That first guy is typical american , dressed in military fatigues, drinking, cussing and criticising everything but making sure we all know he's staying in a 5 star hotel. I bet that if someone popped a balloon, he'd be cowering under the table.
That guy has been roasted in sooo many reaction videos already.. his whole channel is full of "American expects other countries to work like he saw in a movie once". Ridiculous.
He's also completely wrong. Not only can you have lunch everywere in Europe, but it will be amazing. Though sometimes the restaurant may not open very early (outside of very touristy areas, southern countries in particular tend to eat much later than the northern ones)
I've never had lunch in a hotel over here - most hotels do breakfast and an evening menu. If you want food at lunchtime, leave the hotel and step outside into the sunlight - maybe go to a pub or a cafe, or a restaraunt, or even just find a fast food place - Micky D's and burger king are eveywhere these days
There are of course also hotels with Vollpension where you get lunch without leaving the premises. But I would never book that. When I’m on vacation in a foreign country I want to go out and try different foods in different restaurants instead of having the same buffet every day. I have never had problems with getting lunch, but you should know the local habits. In some places the restaurants close at 2pm and don’t open until 5 or 6 in the evening. So if you’re too late for lunch you might have to wait until dinner. Or have some coffee and cake in the meantime.
Poland doesnt really do lunch. We have breakfast, dinner and supper, the biggest meal traditionally is around 3-5 pm and then smaller meal around 8pm. Of course you can buy food in the food places before that and sooome will call it lunch but its mostly breakfasts and dinners.
Wtf is that first guy talking about lmao, everyone does lunch. He looks like in some lost place in the middle of god knows where here in Italy so maybe that's the problem, but still I struggle to belive he didn't find a place to eat lunch
@@Remember_toBnice Still... Where in Europe will you have trouble finding something proper to eat at noon? I would understand it, if it were 5 or 6 in the morning, but even then there are energy stations that sells food you can find.
@@Fraternizing_Cog In Spain at 12:00 the vast majority of the kitchens of bars and restaurants are closed. You could eat a sandwich or maybe a serving from a bar. I don't know Italy but it is possible that something similar will happen to them. But for the little I know they eat a lot at lunch.
Yeah, he's just in one rural part of Italy and just assumes an entire continent with dozens (if not hundreds) of cultures is all the same. In my experience in Italy during the summer a lot of shops close between noon and about 2 or 3pm, but many food places are open around that time. Seeing how the guy isn't a "breakfast guy" and just woke up, he might have been too early or late for lunch.
To be honest, if I had a restaurant and a saw some guy wearing camouflage and shouting I want my fucking lunch, I would also tell him we're closed, even if the place was crowded.
I’ve often noticed that Americans try to compare the states with each other as if they were different countries like Sweden and Italy. But you can’t really compare them, can you? I have never been to the USA.
Yeah, its pretty insane. Go to Norway, then go to Italy. Two completely different people and economies. I know the US have clear differences between costal states, but having the same govt does make everything somewhat more unified culturally, so when they assume that on Europe its pretty silly.
Most places around me open 10-12 for restaurants, so it's understandable it's closed. Grocery stores are open from 06-08 though, but not the same thing, and cafés too, probably how he got the wine
@@Thurgosh_OG I thought it was the other way around, that he got up too late and wanted lunch at 3 pm, or something, and every restaurant was closed AFTER lunch hours. Also, I don't believe he was in a five star hotel that doesn't serve meals. By the looks of it, he was in a small Italian village. IF there's a 5 star hotel in such a place, I bet you it has a restaurant with at least one Michelin star.
wait, what? okay, I'm from Belgium (younger nation than the US) and my father was born in France (but Belgian) and my grandmother was French. That doesn't mean that I go out in France and say that I'm part French. That's so ridicule to say you're part an other nationality. Your nationality is where you were born and raised and your culture.
To me it's about citizenship. If you immigrated as a toddler, you have citizenship, end of discussion. You might add "I'm X nationality, but originally from Y".
especially, if you consider one thing: you are currently going 2 generations back. but your grandfather from france has another diverse background, partly even with countries that don't exist anymore (especially, if you look at germany). go 500 years back, you can fill towns with your ancestors. and they might be from all over europe, especially since people were quite mobile back then. but for a proper representation, you need to look at the last 3000 years. suddenly, we all have ancestors in ancient rome, etc. yet, nobody says that we are roman. and yes, it's a mixture of everything.
If your grandmother was French then yes you are part French lol. Its nothing fo do with nationality, it's ethnicity, you can't change that and it doesn't matter where you reside.
I can't say it often enough: EUROPE IS NOT A COUNTRY even regions in countries are culturally very different. There are regions in my country, where i dont understand half of what people are saying because of the dialect is so different to mine.
You're right. I'm living in a part of Germany which is not really german. We're a bit French, Belgian, Roman and we speak German. Just a mix and that's nice.
@@Koirankeksit hahaha you live in a part of Germany that is not really German? Then tell me which part is still really German? Germany is gone. Finished.
see if you're in some village or small town chances are actually pretty high there won't be any lunch places around. who is supposed to keep a restaurant alive in such places for lunch time? everyone is at work either in the next big city or on their farm or whatever, and those people usually eat at home. the moment you get to a proper city you'll find lunch places all over. it's pretty simple, if there are no offices around anywhere, chances are you won't find a lunch place. simple as that.
the thing is that small tourist places usually work double time from 8-12 and then from 17-22 so the afternoon is a "hole" when nothing works, not even restaurants
At least in Finland it doesn't matter how small and rural the town or village is you will always find lunch places. Every worker needs a place to go and get lunch so it's not hard to keep it open.
The lunch guy reminds me of a U.S. family of four I met in a small village in rural France. They’d just arrived in their hire car straight from the airport. It was a Sunday. It was 4pm in the afternoon. They could not understand why they could not get lunch. They could not understand they were not in NYC or L.A. or London. I tried explaining. They were tired and jet lagged and hungry. They were confused and angry. So I just took them home and fed them. You’re welcome USA.
I’m a Brit who’s travelled to many European countries. They ALL do lunch ffs. Some do siestas too, for practical reasons, but you can still eat!!! This man totally discredits himself. Maybe he’s trying out a stand up routine?
To be fair, if you're trying to eat out in say south half of Italy during siesta it might get tricky. But once you learn the times they operate, you'll generally be able to plan accordingly. Or you can just make do with a quick pizza slice/panino. It's possible to find food around noon but it's much easier towards the end of the afternoon.
We definitely do lunch in Europe, especially in Southern Europe. However, we do so during very specific hours. In France, restaurants will open at 12:00 and close at 14:00, in Spain, they will open from 13:00/14:00-15:00/16:00, and if you want to eat outside of those hours, you're out of luck (very few restaurants open all day, and if they do, they're either grotty tourist restaurants or fast food restaurants).
I live in France, the country shuts down 12 to 2, only restaurants, cafés and the big supermarkets open. It's very important to the French. The guy is being or acting like the typical American Tourist trying to demand Europe be like America. Thankfully we're separated by a stuffing big ocean.
It depends if it is a weekend or not, and if it is a big city or not, other than the time he was searching for lunch spots. Sounds like he was in a small city, dunno if he was visiting during weekend or what... during weekends, Sunday specifically, some places are closed, all day or from lunch time over, but not restaurants... but I don't know, I live in Rome, NOT a small city, perhaps he was in a not-turistic place and found out the hard way that in Sundays and lunch times some activities are closed.
@@PetoDiTacchino i live in a small city in northern italy, i really believe he was going after the working hours of the restaurant or he was going to a fancy restaurant that only opens at night. there is always a trattoria open for lunch, ALWAYS, but they are open from 11:30 until 14:00 or some 13:30 and during the weekends they are open most of the day from the morning (7:00 or 8:00) and close only during dinner or before dinner
The fact is that Americans are not allowed to drive manual cars in Europe if they have learned to drive on an automatic vehicle! That is why it is always recommended to learn all the traffic signs by heart at home beforehand, because there are many more of them than in the USA and they are not written with text like in the States, but rather symbols that are easier to understand when driving! That is why you should learn the traffic signs, because ignorance is no excuse.
Maybe the rules are different in mainland Europe, but here in the UK, US licence holders are allowed to drive manual or auto cars on their US licence for up to 12 months from entry into the country, because the US makes no distinction between manual and auto on licences. I know this because I used to work in the car rental business.
