Love your clips. As an Aussie living in Sweden I can say you nail it on describing Sweden and Swedish. You’ve got to be able to see it from the outside which you can do 💪 Loved the weather description in this one 😂
@@ThreeStarVagabond maybe I have missed it, but what about the personal space zone that Swedes have? Waiting for a bus, seating order and so on. I recently took a bus with one person and I sat directly behind that person. He was quite worried😅. I’ve not been able to work out why this trait became a thing
@@ZipJoy It's simply considered rude to be close to another person, unless you know them - it's an invasion of personal space. Kind of like Americans when they walk right up to someone's face. Most likely comes from a high sense of individualism and a sparesly populated country
We ARE very fortunate to have great parks and space. While some of our bigger parks get crowded, so many are practically your own place if you visit at the right times. Granted, we're a big country, with a lot of varying geography, but state and national parks are one of my favorite things about the U.S.
I love your videos, Miro. I visited Sweden in September and it is so beautiful. And I worried about the "small talk" issue, but my cousin and I talked constantly. Maybe that was because we had a lot to catch up on??? But thank you for pointing out some nice aspects of America. Like all countries, we have good and bad aspects to our country.
It does depend a bit on the person, and the timing as well! I can be super chatty at times, and sometimes I glare at people and growl if they try to speak with me. But yeah totally agree! It would be a bit silly of me to only talk about the negative sides after all
Salaries in the US are indeed insane. I’ve seen places like Walmart and Buc-ee’s in rural areas having management positions that need no post high school education with salaries not too far away from what top level lawyers, doctors, engineers and government or parliamentary politicians makes in Sweden 😮 It’s however somewhat understandable that salaries are higher in the US due to the need to pay more for your own insurances that in Sweden would be covered by the state with for example healthcare, save up more money in case of unemployment/getting sick/having children or in many cases the insane student loan debt. Not to mention significantly longer working hours, less vacation, weak work security and very few sick days. But Americans on the other hand also pay way less in taxes…
Yeah, I think the only reasonable comparison would be to compare the overall quality of life between countries, instead of just looking at salaries. But it can still be significant for people who move to e.g the US, who can save up money and then move back to a cheaper country.
Thank you! :D I filmed this one in the US, with clips from all over the west coast. The talking bits were from San Francisco and Yosemite. So I recorded it quite a few months ago actually!
Thanks for the great/amusing video. Fun fact; Did you know on the doomed maiden voyage the SS Titanic in 1912 Swedish was the second most spoken language?
Thank you! And that's really cool - I had no idea at all. It does make sense though, given the emigration from Sweden back in the 1800s (and early 1900s).
@@ThreeStarVagabondIhave to say that it's theoretically should decrease time in traffic jams, but in fact it's not. Still it's good experience to try them
@@Oleksandrovych Driving in the US was pretty easy overall, so it's not a bad system at all. But the lack of roundabouts made all those traffic stops insanely slow. I think that must be the cause of half of the jams over there
Still can’t believe I popped into you last night at the T central shopping centre. So regrettable that forgot to take a picture with you. Looking forward to more interesting videos! ~ fan from London
It was so much fun meeting you! I was muttering to myself and trying to re-record things when you said hi - so it was a very pleasant diversion :D I hope that I can continue to find interesting topics in the future then! Cheers, and say hi to London from me ^_^
One thing we Americans are good at is avoiding using the metric system at all costs. "5 football fields wide" "9 Bald eagles long" "2 handguns per cheeseburger " We're a strange bunch here 😂
Haha! It sounds a bit quaint though. Like old bartering measurements or something. I can definitely see someone trying to sell a boat: "Yeah she's 9 bald eagles long and consumes 15 drunken pisses of gas per football field"
Awesome video, you need to do the comparison per capita, it would be interesting to see if it changes the outcome. Sweden has 11 million people and the USA has 365 million people never mind the land mass. The engineers in Sweden pay nothing for their education and the to become an engineer here I would say 100 thousand plus never mind what it takes to become a Doctor. Sweden is a great country, with a few problems, but the US has many, many, more. Loved the video Stay safe till next time. PS I think you should start your own country, The nation of Three Star Vagabond, I bet it would be perfect.
Haha, I'd be all for a country like that! But yeah things really become difficult to compare when looking at per capita. Or, as I've seen an American say on reddit: "well, it doesn't matter if this country is better than US per capita - the US has more people per capita, and you need to consider that!" :D
As an American that has lived both sides. America most of the time doesn't charge for parking or using the bathroom. Americans know how to socialize, food variety, gas is much cheaper, there's always something to do(Sweden is boring), Americans have a sense of togetherness within their communities, better customer service, know to say excuse me, smile and politeness, etc. Just off the top of my head
Well that depends where in Sweden you are that does the parking or bathroom cost or not. In Stockoholm deffenetly, but lets say that you go to Haparanda, those are free of charge. Variety of food is deffenetly wider, but the health aspect is more of my consirn. Gas is cheap but the engines are huge just like most of the cars. I think that consuming in US is just crazy. Also the recycling rate is poor. It is a very wasteful nation over all. But who am i to judge as living in isolated Nordic country Finland...
