The biggest difference between EU and USA is that in the EU usually the people comes 1st, that is why you have free healthcare, education, healthier food and so on. By saying that, does not mean that EU is better than USA, it depends of what it drives you, if what makes you happy is succeeding businesswise you have much better chances in the USA than in Europe. If working for you is just a way of making a living and you have other interests, than Europe is probably better for you. I totally get you, i am a culture lover too and whenever i travel all i want is to get to experience a different culture.
Its celtic in general, not specificaly Irish. For example here in Czech lands we celebrate it because of "our" celtics Boii (we have even the name of our country from them...Bohemia), not because of Irish tradition. 😉
Celtics were in France and in england too, gauls are celtic for exemple before the franks came in france and in england before the angle came (idk if it's the same name in english but anyway). But we don't celebrate halloween that much it's not from our culture.
Meaning of the word "Culture": - In the USA = a way of life (fast, easy and CHEAP); - In Europe = knowledge in, and appreciation of history, geography, literature, painting, Arts in general, cuisine, etc.
Hamburger is originally German (from Hamburg) and hotdog comes from Frankfurter Wurst also German. Pizza is really not American as well. Etc. Apple pie is definitely not an American invention but has been around in Europe for hundreds of years before the US even existed.
Americans believe that their country is the center of the world. I like to watch videos like this when they realize that when the American continent was discovered, by that time there were many countries in Europe that were older than the United States today😆
Pizza is an American Italian invention. Sure people took the flat bread formerly known as pizza in Italy too and thought "huh I could see some shit to this to make it better" but those same Italians who immigrated to America commercialized an otherwise home meal. Thus America is the official birthplace of pizza and why Italian pizza and american pizza are astronomically different, and I often consider American style pizza quite a bit better sometimes but depends on the pizza.
@@nurgleschosen8145that's right actually, what the world calls Pizza, is American pizza. Pizza in Italy is very different, I thought it was quite unsatisfying when I was in Italy. There is also Neapel type pizza that is different again.
@@jckopfly2680 i quite enjoyed it although I was taken to a fancy place an Italian friend knew about so the chefs there were pretty darn good, but I was so confused when I saw the ingredients. Now it's possible I liked it more due to the fact that I'm Romanian and Romanian pizza places dorm really use "pizza cheeses" as much as they use Romanian cheeses if that makes any sense, I don't know how to explain it. Italians use proper base ingredients Is what I'm trying to say. I'd like to try a nice and authentic american pepperoni pizza one day but I'll probably never get to see America in my lifetime.
Something completely wrong you are comparing USA with Europe. USA is a country. Europe is a continent. Compare whole North America then with Europe. You can't Mexico is so different compare to USA. You are confused because of the population number, and the Area. You can't compare a continent with 44 different countries with their own culture, language, religiondifferent history, different politics... With one country. As a European I feel confused you can't blame me, or congratulate me for something that is happening to another country.😂 When I have nothing to do with this country.
Yes. If you compare for instance Finland to Spain, Iceland to Italy or Denmark to Greece, you will find WAYYYY more and bigger differences than comparing USA to Europe as a whole.
What’s annoys me about this video that you are reacting too is the US vs Europe, Europe is a continent, not a country. Whenever Americans compare them I feel like they’re not recognising that we have individual countries with individual histories and cultures. He talks about how things are different in two countries vs two parts of the US where US things can be the same and I’m thinking of course they’re different, your talking about two different COUNTRIES not a part of another country. If you are in a European country, you will likely notice we have similar or sometimes chains in different towns, same with US. While if you go to a different European country, those chains and shops will be different, just like if a Americans steps into Canada or Mexico and notice shops they that they don’t have in the US or not common
wait, did he compare a new US with a painting of Taco Bell against old Europe with a painting of the Grand Canal and Rialto Bridge in Venice? lol come on man...
[irony] No, the USA have more old culture than you'd think: * Windows like in the old west * Light switches and door knobs Europeans haven't seen since the 1940es * Honoring Queen Victoria 1st's language laws, preventing them from openly speaking (as you know, if you dont believe in Gosh or cuss, you'll go to heck :D Guys... these are NOT real words!) * Using the old imperial system * Having workers' rights like in medieval times [irony off]
Lifestyle is a broad statement Which means simply The only difference is the way they live Correct me if I’m wrong Health care school All that is a lifestyle?
Working hard does not mean working good, I am Portuguese German with a dash of French, and my grandpa use to tell me, and my mom, still, tells me, "if you are doing something do it right, or else you will have to do it again". Europeans extract more from their work and not just "work for a living" that is a myth, because productivity is where you see what work is "worth", not in hours, and if an American works more hours than an European and as more productivity, that just means an American produces less with more hours because the differences are minimal. And European cultures are different, I am a stickler with time and appointments, and in Portugal people are annoyingly relax about it, but, in the other side of the "coin" Portuguese are much more quick to adapt to different or unexpected situations than a German for example, and that is one of the reasons, I think, why the seamless confusion of the EU works so well, because we complement each other. Anyway as for Americans they are loud and sometimes annoying but, unlike some other non Europeans, they understand when you teach or explain to them a behavior is not considered correct for us, they learn, and they are usually nice people with kind hearts. So, the only advise I would give any American (edited "American") visiting Europe is, chill, think, and ask, and for Gods sake when someone calls an ambulance for you, it wont cost you a fortune, last year at the beach here where I was, a lady was clearly having a heatstroke and needed to go to the hospital and get some treatment, and she did not wanted an ambulance, and the lifeguard just called the INEM (emergency services) and took her off to hospital, she was, of course American. She probably paid around 20 euros for ambulance and treatment, if she did at all. Chill, and if you are sick go to a health service, that is indeed an annoying American trait. Oh, and at least here in Portugal you can talk to a police officer and ask for help or even directions, he or she will either help you or tell you where you can get help.
