When you go on holiday to another country, you are a guest in someone else's home. Behave like one. I think that it is so sad that adults actually have to be told that. (This goes, of course, for all nationalities wherever you go as a tourist.)
Well said! I agree, I have seen people from all over, when on holiday, making a fool of themselves abroad, doing things they know would not be permitted at home.
Just to give you an example of what I observed while visiting Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria. There was a group of American tourists taking a guided tour through the castle. The guide went to great extent explaining each and every detail of what was there to see, including a number of background stories. Her English was pristine! When the tour was just about to finish, this overweight woman said in a voice that was to be heard miles away "Elmer, tell me, what have we just seen?". No further comment necessary.
It's no good comparing the rest of the world to America. These European places are thousands of years old and the US is not yet 250 years old, it's still a teenager with all the attitude of petulant youth!
Not exactly an excuse to be like the saying . just because you have a licence to print money ,doesnt mean you should . Or you're not gonna jump in front of a moving bus ,just to see what the feelings like. I'd dont mind any ppl , but those that don't show respect. Get what they should expect.
As a former officer on passport control, Americans that travelled regularly were never an issue. The problem was usually with inexperienced travellers who didnt expect there to be limitations on what they can & cant do when they visit other countries. When you tried to explain it to them their response would usually be “but I’m an American”, as if other countries laws do not apply to them.
2 female Californians got into trouble for carving their initials on a Colosseum wall and taking a selfie. Other people have done it as well. It's a Roman artifact, only been there 2,000 years
Other 'creators' of graffiti were probably / possibly _not caught in the act_ plus, before CCTV / the Internet, fewer people would get to hear about it and _pass the word on_ regarding the _very possibility_ of performing such 'unofficial art forms' ...?!
Hey, the cathedral is in the city of Strasbourg, Alsace, France, my hometown. There is no second tower, even if it was planned at first. The cathedral is over a thousand years old. The second tower project was dropped out after they found out the ground was less sturdy that they thought, making the project way too expensive at the time. Fun fact, Strasbourg cathedral was the highest building in the world for 227 years.
@@kevinsosa2906 Alsace was a highly disputed territory, belonging to the Holy German Empire for a very long time. France finally acquired it, then Germany (Prussia) took it back in 1870. France took it back in 1918. Germany took it back in 1940. France took it back in 1945. Such changes developped a quite strong local identity, and some people consider themselves Alsatians above considering themselves French.
No, unfortunately a lot of Australians, especially young people, say bathroom these days. When I hear someone say it I say there's no toilet where your going.
And then the Americans changed the spelling, pronunciation, emphasis, meaning and grammar of most of it deliberately. They also added new words and replaced existing words. I'd say that's more or less the definition of a foreign language. Its certainly not "English" anymore.
I am French but when i see the kid cutting the spaghetti instead of rolling them around his fork ( 90% of the fun to eat that ) i'm sad :) its slipery so if you cut it it slip everywhere but your fork , it dont slip if you plunge your fork in and twist :)
Yeah, but the food standards in Europe are higher which means that the food served at McDonald's in Europe is of better quality. Also portions are smaller than American portions and locals tend to go to McDonalds only occasionally. It's not habitual or a lifestyle for most as it is in America.
In Italy, there are hundreds of shapes of pasta from long to short, round, triangular and square. Each shape has an Italian name to describe it. Some pastas hold more sauce because of their specific shape and texture. Chefs choose the pasta shapes for their menus. Now with those pasta shapes, comes one of hundreds of sauces, some tomato based, some meat based, some cream based, some olive oil based, some cheese based and some vegetable or marinara based. Each chef has some standard sauces but also a couple of signature sauces that cab make their restaurant famous. Bolognese sauce is minced beef and pork with soffritto, tomato passata, herbs and red wine. (Bol-on-yay-zay). It’s most often served with spaghetti but sometimes fettuccine or tagliatelle. Do not eat spaghetti with a knife and fork. Use a fork and twirl it in the bowl of a spoon until you have just enough to fit in your mouth. Italian food is my favourite!
Connor, you hit the nail on the head. Its about respecting the country and people that you are visiting. My brother in law was in the British Army and part of their duty was protecting places like Buckingham Palace. The amount of crap that he had to put up with, and it has to be said, mainly from Americans, but increasingly from Chinese and Russian visitors, was astounding. Britain, especially the London tourist sites is not Disneyland, put on especially for your entertainment! These are active duty members of the British Army! It would be like me messing with the guard at Arlington Cemetery for selfies and chuckles.
3:12 A young lad with enough pasta to stuff a mattress and you ask if he's eating spaghetti bolognese rather than asking what the hell is he doing with a dish that size in front of him (lol) 4:48 A view of the west front of Strasbourg (Strassburg) Cathedral. The southern tower was never built. You have a wonderful enquiring mind young fella. For heaven's sake, never stop asking questions.
There's a simple saying "one's liberty ends where another begins". You're free to be happy, to listen to music, to have a phonecall. But I'm free to be at peace and not disturbed. And the difference between these two liberties is that one is optionnal. You could be discreet, or choose to be loud, but in that case do it in a private space so I don't have to hear you. Your liberty to be loud shouldn't walk on my liberty to be in a quiet space. Though I know I'm autistic with a trigger for loud or repeting sounds and my threshold is not the same as the majority. I got into fights with guys playing loud music in their cars parked in front of my house. But for noise sensitive people you don't know how anxiety inducing a recuring loud base is, or sometime just a loud voice.
I'm Swedish (48%, but also 46% Finnish and the rest Baltic). My family have lived here since 1576 (at least), probably since forever. The point is: I don't go to Finland and say I'm Finnish, I can't even speak Finnish 🤣
My name is Irish but my DNA, according to Ancestry, is from all over Europe. The map shows it coming from the Greek Islands near to Turkey, up to Anatolia, across Greece and central Europe until it reaches the British Isles. One of my grandmother's family was from the Aegean area. My Irish ancestors moved from Ireland to Scotland before the Potato famine and my Scottish grandfather then moved to England sometime before the 1920s so I do not feel anything other than English but consider myself European.
Let me just say, people know the difference between loud Americans and loud Brits / Irish / Scots.. The loud Brit/Irish/Scotts are usually there for a match or some celebration in a party town, you won't see it so much in the nicer / more family orientated areas. Ragu, maybe beef ragu but Bolognaise is made with sausage in Italy. Blocking doorways and such I can tell you, is not just an american thing.. It's more of a small town / country thing but not exclusivly.. I've worked events and deliveries and retail and many things between and people will always stop to talk/park in the choke-points, it's incredibly annoying. /edit, ohh and many locals can be pretty ignorant expecting 1 single person from the US to be answerable for all the US's foibles in the locals view. So it's not just Americans being rude. People be people The "ohh, I've a Lithuanian great grandmother, Heyy.. you're one of us" bit.. Perfect.. or I'm Irish-American.. Brilliant.. Claiming your a Nationality you have never experienced first hand, thats where people get offended. It cheapens their identity and culture.
Bolognaise is a ragu and it's not only made with sausages, it's usually at least half grounded beef (usually 3/4) and the rest can be sausage meat for some extra flavor. It's not usally as liquid as whatever is in that plate in the video. It's cooked for a long time with red wine and concentrated tomato paste. Not all tourists are equal. Americans used to be the rudest tourists with the German before the very few rich Russians were allowed to exit their country. But now the mainland Cinese are beating them all, spitting and defecating everywhere...
when y9u asked for the bathroom and he replied in engish it was a sign of respect that you have tried to learn and speak so they will if they can speak to you in English if you dont try they will be rudeish which i get im learning abit of spainsh and dutch as i travel there and it has made getting things and about alot easier its simple respect
They do actually speak ~4 languages. In my average public school we had the native language, English at like 3rd grade, then the language of the biggest minority in around 5th grade, and once in like 8th grade you get to choose another widely spoken foreign language like German or French. You might also know the language of the second biggest minority through exposure.
