Americans do not travel because they are slaving 24/7 to the American mighty dollar. If you live to work, you don’t have time to travel, and also with just 2 to 3 weeks vacations, you don’t even have time to rest. Now I ask you is this a good way to live? Apparently for Americans the answer is yes, because the bubble is real. I always laugh when I hear the statement, we live in the freest country on earth. 🤣
A driver I know who worked for an American company in the UK was amazed at how frightened other American workers were, they tugged the forelock to their bosses at every opportunity, worked all hours. I reckon it's because of the power American bosses hold over their workers, they control their healthcare, whether or not they have holidays, and can sack them at a moment's notice.
21:30 Let me cite the great Volker Pispers about capitalism: "buying things you don't need, from money you don't have, to impress people you don't like". Nothing to add there.
I have no idea where my friends, co-workers or even most of my family members stand in the political spectrum. I don’t care and they don’t care. On the other hand In the United States your political beliefs makes you automatically an enemy to the other side. PS: Healthcare doesn’t get better with competition. Regulations is the only way.
@@7rob27 Same here. I only got some info of a colleague because I saw his schedule during an online meeting and there were some private entries affiliated with a party (I don't like). But that doesn't change our interaction and nobody would mention it.
@@7rob27 I agree that you could never rid the United States of for prophet healthcare same goes over here! We haven't done so either, What we did is to sub-let Operation Theatres and private rooms to the very same NHS-Consultant's who then brought in their own private practice for elective surgery! British Healthcare Is Not Free! That's why we pay our taxes! We have the Army to protect the state! We have the NHS to protect the people!
America's big problem is American Exceptionalism. An average american thinks US is so much better than anything in the world, that it doesn't need to be improved and has been thinking that way for decades. Meanwhile other democracies have passed the USA left and right. USA is the best place on the earth for a megacorporation but no longer for the average Joe.
@@TimoLaine-pv5ph I recently saw a New York Times interview with an older woman in NYC. She repeatedly said the NY subway system was ‘the best in the world’. I mean, it’s not bad but it’s nowhere near the best. Americans just run off at the mouth and talk with such confidence, and tend to speak with a tone of authority. Thankfully the rest of the world is not convinced, the only people they’re fooling is themselves.
@@amandajb2024 Nothing is ever perfect. Especially not something like a subway sytem, where so much has to work together: hardware, software, social engineering, planning, personnel...
In the UK it's illegal for prescription only drugs to be advertised to anyone other than medical professionals.... The only drug adverts you will see on TV etc are for over the counter medicines
@@dasy2k1 OTC and "supplement" ads alone are more than enough for a human brain. I recall last time I watched television, a quarter of a century ago, the flood of pharma ads was sickening. Fortunately, by then broadband internet had already replaced TV for entertainment, and five years ago terrestrial TV in my country was shut down completely. Good riddance.
“Illness is neither an indulgence for which people have to pay, nor an offence for which they should be penalised, but a misfortune the cost of which should be shared by the community - Nye Bevan
There is no "right" for something that does not come for free. But I get your point. I agree with victoria's Nye Bevan quote. "Truth is always somewhere in the middle", as in the best solution is usually away from both extremes. 🤷♂
@em0_tion But , healthcare isn't free if it's paid for by taxation. It's just free at the point of use. The American system is completely wrong . 0ver 50% of bankruptcy in America is due to medical debt , which is certainly not right.
@@philipmccarthy6175 No disagreements here, other than your use of the word "right". 😉👍✌ The whole world is rooting for Americans to sort their health-care system. 🙏 No one deserves such poor treatment, especially with that high of a price tag. It's just profiteering. 💪👿
Norwegian here. The differences between the US and the rest of the world are mindboggling, both when it comes to politicians and their main priorities, people's knowledge of both their own country but not least the world outside, and especially trust in their own governments. In Europe in general, we have greater trust in our governments and to a greater extent appreciate regulations that are in the best interest of all. We look more at society as a whole in our decisions than at the individual citizen. Politicians' main focus is not re-election but to improve society. Some succeed but some do not and are then effectively replaced in the next election. The best thing is that in our elections, those with the most votes win!!! Medicines and healthcare are not seen as something to be profited from either for doctors, pharmaceutical companies or hospitals, but as a human right. This is also why it is forbidden to advertise medicines on television and other media. The result is that we use fewer medicines and have fewer people who become addicted to, for example, OxyContin, which has created the insane opioid crisis that you people are struggling with today. We have also built our societies for people, not cars. This means that we have greater walkability in our cities, better public transport and less pollution per inhabitant than you. When we then add a social safety net that lies at the bottom of this that picks up those of our citizens who for one reason or another cannot fend for themselves, it goes without saying that our societies are immeasurably much better than the US, which in reality is reduced to the world's richest third world country!
Spaniard here. I could agree in everything that you said except for the "in Europe in general, we have greater trust in our politicians". I know you said "in general", but that here in Spain is not true at all. Not in our politicians, nor in the EU ones. We are, in general, as polarised as them
@@Esc3pticoSolitarioyes, is there a solution with Spain ?? In france we have National Rally with Marine Lepen, the french Meloni, but where are the patriots in spain ?? Oh they are forbidden because people are ashamed to be called franco nostalgics
@@Comradpetito the patriots in Spain are all over the place. And they don't care to be called Franco nostalgics. They represent half of the voters, and the other half are "left". My point is that they trick us by making us more "anti-theotherside", whatever that might be, to divide us instead of trying to come together in a middle ground. Left and right might have had sense in the last century (and more in particular when that king of yours "invented it"), but not anymore. It's just a trick to make us mad, one against the other. And one of the reasons that the dictatorship era scar is not healed yet, it's precisely because that "side" has never apologized for it, it needs the votes of all the people from Fundación Francisco Franco, and they make campaign having that in mind. And a good deal of them actually miss those times. Alianza Popular, the political arm during the dictatorship, became Partido Popular as we know them. And then they point out Bildu for not asking forgiveness for the ETA times. I'm not a leftist, but the Spanish right wing is disgusting from birth. The left became shit year after year
Yea, in Czech you can stay with your kids up to 3 years of the kid. And there are options on how to prolong that and afterwards it's possible to work remotely/20-80% etc.. .
14:50 The best joke I heard someone said in Poland in the restaurant when American and local were talking. American asked with a big WTF "what? You don't have free water in restaurants?" and a local replied "what? You don't have a public health care in US?". American just smiled sadly and gave a thumb up 😂
Yeah. I rather have to pay for water than for health care. Because water is way cheaper! And, at least in Germany, if you don't want to pay for water, you can ask a restaurant for tab water and this is (most of the times) for free.
@@StuckCrab yeah without water we as a species are gone - its like saying "fuck the air we breathe people cough and splutter into it I ain't breathing anything people have coughed into"
7:40 what makes it so hard for Americans to leave their country for longer trips are the lack of workers rights and job protection laws. As a German I have 30 days of paid vacation PLUS all the public holidays which we have plenty of. It’s no problem for me to go on a trip to Australia for three weeks and another two weeks to Greece plus another week hiking in Austria for example and I‘d still have some days left. Americans often can’t do that, their lack of laws prevents them from being able to explore the world like a European could.
Germans have more vacation days than many other countries in Europe though, also more holidays and they work less hours per week. It’s even in Europe exceptional. Most people work 42h and have 4-5 weeks max. vacation. Still more than most of the Us but I have met a few Americans who had 4/5 weeks too. It really depends. Some Americans have traveled more than some Germans. They can easily afford it if they are middle class.
@MrsStrawhatberry I had an office job, union and senior. Had 6 weeks paid vacation, could carry over 2 weeks from previous year, plus our holidays, plus I worked a 9 day fortnight so had the 10th day off. We got 1.5 days sick time per month and could accumulate/bank up to 600 hours. Was also paid decently, about $25/hour. I'm Canadian so we have universal health care (yes, it needs work but our taxes pay for most of it). Can go to whatever hospital I want in my city and province. And so on. While I have friends and relatives in the US, I no longer cross the border when I can go anywhere else.
@ I didn’t know Canadiens had sick days too. That concept is foreign to me. We are just sick when we are sick. We need a doctor’s notice if it’s more than 3 days but it’s the doctors who decides how long we need to be absent from work and it’s always paid. If it’s several months though, other laws come into place too.
@@MrsStrawhatberry it varies with the employer and province. We could use our sick time to keep infections out of the office or whatever. The 1.5 days per month waa paid and could be banked if not used. We did need to get a note if it was for very long. I never had to because of the particular circumstances, e.g. in hospital for emergency surgery or obvious injury. It helped to know we had the time if needed. Long periods of illness would have to be sorted. Not perfect but it helped many.
I had a conversation with one American guy who had the opportunity to live and work in Switzerland. He chose to stay in the USA and struggle because of the ‘potential’ of his entrepreneurial ambitions. Apparently earning good money in a safe, beautiful and prosperous country like Switzerland doesn’t compare to the 1/1000 chance of becoming a successful business owner in the basket-case nation that the USA is. 🤦♀️ Reminds me of that saying ‘why socialism never caught on in the USA is because they are all temporarily embarrassed millionaires’.
The sad thing is they probably weren't wrong. My job pays 3-5 times as much in the US. And that's the average, not the silicon valley highlights. Trust me, I tried, for 5 years. It just didn't work for me, I had to admit I'm just not an american and never would be. The grass really is greener - it's just often artificial.
Don't forget they have been brainwashed about the evils of socialism and communism with no clue about democratic socialism. Poor education and the oligarchs keeping them poor and ignorant.
Hi, been to an International ladies meeting in Nice yesterday evening. Quite amazing: all Americans there (about 70%) either live in France or are here to look how fast they can leave the US to move to Europe. All said the main reason was quality of life: real food, healthcare, maternity leave, work to live and not the other way round. One lady told me that in Europe governments want their people heathy and work towards this, while in the US the healthsystem is a business, therefore sick people are good business, therefore they keep people sick: bad food, stress, overwork, too much medication, etc I was quite shocked.
That is just sick - breasts are not there to be sexual playthings. They are, as they are for all mammals, to ensure the that the various species survive & flourish. How utterly warped to ban even the name of one of natures miracles! And to live where the worst, most abhorrent & unacceptable world in one's entire vocabulary is the word for female genitalia. Way to teach women they are humanities playthings and to laud those women who nullify the the natural purpose of their breasts in order to appeal to men's sexual urges. What a distorted & gross value-system.
@@SatieSatie it’s True. They can’t say toilet either like we do in the UK. Although we usually just say loo. Restroom is used. Which is just a euphemism really.
In most countries around the world medical adverts for anything more than over the counter products (Pepto bismol, Tylenol, Preparation H etc) are not just unusual, they are illegal!
The fact is that in America you can tell your doctor what to prescribe,and he makes money out of that. In the rest of the world the doctor tells you what to take.
Swede here. Last year i was having really bad stomach pains. I was transported with an ambulance to the hospital. I got morphine and some tests done and it turned out to be some bad food poisoning. The total cost was ca $15
Swede here too! Got my gallbladder removed 4 years ago, total cost about $118 (at todays exchange rate). That was the cost from emergency room with morphine and ultrasound etc, two clinic visits, prescription painkillers, surgery at specialist clinic and follow up to remove the staples. And the taxi to the ER!
It's a shame that this reviewer doesn't read our comments. If he would stop talking every few seconds, he, AND WE, might be able to follow what the speaker is saying.
