Main reason I clown on Americans as a Brit is because we’re like the Americans of Europe unfortunately. Our tourists give us a very bad rep aswell haha
Unfortunately, you're not wrong. I'm Norwegian and while I appreciate certain things about the Brits (like your humour and "stiff upper lip" attitude), it's not hard to see you as "American light", in particular when I see Brits like that girl in the video who claims the UK isn't in Europe because you left the EU.
@@Onnarashi Yeah as a Brit I apologise for these people I don't know why we choose to send our dumbest abroad on holidays to places like Spain every year beacause it will deteriorate our already bad relationship with the rest of the continent. At least we're a little better than americans as we know where all countries in Europe are. We've got a new government now so hopefully that will repair our tense relations soon.
@1:30 I am French and I also didn't know to open these doors, because my city has a modern metro with automatic doors, not these stupid manual doors of the old metro of Paris.
50 years old rolling stock, I woudn't blame anyone for not knowing how to operate these the first time. Espacialy if you're under pressure from a parisian in a hurry.
@@mathias9542 I find this funny because while people make fun of Americans for having no trains I live in a town of 1,500 and we at least used to have a train running through although I think the tracks are underwater now.
I think the general sentiment is that the USA is ignorant, pretentious and polarized. Yet there is also a big amount of respect for what the country has achieved or what it's capable of (not necessarily militarily, more in a broad sense). Would I (German) give up my nationality to become a US citizen? No. Did I ever entertain the idea? Absolutely!
As an American I think we are in a low point as a country. We have gone from a pretty progressive country for its time to a country stuck in the past as many don't want to change outdated systems. On the positive side I do believe that this is a temporary state since we have been her before. America is basically in the second gilded age and I believe its only a matter of time till we hit a second great progressive era. Really just depends on overcoming the inertia in our current political and economic situation. Well that and stop having the worst members of our society being the loudest on the internet and when traveling abroad.
To the French, Germans and other former great power countries. I live in Europe. Are you telling me you all are not pretentious, ignorant and polarized cause that is nearly laughable. 😉
@@Nostripe361I’m not right wing by any means but I’m also not misguided enough to think that the biggest issue in America today is the lack of progressive values
@@Nostripe361 there's going to have to be some major changes to the government structure of the US. Even when the US was "progressive", it was difficult to get things done because of Federalism. At the time the US was formed, it made absolute sense for states to have as much power as they do but that structure now makes it extremely difficult to get things done on a national scale.
@@frozenbard It’s because if you go to his makeship, it say they’ll be available for ordering on August 9th, so I think he only will announce them then
The problem with America is that American culture is exported globally. So the worst of America is known globally, whereas most countries try to avoid broadcasting that sort of stuff beyond their borders.
This is a great point. I lived in the Netherlands in high school and their media shows only the worst of the US whilst American media shows the best of other countries, except the "enemies" like Russia, China, etc.
As a Brit I laughed so hard when the British girl said "We are not European" and her friend corrected her. That was like me and my bestie when she said something similar to that degree and I had to remind her we are still in the European continent. Was funny 😂
European is a culture. The brits DO NOT share that culture, nor do traditional brits associate with Europe in any way. They were isolated for centuries. The EU destroyed british culture. Just look the shithole that is the international city of london. Completely decimated, crime through the absolute roof, and murders all the time. Its the Chicago of Britain.
as a British person i almost had an aneurism when they said that, its like the same people in the us getting confused.... we really are the America of eu huh...
As someone who as family in Romania, I think that it depends on the country, especially Western Europeans hate the U.S but Eastern Europeans who went through communism think the U.S is really cool it’s a little strange but it’s real
I experienced this as well when I lived in Germany from 2002-2004. The Europeans who never experienced tyrrany or communism were disgusted by Americans, but those that had loved Americans.
As a western European, we (the vast majority) don't hate the USA but we grow tired of them, like the cool but really annoying cousin. You will probably feel the same when you stick to them two or three more decades.
@@madisonhasson8981 "germany never experienced tyranny or communism" Nationalists and communists fighting on the streets 1925-1931 and certain moustache artists. It is liberal states with stupid youth that sees freedom as evil and control as good without realising the control they are forcing is what tyrants do.
Hate it's a strong world for people on the other side of de ocean. They were cool, but now everyone that it's interested can know all the ugly bits that Hollywood didn't show. My home country and neighbours with the Condor Operation and other CIA doings, i have a lot of motives to hate their government. As a Spaniard the same.
As a person from center/eastern europe i think that our view is realy simmilar to western europe even though we went trough comunism. Just facts that in Poland wich just 30 years ago was the on of the poorest countries in the world, not only in europe, and even now has 5-6 times smaller gdp per capita than US has much better transportation system, healthcare, you fell safe even at night in the most places and we have really similar minimum wage are funny for US.
I do wonder how many Europeans actually don't like Americans and how many are just sick of our culture being blasted in their faces with American music and movies as well as politics getting pushed in other places. I also feel that some people just don't like Americans cause its trendy to not like them. Also, the age old problem for America is that a llot of people who can afford to travel or who are the loudest online, are usually the type to annoy foreigners by not trying to learn local customs but demanding that everything be done the American way; like expecting stores to take US dollars.
Most people in europe still think americans are cool tbh. It's just the culture wars that are happening there right now kinda lowered the coolness factor.
@@uxydra6403 To be fair, the culture stuff is mostly propagated by European elites ironically. The WEF is the source of a lot of the weirdness in the US. They have to destabilize the US a heck of a lot more to push their policies than they did in Europe (looking at you Germany blackouts and anti-nuke)
6:33 The Netherlands is actually politically fragmented rather than politically polarized. The Dutch parliament has 15/16 parties, including three Christian parties, three liberal parties, two social-democratic parties (which during the last election decided to somewhat unite under one party) and even a party for conspiracy theorists. And that’s only the parties *in* the parliament. There are also at least 3 other genuine parties with a decent following that fall just short of an actual seat in parliament, and then another 4 or so parties with the potential of becoming actually competitive parties.
Heh, I'm russian (moved to europe) and it's quite funny for me to watch this video, where an American tells how europeans despise him. Imagine, how fun it is being a russian, who doesn't support the war, in Europe right now😅
Huh, I don't hate anyone specifically for their country of origin. I do think it can contribute to certain behaviour (that I may find appalling), but there's bound to be people I can get along with no problems in any country!
Honestly I generally like seeing Americans, they’re chatty and friendly and mostly seem to enjoy themselves. It just brightens the mood. It’s also really nice hearing a language you’ve learned irl and understanding it, especially abroad
Most Europeans only get to see the stupidly rich Americans who got that way by being what you see. Maybe you'll see a few middle class Americans who saved all their lives to take a trip to Europe, but mostly it's the upper socio-economic class you get to see. Most Americans are like most Europeans, we have the values of our poor ancestors who came here for a better life.
@@moondaughter1004 Business students are the freaking worst. I did a short stint in Italy as an Engineering student and we ran into some American Business students, worst people, absolutely fools. I did get mistaken for a German in Germany, so that was cool (Only like 1 generation removed from Slovakia). I could understand German somewhat, definitely couldn't speak it though..
As a frenchman i love americans actually. Those who yap about "muh we do [insert something about healthcare or food or anything else] in Europe" or "We do not [insert sh*t about guns or something] in Europe because blablabla" are coping. Coping because Americans are trully num 1. You guys are so funny, so creative, i mean the whole world gather around your culture and way of life ! USA is a BIG country, and generalizing things about americans is stupid because you actually have a really diverse country even if other Europeans will disagree with me on this. Hating on americans about politics ? Most dumbest sh*t possible i mean i don't like when people hate my own folk because of Macron i will not do this to anyone else. And do not get me started on the whole "Muh americans have no culture" cause it is a proof that the person that think like that doesn't read (you have a great litterature and Jack Kerouak one of the american writers i like is from french origins !), doesn't like music (don't get me started on how much you contributed to music), don't like cinema, art in general i mean ! You have a great culture and the world envy you for your soft power ! As a french, love you guys !
It's interesting back in the early internet of the 2000s, americans still were like "f yeah we're the greatest country of all time" (and they kind of were) but that kind of thing became a bit rarer recently
@@SamuelDone-bu4ri American culture is just a mix of other cultures, Is that a hard concept to understand? Me and you both have access to the internet you can simply look up American culture and discover what it is, instead you're just being a culture snob.
The traditional big fast-food chains suck now in the US. It's like they gave up nationally because there's too much competition and focused their efforts on markets outside of the United States.
I think Americans are treated very unfairly online especially. For example i saw this video of two americans trying to find the european countries on a map, it was a lighthearted video actually, they were laughing and having fun in general, but the comments were filled through and through making fun of them with very harsh insults about how they are stupid for being american. It's arrogance. They are no different than americans bragging about being the best country in the world, trying to put europeans down. i watched a bit of Ryan Wass, he reacts to german stuff and i hate to see him getting embarrassed about something every 10 seconds because he is an american and doesn't know it. it's fine, how are you supposed to know it? And some of his comments don't help either.
I've seen some of Ryan's videos. It felt like he was just embarrassing himself for a European audience. It reminds me a bit of some channels run by Europeans where they only talk about how cool and Awesome the US is. It all feels so patronizing. Can't we have a normal cultural exchange where we recognize we all have positives and negatives.
Us Vietnamese don’t really have any of those stereotypes about the Americans at all. The majority of us view the American quite positively. But then again, I wouldn’t be surprised if European think of us as more ignorant than the Americans.
As a french, an important point that I haven't seen mentioned yet is the influence of the US government on Europeans governments. The US is a world super power, and many Europeans countries who where super powers in the past are now relayed to being just normal powers. As a result (and due to important external threats), many Europeans nations rely now on the US for economic, diplomatic and most importantly military support. That influence is regarded by many people here as a negative, as it oppose with the goals of "european sovereignty" led by many European political Parties, and, as a result, many problems in modern Europeans politics are attributed to US influence, sometimes regardless of the connectivity. I think that many actions of the US government on the world stage truly damage the image of the US as a country, regardless of their culture or population...
I think the comparison with Canada is great because I think that shows the true difference. Americans usually joke about Canadians as being overly apologetic and considerate, but outside the USA, people don't see Canadians like that, where American stereotypes are very much about being unapologetic.
