Well yes, but actually no. Trucks drive one the right lane, normal cars in the middle and on the left lane(s) cars, which drive everything between 150 and 250 km/h XD
Red Leader There is a „Rechtsfahrgebot“ which means you have to drive in the right side. The middle lane is for those who wants to overtake but drive slower then most of the cars. If you would have to go back and for the whole time you can stay in the middle lane and use the left lane to overtake but unless you drive 180km/h or faster you don’t stay in the left lane because the general rule on the Autobahn is: there is always Someone faster than you. It helps withe the traffic a lot and you can drive really relaxed. It’s illegal to drive faster on the right side then the left
@@redleader7988 what? Why? All vehicles that are over a certain weight have a speed limit on the autobahn. This speed is slower then passenger cars. So to avoid collisions due to insane speed differences, the trucks, etc. are required to only drive on the right lane. Where is your problem with that?
@@gildedliberty6090That makes it even more strange, I understand the keeping up with the maths I can kinda get onboard with that, but keeping up with the tax on foods in different states you go to just seems like something that lazy shop owners would have you think ;)
@@gildedliberty6090 well but why the shop itself doesn't put the final price tag on display? They know the price when you are at the register or does it work differently?
normally in Italy if the person who delivers can't find someone to deliver to, then he'll put a piece of paper saying that he didn't find anyone, so the person who wants the delivery comes to the postal office and grabs the package, this is normally done with the "Poste Italiane"
The same in romania with the normal post, with private couries, they will call you to arrange something else and in the worst case they will take the package back to their warehouse and you can take it from there.
"PostE italiane" not posta italiana first: second poste are one of the worst mail service here in italy; about deliveries, they should deliver to someone that sign the delivery, but now with Covid deregulation u can see diffeerences bewtween professionals ar not; DHL, BARTOLINI, UPS allways (even now) deliver the package in front of me ( couse we need to keep distance) but others.... they usually ring, the time u came out package on the walkway and they're already gone.
I think the talking USA I'm living in Greece but I know the rules is not aplay in evry America countrys after all American is just Continent I'm this not aplay in evry America cantry same with the Europe I think most of the aplay European Union but is not aplay in evry cantry especially for cantrys is not in European Union but yes most off this stuff is fact in most European countries
In Germany, there is a universal statement for all pharmaceutical commercials: "Bei Risiken und Nebenwirkungen lesen Sie die Packungsbeilage und fragen Sie Ihren Arzt oder Apotheker." In other words: Read the instructions and ask a doctor or pharmacist. Anything beyond that is your own fault, you square.
@@flitsertheo - Across the world? We're under attack! Didn't know that specifically, now I know who to blame. Thanks. When we make deep fried butter at county fairs, it's perfectly normal though.
American drivers have very poor discipline! It leads to extreme levels of aggression on the roads. Drivers pass each other all over the place, giving rude hand signals, waving guns at each other. As usual, they are certain that they are the safest drivers in the world....even though US drivers have 14.2 traffic fatalities per 100K vehicles when Europeans have 6.4. Frankly MOST US highways are patently unsafe at any speed above 80 Kph. Holes everywhere. Large trucks barreling along passing cars on the right, weaving in and out of traffic, etc.
Agreed. to be fair though the passing rules in America are the same as Europe but Americans come out the womb with extreme road rage and a reckless need for speed.
@Hunter D @Peyton Ward That's good. We have to buy them separately too. Most apartments have them though, if you wanna rent. If you buy, the apartment is not fully equipped and you buy them separately.
Don't you have cleaning places? I didn't have a washing machine for quite some time as well, just had to take a trip to the cleaning place to wash my stuff:-)
@Marius S yes they exist and if there is no Speedlimit, there is traffic jam 😂. But usually you don't have more than 3 Lanes and the normal Speedlimit is 140-160 km/h sometimes 120. On county roads it's 100 km/h and in town it's 50.
I'm german and i would be glad to clear this up. Speed limits on the Autobahn just apply to certain areas. But there's no general, nationwide limit. You might get into trouble tough, if you are driving above 130km/h and cause an accident or it was just not reasonable to drive that fast (e.g. if there is fog). But yeah, there are still areas you can drive 200 or 300 km/h without breaking the law, when the conditions are right (weather, traffic, ...) Last year some reasonable politicians suggested a general speed limit. Everyone freaked out, it was simply never talked about again.
Technically, that orange stuff in the can is not "cheese". It is considered by the FDA to be a "cheese flavored product". It has many uses. Such as: window caulk, catfish bait, denture adhesive, and fix-a-flat. OOh, and you can use it to glue Ritz crackers together!
I'm from Croatia. I had knee surgery, I got two screws. I was in the hospital for 8 days and then at home for 4.5 months. Watching movies and playing games hh. Once again, I came to a small operation to remove the screws. I paid 0 (zero) euros. I have been working for 9 years and paying taxes. And even if I was unemployed I would still pay nothing!
thats because everyone else would be picking up the bill. if we didnt have so many freeloaders in the US especially from south of the border our medical expenses would be much much lower.
@@origionalwinja I have Heard that the problem is a poor management; the US taxpayer pays more for a worst care than in nearly every other developed country including many quite less rich: an example of poor management is paying the drugs from pharmaceuticals Instead of using generics,( the pharmaceutical lobbies seems to be more powerful in the US than in the EU).
@@origionalwinja Maybe I'm wrong but as I see this, watching the situation from EU, it isn't really about freeloaders but that the whole health industry is private sector in the US and very much profit-oriented. This isn't the case here in Europe as even if a private sector exists too, most hospitals and ambulances and such are ran by the state. Funding is coming from our national insurance what we pay through our income tax (so it isn't really personal decision, you just see the deduction on your payslip) and the system isn't about profit but to get the best for the money. Quality control isn't coming from the 'vote with your wallet' mentality but the 'vote with your vote" one, as any drop in the quality of universal healthcare can definitely hurt the popularity of the ruling government. So much that most EU countries spend more on their healthcare systems than what they collected via insurance. Opposite to this, afaik there are only about 200 state hospitals in the whole US and most of them are for military personnel anyway. The rest are private and they milk the patients and the state wherever they can. This way it is imposssible to maintain any quality universal healthcare.
@@sergiofernandez4566 it’s just about profit nothing else, the same way pills are handed out left right and centre the pharmaceutical market is mega bucks over there.
Europe: come back in a couple of days we don’t want to unnecessarily prescribe the wrong medicine. Usa: ah i feel a little dizzy, time to overdose on antibiotics
I want to argue that the pharmaceutical companies have it all wrong, they think anti-biotics are Nobel award winning products that make a lot of money. Truth from my prospective is Simply water in storage then water sitting in copper pipes then accidentally an abrasion happens water is placed in wound to help clean then anti bacterial spray is used then the particles from the copper piping are also in the wound and the anti bacterial spray damages immune response and the microscopic copper particles are like a really bad electrolyte or enzyme that is a chain reaction for puss and inflimation to occur. Eventually the body heals but mostly the pharmaceutical companies want more money so some assistance damage from anti bacterial spray is useful for not helping anti bodies assist in an abrasion type wound. Fell off my skate board got an abrasion on my knee then I got gange green lost my leg, cos pharmaceuticals wanted consistent profits.
@@firstnamett4656 That doesn't really even anything out. I can go to a hospital and all I have to pay is a parking ticket. Also, Americans don't earn more (at least in my field) and groceries are generally super cheap in Germany (and yes, cheaper than in the US, also higher quality). Fuel is quite expensive, sure. But I don't really need a car anymore, since here I can do anything by foot / public transport. You're getting scammed.
A bypass operation in germany costs a little more than 20,000€. In California the same operation costs 220,000$. That *_is_* the real american problem!
@neuralcircuit Europe: That cost is approx 300 a month (somewhat more if you get paid more). It covers, for that price, your kids and married partner if he/she has no job. Most important medicines are (for the time being) heavily subsidised. Ok, all of this generally topped-up with other taxes (not sure how much). Private medical insurance is a kind of "jump the queue" system (in terms of easier access to doctors in their private practice) and more flexible for timings (but that is 50-70 a month)... Now... If you loose your job, you are still covered by the public health system. Pre-existing conditions are an alien concept, you are just, covered... my god... just the term gives me goosebumps... In an environment where the older you get the less income and higher medical requirements... The peace of mind alone is worth every cent! Interesting fact: Look at the average lifetime in European countries and how USA (the richest country in the world), compares...
@neuralcircuit Yes, fair points, definitely not free, although at the end people in Europe are well covered although in the US a fair amount have very limited options to see a doctor if no insurance, let alone get medicine, treatment, etc.... The 300 I mentioned is mostly direct to healthcare, then there are other taxes yes, and yes all comes from taxes. From a salary perspective you may make more money in the US, but I have the feeling this applies to Medium/high paying jobs or if you have your own business, meaning a fair chunk of the population in the US can be left out "of the dream". In addition you have the worldwide push for consumerism (spending keeps the economy moving etc...), but if you are "guided" to spend and to take on unnecessary credit then you are not saving for future/tough times... At least in Europe, you invest from the start (even if not needed), and you are covered on that aspect for the future
Watching this whilst in a public hospital waiting for covid results. Me, a usually healthy person who only went to the hospital like 2 times in my life: -"Hey mr nurse, I'm kinda hungry and there are no vending machines." -"Oh, wait a second" - comes back with two small packs of sweet biscuits, a juice pack and a bottle of water" me: -"Oh, thx. How much is it?" nurse, laughing: "man, this is the public health service. what do you think we pay taxes for?" x-ray, full blood runs, IV drugs, covid test, and I inquired and will leave here without paying a cent. Things aren't perfect and waiting times are a bit high.. But boy I'm glad my country doesn't think caring for its citizens and having social policies is comunism. Thats the main thing I don't get about the USA. They care so much about individual freedom, but then they shackle people to the most unfair inequality: monetary access to good health. It doesnt even make me angry, just makes me really sad :c
My mum was in hospital recently, she actually loved the food - constantly giving her stuff to consume, she couldn't even eat it all. So much health care and it's all taxpayer funded. The only thing you had to pay extra for was things like watching TV, which is like $5 a day
@@adamknight5089 The last time one of my family was in the hospital for more than 24-36 hours, i ended up bringing in food from a nearby restaurant (or, ironically the hospital cafeteria) because the food prepared for the patients was so bad. I don't remember the dish, but there was one evening Mom said, "Here, try this - " and after chewing one bite of the stuff for over 3 minutes (yes, I was timing it) I spit out whatever it was and asked which restaurant's take-out she wanted...
So, healthcare isn't free, and neither should it be. Your government collects taxes and then pays your doctors. We keep our money and decide for ourselves if we want to got to the doctor and then pay for them ourselves. No one else is entitled to our hard earned money. You will not be turned away, you will just owe the bill---the money your government already collected from you. This is individual freedom. Me, myself and I deciding if that is where I want my money to go. It is not that hard. Even with all of that, there are still foreign travelers that still want to live in America. Obviously, it's not something that would make them turn away from seeking that sort of freedom.
I worked in Europe as an assistant in a veterinary practice. When we took X-rays and we know the people were poor/it was going to be an expensive operation, we gave a discount or sometimes it was (almost) free, we often even didn't tell it. It's a sort of solidarity. We had also some fractions of medicines/medicines that were (almost) expired but still good (if we were sure there weren't any dangers), to give them for (almost) free, only to poor people (and if they wanted). Sometimes I'm still a volunteer, but I do also studies, so it's difficult to combine.
Cheers! I just wanted to add a few things which were a huge culture shock to me while I was in the USA, don't know if anyone has experienced the same things. I was an exchange student in CO back in 2012. So, here are a few things: 1. High school curriculum - 4 classes per semester, much longer than in my home country. In my home country, I had 15 classes per year, lasting 45 minutes, while in the US I only had 8. 2. High school curriculum - choosing your own classes. In my home country, they were all fixed classes, no electives, while in the USA you are free to choose from one of the 'groups' to get the necessary points for your college application. 3. High school spirit and clubs - they don't exist in my home country xD 4. SHOWERS - This was a huge shock to me... All the showers in the US were fixed overhead showers, non-detachable. At home, I could detach the showerhead and move it around while showering xD 5. The mix of cultures - as mentioned in the video, the USA is a bit of an oddball when it comes to food. I was extremely surprised to see what an actual melting pot of cultures it was, not only in the aspect of cuisine. 6. Community service - volunteering in my home country is an optional thing not many do. In the USA a certain number of hours are essentially demanded by either your college or your high school. 7. The community - maybe not a thing in big cities like LA, but in smaller ones, the community can really be very close-knit. I was honestly surprised by the culture of going to church and being a part of the community in many ways. 8. Everything is big - the sky seems bigger, all the events are 'big', every tragedy is big. In Europe, it seems to me, not many people make a big deal out of everything. in the USA, everything is big. For example: Christmas - I'm talking about house decorations, lawn decorations, presents, the family comes together - it's a huge deal. Conclusion: I liked most of the culture shocks and enjoyed widening my horizons. However, I'm not sure if I'll ever be comfortable with that non-detachable showerhead....
You know, they make detachable shower heads too. You just have to get one from the hardware store and replace the non-detachable with a detachable (which I've done in my own home, here in America). Problem solved.
@@adinal1958 You don't get to do this in a hotel room, or in a place you rent only for a couple of months, when you travel to the US for business or school. Another thing that's odd for Europeans in the US is toilets. In the US, the bowl is filled with water and empties then refills when you flush. In Europe, there's just a little water in the bowl, and a strong burst of water cleans everything and flushes it down the drain when you flush. The first reaction, when both an American and an European sees a toilet from across the pond, is to assume it's broken.