Here's a little heads-up for you Connor... There used to be an American guy called Moses McCormick... Sadly he passed away at the age of 39... Back in March 2021 due to a heart condition... He had a language channel on here called Laoshu505000... And he had over a million subscribers to his channel... He was an incredibly talented Polyglot who could speak more than 50 languages... Some fluently... Some conversationally... And some where he could make himself understood without an in-depth knowledge... Those were languages that he'd started only relatively recently in his life... So he wasn't quite as fluent as some of the other languages he'd known for many many years... But what made him so incredible... Was that he not only learned how to speak these 50 languages... But he also learned how to both read and write in all of those languages too... There's a compilation video of his... Where you can see him speaking with native speakers from those countries... It's an incredible sight to see... Enjoy Connor. 👍 -------> ruclips.net/video/C2N_eBD2Zio/видео.htmlsi=eH4VHN-x5-cRx8FU
Lately I've been thinking about how tourists seem to treat the places they visit like theme parks, without awareness that the places they're visiting are where other people live normal lives..anyone else think this? How do we change this behaviour? I live in Amsterdam, we live with this every day..and night..
People visiting resorts in their own country behave in a similiar ay, I've lived in seaside towns and people from other parts of England stroll around in the road oblivious to passing cars.
Americans always call it public “transportation”, whereas we just say public transport. Transportation is what we did to the convicts when we shipped them to Australia!
No one needs to speak the language of the country they are visiting perfectly. But it is a sign of respect and local people will react much nicer if you know at least a few words in their language. Like „Hello“, „Thank you“ or „Where is…“.
Too much coffee today Connor? When he says loud he means they don't have a volume button that includes an indoor voice setting. It doesn't matter what they say to each other but the whole neighbourhood doesn't need, or want, to hear it. Its all about a 'sense of place' too.
I have visited many European countries over the years and have met many different people. I have met Americans who have been quiet and charming but have also met others who have complained non stop! Having said that Ive met people from other countries complain when its not the same as at home! What do they expect youre in a different country!!!!
As a little kid I used to go skateboarding with a friend at an American WW2 memorial cemetery, after a couple of days the cemetery guard came to tell us that we couldn't play there but actually I feel that if these dead soldiers could see us skateboarding it would have been one of the greatest joy of their lives
When it comes to the "only english" thing, France is an anomaly. French people turn their nose at english speakers because they're proud of their language. But if you attempt to communicate with locals in French as a foreigner, they will switch to english if they notice even the slightest accent. You can't please them.
@@tbirdparis I've been to France twice. Not just Paris but various parts of the country. That was my experience when I attempted to speak French almost every time. I guess in their mind, they think they're being helpful when in reality they aren't because I wanted to practice my French.
@@knucklehoagies not saying you didn't experience what you experienced, of course that happens. But as a foreigner who has lived in France for more than 20 years, I've seen the linguistic situation in this country change with my own eyes. It's really _nothing_ like it used to be, but that's just on average, of course you can still have encounters like that. FWIW, I think most people misinterpret why people switch to English when you try speaking their language in countries like France (or _especially_ Germany). In the vast majority of cases, it's nothing to do with being snobbish about their own language. People are just very timid to use whatever amount of English they know because they're embarrassed at how poor their level is. It's only when they see you really struggling to speak their language that they decide OK I'd better try my best with my crappy English. This is most surprising when you encounter it in Germany, because people there really tend to underestimate how good their English actually is.
I really do love American people. I do think sometimes they are a bit naive but the US has only existed for a couple of hundred years. They're like the wee baby, but wee babies grow. If they aren't educated, trouble lies ahead.
Teenagers ,fond of boasting ,fast cars ,violence until they realise it hurts when it`s real, and clinging on to how great America is because they are still feeling their place amongst the grownups 🤣
What offends me whether American or not ............. his ponytail!😂 Sorry. Also, almost everyone I know speaks more than just English (I'm in UK). Mostly French, Spanish and German. I personally gave up learning Polish as well. Even though I'm half Polish. My Dad tried his best but I found it much too hard.
I agree. American nature is so beautiful and cities are so impractical. When travelling in the states with children, my kids never had to walk 2 meters to the bathroom without an adult stopping them and asked them if the needed help. The american hospitality and politeness may not always be sincere but still so lovely. Us Europeans as a whole could learn from that and be nicer to foreigners and tourist. I actually loved beeing stoped in the street and getting local tips and what to avoid.
Ok, the video is about somewhat rude behavior but these are not too important things in my opinion, can annoy sure but (true) problems are other. I'm from Rome and unfortunately I've first-hand experience about that, from "little" rude behaviors to the TRUE incivility (that's the main problem): bathing on fountains (who are sculptures, often by Bernini or other important artists, not just "things" where water comes out), writing graffiti on the monuments (people writing even on Colosseum) or, another thing who people don't understand and keep to do, "picnicking" on the Spanish Steps, who recently restored with million of Euros and which, despite bans and vigilance, is already (again) with stained and/or ruined marble, these are (some) great incivilities. Said that, it does NOT regard just the Americans (although I've to say that many don't seem to understand that they are not in Disneyland but in real city with thousands of years of history), it's a 'bit of everyone (I've experienced it, my compatriots abroad don't do better), probably it will sound trite but usually the only really polite are the Japanese (I talking in general of course, not about the single person).
Wow, the arrogance: "Anybody speaking English being annoying must be an American. They could be Italian, they could be Swiss, they could be Spanish, they could be from anywhere." He neglected to mention that they might even be from the nation where the language was spoken long before Americans existed. He most likely believes that the UK acquired the language from America. American exceptionalism comes to mind. I'm half Italian, and I also lived in Spain for a while. Apart from people employed in the tourism industry, you'll be lucky to come across anyone who speaks English in either country.
It also doesn't make sense as anyone who hears someone and thinks they are American isnlikley to be from the accent rather than the language. I'm Irish and have never been mistaken for American in any country I've ever visited just because I speak English. Americans are noticed from their accent and mannerisms. Fella in the video being reacted to hasn't a clue that he is talking to and is likely only being taken seriously by other Americans. He's travelled and could impress an American but most people from other nations would realise how innocently mixed up he is
@Gio-oz: what? You won't find English speakers in Spain or Italy other than the tourist hot spots? My Brother-in-law married a Spanish woman, who speaks English, her Mother, who is 80, speaks English, his two boys speak English but unfortunately for them, in a Brummie accent, pick up from my BIL! They also speak High Spanish, Catalan, Castilian, Valenciano. Most of my nephews' friends speak English and this was when they were no more than eight years old! They live nowhere near a "Hot Spot". I have been stopped by the Guardia Civil, travelling along the N340 at 2am and both Officers Spoke perfect English, I was "Escorted" to a Motel, where they also spoke English. When we came out in daylight, another Guardia Civil was parked next to my Motorbike and assured me that my bike, contents of the panniers and my kit bag, were all safe, in perfect English. I have only visited three areas in Italy for business, Lecce, down south, Perugia, Central Italy, and Siena, a little further north, and I had no trouble speaking English and being understood. I'll admit that speaking English in Perugia in 2010, was a bit strained but understandably so!
