Why Life in Eastern Europe is Better than USA (7 Years of Europe)

[@predragvuckovic3359]

Hey, I have been following you for years now, ever since you came to Serbia, years ago. Thank you a lot for speaking positively about us, not just Serbia, but Bosnia and Croatia, and the whole region in general. I have noticed that you are introverted person and you are hard to read, at least for me. I hope that you are happy, given that you are living here for 7 years already, I would think that you are happy and that you do like us, and that you enjoy your life here. But for some reason you don't look as happy to me, and that really makes me sad. I don't know, I just want to tell you that I wish you all the best, that I am thankful for everything you did for us, and that we love you. If I can do anything for you, any time, please don't hesitate to reach out, I will be more than happy to help you. Thank you! And, don't mind me, I am weird, sorry :) My therapist thinks that I am an alien :) I am not sure if I believe him, God knows :) Kidding! :)

[@sai.forest]

You inspire to go visit other Eastern Europe countries. A month ago I moved to Zadar and so far I can confirm what you said about workstyle and lifestyle here. Also as part of my feedback I think you shouldn't say it's so safe here. My friends got pretty different experience in this part of Europe. A culture/mentality of a specific country is only partially responsible for safety. It depends on a unit.

[@denisewilliams1113]

🎉🎉🎉I enjoyed your video. Alot of helpful information 👌

[@timhammonds2382]

Stunningly beautiful, with exceptional content

[@l.w.paradis2108]

The lovely Nwando is back!!🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀❤️

[@amerikanka]

youre so sweet :)

[@tigroussibirak8006]

After seven years in Europe, you are not able to use the word Eastern Europe correctly? Unreal. Yes, you are American, it really shows.

[@realjx313]

Size is a weird universal excuse that ppl from the US use for everything, even when it has nothing to do with it. Russia is almost twice the size of the US, China and Canada are about the same size as the US and there are a few more countries that are quite very large - Australia, Brazil- but none of them uses size as an excuse for anything. Anyway, the difficulty in reaching things, t's not about size, it's about urban sprawling (suburbs) so low pop density in so called cities - and many other negatives are about that. And ofc, never use size as an excuse because you are always gonna be wrong.

[@tradeyourselftowealth7149]

Sure. Seaside Croatia or elsewhere in the Balkans - expensive as hell. So bring plenty of money, enjoy life.

[@l.w.paradis2108]

We miss you!!!

[@jovanq9940]

You said to many times Eastern Europe, but its not.. it is Southeast Europe, not Eastern Europe, its a big difference, Eastern Europe is far away, its more Southern and Central Europe..with CET zone.. just make it simple and say Balkans 😂

[@michaelxz1305]

I watched your video. The part about safety is good. But... this is when you are not visibly very drunk. In that case it is better not to walk alone in eastern european countries, even if you are a guy because someone might try to rob your phone by bumping into you, counting on your impaired reflexes to be slower. For women, well, obviously theres even more at risk there.

[@marthaoschwald2790]

Question: what kind of visa did you get in Croatia? I looked at permanent residency options and they seem to be quite difficult if you're not Croatian, married to a Croatian, in charge of a company with four people, etc. except for shorter stays.

[@l.w.paradis2108]

Serbia and Montenegro give you residency if you can buy a property for 250,000€. It's simply paperwork after that, and no one will hound you out. Leaving and coming back might be complex until you get your papers, but it's a given once you have property.

[@marthaoschwald2790]

@@l.w.paradis2108 very helpful info. Thank you!

[@amerikanka]

i have a work visa, but I don't have permanent residency though

[@marthaoschwald2790]

@@amerikanka Thanks for letting me know! I appreciate it.

[@8AUGS]

Are you Igbo? Your name is familiar. I'm researching if I could retire there as an American/Nigerian.

[@MJMili]

Hrvatska je prelepa, nisam znala da si sad tamo! Videla sam te na Adi Ciganliji pre per godina ali nisam htela da te smaram. Zelim ti brz oporavak, video je sjajan kao i uvek ❤

[@amerikanka]

Hvala! Ako me vidis ponovo, ne smaras me :) omg conjugating is so hard !

