstadt (where all the old buildings are) and Innenstadt (City Centre where all the stores are located).

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

Get over it... every country is different

[@dondardha1993]

As a European I can tell you that when it comes to social life,history and having fun,Europe is so far ahead of Usa. But in Usa you can make big money. Thats the only reason to stay in here. But Americans borned here ,they dont really know how fun and amazing life in Europe is. Here there are no bars,meanwhile in Europe you have them in every corner.

[@antoinemozart243]

The pedestrian zone in New York is called Wall Street !

[@iansanftner2127]

I would rather spend time in nature than in any city no mater how beautiful or historical it is@@dondardha1993

[@Oldschool_Gamer_]

There are more reasons why th EU has significantly less skyscrapers/tall structures Like having done the math and coming to the conclusion that 3-4 stories is the best cost/benefit. The moment you start needing elevators, need to pump water up, specialized cleaning crews, etc, you start running into significant costs in both construction and upkeep. Medium density is the best unless there is a need for a larger structure. It dodges the problems with low density, low revenue, high upkeep, and services like public transport aren't viable. While dodging high density's problems like high cost, low interaction among people, difficulty in preventing congestion and providing city services like public transport at a high enough capacity, without increasing those costs for lower density parts of town. Small and medium business thrive in medium density as well, as they will have the density to have enough customers, but it does not need to pay exorbitant prices to exist in high density. Traffic is manageable Parks and public spaces are affordable (highrise raises land value) It's greener (as counter intuitive as it sounds) All in all, it makes for a much more livable city One where you can actually enjoy living.

[@drakulkacz6489]

An you forgot one simple thing: Our flats are smaller. We don´t need a big flat, big fridge or a big car.

[@iansanftner2127]

Capitalism says otherwise it is mainly private company building sky scrapers.

[@leehargreaves7473]

When I lived in the US I quickly realised that city centre didn't automatically mean social centre. Some city centres were merely work centres, and devoid of any real activity after 7pm. That's the main difference I think. If you head to a European city centre you will almost always find the most bars, restaurants, and generally, the most social activity... until late at night. I think the ancient Romans knew how to live a good life, and their tradition of building beautiful places to eat and drink has been carried on.

[@anthonyberent4611]

As a Londoner I find the suggestion that suburbs were invented in the 1870s surprising. One can see Southwark as Roman and Medieval suburb of London, although this was possibly unplanned. In the early 1800s, however, many new planned speculative developments were built round the then edge of London, in, for example, Islington, Hampstead, and Belgravia. These were often built as Georgian terraces and were intended to be sold to the middle and upper classes who worked in London or needed access to London for other reasons. These, in concept, sound remarkably like modern American suburb, although they were far closer to the old city center and built more densely, since the inhabitants had to walk or use horse drawn transport to reach the city.

[@anthonyberent4611]

@@bloedblarre On what basis do you say this? The word "suburb" apparently dates back to the 14th century, and the term is widely used for towns on the edge of London from which most people commute into London by train.

[@augth]

Honestly, American cities are beautiful. I'm French and the stereotype about the US is that buildings are ugly. But centre districts such as SoHo in NYC are such amazing architectural ensembles. I think traditional brick 3 or 4-storey high buildings are wonderful as well. But it is true that urban highways are disastrous, and residential suburbs are not that enjoyable.

[@thomasgrabkowski8283]

@@trol4889 NYC is unique in which is is dense and not car dependent, unlike other American cities, and many people actually live in the center of the city(centers of other cities are pretty much all commercial). Again, unlike many other American cities, NYC developed before cars became common

[@bearcb]

NYC is not a standard US city, it’s the exception, not the rule. For foreigners is the most American city, but for Americans it’s the most foreign city.

[@troyeakb6314]

Wtf😂 If skyscrapers make a city beautiful then Shanghai should also be beautiful 😂 Skyscrapers are soul less buildings

[@MrDude826]

Pre War US architecture was perfect and beautiful. Too bad minimalists came along to ruin everything in the 1950's onward. So sad.

[@MrDude826]

@@troyeakb6314 Most skyscrapers are ugly but you can't deny the pre war upper west and east side skyscrapers are beautiful.

[@oceansarchived]

with my family being from North London and me living just outside it, i’m very grateful to be near such a beautiful city. the post-war architecture and overall feel is so nice. yeah there are some places that still need improving, but London is a good place to be especially if you love history

The difference between US cities and European Cities is that. In US when you live in the suburbs you're middle in class to rich. When European live in the suburbs lots of them are poor. Rich Europeans live inside the city. Actually European cities consists of mixed zoning while US cities consists of Offices first next is commercial and then residential then industrial. That is why US citizens rely on private transportation. European cities rely on public transportation. Virtually you can really go anywhere in a European city using only public transportation while in the US you really needed a car to go anywhere.

[@albanianorthodox8659]

USA is way better

@@albanianorthodox8659 if you own a car then yes. But its more expensive to drive than to use public transportation. And btw using public transportation in Europe is faster than driving in USA.

