HOW I SEE THE USA AS A EUROPEAN (after 6 months) || FOREIGN REACTS

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[@TukikoTroy]

Yes, Europeans (and most of the rest of the world) would say 22nd of January and they would write it 22/01/2024 BECAUSE THAT IS THE SENSIBLE WAY TO DO IT.

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

On the other hand the official international standard (ISO 8601) is year, month, day, time. That said I've never seen anybody use it casually.

[@andreapassante5653]

@@gustavmeyrink_2.0 That format is because it is usually also followed by hh:mm:ss and this order of bigger to smaller is mainly used in sorting dates.

[@lnemeth4334]

@@gustavmeyrink_2.0 Hungarian date format is similar to ISO 8601 but we use dots instead of hyphens. (year.month.day) But since we joined the EU, we have to use the german format for food and medicine expiry dates, because that is the EU rule.

[@imretamas]

@@lnemeth4334same in Japan and Korea as far as I know

[@cehghanzi6477]

We write it like we say it. Makes sense to us.

[@remcohoman1011]

11:54 the reason right on red is not allowed, because of pedestrians and byciclists, you WILL hit them when going trhrough red, because they will have green then. Red is stop. Your perspective is from USA where the lights are programmed to move vehicles, European lights are programmed to move people.

[@foreignreacts]

Had no idea

[@FaiT90]

Also most lights have detection plates in the road, meaning it detects when a car comes and flips the light green or red. Im from the Netherlands and Remco is right, turn right will not work here at all.

[@kowalikization]

Oh yeah

[@jackwalker4874]

In some European countries the traffic light will go green for traffic on the main road while the green man is showing for people to cross the secondary road. Drivers turning from the main road to the secondary road will see a flashing yellow light with a silhouette of a man, warning them that people may be crossing and the driver should give way.

[@grahvis]

I once saw a comment on a video claiming turning right on a red was perfectly safe. The kicker was the video included a pedestrian nearly getting run down by a driver turning right.

[@garyowens3698]

My friends and I went to Florida on holiday.... what a culture shock, went into a bar, walked upto the barman then realised the music had stopped and everyone was quiet, looked around and everyone was black and looking at us, we asked the barman if we wasn't allowed in here, with the reply "are you British" after that we had one of the best times in bar EVER. As a Brit we've never come across segregation and didn't think it still excised

[@iamyovi]

woooow.... 1st ime i heared about this

[@andyt8216]

I loved your 4th of July moment 🤯😂

[@mateo_sid]

that realisation moment when his brain exploded... 😆

[@rkw2917]

I travelled to the USA many times on business and vacation over the last 30 years It's certainly not the last place in the world I would want to live, but it's definitely not in the top 50

[@palantir135]

Yes, driving right on red light is dangerous in Europe because their are many cyclists and pedestrians too on the road. You seldom have those in car dependent USA.

[@kerrydoutch5104]

Aussie here. Its programmed in to Americans heads to say month first then date. Who knows why. But the rest of the world doesnt.. Yeah see and you say 4th July 😂😂

[@christopheb.6121]

"Everybody smiles in the street", we called that hypocrisy in Europe...

[@foreignreacts]

Wow

[@lokishadowcat]

Yeah, even in Portugal where we are supposedly more "open" it is still weird to walk around smiling to strangers...

[@alessandromancuso7242]

O "Beata ignoranza" "Blissful ignorance"

[@lindasweeney969]

We call that being friendly.

[@mariapittalis2147]

Yeah, it's so creepy

[@arnodobler1096]

Celsius is based on the state of water: 0-100° liquid, 100°+ gaseous, 0°- solid means frozen. Practical when driving, from 0° it becomes slippery on the road. 32 and 212 are numbers in the middle with no meaning.

[@Rudelherz]

Loved the reaction of this kind young guy. Humble, open, honest. Not many ppl like that out there. Thank you!

[@beldin2987]

"As soon as you see there is no CAR coming" that is the point. You don't have pedestrians or bycicles in the US, and if there are some of these creeps .. who cares if you have a big fat SUV. In Europe however, there are always pedestrians and cyclists, so how often would people maybe crash into them if they just look for cars ?

[@nudino90]

not only that: if you set rules on the road you can't base them only on common sense, because there'll always be some idiots who have different interpretations and will cross the intersection even though there's other cars coming. I see the europe way as better because wherever it's safe we have the light dedicated to turning, so it's basically the same thing but only where it's safe.

