One eleventh difference. In my profession, I have worked for short periods in most European countries. When I had some free time, I used to ask the receptionist at the hotel about interesting places that I can visit on foot because it was a sedentary job and I needed to move around a bit. She/he gave me some advice and wished me a nice walk. Then I traveled as a tourist to the west coast of the USA, including Los Angeles. Asked the same question to the receptionist there and she almost turned pale in the face and lost her chin. -It's dangerous, you shouldn't do that! Well...
The only time an American understands the metric system is when he's waiting in line at the supermarket and, bored, impulse buys a handful of firearms and a wheelbarrow full of 9mm (millimeter) ammunition for the 9 mm (millimeter) pistols he bought the day before as an impulse buy in the line he was waiting in there.😂😳🙄 the code word is millimeter
That's so strange to say most European learn American at school. I'm Belgian so I can't know for every country obviously, but here we learn English. Then he complain about European speaking British English. WTF! Yes, we learn our neighbours (haha!) language and the OG one. That seems logical to me. Probably, when Americans have to learn Spanish to speak to there Latinos inlaws, they won't learn Spanish used in Spain. 🤷♀
The Spanish spoken in Mexico and other Middle and South American countries is different to the Spanish spoken in Spain. Basically like the differences between British and American English. I don´t get over the fact he called it "American" at all... American is not a language, English is and you are just using a slightly different version of a really old language. You cannot call it American anyways as, guess what, America is a continent (or two, if you want to be precise), you speak USA English, still, it is English. If you want to call any language American, try it with the indigenous languages, that would be more accurate.
In Austria we learn real english (british english ) in school - american english just influenced us via tv, and now the internet. Same goes for Germany and many other european countries
They learn South and Central American Spanish. I can say it because I spoke with an USA professor in Bilbao (northen Spain) that was learning Spanish because 2/3 of his alumni were from southern American ascendent and he wanted to comunicate in Spanish with their parents. He was having a shock because our Spanish from Spain differs from the one he learned and he, that spoke a really good Spanish, was having troubles understanding the nuances. His poor head nearly exploded when I explained to him that there are words in Spanish from Spain that are considered not polite in Argentinian Spanish and didn't had any sexual meaning in Chilean Spanish. Poor thing, you had to see his face. 🤣 We in Spain learn English from UK because it's our neighbour and we have more probability to speak with someone with an UK accent or an Irish speaking English than a USA, Canadian or Australian one. Only if you consume USA shows you would hear than accent.
Funny, just today I bought some orange cheddar that is imported from Britain from a company called Wyke Farms. English or Irish cheddar is better than American.
@@nedludd7622 I've bought that here on Rhodes, but I think they freeze it for the journey here, it can sometimes taste grainy or like there are crystals in it.
@@nazimelmardito make you understand the whole thing 360 degrees, the level of misunderstanding is so high in this kid that it would be like me saying "americans use to shave therefore they are gay"
Spain has 5 official languages. Spain all over the country. Regionally Catalan, Galician, Basque and Aranese. UK also has several languages, although English is dominant. Basically all European countries has more or less minority language speakers.
Not sure how old the original video is but the smoking thing is changing very rapidly in much of Europe. In the U.K. it is completely banned in any public building and on all forms of transport and dropping cigarette butts in the street can get you a hefty fine for littering.
The same applies across The Channel and they've even had the excellent idea to fit a little cigarette butt extinguisher on the side of the street rubbish bins. No more excuse to discard them everywhere!
@@AlBarzUK As a Norwegian, I can drive eight hours west-east, and still be in Norway. North-south, I can drive nearly 35 hours, and still be in Norway. It will go faster if I drive through Sweden, though.
I’m Swedish, and I’m a smoker. I went to NY a few years ago. I didn’t have much problems with the metro, I remember being fascinated by all the rats on the tracks before trains came in. I wasn’t that aware of the US smoking culture so I had a smoke right there on Times Square, afterwards being told it wasn’t allowed there 😬😁.
I can drive 8 hours south to north and still be in Germany.... same for France and Italy. I know he wants to be sarcastic and funny, but it's just wrong.
@@SavageIntent Yes, Europe is small, but many people assume it's even smaller than it actually is. I remember US tourists sitting next to me in a plane going to Paris. They asked me if it was worth driving to the French Rivieira for an afternoon. I told them Nice was 1000 km (600 miles) away from Paris and they thought I was joking.
Even in romania, which is way smaller than Germany, you can drive 8h n be still in romania. And in Rhode Island you can't drive 8h n still be in Rhode Island... so... hmmm. Clichés are sometimes tricky
@@DonidorBackup Even with the USA outline shown over Europe in the video, it was clear that Finland and Norway were missing. When we talk about Europe, however, we also include all areas up to the Ural Mountains and not just the EU states.
Well, the difference in food servings between America and Europe is pretty easy to explain. In Europe, you actually get proper food without 20-30% of the food being additives and preservatives. That means that you actually get full and get what your body needs in a much smaller portion compared to America. Tap water in much of Europe has chlorine added. However, in northern Europe the tap water is fresh and tasting pretty good. About tipping and how waiters can recognize Americans from a mile away. Most waiters in Europe will recognize Americans a mile away simply because Americans are much louder compared to Europeans. Waiters in Europe would never actually ask for a tip in a restaurant, hotel etc. if they know the customers are European. Should they do it anyway, they would risk getting a pretty rude reply. Europeans generally don't like to be asked for a tip. If they feel the service they received warrants a tip, they will leave a tip, but asking Europeans for a tip in Europe is a recipe for a bad day for the waiter asking. About the drinking age in Europe, we actually view the drinking age of 21 in America as a bit of a joke. This is basically because an American can buy a gun and be sent to war before they can legally buy a beer.
@@kotisded so what? The video wasn´t about countries in Europe, it was comparing Europe with the USA. And Russia is a country that is located on two continents, so the European part is indeed European. Also, Russia is a European country anyways, with it´s capital Moscow being located on the European continent as well as 10 of 14 other cities with a population over 1 million people. So, it is not debatable, as Russia is part of Europe (if we like it or not) and there are a lot of cultural similarities to other European countries, no matter if it is cloths, architecture or food and drinks.
@@avi.chan23 Well its 25% European by land, but killing others with no reason makes Russia a terrorist. This is definitely not civilized European behavior. So, it`s Highly debatable. Imo - is not European.
He's wrong about Britain in terms of languages. We learn French as standard at High/Comprehensive School and can also learn German or another European language if your school provides it. I can Speak English....actual English as spoken by a native of England. I learned to Speak Italian to a reasonable level and also learned French and German at school in the 1980's. This Vlogger doesn't know the British very well by my viewing of his video. I'm not unique. Most Brit's know other European languages, even if just a little and we love our Western european neighbours. Our little differences aren't enough to divide us too much 😊👍
I think you never heard of high speed trains. The TGV in France travels at 320 km per hour, and it's been there since the 80's. It can go even faster (so does the Italian one mentioned), but they don't when operating. Of course it's super fast, that's the point.
a video from an american commented by an american, stating american cliches about the differences between europe and the us, what a balanced source of information. We are bigger, they say. Europe as a whole is - by any standard except military power - bigger than the us. Look it up.
"...they don't have a lot of seats on the toilets here" - well quite frankly, my young Brave, one would be more than enough for me😆Rest of vid easily summed up as everything bigger US, everything smaller Europe.... Fun fact: Europe's actually about 15% bigger than the US; and YES, could easily spend 8 hours in your car (if only you wanted), and still be in the same country. I rest my case. Cheers from Vienna
agree, also, it still doesn´t make sense to me to compare a country to a continent. Europeans are as diverse as Asians and Africans. You wouldn´t go to Japan and state that Russians are the same just because most part of their country is on the Asian continent. So why say things like "Europeans are....", no, not Europeans, take the specific country you are in and you might be getting somehow close to one culture and even that is far fetched. I am from Germany, depending on which part of Germany you visit, people speak different (up to other Germans not being able to understand them), act different (don´t expect people from the north to be as open and talkative as the ones in the south) and you also have completely different foods and drinks and if you find the same food in different places they sometimes even have different names. I know, this is the same for Italy, northern Italy is totally different to the south. Western France is something different than Eastern France. Portugal is not the same as Spain, and Poland isn´t the same as Bulgaria either. Also, except that in the US everything is bigger, I don´t see any real advantage to live there at all. It is a strange country, you could´t pay me enough to make me move there, let alone visit it. I would probably be denied entry anyways, having a latin last name and being half Cuban :D
The biggest difference between US and European bathrooms is the lack of baths in the US ones. Mostly they seem to have been mis-named toilets to be honest.
