the fact that you can get arrested for child endangerment if you let your children ride/walk to school on their own in the us says everything about how safe the country is.
@@JinsokuYoroi I tried it actually on my trip to Amsterdam and they told me that they will bring me coffee only if I buy weed. But it was only one coffee shop, idk how it works in general.
When people say Florida “for the weather” I’m like, really ? Personnally “hot and humid as hell, all year round with floods and crazy ass hurricane” isn’t my dream weather 🤷🏻♂️
There's no comparison between Belgian French Fries and any U.S. version of them! It's ridiculous to even think of comparing these products (also, the Dutch fries are waaaaayyyy better than these from the USA!).
Yes if the US version is anything like from the fast food chains they exported over here, I'd barely consider them the same dish A frietkot and a McDonald's shouldn't even be put next to each other because anything about fries McDonalds eats shit and anything not fries isn't what a frietkot is for
The USA is a very mixed bag for me. When I go to a place, where guns are forbidden - no matter your license - I feel safe. When I am in a state with stricter gun laws, I feel safe (less than in the specific location). When I was in Florida and saw people on the parking lot and in Walmart holstering guns under their jacket, I have never ever felt less safe.
As you post this video it is already Boxing Day here [timezones]. So, best wishes of the season to you and your family. I've had a lovely summer's day here in NZ: BBQ, time at the beach, white wine in the sun. Yay!
The attitude about the English language in education used to be: "Be consistent. If you want to speak English, then speak English. If you want to speak American, then speak American, but be aware of the distinction."
I got into a "fight" with my English teacher once because I spoke "American English" while he was teaching "British English", this is however about 4 decades ago when "American" was considered "the wrong English" in the Dutch educational system.
@@gerardflynn7382 I hope you realize that American English often has different spelling than regular English. You can't mix the two in college/university.
@@mavadelo There is hardly any difference. There are more grammar and accent differences between the English regions than there are between the way Ryan and I speak English. Non-native speakers are the only people who engage in the British/American English debate. I have never heard a British person mention it; I suspect it's the same for Americans. If the Americans could learn to spell correctly, you'd hardly notice.
hi Ryan, even in a busy city it is still more chill than in the states. And by the way, the coffee shops in amsterdam are exactly where you buy weed and so, sit and enjoy ;) One lady said she liked NY and ppl where nice... When I was there, it was the most disturbing place I have ever been to. Waiting for a train at Penn station at 3 O' clock in the night, had to spent a few hours waiting, the scariest few hours of my life.
Coffeeshops is not a "slang term", it is their actual name. Coffeeshop: Place where you buy weed, not to be confused with "koffiehuis" where you buy a cup of coffee. They do have a connection though. In the 70's, weed was sold from those (Plural) Koffiehuizen (in those days mainly Amsterdam and Rotterdam), this quickly evolved into coffeeshops to differentiate between places with and without the greens. It has been the "official" name (as in used not only in daily life but also in law and politics) ever since
The fact that he is making assumptions with no real knowledge of Europe let alone the place itself, he is doing this with a US mindset of what it would probably be like in the US, it tells you more about the US and the mentality of the place and/or people there.
Often imported words are used for a different or more specific meaning and these early weed sellers were in need of an euphemism. Early coffeeshop history: th-cam.com/video/9zmm6jI3eZU/w-d-xo.html
And regarding the coffe shops in Amsterdam, they are legally allowed to sell weed there, and Im pretty sure you can also get eatibles with weed in em...
This isn't true. They aren't allowed to sell it. Weed is illegal. They can sell it because if they behave well they don't get a ticket or problems with the police. Because it's tolerated but not legal.
About gun violence in the US, I thought about mass shootings, gang violence, suicides and accidents involving children. It was Ryan who once said that outside of certain areas you are safe. But recently I learned that there is such a thing as road rage shootings! Every 18 hours someone in the US gets shot in road rage. Imagine how many times they shoot and miss while driving, or how many times they threaten each other with a gun.
Merry Christmas from The Netherlands and a happy, healthy new year. I was drinking coffee with two American friends on a terras when we heard a big bang. They frooze, they thought that it was a shooting. So I think that Americans are more allert. I get the most information about America, I get from guys like you. I am happy that I have 30 days free from work. In America people seem to work to live instead of working to live. In coffee shops they serve little coffee.
Well, you know that British English and American English do vary a lot, right? Since Europeans learn British English at school it should be understood the the UK is not only closer to us but also British English is the first we learn. Even the DeepL translation app gives you the choice between translating stuff to British or American English. Think of words like "lift vs. elevator" or "lorry vs. truck", "a rubber vs. an eraser" and so on....... So I understand why it may be strange to American ears hearing someone saying "you speak American", but in the end I guess it is not wrong. :)
Americans visiting Europe, the numbers certainly would be a lot less than 1 in 5. As only 20% of Americans have a passport (up from 7% in 2000) that would mean that every American with a passport visits Europe and most people in the USA could never raise the money to do that. The main reason for the rise in number of passports in the USA is that a passport was not required to visit Mexico and Canada until 2009.
It is quite obvious why most europeans go to New York as their first destination on American continent: it's the closest city worth visiting. Of course there is some other cities on the east coast that some people might go instead, but as New York has been on so many movies and tv-shows that most people want to see it first.
My partner speaks a mix of English and American. She was taught proper queens English in school, but also grew up watching American movies and tv shows, so uses a lot of American, as well.
When i was in Amsterdam with friends, the coffee shops we went to, which are frequented by locals, not the tourist traps, actually had excellent coffee. And delicious cake that was not infused with anything. Our favorite one also had cats, and doubled as an internet cafe. I have seen people go there just for coffee and non-infused baked goods.
I don't know why it's called french fries in English, fries were invented in Belgium! We have an original Belgian fries store here in my home town where they sell fries made from fresh potatoes, delicious!!! Unfortunately, after eating them you look at all other fries with different eyes because NOTHING can compete with them!!!
