American reacts to: What is the BEST country to live in Europe?

[@hugor7227]

American hearing "peaceful country" : "I bet they wouldn't attack anyone with their little army." No buddy, peaceful from the inside, not all nations wants to wage war everywere.

[@moxame]

Yes, that was the most american thing ever.

[@biostud666]

The only reason there is peace is EU, look at European history….

[@JonInCanada1]

IKR Only an American would take that fact and turn it into a military competition. They truly have issues.

[@BoilingDietCoke]

​@@JonInCanada1Seriously...you liberals are gross.

[@maozedong8370]

Iceland is not peaceful from the inside. ALL the women just went on strike not that long ago. Iceland has discord, it just doesn't have much thanks to its small populace and its geographic isolation. Besides, they get in "arguments" now and then, ever heard of the Cod Wars?

[@SG_82]

How Europeans survive without McDonalds and other Fast-Food-chains? We do this rocket-science called "cooking". At home. Yes, you're right. Mental.

[@mmckenzie8085]

Yes. I could not believe that is all that worried him in this beautiful little country. Priorities need to change please lol.

[@WookieWarriorz]

Also literally everywhere I've been in Europe has drive through mcdonalds lol. Most people don't home cook everything hahaha unless you're above the age of 50 you probably have some form of fast food multiple times per week in Europe

[@mmckenzie8085]

​@@WookieWarriorz lol seriously over 50? Nope if a foodie once in a blue moon . Not everyone eats junk food and most definitely not several times a week.

[@glebskachko1811]

Yes we cook but I think it was a joke

[@saladspinner3200]

@@WookieWarriorz If it's 10 times a year it will be alot.

[@Halli50]

What people tend to forget regarding "expensive" countries is the fact that wages are also high. It all balances out AND the citizens of expensive countries invariably find most other countries rather inexpensive - and they tend to travel a lot.

[@NATIK001]

Yeah, high cost of living is mainly a problem for residents if wages don't follow suit. High cost of living is much more of a problem for corporations and tourism than it is for residents who live and work in the nation.

[@Barthijzz]

Well I fled The Netherlands because acceptable housing is unaffordable for a single household. For me Romania is way better when it comes to standard of living.

[@lilletrille1892]

Yup! I'm Norwegian and the first time I went to London I was baffled by people complaining about the prices! (My friend and I ordered from different bartendes, but it was my turn to pay. My bartender gave me the price and I told him "No, I'm paying for that drink too!" He looked at me with a puzzled expression and repeated the same price 😂

[@Colette_BS123]

I fled Germany because of uncontrolled Muslim poverty migration. Increasing lawlessness in Germany. I work remotely for German companies. I now live in Paraguay with a German income like God in France.

[@Rooo8]

@@Colette_BS123Nice. Unfortunately most of us are expected to be in the office for a couple of days.

[@rkw2917]

I found a job in Switzerland 30 years ago (Canadian here) I'm now retired I'll never want to leave this beautiful place 🇨🇭

[@marijkeoord6776]

Duh..😂😂

[@codysparks1454]

I would love to move to Switzerland one day

[@SwissTanuki]

I love my country, but I guess I'll move to a warmer place with less high altitude fog once I'm retired 😂

[@lepeotmit]

Just a guess: You speak French?! This makes a lot of things easier...

[@funnygaming2672]

@@lepeotmit obviously bilingual, why English-speaking people always act like we are some kinds of nuisance to be French or any others language!? Most people are bilingual all around the world. it only a usa problem of not caring about others that most usa/Albertan speak only English.

[@art3mide644]

The building in Italy is not covered with moss. They are real trees, plants and shrubs. It's called Bosco Verticale (Vertical forest). This is an ambitious metropolitan reforestation project which, through the vertical densification of greenery, aims to increase the plant and animal biodiversity of the Lombardy capital, reducing its urban expansion and also contributing to the mitigation of the microclimate. As evidence of its architectural recognition, the Bosco Verticale has been the winner of numerous competitions: in addition to the International Highrise Award, which it received in 2014, the Bosco Verticale has been recognized by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat as the «most beautiful and innovative skyscrapers in the world" in 2015 and as part of the "fifty most iconic skyscrapers in the world" in 2019. The prototype of the Milanese project will be proposed again in other cities. Apartments are expensive. As well as rents.

[@MrStarkiller17]

Hello. I am from sLOVEnia, the only country in the world with LOVE in its name ;)

[@beckysam3913]

❤

[@mimamo]

Lol, that's so cool! I never realized.

[@silvanadizy]

❤

[@milanstevic8424]

Nah, there is also Bolovea, Saint Loven, French Eculovedor, and New Zelovend (j/k but Americans might fall for it)

[@mmckenzie8085]

@@milanstevic8424 😄

[@mairywo]

Swiss born and raised. Yes, the country is expensive, but we earn a lot more than the rest of Europe. But I am pretty sure that the happiness level here is lower than a lot of other countries. So many people here are unhappy and complain all the time. Usually about mundane things. Sure, there are problems here, but generally I don't get it. We are so privileged and I for one am so thankful to live in such a beautiful country.

[@MiaMerkur]

For someone who does not like mountains and does like real german language, switzerland is like torture.

[@HeinzPeter-pj6pd]

@@MiaMerkur one third of the population in switzerland speaks french so if you dont like the german language you can live in the french switzerland

[@mairywo]

@@MiaMerkur Excuse me? Swiss German IS real German. You might not like or understand it, but it's definitely German.

[@stevenvanhulle7242]

A reason you may never have heard of Slovenia is that it once was a republic of Yugoslavia (even though that's some decades ago). Slovenia, together with Croatia, declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. Which was the beginning of the end for the federation of Yugoslavia.

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

No excuse. After all, the immediate previous First Lady, Mrs Trump, was born in Slovenia, raised there, and spent her first 26 yrs in Europe, mostly in Slovenia.

[@nirfz]

1991 was what came to my mind when he said "Who would attack them?".

[@FloofersFX]

Good thing Slovenian culture definitely didn't exist before that and not a single one of the Yugo nations became power hungry.

[@milanstevic8424]

@@FloofersFX Please stop spreading this bullshit of how one country is magically power hungry and the rest of them are like sad puppies. You're not doing anyone any favor by clicking into the dumbest narrative that ever existed. Except if you meant like greater Albania commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Maps_of_Greater_Albania#/media/File:Greater_Albania.png Watch out, Albania is coming to get ya.

[@Guruvalverde]

wao.. I learned about the world when I was in elementary school 20 years ago... in Peru.

