How Do Europe & The United States Compare? (American Reacts)

[@dianabialaskahansen2972]

Old enough to serve your country, old enough to drink.

[@rosemarielee7775]

Presumably they want kids to decide to join sober.

[@jillosler9353]

​@@rosemarielee7775 If you turned up drunk at a recruiting office you would be turned away fast. Even those who turn up sober aren't always accepted into the military - and we never offer the military as an alternative to jail.

[@superduperpooperscooper8097]

Old enough to receive the death penalty, old enough to drink.

[@BardOfAndromeda]

Old enough to have the level of maturity required to decide that you would be prepared to die for your country, old enough to have the level of maturity required to enjoy a freaking beer when you feel like one.

[@BardOfAndromeda]

Or another way of looking at it is: if your country doesn't believe an 18 year old is mature enough to drink responsibly, your country really shouldn't be acting as if an 18 year old is mature enough to get blown up or shot to death as part of their army.

[@listey]

If the US have such strong religious beliefs then why aren't important religious days public holidays? I was shocked that Easter is just a normal weekend in the US, whereas everywhere I have lived we'd get Good Friday and Easter Monday as public holidays, despite there not being particularly strong religious beliefs.

[@paulocorreia7942]

What, they don't celebrate Easter? Seriously. I did not know. Okay, that's why they have spring break then!

[@listey]

@@paulocorreia7942 Christmas is the only public holiday they get for a religious day. They don't even get Boxing Day, so straight back to work the next day it seems.

[@jamesbutler5570]

Since when easter has something to do with god. It has to do with jesus.

[@listey]

@@jamesbutler5570 please show me where I mentioned God, as I can't find it.

[@shaunlawlor8516]

Just shows the hypocrisy of some elements of US culture, I used to have American coworkers, at the time were based in Izmir, Saturday night they would be out partying and using the services of sex workers, Sunday they would be in church, not necessarily because they were believers but because they thought it looked good and may be beneficial to their future career.

[@poulhansen3813]

It was missing some important ones... Crime rate... Percent of population imprisoned... Happiness index... Average debt of citizens...

[@italianspiderman5012]

Whoa whoa, hold on! That would make the US look like a third world country!

[@andregoncalves5100]

Murder per Capita is a fun one. Literacy is pretty cool 2

[@Odrade100]

This, criminality, savings and debt are much more meaningful than wages, it doesn't matter if you make 4k a month if you pay 500 for a shitty insurance that will make you broke if anything big happens and on top of that you need to pay 3k a month if you want to live at less than 100km from a city where high paying jobs are. And it doesn't help that those cities have the criminality of a 3rd world country.

[@Mimer6]

Now my numbers are a bit old, but if you look at the percentage of the population that is in prison, the USA has the highest in the whole world.

[@italianspiderman5012]

@@Mimer6 I mean imprisoning people is a business in the US, what could go wrong? Or rather, works as intended.

[@numberkruncherr]

We get lots of sun in the UK... it's just hiding behind the clouds most of the time 😐

[@AlBarzUK]

Yes, we get a lot of ‘daylight’ but the ‘sunshine’ is harder to find, so we try to grab it with both hands when it arrives.

[@paul1979uk2000]

True, we also get a lot of heat in Europe, which I used to think the latitude would suggest the US would be hotter, but a lot of places in Europe gets really hot in summer, especially down south and it surprises me because a lot of the times, it's hotter than the US even thought the US latitude is lower. Also, if I'm not mistaken, doesn't having a lot more clouds make winters warmer? Like it acts like an insulator? I'm sure in winter when there's little to no clouds, it feels colder than when there are clouds and the US does seem to get a lot colder than a lot of Europe does in winters.

[@ronnie9187]

That reminds me of a fun event I had 30 years ago in Scotland. We flew there from Amsterdam and had three great days, but three days with lots of rain. On the flight back, we got above the clouds and the sun was shining wonderfully. My manager who was sitting next to me looked out and mused.... What those Scots should do is raise their land 10 km, then they will have sunshine all day...

[@Witchaven]

I think the narrator in that video was confusing hours of sunshine vs hours of sunlight.

[@MKR5210]

Hey, at least we on the UK don't get tornados and hurricanes like the US does 😁

[@samphire66]

Compare infant mortality, deaths during childbirth, life expectancy, workers paid holidays, homelessness, drug related deaths, homicide rates

[@Ba_Yegu]

IMHO Infant Mortality Rate is the best indicator of the true level of decency of living. If the state and citizens can't keep even children alive, what good does wealth do?

[@authorified89]

Don't forget incarceration rates

[@norrinradd2364]

11:40 Why invest to leave the planet? It's much easier to invest all the money to keep this planet livable.

[@andrealelli7505]

@robertstallard7836 That's 5 billion years from now.

[@milestone76]

this is actually the crossroad, will we over come ourselfes and stop fighting to become one planet , or perrish with quarrel and combat to kill ourselfes we are the universe discovering itself .....think about it

[@giafran13]

​@@andrealelli7505And if we continue at this pace, there still won't be enough time

[@bryanfongo327]

​@@giafran13not true

[@niallrussell7184]

One big asteroid..

[@Asa...S]

Percentage of people who are highly religious (who say that religion is very important in their lives) 1. Alabama 77% 1. Mississippi 77% 3. Tennessee 73% 4. Louisiana 71% 5. Arkansas 70% 5. South Carolina 70% 7. West Virginia 69% 8. Georgia 66% 8. Oklahoma 66% 10. North Carolina 65% 11. Texas 64% 11. Utah 64% 13. Kentucky 63% 14. Virginia 61% 15. Missouri 60% 16. South Dakota 59% 17. Ohio 58% 18. New Mexico 57% 19. Iowa 55% 19. Kansas 55% 19. New Jersey 55% 22. Florida 54% 22. Indiana 54% 22. Maryland 54% 22. Nebraska 54% 22. Wyoming 54% 27. Arizona 53% 27. District of Columbia 53% 27. Michigan 53% 27. North Dakota 53% 27. Pennsylvania 53% 32. Delaware 52% 33. Idaho 51% 33. Illinois 51% 35. California 49% 35. Minnesota 49% 35. Nevada 49% 35. Rhode Island 49% 39. Montana 48% 39. Oregon 48% 41. Colorado 47% 41. Hawaii 47% 43. New York 46% 44. Alaska 45% 44. Washington 45% 44. Wisconsin 45% 47. Connecticut 43% 48. Maine 34% 48. Vermont 34% 50. Massachusetts 33% 50. New Hampshire 33% And some of the countries in Europe, as a comparison: 1. Romania 55% 2. Armenia 51% 3. Georgia 50% 4. Greece 49% 5. Moldova 47% 6. Bosnia 46% 7. Croatia 44% 8. Poland 40% 9. Portugal 37% 10. Serbia 32% 11. Ukraine 31% 12. Slovakia 29% 13. Belarus 27% 13. Italy 27% 15. Ireland 24% 16. Lithuania 21% 16. Spain 21% 18. Bulgaria 18% 18. Netherlands 18% 20. Hungary 17% 20. Norway 17% 20. Russia 17% 23. Latvia 15% 24. Austria 14% 25. Finland 13% 26. France 12% 26. Germany 12% 26. Switzerland 12% 29. United Kingdom 11% 30. Belgium 10% 30. Sweden 10% 32. Czech Republic 8% 32. Denmark 8% 34. Estonia 7% (Source: Pew Research Center "How religious is your state?" (2016) and "How do European countries differ in religious commitment? Use our interactive map to find out". (2018))

[@publicminx]

yep but there are differences. while you have in some states the classic religious people the still relatively high amount in cities/states like NY is due to migrants from latin-america which are more religious than the Northamerican countries like the US or Canada. The nardcore religious in Europe are also usually not Christians but Muslims (stupid left wings, also antisemitic/antizionist, dont know that/try to ignore that)....

