If You’re An American Living Abroad, Tell Me Why You Would Never Go Back? | PARTS 1 & 2 - Reaction
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That thing about America being "the land of the free always irks me. "One of the free lands" sounds better and is more accurate. What freedoms do the United States have that my country doesn't? I'll tell you, NONE.
Uhhh....k.
Exactly - in most comparisons with other countries they don't even make the top 10, sometimes not even the top 20.
For SOME there may be a degree of "freedom", but it's usually at the cost of other people's "freedom" in one way or another.
@@christyzeeaquarianated2600
And that comes back to the corruption that's endemic in the country - when you have judges sentencing people to privately owned prisons where they have legal financial interests...
I agree mostly but they do have complete freedom of speech, but they conveniently forget or are not taught where their constitution stems from.
@@TheDemouchetsREACT let's face it, the US hasn't been "The land of the free" for quite a while now.
I would imagine many of the people in the video expected to return to the US too. Once you see how things are in other countries, your perspective will likely change. Being able to walk around without fearing the police, allow your kids to walk to school (and not being shot as school) and not having to fear gun violence are major factors. Never having to fear the cost of getting sick is a major consideration too. All the best from the UK.
So many Americans don’t realise how their economic system exploits them.
In Scotland if you have been drinking *any* amount of alcohol, it's against the law to drive - the limit is zero. It's been that way for a few years now and I prefer it.
That's a good law to have!
wasn't it like 0,5% before the change?
This took a generation for people to accept as initially you could see people drunkmleaving pubs and getting in ther car within a short period of time those people wher shamed , this is typical of behaviour with any social change and would be the same in the US with gun control
How many follow that law though?
@@adamstewart9383 Most do. The penalty is a minimum 12-month driving ban. You could go to prison for up to 6 months or get a fine of up to £5000 - or both. the offence stays on your licence for 11 years. It's not worth risking.
Receiving cheap/free healthcare is not a luxury, it’s a right. Receiving healthcare and being treated with dignity regardless of socioeconomic status should never be considered a handout. It’s a hand up when you’re not at your best.
And we pay for it. It is not cheap, neither is it free.When working we pay through taxes. Just stating the obvious.
We in England see America as a prison without bars and I feel so sorry for the good people of that country 🇬🇧❤️
No reason to feel bad. Americans are resilient, hardworking people. Change is inevitable.
Open prison or padded cell. Americans have been conditioned to accept the terms of their incarceration.
when i was 16 i had the chance to go study in America and almost did cause on the islands all you see and think is, that America is the best country for everything. I choose Europe instead and years later I'm glad I did. then, I didn't know the most important thing to me now would be affordable healthcare. I would not trade that for anything America has to offer.
4:40 of course there is racism in Europe. We are living a second rise of fascist ideologies in most countries. I'm from Spain, and I lost count of the times an specific group (which has a place in the parliament) has used minors that come from Africa alone fleeing from war or poverty to blame them for all sort of crimes. The thing is, I think, that we have another type of racism. Because the control of firearms is stronger, people are not going to be killed on sight. The racism is not usually physically violent, verbal is maybe more prevalent, that is true, but not constant. I would say that being non-white in Europe is definitely easier than in the US, but that doesn't mean that racism doesn't exist.
Hi there, Germany here. We had a massive racism, nationalism, fascism and chauvinism problem here 80 years ago. Since then and now, some small groups of people try to revive these notions, but the majority strikes them down as good and soon as we can. Whenever we identify systemic X (one of them), most powers in our countries fight it. Not perfect, but we work on it. I hope we can keep it up in the future. But it really never gets as bad as any one typical day in the USA for "POC" or anyone not fitting some kind of "raster".
Yes Germany got so pc it's now having issues because it became too pc hahahaha.
In the USA the old “notions” have risen because half of the population are still stuck in a cult mindset. Look at what that cult did to our Supreme Court. Sad really. I feel like we’re going backwards to old western days.
Something like that, yes. And let's not forget the gun culture in the USA, even relatively minor incidents can quickly turn out deadly, because there are so many guns around. Police officers are more on edge, people in general often have arms to defend themselves, it makes everyone a lot more nervous. And when people are nervous, mistakes happen. In this case, possibly deadly ones.
Germany (and the rest of Europe) have their fair share of racists, also in law enforcement, and being a POC might make it harder to find a landlord willing to rent to you, unfortunately, but without diminishing those experiences, it rarely ends with a person killed.
I agree, discrimination exists, and I always thought we are the worst but I'm starting to realize that we are 'jammern auf hohem Niveau '. Of course it's not automatically 'good' just because there are a lot of worst places but I'm starting to appreciate my safety as a gay disabled woman. I can't speak for other minority's and obviously I enjoy a lot privileges but the fact that my wife and I are not afraid to show affection in public and that I am sick at work for over a year in a row and still get money from my job, that I don't have to pay the annual hospital stays for months, that I can marry, that I went to school without one thought about getting shot, that we never thought we have to hide the sexuallity or disability at work or Infront of the landlord. I'm only getting this now.
Also, yes there is a lot of work to do and a lot of bad history, but at least we learn about the problems and the history (especially the worst part) in school so we CAN work on today's problems
I have lived for a short time in the U.S and my dad for 5 years. Beautiful country and I was offered a job for 2 years. But why would I give up 28 days paid vacation, as many sick days ( full pay) as I need, 1 year paid maternity, paternity too. Mandated minimum wage. Free health care, no matter what. Last week in the U.S a contact of mine got t boned by a hit and run, he was driving a work van, and he lost his job because the company would not pay to hire a replacement for 2 weeks!!! I love visiting, but to live no . Great channel.
