American reacts to Things Europeans CAN'T BELIEVE about America

[@thomaserbsenzahler712]

Here in Europe (Austria) If someone needs help and I don't call an ambulance, then I make myself liable to prosecution. I HAVE to call the ambulance. If I don't do that, I can be sued. Failure to provide assistance is punishable by law! What is it like in America?

[@DanielAusMV-op9mi]

I like that, I'm happy helping and I want others to help me too in need

[@Belaziraf]

Same in France. And if you're incompetent, you're also punished because honest people will try to help even if they do mistake and the government knows it and it helps raising funds. Sarcasm aside. There is a difference between emergency ambulances and "convenience" ambulances in Europe and everywhere in the world while in the US, you are outrageously charged whether on your death bed or just disabled and cannot go otherwise. "You'll die in 5 minutes but we have to check your insurance. It will only take 15 minutes; Sorry for the inconvenience".

[@andreavoros-marky4203]

I think this is an EU directive. The same true for Hungary as well.

[@to_loww]

@@andreavoros-marky4203 The duty to rescue is way older than the EU. It's dates back to the French Revolution AFAIK. Also: Sweden doesn't have it.

[@Belaziraf]

@@to_loww "to assist", that's not the same goal and interpretation. The oath of hippocrates spread quite well over the world except in a few countries like the USA where the oath of hippocrates became the oath of hypocrits. The oath to treat first and promote health became an oath to check insurance bank accounts and promote drugs that will keep you sick and spend more.

[@arturhellmann9138]

German here. We had an accident with our small child (no harm, luckily) but at that moment we didn't knew. They did send an ambulance, a helicopter with the Doc in it, a special ambulance for children and a team of paramedics specialized for poison treatment. The Helicopter wasn't needed at the end, the normal ambulance left, the special team left and my son got a small teddy from the ambulance for children. We payed 10 Euros for the transport to the hospital, which was just for one night for oversight... A few years later my mum had an accident, broke two legs. She was upstairs and it was not possible to get her out through the stairs without a lot of pain. So they (four paremedics and a doc) got a team of firefighters which closed the street with the help of three police cars (like 20 guys), they came with a big ass ladder truck with special equipment to rescue people through windows, even with a carrying bar, and it took multiple hours to get her out of one window. She payed 10 euros for the transport to the hospital... Damn I am so glad I am living in europe...

[@bezcennyargentynskikaktus]

In Poland you don't pay at all. Is 10€ a standard in Germany?

[@madameannalisa6386]

​@@bezcennyargentynskikaktus In Italy also, we have exceptions where we pay for part of a helicopter rescue in a mountain rescue in some regions of northern Italy if, upon examination, it is deemed unnecessary. Personally, I joined CAI (Italian Alpine Club) so that I never have such problems because there is insurance include.

[@Thomas-r6o]

@@bezcennyargentynskikaktus Yes, unfortunately here (Germany) we have to pay 10% of the costs of the transfer but max 10€ (and minimum 5€)

[@missquprison]

​@@Thomas-r6o I feel like it's a good price, symbolic one, but it's going to deterr some prank calls.

[@NikiRose]

@@bezcennyargentynskikaktus In Hungary we don't have to pay either, this is why we pay the health insurance every month.

[@timidwolf]

The fact that you're charged ANYTHING for an ambulance is insane to me. Also, surely if you're unconscious then you can't consent to taking an ambulance, therefore, they can't legally charge you.

[@allenwilliams1306]

True: there is no contract between the parties.

[@99mm66]

I imagine they would charge you and you would have to take legal action to avoid paying..

[@allenwilliams1306]

@@99mm66 Ignore the bill and let them sue you is easier.

[@Elriuhilu]

It costs money to get an ambulance in Australia as well, although the amount varies by state (it's free in Queensland) and some people are exempt. Generally you can expect to pay around a thousand dollars, but in NSW it starts at four hundred something and there's a per kilometre travel fee added to that that maxes out at just under $8000.

[@stephenlee5929]

I'm guessing you could try suing the ambulance company for abduction? 🤔🤔

[@bAtErEk]

It's funny when you said that getting to a grocery store only took you 7 minutes, and by that you meant "7 minutes by car". In Europe, when someone says it takes 7 minutes, it means 7 minutes on foot. If it was by car, it would be specified. In the US, time is counted in terms of car minutes by default, you don't even need to mention that. So unlike Europe.

[@frejakollealslev9086]

so true it takes me around 2 min to get to my grocery store by car and like 12ish min by foot

[@NikiRose]

It's also funny anyone needs a car to go grocery shopping. We use a car when we buy food for several weeks, otherwise walking to the supermarket a few times a week is common. I live close to central Budapest, there are several supermarkets a few minutes' walk away, so driving there would be crazy. If you don't want to carry heavy stuff like mineral water or washing liquid, you can order from hypermarkets and they deliver it for you.

[@mythe6669]

Here in Germany if you want to take leftover food home from a restaurant they will take all the dishes back to the kitchen and return with the leftovers nicely and individually packaged (often in take out containers). They will also put them in a bag for you to carry easily. I've never experienced a restaurant that would expect you to pack up your own food. That's crazy to me.

[@hazelcoggane6419]

Same in Scotland everything wrapped individually and you are not made to feel bad

[@0oAngel0fDeatho0]

Same in my country. Serbia. If we wish to bring food home, restaurant packs it nicely. and even when you open the box/container home, it is neatly aranged inside

[@DeanStorm28]

Same in austria and i am a chef in a hotel too so i know haha

[@msfirefly751]

Thats the same in India

[@blazenkatkalcevic6374]

Same in Croatia! ❤️

[@livb6945]

You are not a loud US American yourself Ryan. You have a normal (to me as a Swede) talking voice. Many US Americans on youtube practically howl into their microphones

[@nolaj114]

They speak like they are talking to someone in the next room, instead of just having a regular conversation. They also tend to over-act, pull faces, fake laugh at nothing funny, etc.

[@valeriebrown4769]

They weren’t taught as children to use their indoor voice. 😅😅

[@flitsertheo]

@@nolaj114 Next room ? With their cardboard quality walls the neighbours 2 houses away can hear them.

[@ashzii_i]

Thas so crazy😭​@@flitsertheo

[@hulda4ever]

@@valeriebrown4769 They were.. they weren't inside when that video was taken.

[@sharonbunn2363]

I live in rural Scotland, my nearest hospital is 20 miles away. Last year I developed sepsis and was taken to hospital by ambulance. My treatment lasted just over a week and when I was discharged I missed the patient transport bus (due to a delay with my meds being sent up from the pharmacy) so the hospital paid for a taxi to take me home. All of this cost me nothing. OK we pay for services like this through our taxes but if you are hit by ill health at any stage of your life it is worth it. I had to take early retirement due to ill health after leading a very active life and have needed a lot of health care in the past 10-20 years. The treatment I have received far exceeds the amount I paid through taxation. Those who grumble about paying for other people might like to stop and think about the possibility of themselves being in an accident or developing some sort of condition as they grow older. If they really don't want to put into the communal fund they should just go private and shut up, the rest of us will look after each other.

[@kenbrown2808]

many years back, my wife spent a week in hospital. the final bill was more than I bought my house for. - fortunately, my insurance hadn't found an excuse to cancel my coverage, yet.

[@Albanach-je1nk]

Hamasu you don't expect the USA to be socialy minded as Scotland

[@squidgiannasquidgianna8845]

The real kicker is that in the US, roughly the same amount of taxes (per person) is spent on healthcare as the UK. They have to pay insurance/cash *as well*. When medical care is treated like a business you gotta squeeze every bit of profit out

[@Gittas-tube]

​@@squidgiannasquidgianna8845 Yes, I was amazed by the very high monthly insurance payments that people agree to pay! Here in Finland and in other decent welfare countries, the health insurance payments included in our taxes are really peanuts in comparison. They're the tiniest fraction of my monthly pension, adding up to a moderate annual amount of a few hundred euros. And it covers everything, because you really only have to pay a nominal amount for visits to a hospital or consultation with a specialist, something like 45 euros, if I remember correctly.

[@fionamb83]

I'm Irish and we have to pay for some stuff healthwise, but it's not going to leave me destitute. But I am happy to pay taxes for social insurance for me and everyone else that needs it. And not just healthcare. If someone manages to save 20 euro a week out of their unemployment benefit to go on holiday I say fair play to them. People should have a chance at being healthy and happy and I'm glad if I'm paying in to that.

[@joeaverage3444]

I live near Hanover, central Germany. The Netherlands are 3 hours away, Denmark, Belgium and Poland are 4, France about 5. Italy is eight to nine hours, if you are really feeling adventurous. It does blow Americans' minds when you tell them.

[@etienne8110]

And you can go to most of those by train. Meaning you can read, sleep, talk with friends/family instead of driving .. Never understood the people taking a flight to see a city for a week end (like hong kong or Taiwan for ex) instead of enjoying time in a country a few hours away with it s own culture.