My favorite new Canadian stereotypes now that their WW2 warcrimes have come to light is that they are America's angry little hat. Polite until war, then its game on.
TBF to Americans. The states are essentially a continent. The difference from San Jose to Montana are vast. There are many different cultures and nuances to the US. The common similarity is the language, plus the size.
No, the United States IS 50 different countries. State literally means country in the US. That is why states hold so much power. Each state has its own constitution, its own state laws, its own prison systems and extradition policies. It used to be so divided that police couldn't chase a criminal over state lines (that has since changed due to prohibition). Each state thus has its own slightly different, or some cases, vastly different culture. We do have a national identity, but there is also state identities and rivalries. Shoot, at one point, Missouri and Kansas would regularly get into shootouts. A more modern example is just about everyone in my state absolutely HATES Californians.
@@goldenhate6649 Bullshit, that fiction has not been true since 1865. We are one united nation now. States are subnational entities, they are not countries in the sense that the EU is made up of countries. Although yes, everyone in Texas hates Oklahomans, everyone in Arizona hates Californians, etc. etc.
Diversity is also present in other countries, only in a narrower area, such as in France, Spain and Germany, for example, in terms of languages, dialects, food and culture. A North German can drive to the south and not understand a word of the dialect. Incidentally, Germany also has federal states. The USA is not that unique, at least not in everything.
I belive that in every nation people are generous, but people think more about the ungenerous american stereotype, its also dragged down by example people like trump, he is not very generous and probaly makes a bad mark
The USA is consistently ranked as the most generous country in the world in terms of foreign aid, and Americans are consistently ranked as the most generous people on earth in terms of how often they donate to charities.
@Superboy-jx3zv You must not know much about him, then. He is well documented massively contributing to charity; he just doesn't proclaim it through the streets with a bullhorn. Seriously, I still come across people who didn't know that Trump just gave his entire salary that he got as POTUS to charity, up until the courts forced him to keep at least $1 of said salary, because it'd be illegal otherwise. And that's literally what he did, kept a single dollar while donating the rest like he already was.
@@SockieTheSockPuppet Dude, he lied about all that, his charity donations amounted to zilch Anyways, when he avoided tens of millions in taxes, the least you could do is donate thousands
part of it is that our cultural exports have significantly depreciated, they see the worst of us broadcasted on tiktok without actually having met a regular American. we used to be more culturally relevant and now we are losing that.
More social media users are going for clout by being just the worst. And a lot of modern movies are just sequels and reboots with things that algorithms told producers will sell like cameos and meta-humor.
I've met so many US-americans that stitched canadian flags on their backpacks because it was less hassle. It's a shame, but it's also always funny, when you grill a canadian if he is a secret US-american. XD
The political polarisation may be due to the fact U.S. (but also U.K., though it seems to be on a smaller scale compared to U.S.) has a system based on just two parties so they are constantly battling one another, creating a stereotypical image of their voters etc.. European/other countries that have proportional system have more smaller parties that eventually have to sit next to each other, talk about their common objectives and form a coalition against the "more different/radical" parties - that alone takes at least some of the polarisation and conflicts out of the equation, but also creates more room for criticism/scrutiny, which is essential in healthy democracies. Maybe one day, US will change that :)
Drew's right on the money, a lot of it is due to annoying tourists, it's the same here in the UK most of the annoying tourists are also the most vocal in where they're from.
As an American living in Europe I find it interesting. I honestly believe some countries in Europe are as polarized if not more so than the US. A lot of the criticism they will float at an American they tend to be guilty of themselves. I also believe a lot of people in Europe are unaware of how diverse and different our culture and country is. For example, the difference between state and federal law. I have many friends here who say, "I hate that America banned abortions." When in fact all we did was pass down that decision to the states themselves and there are states in the US that have much more liberal abortion laws than most European countries. It is a situation of a group of people saying the other is ignorant when they themselves are guilt of such ignorance. Just my opinion.
Europeans not understanding the power of states within the US is probably the most frustrating thing as an American trying to discuss topics with Europeans. They don't understand the Federal government can't just do anything it wants. Most infrastructure is state funded. Heck... every state even has it's own army and air force.
@@chaost4544 well thing is, even if you say the individual states have very much control, europeans couldn't possibly know about what. what issues are handled by the state and not the govenment? could be everyhing.
@@MrMyzel The roads, schools, basic infrastructure, etc. is mainly funded, maintained, and the rules set up by the states and local governments. Almost everything one can think of for society to be functional on a structural level is funded by the state and local governments. Even to build projects across state lines requires approval from the states involved. The US functions like 50 separate countries. That's a huge reason why it's so difficult to get things done on a national level.
When I was asked about guns by some Europeans. I had to explain that each state has different laws regarding guns, so strict others do not. And it finally clicked for them why the issue is so hard to solve.
As an American, I was fortunate to have a family that had the capability of traveling the world and being part of an exchange program. I learned quickly that people want to stereotype and place people into a box. The ones that jump to these stereotypical conclusions are those who have not left their country or even their state! I strongly believe that individuals should travel the world and meet a variety of people because we all are similar in our own way. We may have different beliefs. We may have different perceptions of the world. In addition, just because a country voted for a particular leader of their country does not define that particular individual. I am writing this comment because I had an interaction at a hostel with someone not from America. He had a preconception about who I am and was rather rude to me. Fortunately, other individuals were nice and welcoming. I want everyone to realize that we must get to know the individual and not label an individual by where they came from. Sometimes its funny to poke fun at each other. I think that's fine.
I think one of the main reasons why the US citizens don’t learn other languages is because we border only 2 nations Canada which speak primarily English, and Mexico which speaks primarily Spanish, those along the border are more inclined to learn Spanish but it isn’t necessary. People in Europe learn other languages because they are surrounded by different cultures and languages, and the biggest language they are all learning is English. So even if an American travels to Europe, chances are they can find someone who speaks English.
In europe it's mandatory to learn english, and in most countries it is expected you learn a third european language. It's not really done because we are so much more cultivated or enlightend. But: being able to communicate with someone in their language, and learning their culture, entertainment and way of thinking broadens the horizon and gives a chance to appreciate your differences.
@@Mexalen81 Most American's do have mandatory foreign language. The problem being, we never use it, ever. Spanish maybe depending where you live. But to reach another native language form where I live that isn't English is a 24 hour drive. I took German in school, only ever used it once, for one day, and that was it.
My dutch cousin thinks we are weird with our way of english cuz she learned more british english than freedom english. And whenever she uses units that i dont understand, i ask her “what is that in freedom units?”
I’m an American live on and off in Spain and when having these conversations with my EU friends they do not understand. American is the land for whatever. And they just do not understand that. When I explain that a person can retire from car detailing they have looks of disgust. In my opinion it’s the fact that we have the ability to find any job and do that and have the ability to make money and retire from It easily. While they have to do it the long route, the old fashioned way. The first time I’ve used a vending machine in Spain it took me around five minutes. My Spanish girlfriend could not understand that it worked differently. I believe that Europeans are taught to view America a certain way until they can make their own decisions. Good, bad or in between. Then when they visit the U.S., they make the assumption that we are all the same like in their country. But this is not the case. I am from the south east. This region is typically similar but people move from other regions. And they assume that we all listen to the same music. In America there is no “national music genre”. Like for example, one could agree the for Spain their national music genre is flamenco. Not everyone in America will listen or tolerate country music, rap, blue grass, jazz, or hip hop. And when people say we don’t have interest in other countries we do but it is just not relevant. For example, if there is an economic crisis in Denmark it has a more effect on that part of the world than America. And when speaking with my EU friends they don’t accept that as an answer. Then when I flip the script and talk about problems in Oklahoma with have issues for New Hampshire or North Dakota I just get a blank expression. The fact is, the Europeans want to be correct all the time, this is why the only topics they bring up are the ones they can back up. Which makes sense, one has to prove their reasoning. But the individual has the ability to do whatever, take on information and learn and do with it what they will. I have never felt unsafe in America… although I’m an athletic built black male. But that perception is still subjective I know plenty of females of all ethnicities that will walk down an alley way at 130 pounds 5’6”. It’s the mindset and how you grew up. “Don’t look like an easy target” in any country a criminal will go after you if you look like an easy target. That doesn’t matter where you are at. I have learned that Europe has taught their citizens to be passive, of course not everyone is, but being passive and by having everyone “the same” works for them. Love for all!!
Hey Drew, I've been watching your videos for more then two years. This video is refreshing and I definitely love it! As a Taiwanese who lived in Belgium for some years, this kind of cultural exchange experience is so fun to watch. It reminded me the fun I had when I met new people and learned new cultures. So much nostalgia.
So a thing about the bubble Americans live in is that for most other people it also seems kind of ignorant, because we are informed about the politics and economics of other countries and the view of a lot of americans just makes it seem like they are quite ignorant to the outside world. And i do understand that you have a bigger country to focus on then most (for example) Europeans but we learn about the us as well. Another point that makes this perception worse is probably the languages, in europe you learn at least three languages over (a minimum of) four years. We do not need to learn french or spanish or whatever most of the time because we also speak english but we still learn it for like traveling and stuff because it makes a way better Impression to speak the language of the country your in (even if you struggle) because you make that effort. This is a thing americans don't do most just expect every one to speak english and that just comes over as rude or ignorant.
To be fair on the language part most of us Americans just will not encounter opportunities to use another language all that much. For example I was required to take several years of Spanish in school but it wasn't until almost a decade later till I was in a place that would have given me an opportunity to use it and had forgotten most of what I had learned by then. Those that live close to the Mexican border you find a much higher percent of Americans that speak Spanish and English because you are more likely to encounter both and those that speak the english and spanish has risen significantly the last few decades as influence has increased. Outside of those 2 languages it's rare to ever encounter any other language so you are going to have a natural barrier for learning a language when you will almost never get a chance to speak with a native speaker unlike in say Europe where the likelihood is significantly higher so it's just more practical.
The information bubble is due to American cultural dominance. Let me paint this in perspective, LOTS of Europeans get to view American and British media, while most Americans don't receive foreign media, only their own and the BBC. Thats because it isn't broadcast, quite simple. Europeans will know a lot about the US and affairs inside Europe due to proximity andd cultural dominance, but Europeans will often fall short on news in the middle easst, southeast asian, etc.
