I loved that video Karl I've seen it on ur channel originally so was interesting to see this young man watching it and 2hat he will say about ur video as he knows so little about the world it's shocking to me , but he is so open minded lovely lad, ur video about Americas lies etc the best one
Exactly. I find guns interesting and would love to spend a day shooting all sorts of guns just to see what they’re like. But every day I wake up happy to be in a country where every idiot on the street can’t own an arsenal of weapons. And that includes me.
A freedom can't be a freedom if exercising that freedom diminishes another. Exercising your freedom to have a gun diminishes your freedom from fear of being shot. It's not a freedom.
Tbf, if i would live in the states, i would get myself a gun too. Probably safer than calling police and get shot yourself by these trigger happy maniacs..
when Americans talk about "Freedom of Speech" , what they really mean and expect is "Freedom from Consequences" ... here in Europe you can say everything you want, just like in the US ... the difference is that here you have to face consequences if you lie about historical proven facts (like the holocaust as the most prominent example) or incite hatred or violence.
yeah in the UK you could say the N- word and be a white or black person just as long as the recipient deems it as mot racism or hate speech. BUT it is perfectly accipitral a joke or within company whom don't mind about what you are saying
There's also a fine line between free speech and harassment. Saying "I don't like black people" is free speech, saying "I don't like you because you're black and that makes you less worth than me" to a black person is harassment. That line is a lot less blurry in the UK than in the US.
@@alexandermills9965 I'm from the UK and personally I wouldn't use that word for any reason, and I don't know anyone who would, it is a internationally recognised racial slur. No one should need to use any slurs for anyone. We have such a wide vocabulary in every language that there is no need to continue using something that has been used to opress for centuries, surely?
About the death panels (I'm form Spain): my grandma had colon cancer at 83, and then breast cancer when she was 87. She was treated and had surgery both times FOR FREE. The spanish state sepent thousends if not millions to save the life of a woman in her 80s. And she made It: now she's 95, perfectly healthy, physically and mentally, enjoying her lasts years with her family. And that happens to every citizen here, whether you're old, or have a preexisting condition, or whatever. So WTF with those death panels?? Where does this lie come from??
Just before he died meatloaf was refused an operation by his insurance company and required more tests,or something. I watched a hallmark film or something where the lead female character had cancer and after the diagnosis was taken into a room and asked how it would be paid for, and that was in a feelgood hallmark romance film,wtf?
My Uncle couldn't walk 2019/20. He was in so much pain. In April 2021 he had a hip replacement, in May 2021 he turned 91 years old. He is up on his feet again, he still has pain, but not from his new hip. When the doctors were discussing the hip replacement with him, they were concerned because of his age and other health conditions, and told him, and my Dad, 86, who took him to the appointment, that there was a 1 in 200 chance he may not make it. His attitude I got to 90, I'll take those odds. He is 92 next month. We are in the UK.
@@rebeccacondon1729 It seems that some people misrepresent discussions about what action is in the best interest of the patient as deciding If the patient deserves the treatment.
@@Trebor74 There's the real death panel. Not to mention that the persons who handle these claims must deny at least 10% of them to get their bonus. More denials more bonuses.
The whole "pledge of allegiance" thing has always struck me as odd - something, as well pointed out, I associate with Fascist or Nazi party, or maybe the Soviet Union, China or North Korea.
Good one. I personally would define "real freedom" as a freedom you are willing to share equally with everyone. If you don't want to share it equally it is called a privilege.
On the guns thing. In most of Europe you can get a gun but you need a really good reason. Like hunting or doing shooting sports. You can't own guns just for home defence or having "fun" with them. I personally own a hunting rifle and process to get it was kinda difficult and I had to have a one on one psychological screening with a police officer before the permit.
You can have them for fun. I know people who have a pistol for fun BUT it has to stay at the firing range, they store it for you, and only allowed to be used at the firing range.
yup, I grew up in the UK in a gun owning family. There was always shotguns around as everyone was big on hunting. But the regulations around keeping them were a PITA so now everyone goes to rifle clubs to shoot and buys their meat at the supermarket!LOL
@@catz4m8z To be fair vast majority of meat for the vast majority of the population in the UK hasn't come from hunting since Saxon times or before. People buy meat from the supermarket rather than hunt for it in the UK because it's convenient and we probably don't have enough game animals to supply even 1% of our consumption of meat. People buy meat from the supermarket because we're a small crowded island with relatively few game animals. Where people obtain meat has absolutely nothing to do with the gun laws apart from perhaps for a vanishingly small number of people who have access to land with wild animals that are worth shooting for meat.
@@wewenang5167 I expect there's a few ordinary People out in the countryside who supplement their meat consumption with rabbits and pigeons etc. However, the fact that the vast majority of people get the vast majority of their meat from supermarkets has nothing to do with gun laws in the UK, unlike the previous poster was suggesting.
I'm Canadian and I remember once as a teenager crossing the border into the US at Windsor/Detroit. The American boarder guard was hassling me about something or other and he said, well we want to make sure you're not coming into the US to stay illegally. To which my smartass teenage mouth blurted out: "Why would I ever want to do that!? I already hold the best passport in the world!" He looked more shocked than angry. He did let me through.
After the Second World War, when most of Europe was a bombed-out ruin, America DID look pretty good. A new life in a land untouched by bombers. It’s different now.
Although American soldiers were welcomed in the UK during WWII, there was a saying about them. Over sexed, over paid and over here. But with every passing year, less and less Americans can be described as being over paid. I wouldn't be surprised if in the near future, European companies don't start moving work to the US for the cheap labour and lack of worker rights. That might make a good comedy routine. Some evil European executive talking about how moving their factory abroad allows them to pay next to nothing for wages, not offer holiday, sick days or even time to go to the bathroom while making them work 12 hours a day, and even talking about almost having bought enough politicians to make child labour legal, and then revealing he's talking about the US instead of a third world nation.
@@SarthorS I’m Australian and I heard that saying be told to me as a child about Americans. Over here, over sexed and overpaid. Haven’t heard it said in years. My father was in WW2, he must have mentioned it.
The other side of "not being bombed out" is that the US had just been through a socialist reformation. FDR made big changes to the economy after being pressured by the socialists, communists and the unions in the US. The result was high wages and a huge shift in social mobility for the american citizens. The "golden age" from the 50's to 1970's was mainly because of that. But that isn't something you will hear about, for obvious reasons. But it's all there in the books.
@@secularnevrosis I haven’t read the books, even though we were taught quite a bit of American history at school here in Australia, but not about why you entered later. Sadly I’ve only read why via ‘google’, which as you know you can’t always trust - and I’ve read so many different reasons why they didn’t join in earlier, different writer, different story on google.
Yeah, when he introduced his bonus point, I immediately thought of exactly the pledge. Did you know that, before WWII, they actually stretched their arms out exactly as in the famous Nazi salute? They changed it for fairly obvious reasons. And guess where Adolf got the idea? Yup, from the US. He got quite a bit of his ideology from the US. For some reason, that's not talked about a lot. I wonder why ...
@@jimmybaldbird3853 The Nazis developed a lot of their ideas from things they picked up from the US. Of course, they gave everything their own spin. For example, it weren't Native Americans and Black people who were seen as lesser, but Jews. But the idea of a pure master race, for example, was very present in the US back then (and doesn't seem to be completely dead there even today). Euthanasia. Sterilizations. Even concentration camps have been used in the US pretty much since the 19th century, though obviously not coupled with the industrial extermination of the Nazis, and it seems they still haven't gone out of fashion. In Hitler's mind, he was trying to make Germany "like the USA" - well, like his somewhat distorted view of the USA. He wanted land in the East like the US had taken land in the West, for example, and he wanted a highly industrialized nation like the USA. (Should I mention that apart from his part in the US industry, Henry Ford had some rather problematic social ideas?)
If your boy thinks there’s no ‘death panels ‘ in the U.K. he is sadly mistaken look up LCP LIVERPOOL CARE PATHWAY now allegedly abandoned they just find another way to execute the elderly
@@KaiHenningsen were you high when you wrote this? None of this is true. Anti Jewish sentiment was almost everywhere in Europe at this time and before. Concentration camps were not used in the US until the second world war. There is no way hitler or the US knew about each others plans. Henry ford was a german american who sympathized with germany- like many other german americans. Expansion is something every country has tried. Was germany then trying to be like denmark because they expanded into sweden 200 years prior? Or napoleans france? The US was one of the first countries to make euthanasia illegal? Why are you acting like the US was committing euthansia and killings alike that said of nazi germany? This is factually incorrect. Have you read mein kampf? It is pretty obvious how and why he was inspired. Youre just drawing loose connections and acting like it is fact. It is pretty scary how far you are off from any sort of correctness
I'm glad we have internet so we can learn from each other. Back in the days (80's/90's) everybody looked to the US as the land of the free, you can do everything there blablabla. Today, this opinion has completely changed I think. I don't want to work my ass off without holiday, with fear loosing my job because I'm sick and going bankrupt because I have to get my wisdom teeth removed or needing a surgery. I am fine here in Germany😉 Thanks for the video!
This just reminds me of the comedy routine of the UK comedian, Al Murray. "We don't have a 'dream' in this country, like 'The American Dream', because over here, we're AWAKE!!! 🤣🤣🤣
I work for a Manhattan/NY HQ’d international firm, but mostly in London although I go to NYC often as the global leader. One thing I first heard over and over with my NY team was bragging about how many hours they put in, like it was a competition. I put a stop to that and banned them from working outside their shift hours, unless there’s an urgent situation. They are much happier now and way more productive. People achieve more per minute if happy and rested and allowed to have an outside life.
Hi, from uk here. Glad to hear you stopped them from overworking themselves I'm sure they appreciate it . If it's okay to ask, how many hours are they capped on now?
@@criss1461 Thanks Criss, I leave it to their shift patterns, but usually never more than 38- 40 hours per week unless something exceptional happens, but it’ll be weighed up in my teams annual bonus and compensation.
Funnily enough the “make the populace religiously believe they have it the best here rather than anywhere else” is also a tactic employed by North Korea… Only that in the US this is widely self-perpetuated by society, while in North Korea it is mainly done by the State.
Exceptionalism is a very dangerous idea. It effectively stops progress, learning and lures one into the false sense of achieving something when you are sliding further down the hole. It's a blindfold to keep people content.
Add to that the brainwashing of people in thinking that social support and cooperation among individuals is evil. Add to concept of out of work time as evil (communist or whatever you want to call it). You become a cow in battery, just there to be milked to death by the system.
I'm astonished by the lack of holiday from work. I knew about the all-private healthcare and that stuff, but having to beg for holiday! That's incredible. OK we are expected, especially in small companies, to try and work round each other, but it's 28 days paid holiday, no argument!
@@jennatransgirl same! They think that we envy them😂😂😂 Honestly, there’s no reason that will make me want to live in the us! There’s no American dream or whatever. The good life in America is for the celebrities. All the others are simple existing there! Their lives is all about work work work with the minimum payment, no health care, no right, insecurity, guns and killings… They think that we are jealous of them😂😂😂 No mate! I wouldn’t change my life in Europe for this hell!
A law that is common in Europe: your freedom ends where you cut the freedom of others. It’s very interesting to me that Americans grow up with the idea of freedom in the USA because… y’all are imprisoned by a pretty slavery like life. Everyone talks about this but the healthcare, limited sick days, holidays and working hours are just baffling to me. Also you DO have freedom of speech over here. If you want to be racist out in the open you can do that. However, you don’t have freedom of CONSEQUENCES. That’s entirely on you. To me freedom is not being scared that you’re gonna get hurt or killed at any moment. To me freedom is having free healthcare available for ANYONE. To me freedom is working to live, not living to work.
"Freedom from consequences" is kinda BS. It's just fancy way of saying something isn't legal, but want to call it legal anyway to appear more positive. I would take fines for saying stupid shit any day over getting a bike lock to back of my hand in the land of the 'free'. Some people there get VERY violent when you say something they do not like, and it doesn't even have to be offensive.
> However, you don’t have freedom of CONSEQUENCES. That’s entirely on you. > To me freedom is having free healthcare available for ANYONE. It is free, but there is a consequence if you use it: you have to pay money.
As foreigner when I visited America I started appreciate my own country a lot more. Seeing the inequality on the scale that is in America frighting. I thank god that we a living wage, affordable living and universal healthcare
I am sorry that you feel you must say "It is what it is" .Your Freedom of Speech should allow you to say " I don`t like what it is ,it can be better ,let`s make it better"
Please don't shoot birds. Do you actually know if that bird is looking for food for its chick's? Do you know if its a protected species? Please don't kill!
Almost the same here in the Netherlands. Freedom of expression Yes, you can have a weapon but highly regulated Social housing is all over the cities and villages. At least 20 payed vacation days and you have to take them. Extra are the national days like kings day, Christmas etc. We work to live, we don’t live to work. We have a great work balance compared to the USA. We have a right to personal time. It is possible that you ask for ending your live, euthanasia, under very special circumstances like untreatable disease etc. It’s highly regulated. We have affordable healthcare insurance for everyone. We don’t do not like nationalistic stuff like greeting the flag etc.
