Studying in the USA vs Germany

[@ten-ninety-six40]

I am currently a foreign student in Germany and I remember debating with my German teacher and classmates on Studying in Germany. A classmate listed the good things like studies being free and all, I on the other hand said the bad thing is that people leave the country after studying for free. The person listing the good things was the one who would leave the country later and move to the UK for a better income. I on the other hand love the Germans for paying for my studies with their hard work. I do not want to disappoint these people and want to give them back. Hence, I decide to stay in Germany for the rest of my life. I want to work for the people and the country, no matter how hard the Taxation system is. Germany has opened its arms for me and I have to make it equal by paying the country's economy back. I hope to see more people treating Germany the right way and not just using it for their own benefit.

[@lop-951plm]

Just fix the damn foreign office issue where working visas take at least 2-3 months to be processed. You can ask any non-EU student about this matter, we have to beg them for every call/urgent appointment, and they just tell us to wait, and yeah the typical reason is "overloaded". Germany needs laborers, but the working visa process is never a priority. I don't mean to talk shit, but Germany has produced so many talented individuals. Still, it's very irresponsible to those eligible to work, not to mention the tax thingy yet.

[@Alperentrg]

If youre not white then see you after 5 years. Just sayin

[@ten-ninety-six40]

@@lop-951plm Right buddy!

[@diegoandresvalderramamarti2397]

Study for free in Germany and work in the USA without debt seems fair to me, but unfair to those who paid for my studies.....

[@alihorda]

No way anyone would move to UK 😂

[@DingX_318]

My 2 years' master in Germany is my happiest 4 years in my whole life

[@resetfakemail4685]

hahaah, mine too

[@foodlover_pastaspecialist]

So you did 2 masters?

[@shravandikshith]

@@foodlover_pastaspecialistMasters students in Germany generally end up taking more time to finish the degree. You know since it is absolutely free😂

[@thomasawdffaw123]

took 3 years for my 1 year masters haha

[@GeoScientist121]

​@@shravandikshithummm sir, people don't take more time to complete because it's free, but because the standards are higher and it's difficult to get through the modules.

[@FlymanMS]

American educator hearing “interest-free loan”: What you’ve just said does not make any sense to me. What language were you speaking?”

[@thebluescaptain]

Well, pick one, > Free studies, "paying" later at work > Pay studies, "discount pay" later at work Assuming you can't flee anywhere after choosing, I'd pick option 1 still. USA does have sexier taxing system, but everything else is pricey. Yes, they do have cheaper Gas, but overall living cost. The most expensive US city is New York, and it has a (minimum) $1,500/month for living cost. Compare to Munich's $1,000/month. EU : USD rate is 1 : 1, so there you go.

[@mrvlacp]

plus a half payment only

[@xabierpozopozo9653]

In the 90s there were also zero-interest government loans for students; but those loans were one of the reasons why the 2008 crisis was caused.

[@FlymanMS]

@@thebluescaptain "sexier"? Also, I think you missed the joke

[@FlymanMS]

@@xabierpozopozo9653 sure, this was the reason, not big banks giving out impossible to pay out mortgages, speculations on every market, the inflation of companies etc.

[@peterboil4064]

All in all we have it very good here in Germany compared to the rest of the world, overall high standards, high quality of living, something that resembles democracy and relatively okay social security if our job ever gets terminated or we become ill. Berlin for the edgy, Frankfurt and Munich for the rich people, Kassel for the normies. The very east for blooming landscapes and the very west for ridiculous accents. Belgium to look down to, Switzerland to look up to, France and Italy to travel to in under 5h. I love it!

[@thomasawdffaw123]

Kassel für die Kanacken 😭😭

[@nunocastro8602]

Glad the Dutchies aren’t the only to look down on Belgium

[@nocomment6421]

He means geograpicly of course. So wie everyone looks down on the dutchies

[@over9000lord]

Blooming landscapes got me dead as Kohl 💀

[@mihailucian409]

It used to be, Switzerland way better from all point of view ;) less beurocracy , everything happens instantly , better living standards, more beautiful places so... and on... and on..

[@liamregjun]

1:04 "theres always a catch, isnt there...alright, how do you want it ?" **crawls under table** HELP

[@_Alpha_om]

😂😂😂

[@RommelsAsparagus]

He's been consuming German online ahem, "content".