Fifteen thousand people s*ot d*ad this year. This needs to be put into perspective, of course. Compared to a total population of 345 million people it's probably not like I'd just get s*ot the moment I set foot on american soil, but it would indeed make me feel a bit uneasy.
The best "frites" I've had as street food was in Belgium. They're slightly better than in NL, but there's not much in it. French "frites" not so good. But give me British Chips every time.
FOR ALL OF YOU: New York was called New Amsterdam until September 8th 1664 - perhaps is that the reason why nearly everyone from the Netherlands visited New York
You’re mindblown about the amount of bikes in the background? Wait until you see parking lots or structures for bikes in the Netherlands - it’s absolutely crazy for everyone from outside of the Netherlands. For me as a German, too, it’s seriously amazing. Dutch bike culture is absolutely awesome. Also: wealth distribution in the NL is among the most unequal in Europe. But nonetheless way more equal than in the US.
@ 15.54 : I have been "accused" of speaking so American in 1993 in Tampa FL. A guy in a restaraunt asked me where home was for me and I answered "Guess" I had to say something and he replied : Kansas?, Arkansas? Virginia? I told him Holland as in Europe... ( I know I should have said the Netherlands but Holland was more known at that time I heard). And then he said : "But you sound so American!!!" We laughed , we both had a Budlite and and went about our business again.
In my opinion, europeans won't go to florida that much because we already have enough ''sea, beach, sun'' etc. If one goes to east America, New York will always be first. I never heard of someone here who actually wanted to go to America for sunny beaches and great weather. But yes, Florida is propably second anyway.
You don't have cafes in the US in the same way we do...when I see you walking down the street with those plastic cups, I don't understand you...coffee - it's about sitting, a cigarette, calm and quiet
I believe many people travel to New York because of Movies and also because it feels like New York has many different US Culters in one place. So you get more of it, if you only can visit for a short time. Even tho im not sure of that, it atleast feels like that from the outside.
What parts of America are safe? One would imagine that schools would be safe and well protected, but mass shootings are common, as are thoughts and prayers!
Ryan tries telling us that it depends on where you live and that's BS. The shooting in a Church that happened in 2017 that killed 26 people , happened in Southerland Texas that had few hundred residents. When you look mass shooting up in US, they happen all over. Cities and small towns. Schools, places of worship, parks, concerts, parades, places of work, grocery stores, restaurants, clubs and many other places. Ryan has been doing this for a while, but instead of doing his research , he keeps repeating like a mantra - "depends where you live" which is just not true.
@@aleksa-77-7the vast majority of violence, even of gun violence, is not mass shootings. The vast majority are isolated shootings and killings. These mass killings happen way too often, but not nearly that often that you're likely to randomly encounter one in a good area visiting the US It's a simple fact that even in good areas you'll be less safe than you are in a lot of Europe, sure, but his point was only that if you visit the US and stay in good areas, anecdotally you are unlikely to encounter danger like that. Not that it can't happen. If you think you're actually likely to encounter them, why don't you research the average number of mass shootings in good areas in a specific city in a 2 week time interval. I'm sure once YOU do your research that you'll realize that Ryan is right on his remarks and that these school shootings happen less than every couple of weeks per city on average. Once again, it's more dangerous than in Europe, but to pretend like saying 'you're unlikely to encounter it irl' is weird is absolutely ridiculous.
Belgian guy was *somewhat* wrong about university costing the same for everyone. There is one circumstance in which it is literally cheaper, and there are subsidies and funds where people with less income will receive more aid than others. The latter is pretty obvious, but for the former as well: Tuition costs 1100 euros per year by default, however if you're from a low income family that is entitled to government aid when it comes to studying, the tuition price of university drops down to about 100 euros per year. (although the og price is really good for college, an 11x price drop is still quite significant) He is right in the sense that if you do not apply for any aid, your tuition will be the exact same as someone else that also doesn't apply for any aid Also no way you just asked if America had better fries, the closest America gets to being know for fries is being known for fast food chains like McDonald's. In case you were wondering, fast food fries are by far the worst fries I've eaten in my life. Homemade ones are easily better, and the ones from a 'frituur' (term for a 'restaurant' that specializes in fries basically, we have those all over, you'll always be within cycling/walking distance of one), those shouldn't even be considered the same dish as the fries from fast foods (slightly hyperbolic) Literally the only reasons fast food chains even took off here were because they're open at night when partying students wanna get a burger, they're cheap, and they have more variety. If McDonald's here only served the same food and was only open during the day, everyone would be going to a frietkot always instead and McDonald's would've bankrupted in Belgium
Merry Christmas 🎄 🎄 Ryan, day after Christmas day here, boxing Day public holiday, just lazing around today. Thanks for your contents. Watching from Australia 🌏🌏🦘🦘
@@MrsStrawhatberryI heard German a lot but I don't speak German so idk if dutch is more similar or not Either way, the similarity makes learning it easier, but the actual reason that people speak it so well is because movies etc do not get dubbed. Kids shows get dubbed sometimes, but past a certain hour the kids shows become sub instead of dub Because of consuming a ton more English media, a lot of people learn decent English from that media before even getting taught in school I do think I was a bit fast with learning the English as well, but by the time we started learning English in school I was perfectly capable of holding long grammatically sound conversations already and could only learn specific words and details and exceptions that I didn't encounter yet, all without any conscious effort from media as a kid
15:34 I think she said it because in european schools we do distinguish between american english and british english. At least when I studied english in school our teachers would correct us if we used american english that we learned watching american tv shows or listening to american music, because the english we studied was british. If we mixed the two, they would tell us to pick one and speak it properly, instead of speaking both incorrectly. I would guess most non native speakers nowadays use a mix of both, though, but maybe I am wrong about that. Of course it is all the same language at the end of the day, and it should all be called 'english' rather than 'american'.
1:35 I was in New York for new years some years back and I actually was too scared to go to the times square because of this thought. Like what if someone pulled out a gun? Wtf are you gonna do?
