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"Almost like Russia". My dude, you just made yourself 120+ million enemies.
At least LOL
@08:35 Called out x'D
I live in Poland is much more like Germany and Austria than Russia...really get rid of the american stereotype. BTW my home land is in Latin America so I am as American as you but Uruguay is nothing like México as people in the USA tend to believe.
Europe has been at war for thousands of years just like Asia or Egypt...becouse no one knows what were americans doing over 600 years ago
Haha tell a Finn that they are almost Russian and you find out why there is a saying "Everyone is gansta untill the forrest starts talkin Finnish
As a Czech, hearing that "Eastern Europe is almost like Russia" just gets my blood boiling. Imagine if a foreign power invaded your country and occupied it for decades and then people say "Russian or Czech, whatever, it's the same thing".
We (logically) have much more in common our neigboring countries, including the "western" countries of Germany and Austria since we share a lot of common history and culture, than we do with Russia which is hundreads/thousands of miles away.
Sadly a lot of Western Europeans also think this but hopefully this mindset is changing in view of the current war in Ukraine.
Same here Im Pole I vistited Chech repuplic, Slovakia And Hungary the only thing russian in here is some ugly architecture and statues they left behind thankfully most of that is being removed
I'm Polish and I completely agree with you. I think it's very hurtful that ignorant Americans see us as belonging to Russia. Especially because our countries (also Slovakia, the Baltics and others) have come such a long way since the early 90s - we have changed and developed greatly, we have become NATO and EU members and if anything, we want to cut ties with our former "friends".
@@CountessGemini Yeah, we've all come a long way. Also, the communist regime only lasted 41 years and ended 35 years ago (in Czechia). This May it will be 20 years since we all joined the EU. How long will people be stuck in this Cold War mindset?
Maybe it's just me, but I've never considered the countries that belonged to USSR "Russian". You were invaded just like my region was during both the World War.
To me, you've always been European.
Russia is Russia. It's completely different!
Of course you have much more in common with the germanic countries since you have been ruled by them few centuries longer than by Russia 🙂
Which means you have almost been assimilated to think more like an Germanic than like a Slav.
Voice from Poland: Calling the Eastern part of Europe "belonging to Russia" is, at least for me, highly offensive. For example what is happening in Ukraine shows how Russia behaves towards the countries it wants to annex by force, violence and corruption. We, the eastern part of Europe, don`t want to have anything to do with Russia, we aren`t part of it and our history (of the countries that are there) speaks volumes about our REAL attitude towards toxic and aggressive Russia.
I totally agree. Americans think that Eastern Europe is not important. They would be surprised to see we are not. What they lack is education. We were nit and are not like Russia.
I am serbian . I was born in Yugoslavia , were serbs pay something like 1 million people in WWI and who knows how many in WW2 .
Beograd was bombarder and occupied in ww1 , by Germans . It was occupied and bombarded by germans in ww2 , and also bombarder by "alies" USA and GB . SSSR leberate Belgrade and they left. They didnt leave occupation toops in Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia was torn a part by germany in 1992 , and USA nad GB didnt have problem with that , business is business . Than in 1999. Serbia (and MonteNegro) was attacked by USA cos Monika Levinsky polshed Bill Clinton family jewlery , to take away Kosovo and Metoxia from Serbia . So 2 time we were bombarder by USA and UK and third time by Germany in XX centery . Back then nobody in "west" didnt care about international law when they are bombing and occupying us . But when russia attack ukraine , cos of Victoria Nuland and frends action , then "west" started to shout international law .
I am not fraid of russians , they came here in past with army and the left . I am afraid of "west " cos they ( whoever is in charge in moment ) ones who attack us, bombed us , mass mudrer us, put us in concentracion camps , occupyed us , sanction us.
And remember Slav and slave are word of same origine . To call whole group of nation cos of slavery is disgusting . Western value at best. Remember how Poland went awey with Germany in WW2 ? Now you are buddies , cos your master told you so . Master sais russia is aggressive , you must say " Yes , russia is toxic and aggressive " and kiss masters hand . Is u are good maybe u can granted Monika Lewinski status and kiss something of greater inportance than hand
Im not from Polen and i agree with you.
didnt NATO break the contract about going east ?
and is Putin just defending ?
i think it is all about world governants by a small group.
and we(the pbl) should focus on bushing back as a group and not be divided, bc my village is better than urs.
keep cool and look for love.
But he is right.. Even today western Europeans see this the same way.. If you are offended by this? Who cares?
He-he😅! Saying eastern Europe is Russia is like saying Norway is Sweden. 😂😂😂 Or to ask to be hit very hard in the face😅.
I guess if Poland is "like Russia", then half of Germany is "like Russia" too. It's only been about 30 years since that godforsaken bloody wall got taken down.
Norway and Sweden have basically no differences between them for someone who doesn't know much about either country. Proving the point you're trying to refute ironically.
@@Joostmhw I am Norwegian. And i know Sweden very well. So trust me. There are reasons Norway and Sweden are two different countries.
@@Joostmhwbruh norway and sweden have loads of differences
@@JoostmhwAs a Swede I can say that there is a lot of differences. The Nordic countries are different but all are nice countries.
I'm from Poland and I know that western countries often find it funny that we (and also Czechs and Slovaks) are so adamant about being called "central European" instead of "Eastern European". Some of the comments here can explain why it's so important to us.
Well, a lot of people make it very easy: Germany and Maybe France: Central europ. Spain: Western europe, italy southern europe, the weirede floting country: great brittan, eastern europe: poland, asia:Russia.
Of course i didnt list all countrys becaue if i start with greek, croatioa, luxemburg, ... i woud never be able to finish.
@@Linus-tz2tk France is not central europe my guy.
@@fuzekle Whats your point?
I don't know whether that's an after-effect of FRG vs GDR (or BRD vs DDR, as the natives say), but I think I grew up with the vague concept that there's western Europe, which is the bit aligned with the USA and the glorious American Way of like AKA (rampant) capitalism, and eastern Europe which, you guessed it, is aligned with communism and it's epicenter Russia.
The term ''central Europe'' didn't even turn up, so basically: it's geography viewed through the lens of ideologie.
But geographically you ARE central Europe, just as I'm western Europe (Ireland) and moving across to Eastern Europe you find Romania and neighbours. I've never understood why people simply can't understand this, you only have to look at a flippin' map for pities sake.
Eastern Europe is like almost russian.. Tell me you are American without telling you are American.
Eastern European countries are different with their languages, cultures, traditions etc. And it's offensive, at least for me as Ukrainian to hear that we all are like russian or even the same.
I agree. Our past may have been bad with Western Europe as Erika said. We fought wars, we were betrayed or left behind by the West many times, but we put our bad memories behind trying to build something good. But the late 90's with the Russians are living as vivid memories to everybody, and we don't want anything with them again. Our view of life is just not aligning with them.
you have stupid stereotypes about russia seeing it is only asian way…
I hear you. What irritates me as a Finn is hearing things that if you include Scandinavia/Northern Europe in "main Europe"... Northern Europe is in Europe full stop.
You are rather “Okranian”. Living on the “Okraina” of the empire. Don’t flatter yourself. You owe everything you have, good and bad, to the Russian state.
Well isn't the US just like China. Same size with limited workers rights.
"Eastern Europe is almost russia"
"Belgium has the best beers"
...thats one way to get comments under your video...
On youtube even the negative comments can boost your content on the statistics.
In the end, he is still from the US, does anyone seriously expect more? 😅
As a German, I am offended by both comments, one of the best beers I ever had were from Czech Republic and from Ireland. German beer seriously depends on the area, Saxony, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria have mostly good beer, the City of Cologne... Well, what they call beer is rather disgusting 😅😅
Eastern Europe is not like Russia. That is a common mistake. We never were like them, and we are not like them. You should learn more about this. You'll be surprised.
Eastern Europe has nearly if not already reached the level of west Europe! Eastern Europe have far less homeless or poor people then the US!
Culturally and linguistically, alot of eastern europe has more in common with Russian than with Spain or France.