Okay, i want to explain something. Europe is the continent and in Europe there's a thing called European Union. One woman said that with the US passport she can live and move to France without a problem and that's very similar to having a passport from EU country. Basically if you have a passport from EU country you can love, work, travel to other EU countries without a problem. I've heard that a lot of Belgian people that live in the Dutch speaking part of Belgium work in the Netherlands. They travel every day from Belgium to Netherlands. The good thing about EU countries is that there's no border between them. There's just a sign that from that point you'll be in another country and that's it
You actually can feel the border. The Dutch roads are better. But yeah, borders are something of the past
@@Londronable yea yea right
One correction:
the US passport is NOT nearly equivalent with the citizenship of a EU-Member country.
US-Americans being just allowed to enter more easily in to the EU, compared to other countries but they are only allowed to stay (or travel) for 90 days per year without needing a Visa from one of the 27 European Union member countries, otherwise they must leave for a couple months in a row till they are allowed again to come back for the next 90 days.
if a US-Citizen wanna stay longer then 90 days or choose to move completely in to the EU then he must apply like every other foreigner for a specific Visa at one of the 27 EU Member Embassies located in his home country (there are many different types of Visa to apply for, like a Travel-, Student-, Teaching-, au pair - , Work- or a Living-Visa, each of them giving different levels of privileges staying in the European Union but also each one is different complicated to apply for)
Gotta love being European
24:30 it´s not as easy over here in europe. You can´t just leave your kids at a neighbour for the weekend, or more precisely: Nobody would do that without knowing the neighbour really REALLY good. It´s just, we don´t have to worry about our kids being kidnapped from our front yard, whilst we get into the house to answer the phone or go to the toilet or stuff. We don´t have to worry about our kids being killed while they´re in school. We don´t have to be afraid of being killed, because some gang tries to kill some other gang.
Basically: We are free to not be afraid. It doesn´t make us weak, because everybody still has their problems that they struggle with. We´re just not raised to be animals in some situations.
We agreed with everything until the animal part. We're not raised to be animals.
@@TheDemouchetsREACT I didn't want to call you animals in general. It's just an impression to me. Please excuse my bad wording.
@@TheDemouchetsREACT sadly from what news i’ve seen of what happens in the US rn i’d say being animals is a better fate than whatever that twisted so called “equality” movement will bring
@@TheDemouchetsREACT 2 b fair,u did identify urselves as growing up in a jungle like environment which would imply people would need 2 behave like animals 2 survive.
I'm not trying 2 b offensive or difficult either but it's the sense & feeling we as outsiders s'times get. The phrasing the media uses & even urselves this time doesn't help
@@jadecawdellsmith4009 We used the jungle as a metaphor. It was not meant to be taken literal. Geez!
So when you are 18 years old, you can join the army, or buy a gun, but you cannot buy a beer.Hmmm....
Younger people in Europe have already developed a healthy relationship with alcohol buy their time their 18.
Don’t forget you can drive a heavy metal vehicle(car) at 16.
here you can buy a beer with 16, Germany here... btw, you can drink it with 14, if your parents allowing it!
@@TheDivayenta yea when wer 18 we usually out of the heaviest drinkin stage hahaha
@@Arltratlo You can drink any age in the UK, you just can’t buy it until your 18
My ex wife and I were together in a mixed marriage for fourteen years, she was a Mauritian creole brought up in London. The only racism we encountered was in the U.S.A ,mostly from black waiters.
My ex wife explained to the waiters
"Dr. Martin Luther King died to stop this bullsh*t!"
We lived and travelled extensively in Europe and had a house in Mauritius without any problems.
I have a work friend that moved from the U.S to my country New Zealand and he said as an African American it is the first time in his life that has felt like human being. He said he still gets looks but he said it feels like looks of curiosity over that "what are you doing here" look.
We love that for him! Much love to New Zealand!
It's strange that in in the USA I hear allot of "Survive". We do not have that in The Netherlands. We don't need to survive. We just live, easy like that.
I'm Germany, especially in the villages it's very common to have your first beer at the age of 12-14 with your parents or other family so you can experience in a safe environment. Yes you can buy beer at 16 but the parents know you will have Alkohol with your friends bevor that so they want you to know your limit when it happens
Well damn, I'm 19 from a village and haven't had a beer yet lol
@@solus8685 wow that's very good, I had a lot of peer pressure and had my first Alkohol poisoning at 14. But that scared me of so when I bought legally beer I knew my limit and was done with experiments
Same in Québec. But the age to be able to buy alcohol is 18 in most of the provinces and territories, in some it's 19
Why I voted for Bernard Sanders. His entire platform was based off how it is to live in Europe where I too lived for seven years.
You two are sweet , highly intelligent people- I really enjoy you! Subbed!
Bernie was progressive. We appreciate the work he wanted to do. Welcome to the family,Karen!
You say the US has its problems, but it's not the worst. Well ... many graphs showing data from various fields (crime, healthcare, employment issues, food quality, treatment quality, pollution and much more) show that if it were not for GDP, the US would be a 3rd world country. Literally, only countries engulfed by civil wars, half-savage countries in Africa and totalitarian countries like North Korea are worse.
Correct me if I'm wrong. The employee system in the US works in such a way that your boss is your owner. Let me give you an example from my life (from my country). I witnessed a situation where a Ukrainian woman worked in a small supermarket. She worked much more hours than the rest of the workers, otherwise she would not have enough money to support herself and her wages were small. She couldn't find a better job because she didn't know the language sufficiently. But this was an occasion to go to school. But she would have to quit her job on Saturdays. Her boss did not agree to this. Just because if this woman had learned the language, she would have quit her job. So she was literally a sla've to her employer.
