How Do Europe & The United States Compare? | Thoughts & Commentary

How do the United States and Europe compare? Thoughts & commentary, a book and music recommendation.
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[@davelister7183]

here in Scotland i read about the sun in a book once

[@josteingravvik2381]

Yeah, I've heard that rumour up here in Norway too... 😉

[@mr.jglokta191]

It's the best 5 hours of the year here in Sweden

[@fraserbain6102]

That heirloom SPF 2000 😆

[@Shoomer1988]

Don't do that again. No good will come of it.

[@fcassmann]

😂 Same here this year. Greetz from the Netherlands. 🇪🇺🇳🇱

[@josteingravvik2381]

I really do enjoy your videos !! You're doing a great job, and it's so refreshing seeing a young soul actually being informed about the world we live in !! Greetings from Norway !!

[@WolfHeathen]

In Sweden you're allowed to drive a car if: You're at least 16 and have a learner's permit. You always have to have a passenger in the car with a valid teacher's permit who has had a driver's license for at least 5 years without any incidents.

[@youtubevoice1050]

"Quality of living" is very relative. People in the U.S. pay less taxes, so they have higher incomes. However, in western Europe that tax money goes to infrastructure, universal healthcare and education. Also, service jobs are paid fairly and there is a way better economic safety net preventing people from falling through the cracks in times of need. Consumerism isn't everything. Many U.S. - expats will tell you that. Eastern Europe again is a different story, entirely.

[@raystewart3648]

Agreed for the most part, however, US pays more in TAX revenue than any European country. Our TAX goes towards public health (free) and support programmes for former prisoners, the elderly, child abuse, homeless people and the US Tax pays for Military and Space Agencies, as stated in a 2022 White House Report. The US has higher rates compared to Eastern European countries (Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary) and when you add on your Health TAX that is pretty dam high as well.

[@youtubevoice1050]

@@raystewart3648 Sure, but the US as a whole would have to be compared to Europe total or the EU, not individual countries, which are much smaller. And obviously there are more ways tax money is used, but the question is, how much is allocated where?

[@strangebrew1231]

Exactly. Americans get almost nothing in return for our taxes

[@raystewart3648]

@@youtubevoice1050 45 to 65% of US Tax goes to your Military. That is higher than any other nation on Earth. Why? I mean why is that? Are you Americans so scared of other countries are you just wanting to fight others all the time?

[@nicoladc89]

About religion, I think there isn't any president that end a speech with "God bless ". That's show how much more important the religion is in the US compare to Europe.

[@perer005]

Regarding tractors, in Europe you can drive "tractor-class" vehicles at a younger age.

[@motomax_99]

Also motorcycle licenses are staggered so since there's multiple licenses you can technically drive on the road at age 15 already in some countries.

[@kimreinikainen]

In Finland you can get tractor-, moped- and light four wheel (micro car, atv) license at the age 15. Couple years back they changed it so that with special permission you could get the car license at the age 17 instead of 18. I would say that was bad move 'cause every week some 17 year old has rolled his parent's car at 200 km/h. Probably only wise guy with this special permission is Kalle Rovanperä, 2x wrc champion

[@shanwyn]

In Switzerland you can either take the moped test or the tractor test with 14 since their speed is limited to 30 kmh

[@kimreinikainen]

@@shanwyn wow 30 only. Finland regular tractor can go 40 and moped/microcar 45. Allthough kids are going like 80 with the mopeds and losing their license and plates of the moped due not road legal moped😀

[@shanwyn]

@@kimreinikainen Tbh I am not sure anymore about the tractorspeed, but the mopeds were 30 (it's been decades since I had my test so it is possible they changed it but knowing my country, I am pretty sure they didn't LOL) I remember how the local police often hid with speed measuring cameras on the most used routes to school just to 'catch' those who drove faster. They must have been bored to death to chase kids driving a few kmh too fast hehe

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

Fun fact; in 2023 USA with its 330 million inhabitants had about 40.000 traffic fatalities while EU in total had about 20.000 traffic fatalities.

[@Detwhat]

Fun fact: most people in the US have to drive to get to work. Whereas people in Europe take trains and busses. The geography is vastly different. Also European people don't really have any ownership in their countries. We do... barely. I believe those climate change policies will put the nail in the coffin though.