[@hansheinrich958]

@@albanianorthodox8659 I like the US, but their city centres are a disaster. I visited many cities around the world and was really disappointed by the lack of pedestrian friendly spaces

[@ronclark9724]

@@albanianorthodox8659 Especially in rural America... Forget the ugly cities...

[@ronclark9724]

@@hansheinrich958 America is the land of cars...

[@radicalcentrist4990]

Europe has the most beautiful cities, not just compared to America, but generally. I might sound biased because I am European but I just like the aesthetics of European cities the most.

[@Benjibuilder]

Asian cities are bettere

[@danorott]

Vive la Europe 🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺

[@mansonsacidtrip6862]

@@dslvlx I'm an American and I agree wholeheartedly. I live in Phoenix which not only has the worst weather on the planet but is probably the most boring city there is. It feels more like a collection of poor small towns with a corporate hellscape in the middle. Also, the color green literally doesn't exist here. Only the richest neighborhoods have grass or trees, and besides that it's just rocks and sand as far as the eye can see. The summer season regularly commits genocide on our homeless population with temperatures surpassing 48 degrees celsius (120 f) for a large part of the year. All around, a pretty miserable place to live.

[@thomasgrabkowski8283]

@@mansonsacidtrip6862 Phoenix is in the middle of the desert. Why there aren't many grasses or trees. As it rarely rains there, it takes a lot of maintenance, including lots of artificial watering to make them grow. Rich people there can grow them, as they can afford the expensive maintenance costs of plants in the desert

[@mansonsacidtrip6862]

@@thomasgrabkowski8283 Yeah that's exactly what I was getting at. It's literally a barren wasteland and as such grass and trees are only present in wealthier areas that can maintain it. It's still definitely a downer if you aren't in a rich area and the only color you see throughout your day is brown.

[@MsTribus]

I lived all my life in Brussels and what the previous generations did to our beautiful historic city-center is just random chaos of old and new. It makes me so angry. Still it is a great city with a whole lot of cosy pedestrian streets.

[@albanianorthodox8659]

Belgium does not exist.Belgium was created by British. And they take all Europe union money.

[@MsTribus]

@@albanianorthodox8659 But if it does not exist how can it take all the money ? You bloody moron

[@columbien10]

@@albanianorthodox8659 continue with your argument and show how you think that is true. Don't make theories without backing them up

[@hansheinrich958]

@@albanianorthodox8659 Stop spreading bullshit. Belgium is a country with it‘s own unique history. We may be in many aspects very different, but we are proud Belgians

[@jeroen2218]

@@hansheinrich958 Great cities, architecture and history but the damn roads are awful. ; )

[@Riviere8281]

Well, basically in Europe we have history, culture and good food.

[@lotakom6992]

US MCDonalds

[@stefan7381]

@@lotakom6992 🤡🤡🤡

[@maskedgymnast9699]

@@lotakom6992 and obesity!

[@paprikagames]

mcdonalds is a bit disgusting tbh

[@klajdisinanaj3977]

keep in mind pizza was created in europe (italy) so i want a big THANK U from americans towards italians for making that godlike food

[@VoodooMadMike41]

Warsaw is probably one of the more American like cities in Europe, with lots of its skyscrapers scattered around the city and lots of major wide roads going through the city itself.

[@Dovndyr13]

Not sure I agree, No skyscraper in the old town next to the royal castle. Most of them around central station and maybe on to Gdansk station. Making it a pleasant walk to walk the old town of Warsaw compared to Brussels.

[@vinwin8155]

You have to divide between major roads and highways. Warsaw has „just“ major roads, no highways in ninner city. You can cross allot of these easy. Yeah, there are a few highways in outer city; but such ones you‘ll find in other major cities too. The new polish highway network, is planned with highways/a ringroad around warsaw. Plus - the public transport is also good in W. , so Warsaw is a european city for me.

[@hansheinrich958]

@@vkdrk It‘s not the American style it was the Soviet style which was inteoduced. But still Warsaw is a exciting city

[@ginterka381996]

Warsaw is beautiful. I'm from this city and I agree.

[@thomasgrabkowski8283]

Poland was a communist country following WW2. Communist planning, generally meant high rise buildings scattered around the city with wide boulevards between them, unlike the traditional European style with tightly packed low rises and narrow streets. Communist planning applied to much of Eastern Europe, and also East Asian communist countries that originally had their own traditional city planning like China and North Korea, with their communist style high rises divided by wide boulevards

[@d1234as]

The American Cities design is one of the reason because Americans tend to consume more resources and tend to have a worst health than European: bigger single houses need more energy than apartments, create car centric district where there 's no service and shops at walkable distance (so everyone need to use cars to every movement) and can't sustain frequently public transport because there isn't enough density to operate it. This hugely increase traffic jam and CO2 emission.

[@Mulberry2000]

I live in a house that is 90 years old and is made of brick, insulated, and has double glazing. It is also in the suburbs of the Uk. Shops are 5 mins walking time or 20 mins walking for the big supermarkets.