I am Estonian and I live in Estonia. Watching the video, I was surprised that in America, parents can be at home with the child for such a short time when the child is born. In Estonia, when a child is born, it is possible to stay at home for 18 months, for which the state pays the mother or father the monthly salary he or she has earned so far (maximum amount - 4733 eur per month). Estonia also has an excellent level of health care, prices are reasonable and treatment is of high quality.
I've only even seen medication ads in the Netherlands about heyfever, for a stuffy nose, flue symptoms followed with a message that this won't fix anything just relief's and to go to a doctor if it doesn't go away
You like that guy, Ryan, (bcos he is spot on), but I admire you. Okay, so you can't get out of the 'bubble' --- yet! but you are doing your best to bring the world in. The great thing is word gets around, and so you are opening the eyes of many. Keep up the good work 🙋♀️🇬🇧👍
I remember being in the US almost 40 years ago and there was an ad on tv showing a teenage boy being argumentative with his parents and the "solution" was to take him to the Doctor to get some pills to make him a nice, compliant child that wouldn't cause the parents any more problems. Decent parenting/vs pills. Hmmm.......
The only other country that allows it is NZ - for over the counter medications only (such as painkillers and such). But even then, regulated. Hopefully, they'll be not a thing at all in time.
I remember the John Oliver piece on Australia’s Gun Control where he asked a politician what the main goal of politics was, and his first response wasn’t to serve the people, which it should be, it was to get re-elected. Number 2 is probably spot on. Quick joke from my childhood (re point 3)… How do you teach an American geography? Start a war.
The Healthcare issue is misunderstood by many Americans. It's not about quality or waiting times, it's about the concept that the public ARE the country and should be treated as such. Being milked for profit is beyond our imagination here in Europe and indeed the rest of the world. It's a symptom of disconnection between the people and those who should serve the people, not rule over them. Sorry to be rude, but this is why we laugh when Americans claim to live in the freest country on earth, yet have fewer freedoms than almost any other country. The media are complicit in keeping Americans ignorant about how the other 95% of the world organise their societies because the owners of the media don't want an enlightened population, they want slaves. By the way, love your channel, keep up the good work.
Same in Portugal, I had recent knee problems in which I had to have surgery, I had an x-ray, then a CT scan, physical therapy, then had an MRI scan since I wasn't improving and ultimately had to have a miniscus surgery. I didn't pay a penny.
Aussie here too, and I cant imagine having say a broken arm for example, and not being able to afford to have it treated. That blows my mind, and is so sad.
❤ Really loved this react. Great job Ryan. Two things…. 13:36 “6-7 US dollars price of a Big Mac” in Spain Big Mac cost 4 US Dollars. And the X-Ray is free, because you need it and Health Care is not a business but a right. 😅
But many countries are capitalist, but we don’t operate like the US. And where they’re not to like a healthcare systems , we are called communists 😂. Well, if that makes the national health service in the UK socialist, we are very very happy and grateful.
i love being a socialist, if it means i won't go bankrupt if i have a small accident. i once got into a crash, a car was suddenly in front of my bike. i made it with minimal injuries, but i still spent a night in a hospital (which was like 300m apart from the accident, lol). didn't need to pay a single cent for it, even with MRI etc.
@@agromx224 - Socialism in Europe does not eliminate the fact that European countries operate within a capitalist framework. Most European nations have market economies that operate within a capitalist context, but they have integrated social welfare models that guarantee certain rights and services to their citizens, which gives them a balance that does not exist in the United States. This is the big lie: they are champions of freedom, labelling all of Europe as communist (even the monarchies!), but in reality they have enslaved their citizens.
10:00 in Germany we have sth called "Voluntary social year" or even the "gap year". Mostly students use this after graduating Gymnasium and befor going to Uni. I don't know exactly how it works but with some programms you can go to Africa or Asia and help there as a worker. Sometimes you can get your trip covered by the Organisation and help to build villages or help Reservation Rangers with their work or sth. Or even study abroad. There is ERASMUS for this, which can help you even fund to study one semester, sometimes even more semesters abroad in a country of your choosing (if this country is part of ERASMUS. So many (young) people often go abroad and experience the world befor joining the work force or going to study at Uni.
In Germany we occasionally get drug ads, but only for prescription free products. So, mostly its just stuff against headaches, or joint pain, coughing, common illnesses which we get every year.
Europe is just a quick eight hour flight from the USA. You have no excuses for not visiting it. Australians do a right of passage into adulthood, or as a measure of adult achievement. The journey requires twenty four hours and two seperate flights. It’s considered part of a vital education to understand how lucky we are to live in Australia and the need to preserve and improve it.
You are right but can you believe that a huge number of Americans who don't travel abroad still believe that they need visas to the EU (and many other countries when they don't) or that it's hard to get around without a car, or that no one speaks English?
@@londo776 Europe is so small you can visit many countries in one episode, they are literally just a few hours apart. With a Euro Rail Pass it’s even easier. Australian think nothing of driving 6 to 8 hours for a week end holiday. Friends and family frequently visit multiple countries in Europe, after travelling 24 hours by air and half way around the world, why not?
@@Mrharryprosser Because that's not really visiting a country, that's just passing by. You won't get to know the country and it's people by just hoping from one tourist hotspot to the next one. As someone living in Europe it's indeed easy to just go and do a quick visit to the neighbouring countries, but you won't get to know any country or it's culture by just spending a day or 2 there and then move on to the next one on the list. And that's what plenty of tourists do, just do a bit of sightseeing, check the popular places and move to the next place - that's not visiting Europe, that's treating it like a themepark. I can hop on a train and be in Paris in no time, spend the day there and be home again before nighttime. That's a nice daytrip, but that's not getting to know France. First time I went to Vienna I spend a week there just stroling around, talking to locals in the pubs, enjoying the views during the day and social life in the evening, soaking up the local culture and getting to know people living there. First time in England same thing, about a week in London and then a roadtrip in England, sure I visited tourist hotspots but also visited places where people were surprised to see a foreign licence plate. Real travel is about more than just snap some pictures and visit some tourist traps.
It's very expensive for Australians to travel to European countries and the UK so the majority only can do superficial tourism just like most tourists coming to Australia only do the well known tourist spots on the eastern side of Australia and don't travel to Western Australia, South Australia or the Northern Territory. 😊
Just for the cost of medicines... In France, I buy Paracetamol (500 mg) about 1,68 € par box (less than 2 $)? And the price of insuline dose for my child is less than 8 € (which are 100% refunded by our national health insurance)... And in France, advertising for medicines is forbidden by law.
In Germany it's usually 5-10 € for prescribed medicines. It's called a prescription fee. Insulin is 10 € for a box of 10 pens with 3 ml insulin each. Makes advertising superfluous.
I've travelled a lot. One phrase which sums up the problem, I heard, repeatedly: "Business is business". Two examples from a few years back: 2. I found myself stuck in a Caribbean airport, and got into conversation with an American business woman. She explained that she was there to sell hologram stickers for people to attach to there cars. "Actually," she said, "they are illegal in the States, because they are dangerous. They can dazzle you and makes you misjudge distance." I asked her how she felt a out selling these outside America. "Oh," she said, "business is business". End of discussion. 1. The very next day I arrived in Venezuela and travelled to the Orinocco river. While we were waiting for a ferry, I chatted with my driver. There was a raft in the middle of the river and he told me they were dredging for diamonds. "I'm fed up with taxi-driving" he told me. I would like to go into the diamond business... or drugs... " I told him that diamonds Were certainly a possible idea, but he said that drugs were better as there was more money to be made. He had told me he had worked for a while as a taxi-driver in Canada, and the effect that drugs had was terrible. I said that that was another reason for choosing the diamond business. He disagreed. "No! Business is business". The exact phrase I had heard the day before! Business is not just business. It affects people's lives and business people have a moral responsibility to act accordingly.
I feel sorry for my US friends. They are slaves to their jobs and are afraid to take time off to travel. They get so few holidays and are actively discouraged from taking them. I meet them in Mexico and we're there for 2 or 3 weeks and they're afraid to take 8 days off. They might lose their job, their money and their health insurance.
It is indeed illegal in the EU for drug compagnies to have any add's for prescription drugs. And prescription drugs is to be read as any drug which would be effective .
It’s not the expenses of training that you Americans have to worry about, it’s the lack of holiday/vacation time that you have. You Americans need to start realising that if an employee takes a 2 weeks vacation that the company isn’t going to grind to a halt.
In the Netherlands adds for medicines are illegal. I guess doctors get bulletins about the newest meds so they can make the right choise for their patients.
I’m 39 and I’ve lived in 7 countries, Czech Republic (I’m born and raised Czech), UK - England and Scotland, Sweden, Turkey, Austria, Mexico and recently in the USA. Every single thing this guy said is 100% correct and I see things here exactly the same. I would add also religion. I’m shocked how religious Americans are. It almost feels like a time travelling 100 years back.
Not just u.s but mexico too. I'm not religious at all but everyone else I know is extremely catholic. I had to go to sunday school but skipped confirmation cause I didn't feel comfterble with the process also not something I believe in but was forced to do.
Don't forget how much flag waving and daily pledging allegiance goes on there. Religion and indoctrination- they prove separation of state and church is essential.
I am a dual citizen of both the US and Norway. In 1985 I began to look for work in Norway as a CAD operator. Sent out 50+ resumés and got an offer from one company so I married my girlfriend and moved to Norway. When asked why we moved to Norway we said we were Reagen refugees. While living here we have seen the decline of US politics and decline in what it meant to be middle class; have a home and car and can travel on vacation. Every time we visited the US it seemed worse off. Our visits included Seattle, Oregon, Alabama, Arizona and New York. In each visit we saw more homeless and "dangerous" parts of town. Four years ago we visited the US and my wife got seriously ill. She was driven to the hospital by ambulance. Once there we pointed out thar we were covered by Norwegian health care. A month after we got home we got a message from the health service that all bills in the US had been paid. Two years ago we visited a friend in Chile spent 2 weeks traveling through south Chile and Argentina and saw conditions similar to the US.
10:45 Pharmaceutical companies are not allowed to run ads for prescription medicine in Austria, where I live. You will find ads for over-the-counter medicine though. This meant that pharmaceutical companies were advertising to the physicians instead. Pharmaceutical companies were offering trainings, which happened to be in some resort at a very nice beach, or on a cruise ship. You could get items for your office from the pharma companies. And if you prescribed enough of a medicine, you were entitled to "advanced training" in even nicer resorts in the Caribbean or on Hawaii and similar. Many countries were trying to counter this by requiring physicians instead prescribing generics or state explicitely why they went for a certain product.
@14.20 MRI machines in China allso come from the Netherlands and Germany as in ASML and Siemens. I used to work at Amsterdam airport in cargo division and we had a boatload of these scanners to China , Japan and Korea and they all came from ASML or Siemens on a 2 weekly bases.
I'm 60 meanwhile, and from germany, and still wear some clothes that my mother bought me when i was around 16-20. Else yeah, i only bought new clothes when i upsolutely must because the old one were just too torn and had holes and stuff like that. Same with shoes, i have one pair that i just wear everyday until they fall apart. And maybe once every 8-10 years i need to buy a new pair. Thats it.
