You can travel from NY to CA (in the same country) and pass through the equivalent of the entirety of Europe. Americans travel plenty. Americans just don’t have the luxury of being 4 hours away from 10 different countries like many Europeans do. For many Americans, a 4 hour flight gets you somewhere in America.
I think it's crazy for anyone to be offended by the fact that you love your country and want to stay there. I'd bet you that those people would never leave the US to live somewhere else! And they'd probably be even more offended that anyone even suggested it. I love my country and I'm also someone who loves to travel to other countries, but as far as where I want to live and raise my children is concerned, I'd never want to live anywhere else! Love of one's country is a good thing, in my opinion. I guess some people just can't understand that. I certainly wouldn't lose any sleep over the complainers, Andre. This is your life, not theirs. God bless the USA 🇺🇸 and Deus abençoe, Portugal 🇵🇹
"Men did not love Rome because she was great. She was great because they had loved her." Everyone should think their country the greatest, their spouse the most beautiful, and their dog the best boy.
As American I confirm that they despise their country, the dirt under their feet; instead they idolize symbols believing the shadow is the substance. They have degraded these symbols into social disdain; which makes them highly vulnerable to nature; so they have their sights on destruction of nature and science because their hero human although long dead is going to give them a new planet not the worn out dying one they now have. Only two percent of Americans understand climate change severity. DENIAL and delusion has become the American way.
Agreed! In fact I think you should. Nations are kind of like sports teams. We expect you to root for yours and know that of course we will root for ours 😄
I can love my country and not feel the need to invade neighboring countries. It's strange how globalism is good, helping your community is good yet we are expected to hate our country.
no Americans will be offended if you want to live Portugal: Architecture, Food, great climate. Sunny Beaches. Half the country retires to Florida or the South West. Most of us would visit if convenient. America is also very well self connected. We have a complex system of interstates, airports and trains. No, wd don't see travelling to another state as a country. Just a region. But having the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, rocky mountains, Florida and California beaches. Hawaii. Even The Caribbean and Puerto Rico in our backyard, mountain states for skiing. South Dakota badlands, Redwood Forrest. People often have big local places here to travel { without learning a language} . We have 50 states, and even the smallest. Rhode Island, has 400 years of history, warm summer beaches, beautiful places. 100 years ago was a playground of the rich and now 😊 overstuffed with Tourists Palaces of Robber Barons. Every state has something I live in the most Portuguese parts of USA. People love visiting here . Its one of the best places to visit according to Europeans and many Americans. But, its a hard place to live. The Social System is hard. Its hard to make and keep friends. The cost of living is one of the highest. Housing shortage. The Climate can be hard. . But if people visit for a while or go to school, vacation, conferences its all temporary. It takes a lot of good things to add up to a decent life. When a place works against you. Lack of sunlight. Excess rent. Or traffic. Snow { Or other places in America probably crimes} residing doesn't add up to a full life.
That’s not true. I can drive from Little Rock Arkansas to El Paso Texas in one day. I’ve done it more than once. Edit: Don’t get me wrong, driving down I 20 across the practically deserted middle of Texas is a very boring drive.
As an American it's refreshing to hear someone from another country say they wouldn't want to move here because they love their country. I'm the only one left in my family and it was still hard to move just 1 state away. I couldn't imagine moving to another country.
There is nothing wrong with loving your country. I've visited Europe multiple times but haven't made it to Portugal (yet). Your country has an amazing history and one you should absolutely be proud of. Much respect to our Portuguese brothers and sisters. There are plenty over here as well. Your bread is amazing.
@@robertfranklin245 MINUS the high cost. Traveling from Louisiana to California (in-country) will be $300 per person (depending on the airline). Traveling from Louisiana (US) to France (EU) is $1000 (minimum and depending on the airline) per person.
Well the uk is about the size of a single US state, and they have a strong passenger rail system to offload the airlines. 5K is quite a bit of air traffic for the UK. But most Euros call it “travel” even if crossing borders within Europe. They need to go to other European countries for variety. We in the US can stay within national borders. Brits go to Ibiza, New Yorkers go to Florida. Swedes go skiing in Switzerland, Texans go to Colorado.
Andre, there is a large and thriving Portuguese community in the Northeastern States in the US. They are descended from fishermen who fished the Great Banks in the Atlantic off those states for cod. A lot of them keep the traditions and the language of their ancestral home alive. They cook Portuguese dishes, speak Portuguese at home, and celebrate Portuguese holidays. Many of the other residents have adopted the food and the holidays and some of the language, at least a few words.
To add onto this, eastern Rhode Island and southern mass have a very heavy Portuguese population to this day because the majority of them were whalers out of local ports after immigrating
I don't think many Americans would get offended by you not wanting to live here, most of us wouldn't live anywhere else either. I'm actually an immigrant from Spain to the US. And now I became an American. I love Spain but I would not go back, but I also understand the love to the place where you were born. Primarily family and friends. I will always miss friends and family, but on the other hand living here in the US has been a dream come true. The access to all cultures, all cuisines, all religions and the acceptance at all levels is just unbelievable. But don't you worry, we're happy you love your country, and we love your reactions. Love from the 🇺🇸.
so im an american that has done some travel into europe. what i have found is that most europeans dont understand that the normal every day american cant afford to travel to europe. so the americans you do meet over there are typically our rich, snobby, and entitled americans that think they cant be held accountable for their actions. im really glad the internet is changing that and letting us all get to know each other better. there is a lot of cool stuff we can learn from one another.
Yep alot Europeans don't realize they arent seeing a bunch of everyday Americans you are seeing the ones who a rich enough and wanted to travel to Europe.
Thank you for saying this out loud. I've been saying this since 1974, my very first trip abroad only because I was invited by a wealthy friend. I say the exact same things. I'm 64, and I'm tired of Europeans stereotyping us based on pure assumptions and they think we are all exactly like some Hollywood movies since the 30s and TV since the 50s. We Americans don't know that many Europeans and Brits buy the make believe movie world as absolute fact about ALL Americans. Oh and they think all 350 million of us are identical. Which proves they know next to nothing about anywhere in our country. Except for Andre and Sean here that are naturally open minded.
And the Europeans who visit America hit the tourist places like NYC and Cali. So they see extremes and do not visit the Midwest and other places that are the heart of the US.
Or in other words, America is 50 third world countries that pooled their military budget and judging by the scale apparently they're preparing to take on either Aliens or God.
You know…I think Europeans feel Americans are stupid because we ask a ton of questions. This is out of curiosity and understanding as opposed to stupidity! We are curious and want to make sure we understand things correctly instead of only relying on stereotypes.
They also place a lot of importance on the geography of Europe and assume everyone does We place no importance on the geography of anywhere else in the world let alone Europe and there’s nothing wrong with that
Well said, I completely agree 👍 (edit to add - it's often considered "polite" here in the US to ask a ton of questions. It shows interest, which equates to respect. It's part of our friendly "small talk" culture.
"Stupid" people do not ask questions. Asking questions also demonstrates our interest in the people and the culture of the land, unless it's something like "where the men's room?".
The US used to make kids memorize all kinds of geography and world facts in school, but that got dropped in the 1960's or so. Sad, but US geography is a lot in itself!
I totally get what you're saying about admiring a country but not wanting to move there. I feel the same way about Japan - amazing to visit, but not for moving. Their culture is so different than anywhere else in the world and I simply love where I'm living now. Cheers. :)
It's is stupid to say any group of people is stupid. People are on a spectrum. You will always find smart, dumb, wise, unwise, educated and uneducated any place you go.
Glad to hear you say no to living in America. You love your country and want to stay there. I feel the same way about America. All countries have their problems but in America many people openly criticize and say they hate America but refuse to leave. It is very easy to leave America but much harder to come in or live here legally.
@@bracejuice7955 I agree. America has been governed by democrat leadership for 12 of 16 years many of those with a full mandate and we have continued to decline. Let's do something different.
I’ve been to Mexico, Canada, UK, France and Belgium. And 47 of our 50 states. Not a world traveler but I’ve been around. Now my husband and son have travelled extensively. My son has been to Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Japan and more. My husband has been to Europe, Scandinavia, S. America, Mexico, Canada and Asia plus Israel, New Zealand and Australia. They’re world travelers. People are “mostly” the same everywhere. Good and bad, quiet and loud. Come to America. We’re pretty good people.
I’m 65 years old. My only trip out of the States was a ferry ride to Victoria BC as a young teen. However I’ve traveled to over half of the states in the US. There’s so much more of America I want to see and don’t have the time or money to do it.
Sean has quite literally been adopted by so many of us in America. You should check out the video he did on my City here in New Orleans, Louisiana. He really did a great job with his video on New Orleans. One of the things he does that is really well done is how he really immerses in the area he visits and is open to trying as much as is physically possible with the amount of time he has. If you’re planning to visit Texas you should drive over or fly over to New Orleans for a few days because the state of Louisiana and state of Texas are next to each other. From Houston, Tx to NOLA is just a 1 to 1-1/2 hour flight, and the drive is just a 5 hour road trip or about 350 miles depending on how you judge your road trips. Most Americans use time instead of distance because it’ll give you a much better idea of how long the trip is. Edit: It makes perfect sense about not wanting to move away from where you grew up. Because it’s where your roots are at. Your Friends and Family live there
I think driving from Texas to Louisiana would be a good experience. The I-10 corridor has a ton of great sights and amazing food. It would be a perfect "American Road Trip" opportunity.
The combined area of all national and state parks in the United States is approximately 477,024 square miles (1,235,486 square kilometers). This covers about 13% of the total land area of the USA. For reference, the whole country of Germany is about 357,000 sq kilometers.
I was a truck driver with my husband for nine years and drove through almost every state in the lower 48. Never got to New Hampshire. It would take my husband and me 3 days to go from Florida to California. Driving non-stop! I’m 60 years old and I still haven’t seen all of America! I think you would need live 150 years and travel America non-stop to see all of America!! I love my country and love my state, Missouri!! It’s alright to love your home! Much ❤️ Granny Winters 😊
A general rule about stereotypes: If a statement starts with the word "all," "every," "everyone," it is probably false. If a statement starts with the word "some" or "part," it is most likely true. My point is that by adding the word "some" in front of each statement, they become true.
