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[@ShadowMebs]

As a Norwegian, when I was younger, like 20 years ago (now 34), America was the great country you heard about, where everyone wanted to be.. ..then I grew up.

[@Mo0shii]

Exactly this.

[@RedRingOfDead]

Same but then ik from the Netherlands

[@jfrancobelge]

I think many of us Europeans share the same feeling.

[@marcusty6957]

Kiwi here and I totally agree

[@Antto]

Same here. Maybe I would go and visit USA but to live there. I'll pass.

[@JBee887]

I'm American, born and raised in Los Angeles. I'm 40 years old. I Moved to the Czech Republic, Prague; a year ago and I'll never look back. My only regret is, is that I didn't move here sooner.

[@martinanemcova5088]

I'm so happy to hear (read) that. :)

[@xxes11xx]

Aww, I am so happy for you. I hope you found a good community here and made some Czech friends as well :-)

[@martaskali925]

I truly do not appreciate the way he said @4:07 "Czech Republic". Like an insult. Yes, we are small, only 10mil. people, so what? Let me tell you something. The freedom we have here can never be found in the USA. The work/personal life balance, cost of living, health care for everyone and overall safety (Global Peace Index ranking traditionaly in top 10, 8th place in 2022 compare to 129th place for USA lol). USA could learn a lot from us. Ask any expats who lives here for years... If that guy would try to live in Czech Republic for a year, he would never wanna go back to USA and most definately he would never speak again about my homeland in such disrespectful way.

[@Scp_096_]

Like an insult? he did not and "he would never speak again about my homeland in such disrespectful way." so if I just say Czech Republic, you will be mad? can you go back to Twitter?

[@JBee887]

I moved to Prague a year ago and I do not plan on moving back to the states. I absolutely it here

[@JBee887]

@@Scp_096_ too be fair, it does sound like you're a Twitter troll so.... So do us a favor and don't move here, we don't want you here.

[@martinanemcova5088]

​@@Scp_096_ Actually I also didn't like the way he said "even the Czech republic". Sounds so disrespectful.

[@feherlofia2165]

As a norwegian visiting and living in Florida for 3 months visiting some relatives ... it shocked me how some areas looked like third world countries

[@adaptivelogic1354]

I will never forget travelling through the US, entering or leaving multiple cities on a raised interstate highway looking down at the "trailer parks" ... these just don't exist in Australia!!

[@LaReganto]

It's funny that so many Americans think that their country is the greatest.

[@PumpedSmartass]

Well, greatest it is in obesity

[@LaReganto]

@@PumpedSmartass LOL I wouldn't say greatest. Biggest sounds better 🤣

[@captnonius]

Is it funny? Or is it tragic?

[@PumpedSmartass]

@@captnonius yes

[@paul1979uk2000]

Yep, it's not that different from Brexiteers in the UK on Brexit think it's a great deal and working when all the evidence suggest otherwise, it's blind faith into seeing what you want to see and patriotism and flag waving encourages that, something that should be used for good in moderation is abused to radicalize people and we see a lot of that in the US around election times and we saw that in the UK on Brexit, it seems to create more division then unity by getting the people to fight among themselves.

[@LuigiChirco]

I was born in Detroit and lived there for 17 years now I live in Italy and I will never never go back to live in US. I have a good full time job, 38 days of payed vacation, free health care, beautiful places to see, wonderful weather, good and healthy food what else can I ask for? Of course Italy like all countries in the world has its own problems but never so close to the ones US has….it’s so sad. Every time I go back for vacation I just can’t wait to return back in Europe. As an American citizen I feel so bad for my native country. Love your channel you are making a good job bro! Hope to see ya in Europe one day 😊 Ciao from Milan 🇮🇹

[@gregmullins6927]

Luigi I lived and worked in S.F in the early nineties,when I came back home to Australia I wanted to hug every Aussie I saw in the street or Shopping Mall I was so relieved to be out of America,unfortunately as you know Americans are resistant to change and that's exactly what the US needs lots of,you've made a good move and all the best to you.

[@beaconeersofthesevenmaps3467]

Welcome here! Enjoy the best from your life! 🍷alla salute!

[@LAU-ik6dp]

Milan is beautiful and you have great food👏🏼

[@LAU-ik6dp]

@@beaconeersofthesevenmaps3467 pasta, pizza, bruchetta and Spritz/other drink, what else do you need. Italy is so beautiful.

[@beaconeersofthesevenmaps3467]

@@LAU-ik6dp try Fiorentina steak, as well 😉

[@Kelsea-2002]

I like to tell you my most important point why I will never travel to the USA again.As a German citizen, I am an adult and fully capable of doing business before the law at the age of 19.Why should I travel to a country where I am treated like a child?May I be unchallenged in Clubs go?Can I drink a glass of wine or beer?...Sorry America, but I prefer to travel to countries where they know what freedom and independence means.

[@AssBlasster]

It's pretty insane how restrictive the US can be with drinking in any public setting. I asked my local supermarket if I could drink a beer with my lunch in their clearly designated cafe seating area. Their response was that someone opened a bottle of wine there once and managers called the police on her without notice...and the employee is like "well, you can sneak it and hope no one sees you". Like WTF?!

[@chrism3694]

the USA is not a developing country, it's a degenerating country. Cities that were very good 40-60 years ago are now economically devastated and the infrastructure is crumbling. I think the problem started ~70 years ago.

[@nox8730]

I believe it started in the 1920's. With the first red scare, used as a tool by some private, corporate agendas.

[@chrism3694]

@@nox8730 Yes it looks like it started very small and has now expanded nationwide and gets more intense

[@benjaminlamey3591]

degenerescence is kind of a developement ... the last stage before dying ... like cancer ...

[@arturobianco848]

American city's became bad when they started to cater exclusively to the car and when they put in those ridicules zoning laws. I believe that happend about that time could be it was a littlebit earlier but then it takes time to get the negative effects. I'm dutch and we did the same luckely whe reversered the trend as one of the first in the world. Look at how livebale our city's and towns have become. I know there are places that might even have done it better (now don't you start smilling you swiss people). But we are probable in the top 3. And its totally doable with the right political will we started in the 70 ish and now upgrade and improve our infrastructure and city's with every cycle. O and one thing we can do that cause we look at other country's who also have brilliant idees and copy and modify it so it improves our situation. No BS about not invented here.

[@JayJayM57]

not to start a political discussion but things became bad when L.b.Jhoson propose to Republican politicians to cater to racism to distract people from their combined corruption. Republicans cater to racism and fear-mongering, while democrats pretend to fight for the disfranchise minority communities but at the end of the day, both parties screw over the people. “If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.” ― Lyndon B. Johnson

[@angelavara4097]

I have lived in New Jersey for 2 years then went back to England, I will never go to america again.

[@shadow-Sun]

can you expand on your reasons angela ?

[@agrendae]

@@shadow-Sun I live in New Jersey and there is no need to explain. If I could leave the US, I would.