Fair point, but the general feeling here is that it would be more embarrassing to fumble the language and say something offensive that you would hate and we wouldn’t understand…sorry lol where u from?
Most polish ppl like americans, i don't think i've ever seen anyone here genuinely hate the usa, we just sometimes make jokes about you guys being fat or bad at geography
For an American like myself its quite the same. Ive been to Germany and Italy and made jokes about pay-toilets, their views on immigration, and smoking culture but I don't mean any hard feelings. Its either everyone is amazing or we all suck donkey balls and there is no in between.
I used to not care at all or actually agreed on some points. But’s it’s gotten so prevalent now on the internet & it’s mostly grossly exaggerated, it’s hard to ignore. I see it daily. No joke. I don’t go looking for these comments, they just pop up everywhere, it’s actually turned me off from ever wanting to visit there. You have people like that first lady they interviewed claiming the US is a “third would country” or I’ve seen “uncivilized”. Today I saw a comment where one local county or state’s policy apparently means all of USA is like that. It’s just ironic & funny they claim intellectual superiority, yet remain completely ignorant of how things work here. I’m sure many are not like this, but from the ones I have seen/heard, the entitlement, lack of self-awareness, and superiority complex is astounding. Ironically what they often claim Americans to be. And it’s not just towards US, though we get most of the attacks. Any non-European nation is looked down upon. There’s a Aussie TH-camr that calls out the ridiculous of it all. Think her name is Haylo Hayley. I’m not even on tik tok but the ones she reviews are absolutely insane.
I guess it's the classic case of the Dunning-Kruger effect. The people that know the least, are the most confident to share their views. It's easy to reduce a county or state to the entire country, but it's the same thing, when you reduce what one person is saying for the entire country or continent. ;)
It's kind of trendy to hate on the US. I feel like people hold extreme stances on social media to follow the movement and because social media is usually not a place that encourages nuanced views (unfortunately, that has consequences in a lot of fields, not only the reputation of the US), but when you ask them face to face and give them enough time to express themselves, some can express far more nuanced views and at the end of the day, not be that offensive. It's also easy to hate on the US as it's a giant that has already invaded Europe culturally for decades. It's the legitimate punchig ball, as can be the president in countries like France or the US where he is a central figure.
@@noefillon1749 well, the interviewer asked about a general stance on the USA. It's not about Individuals. I've met many americans, some nice, some not, some clever, some not. Same thing for every other nationality. If your query is about groups, cities , counties, states, nations the lines blur. I don't think it's trendy to hate on USA, it's just that the general opinion is getting worse. It is, what it is.
The tragedy is if you live in a European capital you meet and know: -Twitter tolls -Rude tourists, and -Jackasses who claim your nationality although they don't know your language or culture and expect praise for it. It's an uphill battle for Americans who aren't one of those.
@@Justin-pe9cl Kinda cringe to have that opinion of them even though you've never met them. An average european is multiple times more well travelled and in touch than Americans
you're right, it goes both ways. many americans like to clown on britain due to a 250 year old war, despite us having one of the strongest alliances in the world, sharing the same language and beat the germans together, twice.
It is a very big topic and a complicated one. I am 41 years old, so i know the 90's very well. As mentioned in the video, there were no big social media. You basically just saw American popculture and not the american average. You never interacted with Joe from Oklahoma and Joe never interacted with Sven from Schleswig-Holstein. In Europe we have to interact with other cultures quite regularly. The US is much more isolated. There for Americans often come across as weird and somewhat ignorant of other cultures. The topic is much bigger than that, but the post is already too long.
2:40 “most tourists in Europe are American”. As someone who lived for 20 years in one of Europe’s most visited countries and right in the middle of the city, I used to talk A LOT with tourists and only once did I see an American (a very nice lady from Minnesota). Tourists here are mostly from China and other European countries
Dutchman here. Americans are actually the nicest tourists. They respect you, and love to have a conversation with. European tourists hardly speak other languages, and have little respect for the country they visit. Especially southern Europeans hardly speak any English.
I think it's so strange that Europeans have negative views on Americans based on them not liking the domestic politics in the US. I don't really base my opinions of people from other countries based on the domestic politics of their country, the concept just seems foreign to me. And it's not like I don't have opinions on how these countries are run, I just don't think that it's particularly relevant if I'm meeting people from there, and I don't think it's necessary for me to share these opinions of mine with the people I meet who happen to be from that country.
This is because Europeans travel a lot from a young age, and we often have many neighboring countries (some of which we drive over to for a short shopping trip or groceries). Our news is also much more international. Treaties are not just about money, see EU and Schengen. We are interested in other countries, not just the USA, which is geographically much more isolated. US politics, especially foreign policy of course, has a big impact, so we are worried about who will be president. We see the USA more as a friend and partner in whom we take an interest and how people are doing. Kissinger once said: "The USA has no friends, only interests!"🤔
The US has incredible soft and hard power with which it influences the world/europe. For example American multinationals who dont care much for labor rights also are active within many european countries. Their culture of labor bashing is brought along with them. Europeans care about or will critisize US domestic politics because to some part their choices may affect or influence the politics in our own country. Besides that I think people in general care about others. America is our biggest ally outside of Europe and I think many people here just cant fathom how one of the richest nations in the world doesnt seem to be able to provide its citizens with the quality of life other poorer countries can.
As an Eastern European I see America as peak civilization. I mean the strongest economy and army in the world. The oldest continuous democracy and it literally pulled western europe out of ruin after WW2. Go USA 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
In the US chicken must be washed with chlorine by food regulations before hitting the stores, but this practice is forbidden in the EU, so our chicken does not taste as drinking from the swimming pool.
Americans feel they get bad image from europeans and other countries? Meanwhile indians/chinese/south asians: hold our bad image all around the world 🤣
I can only speak for the EU: between 2021 and 2027 the EU will spend €1.21T on Common Agricultural Policy funds. There is also a further €808B allocated to decarbonising and digitalising agriculture practices for the same period. This funding enables small, family run farms to stay competitive with larger producers; this maintains the social fabric of rural Europe whilst also pressuring larger producers to match the quality of produce from said farms (strict anti-trust laws prevent price gouging). As such, high quality food is available to most consumers due to these subsidies.
true, it is due to completely opposite approaches, imho: US -> it is allowed until proven to be dangerous EU -> it is banned until proven to be harmless US-approach paves the way for many additives and procedures that not really contributing to a good taste or a healthy product, not because Americans are stupid but because profits are valued over common sense way too often
I was just in a discord call with an american and a british lady and it was a very chill talk about diferences betwen europe and usa it was a lovely talk and im from Slovenia which is central europe. So in my opinion the main reason of the bad reputation is because of american turists that unfortanly give a bad reputation about usa despite most of the people in the usa probably being very friendly and welcoming that is my take on it.
Finally! A Dutch ball! I need to bring out that Gravity Falls meme where he has them all (Irelandball, EUball, Dutchball)! I've been waiting so long for this! And the combination is also so good. Two successors of Lothringia, one high up in the mountains, one down low in the delta. Both revolutionized early modern warfare and had a very defensible country.
5:06 our produce don’t taste high quality cause they’re picked just before ripe, then shipped across a vast distance. Whereas European countries can afford some fruits/vegetables to spoil cause the distance they have to ship is far less.
I have family in Belgium (3rd cousins) and when my Great Uncle went to visit Belgium and see them. Most of them hated Americans. He told me some of them wouldn’t even see them out of hate for Americans. Some would constantly belittle them, his Grandma wouldn’t even see him. It was odd, he still had a great time with the people that was chill. Learned a lot of American Jokes but the hate there is extreme.
May I ask in what region/city he visited? Sadly as a Belgian I can believe this happened, but I dont think I personally know anyone who would have such a reaction and especially not if it's family. That is indeed very extreme.
@@Speculaas30K I can ask him but I don’t know where he visited. There was family drama with my great grandma leaving Belgium that would better explain why they were extreme to my great Uncle even if they were family. As my great grandma (Belgian) fell in love with an American pilot and moved to the USA, leaving her family and friends behind rather quickly and never seeing them again. Her mom and family was distraught and angry and blamed the American and her for leaving them. So when my great uncle came to visit some wouldn’t see him because he was an American mixed in with family drama.
@@cokeking8295 I'm one of the 11 million Belgians and of course a part of those 11 million are narrowminded, but why would "most of us" hate Americans? Hating somebody because he/she comes from another country isn't a Belgian thing. I (and most of the Belgians that I know) couldn't care less from which country somebody comes. Nationality isn't a thing here. Such a pity to divide people in us versus them because they're born in another place
I mainly felt like Americans are selfish. I have met some on my trips trough Europe (im dutch btw) but media stereotypes and my first opinions have influenced me quite a bit until I met a super nice us dude. It's hard to get not sucked into these stereotypes
I think that Brazil is kinda similar to America in some ways. We are big as America, isolated because we don't speak the language of our neighbors, polarized, divided...
I have to agree at 15:00 about Not Feeling Safe when there are so many guns. As a Tourist you cant Just Go to a Shooting range and ask for Kevlar, and as a non-american you wont know which areas to Avoid too
16:12 in fact, many people in Europe call the union "Europe" so time to time in a conversation we end up not understanding what the other mean by "Europe". I can't talk for every countries in Europe but it's definitly the case in France
Yeah, it's also the case in Portugal. But that wouldn't mean we'd think we're no longer in Europe if we'd left the Union. We do know some basic geography.
15:20 Even many years ago (I believe in the 70’s) when my great-grandparents visited France for a road trip they experienced the differing views Europeans have of Canadians vs Americans They were from Quebec and had lived in Massachusetts for about 20 years up to that point When they initially put American bumper stickers everyone they came across was very hostile to them Then they replaced them with their Canadian stickers and people were very nice This could be related to the whole France being out of NATO for a while thing but this video made me think of it
So, uhh... I'd just liek to put my two cents here, and a SOUTH american. Brazil faces a situation similar to the US, very big country, most of people never travelled out of country, and the places nearby all speak spanish. But we don't close ourselves to learning other languages and cultures, we go with the intention of learning and respecting, when we go outside, and although we make a lot of memes and such, even in the internet you don't see us being pretentious and ignorant. It feels, to me, like most people from the US think they are better than everyone else, because they were born in the US, and they don't feel liek they need to respect others. EDIT: As an example, when there was the world cup, and olympics over here, most people I met were cool. The exceptions were a pair of german and egyptian fighting, and... Almost all americans. I'm sorry, I like you, and I have met nice americans, but you really feel like exceptions.