@ArchieArpeggio i have lived both sides. All health insurance is not created equal between the states. The ones u hear are from southern states that choose the lowest tier of insurance to be cheap. Also, if you are poor, ur insurance covers all aliments and is free. I had both health insurance in Göteborg and Washington state. I prefer WA as the government offers affordable rates for my family. It has covered all with no additional pay, and I don't have to wait the whole day or wait months to see a specialist. Parking in Sverige is only free if you're in a city that nobody goes to, but major cities are 100%, a fee to park and use bathrooms. The cars we have in USA have a variety: to 1.6l turbo hybrids, PHEV, v6 turbo hybrid, EV to monster turbo v8, etc . You can get a gas sipping car or an 8mpg performance truck if u like. Also, telsas starts at $43k usd due to govt subsidiary. I have 5 cars from a fuel sipping daily driver, family suv, wife's fun car, my fun car, truck for towing and hauling, and my sportscar. I enjoyed during my residency in Sverige, but to work and raise my family, my wife and I believe America is the better choice.
@@Joe-eg7ml That's quite ironic since many Swedes think that America is a nice place to visit or work in while you're young, but it's not a place where you'd want to raise your family. And just why would anyone want all of those cars? I haven't owned a car for 10 years - if I need one I rent it :D
@ThreeStarVagabond you probably haven't visit more relaxed and homely cities, just the touristy ones. Each car serves a purpose: economy, fun, work, family. Plus I'm a car enthusiast. What's wrong with raising a family in America? I mean we are friendly and outgoing people(just like u stated), unlike swedes.
Hej hej! Great completion of previous video. I definitely prefer the Swedish melancholy over the US extroversion. However, I must admit that there are certainly breathtaking things in the US. The nature is one of them, and as you mentioned, the technological advancements and mass pop culture/trends generation. I can't really say if the latter is a positive thing, to be honest, especially in the era of meaningless and low-quality media, but to some extent, it is an achievement. On the other hand, isn't the US a country of great contrasts? Isn't it true that schools in the US earn money somewhat proportional to their district's income? (the leading questions, sorry for that). That's an easy way to create huge disparities in education and reduce opportunities for poorer children. Paid universities also contribute to this, but at the same time, if you have outstanding results, I believe there are appropriate subsidies and scholarships available. I would really love to understand the way of life in the US, just to compare the culture. Some still see the American dream whereas others call it 3rd world country. Have a nice upcoming week Miro! Don't dream too much about cheap beer and fine weather :P
I'll do my best to not sigh longingly over sun and drink :D But yeah I definitely think that there's a great deal of contrasts in the US. There are amazing things there - just as there are things I really don't like at all. All countries are a bit like that I think when it comes down to it.
I mostly agree, though about beer … yeah, you may be correct. We have just Pripps Blå whereas USA have several more beer brands “fцcking close water” 😅.
@@Joe-eg7ml Actually Swedes drink a lot of light (in color) lager. A standard light lager is approx 5-5.5% and that stuff has to be sold at the goverment run stores, named Systembolaget. As mr Vagabond points out strong stuff are only sold in these shops and they close at midday Saturdays and are closed on Sundays. That COULD be a minus, but our alcohol stores do a terrific job of keeping a good assortment with a decent quality. The water-thing I was referring to was about taste; a slightly sour/bitter with no taste of malt .... Nu-uh!
@Soundbrigade i have lived in Göteborg and the variety doesn't compare to my hometown of washington state. We have many local craft breweries and variety of beers that are local, domestic, and international. I can even get a beer i enjoyed in the Philippines or in Lebanon if i wanted. Many are imported from all parts of the world. This also goes for hard liquor.
@@Joe-eg7ml Please explain, is better here or in your home state?! As a side note, we popped into a wine store in Seattle and by ”accident” spotted wine from a small vineyard we had visited in N Italy. Else I am a regular customer at Binny’s in Chicago.
Excuse me if I'm taking over your subscribers comments, but something just came to my mind. What about if I stand somewhere in Stockholm, with a sign stating "small talk for free" and you get to film that?
Eigther you got some new friends and posibly even get on swedish TV! Its this.. we are not that cold and impossible.. its rather this that we smalltalks at "Fika"! Fika is an cultural institution.. and Im happy to be at a weekly "international" gathering.. the best is if we get our guests to get togheter at our small urban local Cafee.. and small talks!
I think I agree on 1 and a half things with you. Nature I agree 100% , BUT also the size of the US and Sweden can not be compared, US is as big as the whole of Europe (almost) so if nature in Europe better? Yes :D . But Sweden doesn't have big nice mountains, so I guess US beats Sweden there... The second (or half) thing that I agree with you on is the Weather. BUT again... when you say Sweden is dark MOST of the time... it's really EXACTLY 6 months light and 6 months dark, just the darkness feels longer because it's "harder" but it is really the times around the winter solstice and the summer solstice, so it's exactly 6 months of both light and dark! Fun fact that... and swedes never think of that... winter is longer, the cold is longer, the the DARKNESS is not at all and you know that. It is how the globe works... on the north pole it's 6m light and 6m dark, one is not longer than the other...
