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I think in America you have a totally wrong idea of Western Europe and in particular of Italy. I, a Italian tolk youWe are talking about Italy, excluding the rural areas of the south and the extreme south. After the 80s, religiosity plummeted dramatically in most of the country. In the north it is very low, at the levels of northern Europe. Churches are frequented almost exclusively by old people. Swearing on the Bible at the trial, writing "we believe in god", the same expression "God bless America" would be intolerable things in Italy. And above all unconstitutional !! The Italian constitution was made by an assembly partly Catholic and partly firmly Communist atheist and secularist. During the Cold War, Italy had the largest and most influential communist party in the entire Western world. Strictly atheist. The world of education and the judiciary in Italy has always been very left-wing. Religion in Italy is a strictly private fact. If a director of a public school were to make assemblies against contraceptives, or premarital sex, or abortion, it would be a national scandal in all newspapers and news news. In public institutions, the world of art and culture, and especially in the judiciary, in Italy talking about religion, is almost a taboo '. I can guarantee it! The Italian judiciary is mostly of the extreme left, and seeing the oath on the bible horrifies many Italian judges. In many schools Pork has even been removed from the menu, so as not to 'offend' the many Muslim immigrant student. If a president of the Italian republic told , during the speech to the Italians "God bless Italy" he would be the subject of controversy and attacks from all fronts !! The subject Religion in every school is optional by law.
As a European man, I couldn't keep track of all the strange assumptions and logical leaps. I loved how he talked about how independent Americans are, but then somehow they also care a lot about how others view them in terms of sex and religion. Kind of contradictory. As for individualism, living in Norway I see women wearing all sorts of clothing. He acts like you can't see goth, emo or punk types in Europe. You'll probably find more of them in bigger cities with universities and an art/music scene, but I suspect it's similar for the US. Maybe the one piece of clothing you'll rarely (if ever) see on a woman (or a man) is pajamas/nightgowns out in public. Athleisurewear is generally for gyms, yoga, sports or hiking/running. As for attitudes to sex, I can only say that in Norwegian culture nudity isn't seen as inherently sexual and I think many European cultures have a similar attitude to nudity. Sex is also not viewed in a shameful way, and teens can get condoms in high school as well as birth control. Sex education is also not pushed away or seen as shameful or weird. As a result, we have very low teenage pregnancy rates. Fewer teenage pregnancies also lead to fewer abortions, which you think right-wing Christians would support. With dating, here in Norway at least, I find that men and women are pretty equal. Both can approach each other and both can "hook up" without a lot of social judgment. I suspect that further south in Europe that's less likely the case, but I could be wrong. I don't think European women act uniformly in one way or another, just as American women don't (surprise, surprise).
Times are changing. If you toss a stone in Prague's historic centre, you hit a church. But now the Czechs are probably one of the most atheistic nations in the world.
I don’t agree! In my opinion it depends where you live, for example I live in a country where we are religious but of course in different levels of faith in our religion.
Maybe Western and Northern Europe. Places like Spain, Italy and almost all of Eastern Europe especially the Balkans are very religious compared to Western Europe. It’s usually countries with Catholic and Orthodox faiths that are more religious
@@vagabond57097eu is chatolic by a great majority, so is western europe… i think most europeans identify as chatolics, although i think that’s got more to do with culture than religion. compared to US, where god is probably one of the most used words, europe seems atheistic
@@tolstoyed Nah. Countries like Greece, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Moldova are all Orthodox Christian. They are typically more religious on average compared to Western Europeans. Catholic countries like Croatia, Italy, Spain also have lots of religious people. But if your only experience of Europe is places like the UK, France, Scandinavia , than it makes sense if you think Europe seems less religious
I believe religious people in Europe are more ‘culturally religious’ than actual believers. You will not find many Europeans praying for redemption with real conviction.
In my 40 years of life as a European I can remember exactly 2 times that anyone attempted to talk to me about God in a private/public setting. Both times I was standing at the city square waiting for someone which made me a target for some evangelical missionaries. Both times were so rare and remarkable to me that I decided to have some fun with it too and indulged them by thoughtfully going 'Yes, yes, I would like to talk about Jesus. But alas, nobody minds his true word anymore.' while staring wistfully into the distance in a way that seemed sufficiently creepy to them for taking their leave from the conversation disappointingly early. Otherwise I can't remember a single time talking about God or religion in general to friends, colleagues, or random acquaintances. It's very much a private matter and if you want to have friends you better don't get on people's nerves with your personal faith. Most people I know are not religious whatsoever. The only people I know who step into church at all are people who do enjoy the festivals (they go at max twice a year, once for Christmas, once for easter, and otherwise only when there's a marriage or a baptism), but none of them otherwise ever really talks of God or faith or whatever. They are Christian because they were born into it and our culture is intertwined with it, but it's not really a consideration of faith for them. It's more about the traditions - many of them rooted in even older pagan beliefs anyway - rather than the bible. Meanwhile every single time I visit the US - and really doesn't matter if it's Texas or California or New York - I always somehow end up finding myself at the receiving end of someone's spiritual revelations that they chose to share with me without me ever having asked them to do so XD And yeah, sex before marriage being an issue somehow... literally not a topic in Europe ANYWHERE, like ANYWHERE. that concept I also only was confronted with when visiting the US for the first time. In Europe it's SO WEIRD the idea that you should only have sex when married. SO WEIRD. What is it? 1822?
I would also add that this (the sex before marriage thing) ties into the fact that a lot of Europeans do attend higher education so one is not really encouraged to marry and have children before finishing their studies - so what are these people expected to do … wait until they are 23-26 or whatever to have sex? Most people I know started their sex life as teenagers (16-17-18), some were older and that’s ok as well. I’m form one of the most religious countries in the EU (declaratively, at least), but matters surrounding sexuality are not really taboo and while we do have a certain minority of people that do get offended over stuff like periods, sex ed, gender, etc. in daily life we’re pretty liberal and children are exposed to quite a lot of material that in the US would be considered inappropriate - at least based on what info comes through the news. We also literally had our minister of family (a very religious woman - think conservative US style that holds a made up position in the government to appeal to religious fundamentalists) come out and say she emphatically supports a woman’s right to bodily autonomy and that no one can ask a woman to decide between death and pregnancy - this following the US supreme court to reverse roe vs. wade when religious fundamentalists in my country felt emboldened to start discussions about banning abortions. We did have a period where abortions were banned during communism and 10k+ women died seeking illegal abortions. Also the forced pregnancies during that time made it so that the population boom (that is now close to retirement age) is literally endangering our public pension system could collapse. They are now having to increase the retirement age so that we can avoid all these people going into retirement at the same time. It was super fun to see all the “religious” politicians race to declare support for legal abortion. Even our main church (kinda like the state church) said that they do not support the totalitarian restriction of abortions, even if from a religious view abortion is considered immoral. They stated that “abortion is an inevitably tragic right that women should have” and that they “encourage this fundamental right that ultimately fuels human kinds advancement”. 98-99% of the total population of Romania considers themselves religious with 55% declaring themselves highly religious.
Well I think that having intimate relationships before marriage it’s not about what year we are it’s a personal thing and it’s about moral and feelings. It’s about feelings because a lot of the girls most of the times feel used after having intimate relationship with someone because lets be real nowadays most males are like play boy and play with girls feelings, but of course that’s not all … it’s about religion too and it’s about the culture you grew up . There are a lot abortion and children that have parents who don’t live together and doesn’t know what a real family feels like or don’t even know their father at all. That’s a really sad reality who a lot of children have to suffer the consequences of irresponsible actions of their parents. But in the end of the day both ways of being or not Intimate it’s a personal thing and it’s normal too, both waiting or not until marriage. We are free to live our life whatever we want to. #feelfreetodowhateveryouwant
@@esra7576 the divorce rate in my country is around 22%. We are 6th in the world with the lowest divorce rate. I’m not saying this is good or bad, just that growing up, kids with divorced parents were not common, even less so kids that didn’t know who their father was. Culturally, we are also very family oriented, regardless of religious belief with multigenerational households. We are thought to help immediate and even distant family members and it is expected that children will take care of elderly parents or grandparents - especially if there’s illness involved, which I think is a good thing. As for the sex thing, I agree, everyone should do things in their own time and not act based on pressure from society, friends or family and be safe while doing it. I started my sex life at 16 and it was fine and i don’t regret any of it, but I did have a good understanding of how to use protection, and how the anatomy worked, just as my bf at the time did (school education) - my parents knew when I was around 17 that i was active sexually - they just asked if I was taking precautions and I needed anything from them (like info or doctor’s appointments to let them know) and to not get pregnant. We’ve had the birds and bees talk way before I got my period and school thought about that even earlier so I felt prepared. I do not know of 1 person that got pregnant in highscool or out of marriage (which is the preferred way of having kids - even for me, an atheist). I do have 1 cousin that got married young with her parent’s permission, but they were very religious. She married at 17 (which is legal, although I don’t agree with this) and had 2 kids before she turned 19 - her husband is a priest and they can only become priests after marriage (in our main religion - unmarried priests are only monks). They are happy so seems she chose right. However, I did grow up in an urban environment so things are slightly different in rural areas or in different regions with the east of the country being more traditional and conservative.