@@RPSchonherrVenice used to be a country, Prussia used to be a country. you do realize drew has made plushies of countries that don’t exist, like the USSR ball, Austria-Hungary ball, and Reichtangle?
I for one, actually like Americans. They're one of our biggest allies and have been a great cultural influence (just look at music). But they do have some things in which they're different. The stereotypical ignorant American tourtist might be true in some cases, but that hasn't been my experience. Most often Americans can clash a bit with services here. Where I live, we can be rude for American customer service standards. Americans can get very rude back.
I genuinely hate it when people try to see me for my nationality before they see me as an individual. I mentally wince because the moment I tell them, it'll affect how they view me, I fear. I may be an American, and there may be some cultural aspects that occasionally show themselves. But I am an individual first, and I am more concerned with trying to be me more than anything else
For example calling someone "a french" "an american"... Greeks never did that. It was important to them to be an Athenian or a Phalerian but they never considered themselves "an athenian". They were Pericles from Athenes, Demetrios from Phalere...
literaly shaking when you showed the personal lockers. literaly shaking. I'm american living overseas(never lived year-round in the US), and I've always wanted and needed one but sadly no, and I need to shove all my swimming stuff & after school stuff in my dad's office (works at the school). lockers across the atlantic please.
Love those two British women… the one who was like, we left the EU… so adorable. But I think their sentiments are fair. There’s some sketchy stuff, but overall, the US and its citizens are lovely. That’s how I think Americans feel about most of the world in general. Every place has its sketchy stuff. And I guess that’s a perk of the internet too. More and more non-Americans are getting online and pointing out the flaws in their countries… often to try and affect change but sometimes just to point out to others that they’re hypocrites for constantly dogging on the US.
I think it’s just that the US has so much influence over the world and that everyone knows about them so when you might meet one it’s “why can’t I be in my own country without avoiding more American influence”.
I think a lot of the frustration comes when Americans try to bring America with them instead of being respectful to local culture and blending in. If you're not prepared to immerse yourself in someone else's country you might be better off staying home and watching a documentary.
Oh sure, because Europe is known for having ethnic American enclaves in their cities. I don’t think they are frustrated about that. If Europeans actually cared about assimilation and preserving their culture they wouldn’t keep voting in politicians who will import migrants and create more culturally distinct ghettos.
the thing is most americans are chill because they are people and most people in general are chill, with america its just like everything else that makes it bad like the politics and imperialism and structural problems inside america that affect so many other countries as well but they dont have a say, like the entitlement of everything is so insane
Anyone who thinks Europeans don't make bad tourists has never lived and worked in Orlando. As someone who has, a lot of what they are claiming about the Americans they meet over there is just tourist behavior. Tourists be acting the fool. Something about being out of your habits and in a place that seems so different just causes strange behaviors. Particularly among the young. If I've learned anything from Orlando, it's "don't judge a country by the tourists they send you."
when i think of "american" food, i think of these crazy BBQ and smoking and it looks so delicious! i dont really count fast food into the food culture category. i mean in asia some places have like crazy fast food trends but that is not the local food culture, fast food is international
During the Brexit vote a lot of remainers thought like that girl who is most likely from Essex. As for Joe it was either a punch in the crotch or a punch in the face, either way you would loose. Most Europeans would have preferred Sanders since literally all he was asking for was what we already have in most to almost all European countries.
Hearing Europeans talk about America has made me a lot more empathetic towards Latin America. Americans are known for being loud like many Latin Americans. Mexico also has the highest rates of gun violence in North America. I can appreciate a lot more loving your home even if it is violent and has problems.
Americans calling out Europeans collectivly have always annoyed me in general about america... It's never just Spain, Sweden, France or Greece when you ask an american about what they love and hate about Europe, and it always ends up as a generalized thing where Europe is seen as a single entity. And for many things, that can be true. Most of Europe at least accepts the Euro, even if it's not the official currency in that specific country. But when it comes to culture and the people, talking about Europe as a whole is no more accurate than if we began using "American" to mean literally anyone from north or south america, implying that there is no difference between someone from Canada and Brazil for instance...
Not really true America has high levels of social mobility and the system in place certainly isn't perfect but overall I would say that America while not the best place on earth to live if you are poor or working class is still very good to live in
@@Aetherblade-z4o like other countries don’t have social mobility 😂. There are generations of Americans on Welfare. No free healthcare. No public transport outside of NY. No paid vacation leave. Poorer food quality and standards. I could go on and on.
@@MRCL-190 the poster didn't said other countries lack social mobility only that there's a high level of social mobility in the United States, which is true. Also, as a previous poster pointed out, almost everywhere in the US there's some form of public transportation.
As a Chinese who lives in Europe currently, I see that many Asians have a similar view of America as Europeans, however due to even less interaction between americans and asians than americans and europeans, the gap might be bigger, as in, you either romantizise the place or you look only negatively on it. In this sense, Europe have more nuance.
As a Brit a main reason I make fun of Americans is because they make fun of us and so we make fun of them and then there mad that we make fun of them like…… bro
What irks me about this video (the one Drew is reacting to) is lumping in manorisms and behaviors of Americans and Europeans as a whole. America has not just 50 states, but several subcultures within each state. Europe is not only an entire continent, but each country has vastly different sub-sections.
Drew if you ever come back to New Orleans you have to go get bbq shrimp from Deanie’s. I prefer the one in Bucktown, on the Pontchartrain. If you can’t get to that one, the one in the Quarter is fine.
Main reason I clown on Americans as a Brit is because we’re like the Americans of Europe unfortunately. Our tourists give us a very bad rep aswell haha
Unfortunately, you're not wrong. I'm Norwegian and while I appreciate certain things about the Brits (like your humour and "stiff upper lip" attitude), it's not hard to see you as "American light", in particular when I see Brits like that girl in the video who claims the UK isn't in Europe because you left the EU.
@@Onnarashi *insert picture of a cup of tea*
@@Onnarashi Yeah as a Brit I apologise for these people I don't know why we choose to send our dumbest abroad on holidays to places like Spain every year beacause it will deteriorate our already bad relationship with the rest of the continent.
At least we're a little better than americans as we know where all countries in Europe are.
We've got a new government now so hopefully that will repair our tense relations soon.
@@Onnarashi haha America light hahaha
@@yeetjones927 yep always to Spain haha always the bright pink middle aged men with their belly out
@1:30 I am French and I also didn't know to open these doors, because my city has a modern metro with automatic doors, not these stupid manual doors of the old metro of Paris.
50 years old rolling stock, I woudn't blame anyone for not knowing how to operate these the first time.
Espacialy if you're under pressure from a parisian in a hurry.
Me, from a smaller prefecture : "You guys have métro ?"
same but train doors in old trains in poland
Ville de 5000 habitants pas de bus ,pas de train ,pas d'infrastructures 🗿
@@mathias9542 I find this funny because while people make fun of Americans for having no trains I live in a town of 1,500 and we at least used to have a train running through although I think the tracks are underwater now.
I think the general sentiment is that the USA is ignorant, pretentious and polarized. Yet there is also a big amount of respect for what the country has achieved or what it's capable of (not necessarily militarily, more in a broad sense). Would I (German) give up my nationality to become a US citizen? No. Did I ever entertain the idea? Absolutely!
French here, I strongly agree.
As an American I think we are in a low point as a country. We have gone from a pretty progressive country for its time to a country stuck in the past as many don't want to change outdated systems. On the positive side I do believe that this is a temporary state since we have been her before.
America is basically in the second gilded age and I believe its only a matter of time till we hit a second great progressive era. Really just depends on overcoming the inertia in our current political and economic situation.
Well that and stop having the worst members of our society being the loudest on the internet and when traveling abroad.
To the French, Germans and other former great power countries. I live in Europe. Are you telling me you all are not pretentious, ignorant and polarized cause that is nearly laughable. 😉
@@Nostripe361I’m not right wing by any means but I’m also not misguided enough to think that the biggest issue in America today is the lack of progressive values
@@Nostripe361 there's going to have to be some major changes to the government structure of the US. Even when the US was "progressive", it was difficult to get things done because of Federalism. At the time the US was formed, it made absolute sense for states to have as much power as they do but that structure now makes it extremely difficult to get things done on a national scale.
Switzerland and Netherlands plushies look fire 🔥
as a dutch person i agree
yup surprised he didn’t mention them
@@frozenbard It’s because if you go to his makeship, it say they’ll be available for ordering on August 9th, so I think he only will announce them then
@@Cool_Emus oh good to know
yesss i love the hats
The problem with America is that American culture is exported globally. So the worst of America is known globally, whereas most countries try to avoid broadcasting that sort of stuff beyond their borders.
This is a great point. I lived in the Netherlands in high school and their media shows only the worst of the US whilst American media shows the best of other countries, except the "enemies" like Russia, China, etc.
As a Brit I laughed so hard when the British girl said "We are not European" and her friend corrected her. That was like me and my bestie when she said something similar to that degree and I had to remind her we are still in the European continent. Was funny 😂
We are European wether we want to keep the power to make out own decisions or noy
European is a culture. The brits DO NOT share that culture, nor do traditional brits associate with Europe in any way. They were isolated for centuries. The EU destroyed british culture. Just look the shithole that is the international city of london. Completely decimated, crime through the absolute roof, and murders all the time. Its the Chicago of Britain.
People struggle with geography for sure xD They must learn that being a European is not decided by politics.
Well, European in the sense Belarus is European. When people talk about Europeans it is more likely they are talking about people in the EU.
@@TheBayzent no europeans are people in the continent of europe
That brit in 16:20 actually pisses me off because being eu doesnt mean being europe that would mean Norway isnt European
USA doesn't have the monopoly on dumb people; they're everywhere.
as a British person i almost had an aneurism when they said that, its like the same people in the us getting confused.... we really are the America of eu huh...