Wow! I really love it when people come to the U.S.A. and then, talk about their experiences here (whether negative or positive). Very glad that you had a mostly positive time and interesting to hear your points. Whew! Sorry about the shower head thing haha.
Actually in Europe if you're on the right lane and pass a slower vehicle that is on your left it's fine (he's actually wrong for being there, but this in not enforced). What you CAN'T do is finding a slower vehicle in front of you and move to the right to overtake it. So passing on the right is actually fine. Overtaking on the right is wrong.
Yes. But there are also very slow drivers or bad drivers who will drive on that far left lane, which may leave you with no choice but to pass them on the right lane. Sometimes you will get large big-rig trucks that will cut you off in your lane, too. Honestly, I could see why a visitor to the U.S. might be horrified by how we drive.
This actually depends on the state; some states technically legally require it (but everyone ignores it), some states merely encourage it (but everyone ignores it), and some states don't require or encourage it (and everyone ignores it).
In NJ I know it is state law, not in CA as far as I know, at least the driver's manual the DMV gives you to prepare for the test mentioned nothing about it, and I looked closely.
Agreed. I googled the price of the eyedrops I have to take and I found out that they're 10x more expensive than in the EU... for the same stuff! They rip off sick peoplelike crazy!
@@MarcelaElviraTimis that must be an error... No one will land a good shot if they can't see. They should drop the price on everything that you need to shoot well so you can drop more ppl into the hospital. Good business!!!
@@BeNtOoOoOo it seems I have to mention that the eyedrops I mentioned are for glaucoma, a chronic condition which, if not treated, leads to blindness. To me, it looks like they know exactly who can't just give up using those meds without consequence. It's the same with insulin 10x more than it should be... and, no, you're not paying for the research but for some exec's new sportscar or an insurer's bonus. Honestly, it's sickening and I feel lucky that, not only I don't have to pay such an obscene price, but also, I have a bailout of sorts for the disease - I have a co-pay of 2€/bottle for the stuff still under patent protection and, for the stuff that got a generic recently, 0 for the generic and 8,50€ a bottle for the branded. So...
@@MarcelaElviraTimis ser I was right... If u get blind how will you shoot others to feed the gun industry and the healthcare system. They should give that for free and a Glock on the side...
The apartment I am in now, I actually got even though I was unemployed at that time and my total income was a complete zero. By the landlord words, I was "the best applicant". Viva Czech Republic :D
Hahaha the same in Poland :D when I was applying for the apartment I'm living in now I was just about to have few job interviews (but ofc was unemployed that time) and the landlord says "OK, you'll get this job and start paying the rent" :D
Well and I am always declined, even when my job is good, I am decent person with recommendations from past landlords, but I own a dog (very well behaved one). And because of that I always struggle to find some place to live.
Here in South Africa, the couriers call ahead to let you know that they are on the way. You can even set the ideal time for the delivery, in some cases, depending on the courier.
@@GetOuttaTheJohnBoy and what gives you any idea that we want him back? Had he stayed with comedy, he'd by now likely have been one of the top performers (THAT'S RACIST! is still one of the best shows I have seen, and THE DAYWALKER is great), but when he decided to go political, he lost it. Now I avoid his work. That's why people should stick to what they know. He knew Serffrican politics from both sides, but looks like he knows only what MSNBC and CNN tells him about USA politics. To be educated means to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Something those channels refuse to do and what social(-ist) media will not allow.
@@JFDSmit-rm6tw We all avoid his work. Nobody watches his shitty show and he lost over half of the viewers of the shitty Grammy Awards because he was the host, and people hate him. I don't care if people don't like what I have to say about him, because after all, he's taking the money.
Best thing is paying thousands for insurance, then having an accident and landing in an out of network hospital. Welcome to America! Lol Oh yeah, we eat like we have the best healthcare. Lol
I'm from the US but my family came from Czecoslovakia and I lived in Czechia (and married and had my first two children there) and I can agree with you on all of this. I don't remember the turning right on red because we never had a car there but it's probably the same as the rest of Europe. Also, here in the US the cops usually let you go between 5-10 mph before they pull you over but in Czechia if you go 1-2 mph over they'll pull you over. Great video. Hvala vam!
I live in Montana USA and quite a few years ago (late 1990's I think) there was NO speed limit on interstates. I think they said the limit was "reasonable and prudent." That can be VASTLY different between drivers! Especially when you have 3 feet of snow and the road is covered with an inch of ice. That only lasted about 4 or 5 years. Not that most people follow that speed "limit" now, but.....hee hee
@@1HotLegendLS True. Officially it's metric but they're giving the people time to adjust. That's also normal. You can't expect from old timers to simply adjust in a day so it begins at schools. That's also how any other country did this transition. I also hear that Myanmar is switching to metric so that leaves only 2 countries with official imperial. The USA and Liberia. So I understand that Americans on the street don't know many feet are in a mile because it has no logic at all where metric is all about logic. It's also why the American military ground forces adjusted to metric. NASA uses metric but Lockheed Martin don't so they got that mixed up and people died. So it begins at schools teaching metric, use it as the official standard for international trade and slowly change the road signs in both miles and kilometers (like in the UK) and end up with just metric.
When you are born into the world, you get a ticket to the freak-show. If you are born in America, it's a front row seat. If you are born in Florida, you are the freak-show!
Yeah. When I first learned about American cooking measuring i read a seemingly German recipe that actually was translated and in German, the words for cup and mug are the same. I was at the beginning of learning to cook and sat in my kitchen like "What size of a cup shall I use? I do have 200, 330 and 500 ml, which one do they mean?"
From Wikipedia: "Measuring cups usually have capacities from 250 mL (approx. 1 cup) to 1000 mL (approx. 4 cups = 2 pints = 1 quart), though larger sizes are also available for commercial use." I can totally understand why someone visiting the U.S. would be confused. If you were born and raised in the U.S. or got acclimated to it, that's one thing. We have *a lot* of confusing things in our country, some things that even we don't understand! LOL
The drinking age is imposed by federal law. Technically, it says the minimum possible drinking age is 18, but then any state that sets the drinking age at below 21 will lose its federal funding for interstate highways
Essentially the reason that funding thing happens because: The states and government have some powers that are shared and some that are exclusive to the states/federal government. In order for the federal government to get laws that it wants passed but lacks the power to pass because it is the states' rights to have control over that specific thing, the government with have mandates in which they basically say "if you don't pass this, you won't get funding for something". That something is usually hundreds of millions of dollars, like the highway systems, and many states will agree so that they can get that funding
That's why doctors call it a "practice" cause they don't know what they're doing, they're just practicing. And we're called patients because it really does take patience when dealing with doctors lol
@@minime7375 As you can see, it was never thiers, and they only had it for 27 years, I got underwear older than that. Mexicans like to say we stole it from them, but they never dare mention the 27 years part, or the fact they stole it too. Americans just took back what was thier's.
Also how everything is sweet. From bread to fried chicken the baseline for sweetness is insane. You just can't escape the sugar (or rather corn syroup I guess).
Thank you for calling out the insane pharmaceutical ads. My wife and I always joke that we might be dead from the medication, but hey, our psoriasis is gone. Also, the medical system is a gouging business, 100%, only a business, and they couldn't care less about your health. Thank you for the laugh. And the cry. Welcome to America. Subscribed.
The "medical system " in the U.S. typically survives on less than 5% margins. There is a reason there are so many hospital mergers. It takes a big, efficient accounting department to make medicine possible at all. Americans insist on more too. No one does intensive care better than we do. There is no such thing as a traditional ward in U.S. hospitals, There are never more than two patients in a room. and private rooms are not just for the rich. Maternity patients are pampered. Wait times for surgeries and advanced diagnostic procedures are much lower than in Europe.
@@herbertshallcross9775 False on almost every count. The medical industry is greed oriented, unlike Europe. Lived in both for 30 years each. BIG differences. In America wait times are longer by far for simple doctor visits. Call today and get scheduled for next month. I walk straight in to my European GP. The costs are higher because it is a high profit margin business. Doctors and nursing staff make insane money compared to European counterparts. A good friend, a nurse in MN, would take day time 12 hour shifts at several medical facilities and hospitals in the area for $1,200 per day no problem. That's more than a blue collar worker in America makes in 2 whole weeks, many 3, or 4. That's 1.5x more than a Doctor that runs an entire hospital wing or department in Europe. Too many differences to mention. Nothing will change.
@@herbertshallcross9775 You're hilarious. You literally have no clue about healthcare. Heck, you don't even know what the healthcare system is composed of. (Hint: Not just hospitals). The US has some of the highest healthcare expenditures in the world for comparatively much poorer outcome per dollar than other nations. By the way, I've worked in the healthcare system in both the US and Europe, I'm a biomedical researcher by training with additional qualifications on various healthcare systems and markets, including US and several European nations. You, on the other hand, are just the typical nationalist who believes flag-waving and anthem-singing substitutes for having an effing clue.
@@ohauss for all your qualifications you provide no refutation. Bottom line is typically about 6 percent. Put the money in any conservative investment and you would do better. That's a funny sort of greed.
@@herbertshallcross9775 Healthcare profits should be -100%, health is not to profit, is an expenditure, like an army. You just overpay your medical staff too much.
Hospital costs in Norway: In february I got hospitalized for 5 weeks with pneumonia. In september I fell and broke my collarbone. Got surgery and a metal plate on the bone. All in all it costed me about 700Kr, or about 8-9 beers in a pub.
@@Isamolle That is so true. Someone i know with severe schizophrenia ended up burning down the place they lived in because of how desperate they got and because they did not receive the help they needed after years. Thankfully no one got hurt by that fire, but these things should not be left unchecked. And i still don't think the person is getting any help. And i can use myself as an example too. I live in a dysfunctional family which is highly unlikely to change. I have tried getting help from the different "public systems" several times, but they don't know a sh*t about how to actually handle families like mine, so i have given up on that. It has taken me three years just to get the diagnoses i now have, and i still have not got any medicine or therapy/coaching or anything like that, which is what i originally was trying to get. It's rough, and if i am going to be honest, i really don't know what to do anymore
is there like a hotline, a therapy centre or a clinic you can call? I mean - I've had several psychosis durimg the last 10 years and spent over a year in a mental hospital. If there would not have been any help from institutes or God, I'd still be tripping in madness. If you still go to school, you may ask the principal, if he could help you by directing you to a care taker.
@@Neo587 @TeasingSafe3 I am not going to bother to talk with someone for the sake of talking about my mental problems. Doing that before might have helped me a little, but not now, and i am pretty sure my experience will be similar to what it was when i was out trying to get my diagnoses. It's just too much effort to try to get someone with limited time and resources to talk about complex problems. It is also asking a lot from the person within that time frame. I wish i could get the therapy i needed, and i should have started to get that three years ago. But if i am going to be realistic i will have to learn things and get trough things on my own. I was able to find out that i have, ADD, Aspergers, Dysthymia and Generalized anxiety on my own before getting those diagnosed and confirmed. The part about getting diagnoses was easy, it just took forever. Coaching or therapy does not seem like it is going to happen though, i have asked about it everywhere. From what i can tell, in theory it should be possible to get therapy/coaching now, but it doesn't look like anything is going to happen any time soon . The family problems are something else entirely. It effects me a lot, but there is not much you can do when people don't want to change. Sorry if anything here is confusing
The "people just drive everywhere" had me rolling. That is so true! When I came to the US I was just as surprised. But here I am today, I got used to and now I drive everywhere, I even challenge planes when I see one haha
Oh, Barb, I own three cars, a 1990 5.0L Mustang, an '04 Nissan 350Z and a 2014 Infiniti Q60S. All three are manual shift. I absolutely hate automatic transmissions. It always amuses me at the expressions on people's faces here when they see that my cars are all manual shift.
isn't it strange that it amuses you while in europe we neither feel amused nor not amused by such a simple thing as what type of transmission our cars are manufactured with
Love manual as well, but after getting stuck in heavy traffic a few times and my kegs burning from having to push the clutch in every 10 feet for 45 min. Automatic all the way. Still sports cars get Manual, but not a daily driver unless you live someplace with light traffic!
I'm from Portugal and in the other day I went to a friend's house and I discovered that they use a dryer machine. I honestly was kinda shocked with that 😂 and that was my first time knowing that there are people in Portugal that use a dryer instead of hanging it in a clothesline 😅
^this, you are SUPPOSED to pass on the left, its just impatient idiots instead of letting you pull over to the right they get over into the right lane to pass you instead.
I grew up with a manual and my next few cars were manuals. I've had an automatic for years but I still usually keep my right hand free and once in a great while I'll try to hit the clutch with my left foot.
Dutchik only one hand on the wheel for me 99% of the time. I only grab with 2 hands in a oh shot moment or a very tight turn that requires multiple rotations of the steering wheel.
@@haroldwilkes6608 dunno, maybe mosque? The point being that many people tend not to put on slippers or smthn when they get home. Either being it us or UK.. It's something unfamiliar and strange for us central Europeans
@@0ggy313 - True, my Chinese friends always did this and, out of courtesy, I did too - their house, their rules. In my office, they kept their shoes on. Also learned that showing the sole of your shoe was insulting - I have learned something like that everywhere I've been. They wore slipper-like shoes outside, I wore lace-up boots which made it awkward. Born in the south and usually didn't wear shoes until school age except Sunday. Have worn cowboy boots for forty years or more, easy on, easy off. Like the saying, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. I'm OK with that. Living and learning.