[@ageoflove1980]

Im from Amsterdam and ive visited NYC for 10 days back in may. It was great, its an awesome city with a lot to do obviously. The thing is, to have anywhere near a decent lifestyle, like we are used to in The Netherlands you have to be increadibly rich. I stayed in Long Island City and there were some pretty standard apartment towers in the neighborhood. I looked them up just for fun and they turned out to be $5000 /mo for a one bedroom... On the other hand I did a bit of exploring and ended up in some area in The Bronx where I felt genuinly unsafe. The amount of poverty and people openly high or drunk was just not cool... So yeah, my conclusion is, only move to the US when you can get a seriously well payed job there or you are already very wealthy. Your quality of living will nowhere near as good as what you get in The Netherlands or Western Europe in general while having just an average job there. I mean, you dont even want to think about getting some sort of accident or serious illness in the US while not having copious amounts of money laying around.

[@jimwalsh8520]

Perhaps that is because the EUSSR under write costs! Let us see what affect Putins gas will have on the Eu.

[@amadeuz8161]

My question first was Western Europe? It seems its not the West, its what was not part of the USSR and what was part of the USSR, but still some of them are rising and fast.

[@amadeuz8161]

@@jimwalsh8520 It will hit Germany hard, but they will survive. Even we that don't use gas for anything else than industry will help save on energy. Still the laws made to protect to the common people wont change, they can't change them in our country even if they have tried. It needs a period of like 12 years or more to do it. They had problems implementing corona restrictions in our country because some of it went against our laws that protects the freedom of a person.

[@amadeuz8161]

@@jimwalsh8520 Was that enough for our little troll or do you wanna troll some more :D Your life has to be pretty lousy when you get happiness from trolling on the internet. Only thing Putin is doing is bringing down Russia and trying to take as many down with him as he can. It's a bit like a ship captain trying to drown all the passengers because his ship is sinking blaming them instead of realizing that he steered the ship into the iceberg because he didn't see it.

[@ceha9517]

Even if you are rich enough to live an overall good standard yourself: would you like to live in a society that has nothing to offer for the helpless, poor and sick? Not from the government and not from the other participants of this society. As the richest country in the world. No thanks. I would never. And that is just one point. Not talking about culture for example.

[@gerboiremoncopaing933]

I am European, and here, we all know what a joke America really is, and we are appaled at how americans are so ignorant, yet so arrogant at the same time. One time, as a joke, I told to a friend that it seemed americans genuinely believe that the rest of the world is a desolate wasteland where people live in the most horrendous conditions and have living standards that would make middle-age poor people reel in horror. And then I realized my joke was actually accurate: many americans REALLY believe that the rest of the world is a desolate wasteland where people live in almost prehistorical conditions. I have discussed with americans who brag about America being the biggest immigration destination, which in their minds prove that America really is the greatest country, because why would people want to come if not? Right? Wrong ! For one, Europe is the biggest immigration destination, not the US, and for two, the overhwhelming majority of people who migrate to the US come from Central and South America, countries where standards of living are vastly inferior to America, so yeah, America is not the worst country, it would be foolish to pretend the contrary, but this immigration doesn't prove anything, since these people simply come from countries who are far worse. Another thing is the perpetuated lie about America being "the land of the dreams and the free", which, for people coming from poor countries, who don't know better, indeed can sound great, and thus it attracts that kind of people, this in reality is what can explain most of the US immigration rates: people are being lied to and sold a dream who doesn't exist to entice them to come in a country who will actively screw them over. But when you look at immigration from first world countries, you'll quickly realize that it makes up a small minority of the migrants, because those people not only actually have much better standards of livings than americans, but they also know it, and have no reasons to migrate to a country where they know for a fact their lives will be worse; for the vast majority of first world countries migrants, the only reason why they move to America is because of the money: they want to become rich, and they believe they can do it in America (Hint: almost none of them succeeds). Immigration to Europe has a large economic component, from Africa notably; but a large portion also comes from others first world countries, notably America actually, and these migrations are because Europe has, in every single metrics, much better standards of living than in the US, and that, again, Europeans know it for a fact, but americans who migrate to Europe also know it, this is why they don't return to the US.

[@patriciahopey1384]

3 cheers from Canada's Ocean playground

[@solotango5576]

Don't make stupid blanket statements. I'm an American and I'm neither ignorant or arrogant. I also absolutely hate it here and would give just about anything if I could escape. America is great if you're rich and only care about yourself.

[@Kari.F.]

@@solotango5576 Don't worry. We know that there are a lot of well informed Americans, too. The smart ones usually have better things to do than spending all day "yelling" really stupid thing as loudly and rudely as they can on global social media platforms... Those people are the ones who get noticed the most, for obvious reasons, and that sucks for the rest of you.

[@JoseReis-kp7vg]

@@Kari.F. p

[@caspervanelli6502]

Come on, Americans aren't that bad. I had a walk in our city centre with a group of middle aged Americans, we passed a live s*x theatre and the doorman said: "Come in ladies, see a big d**k for a change!' and this American lady told him: 'We see them all the time, they're in our government!' I cracked up. But I had to disappoint her by telling that we also do have our share of deluded knobheads who believe in conspiracies and that the elite are a bunch of child molesting satanists and that the earth is flat and so on......

[@laulutar]

I'm from Finland and growing up, both my parents worked, as did the parents of most of my friends at school. Our society is such, that it's often necessary for both parents to work (if they are able to do so), but at the same time, our PISA results have been among some of the hightest in the world, since I finished high school in the early 2000s. So I would point the finger at the lack of social support, leading to things like homelessness etc. than having two working parents.

[@XaryenMaelstrom]

@@Lewtable I think that is the social support that laulutar mentioned. Our society is such that it supports us and helps us maintain a healthy work home balance.

[@in7days1234]

So what, my both mother and father worked and lived a good life just like my wife and me. We both work and make a good living also. Long live the USA... Again the United States has a whole lot of overhead we have to take care of the world as well as ourselves. I have nothing against Finland, it's just that you will sit back and know now you are members of NATO and we have the world's strongest powerhouse behind you now. Your country never had any overhead to take care of and never needed to worry about anything just getting through life after pulling away from Russia.

[@XaryenMaelstrom]

@@in7days1234 BS! WE are just NOW applying to NATO. We are not members and have not been members before now. We still had this huge ass country right next to us. One that already invaded us once. And we had nothing hanging over us? Are you illiterate or just dumb?

[@oshifish2]

Here in Edinburgh Scotland, we have the largest and oldest Fringe festival in the world. This was the first year after the major Covid regulations that people could visit and the festival was back in full swing after a two-year hiatus in its75 year history. I noticed so many of the American tourists wayyyyy heavier than the other visitors from all over the world. It was rather shocking! Learning the type of additives that are illegal over here it made me realize that lots of it have to do with those additives and what they are doing to the American metabolism! Insane!

[@nox8730]

Exactly, i discovered recently, too, that the 1st problem in the USA is actually that the food is basically poisoned and make people literally inflate. There are plenty of testimonies of americans coming to Europe to go on a eating streak and still losing 30 kgs in a few weeks. For the sake of managing better margins and more money for themselves, corporate industries in the USA use plenty of toxic stuff. And lobbies make sure the politicians make it legal. Like, their beef... should be avoided. And thankfully, it is banned in Europe.

