Most of EU countries if not all which are processing permanent residence permits for non-EU citizens, demand to remain in the state during processing of application. So it is not true that people can change state each 90 days. Moving outside the state, even for a weekend trip to Berlin, before getting permanent residence permit granted is a valid reason for rejection.
Yes, but please keep it in perspective. American expats don't choose Europe as their primary destination. The relatively few who live in Europe are there for their company or because they're married to Europeans. Mostly, Europe is a vacation destination for Americans. @@thomasfallon2545
This seems to ignore that for almost all European countries net migration is towards the US, despite the US having a much larger population than any single European country. And since a higher proportion of American emigrants are retirees, its still an overall loss of skilled workers for most European countries.
@@IntoEurope will you be covering the future of the Euro and the larger fiscal/debt troubles Europe seems to be heading towards? With more European countries reaching limits on the debt they can take on, and a declining working age population paralleled by an increasing pensioner population, it seems like more and more countries - including those using the Euro - are going to be faced with either raising taxes, cutting spending, or printing more money spurring inflation and higher interest rates. It seems like they're heading towards either a Japanification of their economies or indefinite high rate of inflation.
I guess it depends on what "most countries" include. If France, Germany, Poland and Italy have net immigration from the US, then they could cover for all net emigration from the rest of Europe. Not saying this is how it is, but you need to look at numbers of people rather than number of countries
@@TWE_2000 A lot of the world seems to be facing a debt crunch, the US has had its biggest yearly deficit of all time at 1.7 trillion and the fiscal year isnt even over, their interest payments are set to outpace total tax revenues by 2100 at this pace, not to mention China which is facing its great depression at the moment. No superpower seems to have a completely stable base, but if I could place a wager, Id bet that the US is in the best position to capitalize and continue on its pax Americana, bar any world wars. I just cant see China stopping the rise of India, and fixing its MASSIVE birth decline problem, and loss of manufacturing, and I cant see Europe (especially after decoupling from Russia) gaining any global industry prominence, on top of a declining population, on top of a heavy regulatory beurocracy on top of the migrant crysis to come as climate change sweeps Africa, Europe is already reliant on the US for defense, and with the new Saudi Israel deal it will be reliant on US and their allies on energy as well.
Yeah that’s an extremely important fact that he ignored. Most people won’t cross the Atlantic or pacific but they’ll go to Mexico or Canada. With a lot of immigrants from Latin America you also need a passport to visit home so there’s also that.
@@jamesrenaud592immo jump in a bit into this one; I’d say it’s less like “home”, and more like visiting family you have there / going to see your “cultural roots”. I’d imagine that’s how it is for second generation Americans, anyway. When it comes to recent(ish) immigrants to the Country, I’m sure a lot of them do feel like they’re going “Home”, if for no other reason than nostalgia for where they grew up and spend the majority of their lives.
@@jamesrenaud592 their family could all be in for example Peru. All my family is in Mexico so I would visit in the holidays with my American passport. If you don’t live in an area with a consulate for that country you’d get an American passport. Home might not have been the right word but that’s what I mean.
We noticed a big influx of American customers in our bookstore (we are the only English bookstore in Valencia) in the last few months. Retired people, families with small kids, single ladies...and when we ask them why Valencia, they all say safety. Interesting topic, thank you for creating this video!
Maybe, they mean safety because it's safer than Paris or Sweden. However, I hear many good things about Valencia and am thinking about including it on my next vacation to Europe.
How do you see the landscape in Valencia if many more americans emigrate there and the rent prices double in the next 2-3 years? Will locals manage to stay in the city or will they be forced to move to another one due gentrification and sharp rise in prices?
There's definitely a trend of some Americans moving to Europe but I think it's important to put it in more context. Around 2-3% of Americans move out of the country and 40% of those that do leave mainly go to Mexico, Canada or another country in South America. Europe is quite far from the USA.
@@Hattonbank I'm not sure what your point is. I'm sure it's also just as far as California to NY. I'm saying it's more convenient for Americans who want to leave the country to move to Canada vs moving to Europe.
@@dreamcloud77I think it's mostly cost. There's a financial benefit to moving south because you can take a modest amount of money in the USA and be rich in a poorer country. Canada is just USA v2.0. Most big cities are really close and culturally similar so I think people living near the border travel and migrate like EU people (for family, career, etc).
After Canada UK then Germany are the biggest hosts of American immigrants. Americans are one of the top 15 or 20 immigrants in the UK with there being a jump in American immigrants coming over after changes to the immigration system with Brexit. Then there are also more Americans using European passports they got through ancestry to migrate to EU countries. Many of the Americans that move to EU countries aren't even counted as "American" b/c many move as "Irish" or "Italian". Also there isn't as many Americans migrating due to cultural reasons as well as costs, & the sheer difficulty of obtaining visas. Most Americans don't even have a passport.
My wife and I moved to Ireland from California ten years ago, and to the Netherlands three years ago. Every time we go back to visit we remember why we left
I have a similar story with my friend and his family. Everytime he comes back to Florida he’s so happy he had left for Europe lol. I’m going to visit him next month to see what all the rave is about.
@@JayForsuredon’t do it!! Once you visit Europe you’re gonna spend the next years of your life figuring out how to move out of the USA. Sometimes ignorance is bliss. 😂
Here in Austria I've only met few American immigrants, but the ones I've met were very eager to integrate and find work locally. They're met with a harsh reality though when they have to start navigating our bureaucracy with nobody to help. If you plan on coming, find someone who's been through the whole procedure before. From my anecdotal experience the type of Americans who come here as immigrants (as opposed to expats who're less well liked) also have a slight positive effect on our work culture because they're very in favour of our labour protections, but also aren't afraid of job hopping and stoking competition between employers.
What’s the difference between an X pad an immigrant, is one temporary versus permanent? I was an Expat , but I learn the language up to the high immediate level.
@@enjoyslearningandtravel7957 yeah, immigrants come to stay, have kids here etc, while expats come to make money before going back home eventually. I don't know what it's called when you're not sure yet though.
I want to move to Austria! 🇦🇹😊 I am learning German currently. I am working on getting German citizenship through descent as well to make the process easier. I love Austria and the USA keeps getting worse and worse. One of the craziest things to me is that in most of the USA tap water is toxic, in Austria the tap water is usually better than even bottled spring water. Also food standards here are terrible, in Austria I was able to find fresh food much easier. The crime rates in Austria are also *drastically* lower. There are way more public spaces and community is generally more pushed (communal dining halls and cafes). When my country can’t even provide the basic necessities (clean water and healthy food), is filled with crime, and all communities have been broken… what is really left here?
@@koschmx German nationality is based on blood so that's normal. In France, our system of citizenship is more opened although i believe being french is more than only speaking french (which is a bare minimum). And i hope our continent is not about to become a new USA, because if the work mentality becomes the american one and the conception of nationality is the american one, there won't be a difference between the two societies. I hope for my country that a migrant doesn't bring with him the reason and values that made him leave home. European countries are state-nations, we tend to associate a citizenship to a culture, don't forget that, we are NOT multicultural countries.
@@koschmx Not being able to tell is the goal so I would say it's not too bad, but i'm afraid your case is not any current american migrants case. You've probably been europeanized with time, something i find great. And i mainly hope that the usa problems mentioned in the video could be solved, which would be better than invading others.
My family and I moved to Germany 10 years ago. The decision was about quality of life, work-life balance, social/public services, proximity to other countries and personal safety. While our lives here are far from perfect, they are - in our opinion - vastly better. I earn WAY less money in Germany than I did in the US, but you can have a happy comfortable life in Europe without having to earn 6 figures. Our child became a German citizen, and my wife and I were granted permanent residency a few months ago. We have no desire or plans to ever return.
@@dannystevens679 Yes. In Berlin, where we live, speaking German is not absolutely necessary. But it REALLY helps. Just simple things like visiting a doctor or hiring a plumber are so much less stressful if you can speak the language. Admittedly, our German was pretty basic when we moved here, but we were determined to learn and integrate as fully as possible.
@@petergeyer7584 Ja hier in Europa kannst du gut mit einem 50-70k Euro Gehalt auskommen. Kommt auf die Person an. Manche kommen mit weniger aus manche brauchen/wollen mehr. Wir zahlen Lehrer (nur in Deutschland und Österreich) auch tatsächlich gut und schätzen fast jeden Beruf Wert indem wir sie gut bezahlen. Grüße aus Österreich :)
I'm Portuguese, living in Estonia, and when im trying to look up my own country, I'm bombarded with US citizens moving to Portugal to take advantage of the low prices and tax exemptions for immigrants... They are really gentrifying the entire country and it's becoming unbearable for the average Portuguese.
Portugal is tranforming itself into a two speed country. The rich migrants (Americans, other europeans) and poor migrants (Indian, Pakistani, Brazilian). And then the Portuguese are just moving out😂
@@anonymoususer8895 Hehe exactly. And don’t forget that the only reason Europe could afford to get that way is because America has paid for the entire continent’s defense since WWII.
@@unclerukmer Do you think they are doing it from the goodness of their heart? Paying for their defense means their automatic alliegence. Being the first power in the world isn't cheap, you have to pay for allies. Same thing since WW2 where the USA didn't engage until there was a risk europe would fall into USSR sphere of influence.
I think that Americans who immigrate to these countries should make more of a collective effort to learn the languages of their new homelands. It shows a real desire to immerse themselves in their new home.
Tbf, many natives seem to refuse to give Americans the chance to do this because they just switch to English, or perhaps Spanish the split second one sound is off. It often seems like you have to employ (however broken) French, Russian, or Turkish...maybe Spanish too just to convince these people you don't know English, just to get a conversation going locally and genuinely learn. Why make that effort when it seems to not actually be respected, and even seem like an assault? What's even more infuriating is that this is a double standard not given to other immigrants.
Two conflicting things here. On the one hand, there is the understandable desire of the locals to keep their language. It is not unfair to expect this of Americans who go there, and to be honest, many Americans don't quite understand either how to learn a language or how important it is to do so. However, on the other hand, the high level of English proficiency in Europe makes it difficult. Americans get "Englished" when they start out learning a language, and this can be extremely annoying if they are making an effort. It's not always disrespectful. Many times local people want to practice a vital skill, or at the very least show that they are educated. They would just as enthusiastically switch to German or Dutch if talking to someone from those countries. But after a certain level of proficiency it stops entirely. I always had this issue with French. Before my last trip, I hired two tutors, I practiced reading aloud for a few months, I watched as much Netflix as I could ... And when I went, I would politely ask to be spoken to in French, and most people happily obliged. The only major exception was when I was at a pastry shop and I found one of the employee's phones. She was so relieved that she started talking in English about how greatful she was that she wouldn't have to buy a new phone. So, not hostile, not snobbish. In the early stages getting Englished is just something you have to eat. But a bit of persistence pays off both in new knowledge and a better relationship with the locals.
It is definitely a double standard. I talk to people every day in Berlin (and Ireland) where they only speak their native language and English. They never bother to learn the local language.@@Warriorcats64
This trend doesn't surprise me. I am 40 years old and I am Italian, I have always traveled a lot, even working abroad for long periods. At 22 I had a dream for California and I went, but I didn't last more than 3 months, the reason is because I didn't find many values in people and I found a frivolous and materialistic society, way to much even for a 22 years old!! I remember that an American friend, older than me at that time, told me, "you who can work all over Europe, why don't you stay there where you have so much diversity and different opportunities?" I then found a good job in Switzerland, which was paid well and I was able to travel even more. Now that at the end of many adventures I have returned to Italy, happily close to my family, over the years I have noticed a decline in the USA, not economically, but in terms of “society standards and situations”, just look at the many social evils from which Americans are fleeing, the school and streets shootings, drugs, homeless people, or if you lose your job you're finished and you could go on, we all know them... Europe is welcoming, culturally active, with its defects but also its many advantages, for some time I have been noticing on social media that Americans are moving and living a different life here, whether it is an experience or a definitive decision it leaves one thinking and, in some way, not I can agree more. a hug guys
The story here isn't "Europe is attracting more Americans", but rather it is "people are way more mobile than in the past as labour and education markets integrate transnationaly", which makes people consider moving to places that they wouldn't before. The problem is that this trend, on average, will benefit more unequal places as rich people and high wage earners will (on average) go to where their skills are more valued. That's why this trend will benefit mostly the US, and secondary some of the key EU economies. It is not unlike the liberalization of movement within the EU itself. Now, the trend in migration between the US and Europe is still of net gains in population for the US, especially for people of working age. The movement of retirees (which has also risen) is led by different factors, as they tend to go to cheaper, warmer places (there's large amounts of American retirees in Mexico for example). In summary, the video makes it seem like Europe gained a newfound competitive edge over the US, when actuay that's not the case at all. What this is, rather, is the deepening of structural changes which in general favor the US and in Europe have more diverse effects (favoring some key areas and depopulating the rest).
The vast majority of American expats don't choose Europe. Most Americans who are in Europe is because they married Europeans. Otherwise, Americans choose Latin America or Southeast Asia.
@@daylightmoon7285 Generally Americans just don't move out of the US. A small number moves to other regions of North America (saying Latin America is too wide as they aren't really in South America) and even then it's mostly those two categories: people with family roots returning for some reason or retirees.
@@FOLIPE That used to be true, although in the past decade there definitely has been a very significant uptake of working-age Americans moving out of the US, and some countries in Europe are indeed major destinations (if less so than the USA's neighbors nearby)--although you are correct that a major factor is Americans reclaiming family roots in Europe, from the research my team was doing it's in part simply because ius sanguinis smooths the migration process so much.
Remember that most of them arent here working european jobs, they are working American jobs in american companies, with american salaries in europe. The US remains the center for economic development and investment. Our young leave for oportunities, they come were in a "work/vacation" to enjoy a slower pace of life. This has getting some public atention in Portugal, since the renting market is so over regulated that the portuguese prefer selling their homes to americans that dont know how the portuguese market works and end up paying much more than the portuguese.
Has anybody in Europe looked at who is buying houses and apartments in Portugal? It is not the Americans. Of course, it does stir the Europeans against the Americans. Europe has to realize, Americans in large numbers want to disengage with Europe.
Exactly. I have two cousins , one who went to Ireland for 6 months to work for his American Company, and another one who lived in Switzerland , working for his American company.
Americans are not major buyers of apartments in Portugal. The Chinese are doing the major buying of apartments in both Portugal and Ireland. They are absentee landlords. The Chinese real estate market has crashed in China so they are buying massively overseas. Portugal is not a big destination for Americans. When I was in Portugal, I saw many Brazilians, Africans, Chinese etc. Europe, in general, is not a popular expat destination.for Americans. Americans prefer Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Philipines, Japan, Korea and South East Asia.
Exactly this. The type of American that moves to Europe is often upper middle class in the US in the first place. They can afford to live a decent to good quality life almost anywhere on earth. If they come from say San Francisco, LA or NYC there's many places in Europe they can move and see much cheaper cost of living. If they're able to keep that same California job and salary they can live very well in alot of Europe.
I am American. About 35 years ago I had a conversation with a German who was studying at Harvard University. I asked him was it better to live and work in Germany or the US? His view was that if you an "ordinary person" who just wanted to get by and have a pleasant "quality of life", free health care, lots of vacation and (at that time) retire with a pension Germany was a better place. However, if you were an overachiever who was entrepreneurial, focused on career and its progression, becoming richer, "hungry" for success, had big ideas and wanted to start a business, then the US was a better place. From my perspective that means most people would prefer the German model with its safety net but it's clear that the US model has resulted in a more dynamic economy. Unfortunately, people fall through the cracks but the US model also has resulted in amazing innovation the likes of which are Amazon, Google, Uber, Facebook, Linkedin, AI, etc. etc. I have personally benefited from the American model but along the way I worked plenty of 65 hour weeks with only two week vacation a year a lot of the time. During those times I felt exploited and envied Europeans but looking back I am happy that I was operating in a system where the sky is the limit!
Living in a country with the biggest prison population in the world precisely because so many fall through the cracks. Also living in a country which has murderously suppressed other (non-European) countries trying to improve conditions for their citizens. Literally the world leader in sponsoring death squads. But hey, the sky's the limit
Iam happy for you and I suppose if you have studied, your view will be shared by many. however, not all the dreams will come true, for many. I live in the UK and feel I have failed. My own fault no doubt. I'm not the entrepeneurial type. But does that means I deserve to be discarded? All the things I have have heard and read about the US, I largely detest. Not the people, dont' get me wrong, but the way in which their society is set up. Evertying is about business and business is allowed to screw you. No safety net for those who need it. Let them rot in hell!! Why are you proud of the country you live in when they treat people like disposables? Sorry, I do not subscribe to that. The gun laws, crime etc. It's all a bit backwards for me and definitely less civilised.
A country like th USA needs to exist, capitalism, competition, etc brings innovation, medical advances, space exploration, etc..with increased competition comes innovation.
He said that cos he's a German... but in reality ? Many of us migrants had to do THAT.. AND.. on top of THAT.. we had to both work, and pay taxes, and also contribute to family businesses, in order to raise itself off the sodding ground. Working in order to get those companies? You guys didn't kick off anything... You had back ups everywhere.. and had a deal with China as well... so nothing that you say, was ever fair.. cos you had the other countries to back you up? Whereas most of European's stock markets then, was not so spread out at all... and Britain had a strong market back then as well.. So entrepreuneur is just... He is of course happy, cos Britain paid off their debts off to Germany and to the USA.. and of course, you guys are "happy".... !!!!.... I am so livid, the more I read the comments online. Am so peeved off... Most people work a sodding 60+ week.. and not even have an actual pension pot. And every day is dynamic. i.e. Reduced bus services. Changed routines... etc etc etc... And changed taxations.. etc etc etc.... Multi-tasking is like the norm as well ?... Most people get burn outs... Germany is just... don't get me started. They had like 7 year degrees.. and paid internships as well. All of that, and their mortgages were like 100 year old. Their rents were low.... and they just moved around quite a lot.. and also paid taxes? And then they forced other European countries to join the euro.. without ever allowing them choices... Cos they forced them to die out basically. And Germany still had a foot into the PRC back then.. with their cars.. so it isn't like half the country was not communist to begin with. Cos they were. And they never really truly paid off those debts... either... They enter the chinese market.. and then subsidize.. and then use the euro to leverage.... Of course, he would say what he did... but now. It is the other European members who are .. sodding... sacrificed !!!!! Germans had no .. actual... respect for women either... at all. They thought I was a Japanese prostitute when I visited Germany !!!!!! Wasn't impressed !!!! Their people were SO pervy ! Still remember that to this day !!! Talk about hostilities !!!!.... I couldn't run away quicker with my cousin.. we were shocked... For a supposed country that had been doing business inside China. I was kind of.... Well.. it is what it is... It speaks volume. Even now.. I realised that there are so many German-Cantonese kids as well.. in HK and in SE Asia.... all over... and some looks like genuinely Hungarian-Cantonese, but they don't know the differences at all. Or that they were the Hasbro's... descendents with their funny chins.... But I don't think they care. They still identify as "chinese". Weird... how odd !
Nowing that only 1% of the Americans can reach the American Dream, and the rest of the Americans reach only the American Hell, then i will always choose for my own country the Netherlands.
There is no reversal. Net migration is still in the direction of the US something the channel has commented above. US skilled worker pay adjusted to cost of living beats out all of Europe.
