Germany is definitely child friendly. On our first time visiting Germany, we disembarked, holding my baby in my arms while waiting in the immigration line. A security personnel came into the line and invited me and my family to cut the line and go directly to one of the stalls. On our trip back, we had the same thing happen during the line to go through security. They had a dedicated line for families with infants. I travel a lot and I've never seen this anywhere else.
It's only child friendly if your child is like a machine and doesn't cry. If your child cries all Germans are looking at you and thinking "what's the matter with him?"
That's the most typical thing in southeastern Europe too. And I am sure in some other parts of Europe as well. Nothing special. However, those in Germany who have no children are harshly penalised with much higher taxes, apart from the already existing child allowance for parents with kids.
As a German, it is nice to hear "from the outside" what a wonderful country we are allowed to live in. We often tend to see everything a bit black. But that is also a good thing. There is still a lot to improve. And that can also be done at a higher level. ❤⚽☮
@@maurice2759 Absolutely!! Ich habe dieses Video an alle Populisten-Moserer geschickt, die ich so kenne. Deutsche see black, mosern und meckern, sehen sich bedroht usw. Leute, Ihr wisst gar nicht, wie gut Ihr es habt!!!
German here. As my father was at business trip in USA, he was surprised, because he got stopped by an police officer and asked, why he was walking. Obviously there are lots of places in USA where you do not walk and people always drive. In Germany it is much more common that people take a walk. The only places I know of where only people only drive with car here is the highway, because it is forbidden to take a walk on highway for obvious reason.
German here too. I lived in more rural areas of the US for a while and literally any time i would take a walk there would be at least one person stopping or slowing down next to me, to ask if i was alright or if i need help or a lift somewhere😅 Explaining them that i was simply taking a walk lead to some really funny reactions 😂
oh, right! You just reminded me of one more thing that put me off even visiting the US. Apparently walking is a suspicious activity over there. I couldn't shake my head harder.
@@Laura-ru9vr haha, first of all funny u have the same name, hi other Laura! 😂 And then this happens to me in Germany too. I have to walk to work and sometimes I walk alongside a street and it heppened to me twice that someone stopped and asked if everything is okay or if they might help me. I just explained, I won't sit in a car of someone I don't know. Besides that I think it's kind to stop by and check if a person is alright. It's not only happening in the US, I guess it happens there more often.
It feels very good to see other people enjoying Germany. A lot of are Germans mostly a bit unhappy because they focus on the bad things and ignoring the good things.. ❤
That is the reason why international experience is so important. I was a complainer. Than I worked for 8 month in the states. I came back with a new point of view and now I rarely complain anymore. Holidays in a tourism hotspot do not offer that perspectiv.
As Aussie grown up in Germany I can really relate. After years in Australia I came back but the Germans don`t really realise how easy it is to visit anything in no time! I came back and asked my Guys "Common, just let`s make a Trip to Paris or Amsterdam....just a 4 hour drive Mates!" - and they reacting like they would go on a Trip to Mordor to throw the Ring into the Volcan.........after years back I`m the same to be honest ^^
I live at most 90 minutes away from my mom and sister, but I still only see them maybe once a year, twice at most, because it's "so far," lol. In Germany we definitely have a different perception of distance. People from bigger countries have no issues with a 4 or 5 hour drive. I lived in Louisiana for a while, as a kid, and my stepfather would drive us all to Pennsylvania, to visit his parents once a year, for a week or so. It was a 25 hour drive, with him and my mom, taking turns driving, and 2 days on the way back, with us sleeping at a motel. Now, as an adult in Germany, I would rather take the train, if it's more than a 15 minute drive.
Me as a german living in the US currently, I have to say that the US is nice but not to raise kids or get old. She mentioned that in the Video. Fun Fact: I was 5 when I started to walk to the Kindergarden by myself. It was a 10 Minute walk but I didn´t had to cross a road.
Hi there! Live in Germany (Centeal West) since 2013. Never going to go back to my country for longer than 2 weeks. I mean Amsterdam is 2 hours drive from here. The alps 6 hours, Italy 8 hours, Chech Republic 6 hours, Belgium 4 hours, London 1,5 hours flight, Mallorca 2 hours flight, Greece 2,5 hours flight, Turkey 3 hours… Should I go on?!? And yeah you can afford more in Germany than a lot of countries. Free education, very good healthcare. The Dentist it’s almost always free. We are family with 3 kids. Never going to take their comfort and future away. ✌️
@@ml-qw6qz Yes, it is. Normal dentist is free. It is only if you need false teeth you have to pay. But even then, you can pay about 50 Euros/month extra for a "Zahnzusatzversicherung" with your mandatory health insurer ("gesetzliche Krankenversicherung") and then after one or two years you will get your implants and other fals teeth paid 100%.
My single mother had to leave home at 6.15 am. So I would walk by myself later to the bus station, take the bus, walk to child care , walk to school and back from age 6 on. Again, German culture is teaching kids from an early age on to be independant and self-reliant. Also, nothing ever happened. As for nature, the US does have some of the most fabulous nature sites, but a lot of them are away from the cities. Even in the largest cities in Germany, you are not more than a one hour drive away to be surrounded by nature.
There is one more thing to ad which many people are just not aware of Americans as well as Germans. The nature might be as unique as it could in the US - asThomas just said, Americans just drive anywhere. They have parkways for the most beautiful spots where you just leave the car when you are there. The "infrastructure" in the woods is rarely given, most of the ways through the woods are private driveways. There are almost no public walking paths and you find almost no hiking culture. Just compare the Appalachian walkway with the Rennsteig at the Thuringian Forest where every May tens of thousands of runners participate in cross country runs from half marathon distance up to a super marathon of 172 kilometres. The last ones have a tradition to pick up a little stone out of the river Hoersel near Eisenach which they deposite in the river Saale at the end of their long distance track. On their way they cross all the high mountain tops of the mountain ridge. There are hundreds of volunteer helpers who organise the success of the Rennsteiglauf providing free energy drinks and water as well as oatmeal gruel for the hunger. And of course there are also paramedics ready to help if sth. happens
About your last point: Europe really is amazing. The freedom of going in any country you want is just the best. You can go to another country and get to experience a different culture (food, language, way of life..), but it's not hassle. You can literally cross the border on foot and nobody asks anything. Also, so many students get to study abroad, and often work there afterwards, and it's super easy.
I’ve been on many roadtrips going tot Germany, Cech republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Italy, Austria, France, Spain and Belgium. Freedom of movement and no hassle at the border and same currency is great.
I agree with her that Germany is family-friendly. If you live in the country , many neighbors help each other and other mothers or grandmothers sometimes look outside after the children when they are smaller and play there. In the city it could sometimes be a little harder, because it`s more anonymous there.
Starting in May this year, traveling in Germany will be even less expensive than now. You can buy a ticket with a monthly subscription for only 49€ for the whole country. Only really fast trains like ICE are not included. But basicly you pay 49€ for a whole month traveling all around Germany based on a new law. Cant wait to hit the next train to visit new cities.
@@sanneq4318 Thats true, I would not recommend to use it for tourists who want to go fast from Hamburg to München, except you want to torture yourself. You would be the whole day on trains and trainstations. For the "Hamburg->München" - Example its a 12 hours trip. 😂
Nothing in this video surprised me. Very good points she chose to cover. Germany is just a joy to be in. I can't wait until my next visit. John in Canada
True, the US have a great diversity of natural areas, but they are also quite far apart. Germany is only as big as Montana, so you can drive from the sea coast to the Alps in a day (by train its just a few hours). And if you drive another day further south, you are at the mediterranean.
i think what she ment with the nature is that you can go from any place real fast to the nature.Even if you live in Berlin we have in the city some woods (and for sure parks)
regarding the nature - as a german, i am jealous of the actual wilderness you have in the usa, especially western of the great plains. we don't have that in germany, all of our nature is somewhat cultivated. plus we have a very high population density compared to the usa. it's like, in the states you have these urban suberclusters that sprawl over an enormous area, and between them you have very empty land. in germany it is way more sprawled, with smaller towns and cities behind every hill. you get a good visual representation of that if you look at light pollution maps of europe and the usa. but yea, our more fragmented landscape definitely also has it's benefits, some recreational area like a forest usually is never too far away.
I live in New Mexico (Southwest US), yes, it's not like living in New York. I have easy access (though does not seem quite as easy--like walking distance) to the mountains and I like walking in the desert (it's something I have come to love). I have been to Colorado, and it's even more so about nature. But nature is a huge part of my life. I'm 75 and still walk in the mountains, desert, city parks. I would have to drive but I can go to the river. I would say things are subdivided so it might not be as much of a daily thing. But I have been on mountain paths where I am completely alone. But yeah, very much part of my life. I would not like living in New York. However, I would love many of the aspects of German life because I think the US has become overprotective of children and I think college should be free, for instance.
I used to live in the outskirts of Atlanta, Chicago and Washington DC. I had access to Woods and Parks in walking distance in all those three cities. Here in Frankfurt am Main I have to take the Subway if i want to have something comparable. Still Frankfurt is a very green city. I just want to say that most big American cities are very very green
Germany is nice and affordable, but, you really do need some form of income to get around there. There's wellfare for citizens, but it is too little to live, too much to die. It also really depends where you go to live. A small village, a small town or city, or a large city: it does matter. Small villages may suffer from a closed community, though I haven't encountered those too much in general, most small villages I visited gladly had relatively open minded communities. Large cities may have forests and mountains just around the corner, but you will have to get out of the city first. The roads are brilliantly planned and laid out, but still, traffic jams do happen, there are rush hours, and roadworks to consider. Public transport is relatively affordable and comfortable. Especially trains are pretty nice. Not all trains are really fast going from one big city to another. There are many trains that stop roughly at every other village or town along the way, which is nice, because in twenty minutes you can be 30 miles away in a different town with different things to do and different sights to see. And that goes for the people living in those towns as well: in twenty minutes they could reach the big city for work, or shopping, or whatever. It's similar to the UK, but in Germany, those trains go at least once an hour, on some routes in some areas several times an hour, throughout the day, roughly from 6 AM till midnight. The Autobahn is great, but to Germans, that was no excuse to neglect the railways, and it's the combination of the two that makes Germany so convenient to travel.
I really wish ALL our politicians would look how other countries are handling certain issues, and possibly try to adopt the good once which makes life for the people easier
Assuming you're from the US, do not underestimate the power of lobbies of businesses like education and healthcare. In Europe, they were never given such opportunities and as a result all the prices are reasonable and thus can be covered fully or at least partially from the budget. I don't think they will ever give up their privileged status in the US. My daughter got sick during her road trip in the Southwest US and the bill for xray and prescription was $ 2k. Here that would be max € 50 ($ 54,82). Who would give up profits like that?