[@autreelodia3456]

It's intellectual influence and economy drive. People, who studied in Germany, were living, working and buying things in Germany for many years in a row. And, actually most of them do stay. And ones, who don't stay, get a personal network here, which increases the chances, what they'll travel here or work with Germans (on their business or so) later in their life. As well, it just promotes some values, meaningful for Germany and its government all over the world. This all is huge.

[@nicolaiwichmann790]

And a lot of really big student protests, when they did make fees in the 00s, which led to removing them again.

[@SICRoosterKido]

Weltschmerz should be the name of this channel :D

[@anestablished]

Oh! Hey, I know a good translation for this word: emotional damage 😂

[@maciejniedzielski7496]

More liké you are aware that thé World politique and économiques are crazy even mad and you seemed to be few to sée IT so it causes you pain

[@2MeterLP]

@@maciejniedzielski7496 Ive never seen someone write with a french accent before, interesting.

[@FBAV]

Café Weltschmerz existiert schon als Kanal in den Niederlanden. Würde es empfehlen (vielleicht gibt's ja sogar subtitles auf Deutsch)

[@losuthusxd886]

This is a problem here in Argentina as well. All of our neighbors have only private schools, so they come to Argentina, study for free, and then they leave. Public university, my friends.

[@lucaslupus1]

Yeah.. there is a lot of Brazilians that do that. But I guess it's the same in almost every country, in Brazil I got into a public uni(which are the best) and then I moved to Germany and now I pay 50% of taxes almost hahah

[@heitorkunrath6862]

brazilian here: as far as I know the problem is that anyone can be argentinian very easily isnt it? I hear about lots of brazilians going there to study medicine, but no one comes here to study in our public unis because you have to be a citizen and its not trivial to become a citizen here

[@fausto123]

Argentina such a beautiful country, I would love to live there one day. Greetings from Córdoba, Argentina.

[@xabierpozopozo9653]

VIVA LA LIBERTAD CARAJO. 😂😂😂

[@xabierpozopozo9653]

Por eso Milei acabó ganando, aunque sinceramente no me gusta su proposición de reformar las universidades al estilo norteamericano. Prefiero más el estilo británico: todas las universidades privadas y el gobierno ofrece préstamos de 0 interés con la posibilidad de no retorno a los ciudadanos que no generen más de £50.000 anuales. Es decir, si te endeudas pero después de la uni no consigues un buen trabajo que te pague la deuda, no te debes de preocupar. En cambio, si lo haces y obtienes un buen trabajo con buen salario (o tienes mucho capital) debes de pagar la deuda.

[@adamaenosh6728]

how the bdsm collar was not from the Germany part is amazing

[@stevesmith3556]

You captured both sides perfectly!❤

[@RadicalLiving]

Yay, thank you!

[@spicythunder4462]

Great Video. Thank you.

[@RadicalLiving]

You are welcome!

[@aspasia8062]

Watching this while applying for a masters in German Unis

[@mrvlacp]

I also want to apply can you guide me?

[@elizabethcramer]

Where are you applying? I'm going through this right now... and I think I'm applying too late! ahh

[@mathewvanostin7118]

Amerikans are gonna apply like crazy to german university since this video 😂

[@BondJFK]

@@mathewvanostin7118 and then they will complain about how socialist and communist the Europe is

[@mathewvanostin7118]

@@BondJFK whats funny is that they do pay high tax in usa. Yet they have laughable small social benefit in return But yet they have a more arrogant attitude about capitalism then someone from a true tax heaven country like cayman islands, emirates dubai, signapour 😂

[@matinmafia]

Great video! Thanks man. I have been in Germany for three weeks now for studying, and honestly, everything is really great here! Although I gotta say, Radical's videos about german cultures had really prepared me for here, so I kinda expected certain things!

[@Lyssalafemme]

Sad but true for American Universities. Student debt here is insane & many Americans carry that debt for an entire lifetime. Additionally, there are basically no scholarships for doing a masters in the US , which can help you get a higher paying job after graduating (depending on what you studied) But nowadays, your degree doesn’t guarantee any return, which sucks if you’re drowning in student debt. There are people I know who are 40+ who are still knee deep in student loans 🙃

[@luciamacakova7516]

well said. Why should you study at Uni, and pay so much, if there is no guarantee even a job nor money? This can lead to a situation when people will not be able to study after they have to pay the debts of their parents or grandparents...or great-grandparents. The level of erudition will fall drastically and the state will be force to launch free education. Then the state will make education a private business. Then the debt will be unbearable. Circle. 😳

[@questgivercyradis8462]

In the sciences, if you do a master's you *should* get the option to have it paid while getting a small salary while being a teaching assistant. Granted, they say it is 20hrs of work per week and it ends up being 40hrs of work. Offers that don't give you this option are often considered non-viable, unless someone's employer is footing the bill. The amount paid is low but... at least tuition is covered and you won't starve.

