American Reacts 18 Cultural Differences Between the USA and EUROPE

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[@sargonsblackgrandfather2072]

€5 for small bottle of water? €1 to go to the toilet? Tiny cokes and paying for ketchup? Did this guy visit anywhere except tourist sites?

[@SonOfBaraki359]

He didn't since "you don't have to drive", so he never step outside cities

[@MrNoncredo]

forse @ Harrys Bar a Piazza San Marco a Venezia

[@febe111]

​@@SonOfBaraki359 Even in the cities this is not normal. 5e for a small bottle of water sounds like airport price, not regular restuarant price. Tiny cokes are for minibar/airplane only, never saw them in a store. Also, while there are some public toilets with a fee, there is also plenty of free public toilets. Depending on the country the place to look for them are: shopping malls, metro stations, museums...

[@geraldbalzer2429]

The coke size is not the normal one. It looks more like the size they serve in planes. Small is between 200 and 300 ml, large 400 to 500 ml. But the bigger glasses are Bavarian beer glasses. And paying for ketchup or mayonnaise might be common in fast food restaurants like McDonalds or Burger King, but, at least in the german speaking countries, I normally get free ketchup if I ask for it in a restaurant.

[@mlee6050]

​@@geraldbalzer2429last I know can they showed was 250ml and the normal is 330ml yeah sadly that is how well I know them

[@chrisperyagh]

3:43 - That is NOT a standard Coke. A standard size can of Coke is 330ml.

[@charpost62]

330 ml? really

[@TedJM]

​@@charpost62yeah mate, only 20ml less than the US standard size

[@k.v.7681]

@@charpost62 Yup, 330ml is the standard size of cans, be they soda, juice or beer.

[@muskelpaulkleber7413]

@@k.v.7681 In Germany, 0.5l cans are more common for beer,

[@diooverheaven6561]

@@k.v.7681 in Poland most beer cans are 0,5 or 0,55 l

[@mrgrumblebum7613]

I'm over 60 in the UK, I've travelled to many European countries and have never once been asked to pay for condiments or table sauces, ketchup included. Much of that video was disinformation, sure you can find tiny sinks in small bathrooms but those are the exception and far from the rule. He didn't look around very much.

[@solaccursio]

here in Italy if you go to a fast food and order fries, if you want sauces with it (ketchup, mayo, or anything else) you pay 20 cents for every "pouch" of sauce.

[@tsa-dd8go]

Well her in switzerland you do.

[@XIIIStefanC]

in the Netherlands they put a bottle of ketchup on your table lol

[@mrgrumblebum7613]

@@XIIIStefanC as is only right and proper, in the UK I fully expect to see sauces and condiments on the table.

[@Panssel]

Yeah... I don't know other places, but we don't pay for condiments or tap water in Spain. The only places I had to pay for extra condiments was in McDonald's and only with the fries condiments, but they do give you more free sachets of ketchup for your burguer if you ask for them, so that's free ketchup for your chips XD

[@bertkassing8541]

This video reminds me of an American tourist who was given a tour by a guide in the center of Amsterdam. I heard the guide talking and the woman asked "Why didn't we build the same thing in the US back then? Our cities would look so much nicer". The guide fell silent for a moment and then said with his hands in the air, "Because the US as a country didn't exist yet, perhaps?" It was quite a funny moment!

[@jonisilk]

Nowhere in the world is that a "Standard" Coke. It's a minibar can, and I struggle to believe that ANY convenience store he ever walked into in Europe, actually stocked that size.

[@andyt8216]

100%. I’ve only seen those ones on aeroplanes (or mini bars).

[@pete_lind]

330 mL is standard size in Europe . US Coke cans are 355 ml/12 fl oz , Iceland also sells Coke in 500 ml cans, Australian cans are 375 ml , Japanese cans are 350 ml ... then there are mini cans 150 mL and 7, 5 fl oz/222 mL , it would be too simple to have same sizes everywhere 🙂

[@annehoog]

They are in the supermarkets at least in the Netherlands, France and the UK, I buy them regularly when we go camping because I like that size.

[@flitsertheo]

@@pete_lind In Europe you'll find the 500ml in plastic bottles.

[@SonOfBaraki359]

@@annehoog yes, but they are not the standard size

[@anniemayne-xe6ft]

He seems to have a major problem with playing one Euro for public toilets yet no problem with not paying people a decent living wage and having to subsidize them by tipping them. Very strange !

[@c_n_b]

You think it's wrong to pay for food but not to go to the toilet? Very strange!

[@ledocteurgonzo]

@@c_n_b you think it's wrong for the employer to pay these employees? very strange.

[@Humpelstilzchen]

​@@c_n_bIt's not the responsibility of a customer to pay the wages of waiters. It's the redponsibility of the owner.

[@jamesreese4170]

There are plenty of places to eat that don't have table service. You don't have to go to a place that has servers. Here is truth about tipped employees. Most servers when asked would prefer to get tips vs paid by the hour. When I served I made in 4 hours more than my friends made in 8 to 10 hours of work. I worked 20-27 hours a week still enough time to work another part time job or in my case time to go to college and do my class work.

[@purplefood1]

@@jamesreese4170 yeah because you live in a place where tipping isn't just normal it's practically socially enforced because people know the wait staff are dependent on it. It's an abusive cycle where no one will stop because not only is it fucked up because it directly affects the wages of someone who has zero control over the situation but it's also the social equivilent of taking a shit on the dinner table and the situation won't be remidied because why the fuck would an owner pay their wait staff more when they know the public will pay for it because it's considered shitty to not tip. I'm sure there's plenty of wait staff who would not mind a bit more stability in their pay especially if meant they didn't need to eat shit from every customer who thinks they can act like shit to people in service industries.

[@ericbyo9472]

The "water not free" thing is bs, you just ask them for a jug of tap water and they will bring it out with glasses for free. The water is perfectly fine.

[@noefillon1749]

Depends on the country. I am French and I'm used to it but going on vacation in Portugal, I was kind of shocked because they usually refuse to get you tap water. You have no choice but to buy bottled water.

[@dnocturn84]

@@noefillon1749 True. But then it's still BS, because the original generalization in the video is wrong.

[@michaelmay5453]

@@noefillon1749 You should probably be grateful for that, if you're not Portuguese their tap water will hasten the emptying of your bowels in a way you cannot prevent. Same with Spain.

[@frankmitchell3594]

If you go to a restaurant or bar that has been financed by a brewery, and there are a lot of them, you are expected to by beer. If you want water then you must pay for it. That's the way they make their living, by selling drinks.

[@michaelmay5453]

@@frankmitchell3594 In a bar, yeah, but where is there a restaurant that was financed by a brewery?

[@ellesai7611]

this video is really silly man, the person that filmed this is so out of touch it's unreal

[@module79l28]

He must've gone to all the major tourist traps in all the most touristy cities. 2€ to 5€ for a bottle of water? That totally screams rip off!

[@samenjaimy]

@@module79l28 the €5 for sure, but here in The Netherlands you easily pay €2 or €3 for a bottle of water at a restaurant or fastfood place.

[@module79l28]

@@samenjaimy - What??? Here in Portugal no water bottle costs more than €2 in the large majority of restaurants (I don't know about the fast food joints), even the glass ones! You usually only pay more than that at tourist traps in the big cities or at fancy restaurants.

[@reinhard8053]

@@samenjaimy Yes, €2-3 is the minimum in restaurants no matter where.