Wow, first person ever to appreciate the elderly woman staring out of her kitchen window 👍 I think most of us feel it's annoying and rude, on account of most of them frowning at people they seemingly disapprove of (or what they do or say)
@@Xerame506 I think that's just an individual thing. Sure there are grumpy people anywhere, but a lot of people who sit by the window like that just like to get some fresh air and free "TV," like my aunt. When someone walks by that she knows, they'll have a little chat. My late grandmother, on the other hand, was someone who would try to look into windows across the street. I was actually going to move into a place across from her, but decided not to, when the told me all about what the person previously living there was doing all day, lol
@@nasowas9088They would literally give you the stare of death if you'd do that. Like why the hell is this stranger talking to me. Germans arent open to people they dont know.
Tuition depends on what kind of university you are going, normally you pay around 300ish € for a semester, for private universities they can be more expensive like she said 500-600ish per semester, but could be monthly as well with some private unis, it really depends, which uni you choose and what you study😅 overall its still way cheaper than the US that's for sure😅
Hi folks, the diversity here in Europe is great. But I would say especially when it comes to nature the US is awesome as well - especially in the Southwest. My friends and me have done several motorcycle trips and its spectacular. But Zoe is right - it is getting hell expensive. Friends of mine just got back from the States and they tolled that its so expensive that next time we will stay in Europe. Even if you compare it to Switzerland its much more expensive.
I guess what she meant by that was that most cities in Europe have green spaces in close proximity. The following applies to many cities: no more than 15 minutes' walk and you reach a park, a street with trees and front gardens, etc. Often you can also find green spaces between houses, in backyards/courtyards, trees, avenues, etc. A distant relative from the USA (near Wausau, Wisconsin) was so fascinated that a city with almost 2 million inhabitants has more greenery and flowering plants to offer than their own hometown with almost 40,000 inhabitants.
I think the Nature part is indeed a particular thing New York lacks, but the US has plenty of. Spent 3 months in New England last year. The first 3 weeks in NYC were simply stressfull and a bit traumatic to the point i actually didnt leave the appartment anymore. After that i spent 2 months in Maine (Harrison) and that was absolutely fabulous, it reminded me of the Black Forrest area or the Ardennes we have here. It was green, with lakes , hills/mountains, lots of wildlife.... the contrast in feeling i had couldnt have been any bigger, from totally stressed out to totally relaxed..... and that was not just coz weed is legal there😂✌️❤️
Do you think that more Americans are realising that compared to other countries around the world that it isn’t as great as say some Americans say it is? I am not saying that the UK, Germany, France, etc……… are perfect in anyway, shape, or form, because we are not and we know we are not. I think that America has so much going for it I really do. Americans optimism, positivity, confidence, are all traits I admire and wish I had. But the video of this young lady giving reasons why she would not currently move back to New York or the USA as a whole to me is fascinating 🖖🏻. Great reaction Joel, as always level headed, truthful, impartial reaction. You are an awesome young man and more Americans could take a leaf out of your book. Carry on with the reactions. Hope college / University is going well. Have a good week. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸
European countries don't need to be as mighty as the US because the US gets all that money for their big army from its citizens. Here in Europe our governments can use the money for more useful things because we've got the US protecting us due to NATO. 😂
@@dennisengelen2517 all governments get money from citizens through taxation. Income tax, VAT, national insurance, road tax, tax on savings. Only two things certain in life, death and taxes. There are more people in the USA there for the people collectively pay more tax which in turn pays for all the other stuff. The USA doesn’t pay for a health service that’s free at point of use for everyone, so that’s billions saved, the amount of tax they collect is also higher. So of course they can afford to spend more on defence than their European counterparts. But this is distracting from the point of the topic of Joel’s reaction to the young ladies video and points she was making. 👍🏻👍🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪
She didn’t say anyone can get to Uni. The grades you are expected are high. But there are fantastic other options for non-academic people where you will get a fantastic training. And I’m saying that as a British person living in the UK, wishing she was in Germany.
Im from Adelaide and I my 2 kids took themselves to school their entire time of 10 years. There was the odd time , sure . They learnt timing, the clock and calendar ,logistics , preparedness. They are both under 29 and now run Businesses . Im not a executive just practical and trusting
i think a huge difference between cities is, that our cities even the big ones include nature. there is sometimes no clesr difference between forest and city. our cities are very green and have so much different landscapes. it is something i love about germany
My first week in primary school me being 6yo., my mom accompanied me for 3-4 days asked me if I remember the way and that was it... from that day I went to school and back by myself every day ever since. The university fee she mentioned is for a 6months period and u get a pass for free public transport and 50% discount for most public sights (zoo, museum, exhibition etc)
about the nature. i believe she does not mean the overall different landscapes. in germany all citys are build to keep as m uch nature in the citys as possible. you need just to compare a city center of a german town and a US town. greetings
I am Belgian but it will be the same. When the school goes out, you can see all drivers being conscious and careful. There are traffic guards to stop it, but I think everybody would stop without. On a playground parent will watch their children but all the other as well. So you can leave yours with the bunch. It is just the attitude.
It is really a nice move to appreciate things which are good somewhere else. Not to judge, not to little something, rather to appreciate and maybe adapt it, if needed. thanks for your video!
We literally do day trips to Netherlands, Belgium, France once in while. I live close to the border and sometimes we just drive 20 min and abend some time there. Also, big plus, Netherlands supermarkets are open on Sunday, unline germany, so if we forgot an ingredient for cooking we just drive over there to grab it lol
Gosh, shops aren’t open on Sundays in Germany?? In England, shops are open everyday of the year except Xmas Day and Easter Sunday (and even on those days, smaller shops are allowed to open).
When I think how expensive it is in America in some cases. Even for single people in the inner city. I have a house with 150m² of living space and a garden of over 1000m² and pay up to 1400 a month. But I also earn 2000 net. Others really pay a lot for something like that.
I feel like the word "family friendly" means different things in Europe and the US. In Europe it's about making it easier to have a family, getting maternity and paternity leave, being able to stay home if your kid is sick (without using vacation days), being able to go on vacation, kids being able to go to playgrounds and be safe, affordable childcare etc In the US family friendly seems to be about religion, and banning words or books, or only being ok with certain family constellations but not others.
From a German perspective, the little grannies in the windows are not watching out, they are judging. Everyone :D But to be fair, a granny who was living in the same stoop as me when I was younger did in fact save me from possibly getting kidnapped because she was coming back from a walk ans saw me being alone on a playground and an old man was taking photos of me. She came over so that this man went off luckily. So I guess some of the grannies are actually watching out :) Edit: The school system in fact is not good at all. It's very much criticized because it uses very old methods and a lot of the teachers are pretty old as well. In my apprenticeship, I had a teacher who would always use a text book from the 1990s to teach us. Too often, there is no room for new information, for scientific based knowledge or discussions in German classrooms. That's definitely not true for ALL school and ALL teachers, but yet for a lot of them. And concerning the quality of street: Visit eastern Germany, or regions in general that are less wealthy, and you'll see how bad our street can be as well, sadly
There is a lot to improve in the infrastructure in Eastern Germany, no doubt. But the quality of roads tends to be not worse than in Western Germany, imho.
@@larsschiele2273 Quite the opposite. I got the feeling that the last 20 years have been spent bringing the East up to standard, leaving many regions in the West falling into disrepair
Hello Joel. NY is different to a lot of US. I went to other places still a bit like The Waltons, with everyone very respectful. I also have seen parts of busy German cities that are not as welcoming as some other places that are lovely. I may not be the best judge though, as like I commented before, I put a comment on a post from Feli's channel and someone replied that my original home city of Bradford was said to be the most dangerous in Europe outside war zones. Still, I liked both US and Germany and I do not think I was wrong in either.
I am an expat living in Germany and I regularly go for walks in dark places (small forests, or in this town, we've this place called the ''Wiesental'' which translates to ''meadow valley'' and basically this is what that place is: a valley. It's the deepest point of this town and there's no lighting there at all, so at night, it's super dark there, and yet I'm completely unfazed by the darkness. It's relaxing. My mother always wants me to stop going for a stroll at night. But I always tell her that this town is safer, even at night than any other metropolitan city during daylight. Having said that, people shouldn't let their guard down because juvenile delinquency is on the rise in Germany and juvenile delinquents don't commit petty crimes. They commit felonies! Two months ago or so, two thirteen-year-old girls stabbed their classmate to death about 300 km north of this town. However, despite being on the rise, serious crimes don't occur here as frequently as in the US.
@@roseanne9986 I don't really like that word mainly because it's often thrown around casually in a derogatory manner. I know that there's nothing inherently wrong with it, but due to its use in mainly negative contexts, it has taken on a negative connotation. But yes, that's what I am, technically speaking.
@@kimberleyhills3304 I just didn’t know why it’s used. I just haven’t heard anyone else use the world. I lived in America I called myself an Irish immigrant.
German here. We don´t only have the nature, we even are allowed to "use" it without trespassing problems. Safety: I saw a little girl - surely below 3 years - walking alone in a village. I watchted her from a distance. (I guess that´s what is usual here in Germany, just to watch that nothing weird happens) .. but then I recognized that also her mother watched her, from a window of her house. It appeared that the little child just walked maybe 6 houses down to her friend. Isn´t that wonderful. At such young age getting freedom, self resonsibility and confidence. I was allowed to play in the woods, on a small river for hours without adults at all. It simply was normal, no one had to worry.
I actually saw this video of hers before and I enjoyed most of it. But you are completely right to say that the US has a lot of landscape. Did you know thought that Germany is almost the exact size of Montana and it's so diverse?
As someone who started to go to university I have to say that paying 500 to 600 bucks actually already is kinda high but the fees differ I for example only pay round about 170 bucks each semester for university (I don´t take driving cost into that because I would have to pay for car gas etc also if I was still working)
The funny thing is, that so many people from Europe complain about the "high taxes in Europe (especially Germany)" and praise the fact, that in the US you can make 250k a year and barely pay taxes. Well people, this is why we pay taxes. We have free schools, free kindergartens, free university, our streets and cities are mostly safe because there is a social state making sure people don't have to steel to get some money. We have no problem with gun violence and a a functioning public transportation. Not saying everything is perfect here, but after living in so many places all over the world, I was so happy to come back home at the age of 30 and confidently say I'll stay in Germany, because we're so lucky to call this place home, including all of our amazing neighbors.
