Regarding Americans traveling: Neil Gaiman said that (paraphrasing): England is a place where 100 miles is a long distance and America is a place where 100 years is a long time.
True. It is less than 4 hours drive from Wales to London. And that means you have already driven the width of that island! And diagonally, at that! Drive 4 hours in most US states, and you are still in the same state.
@@nunya9555 but to look at it another way, to drive from Cromer on the east coast, to St David's on the east coast of Wales, Google Maps estimates over 7 hours at 1am. So, converting the width of the UK into driving hours and claiming 4 is a bit weak. It is still however absolutely nothing compared to distances in the US. I often drive from the south coast of England to the North coast of Scotland... It's 13 hours of driving time with no traffic on average. I do it with only a couple of toilet breaks, no overnight stops needed. That should put the length of the UK into perspective, you can drive it in almost half a 24 hour day. Nothing really.
@@underwaterdick. True. I was just looking at Google maps the other day (out of curiosity) and noted that distance. I assumed it would have been much further. A truck driver and I were visiting about travel times and he told me that the US map is not proportional to actual dimensions and it made me curious of other places. He said that the west side of the US is far larger than the map indicates.
When my sister gave birth to my niece, I drove for 9 straight hours (stopping briefly to pick up our cousin & to fuel up) to go see her & meet my niece. I didn't leave the state of once (not even a big state...Bigger than those on the east coast but tiny compared to those on the west half of the country)
@John Saunders Be nice, Mr. Saunders. I was once young and didn't understand the difference between 'auto mechanics' and 'quantum mechanics'. Come to think of it, neither had been invented yet...
In defense of the passport thing... I live right on the border with Canada and for most of my life I didn't need a passport to cross the border so there was really no reason for many of us to have one.
@Tianeptine - It's the only other country within reasonable driving distance. I'd love to see other countries but I can't afford to do that nearly as often between airfare and cost of hotel rooms. Canada on the other hand I can make a day trip out of.
@Tianeptine - Mainly convenience. Driving here is a lot cheaper than flying. Example, I live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and flying to Las Vegas, NV versus driving a pickup (20 hrs each way) that gets 15 mpg is physically cheaper (minus my time). Even in Dallas, it's still 8 hours of driving to get to Mexico. Our rail infrastructure is ancient (literally we have ties on some lines that date back to post-US Civil War Reconstruction) and rail transit if highly underdeveloped and inefficient as our rail lines are optimized for freight and not passenger travel.
@Tianeptine - You can fly to another country in Europe for like $50 USD, for us to fly to anywhere but Canada and Mexico is generally looking at 10-20x that.
The reason we have more folks get bitten by people than by rats, is that we have very few folks get bit by rats. At 62 years old I've never known anyone who had been bitten by one.
"we have very few folks get bit [sic] by rats." In the video he explains that there are over 40,000 rat bites each year. (Rather a lot.) Exceeded only by human bites at around 45,000! I can *almost* understand this, given the number of homeless people. Just last week a guy approached me and said "I haven't had a bite all week." So I bit him.
That's what's shocking. In any developed country, money is hardly the question when someone needs medical assistance. I honestly hope for you that you will manage to defeat the corporations and finally get a government that serves the people and not the elite.
@@DragonAceSg7 I'm not living in America, but I wish you the best in 2020. Bernie seems a sensible choice for president, and I guess that's why corporate news smear him the way they do. Keep fighting!!
@@MrVonMengesdorf Well, you should. Any other developed country has it, and costs of medication are lower as well. You shouldn't have to decide whether or not to get cured like you decide whether or not to buy yourself a treat.
he says it is their national sport... if you continue listening he says that is not just an american thing. If you are Irish, english or Italian you can make a championship, just prepare to be bitten by americans (the point he was making)
In Missouri it was legal to shoot a Mormon on sight well past 1845. In some cities a man must walk in front of a horseless carriage carrying a lantern at night. There's also "no spitting in public" but that is a reference to tobacco.
Queen of the Bunnies -- I fell from my pedal bike and bumped my head, plus other injuries... The ambulance, the helicopter ride and the first night of my coma (before midnight) was 100 thousand dollars! :-D
I wish! Here in California I had my credit ruined by an ambulance company that charged me two thousand dollars for a two block ride to the VA, and yes I am a veteran. And yes it should be and is covered by VA insurance but tell that to the ambulance company.
Like the couple anecdotes before help illustrate, $1,000 is actually far lower than even cheap ambulance rides in the US. You're "lucky" if it's less than $3,000 for the ride alone.
I have a friend who eats small amounts but he eats slowly. He has an athletic build. He chews every bite thoroughly and slowly. A small meal takes him about 40 minutes to eat. He spends a long time eating per day. Eating with him is a pain because he takes so long to eat.
@@glidercoach Actually, I think that it is the other way around. The slower that you eat, the less likely you are to be obese . Chewing more and chewing slower makes you fuller so you eat less. I am a fast eater and equally as fat.
Coined the phrase "Lunch is for wimps". In my 30 years on this world and the 44 states I have visited I have never heard anyone say this ever. Not in person, on tv or even in a book. Edit: Just came back to comment after a while and relize over 600 votes... I guess I am not the only one! 🤣
The movie Wall Street..Mike Douglas says it. So of course if it was in a movie..then it MUST be real. What a idiot! We should have let the Germans take that dump over!! Our Mistake!!
U can tell he’s trying his absolute best to just narrate without outright saying how completely stupid some of the points are.. I would probably not have been so strong
Funny fact about Americans not traveling abroad: Americans are notorious for not taking vacations. If you're lucky in the U.S. you might have two weeks of vacation a year, more often than not Americans have much much less or none at all. Add to that the cultural bit about Americans generally thinking that taking time off work is just plain lazy. I know, most other countries think that's crazy. The "lazy American" stereotype is kind of false, we tend to work more hours per employee than any other country and put significant social pressure on those that don't overwork.
Interesting. Is that circumstance because americans have to work that much to be able to hold their life standarts? Or what is the cause of this non facation pressured workbehavior?
Derek Kent Prisoners in the US aren't "essentially slaves," they are slaves, slavery was never outlawed in the US. The worst state to become a prisoner in the US is New Jersey, as it has debtor prisons, if you can't pay your debt there you become a slave for life without the possibility of a trial or parole once you're in.
Regarding passports. There are many American who have been to Canada but have no passport because it wasn't needed at the time. Only became necessary in 2008.
As an Englishman, this is why I love going to the USA. It's the closest you can get to visiting another planet. Just a very odd and surreal place. I love it.
As the late, great George Carlin said; " When you're born, you get a ticket to a freak show, but when you're born in the US, you get a front row seat "...
Correction: Up until around 10 years ago, you didn't need a passport to go to Mexico or Canada. I have never owned a passport but I have been to Canada.
I know right!? My kids think I'm pulling their legs; I used to go with my parents all the time, we'd just cross in Buffalo or take a boat across Lake Erie! It was never a big deal!
Regarding passports, you europeans dont understand the sheer size of the land and variety of ecosystems we have here in the US. LA to New York is only a bit shorter than the distance from Rome to Moscow. The US is massive and US citizens can travel so far to all kinds of environments.
@cattus lavandula ok fine. Not the *exact* same culture. But the same is true when say driving 2hrs through tiny Netherlands. Completely different dialect, attitudes and culture.
@@LiveFreeOrDieHrad but even when they live close to.a border they don't really go. They seem to be brainwashed thinking they're in the best place in the world- without having much material to compare with
Actually its because we can go a thousand miles in any direction and still be in our country we can go to the desert jungles mountains and still be in our country
@@tyronemaroney335 That’s utterly ridiculous. Most Brits have been to places as far as Mexico, Egypt, Thailand, Australia and of course the USA etc etc for holidays. Much further than travelling across the states. The thing is, we get between 25-35 paid days off a year that allows us to travel, I suspect that’s more of a factor.
When I divorced, I had to go stay with my parents in my small mid-western hometown. My kids were shocked that most of their classmates had never been to the next town, let alone the next state.
You can visit the near-tropics of Florida, the Mediterranean climate of southern California, French Creole New Orleans, the Rockies, the Appalachians, the vast forests of the Northwest, the rolling prairies of the Midwest, the deserts, the rivers, the big cities of NY, Chicago, Seattle, Denver, LA, Atlanta, etc.... We have barbeque, music, vast highways, bustling cities and vast wilderness.... Why would anyone leave?
Is that supposed to be an ironic statement from such an illustrious Greek philosopher? It's perfectly fine to be happy with your lot, but you must understand that some people might want to explore a bit beyond 5% of the planet's landmass. There's more barbeque, more music, more highways, more cities and even vaster wilderness out there.
Er... that picture of a victim of violence outside a fast food restaurant that's meant to represent America's love affair with violence and fast food... that's the KFC on George St, Sydney. And that's a NSW police uniform...
@@lachlanchester8142 it would depend on where you live. It wouldn’t be wise to raise a Union flag on the Falls Rd for example. But go to Newtown and even the kerb stones are red white and blue.
European: Travels 215 miles from London to Paris, gets lauded for "traveling abroad." American: Travels 2500 miles from Los Angeles to New York, gets criticized for not owning a passport.
Right?! And it's not like the countries to our North or South are all that exciting. To see anything neat in Mexico, you've got to get far south into pyramid area.
I grew up driving 14 hours one way on an interstate doing 75 miles an hour just to see my Grandfather every Christmas. That would take you through 8 countries in Europe.
A.J. Hart exactly. And the healthcare thing was dumb. “I’m stroking out...no don’t take me to the ER I need to save my money” said no one in this country ever
I've lived in the US my whole life (so far). I have been to some of the seediest bars around the country and I have never seen a bar fight. There are plenty of a-holes in this country, but when you're in a bar, being cool is the unwritten rule. I think there is probably a stereotype of Americans fighting in bars from western movies. I have seen a fight in the parking lot maybe twice, but never in the bar. In fact, a few years ago a guy got stabbed in a bar somewhere in the metro area and it was all over the news because it just never happens. Also, "lunch is for wimps?" Everyone I have ever worked with, even the busiest people, have always taken lunch. We get an hour where I work. I think you're way off on this one.
@@cplcabs It's mostly in schools, restaurants, shopping malls, movie theaters, churches, temples and mosques... and dance clubs that you get mowed down by automatic assault rifles. In seedy bars.... every once in a while.... somebody may pull out a pen knife. Ya just gotta know the culture. A seedy biker bar seems to be the safest place to be...;-)
@@pheresy1367 strangely enough one of the safest bars in the UK i have been to was a biker bar. That was my first time in such a bar and and i wasnt a biker. Everyone was very friendly.
Traveling out of the US is crazily expensive. Most Americans just can't afford it. In addition, we don't get the same kind of holidays that people do over seas. If I told my boss I was leaving for a month to go on vacation, he'd tell me not to expect a job when I got back.
Americans really seem to get the short stick when it comes to salary entitlements and work conditions. I get 8 weeks off a year, plus a pretty generous superannuation, all work clothing and equipment is paid for and I can salary sacrifice private health care, childcare, a new car and so much more. My mortgage and utility bills are partly tax deductable, and like most Australians we earn 150%-200% of what Americans in a similar career earn. Take into account tax and everything else our disposable income is much more than the average Americans.
@@overworkedcna412 that's weird. I get Americans telling me "oh, we all do quite well this side of the Pacific, thank you very much. And we don't need to pay "more" tax towards a better healthcare and public services structure like you Aussies". i guess whoever said "America, land of the free" weren't thinking healthcare or social services. Sure there are some Australians doing it tough, but when you see how many have new cars, huge TVs, and travel to Bali, Asia, or the US regularly you wonder if that percentage is small. Take care over there!
@@doncoleman4938 "If you say so." I'm a simple security guard (American), and I earn approx 70,000 Euro a year. Most of my German counterparts (Security), earn about 10 Euro an Hour.
That and it's changed from owning your home and sending ones kids to school to being extravagantly wealthy at the cost of your fellow citizens. As evidenced by families like the Sacklers.
I love how an Americans greatest insult to another American these days is associating them with a political party, tends to ruffle some feathers. It's even more hilarious when they try to associate a foreigner with one.
It might be anecdotal, but I was out in Manchester on a summer Saturday night a year ago and it was just... pandemonium. Went to Tenerife once and saw the same thing, just drunken, semi-unconscious Brits littering the sidewalks after midnight. So yeah, pot -> kettle
#3. Simon. The vast majority of "human bite" cases come from when someone punches someone else in the mouth. Emergency Rooms in the US document any injury where a human tooth penetrates skin (e.g. someone's fist) as a "human bite" since the medical management and medical coding is identical.
you can't afford healthcare because you waste your money. places with "free" healthcare just have the government force you to pay for your healthcare first. he mentions norway, well guess what, norway's TOP income tax rate comes into effect at 1.6 times the average wage income, which for norway would be a little over $70k a year, at which point the government will take abut 40% of what you make, compared to the US, where they'll take around 47% once you make over about $400k. so go live a life of luxury in norway. or just manage your money instead of relying on the government to do it. you'll have more than enough money to afford healthcare.
John Saunders, maybe if your education wasn’t so busted you would be able to use context clues to figure out the meaning of the comment. They’re saying that the contents of the list confuses them.
"The second amendment, which has been under near constant debate since being written." No, it's actually only been an issue for a few decades now. Seriously, the Supreme Court didn't even make a definitive ruling on what the second amendment means until Heller v. District of Columbia in 2008.
The second amendment needs amending. All empirical evidence would support that. It’s initial purpose was the common man’s right to defend themselves against tyrannical government by forming a militia. Current US armed forces stand at nearly 1.4 million active personnel with around 850,000 reserves, with an annual budget of $720bn not to mention the sheer hardware at their disposal. Oh, and don’t forget the police, various federal and other clandestine organisations. Let them do their jobs. Assault weapons for home defence? It’s a dangerous joke.
In SW PA, a lot of people have never been more than 50 miles from where they were born... People buy houses where the backyard shares a fence with Mommy and Daddy's house.
Well, for a very long time I had only been to ND, MN, and SD because I lived in Fargo. Could drive to Moorhead all the time in MN, and the Valley Fair in MN, and close to the SD border. I met my husband and he was from New York and he and I drove there to meet his friends. Long drive. Beautiful country.
Define the USA 'doing well' according to you, Jake; I've defended the USA before (and I'm a Canadian doing this) but there are some thing even I can't really defend to a foreigner.
