@@Benito-lr8mznot exagerated at all, but I know it's a bit embarrassing to acknowledge the reality for the most of the Spanish people. Spaniards like to think they live in a developed country and that they are at a similar level than other developed countries. Well it certainly is pretty well developed in infrastructure, security etc. but when it comes to compare average wages to other countries average salaries... it can be very humbling. Painfully humbling... That's why we're like some sort of Mexicans for them...
These Californians shocked me, because they are incredible open to a complete new culture and embrace it in the most positive way. Getxo is an expensive neighbourhood in Bilbao. I was born in San Sebastián, near the French border and know well the area. Also, they choose a place with lots of rain and cloudy days and foreigners usually don't choose that area; they prefer the Mediterranean sea not the Atlantic. By the way, the former having an almost identical weather than California (but the sea water is much warmer in Spain).
47:45 That is the so-called Puente de Portugalete (Portugalete Bridge), in the north of Spain, near the city of Bilbao. It was inaugurated in 1893 and is an excellent work of engineering that crosses the Nervión River near its mouth, its function is to transfer people and vehicles between the two banks of the river, and in its time it was a work of cutting-edge engineering, which still works perfectly today.
Una familia que ingrese entre los 2 5k puede vivir muy muy bien. Nosotros somos 2 y nuestros ingresos netos (sumando sueldos y la renta de 1 piso que tenemos alquilado a una pareja) son 4.500 euros clavados. Y vivimos bien, con desahogo.
@Average_Middle_Aged_American It is also true, here we don't have to pay medical insurance because the Social Security (the national health system) is paid by the companies and we are complete covered. My 2 years old cousin has a transplanted heart for example and it was completely free
@@victoriamuniz8958 trabajamos los 2 y el piso que me dejó mi abuela lo hemos alquilado (a un precio eso sí muy económico porque la pareja que vive son conocidos). Y mi mujer mete muchas horas en el hospital
Dentists are not covered by the Universal Healthcare system, at least in Spain. Even private insurances do not cover that except the basic stuff as regular cleaning.
That is interesting. You should have a movement to get it covered. Dental issues can affect your entire body. Dental bills are odd here. I have never found ANY dental insurance that was worth the money here in USA. We pay like $1200 per year for insurance that covers like 50% of the bill with a cap of like $2000. Pointless.
In Spain and Europe we use the coma for decimals and the point for large amounts. So 1,000,000.5 dollars in the American way would be written in Europe as 1.000.000,5 dollars. Im from Europe so It was funny when I lived in the US to see it reverse.
Only English speaking countries use dot as decimal separator, the rest of the world uses comma and the dot is used for the "thousands" separation. This was also very confusing to me when I first moved to Canada. Those first excels were a nightmare haha
In Sweden we don't use dot as thousand separator, if you want to group thousands we do is with blank space. We also use comma as decimal separator. 1 000 000 works for decimals too. 0,000 001
Dental treatments are not free in Spain, except for dental extractions due to medical complications for example. In Europe you must take care of your own mouth, as your responsibility. There are many dental clinics with very interesting financing plans, usually at 0%, that is, you get back money paid in easy installments without extra charges
Viven en uno de los lugares más caros de España, el país Vasco, y concretatamente Getxo, donde viven es una de las zonas más caras del país Vasco. 1000 euros al mes en la compra es una exageración. Los precios de los alimentos no varían mucho de una zona a otra de España. Con respecto a lo de las puntos y comas en los números. Cuando vengas a Europa es fácil entenderlo… es exactamente al revés que en USA. Cambia las comas por puntos, y los puntos por comas y sabrás perfectamente los precios 😊
En España es gratis el dentista en la Sanidad Universal sólo en las extracciones dentarias o enfermedades bucales. Tambien en gratis o casi, en los niños hasta la adolescencia en la higiene, limpieza y corrección dentaria. Son clínicas concertadas con Sistema Nacional de Sanidad, Y lo que se paga es muy poco dinero comparado con EEUU . Desde luego menos de 1000 mil euros en una prótesis correctora de la alineación dental. Una higiene dental en España cuesta de 50 a 100 €.