But it was an extreme case.
And that's how I see employment across the US. Physically working people earn ridiculously little money. And schools are ridiculously expensive. So they can't afford to increase their qualifications. They cannot take time off because they will not earn anything (which is an exception for the US). If they take time off, there is a good chance that they will be kicked out. Women are often denied employment because they CAN GET PREGNANT. People are born with debt, they learn by incurring more debt, and then they work their entire lives while earning just enough money not to starve to death.
And my conclusion is this. It cannot be said that the US is a country built on sl'avery. Why? Because sl'avery has never been abolished. It just changed its name to capitalism.
There is a different of racism in US and Europe:
In US it’s more about SKIN and in Europe more at CULTURE and living meaning.
As an American you has maybe no much problems here, because nobody cares about the color of skin.
Of course there is a lot of racism - it doesn’t make it better - but it’s different.
Love from Austria/Europe 🇦🇹
Mhm... one's not being handed everything in Europe, not at all actually, we simply don't have to live in fear of going bancrupt any second or of being fired without further notice. People are simply treated with dignitiy, while in the US people are treated as modern day slaves due to a toxic coroprate environment.
Europe has it's issues, also with corporations. People around here don't trust random strangers as well. It's not the continent of sugar and candy.
I live in Sweden.
I work a job that requiers 0 experience or education and I work 32h/week.
After taxes, living costs including everything, rent, food, electrics, wifi all of it AND insurance, I still have about half my paycheck in the bank.
I live in a three room apartment in a top10 city, its not THE most expensive but its above average.
Two months ago I went into the ER with symphtoms of heart attact, preasure in my chest, numbness in my arm and tingley fingers, all that jazz (Thankfully, it wasnt).
I came in with the ambulance, stayed for 2 days, had two EKGs, one 24 hour EKG, about 8 blood tests, 5 meals + fruit.
I had one Cardiologist, two nurses and one resident doctor attending me.
It cost me about 25 dollars...
Which I later got back from my insurance.
My 3 year uni education cost me a grand total of about 800 dollars.
Yea, we have the highest taxes in the world but what does that matter when I still have half my paycheck after taxes and expenses?
How much tax you pay is really irrelevant, how much you get for what you have left is what matters.
Compared to America with low taxes but where a minimum wage employee cant rent a 2 room apartment anywhere in the country, Id say my high tax country is way better off.
2:40 Infrastructure is a big part of using the money for the community.
The difference is that in the USA most money is either wasted on the bloated military (the USA spend as much money on their military than the next 20 countries combined, most of which are NATO members) or goes directly to shady contracts to funnel it into the pockets of the ultra rich. Well - actually a congress hearing a few years back found out that roughly 60 % of the money used for the military actually doesn't go to the military, it directly evaporates into the dark shadows of the industrial military complex (= vanishes into the pockets of those CEOs and shareholders).
We can have all that good stuff here in the USA. We don’t have to move anywhere. We need to get a backbone and demand that all the Congress people and senators who have the best healthcare and perks and education, job security, vacation time, and everything we want, we need to make it clear that we want it too!!!! All of it!!!!!!!!!
Love this attitude!
@@TheDemouchetsREACT That's why I support all reactors to these types of videos. It is necessary to spread that word and attitude among more Americans. It is only possible to change something if you recognize there are some things wrong, and that there are already solutions out there. The USA has a huge chance to pick and choose the best from each system to improve the States.
Yeah, but to change your system, you´d need a lot of force and power. Your country is run by companies, not people.
Well, there is one party that is making some efforts towards that, and one party that is working hard to prevent it happening - crazy thing is many of those who would benefit the most are the ones who are most fanatical about supporting the latter party.
If you can't figure out which is which, you're part of the problem.
@@casbee9610 The basic corruption in American politics is largely a result of allowing lobbiests' to actually have ANY contact with officials, whether elected or not, closely followed by allowing businesses, companies, and organisations to donate 'to parties'.
The first should be self explanatory, but some miss the point where "donations" are made to both parties. These are insidious because they start to rely on them and the 'hint' they may be with-drawn if they do something the 'donors' dislike is effective in swaying them from what's 'right' to what's best for 'the party'. "The party" being all those with their noses in the money trough.
As a kid my dream as to move one day to the US because I fell in love with it through the media. Now that I'm older, I wouldn't want to live in it, but I sure do love want to travel through it. The US still is an amazing country with wonderful people and breath taking nature
1st, the taxes....no problem with fixing roads...I think most sensible people are just sick and tired of endless corporate and military subsidies coupled with ridiculous tax cuts for the .1%. Now as for racism...this nation...our nation...the US...has never dealt with racism in any meaningful way. We really should look to Germany for guidance here. As for leaving and never coming back. I lived in Mexico years ago and loved it. I long to go to Europe again. But this time, it would indeed be permanent. Another great reaction video though you two. I really appreciate you taking the time to do these.
As an American living in yAustralia I can relate to this video..I have a debilitating illness and over the past year I have been in and out of hospital.. this has all been free. I am also studying and this has all been free. Also I live with my partner and his family in a semi rural area and they commonly leave the front and back doors unlocked.. and there is not a lot of crime happening..one thing I have noticed is that people think of USA as a country that can get things done..so people in Australia don’t understand how a industrious country like the USA can’t make changes to gun laws to make it safer for children.