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

Dane here - and I bet the 8% are mostly immigrants.

[@magnusnilsson9792]

A lot of Swedes must have found god in Minnesota, maybe he is hiding there?

[@stefannils2032]

​@@LarsRyeJeppesenyes it's the same here in the UK most religious people here are immigrants generally from poor countries

[@jal051]

@@publicminx I don't think latin Americans are more religious than US Americans. It's about the same. In fact, the level of radicalism seems to be higher in protestants with all the nationalistic christianism they have going on than in latins who are predominantly catholics minding their own business. You don't see many latins in those crazy maga christian groups.

[@digg_7]

As an Englishman, we don't mind religion but hate it when it's forced down our throat, believe anything you want just don't push it on others

[@Innerspace100]

Norwegian here, and it's the same thing with us. Actually, it's what people all over Europe (at least in the north and west) would tell you if asked. As in: By all means, believe in your little sky daddy if you want to, but please keep it to yourself. We don't want to live in a theocracy. We tried that in centuries past, and it sucked, so we don't do that anymore.

[@digg_7]

@@Innerspace100 yes exactly! It’s beyond me how people still do but it’s up to them, hopefully science advances so much with ai that it’s impossible to believe anymore so we can move on from it as a species, it’s not god that’s the problem it’s religion as an institution

[@ralphhillier676]

So you are not happy with the Islamists eh?

[@digg_7]

@@ralphhillier676 what? I never said that at all

[@rattywoof5259]

@@ralphhillier676 Read his reply, numbskull - he's not happy with ANY religious fundamentalists trying to impose their belief sets on other people. Good for him.

[@AleaumeAnders]

The answer for the sunshine questions is clouds. The western parts of Europe get a lot of clouds from the warm waters of the north atlantic stream. In other words: in the UK you've got four seasons: rain, more rain, even more rain and fog.

[@jillosler9353]

Not quite true. We do get rain - but less than New York. We do get snow - but inches instead of feet. Without the rain we wouldn't have the flowers or the amount of beautiful greenery. I lived for a year in the Middle East and dreamed of grass!!!

[@okkietrooy6841]

It is also important wind are mainly going inland. Clouds formed above the sea are blown inland.

[@maxmoller]

Don't forget the english summer. It's the best week of the year. 😄

[@AleaumeAnders]

@@jillosler9353 *grin* Ah, the well known british humor, like clouds, right over the head. ;)

[@solidsteel3634]

Well, in the UK there is sunshine sometimes. I know for sure because as a German I managed to get a nasty sunburn in London 🤣

[@KWG-ln4on]

Young people still living at home: In Europe, especially in the East and South-East, it's not mainly about financial stability. Very often it is about tradition. In many traditional cultures you leave home when you marry. Leaving earlier would be pointless, because in these areas family bonds are very strong and young people don't have any reason leaving home before they have children. I grew up in Poland and in my family it was perfectly normal that three generations lived in the same house. Yes, in communist countries this also had economic reasons, but tradition played also a big role.

[@vaclavkrpec2879]

11:33: "Earth is eventually going to blow up, so we'll have to leave..." Don't you worry about that, mate. The Earth will be here, safe and sound, loooooong time after we'll go extinct. We're doing all we can to make that happen ASAP. We won't go anywhere---except into oblivion.

[@ralphhillier676]

My opinions; also via quantum mechanics study

[@vaclavkrpec2879]

@@ralphhillier676 What? Are you saying that you're able to solve the QM equations for masses on the scale of Earth? Either you're lying, or you don't know what you're talking about, or run to collect your Nobel prize as nobody before you was able to do it for more than a hydrogen atom or so. Somehow, I doubt that you can do more... So your opinions only.

[@knudplesner]

We Danes or Nordics do not believe in God as such, but we have a strong belief in the Danish or Nordic values.

[@andrewbailey2867]

The older I get the less I care about the sounds we make to signify the root of the good and the more I am concerned with the good itself. Atheist, theist, whatever the ultimate truth is will work itself out without us, but in the meantime there are a great many people who could use a bit of help. I'm for that.

[@Unethical.Dodgson]

@@andrewbailey2867 A rational response to an irrational world.

[@efrain6783]

@@andrewbailey2867 Exactly. And, though Dane, I wouldn't say that this only is here in the North. Seemingly: the less people leave things to a God, we ourselves take more responcibility in choosing politicians to care for everyone in our societies. Or is it the other way around? As the social security net in the US is poor, more people need a God to hope for help :)

[@Dreyno]

Flat pack furniture?

[@splodge561]

What are Nordic values?

[@HiltownJoe]

A quick note regarding the HDI and GDP. In europe a bunch of essential life costs are way cheaper than in the US. Also the need for cars is way lower. I don't own a car, because I don't need and I don't want to. I pay a fraction in healthcare compared to the US. This results in a significant higher quality of life for the poorer half of the population. From a moral perspective this is a way more important key indicator than the average wealth.

[@janakiblum6695]

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[@Tommy-he7dx]

I don't know if you noticed , but the "Living at home stats", in America it was 18 -34 year olds, in Europe it was 25-34 year olds. As a lot of kids are still in some form of higher education i think that the numbers would look different if they were compared over the same age range.

[@Ares42]

The EU map even shows a comparison with USA, putting it at 13,9% which is lower than most of the European countries.

[@paul1979uk2000]

There's also a difference in culture, there's far less pressure to move out in Europe and in many countries, especially the south, living at home is quite normal, regardless of economic situation, culture can play a big part on things like that.

[@publicminx]

@@paul1979uk2000 distances also matter. if your next uni/work is farer away then moving out is more a thing. if ppl get more married then you have one or both also more likely moving out.

[@dangerousalphabets5267]

It really depends on which country in Europe. In Finland you are considered a weirdo if you live with your parents at the age of 34. I think even 25 starts to get embarrassing. We are encouraged to be independent early on. That's why we think there is something wrong with a person living with their parents that late. We start to wonder.. are they lazy? Somehow unable to take care of themselves? Why are they being a burden to their parents? The average age here is 21.8 years.

[@magnuscarlsson9969]

Well I'm soon in my 40's and in practicality i live at home... just that we have built more houses on our land, my parents live across the yard and my sisters family live like a five minute walk down the road past the stables. Now we are considering building yet another house since my sisters 3rd kid have her 4th child on the way and want to move back out here. I don't think "living at home" is a good measurement, what's the more important statistic is 'if someone involuntarily live at home or not'. When i moved in with my parents after i returned from the states, i didn't do so because i didn't have options I did so because i wanted too and since i got married we instead constructed a house instead of buying one... just like my sister had done six years prior.

[@nettcologne9186]

The age limit for smoking in Germany has been raised from 16 to 18, but you can then also smoke marijuana ;-) Beer and wine consumption remains at 16, but hard drinks only from 18... And you can drive from 17, but with mom & dad. From the age of 18 you can drive alone.

[@liosscip]

you can drive slower motorbikes at 16 and wheren't there some strange "cars" which run only 40km/h or something like that?