[@roy_hks]

@@module79l28It’s not just in restaurants. You’ll find water bottles for €2 or more in some to-go supermarkets too.

[@stevenvanhulle7242]

My brother (we live in Belgium) once took an American client to dinner. They ordered asparagus. The client asked the waiter if he could get some ketchup. Waiter (stern face): " I'm sorry sir, in this class of restaurants we don't serve ketchup." My brother sank through the floor.

[@isabellechevereau7539]

I feel for him. It's almost as bad as asking if you can be served icecubes for the wine ( yes, I've seen that....)

[@richardcogbill6791]

Ketchup on asparagus? How about just some lemon and butter.

[@paulozavala3232]

From Sweden here. I’ve never seen so small coke can exept in flights where they are free. I’ve never ever had to pay for ketchup. In Sweden water is free and coffe is almost free in every restaurant.

[@michaelmay5453]

You can find them at some stores, my daughter loves things that are smaller than they are supposed to be so I got her a few to add to her collection of such items. I think I bought them at Maxi in Kristianstad when I was going to visit family in Åhus. Quite the drive since I live outside of Gällivare.

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

I guess, the whole video, was a bit French sided. I assume this, cause he talks about 3 hours dinners, like avarage. So that's not usual in central, or eastern Europe, but in France. I also never saw such small coke cans. I know them, as a bottles in this size, but they are usually used on special events, like the annual sports club fair, or something like this...

[@flitsertheo]

@@melchiorvonsternberg844 You'll find those small cans at events where they sell them for the price of large cans.

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

Like I wrote it, in the 0,2 l bottle case...@@flitsertheo

[@Sigart]

In Denmark, you can ask for tap water (which is clean) and it will be free, but unless you specify tap water, they will sell you bottled water and it will be costly.

[@ellesai7611]

regular water is free and its healtier than any bottled water you could find in the US

[@purplefood1]

Amusingly there was an issue when some particular brand first tried selling bottled water in the UK where after slanderng the local authority by implying their water wasn't properly filtered it turned out whatever they were doing to it after they got it out of the tap introduced a number of potentially cancerous materials to the water.

[@frankmitchell3594]

In the UK paying to use a public toilet is as old as public toilets have been in existence. We even have a euphemism for when we need the toilet, "Spend a Penny". Starting back in Victorian times when it cost a penny to unlock the toilet cubical door.

[@reinhard8053]

The argument "it's necessary - how can you pay for that?" which you often hear doesn't make sense. You need to eat and drink and have warmth in winter. Nothing of that comes free.

[@johnwatters6922]

Here I sit broken hearted ,spent a penny and only farted. A rhyme from my childhood

[@apriljoy1094]

In the UK it’s illegal to be a restaurant or bar serving more than seated customers and not provide toilet facilities. It’s also illegal not to provide tap water free when asked for it. Yes there are paid for toilets but if you don’t want to pay all you have to do is find a pub or fast food restaurant. And that’s not hard

[@c2vranoutofnames]

@@apriljoy1094 or a shopping mall, or any large department or grocery store, or a public library, or at most beauty spots, or one of the many free public toilets dotted around, although there are fewer of them now and generally they wont be as clean and modern. My whole city only has one set of paid public toilets and it has 300k people living in it, the rest are all free. This guy must have searched hard to find one that was paid or not bothered to look more than 100yards away from where he currently stood.

[@McGhinch]

In Germany ketchup is free in most "real" restaurants. In a "real" restaurant you get ceramic plates, glasses, metal cutlery. Those fast food joints that claim to be family restaurants are not restaurants in my classification. Fast food joints of any kind will often charge for ketchup. I.e., they do not make everybody pay for ketchup when they don't need it. You'd be surprised how many people don't use ketchup or mayonnaise.

[@lovelytalk7941]

so it is in France

[@blaszizzz]

So is in Poland 🤭

[@darthvader5802]

This. Mayonnaise and ketchup are not so used, maybe BBQ a little more and not in classy restaurants

[@teresadavilasoares6136]

In Mediterranean restaurants you have free olive oil and vinegar

[@flitsertheo]

In Belgium you will get ketchup if the dish you ordered is meant to be eaten with it. Otherwise it's considered sacrilege. Mayo gets a pass if you ordered fries.

[@dinger40]

UK ask for " tap water " no charge.

[@richardedgar9670]

It’s law that a publican must serve water to anyone who asks for it free. I even witnessed it today in a Wetherspoons of all places.

[@LowPlainsDrifter60]

Pretty much the same in all of Europe. It's only the bottled water you have to pay for.

[@bengtolsson5436]

There is so much that is not true in Sweden. Usually free to go to the toilet. Water is free in restaurants. But then it's tap water. Ketchup is usually free. And we don't smoke that much in Sweden

[@noefillon1749]

In France the free toilets are either in restaurants, bars, museums... but you have to be a customer/guest, or in smaller shopping malls but usually only out of big cities or in the suburbs. There are also free automatic toilets on the streets but they can be very dirty. In the busiest and biggest malls, and in train stations (not in airports strangely), they are usually managed by another company (they are really few of them, usually it's the same 2 or 3 companies managing toilets in the whole country) and you have to pay to use them. They are usually clean though.

[@noefillon1749]

In France, water is free in restaurants but it's far from being the case everywhere. Went to Portugal where they refuse to give you tap water. The restaurants only give you the possibility to buy (very) expensive bottled water

[@WahidahCherazade]

I was just going to say that! I haven't been to the south of Europe, but every time "Europe" is described in videos like this, it feels like I probably lives in a whole different part of the world :p Most Americans visiting Europe seem to forget that there's countries north of France.

[@Alias_Anybody]

​@@WahidahCherazade Not even that. Most of these guys have only been in the most touristy parts of Paris, Rome, Barcelona, maybe Prague and Amsterdam and that's it. There are many conventions that are kind of similar in the countryside from Austria to Belgium to Poland to Sweden. Actual differences: French take their dining culture a bit more seriously than most, Mediterranean countries have a slightly different time table for meals, DACH loves cash while Scandinavia loves cards.

[@WahidahCherazade]

@@Alias_Anybody I'm not surprised at all :) I guess it's the easiest way to do popular youtube-content, to just travel to the touristy places... Maybe someone is doing it the opposite way? Like "Hi! Now I'm vlogging from all over Europe without visiting the big cities!" :p

[@hommedterre1]

Am Eurasian from Southeast Asia and have been living in Europe for 44 years now. I speak, read and write aside from my native language, British English (which I consider my second native language), German, French, Spanish and a smattering of Italian. Knowing languages gives you a better insight into the culture and is a fantastic ice-breaker in most situations. Besides knowing languages takes you a step further. Because I speak Spanish and French I understand Portuguese and speaking English and German helps me understand Dutch.

[@24327355]

Try Scots,. accent changes every 25 miles..

[@m0t0b33]

Where in Europe? People need to mention the country, not the whole continent... also seems to be a confusion between European countries and countries that are also EU members.

[@hommedterre1]

@@m0t0b33I live in Switzerland (German) . As to confusion about what is Europe and not, Europe is the name of the continent which includes all countries even those are not in the European Union.

[@m0t0b33]

@@hommedterre1 I'm Romanian, I know the difference. I was posing the question for all other non Europeans who either can't tell the difference, or don't know that they're supposed to make it in the first place...

[@paulathistleton1339]

Congratulations, really impressive. I think this is wonderful ....