Morning Joel, it's always difficult for parents. Do they let their children walk to school with their friends and get streetwise, or drop off and pick up at the school like my mum insisted on. The problem I had was catching up when I joined the real world. More gardening for me today Joel, have a good week, T
The only motivation for me to travel to the USA was actually the great nature. I think, like many other Germans, I also have dreams of driving straight through and around (it would be nice by train, I know... dream on) and see this diversity. I have friends in Maine who go hiking or kayaking or sailing every other weekend. The possibilities are there. But the majority of the population hardly has time because they have to work so much or consume so much. The priorities are others. The Ex-Pats have completely different options, because they have to create new priorities. They no longer stuck in their usual hamster wheel. And is her place of residence Munich so typical for whole Germany? I don't know. What I know is, there are several regions in Germany I don't want to live. Or in German: Auch bei uns ist nicht alles Gold, was glänzt. Ich bleib trotzdem hier.
@@dianab4108 There's also a lot of exaggeration. A family from Syria lives across the street. I have rented to war refugees from Ukraine myself. All very nice, peaceful and decent people. Much more helpful than my German neighbors and even they are nice. Yes, there are also problems with violent migrants, but mainly in areas where there have been problems with locals for a long time. Neighborhoods that tourists tend not to visit. In the tourist hot spots you'll find the crime that is everywhere in tourist hot spots. Pickpockets, scammers, counterfeiters, bogus money changers, shell players... But you can avoid them if you switch on your brain and inform yourself beforehand.
the point with nature is, that it is very near to where you live in most city in germany. In US you often have these big concrete deserts (parking slots etc), While most cities in germany are sorrounded by forest and merged with it. I lived in several places in a city and only had to walk 5 minutes or less to get to a forest. Of course it's not always like this.
I understand what the woman in the vid is saying but I also understand that she is not talking about germany in general but about very specific parts of germany. The way she describes all the negative things in NY could also be a description of the ruhr area in germany.
Of course the U.S have a lot of different landscapes but in Germany you often can live way closer to nature. It surrounds you. In the U.S. most people have to go a long distance to be in nature.
German here! My parents always let me walk to school on my own. (starting at 7 yrs old) Or with my best friend at that time, that lived literally around the corner. It was about a 15 min walk through our town and I had never encountered anything weird as a child. But keep in mind .. it's just a small town. In a big city like Frankfurt for example, I wouldn't let my child walk to school on it's own (depending on the area and walking distance) . We too have sketchy cities / areas. Especially at later hours.
Hi there...most of US Soldiers postet to Germany, like to stay here for good , we have about 17 US Bases in Germany like Ramstein - Stuttgart - Frankfurt .... Approx 36.000 US Army Members are stationed in Germany ....just wanna let u know.... cu Andy Black Forest Germany ...
I'm with you that the US has a lot of nature. Next year I would like to travel to the USA to see Yellowstone National Park, the Rocky Mountains and the Grand Canyon.
Ok, here in Europe, landscapes as well as mentalities and all that change much more quickly. However, in terms of travelling: where we cross borders to another country, you would just cross state borders. So, just imagine the free travel in Europe like travelling from State to State in the US. As I said, the difference here is that landscape, architecture, mentality, food specialities and so on change significantly in a few hundred km radius. And most of our countries are significantly smaller than the average US state. Nevertheless, you have the bigger part of a big continent where you can travel freely. Ah and: here you have a somewhat higher density of human population.
Germany and the Netherlands can be pretty addictive 😁 it's pretty nice here and you can reach many destinations in few hours and it's not expensive to travel.
I don’t know about all the tuition systems in Europe, but the american system blows my mind. In Belgium everybody, litterally everybody can get a university degree. The student chooses his/her university, not the other way around. Yearly fees are about 1000,00€ per year + books. I had two university students, one civil engineer (cost for 5 years less than 10000,00€ all included)one medical student (cost for 6 years, just over 10000,00€ all included). No student loans needed, although of course, some students do take a job to cut costs especially of they need to rent a room.
On the last point: And you don’t even need a car to travel. Since the public transportation system in Europe is so dense, you can actually travel all of europe while not having to care about your car
Perspective is so important: I doubt, you would find *any* Latin American person describing Germany (or Switzerland, where I live) as especially child-friendly. Yes, there's a decent institutional framework and there are many great aspects to German parenting culture, but I would still consider the general attitude in society to be rather hostile/indifferent to children. PS: Zoie Marie's fashion videos are awesome.
Latin Americans have a much more emotional behaviour pattern on the surface. People of the different germanic groups do not show this kind of emotional display, it is a cultural thing, but that does not mean we have a hostile indifferent attitude towards children, just by don't recognizing that same pattern.
@@paul8158 I am German and I know, what you mean, and you're right with it. Still, there are huge differences below the surface, too. I do recognize, though, that the general attitude towards children in Germany has very much changed for the better in the last, say, 20-30 years.
That woman forgot to mention our public transportation in comparison to the US. Busses, trains.... U can safely use the "Metro" or busses and in a bigger German city you won't need a car at all because busses and trains run about every 10min. And every few hundred meters you'll find a bus and/or train station ;)
I was at University three times. For the first time in the mid 70th, I studied engineering and never paid more than 20 German Marks equal to 10 Euros per semester. The second time was economics in the late 90th and was working full-time, so I had to study at a distance university, and I think I also paid around 10 or 20 euros per semester for registration as a student. Still, I also had to pay for all the courses sent to me via parcel. But that was in the range of 160 to 180 Euros per semester. The third time was in 2019 two and a half years prior to my retirement, and I took off two hours a week from my work once a week to listen to lectures about climatology as a guest student for some semesters. The total cost I had to pay was zero Euro and zero Cent. So I never paid the 600 Euros mentioned in the video. But since education is not a federal topic but a state topic, there might be higher fees in some states (but not more than a few hundred Euros).
G'day mate. Home is home. That is part of you mate. If you moved to e.g. Germany, a couple of hours by car, can take you to some jaw dropping countries to experience. Err, as well as the beer.😅😊😅😊😅😊
Hey, I'm German. am 35 years old Have 2 daughters. I live in the very rural East of Germany. I know almost only my homeland. Even cities like Berlin or Munich are so far away for me that I don't feel comfortable there. Too much stress. too many people Too much dirt. Too little nature and the feeling of not knowing everyone you see. In my hometown I say "good morning" to everyone I see in the morning and "good evening" in the evening. If you get what I mean :) . For a few years now I've had the feeling that Germany as a whole is drowning in problems. If I turn on the TV, you only see problems. School, the health system, pensions, politics, everything is going to the dogs. Your video actually put a smile on my face. And even if it was only 10 minutes, I got the feeling that everything is fine. Thanks for that !!!
I live 50 years in Berlin, originally from UK. One thing I notice is that nowadays Germans think they are hard up when they are not. They moan a lot especially since the wall came down. It is one of the best countries to live in. They should be happy to live here. Sadly they are making a big mistake in giving AFD party their votes, it will be a disaster
Totally agree that each country has its beautiful nature spots. Yes, the USA has a very diverse range of climates. If all 50 states as well as the territories are included, yes, the USA has EVERY climate available, from arctic in Alaska, to tropic in Hawaii. That is something that most Germans only dream of. What is sad however, that most Americans won't be able to afford to see all these varied climates even in their own country, either due to time or money constraints. That gets even worse when it comes to travel abroad as that often is even more expensive. Travel abroad is so important as it also broadens your mind with the all the experiences you make. The most important experience however is that in every part of the world everybody wants to live a happy life, yet how they achieve that varies so much. It removes the blinders from our own upbringing and shows us there are so many more ways to achieve contentment and happiness.
I'm surprised that she didn't mention the cost of health care. Many of the English-speaking vloggers living in China make very similar comments about the much higher level of safety in that country as she does about safety in Germany.
If you are a foreigner in China you're quite safe. Until there is some Chinese bigwig arrested in your home country. But normal criminals will avoid you as there would be pressure to investigate. Unless you pissed off a bigwig or relative of said bigwig. Bo Xilai however showed that even bigwigs may suffer harming foreigners, it can cause a real stink. Conning them is okay, stealing ideas,.. but no violence. Even pickpockets will rarely target foreigners. Burglars will probably also pass your door as I've never heard any of my acquaintances complain in ten years I lived there. After 2012, it rapidly started to be less pleasant in other aspects though.
safety in china is very different can not compared to the level of safety in europe. Usually foreigners in china dont see the amount of child abductions, police brutality or street fights. Also, China has many deadly car accidents daily. As someone whos been living in china for many years i can say it is NOT a safe country. On the other hand, in the US i never felt safe - especially when knowing that most people wear guns.
Yeah, you do have lots of great nature, but do you just grab your outdoorsy shoes and spend an afternoon outside? And then again two days later? And of course at least one day of the weekend? No big trip, just some outside time walking, biking .... It's not the nature, it's the culture. Also there are lots of trees and green spaces in cities, even the big ones. And not just one park miles away. There are bits of green everywhere.
9:46 I think what she means by forest is that in many place in Europe you can be in a big city and run into nature in city itself or on border of city there are forest patches with wild animals and what not. Now that I think about it I really don't know how to call it, park is a park. But here in the Netherlands and I've same thing in Sweden you just walk into a patch of forest in town or even in city. It's not big you can cross it in less then 5mins but it's big enough to block out the city view and you're fully in nature. It's not a park because park is planned and planted what I mean is forest patch with a bench if it's somewhere in city part and if it's outskirts of city or town you won't even see benches. I think it's there exactly for the reason of escaping city life, there are research that shows being in nature helps mental health, just by being in greenery. So I wouldn't surprise that Dutch and Swedes have it for that reason alone. I think that's what she means
9:25 That depends on where you live in the states of course - I'd say in Alaska it is not uncommon to have beautiful nature and scenery around you for example. Going to other countries is of course easier in Europe, but many US Americans get a wrong impression here. Many European countries are still big and it takes time to get from country to country. It's also a common mistake US tourists make - they think they can explore like Germany, France and Italy in a week and see everything and are surprised when they are totally exhausted and didn't really see anything in the end because all they did was riding the train. Germanyand Norway for example are more or less the size of Montana which is the 4th largest state in the USA. Other countries in Europe are larger than Germany: The European part of Russia for example is more than double the size of Alaska (the by far largest state in the USA), Ukraine is slightly smaller than Texas, France, Spain and Sweden are all larger than California (and in the case of France by a fair bit). Long story short - how easy it is to travel to other countries depends on where you are in Germany. I'm from the North - I can travel by car to Denmark in less than an hour, but travelling to Austra or Switzerland....that takes a full day of travel using a car or train (or some hours by plane).