@beldin2987. Gluten tag Germany. English here. I'm so glad I'm not the only one. It's nothing to do with the money but a lot of my really, really old clothes are still very good condition and still fit me (I'm 62), so I only buy new clothes maybe for a special occasion or if they are ruined. Have a lovely rest of the day.✌ (I lived in Birkenfeld in South West West Rhineland - Palatinate for 4 years) I loved it.😊
Ich auch. I have a top that my mother bought for me when I went into the sixth form fifty years ago (school uniforms were much more relaxed then). I also have dresses, which while not nearly as old, are at least twenty years old and still suit and fit me.
I am wearing shoes that I bought in my early 20s (I am 54). It is not because I am poor or broke or sth; it is because they are still okay and I want it like this!!!! I love them. They accompanied my life and made memories.
in germany we also have medical ads but it's only non prescription medicine like ibuprofen or cough syrup. not the prescription medicine that you have to get from your doctors.
Think in no it’s an EU law. It’s the same here in Ireland. Over the counter cold medicine, indigestion treatments, vitamins etc. are the only type of adverts allowed. Thankfully.
Same in UK so it's not just EU wide. Ads are for bits of stuff that are 'comforting', but fairly ineffective, for minor complaints, and that you can often buy in small quantities from ordinary shops or supermarkets. The really amusing thing is that different 'medical cultures' consider different preparations of the same thing to be more, or less, effective, based not on actual evidence but on tradition. Eg nasty-tasting liquids are considered the most 'effective' OTC preparations for some conditions by many of the older population in the UK, whereas suppositories OTC for the same condition are often considered better by a similar population, less than 50km away in France! Our ads also have to tell you to follow the instructions on the bottle or packet, and to go see your medical professional if symptoms persist or recur. Yours probably do too, but it flies over our heads once we've heard or ssen the ad a few times!
I am Danish and i have NEVER seen an add for a percription drug and i am pretty sure they are eligal here .. over the counter meds there are a few ads for like paracetamol and ibuprfin but i cant remember adds for any other meds
As a limey 🍋🟩 Who's At the present moment is located in the U.S 🤔🧐😉👍I have to say the amount of medicine adverts I have seen is ridiculous! The best part is the bit about the side effects towards the end of the advert!! Perfect video keep up the good work!!
Dear Ryan, I've been watching your reactions for some time and always found your frustrations at healthcare prices and services abroad funny. However, I really felt your frustration at the big mac priced Xray, I understand! I just want to send you a virtual hug and my wish for you and yours to be in good health always and never experience anything that may distress you financially or otherwise. 🍀🍀🍀🍀
The US vs THEM and throwing accountability in "their" court isn't really helpful. The problem is never you, is it? "It's not me, the problem is somebody else." Too easy and common copout IMHO. 🤷♂✌
A big part of the problem is that they’ve convinced too many people that the ultra rich did it themselves. It always makes me think of Jeff Bezos running around delivering all our packages overnight. He didn’t do it himself and the people who helped him get there deserve a life too.
Drug stores in Denmark are kinda franchised out from the state. Because the state subsidized the prices of pharmaceuticals its way more efficient for them to then choose a pharmacist to run that specific drug store, but with heavily reduced prices and regulations in place. (Not the best explanation :) ) That really controls the prices and makes it fast for doctors to get you prescriptions and hospitals to get medicine. Also the fact that medicine is a commodity that people need to survive makes it highly unethical for profit. Aka the state should socialize medicine to make sure companies don't take every single penny that people have (Companies only driver is profit. And I mean ONLY).
According to Americans, there IS NO world outside of America !! Decent health care is a RIGHT, not something you HAVE to pay for !! Insulin is FREE in the UK. Because people NEED IT to survive !
Free? Heard of taxes? Your wishes are not what the law says, otherwise it would actually be a "right". That's a very naive point of view. I wish we (as in everybody on this planet) all had easy cheap access to healthcare, but we're also flawed humans, so here we are. :/ 🤷♂
@em0_tion Taxes are there regardless, we all pay them . If you walk in to receive more insulin and walk out without paying a cent, thats free. I'm sure in the US you'd have spent several hundred dollars for insulin, thats not free, big difference.
@@em0_tion It is not 'extreme' for a person diagnosed as in need of insulin to be able to obtain it FOC. It _would_ be extreme, though, to deny it or restrict it merely on grounds of _ability to pay_ , as that would be the same as issuing a death sentence, albeit a long-drawn-out and delayed death. But of course, the death sentence is still legal in the USA, isn't it? A lost or abandonded baby or child *who has never paid taxes* will receive the health care it needs, free of charge. There will be no charges for healthcare and prescriptions ever - EVER - billed to that child, no, not even when it is adult and working. Is and was that not, effectively, free to that child? Free, or effectively-free, long-term medication enables many, many people throughout the developed world to live fruitful, independent and productive lives and to benefit from education, all of which ultimately enables them to participate in and contribute to society and to that society's economy. I am a retired medical professional who has lived and worked in more countries than most Yanks have ever eaten hot dinners in.
@@Sine-gl9ly The other extreme I meant was the 300lbs lazy unemployed bums that exist just to unalive themselves with food and be a burden to society. Otherwise I already agree with you on what you said.
Like I'm on type 2 diabetes meds in Finland, the brand pill I use is normally 155euros for 3months, but since we have lots of offbrand versions which are literally 100% same medicine, pharmacies are required to recommend us/me the other versions, so the offbrand version I use costs only like 35euros for the 3months, this is one of the more expensive diabetes meds here, the other ones are like.. 10bucks for 3months
23:23 If you want democracy, you want your population to be critical of what you are doing. Because that‘s what democracy is all about. Sadly, the USA moves away from democracy more and more these days.
#14:40 to compare: İn Türkiye, if you have insurance, you can walk-in to big ass hospital or you can call ambulance if you are in emergency, do whatever you need or whatever doctor said (including X-ray, MRa and surgery) and walk-out without paying any money. Also having insurance is very easy. İf you working, that means you already have insurance. Because your employer HAVE TO activate it.
IMHO, one of the main problems for polarization in the USA is the two-party system: For dozens of policy areas with hundreds of conceivable options for action, I choose one of two parties, but apart from the two or three points that are important to me, I choose a whole rat tail of actions at the same time. This might have worked in the early 19th century, when fewer people lived in the United States than in the Atlanta area.
The worst thing rn is that the parties are far-right and centre-right. It feels polarised because between the democrats and republicans is like 3 wildly different policies with no moderate answers: democracy, abortion and climate crisis.
@@echiko4932 true and I often commented US American politics the same way. IMHO the lack of knowledge about ideologies and concepts like "democracy", "socialism", "communism", "fascism" and so on is more than embarrassing for such a great country.
That's really sad about the plug-in breast pump and the lack of maternity leave. In the UK we have 52 weeks of maternity leave, which is made up of 26 weeks of ordinary maternity leave and 26 weeks of additional maternity leave: The minimum amount your employer has to pay you is 90% of your average weekly earnings before tax. You might get more depending on what's written into your contract. PS scans/x-rays/MRIs all FREE here on the NHS however we do pay for the NHS with our taxes but great system.
The patient dictating to a Dr what drug they want is totally the wrong way round. Go to the Dr get a diagnosis and get the recommendations for the right medication
Also, when it comes to travel and the American bubble. Flying from outside the US to the US is way cheaper than the other way around. This is encouraged, so the American public stays in America and spends the money there. Plus, they cannot see other cultures and get a different prospective of their country, which is what America wants. Stay in the bubble.
I'm English, my wife is American. We both agree America is a great country but it could be even better. That's the problem with the push that 'America is the Best or #1', it ignores the lessons that can be learnt from other people doing things differently and it working.
I'm English, also married to an American and living in the US. We both think America is a complete shithole that's getting worse every year, and we can't wait until we retire so we can afford to move abroad.
I think his point about the "bubble" is central. In the "American Bubble" it's easy to come to the conclusion that everything about your society is normal. That it is normal to die or go bankrupt if you are sick, that it is normal to have little or no workers benefits, to be able to be fired without notice or just reason. That it is normal to carry an assault rifle to go shopping, to have more guns than people. That it is normal to live under unregulated capitalism. And given that all that becomes "normal" it is easy to be persuaded that you live in the best, the most free and the successful society. Unless you look at other countries how will you ever know that by most standards these thing are definitely not normal and that there are indeed other countries with as much or more freedom, as good or better standards of living and most certainly a happier and more balanced life style.
In the UK insulin is free for diabetics, and it costs the NHS around $12 due to the power of the NHS negotiating. In praise of Capitalism he says "Look at the buildings, look at the trade being done", it looks no different to any other big city. The UK is capitalist, but not as extreme as the USA. We have capitalism with a heart, to benefit society at large, not just enrich a few power hungry individuals, longer paid vacation time from work, sick pay, maternity leave, the NHS - all for the benefit of the people.
Great video once again. I'm in the UK, we rarelt get Medicines advertised on TV, if we do, it's usually seasonal. Hay fever around Summer, pain creams and sprays and so on. I've seen a lot of American TV and it shocks me how the advert advertise meds and side effects. They read like a Stephen King novel.
@@phoenix-xu9xj UK Never advertises Prescription drugs. Besides painkillers such as Ibuprfen are sold for as little as £1, roughtly $1.30, depending on exchange rate
The European Union has forbidden prescription drug advertising. Like mentioned above there are the usual antihistamine ads in the spring, diarrhea med ads during the holiday season and over the counter flu meds around now but they are not that common, there are much more food, clothes, car etc. ads.
Australian here. I was also so surprised at the adverts for prescription medicines: so many, so long, crazy lists of possible side effects. The lists of side effects following the ad was so funny because it was every possible scenario that ever could happen. I don't know who would take it after that. We also don't have ads for prescription meds, only for cold and flu type over the counter meds.
I am always amazed hearing someone put it out that clearly, how the US idea of capitalism prevents certain standards the rest of the world have. In almost all other places, vacation days for recreation, health care, maternal leave and protection, education, certain rights for employees or people who rent a home all contribute to people being more healthy, more productive etc. as they do not have to worry on so many things as in the US (losing your job today and your apartement next week due to that, and better not get sick, which may cost you your job as well,...)
My family and I lived/worked/studied in US for ten years. We last did so in 1997. Returning for meetings and to meet friends today, it is a massively less pleasant place. Fear of everything rules today - child safety, immigrants, "other" types of lifestyle. You guys fear everything. If Trump wins, I'll never visit again.
That's what I told my friends in the USA when I was there recently. If Trump wins, that will be my last visit. I will not enter the country as an illegal immigrant. I have known the country for so many years, but Trump USA is out of the question for me.
First time round you could say people were tricked or naive or whatever. At this stage, any country where half the voters support a creature like him, I have zero interest in visiting.
Yes he is american. We have 480 parental leave days. Payed days, so dads also get the chance to connect to their children. Yes women breastfeed, but the baby needs just the mother in the beginning. When the child is closer to a year it’s a perfect time for the father to connect full time and develop a life long bond of their own with the child. The child has to see the dad as a capable caregiver before he becomes as important to them as the mother…. When the baby is born, the dad had 2 weeks of payed time to stay home and be there for the birth and connect with his new family member together with the new mum, who is also on payed leave (drawing from the above 480 days). These days can also be streached and used until the child is 8 years old. And ofcourse. The 480 days is per child. 🇸🇪
In my country, it would be free through the healthcare system, but through private companies (and without insurance), it would cost between €50 and €150, depending on whether it's for an arm, the back, etc.