Everyone should love their country. It breaks my heart that so many people in so many different countries don't express their own patriotism. Portugal is a wonderful place that I would absolutely love to see one day.
It makes me happy that you love your home! When I started watching TH-cam videos, it came as a genuine shock to me to discover that so many people don’t feel super patriotic about their own country, and don’t fly their nation’s flag all over the place. I just assumed it was a given for people all around the world. It’s so sad to me to find out it’s not the general rule, and that many people feel we Americans are way over the top with our patriotism. That’s just heartbreaking, because that joyous feeling of loving your country is such a happy feeling!
My granddaughter attended college for a semester in Scotland. She says the Scottish are the most like Texans of any country she visited. She said that they know their history and have great pride in their country.
the best description of Americans one of my friends the immigrated here was " Americans aren't loud , they are arrogantly free". and I love that description. we have freedom of speech so we will say whatever the hell we want and we do care what you think about it.
Americans have a "personal bubble" of between 18 inches to 3 feet. Please remain outside that bubble unless you are intimate with them. This could be why people think we are loud .. we gotta throw our voices farther!
The personal bubble thing is very true. If someone is close enough to me that they can reach out and touch me, they're too close. I prefer a four-five foot distance.
Of course, all the "personal space" stuff is relative to population density of wherever we live, or are. Personal space for a club, bus, train, metropolitan/city street is much less that personal space In a suburban or rural area.
The reason why Americans don’t travel a lot is because our country is so big, that there’s really no reason for most Americans to travel abroad. It could take 15 hours to drive through one state. And every state is like its own country with a different aesthetic.
Although I agree that we have such a large varied landscape we can see mountains, beaches, huge forests and huge metropolitans, just in a handful of states, there is a lot to see in the world. One of the things I loved about traveling in Europe is how old everything is. We just don’t have that in America, and that’s fine, but it’s also very expensive for me to fly my family overseas so it doesn’t happen much.
@@GabrielGimnichI'm proudly descended from German immigrants as well. Because we're all from immigrant backgrounds, America and Americans are unique in the world... Collectively, we're the most diverse and accepting nation of people globally. The majority of whom share, enjoy and celebrate one another's heritage from food and beverages, to style, holiday's and celebrations. Who doesn't love St. Patrick's day, Cinco de Mayo, Mardi Gras, Oktoberfest? You can't find all that in one country anywhere else in the world.
I think people speak in generalizations about the United States. But what people don’t seem to understand is that the United States is a VERY large country and it is very diverse. What might be true in one part of the U.S. might not be true in another. Saying “Americans are X” is like saying “Europeans are X”
1) Yes, many American's are very patriotic. We're proud of our nation and what it represents and what we fought to achieve. Many of us also have relatives who served in the military, and so that patriotism is also runs in the family. But with as open and accepting as we are, and how we invite and accept all cultures throughout the world and off all forms of freedom, we're extra proud, because we consider our nation as having the best from all cultures, and we're proud of that. 2) For sure, America is VERY loud. Good luck finding a quiet place. 3) Whether America is obese is subjective. Maybe for our standards, at least compared to other nations, we consider ourselves obese, but that doesn't mean we are. A more correct way of putting it would be that it's not that many Americans are obese, but rather based on our standards, we consider our nation of having an obesity problem. 4) America being intelligent or not goes both ways. On the one hand, we have some of the most brilliant minds in the world, but on the other, we also have some of the dumbest. So it depends on how you look at it. But considering that America is only 240+ years old and is one of the most powerful and advanced nations in the world, the fact that we were able to get to that point so fast in such a short amount of time, well, we didn't exactly manage that by being unintelligent. 5) This is the same as the last one. You'll find many people are happy, but then, you'll find a lot of people unhappy. Honestly, one of America's flaws is that people have it TOO good, and as such, little things tend to depress many people since they don't realize how good they have it. I guess you can say that many don't appreciate or realize how good they have it. On that note, many do, and those are the happy ones. 6) Yeah, this one utterly baffles me. We're highly respectful of science, to the point that most think it's the solution to all our problems, and the more and faster we advance scientifically, the better off we'll be and the faster we'll solve all our problems. 7) This one is ridiculous. Not to be arrogant, but America is the most considerate place in the world. We literally accept all cultures, all beliefs, all life styles, and we are as considerate and as accommodating as possible, to the point where their are literally laws against discrimination, and you will get branded as being intolerant if you aren't considerate of others. Granted, there is a small but vocal number of people who are very loud about anyone thinking differently from them, and they seem to be the ones where this stereotype comes from. We're so considerate that we spend billions every year helping people in other nations with no expectations in return. 8) There are literal laws that demand people respect nature. Activist groups that go out of country to help nature. We work vigilantly to try and save as much nature as possible. This stereotype seems to stem from the fact that we have a bunch of city and such that forest areas and such had to be cleared out for the build. But where hasn't that been the case anywhere in the world? 9) The dream of many Americans is to travel the world. I know VERY few people who don't want to travel. They like to experience other cultures. As I said, America accepts and respects all cultures, so many people like to see them at their place of origin. 10) I hate to say it, but this one is kind of true. As I said, America accepts all cultures, and as such, many think they know a lot about the rest of the world due to this, but are really lacking in many things. On that note, I completely understand you not wanting to live in America. There is nothing wrong with loving your own country and wanting to live there. In fact, we respect that.
As a U.S. citizen, if you were going to come to visit and you only have one week, or maybe ten days, choose only one small area/city to visit. One cannot visit NYC, Detroit, and San Francisco in ten days. Pick one and be happy.
Just a average American. Love traveling to countries and we find something to love about every country Ive visited. Just dont judge us off of social media. We are not all California or Newyorkers. Most are open mined. Ive never been to Newyork but ive been over seas a dozen times.
And even then, the cities in those states are MASSIVELY different than the majority of the rest of those two states. Northern California and New York seem to have more in common with Colorado than they do with the metropolitan areas of those two states.
Hello, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA Native here and yes in France I was told that I live in a place that treats nature horribly and we pollute horribly (Pittsburgh is a city that has 3 iconic rivers that run through it) and yes, he have a lot of coal mines and steel mills and does that cause pollution, yes. Do we also have numerous amount of national parks and battlefields dating back to before we were even a nation? Yes. Do we have many other protected lands, yes. Does that “pollution” also enhance the rest of the world? Yes, the steel we make ends up all over the world, this is proven. It’s bought by numerous countries, including if I may, a lot of armaments bought by the Europeans, record numbers of which are currently on the battlefields in Ukraine right now, and we are very proud that our great steel city defends the world through our labor. I do understand why people see us as neglecting nature, however my response would be, “Ok next time your French or German or most recently Ukrainian Leaders visit our Missile factories, I will let them know, sorry nope you can’t have you don’t like our pollution of nature.” But hey us and our “lack of science” just causes us to innovate new ways of making that steel in new ways as clean as possible.
André you'll end up being tired & jetlagged spending alot more time in the airports & on planes rather than exploring places if you want to go to more than one state especially if they are so far apart like New York & Texas....its almost 4 hours by plane one way & over 1000 miles one way by roadtrip or 30 to 35 hours....I seriously suggest a statewide roadtrip in each state during each trip to America or you could choose to travel to the states surrounding to the one you really want to visit instead unless you're planning to stay about a month
Come to Kansas City…go to Chicago….skip New York or Los angeles the first trip. Make reservations at a couple of parks..yes they are not free and reservations are necessary. Start in the midwest including Chicago (clean City, easy to get around). the drive to Chicago from Kc is only about 9 hours…..not bad in the US. you will hit Des Moines, Illinois and lots of Lincoln history. On your second trip hit DC…all the museums, the White house. Go to Virginia and Maryland and maybe North Carolina….take the train to Philly and stay a couple of days..history and lots of culture. then take the train to NY and spend a few days. theater, music, many cultures in one city. Third trip…Texas, New Orleans and New Mexico (most interesting state in the union in many ways.). Finally your western trip..Drive everywhere, go to. multiple parks, see nature. Montana, Wyoming, Colorado…gorgeous… if you get a fifth trip go to California…just California.. somewhere figure a way to the Grand Canyon…. hit some baseball, football, because sports is where Americans get together. I skipped the south for now…it might disappoint at present…. but it is beautiful in some places… Atlanta, Charleston, and Florida would be interesting.
The trips I outlined would be two or three week week trips except the East coast. including so many landmarks might take longer. I would advise a short less stressful trip first. you will enjoy it so much more.
I love your love for your country. And it's perfectly fine to want to stay living in the country that you love and that you call home but visit other places. I feel the same way about America for the most part, even if I leave for a while I will always come back home. That doesn't mean that I don't love other places it just means that my home is my home and I don't want to leave it. ❤❤❤❤
20:11 when people say Americans don’t travel, it’s really that they don’t travel outside of the U.S. For the most part it’s true, but we travel to other states. Each of them has a different culture and feel, but the bonus is everybody speaks the same language.
You absolutely should love your country, and anyone telling you otherwise can get stuffed. Especially as a Portuguese man, you guys have a lot to be proud of. Love from the US, brother.
I was born in New York 71 years ago and although I have seen a lot of my country, I have only scratched the surface. Because I had a busy life getting an education, taking care of a home, working and raising a family. That doesn't leave much time to travel and explore. I also am not a flag waving patriot. I'm just an American. This is my home. I've cried for my country, I've celebrated with my country and traveled abroad only to be glad when I got home to my country. I dont think there is a stereotypical American. Maybe in the movies. But I dont live in a movie. Life in America is not like in the movies. Texas is a very different place from where I was born in New York City or from where I live , Philadelphia. If I went to Texas and stayed for a while I would miss the east coast because that is my America. My home.
I've traveled a lot. Mostly inside US. but I've been to Canada many times. Mexico a couple times. Couple of cruises. Been to Caribbean too. My brother travels the world. ♡NY state
One thing people seem to not understand about America is that it is in many ways, a land of extremes. Yes, there are a lot of obese people here. But there are ALSO a lot of super fit people. Yes, some people are really dumb. But some of the smartest, most innovative people on the planet are Americans as well (and this is only exacerbated by the fact that the US creates opportunities that attract some of the best and brightest from all over the world. Mainly with the potential of becoming very wealthy and successful). So be prepared to see a little bit of everything. It’s very hard to put the US in one box, simply because of the nature of the country both in terms of immigration and in terms of the 50 states being quite distinct.