Well... If you are in the Italian Alpes, on the best spot, or mountain peak possible and you got realy good glases and the perfect weather, it could be possible. I didn't checked that, but my feelin' goes in favour for this...
It's not very far from Italy. I once flew into Nice to visit a place in north-west Italy (because it was the nearest convenient airport), and the motorway went right past Monaco.
WRONG ... AGAIN! In France (I can't speak for all 50 European countries), in EVERY restaurant, bar, café, brasserie, ... TAP WATER IS FREE but bottled mineral water, still or sparkling, is not! Even when ordering a coffee at a café terrasse, a glass of FREE tap water is offered on demand, and FREE refills too (of tap water, not of coffee) if you ask for them! Tip for travellers and tourists: When the waiter asks if you want water with your meal and your answer is "yes, please", make sure that you specify a "carafe", i.e., a jug of FREE tap water otherwise he may bring you a bottle of branded mineral water. Should you prefer the latter, then be warned that it will be charged, naturally.
And an other special trick for you is, to tell them, you're Canadian. That of course will not work, if evrey single letter you speak cries "Alabama"...
Should the blue area represent Europe? United Kingdom missing, Norway, Sweden, Finland missing. Portugal and Monaco are also part of Europe, and finally there is a country that many people do not know is part of Europe, and that is Greenland, which is under Danish rule. Where many non-Europeans go wrong is that they think the EU is all of Europe. It isn't. There are countries that are in Europe but are not in the EU, because the EU is a union that not all European countries have wanted to join. It is something that each country in Europe has voted for separately.
The total land area of the United States is approximately 9.8 million square kilometers, while the land area of Europe is around 10.2 million square kilometers
(Sweden) I'm around 6 feet tall and weigh about 150 lb, and I'm fairly average, perhaps a bit on the slim side for my age. The tap water here is WAY better than bottled, and WAY better than the tap water I had in Massachusetts when I lived there, no Chlorine just clean water, doesn't smell, doesn't taste off. We haven't really used cash for ~20 years, and defenitly not coins, many stores and public transport don't even accept cash.
Yes as a Finn I agree with water quality In Nordics. The downside is that almost always tap water tastes horrible outside Finland, Sweden and Norway (have not been to Iceland).
As a Finnish person I have to protest that you sort of exclude Nordic countries Smoking is still very common in South Europe, but not popular ar all in the Nordics.
Europeans don't think driving 8 hours and still being in the same place as being crazy. You can drive that and more and stay in the same place in Europe.
The difference between American English and English English, is the guy who compiled the Webster American English dictionary and changed a lot of the words to make it easier for Americans to understand
Tipping ... AGAIN! In France (I can't speak for all 50 European countries), in EVERY restaurant, bar, café, brasserie, ...on the menu, "Service Included" will be mentioned, and on the bill, there will be 1 line indicating the total of your consumptions, another line indicating "Service 15%", another line or two will show "Tax" (different % for food and alcohol), and NET TOTAL. That systematic, compulsory 15% Service was implemented decades ago to ensure that the owner would derive enough revenue to pay decent wages to his staff. Hence, tipping is optional: it's an extra you'd leave to the waiter to show your satisfaction on the food, service, etc. At hairdressers too: the price on the bill is the price you must pay but, very often, there would be a little tip jar on the counter. I usually leave a little something for the girl who did the shampoo as they are generally beginners on a relatively low wage. As for delivery men, taxi drivers, etc. the same applies: we have a minimum wage policy here so tipping is never compulsory.
@@micade2518 I can verify that, eating in France is so civilised 🤗 Without exception waiting staff were friendly, and helpful explaining unfamiliar items on the menu I found. I have to admit I struggle a bit eating outside in the summer because you can't get away from the cigarette smoke but that aside I just love Bergerac, Paris & Lille, (in no particular order). I'm going to Toulouse for the Christmas Market and am sure I will have a wonderful time. The key to happy travelling is speaking at least some of the language 😃 I've noticed that Americans never seem to even try a single word, that is so rude and arrogant 🙋♀️🇬🇧🇫🇷🤪
@@JenniferRussell-qw2co I'm happy to hear that you enjoy France and, as you may know, Toulouse is nicknamed "The pink city": you'll find out why once there. Have a wonderful trip!
@@JenniferRussell-qw2co When in Toulouse, don't miss the local specialty, "cassoulet", a beans and various meats casserole: hearty in the winter! If you have the time, hop over to Carcassone (about 100 kms away), a medieval fortress city. For a taste of it, watch: "Carcassonne, France: Europe's Ultimate Fortress City - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide" (on YT) Si vous aimez la "magie" des marchés de Noël, réservez votre prochain voyage pour l'Alsace (la région française à la frontière allemande) : c'est vraiment "magique" ! Whatever you do, have a lot of fun! Greetings from Paris!
There are many inaccuracies in this video. For example, in Belgium it is prohibited for traders and catering operators to: sell, serve or offer alcohol to people under the age of 16. Selling, serving or offering spirits to people under the age of 18. So you can only drink beer and wine from the age of sixteen and only strong drinks such as Gin from the age of 18. Smoking is discouraged as much as possible, 30% are still smokers, but this decreases with age because you are only allowed to smoke in public. Under the age of 18 you are not allowed to buy tobacco products in Belgium. Tobacco sellers are responsible for who they sell to. It is legally required to ask customers who look younger than 25 to show their identity card. Online sales of cigarettes are prohibited. The high-speed trains here run at approximately 350 km/h, which is around 220 miles per hour.
I honestly think a lot of "horrible" tasting things are just a matter of them being different. I literally barely knew what to drink in the US because it all tasted so fucking disgusting to me. I think I found some bottled water I liked and just stuck to that all week. I'm sure it's one of those things you get used to but just not instantly. But coke, fanta, etc. was just not drinkable for me and as a Belgian the beer just offended me. Yes I did ask local brews and such. Our group ordered several different types of beers and I don't think we finished any glass. Also, most of Western Europe (except for the french, obviously) have a lower rate of smoking than the US. I honestly think the biggest difference is that it's seen as less shameful so people do it more in public.
Well, they invaded a vast chunk of a vast Continent, sparcely inhabited, whilst in Europe that's been developing over centuries, space is limited. Japan is an interesting counter exaample: though the country is of good proportions, the uninhablitable space is scarce (many mountaneous regions) The people's mentality has adapted and minimalism has become the norm.
I know that the guy in the vid you reviewed was playing for laughs and clicks, but he still did a great job of rubbing me up the wrong way. Won't be seeking out his vids. Contrary to the oft-used phrase I do not consider that "the US is the greatest country in the world". As an example in my country we have NEVER EVER had a school shooting massacre ... imagine living somewhere where it's normalised to have regular shooter drills for kids. Give me a break.
That plate of pasta wasn't the whole meal! It was probably the second course of a 4 or 5 course dinner. Edit: tap water? Differs widely between regions in Europe. In some places, it's actually the very same stuff they sell at a premium price as mineral water. Sometimes carbonated, but often just as it comes out of the tap in an apartment next to the botteling factory. Same source.
@@francoo.m. Yes, it's called a "priimo", but if you count this way, you only ever have two courses because you stop counting after the "secondo". Frutta, dolce or formaggio afterwards aren't counted this way. Just like the antipasto.