@@esra7576 I can only add a few stats from my country. My country has a divorce rate of around 35%. About 19% of parents are single parents, which btw. does not mean that the children do not know their father, but that just one parent has main custody, the child however has a legal right to maintain a relationship to the second parent. Most people become sexually active between 15 and 17. Among 15-year-olds, around 25% claim to have already been sexually active at least once. Among 16-year-olds it's around 50% Among 17-year-olds it's around 65%. For people younger than 15 it's rather rare, while of course, it does happen. But also at 17 still around 35% are virgins. All of them though are usually very well educated on safe sex (both regarding STDs and pregnancy) through sex ed in school, sex ed materials in age-appropriate books and educational tv programs, as well as a general open attitude of most parents to tackle the topic in an age-appropriate yet truthful manner. We even have books for playschool level kids that explain in an age-appropriate way how the reproductive system works. Of course nobody forces young children to look at those books, but if they proactively ask you can use them as aid to give them an explanation. The general consensus is that when children are developed enough to ask, they are developed enough to receive an answer. Another thing that educators tell parents is that if you're not going to make sure your kid receives quality sex-ed they're going to seek it from their peers or the internet, and that can go very badly. Thus teenage pregnancies all over are comparably rare in my country, which is 13 out of 1000 pregnancies are of women aged 15-19 (which btw also includes a lot of women who are of age), while in countries like the US with all its morals and abstinence vows it's almost 56 out of 1000 pregnancies. Personally, I became sexually active at 18 and I was always very diligent about safe sex. Never became pregnant involuntarily, never got an STD even once. At this point I've been happily married for 10 years. I married at 30 years old btw. In my whole life I only knew of one girl in my school who had a child at 17, and she got that kid intentionally because she thought her bf might be forced to stay with her or some nonsense like that (spoilers: that didn't work out). All my friends who have all become sexually active between 18 and 21 by 30 were married and most of them have planned children at this point. Having had sex before marriage did not have a single negative effect or consequence in my life. Being able to build full relationships without officially having to tie the knot for life taught me a lot about relationships, about other people, about how to handle conflict and about myself, and my marriage profits from that experience. But I know had I grown up in a country that denies me appropriate education on sex, how to do it safely etc, and that makes a moral issue out of it, statistically I may just be one of those many teen pregnancies in such countries with runaway dad that are more prevalent in such countries. Or I may be stuck and tied down by 'morality' in an unhappy and loveless marriage that is neither emotionally nor physically fulfilling. It's not the pre-marital sex that is the problem, it's denying people the knowledge to make informed choices about their sexuality and not empowering them to take charge of their own sexual health that is.
COMPLETELY Agreed IN EVERYTHING. IN FACT, I AM ITALIAN AND I ASSURE YOU THAT IT IS SO. Religion does not count LITERALLY ANYTHING IN POLITICS, COURT, SCHOOL, JOURNALISM. In fact, talking about it is never a good idea. Apart from conservative fanatics, or 90-year-olds, it makes a very bad impression on everyone else to hear ideas based on religion in any field outside the private sector. If you say in Italy "god bless Italy" in politics, the next day you are in all the newspapers !! In public school it is a scandal to speak against abortion, against sex or against condoms ... end up on the national front page! From America who has been there told me chilling things ... which for us are from the year 1600. Only in rural areas and the extreme south without culture is there still the presence of religion in morality. Then Italians can also say that spirituality is important in their lives. But for Italian society understood as a subject, religion COUNTS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. 1000 TIMES LESS THAN IN AMERICA. our constitution the year made in half of the non-believing communists, and for 40 years of the Cold War Italian politics had the most powerful communist party in the West, obviously not a believer: you see !! The judiciary, the world of culture and universities, in Italy, are traditionally left-wing since the post-war period, and absolutely distant from religion !! Swearing on the Bible? It makes you laugh in Italy .. it's an Islamic extremist thing! And even worse we see the greeting to the flag of American children every morning. it is considered worse than fascist!The last close memory of the greeting to the flag is in the third reich, this explains everything about America
Personal German perspective: - Marrying a virgin (he/she/they/them)? Why would I buy into something that could be utterly incompatible? (Step one for my American friends for better understanding: Accept, that naked human bodies visually / physically / sexually exist outside R-rated movies... ;-) ) - Religion: If there is a serious problem, prayers are fine, but money and actions generally help more. - Women of Eastern Europe really ARE generally pretty attractive / self-confident. (I always wonder if 40 yrs of socialist full gender equality agenda had an impact on this until today...) - Overweight is not at all uncommon in Europe, e.g. in Germany and Denmark, but (what is considered here as) extreme overweight is MUCH less common and probably considered an attractiveness killer in statistics for simple biological/evolutionary reasons (associated with unhealthy lifestyle unconsciously). - European women DO wear sneakers. But probably their sneakers look more classy in their overall look? - American women often do not "outstyle" European women at social events, they are often considered *overdressed*. (High heels on techno club dancefloors in Berlin -> You are an American girl, 100%.) - Men and women can't be "just friends"? Well, I have quite a few good female friends and best friends for 10+ yrs and am not gay, LOL. If you say this isn't possible as a grown-up in Europe, you expose yourself as being stuck in puberty forever or a kind of simple person, or even an incel (LOL). I guess it has something to do with Americans sexualizing everything that has to do with females. Call me judging, but I think it is a sign of sexism in society. (Same thing as for the "nudity problem" the US has, that also is sexualizing depictions of women especially.) Special question to Brian: Can you explain to me the mystery of Texas really being known for very friendly, nice and polite people with a great sense of hospitality while at the same time having the probably worst gun laws and death penalty practice in the developed world? It never made ANY sense to me and always seemed pretty contradictory to me! No offense intended, serious question. (I know that a Republican NRA activist might answer that it is causal, not contradictory, but hey, we are more reasonable, right?) Thanks and have a great week, dear loners.
Good points. I used to chat to an american guy with the prospective of dating, and he kept ranting on the topic of men and women's friendship, and how that can't work because men want more. I told him that not only that it works extremely well, between inteligent forms of lives, but in europe, in general. if a man doesn't have female friends, it's a huuuge red flag. It means that he is the type of a simple minded dude, ruled by his sexual organ, and that he wants to fuck everything he can, so no females befriend him. I had to quit talking to him, he seemed so ridiculous. Even my 65 yo father has a more open minded than that dude at 30 yo
@@Maria..Carina-y6x Yeah, sometimes I think they are kept immature on purpose, so they sexualize everything. Because this is a huge market in the US. Also, they got used to bigottery and twisted logic by this, as in sex vs. religion, which is very similar in politics, and the principles of the economic system, which is basically the lottery of hardcore capitalism. It keeps the people from being responsible and socially aware people. Good for the stability of the system. Bad for the average citizen at the same time. Keeps them from living a happy life with healthy relationships, making them better consumers (as surrogate) and easy to manage workers. This is really sad, because people basically want the same everywhere. Being taken serious and having a somehow fulfilled life with some happiness. But happy people are bad consumers ...
One point that struck me is the point about sexuality. I am absolutely of the opinion that we are much freer here in this matter than in the USA. What is normal for us is totally frowned upon, forbidden or blocked in the USA. On the beach, for example, women with bare torso without bra is prohibited, Nudist beaches as free body culture beaches where people lie completely naked on the beach is prohibited. Scenes on TV where more is shown, is blocked, made unrecognizable. With us in Europe completely normal. That times in point of attitude to sexuality.
Here in Europe both men and women almost always dress up, when going outside. Like I would change from my in house jogger pants to jeans even when carrying out trash, and *definitely* when going to a shop, even if it's just around a corner.
Hi Loners. I think this video you watched was largely nonsense. It is my observation (I'm 69) that particular areas in any given country is more stylish than others. By and large certain cities in Europe are more stylish than others. Milan and Rome for instance. You need to realise that both men and women are stylish. You would never find stylish women and sloppy men in the same area.likewise Paris, London, Madrid and Berlin tend to be stylish with their own unique take on style. In the countryside clothes are more utility focused, at least during daytime. Evening is a different matter. Both European men and women tend to dress for the evening. I've never been Stateside so I can't comment. It appears that dressing up is not a thing in the USA but I'm not sure. I'd like to know.
Put it this way, in Europe 'Atheist' isn't a dirty word. As regards religiosity (I can only speak for the UK) religion is in a rapidly increasing decline with more and more churches closing every year.
In America you can randomly say how much you making in a year and/or in a deal but talking about sex is taboo. In France is the totaly other way around lol.
2 points: - Yes, in general European countries are less religious than the US with some exceptions (as a norm countries are less religious when goint to the north and West of the continent) Even a country who used to be very religious in the past (Spain) is nowadays much less religious than the US. People under 40 in Spain very rarely go to church , and when they do it, it is usually because of some big celebration (Christmas or Holy week) -On to the the clothing , woman here don't wear high heels unless they are going out .... The part about not wearing sports clothing unless doing sport (duh) is true though
Americans are definitely more religious than people in UK , religion has been becoming less important in UK for 50years , within 2miles of where I live 5 churches have either been demolished or repurposed, there are a lot less TV and radio religious programmes now ,its still part of government and Monarchy but it's largely tradition ❤. Ps there are a lot generalisations in this .
@@AlainaDemarcusYou're another one who's grasp of the English language leaves a lot to be desired,you have an agenda , I'm not interested in,here endeth the lesson Amen .
Sweden is one of the most secular countries in the world. Here people are part of the Church just "because", not many are because they believe in God. But I also believe USA is one of the most hypocritic countries in the world when it comes to religion 🤣In Sweden we learn German, Spanish, French, Sign or "home language" from year 5-6 (age 11-12). English we start studying in school from year 3 (age 9).
Language learning starts in Kindergarten here in Germany. University education is free of tuition fees but you have to pay for housing and food which is quite generally expensive in cities with universities.
For fashion. What I do know is that for men dressing in Bermuda shorts, flipflops with a sports (or university) T-shirt and a sport cap is typically American. I don't know any European who would dress like this to go out. If you stay at home on Sunday alone, yes. But as soon as you go shopping or you have guests no.
About control: there is a lot of psychology to that. When you think/believe you are in control, but things don't go the way you want, it can lead to stress, frustration, violence, depression, etc. If it is correct that Americans feel that they are more in control, then that might explain some of the social differences, like Europeans being more laid back and Americans always seem to be in a rat race. Basically, control is an illusion (yes, I'm a European). But I wouldn't take this video seriously.
What surprises me about this video is that Scandinavia wasn´t included in it. Scandinavia and Iceland IS a part of Europe. There you can talk about non-religiuos and non prudish women.
You commented about "European countries are close together" so it is is easier to travel internationally. That is 100% true. However, I'm Canadian, like you I might have a long drive to leave my province... But I've been to the US, Mexico, Grand Caymans on this side of the ocean, and UK, Netherlands, Sweden, possibly others across that ocean... and Australia across the other ocean. I know people in the US, living in a "border state" that never crossed the border. So... there is some truth to US people don't leave the US as much as others. not saying that is always a bad thing, there is plenty to see in the US, but... the world is so much bigger than that. I will say the US is "culturally" different, in my experience, even a noticable difference from Canada, but European communities much more so. I won't say he was "spot on" in his take, but at a VERY high level, most of those differences exist... probably not to the extent he implies though. Again, everyone is unique so "a European woman" many not conform to any of that... or all of it, and making generalities... never completely works in comparisons.