No. Americans are coming here to retire. We are going there to work. No I don't want to earn 60k with 50% tax when I can move to the states and get 90k with 20% tax. Europe is finished
I'm an American that studied in Europe. I've met dozens of Americans here. I can tell you that the Americans that stayed in Europe long-term did so because of their partners. Otherwise most of them left. But the opportunity to make an American salary while living in a low cost of livinf country is ideal for many Americans.
Most that are moving to Europe today 2023 & onwards are for different reasons also until very recently it was extremely difficult to stay in a European country after university due to lack of residency routes for foreign graduates. An easy way to stay was through being in a relationship/marriage with a local or EU citizen, so it's not just b/c most wanted to go bacl most really had little to no choice
It happens the other way around too. I lived in the US and all the Europeans I met there in my stay of a couple years (including myself) ended up moving back to Europe as American life style is just not for us. Yeah we earn a lot but things were MUCH more expensive too... so it wasnt worth it. Most that stayed did so only because they had a partner that was American.
As a Portuguese citizen here, good quality of life isn't enough. People seem to forget that highly educated workers (IT, Healthcare, etc.) earn 1/5th (If they're lucky) of what they earn over there. As you mentioned, renting in Lisbon is on par with most of the US states. Economically wise, Europe must compete, or fall into irrelevancy, as it has mostly done. On another note, the 20% Flat Tax you mentioned has been repealed in portugal. It's over :)
@@aswinhanagal4293 You sure you're not boosting the portuguese salaries? As a Software engineer in Lisbon, making 30k+ is only for very senior roles tbh..
@@aswinhanagal4293 I have a mater's degree in computer science and 3 years experience, earning 26k/year, and out of the people I've met in the industry, I am earning above average tbh.. People outside of Europe's poorer countries, especially USA come to Portugal and forget that we just don't have that spending power. On another note, 26k/year is pre tax. After tax is about 17k year, and Portugal has one of the highest indirect taxes in the world, with 23% VAT , 45% Tax on Gasoline (right now it's 1,90€/L or 7€ per gallon for Americans). Don't get me wrong, I love my country, and it's great for retirees and vacations, just terrible for workers. There is a big problem in Portugal with brain drain, and everyone knows why, low wages, high taxes , and real estate prices on par with most us states.
The 20% nhr isn’t the whole story. The money cannot come from a long list of places (most notably HK) and proper structuring must be done to avoid socials. Most Americans in Portugal are not compliant with the tax law, they just don’t know that they are breaking the law.
@@aswinhanagal4293you're boosting the ones in Germany as well, but the ones in US might be underestimated average engineering degree graduate earned $117k in the US.
South America is also experiencing significant American migration - Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru has seen more Americans moving there. It's ironic English speaking Americans complain about Hispanic migration to the US, when many of the same Anglophones are leaving the US, furthermore, Spanish speaking Americans are finding more opportunities in Hispanophone nations, despite dialectal distinctions in language, so it is interesting to see a reverse migration from the US.
Nah, the number of Americans in the countries you have mentioned is basically negligible - a few thousands, mostly expats working for the multinational, only passing by, not settling down here. The situation is not the same as in Europe.
@@Joshua-dt5vithe difference is that Latin American immigration to the US is a thing, while amercian migration to South America is basically non-existent
American immigration to Latin America is nothing compared to the Latino invasion of the U.S. plus Americans contribute to Latin American economies with their wealth. Latinos bring crime and corruption here!
It's easy to forget, but the United States alone is around the same size as the entirely of Europe. Europe however does have around the twice the population of the United States. But most importantly, the border of Europe really depends on who you ask. For example, some people will consider Cyprus to be part of Europe, but not the Anatolian peninsula just north of it.
Anatolian peninsula's other name is Asia Minor it's a peninsula located in Asia, bordering Middle East I know you turks are butthurt, but Turkey will never be Europe
@@zedero8 that's also a bit silly though, isn't it? Armenia and Greece are very culturally similar, but one is in entirely in Europe, and the other is entirely in Asia. That's why I think it's best to make geological distinctions.
Greek here and I would like to share my experience. I live in a small mainland town that doesn't have much tourism. yet our new neighbors (I'm blessed to live in the old town which is the best and most expensive part of the town) are from the USA. We got to know them quite well since everyone in my family speaks English and they listed most of the reasons you mentioned in your video for coming to Greece.
Husband and I are planning on leaving the States in a few years, and the factors you mention in the video are among the reasons why. He travels to Europe for business frequently, and the contrast in quality of life is absolutely remarkable. We have some time left here in the States, so we’re studying the language and getting our affairs in order. My suspicion? This trend will accelerate. Those with the means and the inclination will head for the exits, especially as the US continues this sad, self-inflicted decline.
Completely agree. I've been studying the German language for 7 years now, preparing myself should things become untenable stateside. Alas, I'm tied economically to my job for now, which fixes me in place. If European companies wanted to attract Americans, I think they could do it easily, but somehow there needs to be a better way to recruit. Best wishes on your journey!
@drewkaton6785 oh yeah remote workers for US companies that generate wealth for American companies are definitely the most capable workers Europe needs right now
As an American looking to reclaim Romanian citizenship by descent and live in Europe someday, I think one thing that draws many Americans to Europe is how livable and affordable many cities in the EU are (by comparison), even on a rather middling US salary (while remote working). In so many cities across Europe, you don't need to buy a car, you can grab groceries within just a few minutes' walk, and quality of life is so high. There's much greater emphasis on a work-life balance. If America had cities that were as walkable, livable, and affordable as places like Porto or Valencia or Dubrovnik or Athens, then we wouldn't be quite as interested in leaving the US.
Those places aren't affordable to those who are there. Portuguese work 10% less and receive less than half than an American. Croatians work the same amount of hours and make less than half than the median American.The Greek work 3% more to make a third as much as the median American. The Work-life balance is the same in both only that you will make about half as much to a third as much if you are a worker in those countries vs the US. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_income data.oecd.org/emp/hours-worked.htm
Dubrovnik is far from affordable for locals. And many locals are pushed out of the cities because their salaries are not in par with the american immigrant salaries.
Then the Americans should integrate when they emigrate and also learn the national language. It can't be that they have a special status just because they are Americans. No other nation in the world has such an entitlement attitude.
hopefully you're not a liberal/leftist though. As part of the Romanian Diaspora myself, the last thing Romania needs is leftards promoting the same policies that turned American and Western European cities to s***
I work in a company in Norway as a norwegian with many expats from all over the world, including some americans. Some of them like being here, for the reasons listed, while others think the taxes are too high. Looking at the national statistics there is definetley an upwards trend of immigrants from the US, nearly doubling since 2005, which was a low point. It also loos fairly balanced between people who leave for the US and who come here
Spanish here! The immigration to the US from the youngest generations is decreasing. I just graduated from college and almost all my colleges are leaving to central/northen europe, but no one to the US. Even if we got a great job offer we don't tend to leave. Mostly because of your social scheeme, insecurity and food, it really don't pay off the little extra money we would get. I see more immigration from the people of the age of my professors that go to the US for a postdoc but then they will come back
As an American who just started college and plans to move to Europe sometime after I finish, I can confirm a lot of the reasons stated in this video is why I want to move. I don’t really see myself living in the US for the rest of my life, especially with all the problems the country has. I see myself living a more happy life in Europe, specifically either Netherlands, Switzerland, or Czech Republic. And if do have kids in the future there’s no way I’m raising them here in the US.
As a Valencian myself I fear for my city's gentrification process. Too many of my friends are struggling to find apartments at a decent price, and gentrification of many neighborhoods has been notorious for the past few years. This is actually caused by a multitude of reasons, but immigration from rich countries (because that's what "expats" really are) and tourism definitely makes things harder. And that's before talking about how many of these people don't even bother to learn a word in Spanish or Valencian.
@Xaelum I was just in Valencia in May and noticed the prices have changed dramatically myself. Wasn’t there some sort of law or regulatory change that has messed up the rental market? I heard something new has occurred recently. I’m surprised people don’t make more of an attempt in Spanish. I would consider myself high intermediate, and people were super happy with that lol.😂 It was encouraging to me.
@@automaticjoe1because outside the hispanic bubble, Spanish is perceived as a language of lazy and problematic people, unlike other European languages like English, German, French, etc.
Owh yeah i notice this trend too, The Netherlands has a lot of Americans!!!. I´m not against Americans coming and integrating to European countries, but this definitely is a sign that Americans are fed up with their own country and things they dislike about the US. Perhaps these are new times and new standards that people are seeking.. If this keeps on going, then i can see American corporations migrating to Europe as well, but they have to keep in mind that Europe has strict regulations to protect its citizens from Corporate practices.
As an American what you said is somewhat correct lol. Both America and Europe are good in their own ways. America is better than Europe at some things, and Europe is better than America at some things. Some people do move to Europe to escape the politics but the reality is most people in this world just choose to ignore politics lol. I am moving to Germany in a few years, not because I dislike my home country America, but because I like the weather, history, culture, food, and lifestyle there better. In my opinion cloudy weather, rainy weather, and snowy weather is the best. Also while I will admit America does have a gun violence problem, it certainly isn't nearly as bad as people say it is. There are actually 10 countries in Europe, and 63 in the world which outrank the U.S. when it comes to amount of gun violence.
An anomaly. There was a time in Europe...1914 through 1945 where Europe wasn't safe. How many Europeans came to Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, if they could? While the U.S. might be perceived as a violent country here and abroad, 50 million people have never been slaughtered in six years of war. Europe has a long, frightening history of war and genocide.
Ridiculous perspective. Utter nonsense. I've met plenty of Americans who prefer things in GB + Europe, with major considerations such as affordable healthcare and being able to walk the streets without fear of a drive by.
So for any Americans thinking about moving to Austria: Pro: We have guns too, we can understand what you are saying Con: We have guns too, we can understand what you are saying
Lol. Yeah it's understandable that many Europeans find the concept of many people owning guns as scary and foreign, but what they don't realize is that guns are actually what protects us. Fun fact: The areas with the highest gun violence in the U.S. are areas with the strictest gun control. It's hilarious that there are people who genuinely believe that criminals will stop using guns if they're outlawed lol. They are criminals, they break the law that's what they do ofc they will still use guns lol.
As far as youtube videos, Americans living in Europe and talking about how superior it is to the US i think has been a trend and a view thing. Its the perfect combination for views and engagement. You get Europeans who love to hear how much better they and Americans defending themselves in the comments.
I would love to live in Europe. American neighborhoods are not very livable. I'm surrounded by busy car traffic. It's not walkable. Residential zones are all residential without anything to do and I have to drive to an ugly strip mall business zone to do anything. American city planning creates lonely, soulless places where nobody wants to be.
You are welcome but please take care not to buy overpriced houses, you ruin life for everyone else here and people tend to hate you for that specially in southern european countries
The people of America got priced out of the overpriced houses here. That’s why we are coming. Canadians got priced out of their market by ethnic foreign investors so they buy here, Americans got priced out by blackrock and are buying in Europe now. Until the bubble in AmeriCanada pops then we are going to keep inflating euro realty
You touched on the main reason why Americans are moving to Europe at the end - I think it has to do with Economic productivity. In Europe people work to live, in the United States people live to work. The people that don't fit American work culture find Europe much more attractive as the cultures there are focused on life instead of how to make the maximum amount of money.
The USA is a perfect example of why basing your country's entire structure on economic is a huge mistake. If the desires of capital are your only consideration, society, culture and well-being will inevitably decline because the needs of average people are not the focus, only business interests are. That will always lead to suffering at the bottom and lower middle, and that will always lead to civil unrest. Europe would be wise NOT to follow the USA on this one and to continue to focus on maintaining a high quality of life for ALL.
It's not that the US has based its ENTIRE structure on economic. There are many social programs in the US. It's just it's not as good as Europe, on the whole. But states vary on this so you have to keep that in mind.
@@automnejoy5308 You have bought into the lie. The US spends many multiples more on corporate welfare than on ALL social welfare programs combined. The reason most people believe otherwise is because most gov't spending is hidden from view. You can search all you want but you will never be able to find exactly what the gov't spends or on what. It's an intentionally convoluted mess. It's a rigged system, design by and for corporate elites and it has been that way for decades. Why do you think corporations spend so much money bribing politicians with campaign contributions? They are buying favorable economic policy. This is all quite obvious.
From an European point of view: We already have a huge housing problem here in Europe and so we simply cannot house all immigrants and all refugees from Ukraine, The Middle East and entire Africa. Kids live until they are 30 -32 years old at their parents home since only then they could get a place to live on their own... Europe is more or less the same size as the USA is in square Kilometers, but we already have twice as much inhabitants living here, and all of those Americans want to live in or nearby grand cities and the empty spots (where no villages or cities are in Europe, well those stay empty. You may want to ask yourself: As an American moving to Europe...am I part of the housing problem or not? Answer: Yes you are.
So amazing how Americans are expected to adapt to European culture, but if ANY other type of immigrant comes in, all you'd hear is chanting about multi-culturalism. HMMMM.
Not exactly. People in Europe are extremely alarmist about multiculturalism right now. The whole thing with American Expats being expected to assimilate is just apart of that.
You do know that Europeans want anyone who moves to Europe, to live by the customs in any European country, but since Muslims dont like other cultures or want to assimilate, Europeans tend to hate them
It’s unbelievable how much I want to move to North Europe or Austria. I’ve wanted it since I was 7, and now I’m 24 in less than 2 weeks. Hopefully I’ll be one of the emigrates in the next few years.
I am US citizen living in valencia. Nothing in this video is really wrong but its a bit misleading. There's about 7000 amercians living in valencia, a city of around a million people , and few million in the area. The American english you are hearing the streets are tourists.
My mother is a Greek citizen but never registered me as a child. Nearly five years later, the Greek embassy assures me that it is still in process. There are many things I would love about living in Europe, but the bureaucracy is truly deathly. Also, it would be a huge shock to earn literally 1/3 what I make in the US. The Americans who move to Europe typically have been working burn-out jobs with no vacation time, mediocre health benefits, bad retirement plans, so the social benefits and work-life balance overcome the low salaries. For me, I get 26 days of vacation, 14 weeks of paid parental leave, good health insurance and a generous retirement plan. My point is that these things are the default in Europe, but they also exist in the US.
Those benefits are linked to your work. Imagine if one day, which I hope never happens to you, the company you work at bankrupts. In the US you would lose your benefits with your work. In Europe, you would be mostly covered by the social net. Not to mention the guaranteed vacation, which jobs in Europe come with.
@@petrpalecka5932retirement plans generally are rolled over into an IRA, they don't just disappear. Depending on the health insurance and the company you don't necessarily lose coverage the day you quite working either.
Interesting. I'm an American in Europe, have been for a couple decades, and all the other Americans I know are either ones who came for university and didn't go back or ones whose parents were Americans who came to Europe many decades ago and passed on US citizenship & so don't actually much US experience other than the impact US citizenship based tax laws have had.
The only thing europe can really offer Americans is a more relaxed lifestyle. Other than that, Americans would just be taking a pay cut moving to Europe
In fact, it is the opposite, although salaries in the US are indeed higher, once you account for the significant expenses (such as health, housing, education, etc.), you’re left with less disposable income. Europeans are enjoying higher living standards that Americans.
@@krasimirdimov4778no they're not what many don't understand about US healthcare is a significant amount of it is paid for by employers. Employers in the US pay $1.3 trillion for employee healthcare on top of salaries meaning us salaries are actually significantly higher when you account for healthcare spending not reduced...
I've never felt so called out by something I am 100% trying to do. It started for me when I did a foreign study in Japan. When I returned to America after 2 years it was like the curtain had been pulled back. Rents is 3x as much, I cant walk anywhere, no quick healthy food options, healthcare will bankrupt me, the minimum wage workers I meet look dead inside, drivers licenses are handed out to anyone with a pulse, the roads are crumbling, etc. I don't feel guilty for wanting to move though. Theres 3x more European migrants in the US than Americans in Europe. Not to mention a decent bit of modern Europe was liberated by Americans, rebuilt with the Marshall plan and has had their defense subsized by America for 80 years. Ironically moving to Europe will probably be the greatest use my US tax dollars I will ever get.
Europe was not liberated by the Americans. The Soviets won the WW2. The army from the West was principally an alliance between the USA, Great Britain, Canada, and France. The army coming from the east was that of Soviet Russia, officially the Red Army. Together, all the armies of the Liberation are known as the Allies. The USSR liberated Eastern and Central Europe from brutal Nazi rule. So please get off your high horse and think you are our savior 🤣The US was just an ally that bombed Japan afterward, you had your own war. If you do move though, I kindly ask you to pay your taxes here and assimilate into our culture. We truly don't want to become United States, we want to keep our identities pristine 😊
In the grand scheme of things you can make a good life in either Europe or America. It really comes down to you. I find immigrants often engage with the culture deeper and see opportunities (offered to everyone) that native people miss. When people move, especially across continents, I think they "try" harder (engage with people more) and end up with better lives, but they could've "try"ed in their original continent too.
It's because people can't really work on their higher-tier needs like self-actualization, unless they first feel physiologically safe. The video shows some of these examples of people leaving the US because they don't feel safe. Gun violence, even if experienced indirectly to the point there's constant worry can cause trauma, and that gets encoded in the body and psyche. Sometimes there is just so much baggage in the original continent, people are disillusioned to "try", there's a very real blockage in the mind, body, and emotion. Whereas the new culture offers fresh start, safety and hope.
While in some cases that may be true, a lot of America's issues aren't something that can be fixed by the will of an individual. Gun violence has shown to happen in the poorest and richest areas in the country and also are known to happen at schools and common places like grocery stores, it's like going outside is just hostile no matter where you go. Healthcare and education are costs that you also cannot fix on your own and are horribly overpriced, even if you have insurance its still a nightmare, while in Europe these both are much more manageable. Cities too here are dominated by the car and walkable cities are either super expensive or non-existent due to zoning laws which make the amount of time and energy spent massive and unhealthy; and lets not even begin how America lacks a "third space" in the vast majority of areas. So for some Americans, it just isn't possible to "try harder" to get a better life in America because there is stuff simply out of your control that brings it down.
@@shadow12219while gun violence in the US is much worse than any other rich developed country its still a prettt statistically rare occurrence. Walking around the majority of the US worrying about being involved in random gun violence is similar to walking around being worried about randomly being struck by lightning. When "gun violence" stats are cited in the US they often contain suicides which are often like 50 percent of the stat. While obviously still a problem, thats alot different than a school shooting or random act of violence.
That is not necessarily true in this country now I don’t know how old your post is. But I’m 68 years old and I work three jobs just to survive. It’s insane. You have to get three jobs that pay you like 1985 and tape them together, and you can almost get to 2023 not quite, but almost. I can take that same salary and move to Thailand and live like a person, and I noticed that Muslims and Buddhist seem to get along just fine there, so it’s not impossible.