[@fandzejka9540]

​Sadly, no life without a car in Poland, unless you live in big city. Our frugal govts trained us to be like Americans. Sort of. Good thing is that in general people here are not allowed to posses firearms, so theres save here. btw what do you mean by "no ownership"? @@Detwhat

[@AC-wz9tx]

@@Detwhat Only true for major cities in Europe, even then they can be extremely congested with traffic like Rome or London. Everyone else pretty much drives.

[@RasMosi]

@@Detwhat would you explain ownership? If it's owning health insurrance, education invoices, you are absolutely right, we don't own those, but we do own everything else, cars, houses... do we have things just to display how well we do (with a massive dept, keeping us as slaves in our workplace) - no, we don't - we work to live, we don't live to work. The mere fact that your country/cities are so badly designed that you have to use a car for everything, and have to have your gasoline subsidized by your government to keep prices low, is all on you.

[@w8stral]

Pretty simple really, USA average driver drives 2.25X more mileage than typical driver in EU, and does so at a higher average speed. EU has ~1.5X population of USA by 50% fewer traffic deaths. Biggest cause of death in both EU/USA --> Drunk drivers. About 1/3 of USA deaths.

[@mori1bund]

IMHO the lower driving age in the US has a lot to do with the American car dependency. In some regions you're basically forced to stay at home or be driven around (by your "soccer mom") until you get your driver's license.

[@Detwhat]

Having a car in America is a necessity for most people. People who live and work in the city have some kind of transit. But most people in the US don't live where they work. I have to drive over an hour to get to my job.

[@JoelMatton]

The US constitution actually says that the federal drinking age in the US is 18, and before the 1980s many states had an 18+ drinking age. To get around the constitution they passed a law in the 80s saying that states that chose to have a drinking age lower than 21 are not eligable for federal highway funds. Since no state can afford to pay for highways without those funds, every state "voluntarily" chose to raise their drinking age to 21. Before that change, some states like Maine had 18+ for wine and 21+ for liqour.

[@br1729]

When you sober up, read this: the U.S. Constitution does not specify a federal drinking age.

[@kimreinikainen]

So without signing there would have been atleast 1 state with good public transport?

[@youtubevoice1050]

Places closer to the equator do get more sunlight/ intensity throughout the year, however sunlight hours also have to do with weather and cloud coverage. So it will be the driest regions somewhat close to the equator that have the most sunlight hours.

[@Jin.Sensei]

Lets not forget about the winds. The "Current Winds" are crucial when we speak about the Weather Edit: the video specified the sunlight - nvm. But still . If someone wonders why a lot of European countries are at the same latitude as far north Canada and its not that cold - its because of the winds.

[@youtubevoice1050]

@@Jin.Sensei In Europe it has more to do with the warm Gulf stream that results in Great Britain and southern Skandinavia to have a milder climate than they should. But yes, winds and oceanic currents are major factors when it comes to climate in general.

[@adeliomoro2069]

Actually , on a technically point of view at the poles there are entire months where the sun never set down, he even mentioned that , but talking about average than yes , some day are very short in winter

[@adeliomoro2069]

​@@youtubevoice1050 Also the mediterranean Sea Is so close , almost a lake ,and is less deep than the ocean and doesn't receive Polar water streams , so its water get warmer and lose heat less thus raising the temperature around tò that there are very hot winds from the Sahara desert , the Gulfi stream Is Just a part of that

[@youtubevoice1050]

@@adeliomoro2069 Averages are what matters.

[@jdredwine7224]

Where would I rather be working class and raise my family? Europe. Where would I rather be rich or have a high demand talent/skill? USA

[@TheGabrielPT]

Maybe the fact that the US has a very car-centric urbanism mindset, and there's not a lot of public transportation infrastructure available, is another incentive for the age of driving a car to be reduced.

[@itoibo4208]

also, if you truly live in a rural area, there is a good chance you can travel for miles on dirt roads with practically no traffic. Idk the reasons, but I can definitely imagine parents there letting their kids drive to the store and things. While the whole state would not be rural, it could still seem more culturally normal to see younger people driving in that state and for it to seem less taboo than in states where people are likely facing much more dangerous and complicated traffic conditions.