The original Video felt especially from the second part very bias. It seemed to make look American women better rather than just comparing the differences without a judgment.
11:03 Advertising "Do you walk around your home naked with the windows open?" Of course. I am european, we do not have such a big problem with nudity ;) commercial skipped :p
I also think that religiosity is to the same extent on both continents, and as far as sexism is concerned, the USA is populated by religious groups that were apostates in Europe, such as the Puritans and the like, so that is also important. The USA is emphatically puritanical, while in Europe it was only one of the stages in the development of spirituality
Even the way you judge other cultures is very American based of " how you feel act" in Europe we often judge people of "how they feel or act" because generally there is consensus that some things are just right
It must be admitted that the speaker in the premise made a disclaimer to warn that he would generalize... Nevertheless he made a more than superficial video capable only of creating or reinforcing preconceived stereotypes. A trivial example is that in my opinion the differences between those who live in rural areas versus those who live in urban areas is extremely higher both in the EU and in the USA than the differences between the two samples under examination.
And European cultures are so diverse, I think there is more difference between two European countries (Germanic vs Latin cultures, East vs West, Catholic vs Protestanc societies...) than between the "average" European and the "average" American
in europe we are just less crazy so when people talk to us we dont asume anything until we get why ^^ An expl is when you start dating someone you are in a relationship and you have to stop it to start another one , no double dates crazy or you will be caught cheating ^^ One kiss is enought to start it and the same to break it .
The idea of lumping Europeans together in this way is absurd. In Berlin you won't have a problem seeing female punks or any other style even if that might not be the case in Budapest. The video is also a rather structureless stream of consciousness of the narrator with way too loud music. The Black Forest family has made an extensive video on religion in the US vs Europe: ruclips.net/video/7qJTnq2DuPM/видео.html
The channels "Passport Two" and "The Black Forest Family" both have videos called "American vs German Christianity". My country Slovakia is religious (70%), but it is quite a private thing. It doesn't really come up in everyday life, maybe only with some very religious older people. We even have a religion class in primary school for the religious kids, but it still isn't a topic to talk about. Our university education is free, but it has rules. Every person can study one Bachelor's and one Master's program for free, but it must be full-time study, in Slovak language and in standard duration of your chosen program (usually 3 years Bachelor's and 2 years Master's degree). Every program has it's own study plan and usually almost all of your classes are chosen for you, you just follow the plan. There is a minimum and maximum of credits you can have in one semester, so you can't really choose some extra classes just for the sake of studying them, they won't let you, also they prefer students who need the class for their program, not just curiosity. If you have to pay for studying (also if you decide to study your second Bc or Ms degree), it's really not a lot (like 1.000 € per year), but it's lot of burocracy. Papers, papers, papers for all kind of reasons: to have your health insurance paid for you, for your parents to continue getting parental bonus etc etc. So, almost nobody really studies classes other than the ones they are required to.
Portuguese here and it’s funny how wrong you get things ( not hating, that much is expected that you don’t know everything). I also don’t know everything about Europe but def Portuguese are in general still more religious than Italians lol😅 For one we Portuguese are still coming from a past conservative society. Lasting four decades, the Estado Novo was Europe's longest-enduring dictatorship. Opposed to communism, socialism, syndicalism, anarchism, liberalism and anti-colonialism, the regime was conservative, corporatist, and nationalist in nature, defending Portugal's traditional Catholicism. This ended in 1974 and since then we had a shocking and quick adjustment to the free world. Today religion is nothing more than traditions. The baptisms, Easter, Christmas, weddings.. people keep doing all these without even going a day to church. And I’d say most times people refer to God, they probably on their fours or their knees. If you know what I mean wink wink. But the Italians?? 😂 come on. They elected Silvio Berlusconi for Prime minister and had Cicciolina too in politics….
You should definitely watch the video of the Black forest family on the differences in Germany and the US. Just a hint: many Germans are officially in the church, but only attend service once a year. Most of us are not Bible crazy like the US. Exceptions are Malta and south Italy for example.
This is a very bizarre clip from start to finish - the one from infographics. And has a weird sexist tone. Except from some points that can be measured like religiosity and and being more socially liberal, the other topics discussed just seem to be the narrator’s misconceptions and a lot of his biases. Lynda seems to have the same feeling as me when she was watching - like something is wrong but can’t put her finger on what exactly.
I'm from Turkey and i can tell you, this video is complete flapdoodle :) There are 44 countries in the European continent, I live in the European part of Turkey which is in Istanbul.
we start to learn second language in 2-4 grades and later the 3th so technically if you good with languages after you finish uni you could be talking in 4 languages but mostly 2-3
I’ve just started watching your channel and I really like it. Having said that this video was really dumb. As a Swedish person there was almost nothing that I could relate to in this video. One suggestion is to watch videos on separate countries as opposed to just “Europe”. Great content and interesting conversations between you two.
@marycarver1542I also found that weird. Back home (Ro) women are not shy to speak their mind. I’ve also some experience with living in France and now Belgium and i’ve found that women are outspoken both in their professional and private life. I mean we are generally direct and honest, maybe we don’t share our opinions uninvited in all circumstances, but we definitely speak our mind.
The original video is the worst comparesion video about the US and Europe i have ever seen. I have the feeling everything he said without showing numbers was just made up and shows more of his views about women, than anything about the topic.
additionally is there any point he talks about where using the subgroup women makes any real sense? maybe he just searched a few statistics - like another comment claimed... the fault may very well be within the data? can all statistics be blindly trusted? if i would take stats, i would prolly keep man/women as statistic point as well, just to see if there is a difference. maybe infographic just searched for statistics that had "women" somehow in them and used that for his vid oO
I think we in EU dont judge woman as less worthy if she is slut or no. Thats her choice, if she is then its free/paid sex. Ofc nobody will marry her. I think we jufge ppl more based on their brain and behavior than money and profession.
In France we have a lot of church, but they're all empty 😂 french people are going in a church only for a wedding or a death ceremony. 9 french on 10 are really don't care of catholic religion. Musulman french are the people who take care the most of their religion.
Me and my friends went abroad from the age of 15 from Italy to Austria or Germany, skipping school for 1 or 2 days. Simply going to the station by bike and taking the train without even paying for the ticket🤣🤣🤣🤣 One time even in Nizza, France . 2019 data: Italy: : Normal weight 51.4% (best in E.U.) Obesity 11% (best of E.U.), much more is in the south, Over Spain: Normal weight: 45.3 % (10° in Eu) Obesity: 15.3% (9° in EU) more in south US: Obesity : 40%
19:15 - sounds like complete BS. Americans are shocked by blunt honesty of some Europeans (from center up to North and East), while Americans are famous for "beating around a bush". Yes, Americans are more open for talks about sex, the "technical part" so to speak, but not much else.
This is true. In Italy it is an enormous pressure on clothing, style, aesthetics for 12 years and for a lifetime. If you do not follow certain styles you are excluded from social groups. But not only among bourgeois people. Even in an alternative group with rasta hair and hippie clothes, there is a strong judgment on the style and a certain tendency towards homologation. This is very bad, especially for teenagers
In elementary school we learned 2 foreign languages: English and German. Also, here a lot of people here speaks several languages and not just 2 or 3. I can speak English, little bir kf German, Italian, Serbian, Slovenian, Romanian... I don't even count Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian and Montenegrin as they are so similar.
I'm surprised at the video you're reacting to. It's absolutely not serious, even a little insulting. There is no research to back anything, and it all seems to come from grossly bundled stereotypes rather than factual observation. Very odd! Comparing the US to Europe is hilarious, the US, as large as it is, has pretty much one national culture that pretty much the same with small variation in some places, while Europe has a bunch of millenary old cultures and traditions that can be very different.
My friend, after a year in high school in California, told me that the average level of culture and education compared to the Italian high school was like the Italian middle school, and the most backward were like primary school children in Italy. Not so much for notions, but rather in the ability to analyze reality and critical consciousness. Excluding high-level students, he said that the less committed had a simple and childish way of dealing with reality. I find this damn true if I look at the mass culture in America. He told me that in America better and the worst are separated. (which is illegal in Italy, unless there are problems with mental retardation).
As a German woman I wear sneakers all the time. We love to wear practical and comfy clothes here - sorry Italians and Spaniards, I know how you feel about that 🙈 However, I do always try to look "put together”, even as a German 😅, and I would never go grocery shopping in yoga pants or pjs. You almost never see it here, let alone in Italy or Spain 😁 So they are definitely exaggerating a lot when it comes to clothing, but there’s also a little bit of truth in it.
European woman here: I love my sneakers and I'll go shopping in my most shabby clothes, without Make-up, but If I feel like it, I'll wear something nice. But I'm not out there for pleasing anybodys eyes, and if I wear something nice, its for myself.
There is a big difference in being stylish (for men and women) in Europe. I would say that in Italy and France and in the big cities in middle Europe people are more sylish in their fashion than in northern or northwestern Europe. I would say the Netherlands is least stylish as the weather sucks and changes per hour sometimes and we bike a lot.
Don't know what happened - for some strange reason I watched most of your videos even if they were too long for my taste. But the more i watch the more I see my best friend who moved to LA from germany last year ago in this Loners-woman. She is exactly like you. And I enjoy the partnership vibe you to give me. I started watching your other channel, too - and I am at a turning point now - I really enjoy your content. But next time you come to europe better hit me up here in munich ;) and if not - please still keep going, I like people who are open for the world to explore.
re religious - we got very little (or non) american style megachurches (just the OG magachurch- catholic church) or "Jesus is love, you will burn in hell" people. Being religious in most countries in Europe means getting sacraments in church and going to church few times a year - there's no stuff like praying before food or reading the bible For dressing up - there's huge difference in style between Poland and Ireland. I used to think it's just a meme until i moved to Ireland... Everything seems to be more sexualised in US, which seems to be in contrast with the religiosity part. This vid is super weird though, especially the ending
I love how you let slip in that if you’re gay or black you’re not treated with the same hospitality by ordinary people in Texas, no offense to your man sitting there.