I live in the U.S. but have a lot of foreign clients in Portugal. Although there are a few American areas in the south of the country, this doesn't explain high real estate prices in Lisbon and Porto and their outlying areas. What I hear is there is massive buying of real estate by the Chinese because real estate is their preferred investment, and in China, the real estate market as an investment has collapsed. They are massively buying in Ireland too and driving up prices. I don't know about other areas. As far as U.S. citizens going to Portugal goes, that has reversed and more leave now than enter. U.S. citizens by the numbers, prefer Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica and some southeastern Asian countries. I am hearing from the "trendsetters" that Valencia, Spain is the latest hot spot for Americans in Europe right now. I was born in the U.S. and all my grandparents were born here. I speak 3 languages. I live in Florida where Spanish is widely spoken so that's why I learned that one. I studied German starting in high school and eventually became fluent and used that language for work. I travelled twice to Germany and both times people would only speak English to me. They just wanted to practice. I take Chinese lessons now but am having a hard time spending enough time with the language to become fluent. As far as Americans learning a 2nd language goes, it's just not necessary. It's normal to travel 3,000 km and hear only English. I don't think most people here think they will need a second language for a 3 week vacation to Europe and they really don't. However, I do appreciate you not telling your grandfather's joke: "What do you call a person who only speaks one language?" Also, I do agree that if Americans are going to stay in a country for extended time, they should learn the language. As far as safety goes...I'm not sure what those people are thinking when they say they moved to Europe for Safety. In the Americas, we always here about the situations with moslem immigrants. Most Americans view the situation in Europe as one where the continent is sitting on an ethnic time bomb. We hear native Europeans are afraid of them and afraid to say anything to them because you will be called a racist. Then, there is the constant news about the war with Russia, etc. If you do any research for example on Paris, Barcelona or Rome, the first advice is about the pick-pockets and scam games. Then, we hear if it does happen just move on because local police won't do anything about it. Now, I don't know if all of this is fair or not but it is what we hear. I do enjoy my trips to Europe but don't want to live there permanently. I would also like to say that you speak English very well and better than most Europeans.
Great topic. My husband and I live in the US but have established roots to retire in France. We have lived in Paris a short time are learning and polishing our French because it is still not easy to navigate in France (or Spain and Italy) without knowing the language. We don’t hear much English spoken in these countries. However, we live between San Francisco and New York and there are parts of both cities where you hear more French spoken than English. They aren’t Americans practicing! And it’s not just these two cities or just French. It’s seems that there is a significant amount of European workers living in the US. My observations are only anecdotal, but it seems to me that the net migration still favors the US. And the reason is simple, ask any European why they are here and they will say Jobs.
Seeing some similar trends here in Latin America. I haven’t looked at any hard data so grain of salt, but talking to multiple immigration attorneys here they found that even a few years ago the majority of immigrants were coming from places like Venezuela, Guatemala, and Haiti, but now they are seeing a distinct rise in people from North America, Europe, and Australasia. They are still the distinct minority, but they are on the rise.
What is happening is that rich people are becoming more mobile, and that mobility has now spread to the upper middle class too. So there's a small number of American retirees going to Latam, plus a number of return immigrants, mostly to Mexico, but this is still not significant if you look at the population of those places. It's a drop in a bucket, compared to Venezuelans or Haitians.
@@FOLIPE hence why I said that it is still a distinct minority, but it is trending up. Rich people and retirees are moving to Latin America, however, this is nothing new, over the past few years USA has become so expensive that people near the Mexican border, especially with California, are moving to just south of the border while working just north of the border. As a result, the Mexican people are being priced out of their neighbourhoods due to gentrifications and are moving south. The rise of digital nomads is also contributing to this. While you are correct in saying that it is a drop in the bucket, the fact remains that the trend is shifting.
I am absolutely one of the people this video is talking about and these are definitely most of the reasons I'm trying to move over there for work and life in general. I've already spent a year living in Europe once, quality of life there makes the US look like a 3rd-world country in terms of being happy and having essentials be convenient to obtain. Once you experience European quality of life, you can't go back to the US and stay happy imo.
@@prst99 well, I can't speak for specific fields, but I can tell you that the current brain drain situation has a lot of skilled European workers migrating to the US (much more than the other way around). with that logic, I'm sure there are job opportunities in Europe.
In my humble opinion, a smart thing for European countries to do would be to focus social policy heavily on health and safety and then try to entice younger married couples and families with small children to come over from the U.S. and Canada. This is the cohort most concerned with gun violence, access to healthcare, and food safety (where Europe has a competitive advantage). To do this correctly would require cracking down on migrant crime and deporting the trouble-makers, but I suspect most Europeans would gladly trade them for cosmopolitan Americans. The UK and Ireland should be especially focused on this.
They're also low tax contributors and likely even net benefactors (childcare, Healthcare and whatnot)... They'd just come for a free ride and leave when the kids are done with university. Likely to work for a high paying American company in... America. That's how I see it. If you want to solve the fertility issue you need to get domestic production up... Everything else is just a bandaid.
But that could bring another issues like competition with young Europeans on housing markets where we already have significant problems. Given the fact that Americans, in theory can save more than Europeans before migrating here, they could be pushing young Europeans further away from owning a house or flat. This issue must be addressed as well first. As result of that Europe could became more carcentric as well as people would be pushed outside of effective reach of public transport. As well it would require certain changes in school system, like having schools where subjects will be taught mostly in English and so. One thing EU countries can capitalize on os "root finding" of some Americans, so they could perhaps focus bit more on descendants of people that once left Europe for USA.
@@MrToradragon I think if I were to go to live in Europe instead I would concentrate on Not having a car centric area to live, but live where I can take public transportation or ride my bicycle or walk like when I lived in Germany
@@enjoyslearningandtravel7957 Sure, that would be ideal, but the thing is that these areas are becoming more and more expensive and thus unavailable for young Europeans, especially if they want to start family, and you certainly don't want to start family in something like 1 room flat of 25 sq. m. (Well that is about what two people with average income can afford to buy in cities Czechia if they do not want to spent rest of their lives paying nothing else beside mortgage) So if you would add demand for those places close to public transport by (young) Americans working remotely atop of demand already inflated by people seeking for "investment properties", it could very well mean that even more people will be pushed further away from cities where you simply can't have bus or tram every few minutes, maybe once every hour. This will in turn lead to higher use of cars and thus demand for car infrastructure. And bear in mind that young people are already being pushed out of real estate market into rental market or being pushed out of cities to town and villages quite far away. In the end, it is not good for those places either as they will inevitably be changed and will have to invest in new infrastructure like wells, pre-schools and sewage treatment plants and maybe complete sewer system as smallest villages still can, if I am not mistaken, still go only with septic tanks or something similar. that has to be emptied time to time.
Absolutely not. In my country at least, and I suspect most of the rest of Europe, Americans are considered foreigners like any other. As Europeans, we want less immigrants, not more. Bringing Americans in along with the others just causes more trouble.
🙋I’m definitely one of those Americans who wants to permanently settle in Europe one day! You absolutely can build a “good” life in the US, but it really does cost an arm & a leg and your still have to put up with so many issues plaguing the US (bad/expensive healthcare, lack of public transit & walkable cities, conservative politics, etc). I don’t even want to move to Europe because it’s cheaper - in many ways it could be just as, if not more expensive, than the US but I’d rather fight to build my life there and to do it here in the US and still have to deal with the same issues
Think about it, if U.S citizen makes makes money than the average Europeans, then the hospitals and clinics does have a reason to charge the patients more, reason why U.S citizen move abroad countries likes Canada, Switzerland, France and etc for example it's because you want Healthcare to serve you free, not cheap, for free, nothing is free in this world
@@ericktwelve11 our healthcare isn't free mate, its just that we pay more taxes monthly in exchange for not getting our shit kicked into the dirt whenever something in our body inevitably breaks, but ofc to you this just FEELS like socialism or a scam because youre probably a freedom loving patriot who will proudly relish and praise and clap like a seal to those who scream less taxes or sum shit. So you go ahead and wave your 3000 dollar ambulance check and ill stay here in my little paradise and go to a doctor when my eyes stop fucking working without thinking about what organ will i have to sell in exchange.
We do have a lot of bureaucracy here when you’re trying to do anything real. If you’re just doing every day things yes it’s easier than Europe but if you’re trying to do anything, real bureaucracy is maddening our government does everything in triplicate.
@@ericktwelve11Do you know what's funny? The amerimutts pay the most of any country on Healthcare. Yet it's still garbage and expensive as shit. Idk what this cope is about us paying more but it is objectively not true. We're simply better at healthcare.
Dear Hugo, As a fellow Dutchman, (Ik woon in Gorinchem) I rarely ever speak English. And if I do it is with the better educated Poles. In the more rural areas English is, much like Latin; A litterary language only. The irony is that the only 'real' use for English right now, is learning other languages. Na pjatny glowa ja znaio w Polskogo jazyk, jestet prakticzny bardzo na po Anglisku. (The five words of Polish language I know are (of) greater use than spoken English). In fact the Dutch language is the most usefull spoken language to me. Followed by Arabic, and Eastern European ~Russian and Polish~ (Ukrainian is widely spoken too, but is simmilar to Russian) People litterate in Dutch are increasingly sought after for filling in tax forms. And other administrative gigs. It may change if I'm accepted into college, but still; As of right now: English only serves to entertain me. If you wish to emigrate to Europe, keep in mind that many people cannot speak English at all. Be they older Poles, Ukrainians, Russians or various Middle Easterners (who learned Arabic). I have a feeling there is an growing Muslim/Arabic speaking population in the Netherlands. Because post 2015 Arabic seems to become more widely spoken. But this is a subjective feeling based mostly personal experience. Wat is your perspective? Mooie zondag.
Goeiemiddag! Of course the further away from major cities you get the less prevalent English becomes. With the greatest of respect, no one is moving across the Atlantic to settle in little Gorinchem, unless they have a family and want that small town life. Young educated professionals will naturally gravitate to each other and that means they will live in the big cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and maybe Utrecht. I myself (UK national) work for a large Dutch multinational and will probably live and work in NL one day, but I won't live in the Drechtstaden close to office, I'll be in Rotterdam.
I am an American who has lived in Europe for over 35 years. My advice to any wanting to live in Europe is to leave the ‘American’ ways behind and embrace the slower, more human life here. There is nothing worse than a snobby American coming to Europe with lots of money and wanting to keep living the American way. They will not be happy and the native Europeans certainly will not. I have never regretted leaving my country for Europe. I’ve learnt so much about history, language, politics and culture. Americans, generally speaking, don’t bother to really learn about what is out there in the world. I can say this about my own American family living in America. They just criticize what ever is different over here, without bothering to learn why. So, I welcome Americans who want to assimilate and advise those who do not to stay home and work on your own country to make it a more livable.
Ive just applied for Croatian citizenship by ancestry. I want to live and raise my family there. I crave a culture and community that I'm not getting in the US.
that was my plan. go to europe for healthcare and transit system. while retiring in usa for usd, big houses, better security and by time i am retirement age america has developed more.
As an American with dual citizenship to the EU, I am in agreement that it is largely middle class people or digital nomads (so-called) making the trek to Europe. The biggest hindering factor is financial, since Americans by and large cannot save. Many people are saddled with credit card debr or medical debt or student loan debt that binds them to the States. I thinkerall your consensus that European countries making business easier wi help, but it will probably take a generation to bear fruit. Also realze that Amcians (broadly) hate government institutions, left or right they grow up with a state that doesn't care about them... I consider myself a sensible person, and many Americans who especially move to Central Europewhere I have my citizenship have some wacky ideas.
On top of that, most countries don't make it easy to immigrate unless you have some kind of in-demand skills. Recruiting people who work at Burger King just isn't a high priority. We could be having a parallel discussion about how most immigrants to the US are generally upper-middle class as well.
That's actually the case for most skilled migrants. It's those with skills, middle class, or rich who have the opportunity to migrate. Poor or unskilled people usually get the chance to migrate if they have some sort of family connection (like myself) or if they're desperate enough go illegally (most times it's to places nearby hence latin americans to USA or Middle easterners to EU)
@finleybaker6008 I usually don't support the U.S but it does have one of the biggest economies lol, they definitely have a good amount of in-demand workers, probably less Burger King workers than Aldi workers in Europe in proportion
@@codysparks1454 absolutely. There are major problems everywhere right now & I'd say quality of life, work etc. Is much better than back in the states. Just make sure to secure a decent job (shouldn't be hard due to massive labour shortages right now) & if you want a more calm & easier life avoid London. I'd say the UK's of the most attractive European countries for not only American migrants but for immigrants all over especially if English is your native language & you're not of European ancestry. Wages tend to be lower here than the US for the most part (certain jobs pay half of what you'd get paid in bigger places in the US) especially healthcare jobs but it's an easier life & you get way more benefits
@@codysparks1454 i'd say do your research & do your own pros & cons list. Visit a few times then make your decision. Every person will have different opinions.
As an American that moved to Germany in 2014 I first so did because the job I got here sounded cool. Then I realized life could be amazing and doesn't have to be 100% about status, career, and other consumerism BS you get fed in the US. I actually started taking vacations and no one pressured me to work over them. I took sick days, and it didn't count against my vacation days. Yes the salaries are lower, and yes the taxes are higher. Even so, life is so much better here. I never have to worry about a medical bill bankrupting me. My kids have a great environment to grow up in. I actually feel like I am in the middle class, unlike the US. Life is just better on every level. Is it perfect? No. Is it much better? Absolutely.
I’m an American living in France and agree 100% with this. I moved personally for safety , quantity of life and lifestyle in general. Interesting subject for sure
Dude, I think you are delusional, France is not what you think it is, there's tons of French citizen in Quebec Canada told me the opposite, these guys are university graduate and was desperate for money, so no, you're lying
Bring it on if they are young, motivated and educated or studying. It is a good offset to the large influx of low-skilled refugees. But if American immigrants are not willing to make the effort to learn a local language they should only be given temporary visas. This is a good test of motivation and attitude. I still hear Americans here in Europe saying that Europeans need to improve their English. Arrogance and Ignorance are a very unattractive cocktail.
Really? I'm sorry these Americans say such things. As an American I cannot understand this attitude. I won't even travel to another country unless I learn basic conversational skills in the native language. I wouldn't criticize anyone for not speaking English.
@@automnejoy5308 Unfortunately, it is true. I live in a very touristy area and we make a distinction between "bad" Americans (arrogance, entitlement, ignorance) and "good" Americans. They are quite easy to separate. I am sure you can guess which of the two categories gets the better service.
It takes faaaar more than language. If only it were easy enough just to learn a language. I've lived here for years and learned the local language, and even naturalized. The reality is that many locals still aren't interested in interacting with people they seem beneath them (foreigners). So even if highly skilled people come and learn the language at attempts to integrate fully, the local public has to embrace this on some level, else you'll just have isolated communities popping up like they already do for other nationalities (British, Chinese, Algerians, Turkish just to name a few). The problems are always that the government has one thing in mind and get populace has another. Please note that I'm not talking about tourists, they spend money and leave. I'm talking about people like me who work and contribute and do integrate who are met with hostility in spite of it all.
@@jadeabyss9978 Not beneath in my opinion, but those populations need to share something in commun, without sens of belonging, interractions remain superficial, although i believe with time and acculturation, it is possible. maybe not in one generation, culture takes time.
@CommanderchessWhile the United States is certainly a major hub for innovation, it would be an oversimplification to say that most innovations globally originate there. Innovation is a global phenomenon, driven by contributions from many countries across different regions. Here’s a broader perspective: ### 1. **Global Innovation Distribution:** - **Europe**: Countries like Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the Nordic countries consistently rank high in global innovation indices. Germany, for instance, is a leader in engineering, automotive technology, and industrial machinery. The UK has a strong tradition in pharmaceuticals, finance, and AI research. - **Asia**: Japan, South Korea, and increasingly China, are leaders in various technological fields. Japan is known for robotics and electronics, South Korea for semiconductors and mobile technology, and China is rapidly becoming a powerhouse in AI, renewable energy, and telecommunications. - **Canada and Australia**: These countries are also significant contributors, particularly in areas like biotechnology, natural resource management, and AI. ### 2. **Collaborative Innovation:** - Many major innovations are the result of international collaboration, where researchers, institutions, and companies from different countries work together. For example, the Human Genome Project involved significant contributions from the UK, Japan, France, Germany, and China, in addition to the U.S. - Similarly, the development of technologies like 5G, AI, and quantum computing often involves partnerships between researchers and companies across continents. ### 3. **Innovation Indicators:** - **Patents**: While the U.S. leads in the number of patents filed, countries like China and Japan are also very prolific. - **R&D Spending**: The U.S. spends significantly on research and development, but it is followed closely by countries like China, Japan, and Germany, with South Korea having one of the highest R&D expenditures relative to GDP. ### 4. **Sector-Specific Innovations:** - **Pharmaceuticals**: Europe, especially Switzerland and the UK, is a global leader in pharmaceutical innovation, with companies like Novartis, Roche, and GlaxoSmithKline playing major roles. - **Automotive**: Germany is a leader in automotive innovation, with companies like Volkswagen, BMW, and Daimler at the forefront of the industry. - **Green Energy**: Scandinavian countries, particularly Denmark, are pioneers in wind energy, and China leads in solar energy production and deployment. ### 5. **Emerging Innovation Hubs:** - **China**: Over the past few decades, China has rapidly transformed into a major center of innovation, particularly in technology, e-commerce, and renewable energy. - **India**: Known for its strengths in software development and IT services, India is also becoming a leader in fintech and biotech. ### Conclusion: The U.S. is undoubtedly one of the world’s most innovative countries, and many groundbreaking technologies and companies have originated there. However, the landscape of global innovation is diverse and multi-faceted, with significant contributions from Europe, Asia, and other regions. In many fields, innovation is a global effort, involving collaboration across borders and the sharing of knowledge and resources.
@@100c0c : "Asians"... the ones that are now.... half Latin Americans... and 1/8th... Cantonese.. and then 1/4.... black.... Yeh... a lot... of "Asians".... No wonder I hear a lot of American accents of late. Like... and then, there is also the doxxing that goes on as well ? No wonder we now have SO many surveillance cameras and CCTVs everywhere. It is so scary ?..... Really really extremely scary.
So the US is like a business district, and Europe is like suburbs? I'm happy to see closer ties, the more competition for talent there is, the more leverage the talented individuals have, and the more cultural exchange, the better relations.
I am doing this. I moved to the Netherlands last year and work remotely with American companies. You pretty much hit the nail on the head about who we are and why we do it. It is interesting to hear someone call it a 1st wave and what not.
@@Oscarcat2212 I wasn't making it in the US and saw a chance, and sold everything to make it happen. You only live once, so why not? My wife was more into it for safety and because she feels like she is treated like a human here. I do think the system works better for everyone here. I am glad I put my money to my mouth and did the logical thing of "if it is so great, why don't you move there?" A year later and I have no regrets.
This is a topic I’ve seen increased news about since the pandemic here in America. Even had a former coworker make the move to Italy using his ancestry. I can’t say I haven’t seriously considered it many times. However, I’m not as educated as many of the people making the move (college dropout), so getting a job that allows me to be a digital nomad is definitely much trickier. I don’t have much stuff, but moving that stuff or buying new stuff would pretty much wipe out my life savings. Plus I lack recent European ancestry. I have to go back to great-great grandparents before I reach Europeans again. So frankly my best shot at a visa seems to be finding a country with a golden visa or weird workarounds like the Netherlands business investment visa, which is of course more money I generally don’t have. 🤷 I just hope the US doesn’t get much worse. I’m not certain what I would do if the US became unbearable to live in and Europe or Canada weren’t viable options at those times because of visa requirements.