#9 IS VERY MISLEADING. As I've stated to so many, just because there are no laws that say, "bestiality is illegal" doesn't mean it is. If, for some reason, you are caught having sex with an animal (in any state) you will be charged with animal abuse. On a side note, in many countries, there are weird laws that were never taken off the books because no one cares. pre marital sex still happens, everyone does it. Bonus fact: In Wyoming, whaling is illegal even though there are no whales, beaches or even large enough bodies of water to keep a whale.
I was thinking the same thing. I have seen these international comparisons before, and have been told bestiality is legal in Denmark. I know of several cases of people going to jail and being forbidden from ever owning animals again for bestiality. It just counts under animal abuse. It is only the theoretical case a sexual assault could be proven not to be abuse, that it would theoretically get away with it.
That is the point, Bestiality is an official crime in most countries in the World. Animal cruelty is often nothing but a slap on the wrist fine. No Trial, No probation, No community hours, No jail time and worst of all no record to stop the offense from continuing. Sick Bastards!!!
That's your opinion and not factual. Nova Scotia made the News that for the 1st time; someone received jail time for animal cruelty only as recently as Oct 2016. From the UK_For decades now, the majority of scientists have agreed that all vertebrate animals, (mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles) are sentient. However, after an eight-hour-long parliamentary debate, British MPs have failed to recognise animals as sentient beings. Given the chance to vote on the NC30 clause that would have transported the EU’s recognition of animals as sentient beings into UK law, parliament voted against it. As a result, many animal rights advocates are concerned for the welfare of animals in post-Brexit Britain. America_Violations of state animal neglect laws are almost always misdemeanor-level violations. If you call Probation and a $50 fine serious trouble, then your correct. In reality animals are treated as food and pets, we lock them up in zoo's and circuses for our amusement. More needs to be done, and it won't if people are confident and content with the structure of the penal system and the penalties we levy for needlessly inflicting harm on creature that can't defend themselves.
justin holl -- Probably right... I only acquired a passport as a teenager to tour Mexico for one week as a teenager with my high school band, beside that I've set foot in Canada for the afternoon to sight-see and have lunch when I visited Niagra Falls. Other than that I have never stepped outside of the U.S. --1.I can't really afford to do so, 2.I have so many other attractions available to me within the U.S. plus 3.I am fearful to travel because of my limited speaking ability. I do have family members who have traveled across the globe though for business needs. They were very pleased with their time away. They found it to be quite adventurous as well as profitable. :-)
I couldn't agree more! I was working 2 jobs to save up to visit the Bahamas in my 31 years I'd never gotten a passport because I didn't need to and it was expensive for me to take a vacation but once I did I realized life's way too short and plan on making a trip at least once every two to three years!
Exatly that, justin holl, and yet the people decrying this about Americans don't see that (just to do his travel vids here on YT, Mark Wolter ['Wolter's World'] has no cable and economizes on other things as well.)
I suppose that would depend on how you define standard of living. According to the United Nations the US ranks #8 out of the 10 top countries to live in world wide.
I’m watching this while at home recovering from Covid. Even with my health insurance I will be paying huge bills for years. It is amazing to see what the insurance company will deny as if I got this on purpose.
Depends on what you mean by "medical people". There are quite a few publicly employed nurses and doctors within the VA system. There's also public health departments with doctors, communicators, and support staff for clinical research, regulation, and education campaigns for public health.
We want medical treatment of any and all kinds available when we need it, not when it "becomes available". We also want to make our own choices for our medical procedures, and insist on our medical and pharmaceutical capabilities being the best in the world. That can get expensive, but it also fuels innovation that the entire world depends upon so we feel it's worth it.
I'm sure the millions of Americans who can't get access to the same level of care are amped that all those rich foreigners can. Here's a crazy idea: provide all your hard working, patriotic citiziens, access to the best health care and keep charging those from abroad. Oh, wait, that would cut into profit margins, nevermind.
Americans don't get America, either. An average American's day goes like this: Morning: "WTF is happening now?!" Afternoon: "WTF are they doing?!" Evening: "WTF happened today?!" Night: "WTF absurdities will I wake up to tomorrow??!"
are saying Americans also don't understand America, I also met myself because I don't understand one quarter of what's going on in this country half of the time
It's more like we'd rather having housing and food than get healthcare. It is way too expensive. That's why so many GoFundMe's exist for helping out with hospital costs. I lived overseas for years and it was WEIRD knowing that I could go to a doctor and not have to declare bankruptcy.
People always forget how much is costs to travel outside of the US. Most people here can’t afford to spend thousands on the plane tickets alone. So they choose to go to places within the US that are affordable and still offer a different experience than their home state. In Europe, you have more than two modes of travel and to go between most countries you don’t need visas, certain vaccinations, etc. that an American would need to go to the same places.
US citizens don't need visas in most of Europe, nor vaccines -- at least none that they wouldn't need in the US (e.g., flu, and even that's not a regulation or enforced at the border). Russia does require a TB vaccine for some case (e.g., to use a public pool), and Russia certain requires visas of US nationals. But not the EU.
You can look up the power of a passport of your country on the internet, you know? With my german passport I can visit 161 countries without having to worry about a visa (but not to the US...). Even with a US passport you are still able to visit 158 countries visa-free. And your country is connected to two other countries (Canada and Mexiko) and another continent with 13 different countries, so you wouldn't have to take a plane, let alone a US airline which are expensive af. And in most of these countries the US-dollar is worth more than their currency, so... And come on, vaccinations? I mean, I'm german, so I'm quite heavily vaccinated by default, but even I have to take a shot or two if I would like to travel to the tropics or east-asia. Oh wait, there's the problem with your health-care costs... yeah, okay, vaccinations might be a factor. How about skiing in Canada, then?
That one was slightly tongue-in-cheek. Someone at the CDC figured that if they have to call it a "zombie" preparedness plan to raise public awareness of disaster preparation in general, so be it.
@@hzzlrp10, it was tongue in cheek. Remains so mostly. It's funny to me because an author I know actually bounced an idea off of some friends, one of whom had a friend at the CDC, and it (the vector & dispersal plan for the book) got into the mix in Atlanta. It's an amusing anecdote now, but imagine the reactions when they actually contacted my friend directly to request changes in his book because "...that could actually work!" The series of novels became a big hit and the CDC started making revisions to the plan for reasons.
That is true. I have a passport, and have traveled to Europe (I'll be there again in 6 or 8 months). But I used to go to Canada a lot, and didn't need a passport to do it. I think, if you've lived along the border of either of those countries, you probably went there in the days before passports became mandatory. That said, I'm constantly frustrated by my fellow Americans and their lack of willingness to try new things and go new places. Travel overseas is expensive, but not so expensive that it can't be done with a bit of effort. And the rewards are fantastic.
I walk into Maine all the time, from New Hampshire, and that's probably farther than Europeans "traveling" in other countries. Seriously. The only difference is the type of boarder we cross more often. Compare the distances. Americans like common sense: we realize that we are in a country so big that it's not likely for us to trip into the next country without a passport- why bother buying something you don't need?
John Saunders Why do you show so much distaste and plain bitterness to American citizens? Blame our government. Our “democracy” has been tainted by idiots like our current “president.”
To defend our travel aversion...America is huge and incredibly diverse, so whereas people in Western Europe would travel abroad to visit different climates and landscapes, we literally have it all. From Arctic Tundra to tropical coral reefs, from plains to jungles, deserts to swamps, alpine glaciers to the rainforests, we have it all. Plus it takes me 10 hours driving just to leave my state.
Yeah in Europe people visit neighboring countries, but in the US here people might visit neighboring states instead. The US is freaking huge. The travel associated with traveling is so great, it's cost prohibitive
Texas? Because that's where I live; east Texas to be exact. Just under 10 hours to get to El Paso. Thankfully, only about an hour to Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
You forgot the mention all the trailer trash.the millions of homelless and the filth of the American cities.I lived there for a year,never come across such dim witted people in my like. Half the people I spoke tp didn't even know where South Africa was!
In the case of bestiality , many states haven't bothered changing the laws simply because they mean nothing. What I mean by this, is even if it were made 100% legal, it wouldn't protect you from animal cruelty and abuse laws. Basically, it doesn't matter if bestiality itself is legal or not, because the act itself is considered cruelty or abuse and is punishable by law- rather harshly might I add.
@@mightyblaster3320 Hell, if you commit an act of bestiality or animal abuse in rural Chille, let alone in the USA, 4chan or Kiwi Farms will doxx you within an hour, & the next day you will have a thousand death threats in your mail box. This is not an exaggeration.
@@johnnevada46 Alabama has no shame. I'm fairly certain they don't understand the concept. We only just barely managed not to elect someone to the U.S. Senate that thinks the country was better off during the days of slavery. And that was after he had been removed from the state Supreme Court...twice!
Regarding beastiality, when you say LEGAL, does that mean there is an actual LAW on the books saying it is allowable, or there is no law BANNING the practice? Most of these laws are foreign to Americans as well.
The laws in those states just don’t mention bestiality, rather than explicitly allow it... But the map he showed is now really out of date and a lot more states have specifically banned the practice. I think it all started because it used to be illegal in almost every state but they unintentionally legalised it when they got rid of sodomy laws so that it was then legal for homosexuals to have sex with each other. Sodomy also included sex with animals I believe, so possibly they didn’t realise it at the time. I could be wrong but I think I read that somewhere.
@@alexandersalter6686 the thing to note here is that in the Anglosphere, or those places using Westminster style government as opposed to places like France or Germany, anything is allowable unless it is specifically proscribed. In the European Union for example, nothing is permitted unless it is regulated by either the E.U. or the government of the country in which you are located. Makes an interesting point about "the land of the free." No?
He's wrong bout KY. When this was produced, I guy was sentenced for 6 mos. for that offense in the northern KY area near Walton. When he was released, he re-offended and was sentenced to a year in jail. The horse subsequently granted a no-contact order.
Regarding U.S. citizens and lack of passports, two things: I'm a natural-born U.S. citizen, and I've been both to Canada and Mexico, and have never had a passport. These 3 countries comprise nearly 8.5 million square miles...that's more than double the size of Europe. So, while I might not have a passport, I've had access to a vast area and didn't have to hassle with getting one.
We in America are a nation full of people from other nations. If you want to experience other cultures you don't have to leave the country at all. Often they're next door or across town. The vastness of the land also means that we have everything from mountains, deserts, forests, lakes, rivers, two oceans, glaciers, tropics and moderate climate areas. There is so much to see and do right here it would take more than a single lifetime to encompass it all, much less worrying about going abroad not to mention for most Americans it is prohibitively expensive to travel and most places of employment wouldn't give you the time off necessary to do so anyhow.
Rebel9668 that's hilarious. You think having different cultures in one place is the same as visiting those cultures? I've lived in six countries on three continents and I promise you, you have no idea what you're talking about. I've lived in the US for two years and so far haven't found much culture at all. Everyone shops at Walmart or target, drinks at the same coffee places, eats at the same restaurants and all know what they are and have. That's the opposite of culture, unless America chooses to embrace it as its own.
In europe, you can make a day trip to another country from almost anywhere in the union. In the US, you start in texas, drive for 10 hours and still be in texas. Scale is important. From Nebraska (dead center of the us) is is an entire day drive to the US Mexico boarder (15 hours)
Frederic Alden Do you believe Trump is an “average” American? I was a literature prof and have read thousands of books. Am I an “average” American ? I find the idea of “average” a misnomer.
@@Xero_Remains 'some of the most hostile ecosystems on earth'.. I'm afraid you have been brainwashed by the Internet. You're ten thousand times more likely to be killed in a car accident, than by say a shark, spider or all dangerous creatures combined. .I've lived in suburbia the last forty years. You would be unfortunate to even see one dangerous creature a decade, let alone be killed by one. Even on the farm in my youth our fox terrier made short work of poisonous snakes. We don't have Bears, mountain lions, or any large land predators. etc Even drop bears aren't that big, lol.
Silly to compare the US to individual European countries. Comparing it to the entire EU is a better comparison in terms of size, population, and influence. What percentage of Europeans have left Europe? I live 2700 miles from where I grew up and I'm in the same country.
If you are European Union citizen you don't need to have passport to travel to a different EU country. It's called Shengen zone. So if German or Italian has a passport then he/she uses it to leave Europe.
A huge amount of Europeans have left Europe or their own country, I guarantee more Europeans have passports than Americans. Hell in the UK we use them as ID in pubs if we dont have our drivers license yet!
I've lived 4000kms (see what I did there) from where I grew up and didn't have to leave my country either. But like 30% of my fellow citizens I leave every year or two to see the world. And its a solid 15 hours to get to the US or Europe.
The difference is we don't need a passport to go between states. Going from Florida to Georgia is a few hundred miles from the bottom to the top. And that's just to the next one. If you go a few hundred miles in Europe you will pass through a few other states (also known as countries outside of the United States). We are basically 50 countries stuck together into one. Hence united states. Having a passport simply isn't necessary for most of us. We can go to any of the 50, and thousands of miles without one. So unless we want to, or have a reason to go outside the country, we don't need one. Mine is expired, which also fits into not having a valid passport. Even though I have been to Europe, Canada, and other areas. They are only valid for 10 years. So if we were to visit London for work, a special event or some other reason to go there (curiosity I guess, no other reason to really go there) we would have one for 10 years. We used to be able to go to Canada without one as well. I went into Canada many times when I was a child and never had one. I didn't get one until I was in my 20's. To get back to distance wise... if you took a measurement of the longest distance possible in the continental US, made a circle from the western most point of Europe, that is how far we can go without one. We can actually touch the US again from Europe using that circle. If you centered it in Europe you would have to go to Russia, Africa, or the other side of the world to get out of it.
@@warspite1995 Yeah, but my entire state is roughly the size of Bulgaria in terms of land area. I've been to 21 different states. Have you been to 21 different countries? It's about the same comparison. We are about to move into the neighboring state and it will still take us over 6.5 hours to drive home. From the neighboring state. It's like a country!
@@gerardcollins80 That may be so, but seeing as the IRA attempted an assassination on him twice, I don't think he is really at the heart of those troubles. He was simply a man of conviction and principle until the later years of his life.
