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[@maryavatar]

I’ve met many lovely tourists from the US, but also one or two real horrors. There was the guy who tried to pay in dollars, and verbally abused his waitress because she couldn’t accept them. When the manager came out and said the same thing, he screamed FINE! and slapped down an American Express card. Eventually his wife left and came back with cash and as she was handing it over said “I thought this was supposed to be a civilised country”. The manager calmly asked “In your home town, do restaurants accept Euros?”

[@lapisinfernalis9052]

Some Americans think that just because they use X or Y in the US, the rest of the world does as well, because "it's so good". Best example: Imperial System.

[@charlie-yp2oq]

@@lapisinfernalis9052 half of us are idiots

[@adc2327]

No matter where I travel out of the country, a fellow American is doing something embarrassing. The restaurant manager was correct. If someone insisted on paying with Euros in the USA, the restaurant would call the police!

[@boyinblue.]

I’m from America and let me tell you, 90% of people are mean to employees no matter where you work but especially in fast food. I once had a woman yell at me because she dropped a coin (it was in her hand I had no part in her dropping it.) she demanded that I give her a new coin. I could never be mean to people working in customer service and after working in that position myself it just strengthens my need to be overly nice to them.

[@simonevanenkhuizen3228]

Bruh fr..we can't pay with euros there why should they be able to pay with dollars here?? ☠️

[@neilthehermit4655]

Don't tell Americans that most of the additives in their food is illegal in generaly the rest of the world.Or the sugar/salt/fat content of their food is double the level found elsewhere,and lets not mention their "health" system either.

[@lazyhomebody1356]

We know all that!!

[@heatherqualy9143]

Don’t tell non-Americans that there are excellent restaurants and grocery stores in America. Food without additives, cooked to perfection by chefs who are creative and can hold their own against any European.

[@s.p.8803]

@@heatherqualy9143 That's because most of these chefs actually ARE Europeans.

[@keithbusch4115]

ah man we can mention it a fast step in right direction is to tell our senators and congressmen they no longer get govt. backed health insurance and have to use our "system"pretty sure we would start to see some changes

[@nathanmcbow158]

What really boggles my mind is that THE INGREDIENTS are also laced. For example, here in Europe I can get a kilogram of minced meat and besides the plastic case it comes in, it is all meat. In America there is more sugar, additives and processed chemical crap inside for various (Stupid) reasons. Americans still wonder why they have a health crisis in general...

[@shadexdemarr]

If a person in the United States doesn't speak English they will absolutely be treated poorly and looked down upon, yet Americans want to be able to go anywhere in the world and be treated like royalty and expect everyone to speak English. As for Parisians, it isn't a French thing. It is a big city thing. Try going to New York or London. Rude is universal.

[@putin2012]

Not true. Was in Bruxelles and Amsterdam too (besides Paris) and people were super nice. My friends visited Germany, also no problems with speaking English. And I`'m not French-hater. I seriously enjoyed my trip to Paris more than Paris itself. The country is very beautiful and friendly.

[@lazyhomebody1356]

I live in nyc and people are very nice! Much friendlier than I found Texas to be

[@emmelyxoxo3058]

Agree Americans don’t know how privileged they are and yet claim others

[@psychoneko5975]

French people ARE rude, said as a French person myself, it's factual, and is the case pretty much everywhere in the country. The thing is, we often are considered "rudes" due to having a different base in how we handle things. For instance, we tend to be a lot less shy about what we think of people than some other countries and will just.. Say it. Cultural thing.

[@lazyhomebody1356]

@@psychoneko5975 When I visited France boys would try to talk to me and REALLY get mad and yell when I said I don't speak French. I guess I look French? So yeah, they let their feelings be known

[@adc2327]

Somebody didn't do their research before going to England. The one that keeps messing me up was pants. I would say" I am not going to wear pants tonight. I will wear a dress and heels" . My male friends would go "whoa!". Pants mean underpants for them. I would have to say trousers.

[@miriambucholtz9315]

I've learned how people speak in England primarily from reading. A few mysteries written by English authors had me either figuring out the words or going off to Google them.

[@artedejali]

*Wear

[@adc2327]

@@artedejali lol! Damn auto correct.

[@Moonmaedyn]

And the "I'm going to TAKE a bath/shower" instead of "HAVE a bath/shower."

[@filthyclown8033]

Depends where you’re from in England. Here in Manchester, pants are trousers. It’s generally down south they say pants for underwear

[@txangopatxango7024]

That thing about Spain closing for about 2 hours, even the stablishments, it's not for the "siesta". It's for lunch. Just a break so that the employes can have their lunch.

[@maureen8745]

What America considers lunchtime is Spain's dinnertime. Makes sense why eat a heavy meal before getting ready to relax and go to bed in the late afternoon/early evening.

[@romycos8050]

well.. here in the little-towns in mayority provinces, from argentina, (leaving a side some capitals) we have that too, the most shops will be closed for lunch and siesta (and only continues be a tradition, since the time we were a colony, or maybe most, by the immigrantes who came the last 2 centuries(? now i don't sure which of two, maybe both(?))

[@peli201]

@@maureen8745 that's some bullshiiiiiit xD in Spain people generally have dinner around 9-11 pm, fuck outta here

[@Kayenne54]

It's siesta. Have lunch, take a nap. Vanuatu does it too. The true indicator of a civilized world, in my opinion.

[@Kayenne54]

@@maureen8745 In Melbourne, Victoria (Australia) dinner isn't until at least 10 pm if you are eating out. Because it's in the lower latitudes, twilight lasts until around 10pm so it's still light, and no one's kids will sleep anyway.

[@keithbussey5411]

A lot of these made me really sad. How can people travelling to Europe fail to understand that they are in a different country and therefore different laws and customs??

[@mimull1378]

You can still get confused abut stuff I've travelled a lot and I don't do a lot of research before going on vacations because I want to have an open mind experience most of it for myself, as long as they are not rude and remains polite I don't see any harm in it. You can't get mad at someone for learning. I'm Norwegian and there are few of these that get under my skin like the food complaints, but they have the right to be confused about it. Besides this a list of stories where the people involved experienced culture shocks I don't know how they handled it in the situations themselves but them saying that so..so was odd to them after the fact is completely valid because that's their experiences. I don't condone rude behavior in regards to others cultures but they are allowed to be confused. There are a lot of things that I've seen when travelling that had me confused to. So I don't think them finding things that are new to them odd to be something to be sad or angry about.

[@Coni2009]

The nice thing is that their expectations had been shaken and that they’ve learnt something, I’d pity those visitors who go to Europe and don’t notice the differences.

[@rogerwilco2]

Poor education. In general Americans don't even learn a lot about their own country, and even less about the rest of the world.

[@bastardxin3749]

For american,all caucasian country is american... except russia. They hasn't been conquered yet

[@Janpre2001]

@@rogerwilco2 That shows on Jeopardy when players from Canada answer all the American history/geography questions.

[@lizamichelleva8375]

I think that americans consider many europeans rude because i think (?) Americans are more outgoing and used to chat and small talk with like cashiers etc, while europeans tend to be more introverted and usually don't like chatting with strangers that much? But of course that's very generalising and probably not true for a lot of people, it's just a tendency I noticed in my personal experience

[@JasmineSurrealVideos]

I noticed that about the South of England compared to the North, us Northeners are chatty, friendly and welcoming, like Americans, but Southerners are unhelpful, rude and abrasive, and really cold.

[@jamesolney3456]

@@JasmineSurrealVideos ironically I’ve noticed it the other way round. Often up north as soon as they hear a southern accent they lose interest and you get grunted at

[@anthyavila9726]

No, I'm Asian, and I don't do small talk. The French are simply the rudest towards "foreigners."

[@sometimessnarky1642]

@@anthyavila9726 I hate small talk too. "Hi, how are you doing?" "I'm fine." That's about as much chatting as I want from strangers.

[@emilygalvin6706]

Eh, I’m very introverted and most people I know are too. I think maybe you’re thinking of the South and some parts of the Midwest because people over there ARE very extroverted, but it kinda ends there. I mean, personally, I think Europeans are sweeter and more caring than people from my country, but there are some idiots who think otherwise. Unfortunately those people set the stereotypes ;-;

[@Asa...S]

Americans visit one, or perhaps two countries, and then say they visited Europe instead of saying they visited the country/countries they actually visited, as say that people _in Europe_ does this or that instead of saying "In the UK" or "In Spain" they do this or that.

[@nadjar9190]

@@Spearca its not the same thing Europe is a whole continent with many separate countries with different backgrounds and cultures, us states are all a part of the same country Imo this is how the terms should be treated I visited europe - i visited north america I visited poland - i visited usa

[@noonewhocares8955]

@@nadjar9190 Not true. Each state is like it's own country in a way. We have many backgrounds, cultures, languages, dialects, beliefs, weather, geography, and many other things here. It can all vary wildly from state to state. You can't compare New York to Arkansas, or Maine to California, just like you can't compare France to Italy. So that comparison isn't correct.