Regarding the darkness, I think that the mental drain of the long winters is costing more than what people gain from the bright summers. Summer is awesome in Sweden, but it's quite depressing basically from October to March. So even if the average evens itself out, it's affecting people more.
You got a few things right. American education is a business so we charge foreign students about three times as much as American students. And there's also in-state and out of state tuition prices on state schools. And there's a lot of exploitation of student athletes in order for them to get a scholarship. I also suspect that the textbook manufacturers at all school levels are not properly regulated and the amount of books that they force students to buy is a form of exploitation and coercion in many cases. So there's a lot of distractions from actual learning at most of our colleges such as fraternities and a social life and and sports. And you can get into a college but not have an actual field of specialty here which you can't do in in European schools. A lot of our innovation comes from foreign engineers and scientists who are either trained here or trained in their home countries and who come and contribute. And a lot of American invention was done by groups working together where is another countries it's just one person in a shed so it isn't that impressive when you look at it within that context. So on to nature and your ideas that are nature is better. Most of our national parks charge some sort of entrance fee and are either difficult or impossible to reach by public transit. And we also don't have the open use of nature and camping that you have so you you have to reserve months and months in advance. So you'll see videos of people driving up to national parks and will be a huge line of cars and maybe they'll just start refusing some of them because they don't want the park to get too crowded. The average American really doesn't come out and explore your national parks and forest lands but the few who do realize that the system you have there or you just walk in you don't have to pay a fee or have a ticket or find a parking place you just go whenever you want that it's just open you know when Americans finally experience this and take it all in it's just amazing for us. But all of this is really off limits especially if you're a family traveling to all but you know the wealthy I mean imagine going from Seattle to Chicago which is like going from London to Moscow just to visit a national park. As far as alcohol a varies from state to state so it's a patchwork quilt of laws. So a state like California you can buy liquor in the supermarket but a lot of states are more conservative and they'll have government-run liquor stores just like the Nordic countries or they'll have certain rules that you'll have to have a liquor store that's attached to a regular supermarket but with a separate entrance like a mini store next to the normal store. I haven't spent a lot of time in Sweden but from my time and other countries I would say that it's refreshing to walk around public and find people aren't so nosy as they are in the United States. I mean they might look and stare a little bit but I don't think they're going to make comments or talk to people and point you out and make it look like a fool the way they would in the US. I think Europeans are able to mind their own business and it it makes life just a lot simpler to walk around in public and not worry about somebody trying to scrutinize you and find fault or call the police on you or get you kicked out of stores. You're treated more like an adult and there's an expectation of independence and self-reliance that you don't have in the United States. It's not easy to get used to that you're kind of on your own and you have to do things for yourself but it's a better way. But strangely I would say that the Europeans that I talked to are more willing to take time to help me with directions or whatever then the Americans. So when you approach an American, They might be more friendly and some will take a moment to help you but I find the percentage of people who are willing to take time to help you in Europe is is higher that a lot of people are just wrapped up in their own worries and problems and they they're just resentful of of feeling hurt in society and I think they just have a hard time trusting people. And some people are in really dire straits like we have a much bigger homeless problem in the United States so some people are just either they've lost their minds or their they're not really in a position to care. But I don't see much connection between us dominating the film television and adult entertainment industries and the United States being somehow superior. If anything when you watch some of our shows they are commercial for staying away from the United States because you see how terrible it really is.
It's not difficult to be better at some things and have more variety when your country is almost as big as all of Europe. Comparing Sweden to a single state in America would be more fair.
But what would be the fun of that? Sweden is relatively varied and does relatively okay for a small country, so I think it's fun to put it up against insurmountable odds.
Not sure I agree that the US makes produces better media. It just produces a lot of it. I’ve watched quite a few excellent Swedish TV shows recently. They tend to more creative and less predictable than American shows.
Possibly! I find Swedish series a bit bland and/or pretentious in comparison - but not always. That said, I have to admit that I haven't watched Swedish TV in a few years...
That is true that the movie industry there is bigger and most of the best movies comes from there. But there is still good movies from Finland, Sweden, France and Brits. Haven´t seen much of movies from other European countries. Well actually Serbian movie that was quite f*cked up (not sure was that Serbian production or not). Also there is good bands that has came from te US, but my taste is more of rock and heavy so Europe is better for those genres.
I would love to agree about the movies, but... Well... I'm not really a fond of the crappy actors we have in Sweden at least. I definitely second the music though!
@@ThreeStarVagabond Not all movies, but some. Fucking Åmål, Lilja 4-ever, Hip hej hora, Kops, Hamilton, some of the Wallander, Beck and Emil films. I don´t remember the name of the one older movie where young boy goes around with hobo, but i liked it. I´ve seen that few times from TV over the years. I don´t nothing about the current production at all. But there were time that those little bit older movies were shown here at TV quite much. But it is the same thing mostly in Finland too. Older movies are much better than the new ones.