Hello ER. It is a GOOD thing that you love your home country. I love mine (American). I am one of those Americans that moved to a large city (Chicago) to find work, lived there for 34 years, and when I retired from my job, moved back to my home town. As I told my brother... I love and miss my family. I had missed out on a lot of things, like my niece and nephew growing up. I do not want to miss even more. So, loving your country I can deeply understand. Yes, we Americans can be 'loud', brash, and very open with our personal opinions. But, no matter where you go in America, you will find 'good' people. People that are more than willing to take the time out of their day to help you. When I was in the Marines and sent overseas to Italy, I was amazed at the number of people that would help me. Especially if a made an effort to speak their own language. Conversely, during my time in Chicago, I aided many visitors as best I could, when I could. One example comes to mind. A Korean couple, lost in the Daley Plaza inside the 'loop' in Chicago. I was on my lunch break and they approached me, a bit hesitantly, and asked, in bad English where to find a place in the city. They did have a map, but were so turned around that they didn't know where to go. So, I took their map, marked North on the top and then pointed the map to the north. I then showed them with a dotted line, how to get to the consulate building they were looking for, which was four blocks south and one block west of the Daley Plaza. I went over it several times, making sure they understood which direction was North, and then stepping around the map (reading it backwards) showing them the direction to go, and counting the blocks several times as I pointed to them and down the street so that they fully understood which way to go to get where they wanted to go. I did not walk them to the building, since I only had a short time left for my lunch hour, but they left more confidently and I hope they got to where they were going easily. They left me with smiles upon their faces, and many thanks, both in broken English and Korean. It felt good to be the 'foreigner helping' for a change. And it reminded me of the help I'd received in Italy to get around if and when I got lost. No, we do not push our children like the Chinese or Japanese to be math prodigies. But, America has been a 'hot bed' of innovation since long before Silicon Valley. A competitive Free Market encourages innovation in almost every category you can think of. If you need it, someone will supply it. Or, create the tools needed to supply your needs for a cost you can afford. This is one of the keys to American dominance in world markets. Obese Americans? Yes, we do have a large number of such citizens all over America. But, we also have huge numbers of people that regularly 'work out' to keep themselves fit so as to enjoy the more 'extreme' sports and thrills. Such things as parachuting, rock climbing, long distance running or biking, contact sports like American football, European 'football' (soccer), Rugby, Baseball, etc. On top of that, at least 2 percent of Americans are Veterans, and usually, such persons are fully aware of their looks and keep fit until unable to do so. I won't go into all the points that that Scotsman listed, this post is long enough already, but I will say that in general, America is one of the better places to live, and Americans are, in the vast majority of cases, an out-going, personable people. Yes, we argue about everything... government, religions, culture, race, etc... but at the end of the day, we acknowledge that we are all Americans.
I'm a conservative American 54 yo man that hunted, fished, hiked and explored most of this nation all my life. I respect the Earth and do not litter and leave the smallest foot print when I'm in natures beauty.
america is one of the most beautiful country I have ever been to ...people think im stupid when i say that(esp americans who have never traveled past their county line) 😂
As a 34 year old American, there's definitely essence of truth to some of these stereotypes (even the negative ones). However, you can say the same about almost any country when you drill down beyond the generalities and start judging people individually. Humanity is messy and chaotic and you'll always be able to find negative qualities of people if you keep an eye out for it. Hell I'm obese so you can add me to that statistic.
As an American, I wouldn't put you there. You're normal like everyone else. My worst experience was many years ago. I was quite thin from running after 3 little boys I had, when I had a metabolism. Living in Connecticut . An English woman from London, read me the riot act about the braces I had on my super crooked top teeth for health reasons, and my oldest son. She then gave her critique on all things She disliked about Americans as though she was the authority, as the complaining English like her, do. As they are not all like her, but in my 64 years have met too many. She spoke of obese Americans and she gave a name to them, Wobbling Bottoms. She was proud of herself. I wanted to punch her by this time. She was an elders friend of ours, and we didn't think it was even proper to insult an adult visitor in our country. We soon went for a walk, she was wearing orange, green and red, checkered trousers. And they were very tight . As we walked behind her, my 3 sons and I had a good laugh at her enormous, extremely WIDE, wobbling bottom in the most hideous pair of trousers. People who live in glass houses....... Shouldn't have fat asses in hideous checkered pants. I truly do not care what anyone weighs. It says nothing about who they are. My Dad was facially disfigured in WWII, me and my 2 sisters and our very curvy, not ever skinny, lovely mother, never noticed.
It's wonderful to love living in your country. It's a great feeling to be happy in your country. Many Americans are proud to be of Italian, Scandinavian, Irish, Scottish, Argentinian, etc decent and we are both proud to be connected to both nations.
Americans do tend to travel a lot internally, as well as to parts of Canada and Mexico/South America. There is so much to see here and never enough vacation hours to visit it all. Something that most Americans do not get here is a lot of vacation time. Unless you save and save or are in the middle to upper class, traveling overseas is just not as doable for some Americans. I have a bucket list of places I would love to visit in Europe, Africa, India, and Japan, but alas, the funds are just not available. It is easier and cheaper to travel to sites in a western state for me, like to the Grand Canyon, than to ever get to Dublin or Lisbon, two of my top places overseas to visit.
For the haters on the “soccer” comment, it’s a British word for the game. It was started in England and was very common in England. It wasn’t until the relatively recent past when it gained increased popularity in the US that Brits started poo-pooing the word as a way “stupid Americans refer to football.” It was nothing more than a hypocritical, petty dig by people who get annoyed at anyone who dares to embrace what Brits see as “our sport”.
There was a short period in America where we veered from our innate love of nature. During the 50s and the whole interstate and booming economy had cities laying roads and concrete structures everywhere. But we did a course correction. Many cities now have restored and healed the scars from that period. Cities like Portland, San Antonio and others have city areas where nature is appreciated. To truly understand how Americans have fought for nature, I recommend Ken Burns documentary series on the establishment of national parks. It is called "America's Greatest Idea". After all, it was Americ originated the idea of a national park. Before that large parks were reserves built by and for the rich.
I know they think because we use garbage disposals and air condition and have huge trucks we don't care about the environment (nature) and that is actually true. Trump will probably disband the national park system. I would not be surprised at all. He's a cop killer after all.
I'm 68 and have never had any desire to travel outside my country, the USA. I have done a lot of things in my lifetime. I've been to many different beaches, been shark fishing, climbed mountains, hiked trails in the forest's, camped, water-skiing, white-water rafting, canoeing down a river and the list goes on. There is so much to do and see in America, why leave? Besides, I see documentaries of other countries along with movies and TH-camr's videos showing their beautiful places where they live and showing what visitors would not see if they went on tour themselves. It's almost like being there and the thing is...we live on a very beautiful planet with all the diversities of life.
I'm reminded of the old saying, "there are lies, damned lies and statics". Division is the name of 'their' game. We, the people of the world, know better. We are one. IMHO, stereotypes are tactics of our mutual enemy to divide and conquer.
Most Americans know a fair amount about Canada and Mexico because they are the only other countries in our part of the World (North America). It would be difficult for us to highly knowledgeable about the 44 countries in Europe and the 48 countries in Asia, for example, let alone the remaining 103 countries in the world.
It’s wonderful that you love your own country! I would love to visit Portugal as well. You are so kind and gracious towards America & Americans, thank you.
I would love to visit Portugal. I’ve seen video and pictures and I would love to be from Portugal too. Nothing wrong with loving your country, your home. But it’s ok to visit the USA
I think it is great you love the place where you were born. You are very blessed to be able to stay close to the places, traditions and people you know and love. They are what makes a place your home. I hope you never are forced to leave it.
It's not that people don't like science, it's that they don't believe in the politics around climate change. Most people want things cleaner and greener but reject doomsday predictions and radical policies.
Pretty much spot on, I'll take it a step further the ppl pushing climate change are only doing it for power! Non of it's common sense policy, it's all making it painful for us!
Many Americans are not only patriotic but also very attached to our various ancestries. So like there are guys like me who are proud of our Irish ancestry, as well as Germans, Koreans, and really any nationality or culture that we came from. Loudness is definitely an American trait, and it's pretty easy to see how it got going: We are BORN of obstinance. Our first act as a nation was not only to tell the British to go fuck themselves but to then say the same to all forms of royalty pretty much immediately. I heard this one story that in Japan, companies will actively hire Americans for the precise reason that we are the least deferential people on the planet, so if a higher executive at the company proposes something stupid, the American can be relied upon to tell them so in exact and definitive terms. Look, there's SOME truth to the obesity issue, but IN OUR DEFENSE, our food is AMAZING and convenient to get. Oh, you want a full plate of Cuban food? Well it's pissing rain out, so just DoorDash it, and it'll be there in around half an hour. We're a weird cross-breed of Orcs and Hobbits. Intelligence: We have some of the most prestigious universities in the world, but Europeans tend to judge it by not knowing things like every country in Europe. Dude, Oregon as a state is fully larger than all of the UK, and that's ONE state. Our country is only 2% smaller than all of Europe, leaving aside the REST of North America, and that's only because we don't count Puerto Rico and the Philippines in the measurement. We are extremely cheerful, and yeah, even I'm willing to admit it can be a bit much at times. Having gone overseas, I got the opportunity to see it firsthand. For instance, ordering food. In the US, you can customize pretty much anything you order, whether fast food or a gourmet restaurant. Do you need it Gluten-Free? Right, we'll go for it. Extra pickles? No problem! A lot of times overseas, you just order the thing, and if you ask for alterations, you get... The Look. As to respecting science... It's a sort of crapshoot, but I've figured out where the hitch lies. Okay, so let's take eggs. For time untold, perfectly healthy food, right? Well, then Science said it was bad because it was high in cholesterol, and there was a huge thing about it. Then Science went, "Wait! It's only the YOLKS that are unhealthy! Egg whites are good for you!". This went on for a few years, until Science went, "Oh wait, shit! There's good cholesterols! And yolks have them!". Basically, we're throwing SO MUCH science, and oftentimes so fast, that people start having cut-offs like, "No, sorry, not waiting. I did that all the other times, but this... this is the end of the line. It's not you, it's me." Yeah, not sure where they got the inconsiderate one from... no wait, I've got this. Okay, so let's say you blow out your tire on the side of the highway and you call up your American friend. West Coast, they'll talk with you for hours, but might not actually come to help, being nice but not necessarily helpful. In the South, they'll come to get you, but you may end up on a side trip to their mama's place for far longer than you anticipated, and you might be in a food coma afterward, bridging the helpful/nice gap. East Coast, they'll ask what fuckin' mile marker you're at, and they'll come get you, change your tire like they're applyin to work pit crew at NASCAR, and all that... BUT, you're gonna hear about it for a while, so helpful, but not nice. ... We have a national park larger than most nations in the world. Portland, OR has rules about Green Spaces, meaning that a certain amount of the city has to be dedicated to maintaining nature with any new buildings. Travel. We travel, but again, the US is the size of Europe. Just in Texas, you can drive four fourteen hours in a straight line, and STILL be in Texas. It's not that we don't travel, we just don't have to go outside our country to do so. Our Navy is basically everywhere on Earth. We refer to our six-month deployments in the Eastern Fleets as a Med Cruise for the Mediterranean. One of the guys in my boot camp got posted to Yokoshira, Japan. Like, that's JUST the Navy. We do global charities, tons of stuff.