We here in Europe don't believe in ''working harder'', we believe in ''working smarter'', having time off from work; be it through vacation, weekends, less work hours in general or otherwise is proven to increase efficiency of a worker, while the opposite has proven to decrease efficiency. If your work horse is going at 100% none-stop all the time, the work horse is going to get both mentally and physically drained to the point where it just says stop, along the way more mistakes will be made due to being overwhelmed and stressed out, which just makes extra work and hassle. Here in Europe we have understood the secret behind working efficiently to improve maximum potential, even taking a 5-10 minute cup of coffee to chat with collegues about none-work related things in-between tasks improve the level of efficiency a worker can put out, becuase it gives their brain time to re-adapt and allign more efficiently towards the new task ahead.
Better, worse... Wouldn't put it that way. I'd say it's less stressful in Europe, cause the Work-life-balance here in Europe isn't that crappy like it is in the US. At least not yet. Also less stressful because of the safty feeling here in Europe. Noone here, at least in Germany would think "I have to buy a gun to protect myself.". Also I think here ppl talk way more respectful to other ppl like they do in the US. Here u can say I work at McDonalds, without getting a bad look from other ppl. Don't know how else to say what I mean. But like the Work-life-balance it's getting worse every year. But still way better then in the US I think.
the word you looking for is looking down on someone like the chines do as the look down on people that ern less or have less off x then you or not as good so an (pride) kind off level that becomes toxic and negative compared to how european pride is more self keept but may talk a little about it but not in a bragging level as american tend to do to push others down on how much worse they doing in life
Thanksgiving isn't North American, its European, i.e. English tradition to mark the end of harvest season. Still celebrated in churches and schools in the UK but now know as "harvest festival"
Perdón ...pero el día de acción de gracias no es inglés sino Español. Ya lo celebraban los frailes españoles con los indígenas originarios antes que llegaran los colonos ingleses. Hay que estudiar más fuentes... no solo las anglosajonas. Y hay muchas más tradiciones supuestamente norteamericanas que son españolas.
The pace of life is not the same , but nothing prevent you to speed up in europe , but if you slow in US the competition will win ^^ Its a matter of choice and 99% european decided to slow :)
Europe has a positive Work life balance . You get time off to live a life away from work . Plus holidays are giving you time too relax and chill. Chill man enjoy life Like it's unlikely you can in the USA . Were pretty chilled out . But dont tell us we're wrong when you've moved from the land of the free free .
I always listen to Americans about life, but they are always defend the status of their home country, sure you love always your home country, but we are always honest and see what is wrong with our country. I love the USA, but only for a holiday, i never will work there, to much stress, and to many people are living from paycheck to paycheck. And all those people that are homeless , terrible, and also many pensioners can not pay their mortgage and rent, or they have to work after the age of 65 because they dont have enough money on their 401r. they have to live in tents, shelters centers, and still deny that life is better in Europe ?
It is a mass delusion. People in US learn from their childhood that their country is the best in the world . And they are constantly warned about an invisible danger which drives them to the nearest weapon shop. That's why they cannot see the reality as it truly is
That’s something about the US that makes me sad, an unwillingness to face reality to admit the truth and many take it in a different direction and use it to deny the reality of the existence of some people and try to keep them from having personal freedom and ordinary rights and that’s one of the big reasons why I left the US for good in 2020.
Thats true, but not everything is better in Europe, but for the working people, family, it's so much better, a better live and also Americans deserved that.@@nrnexusrising
I lived in Europe and now Canada and been to usa too !! Europe has much much fewer opportunities compared to even Canada! If you have a college degree or a you are a skilled worker you be much better off in Canada and usa ! You gotta go back to foundation America was created to make wealth, Europe is culture ,nice cafeterias , operas etc.. btw pension in Canada is in general much higher than most EU countries.. America has everything, beach , money , cold places anything pretty much .. if you buy a pick up truck in eu good luck with fuel.
@@saythetruth1084 There are so many skilled workers, that there are to much, a lot dont can get a job for their skills ?, even if they have a great salary, they have to live from pay check to pay check, and yes America has a much better Nature than the Netherlands, but no daily headaches due to my bills. And my kids can enjoy live also. And most Dutch people has a car from the compagny. I believe that enjoying life is more important than be welthy.
One thing that separates north Europe from south is the body language. Northerners feels like they are being subjected to some questionable form of karate when someone uses body language.
I live in rural Norway,when it comes to clothing,we are quite practical...we spend a lot of time outdoors,no matter the weather.So we wear sporty clothes fit for hiking a lot of the time.
