Americans React To "How I See The US After Living In Europe For 5 Years"

[@Living_compassion_peace]

Some US-Americans don`t unterstand that not all countries in Europe are the same. Not the same markets and other things.

[@MaesKD]

Once again Europe its not a country 🙄 ... every country is different ... what you found in Holland is not the same in Germany or Spain

[@dachecker79]

Holland is not a Country ! ...it´s part of the Netherlands !

[@LalaDepala_00]

@@module79l28 Saying Holland is fine. I am Dutch and always say Holland when talking in English.

[@MaesKD]

@@dachecker79 oups !

[@xxklesx1]

Apart from the language, Western and Central Europe are quite similar. As a European, you tend to see the small differences, while Americans see the big similarities.

[@kevartje1295]

Here in the netherlands (where the guy in the video lives) we dont compare jobs. Some people are street smart, some people are book smart, you need all of them. When people talk about jobs here they ask "do you like it" and if your anwser is no, they'll tell you to do something else that you do like. I work at a callcenter, I book taxis for old and disabled people. I really like it, I like helping people. I guess a callcenter wouldn't be classified as a high ranking job and I coulve gone to uni if I wanted to but I like where I am now and I can always apply for a uni in the future (im 23yo).

[@arnodobler1096]

The rural vs. city "argument" applies to all countries. USA defenders like to count the cities out of the statistics, but that's just not how it works. As for the media, there are also media outlets here that try to make it bad to generate clicks and make money. On the other hand, shootings are in the media here for weeks, but in the US they are often only reported locally. The habituation effect plays an important role here. If you live in a war zone, you get used to a lot of things.

[@maireweber]

Cycling is also forbidden on the Autobahn, that would be super dangerous for everyone involved! People call it in right away and the police will fine and escort the biker off asap. The difference is that in Europe, there is always a smaller road nearby where you can bike to the same destination.

[@ElunedLaine]

You guys have had centuries to sort stuff out too

[@rhez_]

plus their ancestors were from mythical land of Europe, that got centuries to figure things out... ;P

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

Many things vary a lot between different parts of Europe. It has over 40 countries.

[@karstenbalamagi8463]

3 minutes in... like the great philosopher Volker Pispers once said: the country isnt the problem, its the people living there :D

[@simonkean8214]

Daniel- I don’t know if you realise the point you made, but you say that you choose your friends by what they do and how useful they are to you!! That’s so American…

[@PDVism]

So sad, isn't'? The entire quid pro quo considering friendships? And then they'll claim that US Americans are way more friendly and considered while they actually mean that they put up way more facade, fake smiles, fake fake fake and 'what can you do for me' attitude. *smh*

[@CM-1723]

F going we just order our shopping online and get it delivered 😅

[@LalaDepala_00]

I am Dutch, love my country to death and I'm a bit tired of all these expats praising our countries as well. Plenty of Dutch people are struggling with bills, life in general. European countries are not utopias. I feel like we are a theme park for rich Americans. I hope they realize not every American can just pack up and pick a different country. Most American expats come here and act like they are honorary Dutch citizens within a week, while they don't even speak Dutch or TRY to speack Dutch. American expats also get privilege when it comes to housing. It is easier for an American to buy a house in the Netherlands than a Dutch person buying a house.

[@JanineCrainich-rj6sx]

My 3 tips for life are: “Don’t Shop when you hungry” “Don’t Text when your drunk” And “Don’t Date when your horny” 🤣😂🤣😂

[@tommym5023]

I've flown from Finland to Stansted for less than €20 if you search for deals.And cycling in Finland is so easy as everywhere there are cycle lanes unlike the narrow roads of the UK

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

Finland is very sparsely populated, so there's plenty of space for cycle lanes. The snow & ice is a major problem in Finland.

[@tommym5023]

@@DavidZ4-gg3dm the country is built for the long winter and plenty space yes

[@alibennett78]

this was an interesting one yes like u said he is not the every day american so ye lead completely different lifestyles ,spencer i know ur own adventure isnt too long away and u will get to see and experience the way of life and what its like in the uk very soon youve both learned alot over the past 3 years wishing you all the best

[@johnnewman366]

It’s always a laugh watching the reaction of Mericans when another Merican is critical of Merica! What a sad sad country.

[@TheGamingCrow]

Yeah, the news do picture the US as a Gotham City. That's why I'm also watching all kinds of US-related YT channel like yours. From reaction videos to garage sells, from hiking videos to bodycams of both, police and citizens, the whole nine yards basically. But compared to where I'm living in Germany, the US still looks like Gotham City. Just with a few more batcaves and maybe more than just one Batfamily. Nevertheless, not the place I want to be.