[@hannofranz7973]

Things are quite different within Europe. You can't generalize the things said. I reckon it's difficult to catch for US-Americans that Europe isn't just one country.

[@Hydracat404]

If something is absoute true than your post here. EU is a vast amount of coutries and each country has different rules and in there there are different variations. It goes on and on, and on. It is just normal here.

[@carmenl163]

Just like it is difficult for us to catch that the US consists of 50 states. They all have their differences as well.

[@joshmorri5on455]

The same thing happens to Latinos, they believe that we are one country with the same culture.

[@joshmorri5on455]

​@@carmenl163 Like all countries in the world, they have many regions with differences from each other.

[@garyling2342]

Take what he says with a pinch of salt. Hes lacking in knowledge what it comes to the smaller details. Im sure the comments will be flooded with things he doesnt quite understand such as water and ketchup

[@Zandain]

Differences #1 Europe and Scandinavia are very different, we don't pay for public toilets #2 ask for tap water, it's free #3 standard of living is not the same in Europe and the US We have free health care and education..the US doesn't & it's THE major difference in standards #4 ketchup is not an 'of course'...you have to ask for it #5 big difference between knowing languages and be willing to speak them, the French know more than French hello from Denmark 🌸

[@tovep9573]

In Sweden you often pay or public toilets nowadays.

[@adriankolsters]

Europe and Scandinavia? Scandinavia is in Europe.

[@melnerud]

Yes, but central Europe and Scandinavia have different normalities. That is what is common in Central Europe is not that common in northern Europe including Scandinavia. I think that is the point that is made.

[@amssydsing3475]

@@melnerud Southern Europe is also very different from northern Europe, east from west etc... a fatuous thing to say

[@fortuna7469]

Here in Finland most of us can speak Finnish, English and Swedish. On top of these many of us have studied also one more language like German, French, Spanish or Russian. Actually in the university, if you study the so called humanities, you are required to achieve a certain level in both domestic languages, Finnish and Swedish, plus in two foreign languages.

[@Gittas-tube]

Yup, that's true. I myself speak Swedish, Finnish, English, French and German. In addition, thanks to my native Swedish, I understand Norwegian and written Danish.

[@alexanderegger5418]

Im from Austria and I speak Spanish, German, English, Dutch, Swedish, Russian, Ukrainian, and Slowak

[@Morsning]

Don’t forget that Europe is a continent, not a country and the countries of Europe are not as similar as many Americans think. And don't say it's the same with American states. The United States is a country whose states share the same constitution, president, currency and language. There’re federal authorities, a supreme court and a government. A lot of traditions and laws are the same and many companies are operating in the whole country. The only thing all European countries have in common is that they’re located in Europe. It’s IMPOSSIBLE to generalise more than that. There’s no European flag, European supreme court, president or constitution. Some countries are monarchies, some are republics. Some are more or less democratic, Belarus and Russia are totalitarian. Every country has its own history, traditions, culture and language. All countries doesn’t even use the same alphabet. I get that it’s enticing to have an alternative to the United States to compare with but it just can’t be Europe. What I’m trying to say is that it’s neither possible or desirable to compare a continent with a country.

[@eugenieponleve667]

There ARE indeed a European flag (Blue with stars in a circle) and a European Council and Court for Human Rights,located in Strassburg (Belarus and Russia recently withdrew from them) and these are for the whole of Europe as a continent.Moreover the 27 countries of the EU have their own anthem ( The ode to joy ;alle Menschen werden Brüder---),an elected parliament and a president.I do agree with you, though,that each European country retains its own language and traditions that might,on top, be local and not even national.If the USA were described as a melting pot,the European continent instead could be compared to a patchwork and the most varied it is ,the richest it looks ,for each tiny part adds to the whole and all parts can definitely all work together.

[@c2vranoutofnames]

@@eugenieponleve667 that's not for Europe, that's for the European union, which is a different entity entirely, and many countries have different agreements or no agreements within Europe so it's not the same as the US States system at all. Alaska can't very well just choose to stop adhering to the US constitution overnight in the way that EU countries can. The UK is a big one in that it isnt even a part of the EU. The EU is more comparable to the UN in that it practices soft law and doesn't have supreme authority over its member states. The anthem and flag of the EU is not adopted by all European countries as they all have their own flags and anthems although most who are not members have some sort of system to access the common market. Culturally European countries can be as different from one another as the US is from china.

[@eugenieponleve667]

​@@c2vranoutofnames I never said that the EU is similar to the USA as,actually it will never be ,but the European flag has been designed for all European countries and the difference before was only in the number of stars when the EU started with its six founding members.Moreover,even EU members still have their own flag and anthem as well.And to say that cultural differences between European countries could be compared to those between the USA and China is more than gross exageration ,since most of them speak indo -european languages ,originally shared a Christian philosophy inspired by Ancient Greece and have a common history due their endless wars ,the same battles being a victory for one side and a defeat for the other side .

[@c2vranoutofnames]

@@eugenieponleve667 its really not an exaggeration, and the EU flag has been designed for the countries of the EU, not of Europe. Russia has its own alphabet, eastern Europe its own alphabet, western Europe another, turkey has Arabic, greece has the greek alphabet, and that's before even getting into the different languages between countries that share an Alphabet. You lack an understanding of what countries are in Europe and just how different they are from one another, and no not all European countries share Christianity as a primary religion either, especially when you investigate the history of religion across Europe. Philosophy and war that's an oversimplification again as many countries that had empires during the colonnial period were influenced by eastern culture as well. You dont fully seem to understand the scale of Europe as not all wars influenced all countries of Europe, for example war between macedonia and Turkey would have no effect on Norway

[@eugenieponleve667]

​@@c2vranoutofnames Europe is my home ,and I have travelled in nearly all the European countries and lived in several of them during the course of my life (and studied chinese at grammar school ,a totaly different language) And if you check,you will see that the European flag stands outside the Council of Europe ,with the idea of uniting the whole continent under one flag and it was NOT designed for the EU in the first place,since it was not born yet. Turkey does NOT use the arabic script and apart from the former European territory that was once Byzance ,it is located mainly in the Near East.All European scripts are alphabetical and derived from the Greek script.And if European countries do have differences between one another,they even have marked regional differences within their own borders,but the mindset of the people and the history of the continent are shared throughout Europe and is not a whole different world ,unlike China or life in other parts of the world.

[@Ayns.L14A]

Hey Connor you do realise there are people employed to work and clean in those toilets, they are (mostly) spotless.

[@gozza7199]

Americans are used to the use of virtual slave labour that makes items in US&A so cheap.

[@mikefraser4513]

It's not a nice job, so I always him or her a good tip for this reason.

[@thomashverring9484]

I don't think he has actually been to Europe, I think he has just read some travel guide from the sixties. What a load of nonsense. You're completely right in what you say about language skills. But every point he makes in this video is something local, it's not all of Europe

[@stevepage5813]

@thomashverring9484 A lot of these clips that US Americans put on You Tube are nonsense. It doesn't help their understanding of the World outside of North America, some of them are more worldly savvy than others of course.

[@mikefraser4513]

Sounds one of these Europe in 7 days. Taking back photos of cathedrals and forgetting what country it was.