[@stannumowl]

​@@etienne8110 I live in Warsaw and I would mostly choose plane for my travels. But to be fair 9 times of 10 it's either weekends or island

[@flitsertheo]

@@stannumowl You could take a train to an island, the UK. But no EU citizen goes there anymore unless he really has to.

[@theheinzification]

And most of those countries have different languages as well. Even more mind blowing.

[@stannumowl]

@@flitsertheo yep. But we don't have trains neither to Canary Islands nor to Cyprus

[@marylacken4016]

I'd love to run my business in the USA. No sick days, very few days off for my workers, no maternity leave.... Sadly slavery was abolished in my country long long ago. 😢

[@withag]

Classic. Love it.

[@VidarLund-k5q]

I think irony is wasted on USAmericans. They're not educated enough.

[@desperadox7565]

It was never totally abolished in the US, not even on paper.

[@jcanonmercadotube]

@@withag And you forgot, day off are unpaid!!!

[@withag]

@jcanonmercadotube I did forget. I'm glad I moved to Canada where we get 3 weeks plus a number of three day weekends and 12 months maternity leave

[@joaomarreiros4906]

Once at the beach this American lady was refusing to go to the hospital (she had severe heatstroke, I am also very prone to it so I know the symptoms) and had to be forced into the ambulance and sent for treatment, she was convinced she would be charged thousands of Euro for treatment. She probably paid more or less what I pay, nothing for the ambulance and some 10 to 20 euros for treatment at the emergency services, its the average fee for a regular middle class income like mine (we have an income system of pay were you pay from 0 to an affordable tax and foreign tourists are usually charged in the average tax for these events). I think she would also be surprised to exit the hospital only if fully treated, with a copy of all the medical and nursing procedures she got, including any exams or doctor examinations. So please Americans, if you feel sick in Portugal, seek medical help, even private doctors are not extortion services, and if you are broke for any reason, like theft or something, just talk with a cop and ask for help.

[@susansmiles2242]

I wonder if she had travel insurance because it’s not something Americans think about If not she probably did get a hefty bill

[@joaomarreiros4906]

@@susansmiles2242 Here and in most of Europe the "staple" payment is the medium point of said country for any services. So an ambulance ride wont be charged if made in those circumstances, emergency, and in the hospital she will pay said medium point that is, right now, around 18 to 20 something euro, and even if she could not pay it - it happens when people are victims of crime and are not nationals - she would still be treated. She paid, certainly, on the spot after being treated and received a recite printed reported of the medical acts and copies of any exams she made, and she left, this the norm, if needed with a prescription she could use in any pharmacy state wide for any additional treatment. So she would not have to involve her insurance in a matter between her and the Portuguese State, but many tourists simply do not look into it, a travel insurance is a correct thing to have, I have one whenever I leave the EU (have not done it for some time now) but we have a different policy when it comes to medical services, its considered a right and a duty of the State. With all the issues our NHS has, the truth is that many people complain for everything, and expect to book an appointment today and have it yesterday, since it actually works, like we saw with the pandemic where our figures where record low.

[@davidribeiro1064]

​@@susansmiles2242she didn't. In Portugal even non-emergency uses of ambulances costs at most 20€.

[@Libellulaire]

@@susansmiles2242 She didn't. It's not even a Portugal thing, it's a European thing. In Europe, "any and every person has a right to be treated," it's not about the money, they've kept that idea that medicine is first and foremost about saving lives. So even if you're broke and even if you got no insurances you will be treated. And your bill will be incredibly low AT WORST. For some you wouldn't even need to pay anything because as a tourist you are naturally covered by the country's healthcare system.

[@dorisschneider-coutandin9965]

Food boxes for left-overs in restaurants in my country (Germany, yes, they do exist, although some USA based channels try to claim otherwise): Exactly handled how the lady from Ukraine said. You ask for the food you couldn't finish to be taken home. Your plate will be taken away to the kitchens, the food on it discreetly tranferred into a box or any other container there, and brought back to your table already boxed. That's it. No awkward fumbling around with spoons and forks in front of all others to see at your table or the neighbouring ones. On the other hand - our portion sizes are not that large in most cases and most of the time people are able to finish what they have on their plate.

[@Barbwheel]

The reason North American restaurants let the customers put their own food in the containers is a lack of trust issue. Too many customers accusing the restaurant of shenanigans.

[@hanavesela5884]

In Czechia the average for a month’s salary is 44 383 CZK. You say you have to pay 2000 USD for calling an ambulance. I checked the exchange rates and 2000 USD is currently 46 860 CZK. So that means one ride with an ambulance would cost more than one month’s salary here. For me the cost seems mind blowing and the idea itself that you have to pay money for calling emergency services is ridiculous.

[@kenbrown2808]

our minimum wage pays about $16,000 US dollar per year. - IF the person works 40 hours every week with no time off.

[@BlackHoleSpain]

@@kenbrown2808 In Spain minimum wage is also €15,376 per year. But cost of living is roughly ~85% of Germany. So we're definitely poorer. The -bad- WORST thing about Spain is that salary gaps between non-skilled and skilled, blue-collar and white-collar jobs, are extremely tiny. Engineers, teachers or even doctors barely make €25k-30k a year, half of Germany, a third of Denmark AFAIK. You need to be into management staff to reach €40k.

[@alaina5958]

Also people who only make minimum wage in my state you are considered below the poverty line so you get free insurance from the state. I have given birth 4 times and never received a hospital bill for me or my children.

[@WolfHeathen]

The average salary in the US is $60,000 a year. It's three times higher than it is in the Czech Republic.

[@kenbrown2808]

@WolfHeathen that comes to $30.00 an hour assuming only 2 weeks off per year. That may be the average yearly income, but that isn't what the average worker earns in a year.

[@JenniferRussell-qw2co]

You are not stupid, you are fighting the odds having to explain/justify the inexplicable/unjustifiable about the US. You simply can't sell it to us, but we can admire your courage/resolve in facing it, (with humour thrown in amongst the tears). I love your reactions, Ryan, I just keep hoping that you and your family could just escape to .... anywhere, other than the States 🙋‍♀️🇬🇧🤗

[@davidmalarkey1302]

It's disgusting that you have to pay up to $3,000 for an ambulance. American citizens are seen as a commodity a means of turning a profit. America is the only country on the planet that puts a price on human life.Things that's a basic human right in Europe and the rest of the world are seen as a benefit in America. If your taxes went towards supporting its citizens instead of its military.A 20% reduction would benefit Americans greatly. However, unfortunately this would never happen because politicians haven't got the balls to do it .

[@kenbrown2808]

it gets worse: the US government spends more money on healthcare than any other government. yes, you read that right. not only do we have to pay for services, we STILL have to pay more taxes than people who get the services for free.

[@gregorybiestek3431]

As an American, allow me to explain. Let us say you need a procedure in the UK, cannot wait for the NHS and go to private healthcare. This costs you about £1,200 which is what it would cost the NHS and have two weeks off from work at full pay to recuperate. In the USA, your company takes $500 a month from your paycheck for insurance, when you have the same procedure it cost you $1,800 and your insurance pays a further $7,200. Then you have four days to recuperate. If you do not return to work despite needing the “sick time”, you lose all your income for the remaining ten days. You also most likely lose your job and cannot get unemployment benefits because you have been terminated under the “no show” policy. Therefore you go back, work sick and take months to properly recover. That is why once an American has a bad job and horrible working conditions they keep that job, because to lose a job is a recipe for bankruptcy, which happens anyway when the medical bills are not paid by the insurance company over a technicality which is all too common and legal.

[@kenbrown2808]

@gregorybiestek3431 you forget to add that it is likely to take longer to approval from your insurance than it takes to wait for the NHS.

[@Attirbful]

German here. When my mother had a ruptured heart valve on Christmas Eve, the emergency people came with a helicopter (which had the emergency doctor in it) AND an ambulance (which eventually took her to the hospital). We did not pay anything for the helicopter or ER doctor to do the first inspection; we payed 10 Euros co-pay for the ambulance and then 10 Euros per day of staying in the hospital (including open heart operation, medication, intensive care, food, and regular hospital bed stay) nor for the rehabilitation facility afterwards (I may be wrong, possibly my father had to co-pay 10 Euros per day for this as well - whatever - peanuts!). Everything else was covered by the health insurance in which, by then, she was a member for 78 years, since birth…

[@KootFloris]

Yeah, that's how it should be when your country cares about its population. And tax money is used in the right way. And then the insane thing it that the USA pays more per person for healthcare costs, than the Netherlands, and I bet Germany, Money which is all spend on regulations and what not, but clearly not to heal people.

[@AndreiMesarosiu]

On tuesday afternoon (5 days ago) i fell of my bike, some 7 cm lasceration on my right calf needed stitches. Sooo i called the ambulance. They arrived in like 8 min or so, grave me first aid and took me to er. They stitchted me on the spot asked for my id asked me what else is hurting me, i've told them that my ribs om my left side, took me to the xray and voila: 4 broken ribs. Them they did me a sonar to check my internal organs. The doctor couldn' t see my spline properly so they gave me a CT scan with some contrast solution injectet in my blood. The organs were ok. Now i'm at home for 1 months atleast with payd sick days. I have to go check again in 10 days with my doctor. I paid some 40'ish $ for medication. I live in a small village, near a small town some 40k people, it all took place at that hospital. PS: i live in Romania believed or not.