Guys, this video you're watching is just wrong, on every level. I don't know where this guy got his stats, but suo wrong. I had to say it cos it makes me feel angry thinking someone would look at this and think that's the truth. It's not!!! Just for reference, I'm European, I lived all around the world and my partner is American 😊
That video is nonsense even though other american youtubers confirm that people here (in Germany - believe it or not😉) dress more nice, which is even more the case in other EU countries. 1 example is a former south african teacher of mine which used to live in Munich which is the poshest & most traditional city of Germany, she moved to my hometown (Leipzig) & was suprised how relaxed & casual it is over here with people wearing flip flops unlike Munich! This is clip is far too overgeneralized when it comes to that.
Just moving in 2 days after 5 years in Altea, Spain to Freiburg, Germany! Greetings! Lived 16y in the USA (14y CA, 2y NM). Yeah, and that video you chose is utter nonsense ...
In Norway we dress for convenience - you do not see many in high heels - we walk a lot or go on bikes. Here you are first and foremost a person - second comes gender. Norwegian women are quite independent!
What I like about living in Europe is that religion isn't such a big deal like in the US. And in general, Europeans just mind their own business about religion. It's a personal thing, not a social club.
Should have been called misogyny rules woman on either side of the oceans are individuals. My partner is from the USA and black, we have had a few odds looks when in the USA when visiting family in Virginia. Religion's a more personal thing in Europe and not as commercialised as the USA. Unfortunately where ever you go the inevitable idiots will surface everyone deserves respect know matter what gender or religion.
I agree. I lived in the US for 10 yrs. They are far more religious there than in than Europe and here in the UK. Here you are hardly aware it even exists.
I don't comment a lot, but this has to be the dumbest video you reacted to. I'm from Hungary, move around a lot, I don't think theres a minute of truth in that video :D Not sure about the divorce statistics but the rest... I don't think any research was made for that vid
So much boils down to system UK US-Capitalism; Continental Europe DEMO socialism - more sience less religion=meaning more accepting of they physical bodies. There for UK US- More individualistic more of "do what you feel" therefore more detached from their bodies
Not whnn I was in elementaryschool, I picked up English from music and tv shows (we have subtitles in the Netherlands and original audio) but later on kids in elementary school got English lessons.
His point about European women being more aesthetically traditional can't be further from the truth. European mindsets in general are more progressive than in the USA, so naturally you'll see more alt women in Europe.
Polish people are very religious. Churches are so crowded on a Sunday that people stand outside to listen to the service! In Germany churches are empty. People are not really religious especially in the east
The reaction the word "sexes", used appropriately here, is illuminating. America and to a lesser extent the UK are so lost in namby-pamby euphemisms now, that people balk at the actual word they mean. People call public toilets "bathrooms" when there's clearly no bathing facilities there, they say "gender" when they plainly mean sex and the word "intercourse" meaning conversation has become a minefield of innuendo. You might say that it doesn't matter, that the euphemisms are more polite or gentile, but it does matter. Gender is no more than a social construct used to sterotype male and female behaviours, so anyone can reject those, or mix it up if they choose to - as Boy George or David Bowie did. But people can't change their sex. That's determined in utero and is immutable. It's the conflation of those two words that has got us where we are today, with children being given unnecessary medication or even radical surgery for a problem that should be addressed solely by psychiatric intervention, if at all. We all need to grow up and say what we damn well mean, instead of pandering to pearl-clutching idiots.
Italian and French girl, They consider English women an offense to style, and many Americans too .. All my friends who have been to London, even living have told me that the style is unwatchable. But they was also told that there is much less judgment and pressure on elegance and appearance and less fear of judgment among Anglo-Saxon girls. And this is very bad in Italy. Teenagers experience enormous aesthetic pressure in Italy, among their peers. I must say that Milan and Paris are an unattachable level for everyone in terms of fashion and class and elegance
thanks for the video, by the way , i have to add that having sex with someone without being married doesn't mean that you sleep with someone else,you can have childs and be together all your life without any need for being married, but after all the video was full of strange insunuations on the european side as much as on the american side
It's because many of the immigrants to america from europe were religious subgroups with a narrow religious view. In America you find therefore more religious extremism. It's so different here. Christianity has never been like it is lived in America today. Alle europeans say that when they go to church in the us. It seems crazy to them whats going on there
A very "general" video, which they did warn about at the beginning, (so why the H did they bother making it) - When they are talking about the UK, sadly they are talking about London, outside London you can find women more like their EU counterparts, but also in some areas women who are more like their US cousins. Every woman has the right to be who she wants to be regardless of style, belief or location. They are all wonderful, and at the same time weird, and we males will never understand them completely.
The video (the original) is so weird. I don't know why but it feels odd. Edit : this video IS odd af. It's like he watched Emily in Paris or whatever and determined his ''analysis'' on that
It’s weird because of its sexist undertones - it literally compares women like they are commodities. How can one genuinely state that one group of women (consisting of the population of a continent vs the US - similar size) is more attractive than the other? This is something that cannot be measured. Being eastern european, the stereotype that women from here are more attractive genuinely bothered me. There is a trend to objectify women from eastern europe which creates false expectations and continues to support sexism (and other more damaging practices surrounding women) in this region. We are just as diverse as women from other parts of europe: we come in all shapes and sizes, some prefer to wear make-up or dress more formally, some are more relaxed, some prioritize their looks while others prioritize comfort, based on their lifestyle. I had a very weird encounter once in Be where someone didn’t believe where I was from because I didn’t wear make-up or jewelry - cause apparently women from my country do that all the time. I would in no way stand out in a crowd of women back home just as I wouldn’t in any other european country just based on looks.
EU women in general are more independent and men and women in Europe generally get along better, find common interests and hang out together, even as friends and not only romantically.
Europe isn't a single country... AND in Europe you have a lot of different culture. It's not the same culture everywhere in Europe... People in Italia or Portugal are more religious than people in Germany or in Netherland. Why? Because of the past of the different lands, history, etc... I live in a northern European country, but I have parents who are natives of Spain and Portugal. I can tell you that girls in Spain or Portugal absolutely don't have the same mentality as an English or German girls. (even people in general...) + this vid you are looking is bad... is a lot of stereotype. 😅
6:38 I'm a Wiener myself (Wien = Vienna; Wiener = Viennese / person from Vienna). Stop using my designation of origin as a synonym for any body parts! How rude! Just kidding; I actually find it quite funny but I'm still wondering why we of all people are this "genitalized" by Americans. 😁😁😁
You dont see many overweigt ppl in public, bcs public transportation isnt rly build for them; its not comftable. Im a big guy in Europa and I go everywhere by car, bcs I dont want to be embarassed by not fitting into a bus seat or sweating like a waterfall in a full train in summer , and because I go everywhere by car, Im less healthy... downwards spiral, lol.
That should really not stop you from using public transport or make you feel embarrassed and I don’t think you are part of the majority. I mean, I can understand being uncomfortable, but public transport is really not comfortable for anyone to a certain degree regardless of weight and i doubt anyone really likes it when it’s hot and crowded. It’s of course a personal choice, but if you do want to use public transport for convenience or affordability, you should definitely do so unapologetically, regardless of weight.
What nonsense! Europe, especially among young people, is largely atheist (but at least secular) today. Sure, we have many churches, but for most, they have a merely historical and cultural function today. Few people, even among those that are religious, attend churches on a somewhat regular basis. Many, who still feel some form of affiliation with church, only go inside on for Easter and Christmas, a wedding or baptism. Much of what he says is complete BS. Where are his facts, stats, and sources? He does not produce any because this is mostly personal opinion and not fact…
France views itself as a culturally Catholic country, even if there's more atheist than Catholics (29% Catholics, 51% non believers and 20% of other religions). A lot of people will have a religious ceremonies like weddings by faith, tradition or simply for the decorum. I was baptized to make my grandparents happy... Almost no one take the Bible literally like people do in the USA. Italy's secularism isn't part of its constitution and had been recently added to its laws. Religion is present in many aspects of the society and 85% of Italians are considering themselves as Catholic. The north is less religious than the south and people are not very religious despite the number. It's quite similar to France in many aspects. The cultural and traditional aspect is often more important than the actual belief. My Italian father have been an atheist his whole life and he didn't particularly liked the Catholic church. But he still made sure that I had some Christian knowledge as part of my education. My French mother was more irrational and I don't really know what she believed or not, she never really spoke about religion but was raised Catholic.
Eastern Europe is definitely and by a lot more religious, Europe is highly different from region to region, this video mostly takes western European countries and tries to apply more liberal studies from it to the rest of Europe which isn't the right way to view things. As a Christian that lives in eastern Europe and that lived in the west too, I can tell you things used to be vastly different and new secular ideas definitely didn't benefit the west, as seen by the modern problems it has nowadays, all time crime etc...
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I think in America you have a totally wrong idea of Western Europe and in particular of Italy.
I, a Italian tolk youWe are talking about Italy, excluding the rural areas of the south and the extreme south.
After the 80s, religiosity plummeted dramatically in most of the country. In the north it is very low, at the levels of northern Europe. Churches are frequented almost exclusively by old people.
Swearing on the Bible at the trial, writing "we believe in god", the same expression "God bless America" would be intolerable things in Italy. And above all unconstitutional !!
The Italian constitution was made by an assembly partly Catholic and partly firmly Communist atheist and secularist.
During the Cold War, Italy had the largest and most influential communist party in the entire Western world. Strictly atheist. The world of education and the judiciary in Italy has always been very left-wing.
Religion in Italy is a strictly private fact. If a director of a public school were to make assemblies against contraceptives, or premarital sex, or abortion, it would be a national scandal in all newspapers and news news.
In public institutions, the world of art and culture, and especially in the judiciary, in Italy talking about religion, is almost a taboo '. I can guarantee it! The Italian judiciary is mostly of the extreme left, and seeing the oath on the bible horrifies many Italian judges. In many schools Pork has even been removed from the menu, so as not to 'offend' the many Muslim immigrant student.
If a president of the Italian republic told , during the speech to the Italians "God bless Italy" he would be the subject of controversy and attacks from all fronts !! The subject Religion in every school is optional by law.
As a European man, I couldn't keep track of all the strange assumptions and logical leaps. I loved how he talked about how independent Americans are, but then somehow they also care a lot about how others view them in terms of sex and religion. Kind of contradictory.
As for individualism, living in Norway I see women wearing all sorts of clothing. He acts like you can't see goth, emo or punk types in Europe. You'll probably find more of them in bigger cities with universities and an art/music scene, but I suspect it's similar for the US. Maybe the one piece of clothing you'll rarely (if ever) see on a woman (or a man) is pajamas/nightgowns out in public. Athleisurewear is generally for gyms, yoga, sports or hiking/running.