[@kimreinikainen]

I have to point out the finnish defence forces. Our active personnel number is "quite" low at 24 000, but our reserve makes it worth mentioning. 870 000 that has basic skills to operate the assault rifle. That is almost 1/5 of our total population

[@carlblix7794]

It's a bit weird how often people compare the US and Europe. It's like comparing one big animal to a group of smaller animals of different species. It's so far from being a one-to-one that's pretty much meaningless.

[@spruce381]

It’s worth considering that the US spend $800b plus a year, but hasn’t been militarily attacked for 83 years. Twain and even Eisenhower warned about this. But companies like Raytheon and ATK need places to discharge ordinance, so they can sell more. Imagine health, education and infrastructure getting that spend. Rant over. ❤❤

[@writerconsidered]

Too enhance that corruption knowledge the Pentagon has failed 6 audits in 6 years. They can't account for up to 60% of their budget every year. And they fail upward by getting a budget increase every year. Oh and that $800 billion is outdated its now $886 billion. Next year will be over $900 billion.

[@oozb]

I would say the driving age in US being so low is due to the utter lack of public transportation and safe walkways and cycling routes. You need a car, there.

[@phillipbailey70]

Love it already - and I haven't even watched it yet! 😉😊 Edit: Can confirm I actually did love it - and the fact you enjoy Ray Bradbury and Fleetwood Mac was the icing on the cake!

[@NoProtocol]

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[@jaredwestMV]

I like your thoughtfulness and input on the subjects that you make videos about. Also, I'm glad that you have traveled a bit. It seems like I don't see people talking about the value of traveling as much lately. I did a bit of traveling between like 18 and 28 and it is really transformative to see how the world lives outside of your little geographic bubble.

[@coma5141]

A relief from my regularly scheduled algorithm. Thank you🙌🏾

[@ispbrotherwolf]

The amount of sun has more to do with the weather. The Gulf stream brings in a lot of rain with the warm water.

[@bellantwain21]

Love the video protocol Stay motivated Dream big 1 mill on the way

[@derubain5774]

The divide of human development between east and west Europe is an inheritance of WW2. We got the IMF, east Europe got stalinism and the Soviet occupation after. Apparently the Czech republic was one of the most industrially developed countries prior to WW2, but Stalin had the factories taken down, built up again in Russia and decided the Czech people should be farmers...

[@fightforaglobalfirstamendm5617]

Britain in no way has 280,000 serivce personnel. Its about 72,000 for the Army, 31,000 for both the Navy and Air Force each, so it's actually around 134,000 less than half the figure given.

[@spruce381]

Yep, been dropping for decades, but some Tories still think there’s an empire.

[@Shoomer1988]

According to the official, Jan 2024 report (Quarterly service personnel statistics 1 January 2024) it's 183,130 but I'm calling BS on that.

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

​@@Shoomer1988that figure is including strategic reserve forces.

[@daftgowk1]

​@@spruce381the English voters, despicable decision makers

[@motomax_99]

​@@Shoomer1988it's about 150,000 for full time personnel, the number you have includes all the reserve in the BA, RN, RM, RAF.

[@dquanissavage6287]

No Protocol Awesome Video Today!!🔥🐐🐐💎

[@snakerooni]

Portuguese here. Doesn't matter what type of alcohol, the minimum age is 18.

[@notmee2388]

I saved the Ray Bradbury video in a folder for later. Sounds interesting, thanks for the suggestion

[@juliusjensen505]

It would be interesting to see you react to the LEGO origins video. There’s a danish and english version i think and would be interesting to see as a dane 🇩🇰🇺🇸

[@louhill5448]

As half Florida Man, half Englishman, I'll recommend a song from each. 'Melissa' by the Allman Brothers, and 'Black Magic Woman' by Peter Green, who founded the original Fleetwood Mac.

[@rg20322]

Awesome effort in your geography knowledge! I was sorting it out and you schooled me easily with the latitude comparison, which is interesting. 😊

[@rg20322]

Also - I am in Southern New Hampshire and can tell you that there seems to be a church of many denominations every half mile. No joke. There is classical Roman Catholics (lots of them), Greek Orthodox, Baptist, Hindi, Muslim, etc., and all seem to be well attended. I think it's great.