I'm also British
And even I know better
Well at least all the ignorant people aren't in America
As someone who as family in Romania, I think that it depends on the country, especially Western Europeans hate the U.S but Eastern Europeans who went through communism think the U.S is really cool it’s a little strange but it’s real
I experienced this as well when I lived in Germany from 2002-2004. The Europeans who never experienced tyrrany or communism were disgusted by Americans, but those that had loved Americans.
As a western European, we (the vast majority) don't hate the USA but we grow tired of them, like the cool but really annoying cousin.
You will probably feel the same when you stick to them two or three more decades.
@@madisonhasson8981 "germany never experienced tyranny or communism" Nationalists and communists fighting on the streets 1925-1931 and certain moustache artists.
It is liberal states with stupid youth that sees freedom as evil and control as good without realising the control they are forcing is what tyrants do.
Hate it's a strong world for people on the other side of de ocean.
They were cool, but now everyone that it's interested can know all the ugly bits that Hollywood didn't show.
My home country and neighbours with the Condor Operation and other CIA doings, i have a lot of motives to hate their government.
As a Spaniard the same.
As a person from center/eastern europe i think that our view is realy simmilar to western europe even though we went trough comunism. Just facts that in Poland wich just 30 years ago was the on of the poorest countries in the world, not only in europe, and even now has 5-6 times smaller gdp per capita than US has much better transportation system, healthcare, you fell safe even at night in the most places and we have really similar minimum wage are funny for US.
I’ve gotten some rude comments from Europeans when traveling in Europe as an American, but most of the people in Europe are really nice
I do wonder how many Europeans actually don't like Americans and how many are just sick of our culture being blasted in their faces with American music and movies as well as politics getting pushed in other places. I also feel that some people just don't like Americans cause its trendy to not like them.
Also, the age old problem for America is that a llot of people who can afford to travel or who are the loudest online, are usually the type to annoy foreigners by not trying to learn local customs but demanding that everything be done the American way; like expecting stores to take US dollars.
Americans are cool, I like them. Don't pay attention to the haters.
@@internetguy8075really?! :0
Most people in europe still think americans are cool tbh. It's just the culture wars that are happening there right now kinda lowered the coolness factor.
@@uxydra6403 To be fair, the culture stuff is mostly propagated by European elites ironically. The WEF is the source of a lot of the weirdness in the US. They have to destabilize the US a heck of a lot more to push their policies than they did in Europe (looking at you Germany blackouts and anti-nuke)
6:33 The Netherlands is actually politically fragmented rather than politically polarized. The Dutch parliament has 15/16 parties, including three Christian parties, three liberal parties, two social-democratic parties (which during the last election decided to somewhat unite under one party) and even a party for conspiracy theorists. And that’s only the parties *in* the parliament. There are also at least 3 other genuine parties with a decent following that fall just short of an actual seat in parliament, and then another 4 or so parties with the potential of becoming actually competitive parties.
Heh, I'm russian (moved to europe) and it's quite funny for me to watch this video, where an American tells how europeans despise him. Imagine, how fun it is being a russian, who doesn't support the war, in Europe right now😅
As a German, yes, I can imagine! (lots of Russians here and polarized)
Russians are often welcome in Spain. More than Americans in fact.
Huh, I don't hate anyone specifically for their country of origin. I do think it can contribute to certain behaviour (that I may find appalling), but there's bound to be people I can get along with no problems in any country!
Honestly I generally like seeing Americans, they’re chatty and friendly and mostly seem to enjoy themselves. It just brightens the mood. It’s also really nice hearing a language you’ve learned irl and understanding it, especially abroad
Most Europeans only get to see the stupidly rich Americans who got that way by being what you see. Maybe you'll see a few middle class Americans who saved all their lives to take a trip to Europe, but mostly it's the upper socio-economic class you get to see. Most Americans are like most Europeans, we have the values of our poor ancestors who came here for a better life.
Some of them are honestly really cool. Sadly the annoying type balances them out
Honestly I think a lot of people complain too much
However there are some really funny stories of dumb Americans
@@moondaughter1004 Business students are the freaking worst. I did a short stint in Italy as an Engineering student and we ran into some American Business students, worst people, absolutely fools.
I did get mistaken for a German in Germany, so that was cool (Only like 1 generation removed from Slovakia). I could understand German somewhat, definitely couldn't speak it though..
As a frenchman i love americans actually.
Those who yap about "muh we do [insert something about healthcare or food or anything else] in Europe" or "We do not [insert sh*t about guns or something] in Europe because blablabla" are coping.
Coping because Americans are trully num 1. You guys are so funny, so creative, i mean the whole world gather around your culture and way of life ! USA is a BIG country, and generalizing things about americans is stupid because you actually have a really diverse country even if other Europeans will disagree with me on this. Hating on americans about politics ? Most dumbest sh*t possible i mean i don't like when people hate my own folk because of Macron i will not do this to anyone else.
And do not get me started on the whole "Muh americans have no culture" cause it is a proof that the person that think like that doesn't read (you have a great litterature and Jack Kerouak one of the american writers i like is from french origins !), doesn't like music (don't get me started on how much you contributed to music), don't like cinema, art in general i mean !
You have a great culture and the world envy you for your soft power !
As a french, love you guys !
As an American, I love France! I’ve been there and everything - history, architecture, culture, food - is so fascinating
Typical frenchie behavior, SMH
It's interesting back in the early internet of the 2000s, americans still were like "f yeah we're the greatest country of all time" (and they kind of were) but that kind of thing became a bit rarer recently
I’ve been saying that we are for the past couple days just because of the Olympics
Personally, I really like Americans and their culture, I enjoy watching American films and media and would really like to visit the US at some point
What culture
@@SamuelDone-bu4rievery country has their own culture and heritage quit being mean for no reason
@@SamuelDone-bu4ri American culture...
@@ChiaraP010 pls tell me what there culture is about and I’ll be quiet
@@SamuelDone-bu4ri American culture is just a mix of other cultures, Is that a hard concept to understand? Me and you both have access to the internet you can simply look up American culture and discover what it is, instead you're just being a culture snob.
Actually KFC is bad in America. Most people says US KFC bad and ROW's KFC is good.
As an American, i havent had KFC in ages. Fresh made fried chicken from home and biscuits are better imo.
@@boardcertifiable nothing beats home made food 😋😋
The traditional big fast-food chains suck now in the US. It's like they gave up nationally because there's too much competition and focused their efforts on markets outside of the United States.
@@KRawatXP2003 REAL
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I think Americans are treated very unfairly online especially. For example i saw this video of two americans trying to find the european countries on a map, it was a lighthearted video actually, they were laughing and having fun in general, but the comments were filled through and through making fun of them with very harsh insults about how they are stupid for being american. It's arrogance. They are no different than americans bragging about being the best country in the world, trying to put europeans down. i watched a bit of Ryan Wass, he reacts to german stuff and i hate to see him getting embarrassed about something every 10 seconds because he is an american and doesn't know it. it's fine, how are you supposed to know it? And some of his comments don't help either.
I've seen some of Ryan's videos. It felt like he was just embarrassing himself for a European audience. It reminds me a bit of some channels run by Europeans where they only talk about how cool and Awesome the US is.
It all feels so patronizing. Can't we have a normal cultural exchange where we recognize we all have positives and negatives.
Us Vietnamese don’t really have any of those stereotypes about the Americans at all. The majority of us view the American quite positively. But then again, I wouldn’t be surprised if European think of us as more ignorant than the Americans.
As a french, an important point that I haven't seen mentioned yet is the influence of the US government on Europeans governments.
The US is a world super power, and many Europeans countries who where super powers in the past are now relayed to being just normal powers. As a result (and due to important external threats), many Europeans nations rely now on the US for economic, diplomatic and most importantly military support. That influence is regarded by many people here as a negative, as it oppose with the goals of "european sovereignty" led by many European political Parties, and, as a result, many problems in modern Europeans politics are attributed to US influence, sometimes regardless of the connectivity.
I think that many actions of the US government on the world stage truly damage the image of the US as a country, regardless of their culture or population...
I think the comparison with Canada is great because I think that shows the true difference. Americans usually joke about Canadians as being overly apologetic and considerate, but outside the USA, people don't see Canadians like that, where American stereotypes are very much about being unapologetic.
My favorite new Canadian stereotypes now that their WW2 warcrimes have come to light is that they are America's angry little hat. Polite until war, then its game on.
TBF to Americans. The states are essentially a continent. The difference from San Jose to Montana are vast. There are many different cultures and nuances to the US. The common similarity is the language, plus the size.
The US also functions like 50 different countries. The states fund most of the infrastructure.
That's fair too. I'm in the NW corner and other than maybe language and shared national history, I have little in common with someone from the South.
No, the United States IS 50 different countries. State literally means country in the US. That is why states hold so much power. Each state has its own constitution, its own state laws, its own prison systems and extradition policies. It used to be so divided that police couldn't chase a criminal over state lines (that has since changed due to prohibition). Each state thus has its own slightly different, or some cases, vastly different culture. We do have a national identity, but there is also state identities and rivalries. Shoot, at one point, Missouri and Kansas would regularly get into shootouts.
A more modern example is just about everyone in my state absolutely HATES Californians.
@@goldenhate6649 Bullshit, that fiction has not been true since 1865. We are one united nation now. States are subnational entities, they are not countries in the sense that the EU is made up of countries.
Although yes, everyone in Texas hates Oklahomans, everyone in Arizona hates Californians, etc. etc.
Diversity is also present in other countries, only in a narrower area, such as in France, Spain and Germany, for example, in terms of languages, dialects, food and culture. A North German can drive to the south and not understand a word of the dialect. Incidentally, Germany also has federal states. The USA is not that unique, at least not in everything.
Everybody keeps forgetting how generous Americans are, both individually and as a nation.
Americans always want to help, though we don't always know how to do that.
I belive that in every nation people are generous, but people think more about the ungenerous american stereotype, its also dragged down by example people like trump, he is not very generous and probaly makes a bad mark
The USA is consistently ranked as the most generous country in the world in terms of foreign aid, and Americans are consistently ranked as the most generous people on earth in terms of how often they donate to charities.
@Superboy-jx3zv You must not know much about him, then. He is well documented massively contributing to charity; he just doesn't proclaim it through the streets with a bullhorn.
Seriously, I still come across people who didn't know that Trump just gave his entire salary that he got as POTUS to charity, up until the courts forced him to keep at least $1 of said salary, because it'd be illegal otherwise. And that's literally what he did, kept a single dollar while donating the rest like he already was.
