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Of course we have more time in a day. We use the 24 hour clock.
absolute genius. 100 iq comment right there
@kettleplaysgames A IQ of 100 is the average. 140+ would be a genius.
The joke just passed you by the doors
@RogerKeulen A before consonant sounds, An before vowel sounds.
@kettleplaysgames It`s over 9000
Here in Denmark we have a slogan: "Drive, when you are driving!"
So texting and driving is ok in the US? It’s illegal in the UK.
So in Germany
Honestly i think in all of europe! I could be wrong tho. In sweden we are not even allowed to talk on the phone without a handsfree. And yes texting is of course tabu!
Almost all US states ban texting and driving. But most people tend to think of their cars as extensions of their home and ignore the law.
Illegal in Canada
@perfessermarshton5209they should ban talking on the phone aswell, atleast without a handsfree
Americans don’t strive for a work life balance, they strive to own more stuff they don’t really need.
The American Art: Advertisement, making sure people buy the "correct" things.
.......with money they don't have.......
@PamelaBriggs-c8zYep, it’s nearly all on credit 🤷♂️
In my country, texting while driving, even at lights means you instantly lose your licence, instantly, zero tolerance. And the idea that that's not universal is disgusting to me. Sorry but wtf.
Germany?
Finland doesn't really care. It's illegal, yes, but not really enforced.
@KevinHwoarang No they will give you ticket but you will not lose your license.
@HoldMySodaIf it caused severe danger or even an accident your license will be suspended for a month. Also 1-2 points will be added to your credit score at 8 points the license is gone.
@Turbo-p9w Yes, if. But you will not lose your DL instantly in Germany when you Text while you stand at a traffic light. So the country can’t be Germany. I am really wondering what country this could be.
In most European countries, it is illegal to hold a phone while driving.
In 2026, in the Netherlands, the fine for holding a phone (or other mobile electronic device) while driving a car will be €440 (plus a €9 administration fee). For cyclists, the fine will be €170, and for mopeds/scooters, it will be €300. The ban also applies when stopped at a red light, provided the engine is running.
The only query I would have with you is "most". All? Surely?
that redlight thing is new to this dutchman. i have learned that at the lights not moving it is oke to hold your phone
but to me, it sounds like she was in southern europe. italy, spain, southern france?
traffic lights are a suggestion.
@birdie1585 All EU countries, but there are more countries in Europe then just the EU.
Europe is a continent with more than 50 countries, while the European Union (EU) is a political and economic association of 27 of these countries.
Yep, in Germany it is minimum 100€ + 1 point up to 200€, 2 points plus 1 month driving permit.
Must say I find it annoying listening to people doing makeup 😂
Especially people who have such interesting things to say 🙄
Unless it's a makeup tutorial, is just stupid.
Just some product placement....
I never notice makeup making much noise, you must have very sensitive ears😂
Gotta get their product placement in or they don't get paid… (or be noticed by someone who'd want to pay them).
When will Americans realise that they are the odd ones out?
apparently never
When European countries finally grow some balls and put the US in its place. European leaders need to publicly discredit and humiliate our leadership and stop worrying about economic sanctions. The US needs the world much more than the world needs the US.
Not until they break free of their propaganda.
@jpbaley2016 How about americans put their own country in place. Not our fault you can't elect competent leaders. So fix your own country first.
@jpbaley2016 The problem is that the US has a fat bully, with a sub normal intellect, who is pathologically unsecure. He has to punish ever perceived insult or criticism that demonstrates him lack of worth as a human. A fat bully with power is dangerous and has to be humoured. The fact that the rest of the world think a country that elected a rapist to lead them is somehow lacking is unfortunate.
No... no... you're not gonna tell me... IS BEING ON YOUR PHONE WHILE DRIVING NOT ILLEGAL IN THE USA?!
Considering how they learn to drive compared to here I am not surprised any more😅. I seen people doing make up, reading newspapers on the highways in US, phones is just a part of the issue. It is insane😢
I don’t think it applies to all states. Just heard someone having to pay a fine for it in California.
It’s called ”freedom” to crash your car and injure other people, I guess 🤔
They just treasure the life of their citiziens so much.
They don’t seem to have much common sense.
A little perspective on how close stuff is around me in the suburbs in South East Norway. My drive to work is about 10 min (7km), in that time i drive past 3 grocery stores, 1 gym, 1 hospital, 3 clinics (where you can see a doctor if needed), 1 middle school, 1 elementary school, at least 3 kindergartens (that i know of) and a small mission church.
It’s not chaotic - people know the rules and perhaps it takes longer to get your driving licence here in France and the rest of Europe.
I think they mean, you don't have massive lanes, and pedestrians are not allowed to walk on the roads in America.
they might have been in southern Italy. naturally she just said "Europe" which is 150% annoying!
Seppos seem to drive around the block once (in an automatic) without crashing or killing anyone, and hey presto! Licenced driver.
@Holzhirsch"Yirrip".
We do not need bigs pantries or refrigerators because we do not buy groceries for two weeks. I go to the groceries store every two days, it is five minutes walking from my house
In the Netherlands also
To be fair, the distance might not be the problem. I don't want to go to the supermarket every 2 days and wait in the line at the register for 30 minutes. I buy my groceries for the whole week (Mo-Fr) once a week, usually on the Monday on my way back from work, even though there are 3 or 4 supermarkets about 5-10 minutes away from home.
@pbourlart You wait 5 minutes if it's a really long line here.