34:00 This thing with property taxes is another big difference between US and Spain, I think. We have very high income tax in Spain, but property taxes are low, even taking relative difference in property value into account. There is some talk about increasing them but without a corresponding decrease in income tax I don't think it's going anywhere.
@@Average_Middle_Aged_American American problems with gentrification always sounded weird to me. Why someone has to move out of a neighborhood because property values went up? But understanding this difference it makes sense.
@@Average_Middle_Aged_American Private. Yeah, its a bit slower than yours (250 Mbit). Its fast enough for me and i could upgrade to 500 Mbit for 55€ (incl. TV).
@@Average_Middle_Aged_AmericanAll telephone and internet companies are completely private, there is no state-owned companies. The prices used to be more expensive (much more than in several other European countries), but a few years ago all these companies lowered their prices or made flat rates or packs and the prices improved. Then several companies arrived that offered very cheap prices and good service, and that's why you see those prices that are so good. I think in other European countries it is also cheap or maybe even cheaper.
@@Ilar-en7lg Yeah, as far as i know, GER is on the more expensive side than other countries in Europe for internet and phone. Even the UK is cheaper. (Correct me if i´m wrong)
In Europe fridges are what you call small, not only in Spain. Those big american fridges are not very common, unless your home and kitchen are big and you want to have that type of fridges.
10k por mes en cualquier pais por mes es un buen salario no los gana un camarero o un maestro en E.Unidos aqui existe la llamada paga extra que es normalmente lo que se gana añadido al salario mensual ; dos veces al año en navidad y verano para completar salario anual.
Because of this, prices go up. And the ones that were living all their lifes there are forced to leave. I'm sorry, I get it, it's nice to have a better quality of life... But man we can't keep up with your salaries, that's how it is
It does suprise me that countries do not make adjustments for economies to be closer to aame cost of living. It would have to be done gradually, but there should be something. In USA, we have impact fees on certain areas and items. When people move to an area, they may have to pay more for things like registering a car, etc. Perhaps the government should give more tax breaks and rebates based on how long one has lived in the country or city.
Kit Kat is not American it was created by Rowntree's of York in England. Nestle ( a swiss company) acquired Rowntree's so it is now distributed under the Nestle brand. In USA it is made under license by Reese candy. I guess you're not intending to take up crochet any time soon . Your face at that point was quite funny It is not always easy to get an NHS dentist in the UK unless you are on benefits so you are forced to go private. Probably the reason they have missing teeth is that a tooth extraction is cheaper than root canal surgery and they don't want to waste good beer money. That and the fact that every city centre in the UK will have numerous drunken brawls every weekend and fighting will also occur at football (although the police seem to have football hooliganism under control these days). That's why it's a good idea we don't have guns there would be a drastic reduction in population as we all hate each other.
Taxes are hell in Spain and Europe in general. I am a bit American in that sense: I distrust a big state that wants to "take care" of me... at an enforced price (sounds like you are forced to pay for protection to the Mafia). I don't want to ditch Universal Healthcare though, but man, I could make that much more efficient ie. include a symbolic copay and then it would work nicely for the majority of users and not only the abusers (because 0€ => infinite demand)
You would not believe how many arguments I have been in about UHC. I think there should be an OPTION for it but not have it mandatory. People do not realize that when their income goes up, the cost of healthcare (insurance) goes up (taxes for UHC). Americans generally do not trust the government and want more control over their income (lower taxes). There is an argument for both sides, so why not have the option for it and against it.