[@Lunavii_Cellest]

20 minutes still is alot, in the netherlands you are always 7 minutes away from multiple supermarkets

[@okidoki878]

@@Lunavii_Cellest not in my Netherlands I have to bike a mile

[@Mulberry2000]

@@Lunavii_Cellest 20 minutes by walking for the main brand supermarkets Tesco and Morrisonsons. One is a superstore and the other is a hypermarket. I lived in holland most major supermarkets I have encountered are not in the suburbs but in the centre of the city or shopping centres. There are lots of AH smattered around but they are small to medium size. So stop exaggerating, clearly, you have not been to the UK esp England for any length of time. Also, you have ignored the 5 minutes walking to any shop. You are wrong about holland - most use the bike to go shopping, and like I did it for about 10 -20 minutes, etc. Albert Heijn shops are fairly common with small shops around. Oh, I forgot there is an Aldis superstore 5mins by cycle or 10-15 by walking. There are Iceland, Sansbury, and farm foods stores from about 15 minutes by bike, 5 mins by tram, or 20 minutes by walking. Holland is similar to the UK but on a much smaller scale, fewer shops though and that is to expected. The UK has four times the population of the Netherlands. The problem with holland is fairly flat so going outside the cities you can get hit by big winds. Also, try finding your bike in the crowded heap of parked bike stands. Many a time I forget where I put my bike lol. The standard heavy bike is ok for holland but not for the UK esp England. Why? No dedicated cycle paths, and too many hills to climb. Also, motorists in the UK hate cyclists.

[@Lunavii_Cellest]

@@Mulberry2000 ive lived in the small village of nuenen and now live in the suburbs of helmond, the jumbo always has been 2 streets away

[@Mulberry2000]

@@Lunavii_Cellest Groan

[@dennisn.8051]

Maybe it would be helpful if you used metric units. Nice video though, keep on the good work!

[@GeographyGeek]

Thank you! I probably will in the future. I originally made this video for my 8th grade class I teach in the US.

[@martinpiko8085]

@@GeographyGeek wow this is so cool

[@hughjass1044]

Another interesting trend I've noticed is that every European city I've visited thus far has been located in Europe.

[@GeographyGeek]

You clearly haven’t been here - en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianducheng

[@Usuario1y1dos]

Trump: That's silly, everyone knows that Madrid is next to Mexico.

[@PoolGyall5441]

As an American I honestly hate how our cities are designed they were made for the car but the government and city planners forgot that the cars were meant to transport people not the car itself…

[@ninaakari5181]

One MAJOR difference that you didn't brought up is all mid level developments (row houses, etc. buildings between sincle family houses and blocks) that are completely missing on the USA but can be found everywhere in Europe

[@apollo-eu4fk]

there are row houses in america but they are for people people low income areas . all the white people moved out of the cities row houses and into suburbs . this drained the money out of the inner cities and now that is where immigrant or black americans live in higher numbers

[@GigaNietzsche]

Hm it’s almost as though prioritizing tradition and beauty and health over profit and modernization often leads to a better looking and better functioning civilization.

[@warlikewilly9246]

I would disagree on the part of better functioning civilization

[@Mark-Wilson]

not entirely true to be fair tradition doesn't really make you more advanced or mroe functioning modernization is found ine very european city on the insdie just not hte outside

[@GTAVictor9128]

More simply, (most) European cities are built for people rather than the car, and hence are more livable.

[@warlikewilly9246]

@@GTAVictor9128 laws and taxes in Americans cities are perfect for younger people just out of college

[@GigaNietzsche]

@@warlikewilly9246 -Significantly higher obesity rates -Food is poisoned -Water is poisoned -The culture is diseased and twisted -Constant mass immigration -Housing and wages are fucked as a result of the last point and outsourcing jobs and black rock and other funds and even our own banks screwing us over Yeah really living in the greatest country with the greatest economic system ever

[@adorablink_army3228]

USA is more like with big buildings and a lot of cars and noises ! And the cities are awake 24/24 🌃 Europe is more like historical romantic city 🌸

[@nwa9325]

Fax I prefer European cities

[@karikling8812]

Actually, a lot of European cities did initially rebuild around cars post WWII, but the people protested in the 60-70's after they noticed more accident-related deaths. So cities began shifting back to bike and pedestrian centered cities, especially in the Netherlands. Some European cities, like London, are just as bad as some American cities in that regard.

[@pikachuchujelly7628]

I would never say London is as bad as American cities. London has an amazing public transport network, is full of historical buildings, and is far cleaner than NYC. There are some rough of London, but it doesn't have nearly the amount of trash, rats, drug addicts, and homeless people as NYC.

[@denjo3131]

I hate skyscrapers in city centers 😅. I love the facts that Europe restored very much after the war. In Brussels nowadays, we have the Northern Quarter (it's like La Défense in Paris), where 'very much high-rises' are located (in Belgium, each building above 80m is considered very high, in very much cities, churches, cathedrals and belfries are the tallest buildings). But indeed, in the past, in Brussels were made some very bad decisions. By the way, Antwerp was the first city in Europe with a skyscraper (de Boerentoren) 😉.

