US versus Germany: How safe do you feel at school?

We’re passing on your questions to German students - Part 3. 🇩🇪
(for education purposes only) #berlin #germany #highschool #shorts
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[@mildlydispleased3221]

Is it true that American schools actually have security guards and lockdown drills? Even in the stab-happy UK where knife crime is a big problem, there is nothing like this. The only security guard is a depressed assistant head teacher who is just waiting to reach the pension age.

[@star_skaterr8401]

Unfortunately it’s true and from experience, almost no one takes it seriously

[@norathecatwitch3601]

No security checks but lock downs? Yes.

[@thanosbutididntkillloki5373]

Same in the netherlands

[@mildlydispleased3221]

@@NW-football I was exaggerating.

[@mildlydispleased3221]

@@NW-football Of course tourists should visit places outside of London. However, while of course knife crime is most prevalent in large cities, it is a nationwide issue.

[@Aiko2-26-9]

Not just true in Germany, it's true for almost the whole world EXCEPT the US.

[@LianaFoodie]

I hate this about my country. The high school about 20 minutes away from me? A shooting. Many died. The University 15 minutes away from me? A shooting. Even my school had guns fired less than 15 feet from it by someone trying to k!ll two women.

[@natnatkacang2813]

Almost all of Indonesin school have security check

[@peterclarke7006]

​@@natnatkacang2813that's a good measure! The US is on a par with a developing country! Woohoo! Smell the FREEDUMB, baby!!!!

[@natnatkacang2813]

@@peterclarke7006 i mean having a security check is not weird at all

[@peterclarke7006]

@@natnatkacang2813 yes. Yes it is.

[@DaBIONICLEFan]

When Americans think it's weird the rest of the world DOESN’T have security in schools 🤦

[@strawberystar]

Wait in other countries do they have drug dogs? And do they search for drugs on you in other countries

[@gradipadia9800]

In my country some schools have security guards with shotguns as deterance. We, however, don't have lock down drills but a yearly earthquake drill.

[@Yendor1224]

​@@strawberystar never heard about it in Germany. I think if a school has real problems with drugs it could happen.... Maybe.

[@travelwell6049]

At this point he thinks he’s comparing only with Germany. He hasn’t realised its the whole rest of the world that doesn’t have school shootings.

[@mykijiji1958]

Canadian here. 🇨🇦 My boys’ high school is unlocked. They are greeted by the staff on “Kiss n’ Ride” duty, but really more as a “Hello” in the morning. As a parent, if I need to drop off a forgotten book, or pair of shorts for gym, or something, I simply walk in the front door and follow the polite sign at the entrance that states, “Welcome Visitors! Please make the office your first stop!” And the secretaries are bustling around and usually just tell me to leave the item on the front shelf. The silly thing is, even when the door IS locked, no one would THINK TWICE about buzzing them in, or opening the door for someone. We simply do not consider this an issue.

[@nebelland8355]

As a german I find 12 school shootings in the 21th century alarming. During the whole 20th century we had 5. 5 in hundred years versus 12 in 24 years is alarming.

[@florida_man0]

As a polish in 1940 it wasn't pretty safe here actually 💀

[@probeastgamer8878]

Rookie numbers compared to the USA

[@Camisthenics]

🇺🇸-“pathetic”

[@Lolaapje3]

Wait, america does have security checks at schools???

[@Jalopygofar]

I assume it depends on the area but I worked as a school photographer for about 200 schools and not a single one had security checks or police officers on campus.

[@Lolaapje3]

@@Jalopygofar thats good news. The usa really worries me.

[@mr.fahrenheit7009]

​@@Angelmndywe dont have active shooter drills

[@mr.fahrenheit7009]

@@Angelmndy no it's the one we don't have

[@mr.fahrenheit7009]

@@Angelmndy no

[@nicolashazard6653]

Ngl, america just feels like another planet...

[@joseosorio1242]

Cringe On main

[@TenebraeLexia]

Our own little florida

[@Idkwhattoput151]

@@TenebraeLexiaYOU’LL NEVER TAKE MY PET GATOR

[@mikehawkbig6110]

@@Idkwhattoput151XD

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

The only first world developing country

[@mds1232_]

My country (portugal) had 1 school shooting in the last 600 years 💀

[@user-ne9mt5jv4n]

But you can’t walk down the street without getting stabbed…

[@Vrykron]

That's because (600 yrs ago) you guys usually just shot people to take over stuff, not because someone said you have a big forehead

[@user-eq5vy4he7w]

What about stabbings

[@LianaFoodie]

Lucky. I have had two in my area within the last few years.

[@josem588]

@@twosharksinatrenchcoat is because for Americans guns worth more than life

[@CoverCode]

The best way I can put it into perspective for Americans, did a school shooting ever happen it would be my nations biggest news story for the year, if not the decade by far, and if it somehow happened to a point where we would need police and security at school, I can’t imagine a world where the whole nation wouldn’t grind to a halt, until it is fixed, it is actually insane that you guys somehow think it needs to be a normal thing in life.

[@LianaFoodie]

WOW. The high school about 20 minutes away from me? A shooting. Many died. The University 15 minutes away from me? A shooting. Even my school had guns fired less than 15 feet from it by someone trying to k!ll two women.

[@Juzofy.]

Actually Im from germany and we had security at our school because students would break in at night but it is not normal here to have security at schools dont get me wrong

[@neptaan_rises]

At my school in America we have armed police officers that patrol the school. We also have drills that involve turning all the lights off and locking the doors. Sometimes these drills even involve having to walk in a line to an assembly with our hands up and in front of us. Also our classroom doors are thick wood with a window but there are two panes of thick glass with chicken wire in the middle so nobody can force their way into a classroom. And yes, school shootings are almost everyday news reports. They are so common I don’t even bat an eye at a school shooting report. It’s just how it is here.

[@neptaan_rises]

In America, school security is insanely important. Hundreds of people die in mass shootings every year in America and a horrific amount of children are killed or injured in school shootings.

[@inpain9670]

Germany is 28 times smaller than America, they have guns banned and still had a dozen shootings even if it is within this century. Germanys population is 1/3 of the us. It’s not comparable when the us is so much bigger, we are experiencing third world country levels of problems when it comes to security especially because of our border and immigrant problems.

[@JosephQPublic]

Huge governmental differences between the US and Germany.

[@dweuromaxx]

Indeed! What else would you like to learn about? 🇺🇸🇩🇪

[@arnodobler1096]

​@@chelseachelseafcsuperfan7220 After breaking laws for years!