@@rickconstant6106 : That's why Americans have so many accidents with manual cars because they are simply overwhelmed because they haven't learned how to drive, especially since they are busy with other things in the car than looking after and observing the traffic around them. You won't be taught defensive driving skills when you get a $50 driver's license that is obtained in a fast-track procedure. You can see what that means in the USA's accident statistics! Just a reminder: anyone who learns to pay attention to traffic and drive with foresight in a manual car can drive better!
The northern you go on the ol' continent, the earlier people eat. In Spain, as in southern Italy, lunch time is usually around 13/14, but you can find places that serves you 'till 15 My family (roman) is a different story: we eat lunch and dinner VERY late, initially 'cause of work schedules, but principally habit
@@FlamJongUn restaurants in andalucia typically serve lunch from 13:00 to 16:00, then they close and reopen for dinner at 19:30 until the early hours of the morning Siesta is the nap you might take after you've eaten your lunch, so you wont be eating during siesta.
Being Irish we hear this a lot from Americans who are visiting. "Hi I'm Irish" with a heavy American accent then they go on to explain that their great great Grandfather came from Cork and that they know more about Ireland, The Irish culture and being Irish than actual Irish people. A frequent happening which we find funny is when an American "corrects" and Irish person on something about Ireland or how we pronounce words. My daughter has even had one correct her on the Irish language. The term Plastic Paddy is normally used for such Americans. Now in saying that we also have Americans who during conversation mention that their ancestors come from Ireland and that they are here tracing them, these type of Americans never introduce themselves as Irish, the normally say they are American (telling us the State they come from as well which seems to be an American thing and that is fine, it is a big country). These Americans are normally helped as much as possible to trace their ancestors as they are not trying to be something they are not and are respectful of Ireland and it's culture.
Exactly you are American now or better American-British ;-) And if your DNA tests shows that you have only one sequence that is more often found in DNA from other Countries than in the UK you will then be maybe a Chinese-African-Indian-Australian-Viking-Islandian-Enuit-Russian-Korean-Sibirian-Indonesian-Mexican-Chilenian-American-British one.
Maybe seven European countries where it’s hot but in more northern European countries not just Scandinavia but northern France Germany the UK people tend to be at work and not take two hours off for lunch.
@@Hrochnick Well, I've been to places in Italy where there weren't any restaurants, it usually happens when you go out of tourist-oriented places. Since most people eat at home, the only restaurants open at lunch are usually targeted at tourists.
Did 😅🤣😂 she was very proud of her forefather who supposedly was an America native. She was bragging about it and found "evidence" like her slightly flat feet, black eyes and she tanned easy. Turned out she really had Indian blood. From India 😂🤣😁
I have never been to and never even heard of a country in Europe where they don't have lunch. I think even in most (if not in all) countries there even restaurants with specifically a lunch menu. And it's true that many people including me (mostly and only when not on any bussiness trip) do either eat at home or at work and not go outside of work place to eat lunch. Also my colleague usually takes a nap in a bed in the room next to the office room right after coming back from lunch taking from cca 20 minutes to a few hours even until after I leave office to go home.
At least Spanish and Portuguese are a bit similar. I once went to France with a Californian who got upset because French people didn't understand his 10 words of Spanish. After all, he insisted, they're both European.
@@mimikurtz2162 there is a saying in Portugal (my country): "From Spain comes no good wind and no good marriage." We lost our independency to Spain through marriage and had to fight to get it back. Let's just say we don't enjoy people speaking spanish to us...
@@tenzinsangpo5652 Do you know what the "usa" shortening stands for? Especially the letter "a"? Yeah, lots of people like to shorten it to just "america" because that's one of the few best options for spoken language which eventually shows up in writing too.
I am italian and of course we do lunch! in cities usually lunch break is 1h and it's one meal out close to work.... in villages it's more common to t eat at home. stores close for 3h, but then close later in the evening
All jokes aside, do NOT turn right on reds. The turn right on red is a US thing only as far as I know. Pedestrians and bikes cross the road on reds and have their own signals that are matched with the road lights. Turning right on red is THE fastest way to run someone over, to get your airbags triggered by a kick to your car's bumper or get your windshield/side mirror smashed.
What I don't understand is why the prat didn't ask for an automatic, apart from anything else if he was in the UK (can't speak for other countries) you legally have to hold a licence to drive a manual car because it's a totally different skill, more difficult than driving an automatic. I think all Americans should be told that if you haven't learnt how to drive a manual, you can't just get in one and drive it, you need to learn how.
St. Patrick's Day in the US was hilarious for me. Everybody was proudly proclaiming "I'm 3/16 Irish!!" and I said "I'm German, but genetically half Irish" (not culturally). They didn't get why I wasn't proudly rubbing it in everybody's face on that day.
In Italy everything is closed at lunchtime in small-medium cities and villages because lunch is a serious thing...The opposite of what the first guy say😄 the only things you can find open are restaurants 😅
@@heatherwardell2501 But it's true that many hotels in Italy and other southern countries do not offer Lunch. Often you have to go elsewhere to have a lunch.
Thank's Ryan. Dutch here but living in Paris. Lunch is 'at all hours'! ( Even if in paris we are a bit surprised to see American tourists having lunch at 10am or at 3 pm !😊)
In Spain they have lunch but at odd hours from 1:00 p.m. is when restaurants start serving lunch until approximately 3:00 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. Don't expect lunch at 12:00 or anywhere close.
I'm assuming that even Americans have the brains to ask for an automatic car when they go to hire one, or would they assume, that because most cars in the USA are autos, then the vehicles in every country around the world must be the same.
The first guy talks a lot of BS.. Lunch is huge in europe.. What he experienced is Siesta in southern european countries where shops close during the hot hours and then reopen in the afternoon.. And then does the typican american thing, assuming its like that ALL over europe cause its like that in one or two countries. Not unerdstanding that Europe is very diverse and not one single country! and you can still get lunch without a problem even in southern europe during siesta.
I love it how in the second video the american guy says "gracias" but the local responds "obrigado", meaning he's not in Spain but in Portugal! Jaajjaja, very funny sketch
You don't NEED to use the clutch to start the car. Assuming you are in neutral. If you are in gear then you will have a bad time starting without the clutch. It will jump forward and stall immediately.
@@JacobBax I think there's a requirement in the U.S. that brake pedal (on automatics) or clutch pedal (on manuals) must be pressed to enable the car to start. So originally non-American cars would be modified for the U.S. market, but American cars usually wouldn't be modified to not require the pedal press, even for the exports. I live in Finland and have driven Japanese and European cars, and none of them required a pedal press to start. But I've seen online on American sites discussions that show that many(?)/all(?) cars there require the pedal press to start.
@@JacobBax Many cars with Start-Button (instead of keys) needs the clutch pressed otherwise they do not start the engine - for safety reasons - like pressing the brakes to start a automatic..
Most vehicles have a “dead man” switch tied to the brake or clutch pedal. Pressing the pedal disengages the switch, allowing the starter motor to engage.
All manual transmission cars sold in the last 8-10 years (and many before that) have a starter inhibitor function which prevents the car starting unless the clutch pedal is pushed down.
Here in Finland restaurants would probably go bankrupt if they didn't serve lunch, because the only people who go to restaurants regularly are those whose employer gives them a lunch benefit.
@@LuDa-lf1xd In Finland, typical time to have lunch would be between 10-14 depending on when you would have your lunch break. Also lunch would be something pretty common foods that would just fuel you up. Dinner is the main event sort of.
What? Of course we do lunch! 😂 The only thing is in some countries, there is a time restriction, so for example the kitchen is only opened until 2PM or 4PM or whatever, but of course you can have lunch anywhere!
What is the first guy on about? So average american of him to never even learn about our customs and then be arrogant about not getting exactly what he wants! He should read a travel guide to Italy, one of the first things it’ll tell you is our lunch and dinner time… In Italy we usually have a small breakfast (espresso with biscuits or a pastry, even though that’s changing), but we love having lunch! If you’re looking for an open restaurant at 11 am, you’re out of luck. Most Italians have lunch between 1 pm and 3 pm, and restaurants open accordingly. Some restaurants don’t even open on less busy days (like mondays) in less touristy places. In that case, go to a bar and choose a homemade panino or tramezzino (types of sandwiches) from their selection, it’ll be equally delicious! Same goes for dinner, restaurants open at 7 pm and there’ll be nobody there! Italians usually have dinner between 7 pm and 9-10 pm. When I go out for dinner, I usually make reservations at 8 or 8.30 pm. Also, big lunches are a thing only on Sundays or on celebrations, we host them in our homes for family and friends to spend time with them. They last several hours and you’ll be most probably drunk and in a food coma by the time they end. On normal days, my lunch lasts an hour max. I usually have some pasta or rice with proteins and vegetables.