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

At least in Sweden, you can drive a tractor without a licence and way before eligible for a proper drivers license. Edit: For public roads you may need a license of some sort, perhaps the age limit is 14 or 16? but on private land it's all good, I started driving tractors at the age of 10.

[@ravenward626]

On the topic of folks getting their own place to live, I was rather impressed with some of the multi-generational homes in Greece. I saw more than a few multi-story reinforced-concrete buildings. Most had 2-3 stories on them but no roofs to speak of. The structural columns jutting from the top floor with fingers of rebar wrapped up from the elements. I was told that they were multi-generational homes, and that the families added another story to the building for each new family living in the building. The younger ones got to live on the newest floor and walk the most steps.

[@jefferybarnett6056]

My niece lives in Nebraska and she got I believe it is called a Hardship license when she was 14 or 15 to drive a town over to school. I think this is more common in highly rural areas where kids work or go to school a long distance away and other transportation is not available or convenient.

[@zegh8578]

The EU-flag is The flag of Europe, designed for the Council of Europe to represent all of Europe, so it's a flag both for Europe as well as EU

[@KellanSpaceEmpire]

I'm from Hungary. From the age of 14, you can get a driver's license for motorbikes under 50 ccm and for "slow vehicles" (e.g. tractors), this is a 70+ (?) year old rule. You can get a driver's license for a car from the age of 17 now, before that the limit was 18. The reason for this may be that there is a shortage of drivers. Most families have only 1 car, and a child does not go to school by car :)

[@ezraanderson1190]

I always find it fascinating how the US is so large that it can be put next to a continent and it's a reasonable comparison.

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

In Sweden, it's common to move out when studying in university, even if it's in your home town

[@mhh7544]

My home city in on same latitude as Anchorage. And my home city is concidered southern city. I live in Finland.

[@larszenthio1012]

7:34 It's completely crazy to let children drive before they turn 18 in, for example, the United States. In Sweden you can start practice driving at 15 years and 9 months, but you can't get your driver's license until you turn 18. It is considered that by the time you are 18, the human brain has matured so much, that it can receive all that amount of information and impressions you get when you sit behind the wheel and drive a car much safer on your own, out in traffic.

[@elsushi8704]

Hello. Here in belgium my village's church is around 400yo but there is like, christmas easter weddings, burials, and the confirmation ( not sure of the name in english, the stuff you do when you're twelve and people lie to you about being an adult XD) those are events but you won't have 5 people at the regular mass... tho it tends to go slightly up in those troubled times. You always find subjects that come out of left field, thanks for the "ballade mentale" mademoiselle.

[@NoProtocol]

I can confirm it is called confirmation! Or at least that’s what I’ve always called it Glad you liked this one (:

[@itoibo4208]

in some places in the bible belt you will not only find a church every few miles or less, but many small churches in strip malls and other low-rent places, with small congregations of like 30-60 people.

[@HenrikJansson78]

Same in Sweden, we have tons of churches all over the country. Most of them are empty. Quite a few of them are being sold off now actually, my favourite is one that was bought by a brewery so they have a brewery and a pub in the old church. :)

[@JustinB-123]

This is completely anecdotal, but as someone who lives in the Bible Belt, I think the actual percentage of people who are certain that there is a god is much lower. Still a lot higher than in Europe, but lower than polls would suggest.

[@adeliomoro2069]

We've seen the Holocaust first hand here in Europe , many thought that if a God existed wouldn't have allowed such thing less of all against his chosen people There were lots of witnesses of the nazis breaking into the houses looking for jewish people , very few of them are still alive though , WWII ended 79 years ago After all those Who were old enough to understand and Remember are almost 100 years old of they're still here

[@mhult5873]

If it literally is sun-time, then I imagine the less sun-time on same latitude is due to amount of time with clouds/rain clouds/snow etc?

[@kenyonmoon3272]

Smoking was widespread to the point of being a default in the US until about the turn of the millennium. Enclosed spaces like shops, airplanes, busses, etc are now nonsmoking in most states (and transportation is a federal law). Now to smoke you have to step into the alley or something, or a designated lounge if you are at an airport or something.