[@arnodobler1096]

​@@TrueMiz nope

[@crazycomments2082]

@@TrueMiz no

[@josechan2146]

Think its more of a cultural difference, but yeah, the government refusing to do anything about it is definitely not helping

[@someoneelse8295]

the security guard in my european school uses a cane to walk

[@jsas2047]

We have a police officer coming to our school every thursday but he just there to consult parents and kids. Basically he's just supposed to scare the kids who commit small crimes (vandalism, we have lots of graffiti and stolen soap) so they don't end up doing actually bad stuff. Ig being send to the police office is more effective than just the principles office. Apparently that's pretty normal for schools here in germany.

[@asillygoofygoober]

The security guard in my school is any teacher, we have cams like everywhere.

[@ivyfrost-the-warrior1710]

European schools aren’t public schools, they are private schools. There can’t be a direct comparison to public schools in let’s say Germany, cause this video is about German and American schools

[@jsas2047]

@@ivyfrost-the-warrior1710 where did you get that from? In germany we have both public and private schools. From what I knkew it's the same in most other European countries.

[@ivyfrost-the-warrior1710]

@@jsas2047 I didn’t say there weren’t any public or private schools. What I meant was that you can’t directly compare private schools with public schools. I live in Germany I went to a public primary school, there was no security guard there, just like in most public schools. However I did go to two different private schools, the first one I went to also didn’t have a security guard. The second private school I went to was a European school, there is a security guard there. If you were to compare a European school to a public school in Germany you would see just how dissimilar they are to one another. I hope this was clearer than my first comment. I’m speaking from my own experience

[@GM572]

Kids in Germany also don't have unimpeded access to AR-15s though.

[@sandels5805]

They dont in the us either. Most of these school shootings are adults

[@georgplaz]

​@@sandels5805you have already lost as a nation if you can sort your school shootings by demographic

[@josem588]

@@georgplaz and then usa call Mexico a dangerous country

[@decakjeisaozasuncem8843]

yeah that is until they figure out the way to resurrect mr. H

[@Beno_nolove]

@@georgplazhow do y know he’s American 🤡

[@H_Dominguez]

In Denmark one can actually go through some pre-school playgrounds as a normal walking street, the gates only close after classes are over. Fun to see the little ones playing while you carry your groceries back home.

[@brdrnda3805]

Same here in Switzerland and it's even normal to let 4 year old walk alone to the kindergarten. My daughters kindergarten (in the morning) and afternoon care were in different places (less than 1 km walk). It's just normal. The funny thing is, when they start going to the kindergarten they are so proud wearing their 'kindsgibändli' (children's ribbon?) and two years later, when they start going to school there are so proud that they don't have to wear them anymore.

[@bulldozer8950]

Interesting. In America (at least where I lived) you weren’t supposed to go to playgrounds where school was in session, however you could go whenever you wanted when school wasn’t in session (at least at public schools). So it’s basically the opposite 😂

[@BitTheByte]

Oh man, there is a group of people who would salivate over that, and that is NOT a good thing.

[@KoenigElessar]

Inner peace is priceless. 😊

[@skeletini9836]

playgrounds aren’t defended with 10 ft fences and those angled tops so it’s nearly impossible to climb in from the outside? weird flex but okay. (haven’t gotten to use that one in a while 😂)

[@rentisme]

In the UK we only have Sharon at reception that hates you because you were late to your maths mock once in yr10 and now you're finishing second year of sixth form

[@callmeaspen3868]

The way I could, in detail, imagine what Shaorn would look like and completely understand what she's like from this alone

[@aamina_khan]

Sharon has short blonde straight hair and wears glasses

[@GyanTvAmit]

but who asked you about uk?

[@lanabmc3519]

You did first names? We had mrs macgilvray from the Jurassic age with her Helen mirren hair and June brown like wrinkles who got your attention by battering a soup spoon off the table top. My sons school has mrs Macleod who’s almost as wide as she is tall and channels Ursula the sea witch in both looks and personality though she’s no need for the spoon. Her voice could drown out Brian blessed

[@doktorhabilitowanystanczyk]

thanks finger

[@Yeah5555ful]

The security in my school is there to stop students skipping school or making sure they got punishment for being late😅😅

[@callumhughes3425]

Fr

[@zareien2290]

We just take role each class

[@immaseahorse24]

Our schools have no security guards.

[@warbrain1053]

In our school they tried to close a door on someone being chased with knifes lol.

[@Yeah5555ful]

@@warbrain1053 dude what?

[@nadadealer4435]

As an American, I’ve never walked into a school with a security check. I guess it depends where you live. We do have lock down drills though. It’s not just for “school shooters”, but also for threats outside or inside the school. I remember in elementary school we had a lock down because a (from what I remember) strange man was walking outside the school trying to get in.

[@e.458]

Statistically 91% of schools today have police officers guarding by them. But I've heard that this number wasn't even close to that high even 20 years ago. So, if you graduated before then, you might have had a different experience than ship kids today.

[@nadadealer4435]

@@e.458 we definitely had a police officer at the public school I temporarily attended but there was no security checks. No security checks at any of the schools I’ve entered personally.

[@corvettezone1771]

my school had a guy with a Samurai sword outside it and he was on drugs 😃

[@nadadealer4435]

@@corvettezone1771 are you in Detroit?

[@quoll4961]

​@nadadealer4435 there are no officers in Germany in school.

[@sashaayers9741]

as an american living in a city, we have to put our bags through the x-ray machine thingy and walk through a metal detector every day. The fact that you can just walk in seems crazy to me

[@LianaFoodie]

yes

[@HalloLuja]

🤯😱 Well... that's the so called Land of the free... 😂

[@antine1279]

I'm so sorry that you live in a place where that seems crazy. I couldn't imagine going through scans every day! The only scans I've ever been through were at the airport and even then I think how weird that is.

[@kevinsartor7050]

Is like going on a airplane ^^

[@ourgloriousgodoursaviourbe2757]

​@@HalloLujaBoy I sure am oppressed for not being able to walk through a school entrance with a firearm😂

[@c.ravenwood]

I was studying in Germany and I participated in a program where we visited local high schools and told them about our country. The teacher just told me where her classroom was and when to show up and I just walked straight up to the classroom with no challenges. When I explained the difference with schools in the US, she immediately said " like in a prison"

[@PatheticRats]

clearly your teacher is lacking a frontal lobe

[@paulsengupta971]

@@PatheticRats No, Americans are, if they think locking schools up like prisons is normal.

[@pipedgolf4634]

@@PatheticRats going by your understanding of how the brain works I’ll assume you are American

[@adventureexe6032]

​@@PatheticRatsUSA schools do seem like prisons for Germans though.

[@EMC_VIBES]

It’s not a prison budddy

[@kylemcdonald3145]

Not all schools have security checks in the US, not common in the suburbs or in the rural communities

[@iiExclipse]

Facts. Not once have I had to go through any form of security in my school.