[@questgivercyradis8462]

Note: Did master's in Colorado, USA.

[@user-yh8dg3wq6i]

Another sad thing is that many developing countries are trying to follow American model of education rather than European model.

[@jemoeder5347]

Thanks so much for the scantily-clad preview of US student life 🔥

[@RadicalLiving]

Any time!

[@mbahkopi3584]

@radicalliving Fpunder of youtube #JawedKarim also from germany with bangladeshi - germany parent. Jawed after finished study in germany and move to US and became the most successful enterpreneur in history and US goverment benefited from these technology invented by jawed also high TAX

[@lightworker2956]

So long as you don't expect average Americans to look like that, enjoy. (More than half of them are overweight.)

[@stanleycostello9610]

I liked when the American student gets under the desk.

[@zainablaith1875]

I love your videos! Since I’m going to go Germany next year all your vids are helpful! Hope you get 1M!❤️

[@RadicalLiving]

Yay! Thank you!

[@mathiasbrandt4778]

I do not think it is negativ at all if someone leaves the country after graduation. It leads to cultural, political and economic exchange and is part of the soft power a nation has. A lot of the influence of the united states is based on it by spreading their ideas.

[@BlackFeather923]

It's negative because the Germans give you so much for your education through the taxes that paid for your education and living expenses, both while you were in school, taxes that were paid for through their hard work. Yet you then, in turn, don't want to give back by paying into the same economy that benefitted you, thus financially taking from Germans who gave you so much, while doing nothing to tangibly help them, in return. The spreading of ideas does nothing to really help Germans when what they need is financial pay into their economy, and for their students to be able to go to school, feed themselves, and keep a roof over their head. Essentially, it's taking, while truly giving nothing tangible in return for all that they gave you.

[@shahlabadel8628]

so funny!! loved it. thanks.

[@ryoukwjdbwopqmqpzl73819]

"something like this wouldn't have happened in olden days" 👀

[@m00zic]

😂I came to say this too

[@Fuzzy8804]

us germans hav it good the thing is We hav to study hard

[@tomorrowneverdies567]

"us germans hav it good" - really? 😁

[@nenadpopov3601]

While the rest of us study soft 🤦‍♂

[@luciamacakova7516]

Is not german education system about accepting only a small number of kids into universities? These kids must first finish Gymnasiums which accept only creme de la creme of students, don't they? So german kids are from kindergarten classified into classes - mediocre, average, and gifted. A kid classified as mediocre, or average must work hard to get a chance to study at university. For most of them, it is mission impossible. So, in the end of the day, people in Germany are abusing scolarships and free education less than in other countries. Or, I am wrong?

[@serenarhee1108]

@@luciamacakova7516getting accepted for Gymnasium is Not that hard. An average Student can be accepted. To get your Abitur You just have to get a D and there Are many Chances to study without NC Even someone without Abitur can later study After having had work experience ( 3 years) so actually anyone in Germany can study But I aggree it is unrealistic for Someone from a low income family to study. But I think that is the Same in every Country?

[@Fuzzy8804]

@@luciamacakova7516 Broda Writing a whole Wikipedia Page 💀

[@janafrey3036]

Love it! Enjoyed every second of it :)

[@RadicalLiving]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@anestablished]

I’m visiting Berlin next week! Thanks for all the videos! I wish learning German could be easier. But I guess you need to put time and effort into it nevertheless. Lessons learned from your other videos are that you don’t need to say hello to strangers. If the locals don’t talk to you, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they don’t welcome you. They just don’t pay particular attention to anyone, whether you are a tourist or local or a different race.

[@michaelvonfriedrich3924]

In Berin I was schocked by how much English I heard spoken, it’s crazy you really don’t need to speak German 🤣

[@anestablished]

@@michaelvonfriedrich3924 How come I didn’t find that many people speaking English? It was so funny that people say “ My English is not so good.” to me. I said “ oh, it’s totally fine. We should learn German.” If I were able to speak German, I’d feel more about the city vibe. It’s a lovely place. Those who are into culture and history will agree.