I find it astonishing that you find people being caring, generous, and helpful “weird”! How awful it must be to live somewhere that people are so alienated from one another….
Well, the flip side of the coin is that Swedes are considerate of other people, they don't bother them, and they respect their privacy and their space. That's not something Americans do
I disagree on the multiculturalism! Come to MALMÖ! I'm born and raised in MALMÖ. I myself have travelled, lived and worked on three continents, and I have been in the US at least a dozen times and have "relatives" in Missouri and Texas! I love MALMÖ - very much for being such a multicultural meltingpot! IF YOU want to learn more about MALMÖ? I'd be happy to be your GUIDE! I have worked in Sightseeing Tourism. Come to MALMÖ!
I think that fits in with my observation though - Sweden has a more even spread across people, with fewer peaks and valleys. So there's a lot of educated people, but maybe not as many in the very top.
Umm the weather and Nature are kind of objective and unfair comparison due to the sheer geography and scale of US but yeah I suppose it is, but no thanks tor the society or the people of US I must add. A few of your other arguments are also closely related to US being a much larger country with more inhabitants which would be true to most countries in the world so I don't know it is both valid but at the same time kind of not.
Well, all of the arguments are my own subjective opinions! But I think in retrospect I might have exchanged some of them for more social differences instead
Sweden has more innovations than USA (Per capita) but is this really a good assessement? Considering more innovations = Lower impact each time. (Taking your well assessed opinion in regard and just opening up for discussion) Could this be the reason Shark Tank has 99% utterly useless innovations on each episode? In which they still succeed comercially which is a topic for another day but laughable (Pure generalisation but my point still stands).
Honestly? I think the metric is useless (aside for making silly points) for many different reasons. Corporate culture often pushes people to file for patents, and that rarely has anything to do with innovation. And patents aren't used to actually defend cool ideas these days - they're mostly used as bargaining chips in negotiations either way. It's mostly a fun metric in my view.
Ha ha.. you did it again! In anyway.. USA is the land of "Freedome", compared to Sovjet union.. its a bit sorry they have stayd in this mode! Becuse many other countrys altso have freedome.. and in many cases even more then in USA! Its this.. salarys is more equal in sweden, becuse of free education.. so highly educated dont have millions in dept.. and then more competition for those jobs! Soo free education in sweden and then move to USA.. its this its seldome that simple, but there is them that made it especialy actors and music producers! And even people that got stranded at "Swede Hollow"!
Yeah I think there are pros and cons to a lot of this. It's difficult to say that one country does things "better" really, since it depends on what you personally appreciate best. But I wanted to point out some things that could be seen as positive at least
@@ThreeStarVagabond The weather is much better.. if one exclude Alaska! Sweden is more like Alaska.. but universal healtcare and free education.. when all US minds seems to live i Caifornia, Texas or Florida! And move your but to texas.. becuse they are even freer, bigger and more patriotic! Its this its crash about US values and swedish "Lagom".. even Ingvar Kamprad was lagom.. lagom values!
Alaska and Hawaii both seem like outliers when talking about America! But yeah, Texas is definitely on my to-visit list. Just need to find a bit more time. And maybe money too, so I can visit every place I want. I need to spread lagom to all places of the world
Love your clips. As an Aussie living in Sweden I can say you nail it on describing Sweden and Swedish. You’ve got to be able to see it from the outside which you can do 💪
Loved the weather description in this one 😂
Thanks a lot! :D Haha, I do try - and yeah the fun part about Sweden is that you can always complain about the weather, no matter what season!
@@ThreeStarVagabond maybe I have missed it, but what about the personal space zone that Swedes have?
Waiting for a bus, seating order and so on. I recently took a bus with one person and I sat directly behind that person. He was quite worried😅. I’ve not been able to work out why this trait became a thing
@@ZipJoy It's simply considered rude to be close to another person, unless you know them - it's an invasion of personal space. Kind of like Americans when they walk right up to someone's face. Most likely comes from a high sense of individualism and a sparesly populated country
I always love watching your videos. Love the beer reference to the systembolaget 🤣
Haha, I take every opportunity I can to talk about beer, one way or another :D
@@ThreeStarVagabond You should become a Hasher then.
@@X.C_ Or maybe not ^_^
We ARE very fortunate to have great parks and space. While some of our bigger parks get crowded, so many are practically your own place if you visit at the right times. Granted, we're a big country, with a lot of varying geography, but state and national parks are one of my favorite things about the U.S.
Definitely! And even given the size of the country, there really are some amazing sights. The variety is quite spectacular :D
I love your videos, Miro. I visited Sweden in September and it is so beautiful. And I worried about the "small talk" issue, but my cousin and I talked constantly. Maybe that was because we had a lot to catch up on??? But thank you for pointing out some nice aspects of America. Like all countries, we have good and bad aspects to our country.
It does depend a bit on the person, and the timing as well! I can be super chatty at times, and sometimes I glare at people and growl if they try to speak with me. But yeah totally agree! It would be a bit silly of me to only talk about the negative sides after all
Miro!!!! I'll be heading to Stockholm in April 2025!! Get ready for small talk (I'm totally kidding!).