[@ggCA07]

yeah

[@M21assult]

We had security protocols, like doors only being unlocked 3-5 minutes between classes and then you have to be buzzed in at the front, but I and most males in my class, all brought pocket knives to school. Literally not an issue unless you have some kids off their rocker. Which means they shouldn’t be in Gen Ed in the first place. Where I live concealed carry on college campus (which requires you to be 21) is protected. As far as I’m aware it hasn’t been an issue. Only school shootings we’ve had (in my lifetime that I remember atleast) have been school resource officers having accidental discharges. I graduated less than a decade ago

[@StarryGacha]

I live in the suburbs but we have an active police officer on campus. All doors are locked outside of passing times and you need to buzz in. There is also gates around our school and a guard watching who comes in. We also have buttons to press if there is a shooter. Honestly feels like a prisoner sometimes :’). I know I’m safe here though.

[@JohnDoe-ek9ng]

Yea, i was boutta say, I went to school in the rural midwest and we never had to do security checks, we did absolutely do crisis drills though, and there was a time where we had to go into a light lockdown after an inmate escaped from a local state prison.

[@infamouselixir90]

A lot of Europe is like that, we don’t sell guns in the same place we buy our potatoes and milk 😂.

[@user-eq5vy4he7w]

We dont do that in every store in the US either

[@josem588]

@@user-eq5vy4he7w as a Mexican is ridiculous when you make travel warnings to Mexico when you have shootings daily

[@user-eq5vy4he7w]

@@josem588 the chances of you getting shot are extremely rare. Like are you in a gang? No? Suicidal? No? Then you're fine. Also just because one place has risks doesn't negate the risks/dangers of other places.

[@josem588]

@@user-eq5vy4he7w tell that to Americans

[@user-eq5vy4he7w]

@@josem588 wut

[@enriqueacosta6455]

Where I’m from, in Spain, not a single kid has ever been worried about being shot ever. I can’t wrap my head around the fact that Americans are ok with a society where basic everyday activities can be fatal. It makes no sense

[@Possibly_Olivia]

Trust me, half of us aren’t okay with it…. And the other half are republicans

[@semidhimmi3184]

They don't have the FBI in Spain, so you're safe there.

[@enriqueacosta6455]

@@semidhimmi3184 is the FBI shooting people in schools on a daily basis? Please don’t be cynical, it’s a real issue that should be addressed properly asap

[@EarthlyOrangutan]

So you guys don’t have car crashes?

[@Irishrebel092]

maybe cause school shootings aren't as prevalent as the news tries to make them seem?

[@momoniji6439]

As an American I never had any security checks coming into school.

[@lolli_popples]

Yeah not all schools have them, mostly larger ones in big cities. But most schools have some form of lockdown drill in my experience.

[@ebrimajallow9631]

Only thing we have is a police officer and most of the time he the cafeteria literally just Standing for hours

[@ebrimajallow9631]

@@elloco7583 14-17

[@dumbass7430]

This might be hard to understand but you aren’t the only one who lives in the US

[@YourMomsBoyfriend2]

F

[@blackfyrerose2292]

In Australia, you just walk in to school. We have lockdowns for randoms adults wandering in on school grounds, but its usually a parent who forgot to notify the school they're picking up their kid ealy for doctor appointments and such. Most schools are surrounded by residential areas with local shops nearby within walking distance. Plenty of public transport nearby so most kids are dropped off by parents or just take public transport, or even just walked to school. But we also have school uniforms, kind of hard to not be noticed. Plus, the schools are built differently than most of the world. Not just big block buildings. The buildings are at max 1-3 stories high. Easy access to outside or a green space nearby. Fairly big area because its spread out more because we have space and only build up in cities. Plus, most schools has less than 1500 people on the grounds at any point. Most of the teachers and staff are known so and so randos get noticed fairly quickly. Also, we have great support staff for kids who need help and so we don't really get school shootings or even just general fighting since they quickly get broken up and we have a cop who also doubles as the school social worker who also quickly deals with it and can arrest or detain students and do search warrants for drugs or weapons. It rarely ever happened whilst I was at school, except a girl who hid Vodka in her watervogels and a guy who brought pot brownies to school. Or my brother who was dumb enough to bring my dads spray prainter nozzle to show off to his friends.

[@kazumakiryu3397]

We have fences that surround our schools what do u mean parents walking in? And we have frequent lockdown drills once per term of two variations fire and lockdown drills

[@shamicentertainment1262]

@@kazumakiryu3397yeah but every workplace has those drills as well. Lockdown drills for a dangerous person are exceedingly rare

[@kazumakiryu3397]

@@shamicentertainment1262 I’m talking about school mate

[@shamicentertainment1262]

@@kazumakiryu3397 ok I don't know what I"m saying don't mind me I'm on 13 different psychedelics at once and you're a demon

[@cjatruckphotos]

that’s similar to schools in the UK. We don’t have lockdown drills of any sort, only fire drills. When the occasional lockdown happens it’s just a free for all 😅

[@No0dl-]

Wait it’s true that America actually has lockdowns and all that? I would definitely rather live in my country - Scotland. I mean, we can walk wherever even on farmland, basically anywhere. Everyone is so nice, my school doesn’t have any lockdowns the only restriction is that we can’t open the school door for anybody. It’s beautiful round here (except from when it’s raining) I wouldn’t rather live anywhere else honestly.

[@cait812]

In fairness that's because after Dunblane action was taken.

[@avabk8328]

yeah at least at my school we have lockdown drills, metal detectors and armed officers. Its crazy from me to think that its not a common thing in other countires

[@giuseppe.rossano-sollo]

well, in Italy there's no security check at all. it's just the janitors

[@dweuromaxx]

😅

[@growingstruggle5493]

yeah never had a school shooting either

[@giuseppe.rossano-sollo]

@@growingstruggle5493 yeah, that's because here kids can drink at 18, but cannot get a gun, while in the US they can carry guns but not drink till 21. yeah, this makes a lot of sense ahah

[@samuele9735]

​@@giuseppe.rossano-sollo Even though in "some" regions kids here drink even well before they're 18. These regions are: Valle d'Aosta, Piemonte, Liguria, Lombardia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, FVG, Emilia Romagna, Toscana, Umbria, Marche, Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicilia e Sardegna 😌

[@giuseppe.rossano-sollo]

@@samuele9735 tesoro, purtroppo mi sa che non hai capito nulla del mio commento. anzi, il tuo commento avvalora ancora di più la mia tesi. In Italia, praticamente nessuna persona comune ha una pistola. E i giovani possono, legalmente (e se bevono prima non c'entra nulla, bere a 18 anni. Negli Stati Uniti, non posso bere fino a 21 anni! cioè, sono ben più restrittivi di noi sull'alcol. Ma poi a 18 anni, un ragazzino qualunque può comprare una pistola/fucili d'assalto. e fanno stragi. gli adolescenti possono essere emotivamente instabili e se permetti loro di avere una pistola, aspettati che succedano drammi in cui muoiono persone. cortesemente, la tua ironia, tirala fuori dopo aver capito il senso delle parole. au revoir

[@fiqq_riz_]

Meanwhile here in Asia, schools have security guards to keep students from skipping school😂

[@factcheckingyourmum]

Ah like a prison I see

[@fiqq_riz_]

@@factcheckingyourmum literally

[@scotthogan1386]

Germany has a similar thing. It’s illegal to skip school in Germany unless you have a valid reason. They have police at airports near the end of school terms to check for families going on holiday early to get cheaper prices

[@louistudor1086]

@@fiqq_riz_put skipping school isn’t a crime through ?