[@LAU-ik6dp]

Wowee

[@ianmartin7312]

I have always lived in the UK and I am 71 years old. For 45 years, I lived and worked in London. I moved to Kent, UK, just over 25 years ago. Last week, in Whitstable, Kent, I saw someone begging for money. This was my first experience ever, of seeing someone begging. Also, I have never seen anyone who appears to be 'living rough on the streets'. During a work-related visit to the USA, I was invited to attend the houseboat home of a USA colleague. She showed me the gun that she kept in her bedroom, the gun she kept in her living room, the gun she kept in her kitchen area, and the gun she kept next to her entry door. I asked why, and she said she had to be able to protect herself from intruders. That was the only time in my lifetime that I had seen a gun, other than specialist Police Officers and military personnel guarding secure areas. Erroneously, I was booked into a motel. Late at night I ran out of coffee and milk, so I walked to a local store. When I relayed this to my USA colleagues they said I was lucky to be alive, walking alone, at night, in Atlanta! Would I like to relocate to the USA? Not on your life!

[@aroblucky]

30 years ago when I posted my curriculum vitae on international job hunting websites I soon received invitations from the US, greencard and everything to come to the US, I was not stupid and was already aware of the culture and working conditions in the US, never went into it, I prefer to stay in the Netherlands, Europe or Scandinavia, the US is not at the top of my list.

[@AlexandraVioletta]

Why are you everywhere?

[@TheRecklessMetalhead]

@@AlexandraVioletta That is a very American thing to say, so why are you not stopping asking stupid questions to foreigners?

[@wildtatz]

In the netherlands we have a saying ..the grass on the other side always "looks" greener ..

[@MariaTorres-hc5uq]

Fun fact: in Portugal we compare chickens: " My neighbor's chicken, is always fatter than mine" 🐔

[@wildtatz]

@@MariaTorres-hc5uq piri piri 😂😂

[@brenreeves9496]

You have such a gentle voice and manor Charlie, I hope you are happy 😃

[@evanflynn4680]

Emissions, worst in the world: The countries that do really well in this score are usually countries with really good public transit and has an electric grid generated through environmentally friendly means. You've done videos on how car centric things are everywhere in the US, and how people centric cities are far more liveable. Using green energy, having really good public transport and bicycle infrastructure so that very few people are forced to drive anywhere they need to go results in cleaner, quieter cities, healthier and happier people, and generates a fraction of greenhouse gases in comparison with car centric sprawl style cities.

[@sandersson2813]

Don't worry too much about car fumes, it's only 12% of emissions.

[@earnesta.brooks7123]

I grew up near the us border, but we never traveled there. My father was a soldier in the second world War and saw a lot. He was just outside Rome, Ital, when Churchill ordered the commonwealth army to retreat, so the Americans could walk into Rome and get the credit for ousting the gerries. He never wanted to see another yankee. And we had to put up with them as deer hunters on our farm. They did not ever ask permission to trespass nor did they ever apologize for shooting rifles at a deer that was mixed in with our dairy cows. The worst of it was that they all had several high-powered rifles with scopes, and were, at best, about 200 meters from the deer, but missed every shot. My father had to jump in the car and rush up there to get them to stop shooting. They never touched, or scared the deer or the cows. But my dad scared them, and he was unarmed. Just a tractor and an angry demeanor. He put up chains at all accesses to the woods after that. They threatened to call the game wardens, and my dad said, go ahead. They never came back, as far as I know.

[@ldsr8911]

The stat about alcohol/drug related deaths DOUBLING in the past twenty years is eye opening. Anecdotally I’ve heard of things such as small town morgues and funeral services being backed up because of so many overdoses, but to see a 100%+ increase in the charts really drives the point.

[@ceha9517]

The more pressure in a society (economy, social) the more drugs people use to escape. I remember buying a book about depressions. In the prolog it said that the WHO stated that depressions will be the number one sickness in the western countries in 15 years. One of the downers of capitalism where the credo is always higher faster further.

[@lukasvandewiel860]

Somehow a lot of medicine seems to be focused at getting patients addicted to anti depressants, in stead of coping with or removing the factors that cause the depression, which is bizarre.

[@skillaxxx]

@@lukasvandewiel860 Yes, it's like the US prisons, it's a business model, regulated and allowed to promote on TV and 'buy off' doctors. The war on drugs is lost, not to the Mexican cartels, but to the big US corps with lots of political influence!

[@AlexandraVioletta]

I still don't understand why people do more than just devils lettuce... I mean I'm depressed, sometimes suicidal but never take more than a few smokes

[@allenjohnson7686]

from the UK.... iv been to America once... my partner won a trip to Las Vegas in a fantastic hotel.... but.... id never go back... its honestly like the twilight zone!

[@dani_a_biro]

I live in Romania, Europe. With a nationalised medical system, being in the 44th place in the Social Progress Index. Last year I sprained my ankle at home. I went to a private clinic, had an X-ray and in a course of half an hour I had the results and been examined by a orthopedist, all free of charge for me, paid by the national health insurrance. He sent me to phisical therapy where I paid about 100 RON ( equivalent of about 20 dollars for 10 sessions - the rest of the cost paid by the state, I have no idea how much was the total cost )

[@adaptivelogic1354]

I married an American ... we met in Japan ... he thought we should settle in OKC ... this was 1998 ... I mean he thought of Australia as a second rate country... so the deal was I spent a year in the US ... then he came and spent a year in Australia ... he NEVER went back (except to visit every year) ... we were better off, in EVERY way ... !!! And we have no mass shootings!!!

[@pieterjan29]

Somewhere in the past they forgot the people.

[@petebennett3733]

Was it ever about the people when all businesses want is basically an underpaid, overworked workforce that be exploited (in some cases to death) and replaced with a lack of basic healthcare rights, employment rights etc, etc. So yeah American the greatest country definitely not

[@pieterjan29]

@@petebennett3733 what you discribe is what the ussr did. But America was at some point in history great. And yes they where for freedom religion etc eherm for white people.

[@petebennett3733]

@@pieterjan29 and that is what America IS doing right now and has done for I think decades. So at what point in time was America great. Seriously I cannot pin point a time in the past when it was apparently great.

[@pieterjan29]

@@petebennett3733 years 1800 until like 1960 i know its a long time ago. But in those years many wars were fought in Europe. Napoleon, French German war, crimean war, polish Rusian war, Spanish civil war, kolonel regime in Greece rise of facism nazisme, two world wars.And dont let me start about the Balkan shit.

[@petebennett3733]

@@pieterjan29 okay straight to the American war machine okay So your going to forget the decades of American institutionalised racism over decades, the regular story's of school shootings, the police killing civilians, the RIP off healthcare/ healthcare insurance of the population, the effectively brainwashing of the pledge of the alliance in schools, the Jim crow thing, the second amendment thing, the old wild west mentality that still exists in a percentage of the population, the education system that systematically fails kids on a regular basis, the major major homeless issue ie skidrow in I think in los Angeles, the freak BS mentality that's going around especially the USA this so called woke related crap. I could go on and on but you get the point. So what exactly makes America so great.

