GERMAN & EUROPEAN Things That Make Americans Jealous!

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[@Vera-zp7rt]

I am jealous of the healthcare, the maternity leave benefits, most of your job benefits such as paid time off, vacation time, shorter working hours. How clean the country is. Your transportation system. I also love your highway, driving laws. Autobahn rules make so much sense and people just drive better.

[@exlibrisas]

It's basically all Europe you could be jealous of.

[@homerj.simpson7562]

Goddamn socialism!!1! :D

[@ricknieland368]

Do you also love the taxes they pay for all these free things?

[@mutantplants1]

I'm glad I saw your post before I listed all the same things.👍

[@awesomedude4428]

@@ricknieland368 YES!!!

[@ediedek2040]

Americans should envy us Europeans the most: price labels with the final price and tax (no need to add tax).✌️💪👍😋

[@sluggo206]

It's as easy to add 10% as it is to convert from millimeters to centimeters. :)

[@avonlave]

I don't see what the big deal is. If you can't afford something after the tax is applied, you probably shouldn't be buying it anyway.

[@LythaWausW]

I sometimes still find myself mentally adding 9% when I look at prices at the grocery store. Lifelong habit. Then again there are some products in Germany that are "dishonest" about the actual price - pfand products. There was a big bin of Coke bottles at REAL that said "1 Euro each" and I tried to buy one with 1 Euro and was corrected, I had to pay 1.25E.

[@stefankuchmeister1875]

phil had a heart attack reading that

[@jessicaely2521]

Meh. It's easy to add the percentage on at the end. It really isn't a big deal. I think 10% even though I'm in areas where it's only 6%. Adding 10% I know that I have the money.

[@mirael96]

Health insurance is a really big thing. It makes life so much easier

[@DeanaandPhil]

True! Not having one sounds potentially catastrophic...

[@fricki1997]

There's a lovely little channel called "Call Me Armstrong", where a woman recounts her story and rehabilitation with a certain brain tumor (thankfully everything is getting better and better). In one of her older videos, she compares rough estimates of what her medical examinations and treatments would've cost in America versus what she paid in Germany. I won't spoil the end result, but afterwards I certainly felt much more appreciative of being able to live in Germany where I also have access to that kind of healthcare :) Here's the link to her video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHnGqIKdl9h1j80

[@aaronwhite1786]

@@fricki1997 Anecdotal as it is, I was reading a thread on the "Ask Europe" section of Reddit, and some guy from Belgium I think it was, was blown away at the fact that in his relatively young life, he had spent the same, if not slight less on healthcare, than one of the people from America commenting had spent just to have insurance for his family in one month. It didn't even include any potential use of that insurance, just paying for the coverage.

[@swanpride]

@@aaronwhite1786 Yeah, Americans supposedly also have to pay less taxes...and yet, when you look at the bottom line they pay more for way less than we have. I certainly wouldn't want their system, I rather pay my (income based) contributions.

[@aaronwhite1786]

@@swanpride Oh yeah. We definitely pay less in taxes, but then we end up paying way more on the backend. It's the most frustrating part about the debate, because people look at taxes as the whole thing. They also don't remember that as an American we pay for our own insurance, then you pay into federal Medicare, and then you pay into your state's equivalent of Medicare, Medicaid. So Americans pay for 3 insurance types, while only being eligible for their private insurance, and that's all before you even set foot in a doctor's office or operating room.

[@roxannaramirez929]

I met Germans and several other Europeans in the Cook Islands and I was jealous they had enough vacation time to go on a "round the world trip".

[@erikhieronymus7015]

What are Cook Islands?!

[@roxannaramirez929]

@@erikhieronymus7015 one of the most beautiful places ever!! They' re a cluster of polynesian tropical islands a few hours east of Australia in the south pacific

[@insideAdirtyMind]

Not many people in Germany have money and time to make round the world trips, I have seen some young people who did that after school if they have rich parents and can efford to not go to work. Later you have to go with the contract of your working company. In my experience it comes first, if I would take a vacation longer than 2 weeks I was screamed at, how selfish I was....it is all not that easy if most of your money goes straight to the high rental fee of a small flat.

[@erikhieronymus7015]

@@insideAdirtyMind Yeah

[@shannonbradley4699]

I am jealous that you can travel to another country rather easily.

[@DeanaandPhil]

agreed! There basically no borders within the EU! =)

[@Rod54Am]

So covid also travels easily 😉

[@tschehahh]

The US has 50 states, travelling round there is kind of travelling through different countries, or?

[@pjschmid2251]

@@tschehahh True, the US is about the same size as Europe and traveling around the US you’re going to experience different cultural traditions based on the region that you’re in. It’s not like traveling to Europe but it is like traveling between countries in Europe. And the US is even more ecologically diverse than Europe.

[@GordonShamway1984]

@@tschehahh yep except that our neighbours speak different languages

[@DeanaandPhil]

Do any of these "European & German Things" make you jealous? 😋 Also, check out "American Things All Europeans are JEALOUS OF!" -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/jma3doiqrNllsK8 Please Note: This video is meant to be lighthearted and humorous. These are opinions based statements not facts and we think it is important to emphasize this. We want this to be a platform where we can share our opinions, thoughts and differences in a positive way. Differences are NOT a negative thing. It makes things interesting. We honestly think the world would be a very boring place if we were all the same. Thanks for watching!!