@@haroldwilkes6608 the southern manners have spoken. It's always nice to respect the other cultures when on visit. If we have a short visit from fiends or something, we say to them "do not take your shoes off, it's just a minute" but everyone does take them off because it's just how we do it. Really can't say if in the US it's exactly like in movies & TV but I was always wondering how they keep their floors clean, hah..
@@0ggy313 - Vacuum cleaners, mostly, along with dust mops. Quite a few homes have waxed hardwood floors, others have terrazzo (in Florida, sort of a smoothed concrete) or tiles. In Wisconsin we have what are called "mud rooms", foyers to remove snow boots, mud boots, manure boots, parkas, raincoats and such, to protect the floors in the house. If someone has really nice carpets, we''ll make an exception and remove our shoes anyway. I think most Americans are very concerned about foot odor although nobody mentions it. As for clean floors, dirty socks take care of that. And in my house, well the next owner can worry about that - I'm 77 and single so something of a slob. The manure boots should really be left outside though.
I am an American by birth and I don't understand the food thing, either. Last time I checked, the left lane on the highway is still designated as a passing lane, but no one seems to care. Also, speed limits are seen as minimums, not the maximums that they are intended as. Left hand lanes are still supposed to abide by speed limits as well. So don't worry, it's not just you.
During Vietnam, there was so much outrage over the fact you could fight and die before 21 that most of the country changed the drinking age to 18. Then the war was over and the holy rollers and MADD raised hell until it was changed back to 21. It’s probably more fun now knowing you are drinking before 21 and getting away with it. I remember what a letdown it was buying my first six pack when I turned 18. It just wasn’t as much fun as using a fake ID or giving someone a sob story to buy it for you when I was 16.
So it makes it less special, presumably making you drink less. and less illegal activities are performed around it. That would be like a win win for the country, right?
@@johncampbell829 i know my country saw an up in binge drinking when the limit went from 16 to 18. Like 2 people a bottle of vokda. For girls. In a club you will get stopped usually. And of course many hid it from parents while when it was 16, that was much less the case. (It was 18 already for liqour. But at 16 you could get beer, so out theydrank more beer no or less shots) It isn't like now younger people can't go in a club before they 18. Some don't id everyone at the door. Sandwich between 18 year olds in your group and you done.
Awesome video when rona cancels all international travel. :) Truly love the depth of detail in your reports. Thank you. :) Please remember to smile. You really have a beautiful smile.
In the north east of the USA houses are often made of bricks and in Oregon houses are more often made of wood. This is normal in every country because availibility has a big influence in construction.
Paper now is usually plastered over fireproof drywall. My grandfather's house had wallpaper over wood lathe but had gypsum barriers around the stoves. Many dryers are in concrete walled basements which pose little risk but all that I know of have ducts leading hot exhaust out of the house.
In the U.S. I once checked out a place for rent. College town. There were many reasons not to rent it but the guy saying I could pay him and move in today with no credit or background check was not surprising. I later saw some raggedy fat tattooed cigarette smoking cow appeared to be living at that place.
@@blueoval250 I guess it would depend on what country and what benefits they can get. Here in the UK I would not have an issue renting to someone unemployed because they will get housing benefit. If no-one rents to the unemployed, how will they ever get a job? No address, no job :(
Hi, I liked your video. Very funny, entertaining and for me as an European, informative too. Maybe use less filters. You really don't need them, you are entertaining, funny and sympathetic enough. Keep up the good work!!
im German and living in Germany and im approve it too :D i know few Americans.. and they told me "you have only ride fast and pass on the left side.. but NOBODY gives a shit of this "rule"... Americans are more Anarchists :D im so Proud of Europe we are a lot cooler as the Americans :) (because we love us about our differences with the same rules ;) .. so all Europeans.. i LOVE YOU!
Renting an apartment in the USA is like doing business with Ferengi. You're absolutely correct about Americans' lack of lane discipline. Along with lack of speed limits, it is one of the few things we could learn from the Germans.
Great video Barbara... and to make matters more confusing, different states Tax differently. For example: In Texas food items from a Grocery store are generally NOT taxable, but exceptions to that are Candy, Soft Drinks, or Deli items that are pre-prepared to eat... Oh, and then certain cities & counties have different or added taxes... like in Arlington where Six-Flags over Texas is located there are MUCH higher taxes especially on Hotel Rooms and the like... I think Taxes in this country are intentionally confusing, so people just pay them and accept it for what it is. HA!
@cindybin2001 In that case perhaps this one is more suited to you: John 8:7 - So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
@cindybin2001 For the record, I am NOT defending anything, I'm simply stating that as a "flawed human", you are in no better of a position to cast aspersions at another "flawed human". As James 1:20 states: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. We will all face our day of reckoning, and if you're a Christian who accepted Christ as your savior, then his blood will have washed away all your sins, and the best you can do is to pray for someone you feel is falling short of the grace of God... not belittle them or berate them, etc...
@cindybin2001 Ok. Clearly, there is no point in continuing this discussion with you, so I'll leave it at that. I hope you avoid developing an ulcer if this stuff upsets you that much. Take care and stay safe and healthy. Lynn
The extreme weather combined with the long distances add to the American proclivity to buy large, cushy, easy to drive, automatic cars. Imagine a trip from San Diego to Kansas City in a VW Scirocco with a manual. I had wind, rain, snow, mountains, traffic jams, areas without services, deadly heat, and breakdowns. I don't have to imagine it. I did it, four times twice in both directions. I moved up to a large automatic luxury car the moment I could afford to.
Dovri vecer, Slovenia.... I'm spanish and I'm also freaking out when I hear some guy saying "I'm doing the chores". Then my mind is like ( ohhh, this guy is involved in a Gospel chorus or what !? )... hahahaha.
10:17 In 1974, the US national speed limit was reduced from 70mph / 113kph to 55mph / 89kph due to the national oil crisis which lasted for a year and a half, but the reduced speed limit remained for over 20 years. Now we are seeing higher speed limits (80mph / 129kph, or 85mph / 137kph) mostly on the interstate highways.
People passing on whatever lane they want has a simple explanation: people are idiots. Or at least, there are enough idiots on the road that they're why we can't have nice things. Traffic laws say that we need to stay in the rightmost lanes except to pass (some highways have signage that reminds you), and we're taught that in Drivers' Ed classes. But people forget or just don't care, and highway patrol don't bother enforcing it, so here we are. I'd say an ad campaign to teach people *why* staying to the right would help, but at least here in the Seattle area there are idiots who think zipper-merging is the Devil's Maneuver and traffic circles are a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure.
idiots think that staying in the rightmost lane except for passing will work in packed rush-hour traffic. The speed limit is the speed limit; it doesn't say "right lane 60, but left lane is 65"... so why the hell are you passing anyone on the highway anyway? Go the speed limit!
@@Hiraghm depends I guess, cops around here let people go 75-80 in the left most lanes (Speed limit is 70mph on state highways here). I my self, depending on the day, will use this to my advantage if I'm running late. Other wise you'll see me going 70 in the right most lanes. Trucks all stay to the right, speed demons use the left lanes. And I swear a majority of drivers here go at least 5mph over speed limit. Those people can be spotted either in the middle or far left lane lmao.
@@pfcande well, as long as people crash their finances by being sick, have to beg for money to get treated or die at work not be able to afford medics, yes it is terrible
@@pfcande Sometimes having some public sistems isn't bad... In Netherlands The state is the who gives de money to the public health Care sistem but it isn't The One who manages it, managment is in the hand of people not related with The state. This way Monopoly situations dont hapend
Yes, while the minimum wage for servers is something like $2.13, if that + tips does not equate to minimum wage, the employer legally has to make up the difference.
I had 2 ambulance rides a few years ago, but I can't tell you the cost since I paid nothing Our system (in France) is based on the principle "the more serious it is, the less you pay".
@Rita Roork You might like to watch videos by US expats in Europe, who do not share your opinion - not at all ! BTW, the percentages you give are a laughable exageration.
@Rita Roork Um, I love our USA as much as the next guy, but I gotta ask- how much do you pay monthly for your "excellent" health coverage? $0 for an ambulance ride? If you're not paying the full bill, then you're paying dearly for your insurance. $300 a month is on the lower end, but even then, who has money like that?? $300 a month for health insurance, and that's for a single person. Imagine having a family! I get it, I love my country, but be honest here for a minute, our health system IS horrible for the average joe. I sure can't afford it. I've had to ask actually prices for medical things, they look at me like I'm crazy, "oh don't worry, insurance will cover that!" Instead of admitting prices are insane. They're training us to not even question it. Well I did. 250-500 for an ultrasound? 27 dollars for a packet of two tylenol? $18,000 for a c-section? $500 for insulin for a type 1 diabetic? Be real, prices suck. I mean, congratulations on your wealth and all but GEEZE 😂
I've never had a problem with the postal service up here, they always walk up to our door to set the package down if we don't get out the door to get the package before they reach our door. Certain carriers will knock on the door some don't (Some even honk the horn on their vehicle.), I think it just depends on the individual.
as somebody who worked for UPS for a time period, we were supposed to leave the package and ring the doorbell/knock(we don't wait for somebody), of course that was different for some items that needed signed for(alcohol, some expensive stuff) that we needed a signature for.. Throwing stuff isn't the norm thankfully. But even the norm here is different than what she said in Europe of never leaving it at the door.
Here they do one of 2 things 1. Jam it in your mailbox (had items marked fragile bent in half a couple times) 2. Leave you a note saying to come to the post office.
Hi Barbara, I am kind of like you, a European in Merica. However from Sweden. Just some feedback. 1. Shopping, it did come as a surprice first time that the tax is added on top. I do however see the benefit. In Merica we see the real price of the product, in europe the price for the huge 20-25% VAT is hidden in the price just so that we citizens dont pay attention to how we are anal raped by our governments..... Yes, that is exactly what they are doing. I really like it in some states they also dont put tax on food because they cant tax a life necessity, however some foods are considered luxury food and then taxed. 2. I dont agree on amazon packages. They are sooo much better than USPS, UPS, FeDex. It might be because you live in a big city and I am in the countryside (I am literally surounded by tobacco fields). 3. I know, sweet potato and marshmallows is yucky, why do they put ketchup on meatloaf, what about that thing mimosa (champagne, no sorry, white sparkling wine + orange juice) - I rather have red wine topped up with Fanta. And they dont understand why we like ketchup on our spagetti and meatsauce or on our macaronis. 4. Getting a place to rent can be a f-ing hassle, I was lucky, out of more than 160 applicants I was the only one that they accepted and that without a slightest credit score. Then again, I am in the country, and in the south - I guess it can vary hugely from LA. 5. I agree with tipping, it is very confusing as I travel around a bit. In some states the tip is as low as minimum 10%, where I live it is minimum 15% but 18% is really the way to go while in Florida its more common with 20%. I do not agree with establishments that auto charge your the gratuity. Not at all and they will get the lowest score on trip-advisor. 6. Washing machines and dryers. Well we are used to in europe that if your in a apartment there will be a washing room in the basement, or the apartment has the appliances one need, this is common in Scandinavia and East Europe, however if you go to the meditiranian countries you basically have to buy all appliances yourself, including stove and oven. About dryers, the european ones are different, they are condeser dryers and wear a lot on the clothes while in Merica the dryers exhaust the warm air through a tube to the outside of the house. It is a very different drying process. 7. Traffic, Right on red is in all 50 states plus a lot of territories - I do wish we had it in Europe, Same in Sweden as in Poland, only with right turn green arrow is lit. I also have a problem with the pass in every lane.... Its scary for us Europeans. I agree with that highway speed limits can be a bit slow. In some places here in NC its 75 and the State patrol usually give 9-10 mpg tolerance so if your just under 85 your fine. I do think the speeds in the countryside is a bit high. Its common with 45 or even 55 pass a school. I absolutly do not have the same traffic situation as you do, my main traffic issue can be if I am late to work and I get a school bus in front of me or the truck emptying garbage - other than that, no problem. Wow, you pay over 3 dollars for a gallon, here its 2.31. I love pickup trucks, its the way to go, 4x4, large so one is safer than in a small car, my Laramei is like a cadilac in comfort. We should have more of that in Europe.
@Daniil Petrovych Yep. AND they had been warned multiple times that they were serving coffee too hot, well above what was considered safe and acceptable.
I've lived my whole life in the US and I have to agree with a few things on your list. Somethings I personally(in person) have never seen, like: 1. Apartments or houses without laundry machines. Most houses have a room dedicated for laundry. 2. Weird food combos, especially marshmallows on sweet potatoes. I saw this for the first time last Thanksgiving Day and was like, "Why would you ruin sweet potatoes?" Things that I have seen that I think are weird, or wrong: 1. Tipping. I tip only when the service was acceptable, more so if it was great. But never automatically 20%. 2. Showing the price tag with tax would be good. 3. Renting. I agree with you. It is ass-nine what is required in order to rent. But in the rural areas you can find people who do not require such absurd things. Your title is "American Problems", but I don't consider some of your list as problems. Our measurement system is not a problem, it's different, but not a problem.
7:30 *One knows they have a monopoly problem with the Pharmaceutical industry, in general, when the "average list price" is more than 2.5 times that of the largest figure from abroad...*
Americans are paying almost all the development costs of the medicines Europeans enjoy. What would be fair is for you freeloaders to be made to pay more.