9:57 - Ryan - its not that expensive to travel. You can get cheap flights if you book a few months in advance. I got 5-700$ return tickts from Europe to Asia - 14 hour trips.. and south America must be dirt cheap for you. I recently spent a month in Colombia. 800$ return ticket from Zurich and total about 2500 for the trip because i got myself nice airbnbs instead of staying in cheap places. But you can do the same trip for probably 1000$ total from the US ifyou stay in budget places I spent once only 5000$ for a full 6 months in south east Asia. A day including the room, food, transport and drinks at under 20$, sometimes half or less. Dont claim its expensive cause it doesnt have to be.
Ah just a few seconds later - thats the point. You guys rather spend money on stupid stuff like a new 1300$ iphone every single year, or fancy clothes or cars which are just things. Experiences like these travels will stay with you forever and change your mindset
@@bognagruba7653 Well, no one forces people to get married and have kids way too young and then miss out on life. Its a choice. Like no one forces people to get mortgages to get houses at that age already and then be in massive debt and having to pay that off. Thats unfortunately the american lifestyle. Getting marrried way too young, becoming parents way too young, buying houses and expensive stuff they cant afford for status and then being in debt. Not that all of that applies to him of course. But yeah the daycare thing.. as he says.. he works from home as youtube is his job.. so why pay for daycare if you are at home ;) Plus like I said. travel isnt that expensive, especially if they would stay in the region.
@@someguyanonymous5171 OK, I don't know if Ryan uses daycare for his son. Having a first child at around 30 is not too early. I'm sure he wouldn't like to travel without his wife and son.
Msybe the US needs a multi party system. Nothing will ever change re health care, gun control, abortion rights, and the awful fact that you still have capital punishment., unless and until changes are made to the way the Government works.
In the UK there are medications ( drugs) that are only available when prescribed by a qualified doctor of medicine .There is no point in advertising these for sale to the general public . However ,basic items to alleviate the symptoms of common ailments are available to buy over the counter and there are adverts for theses ,of course .
From what I've seen on various RUclips videos very few, hardly any, Americans can get time off work to travel overseas, much less travel around their own country. I've met Americans that were school teachers who were able to go to Europe or Australia because they have relatively long vacation times or Americans who have saved up enough money then quit their jobs to just leave and see the world. Not many though.
I came to see your sensible comments...As a nearly 70 year old bloke I have so far not had the need to take any medication... eat well, exercise, breathe fresh air..stay awe inspired...as for consumerism... I buy everything except food socks and underpants from charity shops ( thrift) .. keep up the critical thinking and 🤞 the orange turd fades away..😊
Travelling to foreign countries is scary as you need to trust the honesty of the system you’re visiting. Both the citizens and the legal system, as free from corruption as possible. You will be safe and treated with respect and honesty. Then there’s America, where half the country think that a lying cheating, no respect for human dignity or the law man should be it’s President. And that’s the example that’s promoting to its children. A country that would have Donald Trump as President is not on my travel agenda, along with Russia, North Korea, Syria, South Sudan, and Venezuela.
You've got it right Ryan - values matter, and you vote for the politicians promoting them. NOT the politician, your "side" or your "team". That's not democracy as it is intended
Ryan, don't apologize for "interrupting" the video. Idk about the others, but I'm here specifically for _your_ reaction and opinions. I'm writing this because we seem to have a lot of rude visitors today. 🤷🏻♀️
To be fair, I want to hear his reactions but sometimes he restarts the vid and then cuts it off after one word to comment again a few times in a row and for me that can make what is said in the original video hard to follow, so I think it's nice and considerate he tries to not do it too often. :) (but maybe it's just me and my dysfunctional adhd-shortterm memory though ;))
Love your videos man, much love from the UK :) The whole two party system seems crazy to me, even though in the UK really the only parties that win are Labour and Conservatives, there are many other parties to vote for based on your beliefs and policies.
@@chronic2023 Nice, thanks for letting me know, never heard of any parties in the US beyond the Republicans and Democrats. Always a good day when I learn something new :)
No offence but maybe Americans should stop saying they live in a great country, they quite clearly don't !.. I hope more people like you share these things & one day their American bubble will finally burst..
Blame the collective narcissism in American socio cultural landscape Even the concept of American Patriotism more like mixture between nationalism , jingoism , validation seeking and collective narcissism
In the end there really can't be much of a middle if there are only two opposite sides that have as their main identity being different from the opposition. It is baked into a 2 party system. It is a feature, not a bug.... In a proportional system the vast bulk of the population is located in the middle of the spectrum. There many parties that can sit between the 2 extremes and can pick and choose the more reasonable standpoints from both sides or adopt milder versions of them. And it makes it easier to compromise and set longterm plans that the majority agrees with.
It is not a feature. Your two big parties, once elected, do exactly the same things as an "opposite" one. As far as I can understand, voters of Republican party are generally more conservative, religious, and believe that the interests of big corporations are somehow good for all of the people because "they create jobs". Voters of Democrat party are usually more liberal, leaning more towards human rights, they are most of the time atheist or indifferent towards religion and pay more attention to well being of an individual then of any corporation. But at the end of the day, they both get disappointed. To both of those parties, the money they get from superpacs is more important than your life or rights. Maybe they are different in their "main identity", but they are essentially the same. And that is your problem. Superficially you get to choose, but the end result is always the same. You get screwed.
14:00 In Sweden we pay a flat of about 20$, but that include all tests and doctors apointment a one time. So if the doctor orders a xray, a lot of blood and urin tests and then find that you need to be admitted to the hospital for two days and have intravenus antibiotica forinsentens, you pay for the food that you are given (but it’s just a small fee and you get breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, coffe, tea a sandwich and so on. You do not go hungry when at a hospital!). The fee is about 7$. If you have a cronic deseas you only pay the flat fee about 12 times then all medical care is free for the remaining part of 12 month since your first payment. So often the medical care can be for free for 6 month, before you need to start paying your flat fee. The same goes for medicine that your doctor prescribe for you. You pay up to a certain amount and then all your medicine for the rest of the year is for free….
It's not refreshing to hear someone say "America is the greatest" because it isn't. It's childish and weird to try to make your country better than other countries. Especially because it's hard to quantify the "greatness" of a country. Say that you like your country but don't talk nationalist and stupid bullshit like "Blabla is the greatest" because it's dumb and ignorant.
In Germany there are some pharma ads. But they are for the stuff you can get without prescription. EVERY thing else is regulated by the healthcare insurance providers. The allowed ads always end with : Concerning riskieren and side Effekts read the package insert or talk to your doctor or parmacist about it" 😂😂
soo, have you noticed that only americans say usa is best country, but also acknowledge their bubble? sounds like irony is not very well understood there😂
15:40 i dont agree for competition in medical health system. it sould be goverment paid, and free or cheap for people. i dont want to choose which hospital will cure me cheaper or better. i want best care paid and governed by people who knows what they are doing
Far to many interruptions I know you reacting but let him finish his points then react.America is the only country in the world that puts a price on human life Americans value guns more than human life.
My friends and i always watch American handegg on sunday an we laugh our asses off at those pharma commercial because nothing like this exists where we live
Hey Ryan. Slovenian here. We are part of EU and We do get some med commercials on TV. But only for headache pills like Aspirin or cough syrup. Drugs that require prescription are a big no no.
I like your videos and content Ryan especially the Australian stuff, but please wait until a point is finished before commenting as it is too distracting and makes it hard to watch. Just my humble 2c
There’s huge pharma advertising because the patients are involved with choosing the drug, or nagging their doctor to prescribe it. Here in the UK, the doctor diagnoses the illness and you get what he /she prescrivbes. You get no input, you get what you’re given
Thankfully, in Australia, we're encouraged to ask questions about the doctor's recommendations. If I'm concerned about the side-effects of a drug, we discuss it. My doctor usually discusses the various options and we agree on the final choice. I can also refuse medication.
@@suemoore984It's the same in the UK, don't believe what that other poster says. I've lived and worked in both countries - and many others, too - and have experienced medical care in both. In every country in the world there will be medical (and other) professionals who are unwilling to explain or discuss ...
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Americans do not travel because they are slaving 24/7 to the American mighty dollar. If you live to work, you don’t have time to travel, and also with just 2 to 3 weeks vacations, you don’t even have time to rest. Now I ask you is this a good way to live? Apparently for Americans the answer is yes, because the bubble is real. I always laugh when I hear the statement, we live in the freest country on earth. 🤣
@@carlosalbuquerque5672 it's practically Stockholm syndrome.
They dont even have a right to vacation days which is crazy
Matrix! (the first one)
Spot on👍
A driver I know who worked for an American company in the UK was amazed at how frightened other American workers were, they tugged the forelock to their bosses at every opportunity, worked all hours. I reckon it's because of the power American bosses hold over their workers, they control their healthcare, whether or not they have holidays, and can sack them at a moment's notice.
21:30 Let me cite the great Volker Pispers about capitalism: "buying things you don't need, from money you don't have, to impress people you don't like". Nothing to add there.
Yup! This one lives rentfree in my head forever! 👍
I have no idea where my friends, co-workers or even most of my family members stand in the political spectrum. I don’t care and they don’t care. On the other hand In the United States your political beliefs makes you automatically an enemy to the other side.
PS: Healthcare doesn’t get better with competition. Regulations is the only way.
@@7rob27 Same here. I only got some info of a colleague because I saw his schedule during an online meeting and there were some private entries affiliated with a party (I don't like). But that doesn't change our interaction and nobody would mention it.
@@7rob27 I agree that you could never rid the United States of for prophet healthcare same goes over here! We haven't done so either, What we did is to sub-let Operation Theatres and private rooms to the very same NHS-Consultant's who then brought in their own private practice for elective surgery!
British Healthcare Is Not Free!
That's why we pay our taxes!
We have the Army to protect the state!
We have the NHS to protect the people!
Did Ryan mention cempec because He knew that cempec is toxic or because they make so much advertusement...
America's big problem is American Exceptionalism. An average american thinks US is so much better than anything in the world, that it doesn't need to be improved and has been thinking that way for decades. Meanwhile other democracies have passed the USA left and right. USA is the best place on the earth for a megacorporation but no longer for the average Joe.
@@TimoLaine-pv5ph I recently saw a New York Times interview with an older woman in NYC. She repeatedly said the NY subway system was ‘the best in the world’. I mean, it’s not bad but it’s nowhere near the best. Americans just run off at the mouth and talk with such confidence, and tend to speak with a tone of authority. Thankfully the rest of the world is not convinced, the only people they’re fooling is themselves.
@@amandajb2024 Nothing is ever perfect. Especially not something like a subway sytem, where so much has to work together: hardware, software, social engineering, planning, personnel...
In the UK it's illegal for prescription only drugs to be advertised to anyone other than medical professionals....
The only drug adverts you will see on TV etc are for over the counter medicines
@@dasy2k1 It is the same in Germany. Advertising for prescription drugs is absurd and illegal!
@@dasy2k1 OTC and "supplement" ads alone are more than enough for a human brain. I recall last time I watched television, a quarter of a century ago, the flood of pharma ads was sickening. Fortunately, by then broadband internet had already replaced TV for entertainment, and five years ago terrestrial TV in my country was shut down completely. Good riddance.
Healthcare should be a human right & not seen as a luxury.