You can't compare to US and Europe as a whole with each other. There are a lot of differences between East, North, West and South Europe The biggest difference is between the East and the rest of Europe. So I'm going to speak for the Netherlands. We live in a welfare state. This means that even kids from poor families get the same education as rich kids and almost the same opportunities to make something of themselves. People who want to begin a business get help from the government. Until your 18 all schools are free. After thst it is cheap. Parents who can't afford it can apply for government assistance. Healthcare insurance is universal and around 150 euro a month witha 380 deductible. Every citizen gets the same high quality healthcare. If you can't pay your healthcare or/and rent to government assist you and pays a part of it depending on your income My country is safe. Schools are open and most have no fences around the school yard. Kids and parants don't have to be afraid. We don't have homeless tent cities. The whole problem is very minoe compared to the US. Our drug problem is minor compared to the US I can walk on the street in the middle of the night without being scared. Fresh food is cheaper than fast food so everyone can eat healthy. The people in my country who you see at the food bank are all in debt. Most by taking on to much loans or overspending. You can live even if you are on welfare. People on welfare and their kids are getting reductions for sportclubs and many cities have projects to help kids with a tablet they need at school and a bike to get there. Furter more, if you earn 100, 000 euro a year you can lead a very rich life in the Netherlands wchich is not the case in many states in the US.. I can go on and on but i won't. We have a minimum of 4 weeks vacation, 36 our workweeks and working rights. It is not much different than in Sweden where you live. The US is a beautiful country with very nice people No matter if they are democrats republicans or deranged Trump supportes. The nature is breathtaking But my gosh, i thank god every single day i live in the Netherlands For me those differences are far more important. That the US has no cultuur is nonsens. The US is a lot younger but if i look at food, art and music the the Us has a very rich culture.
Every word in your comment can be aplied to my beautiful country-Serbia. Our country is not that rich as yours but the living conditions are the same . Only differences are - we cannot live on welfare alone and our health care is way cheaper 😊
@@Forevertrue-z2w it is the same in most countries in Europe with slide differences. But with differences in cultuur It is better to let your kids grow up in any country in Europe than in the US on the moment except for Russia en on the moment Ukraine
Usa is a big big market , so imagine usa has 350 million people , netherland is 10 millions? So having more population means you have more % of people with mental health problems! Most of homeless are sick ..! Usa has so much work and opportunities that there is no need for anyone to be homeless! It’s mental health problem.. in Canada you see homeless Even in -20 degrees, police take them home and they refuse to stay in shelters they want to be outside in the cold .. one other thing is still to this day many Dutch emigrate to USA and Canada .
@@saythetruth1084 sorry but are you living in some kind of a bubble Europe has 200 more million citizens with half the problems or less than the US has.
In Europe, we have so many social problems, injustices and disadvantaged regions that are left behind and suffer, too. Life in Europe defenitley is not great for everyone and European wealth has also been built on the backs of so many people inside and outside of our continent. - And by the way: The European Recovery Program, mainly financed by the US has been a huge kickstart for Germany and the whole the continent after WWII. When scanning the comment section here, I personally hope we Europeans manage to not develop an unreflective arrogance. Who are we to judge or feel superior?!
They helped Germany for obvious reasons. They wanted to have control over it. That is why Germany is EUs wealthiest country with NATO bases in it. It was not a gift.
@@Forevertrue-z2w Germany is not the wealthiest country in the Europe/EU. It has the highest GDP that is all and says nothing. Germany ranked on forth place on the ERP spending. Most money went to the UK, France and Italy in this order. Almost all money were loans and goods/food/raw materials. ERP money was also available to the Soviet Union but they left the negotiations about the conditions and gave order that no country under their influence is allowed to participate. The ERP and its influence on the economic recovery of Europe/Germany is still debated. US bases in Germany are a result of the fact that Germany and Berlin were at the border of the 'Iron Curtain'. Nonetheless their are several other European countries with US bases as well. Though Ramstein in Germany is the largest outside of the US.
"General motors" sponsored the Third Reich and there are proofs. US jumped into WWII devastated Europe only for thier share of cookies. USSSR was winning over Germans and that concerned both US and UK. ERP helped UK the most, what a surprise- biggest allies , and the former Nazi contries prospered the most. Those who accepted US " help" , realized nothing was for free. That is why they are fighting US wars. Russia never wanted to be blackmailed by receiving charity.EU is not free , it's just paying back. Hollywood is the biggest projest of US- the best propaganda, everything sparkling and shiny and on the East of Europe people shown as poor , ignorant, genocidal..What is todays EU? NATO and extreme right polititians. Without their huge help , there would be no 2014. Maidan bloodshed.
Many things (or all things) that are named as US culture are created to make money. A lot of people would say that makes it, not cultural. It isn't spawned naturally or because of the way people progressed through life in America. It exists because someone had a business idea. Hot dogs, Halloween, Superbowl, black friday etc; it's all meant to generate money in a cheap/effective way. Making a pasta dish in Italy had nothing to do with commercializing. It was meant to be the best dish and therefore people would pay for it, or simply enjoy it at home. The monuments and artworks aren't made only to "spice up the city" or promote something but rather because of historical reasons and because it means something to many.