[@LechzPola]

People in Europe are not aware how much they pay in taxes for healthcare. In Germany it's about 17%

[@Atreusz]

​@@LechzPola And that's why you should take sick leave every now and then so that it's worth it😂 If I tell my doctor on the phone that I have a stomach bug, I don't even have to go to the doctor and he even sends the sick note to my employer 🤣💪 I love it

[@santisven]

Every euro you didn't pay, someone else did with their taxes.

[@mariodeckers8385]

land of the free,land of the brave pffffffffffffffffffffffffff ima happy living in Belgium

[@RobertTaylor-gz2fu]

Belgium is being taken over by Islamists.

[@PriscillaA95]

Belgium, the land of the coalitions 😁

[@DanielAusMV-op9mi]

Nice ❤

[@RobertTaylor-gz2fu]

Happy with that many Muslims?!

[@RobertTaylor-gz2fu]

@@PriscillaA95 and Muslims.

[@CasperRiecke]

It takes me 2 min get me to the nearest grocery story in Denmark (on foot). And 5 min for the next. And no, I live outside copenhagen.

[@JenniferRussell-qw2co]

Same here in Dorset, England, on the south coast. I can't begin to imagine what living in the States must be like ... he'll on earth, I am thinking! 🙋‍♀️🇬🇧🤗

[@Albanach-je1nk]

I live in Perth Australia and it takes depending on what groceries you are looking for Coles are 10 minutes by car if I whst Contanatel meats it's 1/2 hour both ways. Shades the US.

[@BabzV]

Yup same here in the Netherlands. 👍

[@foobar1500]

It takes me about five minutes to get to two closest supermarkets. Most of this is spent in elevators or waiting for one. The fact that Americans effectively don't even comprehend the possibility to convenient walking to get the groceries is baffling. Or if they have heard of it, they think it's a conspiracy run by the Illuminati and Bill Gates to exterminate the humankind and American freedom. You know, what could be more evil than a "fifteen minute city." I find it extremely convenient.

[@thetempleoflove6966]

Yeah. I live in a Polish city of about 150 thousands inhabitants (Zielona Góra). My nearest tiny grocery store is 2 minutes by foot. A bigger one, about 7 minutes by foot. A big mall with multiple stores and other services is 12 minutes by foot.

[@MT-ys6ju]

You get on a train in the UK or in France, it's absolute silence.. You can hear a pin drop.. In Spain and Italy on the other hand, it's a different story!

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

I haven’t been on the train in Italy since the 70s, but they were totally silent then.

[@ClaireQuinn566]

In Ireland you hear gentle conversations on the train for the most part. You'll also hear hearty laughter. I think to hear only silence is weird.

[@maezan3313]

Grazie! Avevo proprio bisogno dei soliti stereotipi..

[@robcrossgrove7927]

I've never been on a train in the UK where it's total silence. Usually there's the low chatter of people, the sound of the train itself, the sound of automatic doors between carriages opening and closing, the occasional scream when somebody is murdered 😂

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

@@ClaireQuinn566 Perhaps it was because it was a small carriage with Italians and 2 x 19 yr old -year-old English backpackers

[@greenmoose_]

WITH insurance it "only" costs about 1000 for an ambulance?!?! SERIOUSLY?!? I called an ambulance once and it costs me exactly nothing. The hospital cost me nothing. The MRI scan I needed cost me nothing and they even arranged to have me brought home for nothing AFTER being treat, you guessed it, for nothing. (to be clear I have mobility issues but, still...) What the hell?!

[@tihomirrasperic]

you are communist (by USA) 😁

[@leohickey4953]

Many British people would have versions of this story of course. I had a kidney stone issue once, called the non-emergency NHS number, described my symptoms, they agreed I should go to the hospital but wouldn't need treatment _en route_ so I should pack a bag and they'd send a cab. Seven minutes later, there was the car outside, the driver knew my name and where I needed to go. No charge. Hospital fixed me up in a couple of days. No charge.

[@Arltratlo]

last 3 times in an ambulance, i never heard from the Red Cross or the hospital again!... but i am European, for traveling in the USA, i got a extra health insurance...they will get me home if i need it for nothing to pay and pay for the horrendous US hospital bills! but i am avoiding the USA for years now, they are to strange for my taste.... i met there to many stupid people to see the need to go back there!

[@etienne8110]

It costs you taxes. be it the ones you pay, your employer pays etc... But socialisation makes it cheaper overall anyways.

[@trishloughman5998]

@@etienne8110 but they pay tax in the US too, when you add up all their local taxes, sales tax etc., they pay more tax than many Europeans. What do they get for it? Missiles and the joy of helping Israel bomb children?

[@CasperRiecke]

Why do you have to pay for ANY medical bills if you have insurance??? We have free healthcare for everything. I had surgeries which would cost 6.6 million in America (I have checked) and that was not included hospital stay, overnights. Just for the surgery. Why would you pay for insurance, and then still pay? They should cover it. Wtf is wrong with USA?

[@SuperHawk0413]

Here in Austria you have to pay a deductible (out of pocket, insurance pays most of it), the amount depends on your insurance plan. So you always pay a percentage of the cost. 6.6 million? I've never heard of such an expensive surgery but then again I study veterinary medicine :)

[@stephenlee5929]

Well, if they did not charge 'Copays' the cost of insurance would be even higher, also people might overuse the system. 🤔🤔 Apparently.

[@SuperHawk0413]

@@stephenlee5929 Well in Austria many politicians are starting to think like this, to get a system more similar to America's but cheaper overall. The problem is that in the case of Denmark the system is overused.

[@Pillan74]

Nothing is free, we pay our healthcare, schools, elderly care, daycare with our taxes. 33 percent of taxes is not so much if you think about what we get. 🇸🇪

[@hannessteffenhagen61]

Well for instance in Germany if you're privately insured you have to pay your medical bills and you then get reimbursed by your insurance (unless the practice/hospital has a deal with your insurance i guess). It's one of the reasons I'm sticking to public even if it's a bit more expensive, it's just more convenient.

[@primoz1231]

Im from Slovenia and Id like to comment on several things: 1. I have a relative in LA. And She told us that ever since the end of the cold War things have been going downhill for the lower class. Back in the day goverment and big corporations had a bit of a fear of a workers revolution backed by USSR and so they were a bit more carefull about not abusing workers to the fullest. But since then every year there were tiny changes for the worse that are only noticable over a decade. 2. Here We travel to work around 30-45 mins on average. There are those that take more and those that have jobs realy close. For my shopping time I need to drive 5 mins to the nearest mall and to work it takes me 7 mins. Not everybody is that lucky and I use to drive to the capital which took me betwen 20-30 mins. And of course that can change in the future. 3. Leftovers are usuly packed in aluminium foil so they are kept warm on Your trip home. 4.Vacation time is mandatory and how many days You get depends on Your job and if You have kids... I get bare minimum which is 20 days. But that means 20 working days off. So If I take 9 days off from Saturday to next Sunday, thats 9 days of which only 5 vacation days is spend the other 4 are weekend days which dont count toward vacation days. And it gets better if there are any Holidays on Mon-Fri casue those dont count either. I usualy take 20 days off in Summer that "cost" me half of my vacation days and spend the rest through the year.

[@wessexdruid7598]

The fact that Ryan thinks it's only a minute to go the one mile to his convenience store - means he can't compute travelling anywhere NOT by car....

[@Shan_Dalamani]

A convenience store that's a mile away isn't very convenient. I've got one roughly a block and a half away, but for me it might as well be on the Moon because I'd have to cross an extremely busy intersection that has no traffic light, and the door there is too narrow to get my walker through it.

[@darktwistedlady]

The nearest grocery store is five minutes away, by foot. But Europe doesn't have American style suburbs at all.

[@Libellulaire]

You can't in the US. I'm a European, I don't even drive, my life's all about walking, biking, taking the bus and the subway. I've tried it in the US, they make it impossible for you. There are HUGE roads with several lanes even near residential areas, people don't stop to let you cross, the sidewalks take long detours in order to have cars prioritised, some areas you literally have nowhere to cross, etc., AND they sell most stuff in giant bulks. Their cities aren't walkable at all. Even their big ones which actually have a lot of pedestrians aren't that walkable compared to Europe or East Asia.