[@Lazmanarus]

In the UK, you can apply for a provisional licence & a driving test for a car at 17, but you can't drive solo until you have passed the driving test. I didn't have a provisional licence & driving test until I was nearly 30 years old (I didn't need a car until then, public transport served me well enough), while learning I had to have a fully qualified driver (qualified for at least 3 years & over 21) as a front seat passenger to supervise me.

[@Vojtaniz01]

@@liosscip Those strange "cars" are legally motorcycles, that's why you can drive them from 15-16 as well.

[@johanandersson9208]

If an american would use marijuana in germany they would break the law, the use of that drug only apply to people living in germany. Not tourists luckily!

[@nettcologne9186]

@@liosscip These strange cars that “children” are allowed to drive are found in Sweden.

[@MYoung-mq2by]

Religion is a big determining factor in my opinion. As it influences the culture and mindset of the people. Compare the US and NL on that level. NL is known to be very laidback, with one of the highest percentages of atheïsm and agnosts. I have yet to come across a Dutch person who does not have his or her heart in the right place. A very strange and interesting phenomenon. I've been living here for 33+ years. One thing you absolutely cannot accuse them of is being fake. That is not a given elsewhere. Food for thought.

[@gregorygant4242]

So you're saying atheists and agnostics are good people ? But as a God believer will they be saved even if they are good ? Answer , no ! Being a good person will not save you if you don't believe that Jesus is your saviour and Lord if you are a Christian !

[@fynnfrey7829]

@@gregorygant4242 dude

[@HenrikJansson78]

@@gregorygant4242 And people like you are the reason we believe that religion is evil... "I don't care if you are good or not, the important thing is that you bow down to me". A god like that is only worth contempt.

[@Solus749]

@@gregorygant4242 drop the god shit, the bible is pretty much proven at this point to be a very big fable. Atop of that judism, christianity AND islam pulls back to the same god and the three religions have attacked each other for millenia. Shouldn't you be more concerned about YOUR actions and how you can help others and yourself rather than how god is about to do it. ...food for thought

[@MYoung-mq2by]

@@gregorygant4242 I rest my case.

[@Karottsama]

French here. For centuries the church had huge political power. It changed with the revolution and a strong anti-clerical and anti-church movement grew at that time. Secularism, separation of church and power, entered the law and became very important.

[@fleur5397]

Ed è per questo che gli arricchitori culturali ci stanno trombando.

[@AlbandAquino]

11:20 Same here. Imagine what we could achieve as a species if we all work towards the same goals ... BTW, that's one of the basic principle of the Star Trek franchise "Eutopia" (I'm saying that as a long time Trekkie).

[@emmafrench7219]

@AlbandAquino "Live long and prosper" 🖖

[@AlbandAquino]

@@emmafrench7219 "Peace and a long life" 🖖🏼

[@mantailuaa]

Will never happen with all those different religions, many wars stsrted because of them.

[@frglee]

I would say that whilst many British people are not churchgoers, many of us have a deep underlying moral code that lies in a looser kind of Christian morality. People here are mostly polite, helpful, gentle and tolerant, perhaps as a result. Funny then for us to see Mormon teens from the USA doing 'missionary work' in British towns though, as if we need 'converting'. A couple of very polite American teenage lads in Maidstone town centre a few years back engaged me in conversation, explaining their beliefs and answering my questions honestly as to why they volunteer for this. It all seemed very strange to me - I shouldn't imagine they were very successful in one of the least religious countries in the world, but live and let live.

[@tonycrayford3893]

Ayyyy one of my Kent peeps, I'm in Medway.

[@poppletop8331]

Spot on, my Grandad always told me to treat others how you want to be treated and you can't go wrong. He was a lovely man and really kind. He only stepped into church on special occasions such as the obvious, Christening, Weddings & Funerals but he left all his Grandkids with a strong sense of Moral Fiber.

[@HenrikJansson78]

It could be worth mentioning that this "Christian morality" is pretty much exactly the same as in every civilized country in the world, no matter which religion they have/had there. Actually, I would not be surprised if North/Western european morality is closer to say Japanese morality than it is to deep south US morality. We don't put women who wants an abortion in prison...

[@geofftottenperthcoys9944]

Christian morality? Oh surely you are joking!

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

"Funny then for us to see Mormon teens from the USA doing 'missionary work' in British towns though, as if we need 'converting'." Mormons are no more Christian than Jews or Muslims.

[@oyuyuy]

You really can't compare 'states' to countries though. Countries have their own language, history, culture, military etc. etc. - you don't experience that crossing over to a different state.

[@liquidminds]

there is definitely a lot more overlap in the US, but you cannot really look at NY, Miami, LA and Chicago and pretend that the culture is exactly the same. There are also individual states in Europe that are much closer together in terms of culture and history, but also countries that are not. You can definitely identify cultural areas in europe, like the mediterranean countries of Italy, Spain and Portugal being closer related in their culture, as well as the more central countries, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, etc. That are very closely related culturally. As well as a lot of eastern European countries that have a lot of shared culture and history. There is also a lot of overlap here. US and Europe are definitely not the same, but there is still room to compare them.

[@oyuyuy]

@@liquidminds Who said anything about "exactly the same"? And it's not a question of if European countries share aspects of culture or not - of course they do - it's about the relative diversity compared to the states. I'm frankly willing to say that any two countries in Europe have a stronger diversity than any two states - with the exception of Hawaii (and possibly Alaska). You're all speaking the same language, following the same religion, waving the same flag, sharing similar political views and eating similar food. Language differences alone may honestly consequential enough to support my statement.

[@liquidminds]

@@oyuyuy Imho, language means nothing. Aside from that, you will find Texan English, New York English and various other types within the US differ a lot from each other. Just like in the US, there are regions that do not necessarily respect borders, that have common culture. Often overlapping. Aside from that, America does not have "one religion" but a plethora of Christian sects that are all their own religions, while throughout Europe you will mainly find Catholics and Protestants. So there is more religious unity in Europe than there is in the US. Also: I'm European, not American.

[@oyuyuy]

@@liquidminds What can I say? You're completely clueless.

[@liquidminds]

@@oyuyuy sure. A European who has visited almost every european country can't know as much about Europe as someone who read about it online.... How would I know what Europeans are like if I only ever met them in person? right? Real people in the real world, what do they tell you about reality the internet doesn't tell you, right? Congratulations on being a 2024 Internet expert on literally everything. Great that one can get this title nowadays without having finished school...

[@alicetwain]

The difference in sunlight hours is made by the gulf stream. It doesn't shorten the day, but brings loads of warmth and humidity (vapour) towards northwestern Europe, making it cloudier and wetter while also warmer.

[@poulhansen3813]

That's part of it, the general distance to large bodies of water for European cities are lower than the average in the US, and the topology are less diverse in Europe, with more mountain ranges such as the Alps gathering a lot of moisture and creating clouds, on top of the Gulf Stream and Jet stream winds etc.

[@Lily-Bravo]

Oh yes, in mid summer it is light until about 10pm and the sun rises really early as well. The seasons are great here.

[@OhNoNotFrank]

It's not about cherry picking different countries that have a better system than the US in different areas. It's about the fact that no European country is as far behind as todays America in more or less all areas.

[@johnmcananey]

did you even watch it

[@OhNoNotFrank]

@@johnmcananey not only did I watch it, I’ve lived it.

