US American REACTS - How I See the US After 5 Years

Hello friends!
Another reaction of how someone feels about the United States after living abroad for 5 years. This is a nice one with a unique storyline.
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I hope you enjoy!

[@FireStormintheTARDIS]

I am a Brit who moved to the US after getting married. I miss the NHS, I miss feeling safe. I miss walking to the corner shop for a loaf of bread and pint of milk. I miss feeling safe when I go for walks. I miss cheap food and Gregg's sausage rolls. I miss the beautiful British countryside and the canals. I miss having paid holiday and enough time off to recoup. I miss paid sick leave. I miss a real work life balance and the ability to head to Europe for a weekend and not worry about being late for work on Monday or losing my job for being ill. Things I would miss if I left the US....owning a home. That's it. The politics is filthy, the safety is terrible, the medical is effing expensive and I don't trust most providers because they are incentivized by money. We would love to move back, but my missus has more family here than I do over there.

[@Otte74]

How often do you see these relatives when you work so often? Wouldn't it be much easier to move to great Britain and visit them every other year - and then sending really quality time with them all?

[@alexandersteinmetz6857]

Dude, greetings from Germany. Dont Forget- Relatives are an given Thing, Friends, and YOUR Family are chosen by you. If They really are positive torwards your Family, they support your Wishes.

[@Jamie_D]

Shouldn't matter who has more family where, you should be focusing on having the best lives you can together for you both and your own kids if and when you have them, which isn't going to happen in a 3rd world country pretending it isn't :(

[@gfimadcat]

Mate, talk to the missus. Why not move back to the UK? If it's just because of the relatives, ask her if *missing out on all of the stuff you listed* is worth that? I mean, plane tickets aren't that expensive, and nothing says you can't come visit from time to time. Or vice versa.

[@Hyri3L]

get the hell back to britain screw us focus on your safety first and famaly if they Truley apreshiate ya they respect whatever desitions you make !!!

[@j.vanderson6239]

Americans live nervously on the edge because it is so easy to loose everything within a day once you loose your job. We Europeans are much more relaxed because we have a safety net that gives you time to readjust, without loosing income, house, healthcare.

[@baronmeduse]

Not quite. My neighbour (here in the Netherlands) was evicted from his house in 2004 after 4 months of trouble paying the rent after losing his job. They put everything on the road and he had to pay them to put it into storage. A lot of it went to the crushers at the stortplaats.

[@eunhinged]

Breaks my heart - this man is spot on in everything he said. Heartbreaking.

[@Travis-L6E]

I've been in Germany from the states going on 15 years now. My wife is also German. I haven't been back to the states and probably will never return. I have a good life in Germany. Just know you have to accept the good with the bad when you move to a place especially to a different country. It will take time to adjust sometimes years.

[@NateLawson]

That's very true. I'm glad I lived over there for 5 years in the past. I know what to expect, for the most part, and already feel more at home in Germany than I do in the US.

[@herbertgonswa3503]

I didn`t saw your Videos for a while, nice to hear you are moving to Germany. Things we turn better. Greetings from Hamburg

[@Pappa_66]

❤❤I feel you! I worked 15 years in the US. So sad what has happend like during the last 10 years I have been living in Finland. Sometimes you have to go far to be able to see what is closest to you. Or something like that😅. All the best and love to your family and relatives. Welcome again😅I really hope you will find that balance.

[@Thrillhouse89]

I really hope you enjoy your time and stay in Germany, you will have to start to support the local football team, mingle with the locals and feel free from gun violence, police brutality, have access to health care, escape the drug crisis in the US and experience a far more peaceful, free country where you actually feel safe.

[@JohnDoe-xz1mw]

im afraid he thinks the supporitng the local football club is optional.....