[@hr35rasmus]

In UK and all of Europe, esp France and Italy, if you ask for ketchup at a non-fast food restaurant, ie, proper restaurant, the waiting staff would look at you aghast and think, oh dear, oh dear! 😊

[@riccardogemme]

Nah

[@claudiavictoria3929]

Not really, we know foreign tastebuds are messed up 😂

[@Timbothruster-fh3cw]

I would never ask for ketchup 🤮

[@Loki1815]

A Spanish chef, who trained in France, don't they all, said to my father-in-law, I train for five years, perfecting the taste of this one little morsal of fish that has been sous vide to the epitome of epicurean heights, to have a knuckle dragging neanderthal smother it in ketchup!

[@stephenhumphreys9149]

Maybe in fancier restaurants, but there's plenty of places in the UK where ketchup is usually available - cafes, pubs, even in many restaurants. No-one bats an eye.

[@thierryf67]

burger and fries is not a usual "restaurant" meal... it's just fast food purchased in multinational chain, there you don't pay for your ketchup sauce plastic packet.

[@Mike-zx1kx]

One of the ways we keep our cities beautiful are by regulating how businesses are allowed to advertise their shops in the inner cities. Try pause at 2:55 and see the paused picture and note the KFC signs on that building. Not overwhelming the entire facade because that are banned. Small simple things that prevents eye poop to be smashed in your face, yet people fully understand that there are a KFC there.

[@ExitiumNL]

Speaking as a Dutchie here, might not apply everywhere :) 1:30 Then you pay (usually € 0,50 to € 1,00) and you can enter. In most bars and restaurants toilets are free to use if you're a customer 1:42 There's a difference between bottled water and tap water. Bottled water isn't free, you always have to pay for it just like you pay for your beer, coke or coffee. Tap water depends on the country, in some countries it's legally free, in other countries (like here) that's not the case. Here, a restaurant can bill you for tap water, or even flat out refuse to serve it. It really depends on the restaurant though, there are also places that do serve it for free 2:04 Even older. The older castles date back to the early and high middle ages, like the famous Alhambra in Spain (9th century) and Windsor Castle in England (11th century) 3:24 If you live in a major city, then public transportation (and a bike) usually does the trick. If you live outside of those cities though, often you'd need a car. I live in a village with a population of about 1.500 and after 20:00 there's no public transportation here. In the village I grew up in there's no public transportation between 10:00 and 15:00, and after 18:00 3:27 Depends. We definitely don't get together for every game, but for bigger games, yes. I've watched a number of European games in a bar with my dad, as well as national games (European and World championships) in bars and at my dad's home. Same goes for F1, I regularly watched races at my dad's place. But tailgating isn't a thing here no, it's more watching in bars or at someone's house with drinks and snacks 3:44 That coke seems to be a bit smaller than standard. Standard is 0,33 ml / 11,3 fl oz. Whether ketchup is free or not depends on where you are. At McDonald's it's not, at a snack bar here in the Netherlands (where they sell fries and deepfried snacks) it sometimes is, sometimes isn't, same for other places. Here it doesn't come in glass either, but usually in plastic bags 3:58 Depends. Sometimes it's offered as a menu and mayo / ketchup (ketchup is far less popular than mayo with fries here) is included, although they included that in the price for the menu obviously. If it's not offered as a menu, you usually find you can order fries without any condiments for for example € 2,50, fries with mayo or ketchup or curry for € 2,75, fries 'special' (mayo, curry or ketchup, raw onions) for € 3,00, fries with peanut sauce for 3,50, etc. So yes, you do pay in that case 4:13 Depends on the country, but in general, yes. About 11,5% of the US population smokes, here in the Netherlands it's about 19% now. It has been declining for a long time now though, and younger people smoke less often. In my case, I never smoked but both my parents do/did 4:32 Definitely depends on the person. Here it's usually black jeans and a band / WWE shirt. I only dress up a bit more if I have to go to customers for example. 5:01 Yes, although it's not just that. For the guy talking about his beer that definitely goes. I see him talking German, Czech and Slovakian for example. Germany is a neighboring country of the Czech Republic and a lot of eastern Europeans know at least basic German as far as I've experienced. The Czech Republic and Slovakia used to be one country until about 30 years ago, so I'm not too surprised he speaks both languages However, we also learn foreign languages at school here in the Netherlands for example. I'm mostly fluent in English (when I was in Ireland a few years ago I stayed at a B&B and the other guests there thought I was an American for two days, until I started talking about the Netherlands), and also have some understanding of German and French, and I speak a few words in Italian too. My dad was a truck driver and never learned anything but Dutch and English at school, but was fluent in German (to the point where Germans did not believe him when he told them he was Dutch) and was well versed French and Italian as well, because he travelled there often The Netherlands is actually the best non-native English speaking country in the worldy, over 90% of the population can hold a conversation in English without any issue

[@jbird4478]

Small correction: In _every_ bar/restaurant toilets are free for customers. This is actually (don't ask me why) legally required if you run a restaurant. Some of the chain "restaurants" alongside highways us these stupid systems where you need your receipt to gain access though.

[@weerwolfproductions]

Fries? :-)

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

​@@weerwolfproductions pommes frites And being able to praise the beer in a dozen languages is a useful skill set even if you come over as a tourist.

[@angyliv8040]

The romans were 2000 years ago. There’re a lot of Roman buildings still intact like Segovia’s aqueduct.

[@marflitts]

William the Conqueror had my local Castle built (Lincoln) in 1068 and then it was on the site of a Roman fortification (of which some pieces still exist).

[@Lottaquizzes]

At least here in Sweden tap water is free in restaurants, and so is ketchup. You'll have to pay for bottled water tho.

[@welshgit]

It's probably the same everywhere, but preusmably he was served bottled water.

[@pubsapass1214]

NEVER saw a ketchup in a mini glass and NEVER had to pay for ketchup in restaurant. Number 6 is a fake 😁😁 About water, at least in France, tap water is mandatory in every restaurant and bar, and it's always free.

[@chucku00]

Binsky est un crétin pompeux qui ne se mélange pas à la plèbe quand il voyage dans un pays occidental. Il ne le fait (avec un guide quand même) que quand il veut montrer ses gonades en titane lorsqu'il va dans des pays moins sûrs.

[@solaccursio]

here in Italy they only serve bottled water in restaurants, not tap water, and you pay around 2 euros for a bottle. In coffee shops you can ask for a glass of water with your coffee, it's free tap water.

[@al_y0]

​@@solaccursionon è vero se vai al ristorante e chiedi l'acqua dal lavandino te la danno gratis

[@solaccursio]

@@al_y0 falsissimo. Solo in bottiglia. Mai visto dare l'acqua del rubinetto al ristorante, temo che sia persino vietato...

[@al_y0]

@@solaccursio forse dipende da che parte vivi e in base a quanto l'acqua corrente sia pulita perché dove vivo io nei bar/ristoranti te la danno senza problemi

[@terryodell9803]

Ketchup and other sauces/condiments are free in the majority of restaurants cafes and pubs in the UK

[@doughunt9621]

I have travelled extensively in Europe for over 20 years and I have never ever seen small glass jars of ketchup.

[@speleokeir]

The idea of paying for the toilet is so that it's regularly cleaned and maintained. However there many places in many different European countries where it's free. And you can always go into McDonalds or Starbucks and use theirs. A lot of what he says is inaccurate for many European countries. It really does vary from country to country and also the region e.g. if you are in the capital city or a tourist hotspot.

[@Tommy-he7dx]

This is very much a mainland Europe, and I'd say also, a City centric view, I don't think he spend much time in the rural parts of Europe.