Where else would you go in the US if not New York? It was our first destination as well back in 2013, we flew from Brussels. Every single place we visited after New York felt less important (although some were nicer, cleaner, more relaxed etc.) and we returned home 5 weeks ago also from New York.
1:15 What are "bad parts of town"? I don't know if we count them as bad parts, or more like the cheaper parts of town. On a security level there shouldn't be a difference.
3:03 many were there because it was sold to us as a better place, through media culture and propaganda. You will notice that very few people want to go there a second time, and even less are still planning to live there. Its the idea of the USA and breathtaking landscapes, not the reality of the USA that is captivating. Probably the end of the 60s was the most "american" USA, before you were made into an Oligarchy.
Some people also like to see the wilderness of Alaska, which I could book easily. Florida is not even offered by travel companies - you would have to do that as an individual tour.
As a Norwegian I wholeheartedly aprove of your statement about diveristy between seasons. Just the temprature alone can fluctuate 60+ celcius between january/february and juli/august some years. More often than not the seasons are what they are supposed to be ;-) even if you might experience all four seasons ine one ;-)
"If you stick to where it's safe you know I'm guessing you'll feel quite safe" in America and everywhere else. The point is that in America there are as many unsafe areas as in any so-called third world country, plus way more chances that the violence will happen also in the good areas, like while attending school, church, at the movies, riding the public transportation or during a pacifist protest.
You're correct, Ryan, in regard to how widely the average American (US) has travelled, in comparison with the average European, Canadian, or Aussie. For example, my schoolmates and I first toured the US Northeast for a month back in 1960, when I was ten. My grandsons today, have each visited between eight and 16 countries from their homes in 🇨🇦🇰🇪🇬🇧🇦🇺. They're aged 8-14. The US kids they've met while travelling have rarely been outside North America. Parents in US would be scared of their kids going on school trips abroad before they graduate high school.
Europe is not cold in summer - these people will insist in habitually doing these interviews at times of the year when they wouldn't want to even hang around NYC for too long.!!!! And then they complain of the cold. Of-course it will be colder in mid winter - a good half of the US is even colder still !!!
You think that it would even be a battle between dutch / belgian and american fries? :-D Coffeeshop is not a slang work for shops that sell weed but the "official name" of them
Hi Ryan, Wishing you and your family a very merry christmas full of special memories 🎄 and all the best for the new year🥂 from a sub in the West of Scotland, UK. Take care and Happy Holidays 😘🏴
You are right. Coffee Shops are the place where they sell weed. But there are some restrictions (age of customer, quanitity you can buy,...). So don't expect to meet Morpheus.
Why is no one in the video mentioning the Dutch history of New York/New Amsterdam? And Ryan clearly hasn't read the comments on Part 1 or he'd know that significant fact by now.
In Amsterdam when they talk about coffee shops they refer to week dispensaries where you can smoke lol , not cofee. And although mushrooms are popular, you dhave it do mush as casually as you smoke weed (usually) 😂
"Lekker" means tasty originally, and comes from licking etymologically indeed. But it has taken on the meaning of anything good sensory, and even indirectly sensory. So we have tasty weather, buttocks, bicycles, cars, work, anything.
I speak for myself, but I think it is true for many Europeans, there are striking representations of the United States through cult American films. New York is certainly one of the most represented cities in famous films and there is a kind of appeal in going to see if reality resembles "fiction". For my part, it was the national parks of the American West that piqued my curiosity; the idea of finding myself in the setting of John Ford or Sergio Leone westerns or in famous road movies like "Easy Rider", "Thelma and Louise", "Paris Texas" or "Bagdad Café" (the latter is not really a road movie but takes place along a road) attracted me. I also visited Las Vegas, but this city is almost a gadget city for "big" children; it is funny, fascinating and ridiculous at the same time...
Europeans like to hear tourists at least attempt to communicate in the language of the country they’re visiting. Most Americans stick with English and that can lead to communication difficulties. When my Italian friends in Australia invite me to their homes, I start out speaking to them in Italian because I know enough to get by and they appreciate that! Then they will test me to see if I can understand them. My friend once stood in the doorway of his house, catching the cool summer breeze. He said, “Ahh, fresco, como vino bianco!” Then he turned to me and asked, “Did you understand me?” I said,”Yes, fresh, like white wine!” He was very proud of me! I studied French in high school, but at home, I taught myself some German, which is really hard; I also had a Portuguese tutor because I was a big supporter of Nelson Piquet, the former F1 Champion. I ask my ESL friends to teach me words and phrases, so I have a pretty wide range of language bits in my head. It’s very helpful when trying to understand words. Ryan, sometimes your lack of knowledge of other languages shows, just trying to read some English words you’ve never seen before. It happened a few days ago but I have forgotten the word now. I just noticed it at the time. There are lots of Italians in the US but you haven’t picked up on many Italian words. Bolognese for example - Americans just assume spaghetti always has meat sauce so they don’t use the word Bolognese. If I did that at an Italian restaurant in Australia, (ordered spaghetti), the waiter would ask me, “Which sauce you want with the spaghetti?” There are several different sauces depending on the Pasta menu they have, Bolognese might not even be one of the options. Napoletana, Arrabbiata, Carbonara, Pesto, etc. I see these as opportunities to learn.
Personally I don't care at all if tourist only talk in English. I go visit places I don't know the language too, I try to get by in English too, it's part of tourism you're gonna try to get by with the languages available to you That being said, as much as not trying to talk dutch is not a problem to me, I'd be an asshole not to appreciate it if someone tries to talk a little dutch. Even if they suck, it still takes a lot of effort to say something poorly in a language you don't speak
Are there any famous places in Florida? Why would people go there? Europe has beaches all around the continent, and France has Disneyland. New York is such an iconic place, no wonder why people want to visit.
Language. When I tell Americans or Europeans that I live in Mexico some will ask if I speak Mexican. In a certain way I do, because in Mexico (and other Latin American countries) Spanish is different from Spain's Spanish.