“Illness is neither an indulgence for which people have to pay, nor an offence for which they should be penalised, but a misfortune the cost of which should be shared by the community - Nye Bevan
There is no "right" for something that does not come for free. But I get your point. I agree with victoria's Nye Bevan quote. "Truth is always somewhere in the middle", as in the best solution is usually away from both extremes. 🤷♂
@em0_tion But , healthcare isn't free if it's paid for by taxation. It's just free at the point of use. The American system is completely wrong . 0ver 50% of bankruptcy in America is due to medical debt , which is certainly not right.
@@philipmccarthy6175 No disagreements here, other than your use of the word "right". 😉👍✌ The whole world is rooting for Americans to sort their health-care system. 🙏 No one deserves such poor treatment, especially with that high of a price tag. It's just profiteering. 💪👿
@@em0_tion The political will isn't there to fix it.
Norwegian here. The differences between the US and the rest of the world are mindboggling, both when it comes to politicians and their main priorities, people's knowledge of both their own country but not least the world outside, and especially trust in their own governments.
In Europe in general, we have greater trust in our governments and to a greater extent appreciate regulations that are in the best interest of all. We look more at society as a whole in our decisions than at the individual citizen. Politicians' main focus is not re-election but to improve society. Some succeed but some do not and are then effectively replaced in the next election. The best thing is that in our elections, those with the most votes win!!!
Medicines and healthcare are not seen as something to be profited from either for doctors, pharmaceutical companies or hospitals, but as a human right. This is also why it is forbidden to advertise medicines on television and other media. The result is that we use fewer medicines and have fewer people who become addicted to, for example, OxyContin, which has created the insane opioid crisis that you people are struggling with today.
We have also built our societies for people, not cars. This means that we have greater walkability in our cities, better public transport and less pollution per inhabitant than you.
When we then add a social safety net that lies at the bottom of this that picks up those of our citizens who for one reason or another cannot fend for themselves, it goes without saying that our societies are immeasurably much better than the US, which in reality is reduced to the world's richest third world country!
Spaniard here. I could agree in everything that you said except for the "in Europe in general, we have greater trust in our politicians". I know you said "in general", but that here in Spain is not true at all. Not in our politicians, nor in the EU ones.
We are, in general, as polarised as them
Lmao maybe in rich Norway but in France germany spain politicians are corrupted and work for their own carreer. You live in a dream or you are a liar
@@Esc3pticoSolitarioyes, is there a solution with Spain ?? In france we have National Rally with Marine Lepen, the french Meloni, but where are the patriots in spain ?? Oh they are forbidden because people are ashamed to be called franco nostalgics
I think the trust in government is more a nordic thing ;-) heya Norge. greetings from a Dane
@@Comradpetito the patriots in Spain are all over the place. And they don't care to be called Franco nostalgics. They represent half of the voters, and the other half are "left".
My point is that they trick us by making us more "anti-theotherside", whatever that might be, to divide us instead of trying to come together in a middle ground.
Left and right might have had sense in the last century (and more in particular when that king of yours "invented it"), but not anymore. It's just a trick to make us mad, one against the other.
And one of the reasons that the dictatorship era scar is not healed yet, it's precisely because that "side" has never apologized for it, it needs the votes of all the people from Fundación Francisco Franco, and they make campaign having that in mind. And a good deal of them actually miss those times.
Alianza Popular, the political arm during the dictatorship, became Partido Popular as we know them. And then they point out Bildu for not asking forgiveness for the ETA times.
I'm not a leftist, but the Spanish right wing is disgusting from birth. The left became shit year after year
Maternity leave was one of the reasons I went back to Europe. Affordable healthcare, childcare and school a few more
Yea, in Czech you can stay with your kids up to 3 years of the kid. And there are options on how to prolong that and afterwards it's possible to work remotely/20-80% etc.. .
14:50 The best joke I heard someone said in Poland in the restaurant when American and local were talking. American asked with a big WTF "what? You don't have free water in restaurants?" and a local replied "what? You don't have a public health care in US?". American just smiled sadly and gave a thumb up 😂
Yeah. I rather have to pay for water than for health care. Because water is way cheaper!
And, at least in Germany, if you don't want to pay for water, you can ask a restaurant for tab water and this is (most of the times) for free.
The famous comedian W.C. Fields probably said it best: "Anything frogs swim in and fish make love in, I wouldn't dare drink!"
@@slake9727 Every drop of water on this planet has passed trough an urinary track! Think about that!
@@slake9727 Who? Not a very good joke either, everyone on the planet drinks it in order to literally survive.
@@StuckCrab yeah without water we as a species are gone - its like saying "fuck the air we breathe people cough and splutter into it I ain't breathing anything people have coughed into"
7:40 what makes it so hard for Americans to leave their country for longer trips are the lack of workers rights and job protection laws.
As a German I have 30 days of paid vacation PLUS all the public holidays which we have plenty of. It’s no problem for me to go on a trip to Australia for three weeks and another two weeks to Greece plus another week hiking in Austria for example and I‘d still have some days left.
Americans often can’t do that, their lack of laws prevents them from being able to explore the world like a European could.
Germans have more vacation days than many other countries in Europe though, also more holidays and they work less hours per week.
It’s even in Europe exceptional.
Most people work 42h and have 4-5 weeks max. vacation. Still more than most of the Us but I have met a few Americans who had 4/5 weeks too. It really depends. Some Americans have traveled more than some Germans. They can easily afford it if they are middle class.
@MrsStrawhatberry I had an office job, union and senior. Had 6 weeks paid vacation, could carry over 2 weeks from previous year, plus our holidays, plus I worked a 9 day fortnight so had the 10th day off. We got 1.5 days sick time per month and could accumulate/bank up to 600 hours. Was also paid decently, about $25/hour. I'm Canadian so we have universal health care (yes, it needs work but our taxes pay for most of it). Can go to whatever hospital I want in my city and province. And so on.
While I have friends and relatives in the US, I no longer cross the border when I can go anywhere else.
@ I didn’t know Canadiens had sick days too. That concept is foreign to me. We are just sick when we are sick. We need a doctor’s notice if it’s more than 3 days but it’s the doctors who decides how long we need to be absent from work and it’s always paid. If it’s several months though, other laws come into place too.
@@MrsStrawhatberry it varies with the employer and province. We could use our sick time to keep infections out of the office or whatever. The 1.5 days per month waa paid and could be banked if not used. We did need to get a note if it was for very long. I never had to because of the particular circumstances, e.g. in hospital for emergency surgery or obvious injury. It helped to know we had the time if needed. Long periods of illness would have to be sorted. Not perfect but it helped many.
I had a conversation with one American guy who had the opportunity to live and work in Switzerland. He chose to stay in the USA and struggle because of the ‘potential’ of his entrepreneurial ambitions. Apparently earning good money in a safe, beautiful and prosperous country like Switzerland doesn’t compare to the 1/1000 chance of becoming a successful business owner in the basket-case nation that the USA is. 🤦♀️ Reminds me of that saying ‘why socialism never caught on in the USA is because they are all temporarily embarrassed millionaires’.
Millionaires in waiting
The sad thing is they probably weren't wrong. My job pays 3-5 times as much in the US. And that's the average, not the silicon valley highlights. Trust me, I tried, for 5 years. It just didn't work for me, I had to admit I'm just not an american and never would be. The grass really is greener - it's just often artificial.
Soooo true
Don't forget they have been brainwashed about the evils of socialism and communism with no clue about democratic socialism. Poor education and the oligarchs keeping them poor and ignorant.
Hi, been to an International ladies meeting in Nice yesterday evening. Quite amazing: all Americans there (about 70%) either live in France or are here to look how fast they can leave the US to move to Europe. All said the main reason was quality of life: real food, healthcare, maternity leave, work to live and not the other way round. One lady told me that in Europe governments want their people heathy and work towards this, while in the US the healthsystem is a business, therefore sick people are good business, therefore they keep people sick: bad food, stress, overwork, too much medication, etc I was quite shocked.
So refreshing to hear that man say breastfeeding. Usually Americans can’t bring themselves to say that, and they say nursing.
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@@phoenix-xu9xj No way 😳
THey cant even bring themselves to call a toilet a toilet and call it "restroom" or "bathroom"..
its a fucking TOILET!
That is just sick - breasts are not there to be sexual playthings. They are, as they are for all mammals, to ensure the that the various species survive & flourish. How utterly warped to ban even the name of one of natures miracles! And to live where the worst, most abhorrent & unacceptable world in one's entire vocabulary is the word for female genitalia.
Way to teach women they are humanities playthings and to laud those women who nullify the the natural purpose of their breasts in order to appeal to men's sexual urges. What a distorted & gross value-system.
@@SatieSatie it’s True. They can’t say toilet either like we do in the UK. Although we usually just say loo. Restroom is used. Which is just a euphemism really.
In most countries around the world medical adverts for anything more than over the counter products (Pepto bismol, Tylenol, Preparation H etc) are not just unusual, they are illegal!
The fact is that in America you can tell your doctor what to prescribe,and he makes money out of that. In the rest of the world the doctor tells you what to take.
Swede here. Last year i was having really bad stomach pains. I was transported with an ambulance to the hospital. I got morphine and some tests done and it turned out to be some bad food poisoning. The total cost was ca $15
Swede here too! Got my gallbladder removed 4 years ago, total cost about $118 (at todays exchange rate). That was the cost from emergency room with morphine and ultrasound etc, two clinic visits, prescription painkillers, surgery at specialist clinic and follow up to remove the staples. And the taxi to the ER!
Ryan, its not about "believing in America", it's about believing in humanity. and everyone's right to be treated fairly and equitably.
It's a shame that this reviewer doesn't read our comments. If he would stop talking every few seconds, he, AND WE, might be able to follow what the speaker is saying.
@@suemoore984 It's a reaction channel and you can always watch the original video, what are you on about, "we"? 🙄😂
Oui oui! I’m part of the we!
I am Estonian and I live in Estonia. Watching the video, I was surprised that in America, parents can be at home with the child for such a short time when the child is born. In Estonia, when a child is born, it is possible to stay at home for 18 months, for which the state pays the mother or father the monthly salary he or she has earned so far (maximum amount - 4733 eur per month). Estonia also has an excellent level of health care, prices are reasonable and treatment is of high quality.
The only problem of living in Estonia probably is the local language 😅
You can *not* make ads for prescription medications. This is a universal no-no, with the US as the only exception.
I've only even seen medication ads in the Netherlands about heyfever, for a stuffy nose, flue symptoms followed with a message that this won't fix anything just relief's and to go to a doctor if it doesn't go away
The U.S. and New Zealand are the only two exceptions 😊 👍
You like that guy, Ryan, (bcos he is spot on), but I admire you. Okay, so you can't get out of the 'bubble' --- yet! but you are doing your best to bring the world in. The great thing is word gets around, and so you are opening the eyes of many. Keep up the good work 🙋♀️🇬🇧👍
Adds for prescription medication are illegal in most of the world
I remember being in the US almost 40 years ago and there was an ad on tv showing a teenage boy being argumentative with his parents and the "solution" was to take him to the Doctor to get some pills to make him a nice, compliant child that wouldn't cause the parents any more problems. Decent parenting/vs pills. Hmmm.......
The only other country that allows it is NZ - for over the counter medications only (such as painkillers and such). But even then, regulated. Hopefully, they'll be not a thing at all in time.
@@DanDownunda8888 That's wild.
Yeah all the ads about medication I get here in italy is for non prescription medications.