The mixed social housing has an additional component to it: When you grow up in a ghetto and are surrounded by people who live on the dole or are in a gang or whatnot, that's not really a good way to convince you that you're gonna make it, does it? So - mixing social housing with regular housing allows kids to grwo up in a surrounding that doesn't show them failure wherever they look.
"It is what it is." NO !! If people always thought like that, most European countries would still be ruled by Kings, and so would be America, since you guys would not have contested England's authority. It's not a bad thing to want to change what is wrong or, put it more diplomatically, not optimum in your country. That's actually a sign that you love and care for it.
so true ! It is what it is, but if it's bad, you have to change it ! But apparently, most american citizens doesn't want to change anything, even if their system is one of the worth (human right, security, healthcare, education, work, and so on) , and persist to ignore it, as if it was not a political system , but the natural order of the world. But NO, it's not. Since I follow this YT channel, I 'am choked by the amount of ignorance of US citizens we see in all those videos. It's sad. When I was a little girl, fifty years ago, a lot of people talk about "american dream". Nobody still dream about america now. Jealous of America ? oh guys, wake up !
I'm glad to hear that you have a TH-cam-life-balance, and don't burn yourself out over these videos which I enjoy watching. Anyhow, though I could understand why people wanted to leave Sweden 100+ years ago, when we had problems like e.g. famine, without such reasons, I fail to see why some people still glorify USA as the land of freedom. I prefer the freedom I have here.
I know of one TH-camr from Sweden who emigrated to the USA. He likes big, big very fast cars (like AMG Mercedes with 600 hp). He worked hard, started his YT channel then, and it succeeded. He has a modest house, with a big, fast car in it. But..... he also ruined one because his car got hydrolocked in a rain shower because of the terrible US roads. Strangely enough he did not attribute that to the dismal state public infratructure in the US is in, because of too low taxation and terrible city planning.
On the 6 hour thing, we've tried it and in heavy duty work, it's actually boosting efficiency cause you dont break down, healthcare for instance, or rather elderly care, alot of areas could benefit from it
I live in Sweden and my work hours are from 36 to 39 hours a week. I get like 6 weeks of paid vacation a year. And if im sick i just call my boss and not go to work and i get paid 80% of my salary. The first sick day though is usualy unpaid. So that people would not exploit the system.
The German system is slightly different. The first three days of being sick you just have to call in in most companies, they’re fully paid. For more days you need a certification from your doctor. The first six weeks are fully paid by your employer, than health insurance takes over and you get 60% of your income for six months until social security steps in. During those six months many employers will top the money up to your normal income.
@@sienkiewiczmonika1161 I have lived in a densely populated city for over thirty years, and have never heard a gunshot here. I grew up in the countryside, so I know what a gun sounds like.
Two points about what he was saying about time off. He said in most of Europe 20 days paid vacation is the mandated norm. In fact, in most European countries the legal minimum is much higher. In the UK, where he is, the legal MINIMUM number of paid vacation days, is 28, with many employers offering more. Secondly, there has been mountains of research done, for the last 100 years, that shows that work breaks and time off boost productivity massively. I only mention that because he obviously saw the research he'd heard of, from Sweden, as a new discovery. It isn't. It's a very well known fact. :) Edited because I'd forgotten to add my second point, about productivity.
So I must start by saying I appreciate your willingness to learn about the UK and other Countries. So I'm going to educate you a little bit more on the UK after picking up on somethings you said that you quite didn't understand. in 2018 in NYC there was around 1300 incidents where a Gun was used and around 400 of those incidents was the police first Instagating. London Reported around 1100 incidents of Gun Crime. there was Zero reports of police Instagating. do the maths. secondly the Arrogance of most Americans who think they are the only Freedom Country in the World is astonishing and worryingly dumb. the UK has far more Freedom. this is a fact. Freedom of speech is a huge thing in The UK however We are also humane when it comes to Freedom of speech and choose not to be so Hateful but unfortunately not everyone is considerite and Racism etc does exist. For some reason Americans like to label everything and think that the Universal health care is socialism.... Nobody in the UK gives it any type of label because it works extremely well. I've watched a few videos on Americans Reacting the NHS and try to argue that its still not free though its true coz the tax payers pay around £75 a month for thier national insurance stamp which is automatically deducted from your wage. this goes towards Policing, local council etc and to the NHS in America they pay around $500 a month for health care alone. its outrageous. Anyway, Very Intresting Video and I very much enjoyed it. Good Luck bro
In Norway you have 4 weeks holiday and 5 weeks after you have turned 60. The employer pays you about 10.2% of the income the year before so you can finance this and that income is paid without tax deduction
"A well regulated militia, being necessary for the security of a free state" is the part usually ignored in the 2nd amendment. There's a good case to be made that once the US had a standing army and no longer relied on militia for national defence, the 2nd amendment could have been removed.
Actually, no (European here). The point was to provide national defence not just against external threats, but against internal ones too - including the government, if need be. It was a crucial part of the "checks and balances" that were supposed to preserve the freedom and security of the fledgling country. But as many of the others, it has been utterly bypassed by power-hungry people anyway. And of course, a big part of that is the narrative that "USA is the greatest country in the world". Not "X and Y in USA are great", just the blind obedience, just the blind repetition of "we're the greatest". It wasn't exactly rare for the "founding fathers" (and the people around them) to talk about the evils of blind obedience. Really, if you have some insight into the US and the Warshaw Pact during the Cold War, it's absolutely ridiculous how many similarities you can find - and how much closer US got to the "communist bloc" ( _especially_ Russia) during the Cold War (often under the guise of "They do X, so we must do the exact opposite!"). Don't get me wrong, I'd still side with the west, no doubt about it. But there's a reason why people should have reasons to like and dislike things, and why they should choose what they believe on things like... evidence, and their own values. Because faith means voluntarily losing control of the rudder - you can't even say what that "freedom" that the US is so known for (internally) is. It's just something people say. YAYMURICA.
After America won the war of independence they needed to replace everything associated with British rule. They also needed to justify why they did it,you can't overthrow a government without legalising it to some extent, hence the article 2 on owning guns. The problem is that they didn't really know how to run a government,or any real experience, so you'll find a lot of fudges,or bits that were meant to be clarified/sorted out at a later date.
I'm proud and glad to be a European ( German here )! Whatever we want to do, we can do it. There are regulations about everything. But that's fine. As long as you aren't going crazy on it you will be fine! If you ever fucked up in any ways, our social security system will get you back on your way, if you are willing to be produktive. Of course there are people who are leeching our System. But that's a minority.
@@dannyv2230 Hi Danny, it's not everything Gold in Germany. But to get medicin Help is a Human Right! And in Europa we work to life, not life to work! Greetings, stay save!
There are places you probably should avoid if you have no business there, not because something bad will happen, but because it's unpleasant. But then again, I bet there are more pickpockets on the Champs Elysées than in the Parisian banlieues (suburbs, they are often not nice), so yeah, keep your wits and you should be fine almost everywhere, even in so-called no-go areas.
@@Dan-B Yeah, what the fuck? People just make up bad shit about other countries to make themselves feel better. According to some Americans the UK is a Muslim caliphate.
Here in the UK I am now retired and have had several heart surgeries. The cost to me at point of need was zero. I paid National Insurance since I was 15 but you don't really notice it. But people here can still choose to pay for private health insurance if they wish. They still qualify for social medicine if they don't want to use their private insurance.
If Americans pooled all their health insurance payments then I'm sure they could provide a decent level of care for all but it's considered socialist. An argument not used against paying for the army,the roads etc etc
@@Trebor74 Exactly. National Army? cool City police? cool City firefighters? cool Government workers and services? cool National healthcare? OMG costs too much! cant be done! socialism socialism socialism! commie freak! You gotta admit, the rich controlling our government are running a helluva scam...stick to script, say it often, those dumb citizens will believe anything
I'm glad you watched this video because I really like how he explains both the differences and similarities. And he gives some great examples as well. 👍
Sooo i have a question. What do you do if you are a single parent and your child gets sick? Children do get sick quite a lot in the first years of life. So what do you do in that situation in USA?
The pledge, only communist countries do that these days (what America basically is to an extent). Working, its not just about holidays, its also that many get in early and leave late so by the time they are home they are exhausted, have no time to spend with their own families. The rest of the world don't think or do anything about work once they clock off and don't do extra work if not paid for that time and are usually paid extra for the inconvenience. You want your workers to work longer, pay/treat them better. His social housing comment, spot on, just because people are poor, doesn't mean they are slobs or crazy, they are just poor, most still have pride in their appearance, their house, their families and work and should not be segregated just because they are not rich, again reminds you of Germany before WW2 and there treatment of a certain religion, slowly over time eroding their rights.
Why pledge every day? You have to be reminded of your pledge every day? Sounds a bit hollow to me to have to promise something every day, like tomorrow my oath will be void and empty and I have to do it again,.. Really,.. one time should suffice. If all that pledge time was spend reading and understanding that constitution, the US would be a better place I think. At least you know what your pledge is based on.
The way to look at it over the freedom of speech is this…. It’s the freedom to be able to racially insult someone vs the right of that victim of abuse to not have to suffer it, I wouldn’t want a black child to be called N every time they go play with their friends, it has consequences for that child so it’s only fair the one throwing abuse faces consequences. Children kill themselves over this stuff. It’s a very hard line to draw tho, how far is too far? Depends on the individual, but the laws cover everyone at a certain level.
So, when it comes to firearms in the UK, you can technically own a pistol, but it has to be built especially for UK laws, which means it has to have a minimum barrel length of 12" and a minimum total length of 24". This is usually accomplished by adding a counterweight to the grip to balance out the longer barrel, and the reason for this is that you're not (without specific permission from the Home Office, which is the UK equivalent to the State Department) allowed a concealable firearm. Self loading weapons (basically semi-automatic weapons) are limited to .22LR, and fully automatic weapons are completely illegal. It's illegal to have a weapon for the purposes of self defence. You want a bolt action rifle or a pump action shotgun for hunting? Go ahead. You have to apply for a license for each firearm you own, but you can absolutely own them. You just have to have a reasonable reason to own one (such as hunting) and a safe place to store it (what qualifies depends on things like number of firearms and local crime rates) so that people who aren't licensed can't get their hands on it without your supervision.
It's not about the GDP.It is about the companies who support finacialy the politicians and their profits.But i like how you mask it,to look like it's for the country the slavery what is happen in the land of freedom 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm' Swedish and i have guns. American gun laws are crazy and the American health system sucks. 5 year ago i had to take the ambulans 3 times and it cost me nothing and i don't have any healthcare insurance. MURICA!
I always wondered about this line many Americans throw out around weapons. There are no bad guns only bad people. Yes, and that is why most of the world have heavy regulations around it one way or the other to prevent the bad people from having easy access to something they obviously are not able to handle. Guns create opertunities that would never be there if regulation was harder. A lot of those kills or wounds would never happen if there was more regulations. Obviously therer will still be shootings but WAY less. So when people in the US claim that guns are not bad people are, then i kind of wonder what the thought is behind that. Do you remove the people or the guns? Or do you just ignore this and let everybody get their guns and massmurdered, school shootings, serial killers, random act of anger, robbery, any sort of shooting as it is in the US today. How is this working really? And dont take it as i jump on you i just get very concerned everytime i see that statement and wonder why is noone talking about the elephant in the room instead.
You constantly hear that if there were gun controls, only the criminals would have them. What is not realised that in countries which are regulated, very few criminals carry a gun, the penalties for doing so are severe, in the UK it is a mandatory 5 year minimum jail sentence just for having one in your possession. Unless of course you have the required permit and then there are regulations where it is kept etc.
It's too late for the USA. There are 120 civilian guns per 100 citizens in the USA, with only a tiny fraction of them being registered in any meaningful way. There's nothing you can do about it anymore. The Americans try to deal with it by having the good guys possess more guns than the bad guys. It's not working that well.
The difference is not your gun regulations, it is the homogenous nature of your population. Europeans share smaller, more intimate populations for the most part, connected by a common culture and even ethnicity. Per FBI statistics, gun control has no correlation between murder rate. Americans of european decent have an equal to and sometimes less murder rate than european countries. What you guy are not seeing, apparently, is that almost all of our murder is committed by non-european decent americans. This is all very verifiable. A gun is an equalizer. A gun can render an old woman more powerful than a group of men. Not only that, we have a practical need- hunting, animal defense, etc. Also, we are the last armed free nation in the world. Anyone, foreign or domestic, should/ would have a hard time attacking the US. Full transparency- i own guns
@@jimmybaldbird3853 . You do realise I hope that European countries have a large percentage of non white in their populations without the result you claim. You cannot claim that gun control makes no difference because you don't have any, all you have a few weak rules which are easily got around. As for a gun being an equaliser, yes if you can reliably identify a potential shooter and shoot first and of course don't mind hitting the odd passerby. Snag is that doesn't happen. You claim the USA is the last armed free nation in the world, I would say, so what. Do you really think that means anything.