He is also not wrong that aeveral easter european countries used to belong to Russia.
Thats not the same thing as saying eastern europe is the same as Russia.
Why does everyone conflate this?
No, that´s not quite true. Come and see for yourself. @@F1rstWorldNomaD
@@F1rstWorldNomaD There are many cultural similarities yes but if you said that UK, France and Germany were all the same because they share some cultural influences or that Texas is actually México and Alaska is Russian..
The political implication is what people take offence to.
@@F1rstWorldNomaD because saying a country used to belong to Russia or is almost like Russia (pointing at Poland, which never belonged to Russia or the USSR) implies that they are backwards, or less civilized.
I'm Hungarian, linguistically I have zero in common with Poles or Czechs, yet I would not mind being told we are similar.
The lady who did the original video is from Latvia, they were sadly forced to be part of the USSR for a while, but I would never offend her by saying "you are almost like Russia". With them being in the EU (for 20 years!), NATO and the eurozone??
Scandinavian and northern European people are very nice and NOT cold they are reserved but very kind once you know them
i find it weird how overly friendly americans are,and i am almost insulted over how nosy they are.
Yes, we are just not overly friendly to strangers for no reason. We leave them alone unless asked questions or when we are out walking in nature. I'm norwegian, so the rest of this might not fit for all of scandinavia.
Most of us disslike unessasary smalltalk with strangers. But our friendships are also verry close and warm once you become friends with one of us.
There are subcultures in Norway where pepole are less reserved and more intrested in having a chatt with strangers. Bergen is one. But a lot of small towns are also more intrested in getting to know strangers.
If you are currently living in Norway and lonely my best advice to get friends is to eigther start doing work in some chatity like rødekors, dyrebeskytelsen, a local gruop or other.
Or start a new hobby where you can meet pepole. The big cityes have a lot of different activeties you can join.
Calling Eastern Europe basically Russia is like calling Greece Turkey, or Turkey Greece. Its offensive - I speak as a Greek :)
‘technically I think even Scandinavia is part of Europe’ didn’t know what I was getting myself into
Yeah, that part was a bit shocking tbf.
I was equally shocked by her saying "if you count the uk as Europe"
Well yes we do count the uk as part of Europe because it is and always has been
@@dalehepworth1647 LOL yeah, its crazy but i guess there will always be people who know more about topics than others.
IIRC Scandinavia is the name of the peninsula on which Norway and Sweden are situated - so technically Finland is not scandinavian, but a lot of people call the whole Nordic area and culture scandinavian. Then they include both Finland and Iceland, and often Denmark with Greenland too, and maybe the Baltic states as well.
The Iberian penunsula where Spain and Portugal are located is a similar situation geographically, but I don't hear people talking about Iberian culture the way they do about Scandinavian culture.
The UK often don't count themselves as Europe though, more as part of their own Anglo-Saxon Continent. Many times they told me, they are going to holiday in Europe or on "the continent", when they meant France and Spain.
If you are rude in a restaurant, either to the personnel or other customers, you will definitely get kicked out. The customer isn't always king (or queen) here...
god thanks!
The customer is not King/ queen, but rather a guest. Behave that way
It's ok. You are American, we understand.
Yeh, Mexican with a funny accent 🙂
Also, Poland wasn’t a part of USSR. 🤦♀️ under control Ofc, but still separated country. U can look at the maps.
From Poland:
Poland is not Eastern Europe , it's Central Europe
Geographically speaking yes but Poland is also in eastern Europe, the definition of eastern europe depends on which aspect you're considering (geopolitical, geographical, ethnic, cultural, socio-economic, etc).
As example in geopolitics you're either in west Europe or eastern Europe. Poland is in eastern europe in that matter.
@@kazauksp No we are not, our culture is western our economy is western and we hate Russia
It's both, two descriptions can be true at once
@@kazauksp it is not correct. Poland was ONCE a member of the "soviet" block during the Cold War in 20th century. Back then most of Europe was divided between Western and Easter Europe with exemption of Yugoslavia which were non aligned country. In 21st century or in pre Cold War era it makes no sense. Poland, Austria, Hungary, Czechia, Germany, Slovakia are Central Europe. However Central Europe includes culturally and geographically parts of Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Ukraine as well.
@@kazauksp Can we finally forget about these old geopolitical divisions? We (Poland) have been in the EU for 20 years 🤦♀ maybe it's time to refresh some knowledge.
I'm from The Netherlands but been living in Poland for quite a few years. You'll be surprised how modern Poland is and realize it's not like Russia at all. It's Central Europe.
try to live in Moscow)
@@NickStar2005 or chelyabinsk, right?
@@kintarooe7745 look on polands province)
Poland is gorgeous.
Agreed :D@@GianniDN
Scandinavia is only 3 countries, Sweden - Norway - Denmark, Finland and Iceland are together with the other 3 countries are part of the Nordics. Greenland and Faroe Islands belong to Denmark.
Actually can Scandinavia be divided in a political or a geographical (Scandinavian peninsula).
Political would Scandinavia be Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Geographical is Scandinavia Norway and Sweden + a small part of western Finland
@@jonnor6883 Scandinavia are monarcy, have kings and/or queens while Finland and Iceland have presidents.
@@sutej72Constitutional Monarchies. I slight but important correction.
@@sutej72 Scandinavia is both a geographic designation (in that case, it doesn't include Denmark, most of Finland or Iceland) as well as a linguistic/cultural region. The name comes from the mountain range between Norway and Sweden, the Scanides, so in the strictly geographic sense, Denmark is excluded (since they don't have mountains at all). In the cultural meaning, Denmark is included and Finland mostly not.
It has nothing to do with monarchies though. If Sweden became a republic tomorrow, no one would claim it stopped being in Scandinavia, neither in the geographical or cultural sense.
But it is only a small part of Finland that are inside
Exactly, Finland is not part of Scandinavia but we're part of Nordic countries :)
And Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania can become Nordic if they join the Nordic counsil.
@@MsAnpassad well that's just nonsense
@@VilleKaartamo How so? It's even been considered to include Scotland if they become independant. We all share a common history.
@@MsAnpassad i was talking about geography, not politics
@@VilleKaartamo So you don't think Iceland is Nordic?
When you are confused if Germany is a central European country or a western European country it is simply the difference between the former political categories (Western Europe - Eastern Euope) and the geography of that continent (north, west, south, east and the center).
Plus it's not like the European continent is a neat symmetrical shape you can neatly divide. And even if it was, countries may not all fit neatly on one or the other side.
I am European with relatives in various European countries. I myself was born in southern Germany and have lived here most of my life. A few years ago, I was in a relationship with an US-American guy. So I visited Virginia where he lived. One of his neighbors got really excited saying: "I'm German!" So I started speaking to him. In German. He looked at me like I was from Mars 😂
Oh, and on the subject of "we no longer live like in the Middle Ages": Someone else in America asked me how we keep our food cold in Germany. So I said: "Fridge." And he was like: "I thought you don't have those." ... ???
long story short. you like to stick to some irrelevant stereotypes/anecdotes which should tell what? as a German I could also add stories about Germans who dont know the own states, the actual Kanzler, that not the US but some countries in Europe have the highest amount of cars per capita and so on (most Germans should know that but they fail. but stupid ones also belief that the crime rate in the US was due to guns (while London has more homicide and property crimes than NY). for sure. And most believe that there was someone with the name 'Charlemagne' while at least Germans should know his real name was Karl/Carl (latinized Carolus Magnus), that all historical texts, architecture etc. refer to this name and name line - and most Europeans are even not aware that France/Frankreich, Frankfurt, Frankenstein all refer to the same Germanic tribe confederation/Empire (the Frankish Empire).
Some americans are more useless than a hollow block of cheese 😂
If YOU move to the US you may still be able to call yourself German, but if you had some kids while living in the US, the kids are more likely to be called american than German. But for some funny reason, the americans seems to find some comfort in what their ancestors were, not what they are themselves. Propably the cons of not having a history.
Thats just puts on display how bad USA education can be.