[@MJMili]

@@amerikanka ❤️

[@frostflower5555]

It is - if I was younger I would redo my life there. I hope your ankle gets better! Are you putting anything on it?

[@amerikanka]

thank you! i just got an x-ray and there is no fracture or broken bone, so I am just continuing to rest and not run. but i miss running :/

[@frostflower5555]

@@amerikanka When I was little I sprained my ankle and my mom wrapped it in a cloth with chopped onions. That was Balkan medicine lol.

[@jele47]

Hi, just a small correction, the mountains in Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, are not the Alps;) Hope you´ll enjoy your life in Zadar, it´s a beautiful ancient city.

[@l.w.paradis2108]

My parents were from Lika and Montenegro, and they called them the Dinaric Alps. I know no official geography, just kitchen table conversation.

[@amerikanka]

i was referring to the Dinaric Alps, which also have the term "Alps" in them, but it's hard when filming a video to say everything perfectly ...sorry if that was confusing for you

[@Just_another_Euro_dude]

Dinaridi or Dinarids 😊. Like Dolomiti or Dolomites in Italy. But Dinarid Alps is good too. ​@@amerikanka

[@instantdislikechannel5699]

the title adapts only to someone who does not need to work in the Balkans...

[@bosnianaviation5531]

Better because you have money. That is why.

[@edo5768]

Bukv

[@marciebaker9816]

You better have money to live in America, alot of it and the quality still sucks

[@bosnianaviation5531]

@@marciebaker9816 The purchasing power is higher in the US. So, ipso facto, people can buy more than in Serbia.

[@simpleslav8448]

No she talk about reality.

[@milanradojkovic3818]

Pa I ako nemas pare bolje je da zivis u Srbiji😂

[@b.malinowski302]

Dear Madam, a quick remainder: Croatia and Serbia are South Europe. :)

[@IvansBikesBmws]

Aww I hope you recover very soon

[@amerikanka]

Thanks so much Ivan!!! Hope you're well :)

[@IvansBikesBmws]

@amerikanka Nice to see ya more on KZbin. I miss ya. Also where is the best place to look for online jobs? Thanks sweety.

[@krunobrzi666]

Well, I'm sure that life in Eastern Europe is better than in America in every sense... but only with UK, American or German average net salary... and 900-1000€ per month in Croatia, or 600-700€ in Serbia for the average salary for which 70% of employees work, with inflation that does not stop... judge for yourself how we live. If that better social life can be a consolation for someone, then ok, because it's not really a great consolation for us.

[@Subscireber]

she is telling the facts, if you lived in US, you would know. Even with such a low salaries life is much better, and I think we live like kings (with all the flaws and corruption and shiyat) at least more of our days, average in US and even Germany can cover basics, but the stress is much higher, and meaningless job slavery and emptiness deeper, and there is no, for average guys, everyday joy and safety net. Also the truth is, many people complain endlessly and do not think about what they have, but about what they lack, and this is also part of a culture.

[@EdoModun]

Balcony and "terasa" are not the same thing. Balcony have a roof , "terasa" don't.

[@peraperic9936]

Yes, and I would add, balcony is sticking out (upper floors) while terasa is a ground floor or if is upper floor then is located on the top of another room and has no roof.

[@amerikanka]

please relax. in english, it's the same thing... not every language is sophisticated like serbian/croatian or where there are 8,000 words that all mean the same thing in English, so in terms of translating those words to english, we say "balcony" for all of those words.

[@travelvideos]

It is all fun if you just visiting. But when you have to work locally with people, US system is better, because it is merit based system. In Europe, why take job seriously if you will not be rewarded fo that or promoted.

[@vatroslavmorbidovic4105]

Ako ti se toliko dopada u Evropi i kažeš da je bolje nego u Americi zašto onda hoćeš da se vratiš tamo? 🤔

[@catbrom3121]

She talks out of her ass

[@amerikanka]

pa... volim oboje!