[@nadjar9190]

@@noonewhocares8955 hm okay sorry then

[@noonewhocares8955]

@@nadjar9190 It's all good. Hope you have a nice day. ☺

[@charlesajones77]

In our defense, the US is huge. Even without Alaska, it's about the same size as Europe. Texas alone is about 1.2x the size of France (the largest European country) and California is 1.1x the size of Germany. We have a hard time thinking of entire countries that cover so little area. The existence of the EU and its unified currency just further supports the conception that Europe is a "country" and its member countries are "states".

[@poughkeepsie8516]

5:18… why leaving the club at 6 am? Because bakeries open at 6! You can purchase delicious freshly baked rolls, head for home for a fabulous breakfast and sleep in coma until 5 pm or so 🤣🤣🤣. Love from Germany 🙋‍♀️🇩🇪

[@poughkeepsie8516]

@@zane9292 cool! Can’t wait to return to my real life once this crazy pandemic is over. Take care friend.

[@vivalachoba]

We do the same thing in Greece. We always go and buy some spinach pie after clubbing

[@omnomnomkitten]

The city on the picture is Bamberg (in Germany), btw :)

[@poughkeepsie8516]

@@omnomnomkitten ok, but nothing compares to clubbing in Berlin 😉

[@omnomnomkitten]

@@poughkeepsie8516 I totally believe you. Bamberg has like 3 clubs so I don't know why they chose that picture. Just wanted to add that piece of information 😊

[@dannylieberwirth1784]

"and you DON'T live in a socialist hellhole?" no, and the states also taught you the wrong meaning for that word. its crazy to me how americans use socialism and communism interchangably like theyre the same thing. absolutely wild

[@kylieminou7775]

American Democrats are extreme right in the rest of the world

[@numbereightyseven]

@@kylieminou7775 yeah, nah, do some more research, girl.

[@joseantoniolago5857]

I was born and raised in Cuba, and I'll try to save you some time, both of then are SHIT! Almost or better yet, all western civilization use some form of socialism, like police, firefighters, schools and free medicine, yes there is free medical service here for the poor.

[@howardchambers9679]

@@numbereightyseven that comment sums up Americans, patronising as feck.

[@raatroc]

@@kylieminou7775 This is how polarization gangrenes the U.S. society

[@patriciaoconnor402]

The mentioned medication that worked, but is banned in the USA is probably banned because it works and is cheap. Big pharma, hospitals, and doctors gotta make their money.

[@jollyrogerhobbies2386]

Came here to say the same thing. The biggest thing I hate about America is the health care system. it is ALL a money grab. Noone actually cares about you or making you better, it is about making money. I live in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA and at our ONLY hospital, Cheyenne Reginal Medical Center, they can and do LEGALLY charge you for someone else's bill. If you go in to the ER for a cut and all they give you is a band-aid, you will receive a bill for over $3k. That is because it has been approved that they can charge you what other people have failed to pay. Their reason? is they have to pay bills too and have to get their money somehow. I understand but don't like it.

[@LadyWhinesalot]

@@jollyrogerhobbies2386 "they can charge you what other people have failed to pay"? And yet they don't want healthcare?

[@LadyWhinesalot]

@@ronnieleemichael4973 "We know"? 🙄

[@jollyrogerhobbies2386]

@@LadyWhinesalot We want real healthcare, not fake forced money grab healthcare

[@nathanmcbow158]

The insulin debacle is a perfect example. The Scientists who discovered the life saving drug, as they knew how important it was for people, charged one dollar for the patent. ONE. Now the price for a single case is up in the hundreds, literally skinning diabetes sufferers alive, as the companies learned that they can charge ANYTHING. This is because the alternative is a fast decline into the morgue. It is one of the most obscene extortion rackets in the world if you ask me. For comparison, in Sweden Insulin is free, not making this up, FREE. Medical costs in this country are set so a single individual only pays a set maximum amount PER YEAR. I had health issues with my digestion so over the course of a few months I eventually hit this pay ceiling, after that I did not have to pay a single coin more for the rest of my medical care that year. Just let that sink in, The American healthcare system is a joke, sham and a planetary disgrace.

[@ceciletillerot403]

Parisians aren't super rude. They just live in a big city where they see a ton of tourists (France is the first touristic destination of the world), and they don't wanna deal with one that expects them to speak his language. I feel like Americans mostly see the city as a romantic and magical bubble of joy, but people are living there, there are homelessness issues and stressed workers like everywhere ! Yes, I am French :) But what I'm saying is understandable I think

[@mattiasantangelo9421]

So, as italian guy working in tourism in italy, why french tourists are by far the rudest? (And this is not only my opinion but it's actually a stat from a european research)

[@helgaioannidis9365]

@@mattiasantangelo9421 this is interesting. I live in Greece and here we consider Israelis and Germans to be the rudest. Never heard complaints about the French here. Maybe certain kinds of people travel to certain destinations?

[@mattiasantangelo9421]

@@helgaioannidis9365 israelis are often considered the actual worst, but they are not mentioned often since they are few. I guess that greece is quite a popular country for israelis since it's quite near. Tbh, there are few places in italy with signals in israeli inviting them to act politely (only people in the world). I read once a research where israeli tourists were considered a thread for european countries: very rude, demanding and unwilling to pay, Israel government had to take measures because of the many complaints about their tourists. Germans are nice here, i guess because germans who go in greece are moslty groups of drunk kids while germans visiting italy are usually couples or families.

[@bobs3354]

France has the most tourists? I would have thought Italy.

[@MercenaryMuse]

In rhe two times I have been to Paris, the people are fine so long as you try to speak some French and you don't ask stupid questions.

[@salemengineer2130]

I spent about 20 years doing engineering consulting projects in the Scandinavian countries, Germany, Holland, the UK, and Spain. The typical quality of life for the residents of Western Europe is better than just about anywhere in the US. I wish more Americans could travel to Europe and experience the "horrors" of socialism. They would find it very educational. Europe is certainly not perfect but they have great food, great mass transit systems, and a much better healthcare system than here in the US.

[@bryn494]

UK expat here nearly 40 years. All countries have their good and bad points but I am minded of the Americanism that you tend to get what you pay for :D

[@saintsone7877]

Please tell me which European country you mentioned(Scandinavian countries, Germany, Holland, the UK, and Spain) is a socialist country. NONE of these countries is recognised as socialist. Left leaning yes, socialist no. If you consider these countries and others similar to them then sorry to inform you that you have no idea what a socialist country is.

[@salemengineer2130]

@@saintsone7877 LOL. You obviously aren't watching enough Fox News. According to Fox, essentially all of the Northern European countries are cesspools of socialism. For amusement, try searching on KZbin for Fox and Denmark. and 18 Republican congressman just voted against the US approving Sweden and Finland joining NATO and among their justifications was that both are "socialist".

[@saintsone7877]

@@salemengineer2130 I never listen/watch Fox or most MSM as they are NOT genuine news channels but propaganda arms for either the right or the left. I may see an article on youtube from these and have a quick peak but generally they are not my sources of info. Sky is predominantly right wing but it does in the main present both sides of an argument so I do tend to watch it regularly but then do my own research to come to a conclusion on something. As I said a democracy that implements socialist policies does not necessarily make that country a socialist country. There is no democracy in a socialist/communist state/country. The fact that x number of politicians say a country is socialist etc is also no evidence to support such a labelling either. Most if not all the socialist states that have been labelled as such would in fact be hard pressed to justify such a labelling. If they hold democratic elections and have a democratically run parliament they by definition cannot be socialist/communistic.

[@salemengineer2130]

@@saintsone7877 Unfortunately, a significant number of Americans have never traveled outside of the US and, since they get their understanding of the outside world solely from channels like Fox, they have a very distorted view of reality. That's why I said that I wished more Americans had the opportunity to visit these countries that Fox vilifies.

[@hamstersdailylife4938]

The thing about the adequately paid waiters and waitresses got me so sad for my country because here the waiters are both underpaid and not allowed to accept tips 😂

[@Maerahn]

It makes us outside of America sad too - here in the UK, even a 16-year-old working part-time in a diner as a dishwasher is guaranteed a minimum wage. It certainly explains how us Brits have got a rep for being terrible tippers in the US; here in the UK, those tips are a genuine bonus for waiting staff, on top of their (decent) wage, so it's regarded as a way to say 'thank you' to them for providing really good service. I don't think it even crosses many British people's minds when they're in the US that they might be literally supplementing the waiting staff's income to an amount they can survive on, because their employer is too mean to pay them a decent wage.

[@sometimessnarky1642]

@@Maerahn the thing is waitresses agree to that wage. If you can't live on $2.50 an hour and work your butt off to try and get tips then A) get a better job or B) get a second job. It's not the customers fault or responsibility to make up the difference because you'd rather wait tables than work in a factory or cashier or stock a store.

[@foxygirl86]

@@Maerahn you do realize that in the us with tips waiters typically make far more than minimum wage and they get the benefit of not reporting all their money because they get cash tips. In the US minimum wage is required even for tipped workers, so on the unlikely chance that they don’t make more than minimum wage with tips, the restaurant has to pay the difference. Not many servers want to get rid of tips because they would actually make less money.