[@JeroenJA]

@@Shan_Dalamani huh, i mostly go to supermarkets about a mile away, 1 to 2 km somewhere, when i need several things. I have a 'local' small supermarket only 800meters away, but it's the opposite , for that i need to cross a busy road via red lights :), and it only saves 5 min on the trip.. for paying easely 20% more for the same thing.. so i mostly never choice that option, but choice between 4 different supermarkets, that are all around a mile away, and i go to them by bike :-) , spended bike 'highway' that has bridges over more the half of the roads, so i only really need to pay attention at some intersections, so not stressfull ;)

[@DeanStorm28]

I have at least 4 convenience stores 5 min walking away. I live in vienna ^^

[@robcrossgrove7927]

As the woman in the video says, in the UK, we generally get around 28 days, possibly more if you're a senior manager, plus we get around 8 to 10 public holidays per year. Where I work we get up to 6 months sick leave, (full pay), and months on half pay. Women can get up to a year maternity leave, and new dads can get paternity leave, (I don't know how much it is). Plus, you can't be sacked just because your boss is having a bad day. You can only be sacked for Gross misconduct, and that will be spelt out in detail in your contract.

[@speedhuntr]

And this video didn't even talk about sick time and sick pay from work. I've worked at jobs that have 5 sick days for the year. And if you're sick 3 days more than that you're fired.

[@RealConstructor]

I live in The Netherlands and work in construction, I have 49 days off a year, including 8 senior days (because I’m over 57years old). We also don’t have many public holidays and some of them can be in the weekend. We have New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, King’s Day (April 27th), Ascension Day (Thursday), Pentecost Sunday, Pentecost Monday, First Christmas Day and Second Christmas Day, so we have 9. Every 5 years (for civil servants every year) also Liberation Day (May 5th), so next year it will be an extra day off for me, unless it is in the weekend. Depending on the calendar Christmas, New Year’s Day and King’s Day can be in the weekend also, in that case we have less than 9 public holidays on a workday.

[@squidgiannasquidgianna8845]

A lot of Americans don't actually seem to process that 28 days assumes a 5 day working week. Its actually 5.6 weeks off (which for someone working a 5 day week = 28 working days)

[@leannewith3]

In Australia, we typically get 4 weeks paid holidays, 10 days paid sick leave and about 10 public holidays(which are either paid days off or paid to you as a higher rate, eg 250% for my last job) We also have paid maternity/paternity leave.

[@BlackHoleSpain]

@@squidgiannasquidgianna8845 28 working days would be a lot for us, we only get 22 in Spain 😅 But also we have 14 days of public holidays along the year, so it compensates.

[@ralkai]

"Me, a Spaniard, realizing we are apparently as loud as Americans..."

[@BabzV]

As a Dutchie learning Spanish, I guess I need to learn to be more loud. 😂😂 🇪🇸🇳🇱🌷

[@sjl.2297]

I always seem to get on a Spanish bus where a lady sitting at the back has a very loud conversation with someone at the front! Love Spain though 😀

[@KovCapyWizz]

Yea you are. But maybe its my bias showing. I find the suthern europe loud to be more fun or at least not as abbresive as american lound. Maybe cuz the language is nicer to hear

[@iannorton2253]

I used to live in Spain and love travelling there. Yes, Spanish people are loud! I could here the neighbours on the other side of the valley having a conversation. 😅

[@cycaboose]

Yeh, no offence man but the Spanish do have a bit of a reputation here for being loud. A lot of Spanish students come to Ireland to learn English over the summer, and they're known for being very very loud, especially on a bus, large groups of Spanish kids roaring loudly across the entire bus... I'd actually say worse than Americans but it could be just the numbers of them, being in a big group plus immature kids

[@sphhyn]

Sometimes I take leftovers from restaurant here in Germany. Usually the waiter takes the plate and returns with a take away box. You don’t put it in yourself

[@markkeohane9850]

Same in the UK.

[@Slgjgnz]

To be honest, taking some of your food from the restaurant is extremely rare in Europe. Probably related to portion sizes. It's more a question of am I gonna get cheese and/or dessert, or just a coffee. But I've never personally seen someone leave with a doggy bag. But yeah if you still had to much want to take the rest home, restaurant will pack it themselves for you. Not expecting you bring an empty container at the restaurant. And especially not at your table in front of other customers. That'd be weird and rude for everyone.

[@BethSc_VV]

I've only had a doggy bag once in Scotland and that was from a Chinese restaurant. We knowingly ordered far too many dishes as we wanted to try them all. Our choice to do so, but the waiter happily offered to pack the leftovers. They were removed to the kitchen and each dish was put in an individual container, so we left with what looked like a takeaway meal to reheat the next day!ordered

[@Jimthehumanoid]

You also have plenty of time to eat and digest in Europe. In America it’s like a conveyor belt, you’ve got to eat and be out of there immediately!

[@flitsertheo]

If you are sitting with one or more Belgians at your table you can forget the plastic bag. Guaranteed no leftovers. Unless the food was bad.

[@flitsertheo]

In Belgium, no matter how much or how little we eat, there is always a "spot" left for desert, and for coffee as a digestive.

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

@@flitsertheo absolutely. Even the term doggy bag is gross.

[@RevPeterTrabaris]

Ryan, good morning. I am old enough to remember when the server that you received your food from at a restaurant would take your food and bring it back to you in a box if you wanted to take your uneaten food with you. When the practice changed and they just dropped the container on the table, you might well look at the server thinking: Are you kidding? What do I do now? That may be before your time. This was so interesting. To be honest, as an American I certainly encounter the things these folks were referencing and I can't believe we have to endure it either. I guess that is why millions of Americans emigrate to other countries to find better lives. I personally have a lot of friends who have done so. Peace

[@williamhansen9456]

Yeah here in Denmark, the not only bring your plate the kitchen to wrap up your food they also package it in individual containers, so it doesn't all get mushed together, and put the containers in a bag so it's easy to carry. Customers are also welcome to stay at their table after finishing their meal. I'm told that in USA you're expected to leave when you're finished. Americans often say that customer service is bad around here and that in the U.S. the customer is king. But it seems like they just want the waiters to hover around their table and give them fake smiles until they leave. I wouldn't want that, but each to their own I get guess.

[@vadym8713]

and you have to pay 20% for that? this is just crazy.

[@eliafavini6612]

5:47 wait, here in italy most people get to the grocery store in 7 minutes walking, i live in the countryside and i'm considered "isolated" by italian standard and i get to the nearest supermarket in 5 minutes of driving at most

[@module79l28]

12:20 - In Portugal it's the same, unless the customers especifically tell the waiter/waitress that they want to do it themselves.

[@36jjmc]

In Canada if you want to take the leftovers home, the server will take your plate to the kitchen and they will pack it up for you and bring it back to your table in a bag.

[@Fujoshi13]

It starts to change though. In Quebec the waiter brings you a recyclable plate and you put your leftovers yourself to bring home.

[@kanedNunable]

same in uk. always used to take some home for my dogs when i had them. :D

[@flitsertheo]

In Belgium some chefs will feel offended if you want to put their so carefully prepared food in a plastic bag. Even more so if you say "it's for the dog". Besides, Belgians have learned to "empty their plate" and if they can't someone else at the table will do it instead.

[@36jjmc]

@@flitsertheo I meant they put the box that they put the food in a bag. Taking left overs home is commonly called a "doggy bag". lol side note: plastic bags are banned here so it has to be a paper or fabric reusable bag.

[@paulavitoria1798]

Same here (Portugal). But I must add it's a relatively recent habit to tale leftovers from restaurants (didn't exist when I was young).

[@danieln57]

"You just don't get ambulance". - sir, you lost your leg! - i'm fine, don't call an ambulance

[@deetgeluid]

In the Netherlands we have normal portion sizes, so we don’t need doggy bags.

[@HonestWatchReviewsHWR]

Same here in the UK.

[@rogerk6180]

Who wants to microwave their restaurant food later anyway?

[@MollB-d6g]

Half the reason we have large portion sizes is the leftovers. I mean one of the main reasons people like thanksgiving is just because you get to make leftover sandwiches.

[@HonestWatchReviewsHWR]

@@MollB-d6g I'd rather have a smaller portion, that's just enough, and pay less instead.

[@leohickey4953]

Yes, it seems extraordinary that I would order more food than I wanted to eat when I visit a restaurant.

[@Jan_Koopman]

11:44 It's weird, because in the rest of the world, portion sizes are designed to be finished at the restaurant (a normal sized, maybe a bit bigger, dinner), whereas in the USA, portion sizes are designed to last you five years! [Exaggeration] They designed the portion sizes to be so big that you're very unlikely to finish them in one go, making doggy bags the norm. In the rest of the world, if you can't finish your food, that's a you problem and you're sometimes even chargd extra, because you wasted food. Think about it for a second, honestly: Isn't it weird to have "we're giving you so much food that you can't finish your meal" as the *norm*?! Murica is the weird one here.

[@Jimthehumanoid]

I visited the US and some American colleges took me to a Mexican restaurant. I ordered some tortillas and the waitress asked me how many. I said “two”The others, completely aghast said “no, dude you want at least four!” And I said ok, I’m not paying, four it is. Guess how many I could actually eat…yep, two.

[@kenbrown2808]

the American perception is, the more food you're served, the better the bargain. so restaurants set portion sizes accordingly.

[@Shan_Dalamani]

Some Canadian restaurants have gigantic portions as well. I went to the Chinese place at the food court at the local mall this afternoon. They have a combo where you get rice, 3 other items, plus a spring roll for a bit less than $15 CAD. The portions are so huge that this will do me for about 3 meals. So you'd better believe that I take it home. It's easier and more relaxing to eat at home, when I want, at the pace I want, rather than sit in a crowded, noisy food court.

