Well, it's not the water, but the amount they transport in a city. American tourists often are packed like a mule prepared to cross the Mojave Desert expecting the next waterhole is 3 days away.😁
Once I saw a girl drinking wine in the metro (Paris subway) she seems very happy to do so even if I take into account the alcohol effects 😂 US of course thinking that drinking wine in transportation directly from the bottle was a French thing. I thought to explain her that for wine we use glasses and drinking in public at the bottle, I only saw homeless people do so... 🤣😂🤣
Maybe people traveling are on a budget and having 1 large bottle at hand is more affordable. I only carry a large bottle when I am doing a five mile walk and hike at the beach board walk and salt marshes. But, I think I might if I was walking through a city for the day I am not familiar with.
Nonsense. I've even been approached by prostitutes while just walking home with a box of fried chucken for sustenance at the end of the night. Why waste time in Taxi queues and then spend £10 on the journey when you can just get a donner kebab or chucken and chips and bravely walk the 3 miles from the city centre home?
I think many Americans have an ingrained idea that they need to drink huge quantities of water every day. I've noticed that American RUclipsrs can't go five minutes without swigging from some huge container.
Big bottles are for home use. Small bottles are for walking on the streets. If you are drinking from a huge bottle on the street, it kinda gives us some kind of "dying in the Sahara desert" vibe.
Never see people walking with a BIG water bottle like that here. If i'm walking in the city and getting thirsty i buy a 33 - 50cl soda and drink that, never running around with a 1,5 liter bottle like in the video. Those bottles you have in the fridge at home.
In the UK the larger bottles are actually far cheaper than the smaller bottles lol lol... and the larger bottles are often in a corner somewhere out of sight not in the fridge.
actually that is bs. When we were traveling in the finland in the summer. We did everything by foot. We were so thirsty when we got to story, bought 1,5l and almost drunk half of it right away. So yeah, it can happen.
I never walk in my hometown hours around, but i have everytime a little bottle water 0,2 with me. In Holidays, sure i also buy a 1,5 l bottle for sightseeing 😂
The water bottle thing is because a lot of Americans have made weird posts thinking that Europeans don't drink water, because we have drinkable tap water and don't carry bottles with us everywhere. In fact we sell Norwegian tap water to Americans in the US, the brand Voss, is named after the town it's tapped in, Voss, and it's basically tap water from Voss. :P
Exactly - Here in Hungary and Austria as well. We drink and then move. Buy a small bottle of mineral water or a soda and drink it and then move without a bottle. Yes that what is in video- is typical American thing
Europeans usually don’t carry huge water bottles with them. There is free tap water everywhere and the quality is usually excellent. Therefore most Europeans carry smaller reusable bottles (500 - 750 ml) and fill them up at public restrooms, etc. Sometimes I buy a 500 ml water bottle and fill that up when it’s empty. We also don’t drink as much as many young Americans do. To drink insane amounts of water seems to be a relatively new trend especially among relatively young Americans. You really see them drink and drink and drink.
@@xanperia To be fair 64oz (i didn't find bigger) isn't something big. It's about 1,9L which is not to far from the most common pet bottle size 1,5L in Europe. When I go somewhere outside of city or i don't want to buy new one (i don't like pure tap water (only if there isn't any option)), I need at least pure carbonated water) i always bring 1,5L or 2,25L bottle. The smaller are too small and also they are much expensive then the bigger sizes.
I don't understand why people "hate" that new-ish EU bottle cap. I find it very smart, no need to keep track where the cap is, cause it's always there. Also there is people who say it's hard to drink with the cap on... you know, you can turn that bottle, or just the cap so it's not in your nose 😂
@@menninkainen8830 yeah, some of those strip ones also are designed to 'hinge' but not all, and that's why it's all the more annoying. I also find that those caps work better for bottles with a bigger lip/larger neck. Smaller ones are worse.
Yeah, right? I don't get why so many people dislike them, no need to hold the cap in your hand while drinking, no loosing the cap and just put it to the side while drinking, I feel like people just make up things to be mad about because it's new, I literally never had a problem with the cap being in my way.
First bottles that was introduced with those caps were not good or at least here in Finland. These days they work like hinge really well and I actually like 'em, I also have addiction when holding my bottle to just flick the cap with hinge off and on :D
That's what I thought until meeting the Austrian hospice system in person. The amount of amputees there was disturbing, and diabetes was the number two cause after thrombosis. These unfortunate patients were not obese, and yet they had terminal diabetes. But it was over twenty years ago, perhaps it is better now.
The people who do that don't carry water jugs. They carry big gulp cups and drive a mobility scooter. If they are salt like normal people, they would retain water so they wouldn't need to drink every 15 seconds.
Carrying those hudge waterbottles is crazy. The weight only makes me not do that. You don't have to drink those two liter only walking on the street. You also drink at home, sitting by a Cafe, restaurant ect. It's not only water that hydrates. And if you love your water, most Dutch cities have have free water tap points by the road to refill your small bottle. Btw, do you know that too much water can even poison you? Too much can really mess up your electrolyte balances. Oatmeal latte and quinoa bowls are a fashion here among what we call the Amsterdam oatmealmilk Elite. You know those people who like to act fashionable and posh which really doesn't fit that much in the " doe normaal" attitude and are often laughed about. For the girl, ach...she's happy. It's nice she enjoys it that much and to be honest, I like it she is trying to learn some words. Wouldn't mind meetingher, she looks friendly. We as Europeans might have the attitude we look down on Americans and some things we will never understand (.....gunlaws, medicine commercials, loads of sugar ect) but it's not like Europe is all paradise without problems. And many Americans I met where really friendly and open, and it's a hudge very diverse country where there is already a lot to see without traveling abroad, while for me I can cross border in 15 minutes, and my parents generation also hardly travelled outside their country . I little more muttial respect and love would be nice
Latte is the Italian word for milk. It has nothing to do with coffee. You have to order coffee with much milk which is almost an insult to Italian coffee culture.
McDonalds are low key in Europe because the normal versions make the place look cheap, nobody wants that when it's in a place with historic architecture.
I works the other way around, too. When I first visited the US I always struggled with their sliding window frames... 1950s woodwork, always jamming, never going all the way to the top.
Let's be honest: If you compare sodium content in almost any types of food between the US and Europe, I understand completely that American bodies need 3-4 gallons of water per day.
"Autogas or LPG is liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) used as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles as well as in stationary applications such as generators. It is a mixture of propane and butane." (Wikipedia)
To any American Tourists visiting the UK 🇬🇧 at this time of year Don't worry thoes Bangs are Fire Works not Gun Fire .It's Bonfire night on the 5th of November. Guy Fawkes Night .So can come from under the Table .
YES! The thing with these huge water bottles is just ridiculous. In Central European countries, you turn on the watertap and clean water comes out... it's also called drinking water. By the way, the control of drinking water is stricter than the control of bottled mineral water.
12:01 At leats in my country (Portugal), a glass of tap water is free (*) - but the guy did not ask for "a glass of water", he asked for "a water". If you ask for "a water", they will assume you mean "a bottle of water", and that is charged. (*) A glass of water is free, but you're expected to buy other stuff and actually become a customer...
In the Czech republic tap water is supposed to be free, but restaurants resist offering it, mostly claiming they can't serve it etc to make money on selling bottled water.
Haha, we tried asking for tap water explictly in Italy, the waitress was playing dumb for a few minutes (like she couldn't understand us well) and then in the end just brought us a bottle of water. It was on purpose. And I know the same game is played in Croatia, because as a local we can get a pitcher of tap water, guess what they give to foreign tourists when they ask for water.
Yes, I don't want to deny that tourists are sometimes taken advantage of. But as a German, this could happen to me in the same way at an Italian tourist hotspot. The Italians have successfully conquered the whole of Europe with their (undoubtedly very tasty) La Dolce Vita. The usual way I know: 1. order a better (chargeable) drink (wine, Coke, beer etc.) 2. while enjoying the drink, you read the menu and choose the food. 3. from now on you can also get free water without any problems
The reason DIESEL is at the top is because of the price per liter, so the EXPENSIVE price of petrol is not so noticeable and people still fill up. If petrol was cheaper than diesel, then yes it would be at the top....sales tactic. Also applies to (soft) drinks, they are usually packed per X so that the consumer is more inclined to take a whole tray with them than to take out 1 or 2....sales technique.
In many places all over Europe the McDonalds are well integrated into the local structures and building style. McDonalds in Zermatt Switzerland is a 3 floor log cabin with open fireplaces...
Re: water, if you eat a lot of sweet / sugar, not to mention salty food, it will make you more thirsty. Also, if you have vegetables and fruits in your diet, there's water in it, not so much in fries and pasta. AFAIK official recommandation in my country is 3 liters a day but including everything in food, that comes to about 1,5 l of actual drinking water.
It's not the water itself. It's the massive single use, store bought, plastic water bottle. The European way is a reusable bottle with free TAP water in it.
Don't think so. It is more a different water drinking culture and a tourist thing. If you run around Rome or Athens in the heat of a summer day, you will want to bring some water with you and as a not perfectly prepared tourist you will end up with the typical water bottle bought from the next supermarket. It is more of a contrast to the local population than a contrast to other tourists, be them Americans or other Europeans. And having two 1,5 l bottles isn't that much for a long day sightseeing in a large European city. I'd argue that most people would run out of water sooner or later and even refill it. Doing a city tour on foot during hot days makes you quite thirsty and I can understand, that one wants to avoid a few cafès around the tourist hot spots. You can easily end up with paying 10 EUR for a small beer at some places in Rome if you are not careful.