@@jt5765 simply put, they are ignorant. Their education is only about the importance and perfection of the US and their system. They don't care about anything else than themselves because it's just drilled into them from birth. I admire every American who starts educating themselves and change their view of their country.
The identification with our ancestry is a remnant of us being a land of immigrants. Many people moved to simalar locations and built communities of people from the same orign country. Some people like the Irish were looked down on when they arrived and formed strong connections with eachother out of pure necessity. This connection to "the old country" lingers onward. My great grandfather was the grandson of a Norwegian immigrant and some of the holiday dishes we eat are Norwegian still.
The U.K. is STILL Europe just not mainland. I am British but most definitely European.
A lot of people don't understand the difference between Europe and the European union. That's why she said that UK is not in Europe anymore, at least I think so.
Crime overall in Sweden has actually been going down since 2012. What’s been going on and is still going on is that we have a huge spike in gang violence with shootings and bombings.
For the sixty years following WW2, the 'Iron Curtain' was a very real barrier that Soviet Russia erected between the western democracies and the occupied and tightly controlled countries of the east. Politics, economics, culture, history, any information was restricted and controlled. I grew up in the UK in the late 70s and 80s thinking that Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Romania were snow, gulags, bread queues and furry hats. Basically the Siberian Steppes not the centres of European history and culture that they truly are. The fall of the Soviet union re-introduced so much that had been separated.
"Half" of Russia is not in Europe; the European part of Russia is about one fourth of its whole area. But about three fourths of the Russian population live in European Russia.
One more voice: as a Hungarian, I hope you have learnt it now: Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary etc did not belong to the Soviet Union, and we are not "almost like Russia".
We were forced to be their allies: from about 1950-1990 for 40 years, and it was over 35 years ago. We have been free for almost as long as the whole thing lasted, have been members of the EU for 20 years, members of NATO for 25, and people still associate us with the Soviets. Time should not stop like that, it hurts so bad.
neither Romania
@@afhandle123 true, neither Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, all are in the EU. And although Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were part of ther Soviet Union, they are not at all "almost like Russia", I have been there. It's like saying Berlin and Germany around it is "almost like Russia" - nobody says that!
Dude: "Oooh, yeah, Eastern Europe, that's basically Russia!"
Me: Ooo... noooo....... Shut up, watch the video, then comment on things.
Girl in video: "They don't like it when you say it's basically Russia, that's very offensive."
Dude: "Ooh, aha.. well.... Nobody noticed that, did they?"
Comment section: "ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? "
For most Americans, Europe is either a country, or consists only of Germany, Spain, France, the UK and Italy. So it's good to see some Americans trying to educated themselves about Europe. I'm not a massive fan of America, due to their reputation of idiocy, ignorance and self-importance and the fact that they think every country is like America. So I'm actually happy whenever I see Americans genuinly being interested in the outside world, and wanting to learn.
Portugal getting forgotten all the time😢
And the Netherlands! I mean they think Amsterdam is a country haha
I am Spaniard living in Spain and Europe to me is: Spain, England(Pirate Island), that little island at the left of England, that part of the Iberic peninsula that should be Spain but isn't, Italy, Germany, The nords, The not-Russians, Romania, Greece and ughhh France...
This is the common sentiment around here, so I can't fault the Muricans.
I must ask, as it sounds like you don't consider the Nordics as fully European, why is that?
scandinavians looks at themself as scandinavians sure we are part of europe but be don't consider ourself european,it's hard to explain.
@@runeingebretsen8378 Vad i hela fridens namn babblar du om?
Maybe this idea would come from being so different culturally?Nordic cultures are very different from the southern European, but we're definitely fully European! Similarly Eastern and western European cultures differ a LOT. And while you may think Spain, Italy and France are similar...experience it yourself and see how they all have very unique history and distinct cultures, even if they'd be neighbours or give kiss on the cheeks.
@@minnap.7698 Soo..... no countries in Europe are European?
@@runeingebretsen8378 We do consider ourselfs fully European. We just say that we are Nordics more. Or Scandinavian. If we talk to US people we say European or Northern Europe. If we talk to Europeans we say Nordic or Scandinavian, depending where you are from ofc.
Erika has studied in the Netherlands and is living in Germany now as far as I know. I like her quirky ways. Her facts are not always 100% accurate, but for a small channel she's creating very nice content. If I remember correctly, she also has created a video comparing the Netherlands and Germany. Maybe that's something for you two together to react to, if you didn't already.
She's full of crap, doesn't know a thing about the European history. And who makes videos in their hoarder attic?
Most Americans don't even think of "Western Europe" (European definition thereof) when they think about Europe. Spain, Portugal, Benelux or the Nordics aren't in their radar. In fact, that woman in the video didn't include Iberia, any island countries or the Nordics. To put it mildly: "I disagree".
Also, "Portugal and Spain" have beef with each other? Barely. If you ask any Spaniard to list our "traditional enemies", Portugal might not even make the top 10.
When asked about genetic testing, I live in Austria and was also born here, I knew that my grandfather came from what is now the Czech Republic. He came to Austria (Styria) during the time of the K.K Monarchi (Habsburg Empire). So I did a genetic test with my parents to find out where our ancestors came from in Europe. Result of my test: 47% Balkan Slavic 25% Northern Germany 25.5% Scandinavian and 2.5% Turkish (probably from the time of the Turkish wars 400 years ago). You can see that even as a Central European I am a colorful mix of different cultures! But I fill myself up as an Austrian! The genes only say where your ancestors came from are not who you are!
Yes, you are right, you are Austrian. Your Czech grandfather was probably genetically German. I'm Hungarian and I know of a Hungarian who (according to genetic testing) is about 50% Turkish, 25 % South Italian, 20 % South Greek, a minimal % Lithuanian and a few % Hungarian. He looks Italian (to me). It means nothing culturally, his identity is 100% Hungarian. I'm shocked to see the high percentage of Turkish, he is from a small town in the east, I can only imagine half of that area must be genetically Turkish! (150 years of Turkish occupation in the middle ages).
Keep in mind, for stores being open on sundays, people have to work on sundays.
Would you return the courtesy ?
That's something we should always ask ourselves when complaining about stores being closed
On the other hand, there are plenty of people who don't mind working on sundays, holidays, etc. I think some laws are too strict.
that's like night shifts, how fairly can workers negotiate terms for specials hours ?
without laws people who mind working those hours/days will have no protection.
It all boils down to an imbalance of power in workplace negotiations.
@@themadsamplistI worked in a shop when sunday opening was illegal. The shop was breaking the law and the manager was fined a few times. We had a rota that included working Sundays you were told to work it was never a choice
I'm not saying there shouldn't be laws about it, but I think sometimes they are too strict. I work in a store for most of my life. And I don't mind working Sundays, holidays, etc. The compensation should be sufficient though and there should be laws about it.
I worked on Sunday because I was paid time and a half. I worked 9 hours and started at 7a.m. which rather interfered with my Saturday nights!The people already working for the company when Sunday trading was brought in had the choice of whether to work Sundays or not. This changed over time for new joiners but the 'old' staff could still get out of Sunday working if it was a holy day for them. When I was a child shops didn't open Sundays and closed half day in the week some all day. The butcher would close early on Saturdays usually about 4p.m. I'm very happy that all businesses are closed on Easter Day and unhappy that some businesses are open Christmas Day.
It took some adjustment for me when I lived in France to get used to shops closing lunchtime and also on Sunday. I believe it varies in France area by area and time of year.
"Europe, the land of the metric system"? Yes, the metric system was created/introduced by Napoleon, but today it is everywhere on earth - with two small exceptions, as you - of course - know.
Three, Myanmar, Liberia and some other country, (not counting the countries that still use both)
Sorry but Eastern European countries have nothing in common with Russia. It’s also fake that Eastern European countries are poor because they aren’t and they have become much more popular for tourism because their nature is stunning, the people are VERY friendly. I am Italian and proud to live in such a gorgeous continent as Europe. ❤
I think she underplayed the importance of the English language in Europe. If, for example, a person from Lithuania meets a person from Spain, the most likely common language they have is English. If you are polite and respectful in any request for directions or whatever, you can usually find someone who speaks English in most European countries. In my experience a notable exception to this is Hungary. Budapest is quite cosmopolitan but in the rest of the country very few people speak English.