As for attitudes to sex, I can only say that in Norwegian culture nudity isn't seen as inherently sexual and I think many European cultures have a similar attitude to nudity. Sex is also not viewed in a shameful way, and teens can get condoms in high school as well as birth control. Sex education is also not pushed away or seen as shameful or weird. As a result, we have very low teenage pregnancy rates. Fewer teenage pregnancies also lead to fewer abortions, which you think right-wing Christians would support.
With dating, here in Norway at least, I find that men and women are pretty equal. Both can approach each other and both can "hook up" without a lot of social judgment. I suspect that further south in Europe that's less likely the case, but I could be wrong. I don't think European women act uniformly in one way or another, just as American women don't (surprise, surprise).
In Europe we are definitely less religious. Even here in Italy.
Times are changing. If you toss a stone in Prague's historic centre, you hit a church. But now the Czechs are probably one of the most atheistic nations in the world.
I don’t agree! In my opinion it depends where you live, for example I live in a country where we are religious but of course in different levels of faith in our religion.
Maybe Western and Northern Europe. Places like Spain, Italy and almost all of Eastern Europe especially the Balkans are very religious compared to Western Europe. It’s usually countries with Catholic and Orthodox faiths that are more religious
@@vagabond57097eu is chatolic by a great majority, so is western europe… i think most europeans identify as chatolics, although i think that’s got more to do with culture than religion.
compared to US, where god is probably one of the most used words, europe seems atheistic
@@tolstoyed Nah. Countries like Greece, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Moldova are all Orthodox Christian. They are typically more religious on average compared to Western Europeans. Catholic countries like Croatia, Italy, Spain also have lots of religious people. But if your only experience of Europe is places like the UK, France, Scandinavia , than it makes sense if you think Europe seems less religious
I believe religious people in Europe are more ‘culturally religious’ than actual believers. You will not find many Europeans praying for redemption with real conviction.
In my 40 years of life as a European I can remember exactly 2 times that anyone attempted to talk to me about God in a private/public setting. Both times I was standing at the city square waiting for someone which made me a target for some evangelical missionaries. Both times were so rare and remarkable to me that I decided to have some fun with it too and indulged them by thoughtfully going 'Yes, yes, I would like to talk about Jesus. But alas, nobody minds his true word anymore.' while staring wistfully into the distance in a way that seemed sufficiently creepy to them for taking their leave from the conversation disappointingly early.
Otherwise I can't remember a single time talking about God or religion in general to friends, colleagues, or random acquaintances. It's very much a private matter and if you want to have friends you better don't get on people's nerves with your personal faith. Most people I know are not religious whatsoever. The only people I know who step into church at all are people who do enjoy the festivals (they go at max twice a year, once for Christmas, once for easter, and otherwise only when there's a marriage or a baptism), but none of them otherwise ever really talks of God or faith or whatever. They are Christian because they were born into it and our culture is intertwined with it, but it's not really a consideration of faith for them. It's more about the traditions - many of them rooted in even older pagan beliefs anyway - rather than the bible.
Meanwhile every single time I visit the US - and really doesn't matter if it's Texas or California or New York - I always somehow end up finding myself at the receiving end of someone's spiritual revelations that they chose to share with me without me ever having asked them to do so XD
And yeah, sex before marriage being an issue somehow... literally not a topic in Europe ANYWHERE, like ANYWHERE. that concept I also only was confronted with when visiting the US for the first time. In Europe it's SO WEIRD the idea that you should only have sex when married. SO WEIRD. What is it? 1822?
I would also add that this (the sex before marriage thing) ties into the fact that a lot of Europeans do attend higher education so one is not really encouraged to marry and have children before finishing their studies - so what are these people expected to do … wait until they are 23-26 or whatever to have sex? Most people I know started their sex life as teenagers (16-17-18), some were older and that’s ok as well. I’m form one of the most religious countries in the EU (declaratively, at least), but matters surrounding sexuality are not really taboo and while we do have a certain minority of people that do get offended over stuff like periods, sex ed, gender, etc. in daily life we’re pretty liberal and children are exposed to quite a lot of material that in the US would be considered inappropriate - at least based on what info comes through the news. We also literally had our minister of family (a very religious woman - think conservative US style that holds a made up position in the government to appeal to religious fundamentalists) come out and say she emphatically supports a woman’s right to bodily autonomy and that no one can ask a woman to decide between death and pregnancy - this following the US supreme court to reverse roe vs. wade when religious fundamentalists in my country felt emboldened to start discussions about banning abortions. We did have a period where abortions were banned during communism and 10k+ women died seeking illegal abortions. Also the forced pregnancies during that time made it so that the population boom (that is now close to retirement age) is literally endangering our public pension system could collapse. They are now having to increase the retirement age so that we can avoid all these people going into retirement at the same time.
It was super fun to see all the “religious” politicians race to declare support for legal abortion. Even our main church (kinda like the state church) said that they do not support the totalitarian restriction of abortions, even if from a religious view abortion is considered immoral. They stated that “abortion is an inevitably tragic right that women should have” and that they “encourage this fundamental right that ultimately fuels human kinds advancement”.
98-99% of the total population of Romania considers themselves religious with 55% declaring themselves highly religious.
Well I think that having intimate relationships before marriage it’s not about what year we are it’s a personal thing and it’s about moral and feelings. It’s about feelings because a lot of the girls most of the times feel used after having intimate relationship with someone because lets be real nowadays most males are like play boy and play with girls feelings, but of course that’s not all … it’s about religion too and it’s about the culture you grew up . There are a lot abortion and children that have parents who don’t live together and doesn’t know what a real family feels like or don’t even know their father at all. That’s a really sad reality who a lot of children have to suffer the consequences of irresponsible actions of their parents. But in the end of the day both ways of being or not Intimate it’s a personal thing and it’s normal too, both waiting or not until marriage. We are free to live our life whatever we want to. #feelfreetodowhateveryouwant
@@esra7576 the divorce rate in my country is around 22%. We are 6th in the world with the lowest divorce rate. I’m not saying this is good or bad, just that growing up, kids with divorced parents were not common, even less so kids that didn’t know who their father was. Culturally, we are also very family oriented, regardless of religious belief with multigenerational households. We are thought to help immediate and even distant family members and it is expected that children will take care of elderly parents or grandparents - especially if there’s illness involved, which I think is a good thing.
As for the sex thing, I agree, everyone should do things in their own time and not act based on pressure from society, friends or family and be safe while doing it. I started my sex life at 16 and it was fine and i don’t regret any of it, but I did have a good understanding of how to use protection, and how the anatomy worked, just as my bf at the time did (school education) - my parents knew when I was around 17 that i was active sexually - they just asked if I was taking precautions and I needed anything from them (like info or doctor’s appointments to let them know) and to not get pregnant. We’ve had the birds and bees talk way before I got my period and school thought about that even earlier so I felt prepared. I do not know of 1 person that got pregnant in highscool or out of marriage (which is the preferred way of having kids - even for me, an atheist). I do have 1 cousin that got married young with her parent’s permission, but they were very religious. She married at 17 (which is legal, although I don’t agree with this) and had 2 kids before she turned 19 - her husband is a priest and they can only become priests after marriage (in our main religion - unmarried priests are only monks). They are happy so seems she chose right. However, I did grow up in an urban environment so things are slightly different in rural areas or in different regions with the east of the country being more traditional and conservative.
@@esra7576 I can only add a few stats from my country.
My country has a divorce rate of around 35%. About 19% of parents are single parents, which btw. does not mean that the children do not know their father, but that just one parent has main custody, the child however has a legal right to maintain a relationship to the second parent.
Most people become sexually active between 15 and 17. Among 15-year-olds, around 25% claim to have already been sexually active at least once. Among 16-year-olds it's around 50% Among 17-year-olds it's around 65%. For people younger than 15 it's rather rare, while of course, it does happen. But also at 17 still around 35% are virgins.
All of them though are usually very well educated on safe sex (both regarding STDs and pregnancy) through sex ed in school, sex ed materials in age-appropriate books and educational tv programs, as well as a general open attitude of most parents to tackle the topic in an age-appropriate yet truthful manner. We even have books for playschool level kids that explain in an age-appropriate way how the reproductive system works. Of course nobody forces young children to look at those books, but if they proactively ask you can use them as aid to give them an explanation.
The general consensus is that when children are developed enough to ask, they are developed enough to receive an answer. Another thing that educators tell parents is that if you're not going to make sure your kid receives quality sex-ed they're going to seek it from their peers or the internet, and that can go very badly.
Thus teenage pregnancies all over are comparably rare in my country, which is 13 out of 1000 pregnancies are of women aged 15-19 (which btw also includes a lot of women who are of age), while in countries like the US with all its morals and abstinence vows it's almost 56 out of 1000 pregnancies.
Personally, I became sexually active at 18 and I was always very diligent about safe sex. Never became pregnant involuntarily, never got an STD even once. At this point I've been happily married for 10 years. I married at 30 years old btw. In my whole life I only knew of one girl in my school who had a child at 17, and she got that kid intentionally because she thought her bf might be forced to stay with her or some nonsense like that (spoilers: that didn't work out). All my friends who have all become sexually active between 18 and 21 by 30 were married and most of them have planned children at this point.
Having had sex before marriage did not have a single negative effect or consequence in my life. Being able to build full relationships without officially having to tie the knot for life taught me a lot about relationships, about other people, about how to handle conflict and about myself, and my marriage profits from that experience.
But I know had I grown up in a country that denies me appropriate education on sex, how to do it safely etc, and that makes a moral issue out of it, statistically I may just be one of those many teen pregnancies in such countries with runaway dad that are more prevalent in such countries. Or I may be stuck and tied down by 'morality' in an unhappy and loveless marriage that is neither emotionally nor physically fulfilling.
It's not the pre-marital sex that is the problem, it's denying people the knowledge to make informed choices about their sexuality and not empowering them to take charge of their own sexual health that is.