[@TimWil]

I’m jealous of the bakeries, for sure. Also the doner and the currywurst/pommes.

[@joergfro7149]

WOULD BE A BUSINESS IDEA. to sell in the usa 😉 !!!! You know it, so you know how it should taste! since nobody has any rights; YOU ARE FREE TO COOK AND SELL

[@janpracht6662]

So funny that every foreigner sees Döner as typical German. Actually in Turkey Döner was a meat-dish on a plate. Later Turkish immigrants in Berlin tried to make the Döner more "western" and made a sandwich with meat and coleslaw out of it.

[@swanpride]

@@janpracht6662 Well, the Hamburger was invented by a German immigrant, and it is still considered typical American. The German Döner is very different from the one in Turkey. That's what happens, cultures influence each other.

[@janpracht6662]

@@swanpride The Hamburger was brought to New York by seamen (from Hamburg). They put fish between bread, later the Americans used cattle and added some more ingredients.

[@sinemnotfound3138]

Lol I almost eat it every day

[@bethpass7509]

Yes!!! Nutella does taste better in Germany!!! I brought some back from Germany before the pandemic & had my husband blind taste test... He picked the German Nutella. I feel that it's more hazelnutty maybe? Coke tastes different. Definitely look forward to my German chocolate (Ritter Sport Cocos) every year! Diner Kebab is 10 out of 10 for me & completely different from a gyro. Love my gelato! OMG i could name so many things!

[@bethpass7509]

OMG Weißwurst... Curry Sauce... Going daily to the bakery... On & on...

[@robfriedrich2822]

Well, when you want more hazelnuts, Nudossi is way better. Okay, not everyone likes the dominance of hazelnut.

[@robfriedrich2822]

Diner Kebap is a good spelling.

[@heidicolville4961]

As a Canadian I am jealous of a few things. Public transportation for sure. Ours sucks and pretty much non existent unless you live in very large cities like Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto or Montreal. Your architecture. Here a building is 50 years old. They tear it down and build new. In Europe they at least keep the facade to make things to remain looking the same. I also love the food. Yes we can get many of your foods here but somehow just don't taste same. Brotchen und Brodt in Germany are AMAZING. We cannot get anything that even touches that. Your baking. Our baking here cannot touch what Europe has. The cost of your cell phones and internet compared to what we pay. However, the cost of your gasoline is very very high. Our beef here in Western Canada is THEE BEST. Our cattle are grain or grass fed instead of corn which makes a very big difference to the taste. All in all we love visiting all of Europe. So much to see, do, taste and experience.

[@NoName-jp6le]

Germans are actually very upset about public transportation (delays, full vehicles, poor connections in smaller towns and villages, expensive). It may be better than in the USA and Canada, but there is still a lot of work to do. In Germany we actually pay much money for mobile phone contracts (compared to other European countries)

[@CarinaCoffee]

The Schengen treaty truly is one of the biggest advantages of being an European citizen. You can work and live wherever you want without all the VISA hassle. You want to retire to a Fjord in Norway, you can (Norway is not a member of the EU, but part of Schengen). Or live half of the year in Spain instead of living through rain in the Netherlands? Done. I remember when I went to visit my ex who lived in Trier, we would just drive over to Luxembourg all the time and this one time we didn't know where we wanted to go, so we just kept on driving down to France and went to Metz. We didn't need to bring any passport (we had our IDs and driver licenses) and we didn't need to stop at any border patrol, etc.

[@Henning_Rech]

Schengen allows free TRAVEL (especially for foreigners, like Americans, with a common visa-free entry, and a common visa for other nations) up to 3 months, but not free residency. This is the EU. You must have enough money to prove to Norway that you can support you and your family. But then a possible residency is not based on Schengen, but on Norways EWR membership and EU-EWR reciprocity. And therefore you could also migrate to Ireland, which is EU member but not Schengen member. As an EU citizen you could travel freely to other EU member states also before the Schengen treaty, and still can to those who are not in Schengen. You just have to show your ID at the border, e. g. to Croatia (EU but not Schengen).

[@V100-e5q]

Schengen is about movment between the treaty states. The EU treaty allows meber states' citizens to work in all member countries.

[@berlindude75]

@@Henning_Rech "EWR" (Europäischer Wirtschaftsraum) is German. The term in English is EEA (European Economic Area).

[@joannesmith2484]

You know you can do that in the US, right? In the USA (and Canada), we have what are called snowbirds. They live in the North for half of the year and in the South for half of the year. To travel from Boston to Miami is farther than travelling from Amsterdam to Lisbon. And Boston is much colder and snowier than Amsterdam in the winter. There are also fjords in North America, although very few. But natural beauty and a peaceful existence can be found in just about any country, whether you must drive 1000 miles or just 10 miles to find it. It's not unique to Europe.