[@808bigisland]

Rural braindrain. It’s really a worldwide problem. You can build a peaceful and prosperous democratic nation with average IQ of 105 and an intact 1% of high IQ men. This is not the case in the US at average IQ 90.

[@mlynto]

Only Israel has IQ of 105 on average and not so peaceful at all. Higher IQ is an indicator of higher intelligence that more often than not leads to more aggression and unethical behavior.

[@Codex7777]

'Hours of sunshine' has nothing to do with latitude. Hours of daylight are almost identical everywhere on Earth. The amount of cloud is the main determinant.

[@KristinaBjork-m4v]

Northern Europe has basically no daylight for about 2 months of the year dyring winter and opposite during summer..

[@futurew0782]

@@KristinaBjork-m4vSummer does probably balance out the darkness during winter so we have a normal amount of total daylight.

[@larsnystrom6698]

The map of that was surprising to me in that I didn't know that the USA got that much sun. Sweden get enough sun for just 3 summer months, and hardly any sun for 6 winter months The climate has changed noticeably since I was a child in the 1950s, though, Mostly during the last 30 years. We used to have real winters, with a lot of snow. That's not so anymore. The last such winters we had ware sometime in the 1980s.

[@johnloony68]

5:18 “Oh My God!” your reaction to the religious map :) even though you’re intelligent and open minded enough to be more atheist than most Americans :)

[@helopilotr]

I'm just always told by my parents, that back in the days everyone wanted to go to the US. Right now this mentality is in my eyes tending to a rather US sceptic view. In general I believe the USA has lost a lot of its former glory in the last 20 years or so

[@margaretcaine4219]

Your parents were wrong. 'Everyone' wasn't busting to get to the US unless they were poor/displaced/dispossessed/hungry or perhaps from a violent, unruly country. The numbers who went for career reasons such as fame and fortune in Hollywood were a relative handful.

[@Huismusje77]

​@@margaretcaine4219that is a very wrong idea. I know a lot of wealthy people who wanted to go to the US and some really did. Why, because your tax laws and the more Wild Wild West mentality that they have way less ethical rules to abide by in doing business. To move to a country you need money or a network. That is why people with money can get to safety and people without can mostly not.

[@magnuscarlsson9969]

I wanted to flee Sweden to the US. spent most of my younger years realizing that goal. I had heard wonderful things and wanted to live in a place where i wasn't buggered down by taxes and inefficient health care etc. When i finally arrived in the US. i quickly realized that all of those things only really applies to the upper middle class and above, i for sure wasn't poor but i had to sacrifice a lot to reach the same standard of living as i had in Sweden... however some things can't really be bought, even in the US. Some people truly enjoy having more "control" of their spending, but at the end of the day you pay even more money to get insurances etc. the only positive thing about it however is that you made that "choice" yourself. So what's the biggest issue here; Well unless you have a really well-paid job(or company benefits) you will spend your whole life working just to have a place to sleep and eat three meals a day, not to mention a chance for a vacation ain't exactly a given. Just to take a week off to visit family at home felt like a massive investment since there's no vacation pay or even vacation days in many cases. I lived with a friend for over a year, so the cost of living wasn't too bad but we rarely got to do much together, usually we had Sundays off so he could show me around etc. the rest of the week was packed with other things to do... especially for him since he worked like 16 hours a day and yet he wouldn't be able to afford living on his own.. When mom got cancer and i wanted to return home to Sweden, he almost started to cry because it would mean he might not be able to afford rent... so i waited for some weeks until he could find a new roommate. My plan was to return to the US. but well once back at home i realized that even a sh*tty temporary job allowed me more freedom then i had in the states, so i decided to stay. It wasn't the only reason however, being around family is a nice thing... not even the best of friends can really replace that sense of security.

[@fudgi84]

when i was younger, i always wanted to live in the u.s. that dream is far gone now.... doesn't mean i don't appreciate making holidays over there

[@Nathan_Bookwurm]

When I was a kid (90s/2000s) the US was still put on a pretty high pedestral in my country. I never cared much about it until I got a boyfriend from the US. When I was 19 I visited Florida, but the way of living and the way people treated me (including the boyfriend) was a very big turnoff. Their views, knowledge and living is sooo different. 😄 Now, years later, only bad news from the US reaches us (politics drama, mass shootings, racism, unaccessable healthcare except when you're rich, unaccessable schooling except when your parents are rich, very bad women and LGBTQ rights), so I'm pretty relieved I'm raising my children in Europe. But I'm sure it'd be just as a big culture shock for people who were raised in the US when they visit Europe.

[@theapavlou3030]

Love your reactions, you're such an erudite and tolerant young man, more power to you. I'm in London and I heard our army is down to approx 70,000 this year . I say let's put our weapons and our cars to one side, and put life on a sustainable earth at the top of our priorities. Keep it coming ❤

[@davidmarkwort9711]

Europe is the continent of enlightenment, the US is stuck in the 16 hundreds.

[@Celisar1]

You can be a Christian and a scientist of highly educated person. Some people don’t really understand that religion is not an antipode to knowledge.

[@paul1979uk2000]

I've always considered lower religion beliefs as a sign of being more enlighten, usually more developed, richer countries have less faith in religion compared to developing countries, the US is one of the odd countries out for a developed country, but they do push religion on the people hard over there so that's probably the reason.

[@davidmarkwort9711]

@@Celisar1 it was for a long time

[@embreis2257]

don't be absurd (and too harsh): the US is stuck in the 19th century and their constitution is totally calcified (no hope there).

[@davidmarkwort9711]

@@embreis2257 don‘t be silly, the slaves have rights and the Indians don’t attack the trecks anymore

[@MorningNapalm]

Far more interesting than average income is median income, and you should also consider the differences in, for example, social payments and healthcare contributions. The average Us income is much higher due to the rich, and due to the fact that you don't have all these payments, or to a lesser extent. Add in health insurance and account for unemployment insurance etc., and the picture is very different. Average income on its own is meaningless, apples and oranges.

[@jimmyryan5880]

We think of poland as super super religious but its equal to the lowest area or the US

[@lolololol7573]

The religious bit is always kind of funny to me. I remember a talk I had with an American who visited and they were curious about religion in the Netherlands. For some reason she expected it to be around the same or even more. I'm not sure why. I told her it's at an extreme low compared to the US. She somewhat tried to claim the USA isn't very religious. I mean, I wish. But as long as the presidents swears on the bible and all the other religious shit happen at the inauguration... And it's not even required to swear on the bible so it just shows how important it still is for the majority. I think when they day comes a president will no longer do this, there will be outrage, lots of discussions, but eventually that might become more commonplace. We'll have to see,

[@Huismusje77]

In the US you will not become a president if you do not say you believe in god and be a christian. Whether it is true (for example Biden) or an absolute lie (Trump) it does not matter. As long as you say it and keep up appearances. So far the absolute sepperation between religion and government is just a paper reality, it has never been a reality for the US. So I always laugh when religious people in the US want to abide by the Constitution when they want, for example, guns, but they do not want the Constitution if it means that religion should not be part of the government.

[@jal051]

Their candidates need to talk about god all the time.. Even if they didn't care about god for a moment in their lives, they will do it, because they need it to win. I've never seen a candidate in Spain mentioning god once.

[@emjizone]

3:03 US: "Our military aircrafts can operate even during bad weather!" Europe: "We've made military aircrafts that can operate during bad weather, so they can operate."