It depends too. I'm from Poland and been for three weeks in Spain and literaly during whole 3 weeks i met maybe like 2 people who were able to speak English. For the rest, it was google translate and hands or head moves
Edit: I also heard that french people really don't want (or can't) to speak English
@@kamilkreis1197 French people don't want to speak ANY other language. If they settle in a foreign country they will demand that the native population speaks French.
@@flitsertheoincorrect. I've had a couple of French renters. Both very much English speaking and both in night school to learn Danish.
@@charisma-hornum-fries That's because there were only 2 of them. Wait until there is a whole group of French speaking people renting from you.
In Spain english is more common in the younger generation. I don't know if it was mandatory back then in the dictatorship, but a lot of older people studied French.
In Europe (at least central Europe), we do not really AC as like 95% of houses are very solid stone structure with up to 2 feet thick walls. The heat simply does not get in as much if you are sensible and air at night, when it is cooler and close windows or even let shades down during the days. In my house, it does not get unbearably hot. A simple (ceiling or stand-alone) fan will do perfectly if you want a little breeze. It saves a lot of money and keeps the environment less hot, as well….
1. where are you from? unfortunately in Hungary, especially this summer, it is becoming clear that it's v difficult to go through the summer months without AC any more. It used be like you say, blind belts lowered, thick walls, but when I was a child we never had temperatures above 40 C. Now it's 40+ for weeks. All public transport and buildings have AC, in homes at least in one of the rooms, or a portable. People look as tanned as Spaniards.
2. The US is much more to the south than Central Europe. Canadian -US border is the same latitude as Slovakia-Hungary, everything else is to the south. Missouri is South Spain geographically, other states are North Africa, South Turkey. It explains a lot, AC, all the ice in their drinks, wearing baggy T shirts and flip-flops in the summer. (Why they dry the clothes in dryers, while the AC is on is a different question.)
@@watermelon7998 South-Western Germany. And, yes, we have also had a few unusually hot summers recently. Yet, to take the days in which the heat is not manageable by the ways I outlined, together, still makes for less than, say 25 days per year. This year, the summer has been unusually wet and cool. So far we have had about 5 really hot days… I have installed ceiling fans recently, which already helps a LOT when it is hot. Still no need for A/C. And, yes, of course, most the U.S. are further south than the bulk of Europe, yet, I feel that the often very think wooden structures let in the heat a lot more than stone-built buildings. In addition, I think that Americans have a really bad general use of A/Cs in which every room is cooled down way below a good temperature. Sure, it is refreshing to come in from outside heat and immediately be blasted with polar temperatures, yet after about ten minutes, you start to actually freeze (especially if you have been sweating), which does not make much sense either… That in addition to the unsanitary air (and dust) circulation many A/Cs provide, this is actually detrimental to health….
Europe doesn't have multiple sizes, it only has one.
Europe doesn't have multiple definitions, it only has one.
Europe is bigger than the US.
Europe has a lot of definitions. The commonly accepted dividing line between Asia and Europe is rather arbitrary, and it is and has been defined in many other ways. Iceland is typically considered European, but geographically speaking that doesn't make a lot of sense. Turkey is also sometimes considered European and sometimes not. And then there's a whole bunch of constituent countries and other (former) colonies that may or may not be considered part of it.
@@jbird4478 Turkey is partly European and partly Asian. Actually, the European and Asian parts are divided by the Bosphorus, which goes right through Instanbul. It's always a question of whether to name Europe after the European countries or after the continent (continental shelf). But the EU is just something else, namely a union of countries that have common political and economic views.
Europe (the continent or continental plate) is way different in size than Europe (the European countries). So yes, you always can say Europe is bigger or smaller then the USA just by how you define or use the word Europe.
@@zorrothebug Europe is not a continental plate. It's on the same continental plate as Asia, together called Eurasia. For that reason Europe and Asia are not even considered continents at all by some people.
Europe is kind of a peninsula of the Euroasian continent, so when I measure Europe i measure the whole Euroasian continent.
Scandinavia is Sweden, Norway and Denmark, exactly that. But we call ourself the Nordic countrys, and that incluedes Finland and Iceland too.
Yes we are a part of Europe, was hurt you didn't think so.
Why isn't Iceland considered a Scandinavian country? Isn't the language closely related to the other Scandinavian country like Denmark, Sveden and Norway?? I know that the fins aren't scandinavians because the language is totally different and don't belong to this group but what about Iceland??
@@liv0003 icland is speaking icelandic and it's 99 percent the same as the vikings spoke a 1000 years ago,it's so close they can read 1000 year old parchment
Size of America versus Europe landmass equivalent will depend on what map you use because most of them aren't accurate and often show landmass inaccurately in comparison
This is so true. For example the map in the video the UK is like twice the size it actually is.
Americans complaining about Mexican food in Europe has always surprised me.
Imagine me, as a Dutch person, complaining about the fact I can't find a decent "friet met stoofvlees" (Belgian dish) anywhere in the States.
Hi Charlie, just as little what many Americans don't know is,
the EU is smaller than the USA, but Europe as a continent is larger than the USA. Because not every country in Europe belongs to the EU.
Who doesn’t know that? This is ridiculous.
@@edygarrido6785 Certainly not ridiculous. If you know, that's good. But there are enough Americans who haven't even left the States and know nothing about Europe and still think the USA is bigger or the biggest.
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I’m sure there are Europeans who don’t know much about the US.
@@edygarrido6785 Strangely enough, Europeans know more about the USA than vice versa.
Take a look at videos on youtube to see how bad Americans are at geography and general knowledge, and you'll just shake your head.
@@edygarrido6785 Most US citizens.
Eastern European countries are not like Russia, they are still have their own individual characteristics and only a few of them were part of the USSR. Also, the Scandinavian countries are not 'technically' part of Europe, they are part of Europe just as much as every other European country. Also, the way each country is described as either Western, Eastern, Southern, Northern and Central is a bit weird and can be really confusing to be fair.
In Europe I think good Indian food would still be more popular good Mexican food , there are Mexican restaurants but they seem to be more of a novelty , I have done deliveries for both Mexican and Indian restaurants and was always busier with Indian food
that is pretty much the point that's being made. It's not about the quality of the food or that people don't like it, there are just far fewer Mexican restaurants to begin with. People aren't familiar with the food and the majority of people aren't that adventurous when it comes to trying different cuisines and they stick to what they already know
3:09 - My friend, as Portuguese, I don't know either?
We're either mentioned as western europeans whenever it suits the narrative inside EU or internationally sometimes, or southern europeans whenever people wish to talk smack regarding economics/going on vacations/good food, whatever. You get the point.
We're just sort of out here minding our own business, geographically speaking. Personally, I see Germany, Netherlands, some eastern europe countries as well, etc, as central europe, not western, but oh well. It feels like people just use the financial aspect of countries to bunch them up in a geographical group, for whatever reason. It's weird.
The westernmost point of continental Europe is also located here, whereas the southernmost point of continental Europe is in Spain, and it just adds fuel to the confusion. I guess both are technically correct? People can call us whatever they want while we just see ourselves as a corner of Europe, and as such, we tend to mind our own business for the most part.
As for the relationship between Portugal and Spain, at this point it's very much a sibling's relationship. We fight and argue with each other over dumb stuff sometimes, but we like each other for the most part. Oh, and if you try to meddle in our little fights, you'll end up fighting both of us. We're like 2 deranged old siblings doing our thing.
I know you guys both spanish and portuguese. If somebody wants to learn ALL the insults in both languages,all you need is when spanish and portugueses are together, just ask wich wine is better, Oporto or Rioja....😄
Not as much as the Swedes and the Danes. We have been at war with each other more than all other neighbors. I furthermore agree that there's a lot of prejudices against Portugal but the many types of trying new methods of life and social efforts has been a first mover in the world and tou should be recognized for that effort.