[@scootes212]

underrated af, very good video and keep up the good work!

[@GeographyGeek]

Thank you!!

[@scootes212]

@@GeographyGeek You're welcome, the video is really professional and I learnt alot from it :)

[@thommieboyb1]

Different is that many European countries have urban planning in contrast to us

[@ronclark9724]

America won't put up with the over the top government regulations European do. We rather live free of government restrictions...

[@arolemaprarath3248]

@@ronclark9724 Hence failure is common. LMAO.

[@cptant7610]

Determining the population density of a city seems rather arbitrary depending on where you draw the border of the city.

[@marcor815]

In Europe it depends a little more. Cities, that were destroyed in WWII, were often rebuilt car-friendly. The Cities, that did not get destroyed, keep the padestrian-friendly shape, especially in the historic centre.

[@rrrr3236]

You right in The Netherlands 🇳🇱 Rotterdam is a city that was completely destroyed and you see it is way more modern than Amsterdam or Eindhoven or every other city in the Netherlands🏰🇪🇺⚽️

[@vanefreja86]

Yeah - Inner Copenhagen has maintained it's medieval street structure

[@Luredreier]

The density of European cities is also more sustainable in terms of infrastructure. There's more people to pay for electricity lines, water pipes, roads, busses, trains, subways, and everything else. US cities on the other hand are innefficient in their use of land leading to increased expenses and lowered income.

[@darthutah6649]

probably true

[@Luredreier]

@@darthutah6649 Basically with larger lots pr house, more gardens, bigger houses with fewer living units (just one family pr house instead of 3-4 or more like in European houses) you end up with less money earned in taxes pr square mile or square meter or whatever you want to use to measure the land. The same applies to companies. A gas station or some other US company with a huge parking lot surrounding the building earns way less in taxes then the number of European companies you could fit in the same space (without the parking space). And with more people in a given area public transportation is more profitable and more viable. And with more mixed use each stop is often *both* a place people get on *and* off at the same time all through the day, instead of *everyone* going on the bus or tram or whatever on one end and off on the other end in the beginning of the day and then the other way around in the afternoon. Europe most definitively isn't perfect. But these things are easier when you build compact.

[@darthutah6649]

@@Luredreier Thet's true. However, the opposite problem arises when the city can't expand outwards because NIMBYs don't want it to. London and many other British cities have this problem today.

[@Sundara229]

I don’t think this is even a fair comparison. We also have plenty of small towns and “suburbs” with almost no public transport connections and financial issues in Germany, especially in the eastern parts of the country where everyone seems to be leaving.

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

@@Sundara229 but Europeans especially the British ones think its only in the US

[@miletopic4775]

I thought you had like a couple dozen thousand subscribers at least, but still cool vid

[@GeographyGeek]

Dang I wish! Thank you!

[@Carlos-wv3yj]

Life in any European city like Madrid London Paris Rome or Barcelona should be incredible

[@masterjunky863]

I'm from Milan and I love it

[@Carlos-wv3yj]

@@masterjunky863 #Jelousy

[@oscargarza8392]

No, it's overrated and quite boring too. America is way better and europeans know it.

[@masterjunky863]

@@oscargarza8392 Lol no, most Europeans don't think that. When I walk in Venice or Florence I surely don't think "I want so bad to be in America"...

[@oscargarza8392]

@@masterjunky863 well I am a spaniard, and most of young people hate living here, there's nothing to do here other than watch soccer. When I was living in the States for 6 months I had a great time.

[@eduardof7322]

What I do like a lot about American cities, is how connected with nature they are despite being designed for cars. The huge and massive spread they have through the suburbs, makes these to be full of enormous parks, gigantic gardens, big boulevards crowded with trees, and channels and rivers that allow a lot of wildlife to live very close to you. It is very common to see rabbits, foxes, raccoons, geese, ducks and deers right in front of your door every morning. Depending on where you live, you may even feel like living in the middle of the forest despite being just 20 minutes away from the city center (This is the case for cities like Atlanta, Portland, Boston, Detroit, New Heaven and Seattle). Also this is related with the fact that on an average American city, you have A LOT more space than in a European one. Of course this is not the case for cities like New York or Chicago, but in most American cities, the majority of the population lives in a big house surrounded by gardens and yards that isolate it and are usually twice as big. While in Europe the most common thing is to live in small apartments, where your privacy and overall tranquility decreases a lot. I do like the general idea for American cities. Even though they may not have the big history, cultural richness and amazing buildings hundreds of years old that Europe has, they do a pretty good job offering good living conditions for their inhabitants. The only thing I believe they REALLY need is public transport. It is a NIGHTMARE and basically impossible to live in any American city without a car (Besides New York). I think they really, really need to change that and focus a lot more on pedestrians and people using public transportation. Also more life at the street level outside the downtown, most of the time immediately as you walk outside the central area, the streets become completely empty and deserted.