[@henrybeinghonest]

Hey Ryan, after having watched a lot of your stuff I feel the need to say: you really are a humble human. If we're being real this part of KZbin is not quite America-friendly and many of your comment sections are filled with my fellow Europeans boasting themselves and "being amazed at how (insert derogatory term) the U.S. really is. Is America even still a democracy, I wonder? Look at me in perfect (insert rich European country)." And yet you are always calm and openly take into consideration what might go wrong in your country and never seem to take anything personal and even find so much joy in the little things. Your viewers will not like this comment, but I wanted to get this to you. The world be a somewhat better place if more people acted like you do. You are awesome! Now I will enjoy your video :)

[@robertheinrich2994]

I (as an austrian) sometimes think when watching his videos, that germany and austria are quite similar, sometimes I grant that germany did something better than we did, sometimes I just know... well we are better than even that ;-). I wouldn't mind if ryan does videos about austria too. but the thing that I really like here: ryan tries really hard to actually look across the border and what the differences are and what the US could actually do better. it's just like the old saying. stupid people don't learn from their mistakes, intelligent people learn from their mistakes, wise people learn from others mistakes. there are so many ways to improve, even when things seem to be good.

[@anacasanova7350]

Europa acabo la II guerra mundial en su territorio 1945. USA sigue en sus guerras particulares, Cuba, Vietnam, Corea, Centroamérica, Sudamérica (Chile) Kuwait,Irak, Afganistán y...la Guerra Fría otros 40 años. Hoy patrullan por el Esté de Europa.😢 Todo esto era necesario?😢

[@janmortensen9314]

Correct, USA is not a democracy, but a constitutional federal republic

[@MaryRaine929]

Well said! 👏

[@RikaMagic-px6bk]

​@@robertheinrich2994 When I watch videos about Austria, I see many similarities but also many differences. I'm German and I feel like I'm more Austrian than German because of your mentality. I always loved Austria and now even more

[@Frankie_alaplaaja]

"The building blocks half the wind"... The top of our windmills can rotate so the blades are pointed into the direction the wind is blowing from.

[@uliwehner]

true, but the building turns with the blades, so the building is always in the way..... A skinnier building (like a wind turbine) would improve efficiency, but it would be difficult to put the huge mill stones inside to grind the grain.

[@Frankie_alaplaaja]

@@uliwehner My point was the building is always out of the way. So the wind always pushes the blade on to the mill. Once the miller has positioned the top in the right direction, ropes are used to fix the top in place. Also: these mills are right next to a canal, which indicates they were (and are) used to punp water out of the polder into the canal, so they probably don't even have a millstone.

[@draculakickyourass]

Excuse his ignorance,he is american,he never heard of the ,,Coanda effect'' (that's why the building have a round shape)

[@uliwehner]

@@Frankie_alaplaaja hmm, i had not considered use as a waterpump. Makes sense. i wonder what that would look like on the inside? Also i did not realize that the miller would manually turn the top? i figured it would work like a downwind turbine and simply follow the wind that way. if needed at all. might need to make trip and look at one the next time i am in germany.

[@Frankie_alaplaaja]

@@uliwehner Actually watermills have their main function on the outside. Either they're connected to a large wheel that scoops up water from the polder and dumps it into a ditch that's higher, or it's connected to a mortar that spins faster than water can flow back down, wich dumps water from the polder across the dyke into the ringcanal. These particular three windmills are connected in a system what we call a "molengang" (mill corridor) in which the first two have a wheel and the third a mortar. Several sets of mills were used to drain most of the lakes in Noord-Holland. Today they assist the pumping stations to keep the polders dry. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6qqZ52unbtkf6Msi=2UB4dCZLDnLI6LoN

[@TuomasLevoniemi]

In June 1991, Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia and became an independent sovereign state.

[@ronaldstrous2764]

And Trumps wife is from that country

[@urbannoner1327]

nice man, not a lot of people actually know about this part of history

[@TuomasLevoniemi]

True 😆@@ronaldstrous2764

[@bgdabg6769]

So, message is that you can always break law, constitution, start wars, if you only have support of big powers.

[@draculakickyourass]

@@bgdabg6769 I bet you don't know ANYTHING about that contury,language,history,yet you have an opinion.

[@jernejulcar8325]

When you were looking at the picture of lake Bled in Slovenia and asking "does anyone actually live there?" Yes! I live literally 100 meters away from that shore 😆 They also forgot to mention Slovenia has one of the best education systems in europe, second safest country behind Switzerland and our capital city Ljubljana is the greenest capital in Europe.

[@danijelcvitanovic7474]

Bled is fantastic plc to live. Hallo from Croatia....😊

[@jernejulcar8325]

@@danijelcvitanovic7474 Hello brate. Yes it is nice but it is becoming waaay too crowded with tourists in the summer last few years. But you probably know exactly how that feels living in Croatia, when whole europe comes for vacations 😆

[@cesarneves]

I love Slovenia! Have a good friend there and went skydiving as well. Planning on investing on a castle hotel there soon :)

[@gsbeak]

Hello from France : Yes, your country is beautiful. I loved my visit there.

[@Sir_Rantalot]

"Where is McDonald's?" You will not die, you're already dead! 🤣

[@paul1979uk2000]

As a Brit, the UK being so low on the list doesn't surprise me at all, there's too much boosting about how well the economy is doing and how low the unemployment numbers are, a bit like the US, but when you look closer, there's a big amount of inequality divide and many areas in both countries that are poor to the point of poverty. In the case of the UK, much of this has happened over the last 12-15 years with austerity measures and made even worse with Brexit. As a Brit, even I've known for the last 2 decades that there are many nicer places to live in Europe then the UK, and things are actually worse now in the UK then they were back then, mostly thanks to the Conservative government that have made a mess of the country. In any case, the perception of being a rich country doesn't really tell you the truth about the quality of life in a country, that's especially the case for the UK and US. Also, the irony is, I tend to find that countries with smaller population size and smaller ego's, tend to have a much better quality of life compared to big countries with big ego's, which is impressive for Germany that it's got such a high quality of life considering its population size, but then, Germany has a far smaller ego compared to other big countries.

[@James-25]

uk still stay great country but i like ireland way better than uk

[@MN-vw3rp]

​@@James-25or finland or any country that ends with land

[@James-25]

@@MN-vw3rpYes, but there are also wonderful and beautiful countries.

[@MN-vw3rp]

@@James-25 yeah i know i personally want to spend rest of my life in Malaysia or Indonesia

[@Shiliitexx]

As a French I can't believe that UK is above us when we have sun with beautiful beaches, snow with mountains, good food and a "good" average salary.

[@fan8281xx]

Maybe because the video referred to Europe and in France lots of inhabitants do NOT want to be French but MAGREBIES?🤣

[@autoblipper3546]

Scotland has beautiful beaches and a little sun 😂

[@valeriedavidson2785]

France is not a friendly country and I would put Spain way above.