I think a big difference in culture between the US and Europe in a way that there's much more different cultural aspects in Europe in the same space is that in the US it didn't have the time to develop before globalisation properly kicked off. I'm 100% sure if European settlers had settled America in the 11th century, the US would have a similar diverse cultural history just like Europe. Instead if you look at the US history, there was barely any time to develop unique cultural tidbits. European settlers came in and brought a lot of European customs with them. They merged with native Americans, they imported African slaves and ultimately merged with them as well. But there's not a completely different and unique culture in San Francisco vs New York like there is in Bavaria vs Lower Saxony for example. And the reason is simple: Even though these two places are physically apart from each other, they didn't have time to be technically apart from each other. Because as soon as San Francisco was founded, they built railroad tracks. And they had a direct means of communication. Soon after they had airplanes, telephones, Radio and TV. Between the founding of San Francisco and the invention of Radio are less than 150 years. Which means, when someone develops something unique in New York - a song, a recipe, clothes, whatever - it could reach San Francisco in a day or a week tops. And that way there simply isn't time to develop unique cultures because everything is merging with each other all the time.
i think u are suffering for a emotion calledby the portuguese (Saudade) and ur view are changing when u were at states u talk about europe with facination now that u live in eu u miss us thats natural
That's true, there are no country better than others... I mean, there is France but we don't want to kill the competition and we don't need to compete, we know!!😂
When I was working in France (I still live there, retired) and as you mentioned eating French fries in your car, the lunch break for me meant rushing out to do the shopping for the evening meal, buying and eating a sandwich in the street, and packing my shopping in the communal fridge to take home later. If I had a rush job to do at work, order in and eat at my desk. There are more and more people eating in the streets and those leisurely 2-hour meals are mostly a thing of the past, unless you are hosting big brass for a contract.
I don't see in KFC and McDonald's USA at all and I will tell you why , when mc or kfs opened in Europe all major company's from outside try to go with every country tradition, let's say it is a US company but all products mixed with traditions come from that country they moved. I can see it's a constant battle between us but on the end all of us are humans 😄
24:43 in the UK, probably Ireland, and maybe Netherlands people do dress up for Halloween, New Years Eve and Random situations, since it's something that came from there. The UK and Ireland is definetely a bridge between the two worlds
@@Forevertrue-z2w I think you're right when you say the US is not democratic because it has incomplete democracy. But most European countries are democratic. Which doesn't mean you like the result.🤷♂️
@@arnodobler1096People don't understand that democracy and communism are the greatest utopias. Tell me the name of one country where people have the final vote. Elections are made for people to believe they can choose or change something. Big corporations are running the world with their hands in every jar: military, pharmacy, agriculture...It's all just a game of Monopoly- fight for money and power.
Trust me, no country is democratic. Because at the end of the day, politicians choose what they want and people have no say in it apart from some crappy voting elections that are corrupted.
Yet, the Halloween holiday has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (a Gaelic word pronounced “SAH-win”), a pagan religious celebration to welcome the harvest at the end of summer, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.
Children have much more freedom, not being watched all the time by their parents. At a young age they get more responsibility and are happier. In The Netherlands we don’t have a culture that all children should become professors or lawyers, we want them to become whatever they want as long as they are happy. Therefore less pressure.
While i understand and appreciate what he's trying to say, i must say if i were quite strict and pedantic, i would criticize or at least add to most of what he's saying.he sounds deep but imo it's a bit misleading.
Indeed, we have imported a lot from the USA besides goods.😂 Halloween, Black Friday... However, comparing the whole of the USA with Europe does not make any sense. Even within the USA, there are a lot of differences. Likewise, in Europe (the continent) or the EU (European Union) and then further down to the countries... Even within a country (for example, Germany 🇩🇪, there are differences, depending where you live.
The biggest difference between EU and USA is that in the EU usually the people comes 1st, that is why you have free healthcare, education, healthier food and so on. By saying that, does not mean that EU is better than USA, it depends of what it drives you, if what makes you happy is succeeding businesswise you have much better chances in the USA than in Europe. If working for you is just a way of making a living and you have other interests, than Europe is probably better for you.
I totally get you, i am a culture lover too and whenever i travel all i want is to get to experience a different culture.
Halloween is actually an old celtic/irish tradition, NOT american.....just saying....
That’s actually true
It’s not American origin
I was referencing that it’s celebrated
Its celtic in general, not specificaly Irish. For example here in Czech lands we celebrate it because of "our" celtics Boii (we have even the name of our country from them...Bohemia), not because of Irish tradition. 😉
@@davidpelc apparently carving pumpkins was specifically an irish tradition tho. Not sure, but definitely celtic in general.
Celtics were in France and in england too, gauls are celtic for exemple before the franks came in france and in england before the angle came (idk if it's the same name in english but anyway). But we don't celebrate halloween that much it's not from our culture.
@@stupidtookmynick carving of pumpkins can be Irish tradition, but Halloween is universal celtic holiday. There is not Irish patent for that. 😉
Meaning of the word "Culture":
- In the USA = a way of life (fast, easy and CHEAP);
- In Europe = knowledge in, and appreciation of history, geography, literature, painting, Arts in general, cuisine, etc.
When you get sick and have to call an ambulance you find out for yourself where life is better.
Hamburger is originally German (from Hamburg) and hotdog comes from Frankfurter Wurst also German. Pizza is really not American as well. Etc. Apple pie is definitely not an American invention but has been around in Europe for hundreds of years before the US even existed.