[@fiqq_riz_]

@@louistudor1086 it's breaking the rules which is the child of committing crimes

[@Effy_ASMR]

In my British school we have a ‘security guard’ he’s just a little man who sits on a plastic school chair looking at the gate. It’s mainly to stop the students getting out, we’re not allowed to go out of school until the end of the day and a lot of students would sneak out.

[@Phoenix.219]

It's kinda same for Indian Schools. Nowadays schools do use a proper security guard in uniform but in my time 15 yrs ago in mostly schools had a guard which we called guard or sometimes we called them bahadur which literally means brave but I don't know why we call Nepali guards as Bahadur (It's just a thing.. It's nothing offensive or taboo term but term of respect as Nepali ppl are called to be brave in general)

[@Caden428]

We don’t have security checks but we have an active police officer there at all times and the school ordered metal detectors to check the student, this is a high school is North America

[@Foodfry122]

You know Indian schools don’t have a lot of things in place, like a lot of other countries, but I have never had to worry about school shooting in my school and college, neither have my cousins who have studied in different states and cities and in several colleges and schools. School shootings are not a thing here. And we are a 3rd world country

[@techihandle]

We have mob lynching and untouchability

[@ExPraetorianGuard-dl1pz]

But you have to worry getting raped or kidnapped XD

[@priyankuhandique7058]

​@@techihandleUntouchability don't exist

[@techihandle]

@@priyankuhandique7058 in your imagination

[@CheaplyAnimatedLenin]

​Is someone feeling salty? ​@@techihandle

[@friedarichter9332]

No way. That used to be my school. It looks so weird on video. (also, everything she's saying is true. We only ever had an anual fire drill)

[@tim3130.]

Only one we had 7 because of my chem teacher💀💀

[@potato1084]

@@tim3130. 💀💀😂 We had loads (UK school) because people would press the fire alarm before exams so they could get postponed

[@pcbassoon3892]

Do you not have other natural disasters in Germany? Like, we had to have tornado and earthquake drills. Tornados happened occasionally. Earthquakes never happened while I lived there, but we were technically near fault line so we practiced.

[@tim3130.]

@@pcbassoon3892 not really Tornados like never same with earthquackes and floods are contained most of the time or dont really Affekt the schools and such

[@friedarichter9332]

@@pcbassoon3892 totally valid question, but no. I think another user also said it, but Germany is not really affected by tornadoes, blizzards or earthquakes. Flooding is an issue in some regions in Germany, but not on a large scale in Berlin. Maybe it's a perk of being a very flat city, but water doesn't really accumulate in a neighborhood and impacts daily life for more than a few hours. Maybe we just don't get enough rain to begin with 😅

[@trueRocc]

Canada is the same way. The receptionist is pretty much our security here. You walk in your greeted and will be either escorted or your child will be called.

[@AA-pk2ww]

free university tuition is great

[@Deckzwabber]

You can tell you're in a free country when schools need armed guards

[@King_HarIequin]

Wouldn't say free country..

[@colerogers3754]

@@King_HarIequinyou mfs love to complain

[@goofiestmold3151]

How does school security have to do with your freedoms and rights? We have literally gangs and criminals in schools dawg. Like it’s not that outlandish if kids are in a active gang war where they shoot eachother everyday week

[@1Damonisch1]

@@colerogers3754yep hahaha they just yappers

[@Grant_Arnett]

I would disagree for multiple reasons

[@Samuel-ku1qb]

Same in Sweden. In my school from 7-9th grade It was hella confusing why we didn’t even have checks for who walked in, anyone could enter. Up until graduation I went to a more secure school where we had a tag to get in, but most of us held open the door for strangers if they were coming our way. No searches, no security cameras, only a yearly fire drill test.

[@Thorfinn47.]

Islamists says hi 👋

[@itzickybroidk8379]

This is true

[@potato1084]

Yeah that’s not good because Sweden has a high shooting rate for Europe. 7 of my cousins live there and that “easy to get in” thing isn’t good. In the UK we have big gates and it does stop and prevent attacks.

[@potato1084]

@@Thorfinn47. Your poor grammar and obvious lack of education also says hi

[@quackss6384]

​@@Thorfinn47. you do realise after the muslims are gone...you're next?

[@biancamoreno2240]

for all people outside the us wondering here’s how it works, I’m 14 and for as long as I can remember we’ve done drills, in the past five years, we’ve done more code red drills, meaning lockdown - in case any stranger or criminal was in the area the class would stay quiet and all huddle on the floor in a corner or underneath a counter, in a closet, bathroom, etc. the lights would be off, and the teacher would put a little curtain or drape down on the door so that you can’t we through the window and they would lock the door - depending on the state you live in the drills codes will be a bit different for Florida (I wont say the specific district bc I don’t wanna give too much info) white - bomb Blue - fire (we j go in lines outside to a specified area) red - lockdown yellow - minor lockdown( a criminal is being chased around the area, everyone needs to stay in class, and the teacher can keep teaching quietly) green- all clear, everything is fine ( used after red or yellow) it’s state mandated for every school to practice these drills a certain amount of times every year - the past couple years they’ve been getting better technology and alarms to go off for code reds bc of the shootings. practice drills the way we practice them is kinda messed around wt depending on the teacher but usually after a school shooting would be on the news, we do more drills and everyone’s serious abt it and not messing around. code red: - windows r shut - lights off - class is hidden somewhere away from the door inside the class to practice it they announce that we have it on the speakers, we’re sitting on the floor like five minutes and they’ll say something like “ code green, all clear, the date is x, my name is x principal” when it’s not a drill and actually happens it’s usually bc the school is in a neighborhood and a criminal is j running around a couple blocks away, or a stranger has entered campus (which is usually j a parent who doesn’t know how to properly check in for whatever they’re doing there) however, school shootings do occur, many have happened in Florida, a couple not too far from where I live or where my schools have been, and it is scary code blue - fire drill (alarm sound goes off ) - leave in a line to your corresponding exit - teacher counts everyone outside - then they call u back in they make us practice this one a lot, don’t know y tbh, no fired every rly happen, but you miss like 20min class time 🤷‍♀️ code white - no drill they’ve never done drills for these, it’s not state mandated bc we would j do what would happen during a fire drill which is to evacuate and green and yellow r just basically red but all clear or just not that bad that’s it - oh and also - we have (depending on how big the school is) like three or five police offers on campus j walking around and we have security checks for public schools that were near school shootings or had school shootings in the past, but public schools in suburban or richer areas don’t as far as ik, my school doesn’t but I’m in middle school ( grade 6-8) which isn’t in the rest of the world, but in the us, middle schools don’t typically have school shootings so idk any middle schools that have security checks, j police officers