Same in Portugal, the restaurants won't ever be open before 12h, as a student in my hometown I used to lunch in a restaurant most days since they had student discounts and my school's canteen was questionable 😂
@@claudiafernandes1150 Here in your neighbouring Spain, some restaurants *might* serve lunches at 13:30 but nobody is going to enter the place at that time, because we're working! However, expect rush hour at 14:00, 14:30 or even 15:00 when every office worker takes a 60 minutes (unpaid of course) lunch break! Remember that in summer our timezone is 2 hours *WRONG* !!!!
In Sweden every weekday almost all restaurants serve "Today's lunch" which is one or a few premade dishes to choose from to a reduced price. On Saturdays and Sundays only a few serve "Today's lunch" . In Spain they have "Menu del dia" which is a similar idea.
I don´t know most restaurant opening at 11 a.m and you can choose hotel only with breakfast, or with breakfast and dinner and also with lunch, or all inclusive, but it´s true that in some country the restaurants open later - in Greece for exemple I experience it, but it was so hot, so I even didn´t want to eat sooner than at 5 p.m
Quick hypothesis about the launch. I bet he was in some remote town instead of a bustling city. And he tried to find a place to eat while everyone was on launch break. The "5 star hotel" most likely doesn't serve food at all and is just a place for you to stay at.
People driving manuals when they have only Auto licenses is actually illegal in most of Europe, only manual license holders can alternate between cars.
You don't always have to engage the clutch to start the car, but many cars have it as a safety feature. That way the car doesn't suddenly jolt forwards or backwards when you turn it on if you've forgotten to put it in neutral first
I've found it is usually modern diesels that require it. The cars I drove in the 80s and 90s didn't but I was always in the habit of checking the gear stick was in neutral anyway.
The first guy was probably looking for a huge advertisement of lunch - thus the misunderstanding 😂 We do lunch in Europe everywhere but lunch hours may differ 😊
Well Europeans do do lunch but most European countries have a midday break,a siesta, where all the shops close for 2 hours. Then they open again. And most Europeans do lunch at HOME not at Mc.Donalds , Burger King or Chipotle ! So David Portnoy is wrong and just a complaining American who wants Europe to be just like the US. It ain't, get used to it you Americans !
What the heck is Chipotle? That's a nahuatl word, so it must be Mexico, not Europe. Wikipedia says it's a US brand, not even related to Mexico. Never saw such franchise here in Europe!
About the clutch thing. Many modern cars require you to push the clutch to start, sometimes the cars start by just pushing the clutch (some start and stop cars worl like this, I drove an opel that did). 1. When you Press the Clutch the gear is not connected, that means you dont jolt forward if you have it set to 1, or back of it is set to R. 2. Pressing the clutch makes it easier for the starter to run and start your car, so doing it with ANY manual car is advised, although not always neccessary. Edit: Everybody stalls the car at least once. When you learn Diving, when you get a new car, when you have a bad day or are nervous/angry, when you are in your driving test or when someone sits in the car you dont want to disappoint, just start the engine again.
Lunch varies from country to country, some have Siesta, breakfast is very different say in Italy, France and Germany, also the other meals, it also depends on the individual, their daily routine, like work..
Well we here in northern Europe do eat lunch. It is southern Europe that normally doesnt eat lunch as it is way too hot during lunchtime. They have a really big meal in the late evening (often close to or after sunset) when temperatures have cooled down a bit and it becomes barable. it is not fun to have a large meal when it is extremely hot and you often don't even have appetite when its too hot.
1:40 Lunch is very light (sometimes only some coffee and a cookie) in southern Europe and gets heavier the more you get to the North(east). If you come to Germany or the countries north and east of it, lunch is/was traditionally the main meal of the day - but that is changing slowly. More and more people take their main meal at dinner time now.
Light lunches in Southern Europe??!?!? Are you nuts? Never heard such a silly lie! Our meals are strong, they're the main meal of the day! Our dinners are the lightest ones, specially because Spain has its timezone 2 hours off: prime time TV starts at 22h and movies tipically end 00:30 - 01:00 AM the next day. You won't like to sleep after a heavy dinner... unless you have dinner at 7 or 8, which is "snack tea time" for us.
(1:30) .*I've been to one town in Italy, and they do this thing so all of Europe does this thing*. Except all of Europe, not even most of Europe, does that thing. Europe is very diverse.
With a manual car, you usually need to press the clutch in to turn the ignition on. Just like with an automatic, you usually need to press the brake to turn the ignition on.
in Italy , restorants close ( and all the shops ) from 3 pm to 5,6,7 pm ( depend on place ), so u just need to eat lunch before 3 pm. Others countries don't have that break, u can eat whenever
Hi, I'm from Slovenia and mostly all restaurants here are open from 11 AM until 10 PM, but in some small villages can happen that they're close 1 day per week. Mostly at mondays. But is true for Italy... Most of their restaurants have split schedule or some restaurants open only at evening. So if you're hungry between 3PM and 5PM you can get only sliced pizza or a sendwich or go to eat in restaurant in one of comercial centers.
Spain has its timezone 2 hours off since 1941, so our normal lunch times over here are 2-4 PM We had London time before 1941, but nowadays we have Poland's.
@@BlackHoleSpainI have been in Spain for quite some times for vacation, but I must say that even if I was " prepared for your "siesta" time, I didn't noticed that, because you still have quite many good tapas restaurants open all day. But is also true, that I was mostly visiting big cities like Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga.. for smaller ones, I can't say, because I went there only for a trip. But what I really loved in Spain about restaurants is not only delicious food and good wine, but that they're almost all open late at night, till midnight if not even longer I think. This is something that I miss in my country. Even in full turistic season, they close at 10 PM and I see it "stupid" because many people stay on the beach till 7, 8 PM and before they prepare them selves to go out is already all closed 🙄😒
Modern manual cars require that you press both clutch and brake pedals while turning the key. I believe that it's a safety thing, so the starter motor wouldn't make the car move, if you've parked it in 1st gear and forgotten to bring it to neutral. Often you park it in 1st gear as the motor will help as a seconday parking brake when turned off.
In the UK, if you don't have a driving licence that states you have passed the "manual" method of driving, you are NOT allowed to drive a manual. We definitely eat our lunches at lunchtime. Although, in some EU countries, during the hottest part of the day (12.00 - 14.00) it is not unusual for a "siesta" to be taken.
regarding the no lunch one; it strongly depends on where you are. The larger the city, the higher chance there will be plenty of options open at lunch. Go out on the countryside to small villages however and you will find it harder to find a restaurant that is open before "after-work" hours. It also depends on season, alt least here in the frozen north, most of us are used with tourism being a thing for the summer half of the year so go here in January is not recommended if you expect places to be open at all.
The clutch engages the gears together when you let go of it, so you better press down on it when you start the car because if the gearshift isn't in neutral you might get jostled a bit if the handbrake is pulled or worse the car will lunge forward if it isn't so as a safety feature some cars require you to press it down to start so you release it in a controlled manner when you're actually ready to go.
I'm a Swede, and all over Scandinavia we definitely have lunch. The Restaurants have pretty fast food, you can order take away, etc and open around 11am. It's not a 3 course meal, but very similar to what you would order in America. (i used to live in America so it's easy for me to compare). Most other European countries also have lunch.
You should do that per country. Usually, in Austria you can have lunch around noon. However, depending on the season, in some areas it might be difficult to find a place. Hotels usually have lunch.
About lunch thing and people in comments saying it's everywhere in Europe - well, in Poland, we don't typically do lunch 😅 We have breakfast, big dinner around 3-4pm and small supper around 7-8pm (mostly sandwiches).
Never listen to an american traveler talking about Europe. 1) They're mostly gonna speak like Europe is a single country which is not (Comparing Bulgary to Finland to Spain is crazy) 2) they may tell you something wrong based on their one bad experience.
Ryan, it should to be So interesting that your ancestor is from some country, that you find and learn a lot of of that country and about your ancestors.
Soooo as an Italian I can assure you we do eat lunch. But lunch nowadays, especially in the north where people are busy spending their lives working, is often brought for home. a sandwich or a salad. if you're home you make yourself a pasta. something quick. That said there are places that are open for lunch. Not just bars where you can buy a sandwich, I mean proper restaurant. They usually have a smaller menu than they have at dinner and they offer a fixed menu for the day that costs a bit less. they are usually aimed at office workers during their lunch break. Most such places are open from 12 to 15 And anyway, if you're desperate, McDonald's always open edit: seeing your reaction to the last video I think the first guy mau have thought we don't have lunch in Italy because nowhere was a giant billboard screaming "Lunch here!"