Mostly anti diarrhea medication. Lots of 'em
who would you trust for advice on medication, an actor in an ad or a doctor with years of training and experience?
I remember the John Oliver piece on Australia’s Gun Control where he asked a politician what the main goal of politics was, and his first response wasn’t to serve the people, which it should be, it was to get re-elected. Number 2 is probably spot on.
Quick joke from my childhood (re point 3)… How do you teach an American geography?
Start a war.
The Healthcare issue is misunderstood by many Americans. It's not about quality or waiting times, it's about the concept that the public ARE the country and should be treated as such. Being milked for profit is beyond our imagination here in Europe and indeed the rest of the world. It's a symptom of disconnection between the people and those who should serve the people, not rule over them. Sorry to be rude, but this is why we laugh when Americans claim to live in the freest country on earth, yet have fewer freedoms than almost any other country. The media are complicit in keeping Americans ignorant about how the other 95% of the world organise their societies because the owners of the media don't want an enlightened population, they want slaves. By the way, love your channel, keep up the good work.
in australia all pathology and x-rays are free - that is part of the Australian medicare system
Same in Portugal, I had recent knee problems in which I had to have surgery, I had an x-ray, then a CT scan, physical therapy, then had an MRI scan since I wasn't improving and ultimately had to have a miniscus surgery. I didn't pay a penny.
Aussie here too, and I cant imagine having say a broken arm for example, and not being able to afford to have it treated. That blows my mind, and is so sad.
Same in Canada 🇨🇦
❤ Really loved this react. Great job Ryan. Two things…. 13:36 “6-7 US dollars price of a Big Mac” in Spain Big Mac cost 4 US Dollars. And the X-Ray is free, because you need it and Health Care is not a business but a right. 😅
But many countries are capitalist, but we don’t operate like the US. And where they’re not to like a healthcare systems , we are called communists 😂. Well, if that makes the national health service in the UK socialist, we are very very happy and grateful.
All countries in Europe are capitalist, each in a different way. But the United States turned its citizens into slaves. That's the difference!
i love being a socialist, if it means i won't go bankrupt if i have a small accident.
i once got into a crash, a car was suddenly in front of my bike. i made it with minimal injuries, but i still spent a night in a hospital (which was like 300m apart from the accident, lol).
didn't need to pay a single cent for it, even with MRI etc.
@@agromx224 - Socialism in Europe does not eliminate the fact that European countries operate within a capitalist framework. Most European nations have market economies that operate within a capitalist context, but they have integrated social welfare models that guarantee certain rights and services to their citizens, which gives them a balance that does not exist in the United States.
This is the big lie: they are champions of freedom, labelling all of Europe as communist (even the monarchies!), but in reality they have enslaved their citizens.
@@agromx224 me too 👍🏻
@@agromx224 don't forget the usa has a socialist police force, fire service, armed services, roads and parks
Portugueses here. Every person has the right to be treated fairly and equitable! Moral values are above money!
10:00 in Germany we have sth called "Voluntary social year" or even the "gap year". Mostly students use this after graduating Gymnasium and befor going to Uni. I don't know exactly how it works but with some programms you can go to Africa or Asia and help there as a worker. Sometimes you can get your trip covered by the Organisation and help to build villages or help Reservation Rangers with their work or sth. Or even study abroad. There is ERASMUS for this, which can help you even fund to study one semester, sometimes even more semesters abroad in a country of your choosing (if this country is part of ERASMUS. So many (young) people often go abroad and experience the world befor joining the work force or going to study at Uni.
In Germany we occasionally get drug ads, but only for prescription free products.
So, mostly its just stuff against headaches, or joint pain, coughing, common illnesses which we get every year.
It’s always that ad for old people to get “new energy” and a medication to help with constipation lmao it’s always the same
Europe is just a quick eight hour flight from the USA. You have no excuses for not visiting it. Australians do a right of passage into adulthood, or as a measure of adult achievement. The journey requires twenty four hours and two seperate flights. It’s considered part of a vital education to understand how lucky we are to live in Australia and the need to preserve and improve it.
You are right but can you believe that a huge number of Americans who don't travel abroad still believe that they need visas to the EU (and many other countries when they don't) or that it's hard to get around without a car, or that no one speaks English?
Typical American You Visit a country in Europe Not Europe, It's like saying I'm coming to the Americas Which we never do
@@londo776 Europe is so small you can visit many countries in one episode, they are literally just a few hours apart. With a Euro Rail Pass it’s even easier. Australian think nothing of driving 6 to 8 hours for a week end holiday. Friends and family frequently visit multiple countries in Europe, after travelling 24 hours by air and half way around the world, why not?
@@Mrharryprosser Because that's not really visiting a country, that's just passing by. You won't get to know the country and it's people by just hoping from one tourist hotspot to the next one.
As someone living in Europe it's indeed easy to just go and do a quick visit to the neighbouring countries, but you won't get to know any country or it's culture by just spending a day or 2 there and then move on to the next one on the list. And that's what plenty of tourists do, just do a bit of sightseeing, check the popular places and move to the next place - that's not visiting Europe, that's treating it like a themepark.
I can hop on a train and be in Paris in no time, spend the day there and be home again before nighttime. That's a nice daytrip, but that's not getting to know France. First time I went to Vienna I spend a week there just stroling around, talking to locals in the pubs, enjoying the views during the day and social life in the evening, soaking up the local culture and getting to know people living there. First time in England same thing, about a week in London and then a roadtrip in England, sure I visited tourist hotspots but also visited places where people were surprised to see a foreign licence plate.
Real travel is about more than just snap some pictures and visit some tourist traps.
It's very expensive for Australians to travel to European countries and the UK so the majority only can do superficial tourism just like most tourists coming to Australia only do the well known tourist spots on the eastern side of Australia and don't travel to Western Australia, South Australia or the Northern Territory. 😊
Just for the cost of medicines... In France, I buy Paracetamol (500 mg) about 1,68 € par box (less than 2 $)? And the price of insuline dose for my child is less than 8 € (which are 100% refunded by our national health insurance)... And in France, advertising for medicines is forbidden by law.
advertising for medicines is forbidden by law in the UK as well.
It has to be forbidden everywhere! It is deeeeeply unethical.
In Germany it's usually 5-10 € for prescribed medicines. It's called a prescription fee. Insulin is 10 € for a box of 10 pens with 3 ml insulin each.
Makes advertising superfluous.
@sopcannon prescription medicines are not shown but 'over the counter' medicine is shown constantly on UK television.
I've travelled a lot. One phrase which sums up the problem, I heard, repeatedly: "Business is business".
Two examples from a few years back:
2. I found myself stuck in a Caribbean airport, and got into conversation with an American business woman. She explained that she was there to sell hologram stickers for people to attach to there cars. "Actually," she said, "they are illegal in the States, because they are dangerous. They can dazzle you and makes you misjudge distance." I asked her how she felt a out selling these outside America. "Oh," she said, "business is business". End of discussion.
1. The very next day I arrived in Venezuela and travelled to the Orinocco river. While we were waiting for a ferry, I chatted with my driver. There was a raft in the middle of the river and he told me they were dredging for diamonds. "I'm fed up with taxi-driving" he told me. I would like to go into the diamond business... or drugs... "
I told him that diamonds Were certainly a possible idea, but he said that drugs were better as there was more money to be made.
He had told me he had worked for a while as a taxi-driver in Canada, and the effect that drugs had was terrible. I said that that was another reason for choosing the diamond business. He disagreed.
"No! Business is business". The exact phrase I had heard the day before!
Business is not just business. It affects people's lives and business people have a moral responsibility to act accordingly.
I feel sorry for my US friends. They are slaves to their jobs and are afraid to take time off to travel. They get so few holidays and are actively discouraged from taking them. I meet them in Mexico and we're there for 2 or 3 weeks and they're afraid to take 8 days off. They might lose their job, their money and their health insurance.
It is indeed illegal in the EU for drug compagnies to have any add's for prescription drugs. And prescription drugs is to be read as any drug which would be effective .
It’s not the expenses of training that you Americans have to worry about, it’s the lack of holiday/vacation time that you have.
You Americans need to start realising that if an employee takes a 2 weeks vacation that the company isn’t going to grind to a halt.
In the Netherlands adds for medicines are illegal. I guess doctors get bulletins about the newest meds so they can make the right choise for their patients.
I’m 39 and I’ve lived in 7 countries, Czech Republic (I’m born and raised Czech), UK - England and Scotland, Sweden, Turkey, Austria, Mexico and recently in the USA. Every single thing this guy said is 100% correct and I see things here exactly the same. I would add also religion. I’m shocked how religious Americans are. It almost feels like a time travelling 100 years back.
Czechia is one of the least religious countries in the world.
@@roodborstkalf9664 good
Not just u.s but mexico too. I'm not religious at all but everyone else I know is extremely catholic. I had to go to sunday school but skipped confirmation cause I didn't feel comfterble with the process also not something I believe in but was forced to do.
Don't forget how much flag waving and daily pledging allegiance goes on there. Religion and indoctrination- they prove separation of state and church is essential.
In Italy for example, in TV you can see ads about headache,cold, flu, simple stuff but not prescriptions
I am a dual citizen of both the US and Norway. In 1985 I began to look for work in Norway as a CAD operator. Sent out 50+ resumés and got an offer from one company so I married my girlfriend and moved to Norway. When asked why we moved to Norway we said we were Reagen refugees. While living here we have seen the decline of US politics and decline in what it meant to be middle class; have a home and car and can travel on vacation. Every time we visited the US it seemed worse off. Our visits included Seattle, Oregon, Alabama, Arizona and New York. In each visit we saw more homeless and "dangerous" parts of town. Four years ago we visited the US and my wife got seriously ill. She was driven to the hospital by ambulance. Once there we pointed out thar we were covered by Norwegian health care. A month after we got home we got a message from the health service that all bills in the US had been paid. Two years ago we visited a friend in Chile spent 2 weeks traveling through south Chile and Argentina and saw conditions similar to the US.
The time when we thought Reagan as president was the worst that could happen... We were summer children ;)
10:45 Pharmaceutical companies are not allowed to run ads for prescription medicine in Austria, where I live. You will find ads for over-the-counter medicine though. This meant that pharmaceutical companies were advertising to the physicians instead. Pharmaceutical companies were offering trainings, which happened to be in some resort at a very nice beach, or on a cruise ship. You could get items for your office from the pharma companies. And if you prescribed enough of a medicine, you were entitled to "advanced training" in even nicer resorts in the Caribbean or on Hawaii and similar. Many countries were trying to counter this by requiring physicians instead prescribing generics or state explicitely why they went for a certain product.
@14.20 MRI machines in China allso come from the Netherlands and Germany as in ASML and Siemens. I used to work at Amsterdam airport in cargo division and we had a boatload of these scanners to China , Japan and Korea and they all came from ASML or Siemens on a 2 weekly bases.
In the UK you get your x-rays and MRI scans for FREE £0.00
I'm 60 meanwhile, and from germany, and still wear some clothes that my mother bought me when i was around 16-20. Else yeah, i only bought new clothes when i upsolutely must because the old one were just too torn and had holes and stuff like that. Same with shoes, i have one pair that i just wear everyday until they fall apart. And maybe once every 8-10 years i need to buy a new pair. Thats it.