I like the "Britain has high knife crime", as an excuse to do nothing. You don't get people with knives causing mass stabbing events from a hotel room across the way from a concert,as an example
Maybe the 'US is the richest country myth' should be added to this list. While the Gross Domestic Product in terms of Purchasing Power Parity has the US in 2nd place behind China, a more pertinent metric is the Debt to GDP ratio of a country. In this respect the US is the 13th poorest country on the planet as a result of it's huge external debt (A country's gross external debt (or foreign debt) is the liabilities that are owed to nonresidents by government, corporations, residents of that country). The US has by far the largest external debt of any nation - about 30 trillion dollars - which represents about 133% of its GDP.
GDP has always been a scam. Did you know, for example, that in some countries, the expenditures of the government count positively towards GDP? Even just this tiny thing already means you're counting all income twice (or more, depending on the tax rates). And then you consider things like currency exchange rates (as if that had any effect on how rich a country is right now), ridiculous inflation (after all, the _sacred number_ has to grow), _debts_ (another thing that gets counted twice, and mortgages in particular are a major driver of inflation in the modern world)... Funnily enough, the introduction of the concept to the modern world (it has roots centuries earlier) was with a very thoughtful and measured explanation of _why it's such a stupid idea_ , and how it completely distorts the view of what it means to be rich or poor. In the US. Apparently, the US Congress seized on that idea wholeheartedly. There were always attempts to patch that up (e.g. GDP (PPP)), but the core is rotten. Mind, the original (centuries old) concept was far more viable, because it was based on a stable currency that could be freely converted, and that wasn't just a number in someone's ledger (e.g. silver or gold). And of course, the world was very different then.
As regards annual holidays/vacation time - what you call 'benefits' in the US, we call 'rights' in Europe. Employment is a 2-way agreement. Standard UK holidays are 25-28days + 8 Public Holidays - so most people get 32days+ per year paid time off work. America is very backwards for peoples employment rights. Almost a Victorian attitude, 'the company will never make a profit if we pay you to have holidays'.
In Europe, the vacation and rest regimen are inalienable rights. Because giving up vacations individually would imply damaging a collective right, the right to take vacations belongs to the group of workers. The same happens with the maximum working day, so in general, overtime is prohibited, except for reasons of force majeure.
The UK is not perfect, but the 'patriotic' thing is strive to make it better, not make excuses. 80% plus of UK people including conservative voters support the NHS.
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" Great line, but imo so destructive to American society. 60 years of its citizens "asking not what their country can do for them" later, the USA seems to have forgotten that it owes its people anything at all...
In Norway: Who can trade weapons? To be allowed to have a weapon, you must • document that you need the firearm, for example for hunting or practice shooting and competitive shooting • have good character You must be 18 years of age to have a rifle or shotgun. You must be 21 years of age to have a gun or revolver.
And in order to own a handgun, you must be a member of a licensed gun club. It's relatively easy to get a permit for a smaller rifle or a shotgun, but handguns can be tricky.
@@TheCudlitz Not that I know. Hypothetically you can just get a license to hunt (not difficult, you need a few classes on gun safety and rules for hunting + a performance test with a shotgun) and you can get a hunting weapon (provided you're not mentally ill or have prior convictions). Bit the rules for self defense are pretty strict here. You must have _absolutely_ no other option (can't run, can't hide, can't call for help etc) danger of property damage is not enough. Scenarios like that are pretty rare here, and usually affiliated (there are some very few exceptions though) with gang related conflicts.
@@TheCudlitz I have never heard anyone have such a job in Norway. You do not need self-defense. If you are threatened, you can report the person to police and he can get a GPS transmitter around his leg - but there are very few who have it.
@@TheCudlitz It's tricky. Guns are only good for one thing - killing people. They're not good at intimidation or de-escalation; they're the ultimate escalation. The only case when you can use a gun in self-defence is when someone is trying to kill people (not property damage, not being insulted...) and you have no other options. People... don't do that. It's a serious thing. And when it does happen, it's extremely rare for a gun to help you anyway - carrying a weapon around is also a serious thing, and really dangerous. Just look at how many people in the US hurt themselves, their friends or family by accident compared to cases where guns helped someone defend themselves. Not to mention _police_ shootings. Every time you carry a gun, especially when you're obvious about it, you're implicitly telling everyone around you "I'm willing to kill you, if you give me a reason". In Europe, police are primarily taught to de-escalate conflict. They use guns extremely rarely, to the point where some more progressive countries already disarmed their run-of-the-mill police force (the special police are far better trained and equipped, and again only used extremely rarely). SWAT doesn't knock down your door in the middle of the night and shoot your family because you're "suspect" of drug trafficking or something. I do know people who carry guns for self-defence. They're invariably either originally from the US, or _heavily_ influenced by US culture. In general, Europe has so many more safety nets that the likelihood that owning a gun helps you to defend yourself is absolutely tiny compared to the risks of having a gun, even compared to the US which already makes it really stupid to own or carry a gun if you look at the statistics.
One thing that always make me laugh is that the USA left England because of taxation without representation, and today the USA and one other country is the only once in the world where you still need to pay taxes to your birth country even if you don't live there anymore
Point 4 is about work-life balance. In the US people work long hours, frequently more than one job, to make ends meet. In Europe we work a modest amount of hours (compared to the US), earn enough money to pay the bills and enjoy our free time. It has absolutely nothing to do with JFK's inaugural speech. I think you heard something different than what he actually said.
Worth pointing out that we specifically can't have handguns in the UK excepting Northern Ireland, they were outlawed following the Dunblane Massacre. There are some exceptions and workarounds but generally speaking they're just not allowed.
I used to work five days a week , But these last three years I've worked for a company that only works four days a week , So I get to have Friday Saturday Sunday off ..... It's great , Ide not go back to working five days a week again if I can help it .
Hi, is there a possibility that some time in the future you will present Poland for your audience? We have many beautiful landscapes and interesting history. I also think central/east side of Europe is underestimate and not well-known :)
Okay, the vacation thing, as far as I know (at least in my European nation) it isn't a "use it or lose it" situation. It's mandatory. If you don't decide which days you want to take as vacation the company you work for will do it for you, because it's ILLEGAL for them to allow you to keep working. You CANNOT refuse vacation time (it's paid vacation, so why would you anyway?). The law as I know it states the following (rough translation): _"The right to vacation time must be exercised in a way to provide the worker with physical and mental recovery, personal availability conditions, family life integration and socio-cultural participation."_ It's weird legal jargon but it basically means "you _will_ take some time for yourself, like it or not". It also states you can't renounce those vacation days, and you can't "sell" them back to the company. The "death panel" is the most hilarious thing I've ever heard. What some of us DO have in Europe might be called "life panels" instead, but they don't decide if you get treatment or not, they decide if you're eligible for tax benefits based on a disability. My mother is a cancer survivor, her case was evaluated by a team of medical doctors, and for almost twenty years now she has benefitted from tax reductions. She gets a larger refund from the IRS because of her disability. She was treated for two types of cancer three separate times, so her body took a serious toll and left her unable to work a few years before her supposed retirement age. So at the most, that "panel" will give you a chance to pay fewer taxes, which allows you to have a more comfortable life.
In the U.K. you can only carry a small amount of vacation days over to the next year, so if you don’t use the minimum allowance, for example, 20 out of 25 days you will lose those days.
@@cloverite There are indeed specifications here as well. For example, you absolutely _must_ use at least 20 vacation days, and you _must_ have 10 sequential vacations days at least once a year. But by your own initiative you can refuse days over the minimum of 20. The rest will get carried over if you so wish. I tried to check the situation here of losing days which get carried over, but the sources I've found are never specific on that account, assuming every worker will _always_ want to spend vacations days which are carried over to the following year. I've been "forced" to go on vacation and spend all my vacations days more than once by my employers (specifically those carried over from the previous year), since there's a time limit for the official vacation calendar to be posted by the company. I think they need to relay that information to Social Security and the IRS before the previous fiscal year is closed for good, and because of that there must be a calendar posted until the end of April (which is around the time we take care of our individual taxes).
But those of us born here don't have to do it. It's a one off thing that happens when others choose to become a citizen of this country to show they are relinquishing their allegiance to their former country.
@@janrogers8352 Unlike the US, the UK does not require new citizens to relinquish their allegiance to their former country. The UK allows dual/multiple citizenship. People who join the armed forces also have to take the oath of allegiance, as do Members of Parliament.
Correction please, in the early part of Internation Karls video he said ownership of a handgun was possible. In the UK, ( it is my understanding ) it is generally illegal to own a handgun,with exceptions possible for muzzle loaded and/or antique (over 100 year old) weapons in certain circumstances.- Owning of ammunition or air powered weapons are also regulated and often need permission of the local police force. Hunting rifles and shotguns may be owned with relevant permits given by the local police force. Of course this is my understanding of the laws as they currently stand. DO NOT take this as correct legal advice,always speak to a professional person in the legal field and/or law enforcement. There have only been five mass shootings carried out by a civilian in the entire history of Great Britain. Fatal shootings of police are extremely rare; there were three fatal police shootings in England and Wales in the eleven-year period from 2000/01 to 2010/11. This is for a population of around 68 million people.
In Switzerland all citizen are Soldier and guess where they keep their guns... at home! I am from Italy and I was a gun collector, between handguns and rifles I usually had more the 200 pieces.
In the UK and Europe you are LEGALLY REQUIRED to take your vacation. Hell, workers fought for that. Employers CANNOT harrass you during YOUR vacation. In fact, they cannot even contact you. I can´t believe Americans give their employers so much power. Then you talk about freedom! Say what???
EXACTLY THAT is the problem.... people saying "it is what it is". When you say that you actively refuse democracy. For god's sake you get one vote, A SINGLE vote, every 4 years. But by saying that, you even throw that one vote away. No, "it is what it is" is NOT OK. In fact it is the worst. By saying "it is what it is" you are actively reinforcing the status quo.
In the US you have 1 or 2, maaaaybe 3 speed bumps when buying a gun in most states. In Europe: Collectors license? 20 speed bumps which include psychologist report, criminal and bank records and proof that you know how to manage, maintain and properly store any firearm. You do not have the right to buy ammo, nor will any store sell it to you. If you collect both guns and live ammo, the permit has to specify that. The cherry on top is the fact that you do get random inspections (at least in my country you do) and the whole process takes 2 to 3 months to be approved. A hunting license? Add a written test about hunting laws. Carry permit? You go from 20 speed bumps to like 50, with the bonus question "Why are you applying for a carry permit" where, if you fail to give an adequate reason with proof (such as, for example, living in a dangerous area which is classified as such by the local authorities/government where owning a gun might be consid.ered your last, yet effective, method of self-defense/to de-escalate a dangerous situation), you'll get flatly denied after a 6'ish month process even if you have max score on all other parameters Sure, the US might ask you for all that too, but the difference in strictness when evaluating an application is probably an entire world apart, especially on the bonus question.
In Luxembourg I pay 3% of my salary for full healthcare. If you are sick and have to be hospitalised the biggest bill you have to pay is for parking. Minimum 28 days paid holiday, plus paid public holidays. Free public transport. Minimum wage $15 per hour. Average wage is $5500 per month. Drinking age 16. As many paid sick days as you need.
In Australia we have freedoms as well. We also have Freedom Of Expression, but we do have Freedom Of Political Speech. Most Americans think that we have no guns here, guess what, we do. There is regulation on quite a few types of firearms, but we still have guns. Actually we have a lot of guns in Australia. Just about all are registered (yes, there is some due to crimes) and you have to get a license to use a firearm.....so what? Better than not knowing if the person behind the firearm is of mental capacity, etc to hold that firearm. There was a lot of Social Housing in Australia as well, but a lot of it was sold off as assets back to the Government. The only problem was they didn't build replacement homes. There is a push for more social housing to be built. Most social housing is built in with all other housing, so it doesn't become a "ghetto" of low income areas. Most people here also work to live and not live to work. We get 20 days off per year as a law in every industry. In 1983, the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission introduced the 38 hour week which then was introduced into many other countries. 8 hours work, 8 hours sleep and 8 hours play. And then there is the dreaded social medical system. How dare we let any citizen that may have no money get basic medical help.....but you have seen how that works...
Talking about working hours and how a nation's workers are perceived as being either hard working or not so, let me tell you a story. The Swiss have a reputation for being a hard working and industrious people. Right? Wrong! I am from the UK and in the late '80s and early '90s, I spent a considerable amount of time working for my British employer with two Swiss companies. Every morning we would all be in the office by 08:00 but by the time we'd had our coffee and croissants and talked about the previous evenings TV, it was 09:00 when we'd begin to start working. An hour for lunch and finish at 17:00. During that time we would also take two 15 minute coffe breaks. Back in the UK with my own company, we would normally start within 10 minutes of getting in at normally about 08:45. We made our coffee and took it to our desks and drank it while working. Yes, we too had an hour for lunch but we worked through until 17:30 and we didn't stop, Although things may have changed in the last 30 years and I doubt it, the impression I retain from that time, is that the Swiss encourage us to believe they are hard workers whilst being the exact opposite!