[@goes2four82]

I agree thank you for not being ignorant

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

@@goes2four82 right

[@Bob-ht7pl]

I see a lot of comments about the beauty of European cities compared to American cities, and while i agree, aesthetically speaking, European cities are far superior to American cities, but i gotta say, i don't think i will ever feel the same feeling of awe and amazement then the first time i went to the center of an American city and was surrounded by buildings taller then i could have even imagined. In all honesty, the Skyscrapers were a different type of beautiful to me. European architecture when I look at it i see the amazing details and beauty of it, but American architecture in all honesty just fills me with awe because of how massive it is. Its fucking amazing. I don't think American or European architecture is superior to one another, they are both beautiful in their own way and its epic. I mean if the entire world looked the same then it would be boring af.

[@RAiNfORAiNbOW]

which city did you go to

[@ALYTALyrics]

american cities are a different type of beauty i agree.

[@718snoopymoe_nyc7]

Wow A real Genuine Honest answer thanks Love from NYC 🍎🗽

[@TravelMate2006]

"America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland." - Tennessee Williams

[@RodrigoroRex]

Remove New Orleans and include LA and Miami and then everywhere else is Texas

[@btetschner]

Very helpful, thank you for the video.

[@GeographyGeek]

No problem!

[@johnmeijer1246]

Amazing! I like these comparisons.

[@lelsonmclel1207]

Great stuff!!

[@accurategamer7085]

The thing with europe is that it has many countries with many different culture so they have different styles.

[@JerEditz]

The way I see it: America's buildings and infrastructure is much more recent. It would be hard to even try a European style of living in USA with few exceptions. We can do our part here in the US in making these cities much more reasonable to live in. It boils down to more walkable areas (which the pandemic has sort of shifted us towards that way a little bit) I am all for public transport, but sadly knowing how our cities were built over the passed 100 years, we do have to take consideration of the car. Frankly, the comparisons are night and day it's hard to compare since US and Europe have chosen such completely different paths in building. (With exceptions***)

[@twstf8905]

Awesome video, mate. 👍 Surprisingly so. 🤜💥🤛

[@GeographyGeek]

Thank you!

[@iakinose]

Loved the video ❤

[@johanwittens7712]

7:20 Very important detail: the construction of modern buildings in Brussels isnt really due to laissez-faire attitudes in the 60's. If that were true, not as much of the historical center would have been conserved as it was. Large parts of the city were concerved pretty nicely. The reason why a large part of the historical city center was bulldozed and replaced with modern "sterile" buildings in the 60's is because a major, multi track rail line was built in the city center. They built the major rail line underground, but to build it they used an open trench building technique. They bulldozed the linear swath where the rail line was going to be build, dug a huge trench, built the railway and a couple of stations including the major "Brussel centraal/Bruxelles centrale" station, then covered it all up with concrete, and then built on top of it. So a large part of the city was "replaced" and "modernised" in a matter of years. If you look at a map of Brussels, you can see this clearly. The traditional pattern is largely preserved with low traditional buildings and row houses. But on the line between Brussels north, central and south railway stations there's a strip of modern construction. And it's all because of the railway, which was and is a major succes by the way since it's the busiest rail line and stations in the country. It's now so busy and overused the already very wide, multiple track tunnel should really be expanded but can't be because of the historical city.

[@GeographyGeek]

Oh I see! Thank you for sharing. I’ll have to look further into this.

[@johanwittens7712]

@@GeographyGeek I thought you'd find that interesting! It's quite interesting to see the old pictures of the construction "scar" left by the railway construction. The open trench running through the old city... For Flanders as a whole however, the laissez-faire is true though. We have a horribly scrambled, disorganised landscape both in the country and around the cities because we had no urban planning worthy of the name until the 90's. The dense road net and dense highway network with on- and offramps every few km allowed even the smallest rural farming village to become a bedroom "sleeping" suburbia. Someone's small workshop in his backyard in a tiny village was allowed to grow into a workshop and then a full fledged factory. Villas or holiday homes were built in the middle of nowhere or in nature preserves, the Belgian coast was turned into a concrete wall of appartements, and so on. Belgian and especially Flemish urban planning was and still is a disaster, and we've got some of the worst traffic in Europe because of it. But for an urban planning nerd like me, it's super interesting to study... Especially with the complete organised opposite (the Dutchies) right next door... 😂

[@GeographyGeek]

@@johanwittens7712 I think I see what you mean. I just took a look at google earth and it looks like there are more modern structures next to the tracks especially on the western side if I’m looking at this correctly.

[@johanwittens7712]

@@GeographyGeek it's more on the east side. But take into account European scale. The old city center of Brussels is the pentagram shape at the center. That's it. The pentagram is the shape of the old city walls. Everything outside that is 18th and especially 19th century development. That's relatively new for us Europeans... 😉 If you look for the Brussels south railway station, then follow the line to "la chapelle" station, then to mont des arts and the central station, and then continue north to Brussels north station, you get the modern strip I'm talking about. The mont des arts is a 50s design, and the central station environment is all newer, post WW2 development. Even around the Brussels cathedral there's a lot of "modern" development. But again it's on a European scale so to a non European it might look very localised and not that noteworthy.... But outside the "vijfhoek" or pentagram of the old city center, to us everything is modern (even 19th century and pre WW2). So really we didn't care that much about preserving it until recently... 😂

[@liszters8935]

@@johanwittens7712 ok, they needed to do the tracks, but they also destoyed a lot of beatiful houses that were built during the 19th century (Victor Horta's houses for example) which is in my opinion really sad... As you said, Belgian cities are a big mess, I assume you're flemmish as you talked a lot about felmmish cities, well I'm a waloon and it's the same... I'm looking at you Charleroi !