[@richf_tropical_garden_projects]

Great video! im originally from the us but moved to the uk when i was 23 when i moved to the uk. i would say generally people work between 35- 40 hrs a week here. i used to do sales and customer service over the phone for years, but a couple of years ago i decided i wasnt motivated or happy any more...i quit and started up my own garden and Landscaping business and so glad i did! i work around 15-20 hrs a week and make as much if not more than i used sitting behind a desk for 40 hrs. im very much behind the idea that everyone is much happier doing less hours and in turn a happy employee is a more productive one...lol if that makes sense 🤔🤷‍♂️

[@richf_tropical_garden_projects]

and yes very happy where i am, im married with 5 kids now, so my spare time when not gardening is spent with thr family. love to visit the states but dont think ill ever move back permanently 🤷‍♂️

[@slavvalb3933]

At least in Europe , there are beautiful places to see and visit . Good food and feeling of the safety . Nothing like this in the U.S. The so called " Park" once was relatively safe to visit is not safe anymore . The quality of food here 😂 I can write a dissertation. One thing want to say . No.matter how uneasy life can be in Europe, you are lucky you are there.

[@TravelinRosy2025]

Usa sucks I hate it n wish I culd move to Italy

[@TravelinRosy2025]

Usa sucks

[@TravelinRosy2025]

No life in usa boring isolating n food is bad

[@slavvalb3933]

@@TravelinRosy2025 I would even move to South Korea. They have more opportunities there with jobs. Seoul and other cities are beautiful, clean and safe. Great food!

[@Muck006]

The FEELING of safety ... is breaking down more and more. If you look at Britain and maybe France, you will see the future for europe UNLESS SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THE INVASION. There were two "knife to the neck" attacks recently (Germany and Austria) ... one policeman died because of it ... but NAIVE people turn a blind eye, because they do not want to be called "far-right" ... by communists in our media and political parties.

[@rondotexe]

Thanks for sharing Nate!

[@gabyenbcn]

10 years I left in the US, and i hope to God i never have to return to that dump!

[@ErikMuellerGermany]

Where are you live now?

[@manub.3847]

Well, there are places in Germany and elsewhere in Europe that don't have good public transport connections and you need a car for your weekly shopping, doctor's appointments, etc. So it all depends on where exactly you live. If you're younger and need a car for your commute anyway, it doesn't bother you that much, but when you're older, a place with such poor facilities can cause real difficulties. Yes, it is often possible to reach the next town by bike or on foot, but as you get older you get weaker and slower and it takes three times as long. It is also bad if the bus only runs three times a day. When we bought our house decades ago, we also looked at properties in the nearby big city, but there was only one bus connection and it would have been too long to get to the nearest train station. Now we live outside of this big city, but are only a 15-minute walk from 2 train stations and various buses, shops and doctors.

[@Helge_Torp]

Most restrooms in Europe are free, at least the 25+ countries I have visited. It's often at train stations, malls etc where you need to pay, not gas stations etc. It's often the places where drug addicts roam you have to pay, to deter them from using toilets as needle rooms. I might be wrong and there are more places you have to pay, but that is my experience as a Norwegian travelling. In Norway it's exactly like that, free everywhere except big train stations and central locations in Oslo.

[@mavadelo]

As an American that probably is used to driving distances, you will love moving to Germany when it comes to traveling around. The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Austria, Switserland, Italy, Poland heck even the UK are just a few hours driving away.

[@KrystalFletcher]

As someone who has watched the US from the outside, I’ve lived in UK for 6 years and come from and once again live in Australia, and watching the US through the Trump era in bafflement, it’s very refreshing to hear an American (USA-ian) actually see and make… sense. I feel so sad to see how misinformed the US population is about their awful situation there while saying things like “only in America can you xyz” “only America has freedom” “American is the greatest nation in the world” it’s so completely untrue and frustrating to watch the people and the leaders all fooling themselves and each other into believing that and therefore not making life better for the people.