COMPLETELY Agreed IN EVERYTHING. IN FACT, I AM ITALIAN AND I ASSURE YOU THAT IT IS SO. Religion does not count LITERALLY ANYTHING IN POLITICS, COURT, SCHOOL, JOURNALISM. In fact, talking about it is never a good idea. Apart from conservative fanatics, or 90-year-olds, it makes a very bad impression on everyone else to hear ideas based on religion in any field outside the private sector. If you say in Italy "god bless Italy" in politics, the next day you are in all the newspapers !! In public school it is a scandal to speak against abortion, against sex or against condoms ... end up on the national front page!
From America who has been there told me chilling things ... which for us are from the year 1600.
Only in rural areas and the extreme south without culture is there still the presence of religion in morality.
Then Italians can also say that spirituality is important in their lives. But for Italian society understood as a subject, religion COUNTS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. 1000 TIMES LESS THAN IN AMERICA. our constitution the year made in half of the non-believing communists, and for 40 years of the Cold War Italian politics had the most powerful communist party in the West, obviously not a believer: you see !!
The judiciary, the world of culture and universities, in Italy, are traditionally left-wing since the post-war period, and absolutely distant from religion !! Swearing on the Bible? It makes you laugh in Italy .. it's an Islamic extremist thing! And even worse we see the greeting to the flag of American children every morning. it is considered worse than fascist!The last close memory of the greeting to the flag is in the third reich, this explains everything about America
Personal German perspective:
- Marrying a virgin (he/she/they/them)? Why would I buy into something that could be utterly incompatible?
(Step one for my American friends for better understanding: Accept, that naked human bodies visually / physically / sexually exist outside R-rated movies... ;-) )
- Religion: If there is a serious problem, prayers are fine, but money and actions generally help more.
- Women of Eastern Europe really ARE generally pretty attractive / self-confident. (I always wonder if 40 yrs of socialist full gender equality agenda had an impact on this until today...)
- Overweight is not at all uncommon in Europe, e.g. in Germany and Denmark, but (what is considered here as) extreme overweight is MUCH less common and probably considered an attractiveness killer in statistics for simple biological/evolutionary reasons (associated with unhealthy lifestyle unconsciously).
- European women DO wear sneakers. But probably their sneakers look more classy in their overall look?
- American women often do not "outstyle" European women at social events, they are often considered *overdressed*. (High heels on techno club dancefloors in Berlin -> You are an American girl, 100%.)
- Men and women can't be "just friends"? Well, I have quite a few good female friends and best friends for 10+ yrs and am not gay, LOL. If you say this isn't possible as a grown-up in Europe, you expose yourself as being stuck in puberty forever or a kind of simple person, or even an incel (LOL). I guess it has something to do with Americans sexualizing everything that has to do with females. Call me judging, but I think it is a sign of sexism in society. (Same thing as for the "nudity problem" the US has, that also is sexualizing depictions of women especially.)
Special question to Brian: Can you explain to me the mystery of Texas really being known for very friendly, nice and polite people with a great sense of hospitality while at the same time having the probably worst gun laws and death penalty practice in the developed world? It never made ANY sense to me and always seemed pretty contradictory to me! No offense intended, serious question. (I know that a Republican NRA activist might answer that it is causal, not contradictory, but hey, we are more reasonable, right?)
Thanks and have a great week, dear loners.
Yeah 40 years of socialism, made our Czech women more attractive 🤣 You're making good points, but this one made me laugh.
Good points. I used to chat to an american guy with the prospective of dating, and he kept ranting on the topic of men and women's friendship, and how that can't work because men want more. I told him that not only that it works extremely well, between inteligent forms of lives, but in europe, in general. if a man doesn't have female friends, it's a huuuge red flag. It means that he is the type of a simple minded dude, ruled by his sexual organ, and that he wants to fuck everything he can, so no females befriend him. I had to quit talking to him, he seemed so ridiculous. Even my 65 yo father has a more open minded than that dude at 30 yo
@@Maria..Carina-y6x Yeah, sometimes I think they are kept immature on purpose, so they sexualize everything. Because this is a huge market in the US. Also, they got used to bigottery and twisted logic by this, as in sex vs. religion, which is very similar in politics, and the principles of the economic system, which is basically the lottery of hardcore capitalism. It keeps the people from being responsible and socially aware people. Good for the stability of the system. Bad for the average citizen at the same time. Keeps them from living a happy life with healthy relationships, making them better consumers (as surrogate) and easy to manage workers.
This is really sad, because people basically want the same everywhere. Being taken serious and having a somehow fulfilled life with some happiness. But happy people are bad consumers ...
One point that struck me is the point about sexuality.
I am absolutely of the opinion that we are much freer here in this matter than in the USA.
What is normal for us is totally frowned upon, forbidden or blocked in the USA.
On the beach, for example, women with bare torso without bra is prohibited,
Nudist beaches as free body culture beaches where people lie completely naked on the beach is prohibited.
Scenes on TV where more is shown, is blocked, made unrecognizable.
With us in Europe completely normal.
That times in point of attitude to sexuality.
Freezer but ruder
Yes! I only wear a bra at the beach if there are children.
Here in Europe both men and women almost always dress up, when going outside. Like I would change from my in house jogger pants to jeans even when carrying out trash, and *definitely* when going to a shop, even if it's just around a corner.
Yeah, same. I might sometimes go out in joggers to take the trash out though (quickly, in the dark, hoping nobody sees me)
Hi Loners. I think this video you watched was largely nonsense. It is my observation (I'm 69) that particular areas in any given country is more stylish than others. By and large certain cities in Europe are more stylish than others. Milan and Rome for instance. You need to realise that both men and women are stylish. You would never find stylish women and sloppy men in the same area.likewise Paris, London, Madrid and Berlin tend to be stylish with their own unique take on style. In the countryside clothes are more utility focused, at least during daytime. Evening is a different matter. Both European men and women tend to dress for the evening. I've never been Stateside so I can't comment. It appears that dressing up is not a thing in the USA but I'm not sure. I'd like to know.
Yes, largely nonsense is a good description of how the video was put together.
Well largely generalized nonsense is the major content of most of the videos on this channel.
Put it this way, in Europe 'Atheist' isn't a dirty word. As regards religiosity (I can only speak for the UK) religion is in a rapidly increasing decline with more and more churches closing every year.
In America you can randomly say how much you making in a year and/or in a deal but talking about sex is taboo. In France is the totaly other way around lol.
I Germany too.
2 points:
- Yes, in general European countries are less religious than the US with some exceptions (as a norm countries are less religious when goint to the north and West of the continent) Even a country who used to be very religious in the past (Spain) is nowadays much less religious than the US. People under 40 in Spain very rarely go to church , and when they do it, it is usually because of some big celebration (Christmas or Holy week)
-On to the the clothing , woman here don't wear high heels unless they are going out .... The part about not wearing sports clothing unless doing sport (duh) is true though
Yes, Vatican City is a European country and they are way more religious than the US. But most countries are less.
@@cynic7049 Take a guess, how many GIRLS live in Vatican City?
Also, it's such a tiny place with very, very few inhabitants.
@@Gamm420 Who knows how many are hidden away. ;o)
@@KeesBoons True, but I thought they prefer boys ;)
It's fun to watch, but this video is utterly ridiculous, really. Cheers from Tuscany 😂
Americans are definitely more religious than people in UK , religion has been becoming less important in UK for 50years , within 2miles of where I live 5 churches have either been demolished or repurposed, there are a lot less TV and radio religious programmes now ,its still part of government and Monarchy but it's largely tradition ❤. Ps there are a lot generalisations in this .
No that’s just christianity others have been in the rise.
@@AlainaDemarcus The statistics from the last Census don't support your assertion .
@@trevorlsheppard7906 Hunny tell me how much islam has raised.
@@AlainaDemarcusYou're another one who's grasp of the English language leaves a lot to be desired,you have an agenda , I'm not interested in,here endeth the lesson Amen .
Sweden is one of the most secular countries in the world. Here people are part of the Church just "because", not many are because they believe in God. But I also believe USA is one of the most hypocritic countries in the world when it comes to religion 🤣In Sweden we learn German, Spanish, French, Sign or "home language" from year 5-6 (age 11-12). English we start studying in school from year 3 (age 9).
Language learning starts in Kindergarten here in Germany. University education is free of tuition fees but you have to pay for housing and food which is quite generally expensive in cities with universities.
For fashion. What I do know is that for men dressing in Bermuda shorts, flipflops with a sports (or university) T-shirt and a sport cap is typically American. I don't know any European who would dress like this to go out. If you stay at home on Sunday alone, yes. But as soon as you go shopping or you have guests no.
About control: there is a lot of psychology to that. When you think/believe you are in control, but things don't go the way you want, it can lead to stress, frustration, violence, depression, etc. If it is correct that Americans feel that they are more in control, then that might explain some of the social differences, like Europeans being more laid back and Americans always seem to be in a rat race. Basically, control is an illusion (yes, I'm a European).
But I wouldn't take this video seriously.
This definitely makes alot of sense!
What surprises me about this video is that Scandinavia wasn´t included in it. Scandinavia and Iceland IS a part of Europe. There you can talk about non-religiuos and non prudish women.
You commented about "European countries are close together" so it is is easier to travel internationally. That is 100% true. However, I'm Canadian, like you I might have a long drive to leave my province... But I've been to the US, Mexico, Grand Caymans on this side of the ocean, and UK, Netherlands, Sweden, possibly others across that ocean... and Australia across the other ocean. I know people in the US, living in a "border state" that never crossed the border. So... there is some truth to US people don't leave the US as much as others. not saying that is always a bad thing, there is plenty to see in the US, but... the world is so much bigger than that.
I will say the US is "culturally" different, in my experience, even a noticable difference from Canada, but European communities much more so. I won't say he was "spot on" in his take, but at a VERY high level, most of those differences exist... probably not to the extent he implies though. Again, everyone is unique so "a European woman" many not conform to any of that... or all of it, and making generalities... never completely works in comparisons.
In Norway we start learning English in 2 grade if I remeber correctly if it haven't changed to 1 grade 🙈
The original Video felt especially from the second part very bias. It seemed to make look American women better rather than just comparing the differences without a judgment.
Hello from finland, outside of weddings or funerals etc, i have never been to church. And thats more than normal here.
I'm italian and it is the same for me and for all the people that I know. And the whole video is so ridiculous that I don't even want to discuss it.
11:03 Advertising "Do you walk around your home naked with the windows open?"
