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[@michaelblitz5311]

A European shared something just like this with me 25 years ago In heaven: Your cook is Italian. Your mechanic is German. Your policeman is English. Your lover is French. It is all organized by the Swiss. In hell: Your cook is English. Your mechanic is French. Your policeman is German. Your lover is Swiss. It is all organized by the Italians.

[@gmwdim]

I've heard a similar one that goes beyond Europe: American salary Chinese cook British house Japanese wife vs Chinese salary British cook Japanese house American wife

[@KasFromMass]

That's fact....

[@Urlocallordandsavior]

What's wrong with Swiss people as romantic partners?

[@togerboy5396]

@@Urlocallordandsavior Average mountain German opinion on stereotypes

[@Jaggaraz218]

Looking at current crime rates in Europe I'd prefer my police to be a bit better armed and trained than the British ones. Tho I'm from Finland and we might just have the best cops in the world

[@mlggrievous]

Switzerland sitting out and not being involved in the video at all is a perfect reflection of the stereotype of Switzerland.

[@garythestormtrooper5589]

What’s a Switzerland?

[@tomekpiwowarczyk2655]

Next, Eastern European Stereotypes explained (by the same guy)

[@Alexs.2599]

Yep he also did the Balkans as well.

[@TheRezro]

Yup. I would say it is even better video.

[@JustAnotherAccount8]

@@Alexs.2599 Ah gotta love the balkans, more specifically their memes sh*tting on each other.

[@Alexs.2599]

@@JustAnotherAccount8 Yeah that video is hilarious. Yep that Balkans are interesting. Just got to laugh hahaha.

[@Adam-g01]

Yes

[@rompsa923]

Small correction at 24:38. That is a brown bear. That clip is from Finland and we don't have black bears here in Finland. Small mistake I know :D

[@Mr10johnny10]

Spooky, I’ve heard brown bears are more aggressive than black bears

[@B30WULF2]

@@Mr10johnny10you’re thinking of North American brown bears (grizzly bears). European brown bears tend to more skittish (like American black bears), as they’ve been living in close proximity to humans for longer. Also, I want to say European brown bears are slightly smaller than some North American brown bears, so that may play a part as well.

[@rompsa923]

@@B30WULF2 Yup. Also at least here in Finland brown bears tend to be mostly harmless, unless provoked and or they have cubs with them. But most of the time they tend to stay away from humans as much as possible.

[@heh9392]

the whiter the bear, the more dangerous ​@@Mr10johnny10

[@B30WULF2]

@@rompsa923 honestly, in the US and Canada brown bears probably generally aren’t that much more aggressive than European brown bears, but you generally have to go into their territory to encounter them than the other way around. That probably adds to the chances of aggression.

[@clean280]

Bread is not only a huge thing in western europe. Every european loves bread and is almost considered sacred food (in Poland at least)

[@EggPotionFilms]

Yea bread is a staple, similar to rice in asia

[@randomperson6433]

My local Ukrainian grocery has the best whole wheat sourdough! My Bosnian friend makes wonderful bread too! I love Eastern European treats ❤

[@LuDa-lf1xd]

Can confirm. I lived in America (Bolivia) and there it was the rice. Here in Spain it's the bread.😆 Took me a lot of years to get used to the no-rice lunch. Now my paella making skills are top notch.

[@MindKnightSage]

It's interesting to see that in many cultures bread is respected like in Persian. I think It's common in Turkish too and in Middle-Easterners as a whole.

[@jeffslote9671]

@@LuDa-lf1xd You never lived in America. You lived in Bolivia

[@Gwinthein]

"I don't want to offend my friends in the Netherlands" 0.5 Seconds Later: "Swamp Germans, hahahaa"

[@Parsons360]

loool

[@Bayard1503]

But that's objectively true.

[@untitled568]

No way.. crosover between 2 of my favourite channels at the moment...

[@untitled568]

If you want recomendation, definitely check out pt2 of this video about Eastern Europe

[@LEONSKENNEDY91]

Yep this was very enjoyable

[@gheorghitaalsunculitei9146]

Janos (Living Ironically in Europe) was actually born in California and lived half of his life in Wisconsin before moving to Serbia (he's a Hungarian Serb) and then Romania

[@exudeku]

Dont forgot he got Bosnian blood in him lmaooo

[@MW_Asura]

@@exudeku Unless it's a joke I'm missing it's irrelevant. He's Serbian in all aspects

[@thor1829]

@@MW_Asura Check out his DNA results video

[@StoryLover-7]

How can he be Hungarian and Serb at once? Unless you speaking about his bloodlines?? Please somebody explain to me.....