[@schnorpel]

There is a general misunderstanding about the minimum drinking age especially in Germany. The minimum age of 16 applies only for drinking in public. If you as a father drink a beer with your 15 year old son at home it is not against the law. Also it is allowed for minors to drink beer and wine in public if they are with a parent.

[@stevekrause1556]

Quiet Sundays!

[@DeanaandPhil]

true!! We should have mentioned that! =)

[@stevekrause1556]

@@DeanaandPhil Winzerfest, Weihnachtsmarkt and Asbach chocolate, too!

[@ganapatikamesh]

I’m an American and I agree with how Deana represented Americans. I’m definitely jealous of nations that have universal healthcare, mandatory benefits for workers (paid vacation time, maternity/paternity leave, etc), strong social safety nets, tuition-free tertiary education, use only the metric system (I worked at a chemical factory and found it frustrating that some parts of the procedures were in standard and some were in metric because if I needed to adjust the measurements due to needing to make more or less I had to do all kinds of math that wouldn’t have been necessary if we just used the metric system. I mean, as much as I don’t like the standard system, if the US only used that one then that’d still be better than the current way things are done where both systems are used simultaneously inconsistently throughout. Like I can buy juice in liters, but I have to buy drinkware in ounces. Ugh!), and great public transportation. As for specific products, even products that aren’t sold at Walmart an American can either go to an international store or order it online and have it shipped here. I’ve been to some international stores in the big metropolitan cities nearest me and found brand name products from those nations represented. I’m a nonIndian/nonNepali/nonBalinese practicing Hindu in the middle of Oklahoma and either can get items mailed to me from India or just go to a store in a nearby city and pick them up (or have them special ordered). I mean, when mentioning cars my thought was “I drive a Japanese brand car, so umm what’s the point?” I have seen a Renault here. I’m not sure where the person got it. Either they purchased it and had it shipped over or they found an international car dealership in a big city. Though I agree with Deana that it’s rare to see. It’d be like seeing a Tata here, though we are starting to see more and more Chinese car brands sold here....they’re mostly commercial vehicles, at least that’s what I’ve come across here. Most of the cars I see driven in my rural part of the state are Honda, Kia, Hyundai, Toyota, Chevy, Ford, Nissan, BMW, Mercedes, Chrysler, Volkswagen, Cadillac, GMC with a lot of people driving either trucks or SUVs of these brands if they exist in either of those types. The commercial vans here look a lot like those found in Europe with the most common brands I’ve seen being Mercedes, Ford, and Chevy. And there’s talk about changing the emergency vehicle sirens to be more like European ones due to multiple studies saying they’re better for pedestrians ears and some of my little city’s newest emergency vehicles have the checkerboard pattern on them now like I’ve seen on some European emergency vehicles (though ours have way more LED flashing lights all over them so not sure if the pattern was actually needed since they have so many lights on them I cannot imagine people not seeing them, especially at night!). Great video! Lots of fun!

[@achan730]

I was never really bothered by the drinking age. I don’t really need to have alcohol in my life.

[@jcomm120]

My German Dad would have totally agreed about the metric system ranking here.♡

[@joergfro7149]

FAHRENHEIT GERMAN ::: LOL

[@TheIlluminara]

When I was born in 1971 my mom went on maternity leave and when she went back to work she lost all of her seniority, vacation time and rate of pay here in the US. Also as an American my employer doesn't give holiday pay, vacation time or insurance and this is probably the 5th job I've had like this. It seems most places do not offer any benefits anymore.

[@jessicaely2521]

The jobs that has alot of union do offer this stuff. My brother is a photojournalist for ABC News in Miami. He has a matching 401k, time in a half for overtime (he can easily make an extra $6,000 on top of his regular pay in just 3 days), and gets quadruple his pay on holidays. He also gets hazard pay which is an extra $400 when he works hurricanes, goes up in the stations helicopter, works protests, and goes to a country that's at war. My brothers union required mostly everything I listed above. The quadruple his pay for working holidays is his stations idea. Normally it would be doubled.

[@captainamerica5826]

I'm American I have five weeks vacation,eleven pain holidays my medical, dental,prescription,and vision is payed by my employer and we have five emotional well-being days off you work for the wrong companies

[@rohini480]

Can we please have a tutorial how Deana blowdries her hair???? PLEASE 😍

[@Halli50]

Medicine (and health care in general) in Europe is less expensive simply because the general idea is that EVERYONE chips in with the cost and EVERYONE benefits. The single payer / Universal health care systems largely eliminates price gouging by Big Pharma. Health care costs are generally capped - anyone that unexpectedly needs a lot of health care (an accident, cancer, whatever) gets whatever care the system is able to provide (immortality is NOT available) without exorbitant bills. The slack is taken up by those of us that are healthy and do not need much care and, you know what: We do not mind that we might be paying for others! One day it probably will be our turn to need a lot of care.

[@guidofietz]

For US all this aren't benefits but SOCIALISM!!!

[@zymelin21]

@@guidofietz and no independent rancher in the mid-west will want to (in universal health care) pay for the eventual rehab of a black cocaine addict from alabama)!!

[@kcufbla]

I've lived in France, Portugal, Spain and Holland, and I have friends from all over Europe. Trust me when I say on top of it not being a big deal, being an atheist is actually looked upon positively by at least 80 percent of people.