[@scollyb]

It's not even mainland Europe. The water thing is mainly Germany and Netherlands. God only knows about the coke cans every country I've been to has 330ml cans although some have the tall skinny ones. The little ones are only on planes or for mixers

[@gillianrimmer7733]

Think this bloke went to a few cities in Europe and thinks he 'knows' everything there is to know about a whole continent

[@anniemayne-xe6ft]

Yeah thinks he knows everything about Europe never mind the island countries of the continent\

[@gerardschnueriger5624]

Sometimes youtube presents to me his videos, i watched this one, my question is, has he visited some countrys in Europe? I am just curious

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

Its strange that drew has been to every European country and still gets it so wrong The toilets are free in the UK but some do charge you but its like 20 pence - a quarter and pay for condiments to use in restraunts ??? Most bizzare thing ive ever heard?? Lols

[@spyro257]

USA and Europe are close to same size, but POPULATION is very different! there's 2.25x the people in Europe, than in USA... i mean, the guy has Google to look this up, but he says that?? there's 331.9 million in USA and 746.4 million in Europe...

[@samenjaimy]

So I think he meant EU instead of Europe. That is already a lot closer since Russia, UK, and Ukraine have huge populations compared to many other European countries.

[@spyro257]

@@samenjaimy well, then they are also far from the same size... he kinda mixed the 2... one is same size, but 2.25x the people, other is, same people, but far smaller size...

[@wlodek7422]

​@@samenjaimy I mean, Ukrainian population isnt that big - especially considering that Poland has very similar number of people but is much smaller

[@keithparker5125]

This sounded like the American tourist I encountered in Bratislava last month who got the ache because the owner of a small shop would not take her American dollars as payment! Thank God that Europe is far more educated than the States. (From a Brit who is fluent in 5 languages)

[@teotik8071]

They probably thought they went to sort of a theme park owned by Disney.....

[@JustMe-ks8qc]

While I'm sure these things are true in various countries across mainland Europe, I didn't recognise more than a few as a Brit. To be fair, he did say he was making generalisations. I've never had to pay for ketchup. I'm quite angry at the thought of sitting down for a meal and having to pay extra for condiments.

[@charpost62]

not even in MacD

[@paul1979uk2000]

Most of what the video said isn't even true in most of mainland Europe and I have to wonder, did he actually visit each European country? If he did, he got the wrong impression because most of what he said was faults, unless it's to specific areas in Europe, but even then, that's not a good indicator of the difference customs and standards in Europe, you can generalise about things but I felt he was way off the mark on many things. That can of pop for instant, I don't think I've ever seen a small drink apart from at the airport, normally they are normal sizes.

[@julianbarber4708]

The speaking multiple languages thing, in no way applies to the UK!

[@purplefood1]

Yeah the UK doesn't really emphasise it nearly as much as it should, we have a terrible reputation for it.

[@pbart9821]

​@@purplefood1because English is the universal language. Not me being arrogant, that is true. Air navigation is always English, even abroad, for this reason

[@purplefood1]

@@pbart9821 well also because it's not really emphasised in schools, for contrast many European countries teach languages starting earlier and for longer but yes convinient laziness is also a reason.

[@gozza7199]

UK is not Europe. Just ask them.

[@purplefood1]

@@gozza7199 Europe isn't the EU.

[@EliasBac]

The standard size for a can of coke is BS tho And smoking does not equal cool (and I’m French lol). Smoking = nobody gives a fuck lol

[@anthonyferris8912]

Much of this is BS.

[@mikaelhultberg9543]

I'm Swedish and still water is definitely free in Sweden. Or tap water is anyway because unlike in the U.S., tap water is good to drink here. Wherever in the country you are. Some companies sell bottles still water, but here the focus is mainly and sparkling water. The bottles are recycleable, as are soda and beer cans. And yes you do get money back when doing so. Never seen those jars of ketchup. Here in Sweden it is a condiment, just like in the U.S. You do have to pay for using public toilets here, but they are cleaned regularly. Some even clean themselves immediately after having been used. The toilets are also not filled with so much water as they are in the U.S. They don't need to be. The sinks here are a bit bigger than what's shown in the video. Here in Sweden, going out for dinner is expensive so it isn't as common here qs in middle and southern Europe, and unfortunately a lot of Swedes do use their phones more than the average European. Smoking definitely isn't cool in Sweden. Every year, fewer and fewer cigarettes are sold and Smoking is banned in restaurants and many public places.

[@Gittas-tube]

As in Sweden, so in Finland...

[@dankvolsfjordvang888]

As in Sweden, so in Denmark

[@StevenQ74]

Here in the Netherlands standard sizes for cans of Coke, or other drinks are 250ml or 330ml, wich is larger than what he showed. And I never seen ketchup in a small jar like that. Here in Rotterdam you can find free toilets at restaurants for costumers and if you have to pay it's usualy 50 cents, not 1 euro. Also tipping is less normal in Europe because restaurants have to pay their employees a minimum wage wich is a lot higher than in the US, you only give a tip for good service but not as much as is normal in the US

[@urkeka9534]

I have never seen ketchup served in jars in restaurants, unless it was a local specialty of the restaurant, or restaurant want to be modern/contemporary or something. In Europe, there is also a completely different food culture, breakfast is usually eaten at home, and people go to restaurants primarily for social purposes and to try the restaurant's specialties. That's why the portions are smaller and most places don't allow you to personalize your order. Of course if the dish have e.g. mushrooms, and you really hate them, you can always politely ask the waiter if there is a chance to not add mushrooms or if he can give you an extra ketchup. We don't have a tipping culture, so waiters don't impose themselves on customers, so if you want to be well served, you must be polite to the staff. About water. In Europe, you cannot sell tap water, and due to regulations, the staff cannot give you water for free as part of a meal, even though European water is very clean and healthy. If you really want to drink tap water, just ask for a glass (or, preferably, have your own bottle) and pour it yourself from the tap in the bathroom. No one will stop you from drinking tap water, but they just can't give it to you. However, it is always better to be careful whether an overzealous manager is lurking around the corner. Of course, in restaurants where you can enter with a dog, the dog will get free tap water. But you don't. And about cigarettes. A lot of people smoke, it's true, but they are certainly not considered fashionable or cool. Currently, traditional cigarettes are smoked mainly by older people. Young people choose e-cigarettes, tobacco heaters or vaping.

[@Drerrawyn]

And there are differences between the countries, for example in France, you get free water and free bread in restaurant and it would be illegal for them to either refuse to give you tap water or charge for it, same for bread

[@jeffjefferson7384]

That's not a standard coke.

[@the_godfather9974]

The castles that are 500 years older then the us are the newer ones. Especially in the regions of Austria, southern Germany, eastern France, Switzerland and northern Italy to a varying degree castles can be 1000 years older then the us (obviously they have been renovated, rebuilt, changed and whatnot since then but they originally date back to Charlemagne for example)

[@MLWitteman]

This list really depends on where you are in Europe. To me, it sounds like he spend most of his time in France.

[@lastsanitystreak8443]

*Paris

[@lazicmudefabb5580]

In France, water is free, ketchup is free and bathrooms are free in a bar or restaurant...ah, and coca is 33cl, like erverywhere.

[@femboyhooters7919]

There is also a very big difference between the big cities and the rural areas

[@solentbum]

I think the spent his time in the Airport!

[@micade2518]

No. Not at all true for France either.