[@VanezBane]

for you a feature for us a requirement or or for US a feature for EU a requirement get it? *badum tss*... i'm out

[@italianspiderman5012]

@@VanezBanesir, I respect the balls on you, and that’s all I’ll say.

[@MarkusWitthaut]

Sunshine happens if there are no clouds. So it is no surprise that desert regions like the south east of the continental US has many hours of sunshine per year. BTW: Vostok station in Antarctica gets 3750 hours of sunshine per year.

[@poulhansen3813]

Indeed, Europe has a lot of mountain ranges such as the Alps, general the US's topography is more varied with less of this issue. Also the Gulf Stream from Mexico carries the warm water to Europe which increases humidity in Europe and creates further cloud cover. Generally most of Europe are closer to large bodies of water compared to the average US state, which again means more humidity.

[@enha6008]

regarding the climate maps - western and central europe are a global oddity with how mild the climate is, considering how north it is. this is a) because of an overall maritime climate (meaning less extreme temperatures) and b) because of the gulf stream, which sends warm water all up to the north of norway. that's also part of the reason why europe is so cloudy, combined with the latitude and the lack of north-south-mountain ridges that could act as weather barriers. as a german, i still was a bit shocked to learn how much more sunny even the infamous seattle weather is. winter depression is very real here - barely any snow, very short days and sometimes it's overcast for weeks.

[@gerardmackay8909]

There’s a ‘sunshine correction’ figure to be factored in because US meteorological stations add extra sun just after sunrise and just before sunset when the rays aren’t powerful enough to be recorded automatically. For example Windsor Ontario and Detroit Michigan stations are only a couple of miles apart and have identical weather but the American station officially records about 10% more sunshine. The USA in still undoubtedly a lot sunnier than Northern Europe nonetheless, particularly in winter away from the Pacific North West.

[@johnfrancismaglinchey4192]

When doing comparisons everyone tends to exclude RUSSIA, which to many of us is an integral part of historical EUROPE.

[@Huismusje77]

It depends what you see as Russia. Is it Russia or the Russian Federation. The Federation is not, Russia is.

[@StephMcAlea]

Yous be glad to know that in terms of religion, the US compares favourably with India, Egypt, and Indonesia, and the southern US (where there is a public stigma against atheism and states have religious govt support) compares to Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Afghanistan.

[@judiklettenmeijer854]

Why should we be glad that in the US more people believe in fairy tales than in the rest of the world

[@praapje]

@@judiklettenmeijer854 The poster states quite the opposite.

[@publicminx]

in reality the US is less religious than the Latin-American countries/India. And countries like Egypt, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan or Afghanistan are even more hard core religious (due to Islam) then the US. Obvious if you just look at female or queer rights in law and everyday practice. Only idiots dont know that (usually lantisemitic/antizionist, antiwestern left wings who still are in the tradition of the nationalsocialists and other socialist dictorships and Islam)

[@tjarkschweizer]

​@@praapjeIf so, they worded it poorly.

[@gabak1292]

This doesn't mean that people in Europe don't believe in God! It is more likely that they don't believe in religion!

[@12e_1]

Europeans are less bigot. Religion is a privat matter.

[@Huismusje77]

In The Netherlands most people are something called ietsism. It means we believe there is more than we can see, but we will not give it a name or say how that works. That is that you are not sure. Finding that religious rituals are important does not mean you know for sure that there is a god. For example, my husband has a Danish godchild. We went to the baptism, but nobody in the family believes in god. As they say it, "it is tradition". It has absolutely nothing to do with a god.

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

@@Huismusje77 Dane here - yep, they are nice traditions but nobody believes in God

[@SebHaarfagre]

5:47 Not directly believing in any deity is not the same as atheism. That's just how USA interprets/twists yet another word that doesn't mean exactly that.

[@davidesperanza7701]

I think that the difference between Texas and Massachussets are bigger than Italy and Sweden or at least is something similar. We have a background of 2000 years of history (wars too) between our countries and we tend to exalt the differences in our countries but we are more similar than we seems.

[@mattsmith5421]

The UK used to be 16 for smoking, in the US your old enough to decide to kill or be killed for the government, but deemed not ready to handle a beer 😂

[@schra034]

Leaving the planet will never make as much sence as investing in conserving the planet. Eventually the planet will blow up but that is like longer than any human mind could imagine.

[@Yoonji9212]

11:24 this will never happen. People will always be greedy. And that's why we will always have wars. Because of greed.

[@solentbum]

Or believe that their god gave them a country 3000 years ago.

[@Christian_Ada1]

Well said beautifully said

[@jacketrussell]

Former Isle of Man TT racer here appreciating your T shirt. 👍

[@oxigen85]

I found it weird that Italy is only in the 10-30% range on the religious slide, with Vatican being there. Also the stripes on alcohol age limit in Sweden and Norway: you're allowed to buy alcohol from 18 in a club or pub, but have to be over 20 to buy a bottle at the (special government-owned) store.

[@enginerd80]

In Finland, the alcohol thing is the same, except that you can also, starting at 18, buy alcohol at alcohol stores, but only stuff that has the alcohol content up to a certain Vol-% (I think around 20 Vol-%).

[@sirisolbar]

Not in Norway, you can buy alcohol from the government owned stores, but only things under 20%. Everything over can be bought when you're 20

[@andrealelli7505]

The map is "absolute certainty", I'm sure some faith is still decently high. And honestly, many use blasphemies on a daily basis and we are professionals at it (Porco Dio, Porca Madonna, Madonna portatrice di Aids, etc...), so it's not that weird. Also, a decent number of us hate the Vatican and its controversies (connections with Mafia, the state being an excuse to not pay taxes, etc...), just search "Emanuela Orlandi", that might be the biggest controversy of the Vatican, and it's actually a very sad story. The religious people are mostly 50+ years old.

[@eblita3698]

Being here in the Scandinavian club :) In Denmark between 16 and 18 years you can buy beer and wine. From 18 years you can buy alcohol over 16.5%.

[@TheMoonRover]

I would imagine the percentage of religious people in Vatican City is significantly higher.

[@rogerterry5013]

America, from wilderness to decadence with no civilisation between.

[@ShawueFan]

Thing is, people in US compare their country to Europe. But you have to compare USA to France, USA to Germany, USA to Italy, USA to Poland...

[@teachersusan3730]

Right. It is confusing when they talk about Europe as a country.😮

[@razorburn7745]

It’s an accurate comparison considering the travel distances involved. People from the Southern and Western US have as much cultural distinction between them as Poland would to Portugal.

[@poulhansen3813]

Actually in that case you'd need to compare a specific state to a specific country, as they can almost vary as much as a country can in Europe.

[@poulhansen3813]

@@razorburn7745 Aaaah, I've travelled enough in the US to say, yeah, there are definitely large cultural distinctions, but I wouldn't put it at the level of for instance Poland vs Denmark vs Portugal. But if people think that the US is just one uniform culture or close to it, then they are definitely sorely mistaken.

[@ClemensKatzer]

I'd say comparing USA to EU makes much more sense than to individual European countries. EU is not "one united entity" (country) yet, but we're on our way. On the global scale, it definitely makes sense to compare USA, EU, India and China.

[@VonBrachsenbruegge]

Where i live.. religion is basically gone for good. Sometimes you meet a religious person, and its always a odd and cringy feeling.. Since 2015, many muslims came, millions of them.. And there is a huge clash.. its hard to mix developed people with people who are basically stuck in the middle ages, when it comes to Religion..