What colour is your Bugatti, bruh? Tap water peasant... (this is said ironically, i can not overstate that enough, but srsly tho, tap water is disgusting in some places... i go to a forest spring and fill m` glass bottles with the good shit, not the toilet water that we get from our taps over here...)
Locals also simply don't need water in many cases. They don't walk through the whole city for the lolz. If you are a commuter and it takes you 30min you can take a sip at the start and destination.
The fact that the cap is stuck on the bottle is something relatively new in the EU. It has been around for a few years at most. McDonald's in Europe were also red and yellow until 2009, when they wanted to show that McDonald's is also environmentally conscious and green. Therefore, red was replaced with green on the outside, and inside they became more cafe-like and "adult". They also replaced plastic straws with cardboard ones and their ice cream scoops are wooden instead of plastic. It's bullshit and a big PR stunt in my opinion. Now the soda tastes like cardboard, and the ice cream tastes like wood. They use as much energy to produce cardboard straws and wooden spoons as if they were made of plastic, plus many toxic chemicals are used to make recycled cardboard and paper, which now pollute, and more trees are cut down for wooden spoons. They cannot be made from recycled wood because existing wood from boards is treated with chemicals that are toxic to humans and unfit for food. So in the end it is no more environmentally conscious and in some cases more polluting than plastic.
McDonald's is all over europe Green and Yellow. They changed it, to look more modern, clean and to show that they care about the environement. Actually it looks way better in a City, because its not that agressiv
The girl in Italy at the start: Her "Gracie" is so thick in american accent - but, at least she tried. And second - and more relevant, just look at her clothes. She is more dressed for a day at the beach, sports or a hike, not for visiting the center of town. Especially if you want to visit a (catholic) church women are expected to at least cover their shoulders. No "bikini-like tops" And the "short shorts" would also get the US-ladies a raised eyebrow - a skirt or a bermuda short, ending a little bit over the knee would be the better choice. Italian women even wear skirts that go a little bit over the knee - and, even in the hottest summer days you would see Italians (especially the male ones) wear long trousers and closed shoes. Bermudas are for the beach. No socks required though ... As top for male dressing - a Polo shirt or even a long sleeved shirt is worn (rolled/turned up to T-Shirt length if it is hot). Teenagers could wear T-Shirts - with sleeves ending "middle bizeps".
The first clip is not about drinking bottled water, we do that in France too. It's about them showing off the Evian brand. Even in France, it's considered an expensive brand for water. We usually go for the cheapest or we refill an empty bottle with tap water!
The oldest structure to house a McDonald's restaurant is located in Shrewsbury, England , UK. One of the restaurant's exterior walls dates back to the 13th century and served as part of Shrewsbury's medieval town wall.
A perspective from a Belgian on this video; 1. About the water drinking thing, when I travel as a European (Belgian) i have my reusable water bottle which i always fill up at taps around the city, we europeans don't usally carry around plastic bottles, especially not the big 1.5 L ones like the one in the video, if we do carry plastic, it are usually small bottles like 0.5L but not those huge bottles, in cities, like Rome there are many fountains to refill your reusable bottle, so that's what I do. 2. I'm not sure but I think autogas is like LPG or CNG, yes we do have some gas (not gasoline) powered cars in Europe, but not that many, it's not very common, but you do see them (they have to have mandatory stickers cuz they're not allowed to park in underground parking lots). And you're correct on the country; it's Spain. 3. Data prices vary per country, it's not that cheap everywhere. 4. Tap water isn't always available at restaurants, it's only a standard in France (as far as I know) and some restaurants in Italy do it too, however water can be quite expensive at restaurants in Europe. 5. In most European cities there are only underground parking lots. 6. I've traveled quite a lot around the EU (mostly Western-Europe) and I've never seen a Costco in my life. Great video! I love to learn more about different cultures too!
Only underground parking lot? I've been to quite a few countries and cities and yes, underground parking is a thing but it is a stretch to say all of it is Underground
i think the clip about bottles of water is because in europe you dont need load bottles have water sources everywhere in streets just stop in source and drink it
Also we can buy just one can of coke instead of the whole tray so we don't need to carry a water bottle around 😂, I we are thirsty we just buy a bottle or a can.
Its easy to forget just how far South most of the US is compared to most of Europe tbh. Central Europe sits at more or less the same latitude as the US - Canada border. We dont need that much water cuz we live north of the desert.
Never fails to make me laugh when Americans say "Happy Halloween". I keep forgetting that in the Real World, Halloween just isn't a thing! No sign of it here in Wellington, New Zealand.
There's this Internet meme going around these days about how Europeans don't drink water and are dehydrated. Needing to constantly sip water or some liquid can be a symptom of health and/or dietary issues, btw. Can be a generational thing too. This European drinks a lot of water, as I train a lot. But I might chug a liter with breakfast, a liter after a workout etc, without needing to keep a water bottle with me at every minute of the day.
I have developed a habit of drinking 4 to 6 pints of whole milk a day 😂 Although I've always drunk more that normal people, i just get really thirsty all the time and now I'm ill it's made it even worse! 😫
1:30 US-Americans drink an unhealthy amount of water. The suggestion is at least 1.5l/day in Europe - the government suggestion in the USA is 2.7-3.7l/day in the USA. BTW the USA is the only country I know of that had deaths because of water poisoning (hyper hydration) that were normal people. To get to that level you need to drink 3l in one hour. And you can always see these are US-American because it's still water and they use bottles other keep at home in the fridge. European carry maybe a 0.5l bottle for when they get thirsty on the way. Ice between Europe and USA is different - you can eat your ice cream directly from the freezer while in the USofA you have to keep it out of it for a time until you can use a spoon to get some out of the package. Auto Gas is LPG (Liquid Petrol Gas) a mix of propane and butane in a mix of 1/3 to 2/3 but the mix change in winter because butane freezes. Another thing we have at petrol stations is CNG (compressed natural gas) and BioFuel (Diesel and Petrol) that contain biological produced fuel, methanol for petrol and plant based oils for diesel. Right on red is dangerous for pedestrians, that is why it is forbidden in Europe except for when it is allowed with an additional sign. Sun- and public holidays everything is closed except for restaurant, museum, gas station. Even if a gas station sells grocery articles they are not allowed to sell them on a Sunday in Germany
@@Maxicraft. Kidneys can process upto a liter of water per hour. More than that will add up and first upset your electrolyte balance and secondly make your brain swell up, which is un-positive. :)
I'm not sure if this is just a europe thing but whenever I see anyone else "drink" water, they just take one sip, move it around in ther mouth a bit, swallow, and put the bottle back. I never understood this so yeah I believe the "europe is dehydrated" part
When you ask for water in restaurants, you'll get the bottled water so if you want tap water then you have to specifically ask for tap water i.e. with ice or in a jug or glass.
Walking and eating/drinking - i.e. takeaway culture - is a very American thing. In Europe, you sit down to eat and drink. So, we drink water - but not so often when walking around, unless it's a very hot day. When eating an ice cream, outdoors is OK, but you stay still instead of walking around with it. Other American cues: Backpacks, shorts and baseball caps and other children's gear on an adult, as well as running shoes instead of more sophisticated footwear or at least very low key, clean style classic sneakers. Bubbling under: T-shirts with a print on them.
I don't know about the bubble you live in, but where I am a lot of people wear sneakers, T-shirts with prints, shorts in summer. Maybe not everyone at work unless you have no dress code but in our free time sure. Wow, backpack is a child's thing? How do you carry things? In a fancy case when you go outside?
There are stores/ cafes / gas stations /restaurants that sell something to drink on every other street corner in just about every european city center I've seen - only time I see people carrying water like this is on hiking trails...Is it a zoning thing that the US doesn't have small stores, or where does the US fear to die of thirst in the middle of town come from?
I was weirded out about the bottle caps at first, but now i actually like it. Not really for recycling, i mean, sure i did that already. But it is soo convenient to not lose the caps, pour a milk without looking for the cap in the counter. On a walk, sure, i keep one hand free while drinking instead of holding the cap.. i prefer it now.
We don't walk and drink at the same time, we don't use a big bottle and usually we go to a cafe or bar to drink, except for sports activities we don't carry water. Walking and visiting places for a few hours is not a sporting activity.
When it comes to the water bottles, where i live and im guessing it is the same for many countries in Europe we have clean drinkable water running in every house. So there is no need to buy a big water bottle because you can go in to almost any establishment and ask for water if you want to.
1 Aside from what is already mentioned, consider your own experience with hydrating European sodas as well (loved those vids btw) Pure water is not necessary for hydration here and we don't get as dehydrated by US sodas as to have to drink water to make up for that etc 2 Just pretty funny overall, I think it's mostly that super specific customer tailored orders aren't a thing here. You can cask for exceptions etc but it's generally the norm to order what's on the menu. Being 'loud' and very present (and taking up more space than an average European likely would energy/ body language wise) is also a more American thing. 3 That's just cute (I mean yes it has some jokes ofc) but tbh to be excited about architecture of another country's culture is just wholesome, I'm excited and impressed everytime I visit another country! it's actually one of the best things for me. If I'd ever go to the US it would be nature/natural parks that would make me jump for joy I'm sure! 4 (put the lid to one specific side of choice and it will become second nature. Bit awkward in the beginning but after a while you'll just forget it's there and not 'feel' it anymore. I'm actually a bit worried that we barely have ACs with climate change really starting to bake our houses here. Older houses here have inconvenient socket and switch placement but never houses definitely do it better. I have the same problem with following a US recipe when I'm cooking, I'm constantly like what?? when it comes to measurements lmao. Also in general a 'pinch of' in the US is like two or three 'pinches' here lol 5) Paying for bottled water when seated in a restaurant depends on country and sometimes even area. I can differ wildly, but tap water is almost always potable and free anywhere. 6) The green McDonads was actually pretty bold for my tastes I immediately grimaced at it as in 'ugh that's just screaming what a waste of a beautiful storefront ' goes to show lol 7) traffic lights on highways are in the air but in towns/smaller roads they stand at the side (and often also have lowered lights as well for pedestrians and cyclists) I probably messed up the numbers sorry about that and may not have added anything new, but I always love seeing your vids bc you're friendly and chill, and you enjoy learning but also also enjoy teaching/ telling us about the US in a way that is fun. Long time sub who just saying hi really o/ I originally found you through racing
The green/yellow combo for "McDo" as beome the standard (at leat across FR) for more than a decade. And they have mostly a low key stylish architecture.