[@johanvanbeek7138]

Always a treat😊

[@RadicalLiving]

Thank you 😋

[@AdrianLopez-fv7zs]

Alex Winkler is a total eye candy 🫶🏽

[@maltimoto]

German here, acually this is true. We germans cannot understand why students in USA have to ruin their life with a big credit.

[@Dina52328]

At least public schools here in the US are free from kindergarten through high school. However, in Thailand, schools are not free and parents pay a fortune in tuitions and multiple fees, sending their children to private schools. My son was paying about $300 per semester for his daughter in kindergarten (3 years of kindergarten required in Thailand). The higher the grade the higher the tuition. If you want your child to have an even better education, then you enroll them in so called “international schools” where they offer a “western type” education. However, be ready to pay about $1,000 USD to $2,000 per month for tuition and fees. That is even more money than the average cost of a public U.S. university per year! It’s outrageous the cost of educating the children in Thailand. My granddaughter received a subpar education the four years of attendance in spite of being in a private school. She learned absolutely nothing other than copying Thai alphabet characters on her workbooks. Really disappointing. Going to a government school would have been even worse and not an option. Although living in a paradise setting was nice, the family is relocating to Germany for the child’s sake. It helps that they’re both German citizens. Sorry for the long comment. Greetings from west Texas 🌞🌵🌻😎

[@PizzaMineKing]

Correction about it being free: It's not free, it's tax deductible. Which means you pay a fee each semester but get it back from taxes. Don't ask me why they added that extra step... Though if you qualify for bafög, that fee comes from the interest free loan!

[@xornxenophon3652]

Not really; the fee is for the local transportation with busses/trains/whatever. The fee is only EUR 300 to EUR 400 for half a year. That is hardly comparable to what american universities charge as fees. It can be deducted for tax-purposes, but you will get back only a part, depending on your tax-rate.

[@xabierpozopozo9653]

2:17 This is the main reason why Germany has big problems with higher education: the German government pays for the studies of the future scientists, engineers and researchers that the US will have.

[@ivani3237]

from Germans taxes!!

[@nenadpopov3601]

Maybe you should pay for college and keep the money for bigger paychecks so ppl wouldn't leave?

[@ivani3237]

But in this case, you couldn't pretend anymore that your education is better than in US :))))))

[@xabierpozopozo9653]

@@ivani3237 The basic and secondary educational system and vocational training in Germany are much better and much more superior to the garbage North American educational system. The only thing that the USA is better than Germany is in the management and operation of private universities. Likewise, in terms of quality/price, German private universities are much better than North American ones. Furthermore, the difference in quality between a North American university and a German public university is not that great: I've studied physics at a German university and my level of physics knowledge was much higher than that of my North American colleagues who studied at Harvard.

[@pavementt]

got numbers?. taxes are also for healthcare and a lot of things you will miss if you leave. Also US is really a bad decision. get some data

[@FocusedYash-rv8rs]

Is that a "Basic Economics by Sowell" at 0:45? What a book!

[@Discover-Hidden]

As an indian who just graduated from a German university...i am forever indebted by the generosity of government for (almost ) free education! ☺

[@Exodius3]

❤ Are you planning to stay (pls, we only have old people left here, we need your help)

[@ManiKandan-xb2yk]

To increase the population of Germany?​@@Exodius3

[@Joseph-kd1zz]

@@Exodius3 are you german ?

[@Exodius3]

@@Joseph-kd1zz Yes :)

[@frankbr5991]

Go to university in Germany and then earn money abroad. That may sound like a bad deal for Germany, but it's not! Students are taught the values and advantages of Germany. When you work abroad and do business with many countries, Germany is subconsciously preferred, or the business partner is persuaded to make the best offer. Furthermore, German values are transferred abroad or to the home country. The student is now an ambassador for our values! And that is priceless!!!!

[@TheAntinowherelane]

Weltschmerz is my new favorite word

[@valerietaylor9615]

I've loved that word ever since I learned it at the age of fourteen.

[@mariafont8826]

En Uruguay la educación primaria, secundaria y terciaria es gratis y para todos. Otro tanto ocurre con la educación técnica y de oficios. Es algo que me enorgullece y agradezco. Cuanto más me entero de cómo funciona el mundo por ahí, más feliz me siento de estar en mi país.