4:44 - cars with a manual gearbox have additional safety feature that requires to press the clutch pedal to start the engine. Something that was not present 20 years ago. This is also to put less stress on the car's battery.
I'd say some Europeans do say they are part something or of another country's origin but it's because usually one of their parent or grandparent is from there and they grew up with some of the culture/around the language. For example, I'm French and my father was born in France but both his parents are portuguese. I grew up in France but I learnt portuguese with my grandparents (who lived near me), ate portuguese cuisine at least twice a week at my grandparents' and visited Portugal and my family there every couple of years. To say you have origins in another country you mostly either have to know the language (if it's different), be in touch with family there or grew up with some part of the culture
I think the first guy refered to the "Siesta" witch is hold dou to the heat of the midday in southern countrys like spain, portugal and italy. As a german i was confused at first but on the third day i way full in on siesta, lay down and trying not to boil. _
In older cars like 90 up to 2000s you didn't need to depress the clutch pedal to start but on recent cars you have a switch. It's a safety feature so you don't bump the car in front of you if you're in gear and you forgot about it.
You are half right in your lunch ponderings :D The sun might be down when it is over but that is because southern Europe tend to do their lunches later. Northern Europe goes for lunch at say 11AM whereas Spaniards are just starting to think about lunch around 2PM. So, if you are accustomed to having lunch at specific time of the day, you just might be somewhat out of luck and have the experience that our friend Dave here is having. Especially on smaller cities where there isn't that much tourism to power the lunch economy, if you will. 😋
People do eat lunch in Europe, but some regions in southern Europe have a siesta where businesses close for the afternoon. Generally speaking, in Northern Europe, lunch used to be the main meal of the day, whilst in the south, people would eat almost no breakfast, a cold lunch and then a big dinner. Nowadays it has shifted a bit in favor of dinnertime being the main meal.
The first guy probably just experienced a Sunday in a small town or some major national holiday. Italian are DEFINITELY NOT skipping lunch. Source: Italian
Italian here. Obviously we have lunch (as in all of Europe) certainly on normal days we don't have 15 courses (my lunch break is half an hour) and certainly in Italy the hotels give you lunch unless you have booked with lunch excluded . The restaurants are open for lunch and dinner, some have a closing day which is usually midweek. The first guy I don't know what he's talking about.
Hello Ryan 🙂 I'm from Belgium and I like your honest views Speaking of those advertising signs, they are also starting to appear more often, especially those from Mac Donalds The next intersection to the right driving time 12 min Have a nice day and enjoy life Greetings
In Switzerland we go for lunch, either at home or a restaurant or coffee shop, or we grab something from a food stand and eat somewhere relaxing. What we do not do, and any US citizen who decides to come to work in Switzerland will find out, is eat at our desk. Unheard of. You don't work while you eat. If he doesn't get lunch in hotels is because you have to book a full service. Usually it's just breakfast. The reason is most guests go out during the day sightseeing and will eat lunch elsewhere.
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That first guy is typical american , dressed in military fatigues, drinking, cussing and criticising everything but making sure we all know he's staying in a 5 star hotel. I bet that if someone popped a balloon, he'd be cowering under the table.
😂😂😂😂😂
Sounds like he'll get around fine in France, lol 😅
sicuramente....
That guy has been roasted in sooo many reaction videos already.. his whole channel is full of "American expects other countries to work like he saw in a movie once". Ridiculous.
He's also completely wrong. Not only can you have lunch everywere in Europe, but it will be amazing. Though sometimes the restaurant may not open very early (outside of very touristy areas, southern countries in particular tend to eat much later than the northern ones)
Of course we do lunch in Europe! That guy is crazy!
But would you want him at your lunch?
But he's right. A lot of restaurants don't open before 5 o'clock
@@wessexdruid7598. No.
@@all_in_for_JESUS But a lot do, as well.
@@all_in_for_JESUS I mean who the hell goes to a resturant for lunch, you do cafees or bakeries
Ive been to 36 european countires in my 47 years. I can assure you that they all did lunch! 😂
I've never had lunch in a hotel over here - most hotels do breakfast and an evening menu.
If you want food at lunchtime, leave the hotel and step outside into the sunlight - maybe go to a pub or a cafe, or a restaraunt, or even just find a fast food place - Micky D's and burger king are eveywhere these days
There are of course also hotels with Vollpension where you get lunch without leaving the premises. But I would never book that. When I’m on vacation in a foreign country I want to go out and try different foods in different restaurants instead of having the same buffet every day.
I have never had problems with getting lunch, but you should know the local habits. In some places the restaurants close at 2pm and don’t open until 5 or 6 in the evening. So if you’re too late for lunch you might have to wait until dinner. Or have some coffee and cake in the meantime.
Poland doesnt really do lunch. We have breakfast, dinner and supper, the biggest meal traditionally is around 3-5 pm and then smaller meal around 8pm.
Of course you can buy food in the food places before that and sooome will call it lunch but its mostly breakfasts and dinners.
It may also have been Sunday in an extremely Catholic Italian small town
Modern cars if you don’t push the clutch won’t start.
Wtf is that first guy talking about lmao, everyone does lunch. He looks like in some lost place in the middle of god knows where here in Italy so maybe that's the problem, but still I struggle to belive he didn't find a place to eat lunch
Maybe he was looking for a place to eat at 12 pm, that would explain it
@@Remember_toBnice Still... Where in Europe will you have trouble finding something proper to eat at noon? I would understand it, if it were 5 or 6 in the morning, but even then there are energy stations that sells food you can find.
From what I remember seeing it before, I believe he was looking for lunch in the morning. Possibly about 9.
@@Fraternizing_Cog In Spain at 12:00 the vast majority of the kitchens of bars and restaurants are closed. You could eat a sandwich or maybe a serving from a bar.
I don't know Italy but it is possible that something similar will happen to them. But for the little I know they eat a lot at lunch.
Yeah, he's just in one rural part of Italy and just assumes an entire continent with dozens (if not hundreds) of cultures is all the same. In my experience in Italy during the summer a lot of shops close between noon and about 2 or 3pm, but many food places are open around that time. Seeing how the guy isn't a "breakfast guy" and just woke up, he might have been too early or late for lunch.
To be honest, if I had a restaurant and a saw some guy wearing camouflage and shouting I want my fucking lunch, I would also tell him we're closed, even if the place was crowded.
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Stay at home and go to McDonalds.
Love how Americans think every country in Europe is exactly the same lol
Chechenya is the same as Iceland and Malta. How dare you think otherwise!?
@@Northerner-Not-A-Doctor lol yeah I know
Why, no?
I’ve often noticed that Americans try to compare the states with each other as if they were different countries like Sweden and Italy. But you can’t really compare them, can you? I have never been to the USA.
Yeah, its pretty insane. Go to Norway, then go to Italy. Two completely different people and economies. I know the US have clear differences between costal states, but having the same govt does make everything somewhat more unified culturally, so when they assume that on Europe its pretty silly.
Did he by chance want to have lunch at 9 am? He said "I wake up and I want lunch".
Yes, apparently in another video of his it was 9 or 10 am when he was looking for 'Lunch'!
OK thats fucking funny 😂 was thinking about that possibility when I saw the video too... But it really is like a really well scripted joke then haha
Most places around me open 10-12 for restaurants, so it's understandable it's closed. Grocery stores are open from 06-08 though, but not the same thing, and cafés too, probably how he got the wine
@@Thurgosh_OG who expects lunch at 9 or 10? That's still breakfast time.
@@Thurgosh_OG I thought it was the other way around, that he got up too late and wanted lunch at 3 pm, or something, and every restaurant was closed AFTER lunch hours. Also, I don't believe he was in a five star hotel that doesn't serve meals. By the looks of it, he was in a small Italian village. IF there's a 5 star hotel in such a place, I bet you it has a restaurant with at least one Michelin star.
wait, what? okay, I'm from Belgium (younger nation than the US) and my father was born in France (but Belgian) and my grandmother was French. That doesn't mean that I go out in France and say that I'm part French. That's so ridicule to say you're part an other nationality. Your nationality is where you were born and raised and your culture.