[@MaxVliet]

​@@sometimessnarky1642 You absolutely disgust me!! Do you even realise what you're saying?? You expect waitresses (there are male waiters too btw so wtf?!) to work their ass off and bring you your food with a smile, but you don't think they deserve enough money for the bare minimum of necessities?? Do you really think ANYONE is waiting tables for shits and giggles?

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

@@MaxVliet You know that waiting staff get paid the smaller amount due to the tips system right? Also, there is a minimum wage requirement, so if the staff don't get enough tips their wage is brought up to minimum standard. The thing is, they earn very good tips, a lot of the time in cash. And guess what, if they don't declare all of those tips, they don't pay so much tax. So it's in their own interest to keep quiet about the benefits and maintain the illusion that waiting tables is a poorly paid job....... Yes, they're never gonna be millionaires, but it aint as bad as they make out.

[@viis374]

Everybody shocked French people are actually rude Me a German: My French teacher literally started our first class with “if you don’t speak French in France they don’t give a flying sh*t about you”

[@Scarletraven87]

And then they woner why the world doesn't give a shit about them. Except East Franchia ofcourse

[@wiko1273]

I kinda doubt about it since, there's a lot of tourism in France itself (not counting 2020 which was a huge mess) i'm pretty sure depending on where you go you can still manage to speak another language in it. If not there's always other ways to communicate I guess? I mean I'm not saying everyone are saints, there's selfish people all around the globe

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

Vi Chan, actually that is not true. My French is terrible and I always managed to speak English in France and be very well treated. Never had an issue.

[@philcorris5899]

France can go play all alone...

[@philbannister4461]

If you try to speak French, or any Countries language, you will mostly find that people will take the time to try to understand, and help. When they see you are making an effort, that is appreciated.

[@mr.sandman3619]

Store: that costs 5 euros American: pays 5 euros* Store: thank you have a nice day American: no that's not how you're supposed to play the game

[@johnbjorkman4144]

It's that way in New Hampshire, too - no sales tax.

[@therealberlinsylvie]

@@johnbjorkman4144 No sales tax, or is it that the sales tax is included in the price and listed as such on the bill? Legitimate question coming from a European.

[@foxygirl86]

@@therealberlinsylvie some states don’t have a sales tax and some states do. This is why taxes are not included in the price tag. Every state, county, and city has different taxes so the same shirt will cost different amounts of taxes depending on where you buy it. Manufacturers and retailers aren’t going to put that on the tags because it would inhibit the movement of merchandise to other stores.

[@AppleSauceGamingChannel]

@@foxygirl86 It wouldn't inhibit moving merchandise at all, much like it doesn't within the EU. Just put the correct price on the tag at the location you're selling it at. Are US businesses incapable of planning simple things like how much a product costs at points of sale, tax included?

[@eugenelim11]

No tips? Especially when dining in a restaurant? In USA, the waiting staff expect a 20% tip, minimum.

[@onespiceybbw]

Actually, I only ever met one rude Parisian. Everyone else was nice.

[@dobees8183]

You didn't get out much

[@charlie-yp2oq]

@@phantasmal_detective your one of THOSE people

[@kevindowling157]

Parisians are only really rude to English people and Americans. It’s probably because they respect the culture less and assume that the rest of the world is just like where they come from. If you tell them you’re Irish or Canadian for example, they’re usually fine. Or if you speak French/ are respectful of how different France is.

[@josephhodges9819]

I met one the minute our US Navy ship pulled into the pier. A man with a polaroid took a picture and cursed us out when we did not pay money. What, like I do not know what I look like.

[@carissaleonard3418]

The French tend to be pretty nice if you at least try to speak French, are nice and not off putting. (Random smiles at strangers are weird in most countries and seem fake or a type of entitlement.) Simply saying: Excusez-moi, s'il vous plaît. Then asking: Parlez vous anglais? And understanding if they are unwilling to or can't help/speak to you goes a long way to not ruffle others feathers.

[@hanakinsidewalker]

This is kinda a sad and depressing thing but it goes to show how it can be for students in America So I had an American girl staying with us as an exchange student so she was in my school one day someone slammed a door or dropped a heavy object or something like that out in the corridor of course that’s the first thing that came to my mind However she immediately hit the floor and went under a desk and everyone was just staring at her like 👁👄👁 Later she told me she’d immediately assumed it was a gunshot from a shooter since we were in school

[@lapisinfernalis9052]

That's sad. And it shows how f*cked up their gun laws are.

[@suzum.9713]

We are not all scared silly. But getting down was a good reaction until she could determine what and where the sound came from. On the other hand, knives, hammers and fists don't make enough sound to warn people of an impending attack.

[@RealRalsei]

American here, i wouldnt assume it was a gunshot myself, especially since in that scenario i wouldnt be in the U.S.

[@janeflip1]

Oh baloney! Fake comment!

[@RealRalsei]

@@janeflip1 leave

[@hasturthekinginyellow5003]

"What bill? This Is the civilized world"

[@riccardozanoni2531]

That was epic😂

[@robertthomas5906]

Hope nothing happens to you or you'll wait a long time. In America you're fixed right up. I run into people all the time in Florida that are from Europe telling me about how terrible it is over there and how they came to America to get health care sometime soon. A Brit was telling me about his shoulder. All cut up. He lost the ability to use it in England. He said the wait was 5 years to get it fixed. So he would be without the ability to use his arm for 5 years. He came to America and it was taken care of in a week. So tell me about how they're civilized again LOL.

[@hasturthekinginyellow5003]

@@robertthomas5906 didnt the wait Time for an organ transplant its almost ten Times More in the USA than in any other placer in the world, and almost all of them cost millions?

[@Merilly]

@@robertthomas5906 I doubt it would be 5 years unless he was expecting a transplant, which is unlikely if it was his arm. I never had to wait longer than a year for a normal surgery, and that was only because they were trying conventional means first before resorting to surgery. Nevertheless, waiting times for some things are naturally higher than in the US because everyone gets healthcare in many European countries without paying thousands and hundreds of thousands by themselves. That naturally means having to wait a bit at times. But not for emergencies. You have to consider that many Americans will rather die or risk severe health problems before seeking help because their insurance doesn't cover it or they have none. Healthcare is only readily available to those who are privileged enough to have a good insurance and/or have the funds to pay for it. Medication and surgery costs are several times higher in the US than in Europe because universal healthcare also regulates how much most things are allowed to cost. If insurances won't cover the cost, they will go to another pharmaceutic company to get it and the other company won't sell their stock here, forcing them to lower the cost to an acceptable level. They regulate what doctors are allowed to charge, too. The competition is pretty high here, which lowers many prices for pharmaceutics. Maybe the person who had to get his arm fixed was an unfortunate case or didn't explain the whole story. My grandmother needed a stent and had to get an open heart surgery and she got it two weeks later. It only took that long because she needed to remove her meds first since it would have been dangerous with them. But most doctors are first trying conventional methods for many ailments since surgeries always have risks. I don't know what was up with his arm or the whole story behind it, but it normally doesn't take 5 years to get a normal surgery if it's the only method. It doesn't mean the doctors in the US are bad. But they naturally have more space for treatments when a large percentage of the population is too afraid to seek help because it would mean incurring a debt they will never be able to pay back. Several of my friends are American and they have no insurance or only one covering very little since they can't afford it. And they have normal jobs, so not even minimum wage (though denying anyone adequste healthcare is not the sign of a first world country in my opinion. It should be a right, not a privilege). It doesn't mean people won't go abroad to seek specialists though. Some doctors are just experts and you'd rather have those do a risky surgery. Even if they aren't necessarily better but it's just the matter of reputation, too or it being a more complicated matter. Or even experimental treatments which are not yet allowed here. I live in Germany and I've never had to wait terribly long for anything despite universal healthcare. I would have been at least 800k in debt in the US by now. Emergencies will always be treated immediately if the cause is clear and it can be done. So I don't know what he told you, but 5 years is by no means a normal waiting time for anything here with nothing else being done in the meantime. It doesn't mean the results will always be the best possible one of course. Just like anywhere. But I dare say people can be more at ease knowing they can always go to a hospital to get treatment. Or even call an ambulance if it's necessary without fearing to lose everything in the process. You won't find anyone who would object to getting an ambulance purely based on the cost factor. Of course people will still go abroad for certain treatments. The US does have good healthcare if you can afford it. But considering many won't ever be able to, your argument basically translates to people saying "I'd rather have faster treatment for myself because I can afford it and don't care if others have to suffer as long as I get an immediate appointment." Because this is what happens. Many who are suffering won't seek help because they can't afford it, therefore opening space for those who can. But those evil socialist countries are letting their people suffer! Sure. Just to give you an idea, the person with the arm problem exists in your country, too. Plenty of them, even. They just don't need to wait for an appointment since they won't even try to get one because they can't pay for it and/or their insurance doesn't cover it. They rather risk not ever being able to use their arm again. You have no idea how often I hear those Americans tell me how much they suffer but can't afford going to see a doctor for anything remotely more difficult to treat. It's beyond me how some people are even defending such a system while having a minimum wage that won't allow for a decent insurance to start with.