My son would give you a disgusting look if you said he didn’t care about nature. 2 years ago he retired after 23 years as a Rough Terrain Wildland Firefighter with Oregon Department of Forestry. Now he works with The Nature Conservancy teaching Fire protection, suppression, techniques, knowledge and tactics in the western United States, specifically to Native American Indians to protect their Reservations, also forest restoration.
Please tell your son Thank You! 👨🚒 ❤ 🪂 🚒 🌋 ❤️🔥 🏞 Thank You! For being willing to go into our wilderness areas, we Love and saving it. From fire and after! Sending hugs to you and him! From the Desert State of Utah(we got a bunch of awesome Snow today)!
I’m glad you appreciate your country as much as I do mine (I’m American). I had the privilege of visiting your country when I was young (I lived in France for two years). I had a great time in Portugal and you have a beautiful country, particularly Nazarre, Obidos, and Sagres. I was able to witness an event that gave me great pride as an American while I was there. I witnessed the landing of the first US space shuttle (Columbia) on a tv in a hotel in Lisbon. A great memory, and a great vacation!
I love how you love America, and your comments about my country, but I really like that you love your country. That's natural and tells me how great your country is. The fact that you love your country makes me appreciate your comments even more.
Do people in other countries not feed wild animals, not have bird feeders and bird houses? Americans love nature and respect it very much. I, as an American have traveled to 14 other countries. I find it hilarious that “Americans don’t travel”. Plus, we travel all over our own country. I would wager that I know more about the world than many people in other countries know about the world. My ancestors came to this country in the 1600’s. My ancestry is mostly Welsh and Scottish, but I have ancestors from many other countries. I have studied these countries to know where I came from historically!
Americans don't travel to other countries as much as Europeans do. And there are lots of Americans who don't go on vacations. I haven't gone on a trip for about 15 years.
Hello from Colorado my friend!! Really enjoyed this video. Thank you...I have been following you on instagram for a long time now. Enjoy your posts, and your little son is so precious!!
#1 A person that doesn't love their country, should not be living there. #2 The Americans that don't travel abroad either don't have the money, or don't want to go to a place that thinks we're stupid, and has terrible food.
A person who doesn't march in the streets, or otherwise meaningfully oppose their country when it's financially, militarily and politically backing a g**cide hates their country.
We have to fly 10+ hours to get to most of the rest of the world, and if you don't have the money for first class or biz class flying is awful. Europeans can get to a ton of countries on a flight that's shorter than NYC to Miami.
We feel like a weight is being slowly lifted. The future looks bright!!! The last few years have been a struggle but I feel hopeful. LOVE from Georgia 🇺🇸 I’m a subscriber 👍
19:21 I’ve heard all of these. 20:24 we travel, but anywhere from America is looooongggg. We also travel in our country, it takes a week drive to go from Washington State to Florida or, a 5-6 hour plane ride straight flight. Plus… people travel out of the U.S. because they have a desire to, some don’t want to. These other countries, you can hop on a train and be in another country in like a couple hours.
That scott fellow, he may not like the rabbit hole he must go down to understand his ancestors parts in what shaped America. I would like to see his(and your own) reaction to Thomas Sowell and his views of the scotts/irish impact upon the American reality. It would shock and scare him to his boots.
Andre, it is wonderful that you love your homeland. Come to visit anytime, there is a lot to see and do here, no matter your age. If you love the outdoors there are beaches, woodlands, hills, rivers, mountains, caves and oceans to explore. There a many different theme parks in every state, not just the big ones. If you can dream it there is probably somewhere it is being done. That is the adventure finding the places.
one reason why Americans are loud is because we are told all through school that we need to speak loud to be heard so it is forced into us from a young age but we do know when quiet is required
To be fair, I am subscribed to your channel. But yours is one of the only channels I’m subscribed to that are not a makeup/skin care channel or a political commentator channel. Your videos always put a smile on my face & help put me in a great mood! I hope you get to make a trip here with your family!!!
I'm originally from Japan but I live in the US now. There are times I wished I had stayed in Japan but, unfortunately, you can't have both. However, I absolutely understand what you mean by wanting to live in Portugal. Home is where the heart is.
We may a lot a obese people. But we also have at least as many fit people if not more. In addition to that. Many of the immigrants from all over the world that have come here and become citizens are the best of their former countries.
When you come to America, come to Tennessee. My favorite place to be. I studied abroad in Lyon, France in 2017 and absolutely loved the people there and had some really great friendly interaction and conversations with so many wonderful people. Would love to meet you also some day.
When you go you should stop in Philadelphia! Great food, culture, and it's the birthplace of America. (Plus it's close by to New York, and wouldn't be out of the way if you went to Texas after). Keep up the great content! 💙👍
@@ellencook1658 I didn't mean that Philly was by any means close to Texas. What I was saying was that if he was already planning on visiting both NY and Texas, that Philly wouldn't be out of the way if he planned to head South after NY. Or heading North to NY from Texas for that matter. 👍
I am an American. I think the country lost it's soul when the majority feel Trump is fit to sit in the White House I am 80 and too old to think about moving out of the country. If I was 20 yrs younger I would be packing my bags!
I’m 33 but have dual citizenship since my dad was born in Slovakia so I was able to apply for it some time ago. I’m thinking of buying a second house there to be near my best friend and her (nearly two year old) daughter that I’m the godmother of, and of course my family.
Thanks!
Oh Ty so much 🙏
They try to put Americans down for "not traveling" then in the next breath complain that there are too many American tourists in Europe. Which is it?
Yes.
@@geerumpus2418the same thing can be said on the other foot tho.... A lot of people cross seas also say "they"
@keithpierce5686 👍
You can travel from NY to CA (in the same country) and pass through the equivalent of the entirety of Europe. Americans travel plenty. Americans just don’t have the luxury of being 4 hours away from 10 different countries like many Europeans do. For many Americans, a 4 hour flight gets you somewhere in America.
It's both he's a hypocrite and very very low intelligence.
As you should, love your country :) home is always home.
I think it's crazy for anyone to be offended by the fact that you love your country and want to stay there. I'd bet you that those people would never leave the US to live somewhere else! And they'd probably be even more offended that anyone even suggested it. I love my country and I'm also someone who loves to travel to other countries, but as far as where I want to live and raise my children is concerned, I'd never want to live anywhere else! Love of one's country is a good thing, in my opinion. I guess some people just can't understand that. I certainly wouldn't lose any sleep over the complainers, Andre. This is your life, not theirs. God bless the USA 🇺🇸 and Deus abençoe, Portugal 🇵🇹
"Men did not love Rome because she was great. She was great because they had loved her." Everyone should think their country the greatest, their spouse the most beautiful, and their dog the best boy.
Your country is like your family. Usually, it isn't perfect, but you love it anyway.
As American I confirm that they despise their country, the dirt under their feet; instead they idolize symbols believing the shadow is the substance. They have degraded these symbols into social disdain; which makes them highly vulnerable to nature; so they have their sights on destruction of nature and science because their hero human although long dead is going to give them a new planet not the worn out dying one they now have. Only two percent of Americans understand climate change severity. DENIAL and delusion has become the American way.
In Italy and Germany they stopped for some reason.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with loving your country!! - From a American 🇺🇸 ❤
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Agreed! In fact I think you should. Nations are kind of like sports teams. We expect you to root for yours and know that of course we will root for ours 😄
I can love my country and not feel the need to invade neighboring countries. It's strange how globalism is good, helping your community is good yet we are expected to hate our country.
I LOVE my country (🇺🇸), and I hope everyone on earth loves theirs just as much as I love mine.
I agree also. Why not love your country?
Totally understanding. You love your country and are proud of it and there is nothing wrong with that. No worries and Portugal is great!
Oh Ty 🙏
Portugal would be the first on my list of countries in Europe to visit.
no Americans will be offended if you want to live Portugal: Architecture, Food, great climate. Sunny Beaches. Half the country retires to Florida or the South West. Most of us would visit if convenient. America is also very well self connected. We have a complex system of interstates, airports and trains. No, wd don't see travelling to another state as a country. Just a region. But having the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, rocky mountains, Florida and California beaches. Hawaii. Even The Caribbean and Puerto Rico in our backyard, mountain states for skiing. South Dakota badlands, Redwood Forrest. People often have big local places here to travel { without learning a language} .
We have 50 states, and even the smallest. Rhode Island, has 400 years of history, warm summer beaches, beautiful places. 100 years ago was a playground of the rich and now 😊 overstuffed with Tourists Palaces of Robber Barons. Every state has something
I live in the most Portuguese parts of USA. People love visiting here . Its one of the best places to visit according to Europeans and many Americans. But, its a hard place to live. The Social System is hard. Its hard to make and keep friends. The cost of living is one of the highest. Housing shortage. The Climate can be hard. . But if people visit for a while or go to school, vacation, conferences its all temporary. It takes a lot of good things to add up to a decent life. When a place works against you. Lack of sunlight. Excess rent. Or traffic. Snow { Or other places in America probably crimes} residing doesn't add up to a full life.