The grocery stores are also usually smaller so you can run through them (it still has the stuff you need, just like 2 brands of frosted flakes instead of 15) to get what you need in like 10 minutes max (3 to 5 if you know what you need). I do that fairly regulary before work to get fresh stuff.
@pbourlart 30 min??? That is absolutely insane amount of time to wait at the register. The longest I've ever waited was 10 min.
The normal amount here is 1-3 min.
In some countries there is a tradition of pantries, but that's cause people love making their own preserves for the months when certain out of season fruits and veggies are not available, and there's, ofc, potted pork and a barrelful of veggies preserved in brine( mostly cabbage and its relatives, beets and carrots).
I lived in the US for a couple of years, and the number of times I had to stop at traffic lights while commuting was just unbelievable compared to back in my country in Europe. They hadn't discovered yet roundabouts there and apparently proper synchronization of traffic lights to promote the flow of traffic wasn't a thing either.
I had a friend and his father over to visit. They both are from USA and were amazed by the numerous roundabouts we had. I think like 5 or 6 between their subway station and my home. Normal to me, amazing to them.
@roahir Roundabouts are just SO much safer. You basically only have to look one direction to enter the roundabout, and one to leave.
@KevinHwoarang Roundabouts increase the number of minor accidents, but they reduce fatalities by 90% and injuries by 75%. It's an easy choice.
I only have knowledge of a deadly accident in a roundabout. A police officer, off-duty, drunk coming out of the night club. Extremely high speed, crashed into the roundabout. He was the only victim.
In Italy using a phone while driving, unless using hands free, will lead to your driving licence being suspended and a hefty fine
I don't understand why women (not all but many) feel like they have to do their make up at the same time they filming their video.
I'm a woman and I find it weir.
it makes it more interesting than just looking at someone talk at the camera. people record themselves as they walk, as they drive a car etc. women do it when doing makeup coz they have time then and coz it looks moree interesting
@MrsRimavelle does it really make it more interesting?
@patrikkarlsson4501I don't find it interesting. And I also don't like it, when recorded in a car. Probably I'm weird.🤷
Because they're from the US, they don't have enough time in their day to only do one thing at a time
Travelling around Europe stick with Visa or Mastercard, accepted everywhere. Virtually nowhere accepts Amex, leave it at home.
I want you to see pay your groceries at the AH with a creditcard 😅
What a load of crap I've used amex all over Europe especially in the UK , to say hardly anywhere use it is absolute nonsense as for water it's given in all restaurants, these clowns just comment for the sake of it
Mastercard and visa accepted everywhere where credit cards are accepted. In The Netherlands CCs are not generally accepted just some supermarkets do. Big shops usually do. But just don’t expect every shop or place will accept CCs.
@petertherealist7089then you were lucky. Visa is more widely accepted than Amex in Europe in general
@petertherealist7089 I travel a lot as a Brit and Ive seen Amex declined many times in the UK, how widespread it is I don't know, it used be be accepted as commonplace 20 years ago but it seems to have fallen out of favour. If you plan ahead i'd see no problem as you'll know who does accept it, hotels in London likely will, but for casual spur of the moment stuff you might want a plan B.
Many places in European countries don’t accept Amex because of their higher commissions. Visa and Mastercard are definitely more popular.
Amex left the entire EU alone because they didn't want to sign the GDPR
@tihomirrasperic to be honest it AmEx is short for AmericanExpress. The name already is so USA centric.
@krisavi ?
I don't understand your comment
I said that Amex (American Express) left the entire EU because they didn't want to accept GDPR and the European Union introduced strict limits on interchange fees in 2015. These fees are capped at 0.2% for debit cards and 0.3% for credit cards.
Amex insists on a 5% fee
Now in the EU you can get an Amex card directly from Amex, but the terms are much worse than MasterCard or Visa
And many merchants don't accept Amex precisely because of the 5% fee and they still have to wait 30 days for payment (Mastercard pays in 15 days)
@tihomirraspericstill you seem to ignore that I said that even their name suggest they are American centric. Including their business model, that may be ok for America where customers don't have much rights. And why company who is "America first" should want to comply to GDPR. Individuals privacy and data is for sale there.
Amex and Diners Club
What I still don’t understand, is why those “influencers” need to apply makeup while they talk about their “incredibly exciting” experiences… eye roll 🙄
That's the business model, or at least the aspiration of getting one…
They have so much to say and they need hours to paint their faces. So it's a good deal.
They want to get sponsership from makeup companies.
They save time, remember, they get fired if they don't work from home 24 7.
They need to squeeze it in somewhere so they can afford the broken toe and not get fired.
It's the distraction part of the foil.
Americans in 2023: The bad thing about Europe? No Ice!
Americans in 2026: The good thing about Europe? No ICE!!
That's not quite correct, they like the German ICE ;-)
@SebB-u3q You are not wrong lmao
In a nutshell!
Best comment 👌 👏... 😂
Why would they even think about ICE if they're legal US citizens?
7:57 If you are in a rush, you can ask when placing your order or when you receive your food to be given the bill. just communicate.
Work is just something to get over with, the day starts after work. Always been like that.
You should enjoy both, why have a job you dont like?
@lassepedersen6436Who said anything about that Lasse? Sit down and drop the pocket wisdom. Ikke også.
In most European countries we call texting while driving - driving without due care and attention - uk is £200 fine and 6 points, 12 points total you are banned.