[@ArminiusVicious]

@@robertthomas5906 you seem to be a lot on these posting BS. I had surgery in Germany for nasal polyps and get my ear drums fixed due to an explosion. I was in surgery within the next 3 days of diagnosis and stayed for 3 days for observation (mandatory). Paid as much for all that as a single visit to my doc here stateside. Also, i work at one of the top 10 Hospitals in the US. There is a wait period for all sorts of surgeries besides lifesaving ones. Currently the wait for a new shoulder, knee, or hip is 3-6 months. I could travel overseas, enjoy a vacation, get operated on, enjoy a one week stay in the hospital, and pay less than a quarter of what it would cost here. My whole family does it now.

[@catpainblackudder01]

1:07, the reason we Brits respect the Canadians so much, is because they were the first to answer the call, twice...

[@ballchopper3000]

It’s funny seeing people go „WTF” when coming to Europe, but at the same time I’m scared over why Americans are this suprised...you good?

[@99fruitbat]

Visited Paris twice , I don't speak French but I prelearned a few words . Ordered Frogs legs in a very fancy restaurant in Notre Dam . Thoroughly enjoyed them , was applauded by several French families ! The French aren't rude but they really appreciate when you make the effort to enjoy their culture 👍❤️

[@shydreameress264]

Honestly I'm french and I never tried frogs legs or seen Notre Dame (Most of it burned anyway :/) You're lucky ^^

[@penbunk]

Tonight, in "Things that never happened"

[@howardchambers9679]

It's the same in England, we really appreciate Americans that have bothered to learn our language

[@da96103]

Why did they applaud you? For pronouncing la grenouille correctly?

[@EfeFlet]

I feel like in any country in Europe if Americans come here trying to speak our language or immersing in our cultures, they will be treated way better that if they don't. In Spain, my country, we love when tourists make that effort because we are proud of our traditions :)

[@dobees8183]

There's plenty of obese people in Europe, particularly in the UK and Germany. Not as huge as Americans though. The real problem isn't that Americans are lazy, it's just that our food is RIDICULOUSLY processed and unhealthy. Yes, in other countries people eat carbs like crazy, and thin af, they use natural ingredients in their foods though. For example I have family in Florence, when they make pasta, they don't buy it it prepackaged, they make that flour and egg volcano, roll out the dough, and make it all natural. Same with tomato sauce. My grandma once visited me here in the US and beat me with a wooden spoon just because she found Ragu in my cupboard.

[@TheFeldhamster]

Also, we walk a lot more. In the US, many streets don't even have sidewalks and distances are so large that nothing is walkable. Here in Austria, I'll easily walk the 300m to the next grocery store but in the US that would probably be at least 5 miles, so of course you're going by car.

[@Maerahn]

@@TheFeldhamster That's true! Me and my husband went to visit friends in Florida, and arranged to meet them at their place of work. When we got there, they suggested eating at a restaurant further down the road; it was close enough that we could literally see it from where we were standing, (admittedly in the distance, but it wasn't more than about a quarter of a mile, tops,) so we agreed and suggested we walked on down there... Our Floridian friends genuinely looked at us as if we were INSANE. We couldn't WALK down there, it was WAY too far! I know how long it takes to walk a quarter of a mile, since I walk around 3-4 miles almost every day; it takes around five minutes, even at a fairly leisurely pace. But no, we all had to drive down there instead, because what kind of LUNATIC would WALK all that way? Oh, and the Ragu thing is spot on as well! I remember a Frankie Boyle joke on the tv show 'Mock The Week,' when the comedians taking part were asked to come up with 'commercials that never made it to air.' His contribution was "Ragu pasta sauce: if you gave this to an actual Italian, they'd punch you in the face."

[@richard6440]

My grandma once beat me with a wooden spoon just because i like your grandma :)

[@fastnbulbouss]

@@richard6440 My grand mother used to eat with a wooden spoon at hand's reach all the time, in case I misbehaved during the meal. She was the greatest. Happy to hear others were also raised with fear of the wooden spoon.

[@jennyh4025]

@@TheFeldhamster When I visited the USA nearly twenty years ago, people actually drove from one end of a bigger parking lot (maybe 100 m) to go from one store to another…. Watching that felt really strange.

[@thesleepydot]

As a European, I would like to just say that unfortunately this can’t be generalized to all of Europe. East Europe is extremely different and the conditions just aren’t as good and amazing and revolutionary. I live in a place with one of the lowest currency value, one of the lowest minimum wages, horrible corruption, poor city maintenance, lack of good job opportunities, lack of funding from government, mediocre education, lack of important laws (e.g. gr//ming, r/pe, revenge porn) and the list goes on. Like you really can’t just go “wow look at how great germany/spain/norway/uk is doing! All if europe is very advanced, progressive and amazing” because that’s far from the truth. Some countries are doing really poorly. Sure there’s no war here, but come on, that doesn’t mean this shithole doesnt need people raising attention and helping. Obv you as an individual can’t do much, but at the very least I ask you to not assume all European countries are amazing, cause that’s harmful (due to the fact that that makes it less likely for the problems to be noticed and solved).

[@bkitteh6295]

@The Sleepy Dot Thanks for bringing this up. It's something that is discussed much, & the fact that your living it makes folks really listen. Good luck to you! I hope some wonderful opportunities open up for you. 🙋🏽‍♀️✌🏼

[@johanesgo8096]

To zemo

[@eightw5783]

3:35 'Socialist hellhole', yep I don't know what they teach in the US but trying to explain to a resident (of the States) that everything he thought about Socialism was wrong and he still wouldn't accept it. I don't mind people choosing other forms of government over Socialism but at least understand what you are turning your back on before making a decision.

[@pgum123gonowplayread4]

Hi there I'm PR from the US territory that does not count as a colony, or an "not alien" land... US loooovvvves pushing heck ideas to people. A semi common thing to hear is to hear about people comparing the anti socialist movements with witch trials... LITERALLY... also historically speaking many of the famous proactive movements in the US have been called out and blamed as criminal movements as when people generally think of the CIA or the FBI in the US before the 80's they think operations of finding dirt on people before they have actually done anything wrong yet and trying all the ways possible to blame them for some kind of dirty deed or crime (this is shone in the history for most "drugs" which I admit that many do harm, but... also check most black movements, latino movements and so on) Socialism is a trait that scares most wealthy in the US and since there are limited neighbors, moreover historically speaking most of the neighbors speak other languages, haven't traded in such a one to one sense of interaction of culture and "refinement" (whatever the h that means) means that US typically does not take into consideration other people's full actual views on a subject maybe only borrowing some of the superficial views. Anyways, people within the US don't know how to get cleansed of the US.. US keeps itself together with passing on the same messaging or at least attempting to towards all states. All those ideas that unite cannot be bad is basically what they go for... therefore things such as the preschoolers saluting flags, the lack of world history, the more isolationist thinking, the looking to stay American thinking Socialism is just another victim of what's needed or what's easy at the moment thing

[@OrontesRM]

Yes, the problem is not "Americans don't know X" - the problem is "Americans don't know X and when you tell them, they call you a liar"---

[@michaelsndergaard2912]

i loved the one with the doctors saying: "this is the civilized world"!!! would NEVER trade europa out with the US.

[@fl4wrishing]

3:48 Of course it tastes like orange! What would it taste like?

[@petalmist0288]

Bubbly, edible chemicals, some sort of orange coloring..

[@fl4wrishing]

@@petalmist0288 lol here in Portugal it tastes like orange!

[@zanizone3617]

Fanta, the example given, in the US does not contain any orange juice, just artificial flavors. In the EU , by law, fruit sodas have to contain at least 10% of actual juice. Fanta produced there has 12% orange content.

[@Bonnieprinceharley]

Artificial sweeteners of course. Now stop ‘fat shaming’ people who are morbidly obese.

[@KaeyasSoggySocks]

@@Bonnieprinceharley I don’t believe that was their intention dear Mr. Hughes. More like it’s ORANGE soda, it’s supposed to taste like oranges. So what else was it supposed to taste like other that it’s supposed flavor

[@yasminaderid683]

It works well in France, knowing how to say "bonjour , s'il vous plaît, merci , excusez-moi, au revoir" will sweeten any interaction with the inhabitants. Basically, it shows respects for the culture, and even those who do not understand English will make an effort to help you. 👍💐😉

[@adinal1958]

I have found that to be true as well. They don't care how poorly you speak French; they just appreciate the attempt.

[@angelamaryquitecontrary4609]

Is French taught in mainstream public schools in the USA?

[@saltator1802]

@@adinal1958 As a longtime expat (and a published author--in French!) I can tell you that you that there are many French people who assume that anyone with an American accent must be a simpleton. Not all, but more than just a few.

[@saltator1802]

@@angelamaryquitecontrary4609 Yes, but in general foreign languages are taught too late and are considered a frill, like the arts.

[@mattiasantangelo9421]

As a european guy, i would never choose usa over europe in general. Said so, americans normally see only the best parts of this continent. I'm northern italian, life is quite good here but we have problems with never ending burocracy, saving money is almost impossible, young people is mostly unemployed.