@@AdamBlack Interesting. What state do you live in?
Portugal is awesome, l live in California and we have a lot of Portuguese living where l live. I don't know if l would have left Portugal.
New York to LA is a longer distance than London to Moscow. Texas takes multiple days to drive across. We travel plenty but it’s internal.
Also Americans travel to Canada and Mexico quite often. They travel a lot within the North America continent.
That’s not true. I can drive from Little Rock Arkansas to El Paso Texas in one day. I’ve done it more than once.
Edit: Don’t get me wrong, driving down I 20 across the practically deserted middle of Texas is a very boring drive.
@@erikatamayo1925. The drive you describe is 14 hours more or less.
@ approximately, yeah.
@@erikatamayo1925 hi fellow Arkie :)
As an American it's refreshing to hear someone from another country say they wouldn't want to move here because they love their country. I'm the only one left in my family and it was still hard to move just 1 state away. I couldn't imagine moving to another country.
There is nothing wrong with loving your country. I've visited Europe multiple times but haven't made it to Portugal (yet). Your country has an amazing history and one you should absolutely be proud of. Much respect to our Portuguese brothers and sisters. There are plenty over here as well. Your bread is amazing.
Americans don't travel yet there are 26,000 domestic flights every day in the US and less than 5,000 in the UK. We travel a lot...just within the US.
Plus traveling to different states is much like traveling to different countries
@@robertfranklin245 MINUS the high cost. Traveling from Louisiana to California (in-country) will be $300 per person (depending on the airline). Traveling from Louisiana (US) to France (EU) is $1000 (minimum and depending on the airline) per person.
Well the uk is about the size of a single US state, and they have a strong passenger rail system to offload the airlines. 5K is quite a bit of air traffic for the UK.
But most Euros call it “travel” even if crossing borders within Europe. They need to go to other European countries for variety. We in the US can stay within national borders. Brits go to Ibiza, New Yorkers go to Florida. Swedes go skiing in Switzerland, Texans go to Colorado.
Loyalty to your own country is important for a cohesive, functioning nation and its communities. Never apologize for it.
Andre, there is a large and thriving Portuguese community in the Northeastern States in the US. They are descended from fishermen who fished the Great Banks in the Atlantic off those states for cod. A lot of them keep the traditions and the language of their ancestral home alive. They cook Portuguese dishes, speak Portuguese at home, and celebrate Portuguese holidays. Many of the other residents have adopted the food and the holidays and some of the language, at least a few words.
To add onto this, eastern Rhode Island and southern mass have a very heavy Portuguese population to this day because the majority of them were whalers out of local ports after immigrating
There are multiple Portuguese communities in Bermuda. Bermuda is a great place to live if you are Portuguese.
Also in California
Portuguese is the second most spoken language im my city in Rhode Island. My inlaws are Portuguese immigrants
Cooking a chorico grinder as I watch
I don't think many Americans would get offended by you not wanting to live here, most of us wouldn't live anywhere else either. I'm actually an immigrant from Spain to the US. And now I became an American. I love Spain but I would not go back, but I also understand the love to the place where you were born. Primarily family and friends. I will always miss friends and family, but on the other hand living here in the US has been a dream come true. The access to all cultures, all cuisines, all religions and the acceptance at all levels is just unbelievable. But don't you worry, we're happy you love your country, and we love your reactions. Love from the 🇺🇸.
well said
You must have never talked to Republicans, who hate diversity of all kinds. But I am glad you are here.
@@injunsun You must have been swallowing the Dems propaganda to believe that bit of BS.
@@injunsunor democrats who only like diversity as long as the immigrants aren't Republicans.
@@injunsun lol you just can't help yourself, can you. Your comment literally adds nothing of value to this conversation. Grow up.
so im an american that has done some travel into europe. what i have found is that most europeans dont understand that the normal every day american cant afford to travel to europe. so the americans you do meet over there are typically our rich, snobby, and entitled americans that think they cant be held accountable for their actions. im really glad the internet is changing that and letting us all get to know each other better. there is a lot of cool stuff we can learn from one another.
Yep alot Europeans don't realize they arent seeing a bunch of everyday Americans you are seeing the ones who a rich enough and wanted to travel to Europe.
Exactly
Thank you for saying this out loud. I've been saying this since 1974, my very first trip abroad only because I was invited by a wealthy friend. I say the exact same things. I'm 64, and I'm tired of Europeans stereotyping us based on pure assumptions and they think we are all exactly like some Hollywood movies since the 30s and TV since the 50s.
We Americans don't know that many Europeans and Brits buy the make believe movie world as absolute fact about ALL Americans. Oh and they think all 350 million of us are identical.
Which proves they know next to nothing about anywhere in our country. Except for Andre and Sean here that are naturally open minded.
And the Europeans who visit America hit the tourist places like NYC and Cali. So they see extremes and do not visit the Midwest and other places that are the heart of the US.
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Many don't look at a map to see that NYC is not a day trip drive from The Grand Canyon. 🙄
It's best to think of America as 50 countries with one language and a shared military & foreign relations department. A federation.
Waterfox...that is what I think, especially after seeing every state in the union while long-haul trucking.
Or as HLC ( habitual line crosser) says ...think of America as 50 or more waring tribes wearing one really big trench coat.
I also lived in Hawaii for three years before I went out and saw the other 49 states while trucking thru them.
Or in other words, America is 50 third world countries that pooled their military budget and judging by the scale apparently they're preparing to take on either Aliens or God.
@@gaillouise8310 thank you for clearing that up because I was wondering how you drove a truck to Hawaii
You know…I think Europeans feel Americans are stupid because we ask a ton of questions. This is out of curiosity and understanding as opposed to stupidity! We are curious and want to make sure we understand things correctly instead of only relying on stereotypes.
They also place a lot of importance on the geography of Europe and assume everyone does
We place no importance on the geography of anywhere else in the world let alone Europe and there’s nothing wrong with that
Because Europeans think that Americans are stupid, I’m not interested traveling to Europe.
Well said, I completely agree 👍 (edit to add - it's often considered "polite" here in the US to ask a ton of questions. It shows interest, which equates to respect. It's part of our friendly "small talk" culture.
"Stupid" people do not ask questions. Asking questions also demonstrates our interest in the people and the culture of the land, unless it's something like "where the men's room?".
The US used to make kids memorize all kinds of geography and world facts in school, but that got dropped in the 1960's or so. Sad, but US geography is a lot in itself!
I totally get what you're saying about admiring a country but not wanting to move there. I feel the same way about Japan - amazing to visit, but not for moving. Their culture is so different than anywhere else in the world and I simply love where I'm living now. Cheers. :)
It's is stupid to say any group of people is stupid. People are on a spectrum. You will always find smart, dumb, wise, unwise, educated and uneducated any place you go.
Exactly! Agree 100%
I'm American but Portugal seems like an awesome country and I want to travel there one day. Definitely be proud of your country!
Glad to hear you say no to living in America. You love your country and want to stay there. I feel the same way about America. All countries have their problems but in America many people openly criticize and say they hate America but refuse to leave. It is very easy to leave America but much harder to come in or live here legally.
Criticizing your country doesn’t mean you hate it. It means you care about it and want it to improve
@@bracejuice7955 I agree. America has been governed by democrat leadership for 12 of 16 years many of those with a full mandate and we have continued to decline. Let's do something different.
@@bracejuice7955to a certain extent 100%
It's actually hard to legally immigrate to the other G20 countries. America is actually easier to get into.
@@recoil53 It might be now but after Jan. 20, 2025 it will not be.
I’ve been to Mexico, Canada, UK, France and Belgium. And 47 of our 50 states. Not a world traveler but I’ve been around. Now my husband and son have travelled extensively. My son has been to Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Japan and more. My husband has been to Europe, Scandinavia, S. America, Mexico, Canada and Asia plus Israel, New Zealand and Australia. They’re world travelers. People are “mostly” the same everywhere. Good and bad, quiet and loud. Come to America. We’re pretty good people.
I think that its a beautiful thing that you love your own country as much as I love my own. 💛
Every state has its own cultures, foods, beauty, and entertainment.
I totally understand not wanting to live here, you should be proud of and love your country!🇺🇸🇵🇹
I’m 65 years old. My only trip out of the States was a ferry ride to Victoria BC as a young teen. However I’ve traveled to over half of the states in the US. There’s so much more of America I want to see and don’t have the time or money to do it.
Yes! Visit America but be proud of the country you live in. It’s who you are!
Agree! :)
Sean has quite literally been adopted by so many of us in America. You should check out the video he did on my City here in New Orleans, Louisiana. He really did a great job with his video on New Orleans. One of the things he does that is really well done is how he really immerses in the area he visits and is open to trying as much as is physically possible with the amount of time he has.
If you’re planning to visit Texas you should drive over or fly over to New Orleans for a few days because the state of Louisiana and state of Texas are next to each other. From Houston, Tx to NOLA is just a 1 to 1-1/2 hour flight, and the drive is just a 5 hour road trip or about 350 miles depending on how you judge your road trips. Most Americans use time instead of distance because it’ll give you a much better idea of how long the trip is.
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It makes perfect sense about not wanting to move away from where you grew up. Because it’s where your roots are at. Your Friends and Family live there
I think driving from Texas to Louisiana would be a good experience. The I-10 corridor has a ton of great sights and amazing food. It would be a perfect "American Road Trip" opportunity.
The combined area of all national and state parks in the United States is approximately 477,024 square miles (1,235,486 square kilometers). This covers about 13% of the total land area of the USA. For reference, the whole country of Germany is about 357,000 sq kilometers.
And that doesn't even include BLM land.
I was a truck driver with my husband for nine years and drove through almost every state in the lower 48. Never got to New Hampshire. It would take my husband and me 3 days to go from Florida to California. Driving non-stop! I’m 60 years old and I still haven’t seen all of America! I think you would need live 150 years and travel America non-stop to see all of America!! I love my country and love my state, Missouri!! It’s alright to love your home!