Also from the US (IN/FL) living in Oz. I also have some health conditions (and my partner is a type 1 diabetic). We have access to free or inexpensive healthcare here, and he gets CGMs for his diabetes for around $30 a month. Education is cheaper, work life balance is better, and I never have to worry about my health. Crime rate is also lower; and I never have to think about someone possibly having a gun. Even if I wanted to, I would not move back to the US with my partner simply due to the healthcare. Prior to Australia, I lived in Sweden, Argentina and Serbia as well --and I had a similar experience with healthcare (btw, my master's degree in Sweden was 100% free...and in English).
I miss my family back home, and there are some aspects of the US that I definitely miss---but I don't miss the systems there. Elsewhere in the world it feels more like people before profit; whereas in the US--honestly, it's the reverse..
The US is like Europe two centuries ago and the states like countries with the powers they have to set radically different laws. Consequently cooperation is minimal, and every change has to be fought tooth and nail without much thought as to whether it's a good idea or not.
All the best from 🏴.
Its called vested interests and corruption
By the way... the default German non-private health insurance also has KHTG (Krankenhaus-Tagegeld) which is money you get paid by your insurance when you stay in hospital for more than a certain amount of days per sick day (remember: your employer still pays your usual income for months and your job is secure for months/years longer)
Personally I'm Aussie born and bred, so I'm speaking as an outsider. I'll mentioning things that most of us are shocked to learn about living in America from American RUclips Videos, TV Show and Movies. We don't have a Gun Culture, it's horrific to discover that people with serious Health Problems like Cancer can Bankrupt their family. It's stressful enough to get sick, but having to worry about your family going in to debt over it would be so much worse. Every Aussie Citizen is entitled to free Health Care and we'll arrange something for those who aren't. Because you don't have to worry about the expense, people go to the Doctor earlier and so the Life Expectancy is generally higher. Unless you're planning to be a Doctor or a Lawyer etc most Aussies don't bother going to Uni (University or College). Employers might even decide you're overqualified and not hire you, they value Experience over having a Degree. The majority of Aussies will take a course at T.A.F.E (Community College) or go for an Apprenticeship instead. As a result most of us don't have Student Loans to repay. There's no shame in working for Minimum Wage over here. Due to the current economic crisis they've just raised it, even before then it was twice the American one. People can live quite comfortably on a Part-time job over here. I'll continue in further comments.
Racism in Spain is more in the form of xenophobia and islamophobia. So it's technically not racism. And even if xenophobia and islamophobia exist, it's not somenthing common whatsoever and definetly I don't think it's something structural that comes from the state, but from political parties that take advantage of the discontent of low income families and point fingers at foreign people as the source of the issues. That's my opinion and I'm of course generalizing, there's bad people everywhere, and even if its not common, it might happen that you find a bussiness or a group of people that are racists here too, but I think that's a problem that happens pretty much everywhere in the world, and it comes from fear to difference.
The reason the drinking age was lowered from 21 to 18 in Australia was that the government thought it was unfair that an 18 yr old could go to war and on return could not even go to the pub and buy a beer.
Could you Imagine being a prisoner of war and being severely mistreated and not being able to get a beer on return. Also prostitution is legal in Australia and when it became legal most of sex trafficking stopped, tax revenue increased (as prostitutes had to work in brothels that paid taxes and the divorce rate decreased as well as the spread of STDs). You need to react to Jim Jeffries an Australian comedian who discusses, guns, healthcare, politics etc or John Olivers piece on Australian gun control.. both are full of true facts but are funny…we still have a lot to work on in Australia but for example when we had a massacre in 1996 the government said no more guns and even though many Australians including some of my family members were not happy, the law was passed and within 3 months of the massacre the gun buy back scheme had been implemented and finished…. 3 MONTHS!
If only, if only, if only!
That's a fair point that was made around the 22 min mark. As a Brit I appreciate America and Americans. I've visited several times and always enjoyed the country and the people. It's easy to forget that when you see content constantly berating its policies, even if it is perfectly reasonable to do so. Every country has its problems, no country is perfect or the greatest.
True! True! True!
So would you work for min wage of 11hr no penalty rates ,from Australia you know we work for the family they are fighting for a min wage to go to 15hr ,i am labour working in the rail tunnels on night shift on 45hr with penalty rates.pay about 500 maybe more for tax and still take home 3000 a week,my tax pays for Medicare,I got sick with C had 2 failed chemo put me on a trail witch was about 400,000aus all I had to pay for my meds was 30drs each time
One time I was sitting in a playground while my kids were off somewhere and there was a lady sitting next to me with a baby and some toddlers. We talked briefly as strangers do (hello, is this seat taken, no it's fine, nice day isn't it...) and a bit later she is struggling with something whil holding the baby and I say 'want me to hold her for a moment' and she says sure, thanks. So I'm sitting there rocking the baby and honestly having a great time because I love babies and the baby was comfortable. And then one of the toddlers needed to go to the bathroom and she asked if I would mind looking after the baby until she got back. I said sure, and for the next 15 minutes or so I sat there rocking the baby. People aren't paranoid about things like this
Mhmm I watch strangers kids all the time. Would I leave my kids with a stranger? No. Different experiences for different people.😊
Had to smile at your racism comment. We had a black friend and his family over for dinner (in Germany) he arrived with this stunned look on his face when asked he said they were pulled over for speeding (only about 10 km over) police asked for his license, looked at it, gave it back, looked in car saw wife and kids, said hi to them, he then got a 5-10 min lecture on road safety and how bad it would be for their families in the US to get a call from police saying they had been injured/killed in a vehicle accident. Friend just kept saying that would never happen in the states.
Mhmm we've had good experiences with coos here. They're not all bad,but the bad tends to outweigh the good most of the time.