Not quite true. Most countries teach English in schools. It would be foolish not to. Some people wilfully refuse to speak English. It doesn’t usually have the desired affect.😂
Je ne voudrais pas déclencher une guerre de clochers 😉, mais si cela était vrai en 1439, depuis 1876 c'est la cathédrale Notre Dame de Rouen la plus haute Cathédrale de France, 2éme d'Europe derrière celle de Cologne. Et nous nous avons 2 tours en plus de la flèche. e scheener Dàà.
Bro we speak english in France And a lot of us can have conversations in spanish, italian, portugese, german, arabic and tones of african languages. Most realistically every person you will encounter in France can have a conversation in 2 or 3 languages (including French)
I must have been VERY unlucky then. I've been to Paris several times and 99% of the Parisians I happened to ask some info in French (I'm Italian and I studied French at school) didn't even have to time to stop and say something. They just walked away annoyed as if I didn't even exist. Can't imagine what could have happened if I'd asked something in English. By the way, they even called my little son and I "salles maccaroni" at a MacDonald because they thought I couldn't understand. You can say what you want, but I find the Parisians to be among the most snobbish and rudest Europeans you can find.
The french hate that their language, once the Lingua Franca, is no more. It is now English. They are bitter. But thank the lord we don't all speak silly french. 😜
Connor, I think here in the UK, we say 'Spaghetti Bolognaise' but I think in Europe, in Italy at least, they might call it something else (according to Jeremy Clarkson on an old episode of Top Gear! He was teasing Richard Hammond!) but dont take my word for it because I dont travel. I did go to Rome for an eight-day break with my school when I was thirteen years old, but I've not been abroad since - due;to difficult personal circumstances - so I'm _definitely_ _no_ expert regarding travel, destinations and current European habits etc!! I hope, (not necessarily to do with this video but) you do get to take horseriding lessons because you say you'd like to... I used to ride every day as I worked in two riding schools in London, and two others in the county of Kent _many years ago_ and though I had to give up years ago (1986😢) I still love horses and enjoy seeing other people learning to ride etc. So, I'd like to see you (hopefully) enjoying learning to ride too... I guess you'd learn to ride "Western" style, which I've never tried, I always rode English style, so I could advise you if you learned to ride English style, (if that was acceptable, of course) but _not_ obviously, if you learned "Western" style ...in that case, I'd be learning along with you, though only by watching.🙂 (Not by doing😟!!) 😏🇺🇲🐴❤️🌝❤️🏴🐴🙂❤️🇬🇧🐴❤️🖖
We call it "ragù" in Italy. You may come across Spaghetti Bolognese in the most touristic places full of those fake restaurants catering for tourists but never in the real Italian ones.
@@strikedn I don't care whether it's called Ragu or Bolognese, I love it, but I have to have lots of Parmesan cheese and black pepper all over the top so I can mix it all in.😋 Now, I'm hungry.😊
Stereotypes don't help. Yes, sure, being from Edinburgh ive came across annoying Americans. But I've came across many more annoying Scottish folk, or English folk, or French folk, or German folk...and so on. Yes, some American folk fit the stereotype so good it's almost cant be real, but come now, most Americans are just fine, nice people
- 3:12 That's not escargots... What she's having are Dolmades (a Greek dish). And yes, it looks like spaghetti bolognese (or more right, ragú) - about the 'duck face selfies'.. I've witnessed that first hand at 'Kilmainham Gaol Museum, Dublin'... Great reaction! You're not aggressive, you're voicing your opinion/beliefs
3:11 No Connor, they are not snails but Dolmates (rice rolls in vine leaves) typical of Greece and the eastern Mediterranean. And since they are in Greece I assume that that is the Greek version of what you call "Spaghetti Bolonese" (which either doesn't exist or exists depending on who you ask)
Apart from our terrible history with France the biggest blow to them, imo, was when the English language was chosen as the International language over French. The French do not like speaking in English … I think they feel insulted at the thought
Story I heard from an American mom to her son in a hotel in London in the breakfast room. If the speak a different language doesn't mean they can't understand you
17:12 That has always baffled me. I have Spanish heritage, my dad was Spanish. Even though I have the Spanish citizenship (because children of Spaniards can opt to it from birth), and have lived there, but I'd never say "I'm Spanish" because I didn't grew up there.
Junk food? I only eat seafood I catch and gather for free. If you have to pay for your food and your house you are not free. I live on my sailboat for $3500 per year. 🇸🇪
Southern Europeans are generally louder than Northern Europeans. Take the Italians for example: they ARE a loud people', who use their hands alot when talking. To those who don't use their hands wildly when talking, it can look abit excessive; but that's just Italians... hand gestures are part of their culture. But they're not obnoxious or demanding like quite alot of Americans are. Btw, I think that cathedral with just one spire where it looks like there should be two, is in the French city of Strasbourg.
gREAT SUBJECT. i LIVE IN oNTARIO ON BORDER WITH dETROIT . I have vacationed in the USA, Caribbean, Europe and have experienced USA citizens in the wild so to speak. That's why many Canadians vacay in Cuba, cause there are no Yanks. JMO (just my opinion)
I lived in France and all school children learn English but being French they won't speak. English is spoken in all foreign tourist areas in the world.
I think it's just about consideration. It's generally accepted that most Europeans are broadly more considerate to each other in their own societies, than folks are in America. Inevitably, we carry with us our own tendencies when we travel. Whether at home or abroad, European tend to tread more lightly - because that's just the way we've been brought up. Americans, when they're travelling abroad are less considerate and more self-centred, because that's their social culture. It doesn't even occur to them that consciously trying not to disturb or annoy people (wherever we are) is the norm for most of us.
I've travelled in Europe quite extensively, as I am at the moment, and make a point of finding out the local equivalent of “Do you speak English please?” If they don't use Google translate or one of the other translation apps.
Here is my ranking of obnoxious tourists: 1. US 2. Britain 3. The Netherlands 4. Denmark, Norway, Sweden (for excessive drinking) 5. Germany (at certain places like Mallorca) 6. Finland 7. France 8. Japan
I'd think the following from my experience was anecdotal evidence, but it happened so much in my life... US people speaking English are just so loud compared to anyone else in any of their native languages. I was in Italy a few years back (I'm from Portugal, btw), and you could just pick up the US people instantly anywhere you went: "I think there's a Disney store up ahead!" or - my favorite, whilst standing near the Colosseum in Rome - "So, they are gone for how many thousand years now?" (which has the tone of like, people in Rome from Roman times are like what? Dinosaurs?) It's hard to explain, but I feel like I (as other people across millions in the world) somehow natively grew up understanding about "there's other people there" and "let's not create a scene" and just try and be the least bothering to other people as I can. Seemingly this is not a thing in US people? In fairness, I imagine this is not a problem in the US since everyone is on the same level? (question mark, I'm curious to know) - but it just sticks out so badly everyone I go: "yep, there's the US people right there" Concerning Languages, I feel like there's been a big strive across Europe for people to learn at least English after their native language, and many countries incentivize other languages as well. For me, English was the clear incentive (as a second language) from my late primary school years, but we also had French in middle school, which in turn later on led me to investigate about Italian on my own adult time. Biggest thing is awareness that other languages exist! PS: lots of Portuguese B-roll there, nice to see :) Also, I respect the "America is so ugly" comment. Truth is, so many places in Europe have benefited from thousands of years of aesthetic and architectural considerations, whereas in the US I feel all people grow to learn about is "Stroads" and parking lots next to massive blocky malls. We have lots of "generic" and "modern" stuff too, but the old stuff lives on and we grow up with the knowledge of it :)
He didn't get the fast food right though. We eat fast food but we don't live off of fast food. Especially in southern Europe and Greece that I'm most familiar with, people will eat Macdonald's 5-6 times a year. Every other type of fast food is just "fast" but not unhealthy, it is made from local produce and meat and nothing is overprocessed like in the US. Farmer's markets are everywhere so it is very easy and cheap to eat healthy. Having been to the US I found it extremely difficult to eat anything that is not processed, artificial and at the same time at a reasonable price. Even fresh produce is GMO, they are huge and tasteless, so even when people cook, they prefer garlic powder and onion powder and any other kind of powder seasoning, because vegetables and herbs have no taste at all in the US. The whole food market and its regulation is different in Europe, that's why people have access to better food.
