Terrible Takes On America w/HIVEMIND

[@sysnootles5039]

"americans are so loud" sir you visited perhaps the two loudest places you could visit in america short of an active air force base

[@user-ys4op3ux1p]

Las Vegas literally has an active air force base.

[@sushiroll3795]

Me when I'm standing in a heavily populated area in the middle of the day

[@cooltwittertag]

If you live anywhere in france americans are always objectively the loudest people in a train or tram or bus

[@itookallthenames]

@56KSCNO WE ARENT

[@cutienerdgirl]

​@@itookallthenames YES, Y'ALL ARE!

[@joearnold6881]

I went to America and everyone is dressed up like a stuffed animal. I wanted to get a broad view, so I’m glad I did a tour of all the furry conventions

[@sadflix8754]

You mistyped “Germany” as “America”

[@kyletucker3811]

​@@sadflix8754 ... You realize they're being sarcastic, right?

[@voidface8827]

So sad what fashion has come to 😔 I went to an american town called “comicon”? I think 🤔 everyone was dressed up like in those mangos!!!

[@Ryzard]

@@voidface8827 I'm sick of all the children obsessed with mangos. Why can't they just be normal?

[@dewdew80]

@@kyletucker3811 they didn't really say anything that would indicate they didn't get that. All they did was engage in a little banter.

[@tpc_red9884]

Him: Gambling is crazy, watching people lose money is so sad. Also him: CRIPTO BABY WOOOOO!!!!

[@vinterrev1326]

also LITERALLY went to THE place where EVERYONE GAMBLES.

[@Cynsham]

"Gambling is crazy" *Goes to Las Vegas*

[@mehnah5033]

If he thinks gambling here is bad, hope he doesn't plan on visiting Asia.

[@coffeegirl18]

I was honestly laughing and cringing at that.

[@brodynwilson4589]

“Guys Americans are so weird I went to Wall Street and everyone was talking about finance. Americans am I right..” “It’s so sad how addicted to gambling Americans are, I went to Vegas and everyone wouldn’t stop gambling 😔”

[@that_duck_quack]

“Everyone in america is horrible at geography, I went to a daycare and no one there could name where germany was 😔”

[@averageofficechair]

“American food is so unhealthy it’s ridiculous. I went to a McDonalds and couldn’t find anything of nutritional value😔.”

[@CordyCordyCordyCordy]

Germany is a country where they sell cigarettes in Aldi at every checkout. They’re at the impulse buy section. People smoke in clubs and at concerts. I have no idea what this guy is talking about saying “woah, people with CIGARETTES?”

[@11namesknow6]

I've been to Berlin and stay in Denmark. One of the things I was lowkey scared of when I first moved was second-hand smoke cause everyone just be smoking

[@roxassora2706]

I hate smoking.

[@Randomjackass135]

@@11namesknow6being scared of secondhand smoke is fucking Karen behavior

[@kekwa5409]

​@@Randomjackass135 not really. people are reasonable to hate second hand smoking, it's literally the dumbest way to get the exact same consequences as smoking normally. i smoke a lot but if my friends doesn't want me smoking around them they're not karens, they just know better.

[@captainvimes6079]

​​​@@Randomjackass135 no, smoking near people/doors/windows is Karen behavior. You're waiting for someone to tell you off so you can get annoyed with them. Username checks out.

[@catblimp7894]

Going to Vegas and being outraged at watching people gamble is like going to Amsterdam and being like “Good heavens, a brothel! How barbaric!”

[@LoveK1]

“These lustful degenerates!” 😂

[@d4-v1d22]

Or like going to literally any street and saying, “Holy shit, a Starbucks!”

[@parker25489]

it is kinda barbaric tbh but still you have a point

[@arowace498]

​@@parker25489 ok puritan

[@byulharangforlife]

​@@arowace498 it's not about being a puritan. it's not puritan to be against sexual exploitation 😊

[@Septic-Hearts]

"How was your trip to Germany?" "Fine, but everyone there must be an alcoholic! All they had to drink was beer and wine!" "Really? Where'd you go?" "Oktoberfest."

[@OddE.Anderson]

Taking pictures of people without asking is kind of wild man.

[@arutezza]

they know nothing about the person they took a picture of either, probably didnt even get permission you dont know what someones going through, why theyre the way that they are just making a broad assumption like that is extremely disrespectful

[@LetsBiiny]

It’s also kinda illegal in Germany

[@colorsbyflow]

@@LetsBiiny i was about to say lol, you straight up cant do that shit there. very strange that he was so willing to just photograph people without permission as soon as he was in a place where he could get away with it

[@nerasomnia]

Like they’re a freaking zoo animal.

[@kira-minoo]

I'm also German and what I was surprised by when I visited America, was how quickly strangers would come up to help you. we were just looking at maps to check if we'd taken a wrong turn or something and this woman immediately asked us if we needed help. She was very nice, and pointed us in the right direction. And that's just one example. in germany it feels kind of rude to approach ppl to help, the social norm is to wait until you're asked. it was nice to be offered help without asking kind of understand the "how are you thing?", small talk in germany is mostly weather related or none existent in my experience, so it can kind of throw you off, though honestly this dude should've been prepared for this in English class

[@kate_6436]

its funny to me because as an American when I traveled to the UK which has a custom of less pleasantries than in the US I was thrown off by the lack of pleasantries haha

[@L33tSkE3t]

As an American, I honestly hate pleasantries because they do feel fake and unnecessary and as a more reserved and anxious individual, I do find them to be unpleasant. However, as a socially adept person, I accept them as the norm and that they are mostly rhetorical and the fact that no one is actually interested in how I am / doing, so they ultimately don’t matter. Even visiting the south, being from Philadelphia, it was kind of jarring, as people tend to be more overtly “friendly” there and it felt a bit overwhelming, inauthentic and insincere but, I adapted because it wasn’t a big deal. Also, when I go abroad, I try to be respectful and that would include maybe not posting all of my criticisms of a country for views online, especially after having just been a guest in said country but, IDK… That’s just me.