In France, the punition is a bit more lenient if this is just driving while having the phone in the hand or a listening device on the ear, 135€ fine and 3 on 12 points. But if you are holding it while committing another road offense, it is an immediate license suppression. You are authorised to use speakers though, whether they are built-in the vehicle or neck speakers for cyclists and scooter riders.
My hungarian coworkers phone fell off from the charger, and she tried to put it back, when the police stopped and fined her.
You can't even use the navis touchscreen, if your car is moving.
My friend who retired as a traffic branch officer officer in Northern Ireland told me that 70/75% of accidents today are due to mobile phone use. We know that drivers are shite. Now you know why so, be a parent.
@andrewfilson6356 Well NI is special. I've driven up there a couple of times and every time give a huge sigh of relief when I cross back across the border to come home further south. They are lunatics.
EDIT I've driven in Britain mainland and it isn't as bad there [in fact that's where I got my licence decades ago] just NI.
and if you have had your linces for less then 2years in the UK you have to redo your pratical test brought in around 2017 so still a new law that is not in all highway code books.
That first woman sounds like she's conflating the one (or two) countries she was in with the whole of Europe... _again!_ She was clearly not driving in Germany or Sweden or the UK where driving is not "organised chaos" with Vespas scooting by.
I'm from the Netherlands and even have harder time driving in a German or Belgian city ...US roads are a lot wider and have a lot less other (slow) trafic as we are used to.. so yes, I can imagine it.
Thought the same! 😉
@Gnomosapienbut in the Netherlands you have nice roads,our roads in Belgium sucks 😂😂😂 .i live close to Maastricht,and i can feel the difference in roads.i don't need a sign that says that i am in the Netherlands 😊 Greetz
She also wrongly assumed that no traffic lights or fewer traffic signs were the cause of the supposed "chaos". What she doesn't understand is that we don't need lights, signs and road markings everywhere to keep us "organised". We learn the rules, most of them don't, so they need to be told what and what not to do when they're driving.
From what i gathered from videos like these, it's "organised chaos" for them to some extent in any EU country, because they don't know the strict and extensive rules of driving here.
If you don't know the signs, right hand rules, priority roads, how speed limits can change without a sign...etc... without knowing the system even the most organised ones can feel chaotic.
I cant speak for all European countries, as Europe isnt a country. But here in the uk its illegal to use a phone when driving.
In sweden to
the lady at 2:00 i just think they just didnt knew the rules or signs. i have been in many eu countries and i have been to a few places in the usa but i stil felt more safe on the road in the eu
My guess is they never heard of "right before left" which replaces the role of four way stops.
Things may be smaller in Europe, but life i bigger
Well put.
10:49 - that's the difference between working to live, and living just to work.
And longer!
smaller how?
@immaseahorse1watch the video.
The bigger fridge is a symptom of everything being so far away, everything is far away due to city zoning laws, because of zoning laws it makes sense to buy in bulk, if it makes sense to buy in bulk then it makes sense to add preservatives to everything so it doesnt go bad before you can eat it all, if youre adding preservatives to your food it makes the quality of the food worse. Its all connected, including the size of your fridge
Talking of preservatives -- my son cleaned under his bed and found a Costco pizza box from a month earlier. It had two slices of pizza in it and neither showed any sign of mold or "growth". How much preservative are they putting into that stuff?
The bigger the refrigerator, the bigger the bellies it feeds.
@brendacowling4219 I don’t understand why embalming is still so popular in the USA; it seems it’s likely unnecessary.
The majority of cities in most European countries are built up around a core that can be over a thousand years old, remember, and we have built our houses from granite, marble, bricks, and stone lasting for centuries. Built for pedestrians, and the odd horse and cart, most would not accommodate the average car from the USA.
@brendacowling4219 wow, that sounds horrific! 😱
We have workplaces here. Cafe's are not workplaces. (Except for the employees of said cafe, obviously)
We kind of are the founders of coffee house culture here in Vienna, at least in Europe, and No - it's also not a working place for the waiter - he's more less the boss and you have to earn his respect so he doesn't ignore you, haha.
@andreashofer4442 He still earns money there, so yeah, he's working.
I don’t know where “here” is, but there are many coffee shop in European countries where people work (or whatever they are doing) on their laptops. It just depends on where and what time you are. So, cafés can be temporary workplaces, I’d argue. Here in Sweden, for example, it’s quite normal to see people with their laptops.
@jericoba Depends a lot on what kind of cafe it is though! At a “Starbucks type” (Espresso house for example) people will be working/studying, but at a small local cafe most people are there to have fika, not occupy a table for hours.
@Cascadeis I know, that is what I clarified by writing that. “Here” can be a millions places. “Here” is not 45 European countries. So it depends, but people do work in cafes. Not just workplaces. That is why I replied to Dave.
In australia we are not allowed to even touch your phone while driving
0:17 They have been in Europe (don't say where) for 2 months, say it is organized chaos to drive there.
I am from the COUNTRY OF EUROPE, and can safely say that they have not been around Europe much if they have only experienced "chaotic traffic".
Possibly driven around a couple of big cities in central and southern Europe where the traffic is dense.
But maybe what they describe as organized in that chaos is actually something called traffic rules that we have to learn during the extensive driving training in most of the country Europe.
Using a mobile phone (surfing and texting etc.) while driving can result in fatal accidents, and is severely punished with large fines in most places.
It says something about where you are from when you think it is weird that almost no one does it.
And what's more: 'Nobody talks about it'.
What is there to talk about? That people have common sense and follow safety regulations?
She said Vespa and that's Italy
She was in Italy! It was literally WRITTEN on the video!