Much ❤️
Granny Winters 😊
I hope you finally make it to New Hampshire. It's a beautiful state...except maybe during mud season (late March to mid April).
A general rule about stereotypes: If a statement starts with the word "all," "every," "everyone," it is probably false. If a statement starts with the word "some" or "part," it is most likely true.
My point is that by adding the word "some" in front of each statement, they become true.
"all" is big ask for sure. But the big question is whether you can say "most" and have it still be true.
People differentiate between the 2 cases automatically.
Everyone should love their country. It breaks my heart that so many people in so many different countries don't express their own patriotism. Portugal is a wonderful place that I would absolutely love to see one day.
As far as I am concerned anyone who voted for a criminal to be President is unpatriotic and doesn’t love their
Doesn’t love their country.
Not all Americans are loud, there's plenty of us that are very quiet.
It makes me happy that you love your home!
When I started watching TH-cam videos, it came as a genuine shock to me to discover that so many people don’t feel super patriotic about their own country, and don’t fly their nation’s flag all over the place. I just assumed it was a given for people all around the world. It’s so sad to me to find out it’s not the general rule, and that many people feel we Americans are way over the top with our patriotism. That’s just heartbreaking, because that joyous feeling of loving your country is such a happy feeling!
My granddaughter attended college for a semester in Scotland. She says the Scottish are the most like Texans of any country she visited. She said that they know their history and have great pride in their country.
the best description of Americans one of my friends the immigrated here was " Americans aren't loud , they are arrogantly free". and I love that description. we have freedom of speech so we will say whatever the hell we want and we do care what you think about it.
Americans have a "personal bubble" of between 18 inches to 3 feet. Please remain outside that bubble unless you are intimate with them. This could be why people think we are loud .. we gotta throw our voices farther!
The personal bubble thing is very true. If someone is close enough to me that they can reach out and touch me, they're too close. I prefer a four-five foot distance.
Of course, all the "personal space" stuff is relative to population density of wherever we live, or are. Personal space for a club, bus, train, metropolitan/city street is much less that personal space In a suburban or rural area.
The reason why Americans don’t travel a lot is because our country is so big, that there’s really no reason for most Americans to travel abroad. It could take 15 hours to drive through one state. And every state is like its own country with a different aesthetic.
Although I agree that we have such a large varied landscape we can see mountains, beaches, huge forests and huge metropolitans, just in a handful of states, there is a lot to see in the world. One of the things I loved about traveling in Europe is how old everything is. We just don’t have that in America, and that’s fine, but it’s also very expensive for me to fly my family overseas so it doesn’t happen much.
Many Americans have Scottish ancestry and are proud of their heritage.
I have German ancestry and am proud of my heritage! I'm glad to live in the US where I can do that.
Why Bluegrass has Scottish roots.
I'm a direct descendant of Col. George Ross who signed the Declaration of Independence. His parents were from Scotland.
@@GabrielGimnichI'm proudly descended from German immigrants as well. Because we're all from immigrant backgrounds, America and Americans are unique in the world... Collectively, we're the most diverse and accepting nation of people globally. The majority of whom share, enjoy and celebrate one another's heritage from food and beverages, to style, holiday's and celebrations. Who doesn't love St. Patrick's day, Cinco de Mayo, Mardi Gras, Oktoberfest? You can't find all that in one country anywhere else in the world.
As for the Irish - there are more people of Irish descent who are natural born U.S. citizens than who are Irish citizens.
I think people speak in generalizations about the United States.
But what people don’t seem to understand is that the United States is a VERY large country and it is very diverse. What might be true in one part of the U.S. might not be true in another.
Saying “Americans are X” is like saying “Europeans are X”
1) Yes, many American's are very patriotic. We're proud of our nation and what it represents and what we fought to achieve. Many of us also have relatives who served in the military, and so that patriotism is also runs in the family. But with as open and accepting as we are, and how we invite and accept all cultures throughout the world and off all forms of freedom, we're extra proud, because we consider our nation as having the best from all cultures, and we're proud of that.
2) For sure, America is VERY loud. Good luck finding a quiet place.
3) Whether America is obese is subjective. Maybe for our standards, at least compared to other nations, we consider ourselves obese, but that doesn't mean we are. A more correct way of putting it would be that it's not that many Americans are obese, but rather based on our standards, we consider our nation of having an obesity problem.
4) America being intelligent or not goes both ways. On the one hand, we have some of the most brilliant minds in the world, but on the other, we also have some of the dumbest. So it depends on how you look at it. But considering that America is only 240+ years old and is one of the most powerful and advanced nations in the world, the fact that we were able to get to that point so fast in such a short amount of time, well, we didn't exactly manage that by being unintelligent.
5) This is the same as the last one. You'll find many people are happy, but then, you'll find a lot of people unhappy. Honestly, one of America's flaws is that people have it TOO good, and as such, little things tend to depress many people since they don't realize how good they have it. I guess you can say that many don't appreciate or realize how good they have it. On that note, many do, and those are the happy ones.
6) Yeah, this one utterly baffles me. We're highly respectful of science, to the point that most think it's the solution to all our problems, and the more and faster we advance scientifically, the better off we'll be and the faster we'll solve all our problems.
7) This one is ridiculous. Not to be arrogant, but America is the most considerate place in the world. We literally accept all cultures, all beliefs, all life styles, and we are as considerate and as accommodating as possible, to the point where their are literally laws against discrimination, and you will get branded as being intolerant if you aren't considerate of others. Granted, there is a small but vocal number of people who are very loud about anyone thinking differently from them, and they seem to be the ones where this stereotype comes from. We're so considerate that we spend billions every year helping people in other nations with no expectations in return.
8) There are literal laws that demand people respect nature. Activist groups that go out of country to help nature. We work vigilantly to try and save as much nature as possible. This stereotype seems to stem from the fact that we have a bunch of city and such that forest areas and such had to be cleared out for the build. But where hasn't that been the case anywhere in the world?
9) The dream of many Americans is to travel the world. I know VERY few people who don't want to travel. They like to experience other cultures. As I said, America accepts and respects all cultures, so many people like to see them at their place of origin.
10) I hate to say it, but this one is kind of true. As I said, America accepts all cultures, and as such, many think they know a lot about the rest of the world due to this, but are really lacking in many things.
On that note, I completely understand you not wanting to live in America. There is nothing wrong with loving your own country and wanting to live there. In fact, we respect that.
But. Anyone who voted for a convicted criminal to be President cannot be said to love their country
As a U.S. citizen, if you were going to come to visit and you only have one week, or maybe ten days, choose only one small area/city to visit. One cannot visit NYC, Detroit, and San Francisco in ten days. Pick one and be happy.
Agreed but maybe not Detroit...........
Just a average American. Love traveling to countries and we find something to love about every country Ive visited. Just dont judge us off of social media. We are not all California or Newyorkers. Most are open mined. Ive never been to Newyork but ive been over seas a dozen times.
And even then, the cities in those states are MASSIVELY different than the majority of the rest of those two states. Northern California and New York seem to have more in common with Colorado than they do with the metropolitan areas of those two states.
I’ve been to Portugal once for 9 days and loved culture and the people!
Hello, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA Native here and yes in France I was told that I live in a place that treats nature horribly and we pollute horribly (Pittsburgh is a city that has 3 iconic rivers that run through it) and yes, he have a lot of coal mines and steel mills and does that cause pollution, yes. Do we also have numerous amount of national parks and battlefields dating back to before we were even a nation? Yes. Do we have many other protected lands, yes. Does that “pollution” also enhance the rest of the world? Yes, the steel we make ends up all over the world, this is proven. It’s bought by numerous countries, including if I may, a lot of armaments bought by the Europeans, record numbers of which are currently on the battlefields in Ukraine right now, and we are very proud that our great steel city defends the world through our labor. I do understand why people see us as neglecting nature, however my response would be, “Ok next time your French or German or most recently Ukrainian Leaders visit our Missile factories, I will let them know, sorry nope you can’t have you don’t like our pollution of nature.” But hey us and our “lack of science” just causes us to innovate new ways of making that steel in new ways as clean as possible.
André you'll end up being tired & jetlagged spending alot more time in the airports & on planes rather than exploring places if you want to go to more than one state especially if they are so far apart like New York & Texas....its almost 4 hours by plane one way & over 1000 miles one way by roadtrip or 30 to 35 hours....I seriously suggest a statewide roadtrip in each state during each trip to America or you could choose to travel to the states surrounding to the one you really want to visit instead unless you're planning to stay about a month
Come to Kansas City…go to Chicago….skip New York or Los angeles the first trip. Make reservations at a couple of parks..yes they are not free and reservations are necessary. Start in the midwest including Chicago (clean City, easy to get around). the drive to Chicago from Kc is only about 9 hours…..not bad in the US. you will hit Des Moines, Illinois and lots of Lincoln history. On your second trip hit DC…all the museums, the White house. Go to Virginia and Maryland and maybe North Carolina….take the train to Philly and stay a couple of days..history and lots of culture. then take the train to NY and spend a few days. theater, music, many cultures in one city. Third trip…Texas, New Orleans and New Mexico (most interesting state in the union in many ways.). Finally your western trip..Drive everywhere, go to. multiple parks, see nature. Montana, Wyoming, Colorado…gorgeous… if you get a fifth trip go to California…just California.. somewhere figure a way to the Grand Canyon…. hit some baseball, football, because sports is where Americans get together. I skipped the south for now…it might disappoint at present…. but it is beautiful in some places… Atlanta, Charleston, and Florida would be interesting.
The trips I outlined would be two or three week week trips except the East coast. including so many landmarks might take longer. I would advise a short less stressful trip first. you will enjoy it so much more.
I always enjoy your enthusiasm for America, what you see on US news isn't the truth, the truth is on TH-cam and X
Utube censors the truth
I love your love for your country. And it's perfectly fine to want to stay living in the country that you love and that you call home but visit other places. I feel the same way about America for the most part, even if I leave for a while I will always come back home. That doesn't mean that I don't love other places it just means that my home is my home and I don't want to leave it. ❤❤❤❤
20:11 when people say Americans don’t travel, it’s really that they don’t travel outside of the U.S. For the most part it’s true, but we travel to other states. Each of them has a different culture and feel, but the bonus is everybody speaks the same language.