Why are you doing this for I've been looking at New York on my phone it is absolutely lovely sometimes you are wrong what you say America is a lovely place under people seems very nice people
The general rule on europe is : if you make yourself seen or heard its because you want to draw attention so if its the purpose : we act acordingly But if its not your goal , you just draw attention for nothing and this is anoying ;)
After seeing the kid with his spaghetti, that reminds me. The kid is a kid, fair enough, but the number of adult american's i've see who can't use cutlery is crazy. It doesn't really matter, like i'm not staring at someone else while i'm eating, but it is annoying.
Politics is the scary one, it's a reflex, and most of the time it's just out of curiosity. I try not to talk about politics with my closest friends, but you put me in a room with an american, I want to ask about how crazy American politics are. It's because we like to do our own research, and find out from the people directly. We forget that you might not even care or want to talk about it. If that's the case, just tell us, just say "I'm sorry, I don't want to talk about that"
Perhaps someone told you in the reactions already but ....... the streetview on 4::40 = Views of the Strasbourg Cathedral Notre Dame and around Strasbourg.
The loud is a little unfair. Americans have a different pitch in their voices which carry far and can sound piercing. I have experienced this a lot. I’m not going to lie, if that happens near me I just move. I have left the pool, I have left the restaurant, I don’t think it’s always noise, often it is pitch.
A friend of mine who is a frequent traveller in Europe recently went on a European cruise full of ignorant mid western Americans who talked all the way through talks the crew gave. Her and her husband have always enjoyed cruising but not this kpone. Hello from Australia. 😊
I was walking around in my birth country , with my best friend .and it was two minute silence , for war veterans. .but because We were so lost in conversation. We hadn't realised and were still chatting ,in moderate voices . It's quite embarrassing, when you look up .
Tbf, Taco Bells and KFCs are not full of locals. We eat there only if we have to, on the go. We enjoy a quiet, local cafe much more. Maybe apart from tiktok kids trying trending meals.
EU is America's largest trade partner. In 2023, U.S.-EU trade in goods alone reached approximately $946 billion, which is significantly higher than U.S.-China goods trade, which stood at about $575 billion. We should be hugging and kissing! 😘
America has spacious business and commercial parks etc. luv it. you can come live here, as an old soul, and i'll live in the states...well, not rhode island😂 more like the Southwest. I hope you read this one!
I think it's the nature of tourists to complain, no matter where they're from. I always hear how crap out transport system is here in the UK. Unless you live in London, which quite frankly is a different country anyway. But we hear of how brilliant and punctual the German railways are. How the trains run on time and are so efficient. Well, tell that to the footie fans over there for the Euros, who have taken to paying locals to take them back to their hotels as the transport system is so rubbish. Your apology on behalf of your coutrymen is not needed. You are an individual, so are they. You happen to share a country of birth. I lived in Spain for years, British people, especially the Scots, complained out hot it was. They couldn't bear it. In the winter, how bloody cold it was, the houses weren't built for the cold. Well, heads up for them, it's a hot country that gets cold in the winter! You can't win. I find that for the most part, the US citizens that I've met, travelling AND living aborad, 95% of the time they're great. There are idiots from all over the world. Usually, they're students, multi nationals, parents with too much money that have spoiled them. They're the worst!
❤😂Nice try. We all know the "American" tourists. Just look at them😮😢😅. And the terrible "English" they shout at you and to everybody. A dead giveaway😂😮❤. But welcome all, we like you❤.
Europeans are the exact same. The difference is when there is something different (a language, and person) it is more noticeable. People in the EU are more likely to stare longer than it’s normal to do so. These comparisons ideo are just one sided tip of the iceberg. The day to day life of Europeans are exactly the same. The only difference is the language, the level of comfort, transportation mode, and infrastructure. I’ve seen many double standards. For example in Spain they will say don’t litter but when they have parties they litter. That’s just one example.
European tourists can be quite oblivious and even obnoxious within Europe too. Seen quite a bit of that. *And* the locals may actually be a bit overbearing as well some times, so there is that.
Every American i have met always compares us to America, instead of enjoying what difference the world has to offer
When you go on holiday to another country, you are a guest in someone else's home. Behave like one. I think that it is so sad that adults actually have to be told that. (This goes, of course, for all nationalities wherever you go as a tourist.)
Well said! I agree, I have seen people from all over, when on holiday, making a fool of themselves abroad, doing things they know would not be permitted at home.
@@weejackrussellsome people on holiday act like animals let out of the cage. I'm sure every nationality is guilty of that.
Just to give you an example of what I observed while visiting Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria. There was a group of American tourists taking a guided tour through the castle. The guide went to great extent explaining each and every detail of what was there to see, including a number of background stories. Her English was pristine! When the tour was just about to finish, this overweight woman said in a voice that was to be heard miles away "Elmer, tell me, what have we just seen?". No further comment necessary.
It's no good comparing the rest of the world to America. These European places are thousands of years old and the US is not yet 250 years old, it's still a teenager with all the attitude of petulant youth!
Huzzah! That`s what i have been saying for years
What a good way of putting it.👍🏻But I don’t think they’ve reached their teens yet!😂
Spot on! Most Americans don't yet know how to use a knife and fork!
@@Al8miniumYes, but I suppose they just have their own way!
Not exactly an excuse to be like the saying .
just because you have a licence to print money ,doesnt mean you should .
Or you're not gonna jump in front of a moving bus ,just to see what the feelings like.
I'd dont mind any ppl , but those that don't show respect. Get what they should expect.
As a former officer on passport control, Americans that travelled regularly were never an issue. The problem was usually with inexperienced travellers who didnt expect there to be limitations on what they can & cant do when they visit other countries. When you tried to explain it to them their response would usually be “but I’m an American”, as if other countries laws do not apply to them.
2 female Californians got into trouble for carving their initials on a Colosseum wall and taking a selfie. Other people have done it as well. It's a Roman artifact, only been there 2,000 years
Well ,they can always knock it down a put up another ,said in an American voice
Other 'creators' of graffiti were probably / possibly _not caught in the act_ plus, before CCTV / the Internet, fewer people would get to hear about it and _pass the word on_ regarding the _very possibility_ of performing such 'unofficial art forms' ...?!
They used to do that to Stone Henge. They brought little chisels with them. That’s why no one is allowed to touch the stones anymore. 🤷
When they do that they should be arrested.Unfortunately they only get find.Italian Police Is different from the One in US.
@@Jill-mh2wnWow!
Hey, the cathedral is in the city of Strasbourg, Alsace, France, my hometown. There is no second tower, even if it was planned at first. The cathedral is over a thousand years old. The second tower project was dropped out after they found out the ground was less sturdy that they thought, making the project way too expensive at the time. Fun fact, Strasbourg cathedral was the highest building in the world for 227 years.
thankyou for the information i found it very interesting ❤
Thanks 👍🏻
I thought that was Germany.