We dont usually buy packed water. I think we have relativelly clean tap water. So i fill my own bottle at home with tap water. Thats not like we dont drink water.
The recommended daily intake of water in the US is 3.7 litres for men, and 2.7 litres for women. In Sweden for example it is 2.5 litres for men, and 2.0 litres for women. And quite a few americans seem to miss that that includes the water you get from food. Ergo you have lots of americans over-hydrating for no reason. If your pee is clear as water, you're drinking too much.
@@jeschinstad People have died from hyponatremia by drinking less than 0.8 liters of water an hour on average, so very much the opposite of "no issue".
literally have not drank "just" water for a year,, even tho the tapwater here is more clean and pure than the bottled water in U.S,, and i might have purchased only 1 bottled water during 39 years,, internet access is considered basic human right here (Finland)
@@valentijnrozeveld3773 It depend where the mcdonalds is. In my city if you go to the one that is one a road it's red, while you go to the downtown one, it's green. There is a youtube video out there going about why the change.
@@PhoenixG6 I actually lied, I checked google maps. The closest Mac to me is green and red and the second newer one is just brown. The first one has a pole which is green with the yellow M on it. Edit: I checked, every MacDonald's close to has become either green or restaurant-style. There is no more red MacDonald's. Blew my mind.
American bought into the urban myth that you need to drink 1.5 Liter of water each day. French scientist Antoine Lavoisier, studied the role of water in bodily functions and metabolism, in the 18th century. He estimated that the human body required about 1.5 liters of water daily to maintain proper hydration and bodily functions. His research was based on French 18th century psychical laborers. This does in no way means you need to drink 1.5 liters of water, he talked about the total water intake and that include the water that food already contains which is quite a lot. Vegetables and fruit are mostly water. Some examples: lettuce = 95% water. A tomato = 94% water, cooked potato = 77%. Bread 30-40% water. Cooked steak 55% to 65%. So you already get water by eating. Your food contains already close to a liter of water each day, drink a cup of coffee or tea and some other drinks and you don''t need to drink any extra water at all.
@@ImNotQualifiedToSayThisBut well you have the right screen name . lol . but its not bull crap , its science mate lol the more you drink the more you pee , and water alone wont hydrate you if your cells arent absorbing it , get educated . too much water can kill you . at the least itll give you head aches .
Dutchie here, we usually don't bring those big water bottles along cause we fill things called 'doppers' (I assume you also have them in the us, if not, they're water bottles where the lid can be used as a cup). Much easier to just refill those either at home or in the hotel than to buy the plastic water bottles in the supermarket that cost a fortune. Most major EU cities also have water stations every now and then where you can refill bottles with spring water for free, so you kinda don't need a big 2 liter water bottle if you know that those points are there (and if there aren't any you always will chill at a cafe after a walk or during so you can drink there and fill the bottles in the toilets to quickly snatch some free water 🙃)! Also for that fuel conversion one, converted a gallon in Spain would cost you around 6.82 EUR. That's more than double the cost of the the fuel in the USA, which is 2.96 EUR per gallon!
The stuck bottlecap is something that was fairly recently introduced, where they are stuck to the bottle. The reasoning is to try to avoid getting those bottle lids out into the ocean. With quite a few recycling setups around europe makes sure that every bottle has some pant/fee on the bottle itself, that then in turn makes people collect these to get the money. And that the bottle cap is then stuck to the bottle will then make sure its collected together with the bottle. But yes its annoying to drink from. The reason McDonalds many times have muted colors are often in response to city planning codes. Both in Rome and Paris in the more fashionable areas of the Pedestrian walkway shoppingstreet, where this will be applied (the “Spanish Stairs” McDonalds in Rome has gold letters and sandstone (as I remember it)).
McDonald's in the Passau city center is not allowd to have marquee lights. They must be discreet to fit the environment and the character of the old city -- a city with many buildings older than Muricans can imagine.
GREEN MCDONALD'S In 2009, McDonald’s began rolling out a new logo in Europe. An unfamiliar Green version of the iconic Red and Yellow logo, the reason for this was to alert their customers that they were taking steps to become more environmentally friendly. In Europe, you do not get given plastic straws with drinks anymore, and France for example, serves its food on reusable plates and packaging within the restaurants. However, 10 years since the change it would appear that McDonald’s is yet to expand their green revolution to the US and the rest of the world, despite the increasing awareness of environmental concerns. The colour green is often seen to represent healthiness, with European ingredients used having more organic origins as well as being more natural, packing less chemicals and banned additives as they do in the US. The green helping McDonalds offset it’s reputation as being unhealthy, primarily in the USA.
The stores in Finland don't like customers opening those multipacks but, then again, they then reserve shelf space for the individual cans so you're not forced to buy more than one. Also, e.g. bottles in 24-packs say on them that they're not for individual sale so you might not even be able to buy them if the cash register doesn't have a price for the barcode (which still exists for the deposit). You don't need an iron if you first shake the clothes straight and then hang them to dry in such a way that they don't wrinkle up.
In Italy, 15 years ago, shops were always closed on Sundays everywhere, except for Christmas time. Now they are open all the time in malls and in some particular days also in the city centers. Lately there is this trend of opening in the evening of certain days to attract people and help small shops that are not in shopping centers to make a bit of profit.
"The Data is pretty cheap", it really depends on the country, in Germany you get like 5GB for 10 Euros from Vodafone or Telekom, so no. I've heard it is very cheap in the Netherlands, but it really depends.
Hey! So, the whole thing with the water bottle is kind of a classic stereotype that Europeans often have about American tourists. It's not that there's anything "wrong" with carrying water, but Americans tend to carry big water bottles everywhere they go, which stands out in Europe where it’s less common. Over there, people usually don’t carry drinks around as much, and they’re more likely to take small sips in cafes, fountains, or public spaces. It’s also about portion sizes and habits: Americans often have larger bottles and might feel they need to stay constantly hydrated, probably because we're used to a hotter climate, AC everywhere, and easy access to water on-the-go in the U.S. So, if someone in Europe is walking around with a big water bottle and even a backup, it kind of screams "tourist" - and usually an American one. It’s a lighthearted stereotype, but one that does stand out.
We have safe and clean running water in many places. This is why we don't carry huge tanks of bottled water to drink. In some places in Europe cities install public fountains with drinkable water
Another component to this that has been making the rounds is that we now have bottle caps that stay attached to the bottle and Americans complain because they don't know how to drink
@@FlobybyAs a small child I was always told by my parents: you don't drink from the bottle! You use a glass! And of course you don't walk around carrying insane amounts of water. I can survive perfectly well without drinking anything for two hours, or even longer. Crazy, right? 😱
1:12 Yes, everybody needs water - and yes it *is* essential. But nobody (in their right mind) carries those huge! water bottles around with them. Most places have easy access to water (f.ex drinking fountains). Also: why *BUY* water ??? Ok, ok, I realize that water quality *can* be different, but most countries will have better water than the U.S. -So if you *want* to take water with you, -just fill up a 1/2 litre soda bottle. (Also, I want to add that I am aware that I am spoiled as far as the quality of our tap water goes. (I'm from Iceland 🇮🇸) ☺ (The water company Perrier thought their equipment was broken when they measured the tap water here). 😅 But I believe that most!! european tap water is absolutely and truly safe (and good). -Although you check beforehand, of course. But *no way* would I carry with me 4 kg of water ! (2+2 ltr)
Yeah, data from one EU country you can use in all EU countries, but you have to be carefull by crossing Swiss borders as they are in Schengen, but not in EU so then your bill for data can be pretty expensive.😜
European countries use overhead traffic lights too. Traffic lights are typically positioned before the junction, while in the USA, they are often situated after the junction.
Depends on the crossroads here in Belgium, some have separate arrow lights for every direction, in which case you look at the arrow for your direction/the lane youre in, others have just the normal round lights which are the same for every lane, others have both, in which case the round light counts for any lane that doesnt have its own arrow.
Sundays dependent on country. Germany everything closed. The Netherlands used to be closed. It is changing a bit. The Czech republic a lot of shops open (in large towns)
I do remember as a kid going on a coach trip from UK to Spain and having an empty 2L Sprite bottle and refilling it from a tap at the local spring. It was fizzy naturally carbonated water but it was free, unusual and I was happy. Also our teachers took us on a visit to the Codorníu Winery caves to see the process and even sample and buy a few small bottles to take home for my mum and dad. They were pocket money cheap. I miss the '80s.
Where I live people are not concerned with taking in water beyond what the body itself signals that it needs. This can be quite a contrast with the current trend in the US, where drinking liters and liters of water every day seems to be widely perceived as good for your health and perhaps even necessary. The large bottle size hints at this as half a litre is much more of a to-go size when you're not going out into the wilderness.
"drinking water", no, it's the walking around with a giant plastic water bottle. The only water bottles I ever see nowadays are the reusable ones (metal, glass), or a small 500ml, but that only on very hot days.