I'm pretty sure that it's only US folk that claim their ancestry, but as you say, if you're born in the US, you're North American
To me it's about citizenship. If you immigrated as a toddler, you have citizenship, end of discussion. You might add "I'm X nationality, but originally from Y".
especially, if you consider one thing: you are currently going 2 generations back. but your grandfather from france has another diverse background, partly even with countries that don't exist anymore (especially, if you look at germany).
go 500 years back, you can fill towns with your ancestors. and they might be from all over europe, especially since people were quite mobile back then.
but for a proper representation, you need to look at the last 3000 years. suddenly, we all have ancestors in ancient rome, etc.
yet, nobody says that we are roman.
and yes, it's a mixture of everything.
If your grandmother was French then yes you are part French lol. Its nothing fo do with nationality, it's ethnicity, you can't change that and it doesn't matter where you reside.
Belgians are half Dutch and dutch French, though
I can't say it often enough: EUROPE IS NOT A COUNTRY even regions in countries are culturally very different. There are regions in my country, where i dont understand half of what people are saying because of the dialect is so different to mine.
To be fair: There is a lot that Europeans can agree on, when an opinionated American enters the conversation ...
You're right. I'm living in a part of Germany which is not really german. We're a bit French, Belgian, Roman and we speak German. Just a mix and that's nice.
@@Koirankeksit hahaha you live in a part of Germany that is not really German? Then tell me which part is still really German? Germany is gone. Finished.
see if you're in some village or small town chances are actually pretty high there won't be any lunch places around. who is supposed to keep a restaurant alive in such places for lunch time? everyone is at work either in the next big city or on their farm or whatever, and those people usually eat at home. the moment you get to a proper city you'll find lunch places all over.
it's pretty simple, if there are no offices around anywhere, chances are you won't find a lunch place. simple as that.
the thing is that small tourist places usually work double time
from 8-12 and then from 17-22
so the afternoon is a "hole" when nothing works, not even restaurants
Not true. Working is impossible take lunch at home
At least in Finland it doesn't matter how small and rural the town or village is you will always find lunch places. Every worker needs a place to go and get lunch so it's not hard to keep it open.
The lunch guy reminds me of a U.S. family of four I met in a small village in rural France. They’d just arrived in their hire car straight from the airport. It was a Sunday. It was 4pm in the afternoon. They could not understand why they could not get lunch. They could not understand they were not in NYC or L.A. or London. I tried explaining. They were tired and jet lagged and hungry. They were confused and angry. So I just took them home and fed them. You’re welcome USA.
How did you feed them?
Did they pay?
we definately do lunch here. that we dont do lunch is just not true
I am on my lunch break right now
@@preachercaine Yeah i had lunch 2 hours ago. Quite sure we do lunch here
I’m a Brit who’s travelled to many European countries. They ALL do lunch ffs. Some do siestas too, for practical reasons, but you can still eat!!! This man totally discredits himself. Maybe he’s trying out a stand up routine?
To be fair, if you're trying to eat out in say south half of Italy during siesta it might get tricky. But once you learn the times they operate, you'll generally be able to plan accordingly. Or you can just make do with a quick pizza slice/panino. It's possible to find food around noon but it's much easier towards the end of the afternoon.
Yeah, normal workhours is between 9-14 and then 16-20.
Spain has siesta and Italy riposo.
We definitely do lunch in Europe, especially in Southern Europe. However, we do so during very specific hours. In France, restaurants will open at 12:00 and close at 14:00, in Spain, they will open from 13:00/14:00-15:00/16:00, and if you want to eat outside of those hours, you're out of luck (very few restaurants open all day, and if they do, they're either grotty tourist restaurants or fast food restaurants).
I live in France, the country shuts down 12 to 2, only restaurants, cafés and the big supermarkets open. It's very important to the French.
The guy is being or acting like the typical American Tourist trying to demand Europe be like America.
Thankfully we're separated by a stuffing big ocean.
Italians do love lunch, so they are all at home, having lunch with their families.
It depends if it is a weekend or not, and if it is a big city or not, other than the time he was searching for lunch spots.
Sounds like he was in a small city, dunno if he was visiting during weekend or what... during weekends, Sunday specifically, some places are closed, all day or from lunch time over, but not restaurants... but I don't know, I live in Rome, NOT a small city, perhaps he was in a not-turistic place and found out the hard way that in Sundays and lunch times some activities are closed.
Don’t the little bakeries in Italy sell pizza?
not if they are construction workers and other blue collars
im italian and im a blue collar and i cant eat at home lol
@@PetoDiTacchino i live in a small city in northern italy, i really believe he was going after the working hours of the restaurant or he was going to a fancy restaurant that only opens at night.
there is always a trattoria open for lunch, ALWAYS, but they are open from 11:30 until 14:00 or some 13:30 and during the weekends they are open most of the day from the morning (7:00 or 8:00) and close only during dinner or before dinner
It's not like that...i'm sorry but this is just another american stereotypes ! 👍😉🇮🇹
The fact is that Americans are not allowed to drive manual cars in Europe if they have learned to drive on an automatic vehicle! That is why it is always recommended to learn all the traffic signs by heart at home beforehand, because there are many more of them than in the USA and they are not written with text like in the States, but rather symbols that are easier to understand when driving! That is why you should learn the traffic signs, because ignorance is no excuse.
It's the same in Australia, we all have to learn manual to be able to drive all cars! Traffic signs should be observed!
Maybe the rules are different in mainland Europe, but here in the UK, US licence holders are allowed to drive manual or auto cars on their US licence for up to 12 months from entry into the country, because the US makes no distinction between manual and auto on licences. I know this because I used to work in the car rental business.
@@rickconstant6106 That needs to change!
@@rickconstant6106 : That's why Americans have so many accidents with manual cars because they are simply overwhelmed because they haven't learned how to drive, especially since they are busy with other things in the car than looking after and observing the traffic around them. You won't be taught defensive driving skills when you get a $50 driver's license that is obtained in a fast-track procedure. You can see what that means in the USA's accident statistics! Just a reminder: anyone who learns to pay attention to traffic and drive with foresight in a manual car can drive better!
@nordwestbeiwest1899 98% of European drivers are quite fantastic drivers.
The other 2% of bad drivers are auto cars.
Lunch is EVERYWHERE in Europe, but in France it is from 12 until 2 pm, sharp. You can’t roll in at 1.45 and expect to eat.
The northern you go on the ol' continent, the earlier people eat.
In Spain, as in southern Italy, lunch time is usually around 13/14, but you can find places that serves you 'till 15
My family (roman) is a different story: we eat lunch and dinner VERY late, initially 'cause of work schedules, but principally habit
Laughs in Andalucían 😂
@@PetoDiTacchinowhat do you mean, Spain and Greece have their lunches around 16:00... During the siesta
@@FlamJongUn restaurants in andalucia typically serve lunch from 13:00 to 16:00, then they close and reopen for dinner at 19:30 until the early hours of the morning
Siesta is the nap you might take after you've eaten your lunch, so you wont be eating during siesta.
You are so wrong!!!
Being Irish we hear this a lot from Americans who are visiting. "Hi I'm Irish" with a heavy American accent then they go on to explain that their great great Grandfather came from Cork and that they know more about Ireland, The Irish culture and being Irish than actual Irish people. A frequent happening which we find funny is when an American "corrects" and Irish person on something about Ireland or how we pronounce words. My daughter has even had one correct her on the Irish language. The term Plastic Paddy is normally used for such Americans. Now in saying that we also have Americans who during conversation mention that their ancestors come from Ireland and that they are here tracing them, these type of Americans never introduce themselves as Irish, the normally say they are American (telling us the State they come from as well which seems to be an American thing and that is fine, it is a big country). These Americans are normally helped as much as possible to trace their ancestors as they are not trying to be something they are not and are respectful of Ireland and it's culture.
And have a sports teams named Celtic, that they pronounce Selltick
@@Cairns74 🤣
My Great Aunt emigrated from the UK to Utah. Does that make me part American? 🤣🤣🤣🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Exactly you are American now or better American-British ;-) And if your DNA tests shows that you have only one sequence that is more often found in DNA from other Countries than in the UK you will then be maybe a Chinese-African-Indian-Australian-Viking-Islandian-Enuit-Russian-Korean-Sibirian-Indonesian-Mexican-Chilenian-American-British one.
I think that makes you Swedish.
THE MOST EUROPEAN LUCH AT HOME ,NOT IN MC DONALDS
Maybe seven European countries where it’s hot but in more northern European countries not just Scandinavia but northern France Germany the UK people tend to be at work and not take two hours off for lunch.