We DON'T have PUBLIC BATHROOMS !! We have public TOILETS !! The Euro is divided into CENTS . " gotten" older !!?? REAL cheddar isn't orange and a Kraft " cheese" slice has NO cheese in it !!!! "WADDER" !? Do you mean WATER !? British tap water is the best in the world. UK basic income tax is 20%. " eyetalian" !!? Why do Americans say " smoking CIGARETTES" and not just say " smoking" !?
6:32 In the Netherlands, people are taller. There is some scientific debate, but generally it is said to be a combination of natural selection and the consumption of diary products. It is noticible for visitors and, in my case, by my head sticking out in foreign countries and over there 'mind your head' meaning 'the sealing is where your head is suppose to be'.😂
22:35 yup it literally goes 400km/h. bullet trains in europe can go very VERY fast. I'm talking Paris to Berlin in 2 hours fast. If you count check-in time etc it's acutally faster to go from Paris to Berlin by train than by plane
Yes, smaller plates work if you want to eat less. Eating slower works too. He doesn’t even know what communists are or the difference between them and socialist.
It's silly to compare the amount of food on a plate because at home you make the amount you want and in a restaurant you don't just eat one plate; you eat a starter, a main course and dessert and you come with a decent portion, not a large or small one because you're going to eat even more things and if the plates come with a lot of quantity you only order one plate or you have leftover food. I am often full with one plate and dessert, so how much do Americans eat to say that they bring a small amount as if they were still hungry at the end of the meal?
@@beatriz92 if it’s a restaurant where you just get a plate or plates with food on it, it doesn’t matter but here in NL and Ger you get a plate with the prepared meat or fish with some special vegetables and sauces and several bowls with other vegetables, fries, potatoes and you can fill your plate with the amount you want to eat. Then a smaller plate matters research found out.
@@palantir135 Yes, you are right, if you only have one dish you need to have a large portion because you will be left hungry. Sorry, I didn't know that, I thought that in all of Europe the restaurants were like in Spain.
The Frecciarossa 1000 is the most modern train in the Trenitalia fleet. Comfortable, safe and ecological, it is built to travel on all the AV networks in Europe. It can reach a maximum speed of 400 km/h (248.5 mph) thanks to the 16 powerful engines distributed across all the carriages that make the Frecciarossa 1000 a train capable of always making the most of the grip on the tracks.
Frecciarossa high-speed trains, operated by Trenitalia, reach speeds of 250 miles per hour (400 km/h) and offer maximum comfort, making trips between Italian cities as smooth and short as possible. Peace out
26:50 the French-speaking population used the be the cultural and economic elite in the 19th century in Belgium as it was industrialising while the Dutch speaking one kept a mostly agriculture based economy, probably causing your impression that French is "fancier" there. The tendency has been slowly been reversed ever since, with the Dutch speaking part gaining more economic power, and therefore more political leverage.
Rhode Island, the state, is only slightly larger than the European country of Luxembourg, though Luxembourg is considered small even by European standards.
Drinking - Well, if we take my habits (which are kind of typical), I go to a pub for one glass or one pint of something, I don't go to get drunk. And there's often a huge social atmosphere, especially in country towns. In summer in the pub garden, or in winter by the log fire.
Re: taxes and benefits, there's a story of an American tourist injured in a road accident, and someone called an ambulance. She frantically protested, she couldn't afford it, her insurance wouldn't cover it. In the end the frustrated ambulance driver said to her, "It's free. Now get in the f***ing van." If you suffer some sort of injury in the UK you will be picked up and treated for free, end of. Coming to the UK with a serious disease and expecting it to be treated would probably be different, but speaking as a UK taxpayer I've paid for it through my taxes and I have no problem at all with a wounded tourist being treated on the NHS. Just, when crossing the road, remember we drive on the opposite side of the road and look both ways before you step off the pavement!
I had to get my teenager into the hospital some months ago, so we called an ambulance. I finally got the bill for it, it was 10,-€. I am from Germany... and I am always shocked when I hear about US people getting into panic mode when ordering an ambulance is just mentioned...
2:35 - Thank God we're not, that's a level no european would like to be on! 8:05 - The Eurozone only has 2€ and 1€ coins, the rest are cents: 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1. 13:57 - A bottle of water like that is free here in Portugal. That's basically tap water that goes through a filtering machine and the bottles are reusable, so if he's using that specific bottle as an example, he's BS-ing. 29:27 - No, no one can imagine him saying that because we don't say our height in cms, the majority of us say one metre, X centimetres (or two metres, X centimetres for a few "special" ones).
My Italian is perfecto - maybe so, but we all have accents (it's so revealing 🤭) About sirens - well in Denmark we have 3 different ones: one for the police, one for the ambulance, and a third for the fire brigade 🚔🚑🚒☺️🇩🇰
I can say with a high degree of confidence that the boy's Italian is not perfecto. As Caroline pointed out, accent is a giveaway. My wife is fluent French, yet retains her distinctive Scouse accent. She also speaks some German, Greek & Spanish in the same way.
I'm from the UK. I can testify the public transport in Italy is great. The Metro in Rome was so convenient and easy to use. Brilliant......take notice America lol 🤣🤣
Train speed record is 575 Kmh ( 357 Mph) by TGV between Paris and Strasbourg . The average speed for europeans highspeed train is around 300 kmh (186 mph ).
I have literally never been asked if I wanted to leave a tip in my life, and I've travelled across plenty of Europe as a tourist. And if anyone were to ask me, that sure as hell is the one place where I don't tip at all! I guess they really only do that when they see Americans (I mean I guess I'd do too, knowing that they usually tip a lot lol). Also at least in my circles smoking is definitely not seen as cool, but there's still a lot of people that smoke and also a worrying amount of young people, too. But I agree with the alcohol thing, usually people are kind of accostumed to alcohol slowly and don't drink in excess as much.
You were probably buying mineral water which tends to be much more common bottled than soft water in main land Europe, but you can certainly buy soft water.
We Brits just like to confuse all others by using MPH and Celcius and Kilograms, but some people still measure things in inches. Our tape measures have both imperial and metric on them. Go to a pub and get a pint of beer or 250ml of wine.
A pint is more than 500ml so that’s a good thing 😂 please stop using those silly yards, miles, feet, foot, stone what have you not. Yes meters and kilogram is from France 🇫🇷 get used to it.
Also, usually in Italy pasta is just one of many courses of a meal, so yeah, you want the portion to be smaller, as there will be more food afterwards. I once made the mistake of enjoying the pasta our Italian friend cooked to much just for her to be like "It´s now time for the meat" and I was like "what? I am full already", She just grinned and told me that after the meat, there will be more.... I didn´t eat a thing the next tweo days as my body was still digesting...
When I was in the US I always felt like I had to bribe people when tipping. This guy proves my point. If you don't bribe (tip) people you get s£!t service.
On a map with a cylindrical projection (like the one you are looking at at 5:40) the deformation is minimum at the equator and maximum at the poles. The size of India is therefore not deformed.
It does a disservice to the image of the United States in the world. Or simply shows the world how shallow and bloated the average American citizen is.
He's wrong about high taxes. The basic rate of income tax in the UK is 20%, and you don't pay any tax on the first £12,570 of your income. The rate goes up to 40% for income above £50,270, and to 45% for income above £125,140, but for the average person income tax isn't that high.
I can't remember the figures but I think on average an American is losing a bigger proportion of income than a European but in different ways (higher prescription charges, co-pay on medical bills, employer contribution to health insurance etc.).
It's unbelievable that not all Americans are 2 meters (6.6 feet) wide and not all have type 2 diabetes with all the sugar and fat in huge portions you eat.
Hay que recordar que el primer idioma en el continente Américano "no indígena" era el castellano(español) Incluido las 3/4 partes del imperio español de lo que hoy es USA y Canada. Los indios hablaban mínimo 2 idiomas, habéis ido como los 🦀hacia Atrás. Prefiero un plato pequeño de buena comida, que uno enorme de aditivos y conservantes. Por lo que tengo entendido 🇬🇧 ya usan el sistema métrico internacional desde hace unas cuantas décadas.