[@KrystalFletcher]

And don’t get me started about guns, the low grade anxiety everyone in the US must be living with without even realising they are dealing with it when it comes to gun violence, stand your ground laws, mass shootings, school shootings like the value on guns over life is so deeply part of the psyche that it’s become an insane, heartbreaking situation that people passionately fight to maintain. I don’t want to travel there because I don’t want to expose myself to that kind of situation for a short period of time let alone accept that as just life.

[@thorstenkoethe]

The way he composed his video was very nice. He made us feel his emotions - as if he doesn´t want us to. I checked out his channel! Interesting videos!

[@geoffmelvin6012]

Nate - check Peter Ort, a yank who moved to Scotland. He did three videos saying what you should do 9 months before moving, 6 months before, 1 month before etc.

[@MartinWebNatures]

Nate, what a pleasant surprise to see you again. 👍👍

[@duleybraza4558]

I was at a job fair in my state. There was a woman in her 50's crying. She was sharply dressed and had a folder filled with her resumes. She was recently laid off after 25 years with a company, and lost her healthcare insurance. She was begging for a job so she could afford her medication. I hope she found a job.

[@henrycogo3013]

Bro, I hear you as with so many other Americans. I served with the US Army for 8 years and research projects with the DoD down in Fort Huachuca and I'm guilty of being one of those IT guys. I have no children and divorced. I guess I should have requested a government-issued wife. Thus I have much less to lose than with service men and women with children. Yet, someone has to hold the line until there is peace within our once-great borders. Corporate greed and narcissistic leadership have eroded this experiment. If civil war has to happen [I do not like war but I understand why] and peace comes back and hopefully you and your family celebrate those American Hallmark Channel three-day weekends remember the many of us who have tried to fix something toxic and addictive that should have been left broken and buried.

[@FaiT90]

Just like the Germans, me as a dutchie go to the store everyday, sometimes even twice, i get what i need per day and get fresh stuff per day. If you buy for a week or month, you most likely also buy food that is less healthy since it has all these chemicals in there to keep it "fresh".

[@jolemire2546]

Very wise decision sir. You take care of your family. That's the most important.

[@alansmith4748]

I knew you were intending to visit Germany later this year, but I didn't realise you were actually going to move here. Good Luck!

[@NateLawson]

Thank you!

[@alexandersteinmetz6857]

Wird zeit das DU Heim Kommst, Hombre:) Wir haben uns nie Live gesehen, aber ich bin echt dankbar, das Du wieder etwas Farbe bekommen hast und uns teilhaben lässt an Deinen Gedanken.And the devil Horns are so intriguing, together with the Seagreen Eyers:) and no, married happy, thx:)

[@westfale520]

I don't need 50 different types of tolette paper. I'm just wiping my ass with that stuff. It's more important to me to have 50 different types of good bread to choose from. Or on marketplace every weekend end to get fresh goods from the farmers here. (at the moment it's time for sparagels and strawberries) I also don't need a free cola or sprite, at the market, there I get every time so much cheese from the Dutch to try or fruit from the farmers to try Or fresh fish, crabs and smoked eel from the North Sea to try that I am always full after shopping and have to sit outside with a coffee and drink a coffee to digest. Even a trader from Belgium and France come here to sell their specialties, which of course you have to try first. you are almost forced to do so. The other day I bought a piece of Bleu de Bresse from the Frenchman and didn't want to try anything else.When the merchant reproached me if I don't like French food. So I had to try a soft cheese, which of course comes from mild to strong. I then took the mild one. (The dealers already know how to seduce customers to buy something) 😄 And as far as nature is concerned. Sure, the USA has a lot of natural wonders to offer. But Europe is also a whole continent. No other continent in the world has so many different climate zones and different landscapes to offer in a relatively small area as Europe. You can ski in the high mountains in the morning and swim in the warm Mediterranean in Italy or France in the afternoon if you want. Europe has polar areas in the north and subtropical in the south. 39% of the area of the EU alone consists of forest. If you want to see whales, bears, sea lions and seals, wolves or eagles, bison or lynxes, etc., you don't have to go far. In addition, all EU countries can enter any area, whether privately owned or state-owned. In Germany, you can swim in any lake or river because the nature conservation laws are strict and no one is allowed to close off their private property or drive them away

[@richymoto]

Bread, cheese, dairy products, cold cuts, GMO free veggies. Don't get me wrong ... i love traveling the US ... i like the people and the great outdoors there. But the variety in the average supermarket in the US is quiet small, if you cut out all the processed junk.