[@vicu_negru]

Mate, the only drills we have is fire and earthquake, and to be honest those were (when I was in school) a joke. I feel sorry for you guys, I really do... It must suck to be constantly be reminded that you could (low probability) be shot in school...

[@ankieezsays7786]

When do you guys cover the curriculum?

[@piiinkDeluxe]

Thank you for the description, very interesting! I live in Germany and we only did fire drills.

[@heldt952]

The overall mentality is different - we usually don't see people as dangerous and it seems to work out. I am not sure how you see people. Over here, we put more effort in keeping children away from child molesters (my daughter was 2 years old when she had her first "don't keep bad secrets" and "don't violate boundaries others set or let them violate yours" lesson) When I was in elementary back in the 90s, we had 3 types of drills: fire, nuclear attack and hostile person - but only because my village was near a high security prison and a few years earlier inmates escaped and took hostages. In that prison were also some well-known child rapists and serial child murderers. Btw fleeing a prison is not a crime in Germany because you have the urge to freedom and no one cannot take this from you. You have to take responsibility for what crimes you are possibly committing during your escape, though.

[@More13Feen]

I am so sorry you are 14 and have to know this

[@B4TTL3CR33D]

Cool. Singapore has zero school shootings.

[@LianaFoodie]

Nice. US has thousands.

[@sebiannapintea6469]

We have these HUGE, soooo heavy, metal doors that lead into the courtyard. If you want to enter through the office or building, you have to be buzzed in. Yes this is the same middle school that doesn't have fruit or vegtables because of budget cuts 💀

[@potato1084]

Yeah most UK schools have these types of gates too but some people jump over them. Whenever this happens though they lock the doors and call the police.

[@sebiannapintea6469]

@@potato1084 ours are extremely tall and the second floor hallway is above it so noone can. Its literarly a prison.

[@aurumaxolotl529]

That’s so sad I can’t believe Americans let people have guns

[@louistudor1086]

@@potato1084 true even schools in England have metal detectors in case someone brings a weapon in school

[@louistudor1086]

@@aurumaxolotl529 it’s stupid for Americans to have guns like how can you trust someone with a gun if he’s using a gun to commit a crime with it only the police should allow to carry guns not the people

[@Paul-sj5db]

The US didn't have 51 school shootings in one year. The only way to get to that figure is to count shootings near the school that didn't kill any students or even kill anyone. Someone commits suicide in a school parking lot at midnight? School shootings +1.

[@LianaFoodie]

Yeah we have hundreds

[@digimike78]

Germany's also the size of like two states. So for the size you guys have way more school shootings with way stricter gun laws

[@MAKS_KLS]

It doesn't make sense to measure this by the size of the country. You should compare the school shootings per capita,where the USA has a lot more than Germany.

[@wlodek7422]

You dont measure things per size. You measure them per capita. America looks really bad per capita with most crimes btw

[@toddimations6028]

It’s weird y’all NEED security for schools. I didn’t even know the possibility of school shootings until I came to the US.

[@Editsmarada]

I live in America I go to HS in SC. And at my school we have two police dogs and a bunch of RSO’s( resource officer) basically police officers all through the campus. And we have metal detectors. And all classroom doors must be locked and all windows and doors must be closed and locked as well. And sometimes classes get searched by police and admin. We also have lockdown drills twice a month

[@gerardoleon8643]

As an American I’m glad you guys feel safe at school

[@pipedgolf4634]

I’m glad the only think I had to worry about in school was homework 😂

[@louistudor1086]

@@pipedgolf4634 I’m so glad I don’t need to go to school living in fear that a crazy shooter would come to our school and shoot us like thankfully for gun control

[@KuhlWizard]

My school doesn’t have checks or security guards here in the US but we have an officer that comes mostly for show.

[@johpfit760]

That's still weird

[@ImperatorCaesar22]

​@@johpfit760Not really, even plenty of European schools have a security officer.

[@pizzaipinya2442]

​@@ImperatorCaesar22what? Not in Spain at least xd

[@muaowa]

For the US that’s not good. Is your neighborhood/school especially stable? If not I’d ask about this! Better safe than sorry

[@yesatitsfinest]

@@muaowain my experience security guards are only really used to break up fight between students and such

[@shmitan6908]

American here, my high school had lines about half a mile long for medal detector tests, and in depth bag searches. We had 2 test drills for a code 500 (active shooter). We had 2 bomb threats, one actually being where someone poured gasoline into the toilets. I hate it here

[@arvi8843]

Crazy. We only have earthquake and fire drills at schools and no metal detectors and heavily enforced gates. America is dangerous country for kids because of their lax gun laws.

[@BLOXYBUILDS123]

12 in the 21st century nothing compared to Scotland only 1 has happened EVER

[@Mayakran]

America is a big place. This looks like my high school near Seattle.

[@-_._._-]

As someone who grew up in Ontario, Canada and went through elementary school in the 90's, and high school from 2001-2005, I can confirm that we never had any lockdown drills, never had any school shootings, no security guards, etc. There were cops frequently at the high school my sister went to in 2007 but that was due to girls cutting cocaine with other stuff in the bathrooms and getting into fights all the time. Still, no school shootings.

[@wkeklaalal1577]

Why would you need security guards in schools, I'm not even from Europe btw

[@BizarreAvenir]

As someone who went to school from 2000-2013 i have to admit i was scared of school shootings in Germany. ~9 school shootings happened during that time. Luckily not a lot but enough for all the schools i visited to change the door system (doors are not able to be opened from outside anymore). What is scary is that these shootings started to happen in universities now in the past two years there were two shootings. (I dont want to scare anyone with this post - just showing that some people can be scared too and i am worried for my friends who are teachers now)

[@laurenhatter6824]

I guess I don’t know about the rest of the country but I’ve attended about 7 k-12 schools here in California and none of them ever had security checks at the entrance? We had security guards that roamed campus though for kids sneaking out of class or starting fights or any mysterious figure that probably shouldn’t have been there.