[@Kiwi-Araga]

@@StoryLover-7 One parent is Serbian, the other is Hungarian. He did a DNA test and he has a lot of Bosnian genes according to it in case you wonder why some people call him Bosnian.

[@ad_astra468]

The reason why we eat dinner late is the same reason why siesta is a thing, the sun. The sun sets later in Southern Europe which is also why the typical work shift is not 9 to 5 but 9 to 6 with an hour extra of lunch time.

[@ASecureLab]

It was explained in the video, yes

[@itspandasman3040]

Scandinavia is ONLY Sweden, Denmark and Norway. The nordic countries of Europe is Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Finland

[@deasttttt]

Not sure if Janos did this to intentionally get under the skin of every Finn watching this or just didn't know :-D

[@Alexs.2599]

Actually it's the opposite. Finland is in Scandinavia but it's not one of the Nordic countries.

[@jonttu2023]

@@Alexs.2599 No it's not. Finland is Nordic, not Scandinavian.

[@Alexs.2599]

@@jonttu2023 Nope it's the opposite. Finland is not Nordic. The Finnish language is not Indo-European and it's not North Germanic. Finland however is geographically in Scandinavia.

[@jonttu2023]

​@@Alexs.2599 That has literally nothing to do with Finland being Nordic? And while yes a tiny bit in the north of Finland is in Scandinavia, it is not usually counted in Scandinavia. You are arguing about this with a Finn.

[@heh9392]

So yea, Estonian for us Finns is like a funny sounding accent of Finnish, but Hungarian itself is a few thousand years ago apart from us, eventhough also being of the Uralic language branch.

[@Rubarb555]

Narive Hungarian here. It is strange, but when I hear Finnish, I don't understand any of it, yet the melody and rhythm of the language feels somehow familiar, close to Hungarian. Cheers to Finland

[@heh9392]

@@Rubarb555 im going to hungary for the first time in 2 weeks ;)

[@StoryLover-7]

@@heh9392 Which part are going to visit?

[@heh9392]

@@StoryLover-7 Budapest, only for 3 days.

[@mnemonicpie]

As a Yamnaya chad, I can't understand a word of your non-European yapping

[@hasidila188]

I am from Europe and first time I saw the "so called beer-bike" in real life was in Nashville, Tennessee, USA :) Of course, I have seen videos and pictures of those things before.

[@jeffslote9671]

There’s a psychological syndrome called Paris syndrome. People get so excited about visiting it and are so disappointed about it that it leads to depression etc.

[@xenotypos]

Specifically a Japanese problem though. It got better now, but Paris was so overhyped in Japan (including by traveling companies) and it was seen by some of those tourists as the worldwide center of civilization or something. Truly, no place on earth could live up that thoses unrealistic expectations. Paris is cool if you like history and architecture, but if you're annoyed when the people aren't friendly or if you dislike uncleanliness it's better to go somewhere else. It's just a city.

[@jeffslote9671]

@@xenotypos. It’s not just Japanese and not just Paris thou. People visiting Los Angeles and Hollywood sometimes experience it.

[@xenotypos]

@@jeffslote9671 At the very least the term "Paris Syndrome" factually comes from that very Japanese problem. It was very wild compared with other examples: some Japanese tourists were hospitalized from the psychological trauma.

[@jeffslote9671]

@@xenotypos I know but I was pointing out that similar things happen to people who visit other places that are considered dream destinations

[@aur.c]

Paris is a known big touristic city because of its monuments, its architecture and scenery, I don't know where that person went in Paris but he probably didn't make the good choices

[@IowanMatthew683]

7:12 Fun fact, even today, the official motto of the British monarch is "Dieu et mon droit," which is French for "God and my right" in reference to his ancestors' claims to the throne of France.

[@tibsky1396]

It was the Richard Lionheart's motto.

[@Vandelberger]

One thing that is not a stereotype: The bread is better, way better.

[@jeffslote9671]

No it’s not. That’s misinformation. Cheap supermarket bread exists everywhere. Good quality bread also exists everywhere.

[@frozencrow8735]

US has way more trash bread that has lot of sugar and preservatives and/or food colors. ​@jeffslote9671

[@chrisvibz4753]

No its not. thats a stereotype. ive been to america ive had amazing bread there. and this is from a frenchman now living in america

[@stevewonder10]

Austrian here: Our bread culture is similar to Germany's, perhaps milder. There is a TON of variety of bread in bakeries and even supermarkets

[@lthecatt9667]

I mean, we (the Netherlands) have a culture of eating bread, yet our bread is ranging from meh to complete garbage

[@xRed47]

János (the guy running the channel) is a Serbian guy with (Hungarian and Romanian ancestry as well), who lived like half of his life in the US, so I guess that explains his accent. He also did a video explaining his results from a DNA test (23andme I think), in case you are interested. He does many videos regarding the balkans, especially for people outside of the region, which are both funny and quite informative. I highly recommend the Balkan stereotypes (both parts), as well as the Romanian and Eastern European stereotypes videos, as they are quite good as well.