[@lbergen001]

Great reaction Nate 👍👍. Watching these videos about the USA, it is clear for me that people have given up on change, bc they are stuck in a system which is not healthy. You want to step out and go to Germany, but that's not given for everybody. You are most welcome of course and I hope it will come soon for you and your family.🙂

[@kittyjohnstone5915]

A well balanced show, Nate. At least from a non-US national point of view. I do like visiting America, though the public transport rarely goes where I want to go. And trains seem to run on calendars not timetables, at least between, say, Fredericksburg Va and NYC. I know goods trains take precedence there, and It rankles. Hope your health is good these days. You look much better than in the last video I caught.

[@TomasErikssonErnt]

When you get settle in Germany, don't miss to visit Sweden.... Especially the northern part.

[@squarecircle1473]

I am Dutch, and to be honest I kind of feel bad for US police. They don't have an easy job. Due to gun ownership in the USA, US-police have to treat people as more of a potential threat when they arrest them, for instance. The potential for gun ownership makes the situation a lot more volatile. Then if you take into account that US-police only receive 21 weeks of training, you can see how things easily go wrong. In Germany for instance training takes 2 to 3 years. So I think if gun ownership were more strict and if training were much more elaborate, then a lot could improve for the USA in the law-enforcement area. BTW - pretty cool that youre moving to Europe! :) I understand its not nice to feel like youre giving up on the USA, but you also have to take into account that you only live once. Its important to be happy, and there is nothing ethically wrong with seeking greener pastures in the pursuit of happiness. You should try to not burden yourself with guilt about this. Its not necessary, because you deserve to be happy! I look forward to being able to see the move happen on this channel :) I subscribed!

[@randolphcroft4212]

About the car - and related things - most of us who do comparisons are urban dwellers - if you live in the country, it's more likely that things will be similar. I have a friend living in an old farmhouse about 1 hr from my home (Toronto) and she could say the exact same things as someone from Europe.

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thanks.

[@thorstenkoethe]

Ten Countries in two weeks? For me that seems to be work, not a vacation 😎

[@dutchman7623]

Nope! Netherlands Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Swiss, Liechtenstein, Austria, Italy, San Marino, Vatican City, can be traveled in two weeks, one week in Rome, back over Monaco in two weeks too. In all five weeks, and we get six, so one week left around christmas to go to the snow.

[@richardhargrave6082]

Good to see you're back, healthy and that you've finalised your plans. You shop like we do in the UK, one big shop per week. Takes an hour, door to door.... The work life balance is the most important thing, keeps you healthy. So the two things you can't buy, health and time, are the things you can't have in the US.... The news in the UK is similar to you guys, we have to vote soon and no one knows who to vote for because they're all as bad as each other! It all seems aggressive and judgmental. Everyone's job is important and you're right, we all find our level and there is nothing wrong with that. I worked with a guy who when he retired was happy to stand in front of the same lathe for more than 25 years, he was a very good machinist (I was a Quality Inspector, so I knew) he was very happy, he'd been offered promotion and always turned (Excuse the pun!) it down. He had found his level, he said he had a nice house, nice car, nice holidays and a good family. Good for him and 30 years later, I'm still convinced he got it right, he got it right for him and that's what counts. Looking forward to your new adventures

[@dutchman7623]

Paradise on earth doesn't exist! But surely the culture and lifestyle of countries differ a lot. And if Germany suits you, why not? Besides, during a few days off, you can easily go anywhere in Europe. A lot to see and enjoy!