I agree with most of your comment, but it doesn't take a lot of time to fly from Germany to Austria for example. From Hamburg to Vienna is 1,5 hours by plane. And I think most Americans are far more used to flying than many Europeans, so I think that wouldn't be a big thing for them. But in general yes, Europe isn't as small as many Americans think it is.
@@resathe6760 You need way more time to fly than just the time you're in the air - you can easily add another 2-3 hours at the airport. And don't forget - US americans are not EU citizens and therefore cannot use the E-Gates, they have to queue up at the normal gates.
@@resathe6760 Also in the US there didn’t exist such concept like we in Europe have in terms of providing low-cost airlines like easyjet, Ryanair or airberlin (got Insolvent in the beginnings of pandemic and didn’t exist anymore)) extremely cheap inner European flights where you have to pay ridiculous cheap prices like just 40 euros (and if you are lucky you can even catch easily one of these regularly occurring special offers where the airlines like easy jet and lowering even this already cheap price down to just 20 Euro (so they can claim in their advertisement the only the 20 euro prices)) for a 3 hour flight from the Berlin airport to London or Paris (obviously to keep the price low without any service on the flight especially no entertainment like even wifi (which is for Americans unimaginable even to think about that) and if you become thirsty at the flight you have to pay directly out of you’re own pocket to be get serviced by the stewardess with a small amount liquid which is highly overpriced, and because they being that cheap the airplane will not arrive in one of the cities direct airports instead the airlines have often made contracts with smaller airports (mostly cargo airports) which are usually ara also outside of the city limits and the traveler have to manage on his own to get in the city per taxi or the usually lesser good connected public transportation of the city outskirts)
reat video and advise Greetings from Ireland .. . I lived in Germany ( Frankfurt) in the late 80s and early 90s. five years. I loved it. I was young then in my 20s. happiest and free ist times of my life. I worked in the hotel industry as a waiter in my 20s .. and happy now im 60 . divorced and extremely unhappy. watching your videos and other you tube vloggers has made me realise where I actually belong .... now I have advantages and disadvantages. my advantages are I can speak German .. well enough to get by and I know the culture. and lifestyle and I am in the EU . . my disadvantages are , im 60 haha and I do not have a degree. I work here in a dead end job.. security .. before that I worked in the hotel industry . so yes at 60 with no life.. I am not saying that life will be greener in Germany but I do know that perhaps I can live a better life style in Germany even if its just for my mental health.. anyway I bet you never expected an older person to be sending you messages lol. thank you for being you and ignore those ignorant negative messages
The thing with nature in Germany is, that it is easily acsessable. Even througout the bigest city there is a lot of greenary and you never have a longer drive than 30 Minutes to be in nature.
She forgot to mention health care, didn't she? And I don't remember if I already recommended it... "Nick Alfieri" aka Nalf is a former football player from Oregon, now living in Germany. He has a great channel about the way of life in Germany.
I‘m also German, and as much as i see many of her points, most of her reasons relate to a specific city or region! There are numerous of cities in Germany, where the roads are just not perfect (probably still better as in NYC as I hear :D). One point I really have to make for all observers; the education system is far away from perfect. You basically have to search for places where it does meet some basic requirements or standards. The schools are in a horrendous state!! Not only teaching kids with equipment being decades old, also the bathrooms are literally a nightmare. In cologne parents had to pick up their children during school just to have them use their own bathroom cauz the one’s in school were just unbearable. We got too few teacher, the study program seems to be focussing on wrong aspects of the job but nvm (This point cannot be overestimated in terms of impact and implications). The school system in general does separate into 3 different types of school, which is a problem in itself and a major reason why inequality is increasing. „Kitas“ and Kindergarten are another issue. You need at least one year reservation for a Kita- or kindergarten place for your child. The waiting list is huge. Furthermore both institutions are pricy. The university system is way better than the school system, but still…don’t get delusional over there!!!! Otherwise it‘s quite beautiful here. Just as always depends on what you are looking for and where you would consider to settle. Many from the US community seem to focus on Stuttgart and the South-west of Germany which is definitely understandable. Maybe in this region my stated points does only weigh half as much but still these issues have a tremendous impact on a broader scale
Schools, guess it depends where you live ... the further south you go, the more is controlled by Not-SPDGovernments, the better the schools usually are...
really? in the usa you cant walk to & from school?! wow ive been doing that since 1st gradein '89😳 i think you missed the point at 9:45 our citys are GREEN! we have trees on basically every spot where there is room! so even in big citys you got green everywhere!, specially here in Hamburg! ( the city with the most bridges in Europe aswell)
Okay now look, I’m a female teenager living in Germany, and it’s common for me to be out with friends until it’s dark, take an 45 minute bus ride back and walk 20 home alone with my headphones on (which might still not be the best idea but is just how I do it) and I never actually thought of it being extremely dangerous or anything (which it still could be it just doesn’t feel like it at all)
On the point about the nature. Sure, the US can offer a lot. The problem is, at least as I see it, is a safety in regard of trespassing laws. You might see nice place and you'd like to hike there but... if there is no public road or public trail you can't. While in most European countries there is no problem of stopping in a random village and just go wherever you want.. No one is going to bother you even if you cross somebody's field in rural area as long you don't cause any damage. You can even camp there. In the US you have be always on guard because you might be shot. Just lake not long ago a woman got shot dead in New York state after friend pulled into wrong driveway. It's FUBAR, man....
Coming from Germany for me Norway is it for me, now I didn't have to chose between Aips/mountains or ocean, I have both, internet is awesome, relaxed lifestyle, o.k. The cold weather and the more expensive cost of living can be an issue, but a every country has its cons😀
Yeah,Na, Australia mate, we get paid puplic holidays plus 4-5 weeks annual leave, plus long service leave, super annuation paid into our wages each week for when we retire, not to mention maternity leave for male and female, and is asafer place to live and our roads are maintained too, not to forget that it would take you 30 years to visit all of our beaches ,I saw on another youtuber on facts about Australia.
Germans are child friendly?! Good school system?! German here and it's realy nice and heartwarming to hear that, the majority doesn't see it like that and compared to other European or Skandinavian countries we definitely could do much better. Still nice!
I always get a bit disturbed when one country in Europe is portrayed as superior. Most European countries have a similar level. There are differences like a fee for college in the UK while it's free in Sweden, but I mean 6 weeks payed vacation, 2 years maternity/paternity leave, unlimited amount of sick days, doubled pay for overtime work, you get a payed day off if a relative died or if you moved house. You usually get free medications and almost free medical exams. Free daycare for the kids, free school lunches. (I know it's not free per se, it's payed by tax)
@@paulqueripel3493 Thanks for the clarification, I can get sloppy with spelling on Internet, especially with my second language. I know the difference between lose and loose though :)
@@paulqueripel3493 The thing too, is that I got excellent teaching in Sweden, but I really learned English in 11th grade High School in Massachusetts. I had a really strong MA accent after that. (Americans I met in Europe would say like "You're from Massachusetts right, but not from Boston".) But that was 1985-86 and I haven't practiced it too much after that, apart from reading which could be argued should have increased my spelling ability. Anyways, I am grateful for the correction, it happened quite a lot in USA that people just accepted my accent without telling me I mispronounced words, which wasn't very helpful
im in thinking over, if i should test, to come in later times, after uk or us, i like the things they i can hear over the life there, FREE WATER AND WCs : D and tuning cars
I Like your reactions on Germany. If you plan to visit München, and you should, dont forget to have ai Trip to Austria too. Maybe Salzburg or Vienna. And of course ...I am Austrian😅.
Maybe but from what I have seen from the US you separate nature and your cities more so than EU where I live we have a small forest in almost the middle of the city where you can walk and we have parks too so its not a replacement for a park
At 10.00 min she means with the nature no matter where you live in Germany you walking about 20min and you be in the nature out of the city but you still in the city . In the US yes you right you have a lot of nature but you need to drive most by car to get there.
Germany is definitely child friendly. On our first time visiting Germany, we disembarked, holding my baby in my arms while waiting in the immigration line. A security personnel came into the line and invited me and my family to cut the line and go directly to one of the stalls. On our trip back, we had the same thing happen during the line to go through security. They had a dedicated line for families with infants. I travel a lot and I've never seen this anywhere else.
Child friendly? Sorry! Not anymore. Gender Ideologie change all !
It's only child friendly if your child is like a machine and doesn't cry. If your child cries all Germans are looking at you and thinking "what's the matter with him?"
@@kenan4277 some yes like everywhere but a lot of the people wonder why its crying .
@@J.A.W.1964 the answer is: because it’s a baby/child. When I hear a baby crying I just think: „so what? Let her/him cry“
That's the most typical thing in southeastern Europe too. And I am sure in some other parts of Europe as well. Nothing special.
However, those in Germany who have no children are harshly penalised with much higher taxes, apart from the already existing child allowance for parents with kids.
As a German, it is nice to hear "from the outside" what a wonderful country we are allowed to live in. We often tend to see everything a bit black.
But that is also a good thing. There is still a lot to improve. And that can also be done at a higher level. ❤⚽☮
haha, ja. Aber fühlt sich ganz anders, nachdem man mal so ein Video gesehen hat. Sollte man hin und wieder tun.
@@maurice2759 Aber nicht übertreiben. Be careful! 😎☮
Land of the Nörgler ;)
Absolut! 👍🏻
@@maurice2759 Absolutely!! Ich habe dieses Video an alle Populisten-Moserer geschickt, die ich so kenne. Deutsche see black, mosern und meckern, sehen sich bedroht usw. Leute, Ihr wisst gar nicht, wie gut Ihr es habt!!!
German here. As my father was at business trip in USA, he was surprised, because he got stopped by an police officer and asked, why he was walking. Obviously there are lots of places in USA where you do not walk and people always drive. In Germany it is much more common that people take a walk. The only places I know of where only people only drive with car here is the highway, because it is forbidden to take a walk on highway for obvious reason.
That also happened to one of my daughters. She was stopped and asked where she was going.
German here too. I lived in more rural areas of the US for a while and literally any time i would take a walk there would be at least one person stopping or slowing down next to me, to ask if i was alright or if i need help or a lift somewhere😅 Explaining them that i was simply taking a walk lead to some really funny reactions 😂
oh, right! You just reminded me of one more thing that put me off even visiting the US. Apparently walking is a suspicious activity over there. I couldn't shake my head harder.
Happened to me too when visiting the US.
@@Laura-ru9vr haha, first of all funny u have the same name, hi other Laura! 😂 And then this happens to me in Germany too. I have to walk to work and sometimes I walk alongside a street and it heppened to me twice that someone stopped and asked if everything is okay or if they might help me. I just explained, I won't sit in a car of someone I don't know. Besides that I think it's kind to stop by and check if a person is alright. It's not only happening in the US, I guess it happens there more often.