[@kaydod3190]

@@autoblipper3546 "Scotland" 🤣

[@tomjugan7318]

@@valeriedavidson2785 your first name is french 😁

[@sophiastorm8616]

It's a very american thing to say that being peaceful has something to do with being able to attack others😅 That isn't, however, what it means. The concept is about how peaceful the country is within its borders not in relation to other nations ...a foreign concept in the US I reckon 😔

[@jessovenden]

Exactly. I had this realisation that Ryan completely misunderstood what was meant by “peaceful” because he’s from the USA. It made me feel so sad for R and every other person in the USA who’s been told how great they are and believe it. Of course nothing can change much, for the better anyway, while most of them still believe that. Except for nuclear weapons US isn’t leading the world in much at all. Sorry if you’re from the USA and this makes you feel bad 🤗

[@jessovenden]

He doesn’t read the comments I don’t think.

[@jessovenden]

*waves*

[@sophiastorm8616]

@@jessovenden im portuguese :) i also think its sad feeling that, for americans, peacefull means not being at war with another nation...they are too used to that :( whille, for the rest of the world, a peacefull country means, a peacefull life within our onw borders :)i dont know if he reads the coments but, sometimes when he says something a bit more controverse, he says he knows how comments will be :D so maybe he reads a few :)

[@glennj.r.9493]

​@@sophiastorm8616.... Have you ever read him responding to a comment?

[@hommedterre1]

Ryan, your comment about Switzerland left me quite amused, given the fact I, a German live in the Canton (aka State) of Zurich and am loving it. While it is indeed expensive (just as a reference point, a can of Coke will cost you anywhere from the US dollar equivalent of 1.05 to 1.60 depending on the area of purchase), the salaries here are also high (a Supermarket cashier`s pay ranges from the equiv. of 22.00 -24.00 US dollars per hr.-bearing in mind, we do not have a mandated minimum wage law). plus 13th month pay in almost all cases. But more than that, the quality of life in terms of peace, security, punctuality, environmental cleanliness and reliability can absolutel spoil one rotten. Then there is the absolutely amazing beauty of the land itself.

[@Dadadin]

i love Switzerland! (unless you need a dentist.................)

[@davidmalarkey1302]

I have lived in Málaga in Southern Spain for the last 10yrs .The weather is fantastic with 320 days sun per year the laid-back life style is great to .I have a excellent work life balance and the health care is superb to.

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

I love sun I hate the thought of having to bother with sunscreen and sun, hats and fans and getting hot and bothered almost all around.

[@fan8281xx]

@@phoenix-xu9xj Fantastic weather does NOT mean there are no WINTERS in Malaga, let alone Granada. It is NOT a desert

[@Orion225]

Is it true that countries with Mediterranean climate such as Spain, receive rainfall during winter?

[@SusanS777]

@@Orion225I live in Galicia and it pours with rain for around 10 months. Spain has diverse climate

[@valeriedavidson2785]

I am English and I love Spain. I would never leave England. It is unique but if I had to choose number two it would be Spain. I love the country. The climate is fantastic and it is rarely humid. The food also is very good.

[@mimamo]

A lot of triggered Europeans in this comment section. Biggest sins committed: 1) Not knowing Slovenia exists. 2) Not knowing how many countries there are in Europe (, most Europeans don't know or can't agree on how many either). 3) Not realizing that everyone (including the UK) thinks the UK is a sh*thole and is not the 5th biggest economy anymore. 4) Not knowing that Germany produces more than just Volkswagen and produces cars in Mexico. 5) France not being on this list. (Sacré bleu!)

[@hanes2]

France don't deserve to be on the list until they start talk English xD

[@asociacionrquer3429]

@@hanes2 Spain is on the list and not a lot of spaniards speak english.

[@gsbeak]

@@hanes2 I'm French, I do speak English but it's not necessary to me a on daily basis... If you want to immigrate in a foreign country, you have to learn the linguo.

[@GreenManXY]

I mean, his former first lady is from there...

[@annaesposito541]

​@@hanes2yes,they do deserve tò be on the list,it's the. most beatiful country,After Italy,of course.

[@0aya00aya0]

As a Slovenian watching this channel, I thought my country would be included on that list. I had been waiting for so long to see what Ryan thinks about it. Ryan: Does that even exist? Me: On my way back to Slovakia to collect my slow mail.

[@CelabroSpace]

Nah man you don't deserve any hate, you're literally the one of my favourite react channels!

[@briankanders2161]

A Brit here. When you consider Europe there are lots of very small countries. Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, Luxembourg, Vatican City,, San Marino which are basically one conurbation. countries. probably you should consider equivalent to Washington DC.. However they tend to be financial powerhouses due to fiscal policies.. When you were looking at Spain you seemed to be interested in futuristic buildings which is in the lovely city of Valencia. Those modernistic buildings were built in the former course of a river. which was diverted away from city

[@larisalariyoga2586]

Hello from Slovenia😉 People don’t live on that island in the middle of the lake (located in Bled), the church is the owner and is open for tourists with an old church and a museum. Very beautiful to see.

[@maurobobo6923]

As an Italian, I totally agree! I went there only once, but I fell in love with Bled and the surrounding area. Greetings! 🇮🇹🇸🇮

[@79Testarossi]

Great reaction 👍🏻 greetings from Austria 🇦🇹 😅

[@GK-mw9xc]

🇩🇪💖🇦🇹🇨🇭

[@mikkohapponen5728]

From Finland. Its really nice here. When winters are really it,dry and cold then nothing to complain. Maybe no mountains near to boarding but we have small resorts everywhere

[@livb6945]

They only mentioned English skills in a few of the countries but most of the northern European countries have a population where almost everyone speaks English

[@MiaMerkur]

But the Dutch speak really good english. Outstanding.

[@Dadadin]

i guess everyone except us germans speak very good english, cause we dub everything xD

[@herbie1975]

Swiss here. Yes, it is (very) expensive here. I worked 20 years in an international company and we discussed our salaries and expenses internationaly after meetings with a beer. At the end we found that with the salary you earn, for example Austria, you can afford about the same in your country as the other. The biggest difference is, that with your swiss salary most other countries are fairly cheap for you (maybe except scandinavian countries and maybe New York) if you go on vacation there.

[@karolislatakas137]

I guess a new iPhone looks very cheap to a Swiss.

[@herbie1975]

@@karolislatakas137 I wouldn't say "cheap" now. Personally, I find an iPhone rather "expensive", but that has more to do with the fact that I'm not willing to pay $1000 or more for a smartphone. Electronic items are often even cheaper in Switzerland than for example in Germany (for whatever reason...)

[@ManuelSteiner]

@@herbie1975 lower VAT/Mehrwertsteuer on electronics...