@bjorreb7487 In many countries, Vespa , more than a brand, is a common name for that type of vehicle. Fun fact: when I was young, here we called them "lambretas" (as in Lambretta, another italian brand of those types of motorcycles).
Speaking of life after work, one of the most wholesome experiences I had in recent years was in Porto (northern Portugal) - there is a hill where people, locals as well as tourists, go to enjoy the sunset. Everybody grabs a can of beer or a glass of wine from the small bistro at the top, and just sits on the lawn and enjoys the view of the sun setting over the estuary of the Douro. People of all ages - couples, young families with kids, grannies ... When we were there, a young street musician was playing "The Girl from Ipanema", which only made the moment more wonderful. You could feel the stress rolling off you like a drop of water down a bird's back. Life should be about moments like this, not about working 16 hrs a day.
You say you don't have enough hours in the day you're a time is spent driving while we are at the pub
My grandma always said:
"They way Americans make their coffee is taking 1 coffee bean, attach a string to it, hang it into/onto the window & let the shadow fall into a cup of hot water"
She was just kidding btw.
Oh, what a surprise that she was just kidding.!
@juanfran579
Better make sure 😉
No rules, no signs, chaos??? Try to pass European driving licence test and you will see "no rules or signs". And the first rule is, you don't text while driving. You only can use your phone in the car on free hand device.
More rules, less signs.. So to someone that got a license driving around a parking lot it might look like chaos, but actually everyone knows what he's doing except her
Aussies shop once a week because we want fresh produce, not chemically treated to last for months.
Once a week is already very rarely. I often shop 3-4 times a week. I always only buy what I can easily carry.
@menninkainen8830True, we do that too, depending on our routines.
But how will you live without all the chemicals and preservatives???????
@skibidi.G you don’t, you are just well preserved 😝😝
@skibidi.G easily 😊
All that shit people are doing behind the wheel in the US makes the insurance sky-rocket... But hey. "Freedom" is about someone else paying for your own shortcomings.
They don't have the usual rights and responsibilities. They just have rights. Three hundred million individuals whose rights are all the most important.
That last line goes hard!!
The lady mentioned "vespa", so I guess she visited Italy. Americans really have to learn that Europe IS NOT A COUNTRY. For crying out loud.
In Germany, they just execute you on the spot if you drive like an Italian.
2 months, shyt so you think she want in several countries, many Americans Try to do that in a week😂
Yes, it must be Italy - probably only one city, Rome or one of the other major cities.
But yes: she definitely knows all of Europe now! Everything! All countries, all the cities, all the villages, all the streets.
It is so annoying!
@Alias_AnybodyLOL hey we are not THAT bad 😂 I've been driving for 23 years, I never had a crash 😂
I don't mind them talking about Europe, but generalising it's the same everywhere is pretty stupid if you been only in one place on an entire continent. It's like me going to Alaska and saying America is a very cold country.
Clip № 1 with the "Structured Chaos" is practiced mainly in Southern Europe. The more North You go the more structured it gets 😂🤙
In Poland if they catch you twice while driving and Phone using, you will lose your licence.
In Sweden it is illegal to hold your phone while driving, so both talking and texting are illegal and will cost you 1500 SEK. You are allowed to use hands-free equipment to talk while driving.
same in Denmark
In Norway its 10000nok
In the Netherlands it's 400+ euro, and we started using cameras that can actually detect you holding your phone in the car, so you will get fined sooner or later.
@crbpeplDå är det billigt i Sverige 😂
An American would probably ask you what is 1500 SEK in real money, if he knows that it’s a currency at all. 😂
8:52: Amex isn't really used or accepted in European countries (although it will depend on the country and business in question) because Amex have their own network of charging (compared to Visa and Mastercard) and charges higher fees, which does not agree with the EU Payments Package. Basically, a lot of restaurants do not want to pay those higher Amex fees just so they can take payment from Amex cards.
Here is Sweden, its acceptance is spotty, but it's not completely impossible. Trying to use AmEx will limit you to a select few venues that either have some kind of franchise deal to spread the costs or when you're already paying a premium for the service so the venue can afford to eat the fee. Also, if it's a heavily touristed spot, the flow of users might be high enough to warrant the investment, but that obviously just contributes to the spottiness.
It's likely similar here in Canada. I can't think of any businesses other than hotels and taxis that take amex.
Most stores don’t even accept credit cards in my country, not Amex, but also not Visa or Mastercard. If a store accepts credit cards is shown on the shop window closest to the entrance or on the door itself and at the cash register.
@RealConstructor Thinking about it, not sure many accept credit cards - outside of the big touristy cities like Dublin, Limerick, Cork etc - either. We use debit cards. A couple of places have mastercard/visa signs outside them but then equally our debit cards are mastercard or visa as well but you definitely don't have credit limits other than the contents of your bank balance. You do see them up at the race tracks [I'm in horse racing country with about 4 tracks within about 20km of me] but then that's for the international brigade into horse racing.
Hmm, strange 🤔
I'm using Amex in Germany (and around the world) for more than 25 years.
Never had a problem.
Even Aldi accept American Express in Germany and so does my local barber shop.
I couldn't think of any place here denying my card...
I think it’s not the coffee but the difference in water quality..
I guess it's both.
I’m from the UK and visited the US about 60 times during my career. I never once had a decent cup of coffee, even in expensive restaurants.
It's time for Americans to notice something else. The big noticing.