[@enjoyslearningandtravel7957]

Thanks for making this interesting video geographic Geek. seems a lot of people are having discussions about the geographical boundaries and other discussions and I’m thinking I now know the United Nations can often not agree upon anything much less the European Union union and they union are a smaller subset of People that can also argue over big things and trivial themes. It is interesting to read all these opinions.

[@Steve-zc9ht]

Loved the video as a American we are still a super young country we are seen as a baby to Europe asia and Africa we love building very tall things to show how powerful and strong we are are city's and unique building designs in chicago and new York best helps shows and represents American architecture proud to be from Chicago home of the skyscrapers

[@GeographyGeek]

Thank you for watching! We do love our tall buildings.

[@greenmachine5600]

America has old structures too, you just don't know about them. Mesa verde, New Mexico's Acomo Pueblo, many churches, Places in Boston, Virginia, and Florida. There's a lot.

[@GeographyGeek]

@@greenmachine5600 It's kind of a relative thing.

[@The_Soviet_Onion]

I had a stroke lol

[@nojoke7970]

yeah im proud to be born in the US too (from Dallas)

[@hoodbymoon]

as someone who lived in europe for his entire life, i find american cities much more interesting & aesthetically pleasing... i'm just fed up with european architecture

[@michaeldowson6988]

Much of the US & Canada was laid out in a Cartesian grid, as the automobile relieved us of having to go around hills, that is required for foot or horse & cart traffic. That relieves us of needing a map to get around also.

[@kozume4]

"After the war, europeans wanted to preserve their culture in the building style of their city centers" The 11 Million people of the Ruhr Valley: *Sad ugly city noises*

[@teppichverkaufer9047]

What's the worst City there?

[@marcelmoulin3335]

Another superbly presented video! Before the automobile became "king" in the US, American cities also teemed with rich architecture, bustling neighbourhoods, and character. The emphasis on the automobile in the US allowed massive construction of motorways that decimated neighbourhoods... towns and cities. Although some towns and cities have experienced a renaissance in the last few decades and some have embraced the New Urbanism, too many places have experienced profound neglect. Effectively, they have become veritable dumps. Europeans value their precious architecture and culture perhaps more than Americans. One American recently said to me, "It's so boring here (The Netherlands); there aren't any f-g malls!"

[@GeographyGeek]

Thanks again! I agree with everything you said. That is sad! Personally I do not like that so much of the United States looks the same. There are too many malls, parking lots, and roads. Many places especially in the suburbs lack identity.

[@bouteilledeau1463]

@@GeographyGeek "There are too many malls, parking lots, and roads." Texas is the visual representation to this. Their urban freeway network (and tollway network as well as they keep making those) are always built with frontage roads that have many small intersections with minor roads and entrances, with the occasional major junction. This means these frontage roads are LITTERED with shopping malls. Not just junctions, but the vast majority of the urban road's lenght!! It's the greatest recipe to get lost on a freeway without having to make the effort of taking the wrong exit. You don't know in what part of a city like Houston you are!

[@dexterjettster3683]

Essentially before we started building suburbs and before the industry in the rust belt died out most American cities were good

[@franovranicic6028]

cause they only learn to consume

[@pikachuchujelly7628]

The US has some really charming old small towns in Appalachia. Unfortunately, many of them are areas that industry left behind and are very poor with no job opportunities. The rest of the country looks ugly like Houston, full of strip malls, massive highways, and suburban sprawl.

[@CrsgbsnTube]

Your accent is awesome

[@GeographyGeek]

Haha thank you

[@musqul8566]

Europeans cities are built for living where as north American cities are built for working, we have suburbs for living. Cities in North America are associated with crime and many people have negative pictures of them.

[@AyoJayPlayz]

Nice video

[@GeographyGeek]

Thank you!

[@mikaela4983]

Europe have a soul and history and tradicion.

[@andresduques2013]

@@bree30pa lol no

[@Racko.]

@@bree30pa No

[@WHYOSHO]

I feel like no one ever thinks about African Americans in these types of videos. We also have Soul, History and Tradition as well that’s shaped a LOT of things culturally around the world.

[@andresduques2013]

@@WHYOSHO that's American history and culture, which is nothing compared to old continents like Asia Europe and Africa

[@Racko.]

@@andresduques2013 well he’s still right, they do have history and culture. Also he never said they have MORE history and culture than the continents you just mentioned, can you not read?