[@yukitsuki1412]

I’ve been to France twice and have yet to run into a rude person who was rude because I was a foreigner. (Some people are rude to everyone and that doesn’t count.) I always try to be polite a speak a little French (badly) and they would switch to English or at least make attempts to bridge the language gap. It’s common courtesy to attempt to speak the language of the country you’re visiting and not expect to be catered to in someone else’s home.

[@daviddavid5880]

Spot on. First time I went overseas, A- Four Jetways, off the plane in 3min flat. B- Airport a wondrous palace of transportation that made JFK look like a pathetic junkyard. C- My bags were *waiting for me*. I was off the plane, through customs, with my bags, being whisked into town on a clean and silent train in what seemed like minutes. Went everywhere on swift clean quiet and efficient trains. Coming back to JFK was soul-crushing. I'm not kidding, it was tearfully humiliating. The smell, the grime, the noise, the slogging inefficiency, the towering arrogance, the potholes...

[@Yet_Another_Steve]

My kids have the occasional McDonalds in the UK and were looking forward to trying the 'real thing' in the US. We tried about 4 different ones just for a quick bite between places and all were disappointing. It made my kids appreciate the UK a little more. We went to a Mexican restaurant in the US and were warned by the waitress that the green chilli special we ordered was very hot. It wasn't so hot but did taste very nice. The belief is that the UK has boring tasteless food, but that's just untrue based on my travels around the world.

[@shirinpatel1148]

My husband went to London a few months before the pandemic started & all we could think was why is the food there so much better than here in the US?! We loved the food there so much we tried to go back again before coming back home!

[@Yet_Another_Steve]

@@shirinpatel1148 I'm glad you had a nice time, we'd love to have you back when the world gets a little better.

[@shirinpatel1148]

@@Yet_Another_Steve thank you Steve! I appreciate that so much! My husband & I did talk about visiting again once everything is over bc we didn't see everything there was to see there! So, hopefully soon! And, I hope you make a visit to the US as well with your family! Lots to see here! I hope you have a blessed night!

[@lunarcorpse]

She may have tasted the chili and it was hot to her. Like my step dad can eat jalapenos like no tomorrow but I can't handle it, it's way too spicy. And it just feels like endless suffering. 🔥

[@KaeyasSoggySocks]

A friend and colleague of mine visited the US, (where exactly I cannot recall ), some years ago and said she was excited to try the ‘Original’ MCD. But she said compared to home (Norway) American MCD was and I quote “Shit” 🤣 a big reason for that may be such things as chemicals used and stuff like that America uses are banned in most other countries in the world. So the ingredients are a bit different.

[@baggins4354]

I visited some friends who were living in Germany. They said it took the local restaurants a while to understand that when they came for a meal, they would eat and leave instead of hanging around the whole evening. The locals would show up for dinner and stay for hours chatting with friends, playing board games the restaurant had, and just relaxing. It was like the restaurants were one big local dining room with a bunch of friends gathering for an evening. I've been to England, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, and a few other countries. If you don't speak the language, at least learn to say please and thank you. It will go a long way toward making locals friendlier.

[@foxylovers290]

Had my first “WHY TF ARE WE STILL IN THE US-“ moment.

[@billolsen4360]

Lots of upper middle class dilettantes bitching about how awful life is in the US compared to flawless Europe.

[@parkersheaffer]

I saw an older Parisian man, probably in his seventies, one afternoon perched atop a bollard, dressed in a tuxedo, with a bottle of champagne in one hand and a glass in the other. He was having a wonderful time, laughing and saying something in French. I loved it and blew him a kiss, so he waved at me and took another drink. I found Parisians to be friendly and helpful. The trick is to at least try to speak their language. I knew enough to order meals and get around on the metro. Other times I began with, "Pardon, parlez vous anglais". They were mostly happy to oblige. The young people were especially eager to show off their language skills.

[@jameswitt605]

As an American who via the military, business and pleasure has traveled extensively through Europe and Asia and has lived in Australia for the last 50 years, I found this very amusing, quite relevant to many of my own experiences, especially when I was younger.

[@paullee3660]

The umbrella one is a lie. It’s actually an episode of Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl.

[@lunarcorpse]

My sister used to work at a diner last year and she was only getting paid $2 an hour. That's one of the main reasons why I don't support tipping and she doesn't support tipping either. Tipping enables businesses to treat their employees like s***. You are basically waiting for a handout to pay your bills. Tipping culture needs to end.

[@siraksleepmastersiraksleep9814]

i agree with you

[@grahvis]

It also enables the restaurant to show false prices, if you are expected to tip, the price shown is not the amount you have to pay.

[@ninjakeks9326]

NO! We don't call it "toilet water". We just don't. And we know we have the best tap water in the world here in Germany.

[@hazelanderson1479]

Where I live in England, we used to have great tap water. I’d drink it in bucketfuls. However, now it smells strongly of chlorine like the swimming baths, and I drink Evian instead.

[@DeidresStuff]

I would actually welcome smaller portion sizes at restaurants. I'm already a compulsive/binge eater, and being given huge portions really encourages people to eat it because it's there. Yes you can take it home, but maybe you're on your way to a movie or something and you have nowhere to put it. You're paying for it, so it feels like you have to eat it, even if you don't want it. And then there is the whole insanity about "wasting food." As if not eating a fourth of your burger actually has any effect on global hunger. You can't send a fourth of a burger to the "starving kids in China."

[@-DumpsterFire]

i agree! me and my mom always either split a normal sized meal or get kids meals cause these sizes are pretty intimidating. we also never get fast food (it's not that great anyway not worth the calories)

[@lazyhomebody1356]

BUT that "dinner" appeared to be one piece of lasagna. What about salad and veggies?

[@-DumpsterFire]

@@lazyhomebody1356 who are you talking to?

[@lazyhomebody1356]

@@-DumpsterFire Good question. Diedre. But I was really just commenting on the small portion dinner plate. You two (or three) should try New York! Tiny portions in all the restaurants I go to/order from

[@-DumpsterFire]

@@lazyhomebody1356 cool but i don't think i'll be going anywhere anytime soon cause of the pandemic

[@nixonsmateruby1]

I came across an American in a supermarket car park in Northumberland, and I was sitting in my car and he bumped into the back of me as he parked, and he barely touched my car, but ran towards me as if there had been a major accident, and I let my window down and said it's ok, that's why they're called bumpers, and he said ohhhh, but maybe he expected to get taken to court. He then went on to tell me that bumpers are actually fenders and the boot was a trunk, so I punched him in the face and called him a cnut, so he got the full British experience.

[@LotusKitty]

7:25 I’m trying to remember what the people look like here in America but honestly I haven’t been out in public for over a year and I don’t even remember anymore

[@scamperpamper6372]

@Meher Zubair ye

[@usgator]

I’ve been to Paris. It’s not that they’re rude, it’s just the French customs. Europeans don’t engage in small talk like we do in he States. It’s no different than going to NYC and thinking they’re rude. It’s just a hectic, fast paced place to live.

[@amberkelly3187]

American bread and butter upset me so much. The bread is as sweet as cake and the butter is so salty 😔

[@ant9347]

Exactly Their bread is disgusting I live in Poland where there are many bakeries with all kinds of goods (we really like our bread :) ) My favorite is sunflower seed white bread

[@scamperpamper6372]

@@ant9347 its really a matter of taste

[@ant9347]

@@scamperpamper6372 but they only have that weird sweet bread It's hard to find a good quality bread there Maybe some people like it but from the comments I see that almost everyone agrees that US bread is shit

[@suzum.9713]

I assume you are joking. Or perhaps you don't know that there are hundreds, if not thousands of types of bread. I have never experienced 'sweet' bread, myself. And butter comes salt-free OR salted.

[@suzum.9713]

@@ant9347 Completely disagree. I don't understand why ya'll think there is only one kind of bread in the U.S.

[@jackx4311]

I was tickled by something written by the author Bill Bryson, who came to England, and lived in a tiny village in Yorkshire. He was stunned when he realised that there were more 17th century buildings in that one village than in the whole of North America - and even more, that people lived in them as though they were 'just ordinary houses'!

[@gilly9430]

I love Bill Bryson! I think his books should be added to the school curriculum, especially in the U.S, it would definitely add to the education in Geography alone.

[@icarusbinns3156]

In America, I was trying to let a woman know that I don’t know Spanish. I really do not know Spanish, finally yelled it in French... and then continued a mild rant, all in French, and accidentally convinced two guys visiting from Paris that I was French... I’m not. They wouldn’t believe me until my high school French teacher stopped by (the store I was working in) and said, “One of my best students! Never had to really work on getting the accent right.”

[@binary10balls]

That picture of the street scrubber in Spain is actually Soho, London.

[@michaelmclachlan1650]

Didn't know it was Soho, did know it was the UK. Still a good point though.