[@TaoistYang]

UK: * Public Toilets are almost all free. If you can't find a street one just ask in places where we sit to eat or use in large numbers such as libraries, supermarketrs, etc. * Tap water is free and can be simply asked for in pubs, cafes & restaurants. * A standard Coke is 330ml. That's a child-size can. * Ketchup is usually free and in sachets or from bottles. You may get jam served in thouse glass pots but that's about it. * Smoking i,s most definately, NOT cool (though vaping is common.) * We, sadly, only generally speak 1 or 2 languages. * Very few sinks are those 'tiny' half-sized ones.

[@enemde3025]

I don't now if he's classing the UK as " in Europe" but most of these DON'T apply to us ! We do have free public toilets and the pay to use ones cost a lot less than a Euro ! Tap water IS free in the UK. Ketchup is free and comes in bottles or little sachets. The " standard" Coke he showed is what you get on an aeroplane.

[@billythedog-309]

The population of Europe isn't similar to the USA - it's double the population.

[@TheRealTopGunZ]

I love it how he says it will be a more general video and he starts with two of the greatest misconceptions, the toilet and the water thing. Plus, he added the ketchup thing, which is new to me. At least he didn't mention the "no AC" thing.

[@nighthawk333ST]

In Belgium, when I was a kid (45 years ago), the standard coke was a 25cl glass bottle (also used in school in drawing classes), today it's the world standard 33cl can (not as useful in art classes).

[@getdavemoore]

This is a very strange list of 'cultural differences'. Looks like the guy fell into every tourist trap going, and spent just a day in each country. Surface level observations.

[@tobeytransport2802]

In the UK tap water is always free and in places which serve alcohol they must by law provide it. Toilets are generally free in public places except major cities and tourist traps where you can expect to pay between 20p (£0.20) and 50p (£0.50). It is always controlled by an automatic barrier here if there is a charge so I was shocked in Belgium when I went to use the toilet in McDonald’s, always free here, and a lady shouted at me for not paying her yet there was no gate... so I gave her 20 cents, turns out this is a tip and she is a self employed toilet cleaner, which is just weird... can McDonald’s not afford cleaners in Belgium?

[@flitsertheo]

That cleaning lady (she gets other less flattering names) is an icon in Belgium. You'll find her in many places, public toilets, fast food restaurants, etc ... but it's up to the owner of the establishment to decide whether or not he employs such a cleaning lady or if toilets are free.

[@TheChiraagG]

Ketchup is also free most places, coke is 330ml not the tiny ones, or a fountain soda, we do drive in the UK (35 million registered cars), portions are usually smaller, yes, but US portions are overindulgent. As for bins, on the small parade of shops about 45 seconds walk from the Tube station from end to end, there's 3 bins I can use.... In the City there are strategically less for security reasons.

[@tobeytransport2802]

@@TheChiraagG Continental Europeans drive too but not in city centres, many of which are pedestrianised just like our own, and public transport is easily accessible, like it is in London, South East England, and other major cities in the UK (and between them), we just have a bit of a problem with regional transport although I’ve always been able to get about when I’ve needed public transport and didn’t have my car with me so…

[@TheChiraagG]

@@tobeytransport2802 agreed. Even with the excellent public transport in and out of London, sometimes a car saves an hour going AROUND London vs public transport. I had to go somewhere a few miles away which was a 25 minute drive or 1.5 hours on buses / train + bus. I imagine regionally even harder

[@tobeytransport2802]

@@TheChiraagG here in Kent I have a car because it’s easier when I just want to nip out but to get into London or even when I have been across the country to York and Bath and Inverness I’ve taken the train because it’s much more relaxing than driving on our roads.

[@micade2518]

In Europe, we don't pay TO PEE but for the facilities TO BE CLEAN. Tap water is FREE (in France); you pay for bottled mineral water if you order some. Ketchup (not in bottle), mustard, mayonnaise, etc. are FREE (in France).

[@Luredreier]

1:31 You wouldn't even get into the toilet, the door is locked by a payment machine in many countries and won't even open unless you use a coin. Here in Norway you'll find that most resturants and gas stations have stores available to paying customers that you often can use for free (although it's customary to buy *something* before or after using them) 5:22 Knowing 3 languages is pretty universal I believe knowing more is definitely location dependant. Generally you'll know the language of your home country, one country that yours interacts a lot with and English.

[@MisterChrisInTheUK]

That is NEVER a 'standard' Coca Cola can. That's an airline or minibar can. Also water is usually free if you ask for tap water rather than bottled mineral water. Ketchup and other condiments are usually free at cafes and fast food 'restaurants'. The only place I've ever paid for ketchup was in a McDonalds in the UK, even then this is unusual. I've never seen it served in those mini-jars. They are usually used for jam etc. at breakfast in hotels. Most public toilets are free.

[@alanaw27]

In Scotland a glass of tap water is free, ketchup, mustard Mayo is often served in sachets. Bathrooms are free to use in pubs and restaurants but there are some street toilets that cost to use.

[@Danny-kf3mj]

The charge for the toilet is for the maintenance and upkeep, If you don't want to pay just reach over the barrier and wave the sensor to open the gate. In most places sauce and tap water is free. Smoking is not necessarily seen as cool but it is not as frowned upon. Speaking many languages is more of a person to person thing, I find a lot of Europeans can speak English to some degree but not always fluently.

[@lewycraft]

Fun fact, in most public places in Poland, you don't have to pay for toilet, only at teansportation hubs like railway stations basicly, most other places it is 100% free.

[@paul1979uk2000]

There are a lot of misconceptions in this video, that can of pop for instant, you can get small ones like he showed in the video, but most are the normal size cans, at least from what I've seen. The toilet thing, that really depends on where you are, some are paid but a lot are free, usually, the ones that are paid are a lot cleaner. Also, water is free, you can pay for water and some places will charge for it, but in most cases, water is free. That sink thing, I can't say for all European countries, but most from what I've seen are normal size sinks, and only that small for those really small bathrooms, which are not really bathrooms and are more of a sink and toilet, normal bathrooms from what I've seen tend to have a normal size sink. I'm surprised about the inaccuracies in this video for someone that's supposed to have visited each European country, some of what he said is true, but much of what he said is true or are limited to specific areas, which isn't a good indicator of the norms throughout Europe and is quite misleading and seems to be about local customs and not European ones which is quite misleading for someone that's supposed to have visited each European country, either he got unlucky in where he went or he's lying.

[@carolinekofahl8867]

Yes, you have beautiful walk ways in the US, designed by architect Jan Gehl 🙃😊 And try something else apart for burgers and fries. Getting money from returning bottles has been the thing in Denmark since 1942 😊

[@Timbothruster-fh3cw]

That's is one thing I think we should adopt from Europe 😊

[@corringhamdepot4434]

Standard soda cans in the UK are 330ml, or 0.58 pints.

[@kevanwillis4571]

The German government does not give you 25 cents to incentive you to recycle bottles. You are charged 25 cents deposit when you buy the bottle. They are just returning the deposit.

[@Kardiac]

You don't tend to pay for tap water or condiments in a restaurant. Very recently there's been a 'thing' in the UK where some places (typically fast food) have started charging for ketchup sachets but it's normally free in a restaurant. Not everywhere charges for toilets. You tend to see that mainly in large train stations or places with lots of tourist traffic. For instance, I'm near the coast and at the beach you pay 20p (around 25 cents) to use the public toilets but if in town the public toilets are free. That's not a coke size anywhere other than if you deliberately hunted down that size and there's only some countries where a meal can last 3 hours. I'm thinking Spain or Italy etc if dining out. I know he gave a disclaimer but to then refer to "in Europe" throughout the video just isn't accurate when that's 50 different countries each with their own cultures and ways of doing things.