[@robur49]

I think that the different urban structure of American cities, at least the largest and most populous ones, compared to European ones, depends on a single important factor. This consists in the fact that (I'm talking about Italy for example, I live in Florence) our cities were born centuries ago and have developed themselves, following urban planning schemes linked to the culture and landscape in which they were born, trying to preserve pre-existing houses and buildings , remaining faithful to the idea of ​​the city at its ancient origins. It is unimaginable (and, above all, very forbidden!) To build a skyscraper or simply a 20-storey building in Florence. It would deface the very harmony of the city. This is true for almost all Italian cities. Some skyscrapers have been built in Milan (and in any case it is decentralized) but it is nothing compared to those of N.Y. or Chicago, for example! I think that it is exclusively a "cultural" reason that we carry with us from our history. Thanks for your attention and .... a greeting from Florence!

[@anastasio_giorghio]

Bella Firenze💕

[@robur49]

@@anastasio_giorghio ......grazie di cuore! 💖

[@Lorre982]

i live in a little twon in italy, here there is a little castle and a very little curch from xiv sec

[@rullvardi]

Nice video!

[@GeographyGeek]

Thank you! And thanks for watching!

[@yosefhaber7892]

Hey I’m coming from Tiktok. I love your content, keep it up!

[@GeographyGeek]

Thanks man I appreciate it!

[@paolorossi9180]

The difference? European cities are beautiful with architecture,art and culture

[@paolorossi9180]

@Rita Roork hhahahahahahahaahha

[@niram_7157]

@Rita Roork bruh ur so lost

[@bayonetta857]

@Rita Roork Do you even know what bruh means? It's certainly not a gender.

[@59tothegrave4eva]

You’ve obviously never been to Seattle, New Orleans, Savanna, Santa Barbara, NYC, Nashville, Denver etc, all those cities I named have their own distinct architecture, and culture, try again

[@potatogenocide2519]

In my opinion the great thing about US cities is how easy it is to buy your own land and house. In Europe everyone lives in flats and only the upper class can afford an actual home.

[@Ooog__]

yea, if ur living in eastern Europe lmao

[@Ooog__]

@ Country Bal yes but a lot less that in eastern europe, since a lot of people can afford houses

[@Dreamfyre_]

Never thought about it that way, you’re right

[@Dreamfyre_]

Never thought about it that way, you’re right

[@Ooog__]

@@Dreamfyre_ no theyre not, not every country in europe is the same

[@2012Budapest]

In American cities, the population of a smaller European city dies as a result of crime in a year.

[@harenterberge2632]

You forgot zoning laws. In the US new building areas are very rarely zoned for medium density housing. Row/terraced/town* houses are rarely build in the US. It is either single family house sprawl or high rise boxes in the sky.

[@bhuvanordhruv]

Not in my city but a lot of places yeah

[@chelseaguy70]

Europe is everything America is not. The biggest difference is not the place, is the people. Europeans live, think, act and dress differently. The people make the place. Add more history and generally more beauty and you’ve got a better continent. Fact. I’ve lived in both places and could never live in the US again.

[@GeographyGeek]

Yeah. This was made for an 8th class to show how the city layouts are different.

[@paul1979uk2000]

High rise buildings I've always seen as a power status, Europe didn't really have anything to prove as it's been a power for a long time whereas the US was a new power and had something to prove, hence the high rise buildings, Asia are going through the same thing as that region becomes a power, they are building taller buildings to become more noticed. Personally, I prefer cities like in Europe with less tall buildings as it feels more open.

[@paul1979uk2000]

@Alfie Green That's true, especially for Asia but it's not for Europe or the America.

[@hansheinrich958]

@@paul1979uk2000 But even there skyscrapers aren’t the answer. China realises that too and banned very tall buildings

[@paul1979uk2000]

@@hansheinrich958 True, hence the one child policy.

[@jaidusjones6844]

I like how one country is comparable to a continent

[@CortexNewsService]

Don't forget the size. Drive 6 hours in Europe you could cross three countries. In Illinois I can drive 6 hours and still be in the same state.

[@Racko.]

@@CortexNewsService Lol that’s nothing, go to California and drive from the north to the south and it’ll take like 13 hours

[@CortexNewsService]

@@Racko. and we haven't mentioned Alaska yet

[@Racko.]

@@CortexNewsService Yup, let's also not forget Texas, I feel like most ppl dont realize just how huge each state truly is

[@siimtokke3461]

Also in Europe, there is a reluctance to build skyscrapers since those start to "destroy" the silhouette of the city. As you said European cities had already history behind them when skyscrapers became a thing, the silhouettes themselves are historic, and to put a "tower" in the middle of it will destroy it.

[@marsultor6131]

And even if there are some skyscrapers they often aren’t in the historic center of the city, like in Paris.

[@TurboPepsi]

Hello my friend Geography Geek have you taken notice of the NotJustBikes channel? It elaborates on the difference in infrastructure of EU and US cities a lot too! Fascinating subject!

[@GeographyGeek]

I just recently subscribed! Great channel!