If you have Italian ancestry you can get citizenship through great great grandparents & here are some others that allow citizenship from that far back. If you rewlly want to migrate to a European country & still don't have the skills another way to get through is to get into a relationship with someone with citizenship for one of these places
You are over complicating your life. Simply find a job in an english speaking country. My mom works in Luxembourg for example. There are too many foreigners there from all over the world. And there are also a lot of foreign companies there, especially american ones. And there are bunch of countries like that. Switzerland, Ireland. etc. Just find a job there, and live a happy life.
The US isn't going to become unebearable to live. The idea anyone is considering the need to flea to Europe is hilarious. It's fear porn. Just like the collapse of the American dollar has been right around the corner for 30 years. Europeans have literally been predicting the collapse of the US since its inception.
The problem with this is that the americans that are moving to europe are not someone who is switching to eurooe for muah social stability, work life balance etc they are already well to do earning in the 100k, white, liberal wife and husband who will outcompete the poorer people in the country making it unlivable for the orginal inhabitants i guarantee you within 5 years average european will hard time planning any vacation in their usual spots or inside their own companies then their eyes will be opened on what they have done
In Denmark you are required to learn Danish to be allowed to stay long term so while the can speak English to us and we can back they are still forced to learn a language that isnt easy to learn
For an English speaker, Danish probably isn't that hard to learn in terms of reading/writing, the grammar is similar and a lot of words are also similar, but speaking might be difficult compared to say, Swedish because of the pronunciation.
@@Croz89 Have you tried it? Maybe you are right but its considered one of the hard ones of Europe as it has so many rules and just as many rule breakers, as a Dane I found English easy, Danish and Netherlands is also very similar sound wise but I have not really tried to learn it I just recognize they use very similar sounding words for many of the same things but spelling wise it does not look like what I think the word is supposed to
@@LynxLord1991The same is true for most languages, including English! Difficulty is a relative term here, and in terms of national languages in Europe, Dutch and Swedish/Danish/Norwegian are considered the easiest languages for an English speaker to learn. French and German are more difficult due to the grammar. The hardest is probably something like Finnish.
@@Croz89 While true I have only herd it as being hard Cant say I'm surprised people tend to say Danish sound like a guy with a potato in his mouth simply because nothing is said the way it is spelled
For me, I have many reasons to want to move to the EU but the number one reason for me is healthcare access. But there are other reasons such as cost of living, cheaper access to Universities, actual pensions and safer neighborhoods. I can go on but those are just some. I am so happy I have the right to move now (I obtained EU citizenship recently) and have begun planning my next steps.
When I've got to choose between moderate Americans coming to Europe (since I presume the Wall Street and Trump types will still see the US as the best place on earth) and the migration we've got from the typical countries of the last 50 years, my choice is made in a millisecond... Be most welcome :)
Especially how radical Europeans are so keen to leave Europe it would only make Europe more moderate and a nice countermeasure against the radicalisation and poleralisation of society
@@GwainSagaFanChannel radical europeans leaving? Far righters and far lefties stay in their countries, usually, cause they are mostly working class, in Europe. Those leaving are entrepeneurs and skilled labor
You do know that a lot of the “Wall Street types” make up the baseline of migration to Europe right? Since banking is highly internationalized New York, London, Paris, Zürich and Hong Kong/Singapore bankers rotate between each others cities quite frequently. Also a lot of wealthy Americans who make their money in finance and tech retire to Southern Europe. Migration between Western Europe and the U.S. is overwhelmingly managerial class.
@@koschmxyeah and you’re the in the minority of Americans who move to Europe. Like what Europeans in their right minds would vote for trump LOL. You’re bringing your very disliked ideology into Europe. And you’re the kind of Americans that Europeans generally don’t want in their countries.
I wonder what will happen in after the next US elections. I was at Amsterdam debate centre De Balie earlier this week and the current Dutch opposition leader for the Labour/Greens party Frans Timmermans who is probably one of the most experienced Dutch politicians when it comes to foreign policy suggested that the US might turn away from democracy altogether. If that happens, how many Americans will flee I wonder?
Most of Europe is safe like a good condom. It's harder to get shot, to become a drug addict, to go bankrupt from cancer or pregnancy or to lose your job for sickness. It can be annoying with fewer ACs and other inconveniences occasionally mentioned by influencers, but overall, it’s a better place for most people, who need safety more than an opportunity of turning a million into a billion. American refugees welcome! (-:
As a 1st gen american born to European immigrant parents I see why people are moving and I would totally move myself, but only after the whole Ukraine ordeal is over. In terms of overall quality of life, the only country I can think of that's on par with Europe is Japan. I love Japan but I am much more familiar with the European way of life as I've visited countless times and enjoyed being there time and time again. Five years ago I visited Italy with family and was thoroughly left speechless by the amount of sheer beauty! My advice is if you can move there, go for it.
How could you post a video about the changing environment in Europe without mentioning the mass illegal immigration from northern and subsahara Africa? Americans already displeased with mass illegal immigration into the US are not likely to trade for a continent facing the same threat.
I am a 79-year-old retired American. Personally, I envy many EU countries for their political, social, and economic sanity, contrary to where America is heading with Trumpism and it's like-kind too close to reality. I would not hesitate to move to the EU. Also, I hope the EU can start a "nation" of EU States. This would give the EU some enhanced world power it presently lacks. Go for it. I am an American that is behind you. America is failing all around. This is what happens when your government feeds, aids, and abets the creation of an exclusive rich upper class and fosters the destruction of the middle class. This is the new America. It is not what our origin was intended to be. America has failed to deliver for everyone but the elite and the ignorant. And we have more than our share of the latter. All anyone has to do is watch a few evenings of American national news to see what a failure the nation is. Combine that with the ultra-conservative Supreme Court that is trying to reinterpret the Constitution according to its conservative and religious philosophy and you can see a bleak future for America. I would discourage anyone but the poorest of the poor from moving to America. She is an old grey mare who ain't what she used to be.
Well the US is having lots of poor asians migrating there I think. They`re the only ones interested the US haven`t been in the calling here since the 50`s.
As a European I object: It's not American immigrants which caused rent prices to increase, but politicians who arent investing in much more house building
Geo-arbitrage = you outsourced your living costs. Expat = immigrant. Stop inventing new words, just because there is some negative connotation to existing ones.
With the US having such dominance in media I don't most of them integrating in European society and culture. Before it was South-East Asia now due to the strong Dollar and high income it's Europe. It's simple opportunism and we Europeans are just their life decoration they can brag about in instagram posts. I would appreciate them if they have genuine reasons.
I can give a simple answer to all of this Americans are tired having to drive everywhere, over paying for housing, education, groceries, health insurance and taxes which they see almost no benefit from. Yes some of these problems still exist in Europe, however they are no where near as bad as in the states If you can get rich in America you will live the best life ever in human history, however for the majority of people simply trying to live has become a struggle due to the strangle hold corporations have on our government
Inflation has hit Europe hard, though, like the US. And there are super high taxes in Europe, although you could argue they are worth it if the people have fully covered healthcare, education and other services. The issue is that in some countries services are not being distributed fairly, such as in rural areas. The war in Ukraine is a wild card and it's hard to predict how this will continue to affect Europe in years to come, but so far it has been negative. Just some things to think about.
American boomers are traveling more than ever. But to attract more businesses or workers…lower taxes is key. No one want to give the government too much of their money. We work too hard for it to waste it on governments that spend it wastefully. Which is why hard working Americans are leaving CA and NY in droves too.
Kinda funny how two person see two whole different reasons. Bassicly what the graph shows is a increase that slows down when trump got elected. It is not like today you be thinking about leaving your country and the next day you on the plane. These things take years to get to, ups and downs and at the end you take a conclusion to stay or to leave. And the whole increase is like from 12% to 18%, that is a 6%, that could even be reasons as school or work.
I can definitely believe this to be the case. I met Americans relocating to Europe when I went on vacation this year there. I would like to point out there is a class divide in this migration trend too. The lower class would never be able to move. It’s only going to be the upper middle class and higher. Plus not everyone can do a tech job. So that would make it harder for a lot of people in America to just give up and go overseas.
This. I live in Switzerland and they usually come in with their high paying jobs (160k and up) and send their kids to a private international school and don't learn a single word of German, completely segregating themselves and us natives. Plus they gentrify the place pretty significantly. They have no intention of integrating or staying, that's for sure. I've lived in one of the Hotspots until recently and let me tell you, they gave me a whole new appreciation for all the hardworking Portuguese and Italian construction workers we have here.
@mysterioanonymous3206 Sadly, most hardworking Americans have no means to move to Switzerland. Even if they had the means to move to Europe it's unlikely they would go to Switzerland. It's a beautiful country but has never been cheap, nor does it have a large diaspora of Swiss-Americans that can return home.
The main reason for Americans to move to Europe is the decrease in European purchasing power. In other words, Europe is economically falling behind the US and thus, it's cheaper for Americans to live in Europe than the US. To portray the USA as some kind of Wild West is ridiculous.
Not quite. It's a change in culture, continous worsening of quality of life in the US, more safety issues, rise of youtubers talking about immigration, & rise of globalism
@@Croz89 That's correct, but the Nordics are a small portion of Europe. On top of that, they're so tax-heavy, that I don't think they attract too many Americans.
I did just this. I’m an educated upper middle class black American. I just moved to London. There were so many reasons for me to leave America. I actually find that I’m generally pretty happy now.
Dude, thanks for posting. I am a Californian living permanently in the UK, mostly for the safety reasons. I didn't want to raise kids in the schools and neighborhoods I grew up in. Your video is quite insightful.
The EU kinda can't offer a better deal towards bussinesses than the USA because it's our way of living that the companies job is to work with society to improve it, in the USA the country exists for the companys and the high echelon of people, it's the oposite model.
I moved from The Netherlands to the US/Canada, and I moved at such an age where I clearly remember everything (18) It’s really odd to move to California from The Netherlands, especially back in 2010 when the general American culture was shifting. I constantly keep comparing life in The Netherlands to life in Canada and the US because of how well organized and peaceful The Netherlands was, especially when it comes to work/life balance and urban planning . Also, my whole diet got upended when I moved here 14 years ago. The quality is noticably lower and normal bread( Like we got in The Netherlands) is a chore to find lmao. I just want a simple “Broodje kaas”, hagelslag, krentebollen, chocomel, and kibbeling 😂 sometimes. Winter makes me homesick 😭 Seeing Amsterdam from social media really makes it feel unreal that I was born there. I think more and more Americans are gaining access to what life beyond the country has to offer, but they conjure up this fairytale version. I notice the same thing in Canada, although more European and way more well traveled than Americans, I feel like North Americans in general see Europe (mostly 🇫🇷🇮🇹🇪🇸🇵🇹🏴) as a land of legends. I just hope that Gen Z can bring changes in the near future.
@@damac5136 Must've really changed. I'm guessing CA was going through a golden age of some sorts. I live in Canada and I often find myself contemplating why I live here now lol.
Indeed, it was, before CA shot themselves (and the rest of the Western world! 😬) in the foot with all the (exaggerated) social justice. Canada's going down the same woke shitter. Who can afford to thrive there anymore as a simple worker? I saw a good YT video about exactly that from an immigrant to Canada, how he can't/couldn't get ahead and planned to move out. he was drawn in by lies stemming from governmental propaganda. I, personally, would do anything to get away from that creature Trudeau, and Newsom, for that matter. They are WEF consiglieres. Not that the current government of Germany, for example, is much better.@@tahirrizwan6759
If you speak Dutch, returning would be a no-brainer for me, but maybe you would have to leave family behind. Regardless, they are standing up to the totalitarian maneuverings of the unscrupulous billionaire class/Bill Gates. There is hope yet.
@@tahirrizwan6759I live in Canada too, I love certain parts of the country, like Montréal, but I live in Toronto unfortunately. About to move to Belgium in a few months bc honestly, I'm over the life here. Too expensive, u need a car for everything, it's kinda ugly, politics are worse than most of Western Europe, and it's much too cold for me
Europeans like you: *Constantly hate on and obsess over America and say how Europe is better and America should be more like it*. Americans: *Agree and move to Europe* Europeans like you: “B-but America is good!”
most “Americans” that emigrate are actually immigrants from those countries returning, which explains why there are a million “Americans” in india, mexico and so on
Remote work for American salary, live in Europe - you can't beat that combination. That said, government health care is slowly breaking down in Europe and with the islamization in some big European countries it's a coin toss to tell if civil war will start in the US or in a European country first.
would be interesting if you talked about english language dominance and what that means for the EU specially in terms of softpower, cultural power, ability to attract immigrants, etc.
The safety in the EU is decreasing too and the safest countries are central European nations that don't allow illegal migration. It's an interesting phenomenon people migrate for safety, large mass migration leads to a decrease in safety. Think of hundreds of anti-Semitic assaults in the EU after the 7th of October, several terrorist attacks, and generally more and more marginal and lumpen people on the streets.
4:06 "Some Americans basically move between European countries every 90 days" what the author meant by this? Did he mean visa run? Also if you have been in Schengen countries for full 90 days, then next 90 day you can't enter. The moving on the map was happening within the Schengen area. So if American want just to move around without applying for visa or some sort of residency status, he would need to move every 90 days between Schengen and non-Schengen European countries. Most of European countries are in Schengen area(or require entrance from Schengen countries). The example route provided on the map (for 90 day travel) is basically wrong. Also it's a bit strange how he shows Europe, including Ukraine, but excluding Belarus and Russia.
I am American and I live in the Schengen Zone for 90 days each summer. After, I move to a non-Schengen country there like Georgia, Armenia, UK, Serbia, Ireland, Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus, Bosni, Montenegro, Ukraine, or Macedonia until I can enter the Schengen Zone again after an additional 90 days.
Americans looking for a better life are probably a better match for Europe then those looking for oportunitys, US style capitalism is messed up and the people who take advantage of it are more often then not complete psychopaths. Let em stay in the US...
Besides the possibility of a school shooting, any American making the move to Europe is comfortable enough to not have to worry in any genuine capacity about their kids safety.
The school shootings are a real concern, but no, it's not such an issue that families will go to the trouble of moving for that alone. But it is a factor.
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19th century: The Irish moving over to America.
21st century: Americans moving over to Europe.
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Most of EU countries if not all which are processing permanent residence permits for non-EU citizens, demand to remain in the state during processing of application. So it is not true that people can change state each 90 days. Moving outside the state, even for a weekend trip to Berlin, before getting permanent residence permit granted is a valid reason for rejection.
The Yankees are in decline.
9:03 America doesn't have a population of 230 million in 2023 but around 340 million people in 2023.
Yes, but please keep it in perspective. American expats don't choose Europe as their primary destination. The relatively few who live in Europe are there for their company or because they're married to Europeans. Mostly, Europe is a vacation destination for Americans. @@thomasfallon2545
This seems to ignore that for almost all European countries net migration is towards the US, despite the US having a much larger population than any single European country. And since a higher proportion of American emigrants are retirees, its still an overall loss of skilled workers for most European countries.
Yes true, this is a different topic that I will cover in an upcoming video!
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@@IntoEurope nice
@@IntoEurope will you be covering the future of the Euro and the larger fiscal/debt troubles Europe seems to be heading towards? With more European countries reaching limits on the debt they can take on, and a declining working age population paralleled by an increasing pensioner population, it seems like more and more countries - including those using the Euro - are going to be faced with either raising taxes, cutting spending, or printing more money spurring inflation and higher interest rates. It seems like they're heading towards either a Japanification of their economies or indefinite high rate of inflation.
I guess it depends on what "most countries" include. If France, Germany, Poland and Italy have net immigration from the US, then they could cover for all net emigration from the rest of Europe. Not saying this is how it is, but you need to look at numbers of people rather than number of countries
@@TWE_2000 A lot of the world seems to be facing a debt crunch, the US has had its biggest yearly deficit of all time at 1.7 trillion and the fiscal year isnt even over, their interest payments are set to outpace total tax revenues by 2100 at this pace, not to mention China which is facing its great depression at the moment. No superpower seems to have a completely stable base, but if I could place a wager, Id bet that the US is in the best position to capitalize and continue on its pax Americana, bar any world wars. I just cant see China stopping the rise of India, and fixing its MASSIVE birth decline problem, and loss of manufacturing, and I cant see Europe (especially after decoupling from Russia) gaining any global industry prominence, on top of a declining population, on top of a heavy regulatory beurocracy on top of the migrant crysis to come as climate change sweeps Africa, Europe is already reliant on the US for defense, and with the new Saudi Israel deal it will be reliant on US and their allies on energy as well.
To be fair, one of the main reasons for an uptick in passports is that Americans now need them to visit Canada and Mexico.
Yeah that’s an extremely important fact that he ignored. Most people won’t cross the Atlantic or pacific but they’ll go to Mexico or Canada. With a lot of immigrants from Latin America you also need a passport to visit home so there’s also that.
@@ganymedehedgehog371 if you need a passport to visit home, and "home" is a country in Latam, why would that passport be a US one?
@@jamesrenaud592 children of immigrants
@@jamesrenaud592immo jump in a bit into this one; I’d say it’s less like “home”, and more like visiting family you have there / going to see your “cultural roots”. I’d imagine that’s how it is for second generation Americans, anyway.
When it comes to recent(ish) immigrants to the Country, I’m sure a lot of them do feel like they’re going “Home”, if for no other reason than nostalgia for where they grew up and spend the majority of their lives.
@@jamesrenaud592 their family could all be in for example Peru. All my family is in Mexico so I would visit in the holidays with my American passport. If you don’t live in an area with a consulate for that country you’d get an American passport. Home might not have been the right word but that’s what I mean.
We noticed a big influx of American customers in our bookstore (we are the only English bookstore in Valencia) in the last few months. Retired people, families with small kids, single ladies...and when we ask them why Valencia, they all say safety. Interesting topic, thank you for creating this video!
Maybe, they mean safety because it's safer than Paris or Sweden. However, I hear many good things about Valencia and am thinking about including it on my next vacation to Europe.
Nice bike network in Valencia too is there not?
@@daylightmoon7285 no, they mean safety from gun shootings and not being afraid to walk alone (single girls).
@@BogFiets yes it is.
How do you see the landscape in Valencia if many more americans emigrate there and the rent prices double in the next 2-3 years? Will locals manage to stay in the city or will they be forced to move to another one due gentrification and sharp rise in prices?
There's definitely a trend of some Americans moving to Europe but I think it's important to put it in more context. Around 2-3% of Americans move out of the country and 40% of those that do leave mainly go to Mexico, Canada or another country in South America. Europe is quite far from the USA.
Its only 7 hours away. easier than driving from NYC to Toronto.
@@Hattonbank I'm not sure what your point is. I'm sure it's also just as far as California to NY. I'm saying it's more convenient for Americans who want to leave the country to move to Canada vs moving to Europe.
@@Hattonbank Yeah but imagine trying to move all your stuff across the Atlantic ocean o.o
@@dreamcloud77I think it's mostly cost. There's a financial benefit to moving south because you can take a modest amount of money in the USA and be rich in a poorer country. Canada is just USA v2.0. Most big cities are really close and culturally similar so I think people living near the border travel and migrate like EU people (for family, career, etc).