There's a difference between a 'hard' worker and an efficient worker. Some people are able to fix their workload in time and also socialise with the rest of the group. Of course that won't work if people are pitted against each other from the start …
ok but why do you equate time worked with hard work? Maybe they just work smarter?Think about it, are the Swiss less efficient? Maybe having many breaks means they're more rested, less stressed, and therefore more focussed and efficient when they're working. Is the Swiss economy suffering from giving their workers decent breaks and a relaxed working environment? Why do you value not having decent breaks and working longer hours? Does it truly benefit companies? And more importantly, does it benefit society and the workers themselves? I doubt it. (edited for typo)
One question: how does the US healthcare system work, when you're old? When you have to get loans to pay for your treatment, isn't this much more difficult, when you hit a certain age? I mean, to get a loan, a banking company will check, that you're able to pay it off, but what happens if your old and your remaining life expectancy is too short to ever pay it off? Will they refuse and you'll die from that health condition? Do you have to rely on your family, so that your kids have to get that money for you?
Owning a gun in the UK is not that simple. Handguns, for example, are totally unobtainable for the general public and for other types of weapons you need a license with very strict regulations. You can't just walk in and say : hey I'm a law abiding citizen I want to buy a rifle......you can have a shotgun for hunting but assault rifles and the like are forbidden.
In croatia you can own a gun. But to get it legally, you need permit to own a gun,to get a permit you need to see a doctor,a shrink, must have perfect non crime record and must be mentally health. If you get green light you can ask for permit. If approved you own a gun.if you want to carry gun around you need another special permit for carrying gun around.and you can't just enter a store a buy it. Majority people here have no idea where to buy it.if you want hunting rifle you must be registered hunter,member of hunting society and again must have green lights from doctors..but coz of war in the 90ties majority of people is not so fond of weapons..when it comes to work and vacation, minimum vacation days are 20 days,maximum 30 and that's law. 10 must be used at once ,also law. When you sign agreement with employer 20 days are minimum, but for every year in same company you get one day more.
Fascists who talk about their "Freedom!" and "Freedom of speech" all mean the same thing. No laws. No taxes. No limits on what you can do, including racism and killing. "Freedom of speech" really means "Freedom to criticise the government without arrest or harrassment" and really most countries have that.
I will presume, that other viewers are as fascinated as I am with American reactions in general. I'm sure you watch others. The one sad overriding consensus by said reactors. IT IS WHAT IT IS. 😁👍
They have all given up. Sold their soul to corrupt money driven politicians. But in 2025 they all get the chance to use their freedom and guns against friends and neighbours when Trumpsters an Qanon decide that one stolen election was enough.
About freedom of speech I can give you an example of the German constitution that was created after WW2. Article 2 paragraph 1: Every person shall have the right to free development of his personality insofar as he does not violate the rights of others or offend against the constitutional order or the moral law. And Article 5 paragraph 1: Every person shall have the right freely to express and disseminate his opinions in speech, writing and pictures and to inform himself without hindrance from generally accessible sources. Freedom of the press and freedom of reporting by means of broadcasts and films shall be guaranteed. There shall be no censorship.Which means: You are free to do and to say what you want to the point where it starts to hurt the rights of others or the constitution. It doesn't mean that artists or journalists can't express what they want but you have to think about the consequences. If you go to far it could happen that a court has to make a verdict if it was too much. In general if you went to far it still doesn't mean you are going to prison, but in most of the cases a fine suffices.
America has a positive right to freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is protected until you cross an exemption, like for example libel, slander, inciting panic or violence. The UK has a negative right to free speech which means unless your speech breaks a very specific law (like libel, slander, inciting panic or violence) then you are not breaking any law and nothing can be done. It's technically easier for the UK to write laws that could hinder what you can say, but the US still has exceptions for 90% of the exact same topics... The biggest difference is in court and US citizens (or worse, corporations) using the 1st to get off charges. As for guns, you can own them, you just have to be committed and keep jumping through all the hoops. At some point, some weaponry is almost impossible to obtain, however the UK law works on the reason for you wanting/needing to own one. So sporting rifles are common, handguns are possible for gun clubs, shotguns for farmers are common, but an AK47 might take some extraordinarily niche reason.
who wants a bloody gun anyway...there's a reason why guns aren't common in the UK and a big one is the amount of family members getting shot and the sheer crime they cause ...
In most of Europe the days off are not "use it or use it" but actually it's illegal to not use it ;p If an employee didn't use it the employer would pay a fine.
When it comes to guns, in Germany, nearly nobody has one, there is no legal open carrying a gun here. If you want a gun for sports or hunting, you have to make a weapons license with classes and tests. You are not allowed to have a gun if mentally ill. It is highly regulated how to store them. What is more owned than real guns are blank guns, but that's also rarely owned.
Thats actually not that true, yes Germans have much less guns then Americans (around 6 time less per capita: 120 vs 20) but Germany is still 28th most armed country in the world (15th in Europe, 9th in EU). In some european countries like Poland or Romania there is 8 time less privately owned guns then in Germany (2.5-2.6 per capita, that is 45-50 time less guns then in US). Of course no or almost no privetely owned guns is also not a good idea, as you end up with a society of people who not only do not have resources to defend themselfs in case of something like a foreign attack (Russians I'm looking at you) but also do not know how to properly use a gun. So an amount of guns owned in places like Germany, Austria or Canada (20-35 guns per capista) seems reasonable amount. But it also is related to a culture of handling a gun, where gun is something that you get familiar when you are an adult and you are tought to use it in certain situations, what is not always true in some part of US.
@@MrGrucha No no and no again here in the UK we don’t need to learn to use guns to defend the country we have a professional army for that. And I’m personally very pleased there’s almost no guns here apart from the odd farmer. The only country I’ve not felt safe in was the USA I’ve never felt unsafe in any European country over here.
@@jackkruese4258 Well UK is far from any potential threat, as a Pole I'm not very happy that we have half of guns you have in UK, and 12-13% of what Germans have, especially now after invasion of Ukraine. Also you felt not safe in US, but you felt safe in Europe, probably even in countries that have 5-6 times more guns then UK, so apprently that feeling of safety is not proportional to number of guns.
Well there are certainly advantages and disadvantages of an armed people. To defend the country the armed forces are responsible, I am with Jack there. With less guns and especially high regulations and specialized shops not like in the US where you can buy ammunition in a grocery store or from the neighbor, there are much less shootings and dead. Clearly an advantage of an armed people is to protect themselves from dictatorship. The people in power have to fear the people. But it is a deadly cocktail in the US. With hardcore capitalism, modern slavery, no universal Healthcare, no great social coverage, separation of social classes (ghettos trailer parks ) and disrespect of human life especially of broke humans and guns easily available it is preprogrammed desperate humans go rogue. In Switzerland EVERY citizen has to be armed. But they don't have a problem either. That's because they are wealthy and have a good life. To be fair their wealth comes from the banks.. Capitalists , syndicates, n@t see gold, and so on, but it shows that an armed people is only a good idea or irrelevant, if everyone is living a good life and is socially covered. Edit: And don't forget the level of drug abuse and the painkiller addiction epidemic in the US. In my opinion Switzerland is a country stable enough for guns, while US is simply not stable and ready for guns.
With regards to guns in the UK he is a bit misinformed. Handguns are very much illegal unless in some highly specialised circumstances. The general public is not allowed to own one. That said we can own shotguns and rifles as long as we have a license not only to store safely but transport safely as well. The main difference in culture between the two is we here treat guns as a dangerous tool where is in the US it seems they are used more so for personal protection.
Same here in Australia. They had a crackdown on semi automatic weapons after that Port Arthur shooting & the post office one in Melbourne in the 80's. Rules are strict to get one but as you say, the vast majority don't see a reason to have one and having a shooting happen by crooks is such a big deal & rarely happens it makes national news whereever in the country it happens & that's not even a death or injury. Just the fact a gun's been fired.
The death panel made me laugh. Just the other day I had a discussion with a doctor about people calling her (emergency doctor) when their 96-101 year old parents, who are already in hospice care, have breathing problems and then being forced by law to intubate them, put them in an ICU bed and prolong their life with expensive machines for a few more days, because the relatives panicked. We actually have a document here, that needs to be drawn up and signed with a notary, to state that you actively REFUSE medical treatment and people buy wristbands stating that they have this document and keep it within reach, because doctors are obligated by law to use all medical equipment available to prolong your life, even if you have terminal cancer or are on your third stroke and wish to die. I think the death panel image must come from the assisted suicide movement, which is a thing in palliative care, wherein patients with terminal, painful illnesses should be allowed to end their suffering early if they wish. This is also highly regulated. We don't kill our old people off, even if they are the most draining users of the social system and us young ones are a little scared of having to support the large bulk of baby boomers soon. We really do the opposite, the larger percentage, I think 52% of old people die in ICU care.
My mum has been ill for 40 years she has been in and out of hospital for long periods of time she has not been able to work All of this time she she’s in a care home now this must have cost hundreds of thousands of pounds and we have not had to pay a 🇬🇧
Well, I grew up in communism and never heard of plegde of alliance to the flag.Actually I think that we didn't even had a flag in school. Only on government buildings.. Also paid vacations and free health care are obligatory by law..
There were pictures of Lenin or Stalin everywhere, though (especially in school). The same principle, but they didn't want you to be undyingly loyal to your country, but to that "wonderful" cult of personality. Because ultimately people like Stalin wanted to be thought of as gods, and the last thing they wanted was someone in, say, Poland, thinking about the country of Poland; they wanted to deflect all that nationalism away. So you got loads of symbols that people were supposed to adore and adulate, but _not_ flags (outside of Russia proper, of course, not that Stalin was Russian :D ) - the hammer and sickle, the "idols" of Lenin and Stalin, all that.
Interesting to see you reacting to my video! Hopefully more subscribers come my way
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I’ll do one more of your videos and I’ll tell folks to go check your channel!
@@foreignreacts you should do
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Comparing taxes, it’s interesting.
I loved that video Karl I've seen it on ur channel originally so was interesting to see this young man watching it and 2hat he will say about ur video as he knows so little about the world it's shocking to me , but he is so open minded lovely lad, ur video about Americas lies etc the best one
Very good video, very accurate about UK, I'm heading your way now.
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there is no freedom in beeing able to own a gun to protect yourself. however there is freedom in not having the need to own a gun to protect yourself.
If you feel the need to have a gun for protection, you are not free.
Exactly. I find guns interesting and would love to spend a day shooting all sorts of guns just to see what they’re like. But every day I wake up happy to be in a country where every idiot on the street can’t own an arsenal of weapons. And that includes me.
A freedom can't be a freedom if exercising that freedom diminishes another. Exercising your freedom to have a gun diminishes your freedom from fear of being shot.
It's not a freedom.
@@grahvis I mean in the uk you don’t have to worry about needing to use a gun
Tbf, if i would live in the states, i would get myself a gun too. Probably safer than calling police and get shot yourself by these trigger happy maniacs..
when Americans talk about "Freedom of Speech" , what they really mean and expect is "Freedom from Consequences" ...
here in Europe you can say everything you want, just like in the US ...
the difference is that here you have to face consequences if you lie about historical proven facts (like the holocaust as the most prominent example) or incite hatred or violence.
yeah in the UK you could say the N- word and be a white or black person just as long as the recipient deems it as mot racism or hate speech. BUT it is perfectly accipitral a joke or within company whom don't mind about what you are saying
Even in the US you don't have freedom of consequences, their is a clause to prevent violence, etc.
There's also a fine line between free speech and harassment. Saying "I don't like black people" is free speech, saying "I don't like you because you're black and that makes you less worth than me" to a black person is harassment. That line is a lot less blurry in the UK than in the US.
@@autohmae Yeah, we can see that! Almost hourly on the NEWS how well this prevention methods work. Oh, the irony!
@@alexandermills9965 I'm from the UK and personally I wouldn't use that word for any reason, and I don't know anyone who would, it is a internationally recognised racial slur. No one should need to use any slurs for anyone. We have such a wide vocabulary in every language that there is no need to continue using something that has been used to opress for centuries, surely?
About the death panels (I'm form Spain): my grandma had colon cancer at 83, and then breast cancer when she was 87. She was treated and had surgery both times FOR FREE. The spanish state sepent thousends if not millions to save the life of a woman in her 80s. And she made It: now she's 95, perfectly healthy, physically and mentally, enjoying her lasts years with her family. And that happens to every citizen here, whether you're old, or have a preexisting condition, or whatever.
So WTF with those death panels?? Where does this lie come from??
Just before he died meatloaf was refused an operation by his insurance company and required more tests,or something. I watched a hallmark film or something where the lead female character had cancer and after the diagnosis was taken into a room and asked how it would be paid for, and that was in a feelgood hallmark romance film,wtf?