[@masked_being]

End of the day (life), all what matters is: Are you happy?

[@johnveerkamp1501]

IT'S TIME TOO CHANGE ALL THOSE THINGS. !!!

[@martinarscott3524]

I thought we got it good in the UK, but my son who moved to Austria a few years ago just got a new job working 32hrs a week (on the same money I earn for 36hrs in a well paid job), working predominantly from home and with all the benefits of 5wks paid holiday, paid sick, etc etc. Work/life balance is so much more important in Europe. They actually asked him why he only wanted 32hrs and he said 'cos I start going downhill after that, you'll get the same work out of me in 32hrs as you will in 40hrs', and they were fine with that

[@janolaful]

I belive you work to live not live to work.

[@DenUitvreter]

I would put the UK work culture closer to the US than to most of continental Europe. Imo there are two models of productivity, because that's what it's all about and money rules everywhere, the USA and UK have a system of seeing who comes out on top and give them jobs or promote them. The Netherlands and is more based on the idea of getting the most out of all talent present, in the company but also in schools. Give them enough leisure time, give them nice chairs and offices, try to keep them happy at work. Often I feel like in the UK or USA employers see a bad office as an incentive to work harder, get promotion to finally get a nice office.

[@Krokostad]

As a tourist I go to a grocery store in every country I visit at least once. I love to see other brands, other foods, other stuff. Visiting a grocery store in the US would probably be an activity for a whole day for me 😅 And I would be broke after that.

[@UltraCasualPenguin]

If you want someone from "real Murica" to do comparision why you don't do it?

[@whymeeveryone]

I Like the USA and I have been there. Yet I will never move there. Everyone said they are free or Freedom. Yet how can you be free under capitalism. Yes my country is the same yet there more freedom living here then USA and I put roughly. Where are workers rights and how is medical cost so high. Here we have socialized Heath and private health, yet the cost of medical or pills are far cheaper then USA.

[@CM-1723]

And I hate my job and I get 16 weeks paid plus public holidays off a year plus full sick pay , I need to appreciate it more

[@Dreyno]

Teacher?

[@CM-1723]

@@Dreyno nope

[@spiritualanarchist8162]

It's not a bad video, but it should be called 'How I see the U.S after living in the Netherlands for 5 years' . The Netherlands are a small Nord Western nation. they do not represent Europe. There is no 'typical ' country that can represent Europe.

[@rosetoren3881]

Oh, come on. It's not real because it's California or New York. Ordinary people live there and try their best. It's this "rural high horse", as if only people from the countryside "know how it's going". And Europe is not a country ffs. Love you guys, but sometimes it shows.

[@bethcushway458]

There's a good video of a nice couple who had been in Britain and Europe for nine months and had come home to the US and were talking about how strange it felt. They seem a lot more "average Joe" than this guy plus they weren't just travelling in one country. I'll try to find it for you.

[@alisonrodger3360]

Magic Geekdom?

[@britblue]

The perfect society has yet to be built - every country has both good & bad points - the USA has an elected head of State whilst here in the UK our head of state is born (insane!!). In that sense the US is better than my country of the UK - but equally the UK is better in paid holidays for workers than the US. One day the perfect social conditions will be agreed on by humanity , but sadly i'm pretty sure it won't be in my lifetime !

[@ChrisPopham]

I'm 51, when I started work in 1989 the British standard working hours were just making an effect, from an expected 60 hour week, 2 weeks no pay holiday +bank holidays, I could spend the evening down the pub on 2 hours worth of work AND get my FISH & chip supper, to a mandated 16 hours per week is a full time job and I have to save for about a month now to enjoy the same evening.

[@stewedfishproductions9554]

Funny how some common (it seems) expressions don't get across the 'pond' (unless, you work in a certain sector, perhaps). I have travelled to many parts of the US over 45+ years and still had to 'look up' what was meant by the "Big Four" - obviously knowing it had 'something' to do with business. I.e. I think everyone in the UK has heard and/or knows what the "Ivy League" is, but the "Big Four" really was a new one to me. 🤔 😅

[@SushiElemental]

Passport Two recently did a comparison video about vacation and sick leave standards in US vs. Germany. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnjToZV5m8uEo9E Might be worth reacting to! The comments (and my personal experience) also reflect his findings.

[@annfrancoole34]

Time and tide waits for no man.