@@kevinsosa2906 Alsace was a highly disputed territory, belonging to the Holy German Empire for a very long time. France finally acquired it, then Germany (Prussia) took it back in 1870. France took it back in 1918. Germany took it back in 1940. France took it back in 1945.
Such changes developped a quite strong local identity, and some people consider themselves Alsatians above considering themselves French.
@@loicrose9916 That explains the German architecture, thank you.
No one in europe asks for a Bathroom.
Thats how they know you're American.
peeing of pooping in a bath is quite rude.
No, unfortunately a lot of Australians, especially young people, say bathroom these days. When I hear someone say it I say there's no toilet where your going.
‘A lot of British people only speak British’….???? I think you might mean English. There’s no language called ‘British’…
We Brits gave the whole world the English language
And then the Americans changed the spelling, pronunciation, emphasis, meaning and grammar of most of it deliberately. They also added new words and replaced existing words. I'd say that's more or less the definition of a foreign language. Its certainly not "English" anymore.
@@lesley585Well, not quite English. 😂
@@lesley585 Ähm... What's about grammar and correct writin'? So, it's English of course. Live with that...
I am French but when i see the kid cutting the spaghetti instead of rolling them around his fork ( 90% of the fun to eat that ) i'm sad :)
its slipery so if you cut it it slip everywhere but your fork , it dont slip if you plunge your fork in and twist :)
The bathroom is where you take a bath or shower..
you ask for the toilet in europe..
Yeah, but the food standards in Europe are higher which means that the food served at McDonald's in Europe is of better quality. Also portions are smaller than American portions and locals tend to go to McDonalds only occasionally. It's not habitual or a lifestyle for most as it is in America.
In Italy, there are hundreds of shapes of pasta from long to short, round, triangular and square. Each shape has an Italian name to describe it. Some pastas hold more sauce because of their specific shape and texture. Chefs choose the pasta shapes for their menus. Now with those pasta shapes, comes one of hundreds of sauces, some tomato based, some meat based, some cream based, some olive oil based, some cheese based and some vegetable or marinara based. Each chef has some standard sauces but also a couple of signature sauces that cab make their restaurant famous. Bolognese sauce is minced beef and pork with soffritto, tomato passata, herbs and red wine. (Bol-on-yay-zay). It’s most often served with spaghetti but sometimes fettuccine or tagliatelle. Do not eat spaghetti with a knife and fork. Use a fork and twirl it in the bowl of a spoon until you have just enough to fit in your mouth.
Italian food is my favourite!
Connor, you hit the nail on the head. Its about respecting the country and people that you are visiting. My brother in law was in the British Army and part of their duty was protecting places like Buckingham Palace. The amount of crap that he had to put up with, and it has to be said, mainly from Americans, but increasingly from Chinese and Russian visitors, was astounding. Britain, especially the London tourist sites is not Disneyland, put on especially for your entertainment! These are active duty members of the British Army! It would be like me messing with the guard at Arlington Cemetery for selfies and chuckles.
3:15 As an austrian my heart hurts if I see when somebody cuts spaghetti while eating. And I´m not an italian.
3:12 A young lad with enough pasta to stuff a mattress and you ask if he's eating spaghetti bolognese rather than asking what the hell is he doing with a dish that size in front of him (lol)
4:48 A view of the west front of Strasbourg (Strassburg) Cathedral. The southern tower was never built.
You have a wonderful enquiring mind young fella. For heaven's sake, never stop asking questions.
There's a simple saying "one's liberty ends where another begins". You're free to be happy, to listen to music, to have a phonecall. But I'm free to be at peace and not disturbed. And the difference between these two liberties is that one is optionnal. You could be discreet, or choose to be loud, but in that case do it in a private space so I don't have to hear you. Your liberty to be loud shouldn't walk on my liberty to be in a quiet space.
Though I know I'm autistic with a trigger for loud or repeting sounds and my threshold is not the same as the majority. I got into fights with guys playing loud music in their cars parked in front of my house. But for noise sensitive people you don't know how anxiety inducing a recuring loud base is, or sometime just a loud voice.
I'm Swedish (48%, but also 46% Finnish and the rest Baltic). My family have lived here since 1576 (at least), probably since forever. The point is: I don't go to Finland and say I'm Finnish, I can't even speak Finnish 🤣
I am 4% Swedish, 3% Norwegian. Typically British!
My name is Irish but my DNA, according to Ancestry, is from all over Europe. The map shows it coming from the Greek Islands near to Turkey, up to Anatolia, across Greece and central Europe until it reaches the British Isles. One of my grandmother's family was from the Aegean area. My Irish ancestors moved from Ireland to Scotland before the Potato famine and my Scottish grandfather then moved to England sometime before the 1920s so I do not feel anything other than English but consider myself European.
Let me just say, people know the difference between loud Americans and loud Brits / Irish / Scots..
The loud Brit/Irish/Scotts are usually there for a match or some celebration in a party town, you won't see it so much in the nicer / more family orientated areas.
Ragu, maybe beef ragu but Bolognaise is made with sausage in Italy.
Blocking doorways and such I can tell you, is not just an american thing.. It's more of a small town / country thing but not exclusivly..
I've worked events and deliveries and retail and many things between and people will always stop to talk/park in the choke-points, it's incredibly annoying.
/edit, ohh and many locals can be pretty ignorant expecting 1 single person from the US to be answerable for all the US's foibles in the locals view.
So it's not just Americans being rude. People be people
The "ohh, I've a Lithuanian great grandmother, Heyy.. you're one of us" bit.. Perfect.. or I'm Irish-American.. Brilliant..
Claiming your a Nationality you have never experienced first hand, thats where people get offended. It cheapens their identity and culture.
Bolognaise is a ragu and it's not only made with sausages, it's usually at least half grounded beef (usually 3/4) and the rest can be sausage meat for some extra flavor. It's not usally as liquid as whatever is in that plate in the video. It's cooked for a long time with red wine and concentrated tomato paste.
Not all tourists are equal. Americans used to be the rudest tourists with the German before the very few rich Russians were allowed to exit their country. But now the mainland Cinese are beating them all, spitting and defecating everywhere...
Connor's invented a new language called British. 😂
when y9u asked for the bathroom and he replied in engish it was a sign of respect that you have tried to learn and speak so they will if they can speak to you in English if you dont try they will be rudeish which i get im learning abit of spainsh and dutch as i travel there and it has made getting things and about alot easier its simple respect
Part of the reason Stonehenge is now very closed off is because Tourists were chipping chunks of it to take home.
😱😱😱 No way! Unbelievable...
They do actually speak ~4 languages. In my average public school we had the native language, English at like 3rd grade, then the language of the biggest minority in around 5th grade, and once in like 8th grade you get to choose another widely spoken foreign language like German or French. You might also know the language of the second biggest minority through exposure.
Here's a little heads-up for you Connor... There used to be an American guy called Moses McCormick... Sadly he passed away at the age of 39... Back in March 2021 due to a heart condition... He had a language channel on here called Laoshu505000... And he had over a million subscribers to his channel... He was an incredibly talented Polyglot who could speak more than 50 languages... Some fluently... Some conversationally... And some where he could make himself understood without an in-depth knowledge... Those were languages that he'd started only relatively recently in his life... So he wasn't quite as fluent as some of the other languages he'd known for many many years... But what made him so incredible... Was that he not only learned how to speak these 50 languages... But he also learned how to both read and write in all of those languages too... There's a compilation video of his... Where you can see him speaking with native speakers from those countries... It's an incredible sight to see... Enjoy Connor. 👍 -------> ruclips.net/video/C2N_eBD2Zio/видео.htmlsi=eH4VHN-x5-cRx8FU
Lately I've been thinking about how tourists seem to treat the places they visit like theme parks, without awareness that the places they're visiting are where other people live normal lives..anyone else think this? How do we change this behaviour? I live in Amsterdam, we live with this every day..and night..