[@AzizulHakimAshik-lj6hl]

Free education is a very unbelievable thing to me. It can't be imagined in other countries. The more I'm learning about Germany The more I'm getting astonished. Thanks sir for your excellent presentation. Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

[@literalgarbage8014]

Most European nations have similar systems, and it ultimately comes down to the strength of the welfare system and the country's general wealth

[@AzizulHakimAshik-lj6hl]

@@Chris_deLaw83 Yeah, it’s quite cheap compared to USA. Germany is like a dreamland for me as I live in south asia. I'm doing BSc in my country and I want to come in Germany for my MSc. By the way it’s so nice to see you replying my comment😇 I didn’t have that opportunity to talk to a German person before. Thank you

[@AzizulHakimAshik-lj6hl]

@@literalgarbage8014 Oh, that's great. European countries are amazing!

[@luciamacakova7516]

For us Europeans is unbelievable, that healthcare and education can send people in whole-life-debt. Yes, taxes for such fun are high but I still think it is effective invested money. In the US, the amount of education debt is horrible now, but it was not like that always. After WW2 the US had more social policies about healthcare and education which made the boomer generation the lucky one. Now education and healthcare are just rough businesses - molochs increasing profit without giving value back.

[@TheLordFragger]

Considering you can accumulate lunch debt in elementry and middle school tells you everthing you need to know.

[@Sethos2268]

The German system is not quite as selfless as it is portrayed. Yes, the foreigners study at our expense and then leave. But when they do, they are not quite so foreign afterwards. They are familiar with German culture, German values and German companies. If they get into decision-making positions in their home country because of their German studies, there is a high probability that they will first think of German companies when they are looking for business partners. Germany was not the world export champion for decades for nothing.

[@DixieBanjo]

Here in the US, saying "interest free loan" may as well be considered antisemitic. I spent 1 year studying in Karlsruhe and a 2 year masters in Estonia. It was magical compared to the hell I withstood in the US completing my bachelors.

[@jimvanlieshout7657]

Having 2 German AFS daughters I can tell you that this is but 1/2 the story. In the US it is damn near impossible NOT to get into any number of UNIs whilst in Germany it is damn difficult to get into one. The problem in the US is that no one takes a look into what's driving the coat of 'higher' education; you can bitch all you want but when just in my state of WI, there are four UW system UW's all within a 50 mile radius in our least populated area of the state, River Falls, Stout, LaCrosse, and Eau Claire. In addition there are numerous private schools in the same area. One would think that with all this supply the cost would go down BUT . . . .

[@donaldthompson7766]

The truth they don't want to tell you.

[@donaldthompson7766]

Also community college is cheap if you're willing to work.

[@RadicalLiving]

it's only difficult to get into a handful of programs like psychology or medicine, most are pretty easy

[@christschool]

@@RadicalLiving I would imagine, though I don't know, that engineering schools in Germany would be highly competitive and difficult to get into as well.

[@RadicalLiving]

@@christschool actually barely anyone wants to study engineering, they have a hard time filling these spots even

[@andbelov]

Don't worry, he'll be back. High rent, expensive childcare and unaffordable medical costs will drive him back.

[@MHG796]

i was in Berlin, god dang the city is great, the vibe,the people(i know i know) hopefuly someday will live there.

[@semiramisubw4864]

you should get your mental health checked man. Berlin is by far the biggest shithole besides FFM here.

[@lyamorian767]

Better prepare for being single and lonely for a looong time.

[@thomasawdffaw123]

its a shithole.lmaoo

[@rawnato]

0:22 it’s free! Nothing is free! Germany has one of the most expensive taxes in the world, you don’t “pay” to study, otherwise you pay almost 70% of you money in tax 😂😂😂😂

[@blaufeder9477]

Yeah, highest taxes is right. But this education? It's not the only thing we get in return for paying them. For example, if you break a leg, you aren't left with a mountain bill of 17.000 Dollar. You can get treatment, receive sick pay for 6 weeks and oh yeah, you don't get fired for things that were out of your control.

[@rawnato]

@ That's why insurance companies were invented, and even paying all kinds of insurance you would still pay less than paying taxes! Anyone who likes paying taxes has Stockholm syndrome, it can only be

[@edmundprice5276]

Taxes, in exchange for some bloody good services and opportunities in life

[@TelvanniSpaceWizard]