[@znail4675]

Around here so can you get a box for leftovers in most fast food places like for Kebab or Pizza.

[@Libellulaire]

It is weird. Portugal's like that too (or was, it's been starting to change). Portions so huge their normal portion is called a "half portion" ... Their portions are so huge that when my mom and I had went to a chicken restaurant to order some food to take home we bought a "half portion" for two and still had leftovers for an extra meals. Ridiculous. Cultures where it's all about the quantity, like pigs stuffing their face, make me lose my appetite.

[@vira_7777]

as a Ukrainian, I'd agree with our girl: when we are with friends we usually just buy each other coffee because, idk, it's a sunny day, we're in a good mood, and just want to show our appreciation :) we're kind-hearted and welcoming in general ) It's not about being too rich; people with low incomes do that, too. And if a friend later asks you to transfer back the money for the coffee she/he offered you, it looks weird to us, kind of too materialistic. as for the restaurants - yes, we're spoiled by our service level - if we ask to pack the food, they do it for us. we usually tip like 10-20%. thanx for the video, it was interesting to watch :)

[@nellitheretrogamer8666]

I remember reading that some Americans, when they have a medical emergency, call the fire department instead of calling an ambulance. Because the fire department comes for free and they are also trained + have the equipment to deal with some medical emergencies.

[@slake9727]

"I have to pay $2000 to $3000 to go to the hospital! HAHAHA oh my god, it's so funny." So happy to be Canadian.

[@morphilou]

900 euros for 2 month in intensive care in france

[@gio-oz8gf]

Why is that funny? You should feel ashamed of yourself.

[@KovCapyWizz]

​@@gio-oz8gfoh f off. Its funny cuz its so absurd that that is even true and some people still defend it. Its bloody absurdity at its peak.

[@stephenlee5929]

Do you have to tip the Ambulance driver and nurse?

[@issey1456]

What a sad state of things for the USA that people have to plead NOT to call an ambulance...

[@dEc0dEnT]

Maple Syrup or any other types of Syrup goes on everything in the US. In Eastern Europe people very rarely mix up sweet and sugary syrups onto meat products. It goes with coffee, ice cream, some desserts or with sweet breakfast (pancakes, blinis, crepes) and so on.

[@MoeSzyslak20]

Even in canada, we only really have maple syrup on pancakes/waffles/French toast

[@giajensen1689]

17:30 I don’t you were stupid in this or any of the videos I seen with you. I feel that you have an open and curious mind and the dialog you have with us as you see new things in interesting and I hope you keep it up! I learn things too - that’s why I watch! ❤❤❤🇸🇪

[@Evaaaaan]

In Ukraine in 60% of the cases you can visit your doctor within 3 hours after needing them, 30% within 1 day, 7% within 3 days and 3% 3 or more days. Also you don't have to meet with your family doctor(gp) if you know who you need. You just directly go to the doctor you need and it takes usually the same time to meet with them as with family doctor(eg usually just a few hours or days after calling them). That's why she was confused because in other countries you have to wait a week or two just to meet someone who will refer you to another doctor

[@pleegjepleegje]

You were answering my question at the exact same moment I was asking 😂 That's amazing! Thanks!

[@vadym8713]

@@pleegjepleegje this is not entirely true, you can visit specialised doctors in private clinics or by just giving them money. You'll need to have a contract with your GP to receive a treatment after our latest medical reform. But private clinics are cheap and if you are not super poor - you could just go there and pay 10-20 bucks for visit. But if you think that Ukrainian health care is good - please don't think so. Any specialised treatment will cost you money, and if you don't have one you could just simply die. It's not as bad as in US, but still it's not even a system, there are just a set of private cheap clinics and state hospitals where you usually have to pay (unofficially)

[@rakowumusic5143]

I really like how you go beyond to learn and explain. I really appreciate your point of view.

[@MichaEl-rh1kv]

In Germany calling an ambulance if somebody is hurt or sick is usually fully covered by the (statutory) health insurance - you'll get no invoice at all. Scheduled patient transportation e.g. to therapy (for people who can't go or drive alone because of their illness) is another thing - if you respectively your doctor or the hospital not observes all bureaucratic rules (to get approval in advance by the insurance) it can add up to about 150 Euro per ride (and you'll get an invoice after the end of the quarter for all the rides your health insurance refused to pay). Most ambulance services in Germany are provided by one of the big four: DRK (German Red Cross), Malteser (established by the Military Order of Malta, which was founded by crusaders), Johanniter (established by the Order of Saint John, the Protestant branch of the Order of Malta), ASB (Workers' Samaritan Federation, founded in 1888 by six carpenters from Berlin, co-founder of Samaritan International). There are also some smaller organizations and a few privately owned providers; many fire departments also have rescue vehicles and provide ambulance services, but not scheduled patient transportation (afaik).

[@black4pienus]

People called an ambulance for me in two situations. I don't remember ever seeing a bill. Here in the Netherlands you pay about 130 a month por insurrance. A lot of things are fully covered, some you have to pay. But you only pay about 350 euro maximum every year. It's called 'own risk'. If you've paid 350 in medical bills already in that year, the insurrance pays everything.

[@onnasenshi7739]

1:20 how do people survive...... "just don't get a abulance....." 🤣

[@kide81]

I don't think I've ever seen anyone taking leftovers from a restaurant even though wasting food is generally something people don't wan't to show others. It's kind of shameful.. Portions aren't really that large here. I live in Finland.

[@issey1456]

We do that in France, but it's not very often that people can't finish their plate.

[@etienne8110]

Never seen it in France. Portions are just what people need and even small eaters don t ask for their leftovers.

[@flitsertheo]

Belgians have a healthy appetite so no portion is ever too large.

[@surfaceten510n]

Europeans have food portions that will fit in their mouths , just like Americans.

[@MrBulky992]

In the UK, I have never in my 70 years seen anyone taking home the remains of their food. The food will surely be congealed or spoilt in many cases and not at all appetising. Isn't it better to eat freshly cooked food? If I were a chef, I would not been keen on people warming up leftovers of meals I had freshly prepared days earlier.

[@robcrossgrove7927]

"A commute of 20 minutes is a long time and I'm absolutely exhausted now" Poor love. I wonder how she would feel about a commute of an hour, going by bus, then changing for tram, then a 10 minute walk. I did that both ways for around 10 years. Another job I had, used to take me, *on average* 2 1/2 hours each way by public transport, including a half hour walk at either end.

[@Shan_Dalamani]

Yeah, poor baby. She should try Canada, where the distances are even longer.

[@BlackHoleSpain]

I live in Madrid and it takes me 90 minutes of subway just to cross the city, which is 30 kilometres (18 miles) wide.

[@MrMordethrhedan]

the ambulance are private company not always affiliated with the hospital? wtf? how? why?

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

In Denmark the ambulances are not affiliated to a specific hospital. They’re obliged to respond to accidents and in most cases take you to the nearest convienient hospital. Minor traffic accidents and broken bones will usually be taken to the nearest hospital with an emergency ward and more critical issues such as heart attacks and major traumas will be taken to larger hospitals with that type of equipment and specialists. But the ambulances are contractly obliged to do service to the state and region. Not hospital.

[@ESCLuciaSlovakia]

​@@kasperkjrsgaard1447 The biggest provider of ambulances in Slovakia is actually a Danish private company Falck, they cover 40% of the country. Some of our providers are state organizations, others are private, but there is no real difference between them and they are all free.

[@Molikai]

Because the americans lack a 'national health service'. In some states, it's private companies, in others, fire fighters are cross-trained.. they don't really have professional paramedics.

[@kenbrown2808]

@@ESCLuciaSlovakia Falck is making inroads into America, too.

[@JeroenJA]

Belgium here, why would they always need to be affliliated to a hospital? even the onces that are, don't always take you back to that specific hospital, given exceptation injuries they could choose a further hospital with a more specialised departement , like it you have severe burns... Besides those rare exception, an ambulance will always take you to the nearest hospital, so not related to where the ambulance home base would be.. had to look it up, appearantly the ambulances are linked to the firezone for logistic planning , so they often have a place at the hospital, but don't fall under hospital management at all, they provide the ambulance service in first place to their accorded firemans zoning :). or whenever emergincy calling service judges that ambulance would probably get a bit faster to a certain urgent patient :). a lot are to extreme urgent, like not getting good up after a fall, better that a medical trained comes to place, but it does not matter much to be 5 min later in those cases :)

[@TheOkThx]

Onion rings gross? Yeah, she's not speaking for us Europeans, some people over here think just because they are some way, everyone in Europe is like that, it isn't. But yeah, if you are in a restaurant, and you want to take the leftovers home, they will take your plate to the kitchen and arrange it in a take-out box neatly, I would saying doing it yourself at your table in front of everyone would not be a good look for anyone involved.

[@isalablomma]

I think she meant onion rings with maple syrup

[@TheOkThx]

@@isalablomma oh shit, it did not sound like that but if that's that case then, yeah, that's nasty.