[@DenUitvreter]

Mass secularisation is mostly a post WWII thing in Western-Europe, starting in the 60s especially. Also in Eastern-Europe because of communism. It is kind of stabilizing though I believe, because of immigration but also because people do still search for spirituality. Tractors you can drive on the road at sixteen here (NL), with a licence. You could also drive a Mercedes Unimog that way, and keep driving it without a full licence, but that backdoor has been closed by now I guess. Many European students don't go to campus but just rent a room in the city, often a house shared with 2 up to 15 other students. It differs per country but here that is their home adress and many soon don't go 'home' that often anymore.

[@nigelpluck3342]

The driving age in Ireland for cars is 17, agricultural vehicles and motorcycles 50cc or less are both 16

[@foxhoundz1x92]

The age requirements for Portugal are off by 2 years. You can drink beer and wine from 16 - when in the company of an adult, if I'm not mistaken - and from 18 you can legally purchase any kind of alcoholic drink - including spirits.

[@MN-vz8qm]

A few remarks concerning France: First, we certainly do not have that many military personnel, which right now is unfortunate considering how pro active our own president is trying to be in the Ukraine dossier. They probably include the Gendarmerie, which is a sort of countryside police force. Second, like many countries, there are significant differences within France. That is why I have always been a bit bored by French stereotypes. Our country is an assemblage of cultures and languages, even though they tend to disappear. At the beginning of the 20th century, half of the metropolitan French population did not speak French but one of many local languages. We have Celts in Brittany (you will see signs written in the local Celtic language, and hear it on radios), the southern half is home to the Occitan language (for example, if you go to Toulouse, subway announcements are made in both French and Occitan). In the southwest near Spain, the Basques, to their credit, are probably the ones doing the most to preserve their language and culture. In the southeast, there are Italian dialects, and in the northeast, Germanic dialects. And in between, tons of local dialects. Broadly speaking, you can literally divide France in two, with the northern half consisting of people with Celtic/Germanic genetics and the southern half consisting of people with Celtic/Latin genetics. To give some context, I remember my grandmother telling me that during WWI, her parents' generation in southwest France received waves of refugees from northern France. The locals called them "northern Boches" (Northern because they came from northern France, and "Boche," a slang term, because they had North European physical characteristics). Despite the fact that under the Republic, France has had a strong push toward cultural and linguistic unification, these differences are still visible in customs, food (hence why speaking about "french cuisine" doesn't makes a lot of sense to me) and even the economy. I think my point is that there are more differences among French people than among American people, who tend to share much more similar customs across the country. This makes comparing the US to the whole of Europe, with its myriad ethnicities, local cultures, and countries with very different fates even in recent history, a strange exercice.

[@KootFloris]

Great addition. Shows us, how uniformity from the outside can be experienced very different on the inside. We should remember that countries only exist as long as there's enough believe and power to keep it unified. When separatists, revolutions, tribal sentiments or foreign powers intervene such things, let alone borders can change.

[@sket179]

I think driving licences only applies to public land. I think that in general, you can use a tractor or drive a car at any age if it happens on private road or private land. In Finland, you can get a tractor license separate and I think at a younger age. Also a driver's permit has a exception for 17yo if you need to get to your school etc.

[@captainshakesbeard2453]

Great map identifying skills. You'd have made a fine cartographer.

[@naycnay]

Hours of sun (sunshine in this case) is related to climate, so clouds. The UK and northern Europe still gets the sun, after all the summer sunlight is hours longer per day than the equator, but hours shorter in the winter. It's just covered with clouds a lot more.

[@Julebstube]

In Denmark, you can now drive with an adult when you are 17, alone at 18. Regular beer can be bought at 16, harder liquor at 18, but there is some opposition to this as the young drink too much (but actually pensioners drink the most). Which countries have you been to? I went to California, Florida, Pennsylvania and New York in USA, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Germany, Poland, Austria, Chezia, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Monaco, Spain, England, Scotland, Italy, Vatican, Malta, Greece (Athens, Crete, Rhodes, Corfu, Kefalonia), Montenegro, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Egypt (Aswan to Cairo), Tunisia, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Mauritius, New Zealand (Aukland to Fiordland), Australia (Alice springs to Melbourne to Cairns). I want to go to Peru, Chile and Argentina, Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala, China and Japan.