I live in Denmark and am a smoker about 30% and it gets a whole lot less in Southern Europe and Eastern Europe is where most people smoke, in my case it is illegal to smoke inside your own home and if you are a public worker or work in hospitals or schools it is forbidden to smoke while you are at work if you smoke you are fired fortunately and it is only special areas outside where people A pack of cigarettes costs at least 12$ and you must be at least 18 years old, whereas a 14-year-old is allowed to drink alcohol's national sport🥰🤪, smoking is probably the next stupid thing you can do in life, without a doubt.
I don't know why you think we use the word "coke" for all the different soda's, that's not true. Cola is a coke, sinas is a Fanta/Sisi, 7-up is a 7-up/Sprite. There are the two big companies that own all the fizzy-drink brands. Cocacola has also Fanta and 7-up, and Pepsico has Sisi and Sprite. Bars and shops never are in business with both, it's always one or the other. I don't believe I ever came across "rootbeer", I don't know what it is, I only know it hearing it from Americans on tv/youtube.
If you travel to Europe again, and if you happen to be in France, try some Volvic water, in bottles. That's the best one for me, even if I don't mind most other waters personally.
The most delicious water I've tasted in Europe is Vichy Saint Yorre in France. Badoît is also very nice. In Britain, my favourite water is Highland Spring (which as you'll guess correctly is of-course Scottish). Occasionally as an after-gym treat, I go to one of my favourite cafés for a Portuguese Pedras which I take with a couple of slices of lemon. So, there are a number of delicious options, but like everything else - you have to be in the know (same story with food outlets).
I see that orange cheddar here in Norway but I buy non orange UK produced, also tried Oreo's, never again. Smoking came from the US, everyone in the US smoked in the 50s and 60s.
300 km/h (186 m.p.h.) is pretty standard on high speed railway lines. 200 km/h (125 m.p.h.) has been used for decades on many standard (not specially-built) main lines.
Euro notes - They are €5, €10 - The word is singular, e.g., 5 Euro, 10 Euro, 20 Euro, etc. Euro Coins are call CENT, 5 cent, 10 cent, 20 cent etc. Again the word CENT IS SINGULAR Look at any Euro Note or Coin and you will see EURO and CENT written on them, not Euros or Cents.
In your earlier Videos you didn't know much, you know now a lot more than then, keep learning. We have an orange cheese, its called Red Leicester. isn't it in America, that building was built last week, knock it down and build a new one?
Let's be real, most young people in America are drinking before 21. There's always someone who's willing to buy it for an under 21 or a side street convenience store that willing sell it.
I'm a very moral human, I didn't drink in Denmark where they even drink while working. They think it's perfectly OK. Not being able to drink before 21 sounds like religious people trying to control your life. It's just unfair, I would totally break that one.
17:43 "Don't get me started!" Starts ranting anyway XD XD XD About train top speeds, the TGV has a top speed of 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph), achieved on the LGV Est.... Commercial speeds on that line are only up to 350 km/h (220 mph) though.
Only 250 years old ,yes you can still see the cradle marks on your arses . I get the impression this fella should have stayed at home and throw away his passport
Kraft singles orange cheese is not cheese. Real cheese you have to cut with a knife, unless it is a soft cheese. This guy is humorous, but he Iied about water in restaurants. Places I know you can ask for tap water. Of course the restaurants are going to push their bottled water. He also lied about Europeans smoking, except for maybe eastern Europe. Several EU countries have lower rates than the US and the others are marginally higher. Then he lied about Europeans learning American in schools, it is most often British English though that may be changing because of Brexit. He tips his barber for that Beavis haircut!
"our houses are bigger" In the USA, houses often only have one floor(but is then 4-5 meters to the ceiling) Her in Europe(atleast in Germany/Northrhine-Westphalia), most Houses are at least 2-3 floors, each 3 Meters high. But USA Houses are wider (i think all of this depends in wich state you are).
You like cheese. What you've actually grown to dislike, is plastic that calls itself cheese.
The USA has waged a merciless war on food!
He needs to read the labels.
Yea, we don't have red cheddar, just regular one.
One eleventh difference.
In my profession, I have worked for short periods in most European countries. When I had some free time, I used to ask the receptionist at the hotel about interesting places that I can visit on foot because it was a sedentary job and I needed to move around a bit. She/he gave me some advice and wished me a nice walk.
Then I traveled as a tourist to the west coast of the USA, including Los Angeles.
Asked the same question to the receptionist there and she almost turned pale in the face and lost her chin.
-It's dangerous, you shouldn't do that!
Well...
The only time an American understands the metric system is when he's waiting in line at the supermarket and, bored, impulse buys a handful of firearms and a wheelbarrow full of 9mm (millimeter) ammunition for the 9 mm (millimeter) pistols he bought the day before as an impulse buy in the line he was waiting in there.😂😳🙄 the code word is millimeter
USA population 335 M, Europe population 700 M. Europe also has a slightly bigger landmass. So no USA not the biggest at all 😂
Europe is approximately 10,180,000 sq km, while United States is approximately 9,833,517 sq km, making United States 96.6% the size of Europe.
That's so strange to say most European learn American at school. I'm Belgian so I can't know for every country obviously, but here we learn English. Then he complain about European speaking British English. WTF! Yes, we learn our neighbours (haha!) language and the OG one. That seems logical to me. Probably, when Americans have to learn Spanish to speak to there Latinos inlaws, they won't learn Spanish used in Spain. 🤷♀
The Spanish spoken in Mexico and other Middle and South American countries is different to the Spanish spoken in Spain. Basically like the differences between British and American English. I don´t get over the fact he called it "American" at all... American is not a language, English is and you are just using a slightly different version of a really old language. You cannot call it American anyways as, guess what, America is a continent (or two, if you want to be precise), you speak USA English, still, it is English.
If you want to call any language American, try it with the indigenous languages, that would be more accurate.
In Austria we learn real english (british english ) in school - american english just influenced us via tv, and now the internet. Same goes for Germany and many other european countries
They learn South and Central American Spanish. I can say it because I spoke with an USA professor in Bilbao (northen Spain) that was learning Spanish because 2/3 of his alumni were from southern American ascendent and he wanted to comunicate in Spanish with their parents. He was having a shock because our Spanish from Spain differs from the one he learned and he, that spoke a really good Spanish, was having troubles understanding the nuances. His poor head nearly exploded when I explained to him that there are words in Spanish from Spain that are considered not polite in Argentinian Spanish and didn't had any sexual meaning in Chilean Spanish. Poor thing, you had to see his face. 🤣
We in Spain learn English from UK because it's our neighbour and we have more probability to speak with someone with an UK accent or an Irish speaking English than a USA, Canadian or Australian one. Only if you consume USA shows you would hear than accent.
In Portugal we learn British English in school.
@@vanesag.9863 The slight nuances between varieties of the language, should be taught and learnt together at once, right from the beginning.
Cheese in America is rubbery processed rubbish. I found it hard to find real cheese.
cheddar is not orange in any other country
Neither is fanta.
I think you mean Cheshire Cheese is never orange... 🤔 Just saying! (You DO get 'Red Cheddar', like 'Red Leicester').
Funny, just today I bought some orange cheddar that is imported from Britain from a company called Wyke Farms. English or Irish cheddar is better than American.
Yes it is
@@nedludd7622 I've bought that here on Rhodes, but I think they freeze it for the journey here, it can sometimes taste grainy or like there are crystals in it.
That dude went to Italy and thinks he can speak for all of Europe.
i thought he was joking to start with but i think he might be an imbecile
Or, potentially, he could only film in the location he was in at the time?
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Believe me, he doesn't even know the real Italy
Instead of crying you could point out where is he missing.