My Uncle couldn't walk 2019/20. He was in so much pain. In April 2021 he had a hip replacement, in May 2021 he turned 91 years old. He is up on his feet again, he still has pain, but not from his new hip.
When the doctors were discussing the hip replacement with him, they were concerned because of his age and other health conditions, and told him, and my Dad, 86, who took him to the appointment, that there was a 1 in 200 chance he may not make it. His attitude I got to 90, I'll take those odds.
He is 92 next month. We are in the UK.
@@rebeccacondon1729 It seems that some people misrepresent discussions about what action is in the best interest of the patient as deciding If the patient deserves the treatment.
@@Trebor74 There's the real death panel. Not to mention that the persons who handle these claims must deny at least 10% of them to get their bonus. More denials more bonuses.
Glad to hear your abuela (spelling?) is now doing well.
The whole "pledge of allegiance" thing has always struck me as odd - something, as well pointed out, I associate with Fascist or Nazi party, or maybe the Soviet Union, China or North Korea.
Yet sometimes I'm not even sure that in Russa/China they do that every morning. Maybe during big national events but not every morning.
@@Lostouille Not saying that I know/knew they did that, just something I would associate with that kind of regime.
I have the same association.
In UK you pledge of allegiance to the Queen as new citizen, but it's called "Oath of Allegiance".
well, one definition of a dictator is: one person holds the total political AND military power. and now think about the american president ;-)
There is a clear definition: My freedom ends where I start to limit the freedom of others.
indeed, i lose the right to swing my fist as soon as it touches your nose.
Good one. I personally would define "real freedom" as a freedom you are willing to share equally with everyone. If you don't want to share it equally it is called a privilege.
Or, to put it in another way, your freedom to swing your arms ends one inch away from my face.
On the guns thing. In most of Europe you can get a gun but you need a really good reason. Like hunting or doing shooting sports. You can't own guns just for home defence or having "fun" with them. I personally own a hunting rifle and process to get it was kinda difficult and I had to have a one on one psychological screening with a police officer before the permit.
You can have them for fun. I know people who have a pistol for fun BUT it has to stay at the firing range, they store it for you, and only allowed to be used at the firing range.
yup, I grew up in the UK in a gun owning family. There was always shotguns around as everyone was big on hunting. But the regulations around keeping them were a PITA so now everyone goes to rifle clubs to shoot and buys their meat at the supermarket!LOL
@@catz4m8z To be fair vast majority of meat for the vast majority of the population in the UK hasn't come from hunting since Saxon times or before.
People buy meat from the supermarket rather than hunt for it in the UK because it's convenient and we probably don't have enough game animals to supply even 1% of our consumption of meat. People buy meat from the supermarket because we're a small crowded island with relatively few game animals. Where people obtain meat has absolutely nothing to do with the gun laws apart from perhaps for a vanishingly small number of people who have access to land with wild animals that are worth shooting for meat.
@@chrism7969 yeh unless you are a lord in some huge country house who owns hundreds of acre of hunting land lMAO
@@wewenang5167 I expect there's a few ordinary People out in the countryside who supplement their meat consumption with rabbits and pigeons etc. However, the fact that the vast majority of people get the vast majority of their meat from supermarkets has nothing to do with gun laws in the UK, unlike the previous poster was suggesting.
I'm Canadian and I remember once as a teenager crossing the border into the US at Windsor/Detroit. The American boarder guard was hassling me about something or other and he said, well we want to make sure you're not coming into the US to stay illegally. To which my smartass teenage mouth blurted out: "Why would I ever want to do that!? I already hold the best passport in the world!"
He looked more shocked than angry. He did let me through.
Ahhaah awesome!
After the Second World War, when most of Europe was a bombed-out ruin, America DID look pretty good. A new life in a land untouched by bombers.
It’s different now.
Although American soldiers were welcomed in the UK during WWII, there was a saying about them. Over sexed, over paid and over here. But with every passing year, less and less Americans can be described as being over paid. I wouldn't be surprised if in the near future, European companies don't start moving work to the US for the cheap labour and lack of worker rights.
That might make a good comedy routine. Some evil European executive talking about how moving their factory abroad allows them to pay next to nothing for wages, not offer holiday, sick days or even time to go to the bathroom while making them work 12 hours a day, and even talking about almost having bought enough politicians to make child labour legal, and then revealing he's talking about the US instead of a third world nation.
VERY well said!
@@SarthorS I’m Australian and I heard that saying be told to me as a child about Americans. Over here, over sexed and overpaid. Haven’t heard it said in years. My father was in WW2, he must have mentioned it.
The other side of "not being bombed out" is that the US had just been through a socialist reformation. FDR made big changes to the economy after being pressured by the socialists, communists and the unions in the US. The result was high wages and a huge shift in social mobility for the american citizens. The "golden age" from the 50's to 1970's was mainly because of that. But that isn't something you will hear about, for obvious reasons. But it's all there in the books.
@@secularnevrosis I haven’t read the books, even though we were taught quite a bit of American history at school here in Australia, but not about why you entered later. Sadly I’ve only read why via ‘google’, which as you know you can’t always trust - and I’ve read so many different reasons why they didn’t join in earlier, different writer, different story on google.
Yeah, when he introduced his bonus point, I immediately thought of exactly the pledge. Did you know that, before WWII, they actually stretched their arms out exactly as in the famous Nazi salute? They changed it for fairly obvious reasons. And guess where Adolf got the idea? Yup, from the US. He got quite a bit of his ideology from the US. For some reason, that's not talked about a lot. I wonder why ...
have you noticed the ornamentation behind the speaker of congress :D yeah look at it again
What are you talking about. They got the salute from romans.
@@jimmybaldbird3853 The Nazis developed a lot of their ideas from things they picked up from the US. Of course, they gave everything their own spin. For example, it weren't Native Americans and Black people who were seen as lesser, but Jews. But the idea of a pure master race, for example, was very present in the US back then (and doesn't seem to be completely dead there even today). Euthanasia. Sterilizations. Even concentration camps have been used in the US pretty much since the 19th century, though obviously not coupled with the industrial extermination of the Nazis, and it seems they still haven't gone out of fashion. In Hitler's mind, he was trying to make Germany "like the USA" - well, like his somewhat distorted view of the USA. He wanted land in the East like the US had taken land in the West, for example, and he wanted a highly industrialized nation like the USA. (Should I mention that apart from his part in the US industry, Henry Ford had some rather problematic social ideas?)
If your boy thinks there’s no ‘death panels ‘ in the U.K. he is sadly mistaken look up LCP
LIVERPOOL CARE PATHWAY now allegedly abandoned they just find another way to execute the elderly
@@KaiHenningsen were you high when you wrote this? None of this is true. Anti Jewish sentiment was almost everywhere in Europe at this time and before. Concentration camps were not used in the US until the second world war. There is no way hitler or the US knew about each others plans. Henry ford was a german american who sympathized with germany- like many other german americans. Expansion is something every country has tried. Was germany then trying to be like denmark because they expanded into sweden 200 years prior? Or napoleans france? The US was one of the first countries to make euthanasia illegal? Why are you acting like the US was committing euthansia and killings alike that said of nazi germany? This is factually incorrect. Have you read mein kampf? It is pretty obvious how and why he was inspired. Youre just drawing loose connections and acting like it is fact. It is pretty scary how far you are off from any sort of correctness
I'm glad we have internet so we can learn from each other. Back in the days (80's/90's) everybody looked to the US as the land of the free, you can do everything there blablabla. Today, this opinion has completely changed I think. I don't want to work my ass off without holiday, with fear loosing my job because I'm sick and going bankrupt because I have to get my wisdom teeth removed or needing a surgery. I am fine here in Germany😉
Thanks for the video!
This just reminds me of the comedy routine of the UK comedian, Al Murray.
"We don't have a 'dream' in this country, like 'The American Dream', because over here, we're AWAKE!!! 🤣🤣🤣
I work for a Manhattan/NY HQ’d international firm, but mostly in London although I go to NYC often as the global leader. One thing I first heard over and over with my NY team was bragging about how many hours they put in, like it was a competition. I put a stop to that and banned them from working outside their shift hours, unless there’s an urgent situation. They are much happier now and way more productive. People achieve more per minute if happy and rested and allowed to have an outside life.
Hi, from uk here. Glad to hear you stopped them from overworking themselves I'm sure they appreciate it . If it's okay to ask, how many hours are they capped on now?
@@criss1461 Thanks Criss, I leave it to their shift patterns, but usually never more than 38- 40 hours per week unless something exceptional happens, but it’ll be weighed up in my teams annual bonus and compensation.
@@anthonyglee1710 you mean by week’s end. By Friday 5pm.
The word weekend means Saturday and Sunday to Amuricans.
@@i.m.7710 weekend means saturday and sunday to non-americans too.
@@cajunseasoning1846 I was referring to Anthony’s 2nd comment.
My mom was Aussie so I am 1/2 Amurican.
Funnily enough the “make the populace religiously believe they have it the best here rather than anywhere else” is also a tactic employed by North Korea…
Only that in the US this is widely self-perpetuated by society, while in North Korea it is mainly done by the State.
Exceptionalism is a very dangerous idea. It effectively stops progress, learning and lures one into the false sense of achieving something when you are sliding further down the hole. It's a blindfold to keep people content.
Add to that the brainwashing of people in thinking that social support and cooperation among individuals is evil. Add to concept of out of work time as evil (communist or whatever you want to call it). You become a cow in battery, just there to be milked to death by the system.
I would suggest that rather than telling yourself 'I/we are the best', maybe start saying 'How can I/we be better'.
I'm astonished by the lack of holiday from work. I knew about the all-private healthcare and that stuff, but having to beg for holiday! That's incredible. OK we are expected, especially in small companies, to try and work round each other, but it's 28 days paid holiday, no argument!
@@jennatransgirl We laugh at Americans for being so obsessed with health and fitness, but this is of course why.
@@jennatransgirl same!
They think that we envy them😂😂😂
Honestly, there’s no reason that will make me want to live in the us!
There’s no American dream or whatever. The good life in America is for the celebrities. All the others are simple existing there!
Their lives is all about work work work with the minimum payment, no health care, no right, insecurity, guns and killings…
They think that we are jealous of them😂😂😂
No mate! I wouldn’t change my life in Europe for this hell!
A law that is common in Europe: your freedom ends where you cut the freedom of others.
It’s very interesting to me that Americans grow up with the idea of freedom in the USA because… y’all are imprisoned by a pretty slavery like life. Everyone talks about this but the healthcare, limited sick days, holidays and working hours are just baffling to me.
Also you DO have freedom of speech over here. If you want to be racist out in the open you can do that. However, you don’t have freedom of CONSEQUENCES. That’s entirely on you.
To me freedom is not being scared that you’re gonna get hurt or killed at any moment. To me freedom is having free healthcare available for ANYONE. To me freedom is working to live, not living to work.
"Freedom from consequences" is kinda BS. It's just fancy way of saying something isn't legal, but want to call it legal anyway to appear more positive. I would take fines for saying stupid shit any day over getting a bike lock to back of my hand in the land of the 'free'. Some people there get VERY violent when you say something they do not like, and it doesn't even have to be offensive.
> However, you don’t have freedom of CONSEQUENCES. That’s entirely on you.
> To me freedom is having free healthcare available for ANYONE.
It is free, but there is a consequence if you use it: you have to pay money.
As foreigner when I visited America I started appreciate my own country a lot more. Seeing the inequality on the scale that is in America frighting. I thank god that we a living wage, affordable living and universal healthcare
I am sorry that you feel you must say "It is what it is" .Your Freedom of Speech should allow you to say " I don`t like what it is ,it can be better ,let`s make it better"
Please don't shoot birds. Do you actually know if that bird is looking for food for its chick's? Do you know if its a protected species? Please don't kill!
Yeah.. much better to shoot cats...they kill enough birds as it is...
👏👏👏👏👏
Almost the same here in the Netherlands.
Freedom of expression
Yes, you can have a weapon but highly regulated
Social housing is all over the cities and villages.
At least 20 payed vacation days and you have to take them. Extra are the national days like kings day, Christmas etc.
We work to live, we don’t live to work. We have a great work balance compared to the USA. We have a right to personal time.
It is possible that you ask for ending your live, euthanasia, under very special circumstances like untreatable disease etc. It’s highly regulated.
We have affordable healthcare insurance for everyone.
We don’t do not like nationalistic stuff like greeting the flag etc.
The mixed social housing has an additional component to it: When you grow up in a ghetto and are surrounded by people who live on the dole or are in a gang or whatnot, that's not really a good way to convince you that you're gonna make it, does it? So - mixing social housing with regular housing allows kids to grwo up in a surrounding that doesn't show them failure wherever they look.
"It is what it is." NO !! If people always thought like that, most European countries would still be ruled by Kings, and so would be America, since you guys would not have contested England's authority.