[@Briosification]

I think the reason his English is so good is that a lot of young Europeans grow up seeing basically the same stuff as young Americans. I have a lot of European friends and we all watched the same stuff on Netflix, the same anime shows. The Internet made it so that when things become popular online anywhere, it spreads everywhere.

[@HeckenschutzeMoH]

I think it's more due to the fact that he has lived in the US for many years.

[@RAD1111able]

He lived in the US. I know many people who consume Anglo-Saxon culture and they still speak English with a strong Eastern European accent (probably including me to an extent).

[@boredutopia]

we actually start to learn english as first foregien language at age 7-10, depending the country we are from, then comes usualy german or italian, later in highschool, latin, greek, french, spanish etc depending the type of chosen schooll...

[@arturfilipecastanha580]

And did not mention Portugal. EUROPA DOES NOT END IN SPAIN ENDS IN PORTUGAL

[@Mtioo1]

Portugal is honorary balkan

[@arturfilipecastanha580]

And yet every brit northen european and some balkans come to portugal for the weather and beaches.

[@jonasgeerthsen6005]

@@arturfilipecastanha580 /Shrugs We also go to the Balkans for weather and beaches. Really doesn't mean you aren't a Balkan-nation.

[@arturfilipecastanha580]

@@jonasgeerthsen6005 never considered myself a balkan we are latin in this side of europe. Lol

[@baul997]

​It's a meme cause in a lot of statistical maps Portugal has similar views and numbers to the Balkans

[@pietersleijpen3662]

Another reason why people think the Dutch became blunt is the constant threat of the water. Large swathes of land got flooded because say one baron neglected their levies. If the choice is, insult said baron or drown, the choice is easy. Note though that all too often Dutch use our directness as an excuse for rudeness. Dutch without a filter will have issues as well. We are well aware if somebody asks us whether or not we like a sweater that outright stating we do not is not always appropriate.

[@EggPotionFilms]

As a brit i have to say, it feels weird when people living outside the eutopean continent seem to group us like a country

[@bingchilling7264]

I feel like we Brits aren't grouped as European by either Europeans or North Americans. Maybe I'm projecting lol

[@hundinger1]

@@bingchilling7264 Sorry friend, I see you as a fellow european, EU or no EU. Greetings from Germany.

[@robertharrington703]

As an Irish person, the more places you visit in mainland Europe, the more you understand it. Common travel area has that effect, and so much of the recent history is very much shared. You definitely know you're in different countries, I'm just saying I can see where the grouping us all together comes from

[@nb9121]

As an American, it feels the same when someone who’s not from your state groups everyone in your state together. As an Ohioan, I can say someone from Toledo has very little in common with someone from Cincinnati, same with someone from Akron and someone from Marietta. It’s so different based on your city or county. I’ve noticed Californians in particular are really bad about lumping everything that isn’t them together into “flyover country” and stereotyping them.

[@Alexs.2599]

@@bingchilling7264 I see you guys as European, just not continental Europeans. Islander Europeans if you will.

[@tiborklein5349]

Living Ironically in Europe is so good. There are so many videos that are worth checking out. He made videos about Balkan and Eastern European stereotypes too. He also explains historical events (like the 1956 Hungarian revolution) and why two certain countries love or hate each other.

[@linktechjjb]

Just FYI, the protesters are throwing soup at the Mona Lisa, not paint. And not to defend the tactic, but every time it happens it makes international headlines, so it's actually pretty effective if all you are trying to do is get a topic into headlines.

[@Taskicore]

It's effective at getting them negative attention.

[@tiborklein5349]

The reaction they get mostly is "these climate activists are pretty dumb".

[@dawoifee]

@@Taskicore Yes, but negative attention is better than no attention. While I do not agree with the methods it worked. They played the attention economy right.

[@0816M3RC]

​@@dawoifee That tactic backfires when people get annoyed with their antics.

[@spacehonky6315]

When i was a kid back in the 80s, it was common to hear many corny "smart American vs dumb Polack" jokes. There is no large Polish immigrant community in my state. Where did this stereotype come from, and how in the world did it make it to small town Missouri?