[@Joe-nr9xf]

​@@quoll4961Not every school does this. Also students rarely have any free time between classes here, typically less than 10 minutes to get from one class to the next(might be more in larger schools).

[@halfnormie7820]

Australia here! We do have some emergency drills but they’re usually for if the school was on fire

[@MsFreya91]

Also in Australia. Once when I was in high school (a while ago now!) an actual fire alarm went off for real. For some reason the teacher thought it was the lockdown alarm and locked us all in the classroom. Luckily the “fire” which set off the alarm was actually just a small accident in a chemistry class on the other side of the school- but imagine if she had accidentally locked us in during a real fire! After that they changed the alarms to include words. So it would go “whoop whoop this is a fire alarm whoop whoop” 😅

[@kevinmcewen2280]

one issue with the comparison is the USA is 50 states, many of which are bigger than all of germany, so be be more accurate, that comparison would need to be made to each state individually.

[@sigmaoctantis1892]

Populations (approx)- Germany 84 million USA 340 million School shootings (this century)- Germany 5 USA 538 These counts include all cases, even if no one was killed. USA has 4 time the population of Germany and more than 100 times the number of school shootings. I think that is significant. I'll leave it to you to figure out which states are the worst.

[@Thehistorygeographyandflagnerd]

I’m Middle Eastern and there are no shootings and we have like four security guards so I feel very safe lol

[@stefan1096_]

I thought beardy security guards with AK-47's are common in the Middle Eastern schools

[@louistudor1086]

@@stefan1096_ because they have low crime rate

[@NithinJune]

my school does not have security guards-we do have lockdown drills though. Keep in mind schools in lower income areas typically have disproportionately more “school safety offices” so my experience likely wasn’t the norm for many students

[@spiderwoman495]

america is so distant from other countries realities it's actually crazy

[@Ezekiielz]

I was just in another KZbin comments section where someone was upset that our government is trying to pass gun control laws. I asked them if they were comfortable paying for their guns with the lives of children. They told me to stop using children as a scapegoat. That is the mindset of our country right now. It’s really scary.

[@nobot6177]

Why do you people act so surprised. Like there’s nothing else out there but your own little world.

[@Ezekiielz]

@@nobot6177 something that you seem to fail to understand (and could stand to have some more empathy about) is that Americans are taught from a very young age statements about our country that are objectively untrue. We are made to pledge allegiance to our country’s flag every day before class. Things like this, wildly alter our world views. Some of us are both smart and fortunate enough to have access to resources that allow us to see the truth. Not all of us are as fortunate. We live in our own little world because the government refuses to really allow us to see the rest of it.

[@spiderwoman495]

@@nobot6177 sorry what

[@Ezekiielz]

@@spiderwoman495 I genuinely think they’re either just batshit insane or illiterate tbh

[@ryanbrooks5692]

When safety is a big flex you know the worlds gone downhill

[@usernamo0]

In Ireland, my primary school was connected to the community centre, You could enter my school using the community centre yet no one broke into the school

[@juanpark6107]

As a Canadian I’ve never known there are security guards at schools😮. Just like the occasional lockdown drill

[@BitTheByte]

There are not security guards in american schools. This is misleading. American schools sometimes have something called a Student Resource Officer, whose sole purpose is to counsel students in crisis. They dont really arrest people, and instead act as someone who helps nudge you in the right path. These Student Resource Officers tend to be part of the local police, but are unique to the school. They dont exist for security (trust me, I got caught with drugs and all he did was make me write a report on the drug, and its side effects. A normal cop would of arrested me.) And IF they carry a firearm (which mine did, but most dont.) its a standard police issue pistol, as they are a police officer, and in some inner city trash heaps, one could be helpful in areas with gangs.

[@EnbyOccultist]

@@BitTheByteMaybe it's a Pennsylvania thing but the two high schools I went to both had school hired security and officers from the local station on rotation, manning metal detectors and patrolling the halls. Some of the classroom windows also had metal shutters that closed during lockdowns and shooter drills.

[@BitTheByte]

@@EnbyOccultist Yeah... no. My school NEVER had any sort of metal detectors. The most we had was a SINGLE officer whose entire job was to help kids break the cycle of addiction and crime with care and compassion. Yes, this officer did have a gun, they ARE a police officer, but they were NOT security. None of our windows had shutters, we had our drills, sure, but ultimately my school looked nothing like yours. I come from a military family, and have gone to over 12 schools all over the country (primarily outside the military bases, in in the greater community). Some in more rural areas, some in more urban areas. I have NOT come across a single school like that. Im not saying you are lying, because I can totally believe some schools might feel the need for protections like that (Especially if they live in particularly high crime areas) What I AM saying is that for the most part, that is the exception. Schools dont get shot up at the rates the stats would have you believe. When you consider ALL shootings (a negligent discharge in the parking lot of a school at 2:34 am, or a lawful shooting of a criminal by a police officer in the campus area) a school shooting, of course its going to inflate the numbers. Obviously youd want that number to be zero, HOWEVER access to guns is not the deciding factor in that. Access to guns have only gotten more restricted in the past 30 or so years, but shootings have increased several times over. If access to guns was the deciding factor THEY SHOULD BE GOING DOWN. What is actually happening is the breakdown of the american populace. Mental health is not taken seriously in America, and hasnt been for so long, and the cycle of broken grandparents raising even more broken parents, raising critically broken children has to snap somewhere. When it costs a day and a halfs wage to see a therapist for a one day session, nobody is going to do it, except for the rich.

[@ohhi9195]

​@@BitTheByte there's security guards at my school and the middle school acrosd tge street from us. I live in the US 💀 it's not misleading it's just the truth

[@fart63]

@@BitTheBytemany American schools in urban areas DO have high security and fences around the building. And they are becoming more common as well. Your single experience does not speak for the many people currently attending schools NOW with security guards and bag checks

[@S_Paoli]

how many percent of German high students can speak German fluently? (alternatively, how many American high school students can speak German fluently) :)

[@vertox926]

Im a German and Its actually a Problem that 4 Grade students in Germany are Not able to read a book fluently

[@valorharryson6577]

Here in neukölln there are also a lot of people who cant really speak german

[@vertox926]

@@Logan72748 Im 8th grade in Barbaria and I can speak German and English fluent ( English to a certain degree)

[@valorharryson6577]

Welche schule?

[@vertox926]

@@valorharryson6577 Kronberg Gymnasium Aschaffenburg

[@bfun4615]

This was school when I was young in America. No security and I felt safe.