Your English is amazing!
It's always important to learn, so here are more things you may want to consider
- "Eastern Europe is Slavic, not Russian. Yes, they share a common origin (the current Russian civilisation was born around Kiyv) but saying they are "alike" is a gross oversimplification, and saying that to any non-Russian (or really, to many Russians, too) will cause you problems. Also currently European people try to use "Eastern Europe" in the geographical sense, which is today Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. Most of the countries that were historically Eastern Europe/The Eastern Block are in Central and Southern Europe, as she mentioned. Basically if you ever visit them (and you should. She make them sounds a bit glum and dark but they aren't. I've been to the Czech Republic and Poland and it was a pleasant experience overall. (and Kofola is incredible))
You are right however in saying that there are cultural difference between different parts of Europe.
For the isolation, it's kinda true but not. Populations certainly didn't moved as much back then, but the politics? There's a reason GRR Martin took inspiration from France and the UK regarding nasty wars of successions with alliances and such. There are many improbably things in European history. Like the Franco-Ottoman alliance in the 1500's. Or the famous Marco Polo travel to China around 1300. One reason Europe was in a state of perpetual war was of course a need to expand, to have more power, but also, shifting alliances, unions between royal families, etc...
But it doesn't mean that European countries ignored each other but their close neighbors.
- For the Sunday thing, I find it amusing that Europe overall is much less religious than the USA, yet, Sunday being a non-working day by religion is something that remains much more prevalent in Europe.
- For restaurant service : In France (and I think in Europe in general) a good service is a service where you are eating, not when you are constantly interrupted by the staff to know if you are having a good experience. Also in upscale restaurants, the whole staff is trained. And by that I mean there are specialized school with a State-recognized diplomas for being a waiter. Yes, there are people that do more school time and training to serve you a meal than to work in a factory or deliver mail. I'm not saying that one is better or worse, just that those people will be offended if you treat them like they were your slave or your house staff. They are professionals doing their jobs, and they take it seriously. This goes with many jobs in Europe.
In general employees are respected. Never forget to say Hello, please, thank you, either in the local language or in english (even if not everyone speak English they will at least recognize those words).
And for tipping, in Europe it's mostly/only in restaurants. Tipping other people may be seen as strange, or even insulting.
- Asking for Mexican food in Europe is a bit strange, that is pretty much the same than wanting to only go to MacDo. My sister-in-law is from Mexico so she makes us Mexican food, and yes it's very good but...
there are hundred or even thousand of cuisines to eat from. If you are an American visiting Europe... why do you want Mexican food? Go to a local restaurant and ask for something local.
Sure you cannot visit all of Europe at once, but if you are in a large city, there will be restaurants serving European food from different countries. Including non-European ones, usually from Maghreb, perhaps the Middle East as well.
I still call everything east of Germany Eastern Europe but that is partly because i learnt in school about east and west, there wasn't a middle/central part.
Also i don't consider Russia part of Europe, like Turkey they are predominantly located outside of Europe and apparently don't want to act like the rest of Europe.
So if you don't see Russia as part of Europe, most of the former Warsaw pact nations would be Eastern Europe.
It's not saying they belong to Russia or are less than other parts of Europe.
It's just an indication that they (in a dark past) were part of the Russian sphere of influence. But now most of them are luckily part of the EU.
And the EU does a good job of helping them get back up from the low point they were kept at by Russia.
Most of the countries in Eastern Europe can be proud of how far they have come since becomming independent from Russia. And i hope they stay on the same course.
Just recently i saw a prediction that if current trends keep going, people in Poland will have a higher standard of living in 2035 than people in Britian will have.
Most Europeans don't associate Eastern Europe with some kind of 3th world countries. They are as much a part of the European family as (for example) Spain or Belgium.
The usage to call everything east of Germany or even everything east of the Historical Carolingian empire border/Elbe river/Iron Curtain is common, and there is a long geopolitical history behind it.
@@the11382 Just because it has a long history doesn't mean it's a reason to keep doing it.
I know a few folks from the former Eastern Block and they do not appreciate the association that still exists between "Eastern Europe" and "Eastern Block."
Just like how many people uses "Europe" and "European Union" interchageably.
This is just an advice, especially for an American, just don't use this expression casually. Look the comments about it and you'll see I'm not the only one mentionning it.
@@LeSarthois I am Dutch, not American, do not lecture me. Controlling language does not change how people feel, it won't be long until "Central Europe" has the same connotation as "Eastern Europe" for you or for Polish, Czechs, Slovaks etc. The Euphemism treadmill just continues.
Rather than controlling language, you need to promote understanding. If you go even further, you would just be divisive.
@@ChristiaanHW Well, technically Russia's west part is in Europe. Because the Ural mountains (located in Russia) considered as the border between Asia and Europe.
"I may wish i was born in Europe"
But if you were, there would be one less person in America open to European affairs. I say the same thing to everyone who say they wish to move or be somewhere else in the world as they hate this or that at home... if that was the reality... that's one less person at home that's open to improving things. Some people call it, "Brain Drain".
Sometimes, a home nation benefits positively from people toughing out their own nations issues... as long as they continue to recognise the issues.
to waiters - usually they will approach you when you first take a seat and hand out menus, then theyll return about 5 minutes later to take you order, bring your order and then leave you alone until you call them - which you do if you want to pay and leave, or order something in addition
I worked as a waiter and that is exactly what we did. Give menus, give 5 to 10 minutes(we usually watch and kind of understand when someone is ready to order or still debating the menu), take your order, bring the food and drinks and then leave you alone.
You want more drinks? Raise your hand because am not coming every five minutes to ask if you want anything else.
At best if am not drowning in work i might pass once from your table and ask if everything is alright and if you need anything.
But in general people had to call us if they wanted anything. We just had to be aware and observant so we can respond.
@@SIPEROTH where you from? In some European countries they find rude if they have to call for waiter to get a bill. for me that is odd
Real issue for me, who was born and raised in Ukraine, was "American" service culture basically everywhere around Israel(where I live currently): not only they come at the most inappropriate time. Modern Hebrew kinda lacks formalities so they just be like:"what's up, friends? Is all good?" which I consider as a reality check for a troublemaker(for who I am not) and get tensed instantly😅
I believe the term ‘Western Europe’ as used in the video is a bit inaccurate. She uses it geographically, but to most people it will perceived politically.
She also got the geographical classification wrong, she didn't put Italy, Spain and Portugal among the Western European countries. After only 2 minutes she already shows all her ignorance about the subject. Italy, Spain and Portugal are countries that belong to Western Europe, south-west obviously but still west. This girl knows nothing and she wants to explain the politics and geography of Europe???🤦🤦🤦
The amount of times you barely considered Scandinavia a part of Europe🥴That's like saying "Well I guess Washington could be considered a part of the USA"
Do you think we're just walking around on the north pole or something 😖
16:57 In Spain we have AC because in Summer we reach temperatures of 40ºC, also we have beer on McDonlads!
It's more common nowadays, but the tradition of having the Fans and AC like decoration is not dead yet.
Yeah where i live although considered Europe we have sun shining for almost all year. Winder is here is like two weeks and summer is like 8 months of the year. Peak summer even reaches 45ºC and along with strong huminity as well that makes it feel like over 50ºC.
Not only there is A/C everywhere but every single room has one otherwise no one will be able to do any work.
Also people are generally loud and open and can be very friendly but also loudmouth assholes at times. So US people will feel right at home in those two things, lol.
No Mexican food but no need for it what so ever because food is crazy delicious here, we don't need it, Mexicans probably open restaurants on the cold European countries that need it more and seems more exotic to them than us because we probably have foods that are closer to Mexican food than anything a cold European country has.
The only foreign cousin that does well seems to be Japanese restaurants because they are truly different and a certain part of the population likes the difference although probably all still don't think that is better than our cousin and just eat is as something more exotic.
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”Technically I think even Scandinavia is part of Europe”
*Headdesk* 🤦🏻♀️
/Greetings from Sweden
I always specify it like this. In my case, Danish/Scandinavian/European.