[@paulinagabrys8874]

Amerykańscy biali protestanci zawsze mieli problem z uważaniem katolików i Słowian za "białych". Postulatami KKK były Stany Zjednoczone wolne od czarnych, Żydów i katolików. Dlatego bywało że kaptury atakowały w Stanach polskie wesela. A co do polish jokes, większość obecnych Polish Americans to potomkowie chłopów z obecnych terenów Polski Południowo-Wschodniej i Ukrainy Zachodniej. Te tereny przed I wojną światową należały do Austro-Węgier i były jedną z najbiedniejszych prowincji tego kraju. Po prostu chłopi polscy, ukraińscy i biedni Żydzi imigrowali do USA za chlebem. Większość ludności w tamtym okresie była niepiśmienna a tereny Polski (Polska przez 123 lata jako państwo nie istniała) jako jedne z ostatnich zniosły pańszczyznę, która nie tylko niewoliła chłopów ale też uniemożliwiała im imigrację do miast i podjęcia innej pracy. Trzeba też dodać duży procent analfabetów wśród ludności chłopskiej, bez względu na narodowość czy wyznanie. Dlatego gdy Polacy z Galicji przypłynęli do USA i zaczęli pracować byli brani za idiotów bo trafili do kompletnie odmiennego im środowiska gdzie zamast w polu pracowali w fabrykach, nie znali praktycznie mechanizacji i musieli przystosować się do życia w ogromnych metropoliach, gdzie każdy jest im obcy i nie zawaha się ich oszukać, gdzie mówi się w totalnie obcym języku, gdzie taki Nowy Jork czy Chicago są skrajnie odmienne niż miasteczka gdzie przyjeżdżali na dzień targowy. Powiedziałabym że to jest szok podobny do tego jaki przeżywają Rosjanie z prowincji gdy przyjeżdżają do Nowego Jorku (był nawet taki dokument).

[@franohmsford7548]

It comes from New York, Philadelphia and Boston and the areas in between. 2.2 million poles emigated to the US between 1820 and 1914 - Over time they spread out just like other Americans before and after them.

[@willvangaal8412]

Archie Bunker maybe hahaha .

[@jzi1601]

What is he talking about with punctuality and trains in Germany...The Deutsche Bahn is the least punctual train provider in all of Europe. So I think it's pretty fair to be annoyed by that 🤣

[@paulinagabrys8874]

Polskie PKP to najgorszy przewożnik kolejowy świata a nawet Europy😂

[@publicminx]

thats wrong. it is NOT the least punctual one, in fact Germany has also most pressure (by being the center of Europe and transit country Nr. 1 - and the traffic exploded in the 21. century (from roads to trains, from packages to internet). Smaller neighbors with similar circumstances like the Netherlands also have similar problems. We also talk here about the most populated regions of Europe. apart form that. Its just stupid to exaggerate die Deutsche Bahn situation (Germany just complain more - which makes it at least also more likely that in the end something happens - punctuality and efficiency is a mindset in the first place (and thats a Central Europe thing). People who really believe that the Deutsche Bahn is worse should really study some youtube videos on other regions of Europe (when the Locomotive breaks down, people get out of the train on the tracks, make fire, sleep outdoor till maybe next day another Locomotive comes for an exchange - which later breaks down again). There are also other differences. Germany has high developed country problems and complain from a first world perspective (with the right intention to keep it that way). Same is true for the internet. Also here some people exaggerate and believing nonsense like 'slowest internet in the world' and other nonsense. The ones who believe that just show that they like stereotypes more than being smart and do proper researches (and every online gamer should know that this is not true despite from problems - i mean especially in MMORPGs, Shooters etc. the combination of fast internet AND ping counts - and Germans are not among the ones with the worse internet - but again with the most traffic/biggest hubs etc.)

[@peterfunfstuck8094]

It's a popular stereotype but as someone who's taking trains across the western part of the continent on a regular base - they're really really not. Especially local trains run super punctual and smooth compared to elsewhere. The ICE? ... well it's hit and miss here.

[@dawoifee]

I think Romomania is worse, but yeah, German Trains are bad. Also the Internet. Get outside of the cities and it sucks bad.

[@rickbhattacharya2334]

DB is good untill you are in city, the moment you get out it's hit or miss. When it's good it's very good when it's bad it's really bad For example once I was coming from Stuttgart and thanks to DB they cancelled one connecting train, I had to sit an entire night on the train station in the middle of nowhere.

[@spirosgreek1171]

So happy you reacted to this! Such an underrated channel in my opinion. His videos on the balkans and balkan stereotypes are excellent, highly suggest them

[@phoneguy4637]

I, as a born German, can confirm following stereotypes of ourselfs: 1. we are iron about rules. 2. we are addicted to introducing even more rules. 3. we are over-disciplined. 4. we don't cry. 5. we don't laugh either. 6. we drink beer like tapwater and loath wine.