[@thebigsad5959]

For any school ive gone to in US there is no security gaurds or checkpoints just maybe a officer around in the area sometimes in case something happens qnd thats the most of it

[@jmaddy6086]

I grew up in a town of 600 in Kansas. We didn't have those either

[@Gobacktothecommentsnothinghere]

At my school we have to walk through a metal detector every day and there’s like seven cops on campus 24 seven💀 we’ve had at least 12 bomb, threats or gun threats at my school just this year and some kid brung a knife to school

[@ikat_tracer]

brung

[@LianaFoodie]

Same! In my area there were three school shootings, and in my school there was a shooting outside, legit 15 feet away, knife brought, and a "target list" made by a kid who was going to, well, you know.

[@avabk8328]

dude fr someone tried to shoot up my school, multiple bomb threats they just ignored, some guy wrote a hit list, and we keep finding bullets in the toilets🔥🔥we got police officers but they all got arrested lmao!

[@louistudor1086]

@@Gobacktothecommentsnothinghere same in the UK! They have security guards and police offers in my school and metal detectors in the entrance in case some one try’s to snuggle a gun or a knife in school

[@louistudor1086]

@@avabk8328 that’s why schools in America are not safe anymore because of shootings

[@JS_89]

12 since 2000 is one every other year, not nearly as frequent as US but still frequent enough to think about

[@Totallyn0tAuztinRBLX]

Billy looked like he was about to go lockdown their school💀💀💀💀💀

[@Jenny-bx7er]

In ANY OTHER COUNTRY, there are no school security checks. I am in London, and I could walk into any school in this country or Europe and just act like I am meant to be there. I am amazed that this kid seems to be surprised that we do not have security checks.

[@Pea-G]

That is something you can also do in America!! If you bother to open your eyes and look away from the news, you’ll find reality

[@ixlr8395]

But unfortunately it’s going to take just that one time until things change.

[@Jenny-bx7er]

@@ixlr8395 Not on Europ, no. It will take much more than one massacre.

[@LeMuDX]

In every country in Europe there is also no cartel driven country to the South so of course you don’t need security checks, also you can make guns that are deadly at home, bless the soul of Shinzo Abe because he died from being in the receiving end of a homemade gun that was basically held together by tape and hope, in Japan no less which is one of the strictest anti gun countries

[@snowman1352]

Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today!

[@loganroman6546]

Noo💀

[@xander2964]

Same in Australia. Some of the much bigger schools will have security, but they’re mostly there for lesser crimes like stealing, drugs, physical assault. It’d be very rare they’d encounter shootings, stabbings, life threatening crimes. Most schools you could easily walk into, but anyone suspicious gets the admins attention pretty quickly. You’ll be asked what you’re doing/signed-in, may ask you to leave, and refusal means the police will be contacted. In Australia, emergency services respond extremely quickly to schools. The police would be walking in the door before you even knew they’d been called.

[@Ryan.Schutt]

I have a friend who lives in Texas and he told me they aren’t even aloud to leave the school during lunch or spare blocks. My school had a skatepark 5 minutes from it and the idea that it wouldn’t be filled with kids skating all day is kinda sad lol

[@nickfontano9890]

She walked into the school like it was Poland in the 30's

[@ch36799]

😂😂😂

[@ch36799]

Funfact: In Poland were no school shootings during the last 70 years.

[@techihandle]

She seemed inspired by Austrian art's

[@bethgoulden5672]

Who tf has security in school

[@MM-pv5tp]

You’re probably not American then.

[@Mappers8]

@@MM-pv5tp I’m American and I don’t. I live in the second biggest city in my state

[@fionashufflebottom]

The high school I’m attending right now has 3 full-time security guards and one security guard in training that regularly come into the bathrooms and around campus for kids who’re truant or vaping. I sometimes get harassed for “phone use” when phones aren’t allowed or get quested on where I was going (with the bathroom pass in my hands??) if I go out during class to go to the bathroom or library. It’s not even a crazy huge school, maybe 850 kids. We have super strict adult check-ins and early dismissals too. Feels like jail tbh 😭

[@captainl-ron4068]

People who care about the safety of their children.

[@niniel9209]

​@@captainl-ron4068our childten in germany are safe in schools No shootings 😊

[@thihal123]

American schools also didn’t have security checks until the past several decades. America is insane

[@heisenball1857]

Right to self defence is greater than any security check

[@jaredbranch8907]

I think Billy is a little to excited to learn this information

[@kyanblevins3431]

Everyone in this comment section must live in extremely poor and high crime areas lol my school does lockdown drills but we don't have metal detectors or anything

[@arnodobler1096]

Because your school doesn't have the money for it?

[@iiExclipse]

My school never had metal detectors either, but we did have a few lockdown drills too.

[@mr.fahrenheit7009]

​@@arnodobler1096cuz most of us dont love in crime filled areas

[@arnodobler1096]

@@mr.fahrenheit7009 So school/mass shootings are only in poor criminal areas?

[@JakeTB577]

@@arnodobler1096yes

[@ATalkingDoubleBarrel]

In Indonesia, the highschool students often have a small scale wars against other schools for no real reason besides spite. We call it "Tawuran" They used makeshift weapons like bats, nails on wood planks, chains, and metal poles. No guns, but I've seen some bringing bows and slingshots. There were casualties of course, my friend was one of them. Even then, they do it outside of the school district and it's still somewhat safer and rarer than US' school shootings. Last year only happens twice as far as I know and it's getting fewer and fewer (possibly after online schools and stuff).

[@user-fd6jo9yh8e]

My country had no school shooting ever. Last year of my high school. There was a huge political fight in our city. It's was our last exam. We were in exam hall. Writing then suddenly the room filled with poisonous gas. Students started to shouting. My face was buring. I almost die. Many of my classmate got admitted in hospital. I still remember carrying my friend to her house. Luckyly No one die. ( there was a huge fight in the road in font of our school. Police throw those gas to the Maniacs but one of those landed in our school camps.

[@emilyv.6338]

Some schools have metal detectors and you can only have a clear backpack.

[@avabk8328]

yeah thats what mine does

[@louistudor1086]

@@emilyv.6338 also all schools in the UK do because they sneak weapons in

[@9MileTobi]

U forget schools in Neu Köln. They have now security guards and metal detectors. And not because of the germans😂

[@Max-Italy]

We don't have security checks or guards in Italy either!