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home. It's not offensive to love your home. I love mine.
While I'm not certain, I believe the National Parks was pioneered by Teddy Roosevelt. This later promulgated to the rest of the world.
You absolutely should love your country, and anyone telling you otherwise can get stuffed. Especially as a Portuguese man, you guys have a lot to be proud of. Love from the US, brother.
Would you proffer the same advice to Izraelis?
@@TyOneWorld66230-y No, only humans.
I was born in New York 71 years ago and although I have seen a lot of my country, I have only scratched the surface. Because I had a busy life getting an education, taking care of a home, working and raising a family. That doesn't leave much time to travel and explore. I also am not a flag waving patriot. I'm just an American. This is my home. I've cried for my country, I've celebrated with my country and traveled abroad only to be glad when I got home to my country. I dont think there is a stereotypical American. Maybe in the movies. But I dont live in a movie. Life in America is not like in the movies. Texas is a very different place from where I was born in New York City or from where I live , Philadelphia. If I went to Texas and stayed for a while I would miss the east coast because that is my America. My home.
I've traveled a lot. Mostly inside US. but I've been to Canada many times. Mexico a couple times. Couple of cruises. Been to Caribbean too. My brother travels the world. ♡NY state
It's so sweet hearing you talk about Portugal. It warms my cold heart. Beautiful.
One thing people seem to not understand about America is that it is in many ways, a land of extremes. Yes, there are a lot of obese people here. But there are ALSO a lot of super fit people. Yes, some people are really dumb. But some of the smartest, most innovative people on the planet are Americans as well (and this is only exacerbated by the fact that the US creates opportunities that attract some of the best and brightest from all over the world. Mainly with the potential of becoming very wealthy and successful). So be prepared to see a little bit of everything. It’s very hard to put the US in one box, simply because of the nature of the country both in terms of immigration and in terms of the 50 states being quite distinct.
Hello ER.
It is a GOOD thing that you love your home country. I love mine (American). I am one of those Americans that moved to a large city (Chicago) to find work, lived there for 34 years, and when I retired from my job, moved back to my home town. As I told my brother... I love and miss my family. I had missed out on a lot of things, like my niece and nephew growing up. I do not want to miss even more.
So, loving your country I can deeply understand. Yes, we Americans can be 'loud', brash, and very open with our personal opinions. But, no matter where you go in America, you will find 'good' people. People that are more than willing to take the time out of their day to help you. When I was in the Marines and sent overseas to Italy, I was amazed at the number of people that would help me. Especially if a made an effort to speak their own language. Conversely, during my time in Chicago, I aided many visitors as best I could, when I could.
One example comes to mind. A Korean couple, lost in the Daley Plaza inside the 'loop' in Chicago. I was on my lunch break and they approached me, a bit hesitantly, and asked, in bad English where to find a place in the city. They did have a map, but were so turned around that they didn't know where to go. So, I took their map, marked North on the top and then pointed the map to the north. I then showed them with a dotted line, how to get to the consulate building they were looking for, which was four blocks south and one block west of the Daley Plaza. I went over it several times, making sure they understood which direction was North, and then stepping around the map (reading it backwards) showing them the direction to go, and counting the blocks several times as I pointed to them and down the street so that they fully understood which way to go to get where they wanted to go. I did not walk them to the building, since I only had a short time left for my lunch hour, but they left more confidently and I hope they got to where they were going easily. They left me with smiles upon their faces, and many thanks, both in broken English and Korean. It felt good to be the 'foreigner helping' for a change. And it reminded me of the help I'd received in Italy to get around if and when I got lost.
No, we do not push our children like the Chinese or Japanese to be math prodigies. But, America has been a 'hot bed' of innovation since long before Silicon Valley. A competitive Free Market encourages innovation in almost every category you can think of. If you need it, someone will supply it. Or, create the tools needed to supply your needs for a cost you can afford. This is one of the keys to American dominance in world markets.
Obese Americans? Yes, we do have a large number of such citizens all over America. But, we also have huge numbers of people that regularly 'work out' to keep themselves fit so as to enjoy the more 'extreme' sports and thrills. Such things as parachuting, rock climbing, long distance running or biking, contact sports like American football, European 'football' (soccer), Rugby, Baseball, etc. On top of that, at least 2 percent of Americans are Veterans, and usually, such persons are fully aware of their looks and keep fit until unable to do so.
I won't go into all the points that that Scotsman listed, this post is long enough already, but I will say that in general, America is one of the better places to live, and Americans are, in the vast majority of cases, an out-going, personable people. Yes, we argue about everything... government, religions, culture, race, etc... but at the end of the day, we acknowledge that we are all Americans.
I'm a conservative American 54 yo man that hunted, fished, hiked and explored most of this nation all my life. I respect the Earth and do not litter and leave the smallest foot print when I'm in natures beauty.
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america is one of the most beautiful country I have ever been to ...people think im stupid when i say that(esp americans who have never traveled past their county line) 😂
As a 34 year old American, there's definitely essence of truth to some of these stereotypes (even the negative ones). However, you can say the same about almost any country when you drill down beyond the generalities and start judging people individually. Humanity is messy and chaotic and you'll always be able to find negative qualities of people if you keep an eye out for it. Hell I'm obese so you can add me to that statistic.
As an American, I wouldn't put you there. You're normal like everyone else.
My worst experience was many years ago. I was quite thin from running after 3 little boys I had, when I had a metabolism. Living in Connecticut . An English woman from London, read me the riot act about the braces I had on my super crooked top teeth for health reasons, and my oldest son. She then gave her critique on all things She disliked about Americans as though she was the authority, as the complaining English like her, do. As they are not all like her, but in my 64 years have met too many.
She spoke of obese Americans and she gave a name to them, Wobbling Bottoms. She was proud of herself. I wanted to punch her by this time. She was an elders friend of ours, and we didn't think it was even proper to insult an adult visitor in our country.
We soon went for a walk, she was wearing orange, green and red, checkered trousers. And they were very tight . As we walked behind her, my 3 sons and I had a good laugh at her enormous, extremely WIDE, wobbling bottom in the most hideous pair of trousers. People who live in glass houses....... Shouldn't have fat asses in hideous checkered pants.
I truly do not care what anyone weighs. It says nothing about who they are. My Dad was facially disfigured in WWII, me and my 2 sisters and our very curvy, not ever skinny, lovely mother, never noticed.
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It's wonderful to love living in your country. It's a great feeling to be happy in your country. Many Americans are proud to be of Italian, Scandinavian, Irish, Scottish, Argentinian, etc decent and we are both proud to be connected to both nations.
Americans do tend to travel a lot internally, as well as to parts of Canada and Mexico/South America. There is so much to see here and never enough vacation hours to visit it all. Something that most Americans do not get here is a lot of vacation time. Unless you save and save or are in the middle to upper class, traveling overseas is just not as doable for some Americans. I have a bucket list of places I would love to visit in Europe, Africa, India, and Japan, but alas, the funds are just not available. It is easier and cheaper to travel to sites in a western state for me, like to the Grand Canyon, than to ever get to Dublin or Lisbon, two of my top places overseas to visit.
For the haters on the “soccer” comment, it’s a British word for the game. It was started in England and was very common in England. It wasn’t until the relatively recent past when it gained increased popularity in the US that Brits started poo-pooing the word as a way “stupid Americans refer to football.” It was nothing more than a hypocritical, petty dig by people who get annoyed at anyone who dares to embrace what Brits see as “our sport”.
There was a short period in America where we veered from our innate love of nature. During the 50s and the whole interstate and booming economy had cities laying roads and concrete structures everywhere. But we did a course correction. Many cities now have restored and healed the scars from that period. Cities like Portland, San Antonio and others have city areas where nature is appreciated. To truly understand how Americans have fought for nature, I recommend Ken Burns documentary series on the establishment of national parks. It is called "America's Greatest Idea". After all, it was Americ originated the idea of a national park. Before that large parks were reserves built by and for the rich.
I know they think because we use garbage disposals and air condition and have huge trucks we don't care about the environment (nature) and that is actually true.
Trump will probably disband the national park system. I would not be surprised at all. He's a cop killer after all.
Ooh I love Shaun and You, this should be fun! ❤😊
I'm 68 and have never had any desire to travel outside my country, the USA. I have done a lot of things in my lifetime. I've been to many different beaches, been shark fishing, climbed mountains, hiked trails in the forest's, camped, water-skiing, white-water rafting, canoeing down a river and the list goes on. There is so much to do and see in America, why leave? Besides, I see documentaries of other countries along with movies and TH-camr's videos showing their beautiful places where they live and showing what visitors would not see if they went on tour themselves. It's almost like being there and the thing is...we live on a very beautiful planet with all the diversities of life.
I'm reminded of the old saying, "there are lies, damned lies and statics". Division is the name of 'their' game. We, the people of the world, know better. We are one. IMHO, stereotypes are tactics of our mutual enemy to divide and conquer.
Most Americans know a fair amount about Canada and Mexico because they are the only other countries in our part of the World (North America). It would be difficult for us to highly knowledgeable about the 44 countries in Europe and the 48 countries in Asia, for example, let alone the remaining 103 countries in the world.
True. And most of the Europeans I've met know little about the USA other than what they've seen on TV.
It’s wonderful that you love your own country! I would love to visit Portugal as well. You are so kind and gracious towards America & Americans, thank you.
I would love to visit Portugal. I’ve seen video and pictures and I would love to be from Portugal too. Nothing wrong with loving your country, your home. But it’s ok to visit the USA
I think it is great you love the place where you were born. You are very blessed to be able to stay close to the places, traditions and people you know and love. They are what makes a place your home. I hope you never are forced to leave it.
It's not that people don't like science, it's that they don't believe in the politics around climate change. Most people want things cleaner and greener but reject doomsday predictions and radical policies.
Well put!
Pretty much spot on,
I'll take it a step further the ppl pushing climate change are only doing it for power! Non of it's common sense policy, it's all making it painful for us!