[@k.a.u.4599]

That's so interesting bc I feel like as an American it feels rude here to ask for help from a stranger, like you don't know if they're busy and can help you. Either going into a business to ask for help or standing around looking as lost as possible signaling for someone to come up and help you is the way to go.

[@melonyrobinson9944]

​@k.a.u.4599 it probably depends on the state/region. For example, you have southern hospitality culture, or NYC I'm walking here culture

[@jjuniper479]

Agreed. I've never been to America but I see a lot of local (nonviral) American news stories where issues are resolved or involve everyday Americans offering to help or stepping up. That doesn't happen at all in the Canadian suburbs where I live. If you run into a hooligan or someone snatches your purse--you're on your own.

[@mahrinui18]

The "how are you" thing is weird because Germans definitely open conversations with "hallo, wie geht's" even when they don't really care wie es geht

[@lenidell4840]

Not really its usually good morning and then straight to conversation

[@-tera-3345]

I definitely remember thinking I was clever when I took German classes in High School for coming up with "Es geht" as a noncommittal reply to that, because I was going through a "it's cool to be detached and cynical" phase.

[@OGEdger]

People probably try to avoid this guy so he's not used to it.

[@sadflix8754]

@@-tera-3345people say that all the time though, you accidentally made yourself an average joe in high school

[@-tera-3345]

@@sadflix8754 I was a high schooler, thinking I was acting cool. Of course I wasn't actually doing anything special.

[@C_M_L]

The irony of a crypto bro saying gambling is sad.

[@JD-ny9qj]

Depends what crypto you’re in. All of the largest investment companies in the world are buying a ton of bitcoin atm. Buying pepecoin on the other hand…

[@AmberyTear]

Not really.

[@Rad-Dude63andathird]

​@@JD-ny9qj All crypto is gambling, just because one table has better odds doesn't mean you can't lose at it.

[@boinqity4621]

@@JD-ny9qjliterally anything other than bitcoin is speculative gambling. like theres literally a word for going all in on an unproven coin and its called GAMBLING

[@Andreaa_-_]

Hey at least in gambling you have a chance of winning

[@dennisrossonero]

I think even saying you're "European" shows how generally out of touch this guy seems. Living conditions are vastly different amongst different European countries. Economically and culturally Germany does not compare to the Balkans for example.

[@jane9250-h5v]

i'm so confused as to who his target audience is, based on instagram comments europeans HATE when you refer to anything as "european" but clearly his audience isn't americans either since they already know all this stuff about their own country...

[@WhiteWolf-lm7gj]

​@@jane9250-h5v Eh, as an American, it can be pretty fun to see how other people see us. Probably not his primary audience though

[@danielludwig647]

In my experience, anyone saying “I’m European” is about to have a really shitty take or bad faith comment. Like, can you maybe be more specific about where you’re from? It seems relevant.

[@THEOsu-bu1sy]

Exactly - Europe is NOT one singular entity. Idk why they can’t just say where they are actually from? Maybe they think it’d hurt their argument if they state that they are from some flyover country and so they just say they are ‘European’ to simply mask that 🤷‍♂️

[@Andreaa_-_]

"I'm European" Girl im sorry but that could mean literally anything that's like saying "I'm Asian" like if you're from Korea or Bangladesh it makes a difference

[@Glassbones5533]

As someone who lives in Germany, I’m not sure this man’s ever been outside in his own country either lmao

[@Connor-hl4fc]

Based on the EU Vs USA meme I don't think he's even German. I've never heard of someone in Europe that thinks "can own a firearm" is a flex

[@Connor-hl4fc]

And "pays 50% of income in taxes" simply isn't true, at least not in my country (and I assume not in Germany either)

[@Glassbones5533]

@@Connor-hl4fc Germany does pay an ungodly amount in taxes, I pay American taxes because I'm just over hear temporarily as a work thing but a friend of mine says he pays like 40% in taxes. Idk if that's dependent on your career or like how in the US you can choose to pay more than the minimum but its definitely more than I'd want to pay

[@ama5598]

Depends on your income. It can be up to 45%. Can be way less too though.

[@Random-sk6hm]

@@Connor-hl4fc Also as a Brit, people in Europe generally hate being referred to as ''Europeans'' cos it's so vague - you're talking about an entire continent. I highly doubt he's German, I think he's an American who's engagement farming.

[@davidtaylor142]

Ah yes. The uniquely American pastime: gambling.

[@anahnnemus5187]

Yes, because insurance. They're always taking in more than give out. Gambling might be fairer.

[@oogiegoogie2826]

Not talking specifically about this guy, but it’s a little funny and little annoying to me how some Europeans pride themselves on their familiarity with many cultures, yet have really dismissive and stereotyping attitudes about America/Americans. There’s over 300 million people here, and 3.5 million square miles of land. It’s pretty silly to think you know everything worth knowing about America.

[@disgustangy4901]

Just wait till you hear them talk about Romani people

[@glitchedoom]

Even Americans aren't familiar with all the various cultures across the country. Like you said, it's a big place.