Of course. I am european, we do not have such a big problem with nudity ;) commercial skipped :p
I also think that religiosity is to the same extent on both continents, and as far as sexism is concerned, the USA is populated by religious groups that were apostates in Europe, such as the Puritans and the like, so that is also important.
The USA is emphatically puritanical, while in Europe it was only one of the stages in the development of spirituality
Even the way you judge other cultures is very American based of " how you feel act" in Europe we often judge people of "how they feel or act" because generally there is consensus that some things are just right
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It must be admitted that the speaker in the premise made a disclaimer to warn that he would generalize... Nevertheless he made a more than superficial video capable only of creating or reinforcing preconceived stereotypes. A trivial example is that in my opinion the differences between those who live in rural areas versus those who live in urban areas is extremely higher both in the EU and in the USA than the differences between the two samples under examination.
And European cultures are so diverse, I think there is more difference between two European countries (Germanic vs Latin cultures, East vs West, Catholic vs Protestanc societies...) than between the "average" European and the "average" American
in europe we are just less crazy so when people talk to us we dont asume anything until we get why ^^
An expl is when you start dating someone you are in a relationship and you have to stop it to start another one , no double dates crazy or you will be caught cheating ^^
One kiss is enought to start it and the same to break it .
The idea of lumping Europeans together in this way is absurd. In Berlin you won't have a problem seeing female punks or any other style even if that might not be the case in Budapest. The video is also a rather structureless stream of consciousness of the narrator with way too loud music.
The Black Forest family has made an extensive video on religion in the US vs Europe: ruclips.net/video/7qJTnq2DuPM/видео.html
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yea our English classes start in grade 1/ 6 years old in Québec and go all the way thru all higher education !
The channels "Passport Two" and "The Black Forest Family" both have videos called "American vs German Christianity". My country Slovakia is religious (70%), but it is quite a private thing. It doesn't really come up in everyday life, maybe only with some very religious older people. We even have a religion class in primary school for the religious kids, but it still isn't a topic to talk about.
Our university education is free, but it has rules. Every person can study one Bachelor's and one Master's program for free, but it must be full-time study, in Slovak language and in standard duration of your chosen program (usually 3 years Bachelor's and 2 years Master's degree).
Every program has it's own study plan and usually almost all of your classes are chosen for you, you just follow the plan. There is a minimum and maximum of credits you can have in one semester, so you can't really choose some extra classes just for the sake of studying them, they won't let you, also they prefer students who need the class for their program, not just curiosity.
If you have to pay for studying (also if you decide to study your second Bc or Ms degree), it's really not a lot (like 1.000 € per year), but it's lot of burocracy. Papers, papers, papers for all kind of reasons: to have your health insurance paid for you, for your parents to continue getting parental bonus etc etc. So, almost nobody really studies classes other than the ones they are required to.
Portuguese here and it’s funny how wrong you get things ( not hating, that much is expected that you don’t know everything). I also don’t know everything about Europe but def Portuguese are in general still more religious than Italians lol😅
For one we Portuguese are still coming from a past conservative society.
Lasting four decades, the Estado Novo was Europe's longest-enduring dictatorship. Opposed to communism, socialism, syndicalism, anarchism, liberalism and anti-colonialism, the regime was conservative, corporatist, and nationalist in nature, defending Portugal's traditional Catholicism.
This ended in 1974 and since then we had a shocking and quick adjustment to the free world.
Today religion is nothing more than traditions. The baptisms, Easter, Christmas, weddings.. people keep doing all these without even going a day to church.
And I’d say most times people refer to God, they probably on their fours or their knees. If you know what I mean wink wink.
But the Italians?? 😂 come on. They elected Silvio Berlusconi for Prime minister and had Cicciolina too in politics….
You should definitely watch the video of the Black forest family on the differences in Germany and the US. Just a hint: many Germans are officially in the church, but only attend service once a year. Most of us are not Bible crazy like the US.
Exceptions are Malta and south Italy for example.
This is a very bizarre clip from start to finish - the one from infographics. And has a weird sexist tone. Except from some points that can be measured like religiosity and and being more socially liberal, the other topics discussed just seem to be the narrator’s misconceptions and a lot of his biases. Lynda seems to have the same feeling as me when she was watching - like something is wrong but can’t put her finger on what exactly.
I'm from Turkey and i can tell you, this video is complete flapdoodle :)
There are 44 countries in the European continent, I live in the European part of Turkey which is in Istanbul.
At the beginning it sounded like he was doing an animal documentary like African vs Asian elephants...
we start to learn second language in 2-4 grades and later the 3th so technically if you good with languages after you finish uni you could be talking in 4 languages but mostly 2-3
In UK We have lots of churches etc but religion itself is way more important to people in the USA. Religious people are a minority here
I’ve just started watching your channel and I really like it. Having said that this video was really dumb. As a Swedish person there was almost nothing that I could relate to in this video. One suggestion is to watch videos on separate countries as opposed to just “Europe”. Great content and interesting conversations between you two.
PS European woman not speakign their mind hmm yeah they proabably never met the dutch or german or scandinavians for that matter.
that entire point is reversed
@marycarver1542Brits area also verry indirect and thought of as liers .
@marycarver1542I also found that weird. Back home (Ro) women are not shy to speak their mind. I’ve also some experience with living in France and now Belgium and i’ve found that women are outspoken both in their professional and private life. I mean we are generally direct and honest, maybe we don’t share our opinions uninvited in all circumstances, but we definitely speak our mind.
The original video is the worst comparesion video about the US and Europe i have ever seen. I have the feeling everything he said without showing numbers was just made up and shows more of his views about women, than anything about the topic.
additionally is there any point he talks about where using the subgroup women makes any real sense?
maybe he just searched a few statistics - like another comment claimed... the fault may very well be within the data? can all statistics be blindly trusted?
if i would take stats, i would prolly keep man/women as statistic point as well, just to see if there is a difference. maybe infographic just searched for statistics that had "women" somehow in them and used that for his vid oO
I think we in EU dont judge woman as less worthy if she is slut or no. Thats her choice, if she is then its free/paid sex. Ofc nobody will marry her. I think we jufge ppl more based on their brain and behavior than money and profession.
In France we have a lot of church, but they're all empty 😂 french people are going in a church only for a wedding or a death ceremony. 9 french on 10 are really don't care of catholic religion. Musulman french are the people who take care the most of their religion.
11:00 "Do you walk around your home naked with the windows open?"
...Uhm, well, yes actually 😅 But maybe that's because I'm not a prude American 🙃
Me and my friends went abroad from the age of 15 from Italy to Austria or Germany, skipping school for 1 or 2 days. Simply going to the station by bike and taking the train without even paying for the ticket🤣🤣🤣🤣
One time even in Nizza, France .
2019 data:
Italy: :
Normal weight 51.4% (best in E.U.)
Obesity 11% (best of E.U.), much more is in the south, Over
Spain:
Normal weight: 45.3 % (10° in Eu)
Obesity: 15.3% (9° in EU) more in south
US:
Obesity : 40%
19:15 - sounds like complete BS. Americans are shocked by blunt honesty of some Europeans (from center up to North and East), while Americans are famous for "beating around a bush". Yes, Americans are more open for talks about sex, the "technical part" so to speak, but not much else.
This is true. In Italy it is an enormous pressure on clothing, style, aesthetics for 12 years and for a lifetime. If you do not follow certain styles you are excluded from social groups. But not only among bourgeois people. Even in an alternative group with rasta hair and hippie clothes, there is a strong judgment on the style and a certain tendency towards homologation. This is very bad, especially for teenagers
I don't think Europeans talk about religion much and are overall much less religious than Americans.
Towards the end of this video I laughed so hard tears ran down my legs 😂
What did I just watch?!?
i cant remember when or if i have talked about religion with my friends, kids, parents, it is not an issue at all (i am european)
11:00 Yes😂
In elementary school we learned 2 foreign languages: English and German. Also, here a lot of people here speaks several languages and not just 2 or 3. I can speak English, little bir kf German, Italian, Serbian, Slovenian, Romanian... I don't even count Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian and Montenegrin as they are so similar.
I'm surprised at the video you're reacting to. It's absolutely not serious, even a little insulting. There is no research to back anything, and it all seems to come from grossly bundled stereotypes rather than factual observation. Very odd! Comparing the US to Europe is hilarious, the US, as large as it is, has pretty much one national culture that pretty much the same with small variation in some places, while Europe has a bunch of millenary old cultures and traditions that can be very different.
My friend, after a year in high school in California, told me that the average level of culture and education compared to the Italian high school was like the Italian middle school, and the most backward were like primary school children in Italy.
Not so much for notions, but rather in the ability to analyze reality and critical consciousness. Excluding high-level students, he said that the less committed had a simple and childish way of dealing with reality. I find this damn true if I look at the mass culture in America.
He told me that in America better and the worst are separated. (which is illegal in Italy, unless there are problems with mental retardation).
As a German woman I wear sneakers all the time. We love to wear practical and comfy clothes here - sorry Italians and Spaniards, I know how you feel about that 🙈
However, I do always try to look "put together”, even as a German 😅, and I would never go grocery shopping in yoga pants or pjs. You almost never see it here, let alone in Italy or Spain 😁
So they are definitely exaggerating a lot when it comes to clothing, but there’s also a little bit of truth in it.
European woman here: I love my sneakers and I'll go shopping in my most shabby clothes, without Make-up, but If I feel like it, I'll wear something nice. But I'm not out there for pleasing anybodys eyes, and if I wear something nice, its for myself.
Western europeans are a lot less religious...I've lived in Western Europe and the US so I can make the comparison
There is a big difference in being stylish (for men and women) in Europe. I would say that in Italy and France and in the big cities in middle Europe people are more sylish in their fashion than in northern or northwestern Europe. I would say the Netherlands is least stylish as the weather sucks and changes per hour sometimes and we bike a lot.
Don't know what happened - for some strange reason I watched most of your videos even if they were too long for my taste. But the more i watch the more I see my best friend who moved to LA from germany last year ago in this Loners-woman. She is exactly like you. And I enjoy the partnership vibe you to give me.
I started watching your other channel, too - and I am at a turning point now - I really enjoy your content.