After Canada UK then Germany are the biggest hosts of American immigrants. Americans are one of the top 15 or 20 immigrants in the UK with there being a jump in American immigrants coming over after changes to the immigration system with Brexit. Then there are also more Americans using European passports they got through ancestry to migrate to EU countries. Many of the Americans that move to EU countries aren't even counted as "American" b/c many move as "Irish" or "Italian". Also there isn't as many Americans migrating due to cultural reasons as well as costs, & the sheer difficulty of obtaining visas. Most Americans don't even have a passport.
My wife and I moved to Ireland from California ten years ago, and to the Netherlands three years ago. Every time we go back to visit we remember why we left
I have a similar story with my friend and his family. Everytime he comes back to Florida he’s so happy he had left for Europe lol. I’m going to visit him next month to see what all the rave is about.
@@JayForsuredon’t do it!! Once you visit Europe you’re gonna spend the next years of your life figuring out how to move out of the USA. Sometimes ignorance is bliss. 😂
@@StonkeyKong HAHA I know right 😅 I’m scared I’ll like it too much now lmao
@@JayForsure happy to discuss emigration. Check out the Dutch American Friendship Treaty.
Did you get residency or citizenship in Ireland? I'd like to move there but it seems harder to stay than southern Europe
Here in Austria I've only met few American immigrants, but the ones I've met were very eager to integrate and find work locally. They're met with a harsh reality though when they have to start navigating our bureaucracy with nobody to help. If you plan on coming, find someone who's been through the whole procedure before.
From my anecdotal experience the type of Americans who come here as immigrants (as opposed to expats who're less well liked) also have a slight positive effect on our work culture because they're very in favour of our labour protections, but also aren't afraid of job hopping and stoking competition between employers.
What’s the difference between an X pad an immigrant, is one temporary versus permanent? I was an Expat , but I learn the language up to the high immediate level.
@@enjoyslearningandtravel7957 yeah, immigrants come to stay, have kids here etc, while expats come to make money before going back home eventually. I don't know what it's called when you're not sure yet though.
I want to move to Austria! 🇦🇹😊
I am learning German currently. I am working on getting German citizenship through descent as well to make the process easier.
I love Austria and the USA keeps getting worse and worse. One of the craziest things to me is that in most of the USA tap water is toxic, in Austria the tap water is usually better than even bottled spring water. Also food standards here are terrible, in Austria I was able to find fresh food much easier. The crime rates in Austria are also *drastically* lower. There are way more public spaces and community is generally more pushed (communal dining halls and cafes).
When my country can’t even provide the basic necessities (clean water and healthy food), is filled with crime, and all communities have been broken… what is really left here?
@@koschmx German nationality is based on blood so that's normal. In France, our system of citizenship is more opened although i believe being french is more than only speaking french (which is a bare minimum). And i hope our continent is not about to become a new USA, because if the work mentality becomes the american one and the conception of nationality is the american one, there won't be a difference between the two societies. I hope for my country that a migrant doesn't bring with him the reason and values that made him leave home. European countries are state-nations, we tend to associate a citizenship to a culture, don't forget that, we are NOT multicultural countries.
@@koschmx Not being able to tell is the goal so I would say it's not too bad, but i'm afraid your case is not any current american migrants case. You've probably been europeanized with time, something i find great. And i mainly hope that the usa problems mentioned in the video could be solved, which would be better than invading others.
My family and I moved to Germany 10 years ago. The decision was about quality of life, work-life balance, social/public services, proximity to other countries and personal safety. While our lives here are far from perfect, they are - in our opinion - vastly better. I earn WAY less money in Germany than I did in the US, but you can have a happy comfortable life in Europe without having to earn 6 figures. Our child became a German citizen, and my wife and I were granted permanent residency a few months ago. We have no desire or plans to ever return.
Have you learned German?
I also lived for 16 years in Germany, the last ones were extremely sad for the country. It crumbles, soon it'll be destroyed.
@@dannystevens679 Yes. In Berlin, where we live, speaking German is not absolutely necessary. But it REALLY helps. Just simple things like visiting a doctor or hiring a plumber are so much less stressful if you can speak the language. Admittedly, our German was pretty basic when we moved here, but we were determined to learn and integrate as fully as possible.
@@petergeyer7584 Ja hier in Europa kannst du gut mit einem 50-70k Euro Gehalt auskommen. Kommt auf die Person an. Manche kommen mit weniger aus manche brauchen/wollen mehr. Wir zahlen Lehrer (nur in Deutschland und Österreich) auch tatsächlich gut und schätzen fast jeden Beruf Wert indem wir sie gut bezahlen. Grüße aus Österreich :)
@@Creepex when did you leave? I've been here for 8 years, thinking of leaving soon
I'm Portuguese, living in Estonia, and when im trying to look up my own country, I'm bombarded with US citizens moving to Portugal to take advantage of the low prices and tax exemptions for immigrants...
They are really gentrifying the entire country and it's becoming unbearable for the average Portuguese.
@@kreight_nope, the average Portuguese youth is all going to Switzerland, Benelux, the UK and Central Europe
Portugal is tranforming itself into a two speed country. The rich migrants (Americans, other europeans) and poor migrants (Indian, Pakistani, Brazilian). And then the Portuguese are just moving out😂
Europeans: *bash America constantly and say America should be more like Europe*
Americans: *Agree and move to Europe*
Europeans: “WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!”
@@anonymoususer8895 Hehe exactly. And don’t forget that the only reason Europe could afford to get that way is because America has paid for the entire continent’s defense since WWII.
@@unclerukmer Do you think they are doing it from the goodness of their heart? Paying for their defense means their automatic alliegence. Being the first power in the world isn't cheap, you have to pay for allies. Same thing since WW2 where the USA didn't engage until there was a risk europe would fall into USSR sphere of influence.
I think that Americans who immigrate to these countries should make more of a collective effort to learn the languages of their new homelands. It shows a real desire to immerse themselves in their new home.
Tbf, many natives seem to refuse to give Americans the chance to do this because they just switch to English, or perhaps Spanish the split second one sound is off.
It often seems like you have to employ (however broken) French, Russian, or Turkish...maybe Spanish too just to convince these people you don't know English, just to get a conversation going locally and genuinely learn.
Why make that effort when it seems to not actually be respected, and even seem like an assault? What's even more infuriating is that this is a double standard not given to other immigrants.
Bruh Europeans didn't do any of that colonizing 95% of the world
I think Mexicans that come to america should learn English but that hardly happens either.
Two conflicting things here. On the one hand, there is the understandable desire of the locals to keep their language. It is not unfair to expect this of Americans who go there, and to be honest, many Americans don't quite understand either how to learn a language or how important it is to do so. However, on the other hand, the high level of English proficiency in Europe makes it difficult. Americans get "Englished" when they start out learning a language, and this can be extremely annoying if they are making an effort. It's not always disrespectful. Many times local people want to practice a vital skill, or at the very least show that they are educated. They would just as enthusiastically switch to German or Dutch if talking to someone from those countries. But after a certain level of proficiency it stops entirely.
I always had this issue with French. Before my last trip, I hired two tutors, I practiced reading aloud for a few months, I watched as much Netflix as I could ... And when I went, I would politely ask to be spoken to in French, and most people happily obliged. The only major exception was when I was at a pastry shop and I found one of the employee's phones. She was so relieved that she started talking in English about how greatful she was that she wouldn't have to buy a new phone. So, not hostile, not snobbish.
In the early stages getting Englished is just something you have to eat. But a bit of persistence pays off both in new knowledge and a better relationship with the locals.
It is definitely a double standard. I talk to people every day in Berlin (and Ireland) where they only speak their native language and English. They never bother to learn the local language.@@Warriorcats64
This trend doesn't surprise me. I am 40 years old and I am Italian, I have always traveled a lot, even working abroad for long periods. At 22 I had a dream for California and I went, but I didn't last more than 3 months, the reason is because I didn't find many values in people and I found a frivolous and materialistic society, way to much even for a 22 years old!! I remember that an American friend, older than me at that time, told me, "you who can work all over Europe, why don't you stay there where you have so much diversity and different opportunities?" I then found a good job in Switzerland, which was paid well and I was able to travel even more. Now that at the end of many adventures I have returned to Italy, happily close to my family, over the years I have noticed a decline in the USA, not economically, but in terms of “society standards and situations”, just look at the many social evils from which Americans are fleeing, the school and streets shootings, drugs, homeless people, or if you lose your job you're finished and you could go on, we all know them... Europe is welcoming, culturally active, with its defects but also its many advantages, for some time I have been noticing on social media that Americans are moving and living a different life here, whether it is an experience or a definitive decision it leaves one thinking and, in some way, not I can agree more. a hug guys
If you like skiing and conservative values you should've come to Utah!
@@scottanos9981 no thanks :)
@@ReaperOfSouls83thats what happens when you embrace cultural marxism, hello to you italians from your cousins in Romania.
Moved to Cali last year from Tenerife, and now reading this post. Absolutely agree with your statements
Can I ask you a question. How much is your energy bills in Italy ???... If you don't mind my answering.
Can't we get a 110 year-old man yelling at American emigrants "Well... Look who's come crawling back!"???
More Europeans migrate to America than Americans migrate to Europe
@@oluwaseyijohnson3162fontana: yankee news
Hahaha! Hells yeah. “Look who’s crawling back!”
Lmao
Good one.
The story here isn't "Europe is attracting more Americans", but rather it is "people are way more mobile than in the past as labour and education markets integrate transnationaly", which makes people consider moving to places that they wouldn't before. The problem is that this trend, on average, will benefit more unequal places as rich people and high wage earners will (on average) go to where their skills are more valued. That's why this trend will benefit mostly the US, and secondary some of the key EU economies. It is not unlike the liberalization of movement within the EU itself.
Now, the trend in migration between the US and Europe is still of net gains in population for the US, especially for people of working age. The movement of retirees (which has also risen) is led by different factors, as they tend to go to cheaper, warmer places (there's large amounts of American retirees in Mexico for example).
In summary, the video makes it seem like Europe gained a newfound competitive edge over the US, when actuay that's not the case at all. What this is, rather, is the deepening of structural changes which in general favor the US and in Europe have more diverse effects (favoring some key areas and depopulating the rest).
The vast majority of American expats don't choose Europe. Most Americans who are in Europe is because they married Europeans. Otherwise, Americans choose Latin America or Southeast Asia.
@@daylightmoon7285 Generally Americans just don't move out of the US. A small number moves to other regions of North America (saying Latin America is too wide as they aren't really in South America) and even then it's mostly those two categories: people with family roots returning for some reason or retirees.
@@FOLIPE That used to be true, although in the past decade there definitely has been a very significant uptake of working-age Americans moving out of the US, and some countries in Europe are indeed major destinations (if less so than the USA's neighbors nearby)--although you are correct that a major factor is Americans reclaiming family roots in Europe, from the research my team was doing it's in part simply because ius sanguinis smooths the migration process so much.
Remember that most of them arent here working european jobs, they are working American jobs in american companies, with american salaries in europe. The US remains the center for economic development and investment. Our young leave for oportunities, they come were in a "work/vacation" to enjoy a slower pace of life. This has getting some public atention in Portugal, since the renting market is so over regulated that the portuguese prefer selling their homes to americans that dont know how the portuguese market works and end up paying much more than the portuguese.
Has anybody in Europe looked at who is buying houses and apartments in Portugal? It is not the Americans. Of course, it does stir the Europeans against the Americans. Europe has to realize, Americans in large numbers want to disengage with Europe.
Exactly. I have two cousins , one who went to Ireland for 6 months to work for his American Company, and another one who lived in Switzerland , working for his American company.
Americans are not major buyers of apartments in Portugal. The Chinese are doing the major buying of apartments in both Portugal and Ireland. They are absentee landlords. The Chinese real estate market has crashed in China so they are buying massively overseas. Portugal is not a big destination for Americans. When I was in Portugal, I saw many Brazilians, Africans, Chinese etc. Europe, in general, is not a popular expat destination.for Americans. Americans prefer Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Philipines, Japan, Korea and South East Asia.
Exactly this. The type of American that moves to Europe is often upper middle class in the US in the first place. They can afford to live a decent to good quality life almost anywhere on earth. If they come from say San Francisco, LA or NYC there's many places in Europe they can move and see much cheaper cost of living.
If they're able to keep that same California job and salary they can live very well in alot of Europe.
I am American. About 35 years ago I had a conversation with a German who was studying at Harvard University. I asked him was it better to live and work in Germany or the US? His view was that if you an "ordinary person" who just wanted to get by and have a pleasant "quality of life", free health care, lots of vacation and (at that time) retire with a pension Germany was a better place. However, if you were an overachiever who was entrepreneurial, focused on career and its progression, becoming richer, "hungry" for success, had big ideas and wanted to start a business, then the US was a better place. From my perspective that means most people would prefer the German model with its safety net but it's clear that the US model has resulted in a more dynamic economy. Unfortunately, people fall through the cracks but the US model also has resulted in amazing innovation the likes of which are Amazon, Google, Uber, Facebook, Linkedin, AI, etc. etc. I have personally benefited from the American model but along the way I worked plenty of 65 hour weeks with only two week vacation a year a lot of the time. During those times I felt exploited and envied Europeans but looking back I am happy that I was operating in a system where the sky is the limit!
Living in a country with the biggest prison population in the world precisely because so many fall through the cracks. Also living in a country which has murderously suppressed other (non-European) countries trying to improve conditions for their citizens. Literally the world leader in sponsoring death squads. But hey, the sky's the limit
Iam happy for you and I suppose if you have studied, your view will be shared by many. however, not all the dreams will come true, for many. I live in the UK and feel I have failed. My own fault no doubt. I'm not the entrepeneurial type. But does that means I deserve to be discarded? All the things I have have heard and read about the US, I largely detest. Not the people, dont' get me wrong, but the way in which their society is set up. Evertying is about business and business is allowed to screw you. No safety net for those who need it. Let them rot in hell!! Why are you proud of the country you live in when they treat people like disposables? Sorry, I do not subscribe to that. The gun laws, crime etc. It's all a bit backwards for me and definitely less civilised.
A country like th USA needs to exist, capitalism, competition, etc brings innovation, medical advances, space exploration, etc..with increased competition comes innovation.
He said that cos he's a German... but in reality ? Many of us migrants had to do THAT.. AND.. on top of THAT.. we had to both work, and pay taxes, and also contribute to family businesses, in order to raise itself off the sodding ground. Working in order to get those companies? You guys didn't kick off anything... You had back ups everywhere.. and had a deal with China as well... so nothing that you say, was ever fair.. cos you had the other countries to back you up? Whereas most of European's stock markets then, was not so spread out at all... and Britain had a strong market back then as well.. So entrepreuneur is just... He is of course happy, cos Britain paid off their debts off to Germany and to the USA.. and of course, you guys are "happy".... !!!!.... I am so livid, the more I read the comments online. Am so peeved off... Most people work a sodding 60+ week.. and not even have an actual pension pot. And every day is dynamic. i.e. Reduced bus services. Changed routines... etc etc etc... And changed taxations.. etc etc etc.... Multi-tasking is like the norm as well ?... Most people get burn outs... Germany is just... don't get me started. They had like 7 year degrees.. and paid internships as well. All of that, and their mortgages were like 100 year old. Their rents were low.... and they just moved around quite a lot.. and also paid taxes? And then they forced other European countries to join the euro.. without ever allowing them choices... Cos they forced them to die out basically. And Germany still had a foot into the PRC back then.. with their cars.. so it isn't like half the country was not communist to begin with. Cos they were. And they never really truly paid off those debts... either... They enter the chinese market.. and then subsidize.. and then use the euro to leverage.... Of course, he would say what he did... but now. It is the other European members who are .. sodding... sacrificed !!!!!
Germans had no .. actual... respect for women either... at all. They thought I was a Japanese prostitute when I visited Germany !!!!!! Wasn't impressed !!!! Their people were SO pervy ! Still remember that to this day !!! Talk about hostilities !!!!.... I couldn't run away quicker with my cousin.. we were shocked... For a supposed country that had been doing business inside China. I was kind of.... Well.. it is what it is... It speaks volume. Even now.. I realised that there are so many German-Cantonese kids as well.. in HK and in SE Asia.... all over... and some looks like genuinely Hungarian-Cantonese, but they don't know the differences at all. Or that they were the Hasbro's... descendents with their funny chins.... But I don't think they care. They still identify as "chinese". Weird... how odd !
Nowing that only 1% of the Americans can reach the American Dream, and the rest of the Americans reach only the American Hell, then i will always choose for my own country the Netherlands.
America being more attractive to skilled immigrants than Europe has been a thing for a long time so it's great to see some reversal.
There is no reversal. Net migration is still in the direction of the US something the channel has commented above. US skilled worker pay adjusted to cost of living beats out all of Europe.
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Not really. Americans are just going to price locals out of things.
Nope more Europeans come to America way way more than Americans to Europe and the American that go to Europe are mostly retirees
No. Americans are coming here to retire. We are going there to work.
No I don't want to earn 60k with 50% tax when I can move to the states and get 90k with 20% tax. Europe is finished
I'm an American that studied in Europe. I've met dozens of Americans here. I can tell you that the Americans that stayed in Europe long-term did so because of their partners. Otherwise most of them left. But the opportunity to make an American salary while living in a low cost of livinf country is ideal for many Americans.
Most that are moving to Europe today 2023 & onwards are for different reasons also until very recently it was extremely difficult to stay in a European country after university due to lack of residency routes for foreign graduates. An easy way to stay was through being in a relationship/marriage with a local or EU citizen, so it's not just b/c most wanted to go bacl most really had little to no choice
It happens the other way around too. I lived in the US and all the Europeans I met there in my stay of a couple years (including myself) ended up moving back to Europe as American life style is just not for us. Yeah we earn a lot but things were MUCH more expensive too... so it wasnt worth it. Most that stayed did so only because they had a partner that was American.
As a Portuguese citizen here, good quality of life isn't enough. People seem to forget that highly educated workers (IT, Healthcare, etc.) earn 1/5th (If they're lucky) of what they earn over there. As you mentioned, renting in Lisbon is on par with most of the US states. Economically wise, Europe must compete, or fall into irrelevancy, as it has mostly done.
On another note, the 20% Flat Tax you mentioned has been repealed in portugal. It's over :)
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You sure you're not boosting the portuguese salaries? As a Software engineer in Lisbon, making 30k+ is only for very senior roles tbh..
@@aswinhanagal4293 I have a mater's degree in computer science and 3 years experience, earning 26k/year, and out of the people I've met in the industry, I am earning above average tbh..
People outside of Europe's poorer countries, especially USA come to Portugal and forget that we just don't have that spending power.
On another note, 26k/year is pre tax. After tax is about 17k year, and Portugal has one of the highest indirect taxes in the world, with 23% VAT , 45% Tax on Gasoline (right now it's 1,90€/L or 7€ per gallon for Americans).
Don't get me wrong, I love my country, and it's great for retirees and vacations, just terrible for workers. There is a big problem in Portugal with brain drain, and everyone knows why, low wages, high taxes , and real estate prices on par with most us states.
The 20% nhr isn’t the whole story. The money cannot come from a long list of places (most notably HK) and proper structuring must be done to avoid socials.
Most Americans in Portugal are not compliant with the tax law, they just don’t know that they are breaking the law.
@@aswinhanagal4293you're boosting the ones in Germany as well, but the ones in US might be underestimated average engineering degree graduate earned $117k in the US.
@@aswinhanagal4293 Add to that in Germany after taxes you'll only keep about half of that 40-70k.