@@SockieTheSockPuppet Dude, he lied about all that, his charity donations amounted to zilch
Anyways, when he avoided tens of millions in taxes, the least you could do is donate thousands
part of it is that our cultural exports have significantly depreciated, they see the worst of us broadcasted on tiktok without actually having met a regular American. we used to be more culturally relevant and now we are losing that.
More social media users are going for clout by being just the worst. And a lot of modern movies are just sequels and reboots with things that algorithms told producers will sell like cameos and meta-humor.
To be fair, I did interact quite a bit with actual americans... And nah, regular ones are full of themselves, even when they try not to be.
@@metrux321 were you in New York or California they are insufferable atleast half the time. But no more than any Frenchman.
@@Iceican Didn't go there, but I believe you xD French though... At least they don't come in your face, they're insuferable when you go to them xD
@@Iceicanahh France all the boys hate on France xD
As a canadian we just get forgotten
Never! Canadians just don't stick their nose in uninvited. I don't forget you 😘
As a Mexican same ;-;
@@Soulis98 Over to you, Spain; I think this is in your ballpark...I'm out of my league here.
I've met so many US-americans that stitched canadian flags on their backpacks because it was less hassle.
It's a shame, but it's also always funny, when you grill a canadian if he is a secret US-american. XD
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The political polarisation may be due to the fact U.S. (but also U.K., though it seems to be on a smaller scale compared to U.S.) has a system based on just two parties so they are constantly battling one another, creating a stereotypical image of their voters etc.. European/other countries that have proportional system have more smaller parties that eventually have to sit next to each other, talk about their common objectives and form a coalition against the "more different/radical" parties - that alone takes at least some of the polarisation and conflicts out of the equation, but also creates more room for criticism/scrutiny, which is essential in healthy democracies. Maybe one day, US will change that :)
Drew's right on the money, a lot of it is due to annoying tourists, it's the same here in the UK most of the annoying tourists are also the most vocal in where they're from.
Switerland and netherlands look so cool!
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Yes I would buy an Estonia ball
As an American living in Europe I find it interesting. I honestly believe some countries in Europe are as polarized if not more so than the US. A lot of the criticism they will float at an American they tend to be guilty of themselves. I also believe a lot of people in Europe are unaware of how diverse and different our culture and country is. For example, the difference between state and federal law. I have many friends here who say, "I hate that America banned abortions." When in fact all we did was pass down that decision to the states themselves and there are states in the US that have much more liberal abortion laws than most European countries. It is a situation of a group of people saying the other is ignorant when they themselves are guilt of such ignorance. Just my opinion.
I mean I think some Americans think it is nation wide
Europeans not understanding the power of states within the US is probably the most frustrating thing as an American trying to discuss topics with Europeans. They don't understand the Federal government can't just do anything it wants. Most infrastructure is state funded. Heck... every state even has it's own army and air force.
@@chaost4544 well thing is, even if you say the individual states have very much control, europeans couldn't possibly know about what. what issues are handled by the state and not the govenment? could be everyhing.
@@MrMyzel The roads, schools, basic infrastructure, etc. is mainly funded, maintained, and the rules set up by the states and local governments. Almost everything one can think of for society to be functional on a structural level is funded by the state and local governments. Even to build projects across state lines requires approval from the states involved.
The US functions like 50 separate countries. That's a huge reason why it's so difficult to get things done on a national level.
When I was asked about guns by some Europeans. I had to explain that each state has different laws regarding guns, so strict others do not. And it finally clicked for them why the issue is so hard to solve.
As an American, I was fortunate to have a family that had the capability of traveling the world and being part of an exchange program. I learned quickly that people want to stereotype and place people into a box. The ones that jump to these stereotypical conclusions are those who have not left their country or even their state! I strongly believe that individuals should travel the world and meet a variety of people because we all are similar in our own way. We may have different beliefs. We may have different perceptions of the world. In addition, just because a country voted for a particular leader of their country does not define that particular individual.
I am writing this comment because I had an interaction at a hostel with someone not from America. He had a preconception about who I am and was rather rude to me. Fortunately, other individuals were nice and welcoming. I want everyone to realize that we must get to know the individual and not label an individual by where they came from. Sometimes its funny to poke fun at each other. I think that's fine.
I think one of the main reasons why the US citizens don’t learn other languages is because we border only 2 nations Canada which speak primarily English, and Mexico which speaks primarily Spanish, those along the border are more inclined to learn Spanish but it isn’t necessary. People in Europe learn other languages because they are surrounded by different cultures and languages, and the biggest language they are all learning is English. So even if an American travels to Europe, chances are they can find someone who speaks English.
In europe it's mandatory to learn english, and in most countries it is expected you learn a third european language.
It's not really done because we are so much more cultivated or enlightend. But: being able to communicate with someone in their language, and learning their culture, entertainment and way of thinking broadens the horizon and gives a chance to appreciate your differences.
And Cuba, the next closest to us, speaks Spanish also.
@@SockieTheSockPuppet And the next nearest language, is Portuguese in Brazil.
@@Mexalen81 Most American's do have mandatory foreign language. The problem being, we never use it, ever. Spanish maybe depending where you live. But to reach another native language form where I live that isn't English is a 24 hour drive. I took German in school, only ever used it once, for one day, and that was it.
@@goldenhate6649 Yup.
My dutch cousin thinks we are weird with our way of english cuz she learned more british english than freedom english. And whenever she uses units that i dont understand, i ask her “what is that in freedom units?”
I’m an American live on and off in Spain and when having these conversations with my EU friends they do not understand. American is the land for whatever. And they just do not understand that. When I explain that a person can retire from car detailing they have looks of disgust. In my opinion it’s the fact that we have the ability to find any job and do that and have the ability to make money and retire from
It easily. While they have to do it the long route, the old fashioned way.
The first time I’ve used a vending machine in Spain it took me around five minutes. My Spanish girlfriend could not understand that it worked differently.
I believe that Europeans are taught to view America a certain way until they can make their own decisions. Good, bad or in between.
Then when they visit the U.S., they make the assumption that we are all the same like in their country. But this is not the case. I am from the south east. This region is typically similar but people move from other regions. And they assume that we all listen to the same music. In America there is no “national music genre”. Like for example, one could agree the for Spain their national music genre is flamenco.
Not everyone in America will listen or tolerate country music, rap, blue grass, jazz, or hip hop.
And when people say we don’t have interest in other countries we do but it is just not relevant. For example, if there is an economic crisis in Denmark it has a more effect on that part of the world than America. And when speaking with my EU friends they don’t accept that as an answer. Then when I flip the script and talk about problems in Oklahoma with have issues for New Hampshire or North Dakota I just get a blank expression.
The fact is, the Europeans want to be correct all the time, this is why the only topics they bring up are the ones they can back up. Which makes sense, one has to prove their reasoning.
But the individual has the ability to do whatever, take on information and learn and do with it what they will.
I have never felt unsafe in America… although I’m an athletic built black male. But that perception is still subjective I know plenty of females of all ethnicities that will walk down an alley way at 130 pounds 5’6”. It’s the mindset and how you grew up. “Don’t look like an easy target” in any country a criminal will go after you if you look like an easy target. That doesn’t matter where you are at.
I have learned that Europe has taught their citizens to be passive, of course not everyone is, but being passive and by having everyone “the same” works for them.
Love for all!!
Hey Drew, I've been watching your videos for more then two years. This video is refreshing and I definitely love it! As a Taiwanese who lived in Belgium for some years, this kind of cultural exchange experience is so fun to watch. It reminded me the fun I had when I met new people and learned new cultures. So much nostalgia.
2:34 as a Jamaican that knows people who have been to France that caught me off gaurd
So a thing about the bubble Americans live in is that for most other people it also seems kind of ignorant, because we are informed about the politics and economics of other countries and the view of a lot of americans just makes it seem like they are quite ignorant to the outside world.
And i do understand that you have a bigger country to focus on then most (for example) Europeans but we learn about the us as well. Another point that makes this perception worse is probably the languages, in europe you learn at least three languages over (a minimum of) four years. We do not need to learn french or spanish or whatever most of the time because we also speak english but we still learn it for like traveling and stuff because it makes a way better Impression to speak the language of the country your in (even if you struggle) because you make that effort. This is a thing americans don't do most just expect every one to speak english and that just comes over as rude or ignorant.
To be fair on the language part most of us Americans just will not encounter opportunities to use another language all that much. For example I was required to take several years of Spanish in school but it wasn't until almost a decade later till I was in a place that would have given me an opportunity to use it and had forgotten most of what I had learned by then. Those that live close to the Mexican border you find a much higher percent of Americans that speak Spanish and English because you are more likely to encounter both and those that speak the english and spanish has risen significantly the last few decades as influence has increased. Outside of those 2 languages it's rare to ever encounter any other language so you are going to have a natural barrier for learning a language when you will almost never get a chance to speak with a native speaker unlike in say Europe where the likelihood is significantly higher so it's just more practical.
The information bubble is due to American cultural dominance. Let me paint this in perspective, LOTS of Europeans get to view American and British media, while most Americans don't receive foreign media, only their own and the BBC. Thats because it isn't broadcast, quite simple. Europeans will know a lot about the US and affairs inside Europe due to proximity andd cultural dominance, but Europeans will often fall short on news in the middle easst, southeast asian, etc.
Fair point, but the general feeling here is that it would be more embarrassing to fumble the language and say something offensive that you would hate and we wouldn’t understand…sorry lol where u from?
@@eancloud3529 i do understand that but from my experience i actually really like people who at least try, i am from sweden.
@@saltlas. Cool Love the Swedes. Texas here
Everyone should travel outside of their own country to get a different perspective
100%
If they can afford to then yeah
most of us can't even afford to live
Yes, of all living creatures, the fish knows the least about water!
Most polish ppl like americans, i don't think i've ever seen anyone here genuinely hate the usa, we just sometimes make jokes about you guys being fat or bad at geography
For an American like myself its quite the same. Ive been to Germany and Italy and made jokes about pay-toilets, their views on immigration, and smoking culture but I don't mean any hard feelings. Its either everyone is amazing or we all suck donkey balls and there is no in between.