1:40... The funny thing is, American universities do not want you to work faster. Since universities operate like for-profit businesses, they try to drag out the experience for as long as possible with "General Education" classes. In some ways it's nice to get exposure to other subjects for a well-rounded educational experience, but there are so many units that are required. When I thought I was done... nope, turns out I needed to take 3 more "fusion" classes that were related with my degree but were considered GEs. It's also why I think the universities are ok with full-time students also working full time. The more you languish in your degree program the more money goes in their pockets. Everything is expensive, even the parking passes. The textbook prices are killer. In many classes nowadays you can't even use second-hand books as you need a one-time-use code to access online homework created by the textbook publisher. Don't want to buy it? Too bad, homework is ~20% of your grade! Sometimes, the textbook is even authored by the professor! So they are in a unique position to both help or (more frequently) take advantage of their students... some will distribute their book for free, others will make sure students need to buy a new edition every year. At least I didn't have to do any of the verbal exams in front of professors; I think I would've failed those badly out of anxiety. American professors rely too much on multiple choice Scantron exams though. They're especially bad when identifying the correct answer comes down to recognizing shitty wordplay or deciphering twisted grammar; I feel bad for the students with a native language other than English.

[@adriansdaleckis3909]

1:42 OMG. I can't stop looking at it)

[@colacain]

I must say, although taxes are higher in germany, other stuff is cheaper, overall cost of living in total is much less

[@sabinewagner7009]

Great funny vid. Its all true😁✌❣Good work as always 👍✌❣

[@RadicalLiving]

Thank you 😁

[@wholeNwon]

Years ago when I checked, the acceptance rate for studying medicine at Heidelberg was 4%; but, now it's actually higher than Yale's. In Germany, the public universities are free except for minor fees. One could master German at college in the USA and move to Germany to study medicine, if that were one's goal in life.

[@trinsit]

This is the most accurate depiction of university here

[@bogdanbliznuk7355]

In Germany you will also pay for university, even if you don't study at all! You'll pay for it throughout all working life. There's no direct calculation, but it's about 150-200k euro for the 40years of working through taxes on education only.

[@Korben-c5x]

So relatable

[@lynnsintention5722]

THis is completely true! As an AMerican in Germany I can confirm that the American pay a fortune and be a debt slave situation is terrible compared to Germanys free education

[@micronerd]

Doing a PhD in the US: * crippling pain trying to arrange funding * Doing a PhD in Germany: * gets employed as a research assistant, receives actually decent salary and health insurance*

[@IoT_]

Doing a PhD in Italy: *crippling pain trying to arrange funding* , annually paying 2000 euros for the healthcare insurance having 1200 euros a month scholarship, not having any stable position after graduation, updating EVERY FKING YEAR residence permit with the waiting times more than a year, so you receive the document when it's expired. Fun times

[@P-C-K-P]

Guter Film :)

[@stephenmoerlein8470]

So very true!

[@ashishvishwakarma1561]

The guy was going under the table😂😂

[@JuanLopez-vu7oo]

accurate, I love it

[@Ki-l7s]

Really good 🌟🌟🌟

[@RadicalLiving]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@bfkc111]

The ending might be a clever twist (I suppose obligatory), but... yeah right, like hell I'd want to be living in the US... No possible way.

[@abhranilroy9180]

Props straight outta kitkat club

[@swarup4179]

Respect for @ten-ninety-six man 📈 I'm also planning to study in Germany

[@djabrayilmagerramov6731]

so true, hilarious!!! please like the video to keep channel going.

[@faisalqadirabdu]

Love the weltschmerz part 🤣

[@ZARUSI]

“Something like this wouldn’t have happened in the old days”-💀

[@КонстантинМатвеев-д8ц]

Same in Russia.

[@miguelcalderon7356]

This is why I don't want to go to an american university because you have to pay the university and it's not for free in the US i prefer to study here in my homecountry but online but in Europe like Germany and Sweden universities are free

[@donaldthompson7766]

Wait are you American or European?

[@miguelcalderon7356]

@@donaldthompson7766 american

[@donaldthompson7766]

@@miguelcalderon7356 Go to community college, don't bother with out of state universities. Don't go overseas either for an education unless you have a scholarship. You still have to pay for the cost of living.

[@tatjana7008]

@@donaldthompson7766 yes, people think its free. I earn 1200 brutto at my part time job, and there are at least 300 euros which I will never see like health insurance and retirement fund. This money basically taken to cover current retirees and people who are often ill. Plus VAT when I buy food and clothing, and my landlord pay taxes from my rent. Its not that government is so charitable and foolish

[@raquelrivas2431]

Here, in Uruguay, education is for free. For children up University included. Now are coming from Cuba n Venezuela and it is the same for them I agree with that.