[@jemberlou]

@@glitchedoomIt never really settles in how big America is compared to, for example, the UK. America is nearly 4,000% larger. That’s crazy. There’s just so much land and so many people, you could never know it all

[@patrickripleyiii134]

Every state has it's own culture as well as many cultures within that state

[@cyberspacecat]

It's the same about every country really, not in size but diversity of experience and difference in local cultures, as soon as people realise that it's a lot harder to generalise anyone. Not to mention for most people, the only things they know about other countries or counties are trivia and whatever they see second-hand across media and online. There's a reason why misconceptions spread around so easily.

[@glowstickspinalfluid]

i always feel insane hearing european accounts of major us metropolitan areas while im in the south. go to buc ees. go get a chicken sandwich. bask in the emptiness of a strip mall parking lot at 11:37 pm on a tuesday. wander aimlessly through a target. actually live for once

[@lilacfields]

so real

[@mooseboose656]

I swear they end up in the most random places no American has gone into in years and then let that shape their view of America.

[@cheyennec5546]

This content is something I call Americana Safari. They only end up going to one of the 5 states they know which is Texas, California, New York, Miami, and Nevada (Vegas) and then film in heavily condensed places, if not any local McDonald’s or Walmart, to point and laugh at very specific American people they don’t respect, such as people in poverty, the homeless, rural folk, gamblers, young women out drinking with their friends on a Friday night, and especially anyone over 130 Ibs that enters their field of vision, they’re super giddy to hunt those people down & film them without consent. You will never see them going to Nashville or Oregon and enjoying a nice time out. They instead go to waffle houses in some rural parts of Texas, PRAYING for the action to start soon like it’s a scheduled nightly circus. They and their followers enjoy this hate content to feel better about themselves and frankly that is far sadder than anyone they laugh at in these videos.

[@StoutCorvus]

I saw the thumbnail and went, "Oh one of those Europeans." Then the vid starts talking about tech bros. I felt justified lol.

[@staebs]

European who benefited from socialized schools, services, and healthcare, sucking off the US because he thinks he can get rich easy in crypto or whatever. "Risk taking genes" lmao like give me a break dude the government literally bails out the large companies and banks every time they fail, what risks is he talking about. Also painting Europe, literally dozens of countries, in a broad brush is the most American thing someone can do - this has to be the least German man ever. In the last meme he is criticizing walkable cities and public transportation while glazing owning 3 cars yet then calls fat people dystopian - who are primarily caused by car dependant cities and a lack of walkable places?? If this idiot can make money in crypto then we truly deserve to fail.

[@kerolokerokerolo]

You are clearly "one of those americans" 😂😂

[@malachiluna9777]

​@kerolokerokerolo One of those Americans who're annoyed by dumb stereotypes about America?

[@Ramonatho]

​@@kerolokerokerolowhen you out yourself as one of those Europeans cause you just can't shut up

[@AmiMelaine]

This 😂

[@11namesknow6]

Also lowkey exchanging pleasantries isn't that bad. People always act like it's the end of the world when someone asks "How are you?" It's called pleasantries for a reason. While I understand that it can be annoying that like people don't actually want to know how you are doing, at the same time, why are you trying to pour your heart out to stranger no 7?

[@staebs]

Also out of all the many many things wrong with the US - he bring up exchanging pleasantries??? That is probably the best part of the US, how friendly and outgoing everyone is, I've lived in Europe for a year now and everyone is so closed off compared to North America.

[@elleeedman1808]

Tbh I actually don’t think most don’t want to know how you are doing. When I ask I always ask genuinely. I would be surprised by an honest answer from a stranger, but it wouldn’t be unwelcome

[@lobsters12111]

They're not trying to pour their heart out, their point was don't ask that if you don't want to know for real.

[@glitchedoom]

What people miss is that it's a way to gauge the other person's mood and disposition before starting any conversation.

[@lobsters12111]

@@glitchedoom What it really does is open up the other person to pick the subject. They can be as open or as closed as they'd like, it's just commonly understood here that THAT isn't the time to trauma dump.

[@mythcat1273]

Going to vegas and complaining about how much gambling there is is insane

[@floatypotato2339]

*Goes to red light district of Amsterdam*: "Erm? So here's what I've learned about the Netherlands-"

[@o340]

Dudes meme at the end had "has to take public transport" as a con and cars as a pro, can this guy please try out a 45 minute daily car commute for a 9-5 and see how he feels after Also this whole thread just seems severely dehumanizing, i think this makes me understand a bit how indigenous cultures mightve felt when white people showed up and started gawking at them

[@sakurayankishi9708]

Lol but whatever you are feeling is not the same thing that Native Americans felt but I get the sentiment

[@adventureisntfar]

Has to drive to get anywhere is WAY more of a con than using public transportation is. Whew that's some ignorance from him on another part of american culture too.

[@sheep4483]

Is able to take public transportation* Doesn't need a car*

[@cooltwittertag]

Not to mention the entire image just containts lies lmao but hes a twitter blue user what do you expect

[@sadflix8754]

@@adventureisntfarwhat’s crazy is usually people around Western Europe pride themselves over having better public transportation than America, we used to joke that you have to take a car for a 5 minute walking distance

[@elvencataccess7830]

As an American who’s lived in Europe for a bit, I second his take that Americans do lots of polite conversation. And he thinks it’s a negative for some reason.