[@andreak.7218]

I'm from Hungary. My lunch will be home made lángos tomorrow. You can try to make it at home too.

[@axelfiedler]

Isn't this splashing oil everywhere in the kitchen?

[@andreak.7218]

@@axelfiedler I use a high sided frying pan and not too much oil. I never had problem with splashing oil in this case.

[@darransmith32]

The legal drinking age in England is 5 (supervised on private property), 16 (in public with adult supervision) and 18 (in public with no supervision).

[@n_other_1604]

So why you can't get in some clubs/pubs when you are under 21?

[@yannhamdous67]

I'm from Algeria and i'm jealous of both of Europe and America 😂

[@jamespagdon2998]

In New Jersey we have every kind of food and the supermarkets carry almost everything. But if you drive 50 miles into Pennsylvania things get harder to find. There are things we eat in New Jersey that most people in Pennsylvania have never heard of. I think i would love trying everything you two are eating in your travels and thank you for bringing us all along. I am disabled and traveling would be to difficult for me so i travel vicariously through your great videos.

[@Beth92800]

I wonder if legal drinking age is older because we do not have public transport as readily available so kids would drive intoxicated more often. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@jensschroder8214]

All the world use the metric system, but over there is a land with stars and stripes and a very complicatied measuring system. They define inches in millimeters and calculate with fractions and log decimal places.

[@LythaWausW]

Three countries have not fully adopted SI, including America, which of course uses SI in science, medicine, military, auto production, etc.

[@jessicaely2521]

The US does use metric just not for everyday use. I had to learn the metric system and Kelvin temperature measuring system when I worked in the medical field. I still can change units from US customary to metric to Kelvin (if measuring temperature).

[@lilykep]

There is also a TON of Native American history that shouldn't be overlooked when it comes to Ancient History. There were many thriving cultures on the American content before Europeans came, and those cultures left some awesome relics.

[@ocsonpearl8517]

been in Germany for a short time, i’m a fan almost everything except the grey sky, one of the many things made me happy, is the enormous selection of chocolates and candies in the store , heaven 😍and Germany is a walkable country, walk and walk and so happy to walk everyday, a lot of parks to walk

[@markhbfindlay]

Yes. Us British people have just been deprived of our European citizenship by the collection of crazed racists who won a loaded referendum and then took us out on bad terms. I love free movement and people from different places right here, and love being able to travel to other places freely.

[@LisaZoe86]

Well the thing with the History is that there are no medieval castles and things like that in the USA but there are lots of them in Europe and it's really fascinating to visit them.

[@furzkram]

Google the price for insulin shots in the US and Germany. That's why many americans go to Canada or Mexico to get them.

[@ACEsParkJunheeWreckedMeHard]

My grandma owns a card she pays maybe 10€ a year on it that allows her to get literally everything that is medicine for free and she never payed anything for the insulin tho

[@joergfro7149]

@@ACEsParkJunheeWreckedMeHard THAT PAYS THE HEALTH INSURANCE HERE IN GERMANY !!! IF AMN HAS CRONIC DISEASES, YOU ARE EXEMPTED FROM PAYMENT FOR MEDICINES! OTHERWISE IT IS ALWAYS SO 5 EURO THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY IN THE PHARMACY

[@apfeltpunkt2053]

@@joergfro7149 Insulin is still ~10 times more expensive in the US to comparable western Nations. Why? Unregulated Capitalism. "They charge you, cause they can." Yes, my insurance would pay for it, but in the end me or the society will pay for it anyway. True. But in the US it's still 10x more for the same amount which is just US Pharma having a good time celebrating anti-Communisn or however you want to call it. 😅

[@pascalmerschaudio]

i´m from belgium we have here the same rules like germany in all points

[@Moneymark1979]

i disagree, U Guys have the best and safest Fireworks... We suck at that Stuff....

[@pascalmerschaudio]

@@Moneymark1979 really,? i dont knew that. But the safest means not so exiciting 😂 like yours

[@rickb1055]

Aaa vacation time, only 9 days to work and then im having a vacation for 4 weeks. And still have vacation time left 🤪😁

[@Humpelstilzchen]

Ah nice. I have this week and then 3 weeks from dec. 23 😁 then i get my NEW 30 days per year Plus my 130 Überstunden 😁so another 3 and a half weeks to take free.

[@NoName-jp6le]

I have 44 days off per year😏😂

[@Humpelstilzchen]

@@NoName-jp6le respect 😁👍💪

[@rickb1055]

@@NoName-jp6le 🤣🤣 you work for the goverment or what 🤣🤣

[@NoName-jp6le]

@@rickb1055 No, at a big company. It‘s really nice with so much days. Living is so much better than working

[@bloodysilence2189]

I’m European living in California. I bought my first car in California because it’s impossible to move around without one. My first car was Chevy impala but I switched to Mercedes after 6 years because Mercedes is like a ballerina and new impala is more like a kindergarten ballerina 😂 people in US are not jealous about European cars in terms of availability, they are jealous that they can’t make such a beautiful cars 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@zymelin21]

some don't think they have cars in Germany, or anything else electronic for that matter!!