Onion rings with mapple syrup, she said.

[@TheOkThx]

oh shit. I guess that sounded way too nasty for my brain to accept it

[@vadym8713]

I'm Ukrainian, we do eat a lot of onions ourselves, she war referring to onion rings with maple syrup. This just sound soo wrong )

[@ryderoreilly9807]

In New Zealand if you live in Wellington its free (Wellington free ambulance) the rest of New Zealand we have St Johns ambulance and we pay $98 for a family of 5 per year. I used it 4 tines in 4 weeks after suffering a pulmonary embolism (blood clot in lung) after surgery. I worked in the ambulance area in govt and the reason ambulances arent fully funded like our health system is that these are independent companies that offer these services and if they accepted 100% funding from the govt they lose control of their spending priorities.

[@JeroenJA]

huh, wait, you pay 98 for a famely of 5? so like some kind of insurance contribution to cover ambulance cost to be all free should you need it? never heard such a thing :)

[@madPav3L]

1:45 Follow-up question. If you have an accident through no fault of your own and you call an ambulance, do you still have to pay for it?

[@stephenlee5929]

Yes, but you then need to sue someone whose fault you think the accident was, or at least someone who can be blamed for it.

[@mats7492]

Yes, you always have to pay

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

@@stephenlee5929 Correct me if I’m wrong, but do I understand this correct, that if someone mistakes you for being in need of an ambulance and call one, and it turns out to be a false alarm - you’ll get the bill and would need to sue the person that made the call? Provided you’re not going bankrupt and can’t affotd a lawyer?

[@Fujoshi13]

@@stephenlee5929 Ah yes I forgot Americans loves to sue for what ever reason. In Canada you are not allowed to sue for an accident. If something happens to you and you can't work or become disable you have a provincial insurance (In Quebec) I don't know about the other provinces.

[@madPav3L]

@@stephenlee5929 So even if someone hits me in a car accident, I call the ambulance, I have to pay and then try to get the money from them?

[@stevew585]

I'm from London, years ago while visiting Amsterdam I met a group of New Yorkers, we got on so well, they were very chilled, cool bunch of people, then a group from LA turn up and join us all, it was weird, the Californians were nothing like the ones from NY, almost like two different countries! The NY people being quiet, laid back and chilled found the LA ones highly irritating, loud and obnoxious.

[@MrsStrawhatberry]

If you are a foreigner travelling in the US, you usually have a travel insurance that covers everything regardless of hospital/insurance network etc.

[@vadym8713]

well, if you bought it than yes ))

[@nikolschimmerlova7410]

with the leftovers. In europe its common you ask them if you can bring it home, the restaurant staff boxes it up and then you receive the box with your leftovers. Maybe there are some places that do it like you said, I definitely have not been everywhere around europe, but I personally never had to box it for myself. :) Its part of the restaurants job here :)

[@Chuulip]

I've got 30 days off plus the 24th and 31st of december, plus 12 public holidays (in case they fall on a working day). And I'm already struggling with scheduling my trips!

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

@@Chuulip we always have 26th December off in U.K. its called Boxing Day. And of course 1st January. But many people end up with a least a week off over Xmas and New Year. Many 2 weeks, depending if Xmas falls on a Weekend . I cannot imagine having a few days off a year. I’d leave the country.

[@eliafavini6612]

14:50 in italy it variates depending on the work but usually you have one to two months and, unless you work in some kind of essential sector, like for example you are a nurse, you get an extra week betwin chritsmas and new year, plus a couple of days for local and/or religious festivityes.

[@gabbymcclymont3563]

I have had soooo many ambulance trips I get recognized by the ambulance staff, in the UK the ambulance staff work for a hospital. The ambulance people are amazing friendly and wonderful also funny. I was in a ambulance and for a laugh the staff pointed out some of the cubby doors were CAT FLAPS (saving money) with repurposing cat flaps.

[@AironExTv]

It‘s great to get a level-headed perspective on life in your corner of the world. Don‘t forget to share the good stuff too.

[@xalau5270]

Yesterday I saw a video on Tik Tok of an American guy going to work. He got into his car and drove 150 meters to get to work

[@Arltratlo]

its been maybe 200m...its a distance no American can walk...

[@VidarLund-k5q]

He did probably have an armoured car not to be shot.

[@surfaceten510n]

His mobility scooter was probably having a service and had to use the car.

[@Shan_Dalamani]

Many years ago I did the municipal census questions over the phone. In addition to the usual questions of name, address, number of people living there and their ages, they had an additional question: How far do you have to travel for work? I had a home business at the time, that I operated out of a spare bedroom. So the census clerk was rather surprised when my response to the question of how far I have to travel to work was "About 15 feet." That was the distance from my bed, across the hall, and across the other room to sit down at my computer.

[@ellie1981]

I know that I’m lucky as I have a civil service job in the UK, but I get 30 days leave, and there are separate additional quotas with up to 5 more days for emergency leave (e.g, a parent needing to tend to something for their child or any dependents, or a serious problem with your house), we can get 1 day funeral leave if it’s a family member and up to 3 if you need to travel for that funeral. If you’re moving house you can also get an additional day (so long as you don’t use it more than once every 2 years). I’ve worked in my job for 15 years and only actually needed the emergency leave once, but there are definitely colleagues who see it as an entitlement and make sure they use all 5 every year, which is annoying how some take advantage.

[@JaniceMaitland]

I drive 30 minutes just to get to the highway for the rest of my commute. 1 hour total if no issues.

[@marflo8529]

Congrats on 100k!

[@TukikoTroy]

Sweet syrup on bacon... only in America folks, only in America... maybe Canada, too. Generally, the idea of taking whatever food you didn't eat, home with you IS unusual in Europe. Work... In America workers have benefits. In the civilised world, we have rights.

[@quinob]

Pancakes with bacon and syrup are a very traditional Dutch delicacy. It's also a combination that is used in some traditional bean stews.

[@TukikoTroy]

@@quinob Ahhhhh, so it's the fault of the Dutch. 😁

[@stannumowl]

Taking uneaten food is unusual in Europe but it's not something I wouldn't expect to be possible. I mean it was a normal thing for at least 3 EU countries

[@flitsertheo]

@@TukikoTroy Belgians have their own apples/pears/dates syrup commonly known as "sirop de Liège" and we put it on pancakes or bacon (as a more elaborate sauce). The Dutch they just throw everything together.

[@Shan_Dalamani]

Canada is obsessed with bacon. Even our pizza restaurants have several varieties of bacon-flavored bread sticks. It's gotten to the point that the only bacon-flavored thing I eat is bacon-flavored potato chips (those are yummy). I draw the line at bacon-and-maple flavored toppings on donuts. That's disgusting.

[@Songfugel]

9:50 Funnily enough, where I live (atm. Northern Finland) some people would take it as an insult if you'd offer to pay back for something that you were given/offered for free, especially the closer you are. Also, never ever lend any money to anyone you care about, give it to them instead. It is usually the fastest way to ruin a relationship, to bring in a lender/borrower dynamic into a friendship. Even if you don't care if they pay it back or not, the other person will be feeling pressure and guilt from it, and it can ruin even a great relationship In fact, unless the other person specifically asks you to lend him a set amount of money with a payback time, you are not expect to offer/ask to pay for something during or after the fact. For example, if you are at a coffee shop, and your friend seems to be a bit low on cash, you might say, "let me take care of this", "do you mind if I pay for this", "or would you want that delicious looking cake? I can buy it for you" "I'm a bit low on cash, could you buy me a coffee as well?"... in any of these situations for example, should either one offer/ask for payment However, if the other person is like "I'm a bit short on cash and my (income source) doesn't come until two weeks, could I borrow a 200€ to help me get by this month? I'll pay you back immediately once I get my (income)" Here there is no question it is a loan, and you are 100% expect to pay immediately after you get the money to do it, before any other expense. However, I would suggest, that if you can afford it, and it is a friendship you don't want to damage, refuse to lend it, but offer to give the money to them instead In contrast, I was shocked how stingy German and American exchange student friends were with money like these, to the cent! In here, no one cares about the small change, just pay it up to the easiest rounded number, don't start demanding/offering some coin change. Also, everywhere we went or bought, they kept a strict tally on who bought who chat priced items/drinks etc. and demanded all money back from everything they bought as well. It was especially infuriating, when you had bought them 3-5x more free stuff and after you had told them to forget about paying for it, they were a gift, they freaking still demanded the part they had paid!! So basically, consider 1000€ worth of supplies/gifts given back and forth, you'd given 800€ and they 200€, then when they offer to pay you that 800€, you say just forget about it, they were a gift, and I don't require money for such thing, especially since not agreed to do so before hand. Then they say, they still want the 200€ from what they paid for. I've worked in so many international projects, teams, groups, universities, labs, companies and hobbies and I've never had these sort of issue with anyone else than with German and American colleagues. In China this went to the extremes with strangers, but not with friends. And in Japan, it was at times even worse in a way, where 目上の人 (people superior to you) often ate, drink and partied, and then made you clean up and pay for everything

[@vanesag.9863]

😂😂 Spanish here. my oldest friend come to my house to do small repairs (and helped with a moving years ago) because (his words, not mine) my brother paid his party/bar bills a year straigh when he was low with money. For him in that time having a social life was important for his mental health and my brother had the money to help him. Now he repair things for me for free. This is friendship all right.