[@Gazer75]

@8:00 For farming there is a separate license in Europe to drive tractors. At least in Norway this can be had at 16.

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

Same in Denmark.

[@adeliomoro2069]

There are minicars in Continental Europe at least in France and Italy that can be driven at 14 or 16 depending on the engine and the Power of It , a 50cc

[@Gazer75]

​@@adeliomoro2069 You still need like an AM license to drive a Twizy right?

[@adeliomoro2069]

@@Gazer75 Yes but it's basically Just an exam , a Series actually, nothing as tough as a true driver license

[@Gazer75]

@@adeliomoro2069 Oh wow! Here you need a 17 hour base course first, a total of 14 hours of on the road and practical stuff then a theoretical exam that you have to pass. We have two AM classes here. AM 146 for 2 wheels or 3-4 wheels up to 150kg, and AM 147 for 3-4 wheels >150kg. Both are are identical except you practice with the appropriate vehicle I believe. The base 17 hour course only applies for people under 25. Except the driving in the dark portion of it. You can actually do this at school as an elective subject in 10th grade if you want. Back when I got my "M" license as it was called here at the time I only attended some required theory classes and had some practical driving with a bunch of other students and the teacher up front or in the rear of the convoy of mopeds :) We had no exam that we had to pass.

[@BennoWitter]

Germany has 2 additional driver's license classes especially for driving tractors and other machines used in agriculture. Those licenses can be obtained at the age of 16.

[@harryrabbit2870]

The NBER file that was shown read that 34% of Japanese smoke. I would argue that figure may be outdated. My wife is from Japan and we travel there every few years. On our last visit I was stunned how tobacco use has plummeted. The Japanese are fashion-conscious and it is decidedly unfashionable to smoke in Japan right now, even out on public sidewalks where "No Smoking" signs are painted right onto the pavement. My wife's family owns a liquor and tobacco shop and commented on our last visit how tobacco sales have almost disappeared.

[@richardoldfield6714]

You can see from this how the USA likely to be much more affected - temperature-wise - by global warming. In a couple of decades, or even less, living any sort of reasonable life in south-western USA may well become very, very hard.

[@charlesf2804]

As for the Bible Belt, Nashville is said to be the buckle; it's been a major publishing center for Bibles and other Christian materials (Thomas Nelson, Lifeway, Abingdon Press, Holman, etc.). The note about China's military spending was a bit of a surprise. They have way more people, though; I'd wonder about the size of their army, it's got to be bigger than that of the US.

[@spruce381]

Only today Louisiana made it law that schools and colleges display the Ten Commandments - a three thousand year old (maybe) Jewish treatise that demands belief in God. This is simply retarded.

[@thomasthetankengine8418]

The UK's army isn't even half of what was stated.

[@davethorsen8538]

The driving age was changed to 17 in Denmark 3 years ago I think , but the first years you have to have a passenger with you who have had their license 10 years to be allowed to drive at 17

[@jokuz9133]

Wishing you peace love and joy young lady

[@fidorover]

"The Irritated People" could also be about everyone in a Walmart parking lot when it's 96 degrees.

[@TheFriendlyTroll]

Ha! That that was me 2 days ago brother.

[@earthwormandruw]

I've been trying to understand the map on the wall behind you this entire time /:

[@SimonJM]

Some interesting comparisons! By the way, have you changed your audio set-up, there seemed to be a little more echo than usual. Book: hmmm, failing a little here! Music: US - Johnny 99 by Bruce Springsteen, non-US - I'll Find My Way Home, by Jon and Vangelis

[@filrabat1965]

Sun: Mountain barriers perpendicular to prevailing winds (the West Coast and the Rockies are N-S; Europe's highest mountains are usually W-E, which lets more clouds go further inland. Continent shape: The continental US is more exposed to continental polar (dry air mass) than Europe is, makes for more opportunity for clear skies. Distance from sea: more of the US is more distant from the sea than Europe is (further inland usually means less moisture and clouds).*Religion* : Don't forget, half of Texas' population is in well-established major metros. Urbanization tends to water down religious beliefs (DFW's population is approaching Chicagoland's now; Houston not far behind; Austin, culturally stands out with a left to far left culture).