@@nazimelmardito make you understand the whole thing 360 degrees, the level of misunderstanding is so high in this kid that it would be like me saying "americans use to shave therefore they are gay"
This guy is an exact representation of why the US is considered a joke to the rest of the world.
Spain has 5 official languages. Spain all over the country. Regionally Catalan, Galician, Basque and Aranese. UK also has several languages, although English is dominant. Basically all European countries has more or less minority language speakers.
Not sure how old the original video is but the smoking thing is changing very rapidly in much of Europe. In the U.K. it is completely banned in any public building and on all forms of transport and dropping cigarette butts in the street can get you a hefty fine for littering.
The same applies across The Channel and they've even had the excellent idea to fit a little cigarette butt extinguisher on the side of the street rubbish bins. No more excuse to discard them everywhere!
Same in sweden. Even retaurants and clubs are a big no no
In Europe we rather have Universal healt care, but in USA you rather chose cheap gasoline for some reason?
And don't forget the huge percentage spent on the military (inc. all the armed services, weapons, munitions, planes, ships and similar...)!
Why do Americans call it the bathroom when there’s no bath in the room? 🤷🏻♂️
...also why do they sometimes call it a rest room when most people don't go there for either a bath or a rest? Very confusing people.
The same reason why they call the pavement "sidewalk" 😅
Like "football", I guess...
As a German I am still offended by the sport they call "Football". Like guys, seriously, isn´t that more like Rugby with more protection anyways.
Funny how they are so coy about toilets but fine with violence.
Texan: I can drive for eight hours and still be in Texas.
Yorkshireman: Aye, I used to have a car like that.
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As I swede, I can easily do the same!
Only north-south though, Cecilia. 😁
@@AlBarzUK As a Norwegian, I can drive eight hours west-east, and still be in Norway. North-south, I can drive nearly 35 hours, and still be in Norway. It will go faster if I drive through Sweden, though.
You can drive 15 hours and you are still in Finland.
I’m Swedish, and I’m a smoker. I went to NY a few years ago. I didn’t have much problems with the metro, I remember being fascinated by all the rats on the tracks before trains came in. I wasn’t that aware of the US smoking culture so I had a smoke right there on Times Square, afterwards being told it wasn’t allowed there 😬😁.
I can drive 8 hours south to north and still be in Germany.... same for France and Italy. I know he wants to be sarcastic and funny, but it's just wrong.
But you wuldn't be in the same Bundesstaat after 8 hours, whereas you would still be in the same state in America in the aforementioned example.
@@SavageIntent Yes, Europe is small, but many people assume it's even smaller than it actually is. I remember US tourists sitting next to me in a plane going to Paris. They asked me if it was worth driving to the French Rivieira for an afternoon. I told them Nice was 1000 km (600 miles) away from Paris and they thought I was joking.
@@Clery75019Europe is actually bigger than the US.
Even in romania, which is way smaller than Germany, you can drive 8h n be still in romania. And in Rhode Island you can't drive 8h n still be in Rhode Island... so... hmmm. Clichés are sometimes tricky
@@DonidorBackup Even with the USA outline shown over Europe in the video, it was clear that Finland and Norway were missing.
When we talk about Europe, however, we also include all areas up to the Ural Mountains and not just the EU states.
Oh, you think that having cheaper fuel in the US and driving bigger cars is something good? You must be on some strong shit.
You don't need to be rude do you..
@@francoo.m. It is not being rude, just stating facts!
Thank you
Rude? I don't think so. But if it came across rude to you is because what comes around goes around.
@@krasimirkirev7178 Of course it is something good. It's awesome.
Well, the difference in food servings between America and Europe is pretty easy to explain. In Europe, you actually get proper food without 20-30% of the food being additives and preservatives. That means that you actually get full and get what your body needs in a much smaller portion compared to America.
Tap water in much of Europe has chlorine added. However, in northern Europe the tap water is fresh and tasting pretty good.
About tipping and how waiters can recognize Americans from a mile away. Most waiters in Europe will recognize Americans a mile away simply because Americans are much louder compared to Europeans. Waiters in Europe would never actually ask for a tip in a restaurant, hotel etc. if they know the customers are European. Should they do it anyway, they would risk getting a pretty rude reply. Europeans generally don't like to be asked for a tip. If they feel the service they received warrants a tip, they will leave a tip, but asking Europeans for a tip in Europe is a recipe for a bad day for the waiter asking.
About the drinking age in Europe, we actually view the drinking age of 21 in America as a bit of a joke. This is basically because an American can buy a gun and be sent to war before they can legally buy a beer.
US = 9.629.091 km2
Europe = 10.506.000 km²
Yeah... but 3 mil. of that is Russia. So, it`s debatable ; )
Yeah, Americans so dumb they had a civil war in a country they could have separated into two.
@@kotisded so what? The video wasn´t about countries in Europe, it was comparing Europe with the USA. And Russia is a country that is located on two continents, so the European part is indeed European. Also, Russia is a European country anyways, with it´s capital Moscow being located on the European continent as well as 10 of 14 other cities with a population over 1 million people. So, it is not debatable, as Russia is part of Europe (if we like it or not) and there are a lot of cultural similarities to other European countries, no matter if it is cloths, architecture or food and drinks.
@@avi.chan23 Well its 25% European by land, but killing others with no reason makes Russia a terrorist. This is definitely not civilized European behavior. So, it`s Highly debatable. Imo - is not European.
@@kotisded Nope. It´s about geography, not about politics!
He's wrong about Britain in terms of languages. We learn French as standard at High/Comprehensive School and can also learn German or another European language if your school provides it. I can Speak English....actual English as spoken by a native of England. I learned to Speak Italian to a reasonable level and also learned French and German at school in the 1980's. This Vlogger doesn't know the British very well by my viewing of his video. I'm not unique. Most Brit's know other European languages, even if just a little and we love our Western european neighbours. Our little differences aren't enough to divide us too much 😊👍
I think you never heard of high speed trains. The TGV in France travels at 320 km per hour, and it's been there since the 80's. It can go even faster (so does the Italian one mentioned), but they don't when operating. Of course it's super fast, that's the point.
a video from an american commented by an american, stating american cliches about the differences between europe and the us, what a balanced source of information. We are bigger, they say. Europe as a whole is - by any standard except military power - bigger than the us. Look it up.
"...they don't have a lot of seats on the toilets here" - well quite frankly, my young Brave, one would be more than enough for me😆Rest of vid easily summed up as everything bigger US, everything smaller Europe....
Fun fact: Europe's actually about 15% bigger than the US; and YES, could easily spend 8 hours in your car (if only you wanted), and still be in the same country. I rest my case. Cheers from Vienna
agree, also, it still doesn´t make sense to me to compare a country to a continent. Europeans are as diverse as Asians and Africans. You wouldn´t go to Japan and state that Russians are the same just because most part of their country is on the Asian continent. So why say things like "Europeans are....", no, not Europeans, take the specific country you are in and you might be getting somehow close to one culture and even that is far fetched. I am from Germany, depending on which part of Germany you visit, people speak different (up to other Germans not being able to understand them), act different (don´t expect people from the north to be as open and talkative as the ones in the south) and you also have completely different foods and drinks and if you find the same food in different places they sometimes even have different names.
I know, this is the same for Italy, northern Italy is totally different to the south. Western France is something different than Eastern France. Portugal is not the same as Spain, and Poland isn´t the same as Bulgaria either.
Also, except that in the US everything is bigger, I don´t see any real advantage to live there at all. It is a strange country, you could´t pay me enough to make me move there, let alone visit it. I would probably be denied entry anyways, having a latin last name and being half Cuban :D
8 hours it's the time that I take to cross my country (using a majority of national roads, or expressways and little motorway).
You can *easily* spend more than 8 hours driving the length of England alone.
The biggest difference between US and European bathrooms is the lack of baths in the US ones. Mostly they seem to have been mis-named toilets to be honest.
Bidet??