@@Average_Middle_Aged_American At least in Spain many would say that rich people lack solidarity, bla, bla... and should not be given an option to stay out of the public system. But actually, many people have a private insurance too, because the waiting time in the public system is huge. Thus, those people with private insurance relieve the burden of the public system, but they are scolded and called "selfish". Indeed, it is just envy disguised in the robes of "moral superiority" and "fairness". I don't see why earning more money is inmoral and you deserve to be robbed, but believe me, you would find much of that mindset in Spain.
You have never done taxes in the US and it shows... I lived in Europe and in the US and the American way of doing them is a nightmare. In Europe you get a letter at your mail with how much you have to pay. You can either pay or calculate it on your own and present it. And im not going to talk about the IVA, in America is a hell... everytime you pick an item you dont know what the final price is going to be.
And remember, in Europe those marked in the label are the FINAL PRICE.
No taxes and tips added to the bill.
5-10k euros per month is literally rich family in Spain.
Pues ya veras!!! Viven de la hostia .
10 k in close all countries for month is a elevated salary a litle bit exagerated coment the rich😂
@@Benito-lr8mznot exagerated at all, but I know it's a bit embarrassing to acknowledge the reality for the most of the Spanish people. Spaniards like to think they live in a developed country and that they are at a similar level than other developed countries. Well it certainly is pretty well developed in infrastructure, security etc. but when it comes to compare average wages to other countries average salaries... it can be very humbling. Painfully humbling... That's why we're like some sort of Mexicans for them...
These Californians shocked me, because they are incredible open to a complete new culture and embrace it in the most positive way. Getxo is an expensive neighbourhood in Bilbao. I was born in San Sebastián, near the French border and know well the area. Also, they choose a place with lots of rain and cloudy days and foreigners usually don't choose that area; they prefer the Mediterranean sea not the Atlantic. By the way, the former having an almost identical weather than California (but the sea water is much warmer in Spain).
El País Vasco es una de las zonas más caras de España. Ese pez es así, plano, es un Rodaballo.
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Getxo, where they live ,is one of the most expensive places in Spain
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47:45 That is the so-called Puente de Portugalete (Portugalete Bridge), in the north of Spain, near the city of Bilbao. It was inaugurated in 1893 and is an excellent work of engineering that crosses the Nervión River near its mouth, its function is to transfer people and vehicles between the two banks of the river, and in its time it was a work of cutting-edge engineering, which still works perfectly today.
Very Cool!
That fish at 14:00 is turbot, one of the most delicious and appreciated fish.
@@Ilar-en7lg You don't know her nacionality.
You're making a deduction based on his skin color and physical features.
Muy buen video. Un saludo desde Asturias
Una familia que ingrese entre los 2 5k puede vivir muy muy bien.
Nosotros somos 2 y nuestros ingresos netos (sumando sueldos y la renta de 1 piso que tenemos alquilado a una pareja) son 4.500 euros clavados. Y vivimos bien, con desahogo.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
@Average_Middle_Aged_American It is also true, here we don't have to pay medical insurance because the Social Security (the national health system) is paid by the companies and we are complete covered. My 2 years old cousin has a transplanted heart for example and it was completely free
Soy española, y si ingresas eso al mes, te considero millonario.
@@victoriamuniz8958 trabajamos los 2 y el piso que me dejó mi abuela lo hemos alquilado (a un precio eso sí muy económico porque la pareja que vive son conocidos). Y mi mujer mete muchas horas en el hospital
Dentists are not covered by the Universal Healthcare system, at least in Spain. Even private insurances do not cover that except the basic stuff as regular cleaning.
That is interesting. You should have a movement to get it covered. Dental issues can affect your entire body. Dental bills are odd here. I have never found ANY dental insurance that was worth the money here in USA. We pay like $1200 per year for insurance that covers like 50% of the bill with a cap of like $2000. Pointless.
Basic dental treatment is covered in GER by our healthcare system. But if u want special treatment, u have to pay.
In Spain and Europe we use the coma for decimals and the point for large amounts. So 1,000,000.5 dollars in the American way would be written in Europe as 1.000.000,5 dollars. Im from Europe so It was funny when I lived in the US to see it reverse.