Americans believe that their country is the center of the world. I like to watch videos like this when they realize that when the American continent was discovered, by that time there were many countries in Europe that were older than the United States today😆
The hamburger was invented by Danish Louis Lassen, period!!! 😂😂😂🇩🇰
Pizza is an American Italian invention. Sure people took the flat bread formerly known as pizza in Italy too and thought "huh I could see some shit to this to make it better" but those same Italians who immigrated to America commercialized an otherwise home meal. Thus America is the official birthplace of pizza and why Italian pizza and american pizza are astronomically different, and I often consider American style pizza quite a bit better sometimes but depends on the pizza.
@@nurgleschosen8145that's right actually, what the world calls Pizza, is American pizza. Pizza in Italy is very different, I thought it was quite unsatisfying when I was in Italy. There is also Neapel type pizza that is different again.
@@jckopfly2680 i quite enjoyed it although I was taken to a fancy place an Italian friend knew about so the chefs there were pretty darn good, but I was so confused when I saw the ingredients. Now it's possible I liked it more due to the fact that I'm Romanian and Romanian pizza places dorm really use "pizza cheeses" as much as they use Romanian cheeses if that makes any sense, I don't know how to explain it. Italians use proper base ingredients Is what I'm trying to say. I'd like to try a nice and authentic american pepperoni pizza one day but I'll probably never get to see America in my lifetime.
0:50 Europe = one country? The Portuguese and the Finnish are giving the other guys that "funny stare" now. Same with the Irish and the Greeks =)
Something completely wrong you are comparing USA with Europe. USA is a country. Europe is a continent. Compare whole North America then with Europe. You can't Mexico is so different compare to USA. You are confused because of the population number, and the Area. You can't compare a continent with 44 different countries with their own culture, language, religiondifferent history, different politics... With one country. As a European I feel confused you can't blame me, or congratulate me for something that is happening to another country.😂 When I have nothing to do with this country.
Exactly!
USA has 330 M inhabitants, Europe (all 50 countries) 700 M. The European Union (27 countries) 450 M.
@@Bramfly
Exactly. The EU isn't Europe (and vv)
Europe is formaly a continent with 50 different countries in it. Not every country in Europe is a member of EU or NATO.
Yes. If you compare for instance Finland to Spain, Iceland to Italy or Denmark to Greece, you will find WAYYYY more and bigger differences than comparing USA to Europe as a whole.
What’s annoys me about this video that you are reacting too is the US vs Europe, Europe is a continent, not a country. Whenever Americans compare them I feel like they’re not recognising that we have individual countries with individual histories and cultures.
He talks about how things are different in two countries vs two parts of the US where US things can be the same and I’m thinking of course they’re different, your talking about two different COUNTRIES not a part of another country.
If you are in a European country, you will likely notice we have similar or sometimes chains in different towns, same with US.
While if you go to a different European country, those chains and shops will be different, just like if a Americans steps into Canada or Mexico and notice shops they that they don’t have in the US or not common
The pair of them are doing exactly the same thing, this strengthens the others points and thoughts.
wait, did he compare a new US with a painting of Taco Bell against old Europe with a painting of the Grand Canal and Rialto Bridge in Venice? lol come on man...
[irony] No, the USA have more old culture than you'd think:
* Windows like in the old west
* Light switches and door knobs Europeans haven't seen since the 1940es
* Honoring Queen Victoria 1st's language laws, preventing them from openly speaking (as you know, if you dont believe in Gosh or cuss, you'll go to heck :D Guys... these are NOT real words!)
* Using the old imperial system
* Having workers' rights like in medieval times
[irony off]
Actually in medieval times, people worked even less than today, even compared it to EU countries. In the winter there wasn't much to do.
If it can be called a culture, then you are absolutely right.
"The only difference between Europe and America is lifestyle!?" Seriously!? What a vacuous comment. You appear to have learnt nothing.
Lifestyle is a broad statement
Which means simply
The only difference is the way they live
Correct me if I’m wrong
Health care school
All that is a lifestyle?
@@foreignreactslifestyle=every single thing 😅
Working hard does not mean working good, I am Portuguese German with a dash of French, and my grandpa use to tell me, and my mom, still, tells me, "if you are doing something do it right, or else you will have to do it again". Europeans extract more from their work and not just "work for a living" that is a myth, because productivity is where you see what work is "worth", not in hours, and if an American works more hours than an European and as more productivity, that just means an American produces less with more hours because the differences are minimal. And European cultures are different, I am a stickler with time and appointments, and in Portugal people are annoyingly relax about it, but, in the other side of the "coin" Portuguese are much more quick to adapt to different or unexpected situations than a German for example, and that is one of the reasons, I think, why the seamless confusion of the EU works so well, because we complement each other.
Anyway as for Americans they are loud and sometimes annoying but, unlike some other non Europeans, they understand when you teach or explain to them a behavior is not considered correct for us, they learn, and they are usually nice people with kind hearts. So, the only advise I would give any American (edited "American") visiting Europe is, chill, think, and ask, and for Gods sake when someone calls an ambulance for you, it wont cost you a fortune, last year at the beach here where I was, a lady was clearly having a heatstroke and needed to go to the hospital and get some treatment, and she did not wanted an ambulance, and the lifeguard just called the INEM (emergency services) and took her off to hospital, she was, of course American. She probably paid around 20 euros for ambulance and treatment, if she did at all. Chill, and if you are sick go to a health service, that is indeed an annoying American trait. Oh, and at least here in Portugal you can talk to a police officer and ask for help or even directions, he or she will either help you or tell you where you can get help.