[@Leviticus_Prime]

When he made his Hercules movie (one of his first American movies) Arnold's accent was so thick that the cast and crew wouldn't understand a thing he said. So they overdubbed his lines with an American voice actor. After the movie he began working on lessening his accent.

[@razvanmazilu6284]

The ones about the Balkans and about Eastern Europe are so much better. Probably because Janos, the creator, is a Hungarian Serb (I think) living in Romania, so he understands the culture, the local memes and rivalries so much better. He even did a short history of Romania recently which, despite some inaccuracies, did a great job of presenting an abridged history of the country that explains why it is how it is. I'm Romanian btw :)

[@alexschusch7906]

Btw Germans and Austrians are basically the same and always was. Austrians started to claim that they are something different after ww2 to avoid war guilt, completely ignoring the Austrian painter or that many many high ranking NSDAP members and a large part of the SS-Leadership were Austrians as well.

[@67pearse]

Austria's greatest collective achievement is getting the world to believe that Beethoven is from Vienna but Hitler was German lol

[@atzuras]

Yes. And the Aunchluss ( annexion) was an act of force by Germany (suuuure). Also that movie about the Austrian singer family that escaped to Switzerland. Shady as F.

[@Shiftinggers]

@@67pearse Don't forget letting the Germans take the brunt of the WW1 reparations

[@alexschusch7906]

@67pearse and of course that Mozart was Austrian, even though at the time of his birth Salzburg was part of bavaria

[@anderskorsback4104]

Yeah, before German unification, Austrians were regarded as much a part of the German family as anyone else. That Austria was left out of German unification was just an incidental consequence of Austria already having its own multi-ethnic empire at the time. Anschluss wasn't the idea of Austrian painter and friends, it was a popular idea in Austria for the entire interwar period when said multi-ethnic empire was no more.

[@MikeSenger]

Thanks for showing me the Living Ironically in Europe page. I'll go there to watch the video!

[@RMSTitanicWSL]

Mexico also has a reputation for laziness because of siesta, because much of Mexico is quite hot during the day.

[@johanandersson7141]

25:20 Chris, you cannot insult a country’s greatest celebrity chef like that.

[@jgmcfc]

21:35: These will now be known as VTHisms moving forward

[@healthtrooper]

Regarding Germany and Austria and perception of each other I'd say we Germans always see Austria as quaint and sometimes as a bit hillbilly, while the Austrians opinion depends on what part of Germany one would refer to, like everything not South-Germany they call Piefke, which is a derogatory term hailing from a Prussian (I think) general.

[@DerekWitt]

I technically have Prussian ancestry. I think a few people look down upon Prussia (to my dismay), even to this day. Most of the time, I say I am of German descent.

[@anderskorsback4104]

Prussian composer of military music. An insult meant to imply that Prussians are pompous militarists.

[@andreidroj2847]

I have recommended this chanel to you lots of times so I am excited to finally have you reaction this. That said you should totally react to some of Janos history videos the hungarian, romanian revolution ones and the gypsy history one are fire.

[@p0pov13]

Wooow was not expecting this. What a crossover 😂

[@RolandTschiah]

please more from this dude

[@saturnzbarz979]

Enjoy your Scotland trip!! I'm visiting myself with my wife for two weeks starting this weekend!

In the German dubbed version of "Conan the Barbarian", Schwarzenegger was indeed dubbed by Berlin born actor Thomas Danneberg.

[@PerformanceBlueOverYou]

I never expected this crossover. Clicked immediately. We NEED part 2 with his video about Eastern Europe.

[@Potatoes85858]

It's a great channel, would be great to see some more videos!

[@derpphil5400]

Lol, there were a number of anime references and music in this one, a real change of pace.

[@hank780]

Thank you for reacting to this. I would recommend you to react the other stereorypes videos he has. Cheers from Hungary

[@phoneguy4637]

I, as a born German, like to declare following clichés about our folks *not true*: 1. we are NOT always on spot - but still hate being otto time. 2. we do NOT live in fachwerk houses. 3. we do NOT devour tons of sauerkraut. fun fact: most of us don't even like it that much. 4. we do NOT constantly yell. 5. we are NOT hicks. In fact, we are proud to have brought forth many high-class authors and poets such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wilhelm Busch, Anette von Droste-Hülsoff, Heinz Erhardt, Michael Ende and many more. 6. Bavaria is NOT "typical German". on the contrary, most Bavarians wish to have Bavaria be separated from Germany geographically and politically!