[@RickTheClipper]

About the city structure, US cities looked alike in the 1920ies, but then You decided to make the city car-friendly, and now You have what You have

[@ludicolo378]

In Norway, ketchup is free and does NOT come in those weird glass bottles, it comes in the typical squeeze packs. Same with water and public toilets as well. And no, the soda cans are not usually that small... WTF??? We import a bunch of sodas and other drinks from the US nowadays anyway, so yeah. Smoking is mostly frowned upon here, in particular by the younger part of the population. It's def. not seen as "cool". Perhaps it used to be cool like 30 years ago, but it certainly isn't anymore.

[@vrenak]

The tiny jars are only found in some midtier restaurants in central Europe and a few other places. It's to try and look more fancy than they are.

[@althelas]

The mini coke is something you only find in hotel mini bars. When yu get Ketchup in a tiny glass bottle you are at a very fancy restaurant and it is usually free of charge, but fancy restaurants are different. If you order Burger and fries of course you get ketchup with it and maybe even mayonaise, because Fries with red and white are awesome. About the 1 Euro for a toilet, the ones you have to pay for are usually at train stations, airports and rest stations along the highway etc. but you don't exactly pay 1 Euro, because you get a voucher for 50 Cents back which you can use at any convenience shop in the station. If you don't want to redeem it right away, collect them and use them at another time. Those 50 Cents you pay for the toilet are for maintainance and cleaning. Those toilets are getting cleaned more or less every 30 minutes, you can even check the cleaning schedule which usually hangs on the wall beside the sinks. You don't have to pay to use a toilet in shopping centers, stores and restaurants but the later might restrict the use for their patrons only.

[@squidcaps4308]

#2 Water is quite often free in restaurants. And if it costs something, it is like 1€. If you order mineral water in a bottle, that will cost more of course. edit: and ketchup is usually free... This guy went to one city, in one restaurant.

[@roy_hks]

Depends on the country. The can charge you bottled water prices for tap water, or simply refuse to serve tap water in the Netherlands. Don’t be surprised to find €2/3 water bottles in to-go supermarkets either.

[@ledocteurgonzo]

At Mc donalds France they give a quantity of sauces per portion of fries or nuggets. 1 or 2 small containers. If you want MORE: it's 0.20 cts. that's it. end of story.

[@noefillon1749]

It's usually enough. I've never asked for more of any sauce in a fast food chain in France.

[@danielferguson3784]

Here in the UK we have tap water that is guaranteed fit to drink, & that is why we have separate cold taps, that cannot be mixed with impure warm water. We should not drink from mixer taps. So we are not compelled to drink bottled water & make all that plastic waste. Nor do we glug water all day, as much food has water within. We don't feel the need to 'hydrate' all the time.

[@thomasd5]

And Number 19, which is missing, in Europe practically all people have health insurance. Therefore for example here in Germany Ambulances and visits to doctors including specialists are free, at the pharmacy you usually pay a co-payment of 5 Euro per pack of medicine, and for expensive drugs, the maximum is 10 Euros. For hospitals, the co-payment is 10 Euros per day for the food, bed, and treatment are free. So almost everything is paid for by health insurance. If you are on sick leave, the first six weeks your employer continues his wage payments, after that the health insurance pays up to 90% of your net wage.

[@RestlessBen]

A lot of public toilets are paid for, but if you're out and need the toilet then anywhere where you can sit in for food must provide a toilet to paying customers. So if you're eating at a cafe, restaurant etc... make use of their free toilet. Also, ketchup is free in a lot of places. Not sure where he was, but I don't think I've ever had to pay extra for ketchup.

[@kristena9285]

I live in Norway (Europe) and have never paid to use a public toilet, never paid for still water and ketchup is free (everything else is #%¤ expensive though...). ;-)

[@femboyhooters7919]

I mean your norwegian so your probably rich as fuck tho

[@catlover132]

Some massive generalisations. Loads of free toilet access - eg shopping centres, department stores, hotels, pubs (if you ask nicely). Free tap water in restaurants. Smoking is not "cool" in many European countries.

[@icetwo]

The French all speak English and they also speak English to foreigners who don't speak French. Only when they realize that they are talking to an American or an Englishman do they suddenly not understand a word.

[@AlexTheGerman]

Correct.

[@leehallam9365]

Paying for the toilet, here in the UK, is not that common. It tends to be local authority provided facilities, particularly in high tourist areas. Railway stations used to charge, but they don't seem to do so now.

[@andyt8216]

Try and find a free toilet here in York. Outside the railway station there is not one. They all charge. If I need a pee while out I have to go to M&S. You are lucky where you live!

[@trinaroach2832]

This is the typical reaction of someone who has basically only spent a hot minute in numerous places, and now (erroneously) believes he "knows" them. There are so many observations that are one-offs, and cannot even be generalized for the country (or city!) he is currently in. I hope he takes advantage of the opportunity to really spend some time in some of the places that interested him most. Meet numerous (local) people. Discover different areas. Explore a variety of sites. Then his "fast food" observations will gain some much-needed gravitas, and actually be helpful for people looking to (pre-)inform themselves online.

[@Sofasurfa]

Several points I live in the UK, but have traveled to a lot of places around the world. In Europe I always ask for a glass of water to accompany my meals the only time I have paid was in Spain when I had to buy bottled water as they didn’t use tap water not got a problem with that. Loos in the UK are available for free in many places such as at bus and train stations the ones you pay for are those that are situated on busy city streets and that covers maintenance but in my village the public loos are free.

[@Gittas-tube]

Hi there! About free toilets: If you need to go, just pop into the nearest café, pub, restaurant and make your way to the rest rooms, which are usually located somewhere in the back or in a discreet place. Some places hold that their rest rooms are for customers only, but if you just glide by they won't say anything.

[@johnnygomez7063]

PRAGUE - is the most beautiful city in Europe! - one of the cleanest in whole Europe with amazing architecture and a lot of parks!!! - has the 2nd best public transport in Europe - operating 24/7 to any part of the city - you simply do NOT need a to have a car!!! - is the 6th safest city in the world! - the largest city UNESCO area in the world!!! - Czech best beer in the world and amazing Czech food!!

[@johnlochness]

6th safest??? When I last went to Prague there were thieves and pickpockets on every corner, it was horrible. My partner got pick pocketed on the metro from the airport, someone tried to snatch our suitcases as the metro train doors closed, there were gangs hanging around the metro station looking for tourists to prey on, we saw a lady getting onto a bus with a baby in her arms and someone tried to grab her bag, even the receptionist in our hotel who was from the city said she’d had her phone stolen 4 times. It’s a beautiful city but I would NEVER ago back.

[@johnnygomez7063]

@@johnlochness when 25 years ago?? theose are every where - but now Prague is comparing to the all Italian , french or many german cities like safe paradise..!