I don’t think you can see Monaco from Italy!😂
Well... If you are in the Italian Alpes, on the best spot, or mountain peak possible and you got realy good glases and the perfect weather, it could be possible. I didn't checked that, but my feelin' goes in favour for this...
It's not very far from Italy. I once flew into Nice to visit a place in north-west Italy (because it was the nearest convenient airport), and the motorway went right past Monaco.
WRONG ... AGAIN! In France (I can't speak for all 50 European countries), in EVERY restaurant, bar, café, brasserie, ... TAP WATER IS FREE but bottled mineral water, still or sparkling, is not!
Even when ordering a coffee at a café terrasse, a glass of FREE tap water is offered on demand, and FREE refills too (of tap water, not of coffee) if you ask for them!
Tip for travellers and tourists: When the waiter asks if you want water with your meal and your answer is "yes, please", make sure that you specify a "carafe", i.e., a jug of FREE tap water otherwise he may bring you a bottle of branded mineral water. Should you prefer the latter, then be warned that it will be charged, naturally.
France is the exception (unfortunately)
@@Ikkeligeglad I'd advise you to re-read my comment!
@@galaxspace1 That's unfortunate, indeed.
@@micade2518 Ah, sorry
And an other special trick for you is, to tell them, you're Canadian. That of course will not work, if evrey single letter you speak cries "Alabama"...
Cent, we call it Cent. 100 Cents equals 1 Euro
Oh, but if you talk metric, you'll lose the Americans! ;o)
@@micade2518 The also have 100 cents to the Dollar don't they, so already metric.
Should the blue area represent Europe? United Kingdom missing, Norway, Sweden, Finland missing. Portugal and Monaco are also part of Europe, and finally there is a country that many people do not know is part of Europe, and that is Greenland, which is under Danish rule. Where many non-Europeans go wrong is that they think the EU is all of Europe. It isn't. There are countries that are in Europe but are not in the EU, because the EU is a union that not all European countries have wanted to join. It is something that each country in Europe has voted for separately.
The total land area of the United States is approximately 9.8 million square kilometers, while the land area of Europe is around 10.2 million square kilometers
The Americans often confuse "Europe" (the Continent) with the E(uropean) U(nion).
in EU there was 450.000.000 people in usa 335.000. 000 without other state like albania serbia russia and so on
Saw one of those giant American trucks yesterday here in Scotland, looked ludicrous.
Yet US trucks haul a lower payload than European trucks.
(Sweden) I'm around 6 feet tall and weigh about 150 lb, and I'm fairly average, perhaps a bit on the slim side for my age.
The tap water here is WAY better than bottled, and WAY better than the tap water I had in Massachusetts when I lived there, no Chlorine just clean water, doesn't smell, doesn't taste off.
We haven't really used cash for ~20 years, and defenitly not coins, many stores and public transport don't even accept cash.
Yes as a Finn I agree with water quality In Nordics. The downside is that almost always tap water tastes horrible outside Finland, Sweden and Norway (have not been to Iceland).
@@seppokarjalainen2409 Have you ever been to Vienna? The water is a legend! And most parts of Austria have perfectly crystal-clear tap water!
As a Finnish person I have to protest that you sort of exclude Nordic countries Smoking is still very common in South Europe, but not popular ar all in the Nordics.
Europeans don't think driving 8 hours and still being in the same place as being crazy. You can drive that and more and stay in the same place in Europe.
Yeah, you can definitely drive for more than 8 hours and still be in Romania, I can guarantee that :))
The difference between American English and English English, is the guy who compiled the Webster American English dictionary and changed a lot of the words to make it easier for Americans to understand
he changed it to phonetics for simpletons
Tipping ... AGAIN! In France (I can't speak for all 50 European countries), in EVERY restaurant, bar, café, brasserie, ...on the menu, "Service Included" will be mentioned, and on the bill, there will be 1 line indicating the total of your consumptions, another line indicating "Service 15%", another line or two will show "Tax" (different % for food and alcohol), and NET TOTAL.
That systematic, compulsory 15% Service was implemented decades ago to ensure that the owner would derive enough revenue to pay decent wages to his staff.
Hence, tipping is optional: it's an extra you'd leave to the waiter to show your satisfaction on the food, service, etc.
At hairdressers too: the price on the bill is the price you must pay but, very often, there would be a little tip jar on the counter. I usually leave a little something for the girl who did the shampoo as they are generally beginners on a relatively low wage.
As for delivery men, taxi drivers, etc. the same applies: we have a minimum wage policy here so tipping is never compulsory.
@@micade2518 I can verify that, eating in France is so civilised 🤗 Without exception waiting staff were friendly, and helpful explaining unfamiliar items on the menu I found. I have to admit I struggle a bit eating outside in the summer because you can't get away from the cigarette smoke but that aside I just love Bergerac, Paris & Lille, (in no particular order). I'm going to Toulouse for the Christmas Market and am sure I will have a wonderful time.
The key to happy travelling is speaking at least some of the language 😃 I've noticed that Americans never seem to even try a single word, that is so rude and arrogant 🙋♀️🇬🇧🇫🇷🤪
@@JenniferRussell-qw2co I'm happy to hear that you enjoy France and, as you may know, Toulouse is nicknamed "The pink city": you'll find out why once there.
Have a wonderful trip!
@@micade2518 Merci pour votre response. La vien rose, vraiment magnifique ❤, et avec des lumiere de Noel. 🥰 🙋♀️🇬🇧🇫🇷🤗
@@JenniferRussell-qw2co When in Toulouse, don't miss the local specialty, "cassoulet", a beans and various meats casserole: hearty in the winter!
If you have the time, hop over to Carcassone (about 100 kms away), a medieval fortress city.
For a taste of it, watch: "Carcassonne, France: Europe's Ultimate Fortress City - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide" (on YT)
Si vous aimez la "magie" des marchés de Noël, réservez votre prochain voyage pour l'Alsace (la région française à la frontière allemande) : c'est vraiment "magique" !
Whatever you do, have a lot of fun!
Greetings from Paris!
22:40 The German ICE can drive around 350 km/h at topspeed, wich is 217 mph
There are many inaccuracies in this video. For example, in Belgium it is prohibited for traders and catering operators to: sell, serve or offer alcohol to people under the age of 16. Selling, serving or offering spirits to people under the age of 18. So you can only drink beer and wine from the age of sixteen and only strong drinks such as Gin from the age of 18.
Smoking is discouraged as much as possible, 30% are still smokers, but this decreases with age because you are only allowed to smoke in public. Under the age of 18 you are not allowed to buy tobacco products in Belgium. Tobacco sellers are responsible for who they sell to. It is legally required to ask customers who look younger than 25 to show their identity card. Online sales of cigarettes are prohibited. The high-speed trains here run at approximately 350 km/h, which is around 220 miles per hour.
it´s all the same in Germany :)
I honestly think a lot of "horrible" tasting things are just a matter of them being different.
I literally barely knew what to drink in the US because it all tasted so fucking disgusting to me. I think I found some bottled water I liked and just stuck to that all week.
I'm sure it's one of those things you get used to but just not instantly.
But coke, fanta, etc. was just not drinkable for me and as a Belgian the beer just offended me. Yes I did ask local brews and such. Our group ordered several different types of beers and I don't think we finished any glass.
Also, most of Western Europe (except for the french, obviously) have a lower rate of smoking than the US. I honestly think the biggest difference is that it's seen as less shameful so people do it more in public.
I'm like that in Belgium with the beer but I'm a real ale enthusiast. I now live in Croatia and often go months without having a beer.
Dude doesn’t fact check a thing lmao USA average height is smaller than European by a couple of inches
The most funny thing is that Americans always talk about Europe as it was a country.
This is the first time I hear someone disliking water in another country and Im fascinated
@dn3087 ...dont forget to add some iron oxide ,they love it.
Big cars, big meals, big bathrooms, big ego's & even bigger people i thought it was only bigger in Texas!
big mouths
Well, they invaded a vast chunk of a vast Continent, sparcely inhabited, whilst in Europe that's been developing over centuries, space is limited.