“American English” is def a thing. Like when setting up a new pc. Have to select between American English or international English. You could call it “Simplified English” 😂
Hi Ryan. Happy Xmas and keep up the good work in 2025.!! London is really more as you yourself make it - you can chill out in the suburbs or you can work in the financial district and go crazy. I know people who fall into both categories. I only go to where you would go as a tourist, less than once a month. And I've also told you before that I've met people up north who have never been to London.! And many who have only been once in their lifetime.
Yes, but i learned that the better ones, where locals go, actually have excellent coffee. And good cake / pastries, not infused with anything, but also infused. The best one also had cats.
@@ArcAudios77 Yes, it was a long time ago. The venue quadrupled as a coffee shop that sells weed, a coffee shop that sells actually great coffee, cakes and pastries, an internet cafe where you can rent a workstation and play online, and a cat cafe with cats, newspapers and books. No alcohol. That was so comfortable. A wide selection of available snacks and softdrinks. And, with smoking allowed but a restriction on tobacco, it smelled like a Cypress Hill concert. If you ever go to Amsterdam, and manage to find one of the great ones, its like a vacation in the vacation, and it does not even matter if you partake or not.
If you are born in America you are American right. So why in America do you define people by the race like African American or Chinese American or Italian American.If I was born in Spain I'd be Spanish. Or if I was born Portugal I'd be Portuguese. I would not befind by race.
Regarding the french fries, US vs Belgium, I have no clue about the taste of either one, but the US ones are practically poisonous compared to any european ones, whit all the bullshit extta ingredients allowed and used in the US, at least if we're talking fast food places
@@karlbmiles"practically poisonous compared to {alternative}" means that they are worse than the alternative by an incredible margin and not that anything is literally poisonous to any English speaking human. English is my third language and that's an incredibly easy expression to understand even when you hear it for the first time, if you actually can't tell and weren't just being an ass you need some serious help with English
We say English and American, bcause one is the correct form, and the otherone is the one from the movies that butchers it. Even on Windows it says "English" and "American English". English is when you try to understand Led Zeppelin lyrics, that's why we just speak American English. Thy for that, i guess? :)
Cooked roast lamb yesterday Christmas eve cooking vegetables turnip parsnips sprouts and now boiling potatoes soften them uo to put in overnight and roast them
I would say you are correct. London is not chill. Lot more similar to the US mindset than most European cities (not that I have been to all of them, but based on experience and my understanding).
In London we only go to macdonals with the kids when there little as a treat otherwise don't normally eat them much chicken more popular in uk with frys as in take away have to say British mostly home cook eirther make there own chips or buy frozen chips French frys are not as filling as chips for a meal to light
@forgottenmusic1 I know lol it doesn't taste good especially when u know how to cook even having a meal out these days in restaurants food is not made from fresh food made from frozen food microwaved doesn't tates good id rather cook at home than spend loads of money on frozen food microwave meals u can't beat fresh homemade meals
@stevemcgowen lol there on holiday there hardly going cook om holidays the size of your burgers would feed a family of 5 in England lol hardly one in London gets takes aways lol that's why there not fat if we're on a day out in summer maybe most English people would rather go for a meal and a drink of beer lol cold one restaurant pubs are normally full in the summer with familys
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The fact, that americans rarely let their children do anything unsupervised, says everything about how save the country is
the fact that you can get arrested for child endangerment if you let your children ride/walk to school on their own in the us says everything about how safe the country is.
@@evilmessiah81 And how limited the freedom actually IS in the US
@@MC-RacingThe US has freedom in name only.
And how puritan. Let's face it; most of them fear their teens having sex more than their teens having guns.
@@evilmessiah81 lol
8:15 coffee shop is how they call weed shops
I love the Coffee Shops in Amsterdam.
I'm pretty sure they actually do sell coffee too.
07:52 I was just about to write the same thing :)
@@JinsokuYoroi I tried it actually on my trip to Amsterdam and they told me that they will bring me coffee only if I buy weed. But it was only one coffee shop, idk how it works in general.
When people say Florida “for the weather” I’m like, really ?
Personnally “hot and humid as hell, all year round with floods and crazy ass hurricane” isn’t my dream weather 🤷🏻♂️
There's no comparison between Belgian French Fries and any U.S. version of them! It's ridiculous to even think of comparing these products (also, the Dutch fries are waaaaayyyy better than these from the USA!).
And the Belgian fries are even better (jk friend)
Yes if the US version is anything like from the fast food chains they exported over here, I'd barely consider them the same dish
A frietkot and a McDonald's shouldn't even be put next to each other because anything about fries McDonalds eats shit and anything not fries isn't what a frietkot is for
The USA is a very mixed bag for me. When I go to a place, where guns are forbidden - no matter your license - I feel safe. When I am in a state with stricter gun laws, I feel safe (less than in the specific location). When I was in Florida and saw people on the parking lot and in Walmart holstering guns under their jacket, I have never ever felt less safe.
As you post this video it is already Boxing Day here [timezones]. So, best wishes of the season to you and your family. I've had a lovely summer's day here in NZ: BBQ, time at the beach, white wine in the sun. Yay!
Merry Christmas from the UK mate. Thank you all the entertaining content throughout the year.
Merry Christmas from Switzerland 🎄
The attitude about the English language in education used to be: "Be consistent. If you want to speak English, then speak English. If you want to speak American, then speak American, but be aware of the distinction."
I got into a "fight" with my English teacher once because I spoke "American English" while he was teaching "British English", this is however about 4 decades ago when "American" was considered "the wrong English" in the Dutch educational system.
English is English it all depends on the dialect.
@@gerardflynn7382 I hope you realize that American English often has different spelling than regular English. You can't mix the two in college/university.
@@LalaDepala_00 and totally different meaning for the same words that might be normal in one and highly insulting in another.