[@MiljenkoStarac]

​@@amerikanka hey Amerikanka, slatka si! I pametna! Hoces doci u Rijeku? Jednom za vikend? Ako dodes, javi mi se! L.p! Hey Amerikanka, you're cute! and smart! will you come to Rijeka? Maybe once for weekend? If you do, look me up. Nice greetings! 😀🍀🎸

[@dino9086]

Croatia is beautiful

[@amerikanka]

SOOOOOOO beautiful, jesus christ

[@mikyp4111]

❤💯👍

[@franzjosef7728]

Change your thumbnail and leave that cold war division behind. Cold war ended 35 years ago. Prague is not in Eastern Europe. It is further west than Vienna. And Croatia is a Central European and mediterranean country.

[@milansavic2803]

Vanity is miracle

[@franzjosef7728]

@@milansavic2803 What? You too don't know European geography, it seems.

[@milansavic2803]

​@@franzjosef7728Ne, ti znaš, isklompeksirani degeneriku.

[@ФилипВасилевски]

Ocito ni ti​@@franzjosef7728

[@vitogamer.]

I am the son of Gobin

[@mbole87]

Dobar video TheAmerikanko 🙌😊

[@amerikanka]

hvala :)!

[@vzeq24]

Life in Eastern Europe is better because no one tries to take their jobs. In North America we are hunted! We have to perform at the highest level just to keep our jobs. Now, the crazy part. We hired people from various countries (Eastern Europe, Latin America) to work remotely for us. It was a terrible idea! The employees had absolutely no drive, dedication or sense of urgency. They have been laid off after 4-8 months. Better hire from North America or China, even at higher wages. Companies need workers they can rely on.

[@MiljenkoStarac]

Without being cynical, l feel sorry for you guys in North America, you seem to be just working slaves! Robots for your bosses! A sad life! And all the money you earn, you have NO TIME to spend it in a quality way! And when you retire, you're too old to enjoy anything..! So what's the sense in it?

[@milmak7263]

The Amerikanka---- (американката ) I like your name: The amerikanka.

[@dekipet]

3:12 These kind of things is a pure insult to Serbia that once was your home. Mistake or not, it says a lot.

[@franzjosef7728]

What nonsense did you spew?

[@amerikanka]

i was looking for a map of dalmatia, i didn't notice the rest of the map. sorry for offending you :(

[@boby4751]

Living anywhere outside north america is wayyyyy better than living there.

[@catbrom3121]

Don’t think so

[@boby4751]

@@catbrom3121 I rather live in Russia than in north america.

[@catbrom3121]

@@boby4751 that’s good for you. You enjoy such kind of governments. I guess that’s why the Russians are fleeing to Serbia because Russia is “so great “. Lol come on now

[@krunek6]

marry me

[@sombor777]

A leepaaaa

[@amerikanka]

hvala!

[@toddtrierweiler958]

Always Gorgeous 😍🥰

[@amerikanka]

thank you. shocked, but thank you

[@toddtrierweiler958]

@@amerikanka why are you shocked 😲😳 you are Gorgeous 🌹💖

[@janeza382]

Sayin Makedonia is sexy o7

[@avitalsheva]

Horrible, If Croats dont know what to ask for - let them to drink themselves. There no point to go there if the prices are similar to New York. Pointless. And I am saying this as a European and not even from eastern Europe

[@marinkomiladinovic1979]

Don't live in Croatia. A lot of war criminals there.

[@catbrom3121]

Criminals all over balkans

[@jj4774ns-te5px]

Says someone from Serbia 😂

[@marinkomiladinovic1979]

@@jj4774ns-te5px Yes. Nobody from Serbia killed 700.000 people in Jasenovac and nobody from Serbia participated on ethnic cleansing in 1995.You have a TV instad of your head.

[@jj4774ns-te5px]