Both the USA and Australia are massive countries and I have been lucky enough to drive around/across both. America has a far more varied landscape than Australia. You can visit places like key west, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Las Vegas, NY all of which are massively different to each other. Australia however, whilst still being a stunning country, is far less variable. You can drive Cairns to Melbourne and there is not that much of a difference (again not saying that’s a bad thing). The issue with Americans not travelling abroad however is not that they don’t get to see amazing things, they obviously do, it’s that they don’t get to experience different cultures. It leads to the insular world view that you are better than everyone else and couldn’t possibly be wrong and that is quite a dangerous world view to have.
If only it were as easy as voting. We are trying but the political elite have their claws tightly wound around the balls of American politics. In a country where wealth is siphoned to a condensed class and money equals power well... They are the lawmakers who twist policy to get away with.... fu***ing everything
I can't help but think people commenting "Vote someone else" are people who dont wanna hear about your troubles. And as though they themselves had some issues but after voting, everything was sorted? These people project "I know what to do attitude" when in reality they the brainwashed ones. Dunning Kruger effect in action. Even in the UK, scotland votes to stay in the EU. Guess what, we're being dragged out of it. Politics works for politicians and their cronies, that's it. The biggest success of these nations have had is convincing the working people that their vote even matters. It doesnt.
america has enough geographic and cultural diversity to satiate most wanderlust within it's borders. 50 states to travel through without the burden of international borders.
Yeah ... but many of the 50 states are filled with ignorant morons and people who think the U.S. is the core of the people. People so dumb that they can't even show most of the relevant countries on Earth on a map. Way to go!
The reason a lot of Americans don’t travel abroad is simple, there are many diverse cultures and communities within the United States. The cultural diversity is probably one of the greatest in the world. If you want to experience the culture of a specific group, you just travel to a place in the US that has adopted the certain cultures you wish to experience.
I keep hearing this from posts by Americans that they cant afford, or work too hard, too many hours. So why is it Americans think they live is the best country? Im a Canadian and we work just as hard and as long but we recieve benefits like paid vacation and free health care. Not trying to start a fight just a simple question.
@@brandondavis7777 so if those working minimum wage jobs were to all magically find better jobs and quit their jobs all in 2 weeks what would you do then? I would love to see how The U.S. would function if all minimum wage workers and those that make slightly higher were to leave the planet all in the same day since people think they are lazy and a drain on society.
@@shondevet2267 When a lot of Americans say they can't afford to travel abroad, what they really mean is the price is higher than the value. Why pay thousands of dollars for airfare alone when you could apply that money and get much better value traveling within the US itself?
Pal.......ANY nation could say the same thing. Theres an amazing amount of things to do in most countries. Other countries also have a thriving domestic tourist economy. Saying theres lots to do here dosent really solve the riddle of the phobia of travelling to another country many in the US have. I wouldnt call it wierd though.....I just think it's a shame that theres a large chunk of people, many with the means to experience the culture and wonders of the world.....who would rather pop down the road to an iconic landmark or place in thier backyard.
michael spence I have foreign friends that even say this, they’ve said the sheer size of America is overwhelming. And they understand why Americans don’t need to leave. Don’t get me wrong, I would love to see many other places.
@@ms-terious Yes, I'm sure the inhabitants of Luxembourg and the Vatican do say that. In America and other large countries, popping down the road is a thousand mile endeavor. And you're still in your country.
About the passport thing. Australia has a larger desert taking up a large majority of land and way less in country tourist attractions compared to America. In country flights and trips also cost less then out of country trips. We also have a diverse amount of locations and environments in the US
Australia is geographically diverse the thing is Australians have weeks of paid vacation, they usually take small vacations in Australia for a few days a years but they take one big vacation abroad for a couple of weeks.
@@margueritejohnson6407 No, none of "it" is out to kill you, (apart from crocodiles in the very far north). Next you'll be spooking people with tales of the deadly drop bears!
@@deaddoll1361 I'm taking no chances. I smeared myself with Vegemite, pissed all over myself and my hair is full of forks. I'm working on the Aussie accent but it keeps morphing into Pakistani, for some reason. Should be right. (Especially since I live in England. Although everyone thinks I'm Welsh now).
The passport thing is kind of easily explained for a multitude of reasons. 1. America is essentially the size of Europe, so traveling across the continental US is akin to going from Spain to Poland without needing a passport to do so. 2. Traveling abroad usually requires airfare across oceans, which is significantly different than taking a car trip of 45 minutes from Switzerland to Italy. 3. Travel is expensive, and most people don't need the hassle of getting a passport to travel when going to the Grand Canyon, the Appalachian Trail, or seeing either ocean does not require one to do so. 4. America is such a massive country that many different cultures can be experienced without going to a different country to experience it. Wisconsin has a heavy German population, hence beer and Oktoberfest. Utah has a ton of Mormons, Southwest US a large Latin American population, and so on. If you want soul food, going to Atlanta does not require a passport.
@USA#1 !! Actually America (the USA) is SMALLER. the United States is 9,833,000 square kilometers while Europe is 10,180,000 square kilometers And no, it is not several times better. Healthcare? better in Europe Guns: we hardly have mass shootings here Wages: People don't need 3 jobs just to survive over here. I won't say Europe is several times better, there are certainly problems here as well but saying America is several times better ... uh no
The image of a scene outside a KFC in the section about biting each other is not taken in the United States. It is in fact a scene from outside the KFC on the corner of Park and George street in the City of Sydney (Australia). The policeman shown is a NSW police officer. 😁
@@fearlesscrusader 'Significantly' is a relative term - while there are certainly different cultures around the US, none of them are even close to the difference in culture that just driving an hour over the border into Mexico (or catching a flight to pretty much any other country) provides.
@@spencers4121 not arguing that it's expensive to travel abroad and that it is beyond the reach of many people - although most Americans would be far better off by opting to travel instead of buying a new TV, getting name brand shoes for their kids, eating out all the time, and all the other consumer nonsense we waste our money on - I'm saying that America is pretty culturally homogeneous when compared with the differences between other countries
There are a lot of cultural differences from California, to Texas, to Oregon, to Alabama...some just different, some really weird and drastic. I find it odd when people from other countries generalize "you Americans." It's a very large country with a lot of very different people. As far as the bestiality laws though, the problem is not that 9 states did not make it illegal. The problem is that 41 states actually HAD TO MAKE IT ILLEGAL to stop people from doing it.
I believe that for many Americans the idea of traveling abroad, let alone going on a real vacation, is beyond their grasp due to their job and finances. Some people use time off to see family or for emergencies or extra sick time, and not everyone is guaranteed time off for vacation whether paid or unpaid.
In regards to #6, an anecdote to explain: 2 years ago I suspected I may have a blood clot in my leg so I went to the hospital. For an ultrasound, 10 minutes of a doctors time, and 45 minutes in a bed the bill was $7700....$1300 for the hospital and $6400 for the doctor's 10 minutes. It's criminal and a complete human rights violation.
@@lachlanchester8142 The big reason for this: Doctors greed. Why do like the English and pay doctors a flat $200k when they make 5x that amount. The lazy American excuse is the cost of the degree to become a doctor is astronomical....except reality paints a whole different picture. Sure, it is costly to become a doctor, but even at $200k a year they'd pay it off in 4 years only paying out 1/4 of their profits, and you know, it's hard to survive off of $150k (note the sarcasm there).
Kainius The Great It’s not greed it’s the culture and is in line with the work ethic and other views on this list. Many don’t feel that the money they work hard for should go to fund someone who doesn’t do anything and may potentially take advantage of the system. There is no way 10 min of doctor time was 6400 unless you are missing something in your example.
Mike Keller well I was with you for the first half but I will say that most military vehicles are donated to police forces by the military not purchased
To be fair about the sports coach thing, they aren't being paid with tax dollars. The sports programs make profits and end up making the schools money.
@@Nerdsammich I'd be interested to see how that's broken down by sport though. I'd be willing to bet most schools shelling out serious cash for football and basketball coaches and certainly turning a profit off those sports.
Also to be fair, as I mentioned in another thread, in the UK, the coach of Manchester United earns GBP 7.5 million a year. Sports generate revenue (duh) and the money generated is large enough to be able to afford that kind of salary at a private club, then why can't it be large enough to afford the salary of a US sports coach merely because he is state employed? The point on the video is misleading, because the only real difference is the fact that sports teams in the UK are privately owned.
@@tf2fan919 Piers are supporting columns fam, what you're experiencing is peer pressure. But don't let my disapproval alone cause you to change your ways because, you know... that would be peer pressure.
What if I told you his video is complete bull crap? Guess what, it is! I've been in this country for over 50 years and none of the things described in this anti-American video are true.
@@gonegirl4690 I did some research. The big flaw in obamacare is that it was never standardized in all 50 states. Obama caved-in to 18 states and let them do a state run, rogue version , with no Federal price caps no oversight and unrealistically low salary requirements to buy it at the "Affordable" price. This is why in some states it's dirt cheap and other states it cost a fortune. Obama really screwed people in those 18 rogue states.
Tying healthcare to employment is a problem. The real soulution for a rich, advanced country like USA, is make everyone prosperous enough to buy his own. While seeing his to maintain a safety net till we get there.
False. Anyone in America, if seriously injured or ill could go into any hospital ER and receive treatment. Those who need an immediate type of treatment will receive it, as doctors and nurses will not refuse care before knowing if someone can pay. Cost is a separate issue and can be troubling, as even those who receive life-saving treatment will undoubtedly get billed for it at some point. And the costs can be ridiculously high, there is no disputing that. However, to say that because medical costs are exorbitant people cannot receive care is just wrong.
Toddlers are well trained marksman in the US. Don’t steal their Halloween candy. How can you say Americans don’t travel to other countries.... you don’t need a visa to invade a country. The Army will provide free transportation, lodging and food and a very small amount of spending money ... all without a passport.
I have been to almost all 50 states. They are incredibly diverse and sometimes you feel like you are in different countries! I have only been out of the country for missions trips. I tend to use any excess funds to help others, not travel...
Ought to have addressed American litigious culture. This is why we have "warnings" against putting bags over our heads and "warnings" against playing in this park at your own risk. Stuff like that. Healthcare "costs" go mostly to insurance against malpractice lawsuits. If the Gov't ran everything it would be cheaper only in so far as we gave up the right to seek justice following a bureaucratic system failure. The "beauty" of bureaucracy is that nothing is anybody's fault and nobody is to blame. It's a justice-free system.
As far as most Americans not traveling abroad, you have to understand, we are only attached to two countries. In order to travel abroad, most likely we have to fly, and that is VERY expensive. Europe on the other hand has 50 countries! You dont have to fly to travel abroad. You can drive or most popular, travel by train. If the US was attached to 49 other countries, best believe 90% of us would have a passport as well. Plus if we travel by sea (like a cruise ship) we dont even need a passport.
Explaining why Americans find it harder to travel abroad than Europeans do does not absolve Americans of their ignorance of other cultures, languages and geographies. Just because something is difficult in no way diminishes its importance. Remain ignorant at your peril. For now we laugh at your ignorance. One day-probably sooner than you think if the Orange Idiot survives his legal challenges-it will prove your downfall as in "Le déclin de l'empire américaine."
Chris America is other cultures languages and even 2 continents. The US also has many cultures and multiple geographies. I am always amazed at how little people know about the USA but yet pretend to. I am sorry you "laugh at our ignorance" maybe if you learned somethings about the USA you would be more knowledgeable about the people who will probably come to save you again in the future despite your hatred for them.
Chris Crilly You can travel to another country and still be ignorant of it you idiot! Just because you travel dosn't mean you all of a sudden know their language or take on their culture lol Everyone has their own culture and lives why do I need to care so much about someone elses and what they do for? What is the purpose in this to have to know how other people do everything? If their culture is to fart on the left side and lift their butt up what is the purpose of me knowing this and how does it enrich my life so much? lol Like unless I'm going to take on their culture why do I have to know the way they do things because that pretty much what culture is the different way we all do things. Also you don't need to travel to know geography or history either.
I personally find it interesting that it is so very expensive to american's. For me it would be cheaper to take a plane to Rome and back (from Denmark) for 952miles (1533km) than driving to Prague for 484miles (780km). And take a comparable 2hours 30mins of flight to 9hours 30mins of driving. My question though is what part of traveling is it that is soo expensive for americans?
Zara Trivianni Well for you its a 2 and half hour flight. For us its over seas and can be anywhere from a 10 hour flight or even a 14 hour flight! Airlines have to accommodate for such a long journey ( food, fuel, comfortable seats, entertainment, etc.) I can fly to Florida from Michigan for around $200. Flight to London, well over $1000!
@@jimmywrangles Oh, trust me, you end up paying 100k for that appendectomy. You'll actually end up paying way more, over the course of your life. Your healthcare is NOT free. You're taxed for it, whether you use it or not. In America, we overpay, but only if we use it. You don't get that choice. Oh, and when we pay for it, we get it right then, not in a few weeks.
I like the part about coaches. "most other countries highest paid employees run hospitals" "Americans pay too much for healthcare" And dozy, we have whats known as a "choice" here. You can get free public television with adverts or you can opt to license through cable and satellite, youtube red, hulu, amazon, netflix and hundreds of others. Whereas you HAVE to pay to use your TV and someone literally drives around to enforce the draconian "You want information? Not without paying us for it first" laws, we can choose what we want to do. Just like how we can choose to own firearms, something deeply offensive to the Schengen zone nanny states.
Americans don't really care about the bad side of the healthcare of other industrialized countries so they don't see everything in the proper context. Some of those bad things include many "nurses" in the UK are not nurses yet do everything U.S. nurses do, the EU is short over 200,000 doctors, Japan does not inform their patients that the patients have cancer, in China there is a problem with outdated medication and counterfeit medication, in India there is a problem with doctors being real doctors, in the UK the wait time for surgery is so long, that some surgeries are movie to France and German doctors are far less likely to treat breast cancer than in the U.S.
Americans actually travel a lot, like a ridiculously huge amount. Especially the further west you go. We just don't leave the country because we have it all. Also vacation time is measured in the single digits in days. Airfare out of the US is way higher then it needs to be, and we have been raised being told that nearly everyone hates our guts and doesn't want us visiting them.
Americans have it all??? So... where are your deep fjords, floating villages, remote tribes and your world-famous choral reefs for diving? Where are your buddhist temples, historical Muslim mosques, 1000+ years old cathedrals, and your "Chinese wall"? Where are your rainforests with anacondas, jungles with wild lions, mangrove forests with wild tigers and your year round winter landscapes with polar bears? Your society is slightly more than 500 years old. It's not comparable with 2000 years old societies and 5000 years old villages elsewhere in the world.