South America is also experiencing significant American migration - Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru has seen more Americans moving there. It's ironic English speaking Americans complain about Hispanic migration to the US, when many of the same Anglophones are leaving the US, furthermore, Spanish speaking Americans are finding more opportunities in Hispanophone nations, despite dialectal distinctions in language, so it is interesting to see a reverse migration from the US.
The difference is Americans immagrants imagrate legally, Latin Americans imagrate illegally in masses.
Nah, the number of Americans in the countries you have mentioned is basically negligible - a few thousands, mostly expats working for the multinational, only passing by, not settling down here. The situation is not the same as in Europe.
@@Joshua-dt5vithe difference is that Latin American immigration to the US is a thing, while amercian migration to South America is basically non-existent
American immigration to Latin America is nothing compared to the Latino invasion of the U.S. plus Americans contribute to Latin American economies with their wealth. Latinos bring crime and corruption here!
As a Brazilian, I'm very sure that this trend is HELLA small...
It's easy to forget, but the United States alone is around the same size as the entirely of Europe. Europe however does have around the twice the population of the United States. But most importantly, the border of Europe really depends on who you ask. For example, some people will consider Cyprus to be part of Europe, but not the Anatolian peninsula just north of it.
Anatolian peninsula's other name is Asia Minor
it's a peninsula located in Asia, bordering Middle East
I know you turks are butthurt, but Turkey will never be Europe
@@LoLMasterManiac I'm not Turkish, but I can understand the confusion. Regardless, arguing that Cyprus is in Europe but not Anatolia is a bit silly.
@@EpicgamerwinXD6669It’s a cultural thing.
@@EpicgamerwinXD6669 Cyprus geographically is Asia but culturally is European cuz it's populated with European Greeks
@@zedero8 that's also a bit silly though, isn't it? Armenia and Greece are very culturally similar, but one is in entirely in Europe, and the other is entirely in Asia. That's why I think it's best to make geological distinctions.
Greek here and I would like to share my experience. I live in a small mainland town that doesn't have much tourism. yet our new neighbors (I'm blessed to live in the old town which is the best and most expensive part of the town) are from the USA. We got to know them quite well since everyone in my family speaks English and they listed most of the reasons you mentioned in your video for coming to Greece.
Husband and I are planning on leaving the States in a few years, and the factors you mention in the video are among the reasons why. He travels to Europe for business frequently, and the contrast in quality of life is absolutely remarkable. We have some time left here in the States, so we’re studying the language and getting our affairs in order.
My suspicion? This trend will accelerate. Those with the means and the inclination will head for the exits, especially as the US continues this sad, self-inflicted decline.
Put your money where your mouth is and give up you US citizenship.
Why the hell would you move to suc a xenophobic continent like europe? It feels like such a downgrade.
Democrats are killing America
Completely agree. I've been studying the German language for 7 years now, preparing myself should things become untenable stateside. Alas, I'm tied economically to my job for now, which fixes me in place. If European companies wanted to attract Americans, I think they could do it easily, but somehow there needs to be a better way to recruit. Best wishes on your journey!
@@rosascreativeworks5403 7 Jahre Deutsch lernen? Ich bin beeindruckt haha.
They are not 'Expats', they are 'Immigrants.' Economic and social Immigrants. Please say it.
They aren't economic immigrants lmao.
@FOLIPE coming here to leech off our social and educational programs sure makes it seem that way
@drewkaton6785 oh yeah remote workers for US companies that generate wealth for American companies are definitely the most capable workers Europe needs right now
@@FOLIPE Then why do they spend so much time on YT explaining how much they save on medical cover and overall cost of living?
@@Ganglo-SaxonThey're paying taxes in the EU, spending their income in the local economy, and aren't taking jobs away from locals. What's the issue?
As an American looking to reclaim Romanian citizenship by descent and live in Europe someday, I think one thing that draws many Americans to Europe is how livable and affordable many cities in the EU are (by comparison), even on a rather middling US salary (while remote working). In so many cities across Europe, you don't need to buy a car, you can grab groceries within just a few minutes' walk, and quality of life is so high. There's much greater emphasis on a work-life balance.
If America had cities that were as walkable, livable, and affordable as places like Porto or Valencia or Dubrovnik or Athens, then we wouldn't be quite as interested in leaving the US.
Those places aren't affordable to those who are there. Portuguese work 10% less and receive less than half than an American. Croatians work the same amount of hours and make less than half than the median American.The Greek work 3% more to make a third as much as the median American.
The Work-life balance is the same in both only that you will make about half as much to a third as much if you are a worker in those countries vs the US.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_income
data.oecd.org/emp/hours-worked.htm
Cities are not affordable. Salaries are much lower.
Dubrovnik is far from affordable for locals. And many locals are pushed out of the cities because their salaries are not in par with the american immigrant salaries.
Then the Americans should integrate when they emigrate and also learn the national language. It can't be that they have a special status just because they are Americans. No other nation in the world has such an entitlement attitude.
hopefully you're not a liberal/leftist though. As part of the Romanian Diaspora myself, the last thing Romania needs is leftards promoting the same policies that turned American and Western European cities to s***
I work in a company in Norway as a norwegian with many expats from all over the world, including some americans.
Some of them like being here, for the reasons listed, while others think the taxes are too high.
Looking at the national statistics there is definetley an upwards trend of immigrants from the US, nearly doubling since 2005, which was a low point.
It also loos fairly balanced between people who leave for the US and who come here
To be fair Norwegian taxes are rather punitive. Especially since your nation already has a sovereign wealth fund growing astronomically large
Spanish here! The immigration to the US from the youngest generations is decreasing. I just graduated from college and almost all my colleges are leaving to central/northen europe, but no one to the US. Even if we got a great job offer we don't tend to leave. Mostly because of your social scheeme, insecurity and food, it really don't pay off the little extra money we would get. I see more immigration from the people of the age of my professors that go to the US for a postdoc but then they will come back
As an American who just started college and plans to move to Europe sometime after I finish, I can confirm a lot of the reasons stated in this video is why I want to move.
I don’t really see myself living in the US for the rest of my life, especially with all the problems the country has. I see myself living a more happy life in Europe, specifically either Netherlands, Switzerland, or Czech Republic.
And if do have kids in the future there’s no way I’m raising them here in the US.
don’t have kids
@@kendalljohnson9172why?
@@martillito_ don't listen to that imbecile. you should have 3-4, they really are bundles of joy.
@@aswinhanagal4293 not in the countries he mentioned, especially netherlands
@@aswinhanagal4293this. I moved to Germany and found out that they can be just as racist
As a Valencian myself I fear for my city's gentrification process. Too many of my friends are struggling to find apartments at a decent price, and gentrification of many neighborhoods has been notorious for the past few years.
This is actually caused by a multitude of reasons, but immigration from rich countries (because that's what "expats" really are) and tourism definitely makes things harder.
And that's before talking about how many of these people don't even bother to learn a word in Spanish or Valencian.
I agree. Your government should do something about it.
@Xaelum I was just in Valencia in May and noticed the prices have changed dramatically myself. Wasn’t there some sort of law or regulatory change that has messed up the rental market? I heard something new has occurred recently. I’m surprised people don’t make more of an attempt in Spanish. I would consider myself high intermediate, and people were super happy with that lol.😂 It was encouraging to me.
@@automaticjoe1because outside the hispanic bubble, Spanish is perceived as a language of lazy and problematic people, unlike other European languages like English, German, French, etc.
@@rao803 y las personas que piensan eso son unos cazurros.
English is the language of business prosperity and the elite
So you’re welcome for giving more English
😂
Pleaser don't call American immigrants 'expats'. There is no need for US exceptionalism here.
It stands for expatriate, dumbаss
Notice the finger quotation marks :)
Owh yeah i notice this trend too, The Netherlands has a lot of Americans!!!.
I´m not against Americans coming and integrating to European countries, but this definitely is a sign that Americans are fed up with their own country and things they dislike about the US.
Perhaps these are new times and new standards that people are seeking..
If this keeps on going, then i can see American corporations migrating to Europe as well, but they have to keep in mind that Europe has strict regulations to protect its citizens from Corporate practices.
As an American what you said is somewhat correct lol. Both America and Europe are good in their own ways. America is better than Europe at some things, and Europe is better than America at some things. Some people do move to Europe to escape the politics but the reality is most people in this world just choose to ignore politics lol. I am moving to Germany in a few years, not because I dislike my home country America, but because I like the weather, history, culture, food, and lifestyle there better. In my opinion cloudy weather, rainy weather, and snowy weather is the best. Also while I will admit America does have a gun violence problem, it certainly isn't nearly as bad as people say it is. There are actually 10 countries in Europe, and 63 in the world which outrank the U.S. when it comes to amount of gun violence.
@@deutschegeschichte4972 that is the craziest gun violence stat i've ever heard
It really just comes down to preference. Big money vs quality of life/work life balance
Yeah. You pretty much summed up what I think. And I am interested in moving to the Netherlands actually
Politics litearlly means "management of your own cities", but most people are proud to be serfs when asked.
An anomaly. There was a time in Europe...1914 through 1945 where Europe wasn't safe. How many Europeans came to Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, if they could? While the U.S. might be perceived as a violent country here and abroad, 50 million people have never been slaughtered in six years of war. Europe has a long, frightening history of war and genocide.
Ridiculous perspective. Utter nonsense. I've met plenty of Americans who prefer things in GB + Europe, with major considerations such as affordable healthcare and being able to walk the streets without fear of a drive by.
@@celtspeaksgoth7251 Are you dumb? Did you even read his comment?
@@celtspeaksgoth7251but on average way more Europeans move every year to the US than the other way round.
@@celtspeaksgoth7251 Holy heck that’s a lot of Reddit Eurocope, too bad that’s all wrong though!
Haha true! I’ve noticed that too.
So for any Americans thinking about moving to Austria:
Pro: We have guns too, we can understand what you are saying
Con: We have guns too, we can understand what you are saying
Lol. Yeah it's understandable that many Europeans find the concept of many people owning guns as scary and foreign, but what they don't realize is that guns are actually what protects us. Fun fact: The areas with the highest gun violence in the U.S. are areas with the strictest gun control. It's hilarious that there are people who genuinely believe that criminals will stop using guns if they're outlawed lol. They are criminals, they break the law that's what they do ofc they will still use guns lol.
Nobody wants to move to Hitler’s country.
Aint no American moving to Austria willingly lil bro ☠☠☠☠
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I know stats aren't your thing but it's a non-zero number mate.
@@Alias_Anybody isnt arnold from austria
I moved to Germany from Australia, but the bureaucracy and problems finding an appartement was too difficult, I had to return to Australia for work
I'm sorry to hear that. Australians immigrants are an asset for any country.
Can I ask why would you leave Australia for Germany though?
As far as youtube videos, Americans living in Europe and talking about how superior it is to the US i think has been a trend and a view thing. Its the perfect combination for views and engagement. You get Europeans who love to hear how much better they and Americans defending themselves in the comments.
I would love to live in Europe. American neighborhoods are not very livable. I'm surrounded by busy car traffic. It's not walkable. Residential zones are all residential without anything to do and I have to drive to an ugly strip mall business zone to do anything. American city planning creates lonely, soulless places where nobody wants to be.
You are welcome but please take care not to buy overpriced houses, you ruin life for everyone else here and people tend to hate you for that specially in southern european countries
The people of America got priced out of the overpriced houses here. That’s why we are coming. Canadians got priced out of their market by ethnic foreign investors so they buy here, Americans got priced out by blackrock and are buying in Europe now. Until the bubble in AmeriCanada pops then we are going to keep inflating euro realty
Nobody is moving to Europe lol. Just people from the third world, aka NOT America.
You touched on the main reason why Americans are moving to Europe at the end - I think it has to do with Economic productivity. In Europe people work to live, in the United States people live to work. The people that don't fit American work culture find Europe much more attractive as the cultures there are focused on life instead of how to make the maximum amount of money.
all Europeans want to go to USA cause of Europes Islamization and you tell us Americans want to come to Europe .are you kidding me?
The USA is a perfect example of why basing your country's entire structure on economic is a huge mistake. If the desires of capital are your only consideration, society, culture and well-being will inevitably decline because the needs of average people are not the focus, only business interests are. That will always lead to suffering at the bottom and lower middle, and that will always lead to civil unrest. Europe would be wise NOT to follow the USA on this one and to continue to focus on maintaining a high quality of life for ALL.
compared to europe the us is a third world shithole@drewkaton6785
@drewkaton6785it is dystopian for those suffering at the bottom / in homelessness
It's not that the US has based its ENTIRE structure on economic. There are many social programs in the US. It's just it's not as good as Europe, on the whole. But states vary on this so you have to keep that in mind.
@@automnejoy5308 You have bought into the lie. The US spends many multiples more on corporate welfare than on ALL social welfare programs combined. The reason most people believe otherwise is because most gov't spending is hidden from view. You can search all you want but you will never be able to find exactly what the gov't spends or on what. It's an intentionally convoluted mess. It's a rigged system, design by and for corporate elites and it has been that way for decades. Why do you think corporations spend so much money bribing politicians with campaign contributions? They are buying favorable economic policy. This is all quite obvious.
From an European point of view: We already have a huge housing problem here in Europe and so we simply cannot house all immigrants and all refugees from Ukraine, The Middle East and entire Africa. Kids live until they are 30 -32 years old at their parents home since only then they could get a place to live on their own... Europe is more or less the same size as the USA is in square Kilometers, but we already have twice as much inhabitants living here, and all of those Americans want to live in or nearby grand cities and the empty spots (where no villages or cities are in Europe, well those stay empty. You may want to ask yourself: As an American moving to Europe...am I part of the housing problem or not? Answer: Yes you are.
So amazing how Americans are expected to adapt to European culture, but if ANY other type of immigrant comes in, all you'd hear is chanting about multi-culturalism. HMMMM.
Right? That’s so true!
Not exactly. People in Europe are extremely alarmist about multiculturalism right now. The whole thing with American Expats being expected to assimilate is just apart of that.
@@noyoucanthavemyrealinforma4239its not alarmism fool, multiculturalism doesn't work. It never did.
You do know that Europeans want anyone who moves to Europe, to live by the customs in any European country, but since Muslims dont like other cultures or want to assimilate, Europeans tend to hate them
I'm American living in Europe and I'd be happy if we Americans would just turn down our volume a bit when in Europe. We tend to be loud.
It’s unbelievable how much I want to move to North Europe or Austria. I’ve wanted it since I was 7, and now I’m 24 in less than 2 weeks. Hopefully I’ll be one of the emigrates in the next few years.
Go for it dude .
I am US citizen living in valencia. Nothing in this video is really wrong but its a bit misleading. There's about 7000 amercians living in valencia, a city of around a million people , and few million in the area. The American english you are hearing the streets are tourists.
My mother is a Greek citizen but never registered me as a child. Nearly five years later, the Greek embassy assures me that it is still in process. There are many things I would love about living in Europe, but the bureaucracy is truly deathly. Also, it would be a huge shock to earn literally 1/3 what I make in the US. The Americans who move to Europe typically have been working burn-out jobs with no vacation time, mediocre health benefits, bad retirement plans, so the social benefits and work-life balance overcome the low salaries. For me, I get 26 days of vacation, 14 weeks of paid parental leave, good health insurance and a generous retirement plan. My point is that these things are the default in Europe, but they also exist in the US.
exactly.
Those benefits are linked to your work. Imagine if one day, which I hope never happens to you, the company you work at bankrupts. In the US you would lose your benefits with your work. In Europe, you would be mostly covered by the social net. Not to mention the guaranteed vacation, which jobs in Europe come with.
@@petrpalecka5932retirement plans generally are rolled over into an IRA, they don't just disappear. Depending on the health insurance and the company you don't necessarily lose coverage the day you quite working either.
Interesting. I'm an American in Europe, have been for a couple decades, and all the other Americans I know are either ones who came for university and didn't go back or ones whose parents were Americans who came to Europe many decades ago and passed on US citizenship & so don't actually much US experience other than the impact US citizenship based tax laws have had.
As a Croat I can definetly relate to people from the US moving to Southern Europe.
The only thing europe can really offer Americans is a more relaxed lifestyle. Other than that, Americans would just be taking a pay cut moving to Europe
In fact, it is the opposite, although salaries in the US are indeed higher, once you account for the significant expenses (such as health, housing, education, etc.), you’re left with less disposable income. Europeans are enjoying higher living standards that Americans.
@@krasimirdimov4778no they're not what many don't understand about US healthcare is a significant amount of it is paid for by employers. Employers in the US pay $1.3 trillion for employee healthcare on top of salaries meaning us salaries are actually significantly higher when you account for healthcare spending not reduced...
I've never felt so called out by something I am 100% trying to do. It started for me when I did a foreign study in Japan. When I returned to America after 2 years it was like the curtain had been pulled back.
Rents is 3x as much, I cant walk anywhere, no quick healthy food options, healthcare will bankrupt me, the minimum wage workers I meet look dead inside, drivers licenses are handed out to anyone with a pulse, the roads are crumbling, etc.
I don't feel guilty for wanting to move though. Theres 3x more European migrants in the US than Americans in Europe. Not to mention a decent bit of modern Europe was liberated by Americans, rebuilt with the Marshall plan and has had their defense subsized by America for 80 years. Ironically moving to Europe will probably be the greatest use my US tax dollars I will ever get.
Europe was not liberated by the Americans. The Soviets won the WW2. The army from the West was principally an alliance between the USA, Great Britain, Canada, and France. The army coming from the east was that of Soviet Russia, officially the Red Army. Together, all the armies of the Liberation are known as the Allies. The USSR liberated Eastern and Central Europe from brutal Nazi rule. So please get off your high horse and think you are our savior 🤣The US was just an ally that bombed Japan afterward, you had your own war. If you do move though, I kindly ask you to pay your taxes here and assimilate into our culture. We truly don't want to become United States, we want to keep our identities pristine 😊
In the grand scheme of things you can make a good life in either Europe or America. It really comes down to you. I find immigrants often engage with the culture deeper and see opportunities (offered to everyone) that native people miss. When people move, especially across continents, I think they "try" harder (engage with people more) and end up with better lives, but they could've "try"ed in their original continent too.
It's because people can't really work on their higher-tier needs like self-actualization, unless they first feel physiologically safe. The video shows some of these examples of people leaving the US because they don't feel safe. Gun violence, even if experienced indirectly to the point there's constant worry can cause trauma, and that gets encoded in the body and psyche. Sometimes there is just so much baggage in the original continent, people are disillusioned to "try", there's a very real blockage in the mind, body, and emotion. Whereas the new culture offers fresh start, safety and hope.
While in some cases that may be true, a lot of America's issues aren't something that can be fixed by the will of an individual. Gun violence has shown to happen in the poorest and richest areas in the country and also are known to happen at schools and common places like grocery stores, it's like going outside is just hostile no matter where you go. Healthcare and education are costs that you also cannot fix on your own and are horribly overpriced, even if you have insurance its still a nightmare, while in Europe these both are much more manageable. Cities too here are dominated by the car and walkable cities are either super expensive or non-existent due to zoning laws which make the amount of time and energy spent massive and unhealthy; and lets not even begin how America lacks a "third space" in the vast majority of areas. So for some Americans, it just isn't possible to "try harder" to get a better life in America because there is stuff simply out of your control that brings it down.
@@shadow12219this.