Last time I checked the US ranked 16th in personal freedom.
54th(!) in journalistic freedom, which explains ALOT about the state of your mainstream media..
Sweden and Finland shared the no1 spot followed by the rest of the northern countries, the Netherlands and Austria.
Granted this was a couple of years back (2019 or 2020 I think) when I did a research paper on the topic, but its highly unlikely that it would changed a whole lot since then.
These things tend not to without massive, like global news worthy, policy changes.
Scandenavia in particular, but most of western europe really, is kickling americas AXX in freedom.
You are right. Nothing is perfect and Europe is no exception. I live in Vienna, Austria and pretty much everything these people said applies here as well but here, in turn, people are more closed off and it‘s harder to make friends for example which is why I’ve always liked Americans because they‘re so outgoing. Still I‘m glad I have access to affordable good healthcare and it‘s also very safe here as well.
Someone being friendly isn't the same as making friends with them.
@@Cheepchipsable exactly!
A friend of mine used to live in the US and sure enough he made a lot of "friends" there. However, when he went through a tough time, his American friends all left him hanging, because someone who's going through a tough time and battling depression, wasn't enough fun to hang out with.
When we - his old friends from Bavaria - learned about his situation, we didn't hesitate and 5 of us immediately booked a flight to the US, to surprise him.
It's easy to make fake friends in the US, but making true friends who you can rely on no matter what is just as difficult in the US than it is anywhere else.
I’m not American, i’m from the UK, but have holiday’d in the US several times. Its a great holiday destination, but live there? No thank you. The major reasons are obvious, healthcare & gun violence & the overwhelming levels of poverty & homelessness. Another major reason i have observed is the style of policing. The policing in Europe is actually designed & lives up to the American slogan of ‘To protect & serve’ I feel the American style is really a gun-toting power hungry intimidation style of policing. My other (relatively minor) quibble is advertising. CONSTANT bombardment of adverts from every concievable angle & the overbearance of ‘no win no fee’ accident & injury lawyer billboards dotted down every street & highway. The fear of being sued for absolutely anything must be frightening in day to day life. The most free & greatest country on earth? Saying that America is a jungle & builds you up & portraying that as a positive has probably proven everybody’s point. The greatest? Sorry America, not even close
Your reactions to these videos are so good, I really enjoy watching your channel. No country is perfect, everyone has their flaws, but as a black woman from the U.K. (and believe me, the U.K. has issues with race as well, depending on which part you are in) I would feel more safe here and in Europe in general than I would in the U.S. And congrats on your move! How are you finding your new home?
Gonna be honest i’m kinda glad that there is at least some racism in the UK(bear with me I’ll explain) cause it shows that there is a problem and i don’t have to worry about where the problem is and i can actually address it. Although where i live i never really saw any racism. Hell i didn’t even know that hispanic people was a thing till i was a teenager. I guess i just grew up in a countryside town that’s quiet enough that tensions are low.
Only thing i’m left wondering is where in the UK you live… if it’s somewhere like Liverpool or Tipton it’s no surprise there is racism but for other places… i just don’t know what it’s like in those places to have a solid judgement
@@capricorncharger518 I live in London - yeah racism is everywhere really but I feel like it’s more heightened in the US
I still think that growing up/living in relative safety is better than living in fear. Your everyday life is more important than anything and less stressful life gives one a better chance of living long, healthy and happy. Even in the safest countries in the World (I live in one of them, Finland) there are some things to be alert for (mainly trafic and maybe the ice cream hungry seaguls), but when I leave my home it never even crosses my mind that I might encounter any violence or crime outside. I don't have to think whether I can come back home late at night by bus or fear for any pick pocketers stealing my wallet because even if I lose my wallet somewhere, there is a very high chance that I will get it back when someone finds it. I am a lot more alert when I travel to places with more risks but it's great that I can relax at home and not worry.
Of course we have some crime here but I live in a low rent neighbourghood along side people with addictions and other problems and still fear of crime is not a part of my everyday life.
You are right everywhere has different levels of racism but racism where lots of people die or are abused by police seems to be more of an American problem, compared directly to even your neighbours in Canada but even further abroad.
My wife literally loved the US you couldn't tell her anything bad about the US before we got together. We have been together almost 7 years. Now she can not stand the US and is shocked at the things she was unaware of. When she had the bandage ripped off so to speak and in Norway as well. She sees both countries differently. I get asked a lot about the US from people I work with and friends and they are all getting shocked out of the US propaganda machine.
One question that never seams to get asked is
How did Europe get all the workers privileges, free education, free health care etc etc
Our ancestors fought for them , pretty much each country had a revolution of some sort . The poor raised up against the wealthy and privileged that kept them oppressed
In some cases some of the wealthy that had a conscience led the fight especially in the Uk in the1800 and 1900 then the Labour Party was formed to push social care ( not communism ) forward which ended up being able to create the NHS
If you want social change get rid of the 2 party system , because they are only looking after themselves and I’m rally sorry but there is no gain without pain
The Uk is not perfect and no one here would say it is but a lot of people died allowing me the freedom to send this message . Stay safe and keep on learning
You guys have a valid point! I wouldn't be able to survive in the states like not even one week. I would probably break under preasure. So I agree that being from the US makes you somewhat "stronger" or more prepared for other kinds of lifestyles. But it's the same with a lot of stuff, being a woman, black, gay, etc., prepares you for the ugly side of life.
Not saying the US is the most terrible place on earth, like any country there's good and bad when it comes to people, cultural stuff and more, but it's true that in some areas you really need to make it work while in other countries you're born with certain stuff.