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Aaaah! Nooo, the horror! And don't you dare bring any cinnamon buns with weird stuff ;D
@@ThreeStarVagabond 🤣And Panamanian small talk is the worse!! I won't bring any of that junk, I promise!
@@ThreeStarVagabond lol
@@etrigueros Got to be better than the Swedish attempts at smalltalk though. "So.. What about this weather, eh"
Salaries in the US are indeed insane. I’ve seen places like Walmart and Buc-ee’s in rural areas having management positions that need no post high school education with salaries not too far away from what top level lawyers, doctors, engineers and government or parliamentary politicians makes in Sweden 😮
It’s however somewhat understandable that salaries are higher in the US due to the need to pay more for your own insurances that in Sweden would be covered by the state with for example healthcare, save up more money in case of unemployment/getting sick/having children or in many cases the insane student loan debt. Not to mention significantly longer working hours, less vacation, weak work security and very few sick days. But Americans on the other hand also pay way less in taxes…
Yeah, I think the only reasonable comparison would be to compare the overall quality of life between countries, instead of just looking at salaries. But it can still be significant for people who move to e.g the US, who can save up money and then move back to a cheaper country.
That is the right video ,,,
I was waiting for 😊❤ thanks for it .... sir
Sweden 🇸🇪
Quick question? Are u filming this vlog in Sweden or usa !?
Thank you! :D I filmed this one in the US, with clips from all over the west coast. The talking bits were from San Francisco and Yosemite. So I recorded it quite a few months ago actually!
Thanks for the great/amusing video. Fun fact; Did you know on the doomed maiden voyage the SS Titanic in 1912 Swedish was the second most spoken language?
Thank you! And that's really cool - I had no idea at all. It does make sense though, given the emigration from Sweden back in the 1800s (and early 1900s).
Thanks for video! Weather, nature, a lot of space, 4 lanes freeways in one direction, these are the top things in US for sure.
Not sure sure that I agree about the 4 lanes, but cheers and thanks for checking it out :D
@@ThreeStarVagabondIhave to say that it's theoretically should decrease time in traffic jams, but in fact it's not. Still it's good experience to try them
@@Oleksandrovych Driving in the US was pretty easy overall, so it's not a bad system at all. But the lack of roundabouts made all those traffic stops insanely slow. I think that must be the cause of half of the jams over there
@@ThreeStarVagabondYeah, but they adding a lot of lanes, roads instead of roundabouts
@@Oleksandrovych Yeah... I wouldn't exactly call that a good trade
Still can’t believe I popped into you last night at the T central shopping centre. So regrettable that forgot to take a picture with you. Looking forward to more interesting videos! ~ fan from London
It was so much fun meeting you! I was muttering to myself and trying to re-record things when you said hi - so it was a very pleasant diversion :D I hope that I can continue to find interesting topics in the future then! Cheers, and say hi to London from me ^_^
First here!!!! Bahahaha. Like the bits from Knott's
Haha good job. Yeah! I loved that place - tried to sneak in some clips from California's Great America too just to confuse people
@@ThreeStarVagabond noticed
One thing we Americans are good at is avoiding using the metric system at all costs.
"5 football fields wide"
"9 Bald eagles long"
"2 handguns per cheeseburger "
We're a strange bunch here 😂
Haha! It sounds a bit quaint though. Like old bartering measurements or something. I can definitely see someone trying to sell a boat: "Yeah she's 9 bald eagles long and consumes 15 drunken pisses of gas per football field"
Awesome video, you need to do the comparison per capita, it would be interesting to see if it changes the outcome. Sweden has 11 million people and the USA has 365 million people never mind the land mass. The engineers in Sweden pay nothing for their education and the to become an engineer here I would say 100 thousand plus never mind what it takes to become a Doctor. Sweden is a great country, with a few problems, but the US has many, many, more. Loved the video Stay safe till next time.
PS I think you should start your own country, The nation of Three Star Vagabond, I bet it would be perfect.
Haha, I'd be all for a country like that! But yeah things really become difficult to compare when looking at per capita. Or, as I've seen an American say on reddit: "well, it doesn't matter if this country is better than US per capita - the US has more people per capita, and you need to consider that!" :D
As an American that has lived both sides. America most of the time doesn't charge for parking or using the bathroom. Americans know how to socialize, food variety, gas is much cheaper, there's always something to do(Sweden is boring), Americans have a sense of togetherness within their communities, better customer service, know to say excuse me, smile and politeness, etc. Just off the top of my head
Hmm... Damn, can I change my video? Those were some good points actually. I might have wanted to remove at least one of my points for one of these!
Well that depends where in Sweden you are that does the parking or bathroom cost or not. In Stockoholm deffenetly, but lets say that you go to Haparanda, those are free of charge.
Variety of food is deffenetly wider, but the health aspect is more of my consirn.