[@hablamosmalinois9767]

I live in spain in a small village. Officialy we have 243 inhabitants but in reality there are only about 120 people living here. We have 41 public recycling bins. From residue waist, via plastics, glass etc to batteries and even a specialized recicling bin for different kind of light bulbs. That's spain

[@BaibaVulgaris]

I really love living in spain too, the Spanish really care about their cities, buildings and environment in general. Greetings from Barcelona to the village:)

[@EfeFlet]

Exacto! Vivo en la España vaciada y aunque obviamente hay muchos menos servicios que en zonas pobladas, lo básico está cubierto. Me dan pena los estadounidenses, parece que viven en otra época. Saludos de un pueblito vacío a otro! :)

[@Lanval_de_Lai]

Yo tambien haria eso la verdad, a veces la gente ya tira la mierda por ahi por vaga... Mejor no darles motivos no? Hahaha

[@Mikey-tx2wd]

About the one with the bikes in Amsterdam: I’m currently 14 (a Dutch female) and I learned how to ride a bike when I was around 2/2,5 years old, while growing older you start to get really handy with it. So that’s why we do it like that. Also, finding your bike isn’t that hard. After a while you seem to recognize your bike like it’s your child Lmao. Even though you can’t always spot it or it’s just gone because someone stole it.

[@pgum123gonowplayread4]

that's amazing... I love to watch a KZbinr Not just bikes, love his videos since I get the reasons toward why the people of my land are so caught up on the careful transport... I live in PR within US territory (Caribbean, beside Cuba) people don't use any public transport and generally use motorbikes and cars to transport themselves. Since the licensing ages are based in US licensing ages, generally children don't have freedom. Therefore the age for a child to be legally left alone keeps increasing.... In my island legally speaking an adult cannot leave a 15 yr old alone in their house, and if there is any kind of emergency that manages to make family services be called, the parents may loose their child because of leaving their 15 yr old alone within the house... It's nuts but people like to keep blind... I blame the cycles of cause and effect along with the things needed for independence... quite literally a politician says he is gonna make public transport and everyone instinctively say that he is gonna fail and that it is gonna be a waste of money, this time not because of corruption but because it's public transport """""

[@jeremiahsmith916]

Why’d you have to specify your gender…

[@emmacheese6107]

6:17 most people outside of America don't even like peanut butter and Americans are crazy for it so the difference is hilarious

[@lilybean9585]

I (Australian) personally love it we always make our own at home but I understand why people don’t like it to

[@chocolate251]

Idk why people hate Peanut Butter, I absolutely love it

[@anib8863]

I live in the Czech Republik and the peanut butter made here sucks, if other countries have it like that, then I understand why they think Americans are wierd.

[@SueMeriah]

@@lilybean9585 Oooh, try peanutbutter with chocolate sprinkles on bread! mmmm...

[@lilybean9585]

@@SueMeriah I might just have to that’s sounds good, have you peanut butter on ice cream?

[@simonevanenkhuizen3228]

This makes me feel so happy to be an European actually 😂

[@fanofcodd]

The fact about no obese people in Europe depends of what you call obese. A lot of people are in fact obese. 100 kg for 1m75 is obese. But if you compare it to 250 kg it's skinny. When I was a young adult I was "the fat guy" in France , BMI 32 , After one week in USA I've seen a lot of people with more than 2 times my own weight.

[@MyHeartForBio]

In Germany and Austria we drink Tap water all the time! Nobody calls it toilet water 🤨

[@kille7543]

Same in Denmark.

[@therealberlinsylvie]

Yeah, I thought that was weird too.

[@gilly9430]

Same in Scotland, water is wonderful!

[@slavkakaterinastastna9532]

Same in Czechia/Czech republic

[@Bellenickna]

It totally upsets me that americans think that the world didnt exisit before them and are shocked Europe is often more civilised than then own country. It seems they struggle to grasp the concept. They are just a young country like a sibling to a much older sibling who got the better education and better discipline. They behave like the brat of the family who has bumbled there way through some how becoming sucessful but still with so many issuses, yet seem to see themselves as perfect and better than everyone even when they are completely ignorant to anything going on outside of there own little world. And im from the “youngest” country in the world. I just don’t get why they are the way they are. There’s no excuse really except that there system is broken and they have been brainwashed thinking that they are better than the rest of the world. Its so very sad to see. Home of the free always makes me lol.

[@ZZMJo]

As I always say: 0:37 this summerize it to the core.

[@lynn69jackson]

To all Americans ( I'm European). Don't take it personally when Parisian people are rude to you. It's not because you are American , they are rude to French people from the rest of the country. They think they are better than them.

[@daflen5445]

Yep and the worst are people from anywhere in France who had moved to paris and look down to the rest of us « commoners « while native parisiens understand they’re not in Paris .

[@beth8775]

Sounds like NY'ers.

[@pikaso1111]

I was going to write a big Big BIG text about us parisian and the stereotype you’re so full of but i don’t want to waste my time (that’s the only reason why you may think we’re rude, we don’t like to waste our time)

[@lynn69jackson]

@@pikaso1111 nope. I've seen plenty of rude Parisian people over the years so it's not a generalisation. I have French friends who have come across rude Parisian people. I have noticed the further away from central Paris you get the people are much nicer. London has a similar problem with those that live in central London. Once in the suburbs people are nicer.

[@kerry8977]

tient un gilet jaune ;)

[@staples4590]

I've only ever been out of my country once when I was 7. The family I lived with spoke a bit of English and I was also getting fluent in English at the time. They took me to a park and the kids there were so nice. I never found out what they were saying but they invited me to play on the merry go round with them. It was fun.

[@vlynl9442]

That’s it, I’m out of America.

[@maxidaho]

Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out.

[@vlynl9442]

@@maxidaho ouch...

[@lizziedoesthings1450]

me too honestly

[@lazyhomebody1356]

I'd love to leave, but the countries I want to live in don't want Americans

[@vlynl9442]

@@lazyhomebody1356 true...

[@Sliverbane]

In 1997 visited a friend in Germany around New Years. I was told we'd be watching fire works on New Years eve.. I'm thinking some choreographed show. Nope, it was drunk Germans with bottle rockets, sparklers and molotov cocktails frolicking around Heidelburg Castle. We spent the evening watching the hilarious chaos and passing around a bottle of wine. We didn't bring it...some stranger just starting passing it around. I was 18. Best new years party for years to come.

[@peaveyst7]

well... rockets, molotovs... sounds like us...

[@janisdeluca3028]

I lived in Germany for about 3 yrs....it's typical to have a lot of noise makers on New Years Eve....I've seen them bust up furniture, toilets, etc, etc....was informed that it symbolized demons being chased away for the upcoming year. Makes sense to me...or at least wth not?!

[@davidhawthorne652]

Going outside of the country is great. The history of the world is very intriguing. Many people have never been outside the state they were born in though, let alone the country. The US has its pros and cons like Utah is better in some ways than California and vise versa. I loved Melbourne, Australia. Loved Perth too. New places are great until you live there awhile and learn things you don't like about it.

[@user-dg3ug7ny5d]

I'm glad you enjoyed Australia, I hope you can visit again!

[@Kayenne54]

Yes, trying to find a public convenience (toilet) in Melbourne is a mission all by itself. Also newsagents only sell lottery tickets, almost nothing else. However, for the biggest "newsagent" store I've ever seen it's somewhere in Melbourne (newspapers/magazines from all over the planet under one roof). Only ever found it by accident, because it's true "you'll get lost in Melbourne". Best food I've had in Australia, and I've been to four of our states. Also noted that Flinders Street train station is an absolute mongrel place to try and find which train you'll be taking. Victorian people are amazingly friendly and helpful. People in New South Wales look at you like you've just strangled their favourite dog on the way into the store. Queenslanders are allegedly friendly, but I've lived in this state for most of my life and made more friends in five minutes in Victoria than I did in 3 decades here. South Australians covertly believe they are superior to the rest of Australia, at least the group I met did. Until I told them that my grandmother was the first white girl child born in South Australia. *crickets*

[@user-dg3ug7ny5d]

​@@Kayenne54 I'm from Perth, so I hope you can come visit too. Jokingly, my family calls Melbourne 'stabby land' or 'rundown rover town'. Sadly, I think Qld and NZ's South Island are currently in the spotlight for stealing the 'stabby land' title. People from SA definitely consider themselves far superior (we all do to an extent), but what scares me is when they're known for their German heritage, so let's hope they aren't secretly building up their Aryan race to take over. Qld is just elongated vowels and people who have gone crazy from the heat, NSW is like SA, but basically is a big bully who just wants the attention to make up for their sad life. And we all know what Tas is known for haha!

[@KaeyasSoggySocks]

I forget that Utah is actually a State in US and not a middle-eastern country. I’m Scandinavian but have forgotten a lot about geography 🤣 ‘I’m sorry if I offend anyone, it’s not my intention. It’s just the name🙏’

[@parzival8786]

The name looks sort of arabic, I can see where ur coming from

[@albussr1589]

2:07 Ehm ... we just ... know out Bikes? Like you know your Car?

[@cloudymoon2494]

@Piper White I suggest it ia a german user, we (germans) capitalise nouns.