[@chandekam1826]

Sowell's Basic Economics book on the American student's table? I think that if the Americans had read that book, they wouldn't have this fleecing education system 😆

[@dariapaklina1207]

Haha amazing! Weltschmerz at the end 😅

[@bahaaworld]

Germany ! What a beautiful country! I am coming soon 🙌🙌❤❤

[@RadicalLiving]

Have fun!

[@bahaaworld]

@@RadicalLiving Thank you 😍🫶🏻

[@Minnesotan-asian]

US Universities provide grant, graduate assistantship based on merits and other qualification. They waive tuition fee, and provide a handsome amount of stipend.

[@oliversherman2414]

That collar though 😂

[@Mansikkacake]

lol I really enjoyed my college days in California. and I've known so many people (friends, coworkers and neighbors) who are still in student debt after 10 years.

[@michaelvonfriedrich3924]

Nicely done!!!! To the point and yes it’s all true!!! 🤣 sad to say 😫

[@tomorrowneverdies567]

So true.

[@WhiteWolfBlackStar]

I want to book a one way flight to Germany IMMEDIATELY! I think I’d love it there and become an asset for the country! Guten tag! ✨🥰✨

[@federicomuria8377]

2:18 we need the funny moustache guy back!!! 🤣🤣😒

[@valerietaylor9615]

WHAT?😮

[@earthchanger]

Bro if this series will continue Germany will have no free things!!!

[@LaurenAngela_aufDeutsch]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 the plot twist at the end! I love it

[@Darkwing8707]

Would have loved to see a part where the student in Germany gets exmatriculated for failing a class and never allowed to try for the same type of program at any German university for the rest of their lives 😂

[@DerDrako]

In most cases you have to fail a class three times. It is still stupid.

[@hasnieking]

An interest free loan, that's what they told us as well. Now they went "oh yeah, so that interest free loan right, it's not interest free anymore. You will have to pay, including over the already loaned part." -The Dutch Government

[@dipro001]

love it when you all make a joke about the old days. More, please.

[@iCandyFlip]

exactly, thats most if not all europe, its so unfortunate but true

[@КонстантинМатвеев-д8ц]

All Europe.

[@akvilebalta2275]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Mirabelle615]

I am surprise that not all US Americans study in Germany. 🤣 But I guess the US universities spend enough money on advertising to make all Americans believe that they are the best unis in the world. I don’t think that’s true. German unis have a really high standard. The only downside in Germany is that one professor has a lot of students, so they often don’t know the individual students.

[@ec2402]

There are also ways to study more affordably in the US as well. There are scholarships, state universities, community colleges, etc.

[@Mirabelle615]

But isn’t it true that you only get high profile jobs when you went to an Ivy League university? And I guess you can only go there when you are really rich or really smart.

[@Barbarossa125]

Nice ideas, but you forgot one thing: They would have to learn german to study there. 😅

[@Mirabelle615]

That depends on the university and the subject. Many unis also have courses in English. Some departments are even completely in English.

[@ficuslyrata6099]

same in Poland... so many graduates left for... Germany

[@Belguimofficial]

This is so real

[@MewGamer-bj9in]

I can confirm

[@jrl7623]

as an american going to go to college in germany when i heard i’d get 20000 euros for free and only had to pay back 10000 euros i was exited

[@Gator-ry9qn]

So true

[@nikolayfedotov6947]

There was the thrid way to study in university. No tuition fee. But you may (or have to) pay to pass an exam having no knowledge and without preparation. No money - failed. Prices for an exam depends on market situation: percent of smart colleges on the course. Frequent payers have prevelage to negotiate the price. Guess country

[@Barbarossa125]

Austria?

[@a24-45]

I'm Australian. It's obvious to me that there are benefits to Germany when German graduates go and work overseas. Those expatriates' close personal and family connections with Germany make them ideal persons to build more trade with Germany, which is great for the German economy. When German researchers go overseas, they also make research links back to Germany, which build Germany's technology future. Also, expatriate Germans can be a force for peaceful relations between Germany and other countries, by showcasing Germans in a positive light in their country of residence. And lastly, if they do come back to Germany to live, they bring an international perspective with them, which can only enrich Germany's development. Of course, if Germany were a 3rd world country (or suffering a weak economy like some other European countries) the effect might be different. An exodus of educated Germans might become a serious "brain drain" which could leave the German economy and government under-resourced, and reliant on foreigners to fill the elite jobs. The thing is, that if an economy is weak and job income is low, too many graduates are going to leave the country anyway -- regardless of whether they paid for their education or not. But if they did not have to pay back an education debt in the first place, they wouldn't be quite so driven to work outside their home country.