@@herbertshallcross9775 of course of course, because in Europe does not exist a pharmaceutical industry, isnt it? hello, aspirin (germany)? penicilline (england)? prozac (Belgium)? Vaccines (spain, england..)? ....
The Right on red is misleading in her description, to right turn on red you have to come to a complete stop at the light, and you are supposed to make sure you are clear, if you just blow through the light without stopping while turning right, the cops will still pull you over.
Not in LA. It really depends upon the city one lives in. I am fortunate enough to live in a pedestrian's city, unlike Stuart Hayes. LA, however, is a city made for drivers; the drivers have the right of way.
Ambulance is free in the UK (covered by normal taxes) as is all NHS care, treatment, doctors appointments and hospitalisation, prescriptions can be free dependent on income, age or if medicines are required for life (such as with diabetes - and this would include all prescriptions not just diabetic meds) but otherwise £9.15 (under $12) regardless of what drugs are on the prescription. There is also private medical (both insurance and pay as you go - which is also far cheaper than the States).
@Shain Thomas in a VAT system each time the product is touched by another company that item receives tax. In the US, sales tax is only added at the end. VAT tax is helpful for the government since it obscures the amount of taxes paid. The VAT paid by the consumer is just the last payment of taxes owed. A sales tax system is PRO Consumer and PRO Business, although inconvenient. The reasoning is the consumer knows exactly how much the government is charging you for that service or product. If a company did include the final tax included price it would put them at a disadvantage compared to those that didn't. If every company included the taxes it would inflate the differences in price. $1 x 10%= $1.10 vs. $10 x 10%= $11. In the current situation, the price difference is $9 plus taxes. In a tax included US the published price difference would be $9.90. This would have the more expensive item appear even more expensive in cost from the store perspective, even though that is what you will end up paying.
In Spain, the hours of operation for Restraunts. 12 - 2:30 then closed reopened at 8pm - 10pm. it drove me crazy especially if you wanted to eat dinner around 6 or 7
6 to 7:30 pm are the normal times to have dinner from where I am from. You eat and then go do something to try and burn off the calories. Sometimes you get to a restaurant around 6pm to beat the crowds as well.
@@geomatm I find very interesting that you guys have dinner so early. Where I live (Portugal) usually only older people are the ones who have dinner so early. The rest of us normally have dinner between 8pm and 10pm.
@@miniidurao4843 From what I understand, the common meal times in the US were a reaction from our society industrializing and working long hours (8am- 5pm) away from their family. Families were a big part of the equation and families still wanted to spend quality time with each other. Kids back then tended to go to bed at 8pm sharp.Thus the standard 6-7 am breakfast and the 6pm to 730pm dinners which were family meals and family time.
In my experience being born & raised in the state of Utah, speed limits on highways are rarely followed. If the sign says 70mph (112 km) most people go 80-85 mph (128-137 km) . It's scary and frustrating
Due to the ludicrous medical costs even with insurance, i have been to the doctors about 10 times in my 60 years. I have learned how to suture myself using dots of superglue and how to painlessly lance dental abscesses. Usually, antibiotics remedy most situations that you can get in "alternative forms" for a fraction of the cost.
Wow, that is frightening. I live in the UK where we are lucky enough to have a free health care system. I am proud to contribute to it not only for my and my families benefit, but for others that are less fortunate than myself and have serious health problems. I'm no do gooder, just a normal working class bloke.
@@endurojimmy3109 I would still do most of these things regardless of free medical but somethings i cannot take care of myself would be nice... like good dental.
Yeah, the best of a national healthcare system is not really that it is "free", it is not, just tax-funded. the better is that the national system is big enough to just control the prices of drugs and procedures so even the private healthcare prices get much cheaper, is is not renatble to sell a drug expensive only to a fraction of the people trought private, so you have to go trought public and in public, you do not set the price, the system does, after that the private sector would not buy the drug much more costly than the price the public system paid, so the prices overall deflate.
I met a few Russian people around the world... half of them I wouldn't have bothered asking them any question because they were just so lovely you wouldn't want to bother them with any silly question, the other half... well you wouldn't dare to ask them anything at all!
The renting issue is unique to very large cities. Most of America only requires a few references, quality apartments require credit checks, but those are apartments operated by landlords that care about their property.
When it comes to getting an apartment, yeah it can be a hassle. Especially in places like CA where it is a pain in the ass to evict someone, taking multiple months sometimes. The property owners obviously want to minimize their risk and go with someone with a good payment history who won't go months basically living for free before the local government will finally assist in evicting them. IDK about your Slovenia. Is the process of evicting someone more straightforward? Or perhaps people there aren't as common to abuse the system and try to live for free.
"In America, people just drive everywhere."
Me an Indian: laughs while driving on sidewalk
Driving on sidewalk while writing this comment
Good one
I love that about India xD Greetings from Germany
Thank You. I laughed hard after reading your comment
Because roads are reserved for cows.
"In America every lane is a fast lane"
Germany: *laughs in Autobahn*
Well yes, but actually no. Trucks drive one the right lane, normal cars in the middle and on the left lane(s) cars, which drive everything between 150 and 250 km/h XD
@@socialcake9350 As a truck driver in the US, that that system in Germany sounds awful.
Red Leader There is a „Rechtsfahrgebot“ which means you have to drive in the right side. The middle lane is for those who wants to overtake but drive slower then most of the cars. If you would have to go back and for the whole time you can stay in the middle lane and use the left lane to overtake but unless you drive 180km/h or faster you don’t stay in the left lane because the general rule on the Autobahn is: there is always Someone faster than you. It helps withe the traffic a lot and you can drive really relaxed. It’s illegal to drive faster on the right side then the left
@@redleader7988 what? Why? All vehicles that are over a certain weight have a speed limit on the autobahn. This speed is slower then passenger cars. So to avoid collisions due to insane speed differences, the trucks, etc. are required to only drive on the right lane. Where is your problem with that?
@@silphonym As long as it works, and trucks are able to pass safely with traffic in the other lanes speeding by at ungodly rates, then fine.
Ok yeah seriously, America....WHY are the taxes not added up on the price tag before hand! what
So we can keep mathematics fresh in our heads, also each state charges differently.
@@gildedliberty6090That makes it even more strange, I understand the keeping up with the maths I can kinda get onboard with that, but keeping up with the tax on foods in different states you go to just seems like something that lazy shop owners would have you think ;)
@@gildedliberty6090 well but why the shop itself doesn't put the final price tag on display? They know the price when you are at the register or does it work differently?
(I'm from the US) We complain about it too lol
Because America is not consumer oriented. It's market oriented, or rather corporation oriented.
normally in Italy if the person who delivers can't find someone to deliver to, then he'll put a piece of paper saying that he didn't find anyone, so the person who wants the delivery comes to the postal office and grabs the package, this is normally done with the "Poste Italiane"
Heck in the Netherlands they often just drop it off at your neighbours and leave a note.
The same in romania with the normal post, with private couries, they will call you to arrange something else and in the worst case they will take the package back to their warehouse and you can take it from there.
Same in Spain.
Same in portugal, with private curiers they will call you first and schedule the delivery.
"PostE italiane" not posta italiana first:
second poste are one of the worst mail service here in italy; about deliveries, they should deliver to someone that sign the delivery, but now with Covid deregulation u can see diffeerences bewtween professionals ar not; DHL, BARTOLINI, UPS allways (even now) deliver the package in front of me ( couse we need to keep distance) but others.... they usually ring, the time u came out package on the walkway and they're already gone.
Born and raised American and don't understand most of these things myself.
I'm in Europe . . and she is 100% right. :D
samee
I think the talking USA I'm living in Greece but I know the rules is not aplay in evry America countrys after all American is just Continent I'm this not aplay in evry America cantry same with the Europe I think most of the aplay European Union but is not aplay in evry cantry especially for cantrys is not in European Union but yes most off this stuff is fact in most European countries
BEST COMMENT EVER !
A lot of food items we have are fucking weird. Twinkies were never meant to be a cereal. You read that right; look it up.
Prescribing the wrong medication in Europe is usually called, and I don't want to get overly technical "medical malpractice."
I'm really surprised that americans don't sue the doctors....
i believe no one does out of fear that it could keep other hospitals from tending to you
Yeah ,here in Europe you can sue the hell out of them for malpractice
And is a crime.
Medicine is not an exact science. Misdiagonses can easily happen without it being malpractice.
Ahhhh, the Vintage Barbara is back, with her sarcasm!! About time.
Now that she is OUTSIDE of CALIFORNIA, she can speak MORE FREELY...🙂
no doubt, this is old school
Yay! More ranting!
She didn't mention that there's more Americans in America than Europe.
Did she need to ? 😨😩😕
From Dave Barry, a humor writer:
Pharmacy commercial: Take this medicine, or you will die
Warning: This medicine will kill you
In Germany, there is a universal statement for all pharmaceutical commercials:
"Bei Risiken und Nebenwirkungen lesen Sie die Packungsbeilage und fragen Sie Ihren Arzt oder Apotheker."
In other words: Read the instructions and ask a doctor or pharmacist. Anything beyond that is your own fault, you square.
@@fds7476 That makes sense.
Cheese in a can?? Ok, this is the last straw. Prepare to get recolonized.
if its makes you feel any better no one really buys it and it tastes disgusting
Haytham Kenway - This, from the people who send us Nutella?
Nutella is made by Ferrero from Italy. Though they have production facilities across the world.
@@flitsertheo - Across the world? We're under attack! Didn't know that specifically, now I know who to blame. Thanks. When we make deep fried butter at county fairs, it's perfectly normal though.
@@haroldwilkes6608 people actually buy those? Never in my life have I seen someone eat those. Fried twinkies? Yes. Fried butter? No.
I’m an American, and slow drivers in the left lane piss me off to no end.
Then move to Germany, they have no speed limit highways, the only place where you can see cars passing you with 200 mph in Europe.
@@dxebxtch5818 sure thing, I’ll get right on it. 🙄
American drivers have very poor discipline! It leads to extreme levels of aggression on the roads. Drivers pass each other all over the place, giving rude hand signals, waving guns at each other. As usual, they are certain that they are the safest drivers in the world....even though US drivers have 14.2 traffic fatalities per 100K vehicles when Europeans have 6.4. Frankly MOST US highways are patently unsafe at any speed above 80 Kph. Holes everywhere. Large trucks barreling along passing cars on the right, weaving in and out of traffic, etc.
@@karlmauer5474 waving guns at each other? LMAO ok cool story bro.
Agreed. to be fair though the passing rules in America are the same as Europe but Americans come out the womb with extreme road rage and a reckless need for speed.
How the f*ck they don't have washing machines at their homes??? That's like not having a fridge
we do but you have to buy them......
@Hunter D @Peyton Ward That's good. We have to buy them separately too. Most apartments have them though, if you wanna rent. If you buy, the apartment is not fully equipped and you buy them separately.
Don't you have cleaning places? I didn't have a washing machine for quite some time as well, just had to take a trip to the cleaning place to wash my stuff:-)
Next they won’t have a sink
@@zhirth4036 Most of us have washers and dryers and dishwashers. She just live in some LA apartment the nickel and dimes everything.
Sorry im from Germany, what ist this Speed limit thing you where talking about?
@Marius S yes they exist and if there is no Speedlimit, there is traffic jam 😂. But usually you don't have more than 3 Lanes and the normal Speedlimit is 140-160 km/h sometimes 120. On county roads it's 100 km/h and in town it's 50.
I thought there was no limit on the auto bahns I’m sure there used to be no limit anyway, people would specifically go there to test drive cars.
I'm german and i would be glad to clear this up. Speed limits on the Autobahn just apply to certain areas. But there's no general, nationwide limit.
You might get into trouble tough, if you are driving above 130km/h and cause an accident or it was just not reasonable to drive that fast (e.g. if there is fog).
But yeah, there are still areas you can drive 200 or 300 km/h without breaking the law, when the conditions are right (weather, traffic, ...)
Last year some reasonable politicians suggested a general speed limit. Everyone freaked out, it was simply never talked about again.
These people talk about strange things ...
@@AlexTrusk91 I thought as much thanks for clarifying that.
Technically, that orange stuff in the can is not "cheese". It is considered by the FDA to be a "cheese flavored product". It has many uses. Such as: window caulk, catfish bait, denture adhesive, and fix-a-flat. OOh, and you can use it to glue Ritz crackers together!
Funny
Lmfao 😂
Lmao
And for lazy munching when you don't feel like doing much moving. Lol.
LOL
I'm from Croatia. I had knee surgery, I got two screws. I was in the hospital for 8 days and then at home for 4.5 months. Watching movies and playing games hh. Once again, I came to a small operation to remove the screws. I paid 0 (zero) euros. I have been working for 9 years and paying taxes. And even if I was unemployed I would still pay nothing!
thats because everyone else would be picking up the bill. if we didnt have so many freeloaders in the US especially from south of the border our medical expenses would be much much lower.
@@origionalwinja I have Heard that the problem is a poor management; the US taxpayer pays more for a worst care than in nearly every other developed country including many quite less rich: an example of poor management is paying the drugs from pharmaceuticals Instead of using generics,( the pharmaceutical lobbies seems to be more powerful in the US than in the EU).