[@wandauriel]

It might just feel weird for some people. I never liked this type of small talk with strangers. People get offended when they ask how is my day going and I responded with "bad" or anything like that. Why ask then? 🫠

[@DavidDarnes]

Are we sure this guy visited America, or did he just play a few hours of GTA San Andreas?

[@emily.d.leonard]

As a European - we do not claim them. Like why the fuck do they care about the weight of SOMEONE ELSE? Like grow up maybe?

[@emily.d.leonard]

​@@chief2459 Obesity is a problem in Europe too. It is a problem that needs to be spoken about however, many families have to resort to by the cheapest food possible which often leads to them buying food which isnt good for you, simply because they cant afford anything else. Its a capatalist issue. Corporations keeping us poor and unhealthy. But this isnt what this is about, its about shaming this woman and shaming America as if Europe is soooooo perfect. It ignores that Europe has a problem too and it just completely unjustified. This isnt "pointing out the obesity problem" :/ Its self-righteous, belittling and backhanded.

[@SuperAmazingJared]

​@@chief2459 I agree that we need change. The issue is that everyone who isn't American blames personal responsibility for the obesity crisis in the US and not on the fact that our lax regulations on food allow corporations to continuously create products that are addictive and contain absurd amounts of fats, salts, and sugars. as well, food that is good for you is prohibitively expensive, so generally the throughline is that those that cannot afford healthy, wholesome food are more overweight. This also leads to more drastic health issues and puts strain on our health systems, which means we have to pay more for health services, another strain on specifically those that are poor.

[@erin1569]

​@@chief2459never in my life have I seen this energy used to fight against alcohol and tobacco consumption

[@AshCinis]

@@chief2459 You can talk about obesity without talking about specific people who are obese.

[@astralsheepu7379]

@@AshCinis yeah, which is why it's unnecessary to take specific photos of people or label an entire demographic as obese and loudly gawk about it like Europeans tend to do (as if they also don't have issues with obesity)

[@alexreid1173]

I always find it fascinating when non-Americans think LA, New York, Las Vegas, etc. are representative of the US. I’ve spent 99% of my life in this country, and I’ve never been to LA or Las Vegas. I’ve spent a total of about 3 days in New York. I’ve spent almost my entire life in Ohio, which is a place a lot of these people couldn’t point to on a map despite it being bigger than many countries (both in population and land area)…

[@trianglemoebius]

While I get what you're saying, most people CAN point to Ohio on a map now, thanks to the memes.

[@alexreid1173]

@@trianglemoebius Idk about most. Age/demographics is probably going to play a big role in that. I think it’s also primarily an English-language meme, which limits its reach somewhat. But yeah, I’m sure more people can point to it on a map than could a couple years ago.

[@livhayes608]

I mean people tend to stereotype countries based on the place/s in that country they have been to, or the places in those countries most represented in pop culture, and that's often concentrated to touristy cities.

[@alexreid1173]

@@livhayes608 In the US, I think it has a lot more to do with media (which is filmed/takes place predominately in NYC and LA). People get a more warped view because even stories set in middle America aren’t filmed here and the actors aren’t from here (Glee is really nothing like Lima, Ohio). I assume media from other countries can have that problem as well, but US media has some of the most global reach of anything because of Hollywood. But in general, yes, this isn’t necessarily a US-only problem. I think the size of the US (specifically the millions of people who live no where close to the stereotyped cities) plays a role, but also large countries like Russia and China absolutely have similar issues with stereotypes not reflecting a lot of the country.

[@crenfick7750]

I think it's the same internationally. Most of my idea of France is Paris, and I know very little about rural France.

[@LucMarcelle]

I live in Saarland(southern Germany) and tax isn't included in prices here either. This guy seems to forget that Germany isn't homogenous, and neither is all of Europe.

[@cooltwittertag]

Thats literally illegal in all of federal germany lmao, you are being scammed and you definetly dont know your laws.

[@LetsBiiny]

Mehrwertsteuer ist doch included? 👀

[@cooltwittertag]

@@LetsBiiny yes it is. For some reason my response was deleted but mwst is included in all of germany, otherwise you are being scаmmed

[@cooltwittertag]

@@LetsBiiny (for end consumer products)

[@Abner.me.obviously]

@@LetsBiinywhat is VAT?

[@kate_6436]

Going to two cities and giving an opinion on the whole country is hilarious. Thats like if I went "I went to Italy, and the UK here's what I think of all of Europe!!!"

[@Elriuhilu]

No it's not, those are two different countries.

[@patrickmcpartland1398]

​@@ElriuhiluItaly is roughly the same size as the state of Arizona, and the two countries together combined take up roughly 6% of the US land area..... so yeah its a pretty accurate description.

[@cooltwittertag]

​@@patrickmcpartland1398and italy has like 257x more accents and regional cultures as well as a MUCH higher population. Its almost as if that makes a difference. In the same way Australian accents dont differ as much as German ones even though its a bigger country. Because empty land mass doesnt make culture or language

[@davidceres4516]

@@cooltwittertagur annoying

[@gabrielas142]

spoken like a true american - comparing cities/states to countries

[@Molecutter]

"I feel like i know more about Germany" "Well, a specific era..." That one-liner was incredible and nobody acknowledged it.

[@sakurayankishi9708]

Don’t you love it when some Europeans poke at Americans' faults while still ignoring their own

[@cooltwittertag]

Not to defend the people in the video but thats whataboutism

[@AmberyTear]

Except you don't know if he does or doesn't ignore his own.