[@SatieSatie]

Yeah... Austria is a fairly expensive country when considering its average wage/cost of living. Yes, for Swiss, Luxemburgish, and Scandinavian tourists/expats it might seem oh-so-cheap but they'd think differently if they received the salary of the average Austrian. From what I know and have seen of the aforementioned expensive countries (from people I'm close with) is that it's much easier to save up money, even as a low-income earner.

[@herbie1975]

@@SatieSatie well, with an average swiss salary you can't buy a house or a flat here, way too expensive nowadays.... With an average salary you also can't feed a family on a single income. The only thing is, if you can afford to travel, (mostly) anywhere else you get more for your money. But a lot of people struggle in Switzerland even to pay health insurence and need money from the government to get a long..... from the outside our wages seem high, but we also have high costs of living.....

[@melocoton7]

you had me rollin' 🤣"what if you fall out of a window??" and "where's the Walmart?" As a Swiss living in Switzerland, it makes me oddly proud to be number 1 😅 I love it here. However for retirement we are looking at Spain or Italy for the climate, amazing food and low cost of living compared to here.

[@jecapeca]

"Never heard of Slovenia." Luka Dončić: "Maybe we're small, but we're still worthy... 😭"

[@angeliquequiquerez483]

Very beautiful and clean country 😊

[@gianurwiler5098]

Thank you from a Swiss dude Please make more videos about switzerland 🇨🇭

[@Sydneysider1310]

Hey Ryan, Slovenia is where your former “first lady” Melania is from. I’m down in Australia yet I still know this little tid bit of info 😉

[@TheOkThx]

As a Portuguese, it is, and I've tried, next to impossible to live in a country with much less sunlight, I can't do it, I left England after 3 weeks there. I'm at the moment in Switzerland, which has just enough sunlight and some help of great views everywhere you look.

[@eduarddumitru1]

Hey Ryan, Slovenia is where Melania is from 🙃

[@SusanS777]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@thomassager1755]

I did expect Switzerland to rank high in this list, but not at number one. Especially because of the very high cost of living here. Thank you for this video. I'm looking forward to the next one 😀

[@DidierB2]

Switzerland is a good choice IF you are a multi millions boss, a russian aparachik or a mafia leader....

[@SuperHawk0413]

@@DidierB2 "Didier", I doubt you have ever lived here. And I say that as a non-Swiss person... you don't have much clue, sorry!

[@SuperHawk0413]

@@DidierB2 ... also, like I said, I'm German, and there are also many average-earners from foreign countries here. I think you have a totally wrong picture of Switzerland, not everyone is rich...

[@clementg2437]

It’s a random KZbin video mate

[@ManuelSteiner]

@@clementg2437 It's not, really. Do a bit of research. Look yourself at "quality of life" rankings, or "purchasing power" rankings, it's almost always in the top 5. I'm a German living there. It's funny how you comment on something you have no clue about, I bet you've never actually lived here.

[@MrFelis1]

I'm surprised, that Luxembourg and Belgium aren't in this ranking. Greetings from Zurich Switzerland. Add.: entertaining react.

[@lydia5232]

7:46 Yes, if you have never heard of Slovenia, let me explain it to you; is one of the six republics of the former Yugoslavia, which was the first to break away and become independent. To the north is our neighbor Austria, to the west is Italy, to the south is Croatia and to the east is Hungary. A small but beautiful country shaped like a hen, and with love in its name. Guess who else is from here...Melania Trump. The island of Bled - no, no one lives there permanently, but you can get married there. And you'll have to carry the bride up the 99 steps to the church without complaining.

[@amyloriley]

2023 explanation of digital nomads: you know how you can work from home nowadays? Like, exclusively? You can also do that while traveling. With your laptop with you and no house to return to, you work for companies in the USA or other rich countries, and live, eat, and breathe in usually cheaper countries. Sleeping in a hotel for a month can be cheaper in Thailand than paying rent for a month in the USA. During the day, you're working through an internet connection for a company, and during the night you can party on Goa or Ibiza, enjoy a sunset dinner in Paris, or do karaoke in Tokyo.

[@TheInstinctWithinV2]

Part of what keeps Iceland small, as well, is the fact that due to the small population already, it's a bit risky to hook up and have babies, considering your partner may turn out to be a close-ish relative. They literally have an app for telling them if the person is good to go or not. Because of this, it's pretty easy to hook up with locals if you go visit. Well, I can't confirm that, but it makes sense since you as a foreigner will have a 100% no risk of incest status.

[@MaryRaine929]

Hey! Finally a video today where I understood everything! 🤣 I had some problems with the Australian accent this morning and as a northern German the Austrian boys weren‘t easy to understand either. 😆 And you‘re cute, when you‘re silly. ☺️

[@module79l28]

15:50 - That's not a bridge, it's an aqueduct and it was built in 1731.

[@winterwillow3078]

I love these wholesome videos. I am in Finland, born here. No country is perfect, Finland is super expensive, but salaries are not that high for most people. I am from single parent home with my mom being without work most of my life and I know I own my life to the wellfare systems of the goverment. That is why, I am ok for paying high taxes as an adult. I enjoy the seasons here. Sure it is dark and cold in the winter, but the summer we have almost 18h of sunlight. I just hope people will find a peaceful place to live

[@publicminx]

Finnland has also 'Nightwish' - one of the best bands (by any objective measure) of the world. Their 'Ghost love score' (Wacken/Germany concert) is one of the most reacted band videos on the planet (several times Nr. 1) ...

[@winterwillow3078]

@@publicminx That is True. It is one of my favorite bands 😍

[@MoreThanaPint]

From Italy: we live long because of the good food, free healthcare, and understanding the need of free time😂😂😂 the Building is not coverd in moss but trees, it's Bosco Verticale (vertical woods) in Milan😊

[@gabrielesantucci6189]

Muschio!!!!!! Mamma mia che livelli di ignoranza!!!🤦😂😂😂

[@MoreThanaPint]

@@gabrielesantucci6189 c'è da dire che visto da lontano, sembra effettivamente muschio... 🤔

[@SuperHawk0413]

I'm a German living in Switzerland (like 300,000 other Germans - it's number 1 country Germans emigrate to btw), and I love it. Low taxes but free university, good salary, beautiful landscapes, summers and winters (it can get hot in summer!), good quality of life... I hope to stay. Unfortunately healthcare costs are high... but it's good. Switzerland has many German doctors. Switzerland doesn't only have mountains btw... also many cities, lakes, forests, "Flachland" (literally 'flat-land')....

[@E85stattElektro]

I am about to finish my pharmaceutical engineering degree and many of my fellow students are moving to Switzerland.