I'm sorry I was implying we have NEARLY everything GEOGRAPHICALLY. Culturally we have a few notable things, but certainly the world outside our borders beats us there hands down! I'm not implying we are beater, I'm just giving another reason as to WHY we don't travel as a whole. HOWEVER, I have to correct you on a few things, one lions don't live in jungles. Second, every single geographic feature you mentioned can be found here! Fjords, year round snow, and Polar bears can be found in Alaska, mangroves can be found along the Mississippi Delta and in the Florida Everglades, the Northwest and southern US are almost ALL rainforests, WONDERFUL reefs can be found on most coasts, floating towns can be found in the Keys, and South Carolina, and we have a ton of remote "tribes" and communities! Again tho, this is not an argument that we are better, we juts have a LOT.
Gunnar Helås i could match you site for site but whats the point. Also you are pointing out things that are in several countries cultures. We are one country and we have anything you could want right here. Maga
Nope, its the highest levels of medical care in the world. It's why those American doctors have stacks of Nobel prizes, why half the new medical therapies, techniques and innovations are from the USA, its why the US is packed with doctors from foreign countries, its why people all over Europe, Canada and elsewhere save money and fly to the USA to get medical treatment. Why would you say something like that?
Even with insurance, if it's anything serious, requiring surgery or prescription drugs, it can cost more than most people have. Americans have also very little money saved, and can find themselves bankrupt if they have a health emergency. So we often decide not to go for medical help, because we know we can't afford it.
@@nanniwa No, that isn't what happens though, Americans spend so much money on medicine, therapy and doctors visits that it's not just a fun statistic they spend more on healthcare than any other nation on earth - its by a very large margin. Americans do have a 'bankruptcy' option which idiots think means 'become total financial failures' or "have no money' when instead its a tremendously luxurious solution (i mean, for most people on earth its stunning luxury) where, in effect, all of their debts are wiped out. Yes, American can use that amazing financial benefit to their advantage. Nope, there is no reason to believe Americans avoid hospitals because 'they know they can't afford it' but instead every statistic and real life experience tells you they routinely, constantly and often go to the doctor at rates as high as there are on earth. All that said - why are you talking like it's supposed to be your RIGHT to get very expensive services? You need food to live. You have to pay money to get food. Why do you think it should be your right to get food? Does the utility company give you free electricity? Why on earth have you decided that getting doctors, nurses, expensive medical items, their time and resources is something you or anyone should just take take take and not have to pay for?? "But then I can't enjoy the things I like, my lifestyle and I'd have to be like the poors!!!" That isn't how anything else in life works. If you're an American you are bathing in healthcare luxury, showered in the wealth of abundance, availability and a dozen schemes that let you get the best healthcare in the world for outrageously low prices, from government schemes, insurance and charities everywhere and that's all before your friends and family can chip in.
Very true! When I was in middle & high school I was told many times by a doctor that my (insert whatever was wrong at the time) was because of my weight &/or being on the computer too much. Then I would get sent back to school still feeling terrible & be distracted by my pain & started struggling even more with school work.
kurt mackenzie Retired college prof here. Just can’t break my love for correct spelling and grammar. By the way, “distain is actually a word! Love your comment - you seem like a sweet guy!
@@conniecrawford5231 Do you think we can ever even get the people from using "literally" in the place of "actually", or does it not actually become literal now that I write this? LOL
@@AlanHernandez-jn2mp You seem to have missed the point specified in the title, "10 Facts about America..." The subject matter of the picture was purported to show violence in the United States, however, the image depicted actually took place in Australia. Check a map, Australia and the USA are quite some distance apart. Consequently, I believe that the use of this picture to support facts about the United States is somewhat questionable.
To be fair to France and Germany, the last time they had an over abundance of patriotism, it didn't end well for them.
It's not exactly ending well for us Americans either....
@@whiteraven181 Patriotism also doesn't mean supporting Trump or his MAGAts !
@@whiteraven181 The US is too stupid to learn from the history of those 2 countries.
To be fair France and Germany didn't have the quality of constitution and national strength that that USA has.
France did not have enough. If they had, they would have retreated overseas in 1940 and continued the war.
Regarding Americans traveling: Neil Gaiman said that (paraphrasing): England is a place where 100 miles is a long distance and America is a place where 100 years is a long time.
Great way to sum it up!
True. It is less than 4 hours drive from Wales to London. And that means you have already driven the width of that island! And diagonally, at that! Drive 4 hours in most US states, and you are still in the same state.
@@nunya9555 but to look at it another way, to drive from Cromer on the east coast, to St David's on the east coast of Wales, Google Maps estimates over 7 hours at 1am.
So, converting the width of the UK into driving hours and claiming 4 is a bit weak.
It is still however absolutely nothing compared to distances in the US.
I often drive from the south coast of England to the North coast of Scotland... It's 13 hours of driving time with no traffic on average.
I do it with only a couple of toilet breaks, no overnight stops needed.
That should put the length of the UK into perspective, you can drive it in almost half a 24 hour day.
Nothing really.
@@underwaterdick. True. I was just looking at Google maps the other day (out of curiosity) and noted that distance. I assumed it would have been much further. A truck driver and I were visiting about travel times and he told me that the US map is not proportional to actual dimensions and it made me curious of other places. He said that the west side of the US is far larger than the map indicates.
When my sister gave birth to my niece, I drove for 9 straight hours (stopping briefly to pick up our cousin & to fuel up) to go see her & meet my niece. I didn't leave the state of once (not even a big state...Bigger than those on the east coast but tiny compared to those on the west half of the country)
When I was a toddler I wasnt allowed to have dinner until I shot someone.
Just one? Amateur.......😜
You must have grown up in Baltimore. Or perhaps Los Angeles.
@John Saunders Mr. Saunders, if your parents taught you shooting someone at random was a U. S. value, they were psychotic. I hope you're all right.
@John Saunders Be nice, Mr. Saunders. I was once young and didn't understand the difference between 'auto mechanics' and 'quantum mechanics'. Come to think of it, neither had been invented yet...
Texas, hell yea
I'm an American, I didn't know most of this but the entire time I was listening I kept thinking.......yeah I can believe that.
Yep
Definitely true.
Is it weird if after watching this I'm actually prouder to be an American that I was before?
@@arcion504 yes
@@arcion504 Very weird if you are proud of these freaky things that simply should not be true... but are.
In defense of the passport thing... I live right on the border with Canada and for most of my life I didn't need a passport to cross the border so there was really no reason for many of us to have one.
@Tianeptine - It's the only other country within reasonable driving distance. I'd love to see other countries but I can't afford to do that nearly as often between airfare and cost of hotel rooms. Canada on the other hand I can make a day trip out of.
@Tianeptine - Mainly convenience. Driving here is a lot cheaper than flying. Example, I live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and flying to Las Vegas, NV versus driving a pickup (20 hrs each way) that gets 15 mpg is physically cheaper (minus my time). Even in Dallas, it's still 8 hours of driving to get to Mexico. Our rail infrastructure is ancient (literally we have ties on some lines that date back to post-US Civil War Reconstruction) and rail transit if highly underdeveloped and inefficient as our rail lines are optimized for freight and not passenger travel.
In Michigan, Canadian pennies were always accepted as USA pennies when I was a kid.
@Tianeptine - You can fly to another country in Europe for like $50 USD, for us to fly to anywhere but Canada and Mexico is generally looking at 10-20x that.
@@BonkedByAScout So true!
The reason we have more folks get bitten by people than by rats, is that we have very few folks get bit by rats. At 62 years old I've never known anyone who had been bitten by one.
I've been bitten by a rat, but it was a pet. I've also been bitten by a hamster. On the whole I'd prefer to be bitten by a rat.
"we have very few folks get bit [sic] by rats." In the video he explains that there are over 40,000 rat bites each year. (Rather a lot.) Exceeded only by human bites at around 45,000!
I can *almost* understand this, given the number of homeless people. Just last week a guy approached me and said "I haven't had a bite all week." So I bit him.
@@rahb1 lol
@@rahb1 that took an unexpected turn. I like it.
This is an excellent point.
#10 - we are very concerned about our toddlers shooting one person a week. We are trying to improve their marksmanship.
Lol
Clearly the only solution is to arm all toddlers so they can protect themselves.
not funny
@@clioaspinade9275 clearly, I mean more guns easily available on the streets will obviously mean less gun deaths!
The parents vote Trump in (regardless political affiliation), so the toddlers bumped up their genius plan to replace them with robots.
The English say, "Hey! You! Get off of my cloud!!!"
The Scots say, "Hey! McCloud! Get off of my ewe!"
Americans: "Sir!! I'm gonna ask ya to exit da Cloud!!!"
Hilarious!!!!
*Nah it was Taffy the Welshman who was angry with anyone **_sharing_** his favourite sheep Betsy - named as he lived near Betws -y Coed.*
Yeah, most Americans "walk it off" so we don't bankrupt our families.
That's what's shocking. In any developed country, money is hardly the question when someone needs medical assistance. I honestly hope for you that you will manage to defeat the corporations and finally get a government that serves the people and not the elite.
@@FedericoLucchi It's one of the few things that keeps me fighting, thank you. I hope so too.
@@DragonAceSg7 I'm not living in America, but I wish you the best in 2020. Bernie seems a sensible choice for president, and I guess that's why corporate news smear him the way they do. Keep fighting!!
It's not about being developed. If I can't take care of it myself I damn sure wont put my hand out and expect free care.
@@MrVonMengesdorf Well, you should. Any other developed country has it, and costs of medication are lower as well. You shouldn't have to decide whether or not to get cured like you decide whether or not to buy yourself a treat.
Getting drunk, and getting into bar fights a US thing? Dude, have you ever been to Ireland?
Or Scotland and England? All you have to do is say futbol sucks on gameday and you'll have most of the bar swinging in half a second.
Or to any of our cities like Londonista for example?
Actually, singing is more common drunken thing in Ireland
- I'd prefer the fights to being expected to perpetrate a folk song.
he says it is their national sport... if you continue listening he says that is not just an american thing. If you are Irish, english or Italian you can make a championship, just prepare to be bitten by americans (the point he was making)
World class Ed system.
Antiquated laws are often left on the books because it costs more money to remove them than to simply not enforce them.
A lot of the ones he's describing are bull crap. Laws to make it legal to have sex with a horse? Pure bullsh!t!
There's the thing it's quite easy to sunset an old law, by adding a it to a law that's gonna pass both state houses....
In Missouri it was legal to shoot a Mormon on sight well past 1845.
In some cities a man must walk in front of a horseless carriage carrying a lantern at night. There's also "no spitting in public" but that is a reference to tobacco.
Bestiality comes along with its own punishment. . . no laws needed.
antiquated laws are kept on the books so the cops can always find a charge to arrest and hold a suspect..
Thank you for letting me know where to report my Elvis sighting... I had NO IDEA!
You get used to walking it off when an ambulance ride alone costs 1,000 dollars.
Queen of the Bunnies -- I fell from my pedal bike and bumped my head, plus other injuries... The ambulance, the helicopter ride and the first night of my coma (before midnight) was 100 thousand dollars! :-D
Amen!!!
I wish! Here in California I had my credit ruined by an ambulance company that charged me two thousand dollars for a two block ride to the VA, and yes I am a veteran. And yes it should be and is covered by VA insurance but tell that to the ambulance company.
Like the couple anecdotes before help illustrate, $1,000 is actually far lower than even cheap ambulance rides in the US. You're "lucky" if it's less than $3,000 for the ride alone.
Yet in parts of Australia where there is the world's best ambulance services, it's free for patients.
74 minutes eating? who the hell has that much time to eat?
Over 40 percent of Americans are obese. My guess would be 40 percent have that much time to eat.
@SLCPunked No one was confused about that,
Anyone who prefers a healthy lifestyle.
I have a friend who eats small amounts but he eats slowly. He has an athletic build. He chews every bite thoroughly and slowly. A small meal takes him about 40 minutes to eat. He spends a long time eating per day.
Eating with him is a pain because he takes so long to eat.
@@glidercoach Actually, I think that it is the other way around. The slower that you eat, the less likely you are to be obese . Chewing more and chewing slower makes you fuller so you eat less. I am a fast eater and equally as fat.
Coined the phrase "Lunch is for wimps". In my 30 years on this world and the 44 states I have visited I have never heard anyone say this ever. Not in person, on tv or even in a book.
Edit: Just came back to comment after a while and relize over 600 votes... I guess I am not the only one! 🤣
InsomniaCast in 39 years lives in 7 states I never heard of that either
The movie Wall Street..Mike Douglas says it. So of course if it was in a movie..then it MUST be real. What a idiot! We should have let the Germans take that dump over!! Our Mistake!!
@@garyheaton4791 they'd at least probably be brushing and flossing by now.
I'm 47 and I have to agree. I don't think I've heard lunch is for wimps.
Right? We're generally asking when's lunch and who's flying?
U can tell he’s trying his absolute best to just narrate without outright saying how completely stupid some of the points are.. I would probably not have been so strong
Funny fact about Americans not traveling abroad: Americans are notorious for not taking vacations. If you're lucky in the U.S. you might have two weeks of vacation a year, more often than not Americans have much much less or none at all. Add to that the cultural bit about Americans generally thinking that taking time off work is just plain lazy. I know, most other countries think that's crazy. The "lazy American" stereotype is kind of false, we tend to work more hours per employee than any other country and put significant social pressure on those that don't overwork.
This fact alone would be a jaw-dropper in the rest of the western world.
glenrkat yeah but Canadians generally get two weeks paid vacation time yet seem to do more travelling overseas
Interesting. Is that circumstance because americans have to work that much to be able to hold their life standarts? Or what is the cause of this non facation pressured workbehavior?
Derek Kent
Prisoners in the US aren't "essentially slaves," they are slaves, slavery was never outlawed in the US. The worst state to become a prisoner in the US is New Jersey, as it has debtor prisons, if you can't pay your debt there you become a slave for life without the possibility of a trial or parole once you're in.
Woman, the same all over the world.
Regarding passports. There are many American who have been to Canada but have no passport because it wasn't needed at the time. Only became necessary in 2008.
Plenty of countries in the Caribbean did not require them either. The cruise ship industry thrived off of this prior to 9-11.
Yep, not necessary between US and Mexico either.
True, I have been to several islands in the Caribbean and Mexico before passports were required
Oh Eileen you are so right. This guy has no idea. Just another silly European who hasn't a clue.