[@Haukevind]

From the perspective of a European (that have been in the US a number of times) there are no easy solutions, and altering your systems will take time. Universal healthcare, better vacation, and an adjustment of minimum wage to levels one can actually live from would be good starting points, and clamping down on overtime in general and unpaid overtime in particular would be good starting points. It has been proven beyond doubt that having untreated health issues and not having enough money to live from cause people to make bad decisions as well as using drugs and alcohol as coping mechanisms, and doing too much work and having too little time off cause stress which in turn affect mental health as well as physical health. Not getting enough sleep a factor that is known to trigger insulin resistance for instance, over time leading to diabetes. Health, economy and work stress all contribute to people not having the capacity to take in information as well, and a desire to view the world in black and white so that at least one aspect in life can have a measure of control. Which certainly is a contributing factor in the divisive political issues. From my experience with people in the US, the most challenging aspect of the total situation would be that any changes and investments made would take decades to show results. My experience with people stateside is that there is an expectation for immediate results, and a distinct lack of patience for any solutions with a long payoff.

[@amadeuz8161]

No easy solution but they aren't even trying. Taxes needs to go up, Salary gap need to be reduced, ..., Like they need to weed out the greed from the system, one weed at a time is doable...

[@grahvis]

Like an alcoholic, before you can kick the addiction, you first have to recognise you have a problem.

[@karwaktorink]

Socialize USA !

[@weequarter]

As a Scott emigrated to New Zealand. 30 years ago i traveled America. Back then i was shocked some people didnt know where Scotland was, that we spoke English! That Scotland was in Germany . So im not surprised as i watched the decline in America. & the propoganda that the government/news pumps out there, with money becoming more important than ethics & humanity.

[@Ramon609]

You're literally the first American i have ever seen who has the flag of my country and not the flag of your own country lol

[@ac1455]

The US really has no excuse doing this badly. 28th in social progress just ahead of Singapore (a literal 1 party state, albeit actually a smart one), and 3rd place in depression behind 2 countries with literal day long life depending exams and 12 hr 6 day work schedules with 1/3rd and 1/9th the gdp ppp per capita.

[@oshifish2]

I am just a bit older than you and I remember the commercial with the Indian fella showing him shedding a tear. It really made a huge impact and soon after you saw signs on the highways stating large fees for throwing trash out of your car window!!! People did that when I was a little kid! Now we just frack the land and put crazy chemicals in the land and meat! I live in the UK as an American and they do not modify foods at all. It is against the law.

[@evanflynn4680]

Drug consumption at 5% of global usage: USA has a population close to one third of a billion (332.5 million approx). Global population is 7.97 billion. That means the US has one 24th of the global population (it takes three US populations to reach 1 billion, there's 8 billion people, so 8×3=24). Converted to %, and one 24th is 4.1666%. So the US is using drugs 25% above what the average based on population numbers would account for.

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

That is only illegal drugs.. legal drugs the number will be vastly different.

[@ilonkagootjes858]

I think the Netherlands, took some parts of the USA overall system. Like privatising health-incurrence. (But here you can't choose, just not to get one.) You need to have one, or they will come after you. I know it's still cheaper than in The USA. But to compare, 31 years, when I got to pay my own insurrance as an 18 year old, it was 25 guilders a month. (12 euro's). That coverd everything. Dental care, fysical care, mental care. No we pay for basic care, about 125 euro's a month. (increasing 5 to 10 euro's a month, every year, depending on your insurrance compagny.) Dental partially included. We have a "own risk" of 385 euro's a year, wich mean, you pay additional for care or medicine not coverd by your insurrance, untill you reach that 385. After that it's coverd, if subscribed by a docter. All kinds of care where cut down over that 30 years. Mental care houses (what are they called? ) closed down. Retirement homes closed. Not looking good here either, if they keep that up.

[@agochic]

Yes my partner talks about this and the adoption of the euro was a mistake. I think EU unionizing wasn’t always a benefit..

[@alanmacification]

" This is drugs. This is your brain on drugs. Any questions? " DENNY'S!! Grand Slam Breakfast anyone?

[@RemonAmsterdam]

I love your Ajax clock on the wall

[@neilmoryson]

The only thing more "developed" in the U.S. is the highway system. Overpasses, underpasses, interchanges, bridges, tunnels, roads, roads, roads, cars, cars, cars. Highways and road infrastructure has sucked the life out of so many U.S. cities.

[@bobcat4111]

We do have Do not resuscitate orders in uk decided by doctors and hospital policies which varied especially around older people during covid

[@1stadams264]

I think youre a good person i really enjoy your Videos you give a good vibe i watch them after work when im sleepy 😁👍 Greetings from germany i wish you a nice day ✌️

[@royklein9206]

I genuinly believe that the problems are so systemic and rooted that the point of no return has already been far passed. Sort of like a radiationvictim; you're still walking but basically already dead..

[@lukasvandewiel860]

But every American can choose to go around the system. Stop watching TV. Do not go to big chain shops, but buy from smaller local shops. Walk there. Read books with your children. Loans are not savings, but lead balls on your ankles; treat them as such. Put solar panels on your roof. It is OK to be imperfect, everybody is. Plant a tree. Be gentle and forgiving in stead of suing each other over every fart. Let this perceived 'system' not dictate your ways. You are your own helms(wo)man on your own ship, and you only you determine where it sails.

[@royklein9206]

@@lukasvandewiel860 that's all nice and well untill you get sick. there's no getting around that. Self-rescue only goes so far over there..

[@skillaxxx]

Yes, it looks like we past the point of regular return, it will probably require a revolution / revolt at this point. Which is what history predicts btw...

[@regal7499]

great videos man!

[@Bruintjebeer6]

There are a lot of poor people that live under third world circumstances. The poor in the Netherlands live like the middle class in the US according to an official visiting the Netherlands. I have Dutch friends in the US. They were expats but decided to stay. He has a directors function with a bio chemistry company. If you earn a lot of money in the US and distance yourself from politics you have a good life But you have to be rich. My son in law works for Microsoft. With what he earns they have the same kind of life as my friends. Would he live in the US he could not even afford a house from that same salary. At least not the house he has now. They would not have been able to by a second house on Curacao and go on vacation a couple of times a year. In the US they would have struggled big time. They would have spent so much more on healthcare, schooling, insurance etc.

[@EricTheBroBean]

I cant stand the blind american patriotism, and thats probably one of the biggest reasons i would hate living there. Aside from the non-existent healthcare, bad food quality, too much divide in politics. In Norway we dont even know what party our friends or family members vote for, and we rarely, if ever, talk about it or separate ourselves into teams based on it.

[@kallyfest]

I live in Canada and beleive me i never want to move in USA , I find that it takes a good dose of maturity to admit that you are no longer the best place to live.

[@PumpedSmartass]

Kuwait is basically a City-State ... sooo you can still count USA as the first fattest country

[@EmperorTyrael]

And the body positivity movement that keeps perpetuating it.

[@antonytye3484]

I noticed that, the list only had one city state and a load of Polynesian island states ahead of the USA, with populations you could cram in a stadium, Polynesians have a naturally occuring weight problem, made worse by a cultural encouragement of being overweight for status reasons. USA is and long has been, the most obese country, aside from fudging the books to make it look not so bad. Maybe the list should be of major nations or countries with over a few million population, not that it makes a huge difference or the stats really matter that much.