[@SuperHawk0413]

@@E85stattElektro nice! so many Pharma companies here - Swiss ones and non-swiss ones

[@E85stattElektro]

@@SuperHawk0413 i know i am from Oberschwaben

[@MrsStrawhatberry]

You earn enough to cover these costs and if not you can apply for reductions. High standards cost and therefore the salary is higher than in Germany.

[@cdhagen]

Some Germans say that it's difficult to integrate into Swiss society, though. They are obviously not too welcoming to foreigners, especially Germans?

[@MrLasox]

I'm from Norway and proud of that, but the salaries are little bit misleading for those who ain't thinking about it. It's gross (before tax) and not after taxes. Depends on your salaries the richest people are paying about 50% of their income (1,000,000,- NOK gross) and rest of the lower income are paying less fees and taxes, but we have overall high tax ratio, but meanwhile we are getting free school, free hospital, cheap doctors payments, and other necussary like safety net if you are getting unemployed for some time or most likely rest of your life. We will always get help from the government if we need it, but in other America for example you wouldn't dare to call for a ambulance if you need it, or you would be really afraid to go into hospital even though you would need the help. We don't have that financial either mentally stress at all about this. Normally we would go too the doctors first, and if we are really sick we would be sent to the hospital. We don't need to worry about do the health insurance cover it? Or do i have the money for it? It's already paid for trough the tax system. All the money i have taxed and paid fees whole life could finaly give something back too me. And that's so great with the country. We have a good trust in each other and therfor we have so low corruption and most of the tax money are going to the correct path. Our hospitals are so productive that's even though we have basicly free hospital and no need for extra health insurance like many people in america need to have to cover the hospital bills we are cheaper overall if we compare against america hospitals per capital. It's just so much administration work and paper work within their hospitals so it's increases their prices because all of the extra work and instead of our doctors are focusing on that, they are just focusing on us. The people.They don't care about how wealthy or poor you are. You will get the help you need soon as possible.

[@Sirlexia]

As a swiss person, id really enjoy if youde react to some other parts of our country

[@robertschmidt365]

To German car exports: Volkswagen includes also Audi (and others) from the premium segment and is traditionally battling with Toyota for the title of biggest car manufacturer. But Mercedes Benz and BMW, though focused on premium segment, have a big share in exports, too, as they are adressing the premium segment all over the world and especially in China. All these companies achieve most of their revenue outside Germany, but are of course also dominating German market

[@gamingtonight1526]

The UK is now the 7th richest, more and more countries are overtaking them.

[@SuperHawk0413]

What a succession of bad governments does...

[@trishloughman5998]

@@SuperHawk0413 Brexit - the gift that keeps on giving.

[@captain-curly]

@@trishloughman5998 REMOANERS - The Muppets that wont accept they lost and shut the F up!

[@Cheruka]

UK is a dystopian place

[@mimamo]

You'd think The UK had all the prerequisites to be succeeding, yet it keeps shooting itself in the foot. Very sad to see.

[@bert2526]

6:25 is in Cinque Terre I believe. Beautiful place to visit in april / may. In summer there are too many tourists.

[@dogwithwigwamz.7320]

Spain is insane. I`m an English person that avoids going there into the places that are popular with "Brits" and almost invariably go on city breaks when it is their "Carnival Time," more generally known as `Las Fiestas.` They are riotous in their nature and far, far outdo anything we have here in England.

[@simonekeijzer7468]

Happy to live in Portugal. Don´t confuse sun hours with warmth though. The shown "bridge" was an aquaduct.

[@RikaMagic-px6bk]

0:36 & 18:51 There are 52 countries in europe if you include countries like Kazakhstan or Azerbaijan 3:34 It's the US 🇺🇸, China 🇨🇳, Germany 🇩🇪 (since october 2023), Japan 🇯🇵, India 🇮🇳 and than the UK 🇬🇧 16:33 Iceland has no army. They only have a coast guard and are protected by NATO 17:00 Something to add: Iceland is the safest country in the entire world For me personally a cold country is a better country because you can just make a fire in a fireplace, you can drink something warm and so on but if it's warm, you can't do anything and for me as a German, Germany is too hot for me even in spring so I'll always prefer countries like Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway or Iceland

[@novh4ck]

Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan are definitely not European countries.

[@gerardflynn7382]

​@@novh4ckCorrect. They are both on the Asian continental plate.

[@Cheruka]

wtf are you talking about?

[@RikaMagic-px6bk]

@@novh4ck They are partially in europe...

[@RikaMagic-px6bk]

@@Cheruka wdym?

[@ticktacktick]

I moved to Switzerland almost 2 years ago and I am still amazed at how perfect this country is. I will never stop being grateful for being able to live here. And yes, it’s expensive, but at the end of the month you’re left with more money than in other countries working the same job.

[@black4pienus]

Most people go to Austria for ski vacations. I went there in the Summer. It's the most beautiful country I've visited. Gorgeous green mountains.

[@TheoriginalMach2000]

One of the reasons Mexico is that high on the list is because of the German BMW who have to plants there. Volkswagen is probably Germans largest export brand, but BMW, Mercedes, Audi can't be that far behind

[@nirfz]

In numbers, yes, in revenue Porsche might top them.

[@sttmw]

And Canada ????

[@nelsonkaiowa4347]

That is not a bridge you saw in Portugal, ut an aquaduct that carried the water from the countrysideinto the city. It is 8.8 miles long and you can actually go inside. It is not the only aquaduct in theoubtry that is preserved.

[@victorcapel2755]

Regarding Iceland, in the 2016 European Football Championship, the only one Iceland ever qualified for, almost 10% of the entire population went to France (where the tournament were held) to support the team.

[@nancyrafnson4780]

When that game was in I was living in a small town in Manitoba, Canada which had been settled by Icelanders - including my grandparents. Most of the town, including me, went to the local curling rink to watch the game - and doing the Boom Boom chant!

[@Vojtaniz01]

In the beginning with the number of countries, you were basically correct with the 45. The number varies from 44 to 50, depending on what you consider to be a country and what you consider to be European. 16:40 Iceland has literally no army.

[@milanstevic8424]

Iceland having no army: No wonder, nobody ever wanted it throughout the history. It was always this fringe island half way to the end of world.

[@fan8281xx]

Turkey is NOT Europe, NEITHER Kazakhstan, NOR Armenia, NEITHER Azerbaijan, NOR Cyprus (regardless of being EU member). Doubts about Georgia because the NORTH Caucasus is Europe

[@Syltarius]

0:57 I looked it up, there are exactly 46 sovereign countries in europe. Two of those are on multiple continents (Russia and Türkiye), two off the coast (United Kingdom and Irland), one even further off the coast (Iceland) and two in the Mediterranean (Cyprus and Malta), while five are micro nations (Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, San Marino and Vatican City). Just one country is not fully seen soverign (Kosovo) and one is mostly unrecognized (Northern Cyprus). Depending on where the eurasian border is seen, the number could go up to 50 (Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, Kazakstan especially would be on two continents then too but Türkiye would not). When the United Kingdom will split up anytime in the next idk years or so, the number would go up depending how many parts would split up (Scotland probably fist, followed by Northern Ireland which would probably unify with Ireland and last by England, because Wales would probably not leave but in that state England would). So it would go up by 0 to 3, depending on what happens in which order.