[@reesofraft4166]

'oh my god' - best reaction when talking about people being blinded by religion

[@catgladwell5684]

Was it Dave Allen who said "I'm an atheist,, thank god".

[@bodan1196]

The "striping" for Sweden on the map for alcohol purchase, might have something to do with the law being that you can buy alcohol in a bar, restuarant or similar, when you are 18, but you must be 20 to buy alcohol for "home consumption". Sweden (and Norway and Finland) have a state owned monopoly on selling alcohol with a volume percentage over 3.5%. To legally buy stronger alcohol, you have to go to a special store, the Systembolaget, were you must be at least 20 to make a purchase. The opening hours differs a little depending on where in Sweden you are, but the one closest to me is open 10-18(6pm) Mondays-Wednesdays and Fridays, 10-19(7pm) on Thursdays, 10-15(3pm) on Saturdays, and Sundays... it's closed.

[@maxxie84]

I moved on my own at 17 when I started uni (France). But I was in a countryside area not a major city. Usually in France there are a lot of things to help move on your own when as a student (grants the gov give students if they study far sew from the parents, the parents would also tend to pay a pension to help the kid pay for food and stuff, if they can. And you have student accommodations at a cheaper price.). On top of that everybody in France can get some money from the government to help pay the rent (depending on their revenues and the situation - single parents, number of children etc. It’s called la CAF)

[@supersonic4863]

for the percentage of young adults living at their parent's home, scandinavia has a very big focus on social housing systems, with its countries having housing specifically for people who are studying at a college/university. many other parts of europe dont though.

[@crepinhauser5274]

You'll also notice a trend withing countries with a high presence of tourism or expatriates: housings become too expensive for the locals that can't afford independence. That's the case for Rome I think.

[@Adwaenyth]

For the difference in income, you mustn't forget that most of the European countries also have mandatory insurances. I don't know if that is already factored into the income, but health insurance, unemployment insurance and long term care insurance costs for example in Germany are half payed for by the employee, half by the employer. So my gross wage is (effectively) actually higher than what is printed on my tax form.

[@ivangalovski4190]

Statistics can kinda trick you, as they are far from what is shown...as example avarage salary in norht macedonia is 600-800 euros, but those are like supermarket jobs, majority of the population is 1000-1500 euros a month...again the bigger the number is doesn mean more money or better live, germany kinda proved that, with 3000-3500 euros, 1500 euros clean after tax and everything you can live good whole month, have food, travel expenses, bus, metro, education ect ect...germany is very stable counhtry with stable economy

[@marcromain64]

@@ivangalovski4190 The current monthly average income in North Macedonia is $1,065 (as of 2023) and is constantly increasing, which is actually a good sign. But like everywhere else, what you said applies: Statistics can be deceiving. For example, if the cost of living rises faster than salaries, you would be at a disadvantage despite nominally rising incomes. However, I don't know what the situation is in North Macedonia in this regard. And of course it also depends on the distribution of income. If a part of the population has very high incomes, this increases the average income of a country, but does not benefit low earners. On the contrary, the market bases the pricing of many products on wealthy customers, which makes the situation worse for everyone else.

[@AlexGys9]

Statistic are kinda tricky as these are averages. Also, one should not only consider income but also cost of living. However, in general it is true that in average the Americans are richer than the Europeans. To me, the higher income is justified. On average, an American worker works some 350 hours per year than a European worker. Simple logic: if you work more, your income is higher. Each person has to decide for himself which of the 2 options he prefers.

[@jannetteberends8730]

GDP per head is computed by production. It’s Gross Domestic Product. It’s the total of all the VAT. And that’s divided by the numbers by op people.

[@ffotograffydd]

It’s also cheaper to live in most European countries than in the USA. I doubt there’s much difference in actual disposable income between the USA and Europe.

[@blablubb4553]

The more certain people are of god's existence, the lower their human development index is. Huh.

[@marcromain64]

The question remains as to which of these determines which. Religiosity can certainly hinder development, but life situations caused by a lack of development also lead to people becoming more religious because they hope to at least get in the afterlife what they are denied in this world.

[@PrinceWalacra]

The less security people have in their society the more religious they are… the USA may be a rich country but its society apperently doesn’t provide the people enough economic, health and social related security to feel safe. Also in countries with bad governance (a bad functioning civic society, criminal violence, or oppressive dictatorship) or a bad economic circumstances the people tend to be more religious.

[@gurra1351]

Stripes on the alcohol subject - usually it's if you can buy it in the store or at the bar/restaurant. Drinking in Sweden for example at the bar/restaurant etc is 18 but buying it in the store is 20.

[@Rachel_M_]

Good morning. Hope the weekend is treating everybody well so far ☺

[@Uhiishejebjdnsnokansn]

Nah, here in Portugal at parties (and in some bars) they let you buy beer, vodka, and essencially anything even if you're under 18 and a lot of young people smoke (it's normal to see 13 year olds drinking or smoking), we have a massive tobacco and drinking problem Legally tho I think that the age for soft drinks is 16 and stronger ones is 18

[@Londronable]

Living at home seems mostly a culture thing imo. I feel a lot of people in the US move out in situations where over here that wouldn't happen because frankly, it's a bit irresponsible. Living in Belgium both me and my sister lived at home to nearly 30. We left home with over 100k and moved straight into a place we bought. Sister needed a big place(dog girl) and I bought myself a nice apartment. Renting over here is seen by many as wasted money.

[@andrealelli7505]

Yeah, I'm from Italy and I have the same view. Why waste my money on a rent when I can just live with my parents and sister in quite a big house (my other 2 sisters and grandad are close to us as well), I help them with bills and groceries while saving a lot of money and staying with my family. It's only worth if you are moving with a partner or for a high paying job.

[@windshipping]

It's fascinating, in France very few people I know live at home like that. I was in a school dormitory from 18 to 20 then start renting, but it's not like I had any choice, my school was in a different region, hundreds of kilometers from my mother's house. Now I work and live even farther, so even if I wanted to, I couldn't 'stay at home'. Mind you, I don't want that at all, I prefer to live by myself, and on the contrary meeting someone around 30 living at home is... I get the financial benefit but I'd fear them being too dependent on others, with probably few experience in cooking, laundry, small repair works and so on... But might be a misconception.

[@Londronable]

@@windshippingWith all respect. French and Belgians leave the parental home at basically the exact same age...

[@windshipping]

@@Londronable None of the people I know stayed at home past 25. There shouldn't be a strong difference culturally between us, but from what you said, there clearly is. Neither my irl or online friends, or any of my family members did, it's definitely not the norm. I'm 33 now and been living 'alone' for 13 years. Now maybe the current youth behave differently, I don't know that many people in their early 20s, but it clearly wasn't the norm ten years ago, the movie Tanguy with that guy living with his parents was the perfect example of what everyone wanted to avoid. In most cases either people live alone or together with friends in 'collocation', then in couples, coming back only in case of unemployment for instance. There is still the possibility either or both of us live in a social microcosm though, but yeah it does sound really strange to hear you say that from my pov, this is why I was so surprised, especially since France and Belgium are really similar - at least the Wallon part. Edit : actually now that I think about it there is one guy I know that is still at home at 29, but he's the exception, not the rule. He's also the only son so I guess his mother like having him around, and Paris doesn't have nice rents xD

[@Londronable]

@@windshipping Dude, I didn't make assumptions. I looked this shit up. It ain't that hard.