[@daveamies5031]

In fact I saw a BIG SUV run over a cyclist just a few days ago because there were "No Cars coming". the cyclist was in the cycle lane, had right of way and was clearly visible (I saw the cyclist coming before the SUV made it to the intersection)

[@md92.]

From what we can see there are not many pedestrians in America, so the European habits of walking a lot, because everything is quite close, also influence the rules of the road. I think in Europe you can't turn right on a red light because generally when the car has a red light pedestrians on the right have a green light.

[@vanesag.9863]

I want to add that sometimes you have an amber light when turning telling the driver pedestrians have priority over vehicles.

[@Alltagundso]

Thanks for sharing this, I never understood that rule. 😂

[@paul1979uk2000]

I have to agree with her on the date format, it makes more sense to have the day, then the month and then the year as we tend to use days more than months and years more than months. It's a simpler format that your mind understand more naturally as it's going from small to big, from days to which you use more than years and so on.

[@shooster5884]

Also when a date is written in a comment unless you know it's an American writing you automatically assume that 6/3/24 is the 6th of March ..you have to remember that about dates..!

[@DarkSister.]

I'm from north England, we have ATMs everywhere, at least 5 within 5 minutes walk from my house. It's the same all over the UK.

[@speleokeir]

And these days, you rarely need an ATM anyway because you don't often need cash, contactless payment is available for most things.

[@cassandra8620]

Yes, but 5 min walk is a lot for Americans😊

[@DarkSister.]

@@cassandra8620 😂😂😂

[@cehghanzi6477]

The nearest ATM to me is 6 miles away. Most Americans, outside of those that live in large cities aren’t within driving distance

[@cehghanzi6477]

I mean, walking distance!

[@remcohoman1011]

7:28 9/11 I'm always wondering what the hell happened on 9 november...

[@Winona493]

Same here😂

[@lnemeth4334]

Lenin woke up after 2 days of hangover.

[@Winona493]

@@lnemeth4334 🤣🙈

[@AnneDowson-vp8lg]

Me too.

[@momtchilboshniakov290]

When i was 12 or so, my first american friend actually lost his shit when i said i dont get why everyone is obsessed with 911, mind you it was the 9th of november that day... it was on that day that i learnt that americans date works on month day year... it was an enlightening conversation and according to the guys dad who was picking him up, its main reason for existing was that it was a legacy system with how filing cabinets were organised when the US goverment was setting up its regulations.

[@Arltratlo]

i spend 6 months in the USA, got ask when i do move to the USA... my answer, never! Europe is just to good to turn your back on it!

[@ovibiswas7849]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 what a joke. Too good . For me usa is thousands time better. I would never move to the europe.

[@Arltratlo]

@@ovibiswas7849 so, you like that your kids have a much higher chance to be shoot in school or by a trigger happy cop... or is it that you dont understand what health care for everyone means?? and did you know, we have free speech too, but we use only over languages !

[@annfrancoole34]

@@ovibiswas7849Of course you do know that there are 50 countries in Europe. The US is only one country with 350 million people and the best they could do is to put two geriatrics forward for the Presidential election. What blows our minds is the age profile of some of the US politicians. Biden 81; Nancy Pelosi 84; Mitch McConnell 82; Charles E. Grassley 91; Dianne Feinstein 91; Bernie Sanders 81; Mitt Romney 77; Elizabeth Warren 75. British ex Prime Minister Rishi Sunak 47, French President Macron 47; Spanish Pedro Sánchez 53, Finnish Prime Minister 52, Irish Prime Minister 37. No mandated annual leave (paid vacation day). No mandated maternity & paternity leave. No mandated sick leave. Servers not being paid a proper wage, begging customers for tips,. The country practically burning alive with wild fires and extreme temperatures. Yeah a thousand times worse off. What a joke.

[@markmurphy4056]

​@@ovibiswas7849Who cares? You live in a shit hole

[@phoearwenien4355]

​@@ovibiswas7849 Europe is more affordable, more accessible, more diverse. Also people don't go broke, because they got sick ;)

[@claudiaberger9639]

11:46 But in Europe, traffic always comes from the left because there are significantly more people per square meter in Europe than in America. In Europe, there may simply be no gap for traffic to fit into.