@@mavadelo There is hardly any difference. There are more grammar and accent differences between the English regions than there are between the way Ryan and I speak English. Non-native speakers are the only people who engage in the British/American English debate. I have never heard a British person mention it; I suspect it's the same for Americans. If the Americans could learn to spell correctly, you'd hardly notice.
hi Ryan, even in a busy city it is still more chill than in the states. And by the way, the coffee shops in amsterdam are exactly where you buy weed and so, sit and enjoy ;)
One lady said she liked NY and ppl where nice... When I was there, it was the most disturbing place I have ever been to. Waiting for a train at Penn station at 3 O' clock in the night, had to spent a few hours waiting, the scariest few hours of my life.
You can tell when someone is paid
Coffeeshops is not a "slang term", it is their actual name. Coffeeshop: Place where you buy weed, not to be confused with "koffiehuis" where you buy a cup of coffee. They do have a connection though. In the 70's, weed was sold from those (Plural) Koffiehuizen (in those days mainly Amsterdam and Rotterdam), this quickly evolved into coffeeshops to differentiate between places with and without the greens. It has been the "official" name (as in used not only in daily life but also in law and politics) ever since
The fact that he is making assumptions with no real knowledge of Europe let alone the place itself, he is doing this with a US mindset of what it would probably be like in the US, it tells you more about the US and the mentality of the place and/or people there.
Often imported words are used for a different or more specific meaning and these early weed sellers were in need of an euphemism. Early coffeeshop history: th-cam.com/video/9zmm6jI3eZU/w-d-xo.html
Ironically, many of them don't actually sell coffee.
@@ChrisShelley-v2goh well the assumption that a coffeeshop is a coffeeshop isn’t that outlandish.
I live in London, but lived and worked in NYC for 18 months. So let me tell you. London is chill!!!
And regarding the coffe shops in Amsterdam, they are legally allowed to sell weed there, and Im pretty sure you can also get eatibles with weed in em...
Coffee optional...
This isn't true. They aren't allowed to sell it. Weed is illegal. They can sell it because if they behave well they don't get a ticket or problems with the police. Because it's tolerated but not legal.
Ya, I bought some weed cakes and chocolate there. Expensive, meaningless, not even tasty)))
@@annafrolova7891 You went to a tourist trap.
@@kzonedd7718 absolutely! But it was my first time in Amsterdam)))
About gun violence in the US, I thought about mass shootings, gang violence, suicides and accidents involving children. It was Ryan who once said that outside of certain areas you are safe. But recently I learned that there is such a thing as road rage shootings! Every 18 hours someone in the US gets shot in road rage. Imagine how many times they shoot and miss while driving, or how many times they threaten each other with a gun.
Yes, I do sometimes lose my temper with people but in USA that could prove fatal.
Merry Christmas from The Netherlands and a happy, healthy new year. I was drinking coffee with two American friends on a terras when we heard a big bang. They frooze, they thought that it was a shooting. So I think that Americans are more allert. I get the most information about America, I get from guys like you. I am happy that I have 30 days free from work. In America people seem to work to live instead of working to live. In coffee shops they serve little coffee.
Merry Christmas Bro!!🎄🎁🎁 Season Greetings from Finland🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸
Merry Christmas to you and your family Ryan, I hope for a peaceful New Year! 🎁🧑🎄🙏
Coffeeshop is actually the official name for the places where they sell weed.
I do not do weed, I drink beer. :D And I'm not Dutch, I'm Norwegian. But the "coffee shops" in Amsterdam is a place to by mariuhana. :)
Merry Christmas form Germany
Merry Christmas from Sweden💝
Merry Christmas. Wait till Ryan finds out about coffee houses.
😂👍
I was about to say it..who's gonna tell him? 💀
Happy holidays to everyone btw 😊
Well, you know that British English and American English do vary a lot, right? Since Europeans learn British English at school it should be understood the the UK is not only closer to us but also British English is the first we learn. Even the DeepL translation app gives you the choice between translating stuff to British or American English.
Think of words like "lift vs. elevator" or "lorry vs. truck", "a rubber vs. an eraser" and so on.......
So I understand why it may be strange to American ears hearing someone saying "you speak American", but in the end I guess it is not wrong. :)
It's just English, not British English.
Americans visiting Europe, the numbers certainly would be a lot less than 1 in 5. As only 20% of Americans have a passport (up from 7% in 2000) that would mean that every American with a passport visits Europe and most people in the USA could never raise the money to do that. The main reason for the rise in number of passports in the USA is that a passport was not required to visit Mexico and Canada until 2009.
It is quite obvious why most europeans go to New York as their first destination on American continent: it's the closest city worth visiting. Of course there is some other cities on the east coast that some people might go instead, but as New York has been on so many movies and tv-shows that most people want to see it first.
You don't buy coffee sin a coffee shop but in a cafe
My partner speaks a mix of English and American. She was taught proper queens English in school, but also grew up watching American movies and tv shows, so uses a lot of American, as well.
Merry Christmas from Spain! British/ Swiss immigrant to Spain, now Spanish. 😊
"Coffee shop" is a code name for drugs joint... If you want coffee go to a Café.. Dutch go to a Café, Americans go to a drugs joint...
When i was in Amsterdam with friends, the coffee shops we went to, which are frequented by locals, not the tourist traps, actually had excellent coffee. And delicious cake that was not infused with anything. Our favorite one also had cats, and doubled as an internet cafe. I have seen people go there just for coffee and non-infused baked goods.
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BELGIUM without a question
I don't know why it's called french fries in English, fries were invented in Belgium!
We have an original Belgian fries store here in my home town where they sell fries made from fresh potatoes, delicious!!!
Unfortunately, after eating them you look at all other fries with different eyes because NOTHING can compete with them!!!
In USA they call them freedom fries.
They're chips in English 😉
Merry xmas!. From Spain. American expat. I love your videos.. 🎉🎉🎉
Fifteen thousand people s*ot d*ad this year. This needs to be put into perspective, of course. Compared to a total population of 345 million people it's probably not like I'd just get s*ot the moment I set foot on american soil, but it would indeed make me feel a bit uneasy.
English and American English. Two very different things.
The best "frites" I've had as street food was in Belgium. They're slightly better than in NL, but there's not much in it. French "frites" not so good. But give me British Chips every time.