[@eldritchzora]

He’s a blue check, you know this guy huffs his own farts

[@daniboy4153]

​@@AmberyTear People who love to point out flaws in others are more flawed themselves.

[@lelouchvibritannia4235]

4:21 this is so real though! I recently learned that a lot of people from Europe take “How are you?” Very seriously and answer seriously/genuinely. So if I ask “how are you?” They are more likely to actually tell me how they feel. Which I like! It taught me to be more genuine and ready to listen when I ask “How are you?” From now on.

[@splish8869]

I’m just baffled that this guy already knew gambling looses money, he chose to visit Vegas, and when he got there was surprised to see people losing money gambling in Vegas

[@Swedishmafia101MemeCorporation]

Hello! European here! There are about 740 million of us, and I swear we're not all like this. Too many are though. A European can be anything from an Armenian to an Icelander, and we've been murdering each other over our differences (big or small) since the beginning of time. Cheerio!

[@kate_6436]

Don't worry we understand only a small amount of y'all are like the obnoxious Europeans that love to give y'all a bad name on the internet. Y'all are incredibly diverse continent of diverse countries just like North America is an incredibly diverse continent with diverse countries. We appreciate each and every European that acts nicely and respectfully like yourself and is understandable that our continent is diverse just like yours! (I am being completely genuine here just to be clear in case this comes off sarcastic)

[@staebs]

This is basically a European version of those Americans that love and are obsessed with Japan - but for the US. Glazing all of the "good" parts of America while conspicuously leaving out all the bad parts. I guess that's the image of the US you get when your entire experience is from 1 week in Vegas and NYC.

[@ecliiipsssse]

man said cheerio

[@GoochievD]

@@staebshe didn’t do that tho he talks about plenty of stuff he didn’t like. Did you watch the video?

[@ShamesBond1984]

@@staebsHey Europeans there are 300 million of us I swear we’re not all like this guy Yeehaw!

[@SallyLock103emeCaris]

At first I thought he was lying about being European because none of us would NOT say the country??? I swear even out of Europe I never heard someone say "I'm european", this guy was sus from the start 😂

[@Dsle-ys5ts]

I’ve definitely heard it before from Europeans in real life so apparently some of you do😂

[@SallyLock103emeCaris]

@@Dsle-ys5ts sounds fake 🤔 just kidding, clearly this guy does so he must not be the only one, but in my experience it's not common. The opposite however is very common (European people getting offended by non-european lumping them together).

[@k.a.u.4599]

Oh I have someone I know who not only says "I'm Euro" proudly all the time but he's also exactly this type of a - hole. So it's a specific type of person

[@PossibleBat]

Cause you’ve never heard of Lithuania, Estonia or Serbia, etc. They say European so you can’t just pin point their country, so you assume French or German most likely 😂

[@SallyLock103emeCaris]

@@PossibleBat it's true that all European I met outside of Europe were western Europeans, and I'm french myself. I don't think my eastern European friends would appreciate it anymore than I do, but I know what you mean. This guy is still weird for doing it as a German though.

[@Forbidden_Snacc]

the thing about exchanging pleasantries is so true tho. my job heavily encourages us to strike up random conversations with strangers but sometimes its damn near impossible and i hate it so much 😭 like as a customer i don’t necessarily want to be having a random arbitrary conversation with strangers when im just trying to get a coffee :,)

[@DarkMagician_55]

I agree. I'm autistic and my brain defaults to actually answering any question like how are you very honestly. I always have to stop myself unless I really know the person. It also bothers me to lie even when it's just "I'm good".

[@katethevampire]

​@@DarkMagician_55I definitely get tripped up when I'm not expecting it but I actually like when random strangers start a conversation with me! But maybe this is just because I like talking about myself and others (I'm also autistic)

[@kristovwells3920]

I work in retail and pleasantries are definitely a thing the businesses expect employees to do. The thinking is that if the customer has a good experience, they will keep coming back. Older customers seem actually like small talk though

[@Forbidden_Snacc]

@@kristovwells3920 i'm happy to hold an authentic conversation with someone but i hate having to fake it. some people just wanna get their coffees and go, i'm like that too so i get them. i'm always willing to strike up a convo if someone has a cool tattoo or a funny shirt or something, even if it ends at "i like your shirt!"

[@mitcheltillman2461]

“The American dream is still going strong than what I can tell“ Where the hell is he at?

[@dewdew80]

Apparently the UK is second in the world in terms of total revenue from online gambling: 11 billion vs the US at 18 billion. Not bad for a nation with a fifth the population of the US.

[@oliviastratton2169]

My favorite thing is when Europeans criticize Americans for being too religious or weirdly friendly. Because I had a teacher from Colombia (she also lived in Argentina and had traveled to many other Latin American countries) who complained Americans were too tight-lipped about religion and wierdly cold and unfriendly. Wow. It's almost like the US has been heavily influenced by both European and Latin American culture and has ended up at a middle point between the two! I wonder how many of these US-hating Europeans have traveled to New World countries outside the US/Canada. Would they feel comfortable making the same vitriolic comments about Mexican, or Panamanian, or Argentinian culture? Not to say the US is perfect or that we should never criticize another country's culture. But some people seem to just rabidly hate specific other countries for no objective reason.

[@k.g.7591]

It does make sense that a German would think Americans are too familiar and love pleasantries too much because in Germany it's a custom of politeness to shut up and ignore each other whenever one is in public

[@eldritchzora]

Didn’t expect the plot twist at the end where he made it clear he was super jealous of America in the most fucked up nationalist way.