[@goldenmidas336]

Per forza, non abbiamo avuto sparatorie dall’unificazione 💀

[@Maria_not_Mariah]

True for basically all countries except the US and recently baltics countries due to b0mb threats

[@wys..k]

i knew they had lockdown drills but security? everyone that goes to my school carries pocket sized “weapons” (scissors, hand held knives, anything sharp or mildly dangerous) and the only guards we have is the fat teacher at the door shouting at u for being 0.2911 seconds late

[@constancestrawn1303]

OMG government facilities too... there have been so many times I'm like "oh, let's just cut through this courtyard" only to find the other side of the courtyard is the door to like some minister's office. In the US, you can't even look at some secretary's office without gettin domed. Just touching the fence at the White House draws the attention of the snipers on the roof. How am I realizing "oh no dude, I think that gate was a, like, _gate_ " on the weekly??? 😅

[@Abimations7]

In Australia we also don’t have security guards, but he have giant outdoor areas so you have to take a hike if you want to get everyone

[@peachpiit]

Depends on where you live. I’ve never felt unsafe in my school. The worst we had were false fire alarms .i also went to high school in 2000-2004

[@michaelc.4321]

I would like to say that having lockdown drills and security guards isn’t a symptom of schools actually being dangerous and is rather a symptom of our unfounded paranoia about schools being danherous

[@holger_p]

What is a lockdown drill ? People train to lock themselves inside the school ? We had lockdowns during pandemic. Lockdown means school is closed, staying home - nothing to train, except how to take online classes maybe. This really needs to be trained.

[@BitTheByte]

@@holger_p Lockdown drills is where the entire class gets locked into the school because there is a threat outside of it. So yes, sort of like pandemic lockdown, except inside the school.

[@holger_p]

@@BitTheByte Thanks, that's really strange since we don't consider any threat where this might be helpful. Help is expected from outside. Beeing locked in, is an emergeny by itself ;-) People train evacuation, in case of fire etc.

[@BitTheByte]

@@holger_p America has lots of hostile wildlife. Our schools often have breezeways running between buildings, which are exposed to the outdoors. There could be bears or cougars, or perhaps a criminal on the run. Mostly bears and cougars, or the occasional rabid dog.

[@holger_p]

@@BitTheByte I see. It's just to rare to happen in Germany to be trained. And we don't have breezeways, we just have ways ...and the (outdoor) yard is central part of school life. Often it's mandatory to leave the school in the breaks, except on heavy rain. The mania with fresh air, you know.

[@coolsaige]

as an american my school district doesn’t have any security checks, but we do have lockdown and bomb drills

[@pipedgolf4634]

Do you have security guards or cops?

[@coolsaige]

@@pipedgolf4634 we have an SRO (student resource officer) he just wanders around and takes care of things like major vandalism or serious offenses.

[@avabk8328]

same my school used to have a resource officer but then someone tried shooting the school so they raised security n now we have armed police patroling everywhere

[@bluemint3151]

As an Asian, I was shocked to learn that American schools have shooting drills. We only ever did fire drills, and I didn't even knew shooting drills existed until I went to high school. Same with earthquake drills from Japan.

[@Fs-rl1qt]

In my country we only had one school shooting but it was in the 1800s

[@avabk8328]

bro what

[@bigasianman006]

But that didn’t even answer the question, 99% of American schools don’t have security checks the only thing is if you’re late you have to sign in, our lockdown drills are for any emergencies such as someone on campus that’s trying to harm you, fire, tornado, some places do hurricane, earthquake

[@GrogSothroth]

99% is a huge reach

[@VagueAcquaintance]

My school does, and many around me do too. I live in Texas btw so that might have an impact on it.

[@mikeymullins5305]

I'm sure if there was a school shooter on a German campus they would lockdown or smth but the point was that it happens extremely rarely

[@stargate6126330]

Your dead wrong. When I was a kid we had lock downs for people getting inside. It was bot till I was older that they installed security check points to the school. What a time to be alive, kids scared to go to school.

[@fart63]

All of the middle and high schools in my city have security, you must live in a very lax area.

[@zekehardy1319]

Same in Australia.

[@rhysepoos]

This isn't just Germany, it's basically every country outside of the US. In the rest of the world, as soon as we start putting metal detectors in schools, we realise that we've failed our kids

[@rosea2350]

In America we have mental health and family problems (lack of a father figure), not a gun problem.

[@derDeutsche-mh2zj]

No, you have a government issue. It doesn't do its job.

[@Greepled]

you do have fun problems, funny how the country that owns the most guns per person has the most non gang related gun deaths

[@sophiebell4758]

People with certain mental problems shouldnt have guns tough

[@MUNTA-e5e]

We don't have security checks in nz and we have earthquake drills

[@hexoroid]

Man when you go to Germany you feel like you are at home. Almost everybody knows English. I am glad that learned Englsh as young since that is the main language now. After that I would say Spanish and German

[@tim3130.]

If you havent learned german i dont recommend it it sucks

[@cinziatessari3006]

​@@tim3130. if he wants to learn german...I have a tip....learn French! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@LeMuDX]

@@cinziatessari3006yeah, I’ve heard learning German is a huge headache and not really that useful for the work you have to put in, not to mention that you need papers and explicit government permission to do anything over there 😂

[@cinziatessari3006]

@@LeMuDX if you are talking about work permits, yes...they are the same ones that are needed if you want to work in the USA and in all the other countries of the world....but not for Europeans...I am Italian and if I wanted to work in Germany, I wouldn't need any particular documents. returning to the difficulty of the German language, in Europe we say that German is the Japanese of Europe.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Vrykron]

​@@tim3130. I'm trying to learn German but it's still early German so it's kinda fun. Not looking forward to the absurdly long words tho

[@AA-pk2ww]

UK, Canada, AUS & NZ is same

[@Michael-ux6bx]

While it is a problem unique to America, a lot of it is exaggerated, not everyone feels unsafe in school and not all schools have security checks when you walk in. It really depends on the area.

[@kim29817]

Same in Canada

[@chrisam6883]

The dozen school shooting still sounds weird to me as i have never heard of school shooting in south asia or more precisely in my country 👁👄👁

[@SE4943]

Where are you from? There have been at least some or nearly a dozen in the last years centuries.

[@chrisam6883]

⁠@@SE4943 Nepal 🇳🇵 I don’t know. I never heard of school shooting here in 21 years of my life.

[@LeMuDX]

@@chrisam6883Nepal has 1/10 the population of America, also I guarantee none of the countries you listed have dangerous neighbors that are run by a cartel like Mexico

[@eleabolar]

Begging this channel to not oversimplify such a gigantic and complex issue in a 30 second short. You know people will scroll past this and gather a takeaway that’s totally inaccurate. This topic requires respect, compassion, empathy and most importantly *time* to explain and clarify. Of course the comments are full of snippy attempts at clever jokes, a complex issue has been compressed into a video amounting to a grab at virality using the coattails of a theme that’s highly controversial in international online spaces. Source: someone who has lived in both places and teaches in a German school

[@Amberrlly]

England: 🤫🧏‍♂️🗿