@@shadow12219while gun violence in the US is much worse than any other rich developed country its still a prettt statistically rare occurrence. Walking around the majority of the US worrying about being involved in random gun violence is similar to walking around being worried about randomly being struck by lightning. When "gun violence" stats are cited in the US they often contain suicides which are often like 50 percent of the stat. While obviously still a problem, thats alot different than a school shooting or random act of violence.
That is not necessarily true in this country now I don’t know how old your post is. But I’m 68 years old and I work three jobs just to survive. It’s insane. You have to get three jobs that pay you like 1985 and tape them together, and you can almost get to 2023 not quite, but almost. I can take that same salary and move to Thailand and live like a person, and I noticed that Muslims and Buddhist seem to get along just fine there, so it’s not impossible.
I live in the U.S. but have a lot of foreign clients in Portugal. Although there are a few American areas in the south of the country, this doesn't explain high real estate prices in Lisbon and Porto and their outlying areas. What I hear is there is massive buying of real estate by the Chinese because real estate is their preferred investment, and in China, the real estate market as an investment has collapsed. They are massively buying in Ireland too and driving up prices. I don't know about other areas. As far as U.S. citizens going to Portugal goes, that has reversed and more leave now than enter. U.S. citizens by the numbers, prefer Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica and some southeastern Asian countries. I am hearing from the "trendsetters" that Valencia, Spain is the latest hot spot for Americans in Europe right now.
I was born in the U.S. and all my grandparents were born here. I speak 3 languages. I live in Florida where Spanish is widely spoken so that's why I learned that one. I studied German starting in high school and eventually became fluent and used that language for work. I travelled twice to Germany and both times people would only speak English to me. They just wanted to practice. I take Chinese lessons now but am having a hard time spending enough time with the language to become fluent. As far as Americans learning a 2nd language goes, it's just not necessary. It's normal to travel 3,000 km and hear only English. I don't think most people here think they will need a second language for a 3 week vacation to Europe and they really don't. However, I do appreciate you not telling your grandfather's joke: "What do you call a person who only speaks one language?" Also, I do agree that if Americans are going to stay in a country for extended time, they should learn the language.
As far as safety goes...I'm not sure what those people are thinking when they say they moved to Europe for Safety. In the Americas, we always here about the situations with moslem immigrants. Most Americans view the situation in Europe as one where the continent is sitting on an ethnic time bomb. We hear native Europeans are afraid of them and afraid to say anything to them because you will be called a racist. Then, there is the constant news about the war with Russia, etc. If you do any research for example on Paris, Barcelona or Rome, the first advice is about the pick-pockets and scam games. Then, we hear if it does happen just move on because local police won't do anything about it. Now, I don't know if all of this is fair or not but it is what we hear.
I do enjoy my trips to Europe but don't want to live there permanently. I would also like to say that you speak English very well and better than most Europeans.
Great topic. My husband and I live in the US but have established roots to retire in France. We have lived in Paris a short time are learning and polishing our French because it is still not easy to navigate in France (or Spain and Italy) without knowing the language. We don’t hear much English spoken in these countries. However, we live between San Francisco and New York and there are parts of both cities where you hear more French spoken than English. They aren’t Americans practicing! And it’s not just these two cities or just French. It’s seems that there is a significant amount of European workers living in the US. My observations are only anecdotal, but it seems to me that the net migration still favors the US. And the reason is simple, ask any European why they are here and they will say Jobs.
Seeing some similar trends here in Latin America. I haven’t looked at any hard data so grain of salt, but talking to multiple immigration attorneys here they found that even a few years ago the majority of immigrants were coming from places like Venezuela, Guatemala, and Haiti, but now they are seeing a distinct rise in people from North America, Europe, and Australasia. They are still the distinct minority, but they are on the rise.
Where in Latin America if you don't mind me asking?
What is happening is that rich people are becoming more mobile, and that mobility has now spread to the upper middle class too. So there's a small number of American retirees going to Latam, plus a number of return immigrants, mostly to Mexico, but this is still not significant if you look at the population of those places. It's a drop in a bucket, compared to Venezuelans or Haitians.
@@FOLIPE hence why I said that it is still a distinct minority, but it is trending up. Rich people and retirees are moving to Latin America, however, this is nothing new, over the past few years USA has become so expensive that people near the Mexican border, especially with California, are moving to just south of the border while working just north of the border. As a result, the Mexican people are being priced out of their neighbourhoods due to gentrifications and are moving south. The rise of digital nomads is also contributing to this.
While you are correct in saying that it is a drop in the bucket, the fact remains that the trend is shifting.
@@Lando-kx6so Colombia
I am absolutely one of the people this video is talking about and these are definitely most of the reasons I'm trying to move over there for work and life in general. I've already spent a year living in Europe once, quality of life there makes the US look like a 3rd-world country in terms of being happy and having essentials be convenient to obtain. Once you experience European quality of life, you can't go back to the US and stay happy imo.
Give up your US citizenship too😂
Is it easy to get a job? Physician (anesthesia)
@@blackbelt2000 if I get irritated enough filling out taxes for the US every year, I could definitely see this happening at some point
@@prst99 well, I can't speak for specific fields, but I can tell you that the current brain drain situation has a lot of skilled European workers migrating to the US (much more than the other way around). with that logic, I'm sure there are job opportunities in Europe.
@@Nedlius So by your logic people in Europe want to move to a third world country?
In my humble opinion, a smart thing for European countries to do would be to focus social policy heavily on health and safety and then try to entice younger married couples and families with small children to come over from the U.S. and Canada. This is the cohort most concerned with gun violence, access to healthcare, and food safety (where Europe has a competitive advantage). To do this correctly would require cracking down on migrant crime and deporting the trouble-makers, but I suspect most Europeans would gladly trade them for cosmopolitan Americans. The UK and Ireland should be especially focused on this.
They're also low tax contributors and likely even net benefactors (childcare, Healthcare and whatnot)... They'd just come for a free ride and leave when the kids are done with university. Likely to work for a high paying American company in... America. That's how I see it. If you want to solve the fertility issue you need to get domestic production up... Everything else is just a bandaid.
But that could bring another issues like competition with young Europeans on housing markets where we already have significant problems. Given the fact that Americans, in theory can save more than Europeans before migrating here, they could be pushing young Europeans further away from owning a house or flat. This issue must be addressed as well first. As result of that Europe could became more carcentric as well as people would be pushed outside of effective reach of public transport.
As well it would require certain changes in school system, like having schools where subjects will be taught mostly in English and so.
One thing EU countries can capitalize on os "root finding" of some Americans, so they could perhaps focus bit more on descendants of people that once left Europe for USA.
@@MrToradragon I think if I were to go to live in Europe instead I would concentrate on Not having a car centric area to live, but live where I can take public transportation or ride my bicycle or walk like when I lived in Germany
@@enjoyslearningandtravel7957 Sure, that would be ideal, but the thing is that these areas are becoming more and more expensive and thus unavailable for young Europeans, especially if they want to start family, and you certainly don't want to start family in something like 1 room flat of 25 sq. m. (Well that is about what two people with average income can afford to buy in cities Czechia if they do not want to spent rest of their lives paying nothing else beside mortgage) So if you would add demand for those places close to public transport by (young) Americans working remotely atop of demand already inflated by people seeking for "investment properties", it could very well mean that even more people will be pushed further away from cities where you simply can't have bus or tram every few minutes, maybe once every hour. This will in turn lead to higher use of cars and thus demand for car infrastructure. And bear in mind that young people are already being pushed out of real estate market into rental market or being pushed out of cities to town and villages quite far away.
In the end, it is not good for those places either as they will inevitably be changed and will have to invest in new infrastructure like wells, pre-schools and sewage treatment plants and maybe complete sewer system as smallest villages still can, if I am not mistaken, still go only with septic tanks or something similar. that has to be emptied time to time.
Absolutely not. In my country at least, and I suspect most of the rest of Europe, Americans are considered foreigners like any other. As Europeans, we want less immigrants, not more. Bringing Americans in along with the others just causes more trouble.
🙋I’m definitely one of those Americans who wants to permanently settle in Europe one day! You absolutely can build a “good” life in the US, but it really does cost an arm & a leg and your still have to put up with so many issues plaguing the US (bad/expensive healthcare, lack of public transit & walkable cities, conservative politics, etc).
I don’t even want to move to Europe because it’s cheaper - in many ways it could be just as, if not more expensive, than the US but I’d rather fight to build my life there and to do it here in the US and still have to deal with the same issues
Think about it, if U.S citizen makes makes money than the average Europeans, then the hospitals and clinics does have a reason to charge the patients more, reason why U.S citizen move abroad countries likes Canada, Switzerland, France and etc for example it's because you want Healthcare to serve you free, not cheap, for free, nothing is free in this world
@@ericktwelve11 our healthcare isn't free mate, its just that we pay more taxes monthly in exchange for not getting our shit kicked into the dirt whenever something in our body inevitably breaks, but ofc to you this just FEELS like socialism or a scam because youre probably a freedom loving patriot who will proudly relish and praise and clap like a seal to those who scream less taxes or sum shit.
So you go ahead and wave your 3000 dollar ambulance check and ill stay here in my little paradise and go to a doctor when my eyes stop fucking working without thinking about what organ will i have to sell in exchange.
We do have a lot of bureaucracy here when you’re trying to do anything real. If you’re just doing every day things yes it’s easier than Europe but if you’re trying to do anything, real bureaucracy is maddening our government does everything in triplicate.
@@ericktwelve11Do you know what's funny? The amerimutts pay the most of any country on Healthcare. Yet it's still garbage and expensive as shit. Idk what this cope is about us paying more but it is objectively not true. We're simply better at healthcare.
Dear Hugo,
As a fellow Dutchman, (Ik woon in Gorinchem)
I rarely ever speak English. And if I do it is with the better educated Poles.
In the more rural areas English is, much like Latin; A litterary language only.
The irony is that the only 'real' use for English right now, is learning other languages.
Na pjatny glowa ja znaio w Polskogo jazyk, jestet prakticzny bardzo na po Anglisku.
(The five words of Polish language I know are (of) greater use than spoken English).
In fact the Dutch language is the most usefull spoken language to me.
Followed by Arabic, and Eastern European ~Russian and Polish~
(Ukrainian is widely spoken too, but is simmilar to Russian)
People litterate in Dutch are increasingly sought after for filling in tax forms.
And other administrative gigs.
It may change if I'm accepted into college, but still;
As of right now: English only serves to entertain me.
If you wish to emigrate to Europe, keep in mind that many people cannot speak English at all.
Be they older Poles, Ukrainians, Russians or various Middle Easterners (who learned Arabic).
I have a feeling there is an growing Muslim/Arabic speaking population in the Netherlands.
Because post 2015 Arabic seems to become more widely spoken.
But this is a subjective feeling based mostly personal experience.
Wat is your perspective?
Mooie zondag.
Goeiemiddag! Of course the further away from major cities you get the less prevalent English becomes. With the greatest of respect, no one is moving across the Atlantic to settle in little Gorinchem, unless they have a family and want that small town life. Young educated professionals will naturally gravitate to each other and that means they will live in the big cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and maybe Utrecht. I myself (UK national) work for a large Dutch multinational and will probably live and work in NL one day, but I won't live in the Drechtstaden close to office, I'll be in Rotterdam.
I am an American who has lived in Europe for over 35 years. My advice to any wanting to live in Europe is to leave the ‘American’ ways behind and embrace the slower, more human life here. There is nothing worse than a snobby American coming to Europe with lots of money and wanting to keep living the American way. They will not be happy and the native Europeans certainly will not. I have never regretted leaving my country for Europe. I’ve learnt so much about history, language, politics and culture. Americans, generally speaking, don’t bother to really learn about what is out there in the world. I can say this about my own American family living in America. They just criticize what ever is different over here, without bothering to learn why. So, I welcome Americans who want to assimilate and advise those who do not to stay home and work on your own country to make it a more livable.
I wholeheartedly agree. Don’t bring your American way of life into Europe. Leave it behind and embrace your new countries culture.
Ive just applied for Croatian citizenship by ancestry. I want to live and raise my family there. I crave a culture and community that I'm not getting in the US.
Svaka ti čast, sretno ti 🇭🇷
that was my plan. go to europe for healthcare and transit system. while retiring in usa for usd, big houses, better security and by time i am retirement age america has developed more.
As an American with dual citizenship to the EU, I am in agreement that it is largely middle class people or digital nomads (so-called) making the trek to Europe. The biggest hindering factor is financial, since Americans by and large cannot save. Many people are saddled with credit card debr or medical debt or student loan debt that binds them to the States. I thinkerall your consensus that European countries making business easier wi help, but it will probably take a generation to bear fruit. Also realze that Amcians (broadly) hate government institutions, left or right they grow up with a state that doesn't care about them... I consider myself a sensible person, and many Americans who especially move to Central Europewhere I have my citizenship have some wacky ideas.
On top of that, most countries don't make it easy to immigrate unless you have some kind of in-demand skills. Recruiting people who work at Burger King just isn't a high priority.
We could be having a parallel discussion about how most immigrants to the US are generally upper-middle class as well.
That's actually the case for most skilled migrants. It's those with skills, middle class, or rich who have the opportunity to migrate. Poor or unskilled people usually get the chance to migrate if they have some sort of family connection (like myself) or if they're desperate enough go illegally (most times it's to places nearby hence latin americans to USA or Middle easterners to EU)
@finleybaker6008 I usually don't support the U.S but it does have one of the biggest economies lol, they definitely have a good amount of in-demand workers, probably less Burger King workers than Aldi workers in Europe in proportion
Most average people in any country cant afford to pick up and move across the globe. Most Europeans couldnt easily afford to move to the US.
I recently migrated to the UK through having a child there with a UK citizen & I have zero intention of ever going back to the US.
Would you still recommend the UK for Americans to move to? Even with the problems they currently have?
@@codysparks1454 absolutely. There are major problems everywhere right now & I'd say quality of life, work etc. Is much better than back in the states. Just make sure to secure a decent job (shouldn't be hard due to massive labour shortages right now) & if you want a more calm & easier life avoid London. I'd say the UK's of the most attractive European countries for not only American migrants but for immigrants all over especially if English is your native language & you're not of European ancestry. Wages tend to be lower here than the US for the most part (certain jobs pay half of what you'd get paid in bigger places in the US) especially healthcare jobs but it's an easier life & you get way more benefits
@@codysparks1454 i'd say do your research & do your own pros & cons list. Visit a few times then make your decision. Every person will have different opinions.
As an American that moved to Germany in 2014 I first so did because the job I got here sounded cool. Then I realized life could be amazing and doesn't have to be 100% about status, career, and other consumerism BS you get fed in the US. I actually started taking vacations and no one pressured me to work over them. I took sick days, and it didn't count against my vacation days. Yes the salaries are lower, and yes the taxes are higher. Even so, life is so much better here. I never have to worry about a medical bill bankrupting me. My kids have a great environment to grow up in. I actually feel like I am in the middle class, unlike the US.
Life is just better on every level. Is it perfect? No. Is it much better? Absolutely.
I’m an American living in France and agree 100% with this. I moved personally for safety , quantity of life and lifestyle in general. Interesting subject for sure
Do you speak French?
Wait a minute.. you moved to France for safety?
@@luaking84france is not even safe
Dude, I think you are delusional, France is not what you think it is, there's tons of French citizen in Quebec Canada told me the opposite, these guys are university graduate and was desperate for money, so no, you're lying
Safety ? LMFAO
Bring it on if they are young, motivated and educated or studying. It is a good offset to the large influx of low-skilled refugees. But if American immigrants are not willing to make the effort to learn a local language they should only be given temporary visas. This is a good test of motivation and attitude. I still hear Americans here in Europe saying that Europeans need to improve their English. Arrogance and Ignorance are a very unattractive cocktail.
French here, totally relate !
Really? I'm sorry these Americans say such things. As an American I cannot understand this attitude. I won't even travel to another country unless I learn basic conversational skills in the native language. I wouldn't criticize anyone for not speaking English.
@@automnejoy5308 Unfortunately, it is true. I live in a very touristy area and we make a distinction between "bad" Americans (arrogance, entitlement, ignorance) and "good" Americans. They are quite easy to separate. I am sure you can guess which of the two categories gets the better service.
It takes faaaar more than language. If only it were easy enough just to learn a language. I've lived here for years and learned the local language, and even naturalized. The reality is that many locals still aren't interested in interacting with people they seem beneath them (foreigners). So even if highly skilled people come and learn the language at attempts to integrate fully, the local public has to embrace this on some level, else you'll just have isolated communities popping up like they already do for other nationalities (British, Chinese, Algerians, Turkish just to name a few). The problems are always that the government has one thing in mind and get populace has another. Please note that I'm not talking about tourists, they spend money and leave. I'm talking about people like me who work and contribute and do integrate who are met with hostility in spite of it all.
@@jadeabyss9978 Not beneath in my opinion, but those populations need to share something in commun, without sens of belonging, interractions remain superficial, although i believe with time and acculturation, it is possible. maybe not in one generation, culture takes time.
As a European I think that i can tell this for all: We dont want your innovations, guns and poisoned food!
I'll guess that you're "American" @Commanderchess
@CommanderchessWhile the United States is certainly a major hub for innovation, it would be an oversimplification to say that most innovations globally originate there. Innovation is a global phenomenon, driven by contributions from many countries across different regions. Here’s a broader perspective:
### 1. **Global Innovation Distribution:**
- **Europe**: Countries like Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the Nordic countries consistently rank high in global innovation indices. Germany, for instance, is a leader in engineering, automotive technology, and industrial machinery. The UK has a strong tradition in pharmaceuticals, finance, and AI research.
- **Asia**: Japan, South Korea, and increasingly China, are leaders in various technological fields. Japan is known for robotics and electronics, South Korea for semiconductors and mobile technology, and China is rapidly becoming a powerhouse in AI, renewable energy, and telecommunications.
- **Canada and Australia**: These countries are also significant contributors, particularly in areas like biotechnology, natural resource management, and AI.
### 2. **Collaborative Innovation:**
- Many major innovations are the result of international collaboration, where researchers, institutions, and companies from different countries work together. For example, the Human Genome Project involved significant contributions from the UK, Japan, France, Germany, and China, in addition to the U.S.
- Similarly, the development of technologies like 5G, AI, and quantum computing often involves partnerships between researchers and companies across continents.
### 3. **Innovation Indicators:**
- **Patents**: While the U.S. leads in the number of patents filed, countries like China and Japan are also very prolific.
- **R&D Spending**: The U.S. spends significantly on research and development, but it is followed closely by countries like China, Japan, and Germany, with South Korea having one of the highest R&D expenditures relative to GDP.
### 4. **Sector-Specific Innovations:**
- **Pharmaceuticals**: Europe, especially Switzerland and the UK, is a global leader in pharmaceutical innovation, with companies like Novartis, Roche, and GlaxoSmithKline playing major roles.
- **Automotive**: Germany is a leader in automotive innovation, with companies like Volkswagen, BMW, and Daimler at the forefront of the industry.
- **Green Energy**: Scandinavian countries, particularly Denmark, are pioneers in wind energy, and China leads in solar energy production and deployment.
### 5. **Emerging Innovation Hubs:**
- **China**: Over the past few decades, China has rapidly transformed into a major center of innovation, particularly in technology, e-commerce, and renewable energy.