Merry Christmas Ryan, you are great. Wishing you and your family the best of the holidays and a wonderful 2025. Keep them coming!!
FOR ALL OF YOU: New York was called New Amsterdam until September 8th 1664 - perhaps is that the reason why nearly everyone from the Netherlands visited New York
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You’re mindblown about the amount of bikes in the background? Wait until you see parking lots or structures for bikes in the Netherlands - it’s absolutely crazy for everyone from outside of the Netherlands. For me as a German, too, it’s seriously amazing. Dutch bike culture is absolutely awesome.
Also: wealth distribution in the NL is among the most unequal in Europe. But nonetheless way more equal than in the US.
@ 15.54 : I have been "accused" of speaking so American in 1993 in Tampa FL. A guy in a restaraunt asked me where home was for me and I answered "Guess" I had to say something and he replied : Kansas?, Arkansas? Virginia? I told him Holland as in Europe... ( I know I should have said the Netherlands but Holland was more known at that time I heard). And then he said : "But you sound so American!!!" We laughed , we both had a Budlite and and went about our business again.
In my opinion, europeans won't go to florida that much because we already have enough ''sea, beach, sun'' etc. If one goes to east America, New York will always be first. I never heard of someone here who actually wanted to go to America for sunny beaches and great weather. But yes, Florida is propably second anyway.
You don't have cafes in the US in the same way we do...when I see you walking down the street with those plastic cups, I don't understand you...coffee - it's about sitting, a cigarette, calm and quiet
I believe many people travel to New York because of Movies and also because it feels like New York has many different US Culters in one place. So you get more of it, if you only can visit for a short time. Even tho im not sure of that, it atleast feels like that from the outside.
I think it's the movies ;)
simply becausethere are more flights.
Comparing Fries from Belgium to those from the US????? R U Kidding??? The Belgian ofcourse.
What parts of America are safe? One would imagine that schools would be safe and well protected, but mass shootings are common, as are thoughts and prayers!
Ryan tries telling us that it depends on where you live and that's BS. The shooting in a Church that happened in 2017 that killed 26 people , happened in Southerland Texas that had few hundred residents. When you look mass shooting up in US, they happen all over. Cities and small towns. Schools, places of worship, parks, concerts, parades, places of work, grocery stores, restaurants, clubs and many other places. Ryan has been doing this for a while, but instead of doing his research , he keeps repeating like a mantra - "depends where you live" which is just not true.
@@aleksa-77-7the vast majority of violence, even of gun violence, is not mass shootings. The vast majority are isolated shootings and killings.
These mass killings happen way too often, but not nearly that often that you're likely to randomly encounter one in a good area visiting the US
It's a simple fact that even in good areas you'll be less safe than you are in a lot of Europe, sure, but his point was only that if you visit the US and stay in good areas, anecdotally you are unlikely to encounter danger like that. Not that it can't happen.
If you think you're actually likely to encounter them, why don't you research the average number of mass shootings in good areas in a specific city in a 2 week time interval. I'm sure once YOU do your research that you'll realize that Ryan is right on his remarks and that these school shootings happen less than every couple of weeks per city on average.
Once again, it's more dangerous than in Europe, but to pretend like saying 'you're unlikely to encounter it irl' is weird is absolutely ridiculous.
5:18 I think he meant that different schools charges different tuition in the US. That is what he meant for "same for everybody" in regards to Belgium
Belgian guy was *somewhat* wrong about university costing the same for everyone. There is one circumstance in which it is literally cheaper, and there are subsidies and funds where people with less income will receive more aid than others. The latter is pretty obvious, but for the former as well:
Tuition costs 1100 euros per year by default, however if you're from a low income family that is entitled to government aid when it comes to studying, the tuition price of university drops down to about 100 euros per year. (although the og price is really good for college, an 11x price drop is still quite significant)
He is right in the sense that if you do not apply for any aid, your tuition will be the exact same as someone else that also doesn't apply for any aid
Also no way you just asked if America had better fries, the closest America gets to being know for fries is being known for fast food chains like McDonald's. In case you were wondering, fast food fries are by far the worst fries I've eaten in my life. Homemade ones are easily better, and the ones from a 'frituur' (term for a 'restaurant' that specializes in fries basically, we have those all over, you'll always be within cycling/walking distance of one), those shouldn't even be considered the same dish as the fries from fast foods (slightly hyperbolic)
Literally the only reasons fast food chains even took off here were because they're open at night when partying students wanna get a burger, they're cheap, and they have more variety. If McDonald's here only served the same food and was only open during the day, everyone would be going to a frietkot always instead and McDonald's would've bankrupted in Belgium
Merry Christmas 🎄 🎄 Ryan, day after Christmas day here, boxing Day public holiday, just lazing around today.
Thanks for your contents.
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It's already Christmas day here ;) Merry Christmas to you too :)
By Europeans they mean the Dutch.
"Nedeleg laouen" from Brittany !
Zorionak eta urte berrion! From Navarra/ Basque country Spain. 😘
Note how good their English is!
To be fair, there is no language closer to English than Dutch. It’s a lot easier for them than for French or Japanese people.
@@MrsStrawhatberryI heard German a lot but I don't speak German so idk if dutch is more similar or not
Either way, the similarity makes learning it easier, but the actual reason that people speak it so well is because movies etc do not get dubbed. Kids shows get dubbed sometimes, but past a certain hour the kids shows become sub instead of dub
Because of consuming a ton more English media, a lot of people learn decent English from that media before even getting taught in school
I do think I was a bit fast with learning the English as well, but by the time we started learning English in school I was perfectly capable of holding long grammatically sound conversations already and could only learn specific words and details and exceptions that I didn't encounter yet, all without any conscious effort from media as a kid
15:34 I think she said it because in european schools we do distinguish between american english and british english. At least when I studied english in school our teachers would correct us if we used american english that we learned watching american tv shows or listening to american music, because the english we studied was british. If we mixed the two, they would tell us to pick one and speak it properly, instead of speaking both incorrectly. I would guess most non native speakers nowadays use a mix of both, though, but maybe I am wrong about that. Of course it is all the same language at the end of the day, and it should all be called 'english' rather than 'american'.
Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎄Greetings from New Caledonia 😊
thank you for very interesting clips and information of differeny countrys and usa espessaly and a merry cristmas to you to. :-)
London is very cool! My favourite city in the whole world 🌎
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1:35 I was in New York for new years some years back and I actually was too scared to go to the times square because of this thought. Like what if someone pulled out a gun? Wtf are you gonna do?
Where else would you go in the US if not New York? It was our first destination as well back in 2013, we flew from Brussels. Every single place we visited after New York felt less important (although some were nicer, cleaner, more relaxed etc.) and we returned home 5 weeks ago also from New York.
1:15 What are "bad parts of town"?
I don't know if we count them as bad parts, or more like the cheaper parts of town. On a security level there shouldn't be a difference.
3:03 many were there because it was sold to us as a better place, through media culture and propaganda.
You will notice that very few people want to go there a second time, and even less are still planning to live there.
Its the idea of the USA and breathtaking landscapes, not the reality of the USA that is captivating. Probably the end of the 60s was the most "american" USA, before you were made into an Oligarchy.
At 3.44 I swear he said "cheese". Yes, "coffee shops" are where you buy your puff.
Some people also like to see the wilderness of Alaska, which I could book easily. Florida is not even offered by travel companies - you would have to do that as an individual tour.
As a Norwegian I wholeheartedly aprove of your statement about diveristy between seasons. Just the temprature alone can fluctuate 60+ celcius between january/february and juli/august some years. More often than not the seasons are what they are supposed to be ;-) even if you might experience all four seasons ine one ;-)
"If you stick to where it's safe you know I'm guessing you'll feel quite safe" in America and everywhere else. The point is that in America there are as many unsafe areas as in any so-called third world country, plus way more chances that the violence will happen also in the good areas, like while attending school, church, at the movies, riding the public transportation or during a pacifist protest.
You're correct, Ryan, in regard to how widely the average American (US) has travelled, in comparison with the average European, Canadian, or Aussie. For example, my schoolmates and I first toured the US Northeast for a month back in 1960, when I was ten. My grandsons today, have each visited between eight and 16 countries from their homes in 🇨🇦🇰🇪🇬🇧🇦🇺. They're aged 8-14. The US kids they've met while travelling have rarely been outside North America. Parents in US would be scared of their kids going on school trips abroad before they graduate high school.
Amsterdam 's coffee shops are the places where you go to get high, not just cappucinos
Europe is not cold in summer - these people will insist in habitually doing these interviews at times of the year when they wouldn't want to even hang around NYC for too long.!!!!
And then they complain of the cold. Of-course it will be colder in mid winter - a good half of the US is even colder still !!!
You think that it would even be a battle between dutch / belgian and american fries? :-D
Coffeeshop is not a slang work for shops that sell weed but the "official name" of them
Belgium has better fries than US by far. No comparison. They originated in Belgium.
Hi Ryan, Wishing you and your family a very merry christmas full of special memories 🎄 and all the best for the new year🥂 from a sub in the West of Scotland, UK. Take care and Happy Holidays 😘🏴
You are right. Coffee Shops are the place where they sell weed. But there are some restrictions (age of customer, quanitity you can buy,...). So don't expect to meet Morpheus.
Do you spent every Christmas' Eve reacting to TH-cam?
The guy was correct about Belgium, I love getting the Eurostar from London to Brussels, about a couple of hours or so, perfect ❤
Happy Christmas 🎄 to Ryan & Family, also, a fabulous New Year,
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Why is no one in the video mentioning the Dutch history of New York/New Amsterdam? And Ryan clearly hasn't read the comments on Part 1 or he'd know that significant fact by now.
traveling to new york is also pretty cheap, you get tickets for less then 250€ from frankfurt to ny
In Amsterdam when they talk about coffee shops they refer to week dispensaries where you can smoke lol , not cofee.
And although mushrooms are popular, you dhave it do mush as casually as you smoke weed (usually) 😂
"Lekker" means tasty originally, and comes from licking etymologically indeed. But it has taken on the meaning of anything good sensory, and even indirectly sensory. So we have tasty weather, buttocks, bicycles, cars, work, anything.
In Australia, foreign students are charged more by the universities.
I speak for myself, but I think it is true for many Europeans, there are striking representations of the United States through cult American films. New York is certainly one of the most represented cities in famous films and there is a kind of appeal in going to see if reality resembles "fiction".
For my part, it was the national parks of the American West that piqued my curiosity; the idea of finding myself in the setting of John Ford or Sergio Leone westerns or in famous road movies like "Easy Rider", "Thelma and Louise", "Paris Texas" or "Bagdad Café" (the latter is not really a road movie but takes place along a road) attracted me. I also visited Las Vegas, but this city is almost a gadget city for "big" children; it is funny, fascinating and ridiculous at the same time...
What people think about america.. beautiful country and giant shit hole.
Europeans like to hear tourists at least attempt to communicate in the language of the country they’re visiting. Most Americans stick with English and that can lead to communication difficulties. When my Italian friends in Australia invite me to their homes, I start out speaking to them in Italian because I know enough to get by and they appreciate that! Then they will test me to see if I can understand them. My friend once stood in the doorway of his house, catching the cool summer breeze. He said, “Ahh, fresco, como vino bianco!” Then he turned to me and asked, “Did you understand me?” I said,”Yes, fresh, like white wine!” He was very proud of me! I studied French in high school, but at home, I taught myself some German, which is really hard; I also had a Portuguese tutor because I was a big supporter of Nelson Piquet, the former F1 Champion. I ask my ESL friends to teach me words and phrases, so I have a pretty wide range of language bits in my head. It’s very helpful when trying to understand words. Ryan, sometimes your lack of knowledge of other languages shows, just trying to read some English words you’ve never seen before. It happened a few days ago but I have forgotten the word now. I just noticed it at the time. There are lots of Italians in the US but you haven’t picked up on many Italian words. Bolognese for example - Americans just assume spaghetti always has meat sauce so they don’t use the word Bolognese. If I did that at an Italian restaurant in Australia, (ordered spaghetti), the waiter would ask me, “Which sauce you want with the spaghetti?” There are several different sauces depending on the Pasta menu they have, Bolognese might not even be one of the options. Napoletana, Arrabbiata, Carbonara, Pesto, etc. I see these as opportunities to learn.