I used to not care at all or actually agreed on some points. But’s it’s gotten so prevalent now on the internet & it’s mostly grossly exaggerated, it’s hard to ignore. I see it daily. No joke. I don’t go looking for these comments, they just pop up everywhere, it’s actually turned me off from ever wanting to visit there.
You have people like that first lady they interviewed claiming the US is a “third would country” or I’ve seen “uncivilized”.
Today I saw a comment where one local county or state’s policy apparently means all of USA is like that. It’s just ironic & funny they claim intellectual superiority, yet remain completely ignorant of how things work here.
I’m sure many are not like this, but from the ones I have seen/heard, the entitlement, lack of self-awareness, and superiority complex is astounding. Ironically what they often claim Americans to be.
And it’s not just towards US, though we get most of the attacks. Any non-European nation is looked down upon.
There’s a Aussie TH-camr that calls out the ridiculous of it all. Think her name is Haylo Hayley. I’m not even on tik tok but the ones she reviews are absolutely insane.
I guess it's the classic case of the Dunning-Kruger effect. The people that know the least, are the most confident to share their views.
It's easy to reduce a county or state to the entire country, but it's the same thing, when you reduce what one person is saying for the entire country or continent. ;)
It's kind of trendy to hate on the US. I feel like people hold extreme stances on social media to follow the movement and because social media is usually not a place that encourages nuanced views (unfortunately, that has consequences in a lot of fields, not only the reputation of the US), but when you ask them face to face and give them enough time to express themselves, some can express far more nuanced views and at the end of the day, not be that offensive.
It's also easy to hate on the US as it's a giant that has already invaded Europe culturally for decades. It's the legitimate punchig ball, as can be the president in countries like France or the US where he is a central figure.
@@noefillon1749 well, the interviewer asked about a general stance on the USA. It's not about Individuals.
I've met many americans, some nice, some not, some clever, some not.
Same thing for every other nationality.
If your query is about groups, cities , counties, states, nations the lines blur.
I don't think it's trendy to hate on USA, it's just that the general opinion is getting worse. It is, what it is.
As a german, i completely agree. americans are treated unfairly.
@@MrMyzel Thx man lol hoping to visit Duetchland someday
I feel like it's kinda cringe to have strong opinions on someone you've never met or don't really know
Agreed. These people know America as well as Americans know any country in Europe.
The tragedy is if you live in a European capital you meet and know:
-Twitter tolls
-Rude tourists, and
-Jackasses who claim your nationality although they don't know your language or culture and expect praise for it.
It's an uphill battle for Americans who aren't one of those.
@@Justin-pe9cl Kinda cringe to have that opinion of them even though you've never met them. An average european is multiple times more well travelled and in touch than Americans
you're right, it goes both ways. many americans like to clown on britain due to a 250 year old war, despite us having one of the strongest alliances in the world, sharing the same language and beat the germans together, twice.
@@Justin-pe9clno and also its becose of trump
We're all living in Amerika.
Coca-Cola, sometimes war.
That song is the most American thing ever though😂
Happy 20th birthday of the Amerika videoclip from the german band Rammstein.
(It was shot on 6-7th august 2004)
🤘
last time i was this early, there was world peace.
😂
So never?
It is a very big topic and a complicated one. I am 41 years old, so i know the 90's very well. As mentioned in the video, there were no big social media. You basically just saw American popculture and not the american average. You never interacted with Joe from Oklahoma and Joe never interacted with Sven from Schleswig-Holstein.
In Europe we have to interact with other cultures quite regularly. The US is much more isolated. There for Americans often come across as weird and somewhat ignorant of other cultures.
The topic is much bigger than that, but the post is already too long.
2:40 “most tourists in Europe are American”. As someone who lived for 20 years in one of Europe’s most visited countries and right in the middle of the city, I used to talk A LOT with tourists and only once did I see an American (a very nice lady from Minnesota). Tourists here are mostly from China and other European countries
1:38 As a European
The fck is that door?
Maybe some Eastern European stuff? Idk 😐
As another European,
Same
Paris. It's just Paris and its too much old metro.
@evanpereira3555 Well I've never seen a metro irl so that explains it
We had that in old trains in Italy, at least 30 years ago :p
Dutchman here. Americans are actually the nicest tourists. They respect you, and love to have a conversation with. European tourists hardly speak other languages, and have little respect for the country they visit. Especially southern Europeans hardly speak any English.
I think it's so strange that Europeans have negative views on Americans based on them not liking the domestic politics in the US. I don't really base my opinions of people from other countries based on the domestic politics of their country, the concept just seems foreign to me. And it's not like I don't have opinions on how these countries are run, I just don't think that it's particularly relevant if I'm meeting people from there, and I don't think it's necessary for me to share these opinions of mine with the people I meet who happen to be from that country.
This is because Europeans travel a lot from a young age, and we often have many neighboring countries (some of which we drive over to for a short shopping trip or groceries). Our news is also much more international. Treaties are not just about money, see EU and Schengen. We are interested in other countries, not just the USA, which is geographically much more isolated.
US politics, especially foreign policy of course, has a big impact, so we are worried about who will be president.
We see the USA more as a friend and partner in whom we take an interest and how people are doing.
Kissinger once said: "The USA has no friends, only interests!"🤔
The US has incredible soft and hard power with which it influences the world/europe. For example American multinationals who dont care much for labor rights also are active within many european countries. Their culture of labor bashing is brought along with them. Europeans care about or will critisize US domestic politics because to some part their choices may affect or influence the politics in our own country. Besides that I think people in general care about others. America is our biggest ally outside of Europe and I think many people here just cant fathom how one of the richest nations in the world doesnt seem to be able to provide its citizens with the quality of life other poorer countries can.
If only you knew the negative effect American foreign policy has, then you'd understand.
As an Eastern European I see America as peak civilization. I mean the strongest economy and army in the world. The oldest continuous democracy and it literally pulled western europe out of ruin after WW2. Go USA 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Well we have problems as well but I appreciate the compliments
The US is a constitutional republic not a democracy
americans gave stalin 180 billion dollars while he destroyed your homeland, you should be wanting to expel them
Well I hope that Eastern Europe will be a was great as the western Europe is.
We also beat communism for you :)
13:20 here in London all of the people I know are either 25% from a different country to the uk or not from the uk
Agreed as someone from Britain
I don't know hot it is in other countries, but in Poland KFC has great chicken, the best one you can get anywhere in my country
KFC is among the worst in America. I think you guys would actually like, ascend to heaven if you got to try Raising Cane's
@@thelordofcringe We have Popeyes since last summer and it's kinda ok, the fastfood we want the most is Taco Bell
@domiiinik4320 taco bell is immensely hit or miss. When it hits, it's fantastic. When it misses... well, forget wiping, you'll need a shower.
In the US chicken must be washed with chlorine by food regulations before hitting the stores, but this practice is forbidden in the EU, so our chicken does not taste as drinking from the swimming pool.
KFC is the worst Chicken place in America
Americans feel they get bad image from europeans and other countries?
Meanwhile indians/chinese/south asians: hold our bad image all around the world 🤣
as a european i see america great{i'm from the east}
Fair enough, we see you as great nations
Which country? I like the eastern sons of guns
@@eancloud3529 serbia
5:10 As far as I understand, it's to do with American food regulations, and how they differ compared to other countries
I can only speak for the EU: between 2021 and 2027 the EU will spend €1.21T on Common Agricultural Policy funds. There is also a further €808B allocated to decarbonising and digitalising agriculture practices for the same period. This funding enables small, family run farms to stay competitive with larger producers; this maintains the social fabric of rural Europe whilst also pressuring larger producers to match the quality of produce from said farms (strict anti-trust laws prevent price gouging). As such, high quality food is available to most consumers due to these subsidies.
true,
it is due to completely opposite approaches, imho:
US -> it is allowed until proven to be dangerous
EU -> it is banned until proven to be harmless
US-approach paves the way for many additives and procedures that not really contributing to a good taste or a healthy product, not because Americans are stupid but because profits are valued over common sense way too often
I was just in a discord call with an american and a british lady and it was a very chill talk about diferences betwen europe and usa it was a lovely talk and im from Slovenia which is central europe. So in my opinion the main reason of the bad reputation is because of american turists that unfortanly give a bad reputation about usa despite most of the people in the usa probably being very friendly and welcoming that is my take on it.
I just hate that stuff like this even happens, like can't people just be... nice?
Take me back lol I wish
Humans who are bullies will always win over humans who are pacifist.
@@noseboop4354 Again why??
Finally! A Dutch ball!
I need to bring out that Gravity Falls meme where he has them all (Irelandball, EUball, Dutchball)! I've been waiting so long for this!
And the combination is also so good.
Two successors of Lothringia, one high up in the mountains, one down low in the delta. Both revolutionized early modern warfare and had a very defensible country.
Petition for a small drop (San Marino Monaco Andorra Luxemburg Liechtenstein)
5:06 our produce don’t taste high quality cause they’re picked just before ripe, then shipped across a vast distance. Whereas European countries can afford some fruits/vegetables to spoil cause the distance they have to ship is far less.
Asking drew to stop Recognizing France as a country (day 240)
Finally a good cause I can stand behind, all the support
France? Don’t you mean NORTH MONACO
American individuals might not know about other countries but the government certainly does and regularly gets involved.
Cajun and Creole food not traveling?
Africa: Am I a joke to you?
I think he was mainly talking about the Americanized version
I have family in Belgium (3rd cousins) and when my Great Uncle went to visit Belgium and see them. Most of them hated Americans. He told me some of them wouldn’t even see them out of hate for Americans. Some would constantly belittle them, his Grandma wouldn’t even see him. It was odd, he still had a great time with the people that was chill. Learned a lot of American Jokes but the hate there is extreme.
May I ask in what region/city he visited? Sadly as a Belgian I can believe this happened, but I dont think I personally know anyone who would have such a reaction and especially not if it's family. That is indeed very extreme.
@@Speculaas30K I can ask him but I don’t know where he visited. There was family drama with my great grandma leaving Belgium that would better explain why they were extreme to my great Uncle even if they were family. As my great grandma (Belgian) fell in love with an American pilot and moved to the USA, leaving her family and friends behind rather quickly and never seeing them again. Her mom and family was distraught and angry and blamed the American and her for leaving them. So when my great uncle came to visit some wouldn’t see him because he was an American mixed in with family drama.