[@PagiNANI]

I have to respect the fact that Jordan didn’t awkwardly leave the high five at the end, he chased it and got it lol

[@BigBoi678]

"Europeans" are only "European " when something good happens or when they diss America. When you point out a flaw, Europeans say that's just Albania, or Feance, or whatever.

[@mooseboose656]

I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. It’s just a way for people to talk shit without Americans being able to talk shit back.

[@mooseboose656]

This might be very anecdotal but I feel like only people from Europe do this. Someone from Asia or Africa tell you exactly what country they are from.

[@202cardline]

In’n’Out doesn’t salt their fries *like they PURPOSEFULLY do not salt their fries. You’re supposed to doctor them up yourself. They are pure, fresh potato (no beef flavoring added) and also cheaper than a lot of other places.

[@spiraljumper74]

They don’t par fry their fries either, which is a big L. Like, yeah it has more potato taste but the texture suffers drastically. Also frying fries in beef tallow is literally the best. Unless you’re like, a vegetarian, which is understandable.

[@justayeet5905]

Real talk. No one really likes in n out fries do they? Like. You get them cause they're just so fricking cheap and you're just SO hungry. No one is going to in n out to just get fries the way people go to other places with the good fries

[@kyler.windhorst]

@@justayeet5905I only ever get animal fries from in n out. Trash tier spuds without spread and onion

[@justayeet5905]

@@kyler.windhorst that's real. I don't like onion because I'm lame so 🥲🫡

[@Ramonatho]

Just get two or three burgers instead of getting the fries.

[@FreeEduardGrigoriann]

I started smoking at 17 while living in Germany

[@HotaruIchimaru]

I'm just gonna say this for the record. If i go to a country and their customs are "a little different" I'm not just gonna "give it a shot". Especially when we're taking in the context of smoking lol. Call me a wet blanket but my lungs can barely make it up the hill I live on. I'm not gonna destroy it for the sake of fitting in. Now nondestructive customs, hell yeah

[@sadieboyle2603]

Taking pictures of random fat people in order to make fun of them online is so crazy like girl WHAT....

[@boinqity4621]

europeans love making fun of fat people but then you try to explain the concept of "food deserts" or "economic inequality" and their eyes just glaze over. also tipping is not a "broken" system tipping is the system working exactly as intended

[@mooseboose656]

I agree with everything you said other than tipping that shit has got to go. Just pay your employees more.

[@NationalHooeyLeague]

​@@mooseboose656 their point isn't that tipping is a system that is beneficial to people whose income depends on it but that tipping is deliberately set up to keep the owners rich and shift part of the wages on to the customers. This turns the waiter for example in a tense relationship with the customer while the customer has no choice but to either pay the tip to do the kind thing or not pay because it's just irrational but harm the waiter instead of the people keeping the system in place. Tldr: tipping system works to favour the capitalist and push the burden of a decent livable wage onto the customer. This system is not 'broken' because it's doing what exactly it's intended.

[@PASH3227]

​@@mooseboose656 if you didn't tip food prices would go up. The idea that restaurant owners just have a ton of money to pay their employees better is BS.

[@Tessa_Gr]

@@PASH3227 The problem is that the owners put risks on their own employees. The less extreme version of companies like Uber having all their (de facto) employees as "independent contractors", even though the relationship is of course nothing like real independent contractors. Owners should take the risks, not their employees. The benefit of being employed is a stable income.

[@Br0nto5aurus]

Going to two massive, iconic cities is certainly an odd way to evaluate a country. He wouldn't have to deal with much small talk if he got near Seattle. It's called the "Seattle freeze".

[@thislycantomboy7087]

wow how did I miss this video when I was actually IN Vegas lmao. and like, even I’m kind of a wet blanket person naturally, but like, I had a blast. just… have fun. jesus. delete the LinkedIn from your mind

[@_1zzzy_]

You should have Chad Chad on again 🔥🔥🦅🦅🦅‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@icommitdie8756]

>goes to america >specifically visits the two worst cities in America >”america is a shithole”

[@rkj5258]

4:29 this bit was gold, well done

[@sunbunnow]

3:26 Grew up in California and I love In N Out. More so now that I live in the south. Nothing compares to a In N Out burger where I live.

[@-tera-3345]

I love In N Out too, but I'm not going to get offended over someone thinking it doesn't live up to the hype people give it. Because at the end of the day, it's still just fast food. Pretty high quality compared to most other fast food places in America, but still just fast food. It scratches a particular itch, but it's not like a life-changing taste or anything.

[@cooltwittertag]

When i was in the US and tried in n out i was shocked at how cheap it was for tasting better than any of the other "cheap" burger chains

[@MoarCheeseBirb]

I thought it was ok, pretty decent. Then I looked at my receipt and was reminded of how much I paid. 11/10 inn n out is amazing

[@trippingthelight]

grew up in Cali as well. always thought In-N-Out was super overrated. not sure if they still do it, but the bible versus on packaging was also very off-putting. just my 2¢

[@AintThatJustTheWay]

@@trippingthelight The one I went to today didn’t have the Bible verses, so maybe they stopped doing that at some point, idk.

[@Liex59]

Wow Graydon and Riley really get around. Unlikely crossover but I love to see it.

[@moonknight2865]

As a Californian, In n out is beloved because of the price you pay for it. Its good but not the best in the world but people act if we treat like that. We love it because its good but decently priced. I hate when people dunk on it like its the first time anyone ever criticized it.