@@budgiefriend Same here. It totally depends on who you are talking with aswell. To Americans i say Northern Europe. To Europeans i say Scandinavia. But i agree with you! Swedish/Scandinavian/European.
If you find yourself getting tired during the day, try Biphasic sleeping. Before industrialisation, biphasic sleeping was the norm in a large part of society. Basically, you go to bed early (around 19:00) the get up around midnight and do relaxing pastimes like reading or light work. Then you go back to sleep after 4 hours or so and sleep until you wake naturally.
*Charlie:* Oh dang, I accidentally called Europe a country, sorry about that.
*Also Charlie:* Eastern Europe is like almost Russian.
*Me:* Sure, sure. Also, California is pretty much like Texas, right? Lots of sand and stuff?
I get a feeling here as a swede. That she does not know what she is talking about at all. Cold people? Wtf? Sure, when i am going to work, i want to sit by myself in the buss and not be bothered. Or at weekdays srpund 4pm - 5pm, do not expect a swede to be friendly. We just want to get home after a work day. But meet me during my free time and i would help you if you need help, answer you if you ask me stuff or just talk with you.
I agree that you are not Italian because your great-grandparents came from Italy, but I believe that there is a difference between defining yourself as American and, for example, Italian or Norwegian. Europe is not based on immigration, like the US. Becoming a European is therefore different from becoming an American. Immigrants to Europe who hold fast to their culture, who refuse to learn the language of the country they live in, who raise their children according to other values than European values are not Europeans. They have more in common with the people of the country they emigrated from than the country they immigrated to, and are still Arabs, Africans or Asians. If, on the other hand, they choose to embrace the country and culture of the country they moved to, they will become European/Italian/Norwegian within a generation or two. Unfortunately, in many cases it does not happen. Many immigrants, and especially Muslims, have not come to Europe to become cultural Europeans. They have come to spread their own religion and culture. They want to turn Europe into something other than Europe.
I'd just like to add that those unwilling to live & embrace european culture are absolutely unwelcome. Its becoming a problem & at some point the natives will lose patience with "them". They do not enrich our culture & our tolerance is waning, fast.
They will be assimilated, eventually. It's only a matter of time. In fact, it's already begun. It's not the initial immigrants, it's their children's children that will be. It will just take longer. Europe is affected by US culture and there's a really big ocean between us and English is not our native language, yet it happened. I find this kind of rhetoric disturbing. Do SOME people that come to Europe or other places have an agenda? Surely. But I don't think that's true for most people. It's just an excuse to hate people who are different.
15:51 I don't know where this lady got the graphics with banknotes, but the banknotes signed as Polish are not Polish at all, but Czech.
7:53 'Belgium has the best beer'. Spot on!
The belgians have good beers yes but never underestimate the germans
Bavarian beers are the best I've ever had. And I usually don't enjoy beer, but I love theirs.
@@mehitabel6564 my personal favorite does happen to be a belgian beer. The brand name is Kasteel and the beer is called Kasteel Donker. Donker means dark and it is indeed a dark beer. It has quite a punch to it yet also tastes great. Wouldnt recommend drinking it all night long but rather to have one or two with a fancy dinner
Personal I like Belgian beer better than German beer. But that's because I like strong beer.
@@amorphousalienblob yeah same goes for me
In Serbia and Southern Europe ac cooling is a must during the summer which lasts much longer than 2-3 weeks. Also here in Balkans at the restaurant waiter will usually not dance around you and comes with check as soon as they see you finished food or drink. they will leave you to talk, enjoy until you give them a sign or call for them. In some or most european countries that would seem rude, but here is other way round. it is rude when waiters pushing you. Also here small talk with strangers are very normal unlike Latvia and Nordic countries.
Interesting video and very well presented by that Latvian girl
There isn’t a Europe flag,it’s an organisation flag,that’s it.
Just one thing, take on mind that this girl is from Latvia so she have like a north-influenced perspective, for example in Spain we are prety open, friendly and loud.
I would say East. She said a lot of rubbish about the north too. She talked heavily about the Euro without mentioning that there's still Danish Swedish and Norwegian currencies
Generally people in south, Spanish, Italians, Serbs, Albanians, Greeks
She trash talked Scandinavia pretty hard. Maybe they need more history books in Latvia?
I’m from Austria and our stores are closed on Sundays. Let me tell you, it’s the best thing ever, because there is just a very sacred feeling about Sundays. It’s so calm and quiet. A real retreat once a week.
The "fighting between themselves" is a real thing. But it's mostly like sports or family feuds, not actual fights. It's that kinda stuff where if you as an outsider join in on the jokes, both parties will side against you. :P
2:15 half of Russia? More like 20-25%
Only 3 out 17 millions km2 are in Europe
With the population it is the other way round, so it evens out.
Yes, the Mexican kitchen is very good. But the alternative is Spanish and Portuguese, so that's double up in fantastic food.
In Denmark, the minimum wage is 22$ per hour for waiters even at McDonald's and after 8 hours the salary increases by 50% and rises to 100% after 11 hours of work. There are extra surcharges for work evening work, night between 22 - 06 is 100% surcharge, weekend, holidays and Sunday work there are surcharges of between 3 to 5$ extra per hour so a waiter for a fair wage in Denmark and therefore tippig is very rare. So, if a waiter works from 4 to 4 a.m. 12 on a weekend, the hourly wage will on average be at least $31 per hour plus holiday pay and pension.
Hallo, I'm from the Netherlands, i was born in a small village and we talk our own dialect, the next Village and Town can't understand us and so can't we theirs, that happened a lot here but we all learn to speak Good Dutch so the dialect becomes less but is still spoken in old neighborhood's.
We have the same in Bavaria , where i` m from.
1. Most of the racism I've seen and heard about come from immigrants and refugees. The native populations of western and northern Europe are quite accepting and don't really look at skin color. The thing that is happening is that a lot of people are noticing how people from certain places and cultures act a certain way that is not acceptable behavior in our part of the world. Therefore people become avoidant of certain ethnic groups.
2. In Sweden, the "annoying tourist scale" goes: German - American - Chinese. They are considered loud, obnoxious and ignorant of how to behave.
3. The EU-flag is only used to represent the EU and a nation's membership. The EU itself represents European unity, not the other way around.
4. Only knowing the capitals of the stereotypical "UK, Germany, France" is exactly one of the most negative stereotypes we Europeans have against Americans. The video is about learning about Europe, and saying that it is a good start to know these facts is a disservice.
5. She REALLY glossed over the Nordics, which is a shame as they are some of the most modern and advanced countries on Earth.
6. She REALLY got hung up on Germany, feeding into the stereotype of it being like one of the 3 only countries in Europe. Would have been better if she talked more about her actual homeland of Latvia in that sense.
I've never classed myself as a European, never in all of my lifetime and there's many in my area that identify the same way. Those that do identify as Europeans put it at the bottom of the list. This doesn't make us anti Europe as we've gone to war for them, but the eu is a whole new ball game.
@@neilferguson5940Why don’t you? For me being European means more than being German. My native dialect is much closer to what’s spoken in the Netherlands than to any other German dialect. As someone living close to the Dutch border I share more history and culture with my Dutch neighbours than with people from Bavaria or Saxony.
@claudiakarl7888 simple claudiakarl, take an Italian, albanian, Spaniard etc they look nothing like the local people where I'm from. So i have a different perception of a European or identifiying as a European. You mention dialect, The only lingo i can sort of work out what they are saying is Dutch without having even learned it. I understand some Norwegian words because my dialect has Simular Words even the same spelling, but the majority of times a different meaning. I looked at some old Norse words and it's the closest outside of our isles. My dialect is closest to Scots because I'm from Northern England. Frohes Neues Jahr or Gelukigg neuwjaar. See (neuwjarr) very easy to understand.
@steiner554 Never heard a Dutchman speak this way of Europe and especially the eu, but i don't want to go down that road. We're out and good riddance. Gelukigg neuwjaar.