We here in Europe don't believe in ''working harder'', we believe in ''working smarter'', having time off from work; be it through vacation, weekends, less work hours in general or otherwise is proven to increase efficiency of a worker, while the opposite has proven to decrease efficiency. If your work horse is going at 100% none-stop all the time, the work horse is going to get both mentally and physically drained to the point where it just says stop, along the way more mistakes will be made due to being overwhelmed and stressed out, which just makes extra work and hassle. Here in Europe we have understood the secret behind working efficiently to improve maximum potential, even taking a 5-10 minute cup of coffee to chat with collegues about none-work related things in-between tasks improve the level of efficiency a worker can put out, becuase it gives their brain time to re-adapt and allign more efficiently towards the new task ahead.
Better, worse... Wouldn't put it that way. I'd say it's less stressful in Europe, cause the Work-life-balance here in Europe isn't that crappy like it is in the US. At least not yet. Also less stressful because of the safty feeling here in Europe. Noone here, at least in Germany would think "I have to buy a gun to protect myself.". Also I think here ppl talk way more respectful to other ppl like they do in the US. Here u can say I work at McDonalds, without getting a bad look from other ppl. Don't know how else to say what I mean. But like the Work-life-balance it's getting worse every year. But still way better then in the US I think.
the word you looking for is looking down on someone like the chines do as the look down on people that ern less or have less off x then you or not as good so an (pride) kind off level that becomes toxic and negative compared to how european pride is more self keept but may talk a little about it but not in a bragging level as american tend to do to push others down on how much worse they doing in life
Thanksgiving isn't North American, its European, i.e. English tradition to mark the end of harvest season. Still celebrated in churches and schools in the UK but now know as "harvest festival"
It´s also celebrated in Germany, we call it Erntedankfest.
Perdón ...pero el día de acción de gracias no es inglés sino Español. Ya lo celebraban los frailes españoles con los indígenas originarios antes que llegaran los colonos ingleses.
Hay que estudiar más fuentes... no solo las anglosajonas.
Y hay muchas más tradiciones supuestamente norteamericanas que son españolas.
The pace of life is not the same , but nothing prevent you to speed up in europe , but if you slow in US the competition will win ^^
Its a matter of choice and 99% european decided to slow :)
Europe has a positive Work life balance .
You get time off to live a life away from work .
Plus holidays are giving you time too relax and chill.
Chill man enjoy life
Like it's unlikely you can in the USA .
Were pretty chilled out .
But dont tell us we're wrong when you've moved from the land of the free free .
I always listen to Americans about life, but they are always defend the status of their home country, sure you love always your home country, but we are always honest and see what is wrong with our country.
I love the USA, but only for a holiday, i never will work there, to much stress, and to many people are living from paycheck to paycheck. And all those people that are homeless , terrible, and also many pensioners can not pay their mortgage and rent, or they have to work after the age of 65 because they dont have enough money on their 401r.
they have to live in tents, shelters centers, and still deny that life is better in Europe ?
It is a mass delusion. People in US learn from their childhood that their country is the best in the world . And they are constantly warned about an invisible danger which drives them to the nearest weapon shop. That's why they cannot see the reality as it truly is
That’s something about the US that makes me sad, an unwillingness to face reality to admit the truth and many take it in a different direction and use it to deny the reality of the existence of some people and try to keep them from having personal freedom and ordinary rights and that’s one of the big reasons why I left the US for good in 2020.
Thats true, but not everything is better in Europe, but for the working people, family, it's so much better, a better live and also Americans deserved that.@@nrnexusrising
I lived in Europe and now Canada and been to usa too !! Europe has much much fewer opportunities compared to even Canada! If you have a college degree or a you are a skilled worker you be much better off in Canada and usa ! You gotta go back to foundation America was created to make wealth, Europe is culture ,nice cafeterias , operas etc.. btw pension in Canada is in general much higher than most EU countries.. America has everything, beach , money , cold places anything pretty much .. if you buy a pick up truck in eu good luck with fuel.
@@saythetruth1084 There are so many skilled workers, that there are to much, a lot dont can get a job for their skills ?, even if they have a great salary, they have to live from pay check to pay check, and yes America has a much better Nature than the Netherlands, but no daily headaches due to my bills. And my kids can enjoy live also. And most Dutch people has a car from the compagny. I believe that enjoying life is more important than be welthy.
One thing that separates north Europe from south is the body language. Northerners feels like they are being subjected to some questionable form of karate when someone uses body language.
I live in rural Norway,when it comes to clothing,we are quite practical...we spend a lot of time outdoors,no matter the weather.So we wear sporty clothes fit for hiking a lot of the time.
Sounds practical
You can't compare to US and Europe as a whole with each other. There are a lot of differences between East, North, West and South Europe
The biggest difference is between the East and the rest of Europe. So I'm going to speak for the Netherlands.