Gas is cheap but the engines are huge just like most of the cars. I think that consuming in US is just crazy. Also the recycling rate is poor. It is a very wasteful nation over all.
But who am i to judge as living in isolated Nordic country Finland...
@ArchieArpeggio i have lived both sides. All health insurance is not created equal between the states. The ones u hear are from southern states that choose the lowest tier of insurance to be cheap. Also, if you are poor, ur insurance covers all aliments and is free. I had both health insurance in Göteborg and Washington state. I prefer WA as the government offers affordable rates for my family. It has covered all with no additional pay, and I don't have to wait the whole day or wait months to see a specialist. Parking in Sverige is only free if you're in a city that nobody goes to, but major cities are 100%, a fee to park and use bathrooms. The cars we have in USA have a variety: to 1.6l turbo hybrids, PHEV, v6 turbo hybrid, EV to monster turbo v8, etc . You can get a gas sipping car or an 8mpg performance truck if u like. Also, telsas starts at $43k usd due to govt subsidiary. I have 5 cars from a fuel sipping daily driver, family suv, wife's fun car, my fun car, truck for towing and hauling, and my sportscar. I enjoyed during my residency in Sverige, but to work and raise my family, my wife and I believe America is the better choice.
@@Joe-eg7ml That's quite ironic since many Swedes think that America is a nice place to visit or work in while you're young, but it's not a place where you'd want to raise your family. And just why would anyone want all of those cars? I haven't owned a car for 10 years - if I need one I rent it :D
@ThreeStarVagabond you probably haven't visit more relaxed and homely cities, just the touristy ones. Each car serves a purpose: economy, fun, work, family. Plus I'm a car enthusiast. What's wrong with raising a family in America? I mean we are friendly and outgoing people(just like u stated), unlike swedes.
Hej hej!
Great completion of previous video. I definitely prefer the Swedish melancholy over the US extroversion. However, I must admit that there are certainly breathtaking things in the US. The nature is one of them, and as you mentioned, the technological advancements and mass pop culture/trends generation. I can't really say if the latter is a positive thing, to be honest, especially in the era of meaningless and low-quality media, but to some extent, it is an achievement.
On the other hand, isn't the US a country of great contrasts? Isn't it true that schools in the US earn money somewhat proportional to their district's income? (the leading questions, sorry for that). That's an easy way to create huge disparities in education and reduce opportunities for poorer children. Paid universities also contribute to this, but at the same time, if you have outstanding results, I believe there are appropriate subsidies and scholarships available.
I would really love to understand the way of life in the US, just to compare the culture. Some still see the American dream whereas others call it 3rd world country.
Have a nice upcoming week Miro!
Don't dream too much about cheap beer and fine weather :P
I'll do my best to not sigh longingly over sun and drink :D But yeah I definitely think that there's a great deal of contrasts in the US. There are amazing things there - just as there are things I really don't like at all. All countries are a bit like that I think when it comes down to it.
That looked a lot like Yosemite, but did you do part of the hike towards Half Dome?!
That was Yosemite! I just did the upper Yosemite Falls, and then some other trail as well. Too hard to find parking near the most popular trails
I mostly agree, though about beer … yeah, you may be correct. We have just Pripps Blå whereas USA have several more beer brands “fцcking close water” 😅.
Well, they at least have more availability than our Systembolaget - and a lot of variation! But I won't say anything definite about the quality :D
Lol where do you ur beer shopping and that beer u mention has low alcohol content...it is close to water. It's so low u can buy it in grocery stores.
@@Joe-eg7ml Actually Swedes drink a lot of light (in color) lager. A standard light lager is approx 5-5.5% and that stuff has to be sold at the goverment run stores, named Systembolaget. As mr Vagabond points out strong stuff are only sold in these shops and they close at midday Saturdays and are closed on Sundays. That COULD be a minus, but our alcohol stores do a terrific job of keeping a good assortment with a decent quality.
The water-thing I was referring to was about taste; a slightly sour/bitter with no taste of malt .... Nu-uh!
@Soundbrigade i have lived in Göteborg and the variety doesn't compare to my hometown of washington state. We have many local craft breweries and variety of beers that are local, domestic, and international. I can even get a beer i enjoyed in the Philippines or in Lebanon if i wanted. Many are imported from all parts of the world. This also goes for hard liquor.
@@Joe-eg7ml Please explain, is better here or in your home state?! As a side note, we popped into a wine store in Seattle and by ”accident” spotted wine from a small vineyard we had visited in N Italy. Else I am a regular customer at Binny’s in Chicago.
Excuse me if I'm taking over your subscribers comments, but something just came to my mind. What about if I stand somewhere in Stockholm, with a sign stating "small talk for free" and you get to film that?
If you do that I'd definitely want to film it! The thing is, I suspect that you'd mostly get foreigners coming up to you. "Oh, how nice with a chat!"
@@ThreeStarVagabond That's what I was thinking, probably the "lonely planet" of foreigners will want to talk."
@@etrigueros Absolutely brilliant! That would be an interesting experiment really
Eigther you got some new friends and posibly even get on swedish TV!