[@LFire12]

Presuming hours of sun is demonstrably different from hours of daylight. Because for sure, places like Ireland get waaaaaaay more daylight in the summer than places like Texas. It can be completely dark at 8.30pm in the summer in Austin, but still daylight at 10.30pm in Dublin.

[@ThomasVWorm]

3:55 Yes. Excluding Alaska, the USA is much more south than Europe. Which also means, you should be much more worried about climate change, than you really are, because you will be much more affected than Europe.

[@andy-drew]

💯 And add that climate change is already weakening the Gulf Stream (and, down the line, it could totally stop the Stream (Europe-concerned), so we'll become much more wintery.

[@ThomasVWorm]

@@andy-drew the Gulf Stream would not stop. The direction, it has, is abnormal. What we see is, how it is orienting back into the normal direction.

[@andy-drew]

@@ThomasVWorm what do you mean by "back into the normal direction"? Which one?

[@ThomasVWorm]

@@andy-drewthe general direction is in east-west, west-east. It is a consequence of the rotation of the earth.

[@andy-drew]

​@@ThomasVWorm (I know this, it's (a simple) logical consequence) I just didn't specify it, but I intended to say this (in a way) in my first reply to your opening post commenting on the video. Yes, it will start in the Gulf (of Mexico), but if it doesn't arrive (as you said in your immediate previous message) in Europe, it's another thing (but named in the same way, unnaturally); and, more importantly, irrelevant in my continent (meaning the one where I live, for now). Anyway, I edited the aforementioned comment… 🙄

[@GuyWets-zy5yt]

As friends left Europ in 1972, I thought to do the same,but, after 7 years holidays there, I changed my mind. No regret at all today. I m still connected with them and more these last 30 years, I followed the evolution of both, sorry to say that but it s brilliant for the USA...

[@sfkeepay]

“How can you be ***absolutely*** certain about something I’m ***absolutely certain*** you haven’t seen?” Great line…made me lol. (I really wish I could italicize words here)

[@MrAkatta]

they have the same beliefs in ALiens :)

[@BenRattigan]

Yep outside of summertime you get used to it being dark in long winter months at 3-4pm in the afternoon.

[@ane-louisestampe7939]

When including the European countries not members of the union, would it be fair to include North American states NOT parts of the union?

[@ClemensKatzer]

Exactly, I had same thought. Canada, Mexico, Latin America in general ... would perhaps not add that much in population, but would drag down the averages for GDP etc. In same way as former Eastern bloc countries (still) affect in Europe.

[@ane-louisestampe7939]

@@ClemensKatzer Thank you 😊

[@spvdijk]

The divide is to global in case of Europe. Historically there are divisions which are still noticeable: South Europe was until the 60ties under military dictatorship. So you see Portugal, Spain and Greece differently from the North-Western countries. another divide you see is the iron curtain which divides democratic Europe from Eastern Europe under communist occupation. And now there still is a divide between eastern Europe countries and USSR parts: Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, en the Kaukasus countries. And the odd one, former Yugoslavia, with its internal conflicts from 1980 till 2010. You would not compare Europe vs North America, the latter include, maybe Canada, but also Mexico and if you want all middle American countries. For instance compare income, if you add Mexico to USA and exclude former USSR countries in Europe.

[@Aabergm]

You should link to the original video you are reacting to..... its good manners.

[@MrBern91]

I think it is striped in the nordic contires because there are several age restrictions for purchasing and consuming alcohol. For instance; I am from Sweden, and here, we have 18+ as the legal drinking age, but we have a monopoly on alcohol (more than 3.5% ABV) which has decided that you're allowed to purchase drinks from them at 20+. As for the 18-restriction, this means that you can go to the pub with your friends to drink, or purchase low-alcoholic drinks (less than 3.5% ABV) in your normal convenience stores. Maybe also be offered alcohol by your parents, or an older sibling, or just an older friend. And sometimes, some pubs won't allow anyone younger than 24 to enter. I dunno what Norway or Finland does, but in Denmark, they allow drinking from 16, but for the pubs you're allowed to go there to drink at 18+ I think. It was a while ago I was in Finland now, but I seem to recall that they sell alcohol with up to 4,5% ABV in the stores if you're 18, but they're not allowed to sell it before 6pm or something.

[@thundercat9997]

In Finland you can by mild alcohol drinks sold in supermarkets when you're 18 and stronger drinks when you're 20. Those are only sold in Alko which is the local alcohol store chain.

[@andreisuman7853]

Its cultural element that made the kids stay with their parents just because they have the proper space to live together and to pay the bills its easer and affordable

[@j3mixa]

In Finland's case the stripes are there because we have different age for different strenghts of alcohol. At 18 you can buy anything under 22% from stores, and all alcohol from bars. After you turn 20, you can also buy the stronger alcohols from stores. It's because they want young people to practice drinking in bars where there are someone to babysit them. We have a pretty strong drinking culture and for many the sole purpose of drinking is getting drunk. Not like in Germany where they can drink one or two beers with a meal, or a glass of wine to relax. Finns tend to drink more at one go, although that culture has been slowly changing in the last decades.

[@magnusnilsson9792]

In Sweden you can buy anything at the bar at age 18 but only 3.5% in the store until you turn 20. 20 is also the age for importing alcohol, so going to Finland or Denmark is basically going to the bar and it's cheaper, so worth the trip, lol.

[@emjizone]

4:16 For the US, the _human development map_ , the _"bring the bible on the table" map_ , and the _MAGA "vote Trump"_ map seem very correlated !

[@TomKirkemo-l5c]

The sunligth is weather dependent. I live in Norway....we have a lot of cloudy days here, as do the UK. Hell, I haven't seen the sun for weeks. Exept for a few hours a couple of days ago.

[@Attirbful]

indeed, all over Europe, we have more rain and clouds due to the Atlantic winds. Americans often forget that weather is made by the wind streams, how mountainous areas are, etc. not just sun exposure…

[@TomKirkemo-l5c]

@@Attirbful Yes, you can clearly see it on the map of Europe. The Bergen area have less sun than...say Røros. They are pretty much on the same latitude. And Finnmark have less sun, not due to that it's dark all winter, because it's sunligth during all 24 hours in the summer. It's just the weather.

[@kognak6640]

@@TomKirkemo-l5c Weather is only factor because amount of daylight per year is same everywhere.

[@handeekin6778]

Alcohol consumption and alcohol purchase are two different things in the UK. Sell of alcohol to someone under the age of 18 is not allowed but a 16 year old can have a beer or a glass of wine with a meal if accompanied by an adult.

[@BerndJung-o4n]

The "Religious-Statistic" has to be wrong. Italy and Spain are extremely religious, have to be at least purple (at least!!!).

[@DAB_1903]

Not really, at least in Spain case, this is just an outdated stereotype. Most spaniards are secular, and practicing catholics are mostly old, and looked down as kinda cringe. That being said, a lot of folklore, popular festival and traditions, are rooted in religion. However those traditions are celebrated mostly for cultural preservation, heritage and overall partying. Being outspokenly religious in Spain, would lead most people to think that u are some sort of ultra-conservative fascist.

[@alphatrece9208]

In Spain we are "so Catholic" that a vast majority of the population is in favor of laws that allow divorce, abortion, euthanasia and homosexual marriage and adoption. Add to that the percentage of the population that goes to mass or religious ceremonies regularly is less than 12%. Religion in Spain is a question more of culture, tradition or festivities than of beliefs.

[@ffotograffydd]

Maybe in the 20th century, but far less so now.