[@FlipOver]

Idiocracy coming true

[@lazarmarinkovic8486]

theres a quote I ran across that an american girl was told by an arabian couple in regards to the US "its a first world country with third world conditions"

[@tommysellering4224]

Regarding Kuwait I believe the question is if they can be numbered among the “developed countries” or not! If not USA is first in obesity.

[@raistormrs]

Luxembourg is tiny and the divorce rate is of very little meaning since it is a EU country, the divorce will be accepted in other EU countries, roughly half of divorces in Luxembourg involve non-Luxembourgish citizens... it's just quicker, maybe cheaper... stuff like that. anyway when you take the foreign divorces out, Luxembourg is below 50%

[@nox8730]

You can drink alcohol at any age in France. My cousin (a girl) always liked her glass of wine during (some) meals since grade school. Given by the parents. Who teach and educate. She never turned into an alcoholic. And about drugs, the lighter ones are sometimes legal in Europe (marijuana, in the Netherlands). Having someone never trying this in France is weird. Seeing this, i initiated a few friends. I don't smoke it anymore. I haven't drunk even a beer in years, either. But cigarettes are forbidden under 18. Result? Kids all smoke starting sometimes from grade school. My 70 years old father started at age 14 in the 60's, too. What is forbidden tends to be attractive.

[@SusanSteckov]

I'm an American living in Germany the past 10 years, and even in the past 10 years, the degradation of the USA is shocking! I still look forward to returning home, but I get the sense it won't be the USA, Land of the Free, Home of the Brave, I once knew for much longer. So sad. ....

[@ageoflove1980]

"USA, Land of the Free, Home of the Brave, I once knew for much longer." Oh it still is, at least when you have a shitload of money. Thats my experience with the country at least.

[@DJ_Sycottic]

Land of the fee

[@ageoflove1980]

@@DJ_Sycottic And the home of the dollar!

[@LAU-ik6dp]

You can visit USA when it's your vacation time right? That's the EU benefit. Yeah it's sad for sure...

[@TheRecklessMetalhead]

Land of the Propaganda

[@ClitRaptor]

a lot of dutch stuff in the background here I see! good to see man

[@earnesta.brooks7123]

And to add to that, if i lived in a large city i wouldn't have a vehicle. I would just rely on public transportation. And rent a vehicle when needed.

[@ballroomdiva6856]

Interesting that wealth inequality is not mentioned or, for example, how public schools are funded in the USA. If I understand it right public schools are funded from property taxes which presumably means poor areas don't get great facilities. I know the original video couldn't really do in depth analysis but there seemed to be some joining of the dots that was missed, e.g. if a disproportionate percentage of the population are in prison then is it more likely children are living in single parent households, and if that parent is working 2 jobs to pay the bills then will children from poorer households have more negative outcomes as they don't get time with parents? Those would be some of the things I'd want to know but then I like data.

[@nunyabiz7699]

Depends on the localities and state regulations. Also it depends on How many students that will determine if they get or if they qualify for federal aid. WHICH is distributed by the state. WHICH often prioritizes more wealthy areas. BUT yes. Property tax is one of the primary generators for school funding for a majority of US schools. And Generally Almost every study on crime and even on social constructs and Children's behaviors mostly points back to low income areas that are densely populated tend to be those with Misbehaving children. School issues as well as high crime. The poverty rate and yes the larger proportional amount of parents in jail. As well as more normal view of criminal behavior all contribute to it. BUT it usually goes.. If you got nothing else to do. You do crime. Cause its how you make money. its how those around you make money. And because there are no OTHER ways to make money. Well. its normal. And all the stuff that comes with it. And because you DO more crime. You have more parents who go to jail for it. There by hurting the family income. There by again. Just keeping it going.

[@Lexor888]

Videos like this should be shown mandatory right after the pledge of allegiance 🤣

[@aninhascs3735]

Damn that We´re not the same America song is catchy as hell!

[@jefnatuurfilmer]

Yeah America is so great. 🤔

[@astraydhurion7697]

The pollution rate based on population is not an accurate way to visualize this issue. The US offer more lands so you will easily find vast untouched forests or rivers like in Alaska. However if you look at specific location, there's no place polluted in Europe like the Chicago' area or Houston. Pollutions are way more concentrated and affected mainly poor people.

[@LAU-ik6dp]

There's a lot of studies that show that depression and burn outs are something of our generation specifically. 1 million people in NL used anti depression pills in 2017 (source i could find). We have to do well at school, find a job, get a relationship, find a house, get married and get kids ; Doing well at school is not for everyone, finding a job is harder, we don't do relationships (we do datingapps lol and social media/netflix/are bored easily and have an unrealistic image ), shortage of housing (here), we put our kids in daycare because parents both have to work to pay the higher bills... We are dealing with 10 different crisis' at the moment in the world (and more) (covid, global warming, inflation, devided countries, war, immigrants, high standards from society etc. etc.) - If we don't fit in any of the boxes society wants us to fit into we feel left out and 'different'. Piece of hope; this is what the older generation still thinks, i notice a very big difference in younger people (- 35+/-) Although our country also get's devided and we also have a cancel culture, there is change for the better. "Normal" doesn't exist, it is put on to us. Normal should be freedom of being yourself; choose your own path and accept yourself, anyone dealing with depression you are never alone and it's okay to ask for help❤ (Online is usually free) --- Good video reaction again!👌🏽

[@dutchman7623]

Kuwait has an obesity problem, people are really fat. Long wide clothing doesn't hide it anymore, too much sweet stuff, too many cars, no exercise.

[@skillaxxx]

Rich and lazy, spoiled by too much oil...

[@Bruintjebeer6]

Yes the US was number one after WWII and until Reagan it was one of the best places to live. Since than it went down hill fast. I'm only talking about the standard of living and overall function of the US. Not about voting rights apartheid, racism and discrimination

[@tixien]

That’s a very specific point of view. Not sure Native Americans, Black people, and other social and ethnic groups would agree with the US being one of the best places to live in the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s…

[@Bruintjebeer6]

@@tixien i'm not talking of social issues like apartheid, racism or discrimination etc but about the standard of living at that them. It got Europe a long time to get back on its feet and we were very poor compare to the US who helped is with the marshall help. Until Reagan there was a good big solid middle class. Overall the US was doing much better than it is doing now

[@lillia5333]

@@Bruintjebeer6 So ... the standard of living for white people is what you are talking about. Okay, got it...

[@Bruintjebeer6]

@@lillia5333 There wasn't a big black community in Europe until the seventies. We handled in slaves but did not had them. So Europe was white until labor migration started. After the war the Netherlands had a very small black community from the Molukken and what we call Indonesia today. Later people from Suriname and the Antillen arrived but started in the seventies. labor migration started in the late sixties. The refugees from Africa and the Middle East started coming to Europe even later than that. Compare to the US we still don't have a big black community in Europe and we never had getto's or housing projects nor gated communities. Income groups or/and races never lived or live apart. In Europa we always lived together in the same neighborhood's going to the same schools and the same sportclubs. The private schools in the US are free in Europe as well. The state funds them the same as public schools.