@@origionalwinja Maybe I'm wrong but as I see this, watching the situation from EU, it isn't really about freeloaders but that the whole health industry is private sector in the US and very much profit-oriented. This isn't the case here in Europe as even if a private sector exists too, most hospitals and ambulances and such are ran by the state. Funding is coming from our national insurance what we pay through our income tax (so it isn't really personal decision, you just see the deduction on your payslip) and the system isn't about profit but to get the best for the money. Quality control isn't coming from the 'vote with your wallet' mentality but the 'vote with your vote" one, as any drop in the quality of universal healthcare can definitely hurt the popularity of the ruling government. So much that most EU countries spend more on their healthcare systems than what they collected via insurance. Opposite to this, afaik there are only about 200 state hospitals in the whole US and most of them are for military personnel anyway. The rest are private and they milk the patients and the state wherever they can. This way it is imposssible to maintain any quality universal healthcare.
@@sergiofernandez4566 it’s just about profit nothing else, the same way pills are handed out left right and centre the pharmaceutical market is mega bucks over there.
@@siililiik ur exactly right it’s all about the profit, every thing in America is about money.
Europe: come back in a couple of days we don’t want to unnecessarily prescribe the wrong medicine.
Usa: ah i feel a little dizzy, time to overdose on antibiotics
I want to argue that the pharmaceutical companies have it all wrong, they think anti-biotics are Nobel award winning products that make a lot of money.
Truth from my prospective is Simply water in storage then water sitting in copper pipes then accidentally an abrasion happens water is placed in wound to help clean then anti bacterial spray is used then the particles from the copper piping are also in the wound and the anti bacterial spray damages immune response and the microscopic copper particles are like a really bad electrolyte or enzyme that is a chain reaction for puss and inflimation to occur. Eventually the body heals but mostly the pharmaceutical companies want more money so some assistance damage from anti bacterial spray is useful for not helping anti bodies assist in an abrasion type wound.
Fell off my skate board got an abrasion on my knee then I got gange green lost my leg, cos pharmaceuticals wanted consistent profits.
I ain readn your comment'
So true
Yes, I want the "What Americans find weird about Europe" video.
Nothing, because Americans live in the beat country in the world so we have no reason to ever go there.
Yas! I want to see this!
@@cobes11 America's like the hot cheerleader that everyone wants to date
Europeans aren't wondering where tf their Rona bux are.
That would have to be a series.
American problems europeans don't understand: Going into crippling debt after a hospital visit.
@@firstnamett4656 That doesn't really even anything out.
I can go to a hospital and all I have to pay is a parking ticket.
Also, Americans don't earn more (at least in my field) and groceries are generally super cheap in Germany (and yes, cheaper than in the US, also higher quality).
Fuel is quite expensive, sure. But I don't really need a car anymore, since here I can do anything by foot / public transport.
You're getting scammed.
@@firstnamett4656 no it doesn't
A bypass operation in germany costs a little more than 20,000€. In California the same operation costs 220,000$. That *_is_* the real american problem!
@neuralcircuit Europe: That cost is approx 300 a month (somewhat more if you get paid more). It covers, for that price, your kids and married partner if he/she has no job. Most important medicines are (for the time being) heavily subsidised. Ok, all of this generally topped-up with other taxes (not sure how much). Private medical insurance is a kind of "jump the queue" system (in terms of easier access to doctors in their private practice) and more flexible for timings (but that is 50-70 a month)... Now... If you loose your job, you are still covered by the public health system. Pre-existing conditions are an alien concept, you are just, covered... my god... just the term gives me goosebumps... In an environment where the older you get the less income and higher medical requirements... The peace of mind alone is worth every cent! Interesting fact: Look at the average lifetime in European countries and how USA (the richest country in the world), compares...
@neuralcircuit Yes, fair points, definitely not free, although at the end people in Europe are well covered although in the US a fair amount have very limited options to see a doctor if no insurance, let alone get medicine, treatment, etc.... The 300 I mentioned is mostly direct to healthcare, then there are other taxes yes, and yes all comes from taxes. From a salary perspective you may make more money in the US, but I have the feeling this applies to Medium/high paying jobs or if you have your own business, meaning a fair chunk of the population in the US can be left out "of the dream". In addition you have the worldwide push for consumerism (spending keeps the economy moving etc...), but if you are "guided" to spend and to take on unnecessary credit then you are not saving for future/tough times... At least in Europe, you invest from the start (even if not needed), and you are covered on that aspect for the future
Watching this whilst in a public hospital waiting for covid results.
Me, a usually healthy person who only went to the hospital like 2 times in my life:
-"Hey mr nurse, I'm kinda hungry and there are no vending machines."
-"Oh, wait a second" - comes back with two small packs of sweet biscuits, a juice pack and a bottle of water"
me: -"Oh, thx. How much is it?"
nurse, laughing: "man, this is the public health service. what do you think we pay taxes for?"
x-ray, full blood runs, IV drugs, covid test, and I inquired and will leave here without paying a cent.
Things aren't perfect and waiting times are a bit high.. But boy I'm glad my country doesn't think caring for its citizens and having social policies is comunism.
Thats the main thing I don't get about the USA. They care so much about individual freedom, but then they shackle people to the most unfair inequality: monetary access to good health. It doesnt even make me angry, just makes me really sad :c
Our culture here definitely has an addiction to profits... Sorry 'bout that, it doesn't thrill most of us any more than it thrills anyone else. :-(
My mum was in hospital recently, she actually loved the food - constantly giving her stuff to consume, she couldn't even eat it all. So much health care and it's all taxpayer funded. The only thing you had to pay extra for was things like watching TV, which is like $5 a day
@@adamknight5089 The last time one of my family was in the hospital for more than 24-36 hours, i ended up bringing in food from a nearby restaurant (or, ironically the hospital cafeteria) because the food prepared for the patients was so bad. I don't remember the dish, but there was one evening Mom said, "Here, try this - " and after chewing one bite of the stuff for over 3 minutes (yes, I was timing it) I spit out whatever it was and asked which restaurant's take-out she wanted...
@@nairbvel Maybe depends on the hospital
So, healthcare isn't free, and neither should it be. Your government collects taxes and then pays your doctors. We keep our money and decide for ourselves if we want to got to the doctor and then pay for them ourselves. No one else is entitled to our hard earned money. You will not be turned away, you will just owe the bill---the money your government already collected from you. This is individual freedom. Me, myself and I deciding if that is where I want my money to go. It is not that hard. Even with all of that, there are still foreign travelers that still want to live in America. Obviously, it's not something that would make them turn away from seeking that sort of freedom.
I worked in Europe as an assistant in a veterinary practice. When we took X-rays and we know the people were poor/it was going to be an expensive operation, we gave a discount or sometimes it was (almost) free, we often even didn't tell it. It's a sort of solidarity. We had also some fractions of medicines/medicines that were (almost) expired but still good (if we were sure there weren't any dangers), to give them for (almost) free, only to poor people (and if they wanted). Sometimes I'm still a volunteer, but I do also studies, so it's difficult to combine.
solidarity..... the word so rarely mentioned - it's almost extinct
(and solidarity and empathy is something we need today more than ever)
Thats why I go to a veterinarian when I'm I'll
Cheers! I just wanted to add a few things which were a huge culture shock to me while I was in the USA, don't know if anyone has experienced the same things. I was an exchange student in CO back in 2012. So, here are a few things:
1. High school curriculum - 4 classes per semester, much longer than in my home country. In my home country, I had 15 classes per year, lasting 45 minutes, while in the US I only had 8.
2. High school curriculum - choosing your own classes. In my home country, they were all fixed classes, no electives, while in the USA you are free to choose from one of the 'groups' to get the necessary points for your college application.
3. High school spirit and clubs - they don't exist in my home country xD
4. SHOWERS - This was a huge shock to me... All the showers in the US were fixed overhead showers, non-detachable. At home, I could detach the showerhead and move it around while showering xD
5. The mix of cultures - as mentioned in the video, the USA is a bit of an oddball when it comes to food. I was extremely surprised to see what an actual melting pot of cultures it was, not only in the aspect of cuisine.
6. Community service - volunteering in my home country is an optional thing not many do. In the USA a certain number of hours are essentially demanded by either your college or your high school.
7. The community - maybe not a thing in big cities like LA, but in smaller ones, the community can really be very close-knit. I was honestly surprised by the culture of going to church and being a part of the community in many ways.
8. Everything is big - the sky seems bigger, all the events are 'big', every tragedy is big. In Europe, it seems to me, not many people make a big deal out of everything. in the USA, everything is big. For example: Christmas - I'm talking about house decorations, lawn decorations, presents, the family comes together - it's a huge deal.
Conclusion: I liked most of the culture shocks and enjoyed widening my horizons. However, I'm not sure if I'll ever be comfortable with that non-detachable showerhead....
You know, they make detachable shower heads too. You just have to get one from the hardware store and replace the non-detachable with a detachable (which I've done in my own home, here in America). Problem solved.
@@adinal1958 You don't get to do this in a hotel room, or in a place you rent only for a couple of months, when you travel to the US for business or school.
Another thing that's odd for Europeans in the US is toilets. In the US, the bowl is filled with water and empties then refills when you flush. In Europe, there's just a little water in the bowl, and a strong burst of water cleans everything and flushes it down the drain when you flush. The first reaction, when both an American and an European sees a toilet from across the pond, is to assume it's broken.
Wow! I really love it when people come to the U.S.A. and then, talk about their experiences here (whether negative or positive). Very glad that you had a mostly positive time and interesting to hear your points. Whew! Sorry about the shower head thing haha.
*lives in a place where 180 community service hours is mandatory for graduation, yet a max. # of working hours is imposed for minors*
What high schools demand volunteer work? Ive never heard of this
Actually here in the U.S. we are supposed to pass on left also. We just quit caring when a slow driver is in the passing/fast lane.
It is not illegal in CT or MA, at least on interstates. 😐
Actually in Europe if you're on the right lane and pass a slower vehicle that is on your left it's fine (he's actually wrong for being there, but this in not enforced).
What you CAN'T do is finding a slower vehicle in front of you and move to the right to overtake it.
So passing on the right is actually fine. Overtaking on the right is wrong.
Yes. But there are also very slow drivers or bad drivers who will drive on that far left lane, which may leave you with no choice but to pass them on the right lane. Sometimes you will get large big-rig trucks that will cut you off in your lane, too. Honestly, I could see why a visitor to the U.S. might be horrified by how we drive.
This actually depends on the state; some states technically legally require it (but everyone ignores it), some states merely encourage it (but everyone ignores it), and some states don't require or encourage it (and everyone ignores it).
In NJ I know it is state law, not in CA as far as I know, at least the driver's manual the DMV gives you to prepare for the test mentioned nothing about it, and I looked closely.
The extra cost of medicine in the US is absurd and expensive
That's why they allow guns... It's good business for 2 sectors. :).
Agreed. I googled the price of the eyedrops I have to take and I found out that they're 10x more expensive than in the EU... for the same stuff! They rip off sick peoplelike crazy!
@@MarcelaElviraTimis that must be an error... No one will land a good shot if they can't see. They should drop the price on everything that you need to shoot well so you can drop more ppl into the hospital. Good business!!!
@@BeNtOoOoOo it seems I have to mention that the eyedrops I mentioned are for glaucoma, a chronic condition which, if not treated, leads to blindness. To me, it looks like they know exactly who can't just give up using those meds without consequence. It's the same with insulin 10x more than it should be... and, no, you're not paying for the research but for some exec's new sportscar or an insurer's bonus. Honestly, it's sickening and I feel lucky that, not only I don't have to pay such an obscene price, but also, I have a bailout of sorts for the disease - I have a co-pay of 2€/bottle for the stuff still under patent protection and, for the stuff that got a generic recently, 0 for the generic and 8,50€ a bottle for the branded. So...
@@MarcelaElviraTimis ser I was right... If u get blind how will you shoot others to feed the gun industry and the healthcare system. They should give that for free and a Glock on the side...
I’m American born and bred living in Germany and I totally agree with her. Our measurement system is the most ridiculous.
you mean the British System is the most ridiculous.
The worst part is that it is based in the metric and that just makes it even more insane
Meh
Wow. Complainy.
@@David_Jelly_King what is the british system?
I always hear from Brits that visit the USA, "how can you stand to watch the tele with so many bloody commercials?".
Yea, that's strange to me too! I watched American tv channels online and they are filled with ads😂
🤣🤣🤣
That's why I use my DVR. I never watch TV shows as they broadcast.
We can't, but we kill them with remote control..!
We get WAY more than 6-8 episodes a season though.
And commercial breaks make for great bathroom breaks.
The apartment I am in now, I actually got even though I was unemployed at that time and my total income was a complete zero. By the landlord words, I was "the best applicant". Viva Czech Republic :D
ROFLMAO
That's.... More of a bad look for the general population of the Czech Republic than anything else.
@@pfcande maybe is a bad look for us... but sadly its completely accurate
Hahaha the same in Poland :D when I was applying for the apartment I'm living in now I was just about to have few job interviews (but ofc was unemployed that time) and the landlord says "OK, you'll get this job and start paying the rent" :D
Well and I am always declined, even when my job is good, I am decent person with recommendations from past landlords, but I own a dog (very well behaved one). And because of that I always struggle to find some place to live.
And so now the gas price in Texas is as low as $1.25. Last time it was this low was around 1980, and then $1.25 was high... so was I.
🌤️
It was 95-100 right before the recession.
You cheap Texican bastids! How dare you be 14 cents a galleon cheaper than here at the center of the universe! :D
@@Hiraghm Oh, you must be in Wallace, Idaho
@@Hiraghm Texican my ass! I'm Irish native American from Oklahoma, living in Texas.