[@roachno.24]

imagine going to vegas and being shocked people are gambling

[@sheep4483]

3:30 I'm american, and I had in n out for the first time a while ago, I had never heard of anybody talk about it before, but their fries were genuinely bafflingly terrible, like practically inedible, it felt like biting into an unsalted, unflavored veggie straw, except even harder, the entire thing was rock solid all the way through, the burger was fine but the fries were like inexcusably awful, there is absolutely no excuse for ever making fries so unbelievably terrible and selling them commercially en masse, I hope it was just that one location/one time

[@Argonautsv2]

Your just really used to artificial beef flavoring in fries.

[@sheep4483]

@@Argonautsv2 the flavor of the fries was pretty normal it just felt like biting into a wooden stick

[@202cardline]

@@sheep4483 that sounds like a specific location issue, since I get their food time to time in Arizona and it’s fine. In’n’Out doesn’t put anything in their fries (like the beef flavoring) and they purposefully do not salt them. The idea is to have their potatoes be a fresher option, as well as keep the price down. Not my favorite fry, but when you’re hungry, frugal and away from home it gets the job done. Which is something McDonald’s has dropped the ball on, if I may be so bold.

[@tearsfordears]

How long did you wait to eat them 😂? Much like McDonald’s fries, they have a pretty short shelf life. I am a native Californian and have grown up eating in n out, not a huge fan of their fries either but they’re definitely not that bad

[@sheep4483]

@@tearsfordears I didn't even leave the restaurant, we got our food, sat down, and started eating in seconds, and I usually even eat my fries before my burger

[@thecofounders]

Very solid sequence. You all had good contributions and I cackled a few times. Not easy to make this content entertaining, y'all do it often.

[@VK-rl6wl]

This is so sus. This guy seems like he didn’t leave his apartment in Germany either. We have slot machines and casinos. Smoking is so common. We have areas where the tax isn’t included in the price and we do have an obesity problem. If a stranger asks „wie geht’s dir, Kumpel?“ (how are you, mate) they don’t want an in debth response. Why didn’t this dude just complain about the quality of bread and public service like any good German would ?

[@Rad-Dude63andathird]

"As a German, I'm not used to exchanging pleasantries with strangers" Yeah I mean, if the 1940's taught me anything y'all do the opposite. (not that we're any better, our country literally gave Mr. Toothbrush 'Stache inspiration, just y'know, I can make really lazy digs at a country too) And in regards to the it feelin' fake thing, I'm just sayin' but like, if a stranger told me they were having a shit day and I had time to spare, I'd hear them out (honestly it can be one of the better parts of any retail gig I've worked, I like helping people and an ear is a lot better than a pack of smokes and a tallboy). I don't think it's that the question itself is "fake" I think too many people (myself often included unfortunately) often just _presume_ nobody wants to actually know how we're doing. I do, stranger. I care. You all deserve to be happy and loved and feel safe. ❤

[@hannahbeanies8855]

I hate when people say that American polite conversation is fake. Like, no, I actually do care about how people are doing and will listen to someone having a bad day. You never know what that means to someone

[@MaskedMammal]

The meme at the end - really curious why they had to fill in the exact same point 5 times over (powerful nation! Influential! Control! Superpower!) and couldn't manage to slip in direct counters to the points on the left side. Almost like it's even worse over here on basically every front! Oh, your healthcare sucks? Let me tell you about OURS! Worst of all worlds - how's that sound? Have to take public transport? How about GETS TO take public transport? Literally has to drive everywhere because there is no other viable option sounds even worse, doesn't it? Oh, wait: Can't afford a car... just mirror that on the right, and couple it with "but needs one desperately just to work and get food". Thrown in jail for unpopular speech? How about you ask yourself the question, who has the highest prison population? And treats prisons as torture centers with no intent on helping integrate them back into society? But it's okay, because we all have guns and when they get out, they can unleash their unbridled rage on whatever unsuspecting innocents they want to! I guess it's true what they say, the grass is always greener. Helps when your only touchpoint with the USA is going to one of its least car-reliant and transit-filled cities, and you don't actually have to live here or even think about what it would mean to live here.

[@ilovsleeping]

i think the americans body is like that because in the original meme he’s throwing something at the other person, i can’t bring myself to use the terms like s*yjack or ch*d.

[@calci2679]

This video is gonna make me patriotic. Ew

[@ajgnexus]

"as a German" that right there explains sooo fucking much lol

[@61936]

Mfs will go to New York la or Vegas and this they’ve seen everything

[@littlemsterious991]

thought that was joey ritcher and was prepared fore the wildest colab ever. alas

[@toecutterjones]

My German teacher in high school told us to never ask someone in Germany "how are you?" because you'll get stuck listening to way more than you ever cared to hear.

[@russclineff6443]

One step closer to having Quadeca on the podcast

[@JunkerBunker]

Old Lameman

[@ki5h0re]

I bet he is a neo nezi too. Did he take photos of people or just use stock footage?

[@greensheen8759]

The handling noise on the mics is terrible in this. Use noise gates on them or put them on stands

[@bleeka325]

When there is only one of the sad boyz in the thumbnail it’s always Jarvis. Can Jordan get a spotlight sometimes?

[@k.a.u.4599]

They talked about it! They a-b test thumbnails for the algorithm and go with what gets more views, Jordan doesn't mind but pointing it our made Jarvis feel bad even though logically he knows why they do it.