[@SwiftySanders]

Wait San Francisco and Bay Area couldn't get a mention when it comes to homelessness and lawlessness.

[@TheRecklessMetalhead]

You forgot the Greater Los Angeles County.

[@LexusLFA554]

The US has been replaced by Germany on the Social Index board xD Gotta love those old brick phones xD Motorola Dynatacs (the first mobile phones) can be bought for 17 grand on ebay.

[@LAU-ik6dp]

I had one simular as a kid... almost like a walky talky

[@jayandreas1131]

2:20 you do understand the American Dream is described the way it is so people have only themselves to blame when they don’t make it, don’t you? Makes for an ideal market for self help books.

[@rubymones8933]

I originally from the Philippines and I always wanted to go to the USA lucky in end up in Australia and love it here been loving here for 18 years and planning to retire here 🥰🥰

[@Beef3D]

as A European I love America as a location and a fair amount of my friends, one of which I grew very close to, are Americans... the big issue is that all what is good about America gets overshadowed by insufferably ignorant and arrogant people, out of touch celebrities that think they're hot shit. A culture that incentivizes bad lifestyle choices, Politicians getting bribed out by obscenely powerful comporations that actively make simple state of "living" in America something only the rich can afford and the political divide has never been greater. (ps: little known fun fact that'll shatter your perception; turns out that actor playing the native american from the pollution psa is NOT native american but Italian)

[@mikaeldk5700]

An empire is dynamic; that is, it is constantly changing in the passage of time, until it has perished.

[@anouk6644]

Every empire falls eventually and we are probably witnessing (the end of) one right now. I’m curious to see if there will be a next one, who it will be and if we’ll see it in our lifetime.

[@RannonSi]

Something that he left out was religiosity (especially the more extreme tendencies of the ones in the US). That's something you might want to look into

[@gindrinkersline3285]

5:55 He said "Kuwait". Country in the Middle East, south of Iraq.

[@mrmrmrcaf7801]

It's not difficult, the most important thing is what you have to do to get out of this problem: 1. By law, 30 days of paid leave per year for each employee, regardless of the hours worked. 2. In case of illness, 15 paid days per year or unlimited unpaid days without being able to be dismissed 3. Medical insurance charged according to income and those without income free of charge, medical insurance without hidden fees. Those with insurance have all treatment for free. 4. Compulsory pension fund provided by the government, every employee pays monthly for his pension and receives at old age a pension, those who want an extra pension can also pay extra for a private pension. The money given monthly is calculated according to the salary. These 4 must be done so that a normal person can live peacefully and without worries as in a European country. With these rules, people will look for jobs for a guarantee of the future, they will stop from crimes and thefts.They will be much happier, they will stay with their partners, they will have children and the country will prosper.Nothing is more important than the state of mind, the rest doesn't matter anymore.

[@nunyabiz7699]

Dude.... No. LOL There is NO way that would pass in the US. Any of it. And this is from An american. 1. Min wage workers and those who live below the poverty line are really often forgotten about or just about every excusss all boiling down to they do not count. ( Dont vote as much. Higher crime rate. More minorites. So polititians pretty much cater to middle and upper class. Exceptions being older people in rural areas.) 2 Companies are put before people A LOT by BOTH parties here. And while in all honesty they could afford all that. It would cut to much to profit. And people have been using inflation scaring for decades to rally against it. Ironic considering we are already suffering massive inflation but also those companies get massiv profits. 3. ACA was designed to do just that. But it was such a push because mainly if you boil it down how much it would cost companies and insurance providers. That and politicians that disliked Obama used the Insurance price increases that came about due to Massive Drug company fraud. The opiod Crisis and Drug price inflation. They used that and blamed it on the ACA. This resulted in a lot of states and locals and businesses refusing to comply in ways like covering the gaps and enforceing laws. It was all politics. So it fell flat. Again. Fell victim to political theater. 4.We have a "Pension" Fund. Its called Social security. YOu pay in your whole life and collect when you are 65. Only Every Branch of government has stolen money out of it for other uses. And it has not been raised up with cost of living. On top of that It TO has been politicized. WIth some wanting to strip it because they can not afford it per the goverment. Main issue with it how ever is it is taxable if you make any other money once you retire. And the amount of tax you pay caps out at higher medium income so it benifits teh wealthly a lot more. Yeah dude Its the US. We can take ALL those good Ideas and really screw them up.

[@SilverScroll]

That video has a lot of worrying talking points slipped in - putting down crime problems to a supposed decrease in police budgets, when the American ones are _by far_ the highest in the world, conflating cancel culture with 1st amendment violations when the two have nothing to do with one another, showing Dems as the example for taking rights away when we know who's leading the charge on that front, reading a statistic about how being poor and in bad neighbourhoods puts families' children down and immediately going "no, it's their _values_ that make them bad" ...and then revealing that a large part of what he means is parents in prison, after earlier talking about statistics showing how too many are in prison which means it has nothing to do with their values! Also talking about how "companies in other countries provide" paid leave, making it sound as if this was voluntary. And then that conclusion - talking about how all this is supposedly the peoples' fault, _after_ earlier talking about how unrepresentative and discriminatory the political system is. I'm VERY GLAD that you're not falling for it and recognize the systemic issues for what they are.

[@Nabekukka]

No, it's definitely the school system that is the largest culprit as to why American education sucks. Sure, the family structure matters, but if the teacher sucks, it doesn't matter if you come from a decent family, I've seen and heard so many horror stories of what the average teacher there seems to be, and the way that the good ones are restricted by the corporate style of "education as a business", how the teachers are being held responsible for having the kids meet a certain standard forcing the teacher to give failing students higher grades so that they won't fail and drag down the class average score, it's insanity.

[@Phiyedough]

Yes, I also disagree about their assessment of the US university standards. I have heard of European students going to USA to do masters degrees etc. because they are easier to pass than the equivalent course in their home country.

[@TheRecklessMetalhead]

@@Phiyedough And then putting themselves into debt I call that BS, which is uncommon in Europe.

[@obsolete959]

@@Phiyedough That would contribute to the statistics about them being "the best" in that they have higher graduation rates and scores due to being easier to pass, and not necessarily because the education is better.

[@yvesbresson7837]

Go to France or Germany you will understand what word democracy really means

[@sharonbunn2363]

Have you seen the film "Idiocracy"? That is how I see the USA these days. Sorry.

[@barbaradalziel9421]

America is not a country its a corporation

[@yvesbresson7837]

I’m ready to invite you in my small village of south of France to show how much we are lucky

[@redouanalkamouchi4806]

I like the Ajax clock on the wall

[@edwinvermeulen8187]

Ok about the drug thing: The us has approximatly 0.04% of the world population, yet uses 5% of the world amount of drugs thats how bad it is.

[@akaittou]

The comment on "unless you count Kuwait" was referring to the fact that While Kuwait has similar statistics to many "western countries", it's also a Middle-Eastern country on the Arabic peninsula and as such usually isn't considered a western country.