Here in South Africa, the couriers call ahead to let you know that they are on the way. You can even set the ideal time for the delivery, in some cases, depending on the courier.
Can we send trevor noah back??? He's the single most un-funny person on TV.
@@GetOuttaTheJohnBoy and what gives you any idea that we want him back? Had he stayed with comedy, he'd by now likely have been one of the top performers (THAT'S RACIST! is still one of the best shows I have seen, and THE DAYWALKER is great), but when he decided to go political, he lost it. Now I avoid his work.
That's why people should stick to what they know. He knew Serffrican politics from both sides, but looks like he knows only what MSNBC and CNN tells him about USA politics.
To be educated means to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Something those channels refuse to do and what social(-ist) media will not allow.
@@JFDSmit-rm6tw We all avoid his work. Nobody watches his shitty show and he lost over half of the viewers of the shitty Grammy Awards because he was the host, and people hate him. I don't care if people don't like what I have to say about him, because after all, he's taking the money.
@@GetOuttaTheJohnBoy The only part that I didn't like was that you wanted to send him back here.
"100$ to fill the tank"
Me, a Slav with average 250 euros payment: 🙃
Shit I only pay 40€ for a full tank. What the heck are you driving?
@@EmulatorNoob i think she said clearly enough she drives a tank blyat
@@EmulatorNoob She is not paying 250 for gas, this is her month paycheck :D
@@markybgxxx2066 Oh, it seems I have misunderstood
@@comradeboris167 Slavs only drive Lada and tanks. That's true facts right there
She definitely has a proper view of America lol 😂
Watching this I'm an American I'm shook lol
Best thing is paying thousands for insurance, then having an accident and landing in an out of network hospital. Welcome to America! Lol
Oh yeah, we eat like we have the best healthcare. Lol
Proper view of California lol
America is a Continent not a country 🇺🇸🚫...
Well don’t get me started on Europe or even better Germany.
I'm from the US but my family came from Czecoslovakia and I lived in Czechia (and married and had my first two children there) and I can agree with you on all of this. I don't remember the turning right on red because we never had a car there but it's probably the same as the rest of Europe. Also, here in the US the cops usually let you go between 5-10 mph before they pull you over but in Czechia if you go 1-2 mph over they'll pull you over. Great video. Hvala vam!
I live in Montana USA and quite a few years ago (late 1990's I think) there was NO speed limit on interstates. I think they said the limit was "reasonable and prudent." That can be VASTLY different between drivers! Especially when you have 3 feet of snow and the road is covered with an inch of ice. That only lasted about 4 or 5 years. Not that most people follow that speed "limit" now, but.....hee hee
"they pass you through your rooftop"🤣
Oh, I know you didn't just insult chicken and waffles!
I'LL FIGHT ANYONE WHO INSULTS MY CHI... *has a heart attack*
She kept that one kindof neutral, probably the only thing that kept this comments section from being an absolute nightmare of insults and devastation.
Ben..that was hysterical..🤣😂🤣👌👍🏆
Thanks. I actual did LOL!
The problem is that for most people in Europe waffles is mostly a dessert thing. You should try them with hot caramelized apples and whipped cream.
LMAO that's why I eat Kimchi Quesadillas ( made with pepper jack) instead of Chicken & Waffles.
Only 3 countries in the world use imperial. The US, Liberia and Myanmar. The rest of the world uses metric as official standard.
Myanmar ( Burma ) is going to change it soon ( Wikipedia ).
Didn't know that!
The UK is mixed Imperial and Metric
@@1HotLegendLS True. Officially it's metric but they're giving the people time to adjust. That's also normal. You can't expect from old timers to simply adjust in a day so it begins at schools. That's also how any other country did this transition.
I also hear that Myanmar is switching to metric so that leaves only 2 countries with official imperial. The USA and Liberia.
So I understand that Americans on the street don't know many feet are in a mile because it has no logic at all where metric is all about logic.
It's also why the American military ground forces adjusted to metric.
NASA uses metric but Lockheed Martin don't so they got that mixed up and people died. So it begins at schools teaching metric, use it as the official standard for international trade and slowly change the road signs in both miles and kilometers (like in the UK) and end up with just metric.
So one third of all countries using imperial are capable of landing men on the moon.
When you are born into the world, you get a ticket to the freak-show. If you are born in America, it's a front row seat. If you are born in Florida, you are the freak-show!
FACTS! All…FACTS. Can confirm.
I’m from Europe,too.Oh so that is why the american recipes i have tried turned out horrible...I also thought cups are mugs...🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Yeah. When I first learned about American cooking measuring i read a seemingly German recipe that actually was translated and in German, the words for cup and mug are the same. I was at the beginning of learning to cook and sat in my kitchen like "What size of a cup shall I use? I do have 200, 330 and 500 ml, which one do they mean?"
From Wikipedia: "Measuring cups usually have capacities from 250 mL (approx. 1 cup) to 1000 mL (approx. 4 cups = 2 pints = 1 quart), though larger sizes are also available for commercial use." I can totally understand why someone visiting the U.S. would be confused. If you were born and raised in the U.S. or got acclimated to it, that's one thing. We have *a lot* of confusing things in our country, some things that even we don't understand! LOL
Pints are different sizes in the uk and usa
@@stephenpitt6363 - Apparently so are brains....
Sorry, couldn't resist.
The drinking age is imposed by federal law. Technically, it says the minimum possible drinking age is 18, but then any state that sets the drinking age at below 21 will lose its federal funding for interstate highways
Mafia style
Essentially the reason that funding thing happens because:
The states and government have some powers that are shared and some that are exclusive to the states/federal government. In order for the federal government to get laws that it wants passed but lacks the power to pass because it is the states' rights to have control over that specific thing, the government with have mandates in which they basically say "if you don't pass this, you won't get funding for something". That something is usually hundreds of millions of dollars, like the highway systems, and many states will agree so that they can get that funding
WRONG! This is NOT true.
You can die in war at 18 but cant be able to drink until 21... makes sense to me
@@karlmauer5474 some clarification more than that would be useful.
That's why doctors call it a "practice" cause they don't know what they're doing, they're just practicing. And we're called patients because it really does take patience when dealing with doctors lol
In the US, the right-hand lane is for those wishing to do the speed limit, with each succeeding lane to the left going up by 5mph.
and so how come that you get passed on the right lane?
@@mucsalto8377 cause some ass hole is moving like a snail in the left lane
@@mucsalto8377 because you’re too going slow and should get outta the goddamn way.
Keep in mind Barbera, you have not actually been to the United States yet, most of us don't count California, it's like a different country.
daytona355 Daytona I think it was a joke
@daytona355 Daytona it was acknowledged in the comment that she has been to California. The joke was that California is not really 'America'.
Yeah we gave California to Mexico it's their problem
William Grayson you got it from Mexico anyway😂
@@minime7375 As you can see, it was never thiers, and they only had it for 27 years, I got underwear older than that. Mexicans like to say we stole it from them, but they never dare mention the 27 years part, or the fact they stole it too. Americans just took back what was thier's.
"screeches in freedom"
I can confirm that every true red blooded American screeches in freedom at least three times a day.
except the america hating americans who just go RRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE
At least!!! Absolutely👌😂👍
You guys don't know what freedom is lol.
@@ILoveGrilledCheese yeah. sure. keep telling yourself that.
@@thurin84 You aren't even a true democracy. When you fix that then you can talk about freedom
I like how the price already has the tax in it in Europe. Also the sales taxes vary by state and district.
You forgot about the size of the food portions😂 (They are scary😶!)
Did somebody force you to eat it all? No.
Whine about something else
@@williamsmith9026 nobody forced me - we shared between three of us... 😂
@@inaanjakossowska6990 good. You saved money
Also how everything is sweet. From bread to fried chicken the baseline for sweetness is insane. You just can't escape the sugar (or rather corn syroup I guess).
.. same happens with the quality aswell! 🤣🤣🤣😜
Thank you for calling out the insane pharmaceutical ads. My wife and I always joke that we might be dead from the medication, but hey, our psoriasis is gone.
Also, the medical system is a gouging business, 100%, only a business, and they couldn't care less about your health.
Thank you for the laugh. And the cry.
Welcome to America. Subscribed.
The "medical system " in the U.S. typically survives on less than 5% margins. There is a reason there are so many hospital mergers. It takes a big, efficient accounting department to make medicine possible at all. Americans insist on more too. No one does intensive care better than we do. There is no such thing as a traditional ward in U.S. hospitals, There are never more than two patients in a room. and private rooms are not just for the rich. Maternity patients are pampered. Wait times for surgeries and advanced diagnostic procedures are much lower than in Europe.
@@herbertshallcross9775 False on almost every count. The medical industry is greed oriented, unlike Europe. Lived in both for 30 years each. BIG differences.
In America wait times are longer by far for simple doctor visits. Call today and get scheduled for next month. I walk straight in to my European GP.
The costs are higher because it is a high profit margin business. Doctors and nursing staff make insane money compared to European counterparts. A good friend, a nurse in MN, would take day time 12 hour shifts at several medical facilities and hospitals in the area for $1,200 per day no problem. That's more than a blue collar worker in America makes in 2 whole weeks, many 3, or 4. That's 1.5x more than a Doctor that runs an entire hospital wing or department in Europe.
Too many differences to mention. Nothing will change.
@@herbertshallcross9775
You're hilarious.
You literally have no clue about healthcare. Heck, you don't even know what the healthcare system is composed of. (Hint: Not just hospitals). The US has some of the highest healthcare expenditures in the world for comparatively much poorer outcome per dollar than other nations.
By the way, I've worked in the healthcare system in both the US and Europe, I'm a biomedical researcher by training with additional qualifications on various healthcare systems and markets, including US and several European nations.
You, on the other hand, are just the typical nationalist who believes flag-waving and anthem-singing substitutes for having an effing clue.
@@ohauss for all your qualifications you provide no refutation. Bottom line is typically about 6 percent. Put the money in any conservative investment and you would do better. That's a funny sort of greed.
@@herbertshallcross9775 Healthcare profits should be -100%, health is not to profit, is an expenditure, like an army.
You just overpay your medical staff too much.
65mph or as we germans call it "Time to shift in fourth.."
On a 7 gear manual... You have to say it! If it's a 6 gear you have still some juice left.
cyberfux - Never drove a 'vette, huh? 65 is ready for second.
@@haroldwilkes6608 They build vettes with manual? Isn't that against the law or something in 'murica?
@@cyberfux - Ferrari wishes it was....
@@haroldwilkes6608 what person in their right mind would buy a corvette if they could afford a Ferrari?
Hospital costs in Norway: In february I got hospitalized for 5 weeks with pneumonia. In september I fell and broke my collarbone. Got surgery and a metal plate on the bone.
All in all it costed me about 700Kr, or about 8-9 beers in a pub.
@@Isamolle That is so true. Someone i know with severe schizophrenia ended up burning down the place they lived in because of how desperate they got and because they did not receive the help they needed after years. Thankfully no one got hurt by that fire, but these things should not be left unchecked. And i still don't think the person is getting any help.
And i can use myself as an example too. I live in a dysfunctional family which is highly unlikely to change. I have tried getting help from the different "public systems" several times, but they don't know a sh*t about how to actually handle families like mine, so i have given up on that. It has taken me three years just to get the diagnoses i now have, and i still have not got any medicine or therapy/coaching or anything like that, which is what i originally was trying to get. It's rough, and if i am going to be honest, i really don't know what to do anymore
Not in the US. It cost me $65.00 for a flu shot and that’s with insurance! 😡
is there like a hotline, a therapy centre or a clinic you can call?
I mean - I've had several psychosis durimg the last 10 years and spent over a year in a mental hospital.
If there would not have been any help from institutes or God, I'd still be tripping in madness.
If you still go to school, you may ask the principal, if he could help you by directing you to a care taker.
you paid for that stuff long before you used it, and many times over....
@@Neo587 @TeasingSafe3 I am not going to bother to talk with someone for the sake of talking about my mental problems. Doing that before might have helped me a little, but not now, and i am pretty sure my experience will be similar to what it was when i was out trying to get my diagnoses. It's just too much effort to try to get someone with limited time and resources to talk about complex problems. It is also asking a lot from the person within that time frame. I wish i could get the therapy i needed, and i should have started to get that three years ago. But if i am going to be realistic i will have to learn things and get trough things on my own.
I was able to find out that i have, ADD, Aspergers, Dysthymia and Generalized anxiety on my own before getting those diagnosed and confirmed. The part about getting diagnoses was easy, it just took forever. Coaching or therapy does not seem like it is going to happen though, i have asked about it everywhere. From what i can tell, in theory it should be possible to get therapy/coaching now, but it doesn't look like anything is going to happen any time soon
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The family problems are something else entirely. It effects me a lot, but there is not much you can do when people don't want to change.
Sorry if anything here is confusing
The "people just drive everywhere" had me rolling. That is so true! When I came to the US I was just as surprised. But here I am today, I got used to and now I drive everywhere, I even challenge planes when I see one haha
Oh, Barb, I own three cars, a 1990 5.0L Mustang, an '04 Nissan 350Z and a 2014
Infiniti Q60S. All three are manual shift. I absolutely hate
automatic transmissions. It always amuses me at the expressions on
people's faces here when they see that my cars are all manual shift.