In my country some cities started experimenting with opening the stores on sunday like once a month, and now most bigger cities do have the stores open every sunday. But they do open later and close sooner on a sunday. And some smaller villages do still never open on sunday or once a month
We had all shops open on Sundays in Poland a few years ago but then new regulations happened and now they are closed. I kinda miss going clothes or other shopping but mostly you get used to it
I concur with the other comments about the size of the bottles being the difference. That's so much weight to carry around. And people here don't really drink straight from such a big bottle.
About washing machines and dryers every home have access to them in Sweden, either at home or in the apartment house, on the other hand we almost don't have any laundromats because everyone has access to the machines at home. I live in a apartment and have my own washer and dryer at home, many older apartments have a dedicated washing room you have to book in advance to use. So for example if you are traveling here in a camper van it can be hard to find places to wash your clothes if you're not at a specific camp site. They exist but not as common like in other places.
13:44 the thing with ripping open the packs to buy just one can/bottle just saves the store time and space. the staff has not to unpack the individual cans/bottles, no extra display/space for the unpacked drinks in the store, etc. a win-win, less work for the supermarket, still the same options for the customers. makes perfect sense in my mind :)
"Dos cervesa por favor", "agua fria" and "Donde es el bano" gets you further in Spain than being being able to greet people correctly 😄 ... people know immediately if you're a tourist anyway. But of course, it's only polite to say gracias or gracie... But the greeting isn't what makes a real difference. Just be polite in English and use "excuse me" rather than admitting to be sorry. Edit: I don't know if you as a creator can see it... but every time I call the bottle closer thingy silly, I immediately get a 404 as if my comment never existed. Edit 2: apart from Germany data is cheap and fast... it's not truely unlimited on mobile phones though, on cable/fiber they have given up to count... but if I manage to ever max out my 1000GB via phone, they will throttle my speed to 256 kbps. ... I've never managed to use more than 256GB per month even though my smart TV uses my phone connection for Disney+, Max and Netflix... go figure... it's practically unlimited unless you're a data hoarder, trying to mirror the Internet at home. Edit 3: yes, the language dependent traffic signs is a very American thing... just like the metric system, the UN traffic signs are used by most of the rest of the world. Still, an American drivers license is accepted by most police officers across Europe. And, as a side note, also accepted by most bars, so you can go have a beer at 18 (though passport is accepted everywhere in that regard). Edit 14:55 : sure, you can choose to buy just 2-3 pieces out of an 18-pack... but you might get a 60% discount if you buy an entire unbroken pack... it's an expensive way to buy sodas, but it's of course fully legal and accepted to buy the items one by one.
if you get a sim card or whatever in the EU and activate roaming, you'll have data in all EU countries without having to pay extra actually, that is a law
I used to be really annoyed with the bottle caps too, but I think 99% of people are just using them wrong, they're leaving both of the "leashes" attatched, like the way it is when you first twist it off, the trick is to put the cap to the side and press down on it untill one of the leashes breaks, then it's so much more out of the way
I live in a very old house made of literal rocks and I still have a light switch by my bed xD In France, water and bread are free with your order at the restaurant.
About the water thing also, your never really more than a short walk from some where you can buy water, why carry it? in the city and towns that is at least
Actually those new bottle caps are very good. I hated it when it came out and ripped of every single of them but now I love it. If you are driving, you dont need to hold two things, you just open it, never lose it under char or something. Its usefull. I cant really fing not even one disadvantage. Data thing.... In my country in Czech Republic data are considered very expensive. There are packages for unlimited calls, texts and data for like 50 USD / month
@@flitsertheo You just need the same technique as any mechanic or electrical engineer when it comes to self-tapping screws. All you do is wind the cap backwards until you feel it click into its slot and then screw down as normal. I have done this for years before the new cap regime.
@@Drew-Dastardly And then it doesn t work anyways (well still is a lot easier) Tho i tend to smack it in and then tighten it (tho this works only on some specific bottles)
@@morthiumcz1204 Just back it off a half turn. No need to smack anything. I never understood there was such a thing as not using bottle tops on drink bottles which you can squeeze out the air and then seal and chuck in the recycle bin. I never needed this shite.
We’re really not dehydrated but we don’t drink massive bottles or giant cups of water (or other drinks) like Americans do (even just on screen you can tell that American reactors drink insanely much and often). It’s not just walking on the streets and drinking, it’s also that we don’t fill our bodies to the brim with fluids during meals as much, I heard. It actually makes me feel quite nauseous to have that much liquid sloshing around in my stomach.. The amount Americans drink must be either because hydration is a total hype over there, or because of dietary differences or pre-diabetes or both, as far as I’ve learned so far. But we’re just as able to gauge and manage our hydration state as any other human, don’t worry 😉 (also it’s annoying to be judged by American tourists as being unhealthy without them even bothering to find out why there’s a difference in water drinking habits)
4:50 that dude is at Edinburgh during the time of the Edinburgh Military Tatoo, it takes place at the Edinburgh Castle which is at the end of the Royale Mile. Also, the shop at 4:50 is located close to the castle and sell kilts in varius color pattern. Each color pattern is specific to the respective familiy. Been there in 2009. It was awesome.
Well, it's not the water, but the amount they transport in a city. American tourists often are packed like a mule prepared to cross the Mojave Desert expecting the next waterhole is 3 days away.😁
thank you for the laughter!
Well said !
Once I saw a girl drinking wine in the metro (Paris subway) she seems very happy to do so even if I take into account the alcohol effects 😂 US of course thinking that drinking wine in transportation directly from the bottle was a French thing. I thought to explain her that for wine we use glasses and drinking in public at the bottle, I only saw homeless people do so... 🤣😂🤣
It is not only Americans. 🤪
Maybe people traveling are on a budget and having 1 large bottle at hand is more affordable. I only carry a large bottle when I am doing a five mile walk and hike at the beach board walk and salt marshes. But, I think I might if I was walking through a city for the day I am not familiar with.
drinking while walking. eating while walking. When Europeans want to eat or drink, they sit to a pub, café, bar, restaurant and chill for a while.
Nah, if you go downtown in any Dutch city, you'll see plenty of people walking while eating or drinking.
Not with a waffle or chocolate bar in my hand.
Nonsense. I've even been approached by prostitutes while just walking home with a box of fried chucken for sustenance at the end of the night. Why waste time in Taxi queues and then spend £10 on the journey when you can just get a donner kebab or chucken and chips and bravely walk the 3 miles from the city centre home?
maaaybe in southern Europe, in the north, west, east and central Europe I've definitively seen people walk and eat.
@@Drew-Dastardly I think you should spend the tenner you saved on a dictionary!
The huge water bottles! That’s why they are complaining about „pay to pee“!
Well, you can use the bottle both ways so it will be free😂
Every 10th American is diabetic, so of course they drink like camels.
That's a sign of DIABETES ... "needing to drink LOADS" ...
@@Muck006 or maybe they can't stop flapping those lips.
I think many Americans have an ingrained idea that they need to drink huge quantities of water every day. I've noticed that American RUclipsrs can't go five minutes without swigging from some huge container.
Big bottles are for home use. Small bottles are for walking on the streets. If you are drinking from a huge bottle on the street, it kinda gives us some kind of "dying in the Sahara desert" vibe.
Never see people walking with a BIG water bottle like that here. If i'm walking in the city and getting thirsty i buy a 33 - 50cl soda and drink that, never running around with a 1,5 liter bottle like in the video. Those bottles you have in the fridge at home.
I use 1.5 - 2 liters bottles to work or hiking long distance
In the UK the larger bottles are actually far cheaper than the smaller bottles lol lol... and the larger bottles are often in a corner somewhere out of sight not in the fridge.
my wife is European and she always carries a big water bottle in her bag or hand, some people need more water than others
actually that is bs. When we were traveling in the finland in the summer. We did everything by foot. We were so thirsty when we got to story, bought 1,5l and almost drunk half of it right away. So yeah, it can happen.
I never walk in my hometown hours around, but i have everytime a little bottle water 0,2 with me. In Holidays, sure i also buy a 1,5 l bottle for sightseeing 😂
The water bottle thing is because a lot of Americans have made weird posts thinking that Europeans don't drink water, because we have drinkable tap water and don't carry bottles with us everywhere.
In fact we sell Norwegian tap water to Americans in the US, the brand Voss, is named after the town it's tapped in, Voss, and it's basically tap water from Voss. :P
Exactly - Here in Hungary and Austria as well. We drink and then move. Buy a small bottle of mineral water or a soda and drink it and then move without a bottle. Yes that what is in video- is typical American thing
Unless you're walking across a desert you don't need to gulp water every few seconds. Sit down for a drink every couple of hours!
Voss water is acually not from or tapped in the town of Voss, but from a source in Iveland, Agder.
Same here in the UK, the water in rural areas tastes just like spring water, no point in having bottled water really.
@@VoxelLoop yeah go to a pub and ask what water is on tap
Europeans usually don’t carry huge water bottles with them. There is free tap water everywhere and the quality is usually excellent. Therefore most Europeans carry smaller reusable bottles (500 - 750 ml) and fill them up at public restrooms, etc. Sometimes I buy a 500 ml water bottle and fill that up when it’s empty.
We also don’t drink as much as many young Americans do. To drink insane amounts of water seems to be a relatively new trend especially among relatively young Americans. You really see them drink and drink and drink.
It should be an Evian water!
@@Caesarianus9
Yeah .. read it backwards :)
Yeah, I bet those ridiculously huge Stanley cups have also something to do with this trend...