[@kmykonos]

I'm from Canada and I'm DEFINITELY jealous of most things Europe has to offer, especially in comparing to Canada. And no offense to Americans, but overall, Canada has it so much better than America, and Europe is leaps and bounds better than Canada. I definitely want to move to Europe... ASAP!!

[@exploman6382]

Factss bro

[@wasfuernscheissname]

You‘re welcome ... 😁

[@Miiyo]

The hidden state sales tax in USA.... or Sugar Tax in some cities... Alabama has an 8% sales tax, but where I live in Alabama, it's 9%. =_= It's bullocks. XD

[@a.s.7882]

In Lithuania moms get fully paid leave 2 months before childbirth and 1 year after, in the second baby year of life 80% of salary, and new fathers get four weeks fully paid leave in addition :)

[@himhersoundoff]

Ooh and to speak getting in to college on Legacy was how many people were given the opportunity to go to college. This practice kept people of color out of colleges and job opportunities. This is how Historical black colleges were created. You had a few extraordinary POC who were able to attend all white colleges but often they did they would not allow them around white students. They had to take their classes in the hallway. We have the laws in The US to prevent people from excluding a group or prevent a group to take part, that is to prevent systematic racism! (Although it does exist!) Those laws are in place to help groups of POC who no matter how smart or how accomplished they are they would not be given a opportunity to enter a college or a job! Just an FYI.

[@eddy44649]

America and Canada also have a real big history as Well. The native americains and Canadians were there for 1000s of years before the europians came over.

[@NancyCampbell-rk9rm]

About the police, are you telling me the polizie are no longer allowed to draw blood on a DUI suspect? Because I think that's pretty militaristic.

[@aikidragonpiper71]

America does have ancient Native American history. The Spiro Mounds in Spiro, Oklahoma are thousands of years old. Many artifacts found very closely resembling Mayan and Aztec style artifacts.

[@amberrocca1105]

Canada is about the same. My American friend's insurance would not cover the birth of her baby because they had not selected that option on the plan. Therefore, her pregnancy was a preexisting condition and not covered. So sad:(

[@therealsourc3]

hard drinks age limit in norway is 20, and to buy is 21. nominal drinking age is 18. you can drive moped and light motorcycles from age 16, but car license is still 18 years. You must also be over 21 years old to drive a bus.

[@colleenmonfross4283]

I can't say I am envious of anything you mentioned except graduate school. As far as health care, there is so much misinformation about US health care, no one is going broke who needs health care when they are unemployed, I work in health care, I know. I have insurance through my employer and pay very little for it and have great benefits, I also have as much time off as I want, though I take very little because I have a job with a lot of responsibility. Who picks up your slack when you are off having a baby? Do they hire a temporary replacement for you or do your coworkers have to pick that up for you? Someone is paying for it, either your company or your coworkers. Total BS about our police force, if you aren't doing anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about. I have never once been harrassed and have always received help when I need it. Americans LOVE their cars! That's why we don't demand more public transportation availability and invest in great road systems instead - it goes with our independent mind set.

[@WoJackMan]

The biggest thing I'm jealous of is the city design. Most of the US is full of stroads and strip malls, and there aren't many walkable places. The lack of bike infrastructure is also frustrating. Everything is zoned separately, so we get stuck with these cookie-cutter housing neighborhoods, and have to drive pretty much everywhere. German cities seem to have most of what you need within a reasonable walking or biking distance. Everything is mixed together, which seems to more more sense. Also, the drinking in public thing is pretty cool 🍻

[@thb3306]

One week? That's a (too) short holiday here in Germany 😊

[@andreavoros-marky4203]

Agree. You need at least 2 weeks to unwind. In the first week you will still be in working mode...

[@jaehaspels9607]

I hate health insurance. The doctor's offices and hospitals charge a cheaper rate if you're private pay. When Obamacare was mandated, I had a huge deductible I had to meet before the insurance company would start paying anything. Meanwhile, I'm paying a monthly payment, paying a high rate for the doctor and still not meeting the deductible. Then when I went to the pharmacy, I had to wait around to see if my insurance would approve the medication or the item I needed. WTF? Then, it got really fun when they doubled my monthly payment every year to the point, where I couldn't afford the insurance anymore. Then the government tacked a huge penalty onto my taxes for not having insurance that I couldn't afford. Thanks Obum-de-dum; you sucked so hard.

[@cstarv]

don't get cancer in america. every chemo bag cost about $30,000 a bag I had 5 treatments. Canada it was about $400 a bag (this was in 2000). Since the insurance company considered chemo a prescription drug, it covered 70%, it covered other things at 80%. So my cost after cancer treatment and surgery was $50,000 of medical debt!

[@Jan_Seidel]

Denmark is also tuition free. I think the entire Scandinavia

[@danielheartsill4269]

As you know the friendly people depends on what state you are in. Most people in the US will tell you the people in the south are much friendlier than in the north east part of the country. I have never been to New Jersey but a friend of mine is from there. He says the people are very unfriendly and he would never leave Texas and go back to live. Many of the larger cities in the US are not as friendly as in small towns. Also as in anywhere in the world mostly you get treated as you treat others. I have never had trouble anywhere.