[@StergiosMekras]

First of all, I laughed my ass off at the "fourth of july" bit. Second... the barefoot thing would get her out of many places in Europe as well.

[@lokishadowcat]

I live in the suburbs of Lisbon, in a place with 9.000 inhabitants and we have about 12 ATMs around town... There is no reason why there should be a drive - through one

[@davidmarshall6616]

Loved the popping candy bursting out of your ears when you said "4th of July.

[@josephturner7569]

I wouldn't get on very well in the US. I don't tip, ever. And I would argue over the sales tax. Nobody takes my card.

[@vanesag.9863]

One time I followed the waiter to the back of the room because he took my card and I always have to put my PIN (it's a security measuere I took years ago) to make the transaction valid. I tried to explain to him that I had to put a code but he didn't want to hear it and asked me to remain seated. I let him go to the machine (because I knew he wouldn't be capable of doing anything without the PIN) and try to validate the transaction. He tried three times and came to me saying that my card wasn't working. I said to him that I HAVE TO put a code and I NEED to have the card on me for doing it. It was on 2017 and I don't know why they are so much technological for some things and obsolete for others.

[@cehghanzi6477]

If you don’t want to pay the sales tax then you won’t be buying anything.

[@mwojciec79]

@@cehghanzi6477 in Europe you also have VAT - value aded tax - but its seen on the shelf. so Europe 1:0 USA

[@valentinaheart3345]

​@@vanesag.9863 I did the same thing. Asked for the option in my bank, so I have to put the pin in no matter how small the amount.

[@qazatqazah]

Right on red is only safe in an all car environment, not when there may be cyclists or pedestrians.

[@bada2839]

On the Fahrenheit topic don't even let me start. The 0° is based on a kind of demi-salt (some salted water+ some ice). Yeah, right, how does even make sense to measure weather??? Weather is affected by the water in the atmosphere on whatever state: liquid, gas or solid. So logic should set the 0° on the freezing point of water, simple and LOGIC. Find for me the logic on Fahrenheit and I will agree. We can no accept things just hoping that after a time you will get to assimilate them. We are logic animals, let's just use it, so it doesn't go into waste, please.

[@insanesirpies8788]

In germany we dont drive right on bc many corners are hard to look into and you wont be able to see pedestrians that try to cross the street

[@foreignreacts]

Yeah that would be dangerous

[@Nathan_Bookwurm]

Yes. And in the Netherlands not just pedestrians but also a bicycle road.

[@AnneDowson-vp8lg]

It would worry me about having no pavement, and lack of public transport, trains and buses. I'm English and partially Sighted. How do visually impaired people travel around?

[@lucabaroni7715]

I have a drive trough atm just 2km from my home here in Reggio Emilia, Italy. Never seen any body use it.

[@31Blaize]

His response on that made me sad. Imagine being so scared all the time that you feel you need to use an ATM from your car 😲

[@CCCeLyA]

Do you know the name of the bank? I'm quite curious now😂

[@melodeedomi]

well in germany no one would say may third , we say 3rd May not even an of or anything different. so no day.month.year is the way to go

[@gregorywilks1036]

Yeah that messed me up for years after i moved back from Germany. I'm an October baby but according to how i was writing it, i was an December baby.😂

[@Mabswer]

Well, in europe the red light is a rule, while in usa its just a suggestion that may or maynot get enforced depending date, time or state. Theres a lot of things like that

[@RaduRadonys]

"We say the month first"... what about the 4th of July? LOL :)) Also, the month/day depends on the language, in most languages the day is said first (so it would be the eg. 25th of June), unlike English where it can be said either way (June the 25th or 25th of June).

[@andreapassante5653]

In Italian it's always the day first.

[@neilog747]

4th of July is from 1781 not 2024.

[@jarnobot]

11:45 On the right turn on red thing: Yes, it is. It, really, really is as dangerous as people say it is. Not for the person driving the car, though. But it is for everybody that is not in a car. Allowing people to turn right on red increases the amount of conflict points (possibilities for a potential crash), as people crossing the street that are for instance on foot, in a wheel chair or on a bicycle don't have a somewhat guaranteed moment to safely cross the street/road/stroad. Quoted from The Guardian, "US pedestrian deaths are soaring. Is it time to ban right turns on red lights?", 2023 oct 17: "Last year, at least 7,508 people were killed while walking, according to a report by the non-profit Governors Highway Safety Association, which also found a 77% increase in fatalities between 2010 and 2021 (...) Turning right on red was only legal in a few states until the 1970s, when the federal government, facing an oil crisis, told states to allow it - or lose their energy funding. (...) That law remains in place, despite research from 1984 showing that at intersections allowing right-on-red, crashes jump 23%, pedestrian crashes increase by 60%, and cyclist crashes double."