We live in a welfare state. This means that even kids from poor families get the same education as rich kids and almost the same opportunities to make something of themselves. People who want to begin a business get help from the government. Until your 18 all schools are free. After thst it is cheap. Parents who can't afford it can apply for government assistance. Healthcare insurance is universal and around 150 euro a month witha 380 deductible.
Every citizen gets the same high quality healthcare. If you can't pay your healthcare or/and rent to government assist you and pays a part of it depending on your income
My country is safe. Schools are open and most have no fences around the school yard. Kids and parants don't have to be afraid.
We don't have homeless tent cities. The whole problem is very minoe compared to the US.
Our drug problem is minor compared to the US I can walk on the street in the middle of the night without being scared.
Fresh food is cheaper than fast food so everyone can eat healthy. The people in my country who you see at the food bank are all in debt. Most by taking on to much loans or overspending. You can live even if you are on welfare. People on welfare and their kids are getting reductions for sportclubs and many cities have projects to help kids with a tablet they need at school and a bike to get there.
Furter more, if you earn 100, 000 euro a year you can lead a very rich life in the Netherlands wchich is not the case in many states in the US..
I can go on and on but i won't. We have a minimum of 4 weeks vacation, 36 our workweeks and working rights. It is not much different than in Sweden where you live.
The US is a beautiful country with very nice people No matter if they are democrats republicans or deranged Trump supportes. The nature is breathtaking
But my gosh, i thank god every single day i live in the Netherlands
For me those differences are far more important. That the US has no cultuur is nonsens. The US is a lot younger but if i look at food, art and music the the Us has a very rich culture.
Every word in your comment can be aplied to my beautiful country-Serbia. Our country is not that rich as yours but the living conditions are the same . Only differences are - we cannot live on welfare alone and our health care is way cheaper 😊
@@Forevertrue-z2w it is the same in most countries in Europe with slide differences. But with differences in cultuur
It is better to let your kids grow up in any country in Europe than in the US on the moment except for Russia en on the moment Ukraine
@@Bruintjebeer6I agree.
Usa is a big big market , so imagine usa has 350 million people , netherland is 10 millions? So having more population means you have more % of people with mental health problems! Most of homeless are sick ..! Usa has so much work and opportunities that there is no need for anyone to be homeless! It’s mental health problem.. in Canada you see homeless Even in -20 degrees, police take them home and they refuse to stay in shelters they want to be outside in the cold .. one other thing is still to this day many Dutch emigrate to USA and Canada .
@@saythetruth1084 sorry but are you living in some kind of a bubble Europe has 200 more million citizens with half the problems or less than the US has.
In Europe, we have so many social problems, injustices and disadvantaged regions that are left behind and suffer, too. Life in Europe defenitley is not great for everyone and European wealth has also been built on the backs of so many people inside and outside of our continent. - And by the way: The European Recovery Program, mainly financed by the US has been a huge kickstart for Germany and the whole the continent after WWII. When scanning the comment section here, I personally hope we Europeans manage to not develop an unreflective arrogance. Who are we to judge or feel superior?!
They helped Germany for obvious reasons. They wanted to have control over it. That is why Germany is EUs wealthiest country with NATO bases in it. It was not a gift.
@@Forevertrue-z2w Germany is not the wealthiest country in the Europe/EU. It has the highest GDP that is all and says nothing.
Germany ranked on forth place on the ERP spending. Most money went to the UK, France and Italy in this order. Almost all money were loans and goods/food/raw materials. ERP money was also available to the Soviet Union but they left the negotiations about the conditions and gave order that no country under their influence is allowed to participate.
The ERP and its influence on the economic recovery of Europe/Germany is still debated.
US bases in Germany are a result of the fact that Germany and Berlin were at the border of the 'Iron Curtain'. Nonetheless their are several other European countries with US bases as well. Though Ramstein in Germany is the largest outside of the US.
"General motors" sponsored the Third Reich and there are proofs. US jumped into WWII devastated Europe only for thier share of cookies. USSSR was winning over Germans and that concerned both US and UK. ERP helped UK the most, what a surprise- biggest allies , and the former Nazi contries prospered the most. Those who accepted US " help" , realized nothing was for free. That is why they are fighting US wars. Russia never wanted to be blackmailed by receiving charity.EU is not free , it's just paying back. Hollywood is the biggest projest of US- the best propaganda, everything sparkling and shiny and on the East of Europe people shown as poor , ignorant, genocidal..What is todays EU? NATO and extreme right polititians. Without their huge help , there would be no 2014. Maidan bloodshed.
@@teotik8071 You just said what I said actually. Europe was given and it was not for free. Now EU countries have to fight their wars.
Keep deleting my comments, democracy in act.
I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse.
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😂😂Good one
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I'm European, ; I've been in US: New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Colorado..., onestly : I will never live in US because it a fake country, sorry
Many things (or all things) that are named as US culture are created to make money. A lot of people would say that makes it, not cultural. It isn't spawned naturally or because of the way people progressed through life in America. It exists because someone had a business idea. Hot dogs, Halloween, Superbowl, black friday etc; it's all meant to generate money in a cheap/effective way. Making a pasta dish in Italy had nothing to do with commercializing. It was meant to be the best dish and therefore people would pay for it, or simply enjoy it at home. The monuments and artworks aren't made only to "spice up the city" or promote something but rather because of historical reasons and because it means something to many.