[@saltyc]

Completely agree about chocolate!

[@NATALIE.P837]

Hello, I just want to let you know how happy I am that I found your Channel. You are both very funny, enternaining and you seem very nice.

[@milliedragon4418]

You'd have to ask more of the question of what am I not jealous of. *Say one Fahrenheit I do think Fahrenheit is pretty cool. Especially for the weather. For Celsius for pretty much everything else. As far as the lower drinking age I think the only people who care about that are under that age like everyone else doesn't care about it. So I'm way older an 21 so I don't care too much the only thing I would like to add is I would prefer a much more gradual drinking age like it is in Germany and other European countries like drinking hard liquor over a certain age versus drinking at a restaurant. I think 21 is fine but I think it should start younger and be more gradual. Like the UK as it where it's okay if you're 16 as long as your parents are there. 18 maybe yet just a restaurant we can drink wine or beer but you can't purchase you know a pack of beer. Until you're like 20 or 21 I think that would be more fair.

[@tomheinrichs7058]

Big thing to be jealous of in Europe is types of Public Transportation. Boats, Buses, Trains. I remember going to Switzerland snd getting what they called a Swiss Pass. Basically allowed me to go anywhere in Country first class for free by Boat, Bus or Train. Forget being able to live in City without vehicle. You can live in Switzerland without a vehicle.

[@Patty..F]

How do healthcare workers in Germany get paid compared to in the US? Are doctors paid a salary? I am just trying to figure out are they paid well enough to want to stay in the profession?

[@Henning_Rech]

You mean doctors employed to a hospital (they are paid a salary), or general practioners (they are entrepreneurs)? - In fact the healthcare system is a bit more complicated than explainable in a few minutes or a few lines. The variation is income is quite big. - And remember that they don't have to pay back student loans.

[@antoniajagodic]

Lower drinking age, Hahahah amazing 🙈

[@katherinepacey4163]

I am jealous you can live in Germany, quite obvious why you can!! I dream about living in Germany....🥰🥰 I'll hope we can return when world travel returns

[@MrSovetsky]

Freedom to work around EU is not for all. Your profession can be regulated and you will have to get certified. As well as to recognise your credentials (diplomas and such). Not saying that it's an impossible task, but a substantial hurdle. About the maternity leave, someone is paying for that. Socialism rules Europe.

[@captainamerica5826]

I'm jealous of how well Northern Europeans govern themselves Norway, Sweden, Finland seem to have such good government but my ancestors were from England, Scotland and Germany so I feel a connection to them PS I'm retired and I never pay more than twenty dollars to see a doctor and about four dollars for a prescription

[@eastfrisianguy]

My mother was an Au pair in California almost 40 years ago, and she stabbed her toe very bad. She paid for treatment over $250 in advance despite insurance, and the insurance company paid back just under $100 on the argument that the costs charged by the hospital were too high. She still talks about it today, we are not used to that in Germany 😂 How should sb. know what prices are usual? At least, if you are not familiar with them? Germany has the second highest prices for medicines in the world, but the public health insurance companies have in most cases special contracts with the pharmaceutical industry. The remaining costs are largely covered by our tax-based health insurance system. I pay just €60 ($73) a year for my medicine, without insurance I would easily spend ten times that amount. But there are also things in US that I am jealous of: Often lower costs for energy (electricity, gas, petrol), Mexican food, much lower maintenance costs (taxes/insurance) for a car, self-employed people don't pay as many taxes as here and there is an established start-up culture.

[@sluggo206]

You don't know the price until after you've gotten the treatment and the bill comes. That's mostly in hospitals and doctor's offices. Some specialists and dental offices are getting better at telling you the price beforehand.

[@Drache-dt7be]

Wie immer, ein gutes Video! Ich bin manchmal etwas neidisch auf die Einkaufsmöglichkeiten in den USA. Ich kaufe zwar sehr gerne lokal ein, aber in vielen kleineren deutschen Städten hat man einfach nicht die Möglichkeit, das zu kaufen, was man will. Hier muss man also öfters auf das Internet zugreifen, während man in einer Mall in den Staaten wirklich ALLES bekommt

[@jojo138]

as far as maternaty leave goes here in the netherlands we have 16 weeks, in case you're baby is born 1 week past due date you just get a week extra but if you're baby is born a week before you just keep you're 16 weeks. you can choose more in excange for less income but I don't now for howlong ang howmany % you then get (I am a stay at home mom so i don't know exactly :P). as far as cost go you do not need to pay much if you choose a hospital birth over homebirth without a medical reason you pay it yourself at least some of it, if you have a medical reason why you need to go to a hospital you pay nothing. I had a c-section 7 months ago (and one 2,5 years ago) and if I did need to pay it myself It would have been around 5000 euro and that is including the stay in the hospital in my case from saturday night about 2.30am til monday about 11am and food medicine care and all. I only paid about I believe 800-900 euro to have kraamzorg ( this is a kind of nurse that comes to you're home for 8-10 days to help you with the care for the baby and check you're wounds and also helps with household stuff like cleaning) but most of that is also paid by insurance. haha sorry long comment but yeah much info not easy to get it compacter haha :P love you're channel you always make me smile

[@stevenmatthews2278]

I’m jealous because I don’t have health insurance. If I get sick or if I need dental work, I don’t get it. I don’t have $1,000+ to give out and still pay rent, electric, water, food, gas, car insurance, cell phone bill, etc.