@@marinkomiladinovic1979 zapravo vi imate tv umjesto uma jer nemate niti činjenice niti kritičko razmišljanje. Iako se o stvarnom broju može samo teoretizirati, ovaj broj koji je vama serviran već je dovoljno puta raspravljena tema o kojoj se svaki puta zaključi da je samo još jedan nivo propagande. Nikada nije bilo toliko ljudi kao prvo, kao drugo ne bi ih ni moglo biti toliko ni teoretski na tako malom prostoru i logoru, posebno jer ovo nisu bile veličine kao Auschwitz i drugi takvi po Europi,... zar nimalo ne razmišljate. Samo stavite to u kontekst da je to više od broja stanovnika Zagreba, koliko ih je imao prije 30 godina. (Recimo da danas ima 800 000 +dnevne migracije zbog posla iz okolnih mjesta). Možete li i zamisliti toliki broj ljudi? I još da su svi bili Srbi?! Hrpetinu laži su vam prodali da se doimate većim žrtvama i da se nahuška mržnja. Drugo. I domaći ustaški i njemački nacistički režim uzimao je za logoraše na području Hrvatske koga god su htjeli, što je značilo i Hrvate i među njima i djecu. I to je toliko dobro poznato i dokumentirano, da je bolno slušati ovakve izmišljotine. Moja vlastita baka, "čista" Hrvatica i katolkinja, provela je 4 godine u logoru kao dijete, i to u Njemačkoj. Nije bilo političkog razloga, nije bilo politički nastrojenih ili angažiranih ljudi u cijeloj njenoj rodbini, i to ni na jednu stranu orijentiranih. Pa? Ima li smisla? Nema. Nisu bili normalni ni jedni koji su se priklanjali toj ideologiji, jednostavno su radili što što su radili. Istovremeno ne smijete zaboraviti da su četnici vaš izrod tih vremena koji su povjerovali u tu istu ideologiju i proveli se njom. Znam da boli suočiti se s prošlošću ali između 1945.i 1990-ih, ono što je bliže sadašnjosti je bitnije, jer još uvijek postoje posljedice u sadašnjosti koje i današnje mlade generacije osjećaju. Također, ta srpska ideologija iz 90-ih, gluplja je 100 puta, jer nije bio svjetski rat da se vadi na "trendove" u svijetu, i sve se ipak moglo razriješiti mirnim putem, na koji je bila dana ponuda i vremenski ultimatum od strane Hrvatske, no Srbija ga je odbila i onda pod tim režimom bez ikakve potrebe vršila i/ili sponzorirala agresiju na Hrvatsku i BiH gotovo jednako dugo koliko je trajalo čitav /svjetski/ rat. Iz nekog razloga baš se morala revitalizirati četnička ideologija? U međuvremenu, u Hrvatskoj nacionalizam počinje samo i jedino kao odgovor na to, dakle kao reakcija, kao probuđeni duh izvučen iz naftalina. I onda se sve raspada na mikro akcije i reakcije nadalje. Svaka knjiga sociologije, uključujući strane autore, to je dokumentirala i postavila kao do tad neviđen fenomen vrste pojave nacionalizma. Treće, vezano uz drugo. Ta moja ista baka, preživjela žrtva režima holokausta, doživljava, opet u situaciji da joj nitko ni od djece ni rodbine nije ni politički angažiran, niti je išao u rat 90-ih, da joj srpske snage na tlu Hrvatske do temelja izbombardiraju kuću do temelja. Srećom, svi ukućani preživljavaju skriveni u podrumu susjedne kuće. Nekoliko godina kasnije, nekome pada na pamet da je Njemačka odobrila traženje reparacije za preživjele žrtve svojih logora. Prijavljuju njeno ime i ona dobiva ratnu odštetu u vidu novca. Na račun tog novca, grade joj novu kuću, dvostruko manju ali ipak, kuću, sa svime što kuća treba u sebi. Njemačka je imala evidenciju, Njemačka je isplatila ratne odštete. Kad će Srbija isplatiti ratne odštete svima koji su oštećeni u ratu 90-ih? Nikad. I da ima novca, nikad neće imati tu razinu odgovornosti i mi to svi znamo i pomireni smo s tim. Četvrto. Prvi organizirani i naoružani pokret protiv nacističke vlasti u cijeloj Europi dogodio se upravo u Hrvatskoj. Da lokalno stanovništvo također nije trpjelo od te vlasti to se nikad ne bi dogodilo. Taj pokret je prepoznat