Saying your are European only makes sense if you are talking about where you are from, on the planet, geographically, in a very general sort of way. Maybe to explain to an alien why your culture is more similar to a neighboring country than to, say, China.
He Charlie, you learned enough of Europe and the Netherlands, it's time to come over for a holiday...
About the AC thing, most of the south has either an AC, a portable AC, or at the bare minimum a fan (standing or ceiling one). But since it can be very cold, the not so southern countries, have either central heating, or house specific forms of heating such as an AC or wood burning stove/fireplace.
I have lived on wood/coal heating for the first 20 years of my life. My house doesn't have an AC up until this day, I have had an old fan, which most of the time was off as breeze was enough to cool us down.
Whereas in Malta, where I currently reside, I have 2 AC's and a new device called dehumidifier, which I had no idea it exists because in my town we never had humidity as there is on this tiny island. And I use them all.
In the northern countries, it depends where you are at. My friend in Sweden said there is no house without some sort of heating. In the UK, portable radiators and fans are the norm and normal AC's aren't really installed everywhere as a cooling system as it is not hot most of the time. I had a fan in my expensive bougie airbnb when I visited London.
There are 54 recognised countries in Europe. 27 of them are in the EU. The smallest is Sealand, which was accidentally recognised by Germany.
Tbh Eastern Europe and it's 'bad rep' is less and less every year. I understand from a historic point of view, it's still fresh for our grandparents, but I've traveled to the eastern countries a lot, had some great vacations and love their architecture. And the people I met so far are really kind and welcoming. Most of the negativity I have seen is due to people who come to western countries to work - and ofc the "they took our jobs"-crowd think they're competition and blame these people and not their boss. Apart from that, in general I have heard a lot of positivity. I personally want to visit Estonia someday.
Sweden used to be one of the biggest SuperPowers and that is not many that knows.
It still baffles me that I live in the south of the Netherlands, and if I drive 90 min south to Belgium, or east to Germany, things are vastly different and foreign 🙂
I had a french girlfriend that took it seriously (the DNA test). She was directly related to Jeane of arc (by her sister of course because the history told us she was a virgin). She never officially had a sister... but whatever. Like she said in the video, I have been to Italy many times, I have never ever seen meat balls with spaghettis... it is an american thing (and I know real raised and born Italians)
"Technically I think Scandinavia is even part of Europe"! Are you serious??? TECHNICALLY? What else would we be??? WE ARE PART OF EUROPE BECAUSE WE ARE ON THE EUROPEAN CONTINENT, FFS! SMH!
Finland indeed isn't Scandinavian, But it is Nordic. Technically only the countries on the Scandinavian peninsula are Scandinavian. these countries are Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Because of language, past and culture also Iceland is considered to be Scandinavian. Finland on the other hand has slightly different past and culture, the vast majority doesn't speak a Scandinavian (Germanic) language, and is not on the Scandinavian peninsula. So, yes, Finland is not Scandinavian. This said, Finland is the closest friend of the Scandinavian countries and especially nowadays has more or less the same culture.
Conclusion: Nordic yes, Scandinavian no.
BTW, Some people have the opinion that also Estonia. Latvia and Lithuania should be considered to be Nordic. Estonia indeed gives a Nordic feel. So I agree on that one. But Latvia and Lithuania I have never visited, so I can;t judge about them.
Well, Denmark is not on the Scandinavian peninsula, but parts of Finland is. If you're talking about the geographical Scandinavia, then it's Norway, Sweden and a small part of Finland. The politically Scandinavia is Norway, Denmark and Sweden. Iceland has never been considered a part of Scandinavia!
As a finn, I can confirm we are not a part of Scandinavia. She also forgot to mention that neither is Iceland. So the Nordic countries are Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland.
The Scandinavian countries are Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Also I just want to say we do have good Mexican food, it's just not as common to find a good mexican spot here in Europe than it is to find a good mexican spot in the US.
0:25 Maybe because you're used to confusing country and continent when talking about the USA and America? It is common to just say America when you actually mean the USA after all even though the USA is just one of 23 countries on the North American continent (35 countries if we also include South America- and all of these 35 countries are american because they're all located on the american continents). I've occasionally heared US americans making the same mistake when speaking about Africa or Asia as well.
2:17 It's actually 1/3 of Russia, but almost 3/4 of the Russian population lives in Europe.
Here are some additional interesting geographical facts: 1) Iceland, Malta and Cyprus are usually counted as European countries. However - both Malta and Cyprus are actually located on the African plate and are therefore African countries (when speaking about geology). Iceland is not located on any continent, it is actually a part of the middleatlantic ridge that is high enough to rise above sea level.
2) It is common in english speaking countries to refer to white people with European heritage as Caucasians, however that is actually incorrect - the Caucasus is the region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea...and most of that region is actually part of Asia, not Europe. On the Eastern European map she shows at 6:10 the countries Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan are counted as European even though only a small part of Georgia is located in Europe. Armenia and Azerbaijan are located in Asia.
3:49 Well you have to categorize the states/countries somehow. In the end it is just a definition. In the USA it is very similar.
4:46 Only Sweden and Norway are located in Scandinavia. Scandinavia is the peninsula and the other nordic countries are not located on the scandinavian peninsula.
7:18 We Germans are considered to be a western country (hence the categorization as Western Europe) based on culture but geographically speaking we're pretty much in the middle, together with Poland and the Czech Republic. In short - it's complicated^^
10:38 Ok in this part she actually makes the exact same mistake she mentioned before: She confuses the continent of Europe and the European Union. The continent of Europe is larger than the USA (Europe 10,180,000 km², USA 9,833,520 km²). The EU is smaller than the USA (4,233,262 km²). Fun fact: Her map of the USA is incomplete and misses a very important part of the USA when speaking about size: Alaska alone is about 18 % of the entire size of the USA (1,723,337 km²).
Europe only has 700 million inhabitants if you include the non-EU countries like Russia and Ukraine. The EU has about 450 million inhabitants.
13:19 If you think the German states are small....wel just have a look at a map of the Holy Roman Empire. THAT is wild. They where not really as isolated as you say btw - Europeans interacted all the time with each other across the continent, and not only in war but also in peace times.
17:09 The USA (except Alaska) are located to the south of Europe. New York City and Rome in Italy are on the same latitude. If southern Florida would somehow be moved to the east it would end up in the southern parts of the Sahara desert in Africa. It's normal that a country that is located so much more to the south also has a warmer climate (most of the time - winters can get pretty cold in the USA because of other geological and topographical features of the continents. And there's the Gulf stream of course which massively impacts the European climate).
23:00 Mostly to extend the shelf life. It doesn't make the food better but it makes the food look better while still sitting on the shelf. In Europe we simply don't like playing Russian Roulette with the lives of our citizens.
So wrong to use Scandinavia as a geographical concept, I didn't think Germans did that. Honestly thought it an American/Anglophone misconception only. Scandinavia is first and foremost a cultural/political concept. And does always include Denmark. I'm annoyed at this, so Germany, you now have to give Schleswig Holstein back, as we cannot allow such a lapse.
@@nicolachable Scandinavia is a geographical term. It is the peninsula where Norway and Sweden are located. It is also used in the way you seem to use it, but if you examine the actual roots of the term you'll find out that this usage is incorrect. Scandinavia is a geographical region within Europe (the Scandinavian Peninsula) in the exact same way as the Iberian Peninsula , the Italian Peninsula and the Balkans are geographical regions, not culutural or political entities (not even in the case of Italy are the country's borders and the peninsula identical btw).
Holstein has always been part of Germany and its predecessor (the Holy Roman Empire) btw. Only Schleswig was independant (but not part of Denmark - it was only ruled by the King of Denmark who was also the Duke of Schleswig and the Duke of Holstein). Neither duchy has been a part of Denmark itself - ever.
And yes, this means the King of Denmark was also a noble of the Empire and part of the Imperial Estates in addition to being king of Denmark because of his title as Duke of Holstein.