@@xanperia To be fair 64oz (i didn't find bigger) isn't something big. It's about 1,9L which is not to far from the most common pet bottle size 1,5L in Europe. When I go somewhere outside of city or i don't want to buy new one (i don't like pure tap water (only if there isn't any option)), I need at least pure carbonated water) i always bring 1,5L or 2,25L bottle. The smaller are too small and also they are much expensive then the bigger sizes.
Everywhere except places where there isn't. Water also is good unless it is bad.
I don't understand why people "hate" that new-ish EU bottle cap. I find it very smart, no need to keep track where the cap is, cause it's always there.
Also there is people who say it's hard to drink with the cap on... you know, you can turn that bottle, or just the cap so it's not in your nose 😂
Those that work like a hinge are ok. The ones that hang with a strip of plastic are awful.
@@menninkainen8830 yeah, some of those strip ones also are designed to 'hinge' but not all, and that's why it's all the more annoying. I also find that those caps work better for bottles with a bigger lip/larger neck. Smaller ones are worse.
I found like one or two designed that work. But most are annoying
Yeah, right? I don't get why so many people dislike them, no need to hold the cap in your hand while drinking, no loosing the cap and just put it to the side while drinking, I feel like people just make up things to be mad about because it's new, I literally never had a problem with the cap being in my way.
First bottles that was introduced with those caps were not good or at least here in Finland. These days they work like hinge really well and I actually like 'em, I also have addiction when holding my bottle to just flick the cap with hinge off and on :D
in EU we are not dehydrated, we just don't have diabetes ...
That's what I thought until meeting the Austrian hospice system in person. The amount of amputees there was disturbing, and diabetes was the number two cause after thrombosis. These unfortunate patients were not obese, and yet they had terminal diabetes. But it was over twenty years ago, perhaps it is better now.
People from USA consume way more sugar and salt, this means you need more water to process it.
High fructose corn sirup ...
@@Muck006 which is sugar. As was written. Doesn't matter what kind.
The people who do that don't carry water jugs. They carry big gulp cups and drive a mobility scooter. If they are salt like normal people, they would retain water so they wouldn't need to drink every 15 seconds.
You are right. I don’t understand how else can they drink that much like waterholics 😱
Carrying those hudge waterbottles is crazy. The weight only makes me not do that. You don't have to drink those two liter only walking on the street. You also drink at home, sitting by a Cafe, restaurant ect. It's not only water that hydrates. And if you love your water, most Dutch cities have have free water tap points by the road to refill your small bottle. Btw, do you know that too much water can even poison you? Too much can really mess up your electrolyte balances.
Oatmeal latte and quinoa bowls are a fashion here among what we call the Amsterdam oatmealmilk Elite. You know those people who like to act fashionable and posh which really doesn't fit that much in the " doe normaal" attitude and are often laughed about.
For the girl, ach...she's happy. It's nice she enjoys it that much and to be honest, I like it she is trying to learn some words. Wouldn't mind meetingher, she looks friendly.
We as Europeans might have the attitude we look down on Americans and some things we will never understand (.....gunlaws, medicine commercials, loads of sugar ect) but it's not like Europe is all paradise without problems. And many Americans I met where really friendly and open, and it's a hudge very diverse country where there is already a lot to see without traveling abroad, while for me I can cross border in 15 minutes, and my parents generation also hardly travelled outside their country . I little more muttial respect and love would be nice
Americans asking for "a latte" in Italy and being surprised at being given a glass of milk.
Latte is the Italian word for milk. It has nothing to do with coffee. You have to order coffee with much milk which is almost an insult to Italian coffee culture.
@@ullija Just order a cappuccino.
hey, you get what you ask...
@@ullija Not an insult at all its a classic breakfast drink called caffelatte
order toro latte,yummy
McDonalds are low key in Europe because the normal versions make the place look cheap, nobody wants that when it's in a place with historic architecture.
Local regulations often dictate the colours shops can be painted, often different from corporate flashy colours logos can be discretely used.
An American opening european windows is like a caveman traveling ten thousand years into the future.
No jokes about cavemen! They weren't THAT dumb... 😉🤣
I works the other way around, too. When I first visited the US I always struggled with their sliding window frames... 1950s woodwork, always jamming, never going all the way to the top.
@@jmi5969 European windows definitely exist in the US so I'm not sure what this comment section is about. It just depends on the area
Let's be honest: If you compare sodium content in almost any types of food between the US and Europe, I understand completely that American bodies need 3-4 gallons of water per day.
3-4 *Gallons* a day is probably close to waterpoisoning. And yes, everything is a poison if you take enough of it (not counting drowning)
@@walkir2662 Oh, I was obviously joking about the amount.
"Autogas or LPG is liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) used as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles as well as in stationary applications such as generators. It is a mixture of propane and butane." (Wikipedia)
Basically cooking gas, the same as on your stove, but you can run cars on it, it's cheap and clean, but you need an additional gas tank in your trunk.
oh yeah prius with lpg is mega economy you get 40mpg in city
@@xsatn2082 LPG is also half the price of a regular gas (at least in the Czech republic)
Do you know what kinda funny LPG is actually used for vehicles in the States as well, mainly for commercial purposes.
@@genlus_s Not to be confused with LNG.
To any American Tourists visiting the UK 🇬🇧 at this time of year Don't worry thoes Bangs are Fire Works not Gun Fire .It's Bonfire night on the 5th of November. Guy Fawkes Night .So can come from under the Table .
“ remember, remember the fifth of November”.
Even I know tha5 one and I’m not British 😉
YES!
The thing with these huge water bottles is just ridiculous.
In Central European countries, you turn on the watertap and clean water comes out... it's also called drinking water.
By the way, the control of drinking water is stricter than the control of bottled mineral water.
12:01 At leats in my country (Portugal), a glass of tap water is free (*) - but the guy did not ask for "a glass of water", he asked for "a water". If you ask for "a water", they will assume you mean "a bottle of water", and that is charged.
(*) A glass of water is free, but you're expected to buy other stuff and actually become a customer...
In the Czech republic tap water is supposed to be free, but restaurants resist offering it, mostly claiming they can't serve it etc to make money on selling bottled water.
Haha, we tried asking for tap water explictly in Italy, the waitress was playing dumb for a few minutes (like she couldn't understand us well) and then in the end just brought us a bottle of water. It was on purpose. And I know the same game is played in Croatia, because as a local we can get a pitcher of tap water, guess what they give to foreign tourists when they ask for water.
@@dsego84 Not really. Int italy you wont get tap water almost anywhere even as a local
Yes, I don't want to deny that tourists are sometimes taken advantage of. But as a German, this could happen to me in the same way at an Italian tourist hotspot. The Italians have successfully conquered the whole of Europe with their (undoubtedly very tasty) La Dolce Vita.
The usual way I know:
1. order a better (chargeable) drink (wine, Coke, beer etc.)
2. while enjoying the drink, you read the menu and choose the food.
3. from now on you can also get free water without any problems
some cafes will even charge for plain water, but in Europe there are no shocking tips
The non stop water guzzling of Americans is beyond belief. I think it may have replaced chain smoking, something to do when you don't know what to do.
Nah, it's just that their organs are fucked with how shitty their food is, so they are way more easily dehydrated
8:50 Autogas is LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas)
The reason DIESEL is at the top is because of the price per liter, so the EXPENSIVE price of petrol is not so noticeable and people still fill up. If petrol was cheaper than diesel, then yes it would be at the top....sales tactic. Also applies to (soft) drinks, they are usually packed per X so that the consumer is more inclined to take a whole tray with them than to take out 1 or 2....sales technique.
In many places all over Europe the McDonalds are well integrated into the local structures and building style.
McDonalds in Zermatt Switzerland is a 3 floor log cabin with open fireplaces...
Re: water, if you eat a lot of sweet / sugar, not to mention salty food, it will make you more thirsty. Also, if you have vegetables and fruits in your diet, there's water in it, not so much in fries and pasta. AFAIK official recommandation in my country is 3 liters a day but including everything in food, that comes to about 1,5 l of actual drinking water.
It's not the water itself. It's the massive single use, store bought, plastic water bottle.
The European way is a reusable bottle with free TAP water in it.
I have a 500ml metal bottle. Perfect. You don’t need 5litres a day, it’s crazy
Don't think so. It is more a different water drinking culture and a tourist thing. If you run around Rome or Athens in the heat of a summer day, you will want to bring some water with you and as a not perfectly prepared tourist you will end up with the typical water bottle bought from the next supermarket. It is more of a contrast to the local population than a contrast to other tourists, be them Americans or other Europeans. And having two 1,5 l bottles isn't that much for a long day sightseeing in a large European city. I'd argue that most people would run out of water sooner or later and even refill it. Doing a city tour on foot during hot days makes you quite thirsty and I can understand, that one wants to avoid a few cafès around the tourist hot spots. You can easily end up with paying 10 EUR for a small beer at some places in Rome if you are not careful.
@@HT-io1eg 5 litres = DIABETES ...
What colour is your Bugatti, bruh? Tap water peasant...
(this is said ironically, i can not overstate that enough, but srsly tho, tap water is disgusting in some places... i go to a forest spring and fill m` glass bottles with the good shit, not the toilet water that we get from our taps over here...)
Locals also simply don't need water in many cases. They don't walk through the whole city for the lolz. If you are a commuter and it takes you 30min you can take a sip at the start and destination.