[@C02detected]

i think the biggest problem is that americans arent willing to change. in the 50s the post war economic boom basicly made sure that for the next 50 years or so americans wouldnt have to worry about the costs of anything sinds everything was getting cheaper. now that the economy is more in the decline everything gets more expensive. if the government and people were willing to change their way of life (less driving, living closer to eachother and in more mix use zones for example) then the quality of life would go up again. americans dont seem to want this though and rather have a worse quality of life but a bigger house and car.

[@RamonRodriguez-hq7vn]

Europeans are not immigrating to the United States anymore, as we did in the 19th century, and post war years in the 20th century. Their country's infrastructure, is much better than ours. This is the first time in history, that Europe have experienced a permanent peace, and great economic prosperity. The United States cannot say that we have freedom and freedom. We're not the only country with freedom.

[@spiritualanarchist8162]

This video has some contradictions though. Without laws regulating food, health , guns, education, etc nothing will change. More Divorces happen in the richest countries where women aren't dependent on the income of men. He' pro ' war on drugs 'but that same war puts people in jail, . And Cancel culture is just a lot of noise to distract people from the real problems.

[@Erintii]

Why should women suffer whole life without own income? Why she should gave up everything and get nothing in return? Men who wants women to be dependent on his income has nothing to offer, except for his money, so if women has own income she leaves. This is happening in many countries as both less and less women would like to be home slaves and less and less men want to be slave owner and provider. People want higher quality relationship and in the era of social media they are impatient and leave when problems arrive. To give people a freedom is a double edged sword but I still prefer my freedom and its consequences good and bad than misery and slavery of traditional way of living. Nothing will change in the US without universal healthcare and good, public education but wait this is not a conservative view and I don't think even Democrats want such a change. Paid education, lack of healthcare are conservative "values" like lack of women's rights and social acceptance of domestic and sexual violence. I am not sure if many Americans realize how lack of healthcare and educational chances are ruining their lives as they are afraid of "socialism". Not saying all but too many. No politician will risk a backslash of doing what can save a nation against polls. Less sugar and fat in a food will help. Better public transit, less car dependence will help cities finances, increase kids mobility and people's mobility and naturally will make people move more. Abolishing of R1 zoning for mixed-used developments will revive lifeless suburbs, allow for small business to be created, will make neighborhoods better but how to achieve it? Countries like Germany, Netherlands or Switzerland are not perfect but doing much better. US is for me the richest poor country: country is the richest on the planet, but people are not and healthcare and education access is more like the Third World than the developed world. I agree about cancel culture, media it happens around a developed world. There are many groups of interests who wants people to get distracted.

[@spiritualanarchist8162]

@@Erintii I think you'r preaching to the choir . I'm not saying women should suffer etc. I think it's a good thing that women don't need to depend on a men's income. But i'm not a big fan of the whole mariage institution anyway. I never understood this need to get married and then divorce, get married again. etc . Just stay in a relationschip for a few years . Especially with children .Wait until the butterflies are gone and one really get to know a person before making kids and build a live with someone.

[@Erintii]

@@spiritualanarchist8162 Ok, thanks for clarification. I believe marriage provides stability but long-lasting marriage. Agree when it comes to butterflies, those are bad advisors.

[@sfisabbt]

I'd love to see you react to videos like "10 reasons why I love America" or "10 reasons the USA is better than Europe". I mean, is there some actual good stuff or is it all self-deception?

[@LAU-ik6dp]

He reacted why you should not live in the Netherlands, it's fun indeed 👌🏽😂

[@XiaoYueMao]

Kuwait is a country, he was referring to the debate about weather Kuwait counts as a first world developed nation or not (oil country, very rich, but theres debate if developed refers to just wealth or if social reforms are required as well)

[@1977vision]

The song at the beginning is “Neil Diamond - America”, definitely not original 👍

[@gdayspacegirl]

Hal I need to know why every American says ‘at the end of the day’ it drives me crazy but hey I’m just an aussie

[@insanecuckooman8342]

i am from europe, i have a small company in miami, and i LOVE USA. idk why it has a bad rep, i mean, i know, mostly bc of the politicians and the extreme division over political stuff which i never understand, but individually, people on the USA, especially florida, alabama, missisippi and louisiana, are wonderful people. i never felt so welcomed anywhere else.

[@AssBlasster]

Nobody hates the population or people, but rather everyone hates the privatized systems that we use to operate the economy and public services. Every industry tries to squeeze our pockets for every bit of profit that they can get. Like I would have to pay $300 for a vial of insulin if I didn't have insurance...why doesn't the US just cap the price that stills allow profits for the insulin making companies?

[@Coolz85]

The way you act and behave depends on the people being well informed about what's going on around us. I'm from the Netherlands and the government, at times, tries to pull the wool over our eyes. And yes, there's a part of society that just accepts it. But a large part of this country isn't afraid to look at things unbiased and inform themselves. One great example is all the farmers almost rebelling against the policy where they're blamed for a large part of our emission problem. Yet, when you look at a map of the Netherlands/Belgium to see where the actual pollution is coming from, it's ALL coming from Schiphol airport, the Rotterdam seaport and the Antwerpen seaport. I'm not even kidding, ALL of it. The only parts on the map that show any other color than green are those 3 places. (and boy, do they go into the red) These farmers come to the government with these charts, satelite photo's and measurements from around the Netherlands, yet, they're being told nothing's gonna change in the way the government wants to handle the situation, so they just shut down the entire country for a couple of days. And this will continue until they decide to change their plans. And well over half of the Netherlands are still behind these protests. Eventhough this hits our home, our food supply, our comfort. We understand and are willing to support it. That last part, will NEVER happen in the USA. As soon as something hits even remotely close to home, the support is GONE. So no, it's not the governments fault for the USA not being well informed about what's going on around them, in the world etc. It's the people's fault for not taking the time and effort to educate themselves. Stuff you'll ONLY hear in America: I'd rather be wrong and keep my point of view than learn the facts and have to change it. And that's what's wrong with your country.

[@the1khronohs40]

That song though… 🤣🤣🤣

[@mikedixon9089]

Same I’m 53 as a child we were always led to believe American is the land of opportunity here in the UK we are far from perfect especially the Brexit fiasco but we have the NHS again far from perfect benefit support for low income. I also believe Americans have less freedoms that they are led to believe is this true Europe is much more liberal look at Canada number 7

[@Dabluekitten]

Grandpa had one of the cellphones “The Brick” along time ago and is US dollars it cost about 2,2k 😬

[@blairneill7032]

For the Kuwait thing, he means it depends on if you count Kuwait as a first world country or not

[@user-jx8tl2vu5t]

I love that ajax clock😊

[@gulie94]

American dream looks more like a nightmare

[@Morpha-Ahprom]

cool when the foon rings right on time! 😃

[@edwardwiekens5113]

Thanks for the reaction. Those numbers where very impressive. As a Dutchman, I think the Netherlands can do better at some points. We need to climb up again.