People visiting resorts in their own country behave in a similiar ay, I've lived in seaside towns and people from other parts of England stroll around in the road oblivious to passing cars.
Americans always call it public “transportation”, whereas we just say public transport. Transportation is what we did to the convicts when we shipped them to Australia!
Britain transported thousands of people to the West Indies and to North America for many years before they started transporting people to Australia.
No one needs to speak the language of the country they are visiting perfectly. But it is a sign of respect and local people will react much nicer if you know at least a few words in their language. Like „Hello“, „Thank you“ or „Where is…“.
Too much coffee today Connor? When he says loud he means they don't have a volume button that includes an indoor voice setting. It doesn't matter what they say to each other but the whole neighbourhood doesn't need, or want, to hear it. Its all about a 'sense of place' too.
17:24 Oh that's where I live (Bordeaux France). Literally in the street in front of the medieval gate.
One of my ancestors is thought to have come from Bordeaux. I have been there, it's a lovely city.
I have visited many European countries over the years and have met many different people. I have met Americans who have been quiet and charming but have also met others who have complained non stop! Having said that Ive met people from other countries complain when its not the same as at home! What do they expect youre in a different country!!!!
As a little kid I used to go skateboarding with a friend at an American WW2 memorial cemetery, after a couple of days the cemetery guard came to tell us that we couldn't play there but actually I feel that if these dead soldiers could see us skateboarding it would have been one of the greatest joy of their lives
Charity and sensitivity go a long way. Europe has too many tourists.
When it comes to the "only english" thing, France is an anomaly. French people turn their nose at english speakers because they're proud of their language. But if you attempt to communicate with locals in French as a foreigner, they will switch to english if they notice even the slightest accent. You can't please them.
This was true maybe 20-30 years ago.
@@tbirdparis I've been to France twice. Not just Paris but various parts of the country. That was my experience when I attempted to speak French almost every time. I guess in their mind, they think they're being helpful when in reality they aren't because I wanted to practice my French.
@@knucklehoagies not saying you didn't experience what you experienced, of course that happens. But as a foreigner who has lived in France for more than 20 years, I've seen the linguistic situation in this country change with my own eyes. It's really _nothing_ like it used to be, but that's just on average, of course you can still have encounters like that.
FWIW, I think most people misinterpret why people switch to English when you try speaking their language in countries like France (or _especially_ Germany). In the vast majority of cases, it's nothing to do with being snobbish about their own language. People are just very timid to use whatever amount of English they know because they're embarrassed at how poor their level is. It's only when they see you really struggling to speak their language that they decide OK I'd better try my best with my crappy English. This is most surprising when you encounter it in Germany, because people there really tend to underestimate how good their English actually is.
Meat sauce is Bolognese ....its what people in Europe ask for BOLOGNESE its not necessary to ask for spaghetti..its comes automatic...
They don't serve "Spaghetti Bolognese" in Bologna. It's Ragu alla Bolognese, usually served with tagliatelle.
I really do love American people. I do think sometimes they are a bit naive but the US has only existed for a couple of hundred years. They're like the wee baby, but wee babies grow. If they aren't educated, trouble lies ahead.
Well put!
Teenagers ,fond of boasting ,fast cars ,violence until they realise it hurts when it`s real, and clinging on to how great America is because they are still feeling their place amongst the grownups 🤣
Mr McJibbin be proud of your heritage I find that some Americans are the closest to us here in the UK because of their ancestors...🇬🇧 🇺🇸
@@dianeandderrickhenderson475you know that Brits were not the only people in America, right?
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Your right I'll change it to some Americans.
I've heard the English speak English too. 👀
I am born and bred in the UK. When I went to the USA I was asked "Do they speak English in England"!
Raised in Canadian resort towns, I must say tourists who walk halfway across the road to get a picture look exactly like bowling pins.
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What offends me whether American or not ............. his ponytail!😂 Sorry. Also, almost everyone I know speaks more than just English (I'm in UK). Mostly French, Spanish and German. I personally gave up learning Polish as well. Even though I'm half Polish. My Dad tried his best but I found it much too hard.
I agree. American nature is so beautiful and cities are so impractical.
When travelling in the states with children, my kids never had to walk 2 meters to the bathroom without an adult stopping them and asked them if the needed help. The american hospitality and politeness may not always be sincere but still so lovely.
Us Europeans as a whole could learn from that and be nicer to foreigners and tourist. I actually loved beeing stoped in the street and getting local tips and what to avoid.
Of course. In the US they are supposed to walk two yards. If they are walking metres, there is something wrong.
Ok, the video is about somewhat rude behavior but these are not too important things in my opinion, can annoy sure but (true) problems are other.
I'm from Rome and unfortunately I've first-hand experience about that, from "little" rude behaviors to the TRUE incivility (that's the main problem): bathing on fountains (who are sculptures, often by Bernini or other important artists, not just "things" where water comes out), writing graffiti on the monuments (people writing even on Colosseum) or, another thing who people don't understand and keep to do, "picnicking" on the Spanish Steps, who recently restored with million of Euros and which, despite bans and vigilance, is already (again) with stained and/or ruined marble, these are (some) great incivilities.
Said that, it does NOT regard just the Americans (although I've to say that many don't seem to understand that they are not in Disneyland but in real city with thousands of years of history), it's a 'bit of everyone (I've experienced it, my compatriots abroad don't do better), probably it will sound trite but usually the only really polite are the Japanese (I talking in general of course, not about the single person).
Wow, the arrogance: "Anybody speaking English being annoying must be an American. They could be Italian, they could be Swiss, they could be Spanish, they could be from anywhere." He neglected to mention that they might even be from the nation where the language was spoken long before Americans existed. He most likely believes that the UK acquired the language from America. American exceptionalism comes to mind. I'm half Italian, and I also lived in Spain for a while. Apart from people employed in the tourism industry, you'll be lucky to come across anyone who speaks English in either country.
It also doesn't make sense as anyone who hears someone and thinks they are American isnlikley to be from the accent rather than the language. I'm Irish and have never been mistaken for American in any country I've ever visited just because I speak English. Americans are noticed from their accent and mannerisms. Fella in the video being reacted to hasn't a clue that he is talking to and is likely only being taken seriously by other Americans. He's travelled and could impress an American but most people from other nations would realise how innocently mixed up he is
@Gio-oz: what? You won't find English speakers in Spain or Italy other than the tourist hot spots?
My Brother-in-law married a Spanish woman, who speaks English, her Mother, who is 80, speaks English, his two boys speak English but unfortunately for them, in a Brummie accent, pick up from my BIL! They also speak High Spanish, Catalan, Castilian, Valenciano. Most of my nephews' friends speak English and this was when they were no more than eight years old! They live nowhere near a "Hot Spot". I have been stopped by the Guardia Civil, travelling along the N340 at 2am and both Officers Spoke perfect English, I was "Escorted" to a Motel, where they also spoke English. When we came out in daylight, another Guardia Civil was parked next to my Motorbike and assured me that my bike, contents of the panniers and my kit bag, were all safe, in perfect English.
I have only visited three areas in Italy for business, Lecce, down south, Perugia, Central Italy, and Siena, a little further north, and I had no trouble speaking English and being understood. I'll admit that speaking English in Perugia in 2010, was a bit strained but understandably so!