[@mymessymidlifecrisis]

I am jealous of the vacation time

[@sabinemckay7239]

Yes Nutella does tastes better in Europe ☺️It has a Nutty flavor vs a chocolate flavor🤭Being a German I love the German Nutella 😎

[@patwheeler4940]

Ireland 18 yrs.

[@ddiesel1836]

I envy the fact that most Europeans can drive stick!

[@octavianpopescu4776]

Regarding the history part... ok, new immigrants, they're clearly European... But past the, say... 2nd-3rd-4th generation... There is a change... For example, most of the US population seems to claim German ancestry... how many of them can speak any German? How many can answer basic questions about Germany? What do they know about German history? How much loyalty do they feel towards Germany? They no longer have any ties to Europe, other than maybe skin colour. Some do retain it (I've heard that some Irish Americans do retain Irish traditions for example), but I think most don't. A similar thing was noticed by black Americans travelling to Africa, Africans may not perceive them as part of the group, but see them as different.

[@birgitwiley5540]

Good one 😂

[@oldman848]

The Americans use a slightly revised system of the British imperial measurement system. They also use a slightly revised version of the laws of the British constitution in their constitution.

[@sluggo206]

Britain doesn't have a constitution. :) Or at least not a written constitution. Parliament and the monarchy just have a gentleman's agreement to follow certain norms and respect their ancestors' values. They could change their minds at any time. The US has a written constitution it wrote itself based on British values, and Canada has a written constitution that Britain gave it, but Britain itself doesn't have a constitution.

[@oldman848]

@@sluggo206. We do have a constitution but it’s not written in one document. And it has the advantage of being more easily adapted to current events. The Americans still use the old king and his advisors leading government but controlled by the senate and Congress. It’s pure George the Third except their king is elected, but ironically their ministers are not. Our constitution has changed with the times. Double jeopardy is an obvious example.

[@phillistrahl9234]

I think in Iceland drinking age is 20 or 21 or at least the age that you can legally buy drinks

[@Ashley-jp4nn]

Wish I could move to Germany 😓

[@DeanaandPhil]

Are you planning to?

[@Ashley-jp4nn]

@@DeanaandPhil no immediate plans but I’d like to study there someday 😋 currently in Wisconsin which is probably as German as America gets lol

[@joergfro7149]

@@DeanaandPhil So, that doesn't cause any big problems, there are a lot of americans on youtube who study here and say how best to get along here in germany or europe!

[@swanpride]

@@Ashley-jp4nn So maybe start learning the language and look for university programs? It's pretty much the second easiest way to get to Germany (the easiest is naturally marrying a German).

[@rickyn1135]

The brands of vehicles you mentioned are Expensive in USA. Are there cheaper in Germany & EU....I’m NVS of your Health Care .sick & Vacation time off work. Chocolate; of course you can find great chocolate here,but I’d say not as easy to find and the Price is 2X-3X higher......Have a greatHoliday Season,as much as you can with Lock Downs and limited contact.

[@DeanaandPhil]

Cars tend to me more expensive in Germany than in the USA. Maybe they are cheaper in the UK? 🤔 New rules for German came out for the holidays. It looks like lockdown continues and small gatherings of two households. Hope you're staying safe!

[@rickyn1135]

I was wondering that(offer their full line in USA). Wouldn’t want American cheaply made cars to have fair & quality competition. 💁🏼‍♂️ and then Trump added 35 % Tarif! SMH.

[@farhiyaa4880]

Jealous of education, vacation time, healthcare, cheaper to travel from there, maternity leave for women, food dont have GMOs, EU bans many chemicals in skincare/body/hair + makeup products, police are not militarized.

[@DerShino1991]

Phils english is on point! xD

[@Steffen1301]

Tatsächlich ist das Mutterschutzgesetz, die Elternzeit und auch unser Gesundheitssystem nicht all zu weit verbreitet in Europa. Deutschland ist in vielerlei Hinsicht ein Land, wo man noch viel mehr unterstützt wird als in anderen europäischen Ländern. Allerdings ist hierfür wahrscheinlich auch wesentlich mehr Aufwand und Papierkram zu erledigen, als in anderen europäischen Ländern 😆

[@Christ_the_only_way]

search 4 bottles and you can recycle it for 1 euro

[@WoJackMan]

There's a döner kebab place near me in the US. Should I go?

[@andreienciu750]

Health insurance is free in my country, but mother life is 3years .

[@bastischmidt9976]

when he says juropp :D

[@robertzander9723]

Europe from north to south is so different with so many different countries and cultures it's usually impossible to compare that to the US. Maybe you have some main things you can compare and even the US is from part to part different with welcoming people and the kind of education. Jealous is a weird word to describe the comparison.