Let me surprise you - one can buy an American fridge if one likes it so much. Such one is more expensive, but we dont need them most of the time as the package sizes of food products are smaller, and optimized to buy stuff often and fresh...
And your electric bill will go through the roof.
Never heard of the mentioned card. (Live in Portugal). We go to libraries to work on laptops. We do not work in cafés because they are places to relax!
Amex is short for American Express. The small company I worked at here in Sweden before retire refused it. The Amex fees was to high.
Já vi algumas pessoas a fazer isso, mas... várias eram estrangeiras, grande parte eram estudantes (moro em Lisboa, na área do IST) e todas elas estavam na esplanada, portanto acho que era mais para apanhar ar e gozar o sol... nos cafés onde vou habitualmente (como eu disse, na área do Técnico) NUNCA vi ninguém no computador DENTRO do café. No entanto, já vi em centros comerciais - mas raramente.
Checking your cards before coming to Europe is definitely a good idea ESPECIALLY when it comes to Poland for example. What I mean is, if you have an old card that only has that "stripe" you swipe to pay you are cooked here. It never really occured to me someone can have a card without the chip and and contactless payment yet I witnessed here some tourists trying to but a ticket in the bus machine and when I tried to help I noticed the card had no chip at all and most machines like that are here don't provide that swipe option anymore. Only terminals in shops still have them.
Amex is the shittiest card ever. You don't know how expensive is to have open the line at the shop terminal. Nearly no one around Spain has the treaties to have Amex at their shops.
And their customer service is below the average for European standards. One client forgot the Amex (a high end one, mind you) at our shop and I called to them to tell them to contact the owner to give her the card. They told me to send the card via mail, MAIL!! an active card.
We hold the card a week (we hopped the owner would try to follow her steps and came to us asking for it) and we cutted it when nobody showed off.
If I contact with a Spanish bank, they probably would say to us that they would switch off the card or that they would contact the owner but never would ask to send an active card by mail.
Same in Norway. They just deactivate it and send the owner a new one.
Living in the UK I find the customer service far better than either visa or MasterCard
In denmark if the police catches you with your phone you will get a 250 dollar fine, aprox, and 1 klip. At 3 klips you loose your license.
Regarding the size of fridges, European fridges are smaller because because the food doesn't have the additives that Americans have in their food and consequently your food lasts longer and isn't as fresh
My mother’s fridge in the US was MASSIVE but in terms of volume inside, it wasn't better than the one I have in Sweden.
That doesn't make any sense because half of the additives are there to make food last longer, even without cooling. It's why American "bread" still looks and feels the same after four weeks.
I think the reasons are: container sizes are usually huge in the US. You buy milk in a gallon container. That's 3.8 liters and it's the smallest size of milk you can buy. Same with orange juice or whatever other drinks. Other foods as well, everything looks like an XXXXL maxi pack for a family of 8 to us Europeans.
Then Americans are obsessed with ice cold drinks which is why all drinks must constantly be in the fridge, plus they need tons of ice, that needs a lot space for either the ice trays or an ice machine in the side of the fridge.
And of course they tend to buy more at once because they often have to drive for 45 minutes one way to their grocery store.
Americans being shocked that "American Express" is not taken in the country of Europe. Funny ;) AmEx has insane processing fees, and Portugal has a low cost of living, they would lose money on each transaction.
Straight away, she's talking about Europe. She's just spent 2 months where???
I don't think there's a country in Europe that's chaos outside of capitals. Who'd drive in London, Paris or Rome ffs if you're a tourist.
She's talking nonsense again. She talks about the whole of Europe, but she means one country, probably even one city. She talks about ‘Vespas on the streets’, so it must be Italy. But yes, she definitely knows the whole of Europe now! Everything! All the cities, all the villages, all the streets.
@mille_fiori😂
Traffic in Southern Europe is pretty wild compared to Northern/Central Europe. She has probably been somewhere near the Mediterranean region.
London has THE worst traffic in the world. An absolute Hell Hole to drive in.
@partymanau Always has been. Dad went to university up in London decades ago now and he hated driving there even then. You'd just get used to which streets were one way or closed and the next week they'd all have changed, the driving was bad as well according to him compared to outside of London [he drove up from St Albans].
I suspect your countrymen will see a much less welcome response after Davos.
Trump telling the crowd "If it wasn't for us, you'd all be speaking German" while in German speaking Switzerland, was jaw-dropping!
@nigelmchugh5541just another sign of the idocracy of the US
Already doing my part, American tourists in Dublin are some of the most obnoxious ones
fyi
visa and mastercard is accepted pretty much anywhere in europe
amex diners and whatever is very very rare
Phone + driving = 500€ fine
In Netherlands you use a credit card for larger purchases, not a cup of coffee.
In Ireland, I use a CC (on phone) to pay for everything. EVERYTHING
In Sweden you literally cant buy a coffee with physical money. Only payment card (credit/debit) or Swish (phone payment system we have here).
Basically the only places that takes physical money is large grocery stores and some public service functions like public healthcare hospitals (they must accept physical money).
@danganbeg7225 Credit Card OR Debit Card. They are different and one costs the retailer a lot more.
@Xanthopteryx Credit and debit cards are not the same. A credit card costs the retailer more.
@melanierhiannaHere we dont differentiate. I can use my debit or credit everywhere where they take card (never experienced anything else). But as said, cash is rare. Very rare. Roughly ten years ago we awitched to a new design and format for the physical money, and people still struggle with it because...we rarely see cash. Even kiddos today use card.