I also find very interesting the usage of the word "privilege" from a lot of americans, especially minorities. I don't think in Europe (at least in my country, Spain, or in my usual setting) we use it in the same way. Here, white people, straight people, etc. don't have "privileges" but just because being respected isn't a privilege, it's a human right. I guess it's just a cultural difference and ofc nothing serious, but it always makes me think "wow, the US really has push into american brains the idea that having basic human rights like respect regardless of your skin tone, your gender or your sexuality is a privilege".
I guess I understand as privilege something like "well, just because you know this one person in a place of power you'll get the job over me" but having a basic human right like respect is not a privilege to me, is just a birth right.
Great video as always!
Gonna be honest i was born and raised in the UK i didn’t even hear about races until i was in secondary school and even then it was halfway through it. Cause no one cares who you are until you are forcing your way into their space without a proper reason
I live in Canada (Montreal actually) , born here seem with my parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, first language French second English, I hope I am not offending anyone, I know Canada isn't perfect either, but like Canada and US, even if it's not that far away it, sometime feel like two different planets for me.
@@marcusfranconium3392 I am talking about the last part.
That’s not surprising tbh, Canada was under UK control until around 1945 so the US developed under rampant economic practices, while Canada was just kinda doing its own thing from what i can gather (idk much about Canadian history so i am most likely wrong about what i said)
As a Costa Rican I can say what the second lady said was true. Pura vida
I am from South Africa we get between 15 and 21 days paid holidays and 11 paid public holidays and if you have to work on a public holiday you get double time.
Conc. your closing argument about legal drinking age: There is a correlation between the kind of alcohol people consume and the percentage of alcoholics among these people.
I'm German and from a wine region. I drank my first sip of wine at 12 in church and started to drink wine or sparkling wine regularly with meals somewhen between 14 and 16 with my parents present. And I learned: that wine is something to consume for enjoyment and specifically not to get wasted. Personally, I don't drink beer because I don't like the taste.
When you look at maps that correlate the percentage of alcoholics among the population and the predominant alcoholic beverages in that area you will see that areas with a high wine and beer (alcohol for enjoyment) consumption have fewer alcoholics. In areas where the main drinks are spirits (alcohol to get wasted), you get a higher percentage of alcoholics.
Imo the best way to prevent alcoholism is through parental supervision and in "safe" environments. Introduce them first to fermented beverages (lower alcohol content and fewer risks of alcohol poisoning). And don't allow alcopops (spirits with sweet, fruity juices that cover up the strong alcoholic taste).
Tbh, I think there is no objectively best country in the world, there might however be one that works best for you. If you are single, willing to work a lot of hours and are maybe an entrepreneur, sounds to me like the US would be a great choice (alone the amount of paperwork and other stuff I would need to do to start my own business here is a lot worse than in the US). The same goes for artists and some athletes, few countries that could provide them with a career like it could be possible in the US. If you have multiple chronic diseases however, a country with a healthcare system like in the most European countries (they still have differences) might be a better location to live. It is all about your individual wants and needs.
Racism can work both ways.
Exactly. I got the opportunity to move to the USA about 8 years ago. I chose not to because of healthcare (the company didn’t offer healthcare), my daughter’s education, work-life balance and the general feeling of safety. In addition, when I did the math, the net amount of spending money I’d have each month wasn’t all that much higher than I would have if I stayed… and if I were to lose that job, I’d be up the creek without a paddle and as a single mother that was not a good feeling. I tipped off a friend about the job opening and that friend is extremely happy there. My personal preferences and priorities led me to make a different choice. Next year my daughter is going to college. I don’t worry for a second about the cost. I can afford it thanks to the taxes everyone pays. I didn’t have to worry about her braces. I didn’t have to worry when I became unemployed when the pandemic hit. I didn’t have to worry when I needed surgery. When I can’t sleep, I take my dog out for a walk, no matter what time it is: a safety jacket and a dog collar with LED lights to make us more visible at night keep us safe. From age 10 onwards, my daughter could take the bus to school without me worrying about her safety and playing outside without much supervision wasn’t an issue. Those things were important to me.
It’s not perfect where I live… but it fits me better.
I agree so much!
@@eddavanleemputten9232 couldn’t agree more!!! Excellent post👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾you’ve raised some really good points.
@@marcusfranconium3392 Which means you get cheap labor, have lax regulations on safety and workers rights than other industrial nations, building your company needs less paper work (Germany's bureaucracy is really extensive) and many other laws making it easier to build a business.
Yo honestly guys...just move to Germany..I grew up here and it's not the greatest but you and your kids will be safe and secure! Just watch some TreyDaze or Nalf videos..you're certainly welcome here!!!
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Also from the US (IN/FL) living in Australia. I have some health conditions (and my partner is a type 1 diabetic). We have access to free or inexpensive healthcare here, and he gets CGMs for his diabetes for around $30 a month. Education is cheaper, work life balance is better, and I never have to worry about my health. Crime rate is also lower; and I never have to think about someone possibly having a gun. Even if I wanted to, I would not move back to the US with my partner simply due to the healthcare. Prior to Australia, I lived in Sweden, Argentina and Serbia as well --and I had a similar experience with healthcare (btw, my master's degree in Sweden was 100% free...and in English).
I miss my family back home, and there are some aspects of the US that I definitely miss---but I don't miss the systems there. Elsewhere in the world it feels more like people before profit; whereas in the US--honestly, it's the reverse..
Still people with guns in Australia, just far fewer of them.
You are still free to buy a gun and use it if you want.