It feels very good to see other people enjoying Germany.
A lot of are Germans mostly a bit unhappy because they focus on the bad things and ignoring the good things..
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That is the reason why international experience is so important. I was a complainer.
Than I worked for 8 month in the states.
I came back with a new point of view and now I rarely complain anymore.
Holidays in a tourism hotspot do not offer that perspectiv.
@@jancleve9635 usually all the people livin in villages never seeing even the bigger cities are always the ones who complain.
Ich schaue die Videos, und sehe wie gut wir es eigentlich haben.. man vergisst das schnell 😐 thanks for this comment ❤
@@greeensmoker8607Ist doch toll, dass Sie jetzt anders denken 👍
@@jancleve9635Same, after living in GB for nearly 4 yrs. 😬
As Aussie grown up in Germany I can really relate.
After years in Australia I came back but the Germans don`t really realise how easy it is to visit anything in no time!
I came back and asked my Guys "Common, just let`s make a Trip to Paris or Amsterdam....just a 4 hour drive Mates!" - and they reacting like they would go on a Trip to Mordor to throw the Ring into the Volcan.........after years back I`m the same to be honest ^^
I live at most 90 minutes away from my mom and sister, but I still only see them maybe once a year, twice at most, because it's "so far," lol. In Germany we definitely have a different perception of distance. People from bigger countries have no issues with a 4 or 5 hour drive.
I lived in Louisiana for a while, as a kid, and my stepfather would drive us all to Pennsylvania, to visit his parents once a year, for a week or so. It was a 25 hour drive, with him and my mom, taking turns driving, and 2 days on the way back, with us sleeping at a motel.
Now, as an adult in Germany, I would rather take the train, if it's more than a 15 minute drive.
A trip to Mordor 🤣🤣🤣
Me as a german living in the US currently, I have to say that the US is nice but not to raise kids or get old. She mentioned that in the Video. Fun Fact: I was 5 when I started to walk to the Kindergarden by myself. It was a 10 Minute walk but I didn´t had to cross a road.
Hi there! Live in Germany (Centeal West) since 2013. Never going to go back to my country for longer than 2 weeks. I mean Amsterdam is 2 hours drive from here. The alps 6 hours, Italy 8 hours, Chech Republic 6 hours, Belgium 4 hours, London 1,5 hours flight, Mallorca 2 hours flight, Greece 2,5 hours flight, Turkey 3 hours… Should I go on?!? And yeah you can afford more in Germany than a lot of countries. Free education, very good healthcare. The Dentist it’s almost always free. We are family with 3 kids. Never going to take their comfort and future away.
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But not everyone would ex-change their homeland for higher standard....... you know.
Dentist is not for free at all
@@ml-qw6qz Yes, it is. Normal dentist is free. It is only if you need false teeth you have to pay. But even then, you can pay about 50 Euros/month extra for a "Zahnzusatzversicherung" with your mandatory health insurer ("gesetzliche Krankenversicherung") and then after one or two years you will get your implants and other fals teeth paid 100%.
@@ml-qw6qz A dental plaque removal just cost me 97 €, the health insurer refunds 60€ per annum.
My single mother had to leave home at 6.15 am. So I would walk by myself later to the bus station, take the bus, walk to child care , walk to school and back from age 6 on. Again, German culture is teaching kids from an early age on to be independant and self-reliant. Also, nothing ever happened.
As for nature, the US does have some of the most fabulous nature sites, but a lot of them are away from the cities. Even in the largest cities in Germany, you are not more than a one hour drive away to be surrounded by nature.
There is one more thing to ad which many people are just not aware of Americans as well as Germans. The nature might be as unique as it could in the US - asThomas just said, Americans just drive anywhere. They have parkways for the most beautiful spots where you just leave the car when you are there. The "infrastructure" in the woods is rarely given, most of the ways through the woods are private driveways. There are almost no public walking paths and you find almost no hiking culture.
Just compare the Appalachian walkway with the Rennsteig at the Thuringian Forest where every May tens of thousands of runners participate in cross country runs from half marathon distance up to a super marathon of 172 kilometres. The last ones have a tradition to pick up a little stone out of the river Hoersel near Eisenach which they deposite in the river Saale at the end of their long distance track. On their way they cross all the high mountain tops of the mountain ridge. There are hundreds of volunteer helpers who organise the success of the Rennsteiglauf providing free energy drinks and water as well as oatmeal gruel for the hunger. And of course there are also paramedics ready to help if sth. happens
Living in the CityCenter of Hamburg it takes me about 30 Minutes by bike and boat getting to nature.
Always nice to see nice, educated and intelligent people immigrating. You are very welcome!
ironic you saying this, despite germanys idiotic migration politics
@@jorgeckert3162 the migration politics in regard to refugees have nothing to do with people really immigrating here.
@@DripzEU823 most of the so called refugees are actually regular immigrants, wich are abusing the refugee status.
Translation: as a foreigner you’re welcome here as long as you don’t cost anything.
As sons as you cost us money please stay away from our border.
About your last point: Europe really is amazing. The freedom of going in any country you want is just the best.
You can go to another country and get to experience a different culture (food, language, way of life..), but it's not hassle. You can literally cross the border on foot and nobody asks anything.
Also, so many students get to study abroad, and often work there afterwards, and it's super easy.
Its called freedom of movement.
I’ve been on many roadtrips going tot Germany, Cech republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Italy, Austria, France, Spain and Belgium. Freedom of movement and no hassle at the border and same currency is great.
@@Koen030NL I forgot about the currency ! Such a great thing as well ! Glad that Croatia joined and is now using the Euro as well :)
@@Quent1nB oh I forgot about Croatia! Went there in October
Especially if you live in one of the rich countries. Otherwise you just travel there to do the low paid crap work that the locals don't touch.
I agree with her that Germany is family-friendly. If you live in the country , many neighbors help each other and other mothers or grandmothers sometimes look outside after the children when they are smaller and play there. In the city it could sometimes be a little harder, because it`s more anonymous there.
Also not every crazy Person can get a gun like in the US
Starting in May this year, traveling in Germany will be even less expensive than now. You can buy a ticket with a monthly subscription for only 49€ for the whole country. Only really fast trains like ICE are not included. But basicly you pay 49€ for a whole month traveling all around Germany based on a new law. Cant wait to hit the next train to visit new cities.
How ever, it' not a great idea going by regional train from Hamburg to München or Frankfurt. You will have a Hard time traveling😅😂
@@sanneq4318 Thats true, I would not recommend to use it for tourists who want to go fast from Hamburg to München, except you want to torture yourself. You would be the whole day on trains and trainstations. For the "Hamburg->München" - Example its a 12 hours trip. 😂
Nothing in this video surprised me. Very good points she chose to cover. Germany is just a joy to be in. I can't wait until my next visit. John in Canada
True, the US have a great diversity of natural areas, but they are also quite far apart. Germany is only as big as Montana, so you can drive from the sea coast to the Alps in a day (by train its just a few hours). And if you drive another day further south, you are at the mediterranean.
i think what she ment with the nature is that you can go from any place real fast to the nature.Even if you live in Berlin we have in the city some woods (and for sure parks)
Dane here I love Germany and I been in Berlin for the 5th time now and I drive 3 times to Germany a year for holiday
regarding the nature - as a german, i am jealous of the actual wilderness you have in the usa, especially western of the great plains. we don't have that in germany, all of our nature is somewhat cultivated. plus we have a very high population density compared to the usa. it's like, in the states you have these urban suberclusters that sprawl over an enormous area, and between them you have very empty land. in germany it is way more sprawled, with smaller towns and cities behind every hill. you get a good visual representation of that if you look at light pollution maps of europe and the usa. but yea, our more fragmented landscape definitely also has it's benefits, some recreational area like a forest usually is never too far away.
I live in New Mexico (Southwest US), yes, it's not like living in New York. I have easy access (though does not seem quite as easy--like walking distance) to the mountains and I like walking in the desert (it's something I have come to love). I have been to Colorado, and it's even more so about nature. But nature is a huge part of my life. I'm 75 and still walk in the mountains, desert, city parks. I would have to drive but I can go to the river. I would say things are subdivided so it might not be as much of a daily thing. But I have been on mountain paths where I am completely alone. But yeah, very much part of my life. I would not like living in New York. However, I would love many of the aspects of German life because I think the US has become overprotective of children and I think college should be free, for instance.
And it's pretty hard to get lost in the woods in germany. If you walk in one direction you should be able to reach a street in a few hours....
I used to live in the outskirts of Atlanta, Chicago and Washington DC. I had access to Woods and Parks in walking distance in all those three cities. Here in Frankfurt am Main I have to take the Subway if i want to have something comparable. Still Frankfurt is a very green city. I just want to say that most big American cities are very very green
Germany is nice and affordable, but, you really do need some form of income to get around there. There's wellfare for citizens, but it is too little to live, too much to die.
It also really depends where you go to live. A small village, a small town or city, or a large city: it does matter.
Small villages may suffer from a closed community, though I haven't encountered those too much in general, most small villages I visited gladly had relatively open minded communities.
Large cities may have forests and mountains just around the corner, but you will have to get out of the city first. The roads are brilliantly planned and laid out, but still, traffic jams do happen, there are rush hours, and roadworks to consider.
Public transport is relatively affordable and comfortable. Especially trains are pretty nice. Not all trains are really fast going from one big city to another. There are many trains that stop roughly at every other village or town along the way, which is nice, because in twenty minutes you can be 30 miles away in a different town with different things to do and different sights to see. And that goes for the people living in those towns as well: in twenty minutes they could reach the big city for work, or shopping, or whatever. It's similar to the UK, but in Germany, those trains go at least once an hour, on some routes in some areas several times an hour, throughout the day, roughly from 6 AM till midnight. The Autobahn is great, but to Germans, that was no excuse to neglect the railways, and it's the combination of the two that makes Germany so convenient to travel.
I really wish ALL our politicians would look how other countries are handling certain issues, and possibly try to adopt the good once which makes life for the people easier
Assuming you're from the US, do not underestimate the power of lobbies of businesses like education and healthcare. In Europe, they were never given such opportunities and as a result all the prices are reasonable and thus can be covered fully or at least partially from the budget. I don't think they will ever give up their privileged status in the US.
My daughter got sick during her road trip in the Southwest US and the bill for xray and prescription was $ 2k. Here that would be max € 50 ($ 54,82). Who would give up profits like that?