Personally I don't care at all if tourist only talk in English. I go visit places I don't know the language too, I try to get by in English too, it's part of tourism you're gonna try to get by with the languages available to you
That being said, as much as not trying to talk dutch is not a problem to me, I'd be an asshole not to appreciate it if someone tries to talk a little dutch. Even if they suck, it still takes a lot of effort to say something poorly in a language you don't speak
to add, plane ticket is cheapest for NY for most european aeroports xD at one time from Belgrade it was only 300 euros
You can get some great herbal remedies from the Coffee Shops in Amsterdam. 😁
You can get a great coffee as well.
Are there any famous places in Florida? Why would people go there? Europe has beaches all around the continent, and France has Disneyland. New York is such an iconic place, no wonder why people want to visit.
My partner who is Czech wanted to go to Miami because of what she has seen in movies and tv shows. Same with NYC.
Language. When I tell Americans or Europeans that I live in Mexico some will ask if I speak Mexican. In a certain way I do, because in Mexico (and other Latin American countries) Spanish is different from Spain's Spanish.
“American English” is def a thing. Like when setting up a new pc. Have to select between American English or international English. You could call it “Simplified English” 😂
Merry Christmas to you and your family.❤
Hi Ryan.
Happy Xmas and keep up the good work in 2025.!!
London is really more as you yourself make it - you can chill out in the suburbs or you can work in the financial district and go crazy.
I know people who fall into both categories.
I only go to where you would go as a tourist, less than once a month.
And I've also told you before that I've met people up north who have never been to London.!
And many who have only been once in their lifetime.
'Coffee Shops' are the Weed Shops for sitting & smoking. Good, civilised & social.
Yes, but i learned that the better ones, where locals go, actually have excellent coffee. And good cake / pastries, not infused with anything, but also infused. The best one also had cats.
@@kurtilein3 Sounds like a delight. Coffee & Cats is good enough for me. Regards & best wishes sent through the Festive & into our 'New Year' ahead.
@@ArcAudios77 Yes, it was a long time ago. The venue quadrupled as a coffee shop that sells weed, a coffee shop that sells actually great coffee, cakes and pastries, an internet cafe where you can rent a workstation and play online, and a cat cafe with cats, newspapers and books. No alcohol. That was so comfortable. A wide selection of available snacks and softdrinks. And, with smoking allowed but a restriction on tobacco, it smelled like a Cypress Hill concert. If you ever go to Amsterdam, and manage to find one of the great ones, its like a vacation in the vacation, and it does not even matter if you partake or not.
If you are born in America you are American right. So why in America do you define people by the race like African American or Chinese American or Italian American.If I was born in Spain I'd be Spanish. Or if I was born Portugal I'd be Portuguese. I would not befind by race.
7:55 "Coffee shops" is what they call weed shops in Amsterdam
Regarding the french fries, US vs Belgium, I have no clue about the taste of either one, but the US ones are practically poisonous compared to any european ones, whit all the bullshit extta ingredients allowed and used in the US, at least if we're talking fast food places
Any mcdonalds fries are so bad that it should be classified as diluted ricin
Belgium fries are god tier and US fries are a little bag of sadness with gnarly surprise ingredients.
In America it is actually against the law to lie about the food supply. U.S. french fries are not poisonous, shame on you for saying so.
@@karlbmiles Yes but in America it is illegal to be president while being a felon.
Edit: The guy probably thinks we live like 16th century peasants
@@karlbmiles"practically poisonous compared to {alternative}" means that they are worse than the alternative by an incredible margin and not that anything is literally poisonous to any English speaking human.
English is my third language and that's an incredibly easy expression to understand even when you hear it for the first time, if you actually can't tell and weren't just being an ass you need some serious help with English
We say English and American, bcause one is the correct form, and the otherone is the one from the movies that butchers it. Even on Windows it says "English" and "American English". English is when you try to understand Led Zeppelin lyrics, that's why we just speak American English. Thy for that, i guess? :)
No idea what you are trying to say!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
@@wfe1947 seriously or satire???ßßßß
Merry Christmas!
Cooked roast lamb yesterday Christmas eve cooking vegetables turnip parsnips sprouts and now boiling potatoes soften them uo to put in overnight and roast them
I would say you are correct. London is not chill. Lot more similar to the US mindset than most European cities (not that I have been to all of them, but based on experience and my understanding).
In London we only go to macdonals with the kids when there little as a treat otherwise don't normally eat them much chicken more popular in uk with frys as in take away have to say British mostly home cook eirther make there own chips or buy frozen chips French frys are not as filling as chips for a meal to light
McD is pretty much for kids and Americans everywhere. I live like 10 min walk from one, and I haven't visited any in 15 years.
@forgottenmusic1 I know lol it doesn't taste good especially when u know how to cook even having a meal out these days in restaurants food is not made from fresh food made from frozen food microwaved doesn't tates good id rather cook at home than spend loads of money on frozen food microwave meals u can't beat fresh homemade meals
English tourists who come here to Prague love McDonald’s and kfc. I think they come here and only eat fast food .
@stevemcgowen lol there on holiday there hardly going cook om holidays the size of your burgers would feed a family of 5 in England lol hardly one in London gets takes aways lol that's why there not fat if we're on a day out in summer maybe most English people would rather go for a meal and a drink of beer lol cold one restaurant pubs are normally full in the summer with familys
@stevemcgowen the Asian and black people mostly use the chicken take aways
Loek is a boy's name. Leuk is the right word. And lekker is also very popular in South Africa I found out. 😊