@@Cheepchipsable I never said that guns were nonexistent. What I was articulating was that I do not fear gun violence here, because there are far fewer, and they're heavily restricted (most often for hunting/farmers in rural areas). I come from a place in the States where you could buy a variety from Walmart and Kmart with relative ease. Not saying Oz is perfect, but when I am out and about, I'm not thinking about someone having a gun on them. Back home, I did.
Are you also from the US living in Australia (i.e are you speaking from relevant experience)? 🤔
The best thing about USA is the people. Some of my best friends are from the US, two of my ex girlfriends are too. I'd love to visit, but I can't imagine a world where I stay. In my opinion I think there are a lot of countries that are better than the US, but I completely understand if that's where your heart is. We can disagree about stuff and still have healthy, respectful conversations. That's how we grow. :)
Agreed.🤗
Take your family and come over to Germany. We'll welcome you and you'll see what life can be.
Many Things already said, just one Thing to throw in, as you were so stunned by the Lady, saying Taxes to the ones who need it. German Gouverment Institutes and Gov owned Eterprises are forbidden to make Profits. no Joke. All spend Money by the Gov. is openly shown on yearly Basis, and really differently discussed. My Wife works in an so called Bundesagentur( Federal Gov Institution). She wouldnt take an Sugarstick, if you offer it to Her, when you got an Meeting with her, its forbidden, and they are very strict on this. They understand themself in majority as distributor of the Money of the people and the Services for the Com.
The Food Quality is definitely better outside of America. I'll talk about Aussie Food. In a recent Volg by Kaitlyn from Kinda Australian, She spoke about how Spoilt She's become from having moved from Philly to Sydney to be with Her Aussie Boyfriend. She recently ate a Pre-packaged Snack and instantly started complaining about it having Chemical Additives. She said She'd never noticed them while living in America, but when compared to our Aussie Food... Like many of My Fellow Aussies I'd never even heard of Corn Syrup before RUclips, we use Cane Sugar in lower quantities. 6 grams of sugar in a slice of bread is just ridiculous, outside of America it's only 2. Genetically Modified Foods are illegal here. Aussie Consumers won't put up with all of those Chemical Fillers and Additives. Companies have to be careful or risk going Bankrupt. We tend towards Natural Colours and Flavours here. For example Cheese isn't supposed to be orange. Our Macca's (McDonald's) the quality and extent of our menus tends to blow people's minds for example. I'll start one last comment.
I would love to see your reaction to a video called Heroes among us the battle of Bamber Bridge. It's about how the United States military tried to enforce segregation on their black soldiers serving in England during World War 2 and how one British village fought back. Its an amazing story and really sad
I watched a documentary on this.🥲 I'll add it to our list. Be sure your post notification bell is on.😊
@@TheDemouchetsREACT and during ww1 in France the Harlem Hell Fighters.
@@fabs8498 yes, them as well! So so many battles!
@@TheDemouchetsREACT You should also check out a video called The British Crusade Against Slavery.
People in other countries aren't more naive or weaker, they are still careful and nobody would give a stranger their kids. Being constantly traumatized by extreme crime, school shootings, lack of affordable healthcare and extreme racism is not a good thing and doesn't make you stronger. A country being generally safer doesn't make the people less aware.
We really enjoyed your point of view and comment
If you are interested in nz kiwisamerican tik tik has an objective viewpoint about living in nz. Honest about good and bad. Easy and harder from an American comparison. She's awesome. Us kiwis love her
Lovely couple you’re the nicest people hope you. Get to travel and enjoy the experience
The woman where she said that healthcare is a right. There seems to be a belief with Americans that they don't deserve or have a right to certain things. You do. You have right to healthcare or deserve universal healthcare. You deserve to be treated fairly. It's definitely a right.
No he said the 'Stinkefinger' :D that is German for the 'stinky finger' aka if you are flipping someone off ;)
Actually the German constitution says "The dignity of a human is UNTOUCHABLE!" That is the first paragrph too! We really did learn from our mistakes and we welcome everyone. I'd love for more foreigners to come and our healthcare and educational system are very good, but I'd say the Scandinavian countries might be superior
I can tell what ever you eat is nice because you both look SO confused every time someone mentioned the food 😂 x
I get what your saying about it building character and of course there is bad and good things in every country. However if you have a number of bad things happen to you at once it’s crazy how quickly you can find yourself on the streets.
When everything is a challenge it can cause some people to become desperate and desperate people do desperate things.
A safety net for people benefits society if done right. I have been to America and I did enjoy myself and met a lot of lovely people.
But I did notice how harsh it is and noticed there was more mental health. It is not a weakness to help each other. I do admire Americans drive though, but you really need to tone it down with work so you can enjoy family more.
I live in the UK and we have plenty of problems so I’m not judging just my observation with the US.
I think you would enjoy and fit right into the Australian culture and way of life. It's a jungle here too but a amazing jungle. North of Queensland would suit your family very well.
Very interesting. You found really good videos to react to!
I kind of understand the pride in being strong enough to survive difficult & dangerous situations / the "jungle". At the same time, bones get stronger if they get broken and reconnect, but I would rather not have my bones broken. I'd rather not have to be incredibly strong to mach the incredible danger.
If you are born into it, this will be all you know until you are exposed to something greater. That's growth.😊
@@TheDemouchetsREACT Absolutely! That's why I love watching people react different countries. It gives me a new perspective. Even if it's not about my country directly, I can see how different my expectations and experiences are. Good or bad things about my thought patterns, they are all interesting to know 😃
Send you love from Europe..😘😘 every think it s true.