[@johnah2]

Good video Charlie! He just ruined Neil Diamond's "Coming to America" for me... There are 3 Jack In The Box restaurants in Indianapolis. None anywhere else in the state. "According to statistics, over 70% of Americans adults are either overweight or obese. " A report said, "36.20% of Americans are obese in 2022." So by deduction, that means the other 33.8% are overweight. Less than 30% of Americans are considered at the correct weight or underweight. The "This is your brain on drugs" campaign started in 1987. It ran through the 1990's. That McGruff commercial aired in 1981. That wasn't a mobile phone, it was a special police walkie talkie given to neighborhood patrols. The first mobile phone was "The Brick". The Native American Indian anti-pollution campaign was from the 1970's to the 1980's. Many more commercials of him coming across trash and him crying as Americans ruined the land with garbage, water-pollution and air-pollution. I grew up watching them. Tone deaf singing!! AARRGG!!

[@shadow-Sun]

The UK here , we are a great country to live in yes we have our issues like any country but when I look at the USA for many many reasons I feel like the UK is actually heaven by comparison to the USA you all know why.The list is to long to even type here . Sorry America you are in a real social decline have been for decades .

[@lukasvandewiel860]

But then, the US is a space faring nation, has gorgeous natural reserves the size of my entire country (the Netherlands), has almost no racism to speak of, has a lot of hands-on mentality among its population, so it is really not completely hopeless.

[@ceha9517]

has almost no racism to speak of? that is a very free interpretation.

[@lukasvandewiel860]

@@ceha9517 Africans and light skinned Americans mingle freely, and even work together. There even was an African president in the US and he did reasonably well too! There is no paradise, but in this regard the US is doing remarkably well.

[@lucixize]

@@lukasvandewiel860 As european i agree to extend, if we look at problem of racism from different angle, i get the impression that in America any nationality/ethnicity with any religion could become american and that wont be really disputed in real way even by far right, its immigrants based society, while european states structures are ethno nationalistic, which means you could be born there, educated know no other and for some you wouldn't count as Finish,Polish,French, just because of lack of 'blood ties' to country. Europe is far more homogenous, i doesn't mean its hostile to other race's on daily basis, most of europe isnt. But if you really trully wanted to integrate you could speak perfect local language live there for years and id eyes of some you would still not be viewed as true european, especially if ethnicity isn't Caucasian, most europeans could be integrated in one generation to any country on continent, without that visual difference that people use. Olso Americans could be of any religion at masse, now try that in europe, there would be huge backslash about it. There are some postitives about USA most do not think about. You stated space industry capabilities that dont have any contender tbh. American soft power works even on europeans, that tells you something about power of country and idea of sociality behind it. American military is outstanding and only gets better as time passes by, huge military focused industry is good for safety of nation, think of it that way, NO american civilian will be hurt by collateral damage of war, most would love to have that safety. I could spend all morning speaking about more examples. There are negatives true that, USA should have european/canadian like healthcare system, and some more social state focused on state housing wound't hurt to be honest.

[@lillia5333]

@@lucixize You are both wrong about racism. USA is one of the most racist countries in the world. It's buildt into every bit of the society and govermental offices. Do a google search. Jim Crow is very much alive in most southern states. Why do you think they have BLM? They even have "sundown cities" still. Asian people are attacked on the streets because of Covid. Sikhs are attacked because people think they are muslims. The natives live in poverty under terrible conditions unless they have casinos where white folks can be entertained. Latinos mostly work as servants for the wealthy. I don't say that all americans are racists. But the country as a whole is. Europe has been overwhelmed by big floods of refugees. It will take time to adjust, but we are already on our way. Black people travelled from USA to France for instance. Because there they got a better life. There has always been migrants in the world. We are all a mix of dna from different areas. In Europe most of us know this. In USA, they are very ignorant about the human condition.

[@nunyabiz7699]

So a While I Agree with a LOT of what he said in the video. There are a few things. 1. Divorce rates Skyrocketed Since the 70s because well..... You could. It use to be you had to provide a reason. Like a good one to convince a Judge to allow divorce. And often it had to be both parties agreed and wanted it. And no Domestic Violence was NOT always considered good enough. In the 70s that really changed so people COULD divorce. And it boomed. People have ALWAYS been marrying young. Like between 20 and 25. And honestly a lot of people are marrying later in life. Though yes two Parent house holds are better. One parent house hold is better than an abusive one or one where two people hate each other. Divorce rates are going down though because a lot of people are waiting to get married. And A LOT of other countries do not allow divorce. Or legalized it long before us. SO they are eaither way ahead or way behind the curve. 2 The war on Drugs has lets face it most the time been mostly politically motivated. And has been exploited by just about every Power in the US from Federal government all the way down to local sheriffs to get Money. Power and to even put political enemies in Jail. Immigration is the new War on drugs though. 3. Obesity can be largely traced back to when Companies lobbied the US to make FAT the official cause of health issues instead of sugar. That and some Pick an chose science got America and the government to buy that Fat was teh problem. Not the Un natural amounts of sugar in food or the preservatives and other things added. This going on for MANY years and even effecting what was taught in schools till it was proven the other way around. Humans have been eating fatty meats and other things since dawn of time. But Only in recent times. ( times when we all got fat) Have we gotten so huge on such a scale. So yeah. Thanks for that. (Ironicly Also some mental illness caused by chemical imbalances can be linked to both the body changes our parents and us went through thanks to this diet and the huge Prescription and illegal drug usage in the country. so...... Yeah Thanks for that government.) 4. With prisons.......Well we do mostly have for profit prison's which have a financial incentive for more inmates. Actual rehabilitation would hurt the profits. and again the lobbying branch of the ops and the classic and simple fear usage by politicians pretty much keep those numbers high. Its a business. 5. Did you know that Indian commercial was paid for by major corporations in an attempt (which succeeded) To shift public blame for litter and pollution from companies to individuals? It worked majorly and has helped and started a long tradition of advertisements and political spending to keep the costs as low as possible for them by suppressing Environmental law changes that would impact their business. 6. Education..... Currently a lot of schools have major funding issues. Heck before the pandemic they did. As well we see such a wide swing in what is allowed in what schools where. And in quality of the education. With some schools banning subjects or books based on religious or "moral" reasons. And some schools pushing in the opposite direction. This combined with a teacher shortage that has been going on for about 10 years. That has gotten worse. Lowering faith in the education system by the populace and even having the education system directly attacked politically. Not to mention especially now with Many teachers doing fundraiser activities just to raise money to hold class or paying out of pocket. Yeah. Our education system has been failing for years now. Over all..... People suck. People got way to comfy. Way to into the America is the best. And way to reliant on Companies and government to do the right thing and believed them all the time and yeah. has led us here. Not really a way out eaither till we hit bottom. And that...... Thats gonna get ugly.

[@gailmackinnon7328]

I'm one of those who, 50 years ago, thought about relocating to the US. I even had a sponsor, but in the end I decided to stay in Europe and went to live in Spain instead. Best decision of my life 😊👍 You're not a developing country, you're a devolving country with social attitudes more akin to life in the 1800s than the 21st century. Small wonder only the very desperate or very ill informed\stupid want to go and live there these days.

[@BlueFlash215]

That video you watched had a very conservative approach. Failing to draw conclusion where needed. Other videos and generell public information does a better job. The family structure is indeed a problem. The person in the video didn't ask the question why the family structure doesn't exist anymore though. It's connected to multiple factors like sentencing for crimes, healthcare are social security, public education and more.

[@vinnies7186]

Like your Ajax clock at the wall