[@bleeka325]

@@k.a.u.4599 thanks for the explanation. Do you remember what episode that was perhaps

[@k.a.u.4599]

@@bleeka325 I don't remember exactly but it was pretty recent

[@thelittlestgiant]

I visited CA in January. Everyone raved about In-N-Out so much. We had to try it. I was super disappointed. Bland fries, very “normal” burger. It wasn’t offensively bad or anything, but I wouldn’t even give it a “good” rating. It was very.. plain. It was “okay.”

[@LoFoSho]

The 101 is also an autobahn here in Arizona, but at all times lol If you go under 80 you’re done for

[@GremlinJohnny]

you know this video was a bit of a nothing burger compared to some others no offense. you know what i'm tired of though? i'm tired of countries even having social norms. they won't let you wait in bushes to scare people, they wont let you growl at people, they won't let you grab people's ankles when swimming underwater to drag them down a couple of meters and then (reluctantly) let them go, they won't let you be yourself. you are expected to let go of everything that individualizes you. i'm getting tired of it all

[@cooltwittertag]

Dont worry johnny, somewhere, in the horizon, there's a world built for people like us. We just have to find it

[@shayla4007]

the don pardo impression are you fucking kidding me i love you guys

[@ObeyCamp]

Did you read the Wojak meme? Obviously he had some trouble coming up with Chadly things for America because the list includes basically the same point about power 4 times lmao. Most powerful nation in history Is the superpower Controls the planet Is the most influential nation

[@TedCruzFeet]

Hivemind going on a generational run

[@davidtaylor142]

Basically every single thing on the virgin UN meme is hilariously untrue.

[@antlerthyme]

i absolutely knew that man was german based on that selfie

[@sliightdriizzle6011]

In n Out is carried by the very low price. It's better than it should be at half the price of McDonalds so it's on a pedestal. It's not the greatest thing to ever exist but an 8 dollar combo is insane

[@herosvicentegonzalez7872]

I think this just proves that there is technobros everywhere

[@korbinkepner7264]

Ok honestly the thing about gambling is real, as someone who lives in Pennsylvania in the last couple years “skill game” machines have been Popping up everywhere and just like “poker machines” in Australia are literally slot machines with 1 different feature. I am not exaggerating when I say popping up everywhere, they are in almost every bar/“restaurant”, some gas stations, and my local cigarette store has at least 10. That and every 10 minutes there is an ad for some sports betting app or actual casino app on tv and KZbin, this is becoming a very real problem.

[@Lindseyisloony]

Dude really said as a German he's not used to being pleasant lmao

[@queenalice7483]

I will kinda admit, American pleasantries are weird, when I worked as a cashier customers would ask, how are you when they walked up, but not even wait for me to answer before just spitting their order at me

[@LemonBear007]

Talking with the cashier like the German guy talked about, I can actually relate to as a Swede. In my country the norm is to just say Hello, and that's pretty much it. If you start conversing more with the cashier people will think you are an actual weirdo, including the cashier. I think this is especially true in the Nordic countries/cultures. To be honest the cashier talking to you more will just come off as dishonest, because they don't actually care how you are...

[@Noerd8403]

Love Jordan's jacket here. Anyone knows where it's from?

[@JhericFury]

@10:45 a couple of those are telling.

[@Syren90...Aka9]

Right!?

[@stansearcheslife6363]

Most of them are not even true

[@DrMattHH]

He went to Vegas, so of course everyone smoked. I used to study gambling addicts. Every single one I ever met smoked. It's part of the addiction.

[@IRanOutOfPhrases]

That last image tried to sneak in a thing about homelessness, claiming way less in the US. From sverything I could see, it doesnt seem like the US handles it much better than than the EU. EU is 19.9 homeless people per 10k In Germany its 25.4 people per 10k US is 19.4 per 10k, but we do have states that certainly exceed that 25 Germany mark. (New York is 52.7, Nevada is 27.1. So both places he visited have MORE homeless than he's seen in Germany, yet this was his takeaway, lol) This guy could have just gone north to Denmark and seen 6.4 people per 10k.

[@EuroGuy85]

that guy should've visited Kingman, Az; now there's a place that represents America! Especially since they built the biggest mosque outside of the middle east.

[@0l1v3r_13_]

NO WAY this dude has the same last name as my moms maiden name 😭 I’m sure it’s just a coincidence but that’s crazy lmao

[@wargriffin5]

"Money is spoken about openly and doesn't carry the taboo it does in Europe/Germany." Hanseatic League: "Pathetic."

[@jacobstall1588]

Im pretty sure the tax is never included in the price of your food, it is additive tax. Im also pretty sure americans wanted tax to be displayed separately on the bill, you dont have to do anything manually, its just incase you want to know.

[@mimimosa259]

Man when I went to the desert I was mind blown to see sand. It’s crazy

[@gristen]

dont me ask how but somehow i knew this guy was german just from his selfie. he just had a german looking face to me idk

[@5897932141592653]

I swear only germans say "I'm european"

[@Valorian6167]

Who are the other two people in this episode? The one with the hat really looks like Joey Richter from Team Star Kid

[@-alovelygaycat-]

Those are Riley and Graydon from Hivemind.

[@BubbleBvirtualReality]

honey wake up theres a new sad boyz highlight Nice video Also first!!

[@MF99K]

I'm pretty sure they dont have in-n-out in las vegas

[@cooltwittertag]

They do

[@tearsfordears]

There’s one location right off the freeway by the strip

[@Ramonatho]

I'm pretty sure the one I'm looking at right now says otherwise

[@2soapy]

YES DIGGY DONT CARE 😻

[@BLaiaiprincess]

BUFFALLOOOOOO hahahaha