The fact that the cap is stuck on the bottle is something relatively new in the EU. It has been around for a few years at most. McDonald's in Europe were also red and yellow until 2009, when they wanted to show that McDonald's is also environmentally conscious and green. Therefore, red was replaced with green on the outside, and inside they became more cafe-like and "adult". They also replaced plastic straws with cardboard ones and their ice cream scoops are wooden instead of plastic. It's bullshit and a big PR stunt in my opinion. Now the soda tastes like cardboard, and the ice cream tastes like wood. They use as much energy to produce cardboard straws and wooden spoons as if they were made of plastic, plus many toxic chemicals are used to make recycled cardboard and paper, which now pollute, and more trees are cut down for wooden spoons. They cannot be made from recycled wood because existing wood from boards is treated with chemicals that are toxic to humans and unfit for food. So in the end it is no more environmentally conscious and in some cases more polluting than plastic.
McDonald's is all over europe Green and Yellow. They changed it, to look more modern, clean and to show that they care about the environement. Actually it looks way better in a City, because its not that agressiv
The girl in Italy at the start:
Her "Gracie" is so thick in american accent - but, at least she tried.
And second - and more relevant, just look at her clothes.
She is more dressed for a day at the beach, sports or a hike, not for visiting the center of town.
Especially if you want to visit a (catholic) church women are expected to at least cover their shoulders. No "bikini-like tops"
And the "short shorts" would also get the US-ladies a raised eyebrow - a skirt or a bermuda short, ending a little bit over the knee would be the better choice.
Italian women even wear skirts that go a little bit over the knee - and, even in the hottest summer days you would see Italians (especially the male ones) wear long trousers and closed shoes.
Bermudas are for the beach.
No socks required though ...
As top for male dressing - a Polo shirt or even a long sleeved shirt is worn (rolled/turned up to T-Shirt length if it is hot).
Teenagers could wear T-Shirts - with sleeves ending "middle bizeps".
In Czech lands if there is a hot day and you are thirsty you just sit to biergarten and have a beer, or two...or three😉
Just like in Germany 👍
or a German Radler!
The first clip is not about drinking bottled water, we do that in France too. It's about them showing off the Evian brand. Even in France, it's considered an expensive brand for water. We usually go for the cheapest or we refill an empty bottle with tap water!
You drink at your destination... Carrying around that much extra weight is crazy. I do have a small bottle with me most times but not more.
The oldest structure to house a McDonald's restaurant is located in Shrewsbury, England , UK. One of the restaurant's exterior walls dates back to the 13th century and served as part of Shrewsbury's medieval town wall.
Looks like that closed in 2017
A perspective from a Belgian on this video;
1. About the water drinking thing, when I travel as a European (Belgian) i have my reusable water bottle which i always fill up at taps around the city, we europeans don't usally carry around plastic bottles, especially not the big 1.5 L ones like the one in the video, if we do carry plastic, it are usually small bottles like 0.5L but not those huge bottles, in cities, like Rome there are many fountains to refill your reusable bottle, so that's what I do.
2. I'm not sure but I think autogas is like LPG or CNG, yes we do have some gas (not gasoline) powered cars in Europe, but not that many, it's not very common, but you do see them (they have to have mandatory stickers cuz they're not allowed to park in underground parking lots). And you're correct on the country; it's Spain.
3. Data prices vary per country, it's not that cheap everywhere.
4. Tap water isn't always available at restaurants, it's only a standard in France (as far as I know) and some restaurants in Italy do it too, however water can be quite expensive at restaurants in Europe.
5. In most European cities there are only underground parking lots.
6. I've traveled quite a lot around the EU (mostly Western-Europe) and I've never seen a Costco in my life.
Great video!
I love to learn more about different cultures too!
Only underground parking lot? I've been to quite a few countries and cities and yes, underground parking is a thing but it is a stretch to say all of it is Underground
i think the clip about bottles of water is because in europe you dont need load bottles have water sources everywhere in streets just stop in source and drink it
Also we can buy just one can of coke instead of the whole tray so we don't need to carry a water bottle around 😂, I we are thirsty we just buy a bottle or a can.
@@eelco1982 Who drinks coke when they're thirsty??? The liquid sugar people call coke will make you more thirsty.
@@RaduRadonysbecause Europe doesn't have the gravy syrup they call soda in America?
@@NoctisIgnem It doesn't matter, it's still sugar. And sugar makes you thirsty.
Almost all McDonalds signs in Europe are green with yellow. Changed a few years ago.
more then 10 years ago. I remember first McD opening in my town in Croatia 13 years ago and already then it was green/yellow combo
@ChR0nos_7734 2019 was yesterday OK? 😅🥹
Well, you know, with an average humidity in countries like Germany between 70% - 80% we don't drink, we breathe water.
What about The Netherlands! It's below sea level, so water is everywhere: rivers, canals etc.
Its easy to forget just how far South most of the US is compared to most of Europe tbh. Central Europe sits at more or less the same latitude as the US - Canada border.
We dont need that much water cuz we live north of the desert.
Beer already has water and wine too.
Why do you want water while having beer?
McDonald's uses green and yellow in Europe to promote a more eco-friendly image and to soften the brand's traditional association with junk food.
Never fails to make me laugh when Americans say "Happy Halloween". I keep forgetting that in the Real World, Halloween just isn't a thing! No sign of it here in Wellington, New Zealand.
I'm in Poland and more people join in on the fun, especially trick or treating with their small children. Love the aspect of dressing up.
Everywhere is the real world buddy. Different countries have their own holidays and traditions. It's not that big of a deal
There's this Internet meme going around these days about how Europeans don't drink water and are dehydrated.
Needing to constantly sip water or some liquid can be a symptom of health and/or dietary issues, btw. Can be a generational thing too. This European drinks a lot of water, as I train a lot. But I might chug a liter with breakfast, a liter after a workout etc, without needing to keep a water bottle with me at every minute of the day.
its because they have been fed the idiocy of "you MUST drink at least 2L water a day".
@@JoriDiculous No, it's because they eat lots of salty and sugary meals. And for that you do need a lot of water.
I have developed a habit of drinking 4 to 6 pints of whole milk a day 😂
Although I've always drunk more that normal people, i just get really thirsty all the time and now I'm ill it's made it even worse! 😫
@@MostlyPennyCatbut milk is sooo good. I almost never drink water unless I'm sweating, but milk is always good to have
1:30 US-Americans drink an unhealthy amount of water. The suggestion is at least 1.5l/day in Europe - the government suggestion in the USA is 2.7-3.7l/day in the USA. BTW the USA is the only country I know of that had deaths because of water poisoning (hyper hydration) that were normal people. To get to that level you need to drink 3l in one hour. And you can always see these are US-American because it's still water and they use bottles other keep at home in the fridge. European carry maybe a 0.5l bottle for when they get thirsty on the way.
Ice between Europe and USA is different - you can eat your ice cream directly from the freezer while in the USofA you have to keep it out of it for a time until you can use a spoon to get some out of the package.
Auto Gas is LPG (Liquid Petrol Gas) a mix of propane and butane in a mix of 1/3 to 2/3 but the mix change in winter because butane freezes. Another thing we have at petrol stations is CNG (compressed natural gas) and BioFuel (Diesel and Petrol) that contain biological produced fuel, methanol for petrol and plant based oils for diesel.
Right on red is dangerous for pedestrians, that is why it is forbidden in Europe except for when it is allowed with an additional sign.
Sun- and public holidays everything is closed except for restaurant, museum, gas station. Even if a gas station sells grocery articles they are not allowed to sell them on a Sunday in Germany
That is interesting, I didn't know there were differences in the recommended intake. Perhaps it is needed for the unhealthy US diet.
Well 3l in 1h I do that when I go to the gym and do heavy cardio... when I just go to the gym 2l in 1h maybe at most 3l just normally impossible.
Methane and petrol mix? One is a gas the other is a liquid, they don't mix. Did you mean ethanol and petrol mix?
@@Maxicraft. Kidneys can process upto a liter of water per hour. More than that will add up and first upset your electrolyte balance and secondly make your brain swell up, which is un-positive. :)
Dude that doesnt matter, it is ok to drink 3 Liters of water every day. I am from Europe and i drink around 3 liters of water daily.
I'm not sure if this is just a europe thing but whenever I see anyone else "drink" water, they just take one sip, move it around in ther mouth a bit, swallow, and put the bottle back. I never understood this so yeah I believe the "europe is dehydrated" part
When you ask for water in restaurants, you'll get the bottled water so if you want tap water then you have to specifically ask for tap water i.e. with ice or in a jug or glass.
In Poland you can't get tap water in a restaurant or cafe
Walking and eating/drinking - i.e. takeaway culture - is a very American thing. In Europe, you sit down to eat and drink. So, we drink water - but not so often when walking around, unless it's a very hot day. When eating an ice cream, outdoors is OK, but you stay still instead of walking around with it.
Other American cues: Backpacks, shorts and baseball caps and other children's gear on an adult, as well as running shoes instead of more sophisticated footwear or at least very low key, clean style classic sneakers. Bubbling under: T-shirts with a print on them.
I don't know about the bubble you live in, but where I am a lot of people wear sneakers, T-shirts with prints, shorts in summer. Maybe not everyone at work unless you have no dress code but in our free time sure. Wow, backpack is a child's thing? How do you carry things? In a fancy case when you go outside?
“Are we that obvious?” Oh yes my friend, very obvious indeed
There are stores/ cafes / gas stations /restaurants that sell something to drink on every other street corner in just about every european city center I've seen - only time I see people carrying water like this is on hiking trails...Is it a zoning thing that the US doesn't have small stores, or where does the US fear to die of thirst in the middle of town come from?
You must go to Europe one day, it's such a beautiful place. We travel to Europe from Australia once and sometimes twice a year .
I was weirded out about the bottle caps at first, but now i actually like it. Not really for recycling, i mean, sure i did that already.