Taffy Kins: That's correct.
To hear a Brit claim Americans make a sport out of getting drunk and starting bar fights is like hearing a dog say cats like to wag their tails.
I will definitely corroborate that. I live in London, UK. :-) + :-(
lol
I mean... I wouldn't say that he's wrong...
Hooligans
DroverChicago cats do wag their tails tho.... lol
As an Englishman, this is why I love going to the USA. It's the closest you can get to visiting another planet. Just a very odd and surreal place. I love it.
Thats how I’ve always felt about England and the UK as a whole. I am glad not everywhere is the same.
As the late, great George Carlin said; " When you're born, you get a ticket to a freak show, but when you're born in the US, you get a front row seat "...
Never been to Africa huh?
OR in the U.S it's an interactive show.
😂
George was wrong. When you are born in the USA you are part of the Greatest Freak Show on Earth. Everyone else on earth is the audience
And isn't it amazing that you will not be jailed, tortured, shot, or dismembered for saying that?
Correction: Up until around 10 years ago, you didn't need a passport to go to Mexico or Canada. I have never owned a passport but I have been to Canada.
I believe it might have been longer time ago, I when to Canada when I was a kid, but it was longer than 10yrs ago.
Went to Bermuda with just a license.
You illegal
I know right!? My kids think I'm pulling their legs; I used to go with my parents all the time, we'd just cross in Buffalo or take a boat across Lake Erie! It was never a big deal!
Ham Bone it was June 1, 2009. I remember it vividly.
Regarding passports, you europeans dont understand the sheer size of the land and variety of ecosystems we have here in the US. LA to New York is only a bit shorter than the distance from Rome to Moscow. The US is massive and US citizens can travel so far to all kinds of environments.
But they lack an interest in the rest of the world. While the US is large it is all the same culture.
And as for Australia, if I lived there I would be itching to leave as well.
But cultural distance is almost zero. Same language, politics, food and crappy strip malls
@cattus lavandula ok fine. Not the *exact* same culture. But the same is true when say driving 2hrs through tiny Netherlands. Completely different dialect, attitudes and culture.
@@LiveFreeOrDieHrad but even when they live close to.a border they don't really go. They seem to be brainwashed thinking they're in the best place in the world- without having much material to compare with
Most of us just can’t afford to travel abroad. They keep us poor and confused
Actually its because we can go a thousand miles in any direction and still be in our country we can go to the desert jungles mountains and still be in our country
@@tyronemaroney335 That’s utterly ridiculous. Most Brits have been to places as far as Mexico, Egypt, Thailand, Australia and of course the USA etc etc for holidays. Much further than travelling across the states. The thing is, we get between 25-35 paid days off a year that allows us to travel, I suspect that’s more of a factor.
Most of us are in so much debt they can't see straight yet still choose to buy Starbucks every day
When I divorced, I had to go stay with my parents in my small mid-western hometown. My kids were shocked that most of their classmates had never been to the next town, let alone the next state.
@@sircravenuk damn, the cap for PTO for me is 120hrs
You can visit the near-tropics of Florida, the Mediterranean climate of southern California, French Creole New Orleans, the Rockies, the Appalachians, the vast forests of the Northwest, the rolling prairies of the Midwest, the deserts, the rivers, the big cities of NY, Chicago, Seattle, Denver, LA, Atlanta, etc.... We have barbeque, music, vast highways, bustling cities and vast wilderness.... Why would anyone leave?
Is that supposed to be an ironic statement from such an illustrious Greek philosopher? It's perfectly fine to be happy with your lot, but you must understand that some people might want to explore a bit beyond 5% of the planet's landmass. There's more barbeque, more music, more highways, more cities and even vaster wilderness out there.
I think the point is that it's just cheaper and easier to stay in the states while still being able to see diversity
@@namless3654 The statement "why would anyone leave" seems a bit more extreme than that.
We have the most exotic country in the world.
You do have the most beautiful country. I’d love to visit.
Er... that picture of a victim of violence outside a fast food restaurant that's meant to represent America's love affair with violence and fast food... that's the KFC on George St, Sydney. And that's a NSW police uniform...
Lol. Busted. 😂
They pump out far too many videos a week to care.
Time-traveling Troll, agree completely. He’s making unfounded, biased, personal passive aggressive attacks. I do hope he stays in England
Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't know that. Screw this guy. I will never watch his videos again.
@@russellharrell2747 where are you from?
The reason why people don't hold passports in the USA is because it is a luxury to have enough time off from work to travel abroad.
Wil Ketchin is this an argument for or against the United States?
Also a luxury to have the kind of money it takes to take an international round trip flight.
Most of us don't make enough to travel "abroad".
That's so peak
Why don't you get time off
Simon: You will never see a flag in every yard of any other country in earth.
Northern Ireland: hold my beer...
Don’t you get bombed for having British flags in Northern Ireland
Lachlan Chester
well rightfully so. britain ruined them, yet they still got back up! i’m african but i live northern ireland and ireland
@@lachlanchester8142 it would depend on where you live. It wouldn’t be wise to raise a Union flag on the Falls Rd for example. But go to Newtown and even the kerb stones are red white and blue.
And Denmark
European: Travels 215 miles from London to Paris, gets lauded for "traveling abroad."
American: Travels 2500 miles from Los Angeles to New York, gets criticized for not owning a passport.
A.J. Hart So much this...
Right?! And it's not like the countries to our North or South are all that exciting. To see anything neat in Mexico, you've got to get far south into pyramid area.
I grew up driving 14 hours one way on an interstate doing 75 miles an hour just to see my Grandfather every Christmas. That would take you through 8 countries in Europe.
A.J. Hart exactly. And the healthcare thing was dumb. “I’m stroking out...no don’t take me to the ER I need to save my money” said no one in this country ever
You don't even need a passport for travelling within the EU if you are a EU citizen.
I've lived in the US my whole life (so far). I have been to some of the seediest bars around the country and I have never seen a bar fight. There are plenty of a-holes in this country, but when you're in a bar, being cool is the unwritten rule. I think there is probably a stereotype of Americans fighting in bars from western movies. I have seen a fight in the parking lot maybe twice, but never in the bar. In fact, a few years ago a guy got stabbed in a bar somewhere in the metro area and it was all over the news because it just never happens.
Also, "lunch is for wimps?" Everyone I have ever worked with, even the busiest people, have always taken lunch. We get an hour where I work. I think you're way off on this one.
Do people stab in the US? I thought they just shot each other. 😉
@@cplcabs It's mostly in schools, restaurants, shopping malls, movie theaters, churches, temples and mosques... and dance clubs that you get mowed down by automatic assault rifles. In seedy bars.... every once in a while.... somebody may pull out a pen knife. Ya just gotta know the culture. A seedy biker bar seems to be the safest place to be...;-)
@@pheresy1367 strangely enough one of the safest bars in the UK i have been to was a biker bar. That was my first time in such a bar and and i wasnt a biker. Everyone was very friendly.
Lunch is for wimps? I have been in the work force for 35 years never heard that one, where is this guy getting his information?
Can relate
Traveling out of the US is crazily expensive. Most Americans just can't afford it. In addition, we don't get the same kind of holidays that people do over seas. If I told my boss I was leaving for a month to go on vacation, he'd tell me not to expect a job when I got back.
Americans really seem to get the short stick when it comes to salary entitlements and work conditions.
I get 8 weeks off a year, plus a pretty generous superannuation, all work clothing and equipment is paid for and I can salary sacrifice private health care, childcare, a new car and so much more. My mortgage and utility bills are partly tax deductable, and like most Australians we earn 150%-200% of what Americans in a similar career earn. Take into account tax and everything else our disposable income is much more than the average Americans.
Don Coleman Disposable income basically doesn’t exist in the US 😂
@@overworkedcna412 that's weird. I get Americans telling me "oh, we all do quite well this side of the Pacific, thank you very much. And we don't need to pay "more" tax towards a better healthcare and public services structure like you Aussies".
i guess whoever said "America, land of the free" weren't thinking healthcare or social services.
Sure there are some Australians doing it tough, but when you see how many have new cars, huge TVs, and travel to Bali, Asia, or the US regularly you wonder if that percentage is small.
Take care over there!
Don Coleman That’d be that grand ol’ American ego, I suspect 😂
@@doncoleman4938 "If you say so." I'm a simple security guard (American), and I earn approx 70,000 Euro a year. Most of my German counterparts (Security), earn about 10 Euro an Hour.
"they still believe the idea of America is an idea of worth believing in" he said with a smile on his face.
😂😂😭😂😂💞💞
The reason it's called the American Dream is that you'd have to be asleep to believe it.
That and it's changed from owning your home and sending ones kids to school to being extravagantly wealthy at the cost of your fellow citizens. As evidenced by families like the Sacklers.
@@SuperMrHiggins Excellent George Carlin quote.
We believe it because it's true.
"Their national sport is getting drunk and starting bar-fights" And that's coming from a Brit, seriously?
oy that's the irish
I love how an Americans greatest insult to another American these days is associating them with a political party, tends to ruffle some feathers.
It's even more hilarious when they try to associate a foreigner with one.
It might be anecdotal, but I was out in Manchester on a summer Saturday night a year ago and it was just... pandemonium. Went to Tenerife once and saw the same thing, just drunken, semi-unconscious Brits littering the sidewalks after midnight. So yeah, pot -> kettle
Both countries built world- empires, you don't accomplish that by just asking nicely I guess :)
Runi, Im a brit and fourteen everyone fights
#3. Simon. The vast majority of "human bite" cases come from when someone punches someone else in the mouth. Emergency Rooms in the US document any injury where a human tooth penetrates skin (e.g. someone's fist) as a "human bite" since the medical management and medical coding is identical.
Same is true in Europe.
This dipshit isn't interested in being factual, it's a self indulged hit piece for his own mental masturbation.
Thanks for clarification. That had me worried...
We don't "choose" saving money over healthcare... we can't afford it
I think on average we're healthier and more athletic than the "average" brit. And we damn sure live in nicer homes "on average."- no comparison.
Yeah and that free healthcare has a great dental plan in the EU.
Your comment deserves WAY MORE thumbs up! I would choose to save my life...if i could AFFORD IT!!
you can't afford healthcare because you waste your money. places with "free" healthcare just have the government force you to pay for your healthcare first. he mentions norway, well guess what, norway's TOP income tax rate comes into effect at 1.6 times the average wage income, which for norway would be a little over $70k a year, at which point the government will take abut 40% of what you make, compared to the US, where they'll take around 47% once you make over about $400k. so go live a life of luxury in norway. or just manage your money instead of relying on the government to do it. you'll have more than enough money to afford healthcare.
@@Atomic-Monkey what do you suppose we waste our money on?
They complain about collage and University fees, but don't complain they pay the sports staff crazy wages.
College*
I live in the USA and still get confused sometimes, lol
What gets me still is how teachers and first responders are the lowest paid ones. They educate our future, and protect our lives.
I was literally just about to say that 😂
John Saunders, maybe if your education wasn’t so busted you would be able to use context clues to figure out the meaning of the comment. They’re saying that the contents of the list confuses them.
John Saunders It should be both.
"The second amendment, which has been under near constant debate since being written."
No, it's actually only been an issue for a few decades now. Seriously, the Supreme Court didn't even make a definitive ruling on what the second amendment means until Heller v. District of Columbia in 2008.
they have no problem with wheel death but guns scare em but evrerytime they get behind the steering wheel they take it lightly
So, none of the Supreme Court rulings on the 2nd amendment before 2008 were of any importance?
Erm, Presser v. Illinois, 1886. Heller just reinforced what Presser had already said.
Hellen was a travesty of law, paid for by right wing fascist
The second amendment needs amending. All empirical evidence would support that. It’s initial purpose was the common man’s right to defend themselves against tyrannical government by forming a militia. Current US armed forces stand at nearly 1.4 million active personnel with around 850,000 reserves, with an annual budget of $720bn not to mention the sheer hardware at their disposal. Oh, and don’t forget the police, various federal and other clandestine organisations. Let them do their jobs. Assault weapons for home defence? It’s a dangerous joke.
Damn, I’ve met some people who haven’t even been out of their state!
Left the state, a lot of people have never traveled out of their small town.
Esperanza Lastarria ~ wow.
I wanna give it a thumbs up because I get what you’re saying, but that’s pretty sad
Or city...
In SW PA, a lot of people have never been more than 50 miles from where they were born...
People buy houses where the backyard shares a fence with Mommy and Daddy's house.
Well, for a very long time I had only been to ND, MN, and SD because I lived in Fargo. Could drive to Moorhead all the time in MN, and the Valley Fair in MN, and close to the SD border. I met my husband and he was from New York and he and I drove there to meet his friends. Long drive. Beautiful country.
I feel like 2020 deserves to have a whole new list of this. 10 More Things...
To be fair, and this is coming from a dual citizen, there's some bizarre stuff about basically every country.
Yes, but what European would miss an opportunity to sneer at someone doing well?
Yep.
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@B Babbich The shouting "'Murica, the land of the free!" while wearing USA flag underwear is obviously also alive and well.
Define the USA 'doing well' according to you, Jake; I've defended the USA before (and I'm a Canadian doing this) but there are some thing even I can't really defend to a foreigner.
@@JakeJustIs But Jake Mixon, B Babbich, Bob Smith: I thought America was not doing well, and needed to be made great again?
#9 IS VERY MISLEADING.
As I've stated to so many, just because there are no laws that say, "bestiality is illegal" doesn't mean it is. If, for some reason, you are caught having sex with an animal (in any state) you will be charged with animal abuse. On a side note, in many countries, there are weird laws that were never taken off the books because no one cares. pre marital sex still happens, everyone does it.
Bonus fact: In Wyoming, whaling is illegal even though there are no whales, beaches or even large enough bodies of water to keep a whale.
I was thinking the same thing. I have seen these international comparisons before, and have been told bestiality is legal in Denmark. I know of several cases of people going to jail and being forbidden from ever owning animals again for bestiality. It just counts under animal abuse. It is only the theoretical case a sexual assault could be proven not to be abuse, that it would theoretically get away with it.
That is the point, Bestiality is an official crime in most countries in the World. Animal cruelty is often nothing but a slap on the wrist fine. No Trial, No probation, No community hours, No jail time and worst of all no record to stop the offense from continuing. Sick Bastards!!!
i don't know what part of the world you live in Sweety, but in most of the western civilized world you get into serious trouble for animal cruelty....