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

Read the question again then.

[@heinv.frohnau505]

The big difference in the duration of sunshine is probably due to the different ocean currents. The world is dominated by westerly winds. On the US-Pacific coast there is a cold ocean current from which not much water can evaporate, which means that few clouds form. Few clouds = lots of sunshine. (This can be seen particularly well on the African west coast (Skeleton Coast), for example, where the desert extends to the beach.) It's completely different in Europe, where the warm Gulf Stream causes much more cloud formation. This is simple physics...

[@Attirbful]

I just laughed out loudly at your snarky “intelligence?!“ LOL….

[@108doublestitches]

I thought it made him sound like a naive idiot. he's is a perfect example of why there ought to be a mandatory military draft in the US,

[@johnfrancismaglinchey4192]

Joel,,,,I hope you never make any decisions based on these blogs,,,, they are usually incorrect and in a few cases quite misleading.

[@davesimpson5702]

Britain has lots of sun - including the north of Scotland - dark blue doesnt mean none!

[@valerioamoruso7858]

While the minimum driving age may be 18 in most european countries, some vehicles like scooters below 50cc can be driven much earlyer then that, also the minimum age to buy alcohol is very often not enforced

[@wrorchestra1]

The closer to the equator, the more equal the day/night balance. The further north or south, hours of sunlight will change depending on season. UK daylight in mid-summer is around 16 hours, 7 hours in mid-winter. The week prior to and after the summer solstice, it never gets fully dark at night.

[@paul1979uk2000]

Yep, where I live in the UK, at peak summer, the sun comes out around 4am in the morning and last till around 10pm at night, whereas winter is far less.

[@wrorchestra1]

@@paul1979uk2000 I'm down south and it's already getting light when I get up for work (it's early!)

[@poulhansen3813]

That's not the reason as they were comparing apples to apples (latitudes to latitudes)... Actual sunshine hours aren't the amount of hours the sun is shining in general, but takes into account things such as cloud coverage, enough clouds and it's not considered a sunshine hours in this case.

[@wrorchestra1]

@@poulhansen3813 you're assuming that I was referring to the video he was watching rather than something he said.

[@LadyMorgaine1976]

The military advantage of the USA always makes me laugh because, if anything (knock on wood) was to happen, all it was needed was for the European countries to kick out the American military off their Bases (like the Açores) to cripple USA's military reach...

[@Checkpoint33333]

I love how JP always strives for pro humanity and equality ideas and you can literally feel through the screen how his ideas so closely resemble socialist/communist ideals. Money isn't everything. Life is

[@108doublestitches]

then give me your money and go live under a bridge

[@j-dax-]

10:15 "intelligence?" Wuahaha amazing humor!

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

It's comforting to hear a young person like you, Joel, continue to have the same idealistic, naïve hopes which I had at your age, during the Age of Aquarius. Unfortunately, reality rapidly knocks on the door and the necessity for national defence becomes practically inarguable. 😢

[@digitalspecter]

Talking about what is and what ought to be are different. I have military training and I'm probably almost twice his age and I still wish we could just use all our collective resources to build everyone up instead of the readiness to kill each other..

[@SadDetonator]

Using reality as an argument against change creates a self-fulfilling prophecy pleasing only to conservatives.

[@mango2005]

In Europe a lot of this is because we in Europe had centuries of religious wars and many associate mixing religion with politics with terrible wars.

[@EliasBac]

Born and raised in France. Been living inn Canada and the US for the past 11 years for work. Where is life better (in my humble opinion) is where ever you can afford a good life (I know, mind blowing lol) You can have a shitty life and a great life anywhere 😌 That said, I’d rather be broke in Europe than the US lol

[@ClemensKatzer]

Yes. My exaggerated summary: In the USA you have the chance to become super rich, but it works out only for few people. If you don't put in enough work, you might end up on the bottom. In Europe, perhaps it's unlikely / more difficult to become rich, but with moderate effort you have a good chance to have a decent life. That applies for the Nordic countries double.

[@EliasBac]

@@ClemensKatzer totally agree. Except for one little detail : The idea of “in the US, if you put in enough work you’ll make it” is (again il my opinion) complete BS and way too simplistic. It’s not that binary 😏

[@AprilJMoon]

Since the 'enlightenment' Europe has slowly but surely become more science based, which in turn leads people to learn to think for themselves. We have had religious suppression and did not accept it. We look at the good book and think-- If this is true, then God must be either evil or schizophrenic. But either way, we still prefer to be good to one another and have good morals

[@empressalyx]

Not that kind of intelligence ;)

[@crazyknitter22]

If all the money wasted on weapons was used to devevope cheap and clean energy, that not only could help reverse the damage but also help people all over the world to get out poverty, i would leave this world as a much happier person. But atm it's all about division and a few youngsters, i know who mean well, but don't understand that what little change we can do, has zero impact on the world emission. And those countries who are pulling the masses out of poverty do not have their CO2 footprint on their agenda. For them it's about feeding and housing people and create jobs for them. What we need are politicians who want everyone to get a better life and not just be a polotician because it strokes their ego or fills their pockets and that of their chronies.

[@kucnimajstor2901]

That video is very old, he says that Croatia is about to join EU but it did on july 2013

[@patbrown8117]

I thought he said 'euro'?

[@kucnimajstor2901]

Did join about a year ago..@@patbrown8117

[@andrealelli7505]

No, they are talking about them joining the EURO, which happened on 1 January 2023

[@JoshuaCalvert80]

What i don't like in the video you're watching is the fact that in some comparison the US and EU data is used, in others the entire European continent. Gives a somewhat wrong picture in my opinion.

[@swissbiggy]

I do not even understand that somebody with a healthy brain can be religious.... Believing in god to me is the same as believing in gnomes, elves and smurfs. And please do not understand me wrong, because it is not my intention to insult anyone, but I just can't understand that people spend their whole life on something that was created by other humans with the only aim to surpress others. So far no religion ever brought peace, only wars...

[@FaiT90]

Both places are beautiful, i've been all over Europe and there are so many places worth seeing. US is still on my bucket list as US has some beautiful places and unique landscapes. The two things US really needs to fix are: - Healthcare - Homeless people for the rest the differences between the both is also what makes both worth visiting.

[@ymeynot0405]

@MoreJps This is a little out dated as several European countries are trying to pass laws saying that the minimum age increases by 1 ever year so that it is never legal for new smokers.

[@toomasargel8503]

00:58 Yes sure USA is united not one country . = Every stae is own taxes , own culture own laws Own nature parks own intusries own history.

[@CuteHalo]

3:44 The map is based on reported sunlight hours geographically. A place further south with less sunhours has more overcast and rain than a more northern place with more sunlight hours.

[@Jorgerally35]

14:00 it's so painful to hear every American or northern european say that young people not leaving parent's home is due to cultural diferences, showing they have no idea how much money they have in their countries, to assume that leaving home is not an economical problem. It is soooo.... No words bruh.

[@lopesmorrenofim]

The drinking part about Portugal. Everything's legal at 18, but no one here starts after 15

[@edwardwoodstock]

I really appreciate your quest for understanding and knowledge of your own country and others. I have to say though that, in reference to these comparison graphs, there are so many historical factors that affect these countries. You have to remember that western Europe has been influenced by everything from norse traditions to catholacism and heresy. Diversity is what makes Europe so wonderful. Sooooo much history and experience sits behind Europe, America is very limited in comparison.