Oh that is interesting. Easy enough to reverse them. Thanks!
Only English speaking countries use dot as decimal separator, the rest of the world uses comma and the dot is used for the "thousands" separation. This was also very confusing to me when I first moved to Canada. Those first excels were a nightmare haha
So literally,,,
123,456 could be
123,345.00 or
123.456 ?
That is crazy!
In Sweden we don't use dot as thousand separator, if you want to group thousands we do is with blank space. We also use comma as decimal separator.
1 000 000
works for decimals too.
0,000 001
@@Average_Middle_Aged_American A person who measures 6 feet in the USA, in Europe measures 1 meter and 82 cm, it is written 1,82 m
Dental treatments are not free in Spain, except for dental extractions due to medical complications for example. In Europe you must take care of your own mouth, as your responsibility. There are many dental clinics with very interesting financing plans, usually at 0%, that is, you get back money paid in easy installments without extra charges
Viven en uno de los lugares más caros de España, el país Vasco, y concretatamente Getxo, donde viven es una de las zonas más caras del país Vasco.
1000 euros al mes en la compra es una exageración. Los precios de los alimentos no varían mucho de una zona a otra de España.
Con respecto a lo de las puntos y comas en los números. Cuando vengas a Europa es fácil entenderlo… es exactamente al revés que en USA. Cambia las comas por puntos, y los puntos por comas y sabrás perfectamente los precios 😊
A private school like an American in the País Vasco can reach about 1.000 euros monthly
U can live in Bilbao for less money than them for sure
1:00:00 why does the american brands presence surprise you?
(Also, KitKat was originay british, but since decades it’s owned by swiss company Nestlé).
You are correct.
En España es gratis el dentista en la Sanidad Universal sólo en las extracciones dentarias o enfermedades bucales.
Tambien en gratis o casi, en los niños hasta la adolescencia en la higiene, limpieza y corrección dentaria. Son clínicas concertadas con Sistema Nacional de Sanidad, Y lo que se paga es muy poco dinero comparado con EEUU . Desde luego menos de 1000 mil euros en una prótesis correctora de la alineación dental.
Una higiene dental en España cuesta de 50 a 100 €.
Basque zone is very expensive ,almost doble than the rest , and 1,5 of madrid and barcelona
It seems expensive. This family is used to expensive, though. :-)
Costco in Spain is 30€ plus taxes. 😉
@@PurpleMayE - I love Costco. Boneless Ribeye is $12 per pound here.
34:00 This thing with property taxes is another big difference between US and Spain, I think. We have very high income tax in Spain, but property taxes are low, even taking relative difference in property value into account. There is some talk about increasing them but without a corresponding decrease in income tax I don't think it's going anywhere.
Property taxes are definitely lower in Spain (it seems). Of course, that probably does not help renters much.
@@Average_Middle_Aged_American American problems with gentrification always sounded weird to me. Why someone has to move out of a neighborhood because property values went up? But understanding this difference it makes sense.
@@BoredSquirell - there are often programs in place that protect existing owners from bring taxed out of their own homes.
35:31
I pay 40€ for internet and 15€ for phone per month. No TV.
Could upgrade to TV for 10€.
WOW. That is so cheap. Is it from government or private companies?
@@Average_Middle_Aged_American
Private.
Yeah, its a bit slower than yours (250 Mbit). Its fast enough for me and i could upgrade to 500 Mbit for 55€ (incl. TV).
@@Average_Middle_Aged_AmericanAll telephone and internet companies are completely private, there is no state-owned companies. The prices used to be more expensive (much more than in several other European countries), but a few years ago all these companies lowered their prices or made flat rates or packs and the prices improved. Then several companies arrived that offered very cheap prices and good service, and that's why you see those prices that are so good. I think in other European countries it is also cheap or maybe even cheaper.