[@CritiqueCS]

The funniest story I ever heard was protestors that glued themselves to the floor of the Porsche Museum in Germany, to which Porsche promptly responded by turning of the lights and temperature control (Air Conditioning). They asked for a potty and food aswell and was promptly responded to with the amazing words of: " "

[@heatherb2372]

I loved France when I went and it was during the era of "freedom fries" when everyone thought France hated us because of our then-president. The people I encountered were actually super kind and considerate, even when I couldn't find the correct French word for whatever I needed or if I had a hard time understanding what they were asking.

[@antonakesson]

I think the worst stereotype in the video is lumping Finland into Scandinavia XD

[@jonathanvillanueva9206]

But isn’t Finland in Scandinavia?

[@Alexs.2599]

Finland is in Scandinavia, it's just not one of the Nordic countries like Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland.

[@antonakesson]

@@Alexs.2599 You got that reversed. Finland is Nordic not Scandinavian. Scandinavia is Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Scandinavia itself is the peninsula both Norway and Sweden is located on but Denmark also counts due to ones having land on the peninsula and also their ties to both other countries.

[@antonakesson]

@@jonathanvillanueva9206 Nope. Neighbor to it but not part of it. Scandinavia is the peninsula both Norway and Sweden is located on. Denmark also counts in due to how long it actually had land here but also its long ties and culture with its other neighbors.

[@Alexs.2599]

@@antonakesson No Finland is literally geographically within Scandinavia. I know there is a heated debat about this but Finland is still apart of the Scandinavian peninsula. And technically Finland is not Nordic, it's Finno Ugric. It maybe listed as one of the Nordic nations but it's actually not.

[@boi5499]

Would be great to follow this up with North American stereotypes (if there is one). Good video as always!

[@randomperson6433]

In the Pacific Northwest we either wear flannel ironically or unironically. Both are true. Oregon is either hipsters or forests. Washington is either Microsoft or mountains.

[@svenrio8521]

​@@randomperson6433Oregon is either hipsters or methheads hiding in the forests.

[@paladintheoriginal2803]

Great video ! I'd love to see the reaction to the Balkan stereotypes

[@rulas1122]

Might be the greatest VTH thumbnail of all times

[@AbudMunichen]

To be fair to the Austrians, there are also very diverse. A Tyrolian sounds nothing like a guy from Vienna. Schwarzenegger is from Styria, which is again a different tune. And another funny fact: The dubbing voice of Schwarzenegger is the same dubbing voice of Sylvester Stalone in German. Which makes things really weird.

[@rezesion1381]

Schwarzenegger is from Styria. Do not tell him that he is from Kärnten^^

[@AbudMunichen]

Sorry, nonsens... Schwarzenegger is Styria... still totally different

[@AbudMunichen]

@@rezesion1381 Yes, sorry my mistake. I just realized it myself.... But as a Bavarian, the Austrians are all the same ;-)

[@LewisClement]

As a Dutchie living in the Alsace and working in Germany with colleagues of different nationalities: yes, I and my wife definitely are much more hesitant at spending money than everyone around us. I blame the calvinist environment that we grew up in.

[@aikonea1061]

A lot of these stereotypes change depending on were you live. I am Spanish and in Spain Germans and British people are stereotypically depicted as red and drunk. This is because, for us, they are tourists that get burnt by the sun and party all night. (Sadly a metric for when the summer season starts is when the first brit/german person dies of a balcony related accident)

[@snowblade6292]

Balkan stereotypes it's a must watch

[@cs3473]

I remember a looooong time ago I took a French Language Class. I remember my professor telling us about this article of a poll by Paris Match magazine asking French people in various parts of France who the most obnoxious tourists were. The top vote getter was... Parisians.

[@neverright]

VTH accidentally booking a stay in the red light district is a great premise for a sitcom.

[@Yahli20]

He has many great videos from travel vlogs to random funny balkan cultural videos to abridged histories and many more he is one of the best channels on youtube

[@WoobertAIO]

22:09 Was definitely not expecting the random Chilean GTA San Andreas skit, but it's appreciated nonetheless. As for reaction ideas, I would definitely recommend "How to create YOUR OWN SUCCESSFUL Balkan Country" by FedgirlTV. It's one of the greatest satire videos I've ever watched.

[@xenamorphwinner7931]

You should check out all of his stereotype videos, they always make me chuckle even if it’s making fun of my country.

[@bromleylowe2720]

My Cousin, wrote a book called "The Cheapskate's Handbook" .... one of the famous lines in it is "A Dutch Date is better than a French Kiss."

[@kaijuroar8415]

Would be cool to see you react to Tasting History's D-Day Breakfast

[@DeveusBelkan]

The tactics of the Just Stop Oil protests might be shocking and they might offend some people, but the words of one of the most beloved painters in human history might put things into context. "It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality is more important than the feeling for pictures." - Vincent van Gogh

[@adamkarz]

24:42 as far as I know, we don't have black bears in europe. I would guess that the reason for this bear to run away, was the fact that it was young.