There doesn't need to be politics around climate change. It's real, and we need to do what we can to slow it down.
Science is invaluable. Administrators or politicians who invoke science as if a totem are to be distrusted as a matter of mere prudence.
@dianajemison105 exactly what they want you to say! Good sheeple!
Many Americans are not only patriotic but also very attached to our various ancestries. So like there are guys like me who are proud of our Irish ancestry, as well as Germans, Koreans, and really any nationality or culture that we came from.
Loudness is definitely an American trait, and it's pretty easy to see how it got going: We are BORN of obstinance. Our first act as a nation was not only to tell the British to go fuck themselves but to then say the same to all forms of royalty pretty much immediately. I heard this one story that in Japan, companies will actively hire Americans for the precise reason that we are the least deferential people on the planet, so if a higher executive at the company proposes something stupid, the American can be relied upon to tell them so in exact and definitive terms.
Look, there's SOME truth to the obesity issue, but IN OUR DEFENSE, our food is AMAZING and convenient to get. Oh, you want a full plate of Cuban food? Well it's pissing rain out, so just DoorDash it, and it'll be there in around half an hour. We're a weird cross-breed of Orcs and Hobbits.
Intelligence: We have some of the most prestigious universities in the world, but Europeans tend to judge it by not knowing things like every country in Europe. Dude, Oregon as a state is fully larger than all of the UK, and that's ONE state. Our country is only 2% smaller than all of Europe, leaving aside the REST of North America, and that's only because we don't count Puerto Rico and the Philippines in the measurement.
We are extremely cheerful, and yeah, even I'm willing to admit it can be a bit much at times. Having gone overseas, I got the opportunity to see it firsthand. For instance, ordering food. In the US, you can customize pretty much anything you order, whether fast food or a gourmet restaurant. Do you need it Gluten-Free? Right, we'll go for it. Extra pickles? No problem! A lot of times overseas, you just order the thing, and if you ask for alterations, you get... The Look.
As to respecting science... It's a sort of crapshoot, but I've figured out where the hitch lies. Okay, so let's take eggs. For time untold, perfectly healthy food, right? Well, then Science said it was bad because it was high in cholesterol, and there was a huge thing about it. Then Science went, "Wait! It's only the YOLKS that are unhealthy! Egg whites are good for you!". This went on for a few years, until Science went, "Oh wait, shit! There's good cholesterols! And yolks have them!". Basically, we're throwing SO MUCH science, and oftentimes so fast, that people start having cut-offs like, "No, sorry, not waiting. I did that all the other times, but this... this is the end of the line. It's not you, it's me."
Yeah, not sure where they got the inconsiderate one from... no wait, I've got this. Okay, so let's say you blow out your tire on the side of the highway and you call up your American friend. West Coast, they'll talk with you for hours, but might not actually come to help, being nice but not necessarily helpful. In the South, they'll come to get you, but you may end up on a side trip to their mama's place for far longer than you anticipated, and you might be in a food coma afterward, bridging the helpful/nice gap. East Coast, they'll ask what fuckin' mile marker you're at, and they'll come get you, change your tire like they're applyin to work pit crew at NASCAR, and all that... BUT, you're gonna hear about it for a while, so helpful, but not nice.
... We have a national park larger than most nations in the world. Portland, OR has rules about Green Spaces, meaning that a certain amount of the city has to be dedicated to maintaining nature with any new buildings.
Travel. We travel, but again, the US is the size of Europe. Just in Texas, you can drive four fourteen hours in a straight line, and STILL be in Texas. It's not that we don't travel, we just don't have to go outside our country to do so.
Our Navy is basically everywhere on Earth. We refer to our six-month deployments in the Eastern Fleets as a Med Cruise for the Mediterranean. One of the guys in my boot camp got posted to Yokoshira, Japan. Like, that's JUST the Navy. We do global charities, tons of stuff.
My son would give you a disgusting look if you said he didn’t care about nature. 2 years ago he retired after 23 years as a Rough Terrain Wildland Firefighter with Oregon Department of Forestry. Now he works with The Nature Conservancy teaching Fire protection, suppression, techniques, knowledge and tactics in the western United States, specifically to Native American Indians to protect their Reservations, also forest restoration.
Please tell your son Thank You!
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Thank You! For being willing to go into our wilderness areas, we Love and saving it. From fire and after! Sending hugs to you and him! From the Desert State of Utah(we got a bunch of awesome Snow today)!
I’m glad you appreciate your country as much as I do mine (I’m American). I had the privilege of visiting your country when I was young (I lived in France for two years). I had a great time in Portugal and you have a beautiful country, particularly Nazarre, Obidos, and Sagres. I was able to witness an event that gave me great pride as an American while I was there. I witnessed the landing of the first US space shuttle (Columbia) on a tv in a hotel in Lisbon. A great memory, and a great vacation!
This really is old because now he's the ambassador to America.
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I love how you love America, and your comments about my country, but I really like that you love your country. That's natural and tells me how great your country is. The fact that you love your country makes me appreciate your comments even more.
He was invited by the U.S. government, BTW
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I love to hear that people are proud of where they're from. I think it's great that you're happy in you're home country and still love America.
America is the land of extremes. Yes, we have an extreme % of obese people. We also have an extremely high % of fit people.
Good way to put it. We have the extremes of alot of things. Homeless to the ultra rich, crazy weirdos to the most awesome people, ect.
We happily adopt all the best foods in the world! Of course, we’re fat. We like to eat with the best of them.
@@Ryarios ‘’Here, here’’ I LOVE MY COUNTRY ‘’Oh, Say Can You See by the Dawn’s Early Light. 🇺🇸👍👍👍
Do people in other countries not feed wild animals, not have bird feeders and bird houses? Americans love nature and respect it very much.
I, as an American have traveled to 14 other countries. I find it hilarious that “Americans don’t travel”. Plus, we travel all over our own country.
I would wager that I know more about the world than many people in other countries know about the world. My ancestors came to this country in the 1600’s. My ancestry is mostly Welsh and Scottish, but I have ancestors from many other countries. I have studied these countries to know where I came from historically!
Americans don't travel to other countries as much as Europeans do. And there are lots of Americans who don't go on vacations. I haven't gone on a trip for about 15 years.
Hello from Colorado my friend!! Really enjoyed this video. Thank you...I have been following you on instagram for a long time now. Enjoy your posts, and your little son is so precious!!
#1 A person that doesn't love their country, should not be living there.
#2 The Americans that don't travel abroad either don't have the money, or don't want to go to a place that thinks we're stupid, and has terrible food.
A person who doesn't march in the streets, or otherwise meaningfully oppose their country when it's financially, militarily and politically backing a g**cide hates their country.
We have to fly 10+ hours to get to most of the rest of the world, and if you don't have the money for first class or biz class flying is awful. Europeans can get to a ton of countries on a flight that's shorter than NYC to Miami.
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I love when people who have never been to America or met an American tell me what America and Americans are like.
19:21 I’ve heard all of these.
20:24 we travel, but anywhere from America is looooongggg. We also travel in our country, it takes a week drive to go from Washington State to Florida or, a 5-6 hour plane ride straight flight. Plus… people travel out of the U.S. because they have a desire to, some don’t want to. These other countries, you can hop on a train and be in another country in like a couple hours.
That scott fellow, he may not like the rabbit hole he must go down to understand his ancestors parts in what shaped America. I would like to see his(and your own) reaction to Thomas Sowell and his views of the scotts/irish impact upon the American reality. It would shock and scare him to his boots.
Nah, it is a truism. There are plenty of books about Border Scots having an effect on IS history and culture.
Andre, it is wonderful that you love your homeland. Come to visit anytime, there is a lot to see and do here, no matter your age. If you love the outdoors there are beaches, woodlands, hills, rivers, mountains, caves and oceans to explore. There a many different theme parks in every state, not just the big ones. If you can dream it there is probably somewhere it is being done. That is the adventure finding the places.
one reason why Americans are loud is because we are told all through school that we need to speak loud to be heard so it is forced into us from a young age
but we do know when quiet is required
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To be fair, I am subscribed to your channel. But yours is one of the only channels I’m subscribed to that are not a makeup/skin care channel or a political commentator channel. Your videos always put a smile on my face & help put me in a great mood! I hope you get to make a trip here with your family!!!
Americans don't have enough time to discover America.
I’m from the USA but want to see Greece
Have been all over Europe Greece and the Greek Isles is my favorite spot.
I'm originally from Japan but I live in the US now. There are times I wished I had stayed in Japan but, unfortunately, you can't have both. However, I absolutely understand what you mean by wanting to live in Portugal. Home is where the heart is.
We may a lot a obese people. But we also have at least as many fit people if not more. In addition to that. Many of the immigrants from all over the world that have come here and become citizens are the best of their former countries.
got to love where you are from brother, you might move from home but home will never move from you
Go to the beach you will not feel out of place. Every shape and size are going to be within your eyesight.
When you come to America, come to Tennessee. My favorite place to be. I studied abroad in Lyon, France in 2017 and absolutely loved the people there and had some really great friendly interaction and conversations with so many wonderful people. Would love to meet you also some day.
When you go you should stop in Philadelphia! Great food, culture, and it's the birthplace of America. (Plus it's close by to New York, and wouldn't be out of the way if you went to Texas after). Keep up the great content! 💙👍
I agree...Philly should be a must. He could start in NY, go down to Philly, and then to DC...or vice versa.
Philadelphia to Texas is quite a schlep! Check your map before planning that trip.
@@ellencook1658 I didn't mean that Philly was by any means close to Texas. What I was saying was that if he was already planning on visiting both NY and Texas, that Philly wouldn't be out of the way if he planned to head South after NY. Or heading North to NY from Texas for that matter. 👍
I am an American.
I think the country lost it's soul when the majority feel Trump is fit to sit in the White House
I am 80 and too old to think about moving out of the country. If I was 20 yrs younger I would be packing my bags!
Yep, I hear ya!
I’m 33 but have dual citizenship since my dad was born in Slovakia so I was able to apply for it some time ago. I’m thinking of buying a second house there to be near my best friend and her (nearly two year old) daughter that I’m the godmother of, and of course my family.
Check out his trip to North Carolina