[@cloudymoon2494]

@Piper White Viel Glück ^_^

[@cloudymoon2494]

@Piper White Literally translated: Much Luck. Because even as a german, the grammar will drive you nuts sometimes... :)

[@cloudymoon2494]

@Piper White Der, die, das is a learning process. Only with hearing and reading you'll find out which to put first. Meine or mein... Seriously, I never spend time about it which to use - but I came to the conclusion, that the articles determine wether to say meine or mein. Article die: Meine Article das: mein. (Die) Meine Handtasche, Hose, Lampe (Das) Mein Herz, Brot, Wasser I hope it helps... :)

[@simonevanenkhuizen3228]

Lol its really fun to read these reactions as an European 😂

[@redwarf8118]

To all US americans in the comments trying to qualify their supposed "land of freedom": get over it.

[@paulmidsussex3409]

The picture of "Salamanca" is definitely in the UK unless they use cleaning carts registered with the British DVLA and have changed their road markings.

[@riceracm]

It would be _insanely_ helpful if maybe you could put a timer on the side letting us know how much longer we have to read the clip...some of those longer ones are tough to read before they change.... *GREAT* content though! 🥰👏

[@jadefritz3035]

Click the 3 dots upper right, choose "Playback speed", pick a slower viewing speed.

[@iowagreen8932]

Playback speed, but also for the occasional clip that is too long to read in time, just click the pause button in the lower left hand corner that shows up when you roll your cursor over the area.

[@riceracm]

Thanks for the suggestions! I had the same thought at first but then in would have to read all the other ones too slowly and would probably give up! 🙃

[@Anonymous-wq1rf]

Pause the video then use the right arrow key to skip forward.

[@howardchambers9679]

On your phone just pause it and then skip forward ten seconds

[@ArnellaMaturin]

I have to admit that I have “passed” as Canadian to avoid anti-Americanism sometimes.

[@therealberlinsylvie]

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to explain to a German that there certainly are differences between US Americans and Canadians. There are just so few of us genuine Canadians here in Europe outnumbered by Americans “passing” as Canadians…

[@marinelab]

What American don't understand about the siesta is that it doesn't literally mean that people are gonna take a nap between 2 and 4pm. Siesta exist for 3 reasons: First because people eat at regulated hours and (enjoy their lunch seated.) Then because as everybody is having lunch at this time, the flow of customer in the stores doesn't worth the pain of keeping it open, finally because the temperature is at it's high around 2pm which makes it harder to work during this time. Today lots of business have AC but as people tend to walk to go shopping (unlike the in the US), it makes sense to stay home until the temperature drops down.

[@christopherx7428]

8:09: No need to be nervous, the public restrooms will accept cards these days! :-)

[@NSYresearch]

They are not rest rooms...they are public toilets. They are not bathrooms they are toilets...

[@christopherx7428]

@@NSYresearch Fair enough, I don't know if this is a difference between American English and the Queen's version, but the video used the expression "public restrooms". I think you got the gist of it anyway.

[@Birdbike719]

@@NSYresearch tomAAto, tomAHto

[@hazelanderson1479]

@@NSYresearch Exactly. You don’t go into them for a rest, or a bath.

[@zavalondc]

1:45 here in europe tips are appreciated but not required, Idk how much is a salary in Usa but here in my country can be from 800€ for newbie to 1500 for the maître or even higher sometimes

[@lanapowell]

The minimum wage for tipped staff (such as waiters, servers, etc.) is $2.13 (roughly €1.75) per hour. A lot of places will pay more, with the median wage being $8.93/hr (€7.39/hr). The average annual salary for a server is around $22,000 (€18,200).

[@lilybean9585]

@@lanapowell dam that seems so low to me, I used to work as a cleaner at a laundromat never got less then 18 an hour

[@diegogatti7397]

Agreed, also in italy tips are free and yes, everyone appreciate it (usually no matter how much money u gave, its more about the fact u do it, that proves u loved the place and service u got)

[@pppetra]

I AM Dutch. Have you ever calculaties what driving a car costs around here... That is why i have a bike. One car, 4 adults sharing IT, all riding their bike. 4 healthy adults, not Being overweigth. Helmets on a bike are warnings, either you suck at it, are a tourists and have no clue what rules to follow and how IT is done of you are a tourdefranceaspirant and no rule Will hold you back. Also think about how thankfull the planet is that we ride bikes. They last decades, no fuel burning, no emission, hardly any negatieve impact. I think all my bikes impact is less than one filling up the tank of the car has. ..

[@TheSarahskaninchen]

People are wearing more and more helmets now i think. Starting to value their brains in a way :D

[@Athenabadassinthearena]

3:02 Why would you even talk about work or school to a stranger?

[@danielcrafter9349]

In the USA your job not only tells others about you, it gives an indication of your life, roots and how much you're "worth" because they don't have as much freedom to change their social status as easy. The US is so deep into hard Capitalism that strangers will greet each other by reeling off their work history or skills

[@Athenabadassinthearena]

@@danielcrafter9349 That's sad..

[@Wednesdaywoe1975]

"What do you do (for a living) ?" Is the second question people ask after your name. It is pretty depressing.

[@rbstuff3914]

The Salamanca cleaning comment as good but the picture was in England

[@hazelbasil4989]

Watching videos like these just make me sad. As an American, I wish we had better healthcare, living wages, etc. I hope we can work to change things for the better.

[@Birdbike719]

Agreed. Our healthcare system is bankrupting us.

[@kathleenmallory154]

@Rita Roork You keep posting this 70% taxation rate... you know repeating things don't necessarily make them true. In this case you are wrong, not even in Sweden does the maximum taxation % go that high. Personally, I get paid 13 times a year (monthly, twice in December) and use the 13th salary for my taxes. But sure, keep crowing about your US superiority. 🐓

[@mx986]

I'm in England and pay 20% tax. Really big earners pay more (upto 45% I think). Healthcare is free unless you want to go private. Just had to have a root canal - cost me nothing. I love the US but honestly, free healthcare would be a major step forward. Surely there has to be a safety net for poorer people who can't afford insurance ?

[@mx986]

@Rita Roork Yes, my taxes do pay for my healthcare so 'free at point of use' would have been more accurate. I'll give you that. Given the No1 cause of bankruptcy in the US is due to medical expenses I'm not sure you can speak for the whole country when you say "we don't want that here". I'm not bashing the States at all and admire your patriotism. Guess you just have to be well prepared for the worst.

[@dominiqueridoux2073]

I have been working in China for 22 yeas. Once a supplier introduced me to his American customer and German customer. The American customer jumped at me and started to make fun of me saying that French are cowards and would be speaking German without the help of the US. I thought it was a joke but he was dead serious and eventually the German (who is now a good friend) took offense and told him that without France they would not have a president but a queen... I am a big panda bear type of guy so I didn't really care but my supplier apologized for weeks after that... He didn't understand why his American customer reaction and also why a German customer was so nice to me.

[@richardscathouse]

America is overdue for a humbling

[@angelmaldonado7967]

I've eaten at more peoples houses in Europe then I have in America just because I spoke a little of their language and asked where's a good place to eat. I've also found some great restaurants where I was the only tourist for the same reason. Shout out to all the great people in Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Netherlands, UK, Greece, Turkey, and Norway that I've had the pleasure of meeting.

[@btsarmyforever3816]

Americans really don't get how privileged they are...all countries have their advantage and disadvantages. There is no "Perfect" country.

[@Just-Nikki]

I feel grateful to be American. I understand how fortunate I am but you’re not wrong about a lot of Americans.

[@LostCylon]

I am Australian, free healthcare, basic schooling, good wages and less owned. Yeah, I would love to visit America, but not live there.

[@giselengimbi2705]

I'm french and our school system is good and we have free healthcare. And school is free.

[@btsarmyforever3816]

@@giselengimbi2705 Indians also have free healthcare systems all over the country. There are govt run hospitals where you can get treated for free and private-run hospitals, which u pay for. Got free govt run schools too. And private ones, which you pay for.

[@giselengimbi2705]

@@btsarmyforever3816 That's pretty the same thing all over europe..

[@khcom8896]

Yes!!!! When I was in barcelona they cleaned every night! I was so amazed

[@dianemoril7612]

"I didn't know parisians were actually going to be rude" me, living near paris: ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha!

[@niveditabhattacharjee7362]

Europe is Europe. No way can the US match up. Just see Meghan. Appears like the country cousin we all love but who lacks etiquette.

[@vbee3571]

Except we don’t love her-she’s pushy, egotistical and entitled. 👎🏻💩

[@zp1716]

I went to Sydney a few years back and apparently Americans say “Thank you” WAY to much. When I got in the cab I said thank you for stopping. He asked how we were doing and how our flight was and I answered and said “thank you for asking”. Then he asked if we wanted him to give recommendations of food places and I said “yes please, that would be great!” And when he was done I thanked him for the tips. And when we arrived at the destination 40 min later I said thank you and he looked me dead in the eyes and said “you Americans say thank you too much. Once is fine. Have a good trip.”

[@raatroc]

Americans are so "social" (in a faked way) and still they don't like "socialism".

[@hazelanderson1479]

Nothing wrong with being too polite in my opinion. If you’re used to saying please and thank you, it shouldn’t matter how many times you say it.