[@fafnerito87]

12:00 definetly pedestrian are not exits in america xD, that why we cant turn right on red.

[@alex-ff1mp]

related to ATM - yes, the ATM's are always close to home, near shops, restaurants, schools. As a rule, is almost impossible to park near by, you need to walk a little. Usually there is a bakery and a bar right next to it.

[@chrissymoss514]

In the UK, you'll find an 🏧 very easily and definitely within walking distance. Personally, I wouldn't use a drive through a 🏧 because I'd feel vulnerable. I can imagine a low-life car thief holding me at gun point just after a transaction. He/she would then not only have my car, they would also have my money!! Over here, we usually term "trash" as rubbish, ie : we threw away the rubbish. We don't say "parking lot" - we say, car park. Another great vid, thank you 😊 ❤

[@SorrelSimpson]

In Spain, they write the name of the street furst tgen by the house number so month day year just depends on qhere yiu go up, some countries druve on the left or on tte right.

[@SorrelSimpson]

I am.not sure what is the obsession with driving a manual car- old technology - speed limits zo oow in Europe pointless. The cars of the future are automatic- rest your feet and hand

[@SorrelSimpson]

In Europe lots of pedestrian,hence you may or not be abke to turn on a red light unless indicated

[@Nathan_Bookwurm]

She loves walking but would 1000% move to a country without sidewalks and where everything is so far that you need a car to go to an ATM. 😅

[@shooster5884]

If you watch her channel and videos of her trip.. she was looking at living out in a wilderness.. she's not a city girl..

[@jurgenkersjes2150]

She is Polish. Fahrenheit is a Dutch / Polish invention. LOL. We don´t use it because celsius is simple.

[@thorstenjaspert9394]

The Celsius scale is part of the metric system. Metric makes everything much simpler.

[@Sindrijo]

And Celsius is thought up by a Swedish dude.

[@jurgenkersjes2150]

@@Sindrijo i believe it. The Swedish history is very interesting.

[@fuqupal]

Tipping in Europe is mostly considered insulting. It's like saying: "You must be poor. Here's a tip!". People are, for the most part, on fixed wages here

[@stewedfishproductions9554]

I'm in London and most people (due to cost of fuel, parking restrictions, difficulty to park and the Congestion or ULEZ charges) leave the car in the garage. So the majority. who own a car (like me), leave it at home and take public transport or WALK to the nearest ATM. You are never far from a CASH POINT ! 😂

[@YTVB4]

"4 of July, wait .." 😂

[@svensvensson627]

Atm? We don't use cash, hahaha.

[@foreignreacts]

No way 😮

[@keadinmode2070]

@@foreignreacts Speaking for the Netherlands specifically, the number of cash payments here has decreased by 72% from 2011 to 2021, and the total value of those cash payments went down by 61%. Cash is such a huge inconvenience, people here just use their bank card for that, much easier.

[@speleokeir]

There are still a few occasions when I use cash for small transactions, but not many these days. Some small businesses still like cash such as my local chinese takeaway, in the pub,you need change to use toilets in places like train & bus stations, taxis, buses if you're not a regular user and don't have a monthly pass, etc. But yes 95% of the time I use contactless payment, paypal, etc.

[@martinbynion1589]

Pretty much true in Aotearoa New Zealand. We have a system that is almost universal where you use a card (NOT a Credit Card) to transfer payment from your current account to the vendor. It's called Electronic Funds Trasfer at the Point Of Sale (EFTPOS). Americans who visit (or move) here are staggered by how simple and convenient it is.

[@HenrikJansson78]

Yep. Swede here, I don't know how long ago I used an ATM, probably some 5 years ago or something. It's quite common here that smaller businesses don't even accept cash payments.