[@sigrunwestrus68]

I'm Norwegian and I have never been to the USA, but I love bacon with maple syrup and I love onion rings as well. Something wrong with me? 😂

[@Shan_Dalamani]

Nope. I'm Canadian, my grandfather was born in Norway, and I love Norwegian pastries. I'm not into bacon with maple syrup, though. Maple syrup belongs on pancakes, not bacon.

[@JeroenJA]

well, extreme bacon love is extreme anglosaksen ;-). i know i once saw numbers about it.. but beside being the biggest meat eater per head, americans are specifically big in eating so much bacon.. i understand quite often for breakfast? witch, beside english and their english breakfast, most europeans i thing would way to fatty and heavy as meal to start the day on :)

[@AkioHaRdCoRe]

my mom my brother and i used to frequent this greek restaurant near us a lot so much so that the owner would greet us very warmly, talk about how we're doing, what's new and all that crap that's the only place that we ever had to take our food back home because aside from the stuff we ordered that would usually fill us up, she also brought grilled pepperoni, stuffed mushrooms, grilled eggplant... just all kinds of stuff that would basically feed at least 1 other person if not 2 xD and we didn't have to pay for any of that extra stuff otherwise i've never had to take food back home because even with my big appetite (if i know we're going to a restaurant i won't eat for like half a day or so before) the portions are just perfect

[@ticktock7483]

Can I offer a slight counterpoint to free ambulance? In my state Queensland Australia, Ambulances are free. My wife worked in the emergency department at a local hospital and told me of the constant abuse of this by people who believe that they can somehow jump the queue if they called an ambulance rather than just get triaged at emergency like everyone else. As much as I like the idea of free ambulances, I think there should be a little disincentive for those who attempt to abuse the system.

[@BICIeCOMPUTERconGabriele]

In Italy when you call emergency, a car with a doctor shows up alongside the ambulance,and if the doctor says that you have to go to ER the ambulance is free. If there's no need to go to the hospital there's no ambulance trip.

[@elmurcis1]

Having last resort option to charge for ambulance can limit number of such calls (it definitely helped locally where they charge ~60 EUR in case of obvious). Sure, there still will episodes that could be totally fine but many people deal with "emergency" 1st time at some point in life and shouldn't say "this looks fiiiine, I won't call" - most times you can quickly tell if story was fake or person was actually worried about serious situation.

[@stannumowl]

​@@elmurcis1 my first ambulance was just panic without good reason. I mean from parents perspective it was a really good reason to panic. I was in pain and we had no idea why. But when ambulance arrived they took a look, explained what it is and that's all.

[@vadym8713]

in Ukraine people will call ambulance if your child is having a high temperature. What doctors tend to do is to get them to state hospitals after that. Why is it bad you think? State hospitals are just like horror movies and full of people with actual deceases, so people do not like to be there, additionally, it's really hard to go out of hospital

[@aishah_pkjm7940]

In South Africa, public healthcare, Ambulances and the fire department services are free but people often go to a private doctor for small things (at approx R300 (maybe $20)) and would often receive whatever medication needed unless it requires a pharmacist prescription. People would usually only go to the hospital for serious/chronic issues, but would sometimes need to wait a while for appointments due to the overcrowding on the health system. But there are specific private hospitals too for those on Medical Aid.

[@Ceelbc]

In Europe you have the right on at least 30 days. However, this includes some fixed days like Christmas.

[@Leenapanther]

You can't generalise. Not true for every country. In Switzerland it's 4 weeks minimum. Most people get 5 weeks though.

[@Ceelbc]

@Leenapanther The minimum of 30 days is an EU legislation. However, how it is implemented is country-dependent. Some say Christmas etc are included in those 30 days. Others don't.

[@vanesag.9863]

In Spain they are 30 "natural days" (aka a month including saturdays and sundays) + bank holidays but I think is not the same in all Europe. For example the UK girl of the video said she has 28 days + bank holidays.

[@RatKindler]

Where I am in Canada we have to pay about $250 when an ambulance is called. I had to call several times when my elderly mom was sick and was surprised about this at first. My colleague is epileptic and she told me that whenever she has a seizure in public someone calls an ambulance and she gets charged. She understands why people call but she knows it's not necessary and is annoyed by it.

[@ClaireQuinn566]

It's obscene that you have to pay that much for an ambulance. Also - low wage workers in the US haven't had a pay rise since 2009. I understand their wage is only $7.50 an hour. Now THAT is outrageous, especially because all the rich have got more & more every year. How do Americans put up with this. It's totally unacceptable. Greetings from Ireland. 👍🇮🇪

[@Freddy_Hardcorey]

I had to take an ambulance this summer and I'm already upset about the €10 extra payment😅 Greetings from Bavaria 🖐🏽

[@RevPeterTrabaris]

Oh, also, I have never had to pay for an ambulance. All of the various insurances I have had over the last sixty-two years have paid for it. Peace

[@LoveStoryForYou]

Regarding leftovers.. Yes, true, restaurants in Europe don't do it the same way as in the USA - if you didn't eat all your food, you can ask a waiter to pack the leftovers and they will do it for you. Sometimes, if you have a lot of it left on the plate, and you don't say anything, the waiter would ask - Do you want me to pack this for you? It's not happening too often, since, I guess, the portions are smaller (read - normal), and people here would eat almost everything of their plate.

[@jodelyokel9212]

3:10 "if unconscious then yes" so....financial r*pe .got it.

[@drsnova7313]

Here in Germany, the restaurant also packages the food for you, typically (mind you, given more "sensible" portion sizes, it doesn't happen so often). I would find it rude if a waiter just plops an empty box onto the table (Outside some fast food-ish setting).

[@gailseery2171]

I’m in the UK, but I cannot get to a different country in one hour. The TikTok girl is ignorant about the UK also. I’m guessing she lives in London where there is plenty of public transport, but she cannot get to another country in an hour without a helicopter or a private plane ready to go.

[@rjmac3095]

An hour wouldn't even get me to London (even without traffic jams...) Though I could get to Wales in 30 minutes, does that count?

[@Mus.Anonymouse]

Depends how you look at it I guess. Strictly speaking, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are countries. So then an hour is feasible for a lot of British folks.

[@vadym8713]

in theory you can go to Wales or Scotland if you live in England, but most probably on two hours or so

[@rjmac3095]

@@vadym8713 If you're in Cornwall, you're probably 4 hours from Wales, but from there France would be closer, but still more than an hour away, and for the most part probably 2+.

[@vadym8713]

@rjmac3095 welll, Cornwall is in very specific place of England but one hour is obviously an exaggeration. Still it's possible to do a day's long trip from Midlands to Wales or Scotlan and it's great 👍.

[@ad61video]

In the Netherlands we have 20 vacation days which is 4 weeks by law, plus a number of national holidays. Most people have between 20 and 30 vacation days. Sometimes these days can even be taken per hour. I had like 172 hours per year before my retirement, which divided by 36 hours a week is 4 weeks and 4 days. Which you are obliged to use so you dont get a burnout or anything. I live in a nice country for the most part.

[@nenadmkd]

3 grand for an ambulance? And you keep quiet about this blatant robbery? Ambulance is for free!!!

[@flitsertheo]

Well, they are entitled to ask some money for it as running an ambulance service costs money too. Though you shouldn't get the feeling that you are contributing for a fully equipped brand new ambulance.

[@nenadmkd]

@@flitsertheo thats why we pay health insurance. Thats the most basic service they have to give

[@gregorybiestek3431]

@@nenadmkd In 40 of the 50 USA states it is very much legal for ambulance companies to obtain full reimbursement for services. For example in Oregon the charges are $1,375 for basic life support (BLS), $1,850 for advanced life support (ALS) plus medicine. If you do not pay the company can have a legal judgement entered against you to seize your wages, assets, or property to pay the amount PLUS court cost, PLUS lawyer fees. So if you do not pay the ambulance company when you get the bill you could end up paying $10,000 in total costs after judgement.

[@Studenthj-m1m]

12:40 tips usually don't include in your pay check but tips is the way to thank waiters or delivery man, usually it takes 10-20 percent if the check

[@Lancor84]

Convenience store is a mile away: calculates driving time.

[@gregorybiestek3431]

Of course, usually a five-minute drive in most of the USA.

[@K0pk4]

In Portugal, the ambulance cost is zero, you pay 5€ for a doctor's appointment, 10€ in the ER.. If you're sent by your doctor to be treated by a specialist in the hospital, you pay nothing, even if you have to have surgery or complementary exams.. and that is without any kind of medical insurance.. The insurances here are, mainly, to go to private speciality doctors or to do treatments or surgery in private hospitals, wich are faster, but pricey, most people use public hospitals and doctors and it's pretty much free, or almost.. As for vacation, legally we have 22 days off, but most places offer 25 days if you didn't miss any day the previous year, 24 if you missed one, 23 if you missed two, and the standard 22 days for all other cases, but that is not obliged, it's just standard practice since, maybe, 10/15 years ago, when the recession hit a bit hard..