[@jonbruford7950]

50 brands of toilet paper, but only 1 toilet paper factory in the state... So whats that all about then?

[@fishtigua]

23 yo Navy guy, black, shot for openning his door to Cops. Not nice.

[@garypage1963]

Hi guys, I'm from the UK, and sometimes it gets boring hearing these people judging America, countries in Europe have their own problems, nobody's perfect. All the best. 👍

[@2012inca]

This guy is not judging America, he is just stating facts describing the difference between living in Europe and the US. This guy starts off by saying he will have to bite his lips even before the video begins and then proceeds to say he cant take a California resident serious. Fact is the guy in the video even sugarcoated this video and still these Americans get offended.

[@dammit_janet]

The extremely cheap flights usually have added fees for even breathing the air on board 🙄

[@johnveerkamp1501]

and that terrible ,BEFORE YOU KNOW IT YOUR LIFE IS OVER. AND ALL YOU'VE DONE IS WORK !!!

[@charlesfrancis6894]

My second cousin is an American police officer. I try to look at both sides and a week or so ago i saw 4 police officers in America were shot dead and too many police officers are shot dead. Yes America has more people in prison than most countries but if crime is high by definition the prisons will be full. Perhaps a reason America police officers shoot first is in part subconscious knowing how many of their officers are shot dead and giving the police guns and saying only shoot when shot at is a little illogical so the complex situations are bound to have variations and some will overreact and some will get shot. In the U.K. using a stun gun is more of an option with fewer guns in society , though more than a healthy amount of knives it would appear , hence the use of those yellow stun guns.

[@arnodobler1096]

In Europe and the USA, the crime rate has fallen since the 1980s, but in contrast to Europe, the number of prisoners in the USA has increased.

[@Dreyno]

U.S. police kill about 5-6x as many civilians than the amount of police who are killed per annum. The amount of police killed in duty has been fairly consistent for the past century with occasional spikes and troughs. It’s much harder to find statistics for civilians killed by police in that period but the last decade has seen a steady increase year on year.

[@arnodobler1096]

@@Dreyno When you have about 14 weeks of training, and much of it is spent on “defense” (cough), no wonder.

[@Badgersj]

"Centuries and centuries of history". You're part of it dearies, learn. Doing a tour of pubs in the UK will help your appreciation of life, the universe and everything. Just sayin...

[@janolaful]

Not everyone in the uk can use costco, you have to be in a certain profession 😮

[@lenalund3263]

Hi guys😃 you defending the us to must. You as citizens are voting, are to blame how your country is run. And yes USA is a great country, but look at how the rest of world are running. You are are not alone as a young country. But else you are doing great 👏 and Europe is 44 countries.

[@JoePastorgomez]

Well you started by dissing California and New York nice way to alienate some of your Viewers , But in al honesty i kinda have the same feelings about most of the Country preferring to base my Loyalty primarily to the " California Republic " and at the end when you were having a Kumbaya Moment of unification it is the heartland and Southern states that vehemently dis California so ......

[@JohnDoe-xz1mw]

i really dont think with this frequency of incidents its fair anymore to talk about bad apples, it prevents an actual look at the problem. doesnt mean there arnt good police officers in the us but a few bad apples is but to minimize a clearly sistemic problem with the phrase a few bad apples is a very bad idea

[@traceyandrob13]

I know it is not all but the Paparazzi in the USA at the Meta Gala was RUDE and SUPER DISRESPECTFUL. To a K-Pop group Stray Kids which people saying they didn't have the theme which they did. Plus they through not one them could speak English when two of the group is actually from Australia which is Bang Chan / Chris and Felix. It has pissed off alot fans off and they think the Swifties are bad K=Pop even more. Also other fandom are on there Stray Kids Side plus they pissed of alot Aussies.

[@DebAGP]

NO SOUND

[@SushiElemental]

There is sound, probably something with your computer/device

[@DenUitvreter]

He is not living in the real Netherlands either. I have seen a couple more of his videos, they are well made but he's a typical Amsterdam expat bubbler and doesn't speak Dutch and therefore only does a from the outside looking in impressions of the culture.

[@kharnynb]

thank you, was gonna say, this guy is 100% amsterdam bubble dude who has likely never even seen a shop outside of the tiny ah in the city center.

[@Krokostad]

We're here for a good time, not a long time. That might be the most (US)American thing I heard in this video. That's why for the most of the US Americans convenience is way more important than saving the environment and in the long run oir planet.