[@skogskärringen]

I think that a big part of the turn right on red thing is that US is built around cars, there's very few pedestrians or bike riders, and there's a lot more road and space per person. In Europe there's lots of others out and about besides the cars. This makes it a lot less straight forward to 'just go' when turning right. If there's lights they're there out of nessecity. For low traffic intersections where the amount of traffic including foot traffic doesn't require waiting to turning right there just won't be any lights.

[@judithhope8970]

I'm old enough to have learnt Fahrenheit here in the UK, before decimilisation, and I still convert C to F to be really clear in my brain.

[@TheXshot]

She's Polish but has been traveling all over the world. She's great.

[@januarysson5633]

Really? She’s pretty obnoxious and I’m of Polish descent.

[@TheXshot]

@@januarysson5633 let me guess... You're an American, of Polish descent?

[@writerbill1]

Here are my thoughts as an American: You don't have to tip if there is no waiter/waitress, and so you can choose "no tip" in those cases. Ex: buying coffee. No tip needed. Just select "no tip"! (Always tip when a waiter/waitress brings food to you at your table, and it's not takeaway. Also, tip when it's delivered to your hotel etc). No, do not tip at a food truck/cart, or if it's takeaway at a restaurant. So, you do NOT always tip here in the US. I know, they always seem to want tips, including putting out a "tip jar" to collect tips, but you do not have to tip.

[@ApparentlyIamcorrect]

Never in my life have I ever thought there was a safety issue going to an ATM. I can't imagine why you would want a drive through ATM anyway, over 90% of transactions are electronic anyway. They are actually removing ATM's in Australia because nobody is using them much anymore.

[@jackwalker4874]

ATMs (cash machines) are attached to all large and most medium sized supermarkets in the UK. Some small corner stores (particularly in rural areas where there's no other option)have freestanding ones which usually charge a fee.

[@jonasfermefors]

Countries have different ordering of dates even within Europe. As an IT guy I like our Swedish date format YYMMDD because it's most convenient when you use it for file names.. when you sort files you want them to be in the order of how old they are and that requires year/month/date to work. The argument that smallest to largest is most reasonable is odd.. that would be equivalent to one hundred and twenty three being written 321.

[@fastertove]

No that is not equivalent. Day is more important than year. Hundreds is more important than tens and ones.

[@jonasfermefors]

@@fastertove That doesn't make sense either. In the moment the day is important but afterwards the year is usually a lot more significant. When we speak we will prioritize the important part, so if something will happen soon I may just say it will happen on the 15th but if I'm talking about the next Winter Olympics I'll say in 2026. Context is what makes it important. The same is true with numbers.

[@tic-tacdrin-drinn1505]

@@jonasfermefors Humans have different priorities than computers

[@jonasfermefors]

@@tic-tacdrin-drinn1505 Computers don't have priorities at all.. the programmer and user have priorities.

[@nunocosta8248]

I love that idea of being able to turn right in the red lights...

[@klarasee806]

I haven’t driven to an ATM for years! There’s always one in walking ore cycling distance in my area.

[@VirginiaPeden-Harrington-qd5zu]

You said you can't describe the southern US states. I agree, it has to be experienced to get even a glimmer of what it means to be a southerner. I grew up in North Dakota but have lived in 14 states, covering every region. Lived in Alabama for three years and it doesn't get any "deeper south" than Alabama. There is so much to admire and enjoy in the deep south, and so much to wish had never existed. The question is, would I live there again? Absolutely yes!

[@phoearwenien4355]

As someone living in Europe I only now discovered ATM drive through even exists 😂 It didn't even cross my mind that's actually a thing XD

[@P4lach0r]

Vintage Eva videos are among the greatest things in KZbin. The way she traveled the unbeaten paths was amazing. She is now kinda domesticated and it's OK since she do not live her life for my entertainment, but I miss the old crazy Eva videos.

[@iTa66]

Turning right on the red. Most intersections have crosswalks in all directions, and people actually use them so, if the intersection is busy you stop on the red, if it is somewhat busy you might have a green with an arrow, if it's not busy, for instance at night, the green one turns into a blinking orange light

[@PotsdamSenior]

My nearest ATM is a 10-something minute walk or 4 minute bike ride away. Drive through? I don't have a car, so a cycle-through would be nice 😂

[@katejackson7432]

in uk u shudnt need t drive t atm they are everywhere, n right next to or in shops

[@adrianakoscova838]

European here! If someone asks "what day is it" and it's January, we just say "it's 21st". I guess it's because we keep track of what month it is so there's no reason to also mention the month. But that might depend on your native language :)

[@johnsimmons5951]

There used to be a drive through atm at a bank in Billericay Essex England. I haven’t been there for sometime so I don’t know it’s still there.