It's not a bad thing to want to change what is wrong or, put it more diplomatically, not optimum in your country. That's actually a sign that you love and care for it.
so true ! It is what it is, but if it's bad, you have to change it ! But apparently, most american citizens doesn't want to change anything, even if their system is one of the worth (human right, security, healthcare, education, work, and so on) , and persist to ignore it, as if it was not a political system , but the natural order of the world. But NO, it's not. Since I follow this YT channel, I 'am choked by the amount of ignorance of US citizens we see in all those videos. It's sad. When I was a little girl, fifty years ago, a lot of people talk about "american dream". Nobody still dream about america now. Jealous of America ? oh guys, wake up !
I'm glad to hear that you have a TH-cam-life-balance, and don't burn yourself out over these videos which I enjoy watching. Anyhow, though I could understand why people wanted to leave Sweden 100+ years ago, when we had problems like e.g. famine, without such reasons, I fail to see why some people still glorify USA as the land of freedom. I prefer the freedom I have here.
I know of one TH-camr from Sweden who emigrated to the USA. He likes big, big very fast cars (like AMG Mercedes with 600 hp). He worked hard, started his YT channel then, and it succeeded. He has a modest house, with a big, fast car in it. But..... he also ruined one because his car got hydrolocked in a rain shower because of the terrible US roads. Strangely enough he did not attribute that to the dismal state public infratructure in the US is in, because of too low taxation and terrible city planning.
On the 6 hour thing, we've tried it and in heavy duty work, it's actually boosting efficiency cause you dont break down, healthcare for instance, or rather elderly care, alot of areas could benefit from it
I live in Sweden and my work hours are from 36 to 39 hours a week. I get like 6 weeks of paid vacation a year. And if im sick i just call my boss and not go to work and i get paid 80% of my salary. The first sick day though is usualy unpaid. So that people would not exploit the system.
The German system is slightly different. The first three days of being sick you just have to call in in most companies, they’re fully paid. For more days you need a certification from your doctor. The first six weeks are fully paid by your employer, than health insurance takes over and you get 60% of your income for six months until social security steps in. During those six months many employers will top the money up to your normal income.
In UK its 100% for. Fist 6 months then 50% next six months then ssp
I like my freedom not to get shot.
Criminals don't obey laws. Illegal guns exist.
@@sienkiewiczmonika1161 I have lived in a densely populated city for over thirty years, and have never heard a gunshot here. I grew up in the countryside, so I know what a gun sounds like.
me too :)
You don't need a gun, when knives do all the killing.
@@bieby8133 if someone is a few metres away from you with a knife, you stand a good chance of escaping, if they have a gun not so much.
Two points about what he was saying about time off. He said in most of Europe 20 days paid vacation is the mandated norm. In fact, in most European countries the legal minimum is much higher. In the UK, where he is, the legal MINIMUM number of paid vacation days, is 28, with many employers offering more. Secondly, there has been mountains of research done, for the last 100 years, that shows that work breaks and time off boost productivity massively. I only mention that because he obviously saw the research he'd heard of, from Sweden, as a new discovery. It isn't. It's a very well known fact. :)
Edited because I'd forgotten to add my second point, about productivity.
So I must start by saying I appreciate your willingness to learn about the UK and other Countries.
So I'm going to educate you a little bit more on the UK after picking up on somethings you said that you quite didn't understand.
in 2018 in NYC there was around 1300 incidents where a Gun was used and around 400 of those incidents was the police first Instagating.
London Reported around 1100 incidents of Gun Crime.
there was Zero reports of police Instagating.
do the maths.
secondly the Arrogance of most Americans who think they are the only Freedom Country in the World is astonishing and worryingly dumb.
the UK has far more Freedom.
this is a fact.
Freedom of speech is a huge thing in The UK however We are also humane when it comes to Freedom of speech and choose not to be so Hateful but unfortunately not everyone is considerite and Racism etc does exist.
For some reason Americans like to label everything and think that the Universal health care is socialism.... Nobody in the UK gives it any type of label because it works extremely well.
I've watched a few videos on Americans Reacting the NHS and try to argue that its still not free though its true coz the tax payers pay around £75 a month for thier national insurance stamp which is automatically deducted from your wage.
this goes towards Policing, local council etc and to the NHS
in America they pay around $500 a month for health care alone.
its outrageous.
Anyway, Very Intresting Video and I very much enjoyed it.
Good Luck bro
No such thing as a Death Panel
In Norway you have 4 weeks holiday and 5 weeks after you have turned 60. The employer pays you about 10.2% of the income the year before so you can finance this and that income is paid without tax deduction
"A well regulated militia, being necessary for the security of a free state" is the part usually ignored in the 2nd amendment. There's a good case to be made that once the US had a standing army and no longer relied on militia for national defence, the 2nd amendment could have been removed.
Actually, no (European here). The point was to provide national defence not just against external threats, but against internal ones too - including the government, if need be. It was a crucial part of the "checks and balances" that were supposed to preserve the freedom and security of the fledgling country. But as many of the others, it has been utterly bypassed by power-hungry people anyway. And of course, a big part of that is the narrative that "USA is the greatest country in the world". Not "X and Y in USA are great", just the blind obedience, just the blind repetition of "we're the greatest". It wasn't exactly rare for the "founding fathers" (and the people around them) to talk about the evils of blind obedience.
Really, if you have some insight into the US and the Warshaw Pact during the Cold War, it's absolutely ridiculous how many similarities you can find - and how much closer US got to the "communist bloc" ( _especially_ Russia) during the Cold War (often under the guise of "They do X, so we must do the exact opposite!"). Don't get me wrong, I'd still side with the west, no doubt about it. But there's a reason why people should have reasons to like and dislike things, and why they should choose what they believe on things like... evidence, and their own values. Because faith means voluntarily losing control of the rudder - you can't even say what that "freedom" that the US is so known for (internally) is. It's just something people say. YAYMURICA.
After America won the war of independence they needed to replace everything associated with British rule. They also needed to justify why they did it,you can't overthrow a government without legalising it to some extent, hence the article 2 on owning guns. The problem is that they didn't really know how to run a government,or any real experience, so you'll find a lot of fudges,or bits that were meant to be clarified/sorted out at a later date.
The 2nd amendment is defo terribly written
@@LuaanTi The point was that the militia turn out with actual muskets, and not a cheap blunderbuss.
I'm proud and glad to be a European ( German here )! Whatever we want to do, we can do it. There are regulations about everything. But that's fine. As long as you aren't going crazy on it you will be fine! If you ever fucked up in any ways, our social security system will get you back on your way, if you are willing to be produktive. Of course there are people who are leeching our System. But that's a minority.
Kann dir nur voll und ganz zustimmen! Schönen Sonntag
I am so jealous of your country. Germany seems like an ideal country for me to live in I wish we could be as wise as you guys
@@dannyv2230 Hi Danny, it's not everything Gold in Germany. But to get medicin Help is a Human Right! And in Europa we work to life, not life to work! Greetings, stay save!
Yeah the “Death Panel” thing just isn’t a thing.
It’s like “No go areas” it’s just a literal 100% lie.
There are places you probably should avoid if you have no business there, not because something bad will happen, but because it's unpleasant. But then again, I bet there are more pickpockets on the Champs Elysées than in the Parisian banlieues (suburbs, they are often not nice), so yeah, keep your wits and you should be fine almost everywhere, even in so-called no-go areas.
There are literally no police zone's in London 😂 and many cities what you on about?
@@doubletapthatdotty4597 no...no there aren’t 🤦♂️
@@Dan-B Yeah, what the fuck? People just make up bad shit about other countries to make themselves feel better. According to some Americans the UK is a Muslim caliphate.
Here in the UK I am now retired and have had several heart surgeries. The cost to me at point of need was zero. I paid National Insurance since I was 15 but you don't really notice it. But people here can still choose to pay for private health insurance if they wish. They still qualify for social medicine if they don't want to use their private insurance.
If Americans pooled all their health insurance payments then I'm sure they could provide a decent level of care for all but it's considered socialist. An argument not used against paying for the army,the roads etc etc
@@Trebor74 The US spends more, both as a share of GDP and on a per capita basis on health care than any other even remotely comparable nation.
@@Trebor74 Exactly.
National Army? cool
City police? cool
City firefighters? cool
Government workers and services? cool
National healthcare? OMG costs too much! cant be done! socialism socialism socialism! commie freak!
You gotta admit, the rich controlling our government are running a helluva scam...stick to script, say it often, those dumb citizens will believe anything
I'm glad you watched this video because I really like how he explains both the differences and similarities. And he gives some great examples as well. 👍
Sooo i have a question. What do you do if you are a single parent and your child gets sick? Children do get sick quite a lot in the first years of life. So what do you do in that situation in USA?
Look at the USA infant mortality rate. There’s your answer.
My jobs in the UK are so good they gently pester me to take all my days off
The pledge, only communist countries do that these days (what America basically is to an extent). Working, its not just about holidays, its also that many get in early and leave late
so by the time they are home they are exhausted, have no time to spend with their own families. The rest of the world don't think or do anything about work once they clock off and don't do extra work if not paid for that time and are usually paid extra for the inconvenience. You want your workers to work longer, pay/treat them better. His social housing comment, spot on, just because people are poor, doesn't mean they are slobs or crazy, they are just poor, most still have pride in their appearance, their house, their families and work and should not be segregated just because they are not rich, again reminds you of Germany before WW2 and there treatment of a certain religion, slowly over time eroding their rights.
The first time I heared about the pledge of allegiance as someone from the EU I did not believe that was actually real.
Why pledge every day? You have to be reminded of your pledge every day? Sounds a bit hollow to me to have to promise something every day, like tomorrow my oath will be void and empty and I have to do it again,.. Really,.. one time should suffice. If all that pledge time was spend reading and understanding that constitution, the US would be a better place I think. At least you know what your pledge is based on.
The way to look at it over the freedom of speech is this…. It’s the freedom to be able to racially insult someone vs the right of that victim of abuse to not have to suffer it, I wouldn’t want a black child to be called N every time they go play with their friends, it has consequences for that child so it’s only fair the one throwing abuse faces consequences. Children kill themselves over this stuff. It’s a very hard line to draw tho, how far is too far? Depends on the individual, but the laws cover everyone at a certain level.
So, when it comes to firearms in the UK, you can technically own a pistol, but it has to be built especially for UK laws, which means it has to have a minimum barrel length of 12" and a minimum total length of 24". This is usually accomplished by adding a counterweight to the grip to balance out the longer barrel, and the reason for this is that you're not (without specific permission from the Home Office, which is the UK equivalent to the State Department) allowed a concealable firearm. Self loading weapons (basically semi-automatic weapons) are limited to .22LR, and fully automatic weapons are completely illegal. It's illegal to have a weapon for the purposes of self defence. You want a bolt action rifle or a pump action shotgun for hunting? Go ahead. You have to apply for a license for each firearm you own, but you can absolutely own them. You just have to have a reasonable reason to own one (such as hunting) and a safe place to store it (what qualifies depends on things like number of firearms and local crime rates) so that people who aren't licensed can't get their hands on it without your supervision.
"It is what it is"
You are a born Rheinländer 😂
It's not about the GDP.It is about the companies who support finacialy the politicians and their profits.But i like how you mask it,to look like it's for the country the slavery what is happen in the land of freedom 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm' Swedish and i have guns. American gun laws are crazy and the American health system sucks. 5 year ago i had to take the ambulans 3 times and it cost me nothing and i don't have any healthcare insurance. MURICA!
I always wondered about this line many Americans throw out around weapons. There are no bad guns only bad people. Yes, and that is why most of the world have heavy regulations around it one way or the other to prevent the bad people from having easy access to something they obviously are not able to handle. Guns create opertunities that would never be there if regulation was harder. A lot of those kills or wounds would never happen if there was more regulations.
Obviously therer will still be shootings but WAY less. So when people in the US claim that guns are not bad people are, then i kind of wonder what the thought is behind that. Do you remove the people or the guns? Or do you just ignore this and let everybody get their guns and massmurdered, school shootings, serial killers, random act of anger, robbery, any sort of shooting as it is in the US today. How is this working really?
And dont take it as i jump on you i just get very concerned everytime i see that statement and wonder why is noone talking about the elephant in the room instead.
You constantly hear that if there were gun controls, only the criminals would have them. What is not realised that in countries which are regulated, very few criminals carry a gun, the penalties for doing so are severe, in the UK it is a mandatory 5 year minimum jail sentence just for having one in your possession.
Unless of course you have the required permit and then there are regulations where it is kept etc.
It's too late for the USA. There are 120 civilian guns per 100 citizens in the USA, with only a tiny fraction of them being registered in any meaningful way. There's nothing you can do about it anymore. The Americans try to deal with it by having the good guys possess more guns than the bad guys. It's not working that well.
The difference is not your gun regulations, it is the homogenous nature of your population. Europeans share smaller, more intimate populations for the most part, connected by a common culture and even ethnicity. Per FBI statistics, gun control has no correlation between murder rate. Americans of european decent have an equal to and sometimes less murder rate than european countries. What you guy are not seeing, apparently, is that almost all of our murder is committed by non-european decent americans. This is all very verifiable. A gun is an equalizer. A gun can render an old woman more powerful than a group of men. Not only that, we have a practical need- hunting, animal defense, etc. Also, we are the last armed free nation in the world. Anyone, foreign or domestic, should/ would have a hard time attacking the US. Full transparency- i own guns
@@jimmybaldbird3853 .