As a german, I'm blushing right now. Thanks for all this compliments. 🙂
Wow, first person ever to appreciate the elderly woman staring out of her kitchen window 👍 I think most of us feel it's annoying and rude, on account of most of them frowning at people they seemingly disapprove of (or what they do or say)
@@Xerame506 Not my experience at all. Our women at the window was simply chatting with the neighbors when they passed by.
@@Xerame506 I think that's just an individual thing. Sure there are grumpy people anywhere, but a lot of people who sit by the window like that just like to get some fresh air and free "TV," like my aunt. When someone walks by that she knows, they'll have a little chat.
My late grandmother, on the other hand, was someone who would try to look into windows across the street. I was actually going to move into a place across from her, but decided not to, when the told me all about what the person previously living there was doing all day, lol
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Why not introducing yourself? "Hi. My name is What's up. I'm your new neighbour. Nice to meet you."
@@nasowas9088They would literally give you the stare of death if you'd do that. Like why the hell is this stranger talking to me. Germans arent open to people they dont know.
@@Xerame506 If you don't try it, you wouldn't know.
Thats a European thing, not just German. Go to Croatia, its very safe for kids. The society is built around the family.
Tuition depends on what kind of university you are going, normally you pay around 300ish € for a semester, for private universities they can be more expensive like she said 500-600ish per semester, but could be monthly as well with some private unis, it really depends, which uni you choose and what you study😅 overall its still way cheaper than the US that's for sure😅
Hi folks, the diversity here in Europe is great. But I would say especially when it comes to nature the US is awesome as well - especially in the Southwest. My friends and me have done several motorcycle trips and its spectacular. But Zoe is right - it is getting hell expensive. Friends of mine just got back from the States and they tolled that its so expensive that next time we will stay in Europe. Even if you compare it to Switzerland its much more expensive.
I guess what she meant by that was that most cities in Europe have green spaces in close proximity. The following applies to many cities: no more than 15 minutes' walk and you reach a park, a street with trees and front gardens, etc. Often you can also find green spaces between houses, in backyards/courtyards, trees, avenues, etc.
A distant relative from the USA (near Wausau, Wisconsin) was so fascinated that a city with almost 2 million inhabitants has more greenery and flowering plants to offer than their own hometown with almost 40,000 inhabitants.
I think the Nature part is indeed a particular thing New York lacks, but the US has plenty of. Spent 3 months in New England last year. The first 3 weeks in NYC were simply stressfull and a bit traumatic to the point i actually didnt leave the appartment anymore. After that i spent 2 months in Maine (Harrison) and that was absolutely fabulous, it reminded me of the Black Forrest area or the Ardennes we have here. It was green, with lakes , hills/mountains, lots of wildlife.... the contrast in feeling i had couldnt have been any bigger, from totally stressed out to totally relaxed..... and that was not just coz weed is legal there😂✌️❤️
Do you think that more Americans are realising that compared to other countries around the world that it isn’t as great as say some Americans say it is? I am not saying that the UK, Germany, France, etc……… are perfect in anyway, shape, or form, because we are not and we know we are not. I think that America has so much going for it I really do. Americans optimism, positivity, confidence, are all traits I admire and wish I had. But the video of this young lady giving reasons why she would not currently move back to New York or the USA as a whole to me is fascinating 🖖🏻. Great reaction Joel, as always level headed, truthful, impartial reaction. You are an awesome young man and more Americans could take a leaf out of your book. Carry on with the reactions. Hope college / University is going well. Have a good week. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸
European countries don't need to be as mighty as the US because the US gets all that money for their big army from its citizens. Here in Europe our governments can use the money for more useful things because we've got the US protecting us due to NATO. 😂
@@dennisengelen2517 all governments get money from citizens through taxation. Income tax, VAT, national insurance, road tax, tax on savings. Only two things certain in life, death and taxes.
There are more people in the USA there for the people collectively pay more tax which in turn pays for all the other stuff. The USA doesn’t pay for a health service that’s free at point of use for everyone, so that’s billions saved, the amount of tax they collect is also higher. So of course they can afford to spend more on defence than their European counterparts. But this is distracting from the point of the topic of Joel’s reaction to the young ladies video and points she was making. 👍🏻👍🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪
She didn’t say anyone can get to Uni. The grades you are expected are high. But there are fantastic other options for non-academic people where you will get a fantastic training. And I’m saying that as a British person living in the UK, wishing she was in Germany.
Come to german. You’re welcome.
Good video,she could be describing Denmark,we live in the same way with free shcools,hospitals and good roads.. :-)
Im from Adelaide and I my 2 kids took themselves to school their entire time of 10 years. There was the odd time , sure . They learnt timing, the clock and calendar ,logistics , preparedness. They are both under 29 and now run Businesses . Im not a executive just practical and trusting
i think a huge difference between cities is, that our cities even the big ones include nature. there is sometimes no clesr difference between forest and city. our cities are very green and have so much different landscapes. it is something i love about germany
My first week in primary school me being 6yo., my mom accompanied me for 3-4 days asked me if I remember the way and that was it... from that day I went to school and back by myself every day ever since.
The university fee she mentioned is for a 6months period and u get a pass for free public transport and 50% discount for most public sights (zoo, museum, exhibition etc)
We also have very few specific school busses in Germany. Most kids, even 1st graders, will just use the public bus, and it's fine.
Lets learn from each other and make our home or locations as best we can. We all deserve a good living.
about the nature. i believe she does not mean the overall different landscapes. in germany all citys are build to keep as m uch nature in the citys as possible. you need just to compare a city center of a german town and a US town.
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I am Belgian but it will be the same. When the school goes out, you can see all drivers being conscious and careful. There are traffic guards to stop it, but I think everybody would stop without. On a playground parent will watch their children but all the other as well. So you can leave yours with the bunch. It is just the attitude.
Life in Western Europe except UK is very comfortable and relaxed, also have very good health insurance, lots of free time, is very safe.
It is really a nice move to appreciate things which are good somewhere else. Not to judge, not to little something, rather to appreciate and maybe adapt it, if needed. thanks for your video!
We literally do day trips to Netherlands, Belgium, France once in while. I live close to the border and sometimes we just drive 20 min and abend some time there. Also, big plus, Netherlands supermarkets are open on Sunday, unline germany, so if we forgot an ingredient for cooking we just drive over there to grab it lol
und auch der treibstoff ist in den niederlanden derzeit deutlich günstiger als in deutschland 😀
Ihr Glücklichen!!!
Gosh, shops aren’t open on Sundays in Germany?? In England, shops are open everyday of the year except Xmas Day and Easter Sunday (and even on those days, smaller shops are allowed to open).
@@stevealexR1When I moved back to Germany, it was really difficult to get used to it.
@@hansd3295 habe Dienstwagen 😬👍 aber ja, Tanken tut man dort auch gerne
When I think how expensive it is in America in some cases. Even for single people in the inner city. I have a house with 150m² of living space and a garden of over 1000m² and pay up to 1400 a month. But I also earn 2000 net.
Others really pay a lot for something like that.
I feel like the word "family friendly" means different things in Europe and the US.
In Europe it's about making it easier to have a family, getting maternity and paternity leave, being able to stay home if your kid is sick (without using vacation days), being able to go on vacation, kids being able to go to playgrounds and be safe, affordable childcare etc
In the US family friendly seems to be about religion, and banning words or books, or only being ok with certain family constellations but not others.
From a German perspective, the little grannies in the windows are not watching out, they are judging. Everyone :D
But to be fair, a granny who was living in the same stoop as me when I was younger did in fact save me from possibly getting kidnapped because she was coming back from a walk ans saw me being alone on a playground and an old man was taking photos of me. She came over so that this man went off luckily. So I guess some of the grannies are actually watching out :)
Edit: The school system in fact is not good at all. It's very much criticized because it uses very old methods and a lot of the teachers are pretty old as well. In my apprenticeship, I had a teacher who would always use a text book from the 1990s to teach us. Too often, there is no room for new information, for scientific based knowledge or discussions in German classrooms. That's definitely not true for ALL school and ALL teachers, but yet for a lot of them.
And concerning the quality of street: Visit eastern Germany, or regions in general that are less wealthy, and you'll see how bad our street can be as well, sadly
There is a lot to improve in the infrastructure in Eastern Germany, no doubt. But the quality of roads tends to be not worse than in Western Germany, imho.
@@larsschiele2273 Quite the opposite. I got the feeling that the last 20 years have been spent bringing the East up to standard, leaving many regions in the West falling into disrepair
Hello Joel. NY is different to a lot of US. I went to other places still a bit like The Waltons, with everyone very respectful.
I also have seen parts of busy German cities that are not as welcoming as some other places that are lovely.
I may not be the best judge though, as like I commented before, I put a comment on a post from Feli's channel and someone replied that my original home city of Bradford was said to be the most dangerous in Europe outside war zones.
Still, I liked both US and Germany and I do not think I was wrong in either.
I am an expat living in Germany and I regularly go for walks in dark places (small forests, or in this town, we've this place called the ''Wiesental'' which translates to ''meadow valley'' and basically this is what that place is: a valley. It's the deepest point of this town and there's no lighting there at all, so at night, it's super dark there, and yet I'm completely unfazed by the darkness. It's relaxing. My mother always wants me to stop going for a stroll at night. But I always tell her that this town is safer, even at night than any other metropolitan city during daylight. Having said that, people shouldn't let their guard down because juvenile delinquency is on the rise in Germany and juvenile delinquents don't commit petty crimes. They commit felonies! Two months ago or so, two thirteen-year-old girls stabbed their classmate to death about 300 km north of this town. However, despite being on the rise, serious crimes don't occur here as frequently as in the US.
What’s an expat?
@@roseanne9986 A foreigner.
@@kimberleyhills3304 Ok! the rest of the world says immigrant.
@@roseanne9986 I don't really like that word mainly because it's often thrown around casually in a derogatory manner. I know that there's nothing inherently wrong with it, but due to its use in mainly negative contexts, it has taken on a negative connotation. But yes, that's what I am, technically speaking.
@@kimberleyhills3304 I just didn’t know why it’s used. I just haven’t heard anyone else use the world. I lived in America I called myself an Irish immigrant.
German here. We don´t only have the nature, we even are allowed to "use" it without trespassing problems.
Safety: I saw a little girl - surely below 3 years - walking alone in a village. I watchted her from a distance. (I guess that´s what is usual here in Germany, just to watch that nothing weird happens) .. but then I recognized that also her mother watched her, from a window of her house. It appeared that the little child just walked maybe 6 houses down to her friend. Isn´t that wonderful. At such young age getting freedom, self resonsibility and confidence.