[@remcodevries7721]

I love messing with ppl. I live in the usa but i'm dutch originally. If they say thank you for the dumbest things i answer with you're welcome and then get weird looks lol.

[@tanjak72]

4:45 that is not true. We do drink tapwater.

[@RioMuc]

I never drank anything else at home than tap water. It just tastes wonderful here in Munich.

[@luisem5954]

Yeah I only drink tapwater

[@kseniakiseleva1697]

Depends a little on there in Germany you live I think, and generally on the people. Moved across Germany a few times and water doesn't quite taste the same everywhere xD I drink both tap and bottled water, but do know people who almost exclusively (unless they don't have he option ) drink bottled water

[@TheSarahskaninchen]

@@kseniakiseleva1697 yeah that is true. But still, i have never heard anyone calling it toilet water, i think someone was pranking that poor US Guy with that story

[@noodlechild666]

Health care in the UK is not always free for tourists btw.

[@nobodyknows3180]

Agreed, coming back to the U.S. after having been in Europe for a few months is ALWAYS a downgrade.

[@briancooper4959]

0:16 And the sad thing is that we Americans tolerate this kind of nonsense. 0:40 Ah yes. America. The only industrialized nation in the world to have a third-party health-care system. 2:22 And yet, almost all of Western Europe has lower teenage pregnancy rates. 2:40 300lb Frenchmen are rare, but 300lb Americans can be found on every street corner. 3:35 If every voter in the US took a two week vacation to Europe, they would come back, burn Wall Street to the ground, and then hang 90% of the politicians. 3:50 There is a reason that I only drink Coca-Cola bottled in Mexico. 9:50 I was once asked by a woman in Texas why Yankees are so rude to Southerners. I replied, "We aren't rude to Southerners. We're rude to everybody."

[@jthepickle7]

One French fellow almost pee-d his pants laughing when I asked 'where is the train station?' "Ou est la guerre?" as opposed to, "Ou est le gare?" I had asked him, "Where is the war?"

[@richardscathouse]

He knew you were an American!

[@brendasnow8255]

We love to visit Great Britain and Europe. We don’t expect or want people there to be like Americans, or expect them to know English. I always study the basics in that country’s language, but of course, now with translating apps, more complicated conversations are easier. Just as we like it if tourists try to talk to us, Spaniards and Italians, for instance, really like it if we at least try. I think it’s a huge shame that we can’t convince Congress to pass universal health insurance, at least.

[@kerryw6427]

A couple of points: GB is part of Europe - we left the European Union but we are still part of the continent. Secondly, English is our language, what with England being part of Great Britain so you should absolutely expect to speak it here.

[@bdwell3516]

Britain is in Europe

[@clairenoon4070]

You don't expect people in Great Britain to know English? Lol!

[@areswalker5647]

As an Italian i can say that we usually always try to help turists but if said turists TRY to talk Italian (they don't have to be good just try to show some interest in our language) well you've made a friend then and there who will help you to the utmost, even calling themselves for other people to help you and easing all the procedures for you. Dunno why it's like that but it's true we act like that. Didn't know our spanish brothers did the same thing lol

[@EfeFlet]

@@areswalker5647 yessss same here in Spain. Italians and Spaniards once again being almost the same haha. Saluti ai miei fratelli italiani!

[@cmtippens9209]

Yes, there are some things about the U.S. that seems backwards to folks from other countries, but there are also things about Europe that make no sense to Americans. Italy has to buy its electricity from France and there are frequent, random power outages, and when you do have it, it is so outrageously expensive, you choose between staying warm/cool or running the clothes washer. In Naples, I saw garbage piled up in mounds in the safety lanes on the side of the highways because the ones in charge of waste collection weren't taking care of it for some reason. There are other examples but, you get my drift. Living anywhere has its advantages and it's disadvantages. There is no idyll. You have to find what best suits your needs and lifestyle.

[@kme]

And internet/phone is incredibly expensive in Germany for next to nothing.

[@Lanval_de_Lai]

0:56 I'm from Spain and I don't understand, in the rest of the world the shops don't close at lunch time? When do you lunch? The shops close from 14:00 to 16:00 because the people are eating and resting. Some people sleep but many people don't do it, but it's important to rest. The shops are open from 9:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 19:00/20:00 more or less. But yes, the siesta is a normal thing. It was normal for our peasant grandparents to rest a little after lunch and when the weather was too hot in the hours of more isolation. I also know many people that use it to sleep a little more when they can't do it at night. Edit: 1:24 it's not just to clean the floor but also to quit contamination with the evaporation. And I'm in Salamanca right now and it's a small city, there aren't 100 persons cleaning it, I can assure you XD

[@lenaeospeixinhos]

I'm Portuguese and I was amazed when I came to live on Paris how old and beaten up the cars were in comparison when French economic conditions are better than in Portugal. I got the bumps part when I saw that people park using the pinball method.

[@Maob08]

So the new episode of the Grand Tour was right

[@pommiebears]

European countries ARE NOT SOCIALIST! We are social democracies. We have a FREE MARKET! I hate when people say it’s socialism.

[@xhappyhippox1415]

I have a hot pink bicycle and a bright red one. You aint Dutch if you got no bike. But i do make mine regonizable otherwise it takes hours to find em back😂

[@trezalkapeliskova2121]

I was wandering if my country (Czech Republic) would show up. Then it did and OF COURSE it was about beer.

[@ela-bi3ws]

As i saw the beer, ok now "we" again (Germany)...No, Czech Republic 🙃

[@kookoo9235]

Well it's not like it's a bad thing. Czech beer is some of the finest on this planet.

[@SaheeliRai]

Still it is expected in germany to tip the wait staff if the food and service was good and like hair dressers

[@lenaeospeixinhos]

16 ordering beer at McD's: in most European countries, age to drink beer and wine is 16, liquor is 18. At McD's you can get a beer with a meal but never with Happy Meal and never just the beer alone without food.

Italian traffic is crazy for other europeans too

[@TheSarahskaninchen]

Many people Drink Tap water in Germany and it isnt called toilet water but it is called Drink water or 'pipe' water (=Tap water). Dont know where they got the Idea lol. It is actually really nice to Drink it, only in some cities it has too much lime/chalk in it and then people prefer drinking Mineral water.

[@deccs002]

1:46 in my expierence, they don't do it in Austria bc after youre done eating your main meals, you can get more coffee n desert or just eat other things so they make more money, or after you're done paying some younger kids still wanna eat smth so they take however much money they need, go to the wait staff, tell them what they want and hand them the money xD

[@acrojen03]

I have never experienced a waiter urging me to leave in Europe, unless it's a really hectic day and/or there are reservations for the table we are sitting at (reservations for a later time than when we got there).

[@deccs002]

@@acrojen03 yeah basically

[@npc6817]

ohh I know the umbrella guy from rome, he sold that umbrella twice to me too

[@bumblebee560]

I feel bad being an American sometimes. Europe and Canada think we're assholes and I totally see it. If I ever get to travel abroad I feel like I'm gonna be like, "I'm American... I'm sorry."

[@KaeyasSoggySocks]

Noooo don’t be like that! There is nothing wrong with being American. yes a lot of things may not be the best it could be, but we all should be able to see that the American people are trying to improve and lift themselves and your country up! It’s there this thing to realize the “American Dream”? And I believe you are probably a sweetheart and being standardized by the internet bc of some of the things that may be more ‘noticeable’ than other things. It’s not fair and we shouldn’t be so quick to decide what kind of a person someone is before they barely even tried

[@kille7543]

I think the american dream is what is says - a dream, nothing else.

[@TheyCalledMeT]

3:36 depending on the country but i would say 24-30 days paid vacation. Sick leave .. when you're sick you're sick but you have to go to the doc and get your papers after a day or two, depending on the employer. "public" healthcare .. everyone has to have insurance .. people pay 14.6% of their salary (before taxes) on it, half of it is carryed by the employer. that is not public nor free, just mandatory for everyone. and no .. it's not socialist [edited a numbers error]

[@andreadesalvo5247]

Well, the average monthly cost of health insurance in the United States is $495. and the minimum monthly wage is $1,256.67, so for a random american teen with a minimum wage job a not too good insurance takes more than a third of their income so more than 33,33% so it's still better here, for example here in Italy we pay 23% of our income

[@TheyCalledMeT]

@@andreadesalvo5247 you derive the average cost of 500 bucks and apply it to the lowest income .. that's not how it works dude .. i know for a fact there are much much cheaper insurances and younger people get better conditions .. so the average applyed to the average income would make sense .. not the average applyed to an entry or even minimum wage income

[@paulm2467]

It works out at about 9% of income in the UK, it’s not straightforward to work out because there’s a basic pension, disability benefits and unemployment protection built into the 13.8% National Insurance contribution. The interesting thing is that the US taxpayers pay a virtually identical percentage of their salaries to cover Medicare and Medicaid for 36.5% of their population as opposed to the 100% coverage of the UK, it shows how much the healthcare industry and big pharma are ripping off the US taxpayers.

[@theredishradish]

0:20 But in Germany the train also would´nt arrive until 5.50 😂