Or take their home made lunch (sandwiches/ salads) with them
But there are still plenty and plenty of places to get lunch. Even in the hot countries. The guy is a numpty.
No lunch ? He's talking out of his arse.
@@Hrochnick Well, I've been to places in Italy where there weren't any restaurants, it usually happens when you go out of tourist-oriented places. Since most people eat at home, the only restaurants open at lunch are usually targeted at tourists.
Never heard someone in Europe say, hey I'm part American.
Did 😅🤣😂 she was very proud of her forefather who supposedly was an America native. She was bragging about it and found "evidence" like her slightly flat feet, black eyes and she tanned easy. Turned out she really had Indian blood. From India 😂🤣😁
Good for her🎉
We Europeans can be reluctant to announce our embarrassing little secrets to strangers.
I've heard HEEEEYYYYYY!!! I'M AMMEEEERRRIIIIICCCANNNN!!!!!
Tenho quase a certeza que nenhum europeu ia dizer que é parte americano...eu de certeza não diria😂
We hear American tourists long before we see them!! We also know how much bigger and better everything is in the states!!
In fact they broke the balls
Or it's just the way they dress. Like ready for Miami ⛱ in an alpine country. 😂
Until you travel there.
Everything is approximately 100yrs behind the rest of the world.
You can outrun them atleast.
The volume is scary. In a restaurant they talk to each other as if they are in separate rooms.
First guy can't be real, He must be playing a character!.
Apparently from another video, he was trying to get lunch at 9 or 10 am.
I have never been to and never even heard of a country in Europe where they don't have lunch. I think even in most (if not in all) countries there even restaurants with specifically a lunch menu.
And it's true that many people including me (mostly and only when not on any bussiness trip) do either eat at home or at work and not go outside of work place to eat lunch.
Also my colleague usually takes a nap in a bed in the room next to the office room right after coming back from lunch taking from cca 20 minutes to a few hours even until after I leave office to go home.
The character in question took a high voltage when he was a child....
Oh, My God. The second guy was greeting and thanking in spanish while the cameraman was responding in Portuguese. No wonder he got robbed.
Lol, made it more funny finding that out, had no clue myself 😁
I mean if he plays the typical American tourist, that's a very lever and subtle way to show how typical he is. That's really well done!
At least Spanish and Portuguese are a bit similar. I once went to France with a Californian who got upset because French people didn't understand his 10 words of Spanish. After all, he insisted, they're both European.
I was laughing so hard at that part 😂
@@mimikurtz2162 there is a saying in Portugal (my country): "From Spain comes no good wind and no good marriage." We lost our independency to Spain through marriage and had to fight to get it back. Let's just say we don't enjoy people speaking spanish to us...
6:55 reminds me of the saying: "Nobody's proud of being european more than an american"
Lol
Sounds about right. 😂
America is a continent not a country. Europe is a continent not a country
@@tenzinsangpo5652 Do you know what the "usa" shortening stands for? Especially the letter "a"? Yeah, lots of people like to shorten it to just "america" because that's one of the few best options for spoken language which eventually shows up in writing too.
Yeah, that’s definitely not true. If that was the case, you wouldn’t see so many Europeans complaining about how Americans think they are number one.
I am italian and of course we do lunch! in cities usually lunch break is 1h and it's one meal out close to work.... in villages it's more common to t eat at home. stores close for 3h, but then close later in the evening
All jokes aside, do NOT turn right on reds. The turn right on red is a US thing only as far as I know.
Pedestrians and bikes cross the road on reds and have their own signals that are matched with the road lights. Turning right on red is THE fastest way to run someone over, to get your airbags triggered by a kick to your car's bumper or get your windshield/side mirror smashed.
This applies double in the UK, Ireland, Malta, Cyprus & Gibraltar
@@saladin6233 Also the how priority (right of way) works can be different from Continental Europe.
@@saladin6233Also Canada.
The guy probably tried to have lunch at 2pm. That's why everything was closed.
Or in the morning. He said that he doesnt eat breakfast he eats lunch
It is weird to watch someone who cannot drive a manual car.
Yes, if you’re a grow ass man you should be able to drive a manual car. To a European that’s like being vegan, or something!
What I don't understand is why the prat didn't ask for an automatic, apart from anything else if he was in the UK (can't speak for other countries) you legally have to hold a licence to drive a manual car because it's a totally different skill, more difficult than driving an automatic. I think all Americans should be told that if you haven't learnt how to drive a manual, you can't just get in one and drive it, you need to learn how.
@@pollyparrot8759 ....They are not capable.... too difficult.... how painful
@@kio6697 I certainly feel for that poor gearbox, it sounds as if he's stripped every tooth off every gear ..... Stop cruelty to gearboxes !🤣
In Norway you are not allowed to drive with a manual gear, if you did your exam on a “non stick car”. It is a safety precaution.
In Britain if you don't pass your test in a manual car you are not allowed to drive any thing but automatic.
of course we have lunch !
St. Patrick's Day in the US was hilarious for me. Everybody was proudly proclaiming "I'm 3/16 Irish!!" and I said "I'm German, but genetically half Irish" (not culturally). They didn't get why I wasn't proudly rubbing it in everybody's face on that day.
Hey if his parents and grandmother were from Jersey, it’s a good chance they were Italian.
@@jpbaley2016lol if his parents and grandmother were from Jersey then that makes him American 😂
St. Patrick's day is one day of the year. It's so German that you don't want to play along for one f'ing day.
In Italy everything is closed at lunchtime in small-medium cities and villages because lunch is a serious thing...The opposite of what the first guy say😄 the only things you can find open are restaurants 😅
We don't have lunch in Europe, another lie from this american.
I just got back from Italy and everywhere was open for lunch
@@heatherwardell2501 But it's true that many hotels in Italy and other southern countries do not offer Lunch. Often you have to go elsewhere to have a lunch.
When you get up at 10am you shouldn't ask for breakfast anymore.
I am Italian, I had lunch today and I plan to repeat the experience tomorrow. Maybe I am a subversive.
@@paolocarpi4769 he probably wanted lunch after 3pm or something...
Thank's Ryan.
Dutch here but living in Paris.
Lunch is 'at all hours'! ( Even if in paris we are a bit surprised to see American tourists having lunch at 10am or at 3 pm !😊)
The problem is that Americans want to eat lunch at 10 am and dinner at 18:00
Well in Germany you would get dinner at 18:00. But lunch at 10 am is just ridiculous
The most disgusting off-putting land and or cityscape ruining objects are billboards and advertisements along stroads and highways.
I just ate lunch.
You cannot be a real person apparently. 😛
Norwegian here, Europeans Arent real anyways@@bastyaya
It's been a month. Have you had any more lunch recently?
@@TheBadassTonberry Yes, and enjoying dinner as we speak.
Saying Gracias in Portugal. That alone is a reason for being robbed!!! 🤣
In Spain they have lunch but at odd hours from 1:00 p.m. is when restaurants start serving lunch until approximately 3:00 p.m. or 3:30 p.m.
Don't expect lunch at 12:00 or anywhere close.
In Italy you can have lunch at 12...The first guy maybe wanna have it at 10 😂😂😂
Well, odd for you, not for us😂😂😂😂😂
Why nobody tells american tourists that Spain has *WRONG* timezone and we're 2 hours behind the sun??!?!?!?
Dude goes to ONE place in ONE country and thinks that situation is ALL OF EUROPE, wtf is this guy smoking?
I'm assuming that even Americans have the brains to ask for an automatic car when they go to hire one, or would they assume, that because most cars in the USA are autos, then the vehicles in every country around the world must be the same.
I did hear of one American woman who hired a car and drove about 100 miles in 1st gear!
Since we are talking about Americans, most likely the second
The first guy talks a lot of BS..
Lunch is huge in europe..
What he experienced is Siesta in southern european countries where shops close during the hot hours and then reopen in the afternoon..
And then does the typican american thing, assuming its like that ALL over europe cause its like that in one or two countries. Not unerdstanding that Europe is very diverse and not one single country!
and you can still get lunch without a problem even in southern europe during siesta.
Another stereotype about a part of Europe.
I love it how in the second video the american guy says "gracias" but the local responds "obrigado", meaning he's not in Spain but in Portugal! Jaajjaja, very funny sketch
And you wonder why we look down on Americans???
You don't NEED to use the clutch to start the car. Assuming you are in neutral. If you are in gear then you will have a bad time starting without the clutch. It will jump forward and stall immediately.
Just my thoughts too, maybe there are cars who won't start, when not using the clutch when it is in gear, but most just do.