There is no such thing as "traffic in Europe". Italy, France, Germany, Sweden... all have vastly different traffic culture to the point where German travel guides include information about differences in rules and traffic do's and don'ts in other EU countries. And I'm sure other countries do the same in their travel guides.
I wonder how many of them read it, since in Poland, Germans have reputation for reckless driving and speeding once outside their country
Absolutely. If you're from Germany and you're driving in Rome for the first time, it's a very exotic experience.
But still, things are very similar in different European countries. Like the signs and general rules. You only notice if you start driving outside of Europe.
@anniehope8651 those signs are part of the Vienna convention. Two thirds of the countries of the world are part of that convention. It's hardly an EU thing ...
The general rules aren't all that different in the US either btw. The list of special things to keep in mind when driving their isn't any longer than the one for Poland, France or Italy. As long as you are fluent in English the traffic signs in the US don't pose any issues whatsoever. And the few things that are actually fundamentally different in the US aren't even consistent among US states. So you even have to read up on the specific states you're driving in anyways 🤷♂️
Smaller means fewer waste of resources. Ya, difficult concept for the average American.
But the economy! Wasting resources costs money! It's economy! It's important! It must grow! Waste more! Save corporations! Does nobody think of the poor CEOs and shareholders?
Totally agree!
I even removed a shelf board from my fridge, as it always was too full and I couldn't see what I had. Now there's less stuff in it and I can actually find everything and am not wasting as much.😊
3:10 Here's the thing, European cities are usually much MUCH older than their American counterparts. Often the initial design of roads dates back to medieval or even Roman times and so the intersection patterns are WAY more convoluted while the roads themselves are much narrower. That alone adds a lot of complexity to driving.
Texting while driving is forbidden. If you get caught, you pay a fine.
No phone and drive in Italy. Points on licence are taken +expensive fine
Same in Australia. Heavy ,heavy fines!!
You bloody communists!
It is illegal to a phone or eat while driving in the UK .
Same in Sweden.
It's the same throughout most of Europe.
"It is illegal to a phone or eat while driving in the UK"
......... And drink. But plenty of people still do it. Doesn't help that pretty-much every vehicle built this century has cupholders.
It is not specifically illegal to eat behind the wheel in the UK; it is illegal to not be in proper control of your vehicle.
In Europe we use what is called The "priority to the right" (or yield to the right) rule requires drivers in right-hand traffic countries to give way to vehicles approaching from the right at intersections without other traffic signals, signs, or markings. This rule applies to equal crossings, roundabouts, and when paths cross, but not on main roads. So you have to stay focused. From the outside it may look there are no rules but I can assure you there are! It is why we pay minimum 1000 USD for driving lessons and have a heavy exam while in US things are way more relaxed.
it is the same in the UK but on the left
Where do you live where you give way to the right on a normal roundabout. I believe the vehicle already on the roundabout has priority unless of course the roundabout has multi give way points.
Sorry, in roundabouts the "priority to the right" rule does not apply; those cars already in the roundabout have priority over those wanting to enter (approaching from the right).
@M@Maria-js9ouhate to say it but Google says in France priority to vehicles joining is correct which is news to me or Google is wrong.
@roonietunes60 In Finland roundabout is like any other junction, but all roundabouts have triangles for the incoming traffic to indicate you must give way. Without the triangle vehicle on the roundabout would indeed not have the priority. But I have never seen such a roundabout as the guidance is for roundabout having the priority.
It's not because of the traffic, it's because it's illegal here to text and drive.
1:23 in European countries, people with a license didn't get it just by learning what pedal does what. drivers actually learn the street laws in order to be allowed behind the wheels
AMEX has really high fees for the business, so it is not popular and might not be taken by some businesses. Would reccomend to bring a spare VISA or Mastercard.
I would say that AmEx is not acceped by most businesses.
Touch your phone in the car, if the police sees it you will get a € 440 (= USD 525) fine in Netherlands
440€ = 525 $ USD
Chaos? Not in my part of Europe. Also I live in a city where I have five, maybe six grocery stores within walking distance, I'm not going to shop food for weeks at a time as it wouldn't be fresh.
Same. Stuff in my fridge is usually only for like 4-5 days tops. There are exceptions for like chili sauce or miso paste that can last up to few months, depending on what i cook, but fruit, vegies, milk, juice, cheese, and few other things rarely get to exist there for more than 4 days. Then again, i have a dog which means that i need to walk him 3-4 times a day anyway, so taking an extra shopping basket and running a little grocery errand for fresh stuff for like 20€ every other day is a no brainer. Then once a month a bigger haul for long shelf-life stuff into the pantry, but again, that's not fridge stuff, those are things like flour and lentils and oil and stuff.
@sillyjellyfish2421 I take my car like once a month too, to get heavier items that last long like flour, washing detergent, and so on.
And if you're lucky enough to live _close_ to a small grocery store, it's not unheard of to start cooking, discover you're missing an ingredient and send your primary-to-middle-school aged kid to pick it up. You of course give them the money (or now, card) for it, they learn how buying stuff works and you start prepping another ingredient in the mean time.
In Europe we just know how to drive.
12:09 That's interesting because, obviously, the time is the same so you are doing something if not what you wanted to actually do. So I have found that as well, but the cause is always excrutiatingly clear. I'm sitting in front of the computer and the time flies by because I'm watching something like this instead of leaving the room and doing things. I suspect that in the US a lot of time is wasted on a day to day basis (and not just the US, with younger generations, it can be in any nation) just sitting and watching. Have you ever logged what you are spending your time on? That is the only way you're going to know for certain and it might not be something you want to look at.