[@SchroomMetanoia]

I'm surprised Luxembourg didn't make that list... or maybe they forgot it. like usually.

[@SuperHawk0413]

Yes, I believe it should be in the top 4

[@stevenvanhulle7242]

I missed Luxembourg on the list too. I realize life in Luxembourg isn't cheap, and maybe that's why it didn't make it, but so is Switzerland.

[@jacobriis7859]

Portuguese people like Luxembourg. Lots of people settle there.

[@hideouspatje]

​@@stevenvanhulle7242I drive 150km to luxemburg regularly to buy tabacco and gas there so it isn't that expensive 😜

[@SchroomMetanoia]

@@jacobriis7859 yep I know. we are often jokingly refered to ass little Portugal because of this :)

[@PascalRibaux]

🎉🎉🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭🎉🎉 Proud swiss citizen here, obviously! 😂 And yes, i can tell that i am very rarely worried about my safety at any place and any time of the day or night, here in Switzerland. Sure, even here, you can find some shady places, like in cities, that the average people would rather avoid, especially at night. But usually, if you're not looking for trouble, you won't get into any.

[@stepfathermonk4691]

Volkswagen is not just the VW brand ... they own: Audi Porsche Lamborghini Bentley Volkswagen Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge ŠKODA SEAT CUPRA Ducati

[@gerardoocana4260]

That was fun!

[@Jeni10]

Ryan, you’re content living in the US because you’ve never lived anywhere else. Slovenia is just one of many countries you’ve never heard of because US schools don’t teach Geography properly.

[@trassentante]

Iceland doesn't even have a military, which means not 5000 people but zero. 😂

[@klulessdood4327]

They have volcanos, that's their military

[@Locspocs2]

@@klulessdood4327 and a US airbase. Does that count?

[@nirfz]

As has been said, Iceland has no army. 0 Soldiers. They are however a member of NATO, and so pay NATO membership fees and have NATO bases on their soil. NATO aircraft secure icelands aerial borders, and NATO ships secure Icelands naval borders. It's not like there's no military in Iceland, but not their own one. (The father of a friend of mine used to say: There's military in every country on this planet, and if the population is lucky, it's their own...) Also Iceland has been "forcefully" invaded by the allies at the start of WW2. Forcefully here means they didn't ask them for permission but just went there as it was defenseless, but strategically well placed for the transport convoys over the atlantic.

[@decakjeisaozasuncem8843]

@@klulessdood4327 dont forget super hot geysers

[@gerardflynn7382]

​@@decakjeisaozasuncem8843Great for cooking rice.

[@greyblue7400]

By the way here a list of the best known German Car Brands: Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche, Volkswagen, Audi, Opel.

[@SuperHawk0413]

Very interesting video. I have lived in Germany and Italy before. Now in Switzerland, for over 8 years now. I'm not Swiss (yet), but a German and I believe Switzerland ranks in the top 2 when it comes to purchasing power, in Europe. Expensive but good salaries. Low taxes (in most of the country). I prefer it here although winter weather can be depressing (but I guess it is just European winter). Summers are very warm. People aren't that friendly in Central-Switzerland.

[@bastiwen]

I'm Swiss and can confirm everything, even the unfriendliness in the center of the country haha. The only big issues in Switzerland would be the healthcare (not the quality but the price and how insurance works), everyone is very work oriented and we work A LOT. It's also a pretty conservative country overall so that can be viewed as a negative too.

[@diffigawesomedick6986]

Where are you from originally? Since you mentioned "European winter". By depressing I guess u refer to the longer and cold dark nights and everyone stays at home more or less? ;)

[@Andreas_42]

At least one German who doesn't missunderstand our politeness as friendlyness 😂

[@SuperHawk0413]

@@diffigawesomedick6986 I don't think it's depressing, I like snowy weather or fog. But most other people do. I'm from Germany originally.

[@herbie1975]

@@Andreas_42 Right xD. When I tell foreigners, when they say we (swiss) are friendly, nope, we are polite but not friendly, cause you ain't my friend xD They usually look kinda shocked but get it. With germans in particular it sometimes is funny, when I tell them that I could write them an email where I am angry as hell (a swiss would understand it) and they think I am pretty happy and not angry at all xD

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

Europe has about the same amount of countries as the US have states, It's about the same size, the population is similar, the location north/south is about the same. The difference is that we have free healthcare and college, five weeks paid vacation, and paid maternaty/paternaty leave for at least a year

[@marinae4672]

Not entirely true - not all countries have paid maternity leave for at least a year.

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

@@marinae4672 I know, it was a simplification to make a point. I understand that Norway and Romania, to pick random countries, have different laws regarding parental leave and vacations.

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

@@marinae4672 And I know that most countries outside of the Nordics have fees for college

[@JohnResalb]

I have friends who have been around nearly all those countries in one visit (and I have done some myself) but of-course its not possible with a car. So you'll need your Eurail ticket with you when you come over. I think my friends had a two month ticket (if you like I'll ask them). And you'll need to travel in summer to take advantage of much longer days. Scandinavia gets dark VERY early from October. I know my friends were in Sweden (I was as well) and they ended up in Turkey.

[@Call_me_Akanik]

"Peaceful countries always have the smallest population and no army" Meet "Switzerland" Population: 8'700'000 Avaiable for Military Service: " 969'000 (m) 930'000 (f)" Active in Service: 147'000 "Switzerland is just one big golf course" No, it's a minigolf course. Invented by Paul Bongni.

[@goncalocondeco7791]

The Portuguese "badass bridge" is actually a 200 year old aqueduct, but apart from that loved the video. I've watched your "dumb americans" videos but say what u will about americans ur sense of humor is always spot on

[@flordi8235]

😅 😅 😅 😅 😅

[@LunarisArts]

The secret of Finlands happiness is as much sauna as you want.

[@lucabaroni7715]

That building in Italy is not covered with moss, is covered with trees. Is called "Bosco verticale".

[@holyhelga]

and the funny thing is norway has oil yet it has a high electric vihacle adoption

[@jameslewis2635]

As someone from the UK, I can't really say that the people behind this list are wrong for rating us at number 15. The quality of life has dropped significantly over the last 15 years or so with wages being largely stagnant (especially at the lower end of the wage scale) while costs are ever increasing, especially in terms of food, energy bills and housing. With the increasing poverty levels crime is also on the rise, particularly shoplifting.