[@pmanuk]

Love the Fleetwood Mac recommendation. But the band isn’t strictly a US band but trans-Atlantic and the name originates from the Brits in the band.

[@br1729]

Typo at 11:34 - says Euro = 1.7 USD, but narration (correctly) says 1.07 USD.

[@davemaki4888]

Oblivious why saunas are so popular in Finland. You know, sit in a dark hot room. It puts things in perspective, like I am glad I don't live in Arizona.

[@rmg900]

The info on IS personel is off (including reservist) it's 1.7 million. Active is about 700k

[@Veggamattic]

Hmmm what other than latitude could possibly have influence on how much sunlight we get...clouds maybe.

[@ravenward626]

Yeah. The Gulf Stream circulates warm ocean currents up the west coast of Europe. When the warmer wetter air moves inland, up hill, or collides with a cold air front, you get precipitation; cloud cover, fog, snow, etc.

[@antonm1834]

😂😂😂

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

Even children under the legal driving age may drive on private land. So, farmers' kids often drive tractors, etc from as young as their feet may reach the pedals. So, that argument for the Dakotas is redundant. Also, few European countries limit the age at which children may drink at home. In the Land of the Free, even what children do at dinner with parents is regulated. In the UK, 5-yr olds may drink under adult supervision at home.

[@radbarij]

I love how the Euro is pronounced Eww-ro throughout by the narrator, lol

[@Nickm32797]

South Dakota implemented that law because of so many working families being too busy to drive their kids to school, and the busses for school didn't wanna go that far. In Ohio you can legally drive alone at 16, and it's totally normal to do so providing you have a car

[@CM-ey7nq]

16 to drive a tractor where I'm from (Scandi), 18 to drive a car.

[@Finland-SkiTeam39-40]

Well...; in Finland active military personel is around 280 000 and in reserve (mandatory military service) close to 900 000 out of population of 5,6 million. Love your reactions, though 😁

[@thewhat6219]

Rural areas in general have younger drivers in my experience. I couldn't tell you any specific reason but my guess is the availability of public transit in urban areas.

[@derubain5774]

I think the business of Trafic is also a factor. In more urban areas it can be a lot more stressful to drive

[@bogdancraciun2093]

I love You !

[@wWvwvV]

18:04 what's the difference between US and Europe here? Do you think that Europeans tend not to go to university? I don't understand.

[@putivuelta9428]

SAying Americans go to Uni doesnt mean that Euros don't, its saying that people 18-25 (which wasnt added in OPs map data) are likely to be in Uni and live at home so adding a map that judges ppl living at home 18-34 for Americans and 25-34 for Euros doesn't make sense

[@ethelmini]

The sunlight bit seemed confused. The entire planet gets the same daylight. The farther you get from the equator the lighter the summer, and the darker winter gets, that's all. Any other difference is weather, incremental & interconnected, blue skies & direct sunlight on its own is pretty meaningless

[@herrrorschach590]

Specifications from a European: - it is tricky to keep separated "Europe" from "European Comunity" in this video, i.e. United Kingdom is in Europe but not in the E.U. - Italian youngs stays at home with parents 'cause it's hard to find a partner that cooks better than your mom

[@GrilloTheFlightless]

Fleetwood Mac is an interesting choice because they were formed in England from British musicians by the legendary guitarist Peter Green. Later on, as more Americans joined their ranks, they became thought of more as an American band - especially once they’d decided to move to California.

[@QPRTokyo]

Maybe we should do Luxembourg compared to the Americas.

[@dirtbikerman1000]

That uk is on the same latitude as newfoundland and labrador, the southern tip of Greenland is further south than the most northern point of the uk, the Shetlands

[@jarodchronister3522]

Here in Arizona you can drive with an adult at 15 1/2 years, on public roads. There is no age limit if you are driving on private property. Females can get married at 16. And I can attest to the amount of sun we get.

[@1Poxxxx]

10:45 the Defense spendings are form 2022. Germany massively increased its Defense Budget since.

[@NoProtocol]

Thanks for updating the info!