I (being Dutch) use to have a Sebring convertible, automatic off course, and i miss it dearly.....
isn't it strange that it amuses you while in europe we neither feel amused nor not amused by such a simple thing as what type of transmission our cars are manufactured with
And, it is a great anti-theft thing also
Love manual as well, but after getting stuck in heavy traffic a few times and my kegs burning from having to push the clutch in every 10 feet for 45 min. Automatic all the way. Still sports cars get Manual, but not a daily driver unless you live someplace with light traffic!
I'm from Portugal and in the other day I went to a friend's house and I discovered that they use a dryer machine. I honestly was kinda shocked with that 😂 and that was my first time knowing that there are people in Portugal that use a dryer instead of hanging it in a clothesline 😅
😂 wow! Bem, no inverno deve dar jeito
Nunca vi ninguém a usar isso
Máquina de secar ?? Nem sabia que existia isso
Almost everyone have a dryer though. At least in norway. And not bc it's cold here all the time. It's not.
@@whatsaygirl1507 not in here (Portugal). Basically no one uses that 🤷♀️
"we require a sample of your kidney"
I'm pushin' up daisies XD
You have a great sense of humor (they pass you on the left, right, and on your roof, lol) and what you claim seems to be so true.. subscribed
In a fancy neighborhood in Miami some dude passed me on one of their neighbors lawns while yelling at me. In a Mercedes.
In most places, passing lanes are supposed to follow the same rules as Europe's, people just don't follow the rules.
Welcome to America.
Americans dont like being told what to do.
Dude Noone Don’t tread on me 🐍
Most states (possibly all) permit passing on the right on a freeway and often on any sort of larger highway or divided road.
^this, you are SUPPOSED to pass on the left, its just impatient idiots instead of letting you pull over to the right they get over into the right lane to pass you instead.
I grew up with a manual and my next few cars were manuals. I've had an automatic for years but I still usually keep my right hand free and once in a great while I'll try to hit the clutch with my left foot.
I drove a 5 speed manual for 9 years, here in the US. I still grab the automatic car's shifter as if I'm going to shift! 😄
Wait? You don't just move your hand over when you shift and just drive with one hand? That's not uhm normal...
@@dutchik5107 wait, what?
Dutchik only one hand on the wheel for me 99% of the time. I only grab with 2 hands in a oh shot moment or a very tight turn that requires multiple rotations of the steering wheel.
@@rileyfenley522 you'd fail a driving test on that alone. Just so you know.
I'd add one thing: not taking your shoes off when you come home..
0ggy313
- I'm curious, where else would you take them off?
@@haroldwilkes6608 dunno, maybe mosque? The point being that many people tend not to put on slippers or smthn when they get home. Either being it us or UK.. It's something unfamiliar and strange for us central Europeans
@@0ggy313 - True, my Chinese friends always did this and, out of courtesy, I did too - their house, their rules. In my office, they kept their shoes on. Also learned that showing the sole of your shoe was insulting - I have learned something like that everywhere I've been. They wore slipper-like shoes outside, I wore lace-up boots which made it awkward. Born in the south and usually didn't wear shoes until school age except Sunday. Have worn cowboy boots for forty years or more, easy on, easy off. Like the saying, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. I'm OK with that. Living and learning.
@@haroldwilkes6608 the southern manners have spoken. It's always nice to respect the other cultures when on visit. If we have a short visit from fiends or something, we say to them "do not take your shoes off, it's just a minute" but everyone does take them off because it's just how we do it. Really can't say if in the US it's exactly like in movies & TV but I was always wondering how they keep their floors clean, hah..
@@0ggy313 - Vacuum cleaners, mostly, along with dust mops. Quite a few homes have waxed hardwood floors, others have terrazzo (in Florida, sort of a smoothed concrete) or tiles. In Wisconsin we have what are called "mud rooms", foyers to remove snow boots, mud boots, manure boots, parkas, raincoats and such, to protect the floors in the house. If someone has really nice carpets, we''ll make an exception and remove our shoes anyway. I think most Americans are very concerned about foot odor although nobody mentions it. As for clean floors, dirty socks take care of that. And in my house, well the next owner can worry about that - I'm 77 and single so something of a slob. The manure boots should really be left outside though.
I am an American by birth and I don't understand the food thing, either.
Last time I checked, the left lane on the highway is still designated as a passing lane, but no one seems to care. Also, speed limits are seen as minimums, not the maximums that they are intended as. Left hand lanes are still supposed to abide by speed limits as well.
So don't worry, it's not just you.
These are sum things Americans don't get about America
Like the Constitution. Apparently, some Americans have no clue what it's about.
LOL. So true
@@michaelblacktree then their the ones who do not care...
Like most things?
@@michaelblacktree Some Americans have no clue what their own life is about...
During Vietnam, there was so much outrage over the fact you could fight and die before 21 that most of the country changed the drinking age to 18. Then the war was over and the holy rollers and MADD raised hell until it was changed back to 21. It’s probably more fun now knowing you are drinking before 21 and getting away with it. I remember what a letdown it was buying my first six pack when I turned 18. It just wasn’t as much fun as using a fake ID or giving someone a sob story to buy it for you when I was 16.
So it makes it less special, presumably making you drink less. and less illegal activities are performed around it. That would be like a win win for the country, right?
@@dutchik5107 your not from around here eh?
@@johncampbell829 i know my country saw an up in binge drinking when the limit went from 16 to 18. Like 2 people a bottle of vokda. For girls. In a club you will get stopped usually. And of course many hid it from parents while when it was 16, that was much less the case. (It was 18 already for liqour. But at 16 you could get beer, so out theydrank more beer no or less shots)
It isn't like now younger people can't go in a club before they 18. Some don't id everyone at the door. Sandwich between 18 year olds in your group and you done.
Thanks for that piece of info! I was curious about the 21 age thing just not curious enough to look it up...
you need to get out of the state of California. California does it represent the United States of America.
Shit like sales tax, emperial units, tipping etc still applies.
California is an absolute crap state...Having been born there and escaped there I can attest it needs to be walled off.
@@dutchik5107 I live in Oregon we have no sales tax we have an income tax. I prefer a sales tax over a income tax
My state doesn’t have sales tax or state income tax.
@@peanutbuttersandwich5015 what state do you live in?
Awesome video when rona cancels all international travel. :)
Truly love the depth of detail in your reports. Thank you. :)
Please remember to smile. You really have a beautiful smile.
having walls that are made out of wood and paper as well as owning and using a dryer always confused me
Yeah, i mean cardboard houses and stuff are fun - for a kid to play in ;-)
Same, they say it is cheaper, yet most Americans still can't afford their own homes. Also, how can they live without a proper, high fence?? :/
In the north east of the USA houses are often made of bricks and in Oregon houses are more often made of wood. This is normal in every country because availibility has a big influence in construction.
@@sas60che i realise that the us is a big country i just still find it kinda weird cause its very unusual here
Paper now is usually plastered over fireproof drywall. My grandfather's house had wallpaper over wood lathe but had gypsum barriers around the stoves. Many dryers are in concrete walled basements which pose little risk but all that I know of have ducts leading hot exhaust out of the house.
I don't usually say "Welcome to America"... I usually say, "Welcome to Walmart". But it means the same thing.
I approve this as a Wal-Mart employee
Florida Man in a Walmart! 😱
Hahaha!
The “Welcome to America” bit had me ROLLING! 🤣 Why is this so accurate. I feel attacked.
In Hungary, you don't even need to be employed to rent an apartment. There is no background check of any sort.
In the UK it will depend on whether you are renting from a private landlord or the local council or housing society.
In Norway, some may want it, others doesn't give a crap so long as you pay the rent. :)
In the U.S. I once checked out a place for rent. College town. There were many reasons not to rent it but the guy saying I could pay him and move in today with no credit or background check was not surprising. I later saw some raggedy fat tattooed cigarette smoking cow appeared to be living at that place.
Why would someone rent to a person with no job?
@@blueoval250 I guess it would depend on what country and what benefits they can get. Here in the UK I would not have an issue renting to someone unemployed because they will get housing benefit.
If no-one rents to the unemployed, how will they ever get a job? No address, no job :(
As an American, many of these things that have confused me as well.
"Welcome to America!" is what I'll say when you return again.
While standing two metres away 😍
I agree 90% with you & I am American born
So what are the 10% you don't agree with? :D
@@fini8874
On further review. I have come to a final judgement 👨🏾⚖. I agree with the presenter 100%.
@@strang1124 Haha okay :D
Hi, I liked your video. Very funny, entertaining and for me as an European, informative too. Maybe use less filters. You really don't need them, you are entertaining, funny and sympathetic enough. Keep up the good work!!
I am a Slav living in the US, and I approve this message! 🤣
im German and living in Germany and im approve it too :D i know few Americans.. and they told me "you have only ride fast and pass on the left side.. but NOBODY gives a shit of this "rule"... Americans are more Anarchists :D im so Proud of Europe we are a lot cooler as the Americans :) (because we love us about our differences with the same rules ;) .. so all Europeans.. i LOVE YOU!
Renting an apartment in the USA is like doing business with Ferengi.
You're absolutely correct about Americans' lack of lane discipline. Along with lack of speed limits, it is one of the few things we could learn from the Germans.
Great video Barbara... and to make matters more confusing, different states Tax differently. For example: In Texas food items from a Grocery store are generally NOT taxable, but exceptions to that are Candy, Soft Drinks, or Deli items that are pre-prepared to eat... Oh, and then certain cities & counties have different or added taxes... like in Arlington where Six-Flags over Texas is located there are MUCH higher taxes especially on Hotel Rooms and the like... I think Taxes in this country are intentionally confusing, so people just pay them and accept it for what it is. HA!
@cindybin2001 Are you still coming back to Troll this channel?
@cindybin2001 As I've said before:
Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
@cindybin2001 In that case perhaps this one is more suited to you:
John 8:7 - So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
@cindybin2001 For the record, I am NOT defending anything, I'm simply stating that as a "flawed human", you are in no better of a position to cast aspersions at another "flawed human".
As James 1:20 states: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
We will all face our day of reckoning, and if you're a Christian who accepted Christ as your savior, then his blood will have washed away all your sins, and the best you can do is to pray for someone you feel is falling short of the grace of God... not belittle them or berate them, etc...
@cindybin2001 Ok. Clearly, there is no point in continuing this discussion with you, so I'll leave it at that. I hope you avoid developing an ulcer if this stuff upsets you that much.
Take care and stay safe and healthy.
Lynn
The extreme weather combined with the long distances add to the American proclivity to buy large, cushy, easy to drive, automatic cars. Imagine a trip from San Diego to Kansas City in a VW Scirocco with a manual. I had wind, rain, snow, mountains, traffic jams, areas without services, deadly heat, and breakdowns. I don't have to imagine it. I did it, four times twice in both directions. I moved up to a large automatic luxury car the moment I could afford to.
Europeans who think they can visit San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York in a week.
I dont See any Problem if you travel by plane
rbrtgrdn Europeans who think that San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York represent our nation as a whole.
@@rileybrock9340 So true!
Americans who think they can visit Europe in ten days - France, Italy, Spain and UK.
@@mapol7297 Haha so true. Or they're like: Yeah I've travelled Europe. And then they've been to Vienna, Paris, Milano, Berlin and London xD
Dovri vecer, Slovenia.... I'm spanish and I'm also freaking out when I hear some guy saying "I'm doing the chores".
Then my mind is like ( ohhh, this guy is involved in a Gospel chorus or what !? )... hahahaha.
Lol,good one
After reading the title, I was prepared to be angry. Then, you screamed like an eagle, and all was well.
10:17 In 1974, the US national speed limit was reduced from 70mph / 113kph to 55mph / 89kph due to the national oil crisis which lasted for a year and a half, but the reduced speed limit remained for over 20 years. Now we are seeing higher speed limits (80mph / 129kph, or 85mph / 137kph) mostly on the interstate highways.
It really depends on who delivers your package. Amazon never leaves a note, but I've had FedEx and UPS drivers Call or leave a note.
usps also does that too.
People passing on whatever lane they want has a simple explanation: people are idiots.
Or at least, there are enough idiots on the road that they're why we can't have nice things. Traffic laws say that we need to stay in the rightmost lanes except to pass (some highways have signage that reminds you), and we're taught that in Drivers' Ed classes. But people forget or just don't care, and highway patrol don't bother enforcing it, so here we are. I'd say an ad campaign to teach people *why* staying to the right would help, but at least here in the Seattle area there are idiots who think zipper-merging is the Devil's Maneuver and traffic circles are a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure.
Or they're just selfish.
Or maybe it is just more efficient to pick an open lane and use it to pass?
idiots think that staying in the rightmost lane except for passing will work in packed rush-hour traffic. The speed limit is the speed limit; it doesn't say "right lane 60, but left lane is 65"... so why the hell are you passing anyone on the highway anyway? Go the speed limit!
Choose your own adventure lmao
@@Hiraghm depends I guess, cops around here let people go 75-80 in the left most lanes (Speed limit is 70mph on state highways here). I my self, depending on the day, will use this to my advantage if I'm running late. Other wise you'll see me going 70 in the right most lanes. Trucks all stay to the right, speed demons use the left lanes. And I swear a majority of drivers here go at least 5mph over speed limit. Those people can be spotted either in the middle or far left lane lmao.
you nailed the part about the privatized American "healthcare" system!
Right, it's so terrible which is why people come to the US for healthcare or to work in healthcare. 😂😂
@@pfcande well, as long as people crash their finances by being sick, have to beg for money to get treated or die at work not be able to afford medics, yes it is terrible
@@pfcande Sometimes having some public sistems isn't bad...