Switzerland here (city)
I retired 4 years ago and since then I've been driving only about 20 km per month (14 miles)
Almost everything I need is just a short walk or bus ride... driving and looking for a parking space is a hassle
I sold my car in Sweden after moving to a city because I drove it twice a month.
It's hard to watch (and I don't mean *this* video).
1. The First Lady is talking about the whole of Europe again, even though she's only visited one country. Vespa... She was probably in Italy, in a certain city. Say which country you're talking about! Europe consists of x countries, it's really annoying.
2. Nobody texts while driving. It's also illegal, understandably! Is that really allowed in the USA?
3. All that make-up while she's talking: is that a thing? It's terribly annoying.
The "applying makeup while vlogging" seems to be latest trend. I've seen numerous people doing it. Yes, it's annoying!
@genievic why is this annoying... also its been a trend for a while. god forbid a woman does anything
@MrsRimavelle Obviously you've made the incorrect assumption that I'm not a woman.
ad 1. That's BS. Traffic in EU-Europe is very similar with some local sprinkels in it. And "Vespas" are a common thing in France too.
@SebB-u3q Northern Europe traffic is completely different to southern Europe.
most places don't accept amex. the fees are outlandish
The reason people don't text and drive in Europe is because it is forbidden and will cost you a hefty fine or even costs you your driving license. And I hope also because most people realise it's a really bad idea.
Amex is expensive for the shops so they simply don't accept it. And in the UK the police sometimes operate trucks to check if truck drivers are texting or watching videos when driving....now that is scary
In the Netherlands (as of 2026), it is prohibited to hold a mobile phone or other electronic device in your hand while driving-for example, to make calls, use text messages, check navigation, or type.
Use is only permitted hands-free via a holder or Bluetooth/car system when the phone is not in your hand.
📱 Fine for mobile phone use while driving also on a bike.
Fine for driving with your phone in your hand: approximately €440 (excluding administrative costs).
Including administrative costs from the Central Judicial Collection Agency (CJIB), the total is often slightly higher (around €449), according to recent information.
👉 This is a fixed fine for this violation in 2026. Hands-free use (not holding) is permitted, but be aware that distraction can still be dangerous.
I live in the Netherlands but I know that these rules and laws existed already. I suppose they made them more strict this year because they weren’t so “applicable”
Amex is not widely taken here in France, the fees to the retailer are crippling.
Exactly. Amex is not a thing in many places in Europe.
Same for the UK.
And same for Germany.
@r.brooks5287no it isn't you 🔔 end , it's just that they wouldn't give you one , it's accepted at all supermarkets petrol stations and most high street chains and the majority of independent shops, the transaction fees are not drastically higher than the others and the big chains can negotiate their own rate
@c.d.5657 I wouldn't even know where to get an Amex card in Germany if I wanted one. All the banks are just offering Master or Visa.
Coffee is different when you take different types of coffee beans , the roasting of the coffee beans is important and the kind of making the coffee ..
Lekker bakkie.
Americans don’t drink coffee, the drink light brown coffee flavored water. Really. What they call coffee is a disgrace and because the tase is so so bad, they mix it with the strangest flavored sugary syrups and milks.
@RealConstructorIt's called a bean soup.
When my brother came out to visit me from the states, he was a bit surprised at how narrow the roads are. I moved between to cars (for a turn), and he gasped and hadn't thought I'd had enough room. I on the other hand was utterly unbothered. I am so used to narrow roads and I have such a complete mental image of my car's size. And my little Honda Jazz is not as wide as my brother's car back home, as I explained to him later. You get used to the traffic, the narrow roads, the road markings, etc.
AmEx is rarely accepted because the cost of dealing with them is so much higher. Mastercard and Visa are accepted in most (but not all) places. Some parts of France for example will still have older terminals that only accept "Carte Bancaire" which is different again - so having some cash is going to be very useful for those situations. (More a thing in rural locations than in towns / cities, but still happens)
Its illegal to text or be on the phone unless its handsfree
noone likes to accept amex, even if they technically could, they tell you they don´t accept it because amex has much higher fees than other types of cards.
Common credit card companies accepted in the UK are VISA and Mastercard, whereas Amex has very limited acceptance. The main driving factor for merchants is the transaction fee percentage. Most people here use debit cards (smallest merchant fees,
It's not limited it's accepted at every supermarket Inc Aldi and Lidl every petrol station and the majority of independent stores , high street chains and most restaurants, that old bs about the higher charges is so old now the difference is minimal and the big retailers can negotiate there own rate anyway
I have a regular size fridge here in Norway and I only shop food every 2 weeks.
it's funny about the gym, because I go to local small gym and today in the morning I was the only guy there...
In Belgium, a latte = € 4,50 = $ 5,35. So € 2,00 is very very cheap.
4,50€ = 5,35$ 2€ otherwise it is 0€ 0$ and 0€ the unit belong behind the number and if you do not think so take it to the scientific comunity.
In Portugal, an espresso is about 80 cents.
@vHindenburg I wish you were right but sadly money amounts are often written differently. For the Euro for example, three notations are allowed: 4,50 euro or € 4,50 or 4,5 EUR. If you use the Euro symbol €, you have to put it front of the amount. I don't like it either but that's the way it is. At least that's the way it is in Dutch. I assume it's the same in other languages, but I'm not 100% sure about that.