[@jonasweber9408]

In Europe ATMs are just in random spots in the streets 😂 Sometimes they are inside with a SAS that can serves a bit for security if you think about it, but it’s mostly for the rain 🤣

[@Paul_Allaker8450]

We have left turn filter lights here in the UK, so I'm with you on the turning on red if going right.

[@judyburgess3357]

She has such a nice English accent.

[@foreignreacts]

Right

[@katewoolford7683]

😅😅😅😂😂😂😂 YOU LITERALLY DONE YOURSELF. "If someone asks me what day it is, i will literally be like Jan 22ND) BUT WHAT DAY IS THAT FALLING ON THIS YEAR....?? HAHAHAHA

[@klarasee806]

Since we have a lot of children walking and cycling around alone and the cars get bigger and bigger, I appreciate that we are usually not allowed to turn right at a red light. There are two crossings in my town where it’s allowed and I hate them. It’s really dangerous for the weakest: pedestrians and cyclists, and the smaller you are the more dangerous it is for you.

[@Bo_D_Hansen]

I'm from Denmark and the correct way is Date, Month, Year but that is just my humble opinion

[@picaSapien]

The right turn thing is not a there because most traffic light also have a pedestrian crossing.

[@ElunedLaine]

As a Brit, I don't think I've ever used the word 'trash'

[@geoffpriestley7310]

Rubbish

[@annebaker9408]

Had never thought of it that way…..It has never occurred to me to be worried about my safety at an ATM! I am Australian, and I am sure there would be a robbery or 2 each year (not that I have heard of one), but I feel perfectly safe to use any ATM in my city (Adelaide) without being worried.

[@molnarcsani]

7:50 if you asked me what day it is I'd just say "the 22nd" and I would assume that you at least know that we are in January... I don't think that it has ever been an issue in my life (only 25 tho) where somebody didn't know what month it was and I had to also give them the month.... Even still in those few cases I'd go with the "the 22nd of January" format... I think this is typically an issue of how you grew up and what you are used to

[@maidsua4208]

Of course people know what month it is. The problems arise when, for example, there is an important appointment with a medical specialist that you have been waiting for. If I am called to the appointment on 11/12/24, I will of course assume that the appointment I have is on 11 December. I work in a biological laboratory for a large pharmaceutical company and I can have organisms for cultivation for e.g. 3 days. If I'm not at work that day, I post a message on the intranet to one of my colleagues who finishes the job. If you mess it up with days and months, you will incur large expenses for your workplace and you have also, by and large, probably also ensured that your income in the future is unemployment benefit.

[@IamOllytech]

Englishman here, we say 22nd January not January 22nd

[@tomaszs2426]

There are drivethru ATMs in Europe, I first encountered them in Switzerland in 2011.

[@SleazySpliff]

With the date it's like, I ask for the day and not for the month because you mostly know what month and year you are but days can sometimes fly by so you ask mostly for the day only. The rest is not necessary and more input than asked for. I guess that's mostly our thoughts on date format.

[@jonomojo]

As a finnish person, never been to the US but i have the same expectations as she has of US. But it’s my fault for not educating myself more and mostly absorbing the media information. Hope to visit US sometime soon! Much love ❤

[@fredrik3685]

Regarding the date format. There is one way that's logical and that is in "falling order". The biggest number first as in ever other case. Year, month, day, hour, minute, seconds, 1/10 seconds, 1/100 seconds, 1/1000 seconds.... You see the pattern.

[@margaretavanekova4808]

ATMs in Europe, there are areas where are shopping centers, not all the time it is a Mall, sometimes it's bunch of longer streets with lots of shops, or shopping complexes, with "bigger houses" which have small (or bigger) shops on the edges of the houses and we have ATMs at these places, Europeans tend to put ATMs at places where you can instantly use it.., Europeans don't like drive through places, we have to go at foot to lot of places, we have driving restrictions at lot of areas, so any drive through places won't be visited by 40-50% of population, bcs they even don't own a car... Stopping on the red light and not going right, is not bcs of cars, but bcs of ppl who go through the road, as I mentioned before almost 50% of Europeans go by foot, and they also go through streets, so on bigger streets where are lights, you can't go right when red is on, bcs lot of ppl are going on foot through the street... itps not bcs of cars, but actual ppl without cars..