[@marcromain64]

The video Ryan's reacting to has digital nomads (and similar target groups) in mind: find yourself a cosy place and make your money elsewhere (or anywhere). The reality of life of the natives is - unfortunately - of secondary interest.

[@mimamo]

I mean, you are placed 15 out of 50 countries in Europe, and Europe as a whole is already of a very high living standard compared to other continents. And a country like Germany, which is usually considered to be a very prosperous and great place to work and live, is only ranked 5 places higher at number 10. So it could be much worse. Don't beat yourself up. ;) But no more dropping down the list in the next years, alright?

[@100100freak]

Even though it might be the most sold car brand in Norway there are many different electric vehicles besides Tesla dude..Audi, BMW, Mercedes, VW, Hyundai all have Evs to only name a few

[@draculakickyourass]

You forgot the ,,best sell'' brand, in Europe, the Dacia😁

[@svenlima]

When you said "never heard of Slowenia" I opened a doc and started adding up all country names that I know - just to see how many I can come up with. Result: 157 countries (of 195). Greatings from Switzerland.

[@NunoFerreiraX]

15:47 You could be a digital nomad… if you travel (nomad) while working using a computer (digital).

[@juwen7908]

How do europeans survive without having McD at every corner? Well, we have tasty real food!!! You should probably try sometimes 😉

[@Oida-Voda]

Europe has 47 countrys, 27 in the EU. Best area: Südtirol/South Tyrol! German and Italian language, fine weather, nearly to the Adria/Venice, amazing mountains, rich region.

[@florjanbrudar692]

Not 27, 28.

[@Oida-Voda]

@@florjanbrudar692 27. Brexit...

[@thecaptain2000]

Just in the EU there are 27 countries, plus the UK, but for their recent move to Asia. difficult to say which is the best, for example in Scandinavia there is a great welfare but taxes are very high and diffent countries have different mixes. However one thing is common: most European, irrespective of the country, would perceive a relocation to the states as a step down in terms of living conditions

[@MrPicky]

Ryan, an Icelander here - and subscriber 👍😉 It is great to see how you are educating yourself. At 16:37 - in regards of Iceland then Iceland has NO ARMY 😉, not even reserves. But it has a coast guard and the "Viking Squadron" which is the police swat team 😅 - the only team that has guns (the police is not allowed to carry guns in general). Iceland has been involved with three conflicts since becoming its own independent republic in 1944. All these conflicts are with fellow NATO member the United Kingdom. Iceland did win all these conflicts (called the Cod Wars) with minimal casualty (one coast guard member was killed). Iceland is a founding member of NATO and monitors the air space between Europe and Northern America - which is pretty large.... To control this air space NATO members (incl. USA) send teams to Iceland to monitor the air space plus (still) non-NATO member Sweden has supplied a team of fighter jets to monitor the air space on behalf of Iceland. USA used to have a Navy Air base in Iceland but left in 2006. The location of Iceland vital to US security since it is like a "large aircraft carrier" located between North America and Europe.

[@haggihug3162]

The rating of the countries is really not objective. And if you look at different sources, you may find different ratings. For some countries I can not understand their number on this list, other countries are compleatly absent and I can't imagine why. But all in all Europe is a great place to live, thats true.

[@ManuelSteiner]

As a German, it is kind of an objective list... if you look up quality of life rankings the places are more or less the same. Or safety rankings... or purchasing power...

[@fan8281xx]

@@ManuelSteiner So WHY AFFLUENT Scands&Germaustrians want to expend 1/3rd of their years ( the most vulnerable ones of theirs) in Spain/Portugal/Croatia/Italy? Whatever the reasons; are they weighed "OBJECTIVELY"?. Which reason/data is more important; where is the score for each reason?

[@stonedmountainunicorn9532]

You have to think about us more mate

[@jonaswille4485]

Actually Iceland does not have any standing army at all, so your right they should not get into a fight :P But maybe its also just not necessary for them and army costs hell of a lot of money

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Just earthquakes! 😄

[@nirfz]

It's not like Iceland can save much of these costs, they have to pay an according NATO memerbship fee so NATO covers their A$$ in the air and on the sea. The positive part for them is that no icelander will ever get injured on duty, the negative thing: the money they put in their "national defense" (NATO) doesn't generate income for icelandic citizens and so no tax money in return. And i would be surprised if NATO would protect Icelandic government institutions in terms of cyber security. (Government institutions around the world even in peacefull countries are prime targets for cyber attacks) "National secrets" are usually still not shared with NATO.

[@SaraSara-rj9kr]

Ryan, you should try one of those geographie quizzes but Europe edition

[@michellehawk282]

Could you maybe check out Switzerland travel guide: Most beautiful and Interesting Places To Visit ENG SUB ?

[@zuckerschneuzchen]

I was once in Tallinn and it is a very nice place to stay at least for a while.

[@siriuspyramid7441]

I’m french, i visited almost all the parts of my country: sea, ocean, mountains, country side… and some countries in Europe (Scandinavie too) in Sweden people everywhere I went tell me Hello in the coolest way, Hej pronounced Hey !😁 (hello, bonjour…). Some countries in Europe are very unknown but beautiful 🤩!

[@embreis2257]

0:54 'like how many are there?' 15 countries is less than half of them. there are more than 30 countries in what we consider the 'free' part of Europe alone. but if you count all of them, including those at the fringes of Europe and some microstates, the total number comes down to *fifty (50)* . exactly the same number as US states.

[@kragiharp]

The Netherlands declared their independence in 1581, not sooo long ago.

[@hideouspatje]

I remember that day fondly..it was pleasantly warm and the mood was festive

[@pfffetc6149]

@@hideouspatje 😂

[@Barthijzz]

​​@@hideouspatjeI agree, I especially liked that monk with his craft beer donkeycart.

[@fan8281xx]

@@Barthijzz That was BELGIUM "INDEPENDING" from The Netherlands

[@Barthijzz]

@@fan8281xx He did the same thing twice huh? It's never good enough for him.

[@AngelArnal]

Those buildings in Spain which you say are from the future are here where I live, in Valencia. You can find them in Disney's "Tomorrowland" film

[@itsmebatman]

As a German I would say Italy is the nicest place to live in Europe. It has all the landscapes, the best cuisine, culture & history everywhere and the people are awesome.

[@ManuelSteiner]

Yet most Germans who emigrate, emigrate to Switzerland (I’m Austrian/German)

[@marcocarlson1693]

Just add in the longest life expectancy, because everything is 'pretty darn good', and you have a very strong and persuasive view. 😉 🇮🇹🇩🇪

[@margueriteperry9302]

Shhhhhhhh!!!!!! Don't tell everyone!!! Italy is already overrun with Americans purists, Starbucks, and McDonald's!!!!