You do realise I hope that European countries have a large percentage of non white in their populations without the result you claim.
You cannot claim that gun control makes no difference because you don't have any, all you have a few weak rules which are easily got around.
As for a gun being an equaliser, yes if you can reliably identify a potential shooter and shoot first and of course don't mind hitting the odd passerby. Snag is that doesn't happen.
You claim the USA is the last armed free nation in the world, I would say, so what. Do you really think that means anything.
I like the "Britain has high knife crime", as an excuse to do nothing. You don't get people with knives causing mass stabbing events from a hotel room across the way from a concert,as an example
Maybe the 'US is the richest country myth' should be added to this list. While the Gross Domestic Product in terms of Purchasing Power Parity has the US in 2nd place behind China, a more pertinent metric is the Debt to GDP ratio of a country. In this respect the US is the 13th poorest country on the planet as a result of it's huge external debt (A country's gross external debt (or foreign debt) is the liabilities that are owed to nonresidents by government, corporations, residents of that country). The US has by far the largest external debt of any nation - about 30 trillion dollars - which represents about 133% of its GDP.
GDP has always been a scam. Did you know, for example, that in some countries, the expenditures of the government count positively towards GDP? Even just this tiny thing already means you're counting all income twice (or more, depending on the tax rates). And then you consider things like currency exchange rates (as if that had any effect on how rich a country is right now), ridiculous inflation (after all, the _sacred number_ has to grow), _debts_ (another thing that gets counted twice, and mortgages in particular are a major driver of inflation in the modern world)...
Funnily enough, the introduction of the concept to the modern world (it has roots centuries earlier) was with a very thoughtful and measured explanation of _why it's such a stupid idea_ , and how it completely distorts the view of what it means to be rich or poor. In the US. Apparently, the US Congress seized on that idea wholeheartedly. There were always attempts to patch that up (e.g. GDP (PPP)), but the core is rotten. Mind, the original (centuries old) concept was far more viable, because it was based on a stable currency that could be freely converted, and that wasn't just a number in someone's ledger (e.g. silver or gold). And of course, the world was very different then.
As regards annual holidays/vacation time - what you call 'benefits' in the US, we call 'rights' in Europe. Employment is a 2-way agreement. Standard UK holidays are 25-28days + 8 Public Holidays - so most people get 32days+ per year paid time off work. America is very backwards for peoples employment rights. Almost a Victorian attitude, 'the company will never make a profit if we pay you to have holidays'.
In Europe, the vacation and rest regimen are inalienable rights. Because giving up vacations individually would imply damaging a collective right, the right to take vacations belongs to the group of workers. The same happens with the maximum working day, so in general, overtime is prohibited, except for reasons of force majeure.
The other nations that do that pledge shit now is NORTH KOREA....so xD
The UK is not perfect, but the 'patriotic' thing is strive to make it better, not make excuses.
80% plus of UK people including conservative voters support the NHS.
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country"
Great line, but imo so destructive to American society. 60 years of its citizens "asking not what their country can do for them" later, the USA seems to have forgotten that it owes its people anything at all...
In Norway: Who can trade weapons? To be allowed to have a weapon, you must • document that you need the firearm, for example for hunting or practice shooting and competitive shooting • have good character You must be 18 years of age to have a rifle or shotgun. You must be 21 years of age to have a gun or revolver.
And in order to own a handgun, you must be a member of a licensed gun club. It's relatively easy to get a permit for a smaller rifle or a shotgun, but handguns can be tricky.
Is there no permission for someone to have a gun to defend themselves? Like for someone who was threatened or works in a dangerous job...
@@TheCudlitz Not that I know. Hypothetically you can just get a license to hunt (not difficult, you need a few classes on gun safety and rules for hunting + a performance test with a shotgun) and you can get a hunting weapon (provided you're not mentally ill or have prior convictions). Bit the rules for self defense are pretty strict here. You must have _absolutely_ no other option (can't run, can't hide, can't call for help etc) danger of property damage is not enough. Scenarios like that are pretty rare here, and usually affiliated (there are some very few exceptions though) with gang related conflicts.
@@TheCudlitz I have never heard anyone have such a job in Norway. You do not need self-defense. If you are threatened, you can report the person to police and he can get a GPS transmitter around his leg - but there are very few who have it.
@@TheCudlitz It's tricky. Guns are only good for one thing - killing people. They're not good at intimidation or de-escalation; they're the ultimate escalation. The only case when you can use a gun in self-defence is when someone is trying to kill people (not property damage, not being insulted...) and you have no other options. People... don't do that. It's a serious thing. And when it does happen, it's extremely rare for a gun to help you anyway - carrying a weapon around is also a serious thing, and really dangerous. Just look at how many people in the US hurt themselves, their friends or family by accident compared to cases where guns helped someone defend themselves. Not to mention _police_ shootings. Every time you carry a gun, especially when you're obvious about it, you're implicitly telling everyone around you "I'm willing to kill you, if you give me a reason".
In Europe, police are primarily taught to de-escalate conflict. They use guns extremely rarely, to the point where some more progressive countries already disarmed their run-of-the-mill police force (the special police are far better trained and equipped, and again only used extremely rarely). SWAT doesn't knock down your door in the middle of the night and shoot your family because you're "suspect" of drug trafficking or something.
I do know people who carry guns for self-defence. They're invariably either originally from the US, or _heavily_ influenced by US culture. In general, Europe has so many more safety nets that the likelihood that owning a gun helps you to defend yourself is absolutely tiny compared to the risks of having a gun, even compared to the US which already makes it really stupid to own or carry a gun if you look at the statistics.
One thing that always make me laugh is that the USA left England because of taxation without representation, and today the USA and one other country is the only once in the world where you still need to pay taxes to your birth country even if you don't live there anymore
Really? Wow.
Point 4 is about work-life balance. In the US people work long hours, frequently more than one job, to make ends meet. In Europe we work a modest amount of hours (compared to the US), earn enough money to pay the bills and enjoy our free time. It has absolutely nothing to do with JFK's inaugural speech. I think you heard something different than what he actually said.
@colour me blind I think you should listen to the video a bit better. He is referring to the US situation of exploitation by governance.
@@chubbymoth5810 My point was that the work-life balance has nothing to do with JFK's inaugural address.
I've never heard about death panels before. What an imaginative fabrication.
Worth pointing out that we specifically can't have handguns in the UK excepting Northern Ireland, they were outlawed following the Dunblane Massacre. There are some exceptions and workarounds but generally speaking they're just not allowed.
I'm subscribed to International Karl.
He's got some good content on his channel. Good points here on this one too.
I used to work five days a week , But these last three years I've worked for a company that only works four days a week , So I get to have Friday Saturday Sunday off ..... It's great , Ide not go back to working five days a week again if I can help it .
Hi, is there a possibility that some time in the future you will present Poland for your audience? We have many beautiful landscapes and interesting history. I also think central/east side of Europe is underestimate and not well-known :)
Okay, the vacation thing, as far as I know (at least in my European nation) it isn't a "use it or lose it" situation. It's mandatory. If you don't decide which days you want to take as vacation the company you work for will do it for you, because it's ILLEGAL for them to allow you to keep working. You CANNOT refuse vacation time (it's paid vacation, so why would you anyway?).
The law as I know it states the following (rough translation):
_"The right to vacation time must be exercised in a way to provide the worker with physical and mental recovery, personal availability conditions, family life integration and socio-cultural participation."_ It's weird legal jargon but it basically means "you _will_ take some time for yourself, like it or not".
It also states you can't renounce those vacation days, and you can't "sell" them back to the company.
The "death panel" is the most hilarious thing I've ever heard. What some of us DO have in Europe might be called "life panels" instead, but they don't decide if you get treatment or not, they decide if you're eligible for tax benefits based on a disability. My mother is a cancer survivor, her case was evaluated by a team of medical doctors, and for almost twenty years now she has benefitted from tax reductions. She gets a larger refund from the IRS because of her disability. She was treated for two types of cancer three separate times, so her body took a serious toll and left her unable to work a few years before her supposed retirement age. So at the most, that "panel" will give you a chance to pay fewer taxes, which allows you to have a more comfortable life.
In the U.K. you can only carry a small amount of vacation days over to the next year, so if you don’t use the minimum allowance, for example, 20 out of 25 days you will lose those days.
@@cloverite There are indeed specifications here as well. For example, you absolutely _must_ use at least 20 vacation days, and you _must_ have 10 sequential vacations days at least once a year. But by your own initiative you can refuse days over the minimum of 20. The rest will get carried over if you so wish. I tried to check the situation here of losing days which get carried over, but the sources I've found are never specific on that account, assuming every worker will _always_ want to spend vacations days which are carried over to the following year. I've been "forced" to go on vacation and spend all my vacations days more than once by my employers (specifically those carried over from the previous year), since there's a time limit for the official vacation calendar to be posted by the company. I think they need to relay that information to Social Security and the IRS before the previous fiscal year is closed for good, and because of that there must be a calendar posted until the end of April (which is around the time we take care of our individual taxes).
In UK you pledge of allegiance to the Queen as new citizen, but it's called "Oath of Allegiance".
And it is not done every day
But those of us born here don't have to do it. It's a one off thing that happens when others choose to become a citizen of this country to show they are relinquishing their allegiance to their former country.
@@janrogers8352 Unlike the US, the UK does not require new citizens to relinquish their allegiance to their former country. The UK allows dual/multiple citizenship.
People who join the armed forces also have to take the oath of allegiance, as do Members of Parliament.
@@janrogers8352 police offers have to swear the oath too, ir they did.
Correction please, in the early part of Internation Karls video he said ownership of a handgun was possible.
In the UK, ( it is my understanding ) it is generally illegal to own a handgun,with exceptions possible for muzzle loaded and/or antique (over 100 year old) weapons in certain circumstances.-
Owning of ammunition or air powered weapons are also regulated and often need permission of the local police force.
Hunting rifles and shotguns may be owned with relevant permits given by the local police force.
Of course this is my understanding of the laws as they currently stand. DO NOT take this as correct legal advice,always speak to a professional person in the legal field and/or law enforcement.
There have only been five mass shootings carried out by a civilian in the entire history of Great Britain.
Fatal shootings of police are extremely rare; there were three fatal police shootings in England and Wales in the eleven-year period from 2000/01 to 2010/11.
This is for a population of around 68 million people.
In Switzerland all citizen are Soldier and guess where they keep their guns... at home! I am from Italy and I was a gun collector, between handguns and rifles I usually had more the 200 pieces.
I love Switzerland's gun culture
In the UK and Europe you are LEGALLY REQUIRED to take your vacation. Hell, workers fought for that. Employers CANNOT harrass you during YOUR vacation. In fact, they cannot even contact you. I can´t believe Americans give their employers so much power. Then you talk about freedom! Say what???
Too many American employers treat their workers as bonded slaves. The only real freedom they have is to be slaughtered by a gun wielding moron.
EXACTLY THAT is the problem.... people saying "it is what it is". When you say that you actively refuse democracy. For god's sake you get one vote, A SINGLE vote, every 4 years. But by saying that, you even throw that one vote away. No, "it is what it is" is NOT OK. In fact it is the worst. By saying "it is what it is" you are actively reinforcing the status quo.
In the US you have 1 or 2, maaaaybe 3 speed bumps when buying a gun in most states.
In Europe:
Collectors license? 20 speed bumps which include psychologist report, criminal and bank records and proof that you know how to manage, maintain and properly store any firearm. You do not have the right to buy ammo, nor will any store sell it to you. If you collect both guns and live ammo, the permit has to specify that. The cherry on top is the fact that you do get random inspections (at least in my country you do) and the whole process takes 2 to 3 months to be approved.
A hunting license? Add a written test about hunting laws.
Carry permit? You go from 20 speed bumps to like 50, with the bonus question "Why are you applying for a carry permit" where, if you fail to give an adequate reason with proof (such as, for example, living in a dangerous area which is classified as such by the local authorities/government where owning a gun might be consid.ered your last, yet effective, method of self-defense/to de-escalate a dangerous situation), you'll get flatly denied after a 6'ish month process even if you have max score on all other parameters
Sure, the US might ask you for all that too, but the difference in strictness when evaluating an application is probably an entire world apart, especially on the bonus question.
In Luxembourg I pay 3% of my salary for full healthcare. If you are sick and have to be hospitalised the biggest bill you have to pay is for parking. Minimum 28 days paid holiday, plus paid public holidays. Free public transport.
Minimum wage $15 per hour. Average wage is $5500 per month. Drinking age 16. As many paid sick days as you need.