[@The92Ghost]

Tips are quite common in Eastern and South Europe, in south Europe like Turkey and Greece it is added automatically to your check 10% which is quite atrocious but hey I do usually leave tips everywhere I go, regardless of the country but it should be a choice, I am adamantium about that.

[@Trauerdurst_TD3D]

dunno about europe in general but here in germany (for the date thing) we would only say "its the 22nd", if you dont know what month it currently is you should see a specialist ;P and if it is for something in the future/past we still say day before month ("can you help me move, its on the 22nd (of) january")

[@lucasholmberg5708]

I have been to Texas (visiting my american friend who is born and raised in Texas) and its true you dont SEE many guns but almost everyone has a shotgun or more at home or even in the car. To carry a weapon publicly you need to take a course (not very hard according to my friend) so the guns are absolutely there you just dont see them, which I personally think is even scarier.

[@znail4675]

There is one drive through ATM in my European city, so they do exist. But it's just an ATM that you can access from the car in a parking space.

[@SameShitDifferentName]

Gütersloh?

[@mariannehaglund6745]

We say like 4th of July when we say the date, so that how we think and talk. In sweden our social swcurity number is tha date we are born plus another four digits. And this social security starts with the year. And the date on food used to start with the year. So we had some confusions for some years, but now we have adapted to same date system for food as the rest of Eurooe.

[@AJG81]

The date thing in England (I don't know about other countries) it's day/month/year even down to the day of the week. E.G. today is Tuesday the 14th of may and even reads like this on things like a mobile phone etc. Although I used to work for a US owned company so I can easily read both ways.

[@remcohoman1011]

7:57 actually you don't make sense.. you say you live in Finland.. do you ever talk to anyone, or do you live in an igloo above the Arctic Circle where noone else lives? Finald also say 3 may 2024

[@fuqupal]

Northern Norwegian here. There are no igloos in Finland. There are modern houses. Finland is a 1st world country. Igloos is in the extreme north of GREENLAND where a few tribes use them for hunting purposes. Greenlanders also live in HOUSES!

[@L.K.Rydens]

​@@fuqupal Swede here, thank you for this 😅 it blows my mind that someone would say something so uneducated about a country they clearly don't know and think it makes the other person look dumb 🤦😅🙄

[@Muswell]

She must be one of the very few Europeans who would ever want to live in the States !

[@lucasholmberg5708]

probably cus she is a cute girl with an ok economy. Anyone poor or even below middleclass would never move to the US (unless the option is north korea or a thirdworld country)

[@RobG001]

Only one thing to say to the month then day year thing, "4th of July!" My work is done, exit stage left. 😅

[@rarajiboo]

Usually you know what month it is unless there is something wrong with you. So usually what you are asking is about the date of day, not the month or year!

[@jonasfermefors]

ATMs aren't really an issue in most of Europe any more (except in Germany) because almost all financial transactions are digital. But most connection points still have an ATM, so you'll find it near your train station, buss station or shopping location and you won't typically need a car to get there.

[@ozzisantos]

I`m European and I don´t intend to return to that country. I visited it once and I ´m done. One of the worst countries to live in. Believe me…

[@bada2839]

Hahaha with the day topic, you went from a very confident: "no, on this topic I totally disagree with her" to: " oh, yeah may be that makes sense. First, if someone ask you for the day you reply just with the day, you don't need the month, I may not know the exact day, but unless I come back from a coma, I most likely know the month. Second, it makes all the sense to put some order on everything we do. So small to largest (D-M-Y) makes all sense or at least on reverse: largest to small, but (M-D-Y) has no logic behind at all.

[@lindasweeney969]

Interesting observations. Would like to hear more after the second trip. Australia has a number of things that are in line with the US and then also with Europe. So I could see both sides but she didn’t seem to mention many states only 3 and there are 50! And they are very diverse. You’re right she never made to the what they call southern hospitality. I would enjoy watching another ne as I’m unlikely ever to travel there and find it interesting to know what it’s really like without the silly stereotyping which is disrespectful to the people of any country.