[@almostyummymummy]

In NZ, we have a census every five years. Back in 1991, our rate of atheism/agnosticism was 20.2% 1996 - 24.9% 2001 - 29.6% 2006 - 34.9% 2013 - 41.9% (earthquake in Christchurch '11, pushed back two years). 2018 - 48.2% of which 38.6% was atheist. When the results come out from last years census, I'm expecting it to be in the mid-50s. With 44-45% atheism.

[@ravenward626]

hmm... I think Jethro Tull counts as European, maybe one of Ian Anderson's flute solos? For Americana, how about anything by Johnny Cash; "Burning Ring of Fire", or his cover of "Hurt".

[@veronicajensen7690]

I don't think agnostics have increased in Europe the past 10 years, it haven't in Denmark, but you are right you get a higher number if in the survey they ask "do you believe in a higher power" than if asked "do you believe in God", most people who say yes they believe in a higher power or "there is something more to the universe" when asked what religion do you identify the most with say Christianity, it's just there have been a lot of anti religious debate for many decades so many feels if they say I believe in God or I'm religious it means they are very religious like Americans in the Bible belt and Danes certainly aren't , when asked "are you an atheist" only 13% say yes, that's a surprise for many as many claim the Nordic is the most non religious

[@couchmeltproductions6625]

more maps!!!

[@Scoupe400]

2:26 must be a typo on that map. 1600-1800 most likely. And $1.07

[@captainshakesbeard2453]

Hey No Protocol! Listen on KZbin to Jeff Buckley - Mojo Pin (live at Glastonbury 1995) It's like Gilmore Girls, except it's some of the most beautiful contempary music you'll ever hear.

[@Terji]

re the smoking thing. im pretty sure america used to be as bad as europe when it comes to smoking, but then something happened in the campaign against smoking that was a lot more successful there than over here in europe. i dont know exactly what the reason for that is but i doubt it has anything to do with the legal age

[@AdamFishkin]

The similarities are more baffling than the differences, but I'd need far too many pages to properly get into it. In Canada we have 19 as the drinking age. We also technically get less sunlight per year, but this is because the country gets a concentration of it in the summer months ... in Nunavut, Yukon and the Northwest Territories there are weeks on end where there's literally no sunset, it just stays up. I wouldn't take the "belief in God" one too seriously, since it doesn't address how separate religious denominations define God. If people haven't unanimously defined God the same way, they can't mark the same threshold.

[@mondexponent2126]

I think it’s pretty funny that on the map regarding belief in god , Vatican City was colored Yellow for

[@MSzat888]

09:53 Poland has about 200K active military personel and it didn't make the list?

[@georgebetrian676]

If the video includes Russia and other countries in Europe, the comparison must have been made with Nordamerica (Canada, Us, Mexico), not only Us.

[@travellingaround1845]

That so nice to see smart American lady, especially at geography 👏

[@paulschofield985]

In the UK you don’t need a driving license to drive on private land or a road legal car for that matter.. So no age limit applies.. I would imagine that the farm area you mentioned with the driving age limits of 14 would have the same rules as the state can’t govern over private land in that regard I would have thought that if it was farmland would be irrelevant as who’s to stop someone of any age driving on private land..

[@srottfaen]

A song from each continent eh? We can start with "Eple" from the band "Røyksopp" for some Norwegian electro. From the states lets go with "Apostrophe" by Frank Zappa for some prog rock.

[@ivanjurlina6869]

15:39 As a proud Antarctican i got deeply offended by this.

[@Alan-lv9rw]

Dallas, Texas is at the same latitude as Cairo, Egypt.

[@masterTigress96]

Hewwo Nos Protocolos, I think there are some remarks I can make about the religious statistics. From the Pew Research study I can see they did not bother to include any statistics for eastern Europe. Given the vast amount of churches over there and knowing some people from that area, I can confidently say that would have made for an interesting map, possibly the opposite from the one about the development index. I do find it interesting that the Pew Research documented that there are religious people who "do not believe in the Biblical God". I can only assume that these are Muslims then? The amount of Jews/Hindu's/Buddhists is very minimal in Europe so unless PR has included "nature Gods" or some archaic beliefs/Gods (Greek gods? Roman gods? Egyptian gods?) I have no idea what that could mean.

[@ashtonstelljes1907]

the driving at a young age in the midwest is 100% because of farming, heard of some learning to drive as young as 8 or 9 yers old