[@kognak6640]

Adult bear would have run too. That is in Finland. Might be different in other countries where bears don't fear humans.

[@weepingscorpion8739]

21:30 It is good to know that the VTH drinking game is alive and well :D :D :D And as for metal, you really need to check out Týr! You won't regret it.

[@lukassanting7506]

About the Dutch vs. Flemish thing. Native Dutch speakers will easily understand Flemish and say it's the same language and vice-versa. I was born to Dutch parents in Ireland so the only Dutch I was raised with was theirs, so when I moved to the Netherlands for college I spoke fluently, but I could NOT understand Flemish at all Been in the Netherlands for almost 8 years now, and to me Flemish is still as different from Dutch as German is. I would personally characterise the difference to be closer to the difference between Irish & Scots Gaelic, which are two related but distinct languages that have an enormous overlap, rather than Scottish English and Californian English which are (so far) the same language. Just such a strange phenomenon. It's somewhere between a dialect and a language if I were to be completely honest.

[@arturo0727]

XD i love watching "living ironically in Europe" he such a good memer. 😂😂

[@zeljkodjordjevic2960]

Finally, keep up the good work 🙌

[@RogueMetaHere]

I was legit eating a baguette during the "bread culture" segment. 😂😂😂

[@Nomisteaks80]

8:00 They're usually making sure not to actually damage the painting and they are throwing soup, not paint.

[@MrBalkan14]

I did not expect to ever see VTH react to Living ironically in europe but I am so here for it 🙌

[@barriehull7076]

Who said only Mad Dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun? Mad Dogs and Englishmen (song) - Wikipedia Rudyard Kipling The song's title refers to its refrain, "Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun." (The saying "Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun" is believed to have been coined by Rudyard Kipling.) The song begins with the first 10 notes of "Rule Britannia".

[@Nostripe361]

I remember seeing a news article about some younger Spanish workers getting upset over the siesta concept and would rather go home earlier than have a really long break in the middle of the day

[@felixhenson9926]

Also, I'm autistic and one of my special interests is sleep science and the siesta is a healthier sleep pattern than the post-industrial era practice of 8hrs solid in one go. There have been a number of health benefits drawn from the mid-afternoon nap including alertness/ wakefulness, increased productivity and better memory. Additionally it is a time of day a large number of factors come together in all of our bodies and boost the drive to sleep. Lots of factors have been used to try and explain it including the aforementioned hard work and heat, but also post-lunch drowsiness, our circadian rhythms naturally make us tired at that time of the day, and we have a drop in cortisol decreasing our alertness and making us sleepier. If we didn't have these long work days and artificial light most of us would be doing it and indeed it's actually v common in a lot of the world, not just Spain.

[@alexandrzarezin7765]

Great work!

[@kaspi001]

In Germany there's a joke about Dutch stinginess that the 'NL' on their license plates stands for "Nur Limonade" (just a lemonade).

[@MalikF15]

I love the connection with Mr. Terry and how you guys just vibe off each other. Here’s hoping for another collaboration video.

[@BlizzyBlake1185]

11:45 nice save in case the mrs is watching.

[@publicminx]

btw, the Euro cup 2024 is going to start now in Germany - one can now meet the different hordes from all over Europe! ;)

[@revi8300]

7:56 it's to prove to their in-group that they're "one of the good ones" or "one of us", to prove how "virtuos" they truly are, that's just it, it's not about convincing the people outside of their bubble, it's about scoring points with their in-group people, same thing with the people who "protest" by blocking the roads of normal people who might very well agree with what they're protesting for

[@homersimpson5821]

Greece tend to be laid back. The night just starts after 9 pm ends at least 9 am.

[@IliyanStoychev]

I'm an expat living in the Netherlands for three years now and to me, Dutch people seem cold and unwelcoming, if I am honest. You will never ever receive an invitation for dinner or for coffee at their house, most you get is "Hi", of the "I'm saying Hi, just for the sake of saying Hi, not because I meant it" variety. They seem a bit insolent at times, especially at ques and lines, they like to overtake expats and immigrants., cause it's their country and your less than them. Their honesty is often mixed with sarcasm or irony, in my experience, so you have to figure out if they are joking or if they are really honest. All this is extremely foreign to me, because I come from a Balkan country, where neighbours are often invited for dinners and coffee, you don't say Hi to people you don't know, you always show respect by letting others overtake you at the line or the que, especially if it's an old person or a lady, and honesty means hard honesty, no jokes, no smiles, no snarky remarks and fakeness. I have to compliment them on these things though: they have built an amazing country for themselves. Their Infrastructure, agriculture and industry is top knotch.