Its this.. we are not that cold and impossible.. its rather this that we smalltalks at "Fika"!
Fika is an cultural institution.. and Im happy to be at a weekly "international" gathering.. the best is if we get our guests to get togheter at our small urban local Cafee.. and small talks!
@@stiglarsson8405 Yes, looking forward to it. I'll invite Miro to a Fika.
I think I agree on 1 and a half things with you. Nature I agree 100% , BUT also the size of the US and Sweden can not be compared, US is as big as the whole of Europe (almost) so if nature in Europe better? Yes :D . But Sweden doesn't have big nice mountains, so I guess US beats Sweden there...
The second (or half) thing that I agree with you on is the Weather. BUT again... when you say Sweden is dark MOST of the time... it's really EXACTLY 6 months light and 6 months dark, just the darkness feels longer because it's "harder" but it is really the times around the winter solstice and the summer solstice, so it's exactly 6 months of both light and dark! Fun fact that... and swedes never think of that... winter is longer, the cold is longer, the the DARKNESS is not at all and you know that. It is how the globe works... on the north pole it's 6m light and 6m dark, one is not longer than the other...
Regarding the darkness, I think that the mental drain of the long winters is costing more than what people gain from the bright summers. Summer is awesome in Sweden, but it's quite depressing basically from October to March. So even if the average evens itself out, it's affecting people more.
USA is the most successful of Sweden's former colonies! (Tbh, Britain, France and the Netherlands contributed a little as well.)
It's wonderful to see your children grow up like that, even if you disagree with their life choices ;D
Babe wake up, new Three Star Vagabond video just dropped! 🫶
Haha! "That Swedish bastard can't do normal hours, so he keeps waking us up"
@@ThreeStarVagabond lmao 😂
You got a few things right. American education is a business so we charge foreign students about three times as much as American students. And there's also in-state and out of state tuition prices on state schools. And there's a lot of exploitation of student athletes in order for them to get a scholarship. I also suspect that the textbook manufacturers at all school levels are not properly regulated and the amount of books that they force students to buy is a form of exploitation and coercion in many cases.
So there's a lot of distractions from actual learning at most of our colleges such as fraternities and a social life and and sports. And you can get into a college but not have an actual field of specialty here which you can't do in in European schools. A lot of our innovation comes from foreign engineers and scientists who are either trained here or trained in their home countries and who come and contribute. And a lot of American invention was done by groups working together where is another countries it's just one person in a shed so it isn't that impressive when you look at it within that context.
So on to nature and your ideas that are nature is better. Most of our national parks charge some sort of entrance fee and are either difficult or impossible to reach by public transit. And we also don't have the open use of nature and camping that you have so you you have to reserve months and months in advance. So you'll see videos of people driving up to national parks and will be a huge line of cars and maybe they'll just start refusing some of them because they don't want the park to get too crowded. The average American really doesn't come out and explore your national parks and forest lands but the few who do realize that the system you have there or you just walk in you don't have to pay a fee or have a ticket or find a parking place you just go whenever you want that it's just open you know when Americans finally experience this and take it all in it's just amazing for us. But all of this is really off limits especially if you're a family traveling to all but you know the wealthy I mean imagine going from Seattle to Chicago which is like going from London to Moscow just to visit a national park.
As far as alcohol a varies from state to state so it's a patchwork quilt of laws. So a state like California you can buy liquor in the supermarket but a lot of states are more conservative and they'll have government-run liquor stores just like the Nordic countries or they'll have certain rules that you'll have to have a liquor store that's attached to a regular supermarket but with a separate entrance like a mini store next to the normal store.
I haven't spent a lot of time in Sweden but from my time and other countries I would say that it's refreshing to walk around public and find people aren't so nosy as they are in the United States. I mean they might look and stare a little bit but I don't think they're going to make comments or talk to people and point you out and make it look like a fool the way they would in the US. I think Europeans are able to mind their own business and it it makes life just a lot simpler to walk around in public and not worry about somebody trying to scrutinize you and find fault or call the police on you or get you kicked out of stores. You're treated more like an adult and there's an expectation of independence and self-reliance that you don't have in the United States. It's not easy to get used to that you're kind of on your own and you have to do things for yourself but it's a better way. But strangely I would say that the Europeans that I talked to are more willing to take time to help me with directions or whatever then the Americans. So when you approach an American, They might be more friendly and some will take a moment to help you but I find the percentage of people who are willing to take time to help you in Europe is is higher that a lot of people are just wrapped up in their own worries and problems and they they're just resentful of of feeling hurt in society and I think they just have a hard time trusting people. And some people are in really dire straits like we have a much bigger homeless problem in the United States so some people are just either they've lost their minds or their they're not really in a position to care.
But I don't see much connection between us dominating the film television and adult entertainment industries and the United States being somehow superior. If anything when you watch some of our shows they are commercial for staying away from the United States because you see how terrible it really is.
It's not difficult to be better at some things and have more variety when your country is almost as big as all of Europe. Comparing Sweden to a single state in America would be more fair.