Japan is an interesting counter exaample: though the country is of good proportions, the uninhablitable space is scarce (many mountaneous regions) The people's mentality has adapted and minimalism has become the norm.
Aluminium, Aluminium, Aluminium 😂😂😂❤
Your right , you don't say Titanum , Rubidum , . It's like them saying nucular , It is nuclear , ya ninny , from the word nucleus which means core.
Yes, that train has a top speed of 400 km/h (249 mph).
Maybe on a test track, but in actual operation it won't go faster than 300 or 330 km/h (which is still very fast).
@@thomasfranz6467roughly 190 mph for those interested
@@thomasfranz6467 it's about 200 milles/hour, so it's very fast, too
Also, I heard the fastest train service in US runs between DC & Boston. Yet it reaches it's top speed over some 40-50 miles of the total journey.
I know that the guy in the vid you reviewed was playing for laughs and clicks, but he still did a great job of rubbing me up the wrong way. Won't be seeking out his vids.
Contrary to the oft-used phrase I do not consider that "the US is the greatest country in the world". As an example in my country we have NEVER EVER had a school shooting massacre ... imagine living somewhere where it's normalised to have regular shooter drills for kids. Give me a break.
Dude, Balkan water is some of the best water you can get. That map was probably "no data" for the Balkans.
That plate of pasta wasn't the whole meal! It was probably the second course of a 4 or 5 course dinner.
Edit: tap water? Differs widely between regions in Europe. In some places, it's actually the very same stuff they sell at a premium price as mineral water. Sometimes carbonated, but often just as it comes out of the tap in an apartment next to the botteling factory. Same source.
In Italy the main course is the appetizer. We consider a plate of pasta the 1st course. 2 would be meat or fish ... and so on
@@francoo.m. Yes, it's called a "priimo", but if you count this way, you only ever have two courses because you stop counting after the "secondo". Frutta, dolce or formaggio afterwards aren't counted this way. Just like the antipasto.
We DON'T have PUBLIC BATHROOMS !! We have public TOILETS !!
The Euro is divided into CENTS .
" gotten" older !!??
REAL cheddar isn't orange and a Kraft " cheese" slice has NO cheese in it !!!!
"WADDER" !? Do you mean WATER !?
British tap water is the best in the world.
UK basic income tax is 20%.
" eyetalian" !!?
Why do Americans say " smoking CIGARETTES" and not just say " smoking" !?
Well, we could also smoke cigars (remember Winston?) or the pipe (remember Sherlock?) ;o)
6:32 In the Netherlands, people are taller. There is some scientific debate, but generally it is said to be a combination of natural selection and the consumption of diary products. It is noticible for visitors and, in my case, by my head sticking out in foreign countries and over there 'mind your head' meaning 'the sealing is where your head is suppose to be'.😂
2:20 Oh dear sweet boy, that’s not a bonus 😂😂
22:35 yup it literally goes 400km/h. bullet trains in europe can go very VERY fast. I'm talking Paris to Berlin in 2 hours fast. If you count check-in time etc it's acutally faster to go from Paris to Berlin by train than by plane
Yes, smaller plates work if you want to eat less. Eating slower works too.
He doesn’t even know what communists are or the difference between them and socialist.
The "communist" thing is Connor's pet joke ...
It's silly to compare the amount of food on a plate because at home you make the amount you want and in a restaurant you don't just eat one plate; you eat a starter, a main course and dessert and you come with a decent portion, not a large or small one because you're going to eat even more things and if the plates come with a lot of quantity you only order one plate or you have leftover food.
I am often full with one plate and dessert, so how much do Americans eat to say that they bring a small amount as if they were still hungry at the end of the meal?
@@beatriz92 if it’s a restaurant where you just get a plate or plates with food on it, it doesn’t matter but here in NL and Ger you get a plate with the prepared meat or fish with some special vegetables and sauces and several bowls with other vegetables, fries, potatoes and you can fill your plate with the amount you want to eat. Then a smaller plate matters research found out.
@@palantir135 Yes, you are right, if you only have one dish you need to have a large portion because you will be left hungry.
Sorry, I didn't know that, I thought that in all of Europe the restaurants were like in Spain.
Yes it is good enough, a frecciarossa 1000 train is capable of 400 km/h (250 miles per hour)
The Frecciarossa 1000 is the most modern train in the Trenitalia fleet. Comfortable, safe and ecological, it is built to travel on all the AV networks in Europe.
It can reach a maximum speed of 400 km/h (248.5 mph) thanks to the 16 powerful engines distributed across all the carriages that make the Frecciarossa 1000 a train capable of always making the most of the grip on the tracks.
Frecciarossa high-speed trains, operated by Trenitalia, reach speeds of 250 miles per hour (400 km/h) and offer maximum comfort, making trips between Italian cities as smooth and short as possible. Peace out
26:50 the French-speaking population used the be the cultural and economic elite in the 19th century in Belgium as it was industrialising while the Dutch speaking one kept a mostly agriculture based economy, probably causing your impression that French is "fancier" there. The tendency has been slowly been reversed ever since, with the Dutch speaking part gaining more economic power, and therefore more political leverage.
I think this must be quite an old video, the UK banned smoking in pubic spaces some years ago!
Rhode Island, the state, is only slightly larger than the European country of Luxembourg, though Luxembourg is considered small even by European standards.
Drinking -
Well, if we take my habits (which are kind of typical), I go to a pub for one glass or one pint of something, I don't go to get drunk.
And there's often a huge social atmosphere, especially in country towns.
In summer in the pub garden, or in winter by the log fire.
I live in Norway, we have a LOT of space. :)
Re: taxes and benefits, there's a story of an American tourist injured in a road accident, and someone called an ambulance. She frantically protested, she couldn't afford it, her insurance wouldn't cover it. In the end the frustrated ambulance driver said to her, "It's free. Now get in the f***ing van." If you suffer some sort of injury in the UK you will be picked up and treated for free, end of. Coming to the UK with a serious disease and expecting it to be treated would probably be different, but speaking as a UK taxpayer I've paid for it through my taxes and I have no problem at all with a wounded tourist being treated on the NHS. Just, when crossing the road, remember we drive on the opposite side of the road and look both ways before you step off the pavement!
I had to get my teenager into the hospital some months ago, so we called an ambulance. I finally got the bill for it, it was 10,-€. I am from Germany... and I am always shocked when I hear about US people getting into panic mode when ordering an ambulance is just mentioned...
2:35 - Thank God we're not, that's a level no european would like to be on!
8:05 - The Eurozone only has 2€ and 1€ coins, the rest are cents: 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1.
13:57 - A bottle of water like that is free here in Portugal. That's basically tap water that goes through a filtering machine and the bottles are reusable, so if he's using that specific bottle as an example, he's BS-ing.
29:27 - No, no one can imagine him saying that because we don't say our height in cms, the majority of us say one metre, X centimetres (or two metres, X centimetres for a few "special" ones).
From the southern tip of Sweden to the nothern it takes ca 22 hours drive. And you would still be in Sweden. Take that.
We have 1,2,5,10,20,50 cent pieces, they are called cent
But austria before the EU had schilling for paper money and groschen for coins
not all coins were Groschen tho, we had up to 10 Schilling coins from the 50s onwards. Which was still worth less than 1 Euro when change happened.
My Italian is perfecto - maybe so, but we all have accents (it's so revealing 🤭)
About sirens - well in Denmark we have 3 different ones: one for the police, one for the ambulance, and a third for the fire brigade 🚔🚑🚒☺️🇩🇰
I can say with a high degree of confidence that the boy's Italian is not perfecto. As Caroline pointed out, accent is a giveaway. My wife is fluent French, yet retains her distinctive Scouse accent. She also speaks some German, Greek & Spanish in the same way.
As usual I can’t relate to many things on this list as a Scandinavian (Swedish).