[@coucoubrandy1079]

The major difference between European cities and american ones, is that the former have charm, a je-ne-sais quoi that american cities lack. And between us, who would like to live in a sky scraper ? If it's just to have an unparalleled view of the one in front of you, weell. Your choice. Check a " city " like Dubai or Abu Dhabi, where you have rows of very high buildings. You wouldn't want to live in those. Actually I loved Québec City, spotless clean and the architecture is very nice too.

[@coucoubrandy1079]

To everyone his choice. I could never live there.

[@coucoubrandy1079]

I live in a beautiful city, so I'm absolutely not impressed by skyscrapers. Sorry about that

[@coucoubrandy1079]

@ alfi green, im not asking you where you live, i just gave my opinion. If you like those buildings, then that's your taste. .

[@coucoubrandy1079]

I live in Switzerland , where most of the cities, towns , villages and hamlets are really beautiful. Okayx, there's a few that are ugly. . Very few skyscrapers, the tallest is in Basel, a rather pretty one, but is at odds with the medieval architecture surrounding it . As for London, the centre is very nice , the big towers, the gherkin, the shard ( mostly empty that one, the talkie walkie ( which funnily also reminds me of a pokémon character ) so nope. I don't like skyscrapers. But if you do, that's fine with me. Have a nice week

[@coucoubrandy1079]

@Alfie Green I don't want to live in a city with a million people . And why Liverpool ? I'll make things easier for you by listing my favourite cities , not in order, and of course there's many more than I've not visited. - Saville Madrid, Barcelona - Lisbon- - Paris - Marrakech - Munich - Copenhagen - Capetown - Terceira ( the Azores ) - Lugano - Locarno and the villages around - Bordeaux ( very staid ) - the white towns in Andalucia - Grenada I could carry on. But you get my gist

[@usts6su19]

Greetings from Rome 🇮🇹

[@akon8]

Best city in the world

[@usts6su19]

@@akon8 Thank you 😊, from wich city are you from?

[@jobacurini9744]

One great thing aboutAmerican cities is that there are not smokers everywhere and you can actually breath.

[@christopherx7428]

Welcome to Sweden, with 11% daily smokers in 2016-17, and with a ban on smoking in restaurants!

[@TsarEventsDMC]

interesting video!

[@GeographyGeek]

Thank you!

[@Sly88Frye]

We certainly do love our skyscrapers here in the us. That is pretty cool that they have much fewer skyscrapers in Europe allowing you to actually have a better view of things when you're there. That's actually one of the things I don't like about San Francisco because it's just towers upon towers upon towers and when you're in the city you just only see that and you never see the bay unless you're like nearby the coast but even then you're going to still see a bunch of towers on the way. I live an hour North of San Francisco in the largest city of wine country and the fifth largest city of the San Francisco Bay area which is called Santa Rosa

[@iansanftner2127]

Its a city what do you expect.😂 If you want to see the bay go to the delta where its cheaper and less built up.

[@Hollandstation]

with these videos you should have more subs

[@GeographyGeek]

I appreciate that! Hopefully one day!

[@ntrslmgb]

I love how europe is so proud of europe haha. We have so much infighting between each other partially due to all our history but when it comes to other continents we proudly stand united🤝

[@imagleek7645]

I live in Italy and yes, we have wonderful cities with historical background and everything but, since we all grew up with american movies and tv series, we are all fascinated about the US. The grass is always greener on the other side.

[@FB-yp5dk]

Nothing to be fascinated about.

[@davidtamaskis4409]

Europen cities history is just amazing. I live in a little city (100,000 people live here) in Hungary called Kecskemét. You might think it’s small and doesn’t have much history, but actually we have buildings around from the 13-14th century. Hell, even the high school which i study at is older than 300 years. It’s just crazy.

[@brioemsn5561]

Good vid :)

[@GeographyGeek]

Thank you!

[@Lucas.Dunn24]

Must us large city’s have a small downtown and then big areas of forests with neighborhoods and shopping areas in the intersections of major roads

[@mrsporty9669]

Europe have history, traditions and good public transport

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

So what

[@iranianintelligenceagency9337]

To be fair America has decent public transport, too along with eventful history

[@matthewedwardgavin3861]

Every European city has something unique about it something that can't be bought..... history

[@3dplanet100]

Here is a quick fact: some of USA's most densely populated cities are in Hudson County, New Jersey. Union City, NJ have over 53,000 people per square mile! West New York, NJ over 54k, Guttenberg, NJ about 50k per sq mi. All those more than NYC, and is because they are including the empty spaces of NYC. NYC is huge, about 302 sq mi, and it includes 5 boroughs. The most densely is Manhattan.

[@chrisleneil]

New subscriber here via Lav Luka - your content looks very interesting!

[@Luka-rs4rg]

Watching this for geography classes

[@GeographyGeek]

That’s awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@Luka-rs4rg]

@@GeographyGeek nice video! you are very underrated!

[@GeographyGeek]

@@Luka-rs4rg oh thank you! Hopefully the channel will keep growing

[@lunes_is_here]

haha me too! Miss Hummel for the win lol. Also great video! She said my points were good hehehe.

[@GeographyGeek]

@@lunes_is_here that’s awesome and thank you! I actually made this video for the geography class I teach