Not quite true. Most countries teach English in schools. It would be foolish not to. Some people wilfully refuse to speak English. It doesn’t usually have the desired affect.😂
@@Loki1815👍🏻well said. It’s amazing what people will say in an effort to insult. They just end up looking silly, like now.😂
4:10 The second tower was never built. This is Strasbourg Cathedral (France), the tallest cathedral in Europe (along with Cologne, Germany).
Je ne voudrais pas déclencher une guerre de clochers 😉, mais si cela était vrai en 1439, depuis 1876 c'est la cathédrale Notre Dame de Rouen la plus haute Cathédrale de France, 2éme d'Europe derrière celle de Cologne. Et nous nous avons 2 tours en plus de la flèche. e scheener Dàà.
Bro we speak english in France
And a lot of us can have conversations in spanish, italian, portugese, german, arabic and tones of african languages.
Most realistically every person you will encounter in France can have a conversation in 2 or 3 languages (including French)
You do, except when someone speaks English
I must have been VERY unlucky then. I've been to Paris several times and 99% of the Parisians I happened to ask some info in French (I'm Italian and I studied French at school) didn't even have to time to stop and say something. They just walked away annoyed as if I didn't even exist. Can't imagine what could have happened if I'd asked something in English. By the way, they even called my little son and I "salles maccaroni" at a MacDonald because they thought I couldn't understand. You can say what you want, but I find the Parisians to be among the most snobbish and rudest Europeans you can find.
@@strikedn If you were English they would have called you 'rosbif' and chopped your fingers off! 😂
The french hate that their language, once the Lingua Franca, is no more. It is now English. They are bitter. But thank the lord we don't all speak silly french. 😜
@@stevenmclaren2730 yes yes and Im chinese talking to you in croatian
Americans like to hear the sound of their own voices.
Welsh like the look of their own text?
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Connor, I think here in the UK, we say 'Spaghetti Bolognaise' but I think in Europe, in Italy at least, they might call it something else (according to Jeremy Clarkson on an old episode of Top Gear! He was teasing Richard Hammond!) but dont take my word for it because I dont travel. I did go to Rome for an eight-day break with my school when I was thirteen years old, but I've not been abroad since - due;to difficult personal circumstances - so I'm _definitely_ _no_ expert regarding travel, destinations and current European habits etc!!
I hope, (not necessarily to do with this video but) you do get to take horseriding lessons because you say you'd like to...
I used to ride every day as I worked in two riding schools in London, and two others in the county of Kent _many years ago_ and though I had to give up years ago (1986😢) I still love horses and enjoy seeing other people learning to ride etc. So, I'd like to see you (hopefully) enjoying learning to ride too... I guess you'd learn to ride "Western" style, which I've never tried, I always rode English style, so I could advise you if you learned to ride English style, (if that was acceptable, of course) but _not_ obviously, if you learned "Western" style
...in that case, I'd be learning along with you, though only by watching.🙂
(Not by doing😟!!)
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We call it "ragù" in Italy. You may come across Spaghetti Bolognese in the most touristic places full of those fake restaurants catering for tourists but never in the real Italian ones.
@@strikedn I don't care whether it's called Ragu or Bolognese, I love it, but I have to have lots of Parmesan cheese and black pepper all over the top so I can mix it all in.😋 Now, I'm hungry.😊
Ragu with tomato sauce yummy jk
Stereotypes don't help. Yes, sure, being from Edinburgh ive came across annoying Americans. But I've came across many more annoying Scottish folk, or English folk, or French folk, or German folk...and so on. Yes, some American folk fit the stereotype so good it's almost cant be real, but come now, most Americans are just fine, nice people
- 3:12 That's not escargots... What she's having are Dolmades (a Greek dish). And yes, it looks like spaghetti bolognese (or more right, ragú)
- about the 'duck face selfies'.. I've witnessed that first hand at 'Kilmainham Gaol Museum, Dublin'...
Great reaction! You're not aggressive, you're voicing your opinion/beliefs
Hi Jibby.
You asked a question and I can't remember what is was.
So, I'm gonna have to watch your video all over again.!!
4:26 "that is beautiful"
This is Strasbourg, Alsace, in France. 👍
3:11 No Connor, they are not snails but Dolmates (rice rolls in vine leaves) typical of Greece and the eastern Mediterranean. And since they are in Greece I assume that that is the Greek version of what you call "Spaghetti Bolonese" (which either doesn't exist or exists depending on who you ask)
Literally eating dolmades in Canada while reading this. Mediterranean food is grossly underrepresented.
Apart from our terrible history with France the biggest blow to them, imo, was when the English language was chosen as the International language over French. The French do not like speaking in English … I think they feel insulted at the thought
Story I heard from an American mom to her son in a hotel in London in the breakfast room. If the speak a different language doesn't mean they can't understand you
17:12 That has always baffled me. I have Spanish heritage, my dad was Spanish. Even though I have the Spanish citizenship (because children of Spaniards can opt to it from birth), and have lived there, but I'd never say "I'm Spanish" because I didn't grew up there.
Junk food? I only eat seafood I catch and gather for free. If you have to pay for your food and your house you are not free. I live on my sailboat for $3500 per year. 🇸🇪
Southern Europeans are generally louder than Northern Europeans. Take the Italians for example: they ARE a loud people', who use their hands alot when talking.
To those who don't use their hands wildly when talking, it can look abit excessive; but that's just Italians... hand gestures are part of their culture. But they're not obnoxious or demanding like quite alot of Americans are.
Btw, I think that cathedral with just one spire where it looks like there should be two, is in the French city of Strasbourg.
There's nothing louder than a drunken Brit abroad. I always pretend not to be British as the behaviour is so embarrassing.
Did you hear about the oil protestors defacing Stonehenge?
gREAT SUBJECT. i LIVE IN oNTARIO ON BORDER WITH dETROIT . I have vacationed in the USA, Caribbean, Europe and have experienced USA citizens in the wild so to speak. That's why many Canadians vacay in Cuba, cause there are no Yanks. JMO (just my opinion)
Genova is all European people are very shy people and the quiet nature salus British people the same
I lived in France and all school children learn English but being French they won't speak. English is spoken in all foreign tourist areas in the world.
Maybe what Americans should remember is most of these countries were old a 1000 years before America existed. They may known something you don't?
I think it's just about consideration. It's generally accepted that most Europeans are broadly more considerate to each other in their own societies, than folks are in America. Inevitably, we carry with us our own tendencies when we travel. Whether at home or abroad, European tend to tread more lightly - because that's just the way we've been brought up. Americans, when they're travelling abroad are less considerate and more self-centred, because that's their social culture. It doesn't even occur to them that consciously trying not to disturb or annoy people (wherever we are) is the norm for most of us.
12:28 nope!! The hull Rotterdam ferry has been a staple for years…. That’s north English coast to the Netherlands
That beautiful cathedral is in Strasbourg , France.
I'm scared that a spider on me while I had the windows open today I love to try and get out
I like your little detours. Often a profound question in there. My favourite is when you watch something funny like Cunk.
I've travelled in Europe quite extensively, as I am at the moment, and make a point of finding out the local equivalent of “Do you speak English please?” If they don't use Google translate or one of the other translation apps.
Here is my ranking of obnoxious tourists:
1. US
2. Britain
3. The Netherlands
4. Denmark, Norway, Sweden (for excessive drinking)
5. Germany (at certain places like Mallorca)
6. Finland
7. France
8. Japan
You could be welcome in England because your not loud,
every single englishmen i meet in berlin was drunken and loud....i m sorry to say
@@bennednedben3689 Quite obviously you and I never met when i had the pleasure of visiting.