In Netherlands The state is the who gives de money to the public health Care sistem but it isn't The One who manages it, managment is in the hand of people not related with The state. This way Monopoly situations dont hapend
@@pfcande for workers it's not terrible, it's heaven. XD But for "consumers" it's hell.
@@pfcande err who is doing so?,well,I mean, of you WORK on that it is super good, if you have to PAY it ,it stops being funny
Yes, while the minimum wage for servers is something like $2.13, if that + tips does not equate to minimum wage, the employer legally has to make up the difference.
Not just Europeans, literally the whole world
for americans the rest of the world is all europe ;-)
I had 2 ambulance rides a few years ago, but I can't tell you the cost since I paid nothing Our system (in France) is based on the principle "the more serious it is, the less you pay".
@Rita Roork You, ok, but not everyone, contrary to what happens in Europe.
@Rita Roork You might like to watch videos by US expats in Europe, who do not share your opinion - not at all !
BTW, the percentages you give are a laughable exageration.
@Rita Roork Aha, this sort of answer says a lot about who you are.
I wish you a sad evening in November. Bye bye.
@Rita Roork Oh, poor third world country...
@Rita Roork Um, I love our USA as much as the next guy, but I gotta ask- how much do you pay monthly for your "excellent" health coverage? $0 for an ambulance ride? If you're not paying the full bill, then you're paying dearly for your insurance. $300 a month is on the lower end, but even then, who has money like that?? $300 a month for health insurance, and that's for a single person. Imagine having a family! I get it, I love my country, but be honest here for a minute, our health system IS horrible for the average joe. I sure can't afford it. I've had to ask actually prices for medical things, they look at me like I'm crazy, "oh don't worry, insurance will cover that!" Instead of admitting prices are insane. They're training us to not even question it. Well I did. 250-500 for an ultrasound? 27 dollars for a packet of two tylenol? $18,000 for a c-section? $500 for insulin for a type 1 diabetic? Be real, prices suck. I mean, congratulations on your wealth and all but GEEZE 😂
I've never had a problem with the postal service up here, they always walk up to our door to set the package down if we don't get out the door to get the package before they reach our door.
Certain carriers will knock on the door some don't (Some even honk the horn on their vehicle.), I think it just depends on the individual.
as somebody who worked for UPS for a time period, we were supposed to leave the package and ring the doorbell/knock(we don't wait for somebody), of course that was different for some items that needed signed for(alcohol, some expensive stuff) that we needed a signature for.. Throwing stuff isn't the norm thankfully. But even the norm here is different than what she said in Europe of never leaving it at the door.
Here they do one of 2 things
1. Jam it in your mailbox (had items marked fragile bent in half a couple times)
2. Leave you a note saying to come to the post office.
@@geekygirl2596 Have you ever reported them over the bent items? Cuz' that doesn't sound like that should be allowed.
Hi Barbara,
I am kind of like you, a European in Merica. However from Sweden.
Just some feedback.
1. Shopping, it did come as a surprice first time that the tax is added on top. I do however see the benefit. In Merica we see the real price of the product, in europe the price for the huge 20-25% VAT is hidden in the price just so that we citizens dont pay attention to how we are anal raped by our governments..... Yes, that is exactly what they are doing. I really like it in some states they also dont put tax on food because they cant tax a life necessity, however some foods are considered luxury food and then taxed.
2. I dont agree on amazon packages. They are sooo much better than USPS, UPS, FeDex. It might be because you live in a big city and I am in the countryside (I am literally surounded by tobacco fields).
3. I know, sweet potato and marshmallows is yucky, why do they put ketchup on meatloaf, what about that thing mimosa (champagne, no sorry, white sparkling wine + orange juice) - I rather have red wine topped up with Fanta. And they dont understand why we like ketchup on our spagetti and meatsauce or on our macaronis.
4. Getting a place to rent can be a f-ing hassle, I was lucky, out of more than 160 applicants I was the only one that they accepted and that without a slightest credit score. Then again, I am in the country, and in the south - I guess it can vary hugely from LA.
5. I agree with tipping, it is very confusing as I travel around a bit. In some states the tip is as low as minimum 10%, where I live it is minimum 15% but 18% is really the way to go while in Florida its more common with 20%. I do not agree with establishments that auto charge your the gratuity. Not at all and they will get the lowest score on trip-advisor.
6. Washing machines and dryers. Well we are used to in europe that if your in a apartment there will be a washing room in the basement, or the apartment has the appliances one need, this is common in Scandinavia and East Europe, however if you go to the meditiranian countries you basically have to buy all appliances yourself, including stove and oven. About dryers, the european ones are different, they are condeser dryers and wear a lot on the clothes while in Merica the dryers exhaust the warm air through a tube to the outside of the house. It is a very different drying process.
7. Traffic, Right on red is in all 50 states plus a lot of territories - I do wish we had it in Europe, Same in Sweden as in Poland, only with right turn green arrow is lit. I also have a problem with the pass in every lane.... Its scary for us Europeans. I agree with that highway speed limits can be a bit slow. In some places here in NC its 75 and the State patrol usually give 9-10 mpg tolerance so if your just under 85 your fine. I do think the speeds in the countryside is a bit high. Its common with 45 or even 55 pass a school. I absolutly do not have the same traffic situation as you do, my main traffic issue can be if I am late to work and I get a school bus in front of me or the truck emptying garbage - other than that, no problem. Wow, you pay over 3 dollars for a gallon, here its 2.31. I love pickup trucks, its the way to go, 4x4, large so one is safer than in a small car, my Laramei is like a cadilac in comfort. We should have more of that in Europe.
Totally with you on the tax thing. I had that argument with an angry German guy once. I don't think I won him over tho...
Only americans need the warning "Coffee may be hot..."
Peanut butter may contain peanuts is my favorite
*"Peanut butter contains peanut"
Some of those are because people were suing the shit out of companies and making money left and right because the warnings weren’t there.
@Daniil Petrovych Yep. AND they had been warned multiple times that they were serving coffee too hot, well above what was considered safe and acceptable.
too many lawsuits if you dont. see mcdonalds and their milti million dollar pay out
why the hell would somebody move from Slovenia to US
Why the hell wouldn't they?
@@rpl2108 cause living in US is total shithouse compared to Slovenia
maybe for married US president
@@janeztomazic5546 Depends where you go. America is a vast place with nearly every type of living.
@@rogersmith1408 and everywhere you go you have crazy healthcare cost, way to much crime and thats just the start
"You get a heart attack every time you're on the highway"
Me: *Laughs in Atlantan*
Chicago & Atlanta... Any time I had to pass through either, I would leave my house at what ever time would put me in either city after 11pm.
@@maeve615 A wise move
When I was there it was not that bad. :D
I've lived my whole life in the US and I have to agree with a few things on your list. Somethings I personally(in person) have never seen, like:
1. Apartments or houses without laundry machines. Most houses have a room dedicated for laundry.
2. Weird food combos, especially marshmallows on sweet potatoes. I saw this for the first time last Thanksgiving Day and was like, "Why would you ruin sweet potatoes?"
Things that I have seen that I think are weird, or wrong:
1. Tipping. I tip only when the service was acceptable, more so if it was great. But never automatically 20%.
2. Showing the price tag with tax would be good.
3. Renting. I agree with you. It is ass-nine what is required in order to rent. But in the rural areas you can find people who do not require such absurd things.
Your title is "American Problems", but I don't consider some of your list as problems. Our measurement system is not a problem, it's different, but not a problem.
7:30 *One knows they have a monopoly problem with the Pharmaceutical industry, in general, when the "average list price" is more than 2.5 times that of the largest figure from abroad...*
Americans are paying almost all the development costs of the medicines Europeans enjoy. What would be fair is for you freeloaders to be made to pay more.
@@herbertshallcross9775 of course of course, because in Europe does not exist a pharmaceutical industry, isnt it? hello, aspirin (germany)? penicilline (england)? prozac (Belgium)? Vaccines (spain, england..)? ....
The Right on red is misleading in her description, to right turn on red you have to come to a complete stop at the light, and you are supposed to make sure you are clear, if you just blow through the light without stopping while turning right, the cops will still pull you over.
Not in LA. It really depends upon the city one lives in. I am fortunate enough to live in a pedestrian's city, unlike Stuart Hayes. LA, however, is a city made for drivers; the drivers have the right of way.
It's cute that she thinks that canned "cheese" is actual cheese lol
Lmao yeah fuck that, its processed beyond belief
Or that any Americans besides the lowest class eat that stuff.
IKR
its cheese flavored silly string
@J Smith I hope that is a joke💀
Ambulance is free in the UK (covered by normal taxes) as is all NHS care, treatment, doctors appointments and hospitalisation, prescriptions can be free dependent on income, age or if medicines are required for life (such as with diabetes - and this would include all prescriptions not just diabetic meds) but otherwise £9.15 (under $12) regardless of what drugs are on the prescription. There is also private medical (both insurance and pay as you go - which is also far cheaper than the States).
That taxes one is seriously frustrating. I remember when I discovered advertised prices don't include taxes. I still think it's stupid.
@Shain Thomas in a VAT system each time the product is touched by another company that item receives tax. In the US, sales tax is only added at the end. VAT tax is helpful for the government since it obscures the amount of taxes paid. The VAT paid by the consumer is just the last payment of taxes owed.
A sales tax system is PRO Consumer and PRO Business, although inconvenient. The reasoning is the consumer knows exactly how much the government is charging you for that service or product. If a company did include the final tax included price it would put them at a disadvantage compared to those that didn't. If every company included the taxes it would inflate the differences in price. $1 x 10%= $1.10 vs. $10 x 10%= $11.
In the current situation, the price difference is $9 plus taxes. In a tax included US the published price difference would be $9.90. This would have the more expensive item appear even more expensive in cost from the store perspective, even though that is what you will end up paying.
@@carlosandino5524 Sales tax is definitely inconvenient. I don't want to have to do maths (British spelling) every time I go to the store.
@@ShainThomas you don't need to do math; just put your card in the slot to pay
3:40
In Europe they also do it, but not Amazon, UPS does that.
In Spain, the hours of operation for Restraunts. 12 - 2:30 then closed reopened at 8pm - 10pm. it drove me crazy especially if you wanted to eat dinner around 6 or 7
Why would you want to have dinner at 6pm anyway? You don't have electricity at home? You need daylight to see your food?
6 to 7:30 pm are the normal times to have dinner from where I am from. You eat and then go do something to try and burn off the calories. Sometimes you get to a restaurant around 6pm to beat the crowds as well.
Chef in Spain. Actually 12:00 to 16:00 and 20:00 to 00:00. We are weird.
@@geomatm I find very interesting that you guys have dinner so early. Where I live (Portugal) usually only older people are the ones who have dinner so early. The rest of us normally have dinner between 8pm and 10pm.
@@miniidurao4843 From what I understand, the common meal times in the US were a reaction from our society industrializing and working long hours (8am- 5pm) away from their family. Families were a big part of the equation and families still wanted to spend quality time with each other. Kids back then tended to go to bed at 8pm sharp.Thus the standard 6-7 am breakfast and the 6pm to 730pm dinners which were family meals and family time.
In my experience being born & raised in the state of Utah, speed limits on highways are rarely followed. If the sign says 70mph (112 km) most people go 80-85 mph (128-137 km) . It's scary and frustrating
Due to the ludicrous medical costs even with insurance, i have been to the doctors about 10 times in my 60 years. I have learned how to suture myself using dots of superglue and how to painlessly lance dental abscesses. Usually, antibiotics remedy most situations that you can get in "alternative forms" for a fraction of the cost.
Wow, that is frightening.
I live in the UK where we are lucky enough to have a free health care system.
I am proud to contribute to it not only for my and my families benefit, but for others that are less fortunate than myself and have serious health problems.
I'm no do gooder, just a normal working class bloke.
@@endurojimmy3109 I would still do most of these things regardless of free medical but somethings i cannot take care of myself would be nice... like good dental.
Yeah, the best of a national healthcare system is not really that it is "free", it is not, just tax-funded. the better is that the national system is big enough to just control the prices of drugs and procedures so even the private healthcare prices get much cheaper, is is not renatble to sell a drug expensive only to a fraction of the people trought private, so you have to go trought public and in public, you do not set the price, the system does, after that the private sector would not buy the drug much more costly than the price the public system paid, so the prices overall deflate.
Renting a room in Russia is even easier. You pay - you live, no questions asked, just don't litter in the stairwell and don't be too noisy.
I met a few Russian people around the world... half of them I wouldn't have bothered asking them any question because they were just so lovely you wouldn't want to bother them with any silly question, the other half... well you wouldn't dare to ask them anything at all!
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@@LucaMiselli tbh you are already so brave for interacting with a русский lmao
Barb is always good for a laugh in the morning. She definitely thinks a little different then we do.
The renting issue is unique to very large cities. Most of America only requires a few references, quality apartments require credit checks, but those are apartments operated by landlords that care about their property.
When it comes to getting an apartment, yeah it can be a hassle. Especially in places like CA where it is a pain in the ass to evict someone, taking multiple months sometimes. The property owners obviously want to minimize their risk and go with someone with a good payment history who won't go months basically living for free before the local government will finally assist in evicting them.
IDK about your Slovenia. Is the process of evicting someone more straightforward? Or perhaps people there aren't as common to abuse the system and try to live for free.
In Slovenia they will call the cops on you if you don;'t pay and cops will beats the crap out of you and drag you out