But it is soo convenient to not lose the caps, pour a milk without looking for the cap in the counter. On a walk, sure, i keep one hand free while drinking instead of holding the cap.. i prefer it now.
We don't walk and drink at the same time, we don't use a big bottle and usually we go to a cafe or bar to drink, except for sports activities we don't carry water.
Walking and visiting places for a few hours is not a sporting activity.
I don't know, I try to save money and not buy water everywherem
When it comes to the water bottles, where i live and im guessing it is the same for many countries in Europe we have clean drinkable water running in every house. So there is no need to buy a big water bottle because you can go in to almost any establishment and ask for water if you want to.
1 Aside from what is already mentioned, consider your own experience with hydrating European sodas as well (loved those vids btw) Pure water is not necessary for hydration here and we don't get as dehydrated by US sodas as to have to drink water to make up for that etc
2 Just pretty funny overall, I think it's mostly that super specific customer tailored orders aren't a thing here. You can cask for exceptions etc but it's generally the norm to order what's on the menu. Being 'loud' and very present (and taking up more space than an average European likely would energy/ body language wise) is also a more American thing.
3 That's just cute (I mean yes it has some jokes ofc) but tbh to be excited about architecture of another country's culture is just wholesome, I'm excited and impressed everytime I visit another country! it's actually one of the best things for me. If I'd ever go to the US it would be nature/natural parks that would make me jump for joy I'm sure!
4 (put the lid to one specific side of choice and it will become second nature. Bit awkward in the beginning but after a while you'll just forget it's there and not 'feel' it anymore. I'm actually a bit worried that we barely have ACs with climate change really starting to bake our houses here.
Older houses here have inconvenient socket and switch placement but never houses definitely do it better.
I have the same problem with following a US recipe when I'm cooking, I'm constantly like what?? when it comes to measurements lmao. Also in general a 'pinch of' in the US is like two or three 'pinches' here lol
5) Paying for bottled water when seated in a restaurant depends on country and sometimes even area. I can differ wildly, but tap water is almost always potable and free anywhere.
6) The green McDonads was actually pretty bold for my tastes I immediately grimaced at it as in 'ugh that's just screaming what a waste of a beautiful storefront ' goes to show lol
7) traffic lights on highways are in the air but in towns/smaller roads they stand at the side (and often also have lowered lights as well for pedestrians and cyclists)
I probably messed up the numbers sorry about that and may not have added anything new, but I always love seeing your vids bc you're friendly and chill, and you enjoy learning but also also enjoy teaching/ telling us about the US in a way that is fun.
Long time sub who just saying hi really o/ I originally found you through racing
The green/yellow combo for "McDo" as beome the standard (at leat across FR) for more than a decade. And they have mostly a low key stylish architecture.
MC is green in Europe, and it looks almost like a cheap restaurant, not like in america
We dont usually buy packed water. I think we have relativelly clean tap water. So i fill my own bottle at home with tap water. Thats not like we dont drink water.
The recommended daily intake of water in the US is 3.7 litres for men, and 2.7 litres for women. In Sweden for example it is 2.5 litres for men, and 2.0 litres for women. And quite a few americans seem to miss that that includes the water you get from food. Ergo you have lots of americans over-hydrating for no reason. If your pee is clear as water, you're drinking too much.
You're drinking too much if you drink more than 0.8 liters per hour on average. Other than that, there's no issue.
@@jeschinstad People have died from hyponatremia by drinking less than 0.8 liters of water an hour on average, so very much the opposite of "no issue".
@@mrfomo217 Yes, if you have a kidney disease or something, you are obviously not average.
literally have not drank "just" water for a year,, even tho the tapwater here is more clean and pure than the bottled water in U.S,, and i might have purchased only 1 bottled water during 39 years,, internet access is considered basic human right here (Finland)
In europe they changed mcdonalds from red to green to make it appear healthier or something
Not where I'm from, still red.
@@valentijnrozeveld3773 It depend where the mcdonalds is. In my city if you go to the one that is one a road it's red, while you go to the downtown one, it's green. There is a youtube video out there going about why the change.
green paint is cheaper
@@PhoenixG6 I actually lied, I checked google maps. The closest Mac to me is green and red and the second newer one is just brown. The first one has a pole which is green with the yellow M on it.
Edit: I checked, every MacDonald's close to has become either green or restaurant-style. There is no more red MacDonald's. Blew my mind.
@@rogernagy13 that's definitely not it lol
American bought into the urban myth that you need to drink 1.5 Liter of water each day.
French scientist Antoine Lavoisier, studied the role of water in bodily functions and metabolism, in the 18th century. He estimated that the human body required about 1.5 liters of water daily to maintain proper hydration and bodily functions. His research was based on French 18th century psychical laborers. This does in no way means you need to drink 1.5 liters of water, he talked about the total water intake and that include the water that food already contains which is quite a lot. Vegetables and fruit are mostly water. Some examples: lettuce = 95% water. A tomato = 94% water, cooked potato = 77%. Bread 30-40% water. Cooked steak 55% to 65%. So you already get water by eating. Your food contains already close to a liter of water each day, drink a cup of coffee or tea and some other drinks and you don''t need to drink any extra water at all.
but if you eat veggies fruits ect . that water counts , thats why you only need that much water from a tap if your diet sux .
That's bullcrap. Men and women should drink approximately two liters on top of what's included in food.
good to know, I could never force myself to drink that much water 😅
@@ImNotQualifiedToSayThisBut well you have the right screen name . lol . but its not bull crap , its science mate lol the more you drink the more you pee , and water alone wont hydrate you if your cells arent absorbing it , get educated . too much water can kill you . at the least itll give you head aches .
Coffee and tea actually dries you up because they work as diuretics.
Drinking water WHEN WALKING ! ! My wife ( from WI ) drives me crazy doing that !
Dutchie here, we usually don't bring those big water bottles along cause we fill things called 'doppers' (I assume you also have them in the us, if not, they're water bottles where the lid can be used as a cup). Much easier to just refill those either at home or in the hotel than to buy the plastic water bottles in the supermarket that cost a fortune. Most major EU cities also have water stations every now and then where you can refill bottles with spring water for free, so you kinda don't need a big 2 liter water bottle if you know that those points are there (and if there aren't any you always will chill at a cafe after a walk or during so you can drink there and fill the bottles in the toilets to quickly snatch some free water 🙃)!
Also for that fuel conversion one, converted a gallon in Spain would cost you around 6.82 EUR. That's more than double the cost of the the fuel in the USA, which is 2.96 EUR per gallon!
The stuck bottlecap is something that was fairly recently introduced, where they are stuck to the bottle. The reasoning is to try to avoid getting those bottle lids out into the ocean. With quite a few recycling setups around europe makes sure that every bottle has some pant/fee on the bottle itself, that then in turn makes people collect these to get the money. And that the bottle cap is then stuck to the bottle will then make sure its collected together with the bottle. But yes its annoying to drink from.
The reason McDonalds many times have muted colors are often in response to city planning codes. Both in Rome and Paris in the more fashionable areas of the Pedestrian walkway shoppingstreet, where this will be applied (the “Spanish Stairs” McDonalds in Rome has gold letters and sandstone (as I remember it)).
McDonald's in the Passau city center is not allowd to have marquee lights. They must be discreet to fit the environment and the character of the old city -- a city with many buildings older than Muricans can imagine.
I've enjoyed watching those comparisons with you so much.
I had a lot of fun with this video.
Hola, desde España 🇪🇦
GREEN MCDONALD'S
In 2009, McDonald’s began rolling out a new logo in Europe. An unfamiliar Green version of the iconic Red and Yellow logo, the reason for this was to alert their customers that they were taking steps to become more environmentally friendly. In Europe, you do not get given plastic straws with drinks anymore, and France for example, serves its food on reusable plates and packaging within the restaurants.
However, 10 years since the change it would appear that McDonald’s is yet to expand their green revolution to the US and the rest of the world, despite the increasing awareness of environmental concerns.
The colour green is often seen to represent healthiness, with European ingredients used having more organic origins as well as being more natural, packing less chemicals and banned additives as they do in the US. The green helping McDonalds offset it’s reputation as being unhealthy, primarily in the USA.
The stores in Finland don't like customers opening those multipacks but, then again, they then reserve shelf space for the individual cans so you're not forced to buy more than one. Also, e.g. bottles in 24-packs say on them that they're not for individual sale so you might not even be able to buy them if the cash register doesn't have a price for the barcode (which still exists for the deposit).
You don't need an iron if you first shake the clothes straight and then hang them to dry in such a way that they don't wrinkle up.
In Italy, 15 years ago, shops were always closed on Sundays everywhere, except for Christmas time. Now they are open all the time in malls and in some particular days also in the city centers. Lately there is this trend of opening in the evening of certain days to attract people and help small shops that are not in shopping centers to make a bit of profit.
In Denmark, not everything closes on Sundays. Supermarkets will be open. But clothing stores, electronic stores etc are closed on Sundays.
"The Data is pretty cheap", it really depends on the country, in Germany you get like 5GB for 10 Euros from Vodafone or Telekom, so no. I've heard it is very cheap in the Netherlands, but it really depends.
Hey! So, the whole thing with the water bottle is kind of a classic stereotype that Europeans often have about American tourists. It's not that there's anything "wrong" with carrying water, but Americans tend to carry big water bottles everywhere they go, which stands out in Europe where it’s less common. Over there, people usually don’t carry drinks around as much, and they’re more likely to take small sips in cafes, fountains, or public spaces.