[@sabineenglebright6072]

Nutella in Germany is from Ferrero in Italy and Nutella what you can purchase in the US is made in Canada And this is the point why is test different to us in Germany . The same with Lindt Chocolate when you ask in a Shop the people who worke 's there he tell you it's from Germany >> not true 🤔and he does the same about Cosmetic Products . Als Beispiel >>> du gehst in einen dm Drogeriemarkt and ask von wo ein Artikel ist , dann bekommst du auch eine korrecte Antwort oder minimum Sie sagen dir tut Mir leid das weiss ich nicht . Ist Mir selbst passiert mit einem Shampoo from Europe, I ask the People who work in places like dm , here in the US and the Answer was oh yes it's >>> Made in Europa

[@arinomed3743]

yes America, Be Jealous!!!

[@virre1981]

A lot of the things will differs across europan countries. Maternal (and paternal) leave will varry, I am not super readup on Swedens but as I understand it you get more day if you share them. Higher education in Sweden is free if you are Swedis or a EU-citizen, it used to be for everywhere but it was changed some years back Limits on alcohol in Sweden is 18 years old if you buy in a resturant or bar and 20 if you buy at Systembolaget, the monpolic store. We also have relativly high taxes on alcohol (This is all quite close to the line WHO have on alcohol, www.who.int/substance_abuse/safer/s/en/ )

[@insideoutcorpse8365]

8th comment and im also german🥺🇩🇪😂

[@NancyCampbell-rk9rm]

The thing about having babies in Germany is that there is mandatory military service also. Just saying.

[@sandrabutler6837]

Nope not me I do know KG

[@SAR2325]

How about US salaries are much higher than any where In EU at least for software people.

[@jbsmarklinmodellbahn1728]

Deutsches Brot und Bier sind das beste der Welt.

[@sabineenglebright6072]

When you don't know even Lindt chocolate is not German

[@geoffwalters3662]

I lived in Germany 2 years and visted alot. I am pretty far from jealous

[@Starscreamious]

They should have mentioned paternity leave. That's something that almost doesn't exist in the USA.

[@heyleycuzo761]

Definitely jealous on how cheap is it to travel within the EU. Studied abroad in Berlin a few years ago and I flew to a couple of other countries for only $35 - $85.

[@klausheller4122]

Hi except in California they have more vaccacions Days as in any other states!

[@rczv]

US should be jealous of European breads. I found the standard stuff sold in the US barely edible without toasting. Also, nurseries/kindergartens are in many countries subsidized by the state, and consequently very affordable.

[@rykmat2542]

Citizens of any of the EU countries have the right to live and work in Norway and Switzerland too, but in Switzerland, there are some limitations.

[@rebecadiezm]

10:48 Languages barriers... Well this is another thing for English speakers to be jelous of non-English speaking european countries. Most europeans are at least bilingual, and younger generations speak more than two languages*. Besides, if you are a EU-citizen, you can not only work in other country, but also enjoy the Erasmus Programm for college students, that will allow you to improve your foreign languages skills. *ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Foreign_language_skills_statistics

[@sinatiemann6535]

As a person with lots of health problems living in Germany I'm so glad, that I do not have to pay for most things. Scoliosis brace (1-2 new ones a year while growing) for 8 years - 10€/for each (health insurance pays about 2500€ for each) Asthma medication: completely free as a kid, now 5€ each time I get a new prescription... If I have to go under scoliosis surgery one day insurance will cover the cost of about 150 000€. So grateful for all that!

[@AnuLitja]

@AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVER And how much do you pay for your insurance per month? Or are you still covered by your parents' insurance? Do you even pay taxes?

[@kt9aq]

As an engineering student in America, I am VERY jealous about the metric system...slugs, kips, ksi, psi, ft/lb ugh!!!

[@kt9aq]

@AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVER False, approximately 4.9% of the US are scientist or engineers who most likely do care 😜

[@anakrebs9123]

Nutella is actually different throughout Europe. In Germany and Austria(and generally northern Europe) is less sweet then in southern Europe(specifically in the Serbia, Bosnia...). I'm from Slovenia and we check if our Nutella is meant for the Austrian or Croatian and Serbian market.

[@amraomerovic4033]

I’m Bosnian and live in the US , lived in Germany in the 90s and nutella was everything and they finally brought it to the us and I don’t even eat it bc it’s so sweet just not European chocolate

[@reinhard8053]

And the french Nutella is more soft because of their baguettes.

[@quwer4931]

I broke my shoulder joint two years ago while snowboarding in the Czech Republic. I still had travel health insurance from previous vacations, for which I had paid € 8.50 per YEAR up to this point in time. What can I say, for patient transport by snowmobile and ambulance, examination, x-ray pictures, orthopedic arm sling, second opinion at the German doctor and follow-up examination all together I didn't pay a cent! However, the "Auslandskrankenversicherung" has upgraded me: I now pay € 8.60 per year .. For physio afterwards, in order to regain full functionality, however, I had to pay a contribution. I think it was 9 € per hour. So for this stupid accident that happened during an unnecessarily risky freetime activity, I paid a total of 108 € (because of the 6x 2 hours physio). All in all I can say that the German / European healthcare system is pretty great!