[@catfrab]

The rest of the world does ddmmyy and we all say nth of month so it still fits. This is definitely an oddity of the US.

[@colecolettecole]

in canada we do both so its very confusing figuring out the dates ~

[@joaomarreiros4906]

The smiling part really creeps me out, because unless I am flirting with you or we have known each other for years, if someone smiles at me they are either thinking of efing me up or they already did, or in alternative something is going to happen with me and they are just watching the show. Tipping and sales tax is also really weird for me, because you might drop a bill or something to a waiter or whatever for a great service, but most of the times you pay the price of your meal and the waiter gets his or her salary. The sales tax is still the strangest, when I go shopping I have 2 factors in mind, how much money I have, and how much the items I purchase cost, and I simply calculate how much "this is going to cost me" to avoid surprises at the cashier.

[@Muswell]

Love your hair like that.

[@SophiaKilkis]

about the date thing...how can some1 ask u the date and u say go first for the month? i mean he probably knows what month is it but not the date.. but i guess is how u grow up and what u learn as a kid

[@nameinprogress9461]

04:00 who tf drives to the atm ?

[@christorn8499]

Hi there About the redlighits, at least for Sweden... If it's only an arrow the pedestrians aren't allowed to walk but if the whole circle is green you need to give way to pedestrians Lesser amount of light means lesser traffic of any kind

[@JustS0meK1dd]

Nobody likes to talk about weather more than the British, and I wholeheartedly stand behind Celsius. The logic of the scale is just so much easier to understand. In fact, I literally just went on a deep dive into the history of the Fahrenheit scale, and even it's origins and methods of conception are fairly confusing.

[@noitarumpu69]

She is spot on. But I'd like to add a few comments: 1. Am/pm, confusing. There are 24 hour in a day, not 2*12 hours. 2. Not allowed to have alcohol in the car, not to mention consuming it. Is that how little you trust the drivers. They just drive, others consume! (and I know, you may have unopened bottles, excluding beer, the rest goes in the trunk) 3. Chimneys on the outer wall. So 50% is used to heat the buiding, 50% is for the crows. 4. In Europe we usually drive on the right lane of a highway. Don't do that in the US. It might suddenly end, or just turn off the highway. And generally about driving, at least in CA; it has become WILD after the pandemic. Wonder why.

[@hartjeslips4061]

Girl...I've lived in Miami (1985-1989) yes that is nearly 40 years ago...and even then...nowadays even more so...we decided we didn't want to stay in a country that treats their veterans like shit and where materialism is the goal in life. We went back to Europe and did not regret it one single day... (yes even though we earned a lot....but even then the workweek was hectic and all time-consuming) consider the healthcare crisis and the lack of labour protection before you decide you want to live there. Consequences of car reliance; even though people are nice in a store, they could care less, and you will feel very lonely. Unless you make yourself part of a church as a social network.

[@lauram4168]

you should see the dates here in Canada, I never know what the actual format is when working on files at my job, they write it either the d/m/y or m/d/y even year first, so you never know I always have to check numerous times to make sure I write the right date when edit OMG , as an European living in Canad drives me crazy😢

[@TomKirkemo-l5c]

I have a lot of guns, from 22LR, 308, 30-06 and 16 and 12 G shot guns. But they are for hunting and sporsts. Not selfdefence. Only bolt and shot guns. And yes, I'm in north-west of Europe. But I don't have to carry them around. I could, I'm allowed to. But I don't feel like I have to. :) I carry a knife or two, to cut open bags of food to the animals or something. I always have one in my belt and an easy to open pocket knife. In the rural aereas we sort of all do. And there are a lot of people driving off road that have a rifle with them. I have never understood why so many in the US think that they are the only country on the planet that have privatly own guns. :D BUT, I had to wait 8 months for clearance for my last one. It was a German Mauser from 1938 in 30-06. It takes a while. :)

[@aecarina]

yes, driving in the USA was an experience, to put it mildly. different states in the US have different rules. It's crazy

[@kayodea.8024]

Fo the date, also a good point shold be to recognize the languge used; in english you might say January 22nd... In french or spanish we say Twenty-two (not twenty second) January 2024... Never month before, and I guess many languages around europe do the same.

[@JackW467]

She shows a Map at the beginning of the Video, that shows where she traveled in America