That's your opinion and not factual. Nova Scotia made the News that for the 1st time; someone received jail time for animal cruelty only as recently as Oct 2016. From the UK_For decades now, the majority of scientists have agreed that all vertebrate animals, (mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles) are sentient. However, after an eight-hour-long parliamentary debate, British MPs have failed to recognise animals as sentient beings. Given the chance to vote on the NC30 clause that would have transported the EU’s recognition of animals as sentient beings into UK law, parliament voted against it. As a result, many animal rights advocates are concerned for the welfare of animals in post-Brexit Britain. America_Violations of state animal neglect laws are almost always misdemeanor-level violations. If you call Probation and a $50 fine serious trouble, then your correct. In reality animals are treated as food and pets, we lock them up in zoo's and circuses for our amusement. More needs to be done, and it won't if people are confident and content with the structure of the penal system and the penalties we levy for needlessly inflicting harm on creature that can't defend themselves.
In Nevada it's illegal to have sex without a condom.
The 50% without passports are probably the ones without paid time off and likely couldn't afford to travel anyhow.
justin holl -- Probably right... I only acquired a passport as a teenager to tour Mexico for one week as a teenager with my high school band, beside that I've set foot in Canada for the afternoon to sight-see and have lunch when I visited Niagra Falls. Other than that I have never stepped outside of the U.S. --1.I can't really afford to do so, 2.I have so many other attractions available to me within the U.S. plus 3.I am fearful to travel because of my limited speaking ability. I do have family members who have traveled across the globe though for business needs. They were very pleased with their time away. They found it to be quite adventurous as well as profitable. :-)
I couldn't agree more! I was working 2 jobs to save up to visit the Bahamas in my 31 years I'd never gotten a passport because I didn't need to and it was expensive for me to take a vacation but once I did I realized life's way too short and plan on making a trip at least once every two to three years!
Exatly that, justin holl, and yet the people decrying this about Americans don't see that (just to do his travel vids here on YT, Mark Wolter ['Wolter's World'] has no cable and economizes on other things as well.)
@Mike Evans
lol no we don't. almost every other first world country has a higher standard of living.
I suppose that would depend on how you define standard of living. According to the United Nations the US ranks #8 out of the 10 top countries to live in world wide.
I’m watching this while at home recovering from Covid. Even with my health insurance I will be paying huge bills for years. It is amazing to see what the insurance company will deny as if I got this on purpose.
that is so difficult to understand as a french! you , americans must be so rich that you can pay so much money !
What a backward country!
Why woudn't you take Ivermectin, cheap, easy and problem solved?
@Silver Fox Somebody pays you freeloader
WOW! It's almost as if America is separated from Europe by an entire ocean and has developed a distinct and different culture!
@Mawmaw Sue More like Mawaw Whoosh
It's called sarcasm idiot.
canadians and latin americans think youre a bunch of weirdos too.
What's the difference between the US and a joghurt? The joghurt develops a culture after 200years.
i have to update this;
los candenses y los latino americanos pienen que ustedes son lococ tambien!
In the US nearly ALL medical people are NOT PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
zen blas I'm hoping this is sarcasm because the rest of the first world has a single payer system
@@VeKtorVacuum All first world nations that use the metric system also have single payer healthcare. America doesn't. what's sarcastic here?
Depends on what you mean by "medical people". There are quite a few publicly employed nurses and doctors within the VA system. There's also public health departments with doctors, communicators, and support staff for clinical research, regulation, and education campaigns for public health.
We want medical treatment of any and all kinds available when we need it, not when it "becomes available". We also want to make our own choices for our medical procedures, and insist on our medical and pharmaceutical capabilities being the best in the world. That can get expensive, but it also fuels innovation that the entire world depends upon so we feel it's worth it.
I'm sure the millions of Americans who can't get access to the same level of care are amped that all those rich foreigners can. Here's a crazy idea: provide all your hard working, patriotic citiziens, access to the best health care and keep charging those from abroad. Oh, wait, that would cut into profit margins, nevermind.
Americans don't get America, either.
An average American's day goes like this:
Morning: "WTF is happening now?!"
Afternoon: "WTF are they doing?!"
Evening: "WTF happened today?!"
Night: "WTF absurdities will I wake up to tomorrow??!"
The83rdTrombonist Preeeeeaach
The83rdTrombonist especially Florida
The83rdTrombonist we really don't understand America either
are saying Americans also don't understand America, I also met myself because I don't understand one quarter of what's going on in this country half of the time
and i thought i knew the west but after this
*_____*
Fun Fact: The US is England's baby, meaning that in a way, The British "concept" STILL rules the world -. (I'm American, BTW!)
England must've done crack cocaine and binged on alcohol while pregnant lol.
It's more like we'd rather having housing and food than get healthcare. It is way too expensive. That's why so many GoFundMe's exist for helping out with hospital costs.
I lived overseas for years and it was WEIRD knowing that I could go to a doctor and not have to declare bankruptcy.
You need to do some research on the phrase " lunch is for wimps" never heard it . We love lunch because these bastards make us work all the time.
some of us don't get breaks other then lunch. It's the most important time period during the work week.
I think it was used in "Wall Street" by Gecko.
And some research on beastiality laws. He makes it seem it's perfectly legal in 9 states
@pavo6503 - In Peruvian (at least my wife's family), a 3:00 pm visit by the whole family means 5-7 pm, maybe a straggler arrives at 8 or 9.
Yeah but my lunch is only 30 min. I dont have to make it up though i get paid for it which is nice
People always forget how much is costs to travel outside of the US. Most people here can’t afford to spend thousands on the plane tickets alone. So they choose to go to places within the US that are affordable and still offer a different experience than their home state. In Europe, you have more than two modes of travel and to go between most countries you don’t need visas, certain vaccinations, etc. that an American would need to go to the same places.
Actually it costs less to travel outside the US since the currency is worth more overseas just do not use a US airline.
US citizens don't need visas in most of Europe, nor vaccines -- at least none that they wouldn't need in the US (e.g., flu, and even that's not a regulation or enforced at the border). Russia does require a TB vaccine for some case (e.g., to use a public pool), and Russia certain requires visas of US nationals. But not the EU.
Yep! It's REALLY expensive to travel we can't afford that! Most of us would rather save up to buy a house.
ba sillah you dont buy your plane tickets or Hotel reservations outside the US. So it still costs far more.
You can look up the power of a passport of your country on the internet, you know?
With my german passport I can visit 161 countries without having to worry about a visa (but not to the US...). Even with a US passport you are still able to visit 158 countries visa-free.
And your country is connected to two other countries (Canada and Mexiko) and another continent with 13 different countries, so you wouldn't have to take a plane, let alone a US airline which are expensive af.
And in most of these countries the US-dollar is worth more than their currency, so...
And come on, vaccinations? I mean, I'm german, so I'm quite heavily vaccinated by default, but even I have to take a shot or two if I would like to travel to the tropics or east-asia.
Oh wait, there's the problem with your health-care costs... yeah, okay, vaccinations might be a factor.
How about skiing in Canada, then?
"An absolute inability to get our priorities right"...yup, that's US.
You left out the fact that the CDC has an actual working plan in case of a zombie apocalypse...
That one was slightly tongue-in-cheek. Someone at the CDC figured that if they have to call it a "zombie" preparedness plan to raise public awareness of disaster preparation in general, so be it.
@@hzzlrp10, it was tongue in cheek. Remains so mostly. It's funny to me because an author I know actually bounced an idea off of some friends, one of whom had a friend at the CDC, and it (the vector & dispersal plan for the book) got into the mix in Atlanta. It's an amusing anecdote now, but imagine the reactions when they actually contacted my friend directly to request changes in his book because "...that could actually work!"
The series of novels became a big hit and the CDC started making revisions to the plan for reasons.
@@jerryphillips2970 All credit to the person(s) who came up with the idea. The CDC certainly got the desired result.
At least they're doing something worth while.
AKA a European invasion!
to be fair you actually didn't need a passport to get into canada or mexico until recently
That is true. I have a passport, and have traveled to Europe (I'll be there again in 6 or 8 months). But I used to go to Canada a lot, and didn't need a passport to do it. I think, if you've lived along the border of either of those countries, you probably went there in the days before passports became mandatory.
That said, I'm constantly frustrated by my fellow Americans and their lack of willingness to try new things and go new places. Travel overseas is expensive, but not so expensive that it can't be done with a bit of effort. And the rewards are fantastic.
You don't need a passport to travel anywhere within the EU and everyone in Europe's still got one.
I walk into Maine all the time, from New Hampshire, and that's probably farther than Europeans "traveling" in other countries. Seriously. The only difference is the type of boarder we cross more often. Compare the distances. Americans like common sense: we realize that we are in a country so big that it's not likely for us to trip into the next country without a passport- why bother buying something you don't need?
C Mutt agreed when I lived in texas the joke was you could drive 12 hours in any direction and still be in texas
Exactly - In going the length of California is a 12 hour journey at 70 miles per hour.
I'm an American, I was unaware of 8 out of 10 of these
Evilpimp Idiot.
John Saunders Why do you show so much distaste and plain bitterness to American citizens? Blame our government. Our “democracy” has been tainted by idiots like our current “president.”
To defend our travel aversion...America is huge and incredibly diverse, so whereas people in Western Europe would travel abroad to visit different climates and landscapes, we literally have it all. From Arctic Tundra to tropical coral reefs, from plains to jungles, deserts to swamps, alpine glaciers to the rainforests, we have it all.
Plus it takes me 10 hours driving just to leave my state.
Yeah in Europe people visit neighboring countries, but in the US here people might visit neighboring states instead. The US is freaking huge. The travel associated with traveling is so great, it's cost prohibitive
Texas? Because that's where I live; east Texas to be exact. Just under 10 hours to get to El Paso. Thankfully, only about an hour to Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
And of course here you only meet Americans and there is little chance of meeting anyone that actually knows anything!
If I lived in Britain, France, or Germany, I would leave the country as often as I could too...
You forgot the mention all the trailer trash.the millions of homelless and the filth of the American cities.I lived there for a year,never come across such dim witted people in my like. Half the people I spoke tp didn't even know where South Africa was!
Certain state laws don’t apply because they are trumped by the federal government. So no one bothers changing them.
Not even from a sense of shame and embarrassment?
In the case of bestiality , many states haven't bothered changing the laws simply because they mean nothing. What I mean by this, is even if it were made 100% legal, it wouldn't protect you from animal cruelty and abuse laws. Basically, it doesn't matter if bestiality itself is legal or not, because the act itself is considered cruelty or abuse and is punishable by law- rather harshly might I add.
@@mightyblaster3320 Hell, if you commit an act of bestiality or animal abuse in rural Chille, let alone in the USA, 4chan or Kiwi Farms will doxx you within an hour, & the next day you will have a thousand death threats in your mail box. This is not an exaggeration.
@@johnnevada46 Alabama has no shame. I'm fairly certain they don't understand the concept. We only just barely managed not to elect someone to the U.S. Senate that thinks the country was better off during the days of slavery. And that was after he had been removed from the state Supreme Court...twice!
@@LikaLaruku you post as though you have tested this theory. XD
Regarding beastiality, when you say LEGAL, does that mean there is an actual LAW on the books saying it is allowable, or there is no law BANNING the practice? Most of these laws are foreign to Americans as well.
The laws in those states just don’t mention bestiality, rather than explicitly allow it... But the map he showed is now really out of date and a lot more states have specifically banned the practice.
I think it all started because it used to be illegal in almost every state but they unintentionally legalised it when they got rid of sodomy laws so that it was then legal for homosexuals to have sex with each other. Sodomy also included sex with animals I believe, so possibly they didn’t realise it at the time. I could be wrong but I think I read that somewhere.
@@alexandersalter6686 the thing to note here is that in the Anglosphere, or those places using Westminster style government as opposed to places like France or Germany, anything is allowable unless it is specifically proscribed. In the European Union for example, nothing is permitted unless it is regulated by either the E.U. or the government of the country in which you are located. Makes an interesting point about "the land of the free." No?
He's wrong bout KY. When this was produced, I guy was sentenced for 6 mos. for that offense in the northern KY area near Walton. When he was released, he re-offended and was sentenced to a year in jail. The horse subsequently granted a no-contact order.
@@alexandersalter6686 You are completely out to lunch.
John galush I am out for what?!? I don’t know what that means...
Regarding U.S. citizens and lack of passports, two things:
I'm a natural-born U.S. citizen, and I've been both to Canada and Mexico, and have never had a passport. These 3 countries comprise nearly 8.5 million square miles...that's more than double the size of Europe.
So, while I might not have a passport, I've had access to a vast area and didn't have to hassle with getting one.
I live in Canada and you NEED a passport to cross the border into the USofA
In Europe You don't need passport neither to travel to most coutries yet almost everybody have it.
Do you equate having a large area of space to go to with having a variety of cultures and sights to visit? Quality and quantity aren't the same thing.
We in America are a nation full of people from other nations. If you want to experience other cultures you don't have to leave the country at all. Often they're next door or across town. The vastness of the land also means that we have everything from mountains, deserts, forests, lakes, rivers, two oceans, glaciers, tropics and moderate climate areas. There is so much to see and do right here it would take more than a single lifetime to encompass it all, much less worrying about going abroad not to mention for most Americans it is prohibitively expensive to travel and most places of employment wouldn't give you the time off necessary to do so anyhow.
Rebel9668 that's hilarious. You think having different cultures in one place is the same as visiting those cultures? I've lived in six countries on three continents and I promise you, you have no idea what you're talking about. I've lived in the US for two years and so far haven't found much culture at all. Everyone shops at Walmart or target, drinks at the same coffee places, eats at the same restaurants and all know what they are and have. That's the opposite of culture, unless America chooses to embrace it as its own.
I'm in Canada. We are often gobsmacked at our southern neighbours.
What does gobsmacked mean?
@@lazytommy0 overwhelmed with wonder, surprise, or shock.
@@Meowziez thankyou. I googled it after i asked. I've never heard that term before.
I try to live my life devoid of gobsmacking. Lol
You have my sympathy. And let's face it, your border is probably a little too long to build a wall.
In europe, you can make a day trip to another country from almost anywhere in the union. In the US, you start in texas, drive for 10 hours and still be in texas. Scale is important. From Nebraska (dead center of the us) is is an entire day drive to the US Mexico boarder (15 hours)
border ... America has the least educated educated people in the world. Our President brags that he's never read a book.