It’s also about portion sizes and habits: Americans often have larger bottles and might feel they need to stay constantly hydrated, probably because we're used to a hotter climate, AC everywhere, and easy access to water on-the-go in the U.S. So, if someone in Europe is walking around with a big water bottle and even a backup, it kind of screams "tourist" - and usually an American one. It’s a lighthearted stereotype, but one that does stand out.
We have safe and clean running water in many places. This is why we don't carry huge tanks of bottled water to drink. In some places in Europe cities install public fountains with drinkable water
Another component to this that has been making the rounds is that we now have bottle caps that stay attached to the bottle and Americans complain because they don't know how to drink
@@FlobybyAs a small child I was always told by my parents: you don't drink from the bottle! You use a glass! And of course you don't walk around carrying insane amounts of water. I can survive perfectly well without drinking anything for two hours, or even longer. Crazy, right? 😱
Repsol is a Spanish petrol brand. If you Google you'll find beautiful racing motorcycles with a Repsol livery.
1:12 Yes, everybody needs water - and yes it *is* essential.
But nobody (in their right mind) carries those huge! water bottles around with them. Most places have easy access to water (f.ex drinking fountains). Also: why *BUY* water ???
Ok, ok, I realize that water quality *can* be different, but most countries will have better water than the U.S.
-So if you *want* to take water with you, -just fill up a 1/2 litre soda bottle. (Also, I want to add that I am aware that I am spoiled as far as the quality of our tap water goes. (I'm from Iceland 🇮🇸) ☺
(The water company Perrier thought their equipment was broken when they measured the tap water here). 😅
But I believe that most!! european tap water is absolutely and truly safe (and good).
-Although you check beforehand, of course.
But *no way* would I carry with me 4 kg of water ! (2+2 ltr)
Not even close to true when it comes to water quality. Most tap water in the US is perfectly safe aswell
Yeah, data from one EU country you can use in all EU countries, but you have to be carefull by crossing Swiss borders as they are in Schengen, but not in EU so then your bill for data can be pretty expensive.😜
In Sweden it is an extra traffic light. With red or green arrow. Then you can drive right towards red, if you have a green arrow.
European countries use overhead traffic lights too. Traffic lights are typically positioned before the junction, while in the USA, they are often situated after the junction.
Depends on the crossroads here in Belgium, some have separate arrow lights for every direction, in which case you look at the arrow for your direction/the lane youre in, others have just the normal round lights which are the same for every lane, others have both, in which case the round light counts for any lane that doesnt have its own arrow.
Sundays dependent on country. Germany everything closed. The Netherlands used to be closed. It is changing a bit. The Czech republic a lot of shops open (in large towns)
10:37 - Yes, thanks to the 1968 Vienna Convention On Road Traffic.
I do remember as a kid going on a coach trip from UK to Spain and having an empty 2L Sprite bottle and refilling it from a tap at the local spring. It was fizzy naturally carbonated water but it was free, unusual and I was happy.
Also our teachers took us on a visit to the Codorníu Winery caves to see the process and even sample and buy a few small bottles to take home for my mum and dad. They were pocket money cheap. I miss the '80s.
Where I live people are not concerned with taking in water beyond what the body itself signals that it needs. This can be quite a contrast with the current trend in the US, where drinking liters and liters of water every day seems to be widely perceived as good for your health and perhaps even necessary. The large bottle size hints at this as half a litre is much more of a to-go size when you're not going out into the wilderness.
Also most of our electrical grid is in the grund.
Not in the streets.
The Edinburgh one is very stereotypical American.
Practically all American tourists 😂😂
That gas station is in Spain, more specifically in Catalonia since the sign is in Both Catalan and spanish
In europe you drink tap water
"drinking water", no, it's the walking around with a giant plastic water bottle. The only water bottles I ever see nowadays are the reusable ones (metal, glass), or a small 500ml, but that only on very hot days.
In my country some cities started experimenting with opening the stores on sunday like once a month, and now most bigger cities do have the stores open every sunday. But they do open later and close sooner on a sunday. And some smaller villages do still never open on sunday or once a month
also highly different depending on where in Europe you are, here in Scandinavia basically all stores are open on Sundays.
We had all shops open on Sundays in Poland a few years ago but then new regulations happened and now they are closed. I kinda miss going clothes or other shopping but mostly you get used to it
Drinking water from a bottle like that is funny. We always fill a metal bottle with tap water
Sometimes I feel that America lives in the Stone Age
We don't walk around with water bottles on the streets in Europe. A lot of us drink tap water as it is clean in most if not all European countries.
I concur with the other comments about the size of the bottles being the difference. That's so much weight to carry around. And people here don't really drink straight from such a big bottle.
About washing machines and dryers every home have access to them in Sweden, either at home or in the apartment house, on the other hand we almost don't have any laundromats because everyone has access to the machines at home. I live in a apartment and have my own washer and dryer at home, many older apartments have a dedicated washing room you have to book in advance to use. So for example if you are traveling here in a camper van it can be hard to find places to wash your clothes if you're not at a specific camp site. They exist but not as common like in other places.
I just want to add the apartment laundry it cost no money to use
13:44 the thing with ripping open the packs to buy just one can/bottle just saves the store time and space. the staff has not to unpack the individual cans/bottles, no extra display/space for the unpacked drinks in the store, etc. a win-win, less work for the supermarket, still the same options for the customers. makes perfect sense in my mind :)
You buy the water, we fill a bottle.
It is rare for British people to drink water in public.
Of course, we have beer.
"Dos cervesa por favor", "agua fria" and "Donde es el bano" gets you further in Spain than being being able to greet people correctly 😄 ... people know immediately if you're a tourist anyway.
But of course, it's only polite to say gracias or gracie...
But the greeting isn't what makes a real difference. Just be polite in English and use "excuse me" rather than admitting to be sorry.
Edit: I don't know if you as a creator can see it... but every time I call the bottle closer thingy silly, I immediately get a 404 as if my comment never existed.
Edit 2: apart from Germany data is cheap and fast... it's not truely unlimited on mobile phones though, on cable/fiber they have given up to count... but if I manage to ever max out my 1000GB via phone, they will throttle my speed to 256 kbps. ...
I've never managed to use more than 256GB per month even though my smart TV uses my phone connection for Disney+, Max and Netflix... go figure... it's practically unlimited unless you're a data hoarder, trying to mirror the Internet at home.
Edit 3: yes, the language dependent traffic signs is a very American thing... just like the metric system, the UN traffic signs are used by most of the rest of the world.
Still, an American drivers license is accepted by most police officers across Europe. And, as a side note, also accepted by most bars, so you can go have a beer at 18 (though passport is accepted everywhere in that regard).
Edit 14:55 : sure, you can choose to buy just 2-3 pieces out of an 18-pack... but you might get a 60% discount if you buy an entire unbroken pack... it's an expensive way to buy sodas, but it's of course fully legal and accepted to buy the items one by one.
if you get a sim card or whatever in the EU and activate roaming, you'll have data in all EU countries without having to pay extra actually, that is a law
I used to be really annoyed with the bottle caps too, but I think 99% of people are just using them wrong, they're leaving both of the "leashes" attatched, like the way it is when you first twist it off, the trick is to put the cap to the side and press down on it untill one of the leashes breaks, then it's so much more out of the way
It's... Just a cap... How does it bother people... You put it on the side and drink...
I live in a very old house made of literal rocks and I still have a light switch by my bed xD
In France, water and bread are free with your order at the restaurant.
I really like the European bottle caps. It happened so often that I have lost it.
In Sweden, there is no charge for tap water in restaurants
About the water thing also, your never really more than a short walk from some where you can buy water, why carry it? in the city and towns that is at least
drinking expensive water and having 2 bottles with them.. you can buy water everywhere cheap 😂
Actually those new bottle caps are very good. I hated it when it came out and ripped of every single of them but now I love it. If you are driving, you dont need to hold two things, you just open it, never lose it under char or something. Its usefull. I cant really fing not even one disadvantage.
Data thing.... In my country in Czech Republic data are considered very expensive. There are packages for unlimited calls, texts and data for like 50 USD / month
Except they don't close that easily either. Or are not completely watertight when closed.
@@flitsertheo You just need the same technique as any mechanic or electrical engineer when it comes to self-tapping screws. All you do is wind the cap backwards until you feel it click into its slot and then screw down as normal. I have done this for years before the new cap regime.
@@Drew-Dastardly And then it doesn t work anyways (well still is a lot easier)
Tho i tend to smack it in and then tighten it (tho this works only on some specific bottles)
@@morthiumcz1204 Just back it off a half turn. No need to smack anything.
I never understood there was such a thing as not using bottle tops on drink bottles which you can squeeze out the air and then seal and chuck in the recycle bin. I never needed this shite.
We’re really not dehydrated but we don’t drink massive bottles or giant cups of water (or other drinks) like Americans do (even just on screen you can tell that American reactors drink insanely much and often). It’s not just walking on the streets and drinking, it’s also that we don’t fill our bodies to the brim with fluids during meals as much, I heard. It actually makes me feel quite nauseous to have that much liquid sloshing around in my stomach..
The amount Americans drink must be either because hydration is a total hype over there, or because of dietary differences or pre-diabetes or both, as far as I’ve learned so far.
But we’re just as able to gauge and manage our hydration state as any other human, don’t worry 😉 (also it’s annoying to be judged by American tourists as being unhealthy without them even bothering to find out why there’s a difference in water drinking habits)
The EU abolished roaming charges. So data are transferable among countries.
4:50 that dude is at Edinburgh during the time of the Edinburgh Military Tatoo, it takes place at the Edinburgh Castle which is at the end of the Royale Mile. Also, the shop at 4:50 is located close to the castle and sell kilts in varius color pattern. Each color pattern is specific to the respective familiy. Been there in 2009. It was awesome.