I'm from the UK. I can testify the public transport in Italy is great. The Metro in Rome was so convenient and easy to use. Brilliant......take notice America lol 🤣🤣
Train speed record is 575 Kmh ( 357 Mph) by TGV between Paris and Strasbourg . The average speed for europeans highspeed train is around 300 kmh (186 mph ).
I have literally never been asked if I wanted to leave a tip in my life, and I've travelled across plenty of Europe as a tourist. And if anyone were to ask me, that sure as hell is the one place where I don't tip at all! I guess they really only do that when they see Americans (I mean I guess I'd do too, knowing that they usually tip a lot lol).
Also at least in my circles smoking is definitely not seen as cool, but there's still a lot of people that smoke and also a worrying amount of young people, too. But I agree with the alcohol thing, usually people are kind of accostumed to alcohol slowly and don't drink in excess as much.
what a pile of horsesht this is
You were probably buying mineral water which tends to be much more common bottled than soft water in main land Europe, but you can certainly buy soft water.
Dude should tip his barber more!
change barber (not loose change 😀😃😄)
We Brits just like to confuse all others by using MPH and Celcius and Kilograms, but some people still measure things in inches. Our tape measures have both imperial and metric on them. Go to a pub and get a pint of beer or 250ml of wine.
A pint is more than 500ml so that’s a good thing 😂 please stop using those silly yards, miles, feet, foot, stone what have you not. Yes meters and kilogram is from France 🇫🇷 get used to it.
Such stupidity. Bidets are used to wash the interested area after you poop.
I have to say, portions of pasta in Napoli are quite bigger than that,especially for young men.
Also, usually in Italy pasta is just one of many courses of a meal, so yeah, you want the portion to be smaller, as there will be more food afterwards.
I once made the mistake of enjoying the pasta our Italian friend cooked to much just for her to be like "It´s now time for the meat" and I was like "what? I am full already", She just grinned and told me that after the meat, there will be more.... I didn´t eat a thing the next tweo days as my body was still digesting...
When I was in the US I always felt like I had to bribe people when tipping. This guy proves my point. If you don't bribe (tip) people you get s£!t service.
On a map with a cylindrical projection (like the one you are looking at at 5:40) the deformation is minimum at the equator and maximum at the poles. The size of India is therefore not deformed.
Is this guy trying to be funny? This video is offensive. I won't go any further. He's done nothing but complain.
It does a disservice to the image of the United States in the world. Or simply shows the world how shallow and bloated the average American citizen is.
He's wrong about high taxes. The basic rate of income tax in the UK is 20%, and you don't pay any tax on the first £12,570 of your income. The rate goes up to 40% for income above £50,270, and to 45% for income above £125,140, but for the average person income tax isn't that high.
I can't remember the figures but I think on average an American is losing a bigger proportion of income than a European but in different ways (higher prescription charges, co-pay on medical bills, employer contribution to health insurance etc.).
It's unbelievable that not all Americans are 2 meters (6.6 feet) wide and not all have type 2 diabetes with all the sugar and fat in huge portions you eat.
Hay que recordar que el primer idioma en el continente Américano "no indígena" era el castellano(español) Incluido las 3/4 partes del imperio español de lo que hoy es USA y Canada. Los indios hablaban mínimo 2 idiomas, habéis ido como los 🦀hacia Atrás.
Prefiero un plato pequeño de buena comida, que uno enorme de aditivos y conservantes.
Por lo que tengo entendido 🇬🇧 ya usan el sistema métrico internacional desde hace unas cuantas décadas.
I live in Denmark and am a smoker about 30% and it gets a whole lot less in Southern Europe and Eastern Europe is where most people smoke, in my case it is illegal to smoke inside your own home and if you are a public worker or work in hospitals or schools it is forbidden to smoke while you are at work if you smoke you are fired fortunately and it is only special areas outside where people A pack of cigarettes costs at least 12$ and you must be at least 18 years old, whereas a 14-year-old is allowed to drink alcohol's national sport🥰🤪, smoking is probably the next stupid thing you can do in life, without a doubt.
I don't know why you think we use the word "coke" for all the different soda's, that's not true. Cola is a coke, sinas is a Fanta/Sisi, 7-up is a 7-up/Sprite. There are the two big companies that own all the fizzy-drink brands. Cocacola has also Fanta and 7-up, and Pepsico has Sisi and Sprite. Bars and shops never are in business with both, it's always one or the other. I don't believe I ever came across "rootbeer", I don't know what it is, I only know it hearing it from Americans on tv/youtube.
Lol you learn English in school 🙂
If you travel to Europe again, and if you happen to be in France, try some Volvic water, in bottles. That's the best one for me, even if I don't mind most other waters personally.
The most delicious water I've tasted in Europe is Vichy Saint Yorre in France.
Badoît is also very nice.
In Britain, my favourite water is Highland Spring (which as you'll guess correctly is of-course Scottish).
Occasionally as an after-gym treat, I go to one of my favourite cafés for a Portuguese Pedras which I take with a couple of slices of lemon.
So, there are a number of delicious options, but like everything else - you have to be in the know (same story with food outlets).
I see that orange cheddar here in Norway but I buy non orange UK produced, also tried Oreo's, never again. Smoking came from the US, everyone in the US smoked in the 50s and 60s.
300 km/h (186 m.p.h.) is pretty standard on high speed railway lines. 200 km/h (125 m.p.h.) has been used for decades on many standard (not specially-built) main lines.
26:41 in. Yea, you are right. 3 official languages in Belgium (French, Ducth and German).
Here in Luxembourg it is Luxembourgish, French and German.
Euro notes - They are €5, €10 - The word is singular, e.g., 5 Euro, 10 Euro, 20 Euro, etc.
Euro Coins are call CENT, 5 cent, 10 cent, 20 cent etc. Again the word CENT IS SINGULAR
Look at any Euro Note or Coin and you will see EURO and CENT written on them, not Euros or Cents.
What? There are also 1 and 2 € coins.
@@thomasfranz6467 etc. etc., used twice
yeah, almost.
only coins
That depends where you are in Europe. In some countries Euro is countable.
In your earlier Videos you didn't know much, you know now a lot more than then, keep learning.
We have an orange cheese, its called Red Leicester.
isn't it in America, that building was built last week, knock it down and build a new one?
22:38 it is 250mi/h or 400km/h, but that's only top speed as he said.
Let's be real, most young people in America are drinking before 21. There's always someone who's willing to buy it for an under 21 or a side street convenience store that willing sell it.
I'm a very moral human, I didn't drink in Denmark where they even drink while working. They think it's perfectly OK. Not being able to drink before 21 sounds like religious people trying to control your life. It's just unfair, I would totally break that one.
Scottish water
17:43 "Don't get me started!" Starts ranting anyway XD XD XD
About train top speeds, the TGV has a top speed of 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph), achieved on the LGV Est.... Commercial speeds on that line are only up to 350 km/h (220 mph) though.
Continental Europe is larger than the US :-)
Only 250 years old ,yes you can still see the cradle marks on your arses . I get the impression this fella should have stayed at home and throw away his passport
1776 - 2026 = 250yrs.
@@gerardflynn7382 And so what
Kraft singles orange cheese is not cheese. Real cheese you have to cut with a knife, unless it is a soft cheese. This guy is humorous, but he Iied about water in restaurants. Places I know you can ask for tap water. Of course the restaurants are going to push their bottled water. He also lied about Europeans smoking, except for maybe eastern Europe. Several EU countries have lower rates than the US and the others are marginally higher. Then he lied about Europeans learning American in schools, it is most often British English though that may be changing because of Brexit.
He tips his barber for that Beavis haircut!
29:30 Well no, you just say "I'm one seventy-two" and everyone knows what you mean.
"our houses are bigger"
In the USA, houses often only have one floor(but is then 4-5 meters to the ceiling)
Her in Europe(atleast in Germany/Northrhine-Westphalia), most Houses are at least 2-3 floors, each 3 Meters high.
But USA Houses are wider (i think all of this depends in wich state you are).