15 hours isn't a day in the rest of the world.
BrianBell4073 do you usually spend more than 15 hours a day driving? No sleeping or stopping to eat much less go to the bathroom? Um, ok.
Frederic Alden Do you believe Trump is an “average” American? I was a literature prof and have read thousands of books. Am I an “average” American ? I find the idea of “average” a misnomer.
@@Xero_Remains 'some of the most hostile ecosystems on earth'.. I'm afraid you have been brainwashed by the Internet. You're ten thousand times more likely to be killed in a car accident, than by say a shark, spider or all dangerous creatures combined. .I've lived in suburbia the last forty years. You would be unfortunate to even see one dangerous creature a decade, let alone be killed by one. Even on the farm in my youth our fox terrier made short work of poisonous snakes. We don't have Bears, mountain lions, or any large land predators. etc Even drop bears aren't that big, lol.
I don't think people realize how expensive healthcare is in the US. it is cheaper to die than be healthy...
Yes but the cost to surviving loved ones is staggering.
@@InnannasRainbow When I die light me on fire and bury me in the back yard. $50 cost at the most.
@@lyokofans Have to be careful with that one. I think "private" cremations are illegal in some states lol They won't let you get away that easily
But in other countries with free healthcare you die before you get treated so
I guess, but at least I will get treatment before I die, and the treatment I choose rather then some bureaucrat thinks I need.
Silly to compare the US to individual European countries. Comparing it to the entire EU is a better comparison in terms of size, population, and influence. What percentage of Europeans have left Europe? I live 2700 miles from where I grew up and I'm in the same country.
If you are European Union citizen you don't need to have passport to travel to a different EU country. It's called Shengen zone. So if German or Italian has a passport then he/she uses it to leave Europe.
A huge amount of Europeans have left Europe or their own country, I guarantee more Europeans have passports than Americans. Hell in the UK we use them as ID in pubs if we dont have our drivers license yet!
I've lived 4000kms (see what I did there) from where I grew up and didn't have to leave my country either. But like 30% of my fellow citizens I leave every year or two to see the world. And its a solid 15 hours to get to the US or Europe.
The difference is we don't need a passport to go between states. Going from Florida to Georgia is a few hundred miles from the bottom to the top. And that's just to the next one. If you go a few hundred miles in Europe you will pass through a few other states (also known as countries outside of the United States). We are basically 50 countries stuck together into one. Hence united states. Having a passport simply isn't necessary for most of us. We can go to any of the 50, and thousands of miles without one. So unless we want to, or have a reason to go outside the country, we don't need one. Mine is expired, which also fits into not having a valid passport. Even though I have been to Europe, Canada, and other areas. They are only valid for 10 years. So if we were to visit London for work, a special event or some other reason to go there (curiosity I guess, no other reason to really go there) we would have one for 10 years. We used to be able to go to Canada without one as well. I went into Canada many times when I was a child and never had one. I didn't get one until I was in my 20's. To get back to distance wise... if you took a measurement of the longest distance possible in the continental US, made a circle from the western most point of Europe, that is how far we can go without one. We can actually touch the US again from Europe using that circle. If you centered it in Europe you would have to go to Russia, Africa, or the other side of the world to get out of it.
@@warspite1995 Yeah, but my entire state is roughly the size of Bulgaria in terms of land area. I've been to 21 different states. Have you been to 21 different countries? It's about the same comparison. We are about to move into the neighboring state and it will still take us over 6.5 hours to drive home. From the neighboring state. It's like a country!
*Simon:* "You will never see a flag in every yard in any other country on Earth."
*Northern Ireland:* "Allow me to introduce myself."
I once had a chance to meet Ian Paisley. He was a genuinely great man.
@@andrewbuhman1066 Senior or Junior?
@@gerardcollins80 Senior
@@andrewbuhman1066 Ah. He may have been pleasant personally, but the consequences of his actions during the Troubles are still being felt to this day.
@@gerardcollins80 That may be so, but seeing as the IRA attempted an assassination on him twice, I don't think he is really at the heart of those troubles. He was simply a man of conviction and principle until the later years of his life.
When you can travel 8 hours n never leave some of our states it's not suprising that we dont have passports
I thought cuz most people work 40 hours and no expendable income to spend 800 on a trip
Actually I don’t think fhey have 300 on a trip
What about Australia you can travel 12 hours in a car and never leave a state yet they all have passports?
Both the USA and Australia are massive countries and I have been lucky enough to drive around/across both. America has a far more varied landscape than Australia. You can visit places like key west, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Las Vegas, NY all of which are massively different to each other. Australia however, whilst still being a stunning country, is far less variable. You can drive Cairns to Melbourne and there is not that much of a difference (again not saying that’s a bad thing). The issue with Americans not travelling abroad however is not that they don’t get to see amazing things, they obviously do, it’s that they don’t get to experience different cultures. It leads to the insular world view that you are better than everyone else and couldn’t possibly be wrong and that is quite a dangerous world view to have.
@@Dirtmcgirt22 I dont know anything about Australia travel regs but why would you need a passport to stay in your own state/nation
Most of us can’t afford to go abroad or get enough time off of work.
Yes. They act like we just don't want to. Smh....
Vote for better politicians and get the time off a lot of us Europeans enjoy. 4 weeks PAID vacation here in the UK. Plus bank Holidays.
If only it were as easy as voting. We are trying but the political elite have their claws tightly wound around the balls of American politics. In a country where wealth is siphoned to a condensed class and money equals power well... They are the lawmakers who twist policy to get away with.... fu***ing everything
I can't help but think people commenting "Vote someone else" are people who dont wanna hear about your troubles. And as though they themselves had some issues but after voting, everything was sorted? These people project "I know what to do attitude" when in reality they the brainwashed ones. Dunning Kruger effect in action.
Even in the UK, scotland votes to stay in the EU. Guess what, we're being dragged out of it.
Politics works for politicians and their cronies, that's it.
The biggest success of these nations have had is convincing the working people that their vote even matters. It doesnt.
Abroad. Yeah. Canada isn't abroad.
america has enough geographic and cultural diversity to satiate most wanderlust within it's borders. 50 states to travel through without the burden of international borders.
Yeah ... but many of the 50 states are filled with ignorant morons and people who think the U.S. is the core of the people. People so dumb that they can't even show most of the relevant countries on Earth on a map.
Way to go!
Do you actually live in the US because that’s really not true.
@@andyr.3176
You mean like most of Europe?
@@DBArtsCreators Right. They can't find European countries on a map.
@@connorzechar2351 The U.S.'s educational system is in shrembles and with this idiot Betsy DeVos at the top, it's suffering even more.
The reason a lot of Americans don’t travel abroad is simple, there are many diverse cultures and communities within the United States. The cultural diversity is probably one of the greatest in the world. If you want to experience the culture of a specific group, you just travel to a place in the US that has adopted the certain cultures you wish to experience.
The people who can travel, do. It's just a luxury that most people can't afford.
Why would anyone want to go to shitholes like Europe?
I keep hearing this from posts by Americans that they cant afford, or work too hard, too many hours. So why is it Americans think they live is the best country? Im a Canadian and we work just as hard and as long but we recieve benefits like paid vacation and free health care. Not trying to start a fight just a simple question.
@@shondevet2267 we get employer health care and vacations too. The only people who complain are usually those who are working minimum wage jobs.
@@brandondavis7777 so if those working minimum wage jobs were to all magically find better jobs and quit their jobs all in 2 weeks what would you do then? I would love to see how The U.S. would function if all minimum wage workers and those that make slightly higher were to leave the planet all in the same day since people think they are lazy and a drain on society.
@@shondevet2267 When a lot of Americans say they can't afford to travel abroad, what they really mean is the price is higher than the value. Why pay thousands of dollars for airfare alone when you could apply that money and get much better value traveling within the US itself?
A lot of Americans do travel, they just stay here. There are an amazing amount of things to do and see without leaving the US.
Pal.......ANY nation could say the same thing. Theres an amazing amount of things to do in most countries. Other countries also have a thriving domestic tourist economy. Saying theres lots to do here dosent really solve the riddle of the phobia of travelling to another country many in the US have. I wouldnt call it wierd though.....I just think it's a shame that theres a large chunk of people, many with the means to experience the culture and wonders of the world.....who would rather pop down the road to an iconic landmark or place in thier backyard.
@@ms-terious What Chris the Patriot didn't mention is that most Americans can't afford to go very far, he's too busy waving his flag.
michael spence I have foreign friends that even say this, they’ve said the sheer size of America is overwhelming. And they understand why Americans don’t need to leave. Don’t get me wrong, I would love to see many other places.
@@ms-terious Yes, I'm sure the inhabitants of Luxembourg and the Vatican do say that. In America and other large countries, popping down the road is a thousand mile endeavor. And you're still in your country.
@@ms-terious Australia, China and Russia, I'll agree. No other country has the amazing diversity of the positively huge expanse of the U.S.
About the passport thing. Australia has a larger desert taking up a large majority of land and way less in country tourist attractions compared to America. In country flights and trips also cost less then out of country trips. We also have a diverse amount of locations and environments in the US
Australia is geographically diverse the thing is Australians have weeks of paid vacation, they usually take small vacations in Australia for a few days a years but they take one big vacation abroad for a couple of weeks.
Shiva Richmond And Australia has an amazing diversity of fauna. Unfortunately, most of it is out to kill you. Except wombats, they’re really cool.
@@margueritejohnson6407 No, none of "it" is out to kill you, (apart from crocodiles in the very far north). Next you'll be spooking people with tales of the deadly drop bears!
@@deaddoll1361 stop joking about drop bears, my brother was nearly killed by one. Ended up in a wheelchair and got cancer.
@@deaddoll1361 I'm taking no chances. I smeared myself with Vegemite, pissed all over myself and my hair is full of forks. I'm working on the Aussie accent but it keeps morphing into Pakistani, for some reason.
Should be right.
(Especially since I live in England. Although everyone thinks I'm Welsh now).
162 minutes? So some of you are spending more time eating each day than I spend sleeping...
It's really not healthy to spend less than 162 minutes sleeping.
@@isaacbaxter253 Some Americans have a problem counting past their fingers and toes...
@@quantumleaper That's true of almost any country. Or continent, if you meant north America or south America instead of the United States of America.
The passport thing is kind of easily explained for a multitude of reasons.
1. America is essentially the size of Europe, so traveling across the continental US is akin to going from Spain to Poland without needing a passport to do so.
2. Traveling abroad usually requires airfare across oceans, which is significantly different than taking a car trip of 45 minutes from Switzerland to Italy.
3. Travel is expensive, and most people don't need the hassle of getting a passport to travel when going to the Grand Canyon, the Appalachian Trail, or seeing either ocean does not require one to do so.
4. America is such a massive country that many different cultures can be experienced without going to a different country to experience it. Wisconsin has a heavy German population, hence beer and Oktoberfest. Utah has a ton of Mormons, Southwest US a large Latin American population, and so on. If you want soul food, going to Atlanta does not require a passport.
Many Americans travel to see family in the US
Actually is more like going from Lisbon to Moscow (2400 miles) LAX-NYC is 2470 miles. If you substitue Hawaii for LAX, thats an extra 2500 miles.
Shout out atlanta for being the only city that made the list
@USA#1 !! Actually America (the USA) is SMALLER.
the United States is 9,833,000 square kilometers while Europe is 10,180,000 square kilometers
And no, it is not several times better.
Healthcare? better in Europe
Guns: we hardly have mass shootings here
Wages: People don't need 3 jobs just to survive over here.
I won't say Europe is several times better, there are certainly problems here as well but saying America is several times better ... uh no
People ignoring the Australia point he made.
A video about Weird America that doesn't mention tipping or supersizing? Excuse me while I struggle to contain my absolute shock.
talks about americans and shows a picture of kfc at town hall station in sydney australia lol
They have a habit of this, once was about America poisoning water, then cut to a picture that said Irish poison the water
Naybe Australian one is the one available
And its harder to not get copyright america or something
The image of a scene outside a KFC in the section about biting each other is not taken in the United States. It is in fact a scene from outside the KFC on the corner of Park and George street in the City of Sydney (Australia). The policeman shown is a NSW police officer.
😁
Haha, I was scrolling just to see if someone picked that up 😅
pic used of men with pistols to talk about American gun culture @1:25 is in Switzerland.
You guys are sleuths.
@@samaraisnt sleuths gonna sleuth
While many Americans have not traveled abroad Americans do travel more miles every year than Europeans. There is a lot to see within our borders.
Lots to see doesn't mean experiencing significantly different cultures.
@@blam279 People can't afford overseas flights, much less the time off to go.
@@blam279 Different parts of America have significantly different cultures. In many case, you can find widely varying cultures within a single city.
@@fearlesscrusader 'Significantly' is a relative term - while there are certainly different cultures around the US, none of them are even close to the difference in culture that just driving an hour over the border into Mexico (or catching a flight to pretty much any other country) provides.
@@spencers4121 not arguing that it's expensive to travel abroad and that it is beyond the reach of many people - although most Americans would be far better off by opting to travel instead of buying a new TV, getting name brand shoes for their kids, eating out all the time, and all the other consumer nonsense we waste our money on - I'm saying that America is pretty culturally homogeneous when compared with the differences between other countries
Um, Sir. America is definitely weird to Americans.
garry amsbaugh Right? I’m an American and I kept thinking “what the f*ck” to most of these 🤣
@@funpheonix9752 you right
garry amsbaugh not down on Texas, though we can’t understand why people in San Francisco poop in the streets.
There are a lot of cultural differences from California, to Texas, to Oregon, to Alabama...some just different, some really weird and drastic. I find it odd when people from other countries generalize "you Americans." It's a very large country with a lot of very different people.
As far as the bestiality laws though, the problem is not that 9 states did not make it illegal. The problem is that 41 states actually HAD TO MAKE IT ILLEGAL to stop people from doing it.
It’s weird to this one.
I believe that for many Americans the idea of traveling abroad, let alone going on a real vacation, is beyond their grasp due to their job and finances. Some people use time off to see family or for emergencies or extra sick time, and not everyone is guaranteed time off for vacation whether paid or unpaid.
In regards to #6, an anecdote to explain: 2 years ago I suspected I may have a blood clot in my leg so I went to the hospital. For an ultrasound, 10 minutes of a doctors time, and 45 minutes in a bed the bill was $7700....$1300 for the hospital and $6400 for the doctor's 10 minutes. It's criminal and a complete human rights violation.