@beldin2987. Gluten tag Germany. English here. I'm so glad I'm not the only one. It's nothing to do with the money but a lot of my really, really old clothes are still very good condition and still fit me (I'm 62), so I only buy new clothes maybe for a special occasion or if they are ruined. Have a lovely rest of the day.✌ (I lived in Birkenfeld in South West West Rhineland - Palatinate for 4 years) I loved it.😊
@@emmafrench7219 Scot here, and I agree with you!
Ich auch. I have a top that my mother bought for me when I went into the sixth form fifty years ago (school uniforms were much more relaxed then). I also have dresses, which while not nearly as old, are at least twenty years old and still suit and fit me.
I am wearing shoes that I bought in my early 20s (I am 54). It is not because I am poor or broke or sth; it is because they are still okay and I want it like this!!!! I love them. They accompanied my life and made memories.
in germany we also have medical ads but it's only non prescription medicine like ibuprofen or cough syrup. not the prescription medicine that you have to get from your doctors.
Think in no it’s an EU law. It’s the same here in Ireland. Over the counter cold medicine, indigestion treatments, vitamins etc. are the only type of adverts allowed. Thankfully.
Same in Greece, ads only for cough syrup and paracetamol
Same in UK so it's not just EU wide.
Ads are for bits of stuff that are 'comforting', but fairly ineffective, for minor complaints, and that you can often buy in small quantities from ordinary shops or supermarkets.
The really amusing thing is that different 'medical cultures' consider different preparations of the same thing to be more, or less, effective, based not on actual evidence but on tradition. Eg nasty-tasting liquids are considered the most 'effective' OTC preparations for some conditions by many of the older population in the UK, whereas suppositories OTC for the same condition are often considered better by a similar population, less than 50km away in France!
Our ads also have to tell you to follow the instructions on the bottle or packet, and to go see your medical professional if symptoms persist or recur. Yours probably do too, but it flies over our heads once we've heard or ssen the ad a few times!
I am Danish and i have NEVER seen an add for a percription drug and i am pretty sure they are eligal here .. over the counter meds there are a few ads for like paracetamol and ibuprfin but i cant remember adds for any other meds
As a limey 🍋🟩 Who's At the present moment is located in the U.S 🤔🧐😉👍I have to say the amount of medicine adverts I have seen is ridiculous! The best part is the bit about the side effects towards the end of the advert!! Perfect video keep up the good work!!
Dear Ryan, I've been watching your reactions for some time and always found your frustrations at healthcare prices and services abroad funny. However, I really felt your frustration at the big mac priced Xray, I understand! I just want to send you a virtual hug and my wish for you and yours to be in good health always and never experience anything that may distress you financially or otherwise. 🍀🍀🍀🍀
America *is* a great country and there are amazing people in the sane half of your population. The problem is the other half.
Luckily the sane part is bigger and the hardcore problem population is roughly 34% to 40%
The US vs THEM and throwing accountability in "their" court isn't really helpful. The problem is never you, is it? "It's not me, the problem is somebody else." Too easy and common copout IMHO. 🤷♂✌
A big part of the problem is that they’ve convinced too many people that the ultra rich did it themselves. It always makes me think of Jeff Bezos running around delivering all our packages overnight. He didn’t do it himself and the people who helped him get there deserve a life too.
Drug stores in Denmark are kinda franchised out from the state.
Because the state subsidized the prices of pharmaceuticals its way more efficient for them to then choose a pharmacist to run that specific drug store, but with heavily reduced prices and regulations in place. (Not the best explanation :) ) That really controls the prices and makes it fast for doctors to get you prescriptions and hospitals to get medicine.
Also the fact that medicine is a commodity that people need to survive makes it highly unethical for profit. Aka the state should socialize medicine to make sure companies don't take every single penny that people have (Companies only driver is profit. And I mean ONLY).
According to Americans, there IS NO world outside of America !!
Decent health care is a RIGHT, not something you HAVE to pay for !!
Insulin is FREE in the UK. Because people NEED IT to survive !
Free? Heard of taxes? Your wishes are not what the law says, otherwise it would actually be a "right". That's a very naive point of view. I wish we (as in everybody on this planet) all had easy cheap access to healthcare, but we're also flawed humans, so here we are. :/ 🤷♂
@em0_tion Taxes are there regardless, we all pay them . If you walk in to receive more insulin and walk out without paying a cent, thats free. I'm sure in the US you'd have spent several hundred dollars for insulin, thats not free, big difference.
@@kenlawton1531 Both extremes sound weird to me. Complicated, but I'd sure prefer free insulin and keeping people alive after all. 🙏✌
@@em0_tion
It is not 'extreme' for a person diagnosed as in need of insulin to be able to obtain it FOC. It _would_ be extreme, though, to deny it or restrict it merely on grounds of _ability to pay_ , as that would be the same as issuing a death sentence, albeit a long-drawn-out and delayed death. But of course, the death sentence is still legal in the USA, isn't it?
A lost or abandonded baby or child *who has never paid taxes* will receive the health care it needs, free of charge. There will be no charges for healthcare and prescriptions ever - EVER - billed to that child, no, not even when it is adult and working.
Is and was that not, effectively, free to that child?
Free, or effectively-free, long-term medication enables many, many people throughout the developed world to live fruitful, independent and productive lives and to benefit from education, all of which ultimately enables them to participate in and contribute to society and to that society's economy.
I am a retired medical professional who has lived and worked in more countries than most Yanks have ever eaten hot dinners in.
@@Sine-gl9ly The other extreme I meant was the 300lbs lazy unemployed bums that exist just to unalive themselves with food and be a burden to society. Otherwise I already agree with you on what you said.
Like I'm on type 2 diabetes meds in Finland, the brand pill I use is normally 155euros for 3months, but since we have lots of offbrand versions which are literally 100% same medicine, pharmacies are required to recommend us/me the other versions, so the offbrand version I use costs only like 35euros for the 3months, this is one of the more expensive diabetes meds here, the other ones are like.. 10bucks for 3months
23:23 If you want democracy, you want your population to be critical of what you are doing. Because that‘s what democracy is all about. Sadly, the USA moves away from democracy more and more these days.
#14:40 to compare: İn Türkiye, if you have insurance, you can walk-in to big ass hospital or you can call ambulance if you are in emergency, do whatever you need or whatever doctor said (including X-ray, MRa and surgery) and walk-out without paying any money. Also having insurance is very easy. İf you working, that means you already have insurance. Because your employer HAVE TO activate it.
It's similar in all developed countries except for the US.
Its not just ads from Big Pharama, they have well known methods of influencing doctors to choose their products too
IMHO, one of the main problems for polarization in the USA is the two-party system: For dozens of policy areas with hundreds of conceivable options for action, I choose one of two parties, but apart from the two or three points that are important to me, I choose a whole rat tail of actions at the same time. This might have worked in the early 19th century, when fewer people lived in the United States than in the Atlanta area.
The worst thing rn is that the parties are far-right and centre-right. It feels polarised because between the democrats and republicans is like 3 wildly different policies with no moderate answers: democracy, abortion and climate crisis.
@@echiko4932 true and I often commented US American politics the same way. IMHO the lack of knowledge about ideologies and concepts like "democracy", "socialism", "communism", "fascism" and so on is more than embarrassing for such a great country.
That's really sad about the plug-in breast pump and the lack of maternity leave. In the UK we have 52 weeks of maternity leave, which is made up of 26 weeks of ordinary maternity leave and 26 weeks of additional maternity leave: The minimum amount your employer has to pay you is 90% of your average weekly earnings before tax. You might get more depending on what's written into your contract. PS scans/x-rays/MRIs all FREE here on the NHS however we do pay for the NHS with our taxes but great system.
that's not correct according to gov.uk 52 weeks of maternity leave 39 weeks of pay but there may be alternative arrangements with employer.
The patient dictating to a Dr what drug they want is totally the wrong way round. Go to the Dr get a diagnosis and get the recommendations for the right medication
Also, when it comes to travel and the American bubble. Flying from outside the US to the US is way cheaper than the other way around. This is encouraged, so the American public stays in America and spends the money there. Plus, they cannot see other cultures and get a different prospective of their country, which is what America wants. Stay in the bubble.
10:00 Having more vacation days would also help with travelling the world.
I'm English, my wife is American. We both agree America is a great country but it could be even better. That's the problem with the push that 'America is the Best or #1', it ignores the lessons that can be learnt from other people doing things differently and it working.
I'm English, also married to an American and living in the US. We both think America is a complete shithole that's getting worse every year, and we can't wait until we retire so we can afford to move abroad.
Price gauging is illegal the commodities like gasoline and water, but with medicine price gauging is the wisdom of the market in America.
I think his point about the "bubble" is central. In the "American Bubble" it's easy to come to the conclusion that everything about your society is normal. That it is normal to die or go bankrupt if you are sick, that it is normal to have little or no workers benefits, to be able to be fired without notice or just reason. That it is normal to carry an assault rifle to go shopping, to have more guns than people. That it is normal to live under unregulated capitalism. And given that all that becomes "normal" it is easy to be persuaded that you live in the best, the most free and the successful society.
Unless you look at other countries how will you ever know that by most standards these thing are definitely not normal and that there are indeed other countries with as much or more freedom, as good or better standards of living and most certainly a happier and more balanced life style.
Ryan you are spot on. Love your reactions ❤️❤️👍👍
It’s wonderful, not having bollards at the side of the road. We get Enjoy the beautiful U.K. countryside.
Sadly, the rather dubious "My country, right or wrong" has become worse - "My party, right or wrong".
Dear Leader, right or wrong.
How old is that? Sixty years or more? The motto of Alfred E Newman of Mad magazine.
In the UK insulin is free for diabetics, and it costs the NHS around $12 due to the power of the NHS negotiating. In praise of Capitalism he says "Look at the buildings, look at the trade being done", it looks no different to any other big city. The UK is capitalist, but not as extreme as the USA. We have capitalism with a heart, to benefit society at large, not just enrich a few power hungry individuals, longer paid vacation time from work, sick pay, maternity leave, the NHS - all for the benefit of the people.
Great video once again.
I'm in the UK, we rarelt get Medicines advertised on TV, if we do, it's usually seasonal. Hay fever around Summer, pain creams and sprays and so on. I've seen a lot of American TV and it shocks me how the advert advertise meds and side effects. They read like a Stephen King novel.
Never Prescription drugs, though. It’s just so wrong.?
@@phoenix-xu9xj UK Never advertises Prescription drugs. Besides painkillers such as Ibuprfen are sold for as little as £1, roughtly $1.30, depending on exchange rate
The European Union has forbidden prescription drug advertising. Like mentioned above there are the usual antihistamine ads in the spring, diarrhea med ads during the holiday season and over the counter flu meds around now but they are not that common, there are much more food, clothes, car etc. ads.
Australian here. I was also so surprised at the adverts for prescription medicines: so many, so long, crazy lists of possible side effects. The lists of side effects following the ad was so funny because it was every possible scenario that ever could happen. I don't know who would take it after that. We also don't have ads for prescription meds, only for cold and flu type over the counter meds.
You learn about the world from you tube,it cost about 400 USD to fly from new York to london round trip flight time aabout
Honestly, the most American thing I have ever heard - a car adaptor breast pump.
I am always amazed hearing someone put it out that clearly, how the US idea of capitalism prevents certain standards the rest of the world have.
In almost all other places, vacation days for recreation, health care, maternal leave and protection, education, certain rights for employees or people who rent a home all contribute to people being more healthy, more productive etc. as they do not have to worry on so many things as in the US (losing your job today and your apartement next week due to that, and better not get sick, which may cost you your job as well,...)