2:38 I may just be a dumb european, kinda outsider looking in but im pretty sure when the lady said our tax dollars go towards helping other families I thinkk she meant instead of her tax dollars being used to fund the industrial military complex..
Hey crew ,good job with your channel from , Au
The age limit for alcohol here is 18 and serving under 18 is illegal at a bar, clubs, and bottleshops where they sell alcohol. Like most teenagers will find a way to get it.
I get your point about being prepared, but you're missing the fact that you only need to be prepared because of people like America, you're the problem you're trying so hard to protect yourself from
your quote: there is a lot of bad things happening here in america but there is a lot good too. what? what are the good things which don't exists in other countries that america has to offer? please enlighten me. . ah i know ! americans are the best in teaching their kids how to behave in school mass shootings and sadly, they are the only one who have to. 👀
Are you on our channel to have positive dialogue or to try to degrade us?
Nahhh, everything isn't handed to you on a plate in countries with better work/life balance /health benefits. ( Aussie here ) There's just a safety net so you're not in a state of ' what if happens, I'll be stuffed' to keep you awake at nights. Without guns everywhere is a feeling of safety because anywhere humans are is a jungle, that's what we're like. Unfortunately. ( But farmers etc still have rifles ) We're all free people btw. Totally.. Freedom isn't just an American domain. You guys get taught it is though.
I emigrated from Germany to Canada, in 1980, things are pretty much the same here, just with less people, the only thing I really miss is family, the beer and the food..
21:30 No..people don't want to move to the U.S anymore. What possible reason would they have? Maybe some people from Mexico who already have family there..but no one else
Iam from Europe and yea the drinkin age in my country is 18 years, but were caught few times before that by the cops and we usually ran away bbut they also caught us few times and just told us to fak off somwehre where nobody sees us atleast lol.
I'm from the UK. I would love to visit the States. There is good and bad everywhere you just have to put things into perspective.
We believe you should experience everything atleast once. 😊
Cost of heathcare is a very real concern. Healthy young people rarely think about it, heck I've travelled my whole life without travel insurance and that's not very wise. But not many people grow old and then just dropp dead healthy as a horse. Most will have some health proplems and what I've heard the cost of even small things like a broken bone can be high enough to get people in dept. I was diagnosed with blood cancer last spring and I'm sure that if I'd live in the US I'd be one of those uninsured people and that would be it for me. Here I was able to get to specialists care without anyone asking for a credit card. I spent three days in a hospital a month ago (uterus infection) and I just received a bill of 150e for that. It included everything like the specialist's examinations, labs, IV-antibioticts, 24h nurcing, good food, clothing and so on. If I had needed any surgery, that would have also been included in that bill. 50e per night at a specialist hospital with a ticket to all the rides. It really humbles me and makes me appreciate the priviliages I have just because I happened to be born in this country and not somewhere else.
Especially the privilege of having to pay income tax to America and the country where you earned the money. USA and one other country in the world that do this.
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I work 2 weeks on 1 week shift work on a mine in australia 900 km’s out of perth get there by plane.. first day back I had a sore foot on my first day back n started the boss saw my limp booked a seat on the afternoon flight n sent me home told me too get cleared by a doctor before I could return plus I’m indigenous so I get totally free health so cost me nothing for all that shit.. bro you guys gettin ripped😳
Europeans have been through many jungles
yep, very true.
We all have.
Definitely true, surviving as American in the U.S Workspace makes you very industrious in the workforce,
as I've personally witnessed myself as a Norwegian working with an American.
It admittedly comes with its costs, but the first world becomes your oyster.
Albeit, is the cost worth the trait and could it be achieved in more preferable ways?
There is more than one way to make a living in America.😏
Fun fact : I am black was in a car with two white friends in France got arrested and searched for possession, they found some. We told them we had a family party 50 meters from the police station, they kept our IDS and let us enjoy the party and told us to come back the next day. We came and yes my friends suffered abuse from the police but me as a black woman, who talked nicely to the cops had absolutely zero problems and was released earlier. Yes we have systemic racism and cops problems but never as hard as in America.
They were abused?? In France??
You should look up ‘wind rush’ that’s a fantastic and tragic part of Britain. And they made our music (garage/jungle) my very white mother blasting garage on school drop off
American has a lot of good people. It's the system that's created the lifestyle not the people.
7:00 Stinkefinger. Stinking finger. That middle one.
There is good and bad in every country, but being open minded means you can see these differences. Only then can you work out what is best for you individually.
I thought each state could lower the Age to buy alcohol but if they did they wouldn’t receive certain state benefits ?
I only pay forty seven per month for great health insurance with full coverage o love it I live in oregon
Racism can be different.
If you have different color , if you believe in different religions, if you jave different politican views, if you are woman or man , if you are poor or rich, if your country did something to some other countrie and they think you are at fault , because of history , because someone is not healthy enough or the other way healthy enough , if you are single mother/father etc.
People will always find a reason to hate you for something.
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Much love to Slovakia!
@@TheDemouchetsREACT please react to "europan union explained" .. it might be interesting for you 😉
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There is a difference between luxury and rights.
The american dream is just a dream.time to wake upp.
I've lived in England London my whole life and the only thing I've experienced is classism! Never has it been about my skin more about my pocket! It's just my experience, it may not resonate with you.
Hi from Martinique.
Much love!
i understand you about Louisiana. Same thing here in Romania, we love to eat, we love pork, we know that is bad but ... we love food. By the way, maybe you want to react to some Romanian cuisine. Cheers.
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I agree with everything said here, but for me, the gun problem in the states is a good reason to leave, health care is another reason people should look outside the US.
I know Europe isn't perfect, but it's generally worry free for most people.
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