[@MrNoncredo]

- the largest city UNESCO area in the world!!! 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 l'intera città di Praga la possiamo mettere dentro il Colosseo

[@mikefraser4513]

Agree with you on some points. Along with Vienna the most beautiful city in Europe. Very clean. Very good public transport and younger people automatically, without even asking, get up from their seat when an elderly person gets on. Good manners. The best Pils that's for sure Good food...pork, dumplings, and sauerkraut (but I've been in restaurants several times where I've been ignored and almost had to drag the waiter to the table...one time we simply left). One thing I really don't like was often when my wife was inside shops selling perfumes . Several times, there was a security guard in uniform standing behind her breathing down her neck. She asked (in English) "do yo think I want to steal something?"...he replied "it's my job"...so we left. Very strange habit. It happened often. PS the "largest" UNESCO city is not Prague by far. Cordoba leads this list.

[@MrNoncredo]

@@mikefraser4513 There was some space left in the Colosseum so after Prague we'll also fit Cordoba in there

[@mikrokupu]

Dear Americans, there is no such thing as "European way of life". Europe is diverse, very much so. Living in Northern Europe, I have experienced more culture differences in Southern Europe than in North America.

[@BeckyPoleninja]

Toilets are free in shops, restaurants etc If you ask for tap water it's free. Ketchup doesn't come in glass bottles in the UK, and is often withe the free condiments on the table. Smoking is not cool in most European countries.

[@Mybrickbuildingadventure]

It is depending on the restaurant if Ketchup is free or not. But in most cases you pay for it to prevent spilling. It is something like 50cents in most places. But when you order a burger it normaly comes with mayo and ketchup but only 1 portion and if you want more you need to pay.

[@Herr_U]

The attitude to smoking varies heavily in countries - in sweden it is generally looked down upon (also with no sympathy since "snus" (moist snuff) exists if you need your nicotine fix), but this change is fairly recent (only like 15-20 years ago). Also, most places doesn't allow indoor smoking up here either.

[@roy_hks]

This was such a shock coming from the Netherlands. The lack of outside terraces was strange enough (most terraces in Gothenbörg were covered for some reason) but the ban on smoking was even worse. Terraces are everywhere in the Netherlands. Most squares are absolutely filled with them. And smoking on terraces is completely acceptable. We did ban inside smoking years ago tho. Smoking ban in workplaces, public transit and public buildings was introduced in ‘03 I believe. And smoking in designated indoor horeca smoking areas was permitted until 2020 or something. The attitude towards smoking is also much different in Denmark despite being so close to Sweden. I was surprised to find smoking area’s inside bars in Kopenhagen.

[@axeman3d]

Not a standard coke in the UK, that's for sure. Maybe on aircraft? Ketchup is available at restaurants everywhere I go, I've never seen a glass jar of it. Smoking is NOT cool, it's under attack everywhere and rightly so.

[@alexnavarro6941]

A lot, and I mean a lot of those things depend on every country. In Spain they don’t charge you for the ketchup, we don’t pay to use the toilet if we are clients of the establishment, and you can ask for a free water glass. By law, every bar and restaurant must give free tap water when asked, and some of them give you a free sparkling water glass along with your coffee ☕️

[@michaelmay5453]

Basically none of this is correct for Sweden except public transportation, speaking foreign languages (most of us speak at least two languages apart from Swedish). Swedish and English is mandatory and then we add another one that you're free to choose. We don't use coins, in fact we don't use cash at all anymore. Your bank card is your MasterCard and to transfer money we use swish. There is absolutely no reason to ever handle cash in Sweden and some stores don't handle cash at all anymore. If you ever come across someone who refuses to use Swish or a small place of business that only wants cash, they're scammers.

[@tobeytransport2802]

4:06 as a Brit from my personal experience... in Britain they will but you’ll have to request the sachet and they’ll literally give you 1 or 2 sachets, they stopped giving a massive handful to avoid wasting plastic, and elsewhere in Europe you’ll have to pay a small fee for it, which is crazy if you’ve ordered something but it is just something I remember when I’m visiting other European countries.

[@dcoughla681]

In Rick Stein’s restaurants, they charge £2 extra for a small mushy peas, tomato ketchup & tartar sauce in addition to £16.95 for fish & chips.

[@janfrodeengh5904]

All of his statements depends on the country. In Scandinavia tap water is free. Bottled water cost money since the restaurants have to buy them. Paid toilets vary. Germany has it. Smoking is NOT cool. It is in fact banned almost everywhere. Paid Ketchup also vary. All sinks are not tiny. Trashcans exists everywhere. They are not necessarily in plain view(since they are often ugly). How else can we have clean streets and recycle more? Late night and/or long dinners vary greatly. It depends on country, occasion and menu. Shortest/earliest in the north, longest/latest in the south.

[@noefillon1749]

Even in France, smoking is not really cool anymore. They heavily advertise against it and do a lot of program for people who want to stop smoking, it's forbidden to smoke inside public places and a pack of 20 cigarettes is around 11 € (due to heavy taxes). Smoking can be cool among some groups of youth. Some start to smoke in middle school or high school, but it's not as common as it used to be (tobacco is also partly replaced by cannab*s).

[@janfrodeengh5904]

@@noefillon1749 Same as here in Norway then. A 20 pack costs from 11 to 20 € (googled it :) ). The Swedes have this thing called "snuff". So, instead of cigarette buds everywhere we now have spent snuff bags everywhere.

[@marycarver1542]

In the UK you can ask for tapwater and definitely condiments are on the table when you sit down.

[@Tonton-Flingueur]

Ketchup is usually free, it's very uncommon to pay for it.

[@Jamestheman233]

Smoking is cool? Lmfao no! Maybe in some depressing post-soviet countries or if you’re 14 years old. It shows lack of discipline and respect for others and it’s banned in most public places and it’s also heavily taxed.

[@janewalker3921]

We do not smoke much in UK. !!!

[@JoePeddie]

I never paid for ketchup , in The UK, Germany, Malta, Greece, Estonia, Poland, Czech Republic, Spain, Italy, Holland. Paying for the toilet is not in every country and i only had to pay in a couple. These are not restaurant or bar toilets which are normally free

[@thomasmumw8435]

We were in a hotel only last week and at dinner we were asked if we wanted any sauces, which is the standard mayonnaise, salad cream, tomato or brown sauce for free. You may have to pay extra if having one's like blue cheese, Diane etc, for steaks. As it was my husband's birthday we had free prosecco (and bottled water) in the room and with our meal! Any where you can ask for tap water on your table which is always free either singular or jug & glasses for the table it's routine! I always ask for a "pot of tea" which comes as a little tea pot, cup & saucer, your milk in a little jug with normally a small dish of different sugars. Some places also give you another small jug of boiled water to either weaken of top up the tea pot that has the tea in(just ask if needed). You normally get between 2-3 cups of tea, this is usually about the same cost of a one coffee! It's why our afternoon teas are such a big THING! Wow that was a lot!! Sorry! 😊

[@AustraliaDaz1]

Been to Spain and the uk and water is free in a pub ect .. red sauce (ketchup) is on the table (free) some Yanks like a good lie or 2 😂

[@user-sz7ur8xq5f]

There is not ONE Europe! Different cultures.

[@user-TonyUK]

Those pedestrian Streets you love so much used to have traffic running on them, but out towns and cities grow and now most town centers are now traffic free.

[@femboyhooters7919]

4:20 This is one of the things that are different in sweden. In sweden not a lot of people smoke, we have something called snus thats basically pacets of tobacco or nicotine power that you put up your lip. Its a lot safer than smoking and does not affect other people around you, but this is really only a bit thing in the scandinavian countries.