@@JacobBax I think there's a requirement in the U.S. that brake pedal (on automatics) or clutch pedal (on manuals) must be pressed to enable the car to start. So originally non-American cars would be modified for the U.S. market, but American cars usually wouldn't be modified to not require the pedal press, even for the exports.
I live in Finland and have driven Japanese and European cars, and none of them required a pedal press to start. But I've seen online on American sites discussions that show that many(?)/all(?) cars there require the pedal press to start.
@@JacobBax Many cars with Start-Button (instead of keys) needs the clutch pressed otherwise they do not start the engine - for safety reasons - like pressing the brakes to start a automatic..
Most vehicles have a “dead man” switch tied to the brake or clutch pedal. Pressing the pedal disengages the switch, allowing the starter motor to engage.
All manual transmission cars sold in the last 8-10 years (and many before that) have a starter inhibitor function which prevents the car starting unless the clutch pedal is pushed down.
Here in Finland restaurants would probably go bankrupt if they didn't serve lunch, because the only people who go to restaurants regularly are those whose employer gives them a lunch benefit.
It must be the schedule. In Italy and Spain we eat a bit late compared to Northern Europe.
In germany we usually eat lunch at work or at home.
If Restaurants are open they have often a reduced sometimes cheaper lunch menu.
@@pascalrange2275that is a straight up lie.. we don't have lunch. I have never heard of that.. what even is lunch? 🤣🤣🤣
@@LuDa-lf1xd In Finland, typical time to have lunch would be between 10-14 depending on when you would have your lunch break. Also lunch would be something pretty common foods that would just fuel you up. Dinner is the main event sort of.
@@Kloetenhennei think that’s the time when we gather together in a cave somewhere and we go hunting mammuts and stuff😅
What? Of course we do lunch! 😂 The only thing is in some countries, there is a time restriction, so for example the kitchen is only opened until 2PM or 4PM or whatever, but of course you can have lunch anywhere!
In the US
What is the first guy on about?
So average american of him to never even learn about our customs and then be arrogant about not getting exactly what he wants!
He should read a travel guide to Italy, one of the first things it’ll tell you is our lunch and dinner time…
In Italy we usually have a small breakfast (espresso with biscuits or a pastry, even though that’s changing), but we love having lunch!
If you’re looking for an open restaurant at 11 am, you’re out of luck.
Most Italians have lunch between 1 pm and 3 pm, and restaurants open accordingly.
Some restaurants don’t even open on less busy days (like mondays) in less touristy places.
In that case, go to a bar and choose a homemade panino or tramezzino (types of sandwiches) from their selection, it’ll be equally delicious!
Same goes for dinner, restaurants open at 7 pm and there’ll be nobody there!
Italians usually have dinner between 7 pm and 9-10 pm.
When I go out for dinner, I usually make reservations at 8 or 8.30 pm.
Also, big lunches are a thing only on Sundays or on celebrations, we host them in our homes for family and friends to spend time with them.
They last several hours and you’ll be most probably drunk and in a food coma by the time they end.
On normal days, my lunch lasts an hour max. I usually have some pasta or rice with proteins and vegetables.
He's American, so he expects a 24hr all you can eat diner.
Same in Portugal, the restaurants won't ever be open before 12h, as a student in my hometown I used to lunch in a restaurant most days since they had student discounts and my school's canteen was questionable 😂
@@claudiafernandes1150 Here in your neighbouring Spain, some restaurants *might* serve lunches at 13:30 but nobody is going to enter the place at that time, because we're working!
However, expect rush hour at 14:00, 14:30 or even 15:00 when every office worker takes a 60 minutes (unpaid of course) lunch break!
Remember that in summer our timezone is 2 hours *WRONG* !!!!
Spain shuts for Siesta, at lunchtime, always have. And yes everythings a culture shock for y'all !!
you can still eat lunch in spain though
Not the eating places... Ever heard of "menu del dia"?
We usually begin eating at 14:00🤷🏽♀️ but we have a lot of restaurants and bars. The hotels usually accommodate to the tourists eating time.
Spain shuts for siesta after, but not at, lunchtime.
Totally false stereotype
Its amazing how many people say they are "Irish American", but i have never heard anyone admit to being "English American".
There is usually at least a cafe , shop , pub that serves food in most villages . Larger towns have plenty of places to eat lunch !
Yes modern cars have to have the clutch pressed down to start the engine. 👍🏴
In the US
@@markflint2629 UK as well
As far as I remember my 2008 Ford used to show a message "Press clutch and brake to start the car"
It prevents accidentally starting a motor, especially by children fumbling with the car keys.
Fuest guy said basically:"I dont have any idea, clue or a spark between 2 braincells, how Europe works but here is my opinion."
In Sweden every weekday almost all restaurants serve "Today's lunch" which is one or a few premade dishes to choose from to a reduced price. On Saturdays and Sundays only a few serve "Today's lunch" . In Spain they have "Menu del dia" which is a similar idea.
I don't know about other countries in Europe, but in Belgium you are not even allowed to drive a manual car if you got your licence on an automatic.
I don´t know most restaurant opening at 11 a.m and you can choose hotel only with breakfast, or with breakfast and dinner and also with lunch, or all inclusive, but it´s true that in some country the restaurants open later - in Greece for exemple I experience it, but it was so hot, so I even didn´t want to eat sooner than at 5 p.m
Quick hypothesis about the launch.
I bet he was in some remote town instead of a bustling city. And he tried to find a place to eat while everyone was on launch break. The "5 star hotel" most likely doesn't serve food at all and is just a place for you to stay at.
In Italy, France, Spain and Greece they eat Lunch. In Greece at around 3-5 pm. Dinner is at around ten.
People driving manuals when they have only Auto licenses is actually illegal in most of Europe, only manual license holders can alternate between cars.
Sweden here we definitely do lunch almost all restaurants have a lunch special. So if you like lunch welcome to Sweden! 🇸🇪
Nah that guy is persona non grata! =)
@@dennisbohman3848 It was a general statement not directed at a specific individual.
You don't always have to engage the clutch to start the car, but many cars have it as a safety feature. That way the car doesn't suddenly jolt forwards or backwards when you turn it on if you've forgotten to put it in neutral first
I've found it is usually modern diesels that require it. The cars I drove in the 80s and 90s didn't but I was always in the habit of checking the gear stick was in neutral anyway.
The first guy was probably looking for a huge advertisement of lunch - thus the misunderstanding 😂 We do lunch in Europe everywhere but lunch hours may differ 😊
The right talk while holding a glass of wine
Im eating Lunch whilst watching this and im European ...
Eat breakfast like an emperor, lunch like a king and dinner like a bagger...that's what I learned living in the middle of Europe for 45 years
Well Europeans do do lunch but most European countries have a midday break,a siesta, where all the shops close for 2 hours. Then they open again.
And most Europeans do lunch at HOME not at Mc.Donalds , Burger King or Chipotle !
So David Portnoy is wrong and just a complaining American who wants Europe to be
just like the US.
It ain't, get used to it you Americans !
What the heck is Chipotle? That's a nahuatl word, so it must be Mexico, not Europe.
Wikipedia says it's a US brand, not even related to Mexico. Never saw such franchise here in Europe!
More "Calvin & Habs" videos, please :D They're so good. I especially like the one about heartburn
That first guy extended his single experience to a whole continent
About the clutch thing.
Many modern cars require you to push the clutch to start, sometimes the cars start by just pushing the clutch (some start and stop cars worl like this, I drove an opel that did).
1. When you Press the Clutch the gear is not connected, that means you dont jolt forward if you have it set to 1, or back of it is set to R.
2. Pressing the clutch makes it easier for the starter to run and start your car, so doing it with ANY manual car is advised, although not always neccessary.
Edit: Everybody stalls the car at least once. When you learn Diving, when you get a new car, when you have a bad day or are nervous/angry, when you are in your driving test or when someone sits in the car you dont want to disappoint, just start the engine again.
Lunch varies from country to country, some have Siesta, breakfast is very different say in Italy, France and Germany, also the other meals, it also depends on the individual, their daily routine, like work..
Well we here in northern Europe do eat lunch. It is southern Europe that normally doesnt eat lunch as it is way too hot during lunchtime. They have a really big meal in the late evening (often close to or after sunset) when temperatures have cooled down a bit and it becomes barable. it is not fun to have a large meal when it is extremely hot and you often don't even have appetite when its too hot.