I'd think the following from my experience was anecdotal evidence, but it happened so much in my life... US people speaking English are just so loud compared to anyone else in any of their native languages. I was in Italy a few years back (I'm from Portugal, btw), and you could just pick up the US people instantly anywhere you went: "I think there's a Disney store up ahead!" or - my favorite, whilst standing near the Colosseum in Rome - "So, they are gone for how many thousand years now?" (which has the tone of like, people in Rome from Roman times are like what? Dinosaurs?)
It's hard to explain, but I feel like I (as other people across millions in the world) somehow natively grew up understanding about "there's other people there" and "let's not create a scene" and just try and be the least bothering to other people as I can. Seemingly this is not a thing in US people?
In fairness, I imagine this is not a problem in the US since everyone is on the same level? (question mark, I'm curious to know) - but it just sticks out so badly everyone I go: "yep, there's the US people right there"
Concerning Languages, I feel like there's been a big strive across Europe for people to learn at least English after their native language, and many countries incentivize other languages as well. For me, English was the clear incentive (as a second language) from my late primary school years, but we also had French in middle school, which in turn later on led me to investigate about Italian on my own adult time. Biggest thing is awareness that other languages exist!
PS: lots of Portuguese B-roll there, nice to see :) Also, I respect the "America is so ugly" comment. Truth is, so many places in Europe have benefited from thousands of years of aesthetic and architectural considerations, whereas in the US I feel all people grow to learn about is "Stroads" and parking lots next to massive blocky malls. We have lots of "generic" and "modern" stuff too, but the old stuff lives on and we grow up with the knowledge of it :)
I enjoyed listening to you talk tonight very interesting I love listening to you talk
He didn't get the fast food right though. We eat fast food but we don't live off of fast food. Especially in southern Europe and Greece that I'm most familiar with, people will eat Macdonald's 5-6 times a year. Every other type of fast food is just "fast" but not unhealthy, it is made from local produce and meat and nothing is overprocessed like in the US. Farmer's markets are everywhere so it is very easy and cheap to eat healthy. Having been to the US I found it extremely difficult to eat anything that is not processed, artificial and at the same time at a reasonable price. Even fresh produce is GMO, they are huge and tasteless, so even when people cook, they prefer garlic powder and onion powder and any other kind of powder seasoning, because vegetables and herbs have no taste at all in the US. The whole food market and its regulation is different in Europe, that's why people have access to better food.
Why are you doing this for I've been looking at New York on my phone it is absolutely lovely sometimes you are wrong what you say America is a lovely place under people seems very nice people
Spag Bol mate.
The general rule on europe is : if you make yourself seen or heard its because you want to draw attention so if its the purpose : we act acordingly
But if its not your goal , you just draw attention for nothing and this is anoying ;)
After seeing the kid with his spaghetti, that reminds me. The kid is a kid, fair enough, but the number of adult american's i've see who can't use cutlery is crazy. It doesn't really matter, like i'm not staring at someone else while i'm eating, but it is annoying.
Politics is the scary one, it's a reflex, and most of the time it's just out of curiosity. I try not to talk about politics with my closest friends, but you put me in a room with an american, I want to ask about how crazy American politics are. It's because we like to do our own research, and find out from the people directly. We forget that you might not even care or want to talk about it. If that's the case, just tell us, just say "I'm sorry, I don't want to talk about that"
Perhaps someone told you in the reactions already but ....... the streetview on 4::40 = Views of the Strasbourg Cathedral Notre Dame and around Strasbourg.
A pill of the chair trying to get the Spider and cut my head open
It's the way you've been fetched up in life to respect people it's common sense you treat people how you would like to be trapped with respect
The loud is a little unfair. Americans have a different pitch in their voices which carry far and can sound piercing. I have experienced this a lot. I’m not going to lie, if that happens near me I just move. I have left the pool, I have left the restaurant, I don’t think it’s always noise, often it is pitch.
A friend of mine who is a frequent traveller in Europe recently went on a European cruise full of ignorant mid western Americans who talked all the way through talks the crew gave. Her and her husband have always enjoyed cruising but not this kpone. Hello from Australia. 😊
Yes, Luxemburgish/Lëtzeburgisch is a proper language. As close neighbour of Luxemburg, I can confirm :)
I have seen american tourist only few times in Finland one was good one was neutral and the family i met were disrespectful
I was walking around in my birth country , with my best friend .and it was two minute silence , for war veterans.
.but because We were so lost in conversation.
We hadn't realised and were still chatting ,in moderate voices .
It's quite embarrassing, when you look up .
That was a lovely story you've taught me about being in the paper
I don't think American Spain any harm when the talk loud it's just that European tour more quiet in nature to understand back more
Tbf, Taco Bells and KFCs are not full of locals. We eat there only if we have to, on the go. We enjoy a quiet, local cafe much more. Maybe apart from tiktok kids trying trending meals.
EU is America's largest trade partner. In 2023, U.S.-EU trade in goods alone reached approximately $946 billion, which is significantly higher than U.S.-China goods trade, which stood at about $575 billion. We should be hugging and kissing! 😘
Hahaha, loving how scatty you are in this video, bless ya heart.
And NO you're not coming across as grumpy 😘
Hey Connor , go with the tv show ,
The IT Crowd , people , what a bunch of bar stewards , and ive met all of them !!
The most annoying thing is filming in public.
America has spacious business and commercial parks etc. luv it.
you can come live here, as an old soul, and i'll live in the states...well, not rhode island😂 more like the Southwest.
I hope you read this one!
I think it's the nature of tourists to complain, no matter where they're from. I always hear how crap out transport system is here in the UK. Unless you live in London, which quite frankly is a different country anyway. But we hear of how brilliant and punctual the German railways are. How the trains run on time and are so efficient. Well, tell that to the footie fans over there for the Euros, who have taken to paying locals to take them back to their hotels as the transport system is so rubbish. Your apology on behalf of your coutrymen is not needed. You are an individual, so are they. You happen to share a country of birth. I lived in Spain for years, British people, especially the Scots, complained out hot it was. They couldn't bear it. In the winter, how bloody cold it was, the houses weren't built for the cold. Well, heads up for them, it's a hot country that gets cold in the winter! You can't win. I find that for the most part, the US citizens that I've met, travelling AND living aborad, 95% of the time they're great. There are idiots from all over the world. Usually, they're students, multi nationals, parents with too much money that have spoiled them. They're the worst!
❤😂Nice try. We all know the "American" tourists. Just look at them😮😢😅. And the terrible "English" they shout at you and to everybody. A dead giveaway😂😮❤. But welcome all, we like you❤.
Europeans are the exact same. The difference is when there is something different (a language, and person) it is more noticeable. People in the EU are more likely to stare longer than it’s normal to do so. These comparisons ideo are just one sided tip of the iceberg. The day to day life of Europeans are exactly the same. The only difference is the language, the level of comfort, transportation mode, and infrastructure.
I’ve seen many double standards. For example in Spain they will say don’t litter but when they have parties they litter. That’s just one example.
European tourists can be quite oblivious and even obnoxious within Europe too. Seen quite a bit of that.
*And* the locals may actually be a bit overbearing as well some times, so there is that.
Some Americans are so full of their importance that they like to bring attention to themselves
Capital of the chair trying to get the Spider and I've cut my head open the split everywhere coming out my head
American to Snipes people don't mean any yam
You're getting chubby, McJibben! 😂