I was allowed to play in the woods, on a small river for hours without adults at all. It simply was normal, no one had to worry.
The first few minutes. He just nodded and said yah. Great reaction 😂😂
I actually saw this video of hers before and I enjoyed most of it. But you are completely right to say that the US has a lot of landscape. Did you know thought that Germany is almost the exact size of Montana and it's so diverse?
she talks about germany in the video, but what she says applies to most countries in europe, lots of similarities between european countries.
As someone who started to go to university I have to say that paying 500 to 600 bucks actually already is kinda high but the fees differ I for example only pay round about 170 bucks each semester for university (I don´t take driving cost into that because I would have to pay for car gas etc also if I was still working)
thank you to this woman from germany.
The funny thing is, that so many people from Europe complain about the "high taxes in Europe (especially Germany)" and praise the fact, that in the US you can make 250k a year and barely pay taxes. Well people, this is why we pay taxes. We have free schools, free kindergartens, free university, our streets and cities are mostly safe because there is a social state making sure people don't have to steel to get some money. We have no problem with gun violence and a a functioning public transportation. Not saying everything is perfect here, but after living in so many places all over the world, I was so happy to come back home at the age of 30 and confidently say I'll stay in Germany, because we're so lucky to call this place home, including all of our amazing neighbors.
Morning Joel, it's always difficult for parents. Do they let their children walk to school with their friends and get streetwise, or drop off and pick up at the school like my mum insisted on. The problem I had was catching up when I joined the real world. More gardening for me today Joel, have a good week, T
enjoy your week too thanks Trevor
My kid (7 years) in Denmark, walk Home from School alone. And We have so little worries about that.
The only motivation for me to travel to the USA was actually the great nature. I think, like many other Germans, I also have dreams of driving straight through and around (it would be nice by train, I know... dream on) and see this diversity. I have friends in Maine who go hiking or kayaking or sailing every other weekend.
The possibilities are there. But the majority of the population hardly has time because they have to work so much or consume so much. The priorities are others. The Ex-Pats have completely different options, because they have to create new priorities. They no longer stuck in their usual hamster wheel.
And is her place of residence Munich so typical for whole Germany? I don't know. What I know is, there are several regions in Germany I don't want to live. Or in German: Auch bei uns ist nicht alles Gold, was glänzt. Ich bleib trotzdem hier.
yes, theyre having huge problems with refugees last time i heard, it depends where in Germany, Munich is one of safer parts.
@@dianab4108 There's also a lot of exaggeration. A family from Syria lives across the street. I have rented to war refugees from Ukraine myself. All very nice, peaceful and decent people. Much more helpful than my German neighbors and even they are nice.
Yes, there are also problems with violent migrants, but mainly in areas where there have been problems with locals for a long time. Neighborhoods that tourists tend not to visit.
In the tourist hot spots you'll find the crime that is everywhere in tourist hot spots. Pickpockets, scammers, counterfeiters, bogus money changers, shell players...
But you can avoid them if you switch on your brain and inform yourself beforehand.
@@dianab4108don't say silly things, we don't like racists
the point with nature is, that it is very near to where you live in most city in germany. In US you often have these big concrete deserts (parking slots etc), While most cities in germany are sorrounded by forest and merged with it. I lived in several places in a city and only had to walk 5 minutes or less to get to a forest. Of course it's not always like this.
I understand what the woman in the vid is saying but I also understand that she is not talking about germany in general but about very specific parts of germany.
The way she describes all the negative things in NY could also be a description of the ruhr area in germany.
Of course the U.S have a lot of different landscapes but in Germany you often can live way closer to nature. It surrounds you. In the U.S. most people have to go a long distance to be in nature.
Hi. I like your content. Just one small suggestion. It would be nice if you would add the link to the video you are reacting to into the description
Without watching her video: Probably because she's safe here.
German here! My parents always let me walk to school on my own. (starting at 7 yrs old) Or with my best friend at that time, that lived literally around the corner. It was about a 15 min walk through our town and I had never encountered anything weird as a child. But keep in mind .. it's just a small town. In a big city like Frankfurt for example, I wouldn't let my child walk to school on it's own (depending on the area and walking distance) . We too have sketchy cities / areas. Especially at later hours.
i think one* day you got to travel to germany and do an extensive vlog about your experiences :)
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I'm with you that the US has a lot of nature. Next year I would like to travel to the USA to see Yellowstone National Park, the Rocky Mountains and the Grand Canyon.
What she meant about nature is maybe also that the cities are build in it and it’s a lot of trees in cities as well
Ok, here in Europe, landscapes as well as mentalities and all that change much more quickly. However, in terms of travelling: where we cross borders to another country, you would just cross state borders. So, just imagine the free travel in Europe like travelling from State to State in the US.
As I said, the difference here is that landscape, architecture, mentality, food specialities and so on change significantly in a few hundred km radius. And most of our countries are significantly smaller than the average US state. Nevertheless, you have the bigger part of a big continent where you can travel freely.
Ah and: here you have a somewhat higher density of human population.
So, basically, Joel found the video that would speak to him on a spiritual level.
Germany and the Netherlands can be pretty addictive 😁 it's pretty nice here and you can reach many destinations in few hours and it's not expensive to travel.
I don’t know about all the tuition systems in Europe, but the american system blows my mind. In Belgium everybody, litterally everybody can get a university degree. The student chooses his/her university, not the other way around. Yearly fees are about 1000,00€ per year + books. I had two university students, one civil engineer (cost for 5 years less than 10000,00€ all included)one medical student (cost for 6 years, just over 10000,00€ all included). No student loans needed, although of course, some students do take a job to cut costs especially of they need to rent a room.
On the last point: And you don’t even need a car to travel. Since the public transportation system in Europe is so dense, you can actually travel all of europe while not having to care about your car
Perspective is so important: I doubt, you would find *any* Latin American person describing Germany (or Switzerland, where I live) as especially child-friendly.
Yes, there's a decent institutional framework and there are many great aspects to German parenting culture, but I would still consider the general attitude in society to be rather hostile/indifferent to children.
PS: Zoie Marie's fashion videos are awesome.
Latin Americans have a much more emotional behaviour pattern on the surface. People of the different germanic groups do not show this kind of emotional display, it is a cultural thing, but that does not mean we have a hostile indifferent attitude towards children, just by don't recognizing that same pattern.
@@paul8158 I am German and I know, what you mean, and you're right with it. Still, there are huge differences below the surface, too.
I do recognize, though, that the general attitude towards children in Germany has very much changed for the better in the last, say, 20-30 years.
That woman forgot to mention our public transportation in comparison to the US. Busses, trains.... U can safely use the "Metro" or busses and in a bigger German city you won't need a car at all because busses and trains run about every 10min. And every few hundred meters you'll find a bus and/or train station ;)
Great Reaction 😎 greetings from Austria 🇦🇹
I was at University three times. For the first time in the mid 70th, I studied engineering and never paid more than 20 German Marks equal to 10 Euros per semester.
The second time was economics in the late 90th and was working full-time, so I had to study at a distance university, and I think I also paid around 10 or 20 euros per semester for registration as a student. Still, I also had to pay for all the courses sent to me via parcel. But that was in the range of 160 to 180 Euros per semester.
The third time was in 2019 two and a half years prior to my retirement, and I took off two hours a week from my work once a week to listen to lectures about climatology as a guest student for some semesters. The total cost I had to pay was zero Euro and zero Cent. So I never paid the 600 Euros mentioned in the video.
But since education is not a federal topic but a state topic, there might be higher fees in some states (but not more than a few hundred Euros).
G'day mate. Home is home. That is part of you mate. If you moved to e.g. Germany, a couple of hours by car, can take you to some jaw dropping countries to experience. Err, as well as the beer.😅😊😅😊😅😊
Hey, I'm German. am 35 years old Have 2 daughters. I live in the very rural East of Germany. I know almost only my homeland. Even cities like Berlin or Munich are so far away for me that I don't feel comfortable there. Too much stress. too many people Too much dirt. Too little nature and the feeling of not knowing everyone you see. In my hometown I say "good morning" to everyone I see in the morning and "good evening" in the evening. If you get what I mean :) .
For a few years now I've had the feeling that Germany as a whole is drowning in problems. If I turn on the TV, you only see problems. School, the health system, pensions, politics, everything is going to the dogs. Your video actually put a smile on my face. And even if it was only 10 minutes, I got the feeling that everything is fine. Thanks for that !!!
I live 50 years in Berlin, originally from UK. One thing I notice is that nowadays Germans think they are hard up when they are not. They moan a lot especially since the wall came down. It is one of the best countries to live in. They should be happy to live here. Sadly they are making a big mistake in giving AFD party their votes, it will be a disaster
Totally agree that each country has its beautiful nature spots. Yes, the USA has a very diverse range of climates. If all 50 states as well as the territories are included, yes, the USA has EVERY climate available, from arctic in Alaska, to tropic in Hawaii. That is something that most Germans only dream of.
What is sad however, that most Americans won't be able to afford to see all these varied climates even in their own country, either due to time or money constraints.
That gets even worse when it comes to travel abroad as that often is even more expensive. Travel abroad is so important as it also broadens your mind with the all the experiences you make. The most important experience however is that in every part of the world everybody wants to live a happy life, yet how they achieve that varies so much. It removes the blinders from our own upbringing and shows us there are so many more ways to achieve contentment and happiness.
I'm surprised that she didn't mention the cost of health care.
Many of the English-speaking vloggers living in China make very similar comments about the much higher level of safety in that country as she does about safety in Germany.
If you are a foreigner in China you're quite safe. Until there is some Chinese bigwig arrested in your home country. But normal criminals will avoid you as there would be pressure to investigate. Unless you pissed off a bigwig or relative of said bigwig. Bo Xilai however showed that even bigwigs may suffer harming foreigners, it can cause a real stink.
Conning them is okay, stealing ideas,.. but no violence. Even pickpockets will rarely target foreigners. Burglars will probably also pass your door as I've never heard any of my acquaintances complain in ten years I lived there. After 2012, it rapidly started to be less pleasant in other aspects though.
safety in china is very different can not compared to the level of safety in europe. Usually foreigners in china dont see the amount of child abductions, police brutality or street fights. Also, China has many deadly car accidents daily. As someone whos been living in china for many years i can say it is NOT a safe country. On the other hand, in the US i never felt safe - especially when knowing that most people wear guns.
Yeah, you do have lots of great nature, but do you just grab your outdoorsy shoes and spend an afternoon outside? And then again two days later? And of course at least one day of the weekend? No big trip, just some outside time walking, biking ....