[@timolynch149]

And when you're in Germany, make sure you take a flight to come and visit Ireland. I moved here from Germany nearly 20 years ago.

[@NateLawson]

It’s on the list! I actually have family in Carrick-on-Suir.

[@timolynch149]

@@NateLawson Tipp's (Tipperary) is nice and Carrick is close enough to Cahir, the Rock of Cashel and Waterford. I live in Cork myself, just outside the City,. I can drop you a mail on the listed email address if you would like if you ever choose to visit 🙂

[@fbeye581]

I can't see the benefit in Officecompetition. In an old Job, No one helps eachother just to see the other one fail. In my present Job, we're working as a Team. Much more fun to spend time in Office.

[@jannetteberends8730]

He’s exaggerating about the toilet paper. I just checked, the main chain, Albert Heijn, sells 59 different kinds. The Lidl has less choice but more than two. The Lidl is beside my apartment building. There’s also a Turkish supermarket at the other side of the building, and a Moroccan bakery, that also sells French types of bread. 10 minute walk there is another supermarket. And less than 10 minutes on the bike there I a shopping plaza, with 2 supermarkets.

[@Hyri3L]

gl in germany boy youv erarnd it :D

[@wolf310ii]

It looks like that its common for ex-military to go to the police, and i think thats part of the problem in the US, also that people think ex soldiers a good cops because they know how to use a gun, like shooting would be the most importand thing for a cop. But soldiers are not trained to deescalate or law enforcement, they are trained to kill without thinking and survive on a battlefield, thats are very bad habits for a cop. As a result you have people on a power trip enforcing the law with the gun or people like the "acorn cop". Here in Germany thats uncommon, you go to the police or the military, not first to the military and then to the police.

[@klaus2t703]

Hi, I think it does not matter much whether you go to Germany, Italy, Austria .... or almost any other country here. There are a lot of benefits .. mentioned in other comments. ... but for sure you will miss some US things. It´s normal.

[@martinpoulsen6564]

Expat is, by definition, temporary. Immigration is more of a permanent nature.

[@nothingtohide8110]

Expat is called imigrant if you are not from the us?

[@Jenova2435]

Not to be offensive, but if you are moving to Germany to never return to the US, you are very much an immigrant, not an expat. Just the very same as somebody who moves to Germany from Japan, Brazil or Ghana. People really don't like to use the word immigrant anymore, do they.

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

Spending less than a week in a single country is a waste of time. Youve seen almost nothing and experienced even less. It generally takes a couple of days just to land, mentally, to be able to actually take the experiencr in. If youre gonna spend a just day or two, you might as well not go. If you have two weeks, spend it in one country, then pick another for your next vacation. Time is a finite resource and the lost valuable we have. Spending 1 day a country for 10 days is like having 1 bite out of 10 dishes. Sure, youve technically tasted them all, but you rushed through it and didnt even experience the full meal. Would that actually be a worth while experience? Or would sitting down with one of these dishes, taking your time and enjoying your meal be time better spent?

[@tommynordlander5874]

Expats 😊 you mean immigrants!

[@TimoLaine-pv5ph]

Exactly. I understand expat as someone sent by the company to work in another country, either indefinite or preset time, and when that work is done the individual returns home. If you are moving permanantly, you are either immigrant or emigrant depending on which country's perspective you look at.

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

Coffee is black. Possibly with sugar. If you wanna stretch it, a tiny dash of milk. Personally, black is the only acceptable one for myself. But the other two is as far as Im willing to bend the rules for other people. Anything beyond that is not coffee. Its a coffee-drink. A drink with coffee *_in_* it. If you dont like coffee, thats fine, dont drink it. But dont ruin it with 600 addatives and then insist on still calling it coffee. Its not. Its like taking apple pie and then drown it in chilly untill you cant taste the pie anymore and still calling it apple pie. "but I dont like the taste otherwise" is not a valid answer, if thats the case, DONT fakking eat it.