I think a big difference in culture between the US and Europe in a way that there's much more different cultural aspects in Europe in the same space is that in the US it didn't have the time to develop before globalisation properly kicked off.
I'm 100% sure if European settlers had settled America in the 11th century, the US would have a similar diverse cultural history just like Europe.
Instead if you look at the US history, there was barely any time to develop unique cultural tidbits. European settlers came in and brought a lot of European customs with them. They merged with native Americans, they imported African slaves and ultimately merged with them as well.
But there's not a completely different and unique culture in San Francisco vs New York like there is in Bavaria vs Lower Saxony for example. And the reason is simple: Even though these two places are physically apart from each other, they didn't have time to be technically apart from each other. Because as soon as San Francisco was founded, they built railroad tracks. And they had a direct means of communication. Soon after they had airplanes, telephones, Radio and TV. Between the founding of San Francisco and the invention of Radio are less than 150 years. Which means, when someone develops something unique in New York - a song, a recipe, clothes, whatever - it could reach San Francisco in a day or a week tops. And that way there simply isn't time to develop unique cultures because everything is merging with each other all the time.
Halloween is not a big thing in Finland.
More in western/central Europe
It's also not big in Poland.
i think u are suffering for a emotion calledby the portuguese (Saudade) and ur view are changing when u were at states u talk about europe with facination now that u live in eu u miss us thats natural
No when we mean you have no culture it's because when you don't know a lot of things which are common in europe or most of the country out their.
That's true, there are no country better than others... I mean, there is France but we don't want to kill the competition and we don't need to compete, we know!!😂
Super great video !
Europe has historic culture and the US has pop culture.
lifestyle the only difference? really no mass shooting at schools good acess to healthcare much more security on the streets think again
So many homeless and drug addicts..
When I was working in France (I still live there, retired) and as you mentioned eating French fries in your car, the lunch break for me meant rushing out to do the shopping for the evening meal, buying and eating a sandwich in the street, and packing my shopping in the communal fridge to take home later. If I had a rush job to do at work, order in and eat at my desk. There are more and more people eating in the streets and those leisurely 2-hour meals are mostly a thing of the past, unless you are hosting big brass for a contract.
No, there are still plenty of French who dit down to eat with their colleagues. I know because I live & work here for the past 40 years..
There is no "better". All countries have their good and bad.
I mean, those 300mio Americans produce 1/4 of the hole worlds gdp, so I kinda get were the "we are the best" mentality comes from...
I don't see in KFC and McDonald's USA at all and I will tell you why , when mc or kfs opened in Europe all major company's from outside try to go with every country tradition, let's say it is a US company but all products mixed with traditions come from that country they moved. I can see it's a constant battle between us but on the end all of us are humans 😄
A note to gio / @foreign, finnish and nordic behaviour is WAY more american than southern europe
24:43 in the UK, probably Ireland, and maybe Netherlands people do dress up for Halloween, New Years Eve and Random situations, since it's something that came from there.
The UK and Ireland is definetely a bridge between the two worlds
The only difference between US and Europeans- In US people think they live in democracy, while in Europe they know they don't😅
What?
@@arnodobler1096Exactly😂
@@Forevertrue-z2w I think you're right when you say the US is not democratic because it has incomplete democracy. But most European countries are democratic. Which doesn't mean you like the result.🤷♂️
@@arnodobler1096People don't understand that democracy and communism are the greatest utopias. Tell me the name of one country where people have the final vote. Elections are made for people to believe they can choose or change something. Big corporations are running the world with their hands in every jar: military, pharmacy, agriculture...It's all just a game of Monopoly- fight for money and power.
Trust me, no country is democratic. Because at the end of the day, politicians choose what they want and people have no say in it apart from some crappy voting elections that are corrupted.
if us life is better why u live in finland ?
One time when finnish eat in a car is when you leave a bar at 4am with friends ride and only place open is McDonalds.
Also we buy in smaller quantities, because food is not that well processed so they go bad faster.
Of course living in the US is better! You better stay put there because Europe is already overcrowded!😂
I agree.... we've enough morons, can't take others.🤣
Don't you worry🎉
Yet, the Halloween holiday has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (a Gaelic word pronounced “SAH-win”), a pagan religious celebration to welcome the harvest at the end of summer, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.
then only ask if you can pass
when are we going to get in finish??
Children have much more freedom, not being watched all the time by their parents. At a young age they get more responsibility and are happier. In The Netherlands we don’t have a culture that all children should become professors or lawyers, we want them to become whatever they want as long as they are happy. Therefore less pressure.
better no? much much better
While i understand and appreciate what he's trying to say, i must say if i were quite strict and pedantic, i would criticize or at least add to most of what he's saying.he sounds deep but imo it's a bit misleading.
Indeed, we have imported a lot from the USA besides goods.😂 Halloween, Black Friday... However, comparing the whole of the USA with Europe does not make any sense. Even within the USA, there are a lot of differences. Likewise, in Europe (the continent) or the EU (European Union) and then further down to the countries... Even within a country (for example, Germany 🇩🇪, there are differences, depending where you live.
Halloween is from Europe.
Europe isn’t a country
youtube prank is almost newer a prank it is to far
try and get a danish hotdog it is not arerican