It's not the nature, it's the culture. Also there are lots of trees and green spaces in cities, even the big ones. And not just one park miles away. There are bits of green everywhere.
Okey, she seems to live in Bavaria, our last 3 or 4 transport ministers came from Bavaria, they mainly invested in the roads of Bavaria.
9:46 I think what she means by forest is that in many place in Europe you can be in a big city and run into nature in city itself or on border of city there are forest patches with wild animals and what not. Now that I think about it I really don't know how to call it, park is a park. But here in the Netherlands and I've same thing in Sweden you just walk into a patch of forest in town or even in city. It's not big you can cross it in less then 5mins but it's big enough to block out the city view and you're fully in nature. It's not a park because park is planned and planted what I mean is forest patch with a bench if it's somewhere in city part and if it's outskirts of city or town you won't even see benches. I think it's there exactly for the reason of escaping city life, there are research that shows being in nature helps mental health, just by being in greenery. So I wouldn't surprise that Dutch and Swedes have it for that reason alone.
I think that's what she means
9:25 That depends on where you live in the states of course - I'd say in Alaska it is not uncommon to have beautiful nature and scenery around you for example.
Going to other countries is of course easier in Europe, but many US Americans get a wrong impression here. Many European countries are still big and it takes time to get from country to country. It's also a common mistake US tourists make - they think they can explore like Germany, France and Italy in a week and see everything and are surprised when they are totally exhausted and didn't really see anything in the end because all they did was riding the train.
Germanyand Norway for example are more or less the size of Montana which is the 4th largest state in the USA. Other countries in Europe are larger than Germany: The European part of Russia for example is more than double the size of Alaska (the by far largest state in the USA), Ukraine is slightly smaller than Texas, France, Spain and Sweden are all larger than California (and in the case of France by a fair bit).
Long story short - how easy it is to travel to other countries depends on where you are in Germany. I'm from the North - I can travel by car to Denmark in less than an hour, but travelling to Austra or Switzerland....that takes a full day of travel using a car or train (or some hours by plane).
I agree with most of your comment, but it doesn't take a lot of time to fly from Germany to Austria for example. From Hamburg to Vienna is 1,5 hours by plane. And I think most Americans are far more used to flying than many Europeans, so I think that wouldn't be a big thing for them. But in general yes, Europe isn't as small as many Americans think it is.
@@resathe6760 You need way more time to fly than just the time you're in the air - you can easily add another 2-3 hours at the airport. And don't forget - US americans are not EU citizens and therefore cannot use the E-Gates, they have to queue up at the normal gates.
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Also in the US there didn’t exist such concept like we in Europe have in terms of providing low-cost airlines like easyjet, Ryanair or airberlin (got Insolvent in the beginnings of pandemic and didn’t exist anymore)) extremely cheap inner European flights where you have to pay ridiculous cheap prices like just 40 euros (and if you are lucky you can even catch easily one of these regularly occurring special offers where the airlines like easy jet and lowering even this already cheap price down to just 20 Euro (so they can claim in their advertisement the only the 20 euro prices)) for a 3 hour flight from the Berlin airport to London or Paris (obviously to keep the price low without any service on the flight especially no entertainment like even wifi (which is for Americans unimaginable even to think about that) and if you become thirsty at the flight you have to pay directly out of you’re own pocket to be get serviced by the stewardess with a small amount liquid which is highly overpriced, and because they being that cheap the airplane will not arrive in one of the cities direct airports instead the airlines have often made contracts with smaller airports (mostly cargo airports) which are usually ara also outside of the city limits and the traveler have to manage on his own to get in the city per taxi or the usually lesser good connected public transportation of the city outskirts)
reat video and advise Greetings from Ireland .. . I lived in Germany ( Frankfurt) in the late 80s and early 90s. five years. I loved it. I was young then in my 20s. happiest and free ist times of my life. I worked in the hotel industry as a waiter in my 20s .. and happy
now im 60 . divorced and extremely unhappy. watching your videos and other you tube vloggers has made me realise where I actually belong .... now I have advantages and disadvantages. my advantages are I can speak German .. well enough to get by and I know the culture. and lifestyle and I am in the EU . . my disadvantages are , im 60 haha and I do not have a degree. I work here in a dead end job.. security .. before that I worked in the hotel industry .
so yes at 60 with no life.. I am not saying that life will be greener in Germany but I do know that perhaps I can live a better life style in Germany even if its just for my mental health.. anyway I bet you never expected an older person to be sending you messages lol. thank you for being you and ignore those ignorant negative messages
The thing with nature in Germany is, that it is easily acsessable. Even througout the bigest city there is a lot of greenary and you never have a longer drive than 30 Minutes to be in nature.
She forgot to mention health care, didn't she?
And I don't remember if I already recommended it... "Nick Alfieri" aka Nalf is a former football player from Oregon, now living in Germany. He has a great channel about the way of life in Germany.
I‘m also German, and as much as i see many of her points, most of her reasons relate to a specific city or region! There are numerous of cities in Germany, where the roads are just not perfect (probably still better as in NYC as I hear :D). One point I really have to make for all observers; the education system is far away from perfect. You basically have to search for places where it does meet some basic requirements or standards. The schools are in a horrendous state!! Not only teaching kids with equipment being decades old, also the bathrooms are literally a nightmare. In cologne parents had to pick up their children during school just to have them use their own bathroom cauz the one’s in school were just unbearable. We got too few teacher, the study program seems to be focussing on wrong aspects of the job but nvm (This point cannot be overestimated in terms of impact and implications). The school system in general does separate into 3 different types of school, which is a problem in itself and a major reason why inequality is increasing. „Kitas“ and Kindergarten are another issue. You need at least one year reservation for a Kita- or kindergarten place for your child. The waiting list is huge. Furthermore both institutions are pricy. The university system is way better than the school system, but still…don’t get delusional over there!!!! Otherwise it‘s quite beautiful here. Just as always depends on what you are looking for and where you would consider to settle. Many from the US community seem to focus on Stuttgart and the South-west of Germany which is definitely understandable. Maybe in this region my stated points does only weigh half as much but still these issues have a tremendous impact on a broader scale
Schools, guess it depends where you live ... the further south you go, the more is controlled by Not-SPDGovernments, the better the schools usually are...
We cant really let our Autobahnen get holes n shit because we drive with 150mph over it. Costs crazy much taxmoney to renew them every few yrs.
really? in the usa you cant walk to & from school?! wow ive been doing that since 1st gradein '89😳
i think you missed the point at 9:45 our citys are GREEN! we have trees on basically every spot where there is room! so even in big citys you got green everywhere!, specially here in Hamburg! ( the city with the most bridges in Europe aswell)
Okay now look, I’m a female teenager living in Germany, and it’s common for me to be out with friends until it’s dark, take an 45 minute bus ride back and walk 20 home alone with my headphones on (which might still not be the best idea but is just how I do it) and I never actually thought of it being extremely dangerous or anything (which it still could be it just doesn’t feel like it at all)
8:27 Garbage/Sanitation Mafia, Sewers, Hustling Rats, a lot of smells. Although I’ve heard that it was worse before the ‘90s.
On the point about the nature. Sure, the US can offer a lot. The problem is, at least as I see it, is a safety in regard of trespassing laws. You might see nice place and you'd like to hike there but... if there is no public road or public trail you can't. While in most European countries there is no problem of stopping in a random village and just go wherever you want.. No one is going to bother you even if you cross somebody's field in rural area as long you don't cause any damage. You can even camp there.
In the US you have be always on guard because you might be shot. Just lake not long ago a woman got shot dead in New York state after friend pulled into wrong driveway. It's FUBAR, man....
Coming from Germany for me Norway is it for me, now I didn't have to chose between Aips/mountains or ocean, I have both, internet is awesome, relaxed lifestyle, o.k. The cold weather and the more expensive cost of living can be an issue, but a
every country has its cons😀
Yeah,Na, Australia mate, we get paid puplic holidays plus 4-5 weeks annual leave, plus long service leave, super annuation paid into our wages each week for when we retire, not to mention maternity leave for male and female, and is asafer place to live and our roads are maintained too, not to forget that it would take you 30 years to visit all of our beaches ,I saw on another youtuber on facts about Australia.
Germans are child friendly?! Good school system?! German here and it's realy nice and heartwarming to hear that, the majority doesn't see it like that and compared to other European or Skandinavian countries we definitely could do much better. Still nice!
Many of her complaints seems to be much more about New York than US in general.
I always get a bit disturbed when one country in Europe is portrayed as superior. Most European countries have a similar level. There are differences like a fee for college in the UK while it's free in Sweden, but I mean 6 weeks payed vacation, 2 years maternity/paternity leave, unlimited amount of sick days, doubled pay for overtime work, you get a payed day off if a relative died or if you moved house. You usually get free medications and almost free medical exams. Free daycare for the kids, free school lunches.
(I know it's not free per se, it's payed by tax)
Sorry, it's paid. That wrong usage is getting as common as lose/loose now.
@@paulqueripel3493 So, I said it was payed by tax. Do you mean it's payed for in another way or what did you think was wrong?
@@paulqueripel3493 Thanks for the clarification, I can get sloppy with spelling on Internet, especially with my second language. I know the difference between lose and loose though :)
@@matshjalmarsson3008 that's more than most native English speakers going by how often people type the wrong word online.
@@paulqueripel3493 The thing too, is that I got excellent teaching in Sweden, but I really learned English in 11th grade High School in Massachusetts.
I had a really strong MA accent after that.
(Americans I met in Europe would say like "You're from Massachusetts right, but not from Boston".)
But that was 1985-86 and I haven't practiced it too much after that, apart from reading which could be argued should have increased my spelling ability.
Anyways, I am grateful for the correction, it happened quite a lot in USA that people just accepted my accent without telling me I mispronounced words, which wasn't very helpful
im in thinking over, if i should test, to come in later times, after uk or us, i like the things they i can hear over the life there, FREE WATER AND WCs : D and tuning cars
I Like your reactions on Germany. If you plan to visit München, and you should, dont forget to have ai Trip to Austria too. Maybe Salzburg or Vienna. And of course ...I am Austrian😅.
Maybe but from what I have seen from the US you separate nature and your cities more so than EU where I live we have a small forest in almost the middle of the city where you can walk and we have parks too so its not a replacement for a park
We do have criminality in Germany. The difference: we have less murders and more things like theft. Annoying, but not really lifechanging.
The overall crime rate in Germany is lower than in the US.
At 10.00 min she means with the nature no matter where you live in Germany you walking about 20min and you be in the nature out of the city but you still in the city . In the US yes you right you have a lot of nature but you need to drive most by car to get there.