@@cokeking8295 I'm one of the 11 million Belgians and of course a part of those 11 million are narrowminded, but why would "most of us" hate Americans? Hating somebody because he/she comes from another country isn't a Belgian thing. I (and most of the Belgians that I know) couldn't care less from which country somebody comes. Nationality isn't a thing here. Such a pity to divide people in us versus them because they're born in another place
I mainly felt like Americans are selfish. I have met some on my trips trough Europe (im dutch btw) but media stereotypes and my first opinions have influenced me quite a bit until I met a super nice us dude. It's hard to get not sucked into these stereotypes
In the uk, we are generally good at geography, but not so much in some places. For example, some parts in London or in the countryside.
I think that Brazil is kinda similar to America in some ways.
We are big as America, isolated because we don't speak the language of our neighbors, polarized, divided...
I love brazil
@@coffe_6969 come to Brazil!
@@Zampierre I would but my parents don't like traveling
@@coffe_6969 start working and come alone
I have to agree at 15:00 about Not Feeling Safe when there are so many guns. As a Tourist you cant Just Go to a Shooting range and ask for Kevlar, and as a non-american you wont know which areas to Avoid too
16:12
in fact, many people in Europe call the union "Europe"
so time to time in a conversation we end up not understanding what the other mean by "Europe".
I can't talk for every countries in Europe but it's definitly the case in France
It might be the case in France, but in my country for example we call it the EU or the Union
@@bulkax303 ooh, what country ?
@@SebiTheFox Poland
Yeah, it's also the case in Portugal.
But that wouldn't mean we'd think we're no longer in Europe if we'd left the Union. We do know some basic geography.
Seems like a French thing
15:20
Even many years ago (I believe in the 70’s) when my great-grandparents visited France for a road trip they experienced the differing views Europeans have of Canadians vs Americans
They were from Quebec and had lived in Massachusetts for about 20 years up to that point
When they initially put American bumper stickers everyone they came across was very hostile to them
Then they replaced them with their Canadian stickers and people were very nice
This could be related to the whole France being out of NATO for a while thing but this video made me think of it
Bro, those two English birds hadn't a notion about anything 😂 🤣
This video’s just Drew reminding us “I’m actually a hillbilly from Alabama” which I am as well
Netherlands plushie!!!
yessirrr
So, uhh... I'd just liek to put my two cents here, and a SOUTH american. Brazil faces a situation similar to the US, very big country, most of people never travelled out of country, and the places nearby all speak spanish. But we don't close ourselves to learning other languages and cultures, we go with the intention of learning and respecting, when we go outside, and although we make a lot of memes and such, even in the internet you don't see us being pretentious and ignorant. It feels, to me, like most people from the US think they are better than everyone else, because they were born in the US, and they don't feel liek they need to respect others.
EDIT: As an example, when there was the world cup, and olympics over here, most people I met were cool. The exceptions were a pair of german and egyptian fighting, and... Almost all americans. I'm sorry, I like you, and I have met nice americans, but you really feel like exceptions.
Petition for a Prussia and Venice countryball plush day 60.
Prussia no longer exists. It is now part of Germany and has been for about 100 years. Isn't Venice a city in Italy, not a separate country?
@@RPSchonherrVenice used to be a country, Prussia used to be a country. you do realize drew has made plushies of countries that don’t exist, like the USSR ball, Austria-Hungary ball, and Reichtangle?
I for one, actually like Americans. They're one of our biggest allies and have been a great cultural influence (just look at music). But they do have some things in which they're different. The stereotypical ignorant American tourtist might be true in some cases, but that hasn't been my experience. Most often Americans can clash a bit with services here. Where I live, we can be rude for American customer service standards. Americans can get very rude back.
Europeans disliking Americans is weird? Bruh, we don't even like each other...
For example, imagine being French. Ew.
Or english. Like what, they sit on an island all day? Disgusting
@@HikikoMorituruswtf man better than being a hamburger eater
@@HikikoMoriturusbud we are more sophisticated and way more sustainable place to live than the USA I’d rather a roast dinner over overpriced burgers
@@SamuelDone-bu4ri damn pulled out the bud card, guys back up we got a tuff one.
@@SamuelDone-bu4rido you realise that the comment you were responding to was a joke?
13:40 I take offece to that school thing, some schools are very good, and others leave you in the dirt, dont generalize
I genuinely hate it when people try to see me for my nationality before they see me as an individual. I mentally wince because the moment I tell them, it'll affect how they view me, I fear. I may be an American, and there may be some cultural aspects that occasionally show themselves. But I am an individual first, and I am more concerned with trying to be me more than anything else
Yes sadly... exposure to the internet and its highly stereotypical view may have a sad impact on our intelligence :(
For example calling someone "a french" "an american"... Greeks never did that. It was important to them to be an Athenian or a Phalerian but they never considered themselves "an athenian". They were Pericles from Athenes, Demetrios from Phalere...
literaly shaking when you showed the personal lockers. literaly shaking. I'm american living overseas(never lived year-round in the US), and I've always wanted and needed one but sadly no, and I need to shove all my swimming stuff & after school stuff in my dad's office (works at the school). lockers across the atlantic please.
i was thinking about taking a trip to europe soon but perhaps I'll go to Korea instead, it seems as we're not too welcome at the moment
Love those two British women… the one who was like, we left the EU… so adorable. But I think their sentiments are fair. There’s some sketchy stuff, but overall, the US and its citizens are lovely. That’s how I think Americans feel about most of the world in general. Every place has its sketchy stuff. And I guess that’s a perk of the internet too. More and more non-Americans are getting online and pointing out the flaws in their countries… often to try and affect change but sometimes just to point out to others that they’re hypocrites for constantly dogging on the US.
1:14 he finaly said it
Halla!
I think it’s just that the US has so much influence over the world and that everyone knows about them so when you might meet one it’s “why can’t I be in my own country without avoiding more American influence”.
I think a lot of the frustration comes when Americans try to bring America with them instead of being respectful to local culture and blending in. If you're not prepared to immerse yourself in someone else's country you might be better off staying home and watching a documentary.
Oh sure, because Europe is known for having ethnic American enclaves in their cities.
I don’t think they are frustrated about that. If Europeans actually cared about assimilation and preserving their culture they wouldn’t keep voting in politicians who will import migrants and create more culturally distinct ghettos.
the thing is most americans are chill because they are people and most people in general are chill, with america its just like everything else that makes it bad like the politics and imperialism and structural problems inside america that affect so many other countries as well but they dont have a say, like the entitlement of everything is so insane
Anyone who thinks Europeans don't make bad tourists has never lived and worked in Orlando.
As someone who has, a lot of what they are claiming about the Americans they meet over there is just tourist behavior. Tourists be acting the fool. Something about being out of your habits and in a place that seems so different just causes strange behaviors. Particularly among the young.
If I've learned anything from Orlando, it's "don't judge a country by the tourists they send you."
when i think of "american" food, i think of these crazy BBQ and smoking and it looks so delicious! i dont really count fast food into the food culture category. i mean in asia some places have like crazy fast food trends but that is not the local food culture, fast food is international
During the Brexit vote a lot of remainers thought like that girl who is most likely from Essex.
As for Joe it was either a punch in the crotch or a punch in the face, either way you would loose.
Most Europeans would have preferred Sanders since literally all he was asking for was what we already have in most to almost all European countries.
Well fortunately, the point of our elections isn't to vote for whoever will make the Europeans the happiest ;)
Yeah Sanders was socialist - unfortunately, what the poro-le say they’re going to do usually isn’t what they actually do…
*people
Hearing Europeans talk about America has made me a lot more empathetic towards Latin America. Americans are known for being loud like many Latin Americans. Mexico also has the highest rates of gun violence in North America. I can appreciate a lot more loving your home even if it is violent and has problems.
Where are my Americans at? 🦅 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸🦅
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WHAT THE -F- IS A KILOMETER!!!?!??!?
Americans calling out Europeans collectivly have always annoyed me in general about america...
It's never just Spain, Sweden, France or Greece when you ask an american about what they love and hate about Europe, and it always ends up as a generalized thing where Europe is seen as a single entity.
And for many things, that can be true. Most of Europe at least accepts the Euro, even if it's not the official currency in that specific country. But when it comes to culture and the people, talking about Europe as a whole is no more accurate than if we began using "American" to mean literally anyone from north or south america, implying that there is no difference between someone from Canada and Brazil for instance...
America is the best place on earth to be rich but one of the worst western countries to be poor or working class.
Not really true America has high levels of social mobility and the system in place certainly isn't perfect but overall I would say that America while not the best place on earth to live if you are poor or working class is still very good to live in
@@Aetherblade-z4o like other countries don’t have social mobility 😂. There are generations of Americans on Welfare. No free healthcare. No public transport outside of NY. No paid vacation leave. Poorer food quality and standards. I could go on and on.
@@MRCL-190theres public transportation mostly everywhere. Ever heard of a bus?
@@MRCL-190 the poster didn't said other countries lack social mobility only that there's a high level of social mobility in the United States, which is true. Also, as a previous poster pointed out, almost everywhere in the US there's some form of public transportation.
FREE HEALTHCARE ISNT FREE@@MRCL-190
As a Swede my view off Americans are sorta positive. The few I’ve met were kind and happy
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As a Chinese who lives in Europe currently, I see that many Asians have a similar view of America as Europeans, however due to even less interaction between americans and asians than americans and europeans, the gap might be bigger, as in, you either romantizise the place or you look only negatively on it. In this sense, Europe have more nuance.
Stereotypes
Pretty much
As a Brit a main reason I make fun of Americans is because they make fun of us and so we make fun of them and then there mad that we make fun of them like…… bro
What irks me about this video (the one Drew is reacting to) is lumping in manorisms and behaviors of Americans and Europeans as a whole. America has not just 50 states, but several subcultures within each state. Europe is not only an entire continent, but each country has vastly different sub-sections.
Drew if you ever come back to New Orleans you have to go get bbq shrimp from Deanie’s. I prefer the one in Bucktown, on the Pontchartrain. If you can’t get to that one, the one in the Quarter is fine.
Portugal plush next please
In America you can be an hour away from your neighbour in Europe you can get to your nearest city in an hour from pretty much anywhere.