od Europe i bio je prepoznat od vlasti Jugoslavije. Simbolično je predstavljen spomenikom "Narodu Moslavine" i predstavlja dio istog ciklusa spomenika NOB-u i komemoraciji žrtava DSV među kojima je kameni cvijet na Jasenovcu i svi ostali spomenici na prostoru ex.Yu. I dok vi ovdje tim komentarom stvarate iluziju da je društvo Hrvatske kolektivno podržavajuće prema ratnim zločinima nad Srbima u DSV, ustvari to nikad nije bila raširena pojava, a svaka vlast nakon 90ih se distancirala od toga. Stanovništvo je gledalo i gleda svoj vlastiti život, prvo da se oporavi od traume, a danas da gleda u budućnost i prosperira - i ni ne razmišlja o Srbima. Istina je da ratne traume još postoje u nekim ljudima, što je potpuno razumljivo, uzevši u obzir da je gora i dugotrajnija trauma ostati bez ičega i zakoračiti u siromaštvo, pa se godinama vaditi iz njega, ili ostati bez bliskih osoba, nego što je trauma koja podrazumijeva samo svjedočiti strah ili razaranje koji se događaju "tamo negdje". Peto. Život u Hrvatskoj je danas sasvim u redu, a ni standard nikad nije bio viši. I to da strancu vi, koji nikad niste živjeli u Hrvatskoj govorite takve stvari, ne samo da je bez takta i da je uvredljivo na razini emotivne inteligencije i na razini racionalne inteligencije, nego i nema smisla na praktičnoj razini jer vas osobno nitko ne tjera da živite u Hrvatskoj. Njoj se sviđa pa ako hoće, neka živi tu. Komentar nema apsolutno nikakvog smisla uzevši u obzir da je Hrvatska mogla osuditi čak i vlastitog bivšeg premijera na dugoročni zatvor već i zbog obične korupcije i skrivanja kapitala dok se isto ne bi moglo očekivati od pravnog aparata Srbije. Hrvatska je dobrovoljno izručila svoje ratne zločince na sudove i domaće i u Haag, dok Srbija nije to učinila dobrovoljno u svim slučajevima. To što su neki već izašli iz zatvora ili su oslobođeni nekih od optužnica je odlučeno sudskim putem i nema veze s državom Hrvatskom. Kao što pravnik obično kaže "pravda u pravnom smislu i pravda u apstraktnom smislu nisu isti pojmovi". Realno, nitko nikada neće moći ispraviti sve žrtve. U međuvremenu, ponoviti treba da vi u Srbiji morate malo naučiti što je takt i skromnost i da je izmišljanje brojki iz drugog svjetskog rata da se ne morate suočiti sa 90-ma, jako nezrelo... i samo unazađuje odnose između država. Posebno je apsurd reći ovakvu konstataciju kao iz prvog komentara kad Srbija ima više tih takvih zločinaca ne samo po broju, nego još uvijek ima ljudi inkorporiranih u javni život koji podržavaju ili su bili dio te ideologije i tog režima odgovornog za rat 90ih... A na poziciji samog predsjednika nalazi se čovjek koji je 90-ih držao govore koji su direktno podržavali režim koji je vršio teror i bombardiranje po Hrvatskoj i etničko čišćenje po Bosni. Snimke postoje i mogu se pronaći guglanjem. Dakle, komentar nema veze s vezom. Znam da je teško priznati te stvari jer vi tamo živite, maltene kao u nekoj kolektivnoj svijesti , misleći da ostali percipiraju vaš cijeli narod kao odgovoran za rat. Ustvari to nije tako, i obični ljudi se ne bi trebali toliko poistovjećivati sa vlašću, trenutnom ili bivšom. Ja mogu priznati da postoje određene hrvatske propagande, i isto tako mogu reći da su slabe i neimpresivne i da postoje samo kao odgovor na srpsku propagandu, i to će tako biti i ostati dok se netko ne lupi u glavu i ne prestane stavljati vlastiti ponos i nacionalni ego ispred racionalnosti i one vrste diplomacije koja radi svoj posao i ima nekakvog smisla. Ovo je napisano u najvećoj mogućoj "vjeri u ljudski razum" jer ovakvi komentari su uglavnom besmisleni trol sadržaj, ali eto, ako stvarno vjerujete u to što pišete - da vam ovo stavi malo stvari u perspektivu. 🤨

[@dino9086]

You talk bullshit,only Serbia is genocid country!