[@Spiklething]

Typically in the UK you don’t pay for an ambulance or hospital care. However if you are at fault in a road traffic accident, the NHS collects money for ambulances and treatment of injuries through your vehicle insurance. Most people are unaware that this even happens as the insurers deal with this but even third party insurance covers personal injury. The NHS group that deal with this is called the Injury Recovery Scheme and they charge around £250 for an ambulance.

[@andrewwaller5913]

You pay for the NHS through income tax. It's not free.

[@vegeta002]

@@andrewwaller5913 And that is why it's always called free "at the point of service".

[@iaing9028]

If our NHS can claim money back from motor insurers why can’t they claim money back from overseas residents?

[@Jimthehumanoid]

@@iaing9028they often do unless there is a reciprocal agreement with their country of origin.

[@iainglennon6118]

@@JimthehumanoidWhen I’ve used a hospital in Europe I’ve had to show my EHIC card & passport, foreign residents at our hospitals are rarely asked for these details, so where would the money be claimed back from?

[@DavidRodriguez-yh7et]

Here on Cuba best restaurants put your food in the box, when you experience it you'll understand..😅.

[@silverghost131]

if you are pissed in the uk you are drunk

[@aleksandrajanczuk9775]

Regarding packaging of takeaway food - it probably depends on the country and restaurant. In Poland, the waiter will usually take your plate from you and in the kitchen the food will be packed into a regular container with a lid or it will be packed into a vacuum-sealed tray.

[@JanBruunAndersen]

Re: Ambulance The only difference is that in Europe we pay in advance through taxes, never knowing if we will ever use an ambulance, while in the US you pay when you actually need an ambulance.

[@shadowblackheart7556]

I'd still rather pay taxes and have health insurance than be hit with a bill worth several thousand dollars at once. I can go to a doctor whenever without worry, and in America it doesn't even work like what you're saying because a lot of people who need an ambulance decline it anyway.

[@JanBruunAndersen]

@@shadowblackheart7556 - Health insurance you say? What other kind of insurances would you want to be forced to pay for through taxes? Fire insurance? Home insurance? Car insurance? Unemployment insurance? Vacation trip cancellation insurance? Electronic equipment failure insurance? Events like that can be very expensive, so why not pay the government even more in taxes and not have to worry about a thing?

[@JanBruunAndersen]

@@shadowblackheart7556 - PS: It is all fine and dandy that you will rather pay taxes and have health insurance than being hit with a $10.000 bill. My problem is that you are willing to use violence to force me to do the same. "Oh no, I am not using force" you might say, but that is a lie. If I refuse to pay that tax, what would happen to me? What would happen is that the police, which you are funding through your taxes, will come and kidnap me under the threath of violence and put me in a little dark room, until I agree to pay up. And you will clap your hands and applaud the police while they do it.

[@JohnResalb]

Hi Ryan. Have you been out to vote yet ? One hour - 1) from any of our airports will take you to any neighboring country and if you add-on an extra half hour or so, you can extend your range to most of Europe (I've done most capitols in my time, so I know). 2) by land - one hour by Eurostar from London and you'll already have to change your language well before you arrive at the final destination. And if you want a more conventional transport, put your car (or pedestrian feet) on a ferry from Dover - you can actually SEE your foreign destination before the ferry departs.!!

[@paulschawatzki555]

28 days are actually working days, so it's amounts to 5 weeks and 3 days off work ....

[@SuperHawk0413]

You meant 5 weeks and 3 days off? I have 25 working days vacation in Austria...

[@paulschawatzki555]

​@SuperHawk0413 you are right....

[@rogerk6180]

Plus all the national holliday days..

[@portialancaster3442]

Time spent driving. Nobody forces us to drive long distances, it is a choice we make when we decide on a job or decide where to live.

[@lau2955]

So you're unconscious, someone calls for help, they take you to a hospital so you don't die and then charge you 2-3k 😂😂😂 FFS, what's wrong with the US?? You have a serious problem with healthcare...

[@martynaklementyna3669]

In Poland we pay 9% health care insurance with the salary (kids health care is free). The system is far from being perfect but you can call an ambulance, go to ER, talk to the specialist or have a surgery for free. If you are in the hospital, they will do all the tests and surgeries. However, if you want to see the specialist and this is not urgent - you can wait months or years. That is the reason why we have private health care but this covers only visits to the specialists (there are private hospitals but they are providing only basic surgeries and are not that popular). Most of the big companies provides private medical insurance to their employees as a perk. We have 20-26 days holidays (depending on your experience). We also have 12 months 80% paid maternity leave (or 100% for first 6 months and 60% in second half of the year).

[@tihomirrasperic]

5:52 I need a 3-minute walk to the supermarket, I don't even need a car 😁

[@flitsertheo]

And who is going to carry all your shopping ? A 6-pack of 2l bottles can be very heavy. My supermarket is only 500 m away but I couldn't manage without a car. Also the way back is uphill.

[@tihomirrasperic]

@@flitsertheo I'm in the Netherlands there are very creative modes of transportation here like a cart on which you load more than a car, and then you do gymnastics for 300 meters, you can always borrow a cargo bike and fit it almost like a truck besides that, I go to the store every day, so I only buy what I need for the next 1-3 days, I don't buy a month in advance

[@jennye8833]

The ambulance in my country is ALWAYS free, cost for visiting the doctor is about 20 dollars and that is until you within a year pay in total 100 dollars then it is free visits to the doctor for a year, pregnant women who visits due to the baby always have free healtcare because it is care for the unborn (dentist is expensive though, about 70-120 dollars per visit for checkup and cleaning but there are also a cap on 300 dollars (you always pay yourself for out of the ordinary care)) we have 3 types of hospitals - a local care where you visit in your area of living, if you call before 9 o’clock you almost always have care the same day, if it is urgent they always help you the same day. We have the bigger hospitals in big cities, they have more specialist care and services for more difficult care (for example a broken leg or surgery) and ofcourse the emergencyroom Vacation: mandatory minimum of 25 workingdays per year and the employee can save up to 5 days for next year and can bulk it up for maximum of 6 years Some companies can give their personal up to 35 vacationdays per year, ofcourse this is all paid leave

[@TrevorPhilipsGTAV]

You don’t have to pay for ambulances in the UK

[@Spiklething]

You kinda do if you are at fault in a road traffic accident. The NHS charges around £250 for an ambulance but you are never aware of this as they claim the money from your insurance. They also claim back money for any hospital treatment required. This is why, even if your car insurance is third party, it covers personal injury.

[@TrevorPhilipsGTAV]

@@Spiklething Ok but it’s a lot better than having to pay 2,000 or 3,000 for just an ambulance

[@utinamsemper]

1:06 You can actually fly to Europe 1st class for $2.5K (and then call an ambulance for free) 🙃

[@HonestWatchReviewsHWR]

If ambulances are that expensive, do people sometimes use taxis instead then?

[@howardhales6325]

Do people sometimes die?

[@CodeNascher_]

uber

[@andrewwaller5913]

​@@CodeNascher_ Same thing

[@SaithMasu12]

Imagine someone bleeding out and the person is like: If i am calling the ambulance, i can shoot myself on the spot. Call Uber instead. Man, this shit is wild.

[@flitsertheo]

@@SaithMasu12 As if that Uber driver will accept someone destroying the interior of his car.

[@maksymovcharov6885]

10:36 I believe that she meant not onion rings themselves but rather that combination in the video.

[@첼리포도]

11:55 yes lol

[@Sharkboy_kiri]

Na for us we do it ourselves (im from northern Italy)

[@Kunoichi4ever4]

Ok the box thing was actually mind blowing to me, we also dont have tipping culture here, but if a waiter brought me a box to put my own food in there...I d be very confused and honestly a bit offended (to give an example to Americans, to me this is as if after ordering the waiter told me to go in the kitchen to pick up my food and put it myself on a plate, basically self-service). Its viewed as a part of the service here, also it ensures to keep the tables clean as clients can be clumsy. Also when packing food, they usually ask how to pack it and in some restaurants you get a cutesy drawing or greeting on the box. Personally if a drwaing is cute THEN I tip, coz hey - that does deserve a tip.

[@Finntoga]

Visited relatives in Florida and grocery store was nearly 30 minutes with car. I walk 300 meters and I am in grocery store.

[@bananenmusli2769]

same, I live in a small town in Germany and I have 4 grocery stores in a 500m radius

[@sannasuominen6747]

In Finland, the waiter takes away the plate and brings the rest of the food in a box if you want to take it with you. And you can leave a tip, but you don't have to, the waiters get a reasonable salary.

[@JeroenJA]

so, normal tip is also, rounding up to next 5? or add perhaps 5 euro each if you felt really well treathed? :)