[@Has7e]

Romania entered the chat Italy left

[@sadrezzan]

Traffic is...."special" in Italy. Driving in Rom is a hell of an experience.

[@k.schmidt2740]

I was watching! Have a great day.

[@burningsheep4473]

Yeah, more countries than you would think, but let's be honest: Countries like San Marino, Monaco, Andorra, Luxembourg and so on, don't exactly fall into the same category as even some other smaller countries (that still have millions of inhabitants). Edit: Google claims 44. Edit: The UK has been following in the footsteps of the US in many ways since Reagan/Thatcher, so them being Nr.15 isn't that much of a surprise. Edit: Sorry, I need to stop editing this... Having some top universities in some questionable university ranking doesn't say anything about the education system of the country in question.

[@guereiter]

Actually the full list of european countries has 47 entries. However, Kasachstan has only a tiny corner in europe so it is mor an asian country.

[@andrejxyxy2020]

If country can function as a country it is a country no matter what size or population.

[@fan8281xx]

LUXEMBOURG has 2000+ Sq. Km area. It is NOT a mycrostate but a MINIstate

[@kuura345]

Interesting. Regards from the 4th best country on this video!

[@Zandain]

46 countries in Europe in 2023. It includes Kosovo and the Vatican City. Russia and Turkey are included, but not Cyprus 🤔 (which is opposite to how I feel...) For me, Cyprus, is very Euro, but Russia & Turkey, not so much (bc of their miserable politics both domesic & foreign) Personally, I prefer the weather and the food in the Med, but the social security net, free education and health benefits of the Nordics. hello from Denmark 🌸

[@E85stattElektro]

I googled it and it said 44. Turkey is not Europe.

[@KeesBoons]

@@E85stattElektro Since when do you trust google results? Google is just a search engine, which can be "persuaded" to give a certain result.

[@arnikakiani8014]

@@E85stattElektro About 3% of Turkey´s territory is in Europe, that´s why they argued they should be allowed to join the EU...

[@E85stattElektro]

@@arnikakiani8014 Thats like the Americans arguing that they are European, because their grandfather was quarter Irish

[@arnikakiani8014]

@@E85stattElektro I am not arguing one way or another. I am just explaining the varying numbers.

[@sushi513]

As a UK citizen, I fully wasn't expecting it to be on the list I can't lie so I guess at least it is lol

[@julienvandaak2301]

I live in Switzerland, but am originally from Germany. That's why I like watching your German channel. But I would always recommend Switzerland if you can do without the huge party scene in Berlin. Direct democracy, an incredibly great public transport system, very high salarys, even compared to the cost of living. very liberal and individualistic and liberal system. And the incredibly beautiful nature. Germany is good to live in, but Switzerland is incredible!

[@withoutshadowww]

Did you just call Switzerland a liberal country? lol Yes when it comes to liberal capitalism if you meant that, but not even that as they have quite much of economic protectionism over there. Socially liberal? Compared to Middle East countries it is, for sure. In the context of Europe or "the West", it's definitely not. It's the last Western country to give homosexuals right to marry, it was also the last one in all Europe to let women vote (in 1970s, actually after Afghanistan or Iran). Switzerland has also a (not so distant) history of child labour and forced sterilizations. And there is a lot of structural and everyday racism nowadays. In the rural areas it can get pretty hardcore in regards to isolationism, xenophobia and conservativism. Like, very conservative, parochial and isolated. However, even in the cities the right wing conservative party is the strongest (especially in the "German" cantons). Direct democracy is great, Switzerland is perhaps the most democratic country in the world. However, the same system let them be very freely racist and discriminatory... Imagine new racial legislations coming into power based on their democratic will. Direct democracy is often fantastic, but it has many cons as so many political theorists have already shown, so no reason to romanticize it. Natural landscape is beautiful in Switzerland, indeed, but it is also in Slovenia, Montenegro or Albania, and it's even more diverse (from mountains to lakes to sea and rocky-sandy beaches) They are very rich, no question about that. But let's not explore how the good portion of the country's wealth was created.

[@SuperHawk0413]

@@withoutshadowww I'm a German living in Switzerland (I'm not Swiss, yet), it's the best country I've ever lived in! It's not as conservative as you say, it depends on the canton. First live here for at least a year, than state your opinion. Number 1 emigration country of Germans is Switzerland, btw (most Germans who move out of Germany go to Switzerland)

[@ManuelSteiner]

@@withoutshadowww I really doubt you've ever lived there, why do you hate Switzerland so much, at least look at many rankings.

[@withoutshadowww]

@@ManuelSteiner I doubt you've ever read a book in history or politics. I don't hate, I don't love. I just say the facts about the "social liberalism" of the country pertaining women's rights, gay rights and minorities' cultural rights (e.g. huge Muslim population and no minaret in the country)... Among the "Western countries" it has been most conservative one, that's just a fact. I mean, I can lie and say that they gave women the right to vote before Iran and Afghanistan, but that's not true. 😅 Even a super rich Oprah Winfrey has had a racist experience in Switzerland while shopping. And apart from being very backwards historically in regards to women's rights etc., the fact is also that a good portion of their wealth (not only, of course) was created during the World War 2 when they were "neutral" and deposited in the banks the money/gold of the Jews and the German-occupied Europe. That's, like, a historical fact. I am not questioning the standard of living and the quality of life for most of people in Switzerland, though. But I do question the "liberalism" of the country and the historical origins of the wealth.

[@fan8281xx]

@@withoutshadowww Here we are; THE STALINIST PROGRESSIVE TOTALITARIAN WOKE!! People vote WHATEVER THEY , not you, WANT!!

[@mikedignum1868]

I love Norway, I've been on holiday there a few times from the UK and i love it.

[@rehurekj]

UK being 15th is surprisingly good result not surprisingly bad one. Compared to her continental peers UK feels in many ways more similar to US rather than to continental Western Europe. Stuff like the income inequality and wealth disparity, political system and parties, popculture and online trends, food, etc make it more like some smaller( and mostly poorer) European version of US so its last position in the list is rather expected. plus the list is heavily skewed by some weird Cold War bias as no state from Eastern half of Europe made the list except somewhat Mediterranean/ Alpine Slovenia and Nordic wannabe Estonia with 2 out of 3 highest nominal GDP/ capita out of them. I dont believe if PPP was considered and actual cost of living there Czechia or Poland or possibly even Montenegro( going by climate, affordability, safety etc) wouldnt make the list. And considering the prices in Switzerland i highly doubt its 1st best country in Europe to live in according any other metric than mere formal nominal GDP/ capita comparison, if actual situation, like job market, rents affordability, price level etc were taken into consideration Switzerland wouldnt be first, they would be still high no doubt but deffo not the best( and the same goes for Norway).