- **India**: Known for its strengths in software development and IT services, India is also becoming a leader in fintech and biotech.
### Conclusion:
The U.S. is undoubtedly one of the world’s most innovative countries, and many groundbreaking technologies and companies have originated there. However, the landscape of global innovation is diverse and multi-faceted, with significant contributions from Europe, Asia, and other regions. In many fields, innovation is a global effort, involving collaboration across borders and the sharing of knowledge and resources.
What kind of American do you think is moving to Europe? 😂
@@100c0c : "Asians"... the ones that are now.... half Latin Americans... and 1/8th... Cantonese.. and then 1/4.... black.... Yeh... a lot... of "Asians".... No wonder I hear a lot of American accents of late. Like... and then, there is also the doxxing that goes on as well ? No wonder we now have SO many surveillance cameras and CCTVs everywhere. It is so scary ?..... Really really extremely scary.
I have no problem with US Americans settling in Europe, so long as they leave some of their 'values' at the door...
these people are usually left leaning, thats why they left
@drewkaton6785 "some" is the important word in his sentence, I think...
So the US is like a business district, and Europe is like suburbs?
I'm happy to see closer ties, the more competition for talent there is, the more leverage the talented individuals have, and the more cultural exchange, the better relations.
"So the US is like a business district, and Europe is like suburbs?" What? No.
Nah the Europe is the downtown hippie area, the US is the business district and the suburbs lmao
@@FOLIPESeems that someone is only in the very big cities of Europe
Europe is a retirement community in a museum.
I am doing this. I moved to the Netherlands last year and work remotely with American companies. You pretty much hit the nail on the head about who we are and why we do it. It is interesting to hear someone call it a 1st wave and what not.
May I ask why? Is it safer?
The american dream died, rising from its ashes: the european dream
@@Oscarcat2212 I wasn't making it in the US and saw a chance, and sold everything to make it happen. You only live once, so why not?
My wife was more into it for safety and because she feels like she is treated like a human here.
I do think the system works better for everyone here. I am glad I put my money to my mouth and did the logical thing of "if it is so great, why don't you move there?" A year later and I have no regrets.
@@no_special_personsure the facts say otherwise
@@no_special_person European dream? hahahahahahhahaha
This is a topic I’ve seen increased news about since the pandemic here in America. Even had a former coworker make the move to Italy using his ancestry. I can’t say I haven’t seriously considered it many times. However, I’m not as educated as many of the people making the move (college dropout), so getting a job that allows me to be a digital nomad is definitely much trickier. I don’t have much stuff, but moving that stuff or buying new stuff would pretty much wipe out my life savings. Plus I lack recent European ancestry. I have to go back to great-great grandparents before I reach Europeans again. So frankly my best shot at a visa seems to be finding a country with a golden visa or weird workarounds like the Netherlands business investment visa, which is of course more money I generally don’t have. 🤷
I just hope the US doesn’t get much worse. I’m not certain what I would do if the US became unbearable to live in and Europe or Canada weren’t viable options at those times because of visa requirements.
If you have Italian ancestry you can get citizenship through great great grandparents & here are some others that allow citizenship from that far back. If you rewlly want to migrate to a European country & still don't have the skills another way to get through is to get into a relationship with someone with citizenship for one of these places
You are over complicating your life. Simply find a job in an english speaking country. My mom works in Luxembourg for example. There are too many foreigners there from all over the world. And there are also a lot of foreign companies there, especially american ones. And there are bunch of countries like that. Switzerland, Ireland. etc. Just find a job there, and live a happy life.
The US isn't going to become unebearable to live. The idea anyone is considering the need to flea to Europe is hilarious. It's fear porn.
Just like the collapse of the American dollar has been right around the corner for 30 years. Europeans have literally been predicting the collapse of the US since its inception.
American imigrants in Latvia at least try to learn and speak local language and they respect local culture, not like most of Russian.
The problem with this is that the americans that are moving to europe are not someone who is switching to eurooe for muah social stability, work life balance etc they are already well to do earning in the 100k, white, liberal wife and husband who will outcompete the poorer people in the country making it unlivable for the orginal inhabitants i guarantee you within 5 years average european will hard time planning any vacation in their usual spots or inside their own companies then their eyes will be opened on what they have done
In Denmark you are required to learn Danish to be allowed to stay long term so while the can speak English to us and we can back they are still forced to learn a language that isnt easy to learn
For an English speaker, Danish probably isn't that hard to learn in terms of reading/writing, the grammar is similar and a lot of words are also similar, but speaking might be difficult compared to say, Swedish because of the pronunciation.
@@Croz89 Have you tried it? Maybe you are right but its considered one of the hard ones of Europe as it has so many rules and just as many rule breakers, as a Dane I found English easy, Danish and Netherlands is also very similar sound wise but I have not really tried to learn it I just recognize they use very similar sounding words for many of the same things but spelling wise it does not look like what I think the word is supposed to
@@LynxLord1991The same is true for most languages, including English! Difficulty is a relative term here, and in terms of national languages in Europe, Dutch and Swedish/Danish/Norwegian are considered the easiest languages for an English speaker to learn. French and German are more difficult due to the grammar. The hardest is probably something like Finnish.
@@Croz89 While true I have only herd it as being hard Cant say I'm surprised people tend to say Danish sound like a guy with a potato in his mouth simply because nothing is said the way it is spelled
Yeah at first finnish sounds almost spanish 😅@@Croz89
For me, I have many reasons to want to move to the EU but the number one reason for me is healthcare access. But there are other reasons such as cost of living, cheaper access to Universities, actual pensions and safer neighborhoods. I can go on but those are just some. I am so happy I have the right to move now (I obtained EU citizenship recently) and have begun planning my next steps.
Good for you. You are welcome.
May I ask what country you want to move to?
@@gorg9599 Austria if possible or Northern Italy but I will not be leaving for a few years or so.
You just said the keyword, Healthcare, so basically you want free Healthcare, not paying a damn dime,
@@PaulFromCHGO is Austria particularly difficult, or why shouldn't it be possible?
Both places are very beautiful tho
When I've got to choose between moderate Americans coming to Europe (since I presume the Wall Street and Trump types will still see the US as the best place on earth) and the migration we've got from the typical countries of the last 50 years, my choice is made in a millisecond... Be most welcome :)
Especially how radical Europeans are so keen to leave Europe it would only make Europe more moderate and a nice countermeasure against the radicalisation and poleralisation of society
@@GwainSagaFanChannel radical europeans leaving? Far righters and far lefties stay in their countries, usually, cause they are mostly working class, in Europe. Those leaving are entrepeneurs and skilled labor
You do know that a lot of the “Wall Street types” make up the baseline of migration to Europe right? Since banking is highly internationalized New York, London, Paris, Zürich and Hong Kong/Singapore bankers rotate between each others cities quite frequently. Also a lot of wealthy Americans who make their money in finance and tech retire to Southern Europe. Migration between Western Europe and the U.S. is overwhelmingly managerial class.
@@koschmxyeah and you’re the in the minority of Americans who move to Europe. Like what Europeans in their right minds would vote for trump LOL. You’re bringing your very disliked ideology into Europe. And you’re the kind of Americans that Europeans generally don’t want in their countries.
@@koschmxthanks for the feedback, interesting!
I wonder what will happen in after the next US elections. I was at Amsterdam debate centre De Balie earlier this week and the current Dutch opposition leader for the Labour/Greens party Frans Timmermans who is probably one of the most experienced Dutch politicians when it comes to foreign policy suggested that the US might turn away from democracy altogether. If that happens, how many Americans will flee I wonder?
Most of Europe is safe like a good condom. It's harder to get shot, to become a drug addict, to go bankrupt from cancer or pregnancy or to lose your job for sickness. It can be annoying with fewer ACs and other inconveniences occasionally mentioned by influencers, but overall, it’s a better place for most people, who need safety more than an opportunity of turning a million into a billion. American refugees welcome! (-:
As a 1st gen american born to European immigrant parents I see why people are moving and I would totally move myself, but only after the whole Ukraine ordeal is over. In terms of overall quality of life, the only country I can think of that's on par with Europe is Japan. I love Japan but I am much more familiar with the European way of life as I've visited countless times and enjoyed being there time and time again. Five years ago I visited Italy with family and was thoroughly left speechless by the amount of sheer beauty! My advice is if you can move there, go for it.
better don't. Americans are also blamed for the Ukrain War ofcourse, how could it be different...
How could you post a video about the changing environment in Europe without mentioning the mass illegal immigration from northern and subsahara Africa? Americans already displeased with mass illegal immigration into the US are not likely to trade for a continent facing the same threat.
I am a 79-year-old retired American. Personally, I envy many EU countries for their political, social, and economic sanity, contrary to where America is heading with Trumpism and it's like-kind too close to reality. I would not hesitate to move to the EU. Also, I hope the EU can start a "nation" of EU States. This would give the EU some enhanced world power it presently lacks. Go for it. I am an American that is behind you. America is failing all around. This is what happens when your government feeds, aids, and abets the creation of an exclusive rich upper class and fosters the destruction of the middle class. This is the new America. It is not what our origin was intended to be. America has failed to deliver for everyone but the elite and the ignorant. And we have more than our share of the latter. All anyone has to do is watch a few evenings of American national news to see what a failure the nation is. Combine that with the ultra-conservative Supreme Court that is trying to reinterpret the Constitution according to its conservative and religious philosophy and you can see a bleak future for America. I would discourage anyone but the poorest of the poor from moving to America. She is an old grey mare who ain't what she used to be.
Well the US is having lots of poor asians migrating there I think. They`re the only ones interested the US haven`t been in the calling here since the 50`s.
As a European I object: It's not American immigrants which caused rent prices to increase, but politicians who arent investing in much more house building
Geo-arbitrage = you outsourced your living costs. Expat = immigrant. Stop inventing new words, just because there is some negative connotation to existing ones.
With the US having such dominance in media I don't most of them integrating in European society and culture.
Before it was South-East Asia now due to the strong Dollar and high income it's Europe. It's simple opportunism and we Europeans are just their life decoration they can brag about in instagram posts.
I would appreciate them if they have genuine reasons.
Nah it's deeper than that
Feel free to elaborate.@@Lando-kx6so
I can give a simple answer to all of this
Americans are tired having to drive everywhere, over paying for housing, education, groceries, health insurance and taxes which they see almost no benefit from.
Yes some of these problems still exist in Europe, however they are no where near as bad as in the states
If you can get rich in America you will live the best life ever in human history, however for the majority of people simply trying to live has become a struggle due to the strangle hold corporations have on our government
Inflation has hit Europe hard, though, like the US. And there are super high taxes in Europe, although you could argue they are worth it if the people have fully covered healthcare, education and other services. The issue is that in some countries services are not being distributed fairly, such as in rural areas. The war in Ukraine is a wild card and it's hard to predict how this will continue to affect Europe in years to come, but so far it has been negative. Just some things to think about.
Tell me you’re a redditor without telling me you’re a redditor.
American boomers are traveling more than ever. But to attract more businesses or workers…lower taxes is key. No one want to give the government too much of their money. We work too hard for it to waste it on governments that spend it wastefully. Which is why hard working Americans are leaving CA and NY in droves too.
Kinda funny how two person see two whole different reasons.
Bassicly what the graph shows is a increase that slows down when trump got elected.
It is not like today you be thinking about leaving your country and the next day you on the plane.
These things take years to get to, ups and downs and at the end you take a conclusion to stay or to leave.
And the whole increase is like from 12% to 18%, that is a 6%, that could even be reasons as school or work.
I can definitely believe this to be the case. I met Americans relocating to Europe when I went on vacation this year there. I would like to point out there is a class divide in this migration trend too. The lower class would never be able to move. It’s only going to be the upper middle class and higher. Plus not everyone can do a tech job. So that would make it harder for a lot of people in America to just give up and go overseas.
This. I live in Switzerland and they usually come in with their high paying jobs (160k and up) and send their kids to a private international school and don't learn a single word of German, completely segregating themselves and us natives. Plus they gentrify the place pretty significantly. They have no intention of integrating or staying, that's for sure. I've lived in one of the Hotspots until recently and let me tell you, they gave me a whole new appreciation for all the hardworking Portuguese and Italian construction workers we have here.
@mysterioanonymous3206 Sadly, most hardworking Americans have no means to move to Switzerland. Even if they had the means to move to Europe it's unlikely they would go to Switzerland. It's a beautiful country but has never been cheap, nor does it have a large diaspora of Swiss-Americans that can return home.
@@mobilizedpanda3795 also swiss banks arent very friendly to americans anymore from what i hear
@@blazer6708 I doubt the people employed with 160k jobs even need to use Swiss banks. They're rude, not criminals.
@@mobilizedpanda3795 i never said they are criminals, its just that the us gov requires too much insight into accounts of its citizens
The main reason for Americans to move to Europe is the decrease in European purchasing power. In other words, Europe is economically falling behind the US and thus, it's cheaper for Americans to live in Europe than the US. To portray the USA as some kind of Wild West is ridiculous.
Not quite. It's a change in culture, continous worsening of quality of life in the US, more safety issues, rise of youtubers talking about immigration, & rise of globalism
@@Lando-kx6sothe quality of life in europe has been worsening too
That really depends where in Europe you go. In the Mediterranean that would be true, in the Nordics not so much.
@@aspen1606 It really hasn't
@@Croz89 That's correct, but the Nordics are a small portion of Europe. On top of that, they're so tax-heavy, that I don't think they attract too many Americans.
I did just this. I’m an educated upper middle class black American. I just moved to London. There were so many reasons for me to leave America. I actually find that I’m generally pretty happy now.
Why didnt you move to a bIасk country
@@Gmx92it gets no blacker than LONDON lol 😝
Dude, thanks for posting. I am a Californian living permanently in the UK, mostly for the safety reasons. I didn't want to raise kids in the schools and neighborhoods I grew up in. Your video is quite insightful.
The EU kinda can't offer a better deal towards bussinesses than the USA because it's our way of living that the companies job is to work with society to improve it, in the USA the country exists for the companys and the high echelon of people, it's the oposite model.
I moved from The Netherlands to the US/Canada, and I moved at such an age where I clearly remember everything (18) It’s really odd to move to California from The Netherlands, especially back in 2010 when the general American culture was shifting. I constantly keep comparing life in The Netherlands to life in Canada and the US because of how well organized and peaceful The Netherlands was, especially when it comes to work/life balance and urban planning . Also, my whole diet got upended when I moved here 14 years ago. The quality is noticably lower and normal bread( Like we got in The Netherlands) is a chore to find lmao. I just want a simple “Broodje kaas”, hagelslag, krentebollen, chocomel, and kibbeling 😂 sometimes.
Winter makes me homesick 😭 Seeing Amsterdam from social media really makes it feel unreal that I was born there. I think more and more Americans are gaining access to what life beyond the country has to offer, but they conjure up this fairytale version. I notice the same thing in Canada, although more European and way more well traveled than Americans, I feel like North Americans in general see Europe (mostly 🇫🇷🇮🇹🇪🇸🇵🇹🏴) as a land of legends. I just hope that Gen Z can bring changes in the near future.
California in the 70's was absolutely a treasure, but those days are long gone. I would not stay in modern-day CA versus NL any longer than I had to.
@@damac5136 Must've really changed. I'm guessing CA was going through a golden age of some sorts. I live in Canada and I often find myself contemplating why I live here now lol.
Indeed, it was, before CA shot themselves (and the rest of the Western world! 😬) in the foot with all the (exaggerated) social justice. Canada's going down the same woke shitter. Who can afford to thrive there anymore as a simple worker? I saw a good YT video about exactly that from an immigrant to Canada, how he can't/couldn't get ahead and planned to move out. he was drawn in by lies stemming from governmental propaganda. I, personally, would do anything to get away from that creature Trudeau, and Newsom, for that matter. They are WEF consiglieres. Not that the current government of Germany, for example, is much better.@@tahirrizwan6759
If you speak Dutch, returning would be a no-brainer for me, but maybe you would have to leave family behind. Regardless, they are standing up to the totalitarian maneuverings of the unscrupulous billionaire class/Bill Gates. There is hope yet.
@@tahirrizwan6759I live in Canada too, I love certain parts of the country, like Montréal, but I live in Toronto unfortunately. About to move to Belgium in a few months bc honestly, I'm over the life here. Too expensive, u need a car for everything, it's kinda ugly, politics are worse than most of Western Europe, and it's much too cold for me
And btw, we use kilometers and kilograms here. And no guns
Funny you should mention that, because Americans use millimeters when it comes ammunition. Yes, seriously.
Xd
@@stevenstrain283excatly. Statistically most Americans that are anti-metric system don't actually have passports.
@@EpicgamerwinXD6669 Yes I know, it is exclusively for ammo. Otherwise they would use anything, even bananas for measuring something but metric units
Then howdid the shooting in Brussels happen 😢
Europeans like you: *Constantly hate on and obsess over America and say how Europe is better and America should be more like it*.
Americans: *Agree and move to Europe*
Europeans like you: “B-but America is good!”
most “Americans” that emigrate are actually immigrants from those countries returning, which explains why there are a million “Americans” in india, mexico and so on
Indians and Mexicans can’t be Americans though.
Remote work for American salary, live in Europe - you can't beat that combination. That said, government health care is slowly breaking down in Europe and with the islamization in some big European countries it's a coin toss to tell if civil war will start in the US or in a European country first.
would be interesting if you talked about english language dominance and what that means for the EU specially in terms of softpower, cultural power, ability to attract immigrants, etc.
The safety in the EU is decreasing too and the safest countries are central European nations that don't allow illegal migration.
It's an interesting phenomenon people migrate for safety, large mass migration leads to a decrease in safety. Think of hundreds of anti-Semitic assaults in the EU after the 7th of October, several terrorist attacks, and generally more and more marginal and lumpen people on the streets.
4:06 "Some Americans basically move between European countries every 90 days" what the author meant by this?
Did he mean visa run?
Also if you have been in Schengen countries for full 90 days, then next 90 day you can't enter. The moving on the map was happening within the Schengen area.
So if American want just to move around without applying for visa or some sort of residency status, he would need to move every 90 days between Schengen and non-Schengen European countries. Most of European countries are in Schengen area(or require entrance from Schengen countries).
The example route provided on the map (for 90 day travel) is basically wrong.
Also it's a bit strange how he shows Europe, including Ukraine, but excluding Belarus and Russia.
I am American and I live in the Schengen Zone for 90 days each summer. After, I move to a non-Schengen country there like Georgia, Armenia, UK, Serbia, Ireland, Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus, Bosni, Montenegro, Ukraine, or Macedonia until I can enter the Schengen Zone again after an additional 90 days.
Americans looking for a better life are probably a better match for Europe then those looking for oportunitys, US style capitalism is messed up and the people who take advantage of it are more often then not complete psychopaths.
Let em stay in the US...
Holy heck that’s a lot of Reddit Eurocope, too bad it’s all wrong though!
@@anonymoususer8895 not as wrong as your face 😁
well... they are wellcome, we miss lot of drivers, construction workers and garbage men
Besides the possibility of a school shooting, any American making the move to Europe is comfortable enough to not have to worry in any genuine capacity about their kids safety.
The school shootings are a real concern, but no, it's not such an issue that families will go to the trouble of moving for that alone. But it is a factor.
Norway had the deadliest shooting with 77 people killed. Denmark and Norway also recently had shootings too.