Life in the USA vs Europe (Differences and Similarities)

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Is life in the USA better or worse than life in Europe? In this video, we explore the differences and similarities when it comes to life in the USA and life in Europe.
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@UncleDaver 2 ай бұрын

Great video! We’ve been to Europe many times and I think you’ve summarized the cultural differences with the US very well. Found your channel yesterday as we plan our 2025 Scandinavia trip. Specifically, it was your Tallinn video. Good delivery, great info. We are also in Wisconsin, and huge Packers fans! What city are you in?

@MaxandSidney 2 ай бұрын

So glad you found us, we really appreciate you watching! Love connecting with a fellow Wisconsinite! I grew up in Shorewood and my parents live in Germantown!

@SusanTemplin-ix5ur Ай бұрын

Great video. I love all your comparisons and appreciate your fair approach to understanding that there are so many reasons for the differences. Love your honesty and respectful analysis of two great continents!!

@hassanbin8514 2 ай бұрын

The man that inspired me to have a love adventure to travel Europe

@MaxandSidney 2 ай бұрын

😄😄😄

@hannakerr Ай бұрын

I think another component of lifestyle and work-life balance is the work schedules and amount of hours in a typical work week. Obviously the standard work week in the U.S. is 40 hours but there are several professions that work significantly more than that on average. I will say that some of the larger employers in the U.S. are being more generous with paid time off than in the past. For example, my former employer introduced "unlimited" time off in 2020. My friend's employer has "responsible time off" which is similar - no set number of hours or days. Thanks for video! Looking forward to hearing your comparison to the places you traveled in 2023!

@MaxandSidney Ай бұрын

Thanks for the interesting insight! There’s obviously not one rule to everything, it’s really great to hear that there are many American companies making an effort to recalibrate work-life imbalance! We never had luxuries like that while we were working traditional jobs in the US, but that certainly doesn’t mean that there aren’t companies offering more balanced scheduling! I think one of the biggest differences between European and American mindsets when it comes to work is that your job doesn’t seem to define you in the same way in Europe. For example, in the US, one of the most common ice-breaker questions is “what do you do?” whereas Europeans are far more likely to ask “what do you enjoy?” But then again, for some people, the answer is the same! As you mentioned, some people work 60 hours a week which seems almost incomprehensible to us 😂 but when we really think about it, we “work” extremely long hours while traveling without even really noticing because we are having so much fun while doing it! There’s certainly themes and trends, but these days more than ever, there are exceptions to EVERY rule! Thanks for watching, we definitely have plenty more observations and comparisons to share 😁👍

@GiantHaystack Ай бұрын

Really interesting comparison - I hope your 12 months in Europe provided you with positive life-affirming and changing knowledge that you can utilise in the future. The commercialisation and consumerism of some cultures vs the lifestyle that a more relaxed approach is quite an interesting comparison; most (not all) Europeans are content with what they have and buy what they need, not what they see advertised or trying to compete with their neighbours, whereas some (not all) Americans I've spent time with seem to live to work, to buy things which then requires more work to afford.

@Wykreowany Ай бұрын

When it comes to lifestyle - as a Polish citizen I get like 26 days off per year plus when you get sick you are paid 80% of your daily wage per sick day. What is happening now among young adults (20-30s y.o) especially here in central/eastern Europe is that people are now working to live their lives instead of living just to work. Career development is important but it's a side effect.

@MaxandSidney Ай бұрын

That’s a really interesting insight into what it’s like to work in Poland! It sounds like work-life balance is prioritized which we love! We really enjoyed our visit to Poland, we hope to be able to come back soon

@Mini-Me 2 ай бұрын

Thanks ❤. Interesting.

@MaxandSidney 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Mini-Me 2 ай бұрын

There are laws and employers rights . UK get two weeks Summer hols and two weeks Winter hols😊 paid.

@MaxandSidney 2 ай бұрын

That’s more than the average American worker gets for sure!

@GiantHaystack Ай бұрын

Not strictly correct, in the UK we get a MINIMUM of 28 days paid leave (5.6 weeks), for a full time employee, and offered on a pro-rata basis for part-time employees. A lot of employers allow workers to buy or sell their annual leave, so if for example you wanted to take a 35-day vacation, some will allow you to take additional days off with no pay, or if you are someone who doesn't tend to take leave, so employers will give you the cash equivalent if you aren't going to take it. As for when you take your leave, it can be at any time of the year, you just agree that with your employer. Largely, it's up to you when you take the leave and how long you want to be off for. Also, this is applicable from day-one of your employment, there are no qualifying periods before annual leave becomes a right. Also, from this year all employees can request flexible working, could be the location from where you work (home, different office), to flexible working hours (a compressed fortnight is quite popular, where over 9 working day, you do sufficient extra hours to give you another day off - which is why most of our offices are empty on a Friday! - This gives us the chance to spend more time travelling, spending time with family or just having a fantastic night in a pub, knowing you have the following day off, without using up annual leave!)