But next time you come to europe better hit me up here in munich ;) and if not - please still keep going, I like people who are open for the world to explore.
re religious - we got very little (or non) american style megachurches (just the OG magachurch- catholic church) or "Jesus is love, you will burn in hell" people. Being religious in most countries in Europe means getting sacraments in church and going to church few times a year - there's no stuff like praying before food or reading the bible
For dressing up - there's huge difference in style between Poland and Ireland. I used to think it's just a meme until i moved to Ireland...
Everything seems to be more sexualised in US, which seems to be in contrast with the religiosity part.
This vid is super weird though, especially the ending
I love how you let slip in that if you’re gay or black you’re not treated with the same hospitality by ordinary people in Texas, no offense to your man sitting there.
Guys, this video you're watching is just wrong, on every level. I don't know where this guy got his stats, but suo wrong. I had to say it cos it makes me feel angry thinking someone would look at this and think that's the truth. It's not!!! Just for reference, I'm European, I lived all around the world and my partner is American 😊
That video is nonsense even though other american youtubers confirm that people here (in Germany - believe it or not😉) dress more nice, which is even more the case in other EU countries.
1 example is a former south african teacher of mine which used to live in Munich which is the poshest & most traditional city of Germany, she moved to my hometown (Leipzig) & was suprised how relaxed & casual it is over here with people wearing flip flops unlike Munich!
This is clip is far too overgeneralized when it comes to that.
Just moving in 2 days after 5 years in Altea, Spain to Freiburg, Germany! Greetings! Lived 16y in the USA (14y CA, 2y NM). Yeah, and that video you chose is utter nonsense ...
In Norway we dress for convenience - you do not see many in high heels - we walk a lot or go on bikes. Here you are first and foremost a person - second comes gender. Norwegian women are quite independent!
Yes, women in Europe wear sneakers. But they are barely older than 25 then... 🙋🏻♂️
That video it's not full of generalisations, it's full of nonsense 😂
What I like about living in Europe is that religion isn't such a big deal like in the US. And in general, Europeans just mind their own business about religion. It's a personal thing, not a social club.
Should have been called misogyny rules woman on either side of the oceans are individuals. My partner is from the USA and black, we have had a few odds looks when in the USA when visiting family in Virginia. Religion's a more personal thing in Europe and not as commercialised as the USA. Unfortunately where ever you go the inevitable idiots will surface everyone deserves respect know matter what gender or religion.
Yeah, I was also thinking AI... not only the voice, but the whole writing as well.
Tha alternative to not holding the door open, is allowing the door to slam in their face.
And the point about fashion is true but exaggerated and not just about women too
I agree. I lived in the US for 10 yrs. They are far more religious there than in than Europe and here in the UK. Here you are hardly aware it even exists.
I don't comment a lot, but this has to be the dumbest video you reacted to. I'm from Hungary, move around a lot, I don't think theres a minute of truth in that video :D Not sure about the divorce statistics but the rest... I don't think any research was made for that vid
So much boils down to system UK US-Capitalism; Continental Europe DEMO socialism - more sience less religion=meaning more accepting of they physical bodies. There for UK US- More individualistic more of "do what you feel" therefore more detached from their bodies
Not whnn I was in elementaryschool, I picked up English from music and tv shows (we have subtitles in the Netherlands and original audio) but later on kids in elementary school got English lessons.
His point about European women being more aesthetically traditional can't be further from the truth. European mindsets in general are more progressive than in the USA, so naturally you'll see more alt women in Europe.
Polish people are very religious. Churches are so crowded on a Sunday that people stand outside to listen to the service! In Germany churches are empty. People are not really religious especially in the east
The reaction the word "sexes", used appropriately here, is illuminating. America and to a lesser extent the UK are so lost in namby-pamby euphemisms now, that people balk at the actual word they mean. People call public toilets "bathrooms" when there's clearly no bathing facilities there, they say "gender" when they plainly mean sex and the word "intercourse" meaning conversation has become a minefield of innuendo. You might say that it doesn't matter, that the euphemisms are more polite or gentile, but it does matter. Gender is no more than a social construct used to sterotype male and female behaviours, so anyone can reject those, or mix it up if they choose to - as Boy George or David Bowie did. But people can't change their sex. That's determined in utero and is immutable. It's the conflation of those two words that has got us where we are today, with children being given unnecessary medication or even radical surgery for a problem that should be addressed solely by psychiatric intervention, if at all. We all need to grow up and say what we damn well mean, instead of pandering to pearl-clutching idiots.
Italian and French girl, They consider English women an offense to style, and many Americans too ..
All my friends who have been to London, even living have told me that the style is unwatchable. But they was also told that there is much less judgment and pressure on elegance and appearance and less fear of judgment among Anglo-Saxon girls. And this is very bad in Italy. Teenagers experience enormous aesthetic pressure in Italy, among their peers.
I must say that Milan and Paris are an unattachable level for everyone in terms of fashion and class and elegance
The less religious country is Estonia with only 14% of religious citizens.
France : 29% Catholics, 10% Muslim, 10% other religions.....no religion 51%
thanks for the video, by the way , i have to add that having sex with someone without being married doesn't mean that you sleep with someone else,you can have childs and be together all your life without any need for being married, but after all the video was full of strange insunuations on the european side as much as on the american side
It's because many of the immigrants to america from europe were religious subgroups with a narrow religious view. In America you find therefore more religious extremism. It's so different here. Christianity has never been like it is lived in America today. Alle europeans say that when they go to church in the us. It seems crazy to them whats going on there
The video you comment is a "clichés" video, so funny 😂
A very "general" video, which they did warn about at the beginning, (so why the H did they bother making it) - When they are talking about the UK, sadly they are talking about London, outside London you can find women more like their EU counterparts, but also in some areas women who are more like their US cousins. Every woman has the right to be who she wants to be regardless of style, belief or location. They are all wonderful, and at the same time weird, and we males will never understand them completely.
The video (the original) is so weird. I don't know why but it feels odd.
Edit : this video IS odd af. It's like he watched Emily in Paris or whatever and determined his ''analysis'' on that
It’s weird because of its sexist undertones - it literally compares women like they are commodities. How can one genuinely state that one group of women (consisting of the population of a continent vs the US - similar size) is more attractive than the other? This is something that cannot be measured. Being eastern european, the stereotype that women from here are more attractive genuinely bothered me. There is a trend to objectify women from eastern europe which creates false expectations and continues to support sexism (and other more damaging practices surrounding women) in this region. We are just as diverse as women from other parts of europe: we come in all shapes and sizes, some prefer to wear make-up or dress more formally, some are more relaxed, some prioritize their looks while others prioritize comfort, based on their lifestyle.
I had a very weird encounter once in Be where someone didn’t believe where I was from because I didn’t wear make-up or jewelry - cause apparently women from my country do that all the time. I would in no way stand out in a crowd of women back home just as I wouldn’t in any other european country just based on looks.
EU women in general are more independent and men and women in Europe generally get along better, find common interests and hang out together, even as friends and not only romantically.
Europe isn't a single country... AND in Europe you have a lot of different culture. It's not the same culture everywhere in Europe...
People in Italia or Portugal are more religious than people in Germany or in Netherland. Why? Because of the past of the different lands, history, etc...
I live in a northern European country, but I have parents who are natives of Spain and Portugal.
I can tell you that girls in Spain or Portugal absolutely don't have the same mentality as an English or German girls. (even people in general...)
+ this vid you are looking is bad... is a lot of stereotype. 😅
6:38 I'm a Wiener myself (Wien = Vienna; Wiener = Viennese / person from Vienna).
Stop using my designation of origin as a synonym for any body parts! How rude!
Just kidding;
I actually find it quite funny but I'm still wondering why we of all people are this "genitalized" by Americans. 😁😁😁
Hahaha
in France, we start learning english at 6yo!!
You dont see many overweigt ppl in public, bcs public transportation isnt rly build for them; its not comftable. Im a big guy in Europa and I go everywhere by car, bcs I dont want to be embarassed by not fitting into a bus seat or sweating like a waterfall in a full train in summer , and because I go everywhere by car, Im less healthy... downwards spiral, lol.
you don't got to shops either ?
@@GdzieJestNemo you can get it delivered. It's what my morbidly obese brother does.
That should really not stop you from using public transport or make you feel embarrassed and I don’t think you are part of the majority. I mean, I can understand being uncomfortable, but public transport is really not comfortable for anyone to a certain degree regardless of weight and i doubt anyone really likes it when it’s hot and crowded. It’s of course a personal choice, but if you do want to use public transport for convenience or affordability, you should definitely do so unapologetically, regardless of weight.
What nonsense! Europe, especially among young people, is largely atheist (but at least secular) today. Sure, we have many churches, but for most, they have a merely historical and cultural function today. Few people, even among those that are religious, attend churches on a somewhat regular basis. Many, who still feel some form of affiliation with church, only go inside on for Easter and Christmas, a wedding or baptism. Much of what he says is complete BS. Where are his facts, stats, and sources? He does not produce any because this is mostly personal opinion and not fact…
France views itself as a culturally Catholic country, even if there's more atheist than Catholics (29% Catholics, 51% non believers and 20% of other religions). A lot of people will have a religious ceremonies like weddings by faith, tradition or simply for the decorum. I was baptized to make my grandparents happy...
Almost no one take the Bible literally like people do in the USA.
Italy's secularism isn't part of its constitution and had been recently added to its laws. Religion is present in many aspects of the society and 85% of Italians are considering themselves as Catholic. The north is less religious than the south and people are not very religious despite the number. It's quite similar to France in many aspects. The cultural and traditional aspect is often more important than the actual belief.
My Italian father have been an atheist his whole life and he didn't particularly liked the Catholic church. But he still made sure that I had some Christian knowledge as part of my education. My French mother was more irrational and I don't really know what she believed or not, she never really spoke about religion but was raised Catholic.
Most young Europeans know at least 2 languages. English and their native one.
16:48 as a European, I had the exact same reaction 😭 like wtf no????
Eastern Europe is definitely and by a lot more religious, Europe is highly different from region to region, this video mostly takes western European countries and tries to apply more liberal studies from it to the rest of Europe which isn't the right way to view things. As a Christian that lives in eastern Europe and that lived in the west too, I can tell you things used to be vastly different and new secular ideas definitely didn't benefit the west, as seen by the modern problems it has nowadays, all time crime etc...
I had always female friends as a man. It was fine for me. And for them 😅. Even went on vacation with them. Enjoying the assumptions others had on us
I am from sweden and i learned englisch from i was ten years old