@rschroev I am right. But people by now see it done the wrong way around by now, that they do not notice anymore, as I said bring it up to the mathematicians, the doctors of physics and the chemists if you do not agree.
@vHindenburg That depends on the country. In anglophone countries, even those that use the Euro, the currency sign comes first. If you're writing monetary amounts out while writing in English, you put the currency symbol first. If I were writing something in French, I'd write « 1,50 € », but this is English, where the convention is "€1.50".
Amex is not known here (Belgium).
Not common in France either. If you don't see the " Amex ccepted" sign, no chance...
The first lady is talking about how she is scared to drive in Europe - yet, traffic is significantly safer in Europe than in the USA...
She’s just not used to traffic signs and rules.
Americans failed to adopt the convention on road signs in the 60s and 70s which standardised road signs throughout Europe. American signs assume English is spoken by drivers in a country flanked by Spanish and French speakers! 😂😂 Just another reason not to allow Americans to drive internationally without a test first.
To be fair to her I can see how intimidating it can be for Americans driving in Germany (example). We tend to be defensive drivers. Narrow roads and high speed Autobahns are not for the weak of heart. However we HAVE to attend driving school where we are taught by professionals on everything from driving conditions, rules and regulations of the road and the consequences of breaking them. Not to mention the cost of obtaining a license!
As a Florida resident now I can’t tell you how irritating it is driving here. If you follow the rules you become a target for road rage. Highway driving is even worse. Left lane hogging doing 60 mph? WTF?
um define Europe? what country are you referring to?
@immaseahorse1 You're right, I should have been more precise: I referred to the sum of Western and Central Europe. I don't know about Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.
Using a phone in most countries is illegal. You can't even have it in your hands as it's totally illegal!
Fun fact : in France we do have large fridges. We call them "american" fridge.
Fun fact, we call those "French door" fridges.
Last time I saw an Amex in Europe was in the 80s.
I didn't think that they were still going TBH.
I actually had an Amex as company credit card until a couple of years ago. From a user perspective it was actually quite nice, compared to the administrative disaster that my current card provider calls a "web site".
My partner has an Amex, he buys airline tickets with it. Gets 1.5% loyalty something, don't really know what. 😂
The first woman talked about the country Europe... It's getting old!! If you are driving in the Nordic countrys, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Schweiz driving is not organised chaos. It's the opposite, It's organised. Don't know where she was traveling. I have driven in all those countrys i named including Italy and the most chaotic driving for me as a Swede has been in some cities in Italy.
American Express charge companies the most for their service, or it used to be like that when i worked with credit cards. Alot of European places can't/won't take the charge.
I think texting and driving is more restricted in Europe for multiple reasons really, you've got obvious things like stricter and heavier punishment, maybe more discipline, culturally-reinforced ideas like individual responsibilities or more restrictive road designs but I also think it is because manuals are still very popular here. Automatics makes driving a relatively brain dead activity that practically frees up one hand most of the time, fumbling around with a phone when you need to change gears isn't a particularly bright idea.
Plus people who aren't confident in their ability to drive simply don't get a car as they have other transport options, leading to a relatively more disciplined car culture by proxy.
In Australia, it is highly illegal to even hold your phone. We have mobile phone detection cameras. Doing anything but driving will basically see you with a hefty fine and loss of points.
UK here. I had to laugh when a message popped up on the consul screen of my Vauxhall Mokka as I was driving along. It said
WARNING It is dangerous to take your eyes off the road whilst driving your vehicle..................... WTH???😳🤪
@pamelsims2068bahahaha love it
Amex is rarely accepted anywhere in Europe.
Haha, it only looks like chaos to people that actually dont know the rules. And you can learn those easily and get comfortable with it, you can't with chaos. Hence her partner had no issues in the end.
Regarding Amex: It's more than 10 years ago since I last saw a place that accepted their card. They used to be big in the 1980's and 90's, but since then heavily declined. I am a frequent traveler all over Europe and from what I've seen and experienced, Visa followed by Mastercard are accepted in most places.
I can't think of a place (store, restaurant, historical site, venue), or even European website that accepts Amex. Strange, because I remember a time when it was a flex to have an Amex card, but it seems to have fallen by the wayside.
@NauiByeolEge True. Everyting changed for AMEX after the financial crisis. They kept their high fees and they decided not to follow the new cards technology like visual cards, internet prepaid cards etc. So as Visa and mastercard kept growing , AMEX finaly dicide not to support their card but keep only the pure banking sector they still have.
I'm 65 and the last time I've seen the inside of a gym was at school. I walk and bike all the time, usually take the stairs instead of the elevator etc.
No need to drive (I don't even have a car: much too expensive) to a place and sit on a stationary bike, walk on a treadmill or use a stepper. After working overtime to afford all that of course. Wonder where your time goes? Right there! I rather use that time to get my groceries. On foot or by bike.
About coffee, the thing is that caffeine is one of the least soluble things. So the longer water go thru, the more exiting it gets.
That's why you can drink a ristreto (tiny coffee) before bed for the taste of it without any problem, while a very long coffee aka an americano can make you climb the walls if you're sensitive.
My enormous refrigerator is in the supermarket, a seven-minute walk from my house and only three minutes from my work apartment. No reason to put such a monstrosity in my own place. A moderately sized fridge-freezer is perfectly adequate for the things we or I want to have readily available.
Of course, things would be different with unfavourable zoning laws that make all shopping options accessible only via long commutes.
American: "You WALK the whole seven minutes?" :-)