[@mritschel5861]

Ganz so einfach war es nicht aber wenigstens gibt's fast immer eine Stelle, an die man sich wenden kann.

[@ljront3126]

Ich musste einfach weg, ohne zu zählen. Also Weniger Konkurrenz für meine Mitkommilitonen 😊 Denkt positiv 🫡

[@meesamabbas6993]

In germany one may not be able to afford the luxuries of life but if one is willing to life a balanced life, I think germany one of the best option. Free education, health insurance, and the most I like is the Ausbildung and currently preparing to get one in germany. Hopping germans will not make me regret 😅.

[@elitepunch1498]

Is there really a loan that you get from University and you only have to pay back half??

[@RadicalLiving]

Yes

[@elitepunch1498]

@@RadicalLiving WoW! What's it called please?

[@RadicalLiving]

@@elitepunch1498 BAföG

[@DerDrako]

No, you wont get it from the university, but from the state you live in. But there is a catch: If you are not fast enough with your studies, they can cancel it. Mostly they use the Regelstudienzeit as a meassurement, witch is the "regular time" you need for the degree. Regular just means, it is what the state thinks is enough. For some studies that does not work out. Also, if your parents have an income, they will tell you, to get that money from your parents, depending on the income. Still better than the US.

[@infamousElle]

Well. You certainly know how to handle a whip!

[@beltigussin81]

Geemany needs to make a law. If you leave you got to pay all rhe money spent on your education or pay taxes.

[@КонстантинМатвеев-д8ц]

I got a better idea - how about you never leave the country?

[@nickd5422]

As an American, it is kind of wild to me that Germany doesn't mandate you work in the country for a few years after graduating. Given the free education.

[@XY-uc1tw]

no worry. Stupid German taxpayers pay everthing anyway.

[@Maia3311]

Omg its heartbreaking 😞😭😢 Herzschmetz😢😢😢😢i usually ungratful but this is too much

[@violetindigo8514]

Studies SHOULD be for free EVERYWHERE!

[@uptoolate2793]

Somebody pays. It's never free.

[@violetindigo8514]

@@uptoolate2793 😂😂😂

[@violetindigo8514]

@@uptoolate2793 If you don't know what's going on and how it is, then just don't comment please. Haven't you heard about public and private universities?

[@hawk992]

@@uptoolate2793 🤦‍♂

[@ec2402]

In the US a lot of people do get scholarships or go to state universities or community colleges. There are some affordable ways of going to school, depending also on the state and place where one lives in the US, but unfortunately a lot of young people were led to believe it would be ok to take large loans in recent decades.

[@baldviking1970]

Germany is good, but I find it somewhat strange that average student debt is the same in Norway and USA. This must mean that the actual costs of studying must be more than tution free vs tution fee.

[@marcromain64]

The average student debt in the US is about $38,000 (as of 2023), in Germany it's $2,400. I don't know what it's like in Norway, but it's nowhere near the same magnitude. I suspect you are mixing loans and debts. As this video explains - with satirical exaggeration, of course - the loans in Germany are interest-free and do not have to be repaid in full - and in certain circumstances not at all. As a result, graduates in Germany start with very little to no debt, even though they have taken out loans.

[@baldviking1970]

@@marcromain64 So the numbers I got for USA were wrong. They said 28,000 usd. For Norway they are 27,000 usd, and you start paying interest after you finish you studies.

[@baldviking1970]

@@marcromain64 I don't get how German students survive 🤔 Here in Norway the cheapest, most subsidized student dorms are 500 usd a month, with shared kitchen and bathroom 🤔

[@marcromain64]

@@baldviking1970 I wasn't aware about the situation in Norway. I guess these are less costs for studying per se but costs of living for students who have to move to and live in a university city? In the US, about $28,000/$29,000 would be correct for students aiming for a bachelor's degree, if I remember correctly.

[@marcromain64]

​@@baldviking1970 Students in Germany get roughly the same loan amount, so they don't have less money at their disposal. But they have to pay back less of it, and this results in lower debts. I suspect that in a direct comparison of Norway and Germany the topography and demography also plays a role. Germany is much more densely populated and many, although not all, students can study close to their parents' home and continue to live there during their studies, which of course reduces expenses on average. Things look a little different in Norway, where as far as I know the distances are quite a bit longer.

[@16_mehedihasanmunna43]

Thanks

[@RadicalLiving]

Welcome