Lastly - after WW1 the treaty allowed the populations of Northern Schleswig, Southern Schleswig a vote to decide if they wanted to be part of Denmark or Germany. In Northern Schleswig the majority voted for Denmark (with a 74.4 to 28.6 split), in Southern Schleswig the majority voted for Germany (with an 80.2 to 19.8 split). It was the will of the people of the inhabitants of the duchy of Schleswig that the duchy was divided the way it is.
Before you write such nonsense about "giving x parts of the land back" ever again you really should learn the actual historical facts.
look at the map at 10:55. the whole of Scandinavia is outside the usa. all that land can fill the blanks and in the end when it comes to actual land mass. Europe is 4% bigger then usa. (this is the european zone. not russia and turkey added) edit: i dunno if they count oversea territories. france has still a lot of them.
In Germany, the eastern parts also call themselves middle Germany. But that is because Germany used to have huge parts in what is now Poland, Russia and the Baltics. But those Germans all returned to mainland Germany after ww2.
Charlie, the Spaniards and the Portegese ARE European, Erika spoke about the well to do countries. As we here in Germany have a problem with finding good employees (a lot of old folks here) with good schooling, our companies invite the young ones of Spain and Portugal to work in Germany, IF they cant find a job in their homecountry. Our own youth seems to be lazy and stupid. I witnessed this many times. On the other side we buy the products of their farmers etc. from them.
Charlie, a pleasant and safe 2024 to you and yours.
Elmar from Germany
Definitely take what she says with a pinch of salt, some of this stuff is wildly inaccurate even though it's stated as facts
I would like to say great video.
I am from the uk and hearing you mention Pocohontas i wondered if you knew where she was buried. I live in kent near a town called Gravesend, named so because it was where Pocohontas died, apparently she was taken ill just after leaving England to go back home, then got as far as Gravesend and had tocome to shore where she passed away. Not many people realised she is buried in England.
Did anybody else noticed that money showed at 15:50 is incorrect for Poland? Poland has Złoty, what you see on screen is Czech currency Koruna 😄😄😄😄😄
They put all that crap in American food because it's cheaper than using natural ingredients.
This video is full of inaccuraties.
FYI, Charlie, Scandinavian countries (that sit on the Scandinavian Peninsula) are Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also refer more narrowly to the Scandinavian Peninsula (which excludes Denmark but includes a part of northern Finland). Source: Wikipedia
The narrator forgets to mention that most of Central Europe's countries - and East Germany - used to be part of the USSR until it collapsed in 1989, which explains for their economies to be lagging behind those of Western Europe countries (except, of course, East Germany that's doing very well since its reunification with West Germany), in 1990.
About the UK, did she say that England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were ... "regions"?????
The €uro is accepted everywhere in Europe (even in the UK), and so is the US$, except by street vendors, maybe.
A/C is not "great", it's killing the Planet ...
About the EU, you'll find the answers to all your questions in this excellent video by the excellent Simon Whistler: "The Establishment of the European Union" - Megaprojects (on YT)
East Germany was never part of the USSR. They were on the same side.
@@akyhne Oops, sorry for being inaccurate; you're perfectly right. Yet, East Germany was pretty much dominated by the USSR, following the Treaty of Yalta, in 1945.
Thanks for pointing out the 'UK region' remark. We are made up of countries, hence The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Britain is made up of England, Scotland and Wales, they are countries with devolved powers, which means they have their own governments and laws etc.Each country has its own history and culture/identity and language, (but everyone can speak English). We do have regions e.g Midlands, North East etc. We also have counties e.g.Leicestershire, then cities, towns & villages within a county. This is well explained in Map Men videos on RUclips.
@@sianneish I know, this why I somewhat cringed when the narrator said that the UK consisted of "regions" ;o)
While I agree that having ancestors from someplace other than where you're from doesn't make you a citizen of that place, but it is nice to know and perhaps broaden your knowledge of where your ancestors came from, learn about traditions, how they lived and what led them to leave their home. I like to honour my ancestors that way, after all they're the reason I'm here currently.
I agree with you on that you are from the country that you were born in but also would like to add two things to that. Im born and raised in Sweden, while my dad originated from Slovenia nd my mom from Macedonia both countries being part of what then was Yugoslavia. Me being like I said born in Sweden consider myself swedish for two other things and those are..... First what citizenship do I have? When I was born my dad had already gotten his swedish citizenship before I was born and I got that automaticly, my sister being born 3 years earlier wasnt that lucky and got Macedonian but she have a swedish one now. The second thing I want to add on why I consider myself being swedish...... What language does my brain use when Im thinking? For me its swedish even if me and my sister were not allowed to speak swedish at home when we were at home, only when we were home alone.
Not allowed to speak Swedish at home?
@@neva.2764 not while we were living at home. My mom didn't know much Swedish when me and my sister were kids.
@@sutej72 Ok, now I understand why. Thanks for clarifying!
It sounded weird to me 😃
"you are what you are born" - id change it to grow up in. If you were Born in new york but spend your entire childhood and youth in germany, going through the school system, speaking the language, knowing the culture and laws, participating in the customs - you are german even if your passport says otherwise. And tot he race thing - same stuff. Black people are usually considered to be american cause, well most black people here are either US soldiers or US tourists so thats an assumption people make, but if it turns out they are not like Dave Davis is a famous black bavarian comedian - hes loved and seen as german by everyone even though he was born in the US and is the son of an us soldier but he grew up in Munich and is for all purposes clearly german even if his name and color suggest otherwise
What I enjoy about this is it makes how clear countries are all different in Europe and it’s why I often dislike videos that try to say Europeans are all like this vs Americans. We’re a continent, why compare a continent?? With a a country? The US
Hey Charlie. This is my first video on your channel, might check for more later. Anyway, wanted to say that, based on your reaction to her video, you should just go ahead and move to Europe, man 😁 you definitely passed my vibe check ✔️ salutări din România 😎🤙
We usually don’t tip, maybe in so called fancier restaurants in some countries. They have lower wages but still more than in the US. It can be seen as nice gesture and also rude.
Depends on the country. Please specify where you're from.
well, speak for yourself. here we do tip, some shop owners, bakeries for example will reduce your the price or give it for free if it is something little and you have just big banknote to pay for it
The American idea of Germany is VERY Bavarian based ... Since the American "occupation zone" in West Germany WAS in that part of Germany ... Buuut there IS a big difference between Schleswig-Hostein and Bavaria! ;)
One of the differences is religion! Bavaria is Catholic while Schleswig-Holstein is Protestant. And Dirdln and Lederhosen is SO much Bavarian ... As well as Oktoberfest! Oktoberfest is NOT a national holiday in Germany (Thank you to Feli from Germany (ruclips.net/user/felifromgermany) for pointing that out!) ^^
there was much more different languages in the past, too. some disappeared, some mixed to make the modern languages.
Northern Europe is absolutely part of "the main core of Europe" for europeans. Here in Spain, people even have the idea that if a country is more northern it's more european because it's a country with more european things like cakes, butter and fur coats.
1:51 Almost Russia?
When she hinted at Poland: "... they used to be part of the Soviet Union". 😱
What even is this lady talking about? What is this weird bias to some of the European countries? She sounds European, but doesn't really seem to know what Scandinavia is. The countries with the highest standard of living of almost any country on Earth; some of the richest countries in the world, with the most healthy and well educated people in the world; the countries who frequently fill the top spots on every global 'happiness survey'; the countries that are spearheading peace treaties all around the world, that are at the forefront of every human rights conversation, and for half a century has been LEADING the work on saving the planet and reducing global warming. She acts like we're "doing kinda all right, except for Sweden"? Maybe it's not just Americans who needs to open a history book after all
You are right, Charlie (about the assumptions you make around 13:20)! This time you were, don't worry. Breathe! :)
It is a magnificent thing that cultures and language can differ so slightly and much in sometimes a 15 minute walk in every direction. The world is so vast and you are on a great exploration ride the past months/years.
Been enjoying your videos a lot!
All the best to you in 2024 from Friesland in the Netherlands!
My grandparents came to Denmark from Friesland. My last name is a giveaway 😅
In the part about currency, the pictures for polish money were Czech crowns