@@Ilar-en7lg Yeah, as far as i know, GER is on the more expensive side than other countries in Europe for internet and phone. Even the UK is cheaper. (Correct me if i´m wrong)
@TrumpFanClubDeutschland Hi, it could be, but I don't know if the UK is cheaper than Spain.
In Europe fridges are what you call small, not only in Spain. Those big american fridges are not very common, unless your home and kitchen are big and you want to have that type of fridges.
No es necesario ir a lugares tan grandes para comprar los alimentos en Europa , como en America. No es necesario y no los hay.
Except for Costco? 🤣
10k por mes en cualquier pais por mes es un buen salario no los gana un camarero o un maestro en E.Unidos aqui existe la llamada paga extra que es normalmente lo que se gana añadido al salario mensual ; dos veces al año en navidad y verano para completar salario anual.
There are teachers, professora, and pricipals that make that much in USA. Just depends on location and senority.
Because of this, prices go up. And the ones that were living all their lifes there are forced to leave. I'm sorry, I get it, it's nice to have a better quality of life... But man we can't keep up with your salaries, that's how it is
It does suprise me that countries do not make adjustments for economies to be closer to aame cost of living. It would have to be done gradually, but there should be something. In USA, we have impact fees on certain areas and items. When people move to an area, they may have to pay more for things like registering a car, etc. Perhaps the government should give more tax breaks and rebates based on how long one has lived in the country or city.
Son gente rica.
North East of Spain is usually more expensive
Seems so. Too rich for me! 🙂
@@Average_Middle_Aged_American North West is also beautiful but more affordable🙂
@@yomismo688 - most of Spain seems beautiful!
@@Average_Middle_Aged_AmericanYes indeed, I think u would like it
Kit Kat is not American it was created by Rowntree's of York in England. Nestle ( a swiss company) acquired Rowntree's so it is now distributed under the Nestle brand. In USA it is made under license by Reese candy.
I guess you're not intending to take up crochet any time soon . Your face at that point was quite funny
It is not always easy to get an NHS dentist in the UK unless you are on benefits so you are forced to go private. Probably the reason they have missing teeth is that a tooth extraction is cheaper than root canal surgery and they don't want to waste good beer money. That and the fact that every city centre in the UK will have numerous drunken brawls every weekend and fighting will also occur at football (although the police seem to have football hooliganism under control these days). That's why it's a good idea we don't have guns there would be a drastic reduction in population as we all hate each other.
LOL!
Thanks for the laugh!
Taxes are hell in Spain and Europe in general. I am a bit American in that sense: I distrust a big state that wants to "take care" of me... at an enforced price (sounds like you are forced to pay for protection to the Mafia). I don't want to ditch Universal Healthcare though, but man, I could make that much more efficient ie. include a symbolic copay and then it would work nicely for the majority of users and not only the abusers (because 0€ => infinite demand)
You would not believe how many arguments I have been in about UHC. I think there should be an OPTION for it but not have it mandatory. People do not realize that when their income goes up, the cost of healthcare (insurance) goes up (taxes for UHC). Americans generally do not trust the government and want more control over their income (lower taxes). There is an argument for both sides, so why not have the option for it and against it.
@@Average_Middle_Aged_American At least in Spain many would say that rich people lack solidarity, bla, bla... and should not be given an option to stay out of the public system. But actually, many people have a private insurance too, because the waiting time in the public system is huge. Thus, those people with private insurance relieve the burden of the public system, but they are scolded and called "selfish". Indeed, it is just envy disguised in the robes of "moral superiority" and "fairness". I don't see why earning more money is inmoral and you deserve to be robbed, but believe me, you would find much of that mindset in Spain.
You have never done taxes in the US and it shows... I lived in Europe and in the US and the American way of doing them is a nightmare. In Europe you get a letter at your mail with how much you have to pay. You can either pay or calculate it on your own and present it. And im not going to talk about the IVA, in America is a hell... everytime you pick an item you dont know what the final price is going to be.