1:40 Lunch is very light (sometimes only some coffee and a cookie) in southern Europe and gets heavier the more you get to the North(east). If you come to Germany or the countries north and east of it, lunch is/was traditionally the main meal of the day - but that is changing slowly. More and more people take their main meal at dinner time now.
Light lunches in Southern Europe??!?!? Are you nuts? Never heard such a silly lie! Our meals are strong, they're the main meal of the day!
Our dinners are the lightest ones, specially because Spain has its timezone 2 hours off: prime time TV starts at 22h and movies tipically end 00:30 - 01:00 AM the next day.
You won't like to sleep after a heavy dinner... unless you have dinner at 7 or 8, which is "snack tea time" for us.
(1:30) .*I've been to one town in Italy, and they do this thing so all of Europe does this thing*.
Except all of Europe, not even most of Europe, does that thing. Europe is very diverse.
I never had the car not storting for not using the clutch. It taking a jump and stalling on the other hand if you dont use the clutch.
With a manual car, you usually need to press the clutch in to turn the ignition on.
Just like with an automatic, you usually need to press the brake to turn the ignition on.
in Italy , restorants close ( and all the shops ) from 3 pm to 5,6,7 pm ( depend on place ), so u just need to eat lunch before 3 pm. Others countries don't have that break, u can eat whenever
yes, in Italy there is a little thing called "workers' rights".
Hi, I'm from Slovenia and mostly all restaurants here are open from 11 AM until 10 PM, but in some small villages can happen that they're close 1 day per week. Mostly at mondays. But is true for Italy... Most of their restaurants have split schedule or some restaurants open only at evening. So if you're hungry between 3PM and 5PM you can get only sliced pizza or a sendwich or go to eat in restaurant in one of comercial centers.
Spain has its timezone 2 hours off since 1941, so our normal lunch times over here are 2-4 PM
We had London time before 1941, but nowadays we have Poland's.
@@BlackHoleSpainI have been in Spain for quite some times for vacation, but I must say that even if I was " prepared for your "siesta" time, I didn't noticed that, because you still have quite many good tapas restaurants open all day. But is also true, that I was mostly visiting big cities like Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga.. for smaller ones, I can't say, because I went there only for a trip. But what I really loved in Spain about restaurants is not only delicious food and good wine, but that they're almost all open late at night, till midnight if not even longer I think. This is something that I miss in my country. Even in full turistic season, they close at 10 PM and I see it "stupid" because many people stay on the beach till 7, 8 PM and before they prepare them selves to go out is already all closed 🙄😒
Modern manual cars require that you press both clutch and brake pedals while turning the key.
I believe that it's a safety thing, so the starter motor wouldn't make the car move, if you've parked it in 1st gear and forgotten to bring it to neutral.
Often you park it in 1st gear as the motor will help as a seconday parking brake when turned off.
In the UK, if you don't have a driving licence that states you have passed the "manual" method of driving, you are NOT allowed to drive a manual.
We definitely eat our lunches at lunchtime. Although, in some EU countries, during the hottest part of the day (12.00 - 14.00) it is not unusual for a "siesta" to be taken.
Spain has its timezone 2 hours off !!!! The hottest hour over here is always 16:00
regarding the no lunch one; it strongly depends on where you are. The larger the city, the higher chance there will be plenty of options open at lunch. Go out on the countryside to small villages however and you will find it harder to find a restaurant that is open before "after-work" hours. It also depends on season, alt least here in the frozen north, most of us are used with tourism being a thing for the summer half of the year so go here in January is not recommended if you expect places to be open at all.
The clutch engages the gears together when you let go of it, so you better press down on it when you start the car because if the gearshift isn't in neutral you might get jostled a bit if the handbrake is pulled or worse the car will lunge forward if it isn't so as a safety feature some cars require you to press it down to start so you release it in a controlled manner when you're actually ready to go.
I'm a Swede, and all over Scandinavia we definitely have lunch. The Restaurants have pretty fast food, you can order take away, etc and open around 11am. It's not a 3 course meal, but very similar to what you would order in America. (i used to live in America so it's easy for me to compare). Most other European countries also have lunch.
You should do that per country. Usually, in Austria you can have lunch around noon. However, depending on the season, in some areas it might be difficult to find a place. Hotels usually have lunch.
About lunch thing and people in comments saying it's everywhere in Europe - well, in Poland, we don't typically do lunch 😅
We have breakfast, big dinner around 3-4pm and small supper around 7-8pm (mostly sandwiches).
Never listen to an american traveler talking about Europe. 1) They're mostly gonna speak like Europe is a single country which is not (Comparing Bulgary to Finland to Spain is crazy) 2) they may tell you something wrong based on their one bad experience.
Ryan, it should to be So interesting that your ancestor is from some country, that you find and learn a lot of of that country and about your ancestors.
Soooo
as an Italian I can assure you we do eat lunch.
But lunch nowadays, especially in the north where people are busy spending their lives working, is often brought for home. a sandwich or a salad. if you're home you make yourself a pasta. something quick.
That said there are places that are open for lunch. Not just bars where you can buy a sandwich, I mean proper restaurant. They usually have a smaller menu than they have at dinner and they offer a fixed menu for the day that costs a bit less. they are usually aimed at office workers during their lunch break.
Most such places are open from 12 to 15
And anyway, if you're desperate, McDonald's always open
edit: seeing your reaction to the last video I think the first guy mau have thought we don't have lunch in Italy because nowhere was a giant billboard screaming "Lunch here!"
4:44 - cars with a manual gearbox have additional safety feature that requires to press the clutch pedal to start the engine. Something that was not present 20 years ago. This is also to put less stress on the car's battery.
I'd say some Europeans do say they are part something or of another country's origin but it's because usually one of their parent or grandparent is from there and they grew up with some of the culture/around the language. For example, I'm French and my father was born in France but both his parents are portuguese. I grew up in France but I learnt portuguese with my grandparents (who lived near me), ate portuguese cuisine at least twice a week at my grandparents' and visited Portugal and my family there every couple of years. To say you have origins in another country you mostly either have to know the language (if it's different), be in touch with family there or grew up with some part of the culture
If you have an auto drive license you would not be allowed to hire/use a manual drive vehicle in most European countries.
I think the first guy refered to the "Siesta" witch is hold dou to the heat of the midday in southern countrys like spain, portugal and italy.
As a german i was confused at first but on the third day i way full in on siesta, lay down and trying not to boil.
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In older cars like 90 up to 2000s you didn't need to depress the clutch pedal to start but on recent cars you have a switch. It's a safety feature so you don't bump the car in front of you if you're in gear and you forgot about it.
You are half right in your lunch ponderings :D The sun might be down when it is over but that is because southern Europe tend to do their lunches later. Northern Europe goes for lunch at say 11AM whereas Spaniards are just starting to think about lunch around 2PM. So, if you are accustomed to having lunch at specific time of the day, you just might be somewhat out of luck and have the experience that our friend Dave here is having. Especially on smaller cities where there isn't that much tourism to power the lunch economy, if you will. 😋
People do eat lunch in Europe, but some regions in southern Europe have a siesta where businesses close for the afternoon.
Generally speaking, in Northern Europe, lunch used to be the main meal of the day, whilst in the south, people would eat almost no breakfast, a cold lunch and then a big dinner. Nowadays it has shifted a bit in favor of dinnertime being the main meal.
The first guy probably just experienced a Sunday in a small town or some major national holiday. Italian are DEFINITELY NOT skipping lunch. Source: Italian
the first guy is probably an imbecille.
Italian here.
Obviously we have lunch (as in all of Europe) certainly on normal days we don't have 15 courses (my lunch break is half an hour) and certainly in Italy the hotels give you lunch unless you have booked with lunch excluded .
The restaurants are open for lunch and dinner, some have a closing day which is usually midweek.
The first guy I don't know what he's talking about.
Most new cars have start/stop buttons and you have to press the clutch at the same time.
Hello Ryan 🙂
I'm from Belgium and I like your honest views
Speaking of those advertising signs, they are also starting to appear more often, especially those from Mac Donalds
The next intersection to the right
driving time 12 min
Have a nice day and enjoy life
Greetings
In Switzerland we go for lunch, either at home or a restaurant or coffee shop, or we grab something from a food stand and eat somewhere relaxing. What we do not do, and any US citizen who decides to come to work in Switzerland will find out, is eat at our desk. Unheard of. You don't work while you eat. If he doesn't get lunch in hotels is because you have to book a full service. Usually it's just breakfast. The reason is most guests go out during the day sightseeing and will eat lunch elsewhere.
Same in austria😊
@@Salige150 Indeed! 👋👍