[@EneriGiilaan]

At 24:40 - the bears in Europe (including this one in Finland) are brown bears - not quite as big and aggressive as grizzlies but quite intimidating and dangerous on their own right. The one in the video seems quite small though - probably a bit over a year old just detached from the mother.

[@michaellongobardi91]

Living ironically in Europe is a brilliant channel. Just brilliant.

[@AnkoSanSensei]

As a German, my Oma would joke that Austrians sounded like they spoke German with hot potatoes in the mouth

[@miguel151420]

I mean, portuguese bread is the best, couldnt even think of living somewhere where the bread is awful

[@almasbaibolov1446]

24:46 Although, it was not a Black bear. There no Black bears in Europe (except zoos). It happened in Finland and that was young Brown bear.

[@andydufresnefromshawshank5866]

7:38 what you said is 💯 fact! Everything you said is correct. You just roasted an entire community in a matter of seconds. Huge Applause to you 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@spring_in_paris]

German here (and of course, you saw this coming, right😅) the geographical borders or nation of today is younger than the US (1990). We, the Germans, as a population, are much older than the USA. The idea or that which has always connected us, which is our language. The Holy Roman Empire and its rulers mostly ruled their own territories, but they were also dependent on one another. For example, the emperor always had to be elected, there was no hereditary monarchy. Great reaction btw. With love from Germany ❤🤘🏻

[@ianlalonde5373]

took a bus from London to Amsterdam when I studied abroad. Loved the city, including the coffeeshops! It had a feel of a more relaxed kinda cigar lounge. along with the heinekin brewery and a canal tour and just exploring the city, it was a nice little long weekend away!

[@Leviticus_Prime]

I wouldnt consider finland part of Scandinavia. To be Scandinavia is Demark, Sweden and Norway.

[@butterflies655]

Partly Finland is located on the Scandinavian peninsula. Finland is a Nordic country. Also Scandinavian countries are Nordic countries and all of them are members of the Nordic council.

[@Leviticus_Prime]

@@butterflies655 Finland isn't Nordic. They are Finnish, a distinct ethnic group.

[@PickBit]

You haven't been to Northern Italy much, have you? Visit Milan, Brescia, Bergamo or Lombardy in general if you want to be shocked; laid back is the last thing you would say about us. Here in Brescia in particular we are a bunch of stressed out workaholics, always running around breathing in the fabulous coal-flavored air courtesy of our heavy industry, steelworks in particular. I don't want to give the impression I'm crapping on my hometown though, Brescia is an unsupectably beautiful city, full of history and art like few other extremely industrialized centers and the Garda Lake is a 20 minutes drive away. we are just extremely far from the usual Italian stereotype. Totally true the thing about us being closer to Germans and Austrians than southerners. Because of my complexion I've often been lumped in with Germans abroad. Not that I mind too much, I like Germans and they like me, Ive made heaps of Teutonic friends on the lakeside over the years, so no harm done lol

[@ctwentysevenj6531]

Plus Italy is a G-7 country. Plus some of the largest engineering companies in Europe are Italian. Actually one of the largest semi conductor factories in Europe is in Catania, Sicily, owned by St microelectronics, the Italian/ French the largest semi conductor manufacturer in Europe. That factory is further being expanded.

[@annemariecronen9096]

3/4 of my mother’s family came from Prussia during the Franco-Prussian war and the other part from the Netherlands. This explains so much of how my mom was raised and probably why my mom did forgo the strict rules she was raised with us and gave us more freedom growing up. Side note, I have ancestors from my dad’s side who were from Inverness. I look forward to learning more about that area❤

[@ThePixelated_kris]

You should react to living ironically in Europe’s video about bulgaria next now that you’ve seen at least one of his videos

[@EuropeanQoheleth]

14:55 Grr fecking Evangelion. It gets brought into everything.

[@theharoldsshow]

God, VTH, that paint mention got me thinking of the whole research paper I wrote about Climate protests for school.

[@nickford5347]

It's a fun channel. He can be a bit less "family friendly" at times, but nothing that's really distracted me from learning and laughing.

[@buurmeisje]

I would love if you did more reactions to his videos, they're really good

[@itskyansaro]

Definitely check out the Videos on Eastern european stereotypes and growing up in the Balkans XD

[@angeloinfinity3054]

8:13 - About the paint throuwing (which is also present here in Italy) is something I completely agree on, but also: who is funding them? I would bet those who would be identified as their oppositions.... but oh well

[@voiveikkonen1042]

That was brownbear and finnish screaming Perkele to it..