I still can’t understand why your country won’t just accept universal free healthcare, probably because these people haven’t been in your situation
@@lachlanchester8142 The big reason for this: Doctors greed. Why do like the English and pay doctors a flat $200k when they make 5x that amount. The lazy American excuse is the cost of the degree to become a doctor is astronomical....except reality paints a whole different picture. Sure, it is costly to become a doctor, but even at $200k a year they'd pay it off in 4 years only paying out 1/4 of their profits, and you know, it's hard to survive off of $150k (note the sarcasm there).
Kainius The Great It’s not greed it’s the culture and is in line with the work ethic and other views on this list. Many don’t feel that the money they work hard for should go to fund someone who doesn’t do anything and may potentially take advantage of the system. There is no way 10 min of doctor time was 6400 unless you are missing something in your example.
Mike Keller well I was with you for the first half but I will say that most military vehicles are donated to police forces by the military not purchased
Yes but how quickly were you seen? If the clot had been moving who could saved you better or faster than the medical people in the United States.
To be fair about the sports coach thing, they aren't being paid with tax dollars. The sports programs make profits and end up making the schools money.
Seven schools in the US have athletic programs that make money. The rest are supported by a combination of tuition and public funds.
@@Nerdsammich I'd be interested to see how that's broken down by sport though. I'd be willing to bet most schools shelling out serious cash for football and basketball coaches and certainly turning a profit off those sports.
Also to be fair, as I mentioned in another thread, in the UK, the coach of Manchester United earns GBP 7.5 million a year. Sports generate revenue (duh) and the money generated is large enough to be able to afford that kind of salary at a private club, then why can't it be large enough to afford the salary of a US sports coach merely because he is state employed? The point on the video is misleading, because the only real difference is the fact that sports teams in the UK are privately owned.
What if I told you that most Americans don't understand what we do either?
We also don't understand what they do either
Neither do I. I just act natural because of peir presser and I think that's why everyone else is doing it to
@@tf2fan919 Piers are supporting columns fam, what you're experiencing is peer pressure.
But don't let my disapproval alone cause you to change your ways because, you know... that would be peer pressure.
What if I told you his video is complete bull crap? Guess what, it is! I've been in this country for over 50 years and none of the things described in this anti-American video are true.
Where are you from originally, pcnav?
The USA has the best healthcare money can buy... too bad most of us can't afford it.
People don’t choose money over healthcare.
People don’t have healthcare because they don’t have Money. Period.
no kidding.......Massachusetts Obama Care for me and my wife is $1330.00 per month, $50. co-payments and it doesn't cover a lot of common medications.
@@gonegirl4690 I did some research. The big flaw in obamacare is that it was never standardized in all 50 states. Obama caved-in to 18 states and let them do a state run, rogue version , with no Federal price caps no oversight and unrealistically low salary requirements to buy it at the "Affordable" price. This is why in some states it's dirt cheap and other states it cost a fortune. Obama really screwed people in those 18 rogue states.
Tying healthcare to employment is a problem.
The real soulution for a rich, advanced country like USA, is make everyone prosperous enough to buy his own. While seeing his to maintain a safety net till we get there.
Of course, they do. In other words, they haven't disposable cash or health care available.
False. Anyone in America, if seriously injured or ill could go into any hospital ER and receive treatment. Those who need an immediate type of treatment will receive it, as doctors and nurses will not refuse care before knowing if someone can pay. Cost is a separate issue and can be troubling, as even those who receive life-saving treatment will undoubtedly get billed for it at some point. And the costs can be ridiculously high, there is no disputing that. However, to say that because medical costs are exorbitant people cannot receive care is just wrong.
Toddlers are well trained marksman in the US.
Don’t steal their Halloween candy.
How can you say Americans don’t travel to other countries.... you don’t need a visa to invade a country. The Army will provide free transportation, lodging and food and a very small amount of spending money ... all without a passport.
This is gold.
They stoopid, sew thay might even buss a hater for left ova Easter bs candy shiiiii !!🙈👶🙉 !!
I seriously have never heard of any of this stuff before, and I was born and raised in the US nearly 60 years ago.
I have been to almost all 50 states. They are incredibly diverse and sometimes you feel like you are in different countries! I have only been out of the country for missions trips. I tend to use any excess funds to help others, not travel...
Living in America, I still am shocked to hear these 🤣😂
Usa mabaho bit uncalled for, hows he w communist
That’s because he is a liar.
Ought to have addressed American litigious culture. This is why we have "warnings" against putting bags over our heads and "warnings" against playing in this park at your own risk. Stuff like that. Healthcare "costs" go mostly to insurance against malpractice lawsuits. If the Gov't ran everything it would be cheaper only in so far as we gave up the right to seek justice following a bureaucratic system failure. The "beauty" of bureaucracy is that nothing is anybody's fault and nobody is to blame. It's a justice-free system.
As far as most Americans not traveling abroad, you have to understand, we are only attached to two countries. In order to travel abroad, most likely we have to fly, and that is VERY expensive. Europe on the other hand has 50 countries! You dont have to fly to travel abroad. You can drive or most popular, travel by train. If the US was attached to 49 other countries, best believe 90% of us would have a passport as well. Plus if we travel by sea (like a cruise ship) we dont even need a passport.
Explaining why Americans find it harder to travel abroad than Europeans do does not absolve Americans of their ignorance of other cultures, languages and geographies. Just because something is difficult in no way diminishes its importance. Remain ignorant at your peril. For now we laugh at your ignorance. One day-probably sooner than you think if the Orange Idiot survives his legal challenges-it will prove your downfall as in "Le déclin de l'empire américaine."
Chris America is other cultures languages and even 2 continents. The US also has many cultures and multiple geographies. I am always amazed at how little people know about the USA but yet pretend to. I am sorry you "laugh at our ignorance" maybe if you learned somethings about the USA you would be more knowledgeable about the people who will probably come to save you again in the future despite your hatred for them.
Chris Crilly You can travel to another country and still be ignorant of it you idiot! Just because you travel dosn't mean you all of a sudden know their language or take on their culture lol Everyone has their own culture and lives why do I need to care so much about someone elses and what they do for? What is the purpose in this to have to know how other people do everything? If their culture is to fart on the left side and lift their butt up what is the purpose of me knowing this and how does it enrich my life so much? lol Like unless I'm going to take on their culture why do I have to know the way they do things because that pretty much what culture is the different way we all do things. Also you don't need to travel to know geography or history either.
I personally find it interesting that it is so very expensive to american's.
For me it would be cheaper to take a plane to Rome and back (from Denmark) for 952miles (1533km) than driving to Prague for 484miles (780km).
And take a comparable 2hours 30mins of flight
to 9hours 30mins of driving.
My question though is what part of traveling is it that is soo expensive for americans?
Zara Trivianni Well for you its a 2 and half hour flight. For us its over seas and can be anywhere from a 10 hour flight or even a 14 hour flight! Airlines have to accommodate for such a long journey ( food, fuel, comfortable seats, entertainment, etc.) I can fly to Florida from Michigan for around $200. Flight to London, well over $1000!
I watch at least 4 of your videos everyday, from all your channels but this one had me laughing out loud.(on the train to work). Brilliant.
Pretty funny coming from a citizen of a country that has to pay for a license to watch live TV.
I'd rather pay a TV license than pay 100k for an appendectomy.
@@jimmywrangles Oh, trust me, you end up paying 100k for that appendectomy. You'll actually end up paying way more, over the course of your life. Your healthcare is NOT free. You're taxed for it, whether you use it or not. In America, we overpay, but only if we use it. You don't get that choice. Oh, and when we pay for it, we get it right then, not in a few weeks.
Give me a license fee any day instead of endless adverts
Fake news. But nice try, buddy@@jimmywrangles
I like the part about coaches.
"most other countries highest paid employees run hospitals"
"Americans pay too much for healthcare"
And dozy, we have whats known as a "choice" here. You can get free public television with adverts or you can opt to license through cable and satellite, youtube red, hulu, amazon, netflix and hundreds of others. Whereas you HAVE to pay to use your TV and someone literally drives around to enforce the draconian "You want information? Not without paying us for it first" laws, we can choose what we want to do. Just like how we can choose to own firearms, something deeply offensive to the Schengen zone nanny states.
Healthcare costs make no sense to us either!
Americans don't really care about the bad side of the healthcare of other industrialized countries so they don't see everything in the proper context. Some of those bad things include many "nurses" in the UK are not nurses yet do everything U.S. nurses do, the EU is short over 200,000 doctors, Japan does not inform their patients that the patients have cancer, in China there is a problem with outdated medication and counterfeit medication, in India there is a problem with doctors being real doctors, in the UK the wait time for surgery is so long, that some surgeries are movie to France and German doctors are far less likely to treat breast cancer than in the U.S.
America is run by the big corporations.
Americans actually travel a lot, like a ridiculously huge amount. Especially the further west you go. We just don't leave the country because we have it all. Also vacation time is measured in the single digits in days. Airfare out of the US is way higher then it needs to be, and we have been raised being told that nearly everyone hates our guts and doesn't want us visiting them.
yeah, american people doesn't visit other country much, but their military sure does, maybe that can explain why everyone hates your guts...
see my point?
Americans have it all???
So... where are your deep fjords, floating villages, remote tribes and your world-famous choral reefs for diving?
Where are your buddhist temples, historical Muslim mosques, 1000+ years old cathedrals, and your "Chinese wall"?
Where are your rainforests with anacondas, jungles with wild lions, mangrove forests with wild tigers and your year round winter landscapes with polar bears?
Your society is slightly more than 500 years old. It's not comparable with 2000 years old societies and 5000 years old villages elsewhere in the world.
I'm sorry I was implying we have NEARLY everything GEOGRAPHICALLY. Culturally we have a few notable things, but certainly the world outside our borders beats us there hands down! I'm not implying we are beater, I'm just giving another reason as to WHY we don't travel as a whole.
HOWEVER, I have to correct you on a few things, one lions don't live in jungles. Second, every single geographic feature you mentioned can be found here! Fjords, year round snow, and Polar bears can be found in Alaska, mangroves can be found along the Mississippi Delta and in the Florida Everglades, the Northwest and southern US are almost ALL rainforests, WONDERFUL reefs can be found on most coasts, floating towns can be found in the Keys, and South Carolina, and we have a ton of remote "tribes" and communities!
Again tho, this is not an argument that we are better, we juts have a LOT.
Gunnar Helås i could match you site for site but whats the point. Also you are pointing out things that are in several countries cultures. We are one country and we have anything you could want right here. Maga
A trip to the Doctor in the US is about as effective as walking it off.
Nope, its the highest levels of medical care in the world. It's why those American doctors have stacks of Nobel prizes, why half the new medical therapies, techniques and innovations are from the USA, its why the US is packed with doctors from foreign countries, its why people all over Europe, Canada and elsewhere save money and fly to the USA to get medical treatment.
Why would you say something like that?
Even with insurance, if it's anything serious, requiring surgery or prescription drugs, it can cost more than most people have. Americans have also very little money saved, and can find themselves bankrupt if they have a health emergency. So we often decide not to go for medical help, because we know we can't afford it.
@@nanniwa No, that isn't what happens though, Americans spend so much money on medicine, therapy and doctors visits that it's not just a fun statistic they spend more on healthcare than any other nation on earth - its by a very large margin.
Americans do have a 'bankruptcy' option which idiots think means 'become total financial failures' or "have no money' when instead its a tremendously luxurious solution (i mean, for most people on earth its stunning luxury) where, in effect, all of their debts are wiped out. Yes, American can use that amazing financial benefit to their advantage.
Nope, there is no reason to believe Americans avoid hospitals because 'they know they can't afford it' but instead every statistic and real life experience tells you they routinely, constantly and often go to the doctor at rates as high as there are on earth.
All that said - why are you talking like it's supposed to be your RIGHT to get very expensive services?
You need food to live. You have to pay money to get food. Why do you think it should be your right to get food?
Does the utility company give you free electricity?
Why on earth have you decided that getting doctors, nurses, expensive medical items, their time and resources is something you or anyone should just take take take and not have to pay for??
"But then I can't enjoy the things I like, my lifestyle and I'd have to be like the poors!!!"
That isn't how anything else in life works.
If you're an American you are bathing in healthcare luxury, showered in the wealth of abundance, availability and a dozen schemes that let you get the best healthcare in the world for outrageously low prices, from government schemes, insurance and charities everywhere and that's all before your friends and family can chip in.
Very true! When I was in middle & high school I was told many times by a doctor that my (insert whatever was wrong at the time) was because of my weight &/or being on the computer too much. Then I would get sent back to school still feeling terrible & be distracted by my pain & started struggling even more with school work.
@@vampirefrompluto9788 In the USA you were able to go to a doctor many times for distracting pain?? And that's as a child?
Luxury much?
I’m not even American but damn that’s some serious disdain in his voice
I think you mean “disdain” but Autocorrect might have done its thing and screwed it uo.
@@conniecrawford5231 nope just honestly have been spelling it wrong my whole life 😂 thanks though
kurt mackenzie Retired college prof here. Just can’t break my love for correct spelling and grammar. By the way, “distain is actually a word! Love your comment - you seem like a sweet guy!
@@conniecrawford5231 Do you think we can ever even get the people from using "literally" in the place of "actually", or does it not actually become literal now that I write this? LOL
He is full of himself since his country has much less freedom that Americans do.
Truly interesting. Just like to point out that the picture at 10:11, outside KFC, was taken in George St (near Bathurst St), Sydney, Australia.
Ohh snap! You got him
This whole video is pure pap
Shhhh! You'll burst his propaganda bubble.
@@AlanHernandez-jn2mp You seem to have missed the point specified in the title, "10 Facts about America..." The subject matter of the picture was purported to show violence in the United States, however, the image depicted actually took place in Australia. Check a map, Australia and the USA are quite some distance apart. Consequently, I believe that the use of this picture to support facts about the United States is somewhat questionable.
@@johnokjohn5922 I didnt miss your point because I never disputed it ... I'm talking to the bozo who said its propaganda
I just wanted to hear him mispronounce Saban
Also known by just "Nick" in Alabama.
Most Americans mispronounce it on purpose. Kinda like all the Obama or Trump haters.
@@michiganskinny2033 Haters and sore losers always do. The higher the fewer. Enjoy the masses.
Roll Tide Roll! 🏈
@@michiganskinny2033 Miami has a whole list of coaches with that name