But what would be the fun of that? Sweden is relatively varied and does relatively okay for a small country, so I think it's fun to put it up against insurmountable odds.
Not sure I agree that the US makes produces better media. It just produces a lot of it. I’ve watched quite a few excellent Swedish TV shows recently. They tend to more creative and less predictable than American shows.
Possibly! I find Swedish series a bit bland and/or pretentious in comparison - but not always. That said, I have to admit that I haven't watched Swedish TV in a few years...
weather in some places. try living in alabama where it is 30C and 90% humidity 9 months out of the year. pure misery
Haha yeah fair enough. Or Alaska for that matter!
That is true that the movie industry there is bigger and most of the best movies comes from there. But there is still good movies from Finland, Sweden, France and Brits. Haven´t seen much of movies from other European countries. Well actually Serbian movie that was quite f*cked up (not sure was that Serbian production or not).
Also there is good bands that has came from te US, but my taste is more of rock and heavy so Europe is better for those genres.
I would love to agree about the movies, but... Well... I'm not really a fond of the crappy actors we have in Sweden at least. I definitely second the music though!
@@ThreeStarVagabond Not all movies, but some. Fucking Åmål, Lilja 4-ever, Hip hej hora, Kops, Hamilton, some of the Wallander, Beck and Emil films. I don´t remember the name of the one older movie where young boy goes around with hobo, but i liked it. I´ve seen that few times from TV over the years. I don´t nothing about the current production at all. But there were time that those little bit older movies were shown here at TV quite much.
But it is the same thing mostly in Finland too. Older movies are much better than the new ones.
@@ArchieArpeggio Well alright some of those I actually agree with. I guess I'm just a grumpy and picky person sometimes!
I find it astonishing that you find people being caring, generous, and helpful “weird”! How awful it must be to live somewhere that people are so alienated from one another….
Well, the flip side of the coin is that Swedes are considerate of other people, they don't bother them, and they respect their privacy and their space. That's not something Americans do
I disagree on the multiculturalism!
Come to MALMÖ! I'm born and raised in MALMÖ.
I myself have travelled, lived and worked on three continents, and I have been in the US at least a dozen times and have "relatives" in Missouri and Texas!
I love MALMÖ - very much for being such a multicultural meltingpot!
IF YOU want to learn more about MALMÖ? I'd be happy to be your GUIDE! I have worked in Sightseeing Tourism.
Come to MALMÖ!
But Sweden has MORE university graduates than the US.
I think that fits in with my observation though - Sweden has a more even spread across people, with fewer peaks and valleys. So there's a lot of educated people, but maybe not as many in the very top.
Umm the weather and Nature are kind of objective and unfair comparison due to the sheer geography and scale of US but yeah I suppose it is, but no thanks tor the society or the people of US I must add. A few of your other arguments are also closely related to US being a much larger country with more inhabitants which would be true to most countries in the world so I don't know it is both valid but at the same time kind of not.
Well, all of the arguments are my own subjective opinions! But I think in retrospect I might have exchanged some of them for more social differences instead
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Sweden has more innovations than USA (Per capita) but is this really a good assessement? Considering more innovations = Lower impact each time. (Taking your well assessed opinion in regard and just opening up for discussion)
Could this be the reason Shark Tank has 99% utterly useless innovations on each episode? In which they still succeed comercially which is a topic for another day but laughable (Pure generalisation but my point still stands).
Honestly? I think the metric is useless (aside for making silly points) for many different reasons. Corporate culture often pushes people to file for patents, and that rarely has anything to do with innovation. And patents aren't used to actually defend cool ideas these days - they're mostly used as bargaining chips in negotiations either way. It's mostly a fun metric in my view.
Ha ha.. you did it again!
In anyway.. USA is the land of "Freedome", compared to Sovjet union.. its a bit sorry they have stayd in this mode!
Becuse many other countrys altso have freedome.. and in many cases even more then in USA!
Its this.. salarys is more equal in sweden, becuse of free education.. so highly educated dont have millions in dept.. and then more competition for those jobs!
Soo free education in sweden and then move to USA.. its this its seldome that simple, but there is them that made it especialy actors and music producers! And even people that got stranded at "Swede Hollow"!
Yeah I think there are pros and cons to a lot of this. It's difficult to say that one country does things "better" really, since it depends on what you personally appreciate best. But I wanted to point out some things that could be seen as positive at least
@@ThreeStarVagabond The weather is much better.. if one exclude Alaska!
Sweden is more like Alaska.. but universal healtcare and free education.. when all US minds seems to live i Caifornia, Texas or Florida! And move your but to texas.. becuse they are even freer, bigger and more patriotic!
Its this its crash about US values and swedish "Lagom".. even Ingvar Kamprad was lagom.. lagom values!
Alaska and Hawaii both seem like outliers when talking about America! But yeah, Texas is definitely on my to-visit list. Just need to find a bit more time. And maybe money too, so I can visit every place I want. I need to spread lagom to all places of the world
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@@ThreeStarVagabond I hope you get there and looks at it and record it.. and ofcourse we are swedes highlighten the nice things!