Angela Merkel was indeed working in the interest og her country and Europe. She was highly respected even by her oponents
Im a sweden, and she definetly had an impact and made an lasting impression ... she was an amazing leader...
utter rubbish from both of you- she killed European culture.
My family and I lived/worked/studied in US for ten years. We last did so in 1997. Returning for meetings and to meet friends today, it is a massively less pleasant place. Fear of everything rules today - child safety, immigrants, "other" types of lifestyle. You guys fear everything. If Trump wins, I'll never visit again.
The scary part is that Trump actually has a good chance of winning again. 😢
That's what I told my friends in the USA when I was there recently. If Trump wins, that will be my last visit. I will not enter the country as an illegal immigrant. I have known the country for so many years, but Trump USA is out of the question for me.
First time round you could say people were tricked or naive or whatever. At this stage, any country where half the voters support a creature like him, I have zero interest in visiting.
Yes he is american. We have 480 parental leave days. Payed days, so dads also get the chance to connect to their children. Yes women breastfeed, but the baby needs just the mother in the beginning. When the child is closer to a year it’s a perfect time for the father to connect full time and develop a life long bond of their own with the child. The child has to see the dad as a capable caregiver before he becomes as important to them as the mother…. When the baby is born, the dad had 2 weeks of payed time to stay home and be there for the birth and connect with his new family member together with the new mum, who is also on payed leave (drawing from the above 480 days). These days can also be streached and used until the child is 8 years old. And ofcourse. The 480 days is per child. 🇸🇪
The reality is it would be cheaper to pay for flights and accommodation to another country to get tests done that getting it done in the US.
In my country, it would be free through the healthcare system, but through private companies (and without insurance), it would cost between €50 and €150, depending on whether it's for an arm, the back, etc.
9:57 - Ryan - its not that expensive to travel. You can get cheap flights if you book a few months in advance.
I got 5-700$ return tickts from Europe to Asia - 14 hour trips.. and south America must be dirt cheap for you.
I recently spent a month in Colombia. 800$ return ticket from Zurich and total about 2500 for the trip because i got myself nice airbnbs instead of staying in cheap places.
But you can do the same trip for probably 1000$ total from the US ifyou stay in budget places
I spent once only 5000$ for a full 6 months in south east Asia. A day including the room, food, transport and drinks at under 20$, sometimes half or less.
Dont claim its expensive cause it doesnt have to be.
Ah just a few seconds later - thats the point. You guys rather spend money on stupid stuff like a new 1300$ iphone every single year, or fancy clothes or cars which are just things. Experiences like these travels will stay with you forever and change your mindset
So taking his son out from daycare would make up for the cost ;) I don't know Ryan's situation apart from the fact that he lives in a family of 3.
@@bognagruba7653 Well, no one forces people to get married and have kids way too young and then miss out on life.
Its a choice. Like no one forces people to get mortgages to get houses at that age already and then be in massive debt and having to pay that off.
Thats unfortunately the american lifestyle. Getting marrried way too young, becoming parents way too young, buying houses and expensive stuff they cant afford for status and then being in debt. Not that all of that applies to him of course.
But yeah the daycare thing.. as he says.. he works from home as youtube is his job.. so why pay for daycare if you are at home ;)
Plus like I said. travel isnt that expensive, especially if they would stay in the region.
@@someguyanonymous5171 OK, I don't know if Ryan uses daycare for his son. Having a first child at around 30 is not too early. I'm sure he wouldn't like to travel without his wife and son.
Msybe the US needs a multi party system. Nothing will ever change re health care, gun control, abortion rights, and the awful fact that you still have capital punishment., unless and until changes are made to the way the Government works.
Of course they need it, but they will never get it. It would take a revolution and a new constitution.
We were in New York last year, from UK. It blew our minds that medication was advertised on tv! Go to your doctor so THEY can decide what you need.
In the UK there are medications ( drugs) that are only available when prescribed by a qualified doctor of medicine .There is no point in advertising these for sale to the general public .
However ,basic items to alleviate the symptoms of common ailments are available to buy over the counter and there are adverts for theses ,of course .
From what I've seen on various RUclips videos very few, hardly any, Americans can get time off work to travel overseas, much less travel around their own country. I've met Americans that were school teachers who were able to go to Europe or Australia because they have relatively long vacation times or Americans who have saved up enough money then quit their jobs to just leave and see the world. Not many though.
In Belgium (and i think Europe in general) big pharma IS allowed to put ads on tv. But only for unprescribed drugs. Like dafalgan (paracetamol)
Same in Germany.
I came to see your sensible comments...As a nearly 70 year old bloke I have so far not had the need to take any medication... eat well, exercise, breathe fresh air..stay awe inspired...as for consumerism... I buy everything except food socks and underpants from charity shops ( thrift) .. keep up the critical thinking and 🤞 the orange turd fades away..😊
Travelling to foreign countries is scary as you need to trust the honesty of the system you’re visiting. Both the citizens and the legal system, as free from corruption as possible. You will be safe and treated with respect and honesty. Then there’s America, where half the country think that a lying cheating, no respect for human dignity or the law man should be it’s President. And that’s the example that’s promoting to its children. A country that would have Donald Trump as President is not on my travel agenda, along with Russia, North Korea, Syria, South Sudan, and Venezuela.
You've got it right Ryan - values matter, and you vote for the politicians promoting them. NOT the politician, your "side" or your "team". That's not democracy as it is intended
Ryan, don't apologize for "interrupting" the video. Idk about the others, but I'm here specifically for _your_ reaction and opinions. I'm writing this because we seem to have a lot of rude visitors today. 🤷🏻♀️
To be fair, I want to hear his reactions but sometimes he restarts the vid and then cuts it off after one word to comment again a few times in a row and for me that can make what is said in the original video hard to follow, so I think it's nice and considerate he tries to not do it too often. :) (but maybe it's just me and my dysfunctional adhd-shortterm memory though ;))
@@NietzzTube Lol, I don't mind _because_ of my ADHD brain. I can see some ADHD in Ryan too. 😂
@@SatieSatie hah, I see that too. Tbf I think I would be inclined to do the interruption-thing myself as well ;)
Love your videos man, much love from the UK :) The whole two party system seems crazy to me, even though in the UK really the only parties that win are Labour and Conservatives, there are many other parties to vote for based on your beliefs and policies.
The US has more than two parties. On my ballot for this year's election, there were 4 parties with 4 candidates listed.
@@chronic2023 Nice, thanks for letting me know, never heard of any parties in the US beyond the Republicans and Democrats. Always a good day when I learn something new :)
This is a really great video, fascinating insight from this guy.
When will we see the Ryan family travelling to Europe? ❤We'd all be so noesy to see that 😅
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No offence but maybe Americans should stop saying they live in a great country, they quite clearly don't !.. I hope more people like you share these things & one day their American bubble will finally burst..
Blame the collective narcissism in American socio cultural landscape
Even the concept of American Patriotism more like mixture between nationalism , jingoism , validation seeking and collective narcissism
In the end there really can't be much of a middle if there are only two opposite sides that have as their main identity being different from the opposition.
It is baked into a 2 party system. It is a feature, not a bug....
In a proportional system the vast bulk of the population is located in the middle of the spectrum. There many parties that can sit between the 2 extremes and can pick and choose the more reasonable standpoints from both sides or adopt milder versions of them. And it makes it easier to compromise and set longterm plans that the majority agrees with.
It is not a feature. Your two big parties, once elected, do exactly the same things as an "opposite" one. As far as I can understand, voters of Republican party are generally more conservative, religious, and believe that the interests of big corporations are somehow good for all of the people because "they create jobs". Voters of Democrat party are usually more liberal, leaning more towards human rights, they are most of the time atheist or indifferent towards religion and pay more attention to well being of an individual then of any corporation. But at the end of the day, they both get disappointed. To both of those parties, the money they get from superpacs is more important than your life or rights. Maybe they are different in their "main identity", but they are essentially the same. And that is your problem. Superficially you get to choose, but the end result is always the same. You get screwed.
14:00 In Sweden we pay a flat of about 20$, but that include all tests and doctors apointment a one time. So if the doctor orders a xray, a lot of blood and urin tests and then find that you need to be admitted to the hospital for two days and have intravenus antibiotica forinsentens, you pay for the food that you are given (but it’s just a small fee and you get breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, coffe, tea a sandwich and so on. You do not go hungry when at a hospital!). The fee is about 7$. If you have a cronic deseas you only pay the flat fee about 12 times then all medical care is free for the remaining part of 12 month since your first payment. So often the medical care can be for free for 6 month, before you need to start paying your flat fee. The same goes for medicine that your doctor prescribe for you. You pay up to a certain amount and then all your medicine for the rest of the year is for free….
It's not refreshing to hear someone say "America is the greatest" because it isn't. It's childish and weird to try to make your country better than other countries. Especially because it's hard to quantify the "greatness" of a country. Say that you like your country but don't talk nationalist and stupid bullshit like "Blabla is the greatest" because it's dumb and ignorant.
In Germany there are some pharma ads. But they are for the stuff you can get without prescription. EVERY thing else is regulated by the healthcare insurance providers. The allowed ads always end with : Concerning riskieren and side Effekts read the package insert or talk to your doctor or parmacist about it" 😂😂
soo, have you noticed that only americans say usa is best country, but also acknowledge their bubble? sounds like irony is not very well understood there😂
The result of decades of propaganda, which also created the false idea that US citizens have freedoms those in no other country have.
They don't say USA is the best country. They say America is the best country ;)
15:40 i dont agree for competition in medical health system. it sould be goverment paid, and free or cheap for people. i dont want to choose which hospital will cure me cheaper or better. i want best care paid and governed by people who knows what they are doing
Far to many interruptions I know you reacting but let him finish his points then react.America is the only country in the world that puts a price on human life Americans value guns more than human life.
Travel is fantastic for getting a perspective. You could do it virtually or for real. Being curious and open minded is key.
Did you change your mic? Your volume is a bit low, maybe you can check your mic/volume settings.
HARD WORK WATCHING THIS AGAIN , TOO MANY INTERUPTIONS , BUT THE HEALTH PART IS TRUE
My friends and i always watch American handegg on sunday an we laugh our asses off at those pharma commercial because nothing like this exists where we live
I always wonder, "How the hell do they come up with these names for the products?". It is to funny.
Hey Ryan. Slovenian here. We are part of EU and We do get some med commercials on TV. But only for headache pills like Aspirin or cough syrup. Drugs that require prescription are a big no no.
I like your videos and content Ryan especially the Australian stuff, but please wait until a point is finished before commenting as it is too distracting and makes it hard to watch. Just my humble 2c
There’s huge pharma advertising because the patients are involved with choosing the drug, or nagging their doctor to prescribe it. Here in the UK, the doctor diagnoses the illness and you get what he /she prescrivbes. You get no input, you get what you’re given
Thankfully, in Australia, we're encouraged to ask questions about the doctor's recommendations. If I'm concerned about the side-effects of a drug, we discuss it. My doctor usually discusses the various options and we agree on the final choice. I can also refuse medication.
@@suemoore984It's the same in the UK, don't believe what that other poster says. I've lived and worked in both countries - and many others, too - and have experienced medical care in both. In every country in the world there will be medical (and other) professionals who are unwilling to explain or discuss ...