In Australia we have freedoms as well. We also have Freedom Of Expression, but we do have Freedom Of Political Speech. Most Americans think that we have no guns here, guess what, we do. There is regulation on quite a few types of firearms, but we still have guns. Actually we have a lot of guns in Australia. Just about all are registered (yes, there is some due to crimes) and you have to get a license to use a firearm.....so what? Better than not knowing if the person behind the firearm is of mental capacity, etc to hold that firearm. There was a lot of Social Housing in Australia as well, but a lot of it was sold off as assets back to the Government. The only problem was they didn't build replacement homes. There is a push for more social housing to be built. Most social housing is built in with all other housing, so it doesn't become a "ghetto" of low income areas. Most people here also work to live and not live to work. We get 20 days off per year as a law in every industry. In 1983, the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission introduced the 38 hour week which then was introduced into many other countries. 8 hours work, 8 hours sleep and 8 hours play. And then there is the dreaded social medical system. How dare we let any citizen that may have no money get basic medical help.....but you have seen how that works...
Talking about working hours and how a nation's workers are perceived as being either hard working or not so, let me tell you a story. The Swiss have a reputation for being a hard working and industrious people. Right? Wrong! I am from the UK and in the late '80s and early '90s, I spent a considerable amount of time working for my British employer with two Swiss companies. Every morning we would all be in the office by 08:00 but by the time we'd had our coffee and croissants and talked about the previous evenings TV, it was 09:00 when we'd begin to start working. An hour for lunch and finish at 17:00. During that time we would also take two 15 minute coffe breaks. Back in the UK with my own company, we would normally start within 10 minutes of getting in at normally about 08:45. We made our coffee and took it to our desks and drank it while working. Yes, we too had an hour for lunch but we worked through until 17:30 and we didn't stop, Although things may have changed in the last 30 years and I doubt it, the impression I retain from that time, is that the Swiss encourage us to believe they are hard workers whilst being the exact opposite!
There's a difference between a 'hard' worker and an efficient worker.
Some people are able to fix their workload in time and also socialise with the rest of the group.
Of course that won't work if people are pitted against each other from the start …
ok but why do you equate time worked with hard work? Maybe they just work smarter?Think about it, are the Swiss less efficient? Maybe having many breaks means they're more rested, less stressed, and therefore more focussed and efficient when they're working. Is the Swiss economy suffering from giving their workers decent breaks and a relaxed working environment? Why do you value not having decent breaks and working longer hours? Does it truly benefit companies? And more importantly, does it benefit society and the workers themselves? I doubt it.
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One question: how does the US healthcare system work, when you're old? When you have to get loans to pay for your treatment, isn't this much more difficult, when you hit a certain age? I mean, to get a loan, a banking company will check, that you're able to pay it off, but what happens if your old and your remaining life expectancy is too short to ever pay it off? Will they refuse and you'll die from that health condition? Do you have to rely on your family, so that your kids have to get that money for you?
The US has programs, MediCare and MedicAid, for older people and certain other groups.
Average life expectancy of 79 for a developed country sucks...
Owning a gun in the UK is not that simple. Handguns, for example, are totally unobtainable for the general public and for other types of weapons you need a license with very strict regulations. You can't just walk in and say : hey I'm a law abiding citizen I want to buy a rifle......you can have a shotgun for hunting but assault rifles and the like are forbidden.
In croatia you can own a gun. But to get it legally, you need permit to own a gun,to get a permit you need to see a doctor,a shrink, must have perfect non crime record and must be mentally health. If you get green light you can ask for permit. If approved you own a gun.if you want to carry gun around you need another special permit for carrying gun around.and you can't just enter a store a buy it. Majority people here have no idea where to buy it.if you want hunting rifle you must be registered hunter,member of hunting society and again must have green lights from doctors..but coz of war in the 90ties majority of people is not so fond of weapons..when it comes to work and vacation, minimum vacation days are 20 days,maximum 30 and that's law. 10 must be used at once ,also law. When you sign agreement with employer 20 days are minimum, but for every year in same company you get one day more.
Fascists who talk about their "Freedom!" and "Freedom of speech" all mean the same thing. No laws. No taxes. No limits on what you can do, including racism and killing.
"Freedom of speech" really means "Freedom to criticise the government without arrest or harrassment" and really most countries have that.
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Good vídeo, bro.
Take a look at Latin America, you will be surprised
I will presume, that other viewers are as fascinated as I am with American reactions in general. I'm sure you watch others. The one sad overriding consensus by said reactors. IT IS WHAT IT IS. 😁👍
'IT IS WHAT IT IS' is precisely what Russians are saying, right now.
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Do other reactors really say that
@@foreignreacts Sadly, yes.
They have all given up. Sold their soul to corrupt money driven politicians. But in 2025 they all get the chance to use their freedom and guns against friends and neighbours when Trumpsters an Qanon decide that one stolen election was enough.
About freedom of speech I can give you an example of the German constitution that was created after WW2. Article 2 paragraph 1: Every person shall have the right to free development of his personality insofar as he does not violate the rights of others or offend against the constitutional order or the moral law. And Article 5 paragraph 1: Every person shall have the right freely to express and disseminate his opinions in speech, writing and pictures and to inform himself without hindrance from generally accessible sources. Freedom of the press and freedom of reporting by means of broadcasts and films shall be guaranteed. There shall be no censorship.Which means: You are free to do and to say what you want to the point where it starts to hurt the rights of others or the constitution. It doesn't mean that artists or journalists can't express what they want but you have to think about the consequences. If you go to far it could happen that a court has to make a verdict if it was too much. In general if you went to far it still doesn't mean you are going to prison, but in most of the cases a fine suffices.
I would never work
In USA, having no PTO throughout the year is a no for me sorry, wouldn’t do it
America has a positive right to freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is protected until you cross an exemption, like for example libel, slander, inciting panic or violence. The UK has a negative right to free speech which means unless your speech breaks a very specific law (like libel, slander, inciting panic or violence) then you are not breaking any law and nothing can be done. It's technically easier for the UK to write laws that could hinder what you can say, but the US still has exceptions for 90% of the exact same topics... The biggest difference is in court and US citizens (or worse, corporations) using the 1st to get off charges.
As for guns, you can own them, you just have to be committed and keep jumping through all the hoops. At some point, some weaponry is almost impossible to obtain, however the UK law works on the reason for you wanting/needing to own one. So sporting rifles are common, handguns are possible for gun clubs, shotguns for farmers are common, but an AK47 might take some extraordinarily niche reason.
who wants a bloody gun anyway...there's a reason why guns aren't common in the UK and a big one is the amount of family members getting shot and the sheer crime they cause ...
"it is what it is" is because you allow it to be that way.
if you dont like it, then demand a change.
I'm from the uk, whilst it's true that our police officers do not carry guns, if needed we have specially trained officers who do carry them.
In most of Europe the days off are not "use it or use it" but actually it's illegal to not use it ;p If an employee didn't use it the employer would pay a fine.
In Portugal you don't lose your right to vote if you are in jail. You still a full citizen on your rights. With the exception of being a prisoner 😂
I think he is wrong about Sweden doing trials on 6h work day. Its Finland that is doing that.
When it comes to guns, in Germany, nearly nobody has one, there is no legal open carrying a gun here. If you want a gun for sports or hunting, you have to make a weapons license with classes and tests. You are not allowed to have a gun if mentally ill. It is highly regulated how to store them. What is more owned than real guns are blank guns, but that's also rarely owned.
Thats actually not that true, yes Germans have much less guns then Americans (around 6 time less per capita: 120 vs 20) but Germany is still 28th most armed country in the world (15th in Europe, 9th in EU). In some european countries like Poland or Romania there is 8 time less privately owned guns then in Germany (2.5-2.6 per capita, that is 45-50 time less guns then in US). Of course no or almost no privetely owned guns is also not a good idea, as you end up with a society of people who not only do not have resources to defend themselfs in case of something like a foreign attack (Russians I'm looking at you) but also do not know how to properly use a gun. So an amount of guns owned in places like Germany, Austria or Canada (20-35 guns per capista) seems reasonable amount. But it also is related to a culture of handling a gun, where gun is something that you get familiar when you are an adult and you are tought to use it in certain situations, what is not always true in some part of US.
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No no and no again here in the UK we don’t need to learn to use guns to defend the country we have a professional army for that. And I’m personally very pleased there’s almost no guns here apart from the odd farmer. The only country I’ve not felt safe in was the USA I’ve never felt unsafe in any European country over here.
Nobody is talking about it, but there are millions of illegal guns in Germany. Some articles talk about 20 million weapons.
@@jackkruese4258 Well UK is far from any potential threat, as a Pole I'm not very happy that we have half of guns you have in UK, and 12-13% of what Germans have, especially now after invasion of Ukraine. Also you felt not safe in US, but you felt safe in Europe, probably even in countries that have 5-6 times more guns then UK, so apprently that feeling of safety is not proportional to number of guns.
Well there are certainly advantages and disadvantages of an armed people. To defend the country the armed forces are responsible, I am with Jack there. With less guns and especially high regulations and specialized shops not like in the US where you can buy ammunition in a grocery store or from the neighbor, there are much less shootings and dead. Clearly an advantage of an armed people is to protect themselves from dictatorship. The people in power have to fear the people. But it is a deadly cocktail in the US. With hardcore capitalism, modern slavery, no universal Healthcare, no great social coverage, separation of social classes (ghettos trailer parks ) and disrespect of human life especially of broke humans and guns easily available it is preprogrammed desperate humans go rogue. In Switzerland EVERY citizen has to be armed. But they don't have a problem either. That's because they are wealthy and have a good life. To be fair their wealth comes from the banks.. Capitalists , syndicates, n@t see gold, and so on, but it shows that an armed people is only a good idea or irrelevant, if everyone is living a good life and is socially covered.
Edit: And don't forget the level of drug abuse and the painkiller addiction epidemic in the US. In my opinion Switzerland is a country stable enough for guns, while US is simply not stable and ready for guns.
US is so great that the government has to brainwash you to think it’s great 😅😅 what a freedom!!!!
With regards to guns in the UK he is a bit misinformed. Handguns are very much illegal unless in some highly specialised circumstances. The general public is not allowed to own one. That said we can own shotguns and rifles as long as we have a license not only to store safely but transport safely as well. The main difference in culture between the two is we here treat guns as a dangerous tool where is in the US it seems they are used more so for personal protection.
Britain, Ireland do not (normally) carry, or are issued fire arms! European countries do!
In the UK yes you can own a gun after multiple checks by the police, difference is we don't feel the need to own one.
Same here in Australia. They had a crackdown on semi automatic weapons after that Port Arthur shooting & the post office one in Melbourne in the 80's. Rules are strict to get one but as you say, the vast majority don't see a reason to have one and having a shooting happen by crooks is such a big deal & rarely happens it makes national news whereever in the country it happens & that's not even a death or injury. Just the fact a gun's been fired.
The death panel made me laugh.
Just the other day I had a discussion with a doctor about people calling her (emergency doctor) when their 96-101 year old parents, who are already in hospice care, have breathing problems and then being forced by law to intubate them, put them in an ICU bed and prolong their life with expensive machines for a few more days, because the relatives panicked.
We actually have a document here, that needs to be drawn up and signed with a notary, to state that you actively REFUSE medical treatment and people buy wristbands stating that they have this document and keep it within reach, because doctors are obligated by law to use all medical equipment available to prolong your life, even if you have terminal cancer or are on your third stroke and wish to die.
I think the death panel image must come from the assisted suicide movement, which is a thing in palliative care, wherein patients with terminal, painful illnesses should be allowed to end their suffering early if they wish. This is also highly regulated.
We don't kill our old people off, even if they are the most draining users of the social system and us young ones are a little scared of having to support the large bulk of baby boomers soon. We really do the opposite, the larger percentage, I think 52% of old people die in ICU care.
Well! There is just one thing to do Americans. Leave and do it fast! 🙂
I do not think these are lies. They are widely held misconceptions that are actually incorrect.
My mum has been ill for 40 years she has been in and out of hospital for long periods of time she has not been able to work All of this time she she’s in a care home now this must have cost hundreds of thousands of pounds and we have not had to pay a 🇬🇧
'The American Dream!' - You have to be asleep to believe it!
(3:25) You know someone is American when they use the phrase "X-American" to refer to X ;)
North Koreans are just as proud and also do a pledge of allegiance to their flag.
Every day.
Well, I grew up in communism and never heard of plegde of alliance to the flag.Actually I think that we didn't even had a flag in school. Only on government buildings.. Also paid vacations and free health care are obligatory by law..
There were pictures of Lenin or Stalin everywhere, though (especially in school). The same principle, but they didn't want you to be undyingly loyal to your country, but to that "wonderful" cult of personality. Because ultimately people like Stalin wanted to be thought of as gods, and the last thing they wanted was someone in, say, Poland, thinking about the country of Poland; they wanted to deflect all that nationalism away. So you got loads of symbols that people were supposed to adore and adulate, but _not_ flags (outside of Russia proper, of course, not that Stalin was Russian :D ) - the hammer and sickle, the "idols" of Lenin and